ClassicFlix comes forward with an entire 26 original episodes of the comic duo’s 1952 TV show, all fully remastered by the 3-D Archive people. That’s 13 + hours of Abbott and Costello comedy, looking better than new — even the original opening logos have been restored. The repeating leads are fully attuned to A&c’s style of comedy — Sid Fields, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones, etc.. The full set comes with numerous audio commentaries and featurettes.
The Abbott and Costello Show Season 1
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1952-1953 / B&W / 1:33 flat / 676 min. / Street Date December 14, 2021 / Available from ClassicFLix / 49.99
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones, Joe Besser, Joe Kirk, Bobby Barber, Joan Shawlee, Veda Ann Borg, Elvia Allman, Virginia Christine, Bingo the Chimp; Iris Adrian, Glenn Strange.
Cinematography: George Robinson
Art Director: Mac Capps
Film Editor: Gene Fowler Jr., Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Original Music: Raoul Kraushaar
Written by Sid Fields,...
The Abbott and Costello Show Season 1
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1952-1953 / B&W / 1:33 flat / 676 min. / Street Date December 14, 2021 / Available from ClassicFLix / 49.99
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones, Joe Besser, Joe Kirk, Bobby Barber, Joan Shawlee, Veda Ann Borg, Elvia Allman, Virginia Christine, Bingo the Chimp; Iris Adrian, Glenn Strange.
Cinematography: George Robinson
Art Director: Mac Capps
Film Editor: Gene Fowler Jr., Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Original Music: Raoul Kraushaar
Written by Sid Fields,...
- 12/18/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Is the biggest talent to emerge on The Voice this season not a contestant, but newbie coach Pharrell Williams?
It sure looked that way Tuesday night, when the "Happy" singer/songwriter showed off his tender side and tactical strategy while playing a key role in all three battles featured on the second night of the battle rounds.
The show kicked off with Team Pharrell, and pitted Alabama college student Jordy Searcy, 20, against musician-turned-Texas-family-man Taylor Phelan, 25, singing the moving hit "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)." Williams, along with advisor Alicia Keys, focused on coaxing more emotional performances out of the pair.
"Don't overthink.
It sure looked that way Tuesday night, when the "Happy" singer/songwriter showed off his tender side and tactical strategy while playing a key role in all three battles featured on the second night of the battle rounds.
The show kicked off with Team Pharrell, and pitted Alabama college student Jordy Searcy, 20, against musician-turned-Texas-family-man Taylor Phelan, 25, singing the moving hit "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)." Williams, along with advisor Alicia Keys, focused on coaxing more emotional performances out of the pair.
"Don't overthink.
- 10/15/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd, @kathyehrichdowd
- People.com - TV Watch
Is the biggest talent to emerge on The Voice this season not a contestant, but newbie coach Pharrell Williams? It sure looked that way Tuesday night, when the "Happy" singer/songwriter showed off his tender side and tactical strategy while playing a key role in all three battles featured on the second night of the battle rounds. The show kicked off with Team Pharrell, and pitted Alabama college student Jordy Searcy, 20, against musician-turned-Texas-family-man Taylor Phelan, 25, singing the moving hit "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)." Williams, along with advisor Alicia Keys, focused on coaxing more emotional performances out of the pair."Don't overthink.
- 10/15/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd, @kathyehrichdowd
- PEOPLE.com
Is the biggest talent to emerge on The Voice this season not a contestant, but newbie coach Pharrell Williams? It sure looked that way Tuesday night, when the "Happy" singer/songwriter showed off his tender side and tactical strategy while playing a key role in all three battles featured on the second night of the battle rounds. The show kicked off with Team Pharrell, and pitted Alabama college student Jordy Searcy, 20, against musician-turned-Texas-family-man Taylor Phelan, 25, singing the moving hit "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)." Williams, along with advisor Alicia Keys, focused on coaxing more emotional performances out of the pair."Don't overthink.
- 10/15/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd, @kathyehrichdowd
- PEOPLE.com
The battle roudns continued on The Voice, with Pharrell Williams, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani sending home more singers, and Pharrell using up his last steal for Menlik Zergabachew.
Team Pharrell: Taylor Phelan vs. Jordy Searcy
First up tonight were Team Pharrell’s Taylor Phelan and Jordy Searcy. Pharrell wanted to see the two battle to merge indie rock and pop rock, so he gave them The Script’s “Breakeven.” Taylor was lagging in rehearsals, and Alicia Keys encouraged both him and Jordy to explore the raw emotions of the song.
The battle was close, but Taylor won over Pharrell with his passionate delivery. Winner: Taylor.
