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Rest in Peace: Susan Gordon
15 December 2011 12:54 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Susan Gordon was best known as a child actress and is remembered mostly for her appearance in the "Twilight Zone" episode "The Fugitive", in which she befriends the ruler of a planet who is hiding out on earth. We're sad to report the news that Susan passed away on December 11th at the age of 62 after battling cancer.
Gordon also appeared in such genre films as Attack of the Puppet People (directed by her father, Bert I. Gordon), Tormented, and Picture Mommy Dead as well as the TV series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour".
From the SusanGordon.info website:
b. July 27, 1949 in St. Paul, Minnesota
d. December 11, 2011 in Teaneck, New Jersey
Susan was last able to speak to us on November 8, 2011. Her final words in the conversation were: "I need to sleep" — she seemed to be consciously avoiding the word "goodbye" in ending conversations with us in her final months. »
- The Woman In Black
Actress Gordon Dies At 62
15 December 2011 4:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Former child star Susan Gordon has died at the age of 62.
The actress, also known as Susan L. Aviner, passed away on Sunday in New Jersey after a long battle with cancer, according to Variety.
Gordon made her acting debut as a child in 1958 movie Attack of the Puppet People, which was directed by her father Bert I. Gordon.
She went on to land roles in 1959 film The Five Pennies and hit TV show The Twilight Zone, as well as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke and a TV version of Miracle on 34th Street.
In her later career she worked as a copywriter at an advertising agency in Japan before returning to acting to star in a 2002 Off-Broadway production of A Magic Place in a New Time. »
Daily Briefing. Another Hitchcock Story
8 December 2011 8:29 AM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Just yesterday, we got word from Deadline's Nancy Tartaglione that Sienna Miller and Toby Jones would be playing Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock in the BBC-hbo co-production, The Girl. Later that same day, the Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit broke the news that, after four years in development, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho "is in the process of being set up at Fox Searchlight. Anthony Hopkins, who is attached to play Hitchcock, and Sacha Gervasi (Anvil! The Story of Anvil), who is directing, are making the move and are being joined by Helen Mirren, who will play the filmmaker's wife, Alma Reville."
The Playlist's Kevin Jagernauth: "The subject matter is great stuff for movie buffs. Psycho was a project that Paramount hated. Hitchcock was originally going to direct No Bail for the Judge with Audrey Hepburn but had to scrap those plans when the actress became pregnant. So he moved on to Psycho, »
Rest in Peace Harry Morgan
7 December 2011 10:56 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
He may have only dabbled in our genre a few times, but when such an iconic figure as Harry Morgan passes away, we'd be remiss not to mention it and express our condolences to his friends and family.
Morgan, the prolific character actor best known for playing Colonel Potter in the long-running television series "M*A*S*H", died Wednesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 96. His son Charles confirmed his death, saying his father had been treated for pneumonia recently.
Harry Morgan was born Harry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915, in Detroit. Before taking on the role of Colonel Potter, he played Officer Bill Gannon, sidekick to Jack Webb’s always-by-the-book Sgt. Joe Friday in the updated “Dragnet,” from 1967 to 1970. His horror/thriller credits include "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "Rod Serling's Night Gallery", "Murder, She Wrote", and "The Twilight Zone".
In 1980 Morgan won an Emmy »
- The Woman In Black
Harry Morgan: 1915-2011
7 December 2011 10:11 AM, PST | IMDb News
Harry Morgan, the actor best known for his role as the well-respected, sometimes irascible Colonel Sherman T. Potter in the long-running series "M*A*S*H", died Wednesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 96.
He was born Harry Bratsberg on April 10, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, to Henry and Anna Bratsberg, where his father worked for war hero and car designer Eddie Rickenbacker. The family soon moved to Muskegon, Michigan, where Harry, hoping to be a lawyer, became heavily involved debate and speech classes; his junior year in high school he won a debate championship at the University of Michigan. He attended the University of Chicago for a few years, before leaving school and finding employment with an office equipment maker who eventually sent him to Washington D.C. It was during his time in Washington D.C. that Harry got his start on the stage, joining the Civic Theater in Ben Hecht’s "Front Page". Eventually, he moved on to a Mt. Kisco summer stock theater company, where he met and acted regularly with actress Frances Farmer. Ms. Farmer had quite an impact of his life; she promoted his career by involving him to acting classes with Elia Kazan, and also introduced him to her University of Washington classmate Eileen Detchon. He married Detchon in 1940 and they would have four children, sons Christopher, Charles, Paul and Daniel. Harry's stage career continued to grow, as he joined New York's Group Theater, whose members included Kazan, Karl Malden and Lee J. Cobb. When Hollywood agent Charlie Feldman saw him perform on Broadway, he signed the young actor and had him quickly under studio contract with Twentieth Century Fox, where he changed his name to Henry Morgan.
