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- 5/18/2023
- by Drew Gillis
- avclub.com
If Maria von Trapp found Austrian convent life a little suffocating in “The Sound of Music,” she would have been fully asphyxiated — possibly by someone else’s hand — in the austere Catholic spirit-prison that houses “Serviam – I Will Serve,” where any green hills are from view, pain is a holy priority, and perceived problematic flibbertigibbets are solved by rather more ruthless means than a jaunty sing-song. Only the third fiction feature in 20 years from accomplished Austrian formalist Ruth Mader, this supremely well-made chiller announces itself upfront as a cut above your average nunsploitation exercise with its stark, stringent mise-en-scène and jabs of religious inquiry via surreal, Bible-based animated interludes.
Yet “Serviam’s” split impulses between conscientious Church critique and outright horror — complete with shrieking, doomy strings and twisted-sister jump scares — never coalesce into something that fully delivers on either score. What’s left is a very handsome mood piece...
Yet “Serviam’s” split impulses between conscientious Church critique and outright horror — complete with shrieking, doomy strings and twisted-sister jump scares — never coalesce into something that fully delivers on either score. What’s left is a very handsome mood piece...
- 8/19/2022
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
“Welcome to the 48th, 49th, and 50th AFI Life Achievement Awards,” American Film Institute president and CEO Bob Gazzale said as he began his welcoming remarks for Thursday night’s long-awaited and pandemic-delayed tribute to Julie Andrews, the 2022 honoree at a ceremony originally set to take place in the spring of 2020. It finally took place last night at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, with all style and warmth so familiar to these evenings ever since AFI founder George Stevens Jr. came up with the idea in 1973, when director John Ford was the first honoree.
Since then there has never been a “gap” between ceremonies, but now there is between 2019 honoree Denzel Washington and Andrews, but it was well worth the wait, and congratulations to the AFI, Board Trustees chairs Kathleen Kennedy and Bob Daly, as well as Gazzale for not letting Covid diminish the event, even if it had to come a little later than usual.
Every member of the audience at the Dolby (transformed into a banquet setting for the elegant dinner) had to take a Pcr test at least 48 hours before entering the building. Other than that it was just like old times, and you could tell the industry crowd was thrilled to be there for a genuine show-business legend. The only sad part was that Andrews’ The Sound of Music co-star Christopher Plummer was not there. The Oscar-winning actor had actually been set to appear at the tribute when it was originally to take place before the pandemic had other ideas. He died in February of last year at age 91.
As you might expect, however, that iconic 1965 musical was a big part of these proceedings. The show actually started with the clip of the famous opening where Maria Von Trapp (Andrews of course) gorgeously sings the title song. And after the heartfelt standing ovation when Andrews was introduced (she sat at the dais in the middle of the room right next to family and old “chum” Carol Burnett) was a break for dinner, with the show then resuming with another familiar SoM song, “Do Re Mi,” bringing on the five surviving actors who played the Von Trapp children. They saluted her from the stage before charmingly moving through the audience, leading a sing-a-long while surrounding Andrews at her table. Nicholas Hammond, Debbie Turner, Angela Cartwright, Kym Karath and Duane Chase may all be older now, but next to the ageless Andrews it was just like they were all back in Austria and time hadn’t passed at all.
In fact Chase, who played Kurt, the younger of the two boys, actually went to junior high and high school with me (I remember the day he told me he was leaving our music class to go to Innsbruck to make “a movie”), so we had our own nice reunion. Later at the Sunset Tower after-party, he reminisced about how director Robert Wise would have to keep him from wandering off the set, something he said he often did to go exploring that memorable location.
It was indeed the perfect way to get things rolling as the tribute then highlighted the long career of Andrews, now 86 and still going strong. She talked about much of it herself in a video interview that accompanied the presentation of vintage footage of her childhood through expertly curated clips of her numerous triumphs on stage in classics like My Fair Lady and Camelot, the movies of course, and television, something Burnett charmingly recalled. They worked together every 10 years or so in very special specials like Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall; a hilarious bit involving food smeared over each other gets just as many laughs watching it now as when they actually did it. There was also much attention paid to her Oscar-winning performance in Mary Poppins, which she revealed was actually delayed after she had to tell Walt Disney she was pregnant. The studio waited for her and the rest is history.
AFI had hoped to have her 96-year-old co-star Dick Van Dyke on stage in person last night but instead he delivered some lovely remarks in a pre-taped greeting from his Malibu home. In other taped messages, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariana DeBose and more offered their own thoughts on the star.
But on hand at the Dolby was a much more recent co-star, Steve Carell, who tried to claim he had a longer history with Andrews than just the fact she played Gru’s mother in the Despicable Me franchise. “I was actually Kevin Von Trapp, their illegitimate son and cut from the movie,” he said, before also claiming he was originally set as Bert for Poppins and Thoroughly Modern Millie before Andrews got rid of him. More seriously, he summed her up as practically perfect in every way. “She has grace and eloquence. She is kinder, funnier, and more charming than you could ever imagine. She is even better than you could hope she would be,” he said.
Of course, much of the show was made up of clips of so many movies along the way including The Americanization of Emily, Victor Victoria, Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain, Hawaii, S.O.B. The Princess Diaries, Darling Lili, Shrek the Third and the other many collaborations with husband Blake Edwards including 1979’s hilarious 10, which made a star out of Bo Derek who returned the favor last night on stage as she saluted both of them. “Blake and Julie made seven films together. And as impressive as that is, it’s nothing compared to their 41 years of marriage…,” Derek said. “And for me and all of us, what they had onscreen and off was a perfect 10.”
Gwen Stefani — a massive fan, as it turns out — practically geeked out in her comments about her idol as she said she couldn’t believe she was finally getting to meet her (Stefani’s song “Wind It Up” features a “Lonely Goatherd” from Sound of Music). A clear highlight of the evening was a stunning rendition of the classic Sound of Music song “Edelweiss” by Cynthia Erivo. Andrews said it was her favorite even though she didn’t sing it in the film (Plummer did). Not a dry eye in the house after that one.
After a little over an hour or so, Burnett appeared again to present the Life Achievement Award to Andrews, who took the long walk to the stage, the applause never slowing down. Andrews in her acceptance speech graciously turned the spotlight on those who work behind the scenes, exhaustively listing every job on a set from camera operators, focus pullers, script supervisors and on and on. “The night reminds me with great clarity how many people are involved with making movies. What a huge collaborative effort it takes to bring film to the screen,” she said. “My husband Blake never liked when people referred to filmmaking as the business or an industry. He insisted that film was an art form and should always be called that. And I know that is exactly the way the AFI feels also.”
