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17 items from 2012
Mel Brooks And David Lynch To Receive Honorary Degrees From The American Film Institute; First AFI Commencement At Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
14 hours ago | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
The American Film Institute announced it will confer Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon American comedy icon Mel Brooks and celebrated surrealist David Lynch for “contribution of distinction to the art of the moving image” during AFI Conservatory commencement 2012 at Hollywood’s landmark Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Both artists worked together on the Academy Award winning The Elephant Man (1980), with Lynch as director and screenwriter and Brooks as executive producer. The AFI Conservatory . named the #1 film school in the world by The Hollywood Reporter . is renowned for its collaborative approach to hands-on filmmaking and its advanced training of the next generation of storytellers in six filmmaking disciplines: Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design and Screenwriting. Previous recipients of the AFI Honorary Degree include Robert Altman, Maya Angelou, Clint Eastwood, Roger Ebert, James Earl Jones,Nora Ephron, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Helen Mirren, Haskell Wexler and John Williams. »
- Michelle McCue
Mel Brooks, David Lynch to Get Honorary Degrees From AFI
14 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Mel Brooks and David Lynch will receive honorary degrees at the American Film Institute’s Conservatory commencement, which will be held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on June 13. Both will receive Doctorates of Fine Arts for “contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image.” While Brooks is known for rapid-fire comedies like The Producers and Blazing Saddles and Lynch is known for uniquely strange films like Eraserhead and Blue Velvet, the two have collaborated in the past. Brooks’ production company Brooksfilms produced 1980’s The Elephant Man, which Lynch co-wrote and directed.
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- Gregg Kilday
The Dictator: are we right to laugh?
15 May 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Sacha Baron Cohen's film joins Team America and The Producers in depicting despots as one-dimensional buffoons. But why are we obsessed with satirising tyrants – and is it right to find them funny?
Ever since His Excellency Admiral General Shabazz Aladeen, self-styled beloved oppressor and chief ophthalmologist of the People's Republic of Wadiya, inadvertently spilled Kim Jong-il's ashes over Ryan Seacrest's tux outside the Oscars, the world has had to deal with some pretty awkward questions.
What is it with our obsession with satirising dictators? Was Aristotle correct when he suggested that the right genre for dramatising bad men is comedy not tragedy, or should it be beneath us to find power-crazed nutjobs funny? Why can't Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays Aladeen (slogan: "Death To The West!") in the upcoming movie The Dictator, find some tougher targets? If it was wrong of the Sun to mock Roy Hodgson for his inability to pronounce rs, »
- Stuart Jeffries
Tjff 2012: ‘Hitler: The Comedy Years’ shows us why we still like to take the piss out of ol’ Adolf
30 April 2012 7:58 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
UK, 2007
In 1939, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain asked the BBC to gather their best comedy writers to create satirical caricatures to delegitimize and discompose Germany’s leader, Adolf Hitler. With a diminutive stature, ludicrous hair and a literal comedic moustache, Hitler became instant ‘comedy gold’, and in Hitler: The Comedy Years, director Jacques Peretti shows us how it all happened, and why we still like to take the piss out of ol’ Adolf.
To track the highs and lows of Hitler related comedy, Peretti uses a long list of films and television shows that range from Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, to Mel Brooks’ The Producers, and sketches from Monty Python. As well as including smaller, more unfamiliar films, the documentary also relies an awful lot on British sit-coms, which will surely confound viewers on the wrong side of the Atlantic.
The 48-minute documentary, »
- Justin Li
Njnm Ep. 87 - The Producers (1968) (Guest: Allison Loring from Film School Rejects)
29 April 2012 4:07 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
In this week's episode, Ben and Tyler are joined by Allison Loring (from Film School Rejects) to discuss Mel Brooks' 1968 film, The Producers.
Introduction
Character Name Game Intro - 3:15
Media Consumed
Tyler
The Cabin in the Woods - 4:15
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey - 11:25
Fire and Ice - 14:35
Allison
The Five-Year Engagement - 19:05
Sound of My Voice - 23:20
"New Girl" - 25:25
Ben
Harlan County, USA - 30:00
Bare Knuckles - 32:35
Detour - 37:25
Review
The Producers (1968) - 39:20
Wrap-Up
Next Time: Mystery Movie - 58:15
Listener E-mail/Voicemail/Twitter - 59:25
Character Name Game - 1:05:05
Cinematic Soundscapes - 1:07:00
Where You Can Find Us - 1:18:10
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- benp
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Theater Review
24 April 2012 6:00 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
New York – The last time Matthew Broderick headlined a major musical was opposite Nathan Lane in the instant blockbuster The Producers, the 2001 show that ushered in a new age of irreverence on Broadway and scooped up a record 12 Tony Awards. Mel Brooks’ runaway hit was sublime silliness, a giddy valentine to old-time musical theater with nothing on its mind but delirious entertainment. The same could be said of Nice Work If You Can Get It, which brings Broderick back in a disarming ball of fluff that seems tailor-made to fit his droll brand of comedy.