Harry and Eileen made the move to Hollywood in the early 1942 and his first billed appearance (as Henry Morgan) came that year in To the Shores of Tripoli. To avoid confusion with a popular comedian of the time, another name change soon followed, and he became Harry Morgan. Morgan’s film career prospered, and in the next 5 decades he appeared in many now-legendary dramatic films, including The Ox-Bow Incident, All My Sons, Madame Bovary, High Noon, The Glenn Miller Story, Inherit the Wind, Cimarron, How the West Was Won, Frankie and Johnny, The Apple Dumpling Gang and The Shootist.
While building this impressive film resume, Morgan was simultaneously working regularly in radio and television, with brief roles in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Cavalcade of America" and "The Twentieth Century Fox Hour" before landing the role of comedic neighbor Pete Porter in "December Bride", which eventually lead to the spin-off series "Pete and Gladys". In 1963, his TV career took a turn toward more serious projects, as part of the ensemble in "The Richard Boone Show" and an iconic role as Officer Bill Gannon in 1967’s "Dragnet". The series, and his performance in it, was not only a precursor to modern police and detective series, but would also inform the 1987 film Dragnet, a comedic reimagination of the show starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks; Morgan appeared in this film as Captain Bill Gannon.
Despite decades spent working in film and TV, it would be his work in the TV series "M*A*S*H" that made him instantly recognizable around the world. After a memorable, Emmy-nominated guest turn as loony Major General Steele at the beginning of the third season in 1974, Morgan was invited back to join the cast a year later as Colonel Sherman T. Potter, the late-career Army man sent to run the eccentric medical unit after the loss of their previous commanding officer. Morgan's nuanced performance as dedicated leader and surgeon with an unwavering sense of right and wrong combined with a father-like protectiveness of his staff, allowed Potter to grow organically through the long run of the series. The small touches he brought to the role – Potter's paintings were done by Morgan himself, and the picture of Mildred Potter on Potter’s desk was actually Morgan's wife Eileen – only added to the authentic humanity of his portrayal, and in 1980 Morgan won an Emmy for his performance. After the series came to an end in 1983, Morgan continued the role in the short-lived spin-off "AfterMASH".
After the death of his wife Eileen in 1985, he kept himself busy making guest appearances in series such as "The Love Boat" and took a regular role in the single season run of "Blacke's Magic". In December of 1986, he married Barbara Bushman, the granddaughter of silent film star Francis X. Bushman. His work as a TV guest star continued through the late 1990s in "The Simpsons," "3rd Rock from the Sun," "Grace Under Fire", and his final movie work included Family Plan and the short film Crosswalk.
He is survived by Barbara, his sons Christopher, Charles and Paul, and grandchildren Spencer, Rosemary and Jeremy.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Eileen in 1985 and his son Daniel in 1989. »
- Heather Campbell
10 Most Iconic Images In TV History!
18 November 2011 3:02 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
So you’ve read our previous ‘Iconic’ Top 10 lists that have covered everything from horror images to feature film shots and this week at WhatCulture! we’ve turned our attentions to television…
With the first regularly broadcasting television show airing in 1929, there’s an immense compendium of images to choose from. What’s made the cut below covers a variety of genres, nationalities (although, foreign shows are not very well represented due to very little knowledge on them) and eras. Television has provided audiences with hours of memorable viewing, but only a fraction of the medium’s output can really be considered iconic. Below are ten images that we consider truly are just that!
10. Tintin & Snowy Under Spotlight (1991 – 1992)
With Stephen Spielberg’s recent smash hit feature film, the teen detective Tintin has come to the forefront of audiences’ attentions again. For many of you this will probably seem a random addition, »
- Stuart Cummins
Actor Melton Dies
10 November 2011 8:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Veteran actor Sid Melton has died of pneumonia. He was 94.
The Golden Girls star passed away on 2 November in Burbank, California, reports Variety.com.
Melton began his career in the 1940s, starring in movies including film noir classic Body and Soul and the musical On the Town.