One special moment during the evening in the filmed interview with Andrews, she demonstrated how she can still say ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ backwards. For the record: “Dociousaliexpisticfragicalirupus!”
Just before the dinner break, the 30th Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal Recipient award was presented to Coda writer-director Siân Heder, who won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar earlier this year. She made her own terrific speech last night at the Dolby in the very same room she won that Academy Award, recalling her class at AFI had just seven women but that what she learned has colored her career ever since.
At the after party I caught up with her to re-live the very long Oscar season. She genuinely did not think she would win, only that she was certain Troy Kotsur would take Supporting Actor (he did). She told me after that early award, Steven Spielberg, sitting directly in front of her, turned to her and said “that’s one, two to go,” referring to the film’s other two nominations for her and Best Picture. It was only at that moment she thought she better come up with something to actually say if he’s right. And he was. Her speech last night reinforced the fact she is the real deal. AFI should be proud.
And also for AFI, this much anticipated evening was indeed not just “practically,” but pretty much perfect in every way.
As another participant, Hector Elizondo said, “In the words of Yogi Berra, ‘Thanks for making this occasion necessary’.”...
Since then there has never been a “gap” between ceremonies, but now there is between 2019 honoree Denzel Washington and Andrews, but it was well worth the wait, and congratulations to the AFI, Board Trustees chairs Kathleen Kennedy and Bob Daly, as well as Gazzale for not letting Covid diminish the event, even if it had to come a little later than usual.
Every member of the audience at the Dolby (transformed into a banquet setting for the elegant dinner) had to take a Pcr test at least 48 hours before entering the building. Other than that it was just like old times, and you could tell the industry crowd was thrilled to be there for a genuine show-business legend. The only sad part was that Andrews’ The Sound of Music co-star Christopher Plummer was not there. The Oscar-winning actor had actually been set to appear at the tribute when it was originally to take place before the pandemic had other ideas. He died in February of last year at age 91.
As you might expect, however, that iconic 1965 musical was a big part of these proceedings. The show actually started with the clip of the famous opening where Maria Von Trapp (Andrews of course) gorgeously sings the title song. And after the heartfelt standing ovation when Andrews was introduced (she sat at the dais in the middle of the room right next to family and old “chum” Carol Burnett) was a break for dinner, with the show then resuming with another familiar SoM song, “Do Re Mi,” bringing on the five surviving actors who played the Von Trapp children. They saluted her from the stage before charmingly moving through the audience, leading a sing-a-long while surrounding Andrews at her table. Nicholas Hammond, Debbie Turner, Angela Cartwright, Kym Karath and Duane Chase may all be older now, but next to the ageless Andrews it was just like they were all back in Austria and time hadn’t passed at all.
In fact Chase, who played Kurt, the younger of the two boys, actually went to junior high and high school with me (I remember the day he told me he was leaving our music class to go to Innsbruck to make “a movie”), so we had our own nice reunion. Later at the Sunset Tower after-party, he reminisced about how director Robert Wise would have to keep him from wandering off the set, something he said he often did to go exploring that memorable location.
It was indeed the perfect way to get things rolling as the tribute then highlighted the long career of Andrews, now 86 and still going strong. She talked about much of it herself in a video interview that accompanied the presentation of vintage footage of her childhood through expertly curated clips of her numerous triumphs on stage in classics like My Fair Lady and Camelot, the movies of course, and television, something Burnett charmingly recalled. They worked together every 10 years or so in very special specials like Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall; a hilarious bit involving food smeared over each other gets just as many laughs watching it now as when they actually did it. There was also much attention paid to her Oscar-winning performance in Mary Poppins, which she revealed was actually delayed after she had to tell Walt Disney she was pregnant. The studio waited for her and the rest is history.
AFI had hoped to have her 96-year-old co-star Dick Van Dyke on stage in person last night but instead he delivered some lovely remarks in a pre-taped greeting from his Malibu home. In other taped messages, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariana DeBose and more offered their own thoughts on the star.
But on hand at the Dolby was a much more recent co-star, Steve Carell, who tried to claim he had a longer history with Andrews than just the fact she played Gru’s mother in the Despicable Me franchise. “I was actually Kevin Von Trapp, their illegitimate son and cut from the movie,” he said, before also claiming he was originally set as Bert for Poppins and Thoroughly Modern Millie before Andrews got rid of him. More seriously, he summed her up as practically perfect in every way. “She has grace and eloquence. She is kinder, funnier, and more charming than you could ever imagine. She is even better than you could hope she would be,” he said.
Of course, much of the show was made up of clips of so many movies along the way including The Americanization of Emily, Victor Victoria, Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain, Hawaii, S.O.B. The Princess Diaries, Darling Lili, Shrek the Third and the other many collaborations with husband Blake Edwards including 1979’s hilarious 10, which made a star out of Bo Derek who returned the favor last night on stage as she saluted both of them. “Blake and Julie made seven films together. And as impressive as that is, it’s nothing compared to their 41 years of marriage…,” Derek said. “And for me and all of us, what they had onscreen and off was a perfect 10.”
Gwen Stefani — a massive fan, as it turns out — practically geeked out in her comments about her idol as she said she couldn’t believe she was finally getting to meet her (Stefani’s song “Wind It Up” features a “Lonely Goatherd” from Sound of Music). A clear highlight of the evening was a stunning rendition of the classic Sound of Music song “Edelweiss” by Cynthia Erivo. Andrews said it was her favorite even though she didn’t sing it in the film (Plummer did). Not a dry eye in the house after that one.
After a little over an hour or so, Burnett appeared again to present the Life Achievement Award to Andrews, who took the long walk to the stage, the applause never slowing down. Andrews in her acceptance speech graciously turned the spotlight on those who work behind the scenes, exhaustively listing every job on a set from camera operators, focus pullers, script supervisors and on and on. “The night reminds me with great clarity how many people are involved with making movies. What a huge collaborative effort it takes to bring film to the screen,” she said. “My husband Blake never liked when people referred to filmmaking as the business or an industry. He insisted that film was an art form and should always be called that. And I know that is exactly the way the AFI feels also.”
