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Theater Review: Bard & Fool’s ‘Adult Entertainment’ is Superb Hilarity
1 May 2013 6:37 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Regarding the civilizing effect of literary art, could it even affect a group of porn actors? “Adult Entertainment,” a hilarious comedy/drama written by the essential Elaine May, answers that question in its Chicago debut by the Bard & Fool Theater Group, at The Apollo Theater Studio space on Lincoln Avenue.
Play Rating: 5.0/5.0
The play made it’s debut in New York City in 2002. Playwright Elaine May is the iconic performer who made history with the comedy team of [Mike] Nichols and May. She went on to be a notable writer, authoring or co-authoring screenplays for “Heaven Can Wait,” “Tootsie,” “The Birdcage” and “Primary Colors.” The Chicago debut of this little-known work brings out all of the laughs, music, characterizations and joy, with a cast who understands the journey, and exhibits a deft touch on direction and choreography that emphasizes the humor and heart.
(L-r) Cassandra Clingon, Whitney Rappana, Jillian Weingart »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
The 9 Least Inspirational Sports Movies
10 April 2013 11:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Any sport at its best can serve as a motivational metaphor for life ... while any sport at its worst can still beat the Houston Astros. And then there's boxing, which is just two people literally beating each other up for money.
But with "42" (the story of Jackie Robinson's inspirational journey to integrate the major leagues) hitting theaters April 12, we thought we'd take a moment to pay tribute to the less celebrated sports films; the ones that teach us to never try and to always give up because life is just a string of disappointments sandwiched between birth and death.
'Rocky II' (1979)
Remember how great "Rocky" was? Remember the heartwarming story of a boxer past his prime finally getting a shot at the title? Remember how moved you felt when Rocky loses to Apollo but wins the respect of the world? Well, this unsubtle sequel has a message »
- Ben Freiburger
Bill F---ing Murray: The Video Essay
4 April 2013 11:10 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Were you expecting a three-part Bill Murray video essay when you woke up today? Probably not. But as it turns out, it's totally the perfect way to spend your afternoon, revisiting some of the highlights from nearly all of Murray's films, but not necessarily focusing on all the most famous stuff. There are instantly recognizable clips from Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, of course, but not necessarily the most famous lines, plus scenes from movies like Tootsie and Little Shop of Horrors that are rarely remembered for Murray's roles in them. Then there's movies like Where The Buffalo Roam and Mad Dog and Glory, which I had never even heard of, much less remembered Murray's roles in them. The actor who once seemed so synonymous with his most famous characters has actually managed to reinvent himself in recent years, and it's amusing to see roles as different as The Royal Tenenbaums »
Top Ten 1980s
12 March 2013 6:32 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
for discussion fun
Tootsie, one of the inarguably great American comedies
"The Tuesday Top Ten will get more article-like soon," he said (again). "It really will." But it was so much fun to discuss the 1930s and the 1970s, which are arguably the two most respected decades (critically speaking) of American cinema. So how about a decade that gets no respect? The 1980s. The '80s are tough for me to feel discerning about because I lived through them and was a) young and b) just falling in love with the movies and c) just falling hard for the movies so how could the cinema possibly have been hitting its nadir? I still have inordinate fondness for movies that might more safely be called guilty pleasures like Yentl, Superman II, Splash, Return of the Jedi, Clue, and about half of the filmography of John Hughes... and so on. I even »
- NATHANIEL R
Willy Switkes dies: 'Tootsie' and 'Taxi Driver' character actor was 83
12 March 2013 12:28 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Willy Switkes may not have been a leading man in Hollywood, but the character actor was able to make his mark, appearing in dozens of movies, including "Tootsie" and "The French Connection." He died Thursday, after battling colon cancer, at age 83, according to the Associated Press. His death was confirmed by his niece, Ellen Switkes.
Born in Washington, D.C., Willy was a longtime New York City resident, appearing in Broadway productions of "The Cherry Orchard," and "A Thousand Clowns." He also served as Buster Keaton's understudy in a 1960 touring production of "Once Upon a Mattress."
Other notable films in Switkes' career include Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver, and Woody Allen's "Bananas." »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Willy Switkes Dies At Age 83
11 March 2013 7:35 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York — A character actor who had minor roles in "Tootsie," "Taxi Driver" and dozens of other films has died. Willy Switkes (Swit'-kehs) was 83.
His niece Ellen Switkes says he died of colon cancer on Thursday at a hospice in Rockville, Md.