He moved to TV roles in 1954, and racked up credits in shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Rhoda, Major Dad, Dragnet, The Andy Griffith Show and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
His TV career picked up in the 1990s as he appeared on sitcoms Make Room for Daddy, Blossom, Green Acres and Golden Girls.
Melton also tried his hand at directing, stepping behind the camera for Bad Girls Don't Cry in 1965 as well as ...And Call Me in the Morning in 1999. »
Actress Love Dead At 85
7 November 2011 11:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Phyllis Love has passed away at the age of 85.
She died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at her California home on 30 October.
Love was best known for her contributions to theatre, making her Broadway debut in The Member of the Wedding in 1950. She also appeared in Country Girl, Bus Stop and The Rose Tattoo.
Born in Iowa in 1925, she also appeared in the 1956 film Friendly Persuasion and guest starred in hit TV shows Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, The Fugitive and The Twilight Zone.
She retired from the entertainment industry in the 1970s. »
TV Alert! "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" Halloween Marathon On Antenna TV
29 October 2011 3:39 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
The American TV network Antenna TV, which specializes in retro TV series and movies, will present a 15 hour marathon of Alfred Hitchcock Presents on Halloween. That translates into thirty episodes shown back-to-back. The network shows these complete with relatively limited commercial interruptions - and, in contrast to most networks, Antenna actually shows the end credits without squeezing them off to the side! »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Scary Monsters 2011, Round 3
27 October 2011 2:14 PM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Following rounds 1 and 2, this one will take us right on through the countdown to Halloween and will surely be the most actively updated of the bunch. Best to begin, then, by grounding it in a classic, so we turn to David Kalat: "Frankenstein isn't a science fiction story about an arrogant scientist who intrudes on God's domain, it's a metaphor about our relationship to God." That's his argument, and I'll let him explain, but I want to pull back to a couple of earlier sentences in his piece. Mary Shelley's novel, "and the 1910 film version, treated the 'science' of Frankenstein as just so much folderol, a MacGuffin to introduce the artificial man into the story. Whale was so good at providing a reasonably convincing visualization of reviving the dead — no, more than that, a stunningly satisfying visualization of reviving the dead — it focused popular attention on that part of »
TV Star Modell Dead At Age 80
14 October 2011 2:44 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
TV star Patricia Modell has died at the age of 80.
She passed away on Wednesday after spending more than five months in hospital, according to the Associated Press.
Modell was born Patricia Breslin in New York in 1932 and landed recurring roles in a number of hit series, including The People's Choice, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone, as well as U.S. soaps Peyton Place and General Hospital.
At one point in her career, the actress starred in more TV shows than any other woman in history, however, that record was broken by Lucille Ball.
She later married businessman and former owner of the Baltimore Ravens, Art Modell, and retired from showbusiness in 1969 to focus on her family and charity commitments. »
Scared in 60 Seconds: Ted Raimi to Unleash Morbid Minutes
27 August 2011 12:31 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Best known for his roles as Joxer the Mighty in "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and Lt. Tim O'Neill in "seaQuest Dsv," Ted Raimi has been around. And being a veteran of Evil Dead, Candayman and other horror films, he knows what's unsettling for the audience. And he's using this knowledge to scare the bejesus out of the rest of us.
Teaming up with Break.com, Raimi is working on a new horror series entitled Morbid Minutes, which is inspired by classic anthologies like "Night Gallery" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."
"I felt that horror is getting very focused on gore and monsters and not on what truly frightens us," Raimi said. "I wanted to get away from vampires, werewolves and zombies. They're fun but not really frightening. I wanted to explore the dark and debilitating things that lurk in the back of all of all of our minds. »
- Doctor Gash
Spend a 'Morbid Minute' With Ted Raimi
26 August 2011 2:50 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Cult horror icon Ted Raimi has teamed with Break.com to create a new horror series. Morbid Minutes will take its inspiration from "classic-styled anthologies" like Night Gallery and Alfred Hitchcock presents, and will "explore new horror concepts." We've got more details and a ghastly image after the break. "I felt that horror is getting very focused on gore and monsters and not on what truly frightens us," Raimi says in the press release. "I wanted to get away from vampires, werewolves and zombies. They're fun but not really frightening. I wanted to explore the dark and debilitating things that lurk in the back of all of all of our minds." »
Ted Raimi talks his “Morbid Minutes,” “Oz” and “Evil Dead”
26 August 2011 2:25 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Having appeared in numerous horror and related genre features as an actor, Ted Raimi has stepped behind the camera for Morbid Minutes, an on-line anthology series inspired by past TV classics like Night Gallery and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He discusses those, and upcoming movie work (plus a few words on the Evil Dead remake), with Fango below the jump.