One special moment during the evening in the filmed interview with Andrews, she demonstrated how she can still say ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ backwards. For the record: “Dociousaliexpisticfragicalirupus!”
Just before the dinner break, the 30th Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal Recipient award was presented to Coda writer-director Siân Heder, who won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar earlier this year. She made her own terrific speech last night at the Dolby in the very same room she won that Academy Award, recalling her class at AFI had just seven women but that what she learned has colored her career ever since.
At the after party I caught up with her to re-live the very long Oscar season. She genuinely did not think she would win, only that she was certain Troy Kotsur would take Supporting Actor (he did). She told me after that early award, Steven Spielberg, sitting directly in front of her, turned to her and said “that’s one, two to go,” referring to the film’s other two nominations for her and Best Picture. It was only at that moment she thought she better come up with something to actually say if he’s right. And he was. Her speech last night reinforced the fact she is the real deal. AFI should be proud.
And also for AFI, this much anticipated evening was indeed not just “practically,” but pretty much perfect in every way.
As another participant, Hector Elizondo said, “In the words of Yogi Berra, ‘Thanks for making this occasion necessary’.”...
- 6/10/2022
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Can people truly change, or are some incapable of growth?
That was the question that loomed at the forefront of Younger Season 7 Episode 8, as we witnessed a softer side of Quinn.
My instincts are still screaming that we shouldn't trust her, but is it possible that, like Liza, our judgment is clouded because of our loyalty to her? Could Quinn not be as bad as we assume, or is this all part of an elaborate ruse?
At first, Quinn's actions seemed to have an ulterior motive, to either get under Liza's skin or leave Caitlin in the lurch at the last second by bailing on the Spirit of Vassar award.
However, Quinn showed she wasn't the villain we all assumed she was during her heart-to-heart with Liza.
Liza: I just wanted to say thank you, and I don’t know, I wish I understood you better.
Quinn: Hell I don’t.
That was the question that loomed at the forefront of Younger Season 7 Episode 8, as we witnessed a softer side of Quinn.
My instincts are still screaming that we shouldn't trust her, but is it possible that, like Liza, our judgment is clouded because of our loyalty to her? Could Quinn not be as bad as we assume, or is this all part of an elaborate ruse?
At first, Quinn's actions seemed to have an ulterior motive, to either get under Liza's skin or leave Caitlin in the lurch at the last second by bailing on the Spirit of Vassar award.
However, Quinn showed she wasn't the villain we all assumed she was during her heart-to-heart with Liza.
Liza: I just wanted to say thank you, and I don’t know, I wish I understood you better.
Quinn: Hell I don’t.
- 5/13/2021
- by Jessica Lerner
- TVfanatic
Video Version of this Article Photo/Video: Julie Andrews/Hollywood Insider YouTube Channel Let’s go singing on the hillside because singing indoors is so overrated. Julie Andrews has made a career for herself with her mean set of pipes and even meaner acting abilities. We all came to love her when she starred as nun turned nanny turned mother Maria Von Trapp in ‘The Sound of Music’, and even more so when she played a braggart of a woman in ‘Mary Poppins’. You're practically perfect in every way Mary Poppins? Let’s see you play starting lineman in a football game and then we’ll talk. She has done it all. Related article: Fact-checked Series: Rock Hudson & 32 Facts on Gay Hollywood Leading Man Related article: Oscars 2021 Winners: The 93rd Show With Record-Breaking Historic Successes, Shocks and Surprises Today we honor her legacy with 32 facts about the iconic Julie Andrew:...
- 5/2/2021
- by Carrie Fishbane
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
In 1965, the world’s idea of a problematic nun was Maria von Trapp: a black sheep in a white wimple who was booted from her convent for taking the odd hillside hike, enjoying a bit of a sing-along and ultimately getting jiggy with a handsome navy captain. By 1968, life had got a bit more complicated for misfit sisters, while a conflicted Catholic church struggled to contend with a decade of seismic social unrest. As civil rights and gender politics evolved, many brides of Christ found themselves torn between the advances of the outside world and the rigid patriarchy of the their church. Tracing the story of one particularly independent-minded group of Los Angeles nuns, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pedro Kos’ accessible, moist-eyed doc “Rebel Hearts” neatly threads a global feminist awakening through the very specific experience of a few defiant, no-longer-cloistered women.
Premiering in Sundance’s U.
Premiering in Sundance’s U.
- 1/31/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the first three episodes of “12 Dates of Christmas,” streaming now on HBO Max.
In 1965, Maria von Trapp (Julie Andrews) stepped into Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria and fell in love in “The Sound of Music.” Now, 55 years later, two new men and one woman hope to do the same in HBO Max’s “12 Dates of Christmas.”
The new reality competition series — which yes, really does film at that same estate in Austria — follows three single “leads” as they meet potential new relationships and go on the titular 12 dates, all with the goal of finding someone they want to bring home to their families during the holiday season.
The show doesn’t stop once that decision has been made, though: Instead, the first season will follow them back to their family’s home to see what a relationship...
In 1965, Maria von Trapp (Julie Andrews) stepped into Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria and fell in love in “The Sound of Music.” Now, 55 years later, two new men and one woman hope to do the same in HBO Max’s “12 Dates of Christmas.”
The new reality competition series — which yes, really does film at that same estate in Austria — follows three single “leads” as they meet potential new relationships and go on the titular 12 dates, all with the goal of finding someone they want to bring home to their families during the holiday season.
The show doesn’t stop once that decision has been made, though: Instead, the first season will follow them back to their family’s home to see what a relationship...
- 11/26/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Updated, 11:32 Am: HBO Max said today that it will unwrap My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood on December 3. The American Idol champ and seven-time Grammy winner’s music special will spotlight songs from My Gift, her first holiday album.
The streaming show will feature a duet with John Legend on “Hallelujah,” an original song he co-wrote with Toby Gad that appears on the record. Viewers also will get an inside look behind the scenes of Underwood recording “The Little Drummer Boy” with her 5-year-old son Isaiah.
“Just like the album, I hope this special will help bring some much-needed joy and become part of the soundtrack to people’s holiday festivities this year as it streams throughout the season and beyond,” Underwood said.
Read more details about the special and check out the new key art below.
Previous Exclusive, September 24: HBO Max has set a holiday...