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- David Rooney
Best Movie Ever? "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
11 April 2012 1:09 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Roald Dahl is a beloved children's book author who scares the hell out of me. I don't want to know where he lived, who raised him, or why he decided to address kids as an occupation, because the man is so, so disturbing. His Matilda is grim, his James and the Giant Peach is twisted, and his most beloved novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a frightening, cruel morality tale set in a candy-colored dystopia. I'm happy to report that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 film adaptation of Dahl's sugary absinthe dream starring Gene Wilder, Oscar winner Jack Albertson, and a crew of unknowns, is just as frightening and cruel as the source material. And it has a secret gay relevance that I figured out only last night! Hooray! Now it's the Best Movie Ever.
I'm sure you know the story, but I'll dutifully recount it: Charlie »
- virtel
CBS News to air special program dedicated to Mike Wallace
8 April 2012 11:10 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
CBS News announced that it will air a special program next Sunday, April 15 dedicated to 60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace, who passed away on Saturday, April 7, at the age of 93.
“It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace. His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS,” Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Corporation, says in the statement.
Read the entire statement from CBS News below:
“60 Minutes” Icon Mike Wallace Dies At 93
CBS News legend Mike Wallace, »
- Nuzhat Naoreen
Springtime for Homos: Our Nine Essential Springtime Movies
2 April 2012 10:46 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
I'm going to shock you with my findings here, but I believe spring is the most underrepresented season in movies. "Summer" is practically its own genre, fall gets plenty of Halloween-themed flicks, and winter films are downright ubiquitous. Problem is, spring is the time of year when the worst movies come out, so it's difficult to pinpoint the season's best finds. Lo and behold, we've done it: Here are our nine favorite movies that remind us spring's sassy freshness. There's even baseball! I can't believe it either.
9. Ghost World
If you're like me, spring means one thing. Say it with me! A Strange, Isolating Weariness!
Yeah, it means other things too, but spring routinely brings me back to high school when graduation was near, motivation was far, and you couldn't escape that pervading languor. In Ghost World, Thora Birch played a disillusioned teenager named Enid Coleslaw whose cynicism gives way to a realistic, »
- virtel
10 Great Films Kids Should Watch, But Probably Won’t
27 March 2012 3:12 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
I recently re-watched Contagion, and i had a flashback to my original viewing of it… Many months ago I trekked to the local cinema with the wife for the perfect date movie – Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion. Sitting there in the ambient darkness, waves of trailers washing over me, something suddenly caught my eye. A family of two adults, and two young children, were making their way down the stairway and corralling themselves four seats in the lower corner of the room. Were they in the wrong screening? Lion King 3D was playing next door, maybe they’d gotten lost. Should I tell them? It would be irresponsible of me not to, right? No one (and I mean No One) wants to miss the opening of Lion King. A plethora of exotic wildlife painstakingly animated as they make a pilgrimage across the Serengeti to the banal sounds of Elton John’s »
- Brad Williams
Attention NYC: Win The Rialto DVD Box Set & Tickets To 15th Anniversary Screenings At Film Society Of Lincoln Center
19 March 2012 1:23 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
While New Yorkers have plenty of opportunity to see classic films on the big screen, you'll be hard pressed to find a lineup as front to back awesome as the Film Society Of Lincoln Center's "15 For 15: Celebrating Rialto Pictures."
The series honors the reknowned arthouse distribution shingle founded in 1997 that has brought some of the best known (and previously unknown) classics of cinema to American audiences. And the selection here by programmers Scott Foundas, Eric Di Bernardo and Adrienne Halpern represents the breadth and scope of the films Rialto has put their stamp on, ranging from the French New Wave ("Breathless") to film noir ("Rififi") to comedy ("Billy Liar") and more. There is something here for everybody and with the series kicking off tonight, we've got a special prize for some lucky readers.
Courtesy of Film Society Of Lincoln Center, we've got a copy of the excellent Rialto DVD »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Are Germans Ready For Nazis In Space?