Willy Switkes was a native of Washington, D.C., and a longtime New York City resident. He appeared in Broadway productions of "The Cherry Orchard" and "A Thousand Clowns" and was an understudy to Buster Keaton during a 1960 tour of "Once Upon a Mattress." His other films include "The French Connection" and "Bananas."
His characters often were unidentified, such as his "man at cab" credit for "Tootsie," in which he's thrown from a taxi after trying to cut in front of title character Dustin Hoffman. »
- AP
Willy Switkes, character actor, dies at 83
11 March 2013 6:46 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
A character actor who had minor roles in Tootsie, Taxi Driver, and dozens of other films has died. Willy Switkes was 83.
His niece Ellen Switkes says he died of colon cancer on Thursday at a hospice in Rockville, Md.
Willy Switkes was a native of Washington, D.C., and a longtime New York City resident. He appeared in Broadway productions of The Cherry Orchard and A Thousand Clowns and was an understudy to Buster Keaton during a 1960 tour of Once Upon a Mattress. His other films include The French Connection and Bananas.
His characters often were unidentified, such as his »
- Associated Press
Two Multiple Best Actor Winners to Present at 85th Academy Awards: Complete List
22 February 2013 7:16 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Nicholson and Hoffman: 85th Academy Awards list of presenters completed Multiple Oscar winners Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson have been added to the roster of presenters at this year's Academy Awards show, Oscarcast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have announced. (Pictured above: Academy Awards ceremony in 1980, with winners Stanley R. Jaffe, Robert Benton, Meryl Streep, and Dustin Hoffman.) Dustin Hoffman's Academy Awards nominations Hoffman has been nominated for a total of 7 Best Actor Oscars. He won twice, for Robert Benton's broken-family drama Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), with Meryl Streep, and Barry Levinson's fraternal drama Rain Man (1988), with Tom Cruise. Hoffman's other Academy Award nominations were for the following movies: Mike Nichols' comedy The Graduate (1967), with Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross; John Schlesinger's social drama Midnight Cowboy (1969), with Jon Voight; Bob Fosse's psychological drama Lenny (1974), with Valerie Perrine; Sydney Pollack's comedy Tootsie (1982), with Jessica Lange »
- Anna Robinson
The 10 Greatest "Best Actress"-Nominated Performances That Didn't Win
18 February 2013 12:43 PM, PST | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »
Let's talk about jilted actresses, boys.
The Oscars are next Sunday, and we still have plenty of Academy history to reinspect like amateur Clouseaus. Today's cold case: the 10 greatest Best Actress-nominated performances that didn't win an Oscar. Apologies to my other sentimental favorites like Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys, Julie Christie in McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole, Anne Bancroft in The Graduate, and my darling Elizabeth Hartman in A Patch of Blue because I could only pick 10. Here they are.
10. Natalie Wood in Splendor in the Grass
Look, I hear you. Natalie Wood: not so inspiring in Rebel Without a Cause; barely survivable in West Side Story. But what she achieves in Splendor in the Grass, is to me, the absolute best kind of melodrama. As heartsick teen Deanie Loomis in this epic adaptation of William Inge's play, Natalie Wood jumps from lustfulness (since she's dating a young, »
- virtel
Best Movie Ever? "Tootsie"
6 February 2013 8:18 AM, PST | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »
I'm officially somebody's great aunt Mildred, because sometimes I can't watch RuPaul's Drag Race without thinking of Tootsie. In terms of gender-bending comedies of 1982, it's officially my second favorite (You go, Victor/Victoria!), but it's nonetheless a first-rate and utterly rewatchable comedy about sexism, show business, and, uh, me laughing. Because it is so, so funny -- from the one-liners to the reaction shots to the plot twists, Tootsie is basically a teachable crash course in all things hilarious, so much so that I can forgive Jessica Lange's unjustified Oscar win over my scarlet dame Ms. Lesley Ann Warren.
The short synopsis: Dustin Hoffman is a bastardly New York actor named Michael Dorsey who dresses in drag to snag a part on a soap opera, and after he lands the role, he discovers that he's a righteous, cool, and powerful lady. Can he keep the bizarre, but profitable act up? »
- virtel
Dustin Hoffman: My Life in Pictures
19 January 2013 7:00 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Once the unlikeliest of stars, at 75 Dustin Hoffman is a first-time director with Quartet, starring Maggie Smith, in theaters now. In this week's issue of People, Hoffman shares personal photos from his life during the '50s to the '80s and reflects on everything from his time "as a sex symbol" to his role as a woman in 1982's hit Tootsie. But don't think this is his swan song! "I'm just getting started," he tells People. "I like to think I'm in the second act of life - and there are three." »
- Jennifer Garcia
Tonight's MovieMovie: Random Hearts Starring Harrison Ford
13 January 2013 5:04 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
"I know who you are."