The streaming show will feature a duet with John Legend on “Hallelujah,” an original song he co-wrote with Toby Gad that appears on the record. Viewers also will get an inside look behind the scenes of Underwood recording “The Little Drummer Boy” with her 5-year-old son Isaiah.
“Just like the album, I hope this special will help bring some much-needed joy and become part of the soundtrack to people’s holiday festivities this year as it streams throughout the season and beyond,” Underwood said.
Read more details about the special and check out the new key art below.
Previous Exclusive, September 24: HBO Max has set a holiday...
- 11/17/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Julie Andrews had a number of things working against her before she became an international superstar in her first movie role in “Mary Poppins.”
Andrews, who turns 85 on Oct. 1, almost had to turn down the role because she was pregnant when it was first offered. But studio chief Walt Disney was wowed by her Broadway performance in “Camelot,” and was willing to wait until after she gave birth to start production. Filming started in mid-1963, when Andrews’ infant daughter Emma was about six months old. Andrews went on to win the Oscar for best actress for her role as the famously eccentric governess.
After starting out in British theater, Andrews had made a splash when she crossed the pond to star in “My Fair Lady” on Broadway when she was just 21. But she wasn’t cast in the film adaptation, since the producers thought her lack of film experience would be an issue.
Andrews, who turns 85 on Oct. 1, almost had to turn down the role because she was pregnant when it was first offered. But studio chief Walt Disney was wowed by her Broadway performance in “Camelot,” and was willing to wait until after she gave birth to start production. Filming started in mid-1963, when Andrews’ infant daughter Emma was about six months old. Andrews went on to win the Oscar for best actress for her role as the famously eccentric governess.
After starting out in British theater, Andrews had made a splash when she crossed the pond to star in “My Fair Lady” on Broadway when she was just 21. But she wasn’t cast in the film adaptation, since the producers thought her lack of film experience would be an issue.
- 10/1/2020
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Wobbly Wolverhampton accent and all, American actor Beanie Feldstein carries this hard-to-resist adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s bestselling roman-a-clef
“What do you do when you build yourself, only to realise that you built yourself with the wrong things?” That’s the question at the heart of this entertainingly ramshackle coming-of-age story, adapted by screenwriter Caitlin Moran from her autobiographically inspired bestseller. The story of a working-class Wolverhampton teenager who lands a job writing for the London music press, it’s a cautionary yet empowering tale about following your dreams, even when they turn into nightmares. At its centre is an irrepressible soul who learns to her cost that spiteful criticism is easier to sell than honest enthusiasm. It’s a theme that will strike a chord with anyone who’s ever experienced the empty thrill of a vicious put-down, or been ridiculed for simply loving something without reservation.
Beanie Feldstein,...
“What do you do when you build yourself, only to realise that you built yourself with the wrong things?” That’s the question at the heart of this entertainingly ramshackle coming-of-age story, adapted by screenwriter Caitlin Moran from her autobiographically inspired bestseller. The story of a working-class Wolverhampton teenager who lands a job writing for the London music press, it’s a cautionary yet empowering tale about following your dreams, even when they turn into nightmares. At its centre is an irrepressible soul who learns to her cost that spiteful criticism is easier to sell than honest enthusiasm. It’s a theme that will strike a chord with anyone who’s ever experienced the empty thrill of a vicious put-down, or been ridiculed for simply loving something without reservation.
Beanie Feldstein,...
- 7/26/2020
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Even in strange times, Beanie Feldstein remains relatable. The actress is spending the lockdown engaging in the kind of activities that may feel familiar to many: She’s holed up in her childhood home in Los Angeles alongside her parents. She’s bingeing “Ozark” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” working out, and keeping up with pals via Zoom happy hours. She’s enjoying spending time with her family, but misses her girlfriend, and she’s not sleeping very well. Social media has proven to be something of a salve, and she’s carefully sharing important news items and trying to spread information about best practices during the pandemic.
It’s that accessible quality that has turned Feldstein into the coming-of-age comedy’s most reliable contemporary star. Between roles in Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” and Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart,” Feldstein’s best work has found her playing complex teens on the cusp of something more.
It’s that accessible quality that has turned Feldstein into the coming-of-age comedy’s most reliable contemporary star. Between roles in Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” and Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart,” Feldstein’s best work has found her playing complex teens on the cusp of something more.
- 5/6/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Julia Andrews is easily one of the most iconinc actresses of her generation. Her award winning performances have stood the test of time, and will likely continue to do so for years to come. It’s been well over 50 years since Marry Poppins was released, but Julia Andrews’ role as the title character still remains one of her most iconic. For generations, Mary Poppins has been loved by people all over the world. She is equally as well-known for her role as Maria Von Trapp in the 1965 movie, The Sound of Music. However, there is a lot more to
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Julie Andrews...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Julie Andrews...
- 4/29/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Dame Julie Andrews sat down with The Late Late Show with James Corden on Wednesday night to talk about her memoir and her storied career. After host James Cordengives Julie a look at how he approached the roles of Maria Von Trapp and Mary Poppins for Crosswalk The Musical, he asks Julie about her memories of filming 'The Sound of Music' in Austria, and how the local farmers in the Alps were both a headache and a blessing.
- 11/21/2019
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
On social retail platform, talkshoplive, Julie Andrews interacted with viewers Live for the first time Ever in celebration of her new book aoeHome Work A Memoir of My Hollywood Years,a which is available now. In conversation with Adam Shankman, Andrews reflected on her remarkable career in the entertainment industry, sharing stories about how she balanced fame and family and what it was like to play such iconic roles as Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp. She also answered questions from viewers about everything from what cheers her up on a hard day to what she learned about herself from writing the book.
- 10/23/2019
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Craft Recordings has announced a special, 60th-anniversary reissue of The Sound of Musica'Original Broadway Cast Recording. Featuring legendary stage actress Mary Martin as Maria von Trapp opposite renowned actor Theodore Bikel, the album includes such unforgettable classics as aoeMy Favorite Things,a aoeEdelweiss,a aoeDo-Re-Mi,a aoeClimb Ev'ry Mountaina and, of course, aoeThe Sound of Music.a Set for a December 6th release date, the soundtrack has been deftly remastered from the original three-track tape by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound and will be available on CD or 180-gram vinyl. The CD edition features new liner notes by The Rodgers Hammerstein Organization's Ted Chapin, while the two-lp vinyl seta'pressed at RTIa'comes housed in a replica of the original album's gatefold jacket. The remastered album will also be available digitally, including hi-res 19224.