6 March 2012 3:16 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Is Germany ready to laugh at its horrific past?
That question, or perhaps some subtler version of it, lies at the heart of this Time article about the Finnish sci-fi comedy "Iron Sky."
Slated to be released in Germany this April, the B-movie's website explains the plot:
In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.
Later, when an American astronaut lands near the clandestine Nazi base, the "Moon Führer" decides it's time to take over the earth, according to the film's description.
The movie has received a lot of attention in Germany, Time explains, though some aren't sure it will be received warmly.
"Even 66 years after the end of the war, I'm afraid you still »
- Simon McCormack
David Hasselhoff rocks Hitler garb on stage in London
5 March 2012 11:54 AM, PST | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
As if David Hasselhoff wasn't already a buffoon in the eyes of most sentient beings, he's gone and done something stupider than drunkenly eating a cheeseburger while his teenage daughter captures the scene for YouTube.
What now? Well, the actor and popular (in Germany) singer Hasselhoff took to the stage on Sunday (March 4) in London in a variety of costumes, including his Baywatch garb, a cowboy kit, a long-haired wig and bloodied shirt and -- most disturbingly of all -- dressed as Adolf Hitler.
According to Buzzfeed, the Hoff-Hitler was singing a song from "The Producers," but without the context of the entire Mel Brooks-created musical to put it in perspective, the guy just kind of seems like he wanted to dress up in his SS costume. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Countdown to "Zero Hour"
10 February 2012 7:55 AM, PST | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Sneak Peek attended the opening night of "Zero Hour", followed by an 'After-Show Champagne Reception', February 9, 2012 @ Toronto's Bathurst Street Theatre.
Directed by Oscar-nominated actress Piper Laurie ("Carrie") and produced by Lia and Dana Matthow, the limited run of the one-man show starring and written by actor Jim Brochu recreates the persona of funnyman actor 'Zero Mostel' ("The Producers"):
"...Jim Brochu brings Zero Mostel back to extraordinary life in 'Zero Hour', re-creating the definitive backstory to this amazing performer's appearances in 'Fiddler on the Roof', 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' and Mel Brooks' 'The Producers'. Brochu is both hilarious and poignant as he recounts Mostel's big life - as a Broadway legend, a larger than life personality and the target of Hollywood blacklisting..."
"Zero Hour" won the New York Drama Desk Award for 'Outstanding Solo Performance', the »
- Michael Stevens
Roman Polanski – Love The Art, Hate The Artist?
7 February 2012 3:05 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
This past week saw the UK release of Carnage, the new film by Roman Polanski based on the Tony Award-winning stage play by Jasmina Reza. The film has received a certain amount of critical acclaim, and will probably do alright at the box office. But the release of Polanski’s latest work has brought the same old questions back to the forefront of discussion.
Polanski remains wanted in the USA on a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, relating to an incident involving 13-year-old Samantha Gailey (now Geimer) in 1977. Polanski pleaded guilty to this charge, but fled to France in early-1978 before sentencing could take place. While Polanski has continued to make films in Europe, controversy has rumbled on about every aspect of the case, from Polanski’s account of events and level of co-operation, to the possible ulterior motives of the judge. These concerns reared their ugly »
- Daniel Mumby
Tony Danza Is Going To Broadway
6 February 2012 9:02 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York — Tony Danza is Broadway-bound, starring in a musical based on the movie "Honeymoon in Vegas."
Producers said Monday that the former "Taxi" star will play a Vegas wiseguy in the show, which makes its debut in November in Toronto. It is then headed to Broadway in the spring of 2013.
The musical features music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown and a book by Andrew Bergman, who also directed and wrote the film.
The 1992 movie starred James Caan, Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker. It tells the story of a reluctant groom whose bride-to-be is courted by Danza's character.
Danza was on Broadway in Mel Brooks' musical "The Producers" and in the 1997 production of "A View from the Bridge."
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Online: http://www.honeymoonbroadway.com »
- AP
'Honeymoon in Vegas' musical coming to Broadway in 2013, starring Tony Danza
6 February 2012 8:41 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Honeymoon in Vegas, a new musical based on the 1992 film starring Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2013, following a limited “pre-nuptial” engagement this Nov. in Toronto.
Tony Danza (Taxi, Who’s the Boss?) will star as Tommy Korman, a wealthy Vegas wise guy (played in the film by James Caan) who tries to break up the whirlwind Sin City wedding of a commitment-phobe and his fiancee, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Korman’s late wife.
Danza first appeared on Broadway in 1998 in A View from the Bridge before starring alongside Kevin Spacey »
- Marc Snetiker
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