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- gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
Ted Raimi talks his “Morbid Minutes,” “Oz” and “Evil Dead”
26 August 2011 2:25 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Having appeared in numerous horror and related genre features as an actor, Ted Raimi has stepped behind the camera for Morbid Minutes, an on-line anthology series inspired by past TV classics like Night Gallery and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He discusses those, and upcoming movie work (plus a few words on the Evil Dead remake), with Fango below the jump.
Read more »
- gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
Watch: Happy Birthday, Alfred Hitchcock!
13 August 2011 3:30 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
On August 13, we celebrate the memory of Alfred Hitchcock, who was born on this day in 1899. If he were as immortal as his films, this would make him 112 years old.
Hitchcock, who has often been called the greatest British director in the history of cinema, created numerous classic films and introduced various thematic and technical innovations to his craft. His visual imagination and commitment to suspense reshaped mid-century cinema to such an extent that it's difficult even to think of film as a medium without conjuring up the image of the wheelchair-bound voyeur, the bi-plane in the cornfield or the shadow behind the shower curtain.
But he is remembered nearly as strongly for his droll personality and visibility in front of the camera. Besides the cameos he frequently made in his own films, his Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series was a major success and introduced him face to face with audiences for ten seasons. »
- Travis Korte
Netflix This: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
5 August 2011 12:55 PM, PDT | TV.com | See recent TV.com news »
Note: I want to preface this by saying only the first season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents is available on Netflix Instant right now. Who knows when those arbitrary gatekeepers of streaming rights will relent and give us more? Anyway, the first season has 39 episodes, enough material to keep you busy until the next installment of Netflix This.
It.s generally regarded that we're living in a golden age of dramatic television that.efforts to meticulously document every subspecies of the American housewife notwithstanding.has given us more and better TV dramas than ever before. (It.s even pretty common to... More >> »
- Kevin Collier
Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated and Paying Attention to Fans: A Television Season Review
27 July 2011 12:45 PM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
Creators: Joe Ruby and Ken Spears.
Producer/writer: Mitch Watson.
Animation is no stranger to the horror genre and one of the most enduring cartoon icons associated with this crossover is Scooby Doo. The cartoons that follow his capers made those spooks that went bump in the night not as terrible as it should be. The scares are only as real as Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby want it to be and by the episode's end, they usually face up to it. The only thing they have to fear is fear itself.
And in the 40+ years since this franchise's inception, nearly everyone has grown up watching at least one episode of this great dane buffooning his way into popular culture. The comedy relief Scooby provides take the edge out of nearly all of the frights that play out on network television. Unlike "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Twilight Zone" or "The Outer Limits, »
- noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
[Now Streaming] Your ‘Cars 2,’ ‘Bad Teacher,’ ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’ & ‘A Better Life’ Alternatives
23 June 2011 7:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
This week Cars 2 gives sequels a bad name, and Bad Teacher attempts to cash in on the R-rated comedy wave, while limited release offers A Better Life and discovers Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop. Now, if these features can’t fulfill your need for animated tales of triumph, rotten role models, immigrant-centered drama and sidesplitting tour docs, don’t fret. We’ve got a line up that’s sure keep you on the edge of your seat as you kick back in your AC!
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Larry the Cable Guy returns to voice the buck-toothed pick-up truck Mater, who falls into a world of international espionage as his buddy Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) spins his wheels abroad. Michael Caine, John Turturro and Eddie Izzard join the free-wheelin’ cast. »
- Kristy Puchko
Blu-Ray Review: The Twilight Zone Series 1 – Seminal Sci-Fi TV Gets Out of This World Update!
6 May 2011 1:41 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition. And it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone.”
Or so ran the opening monologue of Rod Serling’s science fiction anthology series…
In each half-hour episode an intelligent, mysterious and often horrific and disturbing scenario was showcased, highlighting the prevalent social & political concerns of the time. Playing up to the Cold War fears of post WWII America and exploiting the paranoia generated by this, Serling and his team produced a series that was truly groundbreaking and with this exceptional debut season now available on an equally spectacular Blu-ray release, »
- Stuart Cummins
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