- 10/22/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The line to see Julie Andrews at the 92nd Street Y wrapped around the square of a sprawling New York City block. Seventy years since the start of her career, 60 since she asked “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” as Lerner and Loewe’s first Eliza and 50 since she sang “The Sound of Music” before the Eastern Alps — Andrews still draws a crowd.
Her fans gathered Saturday evening to hear her speak about “Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years,” the actress’ second memoir, co-written with daughter Emma Walton Hamilton and chronicling the breadth of her years in the film industry, from “Mary Poppins” to “Victor/Victoria.”
“I was learning on my feet every inch of the way,” she said, joined onstage by her daughter and film scholar Annette Insdorf, who led the talk.
“My background had been vaudeville and musicals, even in the early, early years with that somewhat...
Her fans gathered Saturday evening to hear her speak about “Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years,” the actress’ second memoir, co-written with daughter Emma Walton Hamilton and chronicling the breadth of her years in the film industry, from “Mary Poppins” to “Victor/Victoria.”
“I was learning on my feet every inch of the way,” she said, joined onstage by her daughter and film scholar Annette Insdorf, who led the talk.
“My background had been vaudeville and musicals, even in the early, early years with that somewhat...
- 10/21/2019
- by Michael Appler
- Variety Film + TV
“To the Ends of the Earth,” the story of a young Japanese journalist’s experiences in Uzbekistan filming a report for a Japanese TV travel show, was originally commissioned to celebrate 25 years of cordial diplomatic relations between director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s hyper-developed island homeland and the less affluent, landlocked Central Asian nation. As such we might have expected a straightforwardly celebratory, mildly quirky travelogue, but Kurosawa’s discreetly offbeat approach makes it much more rewarding and, in its way, revealing than that: an insightful and ambivalent interrogation of the strange and often compromised experience that is cultural tourism in the mass media age.
A great deal of Kurosawa’s recent output has been disappointingly wan, blending thinly plotted sci-fi or melodrama with stock elements of the J-horror genre he quietly, creepily revolutionized in the late ’90s and early aughts in films like “Pulse” and “Cure.” But in the most surprising...
A great deal of Kurosawa’s recent output has been disappointingly wan, blending thinly plotted sci-fi or melodrama with stock elements of the J-horror genre he quietly, creepily revolutionized in the late ’90s and early aughts in films like “Pulse” and “Cure.” But in the most surprising...
- 10/15/2019
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
The American Film Institute has announced that Julie Andrews will receive its annual AFI Life Achievement Award. The award will be presented to Andrews at a Gala Tribute on April 25, in Los Angeles, CA.
“Julie Andrews is practically perfect in every way,” said Kathleen Kennedy, Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees. “Her talents across time have inspired a shared sense of joy across generations, and her gifts to our cultural heritage are a testament to the power of this art form to bring us together when we need it most. AFI is proud to sing her praises with its 48th Life Achievement Award.”
Last year’s Life Achievement Award honoree was Denzel Washington. Recent recipients have included George Clooney, Diane Keaton, John Williams, Steve Martin, Jane Fonda, Mel Brooks, and Shirley MacLaine. The first-ever AFI Life Achievement Award went to John Ford in 1973.
The Institute has moved up the date of its annual tribute,...
“Julie Andrews is practically perfect in every way,” said Kathleen Kennedy, Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees. “Her talents across time have inspired a shared sense of joy across generations, and her gifts to our cultural heritage are a testament to the power of this art form to bring us together when we need it most. AFI is proud to sing her praises with its 48th Life Achievement Award.”
Last year’s Life Achievement Award honoree was Denzel Washington. Recent recipients have included George Clooney, Diane Keaton, John Williams, Steve Martin, Jane Fonda, Mel Brooks, and Shirley MacLaine. The first-ever AFI Life Achievement Award went to John Ford in 1973.
The Institute has moved up the date of its annual tribute,...
- 9/20/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
by Nathaniel R
She's practically perfect in every way. And to her Oscar, BAFTA, two Emmys, two Grammys, and three Golden Globes, you can now add the career Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival. It's not her first lifetime achievement style prize of course. The 83 year-old living legend started receiving lifetime style prizes about 18 years ago, kicked off by the double whammy of The Kennedy Center Honors and the San Sebastian Film Festival. Since then it's been pretty regular fêting but whose complaining? Not us!
What's your favourite Julie Andrews performance outside of the big Oscar three? ...
She's practically perfect in every way. And to her Oscar, BAFTA, two Emmys, two Grammys, and three Golden Globes, you can now add the career Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival. It's not her first lifetime achievement style prize of course. The 83 year-old living legend started receiving lifetime style prizes about 18 years ago, kicked off by the double whammy of The Kennedy Center Honors and the San Sebastian Film Festival. Since then it's been pretty regular fêting but whose complaining? Not us!
What's your favourite Julie Andrews performance outside of the big Oscar three? ...
- 9/2/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Julie Andrews has been cast as Lady Whistledown in Netflix’s upcoming untitled “Bridgerton” series based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels. Executive produced by Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and Chris Van Dusen, who created the series, the eight-episode, hour-long drama is set in London and will premiere in 2020.
Per Netflix, “Based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling series of novels, ‘Bridgerton,’ is set in the sexy, lavish and competitive world of Regency London high society. From the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the aristocratic palaces of Park Lane and beyond, the series unveils a seductive, sumptuous world replete with intricate rules and dramatic power struggles, where no one is truly ever on steady ground. At the heart of the show is the powerful Bridgerton family. Comprised of eight close-knit siblings, this funny, witty, daring and clever group must navigate the upper ten thousand’s marriage mart in search of romance,...
Per Netflix, “Based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling series of novels, ‘Bridgerton,’ is set in the sexy, lavish and competitive world of Regency London high society. From the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the aristocratic palaces of Park Lane and beyond, the series unveils a seductive, sumptuous world replete with intricate rules and dramatic power struggles, where no one is truly ever on steady ground. At the heart of the show is the powerful Bridgerton family. Comprised of eight close-knit siblings, this funny, witty, daring and clever group must navigate the upper ten thousand’s marriage mart in search of romance,...
- 6/19/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music star Julie Andrews is the first actor officially cast in Shondaland’s Untitled Bridgerton Project, an hourlong period series for Netflix based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling series of novels. Andrews will voice the pivotal character of Lady Whistledown in eight-episode series, slated to premiere in 2020.