Team Adam: Alessandra Castronovo vs. Joe Kirk
Alessandra Castronovo and Joe Kirk took on Rihanna’s “Stay” in a particularly emotional battle for Team Adam. In rehearsals, Joe was holding back and Alessandra was struggling to let go of her control.
Team Pharrell: Taylor Phelan vs. Jordy Searcy
First up tonight were Team Pharrell’s Taylor Phelan and Jordy Searcy. Pharrell wanted to see the two battle to merge indie rock and pop rock, so he gave them The Script’s “Breakeven.” Taylor was lagging in rehearsals, and Alicia Keys encouraged both him and Jordy to explore the raw emotions of the song.
The battle was close, but Taylor won over Pharrell with his passionate delivery. Winner: Taylor.
Team Adam: Alessandra Castronovo vs. Joe Kirk
Alessandra Castronovo and Joe Kirk took on Rihanna’s “Stay” in a particularly emotional battle for Team Adam. In rehearsals, Joe was holding back and Alessandra was struggling to let go of her control.
- 10/15/2014
- Uinterview
“Push your belly out — like as if you’re gonna go take a poop.”
That may be the most alarming piece of advice dispensed by a guest mentor in seven seasons of The Voice Battle Rounds, but I’ll be darned if Alicia Keys’ prescription for hitting a challenging high note didn’t pay off for Team Pharrell member Taylor Phelan. (Wait, is this what musicians mean by putting some stank on it?)
Scatological humor aside, though, didn’t all six of tonight’s contestants perform the living crap out of their songs? In fact, I’d say that the...
That may be the most alarming piece of advice dispensed by a guest mentor in seven seasons of The Voice Battle Rounds, but I’ll be darned if Alicia Keys’ prescription for hitting a challenging high note didn’t pay off for Team Pharrell member Taylor Phelan. (Wait, is this what musicians mean by putting some stank on it?)
Scatological humor aside, though, didn’t all six of tonight’s contestants perform the living crap out of their songs? In fact, I’d say that the...
- 10/15/2014
- TVLine.com
Now that we've gotten the formality of the blind auditions out of the way, we're finally getting to the good part of The Voice: The oft-bloody battle rounds. As fans of the NBC reality singing competition know, in the Battle Rounds in which coaches divide their teams of 12 into six pairs, who are tasked with performing the same song. Then, it's up to the coaches to choose: Who stays, and who goes? In other words, it's about to get brutal. So who will be the facing off when Battle Rounds kick off on Monday night? We've got an exclusive first look at the lineup,...
- 10/10/2014
- by Emily Blake
- EW - Inside TV
Pharrell got down on his knees to win over Katriz Trinidad in the third round of blind auditions on The Voice, beating out Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton while Adam Levine looked on.
Blind Auditions Part 4
Katriz Trinidad, 15, the daughter of immigrant parents, had her entire family backstage cheering her on for her audition – Etta James’ “At Last.” Katriz’s control and tone got Gwen, Pharrell and Blake to turn around before she got through with the first verse. At the end of her first run, Pharrell stood up for her, and he was clearly in love.
“I never thought that I would ever find something that I usually look for my own label. Like, I’ve been dreaming for an artist like you all my career,” Pharrell said. “I want you on my team, so bad, and I’ve never done this,” he said, getting on his knees. Pharrell’s pleading worked,...
Blind Auditions Part 4
Katriz Trinidad, 15, the daughter of immigrant parents, had her entire family backstage cheering her on for her audition – Etta James’ “At Last.” Katriz’s control and tone got Gwen, Pharrell and Blake to turn around before she got through with the first verse. At the end of her first run, Pharrell stood up for her, and he was clearly in love.
“I never thought that I would ever find something that I usually look for my own label. Like, I’ve been dreaming for an artist like you all my career,” Pharrell said. “I want you on my team, so bad, and I’ve never done this,” he said, getting on his knees. Pharrell’s pleading worked,...
- 10/1/2014
- Uinterview
The Voice coaches all had the same message for a contestant who delivered a masterful version of Sam Smith's haunting hit: Stay with me. But Los Angeles resident Maiya Sykes, who closed out the second night of blind auditions Tuesday with the emotional song, could only choose one coach - although they all tried their best to woo the professional singer and Yale graduate, who has been struggling to find her footing in the music industry for well over a decade. "What excites me the most is that when people have their own story, it's about amplifying who you...
- 9/24/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd, @kathyehrichdowd
- PEOPLE.com
The Voice coaches all had the same message for a contestant who delivered a masterful version of Sam Smith's haunting hit: Stay with me.
But Los Angeles resident Maiya Sykes, who closed out the second night of blind auditions Tuesday with the emotional song, could only choose one coach – although they all tried their best to woo the professional singer and Yale graduate, who has been struggling to find her footing in the music industry for well over a decade.
