Shirley Jones Movies: Innocent virgins and sex workers galore (photo: Shirley Jones and Burt Lancaster in ‘Elmer Gantry’) (See previous post: “Shirley Jones: From Book to Movies.”) I haven’t watched The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), a comedy Western directed by Gene Kelly, and starring 62-year-old James Stewart as a cowpoke who inherits an establishment that turns out to be a popular house of prostitution. Henry Fonda plays Stewart’s partner. And I’m sure Shirley Jones, as one of the sex workers, looks lovely in the film. Hopefully, director Kelly gave this likable, talented actress the chance to do more than just stand around looking pretty. But then again … For all purposes, The Cheyenne Social Club ended Shirley Jones’ film stardom; that same year she turned to TV and The Partridge Family. Jones would return to films only nine years later, as one of several stars (among them Michael Caine,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Before video and the YouTube viral sensation, there was an audio misadventure. Eddie Lee Sausage and Mitch Deprey explored and created a hilarious and shocking audio commotion.They taped the rambunctious and amusing conversations between their “neighbours”, Raymond and Peter. Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure has now become a video star, this movie has captured the essence of the entertaining audio tapes that inspired a cult following. Check out the trailer below.
Shut Up Little Man!: An Audio Misadventure is directed by Matthew Bate of Closer Productions, and features interviews with Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitchell D, Dan Clowes, Henry Rosenthal, Ivan Brunetti, Mike Mitchell and Bob Mothersbaugh. The film was selected in the World Documentary Films section of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. This American Life featured a lengthy segment in episode 7 from its first season, exploring the topic in the context of quitting.
Synopsis: In 1987, Eddie Lee Sausage and Mitch Deprey,...
Shut Up Little Man!: An Audio Misadventure is directed by Matthew Bate of Closer Productions, and features interviews with Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitchell D, Dan Clowes, Henry Rosenthal, Ivan Brunetti, Mike Mitchell and Bob Mothersbaugh. The film was selected in the World Documentary Films section of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. This American Life featured a lengthy segment in episode 7 from its first season, exploring the topic in the context of quitting.
Synopsis: In 1987, Eddie Lee Sausage and Mitch Deprey,...
- 8/9/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Do you remember those things called cassette tapes? If you were born after 1995 you may not be familiar with recording medium that predated the CD, but before the internet existed it was the popular format to trade with friends and share mix-tapes of both music and audio verité. What is audio verité you ask? In the late 80s there was phenomena between underground tape collectors to share candid content of people simply talking, usually involving some kind of revelatory insight into their real character. An example from the film would be Orson Welles outtakes from a radio commercial he made for snow peas, cussing out the audio engineer and showing his true colors. Interestingly enough, the subject matter of Shut Up! Little Man centers on two old curmudgeons who after verbally bashing one another become a viral sensation before the existence of the Internet.
In 1987, two young college graduates Eddie...
In 1987, two young college graduates Eddie...
- 1/24/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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