Created by Scandal veteran Chris Van Dusen, the untitled Bridgerton drama is set in the sexy, lavish and competitive world of Regency London high society. From the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the aristocratic palaces of Park Lane and beyond, the series unveils a seductive, sumptuous world replete with intricate rules and dramatic power struggles, where no one is truly ever on steady ground. At the heart of the show is the powerful Bridgerton family. Comprised of eight close-knit siblings, this funny, witty, daring and clever group must navigate the upper ten thousand’s marriage mart in search of romance,...
Created by Scandal veteran Chris Van Dusen, the untitled Bridgerton drama is set in the sexy, lavish and competitive world of Regency London high society. From the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the aristocratic palaces of Park Lane and beyond, the series unveils a seductive, sumptuous world replete with intricate rules and dramatic power struggles, where no one is truly ever on steady ground. At the heart of the show is the powerful Bridgerton family. Comprised of eight close-knit siblings, this funny, witty, daring and clever group must navigate the upper ten thousand’s marriage mart in search of romance,...
- 6/19/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Venice Film Festival has designated Julie Andrews the recipient of the 2019 Golden Lion for Career Achievement. The Mary Poppins and Sound Of Music star will receive the honor at the 76th Lido event which runs August 28-September 7.
Andrews responded today, “I am so honored to have been selected as this year’s recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The Venice Film Festival has long been recognized as one of the world’s most esteemed international film festivals. I thank the Biennale for this acknowledgement of my work and I look forward to being in that beautiful city in September for this very special occasion.”
Venice chief Alberto Barbera noted, “At a very young age, Ms Andrews made a name for herself in the music halls of London and, later, on Broadway thanks to her remarkable singing and acting talent. Her first Hollywood movie, Mary Poppins, gave her top-tier star status,...
Andrews responded today, “I am so honored to have been selected as this year’s recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The Venice Film Festival has long been recognized as one of the world’s most esteemed international film festivals. I thank the Biennale for this acknowledgement of my work and I look forward to being in that beautiful city in September for this very special occasion.”
Venice chief Alberto Barbera noted, “At a very young age, Ms Andrews made a name for herself in the music halls of London and, later, on Broadway thanks to her remarkable singing and acting talent. Her first Hollywood movie, Mary Poppins, gave her top-tier star status,...
- 3/8/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Ariana Grande is a woman of her word, dropping her new album just six months after her last one—and Thank U, Next turns out to be her best album yet. Sweetener was full of potential hits; the old-school model would have been to milk it for a couple of years, tour it to death, then start the cycle all over again. Instead, Grande went back in the studio while her energy was raging and banged out another album in two weeks. This is her Amnesiac to Sweetener’s Kid A.
- 2/12/2019
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
A solid mainstream hit for 1947, Loretta Young and Joseph Cotten’s political fairy tale maintains its charm despite the usual populist dodges — a spirited young woman finds both romance and The American Dream when she runs for Congress. But will the political system accept her?
The Farmer’s Daughter
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1947 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 97 min. / Street Date September 25, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford, Rhys Williams, Harry Davenport, Tom Powers, William Harrigan, Keith Andes, Harry Shannon, Lex Barker, Thurston Hall, Art Baker, Don Beddoe, James Arness, Anna Q. Nilsson, Charles McGraw, John Gallaudet, William B. Davidson, Cy Kendall, Frank Ferguson, William Bakewell, Charles Lane Forrest J. Ackerman, Robert Clarke.
Film Editor: Harry Marker
Original Music: Leigh Harline
Written by Allen Rivkin, Laura Kerr, from a play by Juhani Tervapää
Produced by Dore Schary
Directed by H.C. Potter
This year...
The Farmer’s Daughter
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1947 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 97 min. / Street Date September 25, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford, Rhys Williams, Harry Davenport, Tom Powers, William Harrigan, Keith Andes, Harry Shannon, Lex Barker, Thurston Hall, Art Baker, Don Beddoe, James Arness, Anna Q. Nilsson, Charles McGraw, John Gallaudet, William B. Davidson, Cy Kendall, Frank Ferguson, William Bakewell, Charles Lane Forrest J. Ackerman, Robert Clarke.
Film Editor: Harry Marker
Original Music: Leigh Harline
Written by Allen Rivkin, Laura Kerr, from a play by Juhani Tervapää
Produced by Dore Schary
Directed by H.C. Potter
This year...
- 9/11/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Country star Carrie Underwood took to Twitter Wednesday to respond to the death of Craig Zadan, executive producer of The Sound of Music Live! which she starred in.
“Such sad news,” Underwood tweeted. “Craig was a visionary, a risk-taker, a lover of music and just an all around nice guy! I am honored to have worked with him. He will be greatly missed.”
Underwood starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s live version of the musical that aired on Dec. 5, 2013 and co-starred Stephen Moyer as Captain Georg von Trapp and Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess.
Despite Underwood’s limited acting and Broadway experience, Zadan and long-time producing partner Neil Meron took a chance on her to headline the live event. In part because of Underwood’s popularity, The Sound of Music was such a huge ratings success, it led to Zadan and Meron executive producing four more live productions...
“Such sad news,” Underwood tweeted. “Craig was a visionary, a risk-taker, a lover of music and just an all around nice guy! I am honored to have worked with him. He will be greatly missed.”
Underwood starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s live version of the musical that aired on Dec. 5, 2013 and co-starred Stephen Moyer as Captain Georg von Trapp and Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess.
Despite Underwood’s limited acting and Broadway experience, Zadan and long-time producing partner Neil Meron took a chance on her to headline the live event. In part because of Underwood’s popularity, The Sound of Music was such a huge ratings success, it led to Zadan and Meron executive producing four more live productions...
- 8/23/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva and Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The hills are alive with the sound of music, and soon the theaters will be, too. More than 53 years after The Sound of Music was first released, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical will be returning to theaters for two days as part of the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series. On Sept. 9 and 12, you'll get to relive all your favorite numbers as you watch Julie Andrews take on her iconic role as Maria von Trapp on the big screen. Tickets officially go on sale Friday, July 27, for more than 600 movie theaters nationwide.
The film, which is based on von Trapp's memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, tells the story of a nun who takes on the role of governess to a widowed father, Captain von Trapp, and his seven children. The Sound of Music is a classic when it comes to movie musicals, as it was the first...