"What excites me the most is that when people have their own story, it's about amplifying who you are...
But Los Angeles resident Maiya Sykes, who closed out the second night of blind auditions Tuesday with the emotional song, could only choose one coach – although they all tried their best to woo the professional singer and Yale graduate, who has been struggling to find her footing in the music industry for well over a decade.
"What excites me the most is that when people have their own story, it's about amplifying who you are...
- 9/24/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd, @kathyehrichdowd
- People.com - TV Watch
The Voice Blind Auditions continued with coaches Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani rounding out powerful teams, and Blake Shelton and Adam Levine stepping up their competition.
I can't Believe you @blakeshelton. Gloves are coming off, cowboy.
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) September 24, 2014
Blind Auditions Part 2
Danica Shirey, 25, an R&B soul singer, auditioned with Jessie J’s “Big White Room,” nailed the first riff and got Adam to press his button. Gwen and Pharrell followed, giving Danica a standing ovation. Adam tried to win Danica over with his charm, but Pharrell ended up winning Danica over with his sweet, nice-guy routine. “With Gwen, you’ll get female report, with Adam you’ll get incredible technique. I’m just asking you to be on my team, will you please be on my team?” Pharrell told her. Blake threw his weight behind Pharrell, and Danica listened. Danica: Team Pharrell.
Up next, Joe Kirk, 17, got...
I can't Believe you @blakeshelton. Gloves are coming off, cowboy.
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) September 24, 2014
Blind Auditions Part 2
Danica Shirey, 25, an R&B soul singer, auditioned with Jessie J’s “Big White Room,” nailed the first riff and got Adam to press his button. Gwen and Pharrell followed, giving Danica a standing ovation. Adam tried to win Danica over with his charm, but Pharrell ended up winning Danica over with his sweet, nice-guy routine. “With Gwen, you’ll get female report, with Adam you’ll get incredible technique. I’m just asking you to be on my team, will you please be on my team?” Pharrell told her. Blake threw his weight behind Pharrell, and Danica listened. Danica: Team Pharrell.
Up next, Joe Kirk, 17, got...
- 9/24/2014
- Uinterview
This just in: It might be time for Blake Shelton and Adam Levine to sit out a cycle of The Voice.
Seven seasons in, the show has unearthed a coach so sincere, so charming, so deeply and beautifully connected to the music, that it’s hard to imagine any sane contestant from any genre not gravitating toward him. I speak, of course, of Pharrell Williams, and thanks to my penchant for live-Tweeting reality competition series, I know I’m not alone.
Related The Voice Season 7 Premiere Recap: Do You Si What They Si?
In fact, the crazy-beautiful @jaykayort shared during...
Seven seasons in, the show has unearthed a coach so sincere, so charming, so deeply and beautifully connected to the music, that it’s hard to imagine any sane contestant from any genre not gravitating toward him. I speak, of course, of Pharrell Williams, and thanks to my penchant for live-Tweeting reality competition series, I know I’m not alone.
Related The Voice Season 7 Premiere Recap: Do You Si What They Si?
In fact, the crazy-beautiful @jaykayort shared during...
- 9/24/2014
- TVLine.com
Joan Fontaine movies: ‘This Above All,’ ‘Letter from an Unknown Woman’ (photo: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine in ‘Suspicion’ publicity image) (See previous post: “Joan Fontaine Today.”) Also tonight on Turner Classic Movies, Joan Fontaine can be seen in today’s lone TCM premiere, the flag-waving 20th Century Fox release The Above All (1942), with Fontaine as an aristocratic (but socially conscious) English Rose named Prudence Cathaway (Fontaine was born to British parents in Japan) and Fox’s top male star, Tyrone Power, as her Awol romantic interest. This Above All was directed by Anatole Litvak, who would guide Olivia de Havilland in the major box-office hit The Snake Pit (1948), which earned her a Best Actress Oscar nod. In Max Ophüls’ darkly romantic Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), Fontaine delivers not only what is probably the greatest performance of her career, but also one of the greatest movie performances ever. Letter from an Unknown Woman...
- 8/6/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
We’ve long admired the folks at NoiseTrade, a website that helps indie artists distribute their music directly to the fans. It’s been a labor of love for singer/songwriter Derek Webb, former Paste VP Joe Kirk and the rest of the NoiseTrade team. They’d like to make some significant technical upgrades to their service, and they’d like you to help....
- 9/24/2010
- Pastemagazine.com
National Corporate Theatre Fund (Nctf) held its Annual Chairman's Awards Gala and benefit yesterday, Monday, April 19 at the St. Regis New York hotel. This year, Nctf Chairman James S. Turley, Chairman & CEO of Ernst & Young, honored Nathan Lane (currently starring on Broadway in The Addams Family), set designer Eugene Lee (Wicked) and Wells Fargo & Company. Accepting the award on behalf of Wells Fargo was Joe Kirk, Regional President for New York and Connecticut. All net proceeds of the event will be distributed as the Nctf/Wells Fargo Fund For New American Theatre. Special guest Bette Middler stopped by to congratulate the nominees.