The 1990s were a good decade for Harrison Ford, even without playing a character named "han" or "Indiana." After taking over as Tom Clancy character Jack Ryan for 1992's Patriot Games, Ford followed with 1993's The Fugitive, which became one of the biggest hits of Ford's career. Not even 1997's Air Force One could eclipse The Fugitive's box office receipts, though it came close.
Ford finished out the decade with 1999's Random Hearts, which saw Ford play Washington, D.C. police officer William "Dutch" Van Den Broeck, who learns that his wife was unfaithful only after losing her in an airplane crash. The incident forces Dutch to cross paths with Congresswoman Kay Chandler, whose husband was having the affair with his wife and was on the same plane. Based on the novel of the same name by William ADler (War of the Roses, Random Hearts »
- Ryan Gowland
Top 10: Actors turned Directors
6 January 2013 2:15 PM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Just released in UK cinemas, Quartet is Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut. He has followed the path of many great actors before him that have turned their attentions and talents towards directing. In this Top 10 we take a look at some other note-worthy actors turned directors to put on your must watch list.
Sean Penn - With a career like Sean Penn’s, which includes award-winning films Dead Man Walking, I Am Sam and Milk, he was set as a Hollywood legend. Wanting more, Penn decided to follow in his father Leo Penn’s footsteps and begin directing. Thankfully he did pick up the camera or we wouldn’t have film greats like The Indian Runner, The Crossing Guard, The Pledge and Into the Wild.
George Clooney - The silver fox of Hollywood made his big break at the cape crusader Batman back in 1997’s Batman and Robin and since then, »
- Phil
2 New 'American Horror Story: Asylum' clips - Ready to "Exorcise"?
3 January 2013 9:23 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Watch new clips from American Horror Story - "Name Game" and "Split Milk." First up, exorcise your demons with a little music therapy n "Name Game," after that Grace brings Kit devastating news about the aliens’ experiments on Alma. Dr. Thredson receives an unexpected visitor. The Monsignor goes to extreme lengths to silence Jude. American Horror Story: Asylum airs on Wednesdays 10p only on FX. Note: These clips will expire on January 10th, so watch it while it's still around. Not familiar with the show? Here are the details: American Horror Story revolves around The Harmons, a family of three who move from Boston to Los Angeles as a means to reconcile past anguish. The cast features Dylan McDermott (The Practice) as “Ben Harmon,” a psychiatrist; Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights) as “Vivien Harmon,” Ben’s wife; Taissa Farmiga as “Violet,” the Harmon’s teenage daughter; Jessica Lange (Tootsie, Blue Sky, »
2 New 'American Horror Story: Asylum' clips - Ready to "Exorcise"?
3 January 2013 9:23 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Watch new clips from American Horror Story - "Name Game" and "Split Milk." First up, exorcise your demons with a little music therapy n "Name Game," after that Grace brings Kit devastating news about the aliens’ experiments on Alma. Dr. Thredson receives an unexpected visitor. The Monsignor goes to extreme lengths to silence Jude. American Horror Story: Asylum airs on Wednesdays 10p only on FX. Note: These clips will expire on January 10th, so watch it while it's still around. Not familiar with the show? Here are the details: American Horror Story revolves around The Harmons, a family of three who move from Boston to Los Angeles as a means to reconcile past anguish. The cast features Dylan McDermott (The Practice) as “Ben Harmon,” a psychiatrist; Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights) as “Vivien Harmon,” Ben’s wife; Taissa Farmiga as “Violet,” the Harmon’s teenage daughter; Jessica Lange (Tootsie, Blue Sky, »
Bill Murray on lack of comedy roles: 'The films have changed'
3 January 2013 8:02 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Bill Murray has explained why he takes fewer broadly comic roles these days. The actor rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, before transitioning into films with comedy hits such as Meatballs, Tootsie and Ghostbusters. Murray has now explained that he's focused on dramatic roles like Lost in Translation and Hyde Park on Hudson because he longer identifies with Hollywood comedies. "They're different [now]… They're just different from what I used to do," GQ. He went on to explain: "The early movies, we just did them for fun. If they were funny, you did them. There wasn't this life-or-death thing. "I was in movies where I would turn up, and they'd be like, 'Whaddya got?' It was like, 'Turn on two cameras and let's go'." Murray went on to suggest that (more) »
- By Justin Harp
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