The film, which is based on von Trapp's memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, tells the story of a nun who takes on the role of governess to a widowed father, Captain von Trapp, and his seven children. The Sound of Music is a classic when it comes to movie musicals, as it was the first...
- 8/6/2018
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Disney’s remake pledges a return to the source: Pl Travers’ stories. Travers hated the 1964 movie, but it was more faithful to her books than she realised
When I was growing up, I had access to two VHS videos. One was The Snowman, the classic adaption of the Raymond Briggs cartoon, and the other was Mary Poppins. (I’m talking about the mid-1980s, when this represented an extraordinary range of options on top of Britain’s four terrestrial TV channels.) As a result, I watched Poppins probably 3,000 times; I know it from the first spit-spot to the umbrella’s final squawk. It is thanks to this movie that I still misuse the word “amortize” and, in times of stress, can be unaccountably soothed by the phrase “Shipyards, the mercantile”.
I was, therefore, interested to read this week of a new Poppins movie in the works, to be directed by...
When I was growing up, I had access to two VHS videos. One was The Snowman, the classic adaption of the Raymond Briggs cartoon, and the other was Mary Poppins. (I’m talking about the mid-1980s, when this represented an extraordinary range of options on top of Britain’s four terrestrial TV channels.) As a result, I watched Poppins probably 3,000 times; I know it from the first spit-spot to the umbrella’s final squawk. It is thanks to this movie that I still misuse the word “amortize” and, in times of stress, can be unaccountably soothed by the phrase “Shipyards, the mercantile”.
I was, therefore, interested to read this week of a new Poppins movie in the works, to be directed by...
- 9/15/2015
- by Emma Brockes
- The Guardian - Film News
Theodore Bikel. Theodore Bikel dead at 91: Oscar-nominated actor and folk singer best known for stage musicals 'The Sound of Music,' 'Fiddler on the Roof' Folk singer, social and union activist, and stage, film, and television actor Theodore Bikel, best remembered for starring in the Broadway musical The Sound of Music and, throughout the U.S., in Fiddler on the Roof, died Monday morning (July 20, '15) of "natural causes" at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. The Austrian-born Bikel – as Theodore Meir Bikel on May 2, 1924, in Vienna, to Yiddish-speaking Eastern European parents – was 91. Fled Hitler Thanks to his well-connected Zionist father, six months after the German annexation of Austria in March 1938 ("they were greeted with jubilation by the local populace," he would recall in 2012), the 14-year-old Bikel and his family fled to Palestine, at the time a British protectorate. While there, the teenager began acting on stage,...
- 7/23/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Rodgers amp Hammerstein's The Sound Of Music is one of the most oft-produced and popular musicals of all time and this week has welcomed both spectacular news and saddening news regarding the past, present and future of the beloved family-friendly musical. Iconic original leading man Theodore Bikel passed away at the age of 91 earlier this week, forever closing the book on the first man to ever sing 'Edelweiss', one of the score's most beloved gems, not to mention portray Captain Von Trapp in the original Broadway production. Yet, on the horizon looms a brand new national tour of the tuner set to star a brand new discovery named Kerstin Anderson in the role of Maria Von Trapp alongside a fresh-faced cast including Ben Davis, Ashley Brown, Merwin Foard, Dan Tracy and more, all under the direction of Jack O'Brien. Considering the legendary legacy of the beloved title, now is an...
- 7/22/2015
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music, a new film The Trapp Family - A Life in Music is in production in Salzburg. The film, which tells the story behind the legend, is based on the autobiography of Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter.
23 year old British actress Eliza Bennett leads the cast as Agathe, starring with Matthew Macfadyen as her father Georg von Trapp alongside an international cast, whilst Vanessa Redgrave plays the older Agathe.
Eliza (represented by Independent Talent) starred in Nanny McPhee and Inkheart as a child, and more recently in thrillers F and Confine, she also appeared in the second series of Broadchurch.
The Trapp Family - A Life in Music tells the story of Agathe, who has been searching for her path in life since her youth: She is the eldest daughter among many siblings, and her relationship with her father, the...
23 year old British actress Eliza Bennett leads the cast as Agathe, starring with Matthew Macfadyen as her father Georg von Trapp alongside an international cast, whilst Vanessa Redgrave plays the older Agathe.
Eliza (represented by Independent Talent) starred in Nanny McPhee and Inkheart as a child, and more recently in thrillers F and Confine, she also appeared in the second series of Broadchurch.
The Trapp Family - A Life in Music tells the story of Agathe, who has been searching for her path in life since her youth: She is the eldest daughter among many siblings, and her relationship with her father, the...
- 4/18/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Stage-to-screen impresarios Zadan and Meron are getting back to what they know and love: live musical productions. The producing duo behind the 2015 Oscars, whose ratings sank and whose host Neil Patrick Harris fell flat after two successful years, will be mounting "The Wiz," the soul music re-telling of "The Wizard of Oz." The production will take center stage on NBC December 3, 2015. This is not Zadan and Meron's first foray into live song-and-dance spectacles on NBC. "The Wiz" will be their third consecutive special after 2013's "The Sound of Music Live!" starring Carrie Underwood, who had the pipes to carry Maria von Trapp. And in 2014, Zadan and Meron drummed up "Peter Pan Live!," a magnificent failure starring Allison Williams who, between "Pan" and her simpering dullard Marnie on HBO's "Girls," seems to be grooming for more singing roles. Read More: Academy: Hire Judd Apatow to Produce 2016...
- 3/30/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Here’s some early snippets from ABC’s 20/20 special tonight The Untold Story of The Sound of Music airing at 10 Pm Et. ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer goes behind the scenes of the classic movie, exploring why it still resonates 50 years later. She even takes the film’s lead actress Julie Andrews with her throughout Austria for a tour of famed Sound of Music landmarks, including the house where Maria Von Trapp lived — a place Andrews never visited. In the clip above…...
- 3/18/2015
- Deadline TV
"The Sound of Music" is not just a wonderful film; it's perhaps the single most timeless Hollywood musical with the most uniformly beloved songlist in film history. Julie Andrews' performance as the nurturing, free-spirited Maria Von Trapp was an instant sensation, a legendary portrayal that helped "The Sound of Music" unseat "Gone with the Wind" as the highest grossing film to date. If the charming hooks of "Do-Re-Mi" and "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" aren't sumptuous enough, the movie's sonic splendor deepens with the classic anthem "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and the adorable, yet incredibly moving "So Long, Farewell." At every turn in Robert Wise's classic there is another tune, performance, or charismatic bit of Von Trapp choreography to renew our faith in the power of the Hollywood musical. In honor of the movie's 50th anniversary and new re-release on Blu-ray and Digital HD, we had the unspeakable honor of...