- 4/21/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
In the golden age of classic film and television, few comedians could match the success and popularity of legendary comic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The pair was successful in almost every medium, including stage, radio, film, cartoon, and television. Toward the end of their career, the duo had already hosted the Colgate Comedy Hour and decided to do a TV series that would utilize their classic gags while still reaching a newer, younger audience. The result was The Abbott and Costello Show.
Premiering in 1951, The Abbott and Costello Show was a short-lived success. Although it ran only two seasons, it showcased the pair’s reliable repertoire of routines which they had originally done in vaudeville and reintroduced to new generations of film and TV fans. You don’t have to be an Abbott and Costello fan to have heard of their routines, which were usually based on Costello...
Premiering in 1951, The Abbott and Costello Show was a short-lived success. Although it ran only two seasons, it showcased the pair’s reliable repertoire of routines which they had originally done in vaudeville and reintroduced to new generations of film and TV fans. You don’t have to be an Abbott and Costello fan to have heard of their routines, which were usually based on Costello...
- 4/3/2010
- by Rob Young
- JustPressPlay.net
In the golden age of classic film and television, few comedians could match the success and popularity of legendary comic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The pair was successful in almost every medium, including stage, radio, film, cartoon, and television. Toward the end of their career, the duo had already hosted the Colgate Comedy Hour and decided to do a TV series that would utilize their classic gags while still reaching a newer, younger audience. The result was The Abbott and Costello Show.
Premiering in 1951, The Abbott and Costello Show was a short-lived success. Although it ran only two seasons, it showcased the pair’s reliable repertoire of routines which they had originally done in vaudeville and reintroduced to new generations of film and TV fans. You don’t have to be an Abbott and Costello fan to have heard of their routines, which were usually based on Costello...
Premiering in 1951, The Abbott and Costello Show was a short-lived success. Although it ran only two seasons, it showcased the pair’s reliable repertoire of routines which they had originally done in vaudeville and reintroduced to new generations of film and TV fans. You don’t have to be an Abbott and Costello fan to have heard of their routines, which were usually based on Costello...
- 4/3/2010
- by Rob Young
- JustPressPlay.net
National Corporate Theatre Fund (Nctf) will hold its Annual Chairman's Awards Gala and benefit on Monday, April 19 at the St. Regis New York hotel. This year, Nctf Chairman James S. Turley, Chairman & CEO of Ernst & Young, will honor Nathan Lane (returning to Broadway this season in The Addams Family), set designer Eugene Lee (Wicked) and Wells Fargo & Company. Accepting the award on behalf of Wells Fargo will be Joe Kirk, Regional President for New York and Connecticut. All net proceeds of the event will be distributed as the Nctf/Wells Fargo Fund For New American Theatre.
- 3/11/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
(Just A Few More Reasons To Help Save Paste)
Next week, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we were in our old office on E. Howard Ave in Decatur, Ga., over a frame shop run by a wild-eyed Grateful Dead evangelist named Randy. It was a rickety building, with warped floors that would set your roller chair drifting if you weren't careful.
Next week, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we were in our old office on E. Howard Ave in Decatur, Ga., over a frame shop run by a wild-eyed Grateful Dead evangelist named Randy. It was a rickety building, with warped floors that would set your roller chair drifting if you weren't careful.
- 5/29/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
(Just A Few More Reasons To Help Save Paste)
In less than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we were in our old office on E. Howard Ave in Decatur, Ga., over a frame shop run by a wild-eyed Grateful Dead evangelist named Randy. It was a rickety building, with warped floors that would set your roller chair drifting if you weren't careful.
In less than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we were in our old office on E. Howard Ave in Decatur, Ga., over a frame shop run by a wild-eyed Grateful Dead evangelist named Randy. It was a rickety building, with warped floors that would set your roller chair drifting if you weren't careful.
- 5/22/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
(Just A Few More Reasons To Help Save Paste)
In a little more than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we were in our old office on E. Howard Ave in Decatur, Ga., over a frame shop run by a wild-eyed Grateful Dead evangelist named Randy. It was a rickety building, with warped floors that would set your roller chair drifting if you weren't careful.
In a little more than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we were in our old office on E. Howard Ave in Decatur, Ga., over a frame shop run by a wild-eyed Grateful Dead evangelist named Randy. It was a rickety building, with warped floors that would set your roller chair drifting if you weren't careful.
- 5/15/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
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