- 3/13/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
We'll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of "The Sound of Music," arguably the most beloved film musical of all time, tomorrow morning with a special interview. Get excited. In the meantime, let's revisit some of the 1965 Best Picture's greatest songs with ten unexpected covers from the past and present. 1. Christina Aguilera mounts "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" Christina Aguilera, as we'll soon discover, is a diehard "Sound of Music" fan. Here in a 2000 performance she decimates "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and basically confirms she has very little in common with Britney Spears, talent-wise. 2. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jerry Seinfeld are "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" Also in 2000: Julia Louis-Dreyfus displayed some tuenful gusto on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and belted "Sixteen Going on Seventeen." She proved she could sing, which I'd somehow forgotten. Surprise guest Jerry Seinfeld joined in on the fun and proved he could... vocally contribute. It's just sweet. More singing from Jld,...
- 3/12/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Diane Sawyer and Julie Andrews travel to Salzburg to explore the family and the story behind the beloved, Oscar-winning musical The Sound of Music. ABC’s 20/20 will present a special hour celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music on Wednesday March 18, at 10pm Et/Pt. Diane Sawyer travels to Austria with the film’s star Dame Julie Andrews to explore the real story behind the beloved, Oscar-winning Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and retrace the steps of the real-life von Trapp family, including the house where Maria von Trapp lived and the train station where the family made its final escape from the Nazis. Mother Abbess … Continue reading →
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- 3/12/2015
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
How do you solve a problem like Maria? For the producers of The Sound of Music, which hit theaters fifty years ago this week, the solution turned out to be Julie Andrews. Other actresses were considered for the part of the free-spirited nanny whose effervescence overcomes not only the grumpiness of Captain von Trapp but also the tyranny of the Nazis. Among those rumored to have been in the running for the role were Grace Kelly, Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn and Anne Bancroft. But in the end, even the producers who wanted a bigger, more marquee-friendly name agreed that Maria should be played by Andrews.
- 3/6/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
It’s hard to believe, but The Sound of Music celebrates its 50th anniversary today. The Julie Andrews musical is one of the most memorable movies of all time. It’s also one of the most famous -- a bonafide classic that won five Oscars and an avalanche of critical acclaim. It’s perhaps no surprise then that the film is still enchanting audiences half a century on from its original release.
So to celebrate its big day – and because trivia really is one of our favourite things – here are ten things you probably didn’t know about The Sound of Music.
1. Christopher Plummer didn’t like the film
The film is beloved by generations of film fans, but one major Sound of Music naysayer? Christopher Plummer, one of the classic's biggest stars. The man who became famous for playing Mr. Von Trapp referred to the film as "The Sound of Mucus" whilst on set.
So to celebrate its big day – and because trivia really is one of our favourite things – here are ten things you probably didn’t know about The Sound of Music.
1. Christopher Plummer didn’t like the film
The film is beloved by generations of film fans, but one major Sound of Music naysayer? Christopher Plummer, one of the classic's biggest stars. The man who became famous for playing Mr. Von Trapp referred to the film as "The Sound of Mucus" whilst on set.
- 3/2/2015
- by Daniel Bettridge
- Cineplex
Julie Andrews will appear at a gala screening of The Sound of Music at Jameson Dublin's International Film Festival.
The actress, who played Maria von Trapp in the 1965 musical, will also take part in a public interview before the gala closes the festival on Sunday, March 29.
The public interview will be hosted by Aedin Gormley from RTÉ's Lyric FM Movies and Musicals at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions, before Andrews will introduce a special presentation of The Sound of Music at the Savoy Cinema at 7.30pm.
Festival director Grainne Humphreys said: "It is a great honour to welcome one of the great legends of stage and screen to Dublin.
"The Festival is honoured to welcome Dame Julie Andrews to Dublin to introduce the 50th anniversary screening of The Sound of Music and participate in a Public Interview hosted by Aedín Gormley from Rte's Movies and Musicals.
The actress, who played Maria von Trapp in the 1965 musical, will also take part in a public interview before the gala closes the festival on Sunday, March 29.
The public interview will be hosted by Aedin Gormley from RTÉ's Lyric FM Movies and Musicals at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions, before Andrews will introduce a special presentation of The Sound of Music at the Savoy Cinema at 7.30pm.
Festival director Grainne Humphreys said: "It is a great honour to welcome one of the great legends of stage and screen to Dublin.
"The Festival is honoured to welcome Dame Julie Andrews to Dublin to introduce the 50th anniversary screening of The Sound of Music and participate in a Public Interview hosted by Aedín Gormley from Rte's Movies and Musicals.
- 2/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Hollywood will come alive with The Sound of Music (1965) this spring as the beloved, Oscar®-winning classic returns to the big screen to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a gala opening-night screening on Thursday, March 26 at the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival. Legendary stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer will join Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne at the world-famous Tcl Chinese Theater IMAX to introduce the beautifully restored film and kick off the sixth annual festival, which will run March 26-29, 2015, in Hollywood.
The film is being presented in collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox, in celebration of their Golden 50th Anniversary Blu-ray release arriving on March 10, 2015.
The Sound of Music is the story of the Von Trapp family, whose lives are forever changed by the arrival of Maria, the warmhearted young governess who brings joy and music to the Captain (Plummer) and his children. The film earned Andrews her second...
The film is being presented in collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox, in celebration of their Golden 50th Anniversary Blu-ray release arriving on March 10, 2015.
The Sound of Music is the story of the Von Trapp family, whose lives are forever changed by the arrival of Maria, the warmhearted young governess who brings joy and music to the Captain (Plummer) and his children. The film earned Andrews her second...
- 1/20/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Peter Pan Live! could've used a little more fairy dust. The Allison Williams-starring musical revival aired on NBC on Thursday, Dec. 4, failing to reach the same high ratings that were earned by The Sound of Music Live! in December 2013. Featuring Williams, 26, as the boy who never grew up, Peter Pan Live! debuted to a total of 9.1 million viewers, and charted a 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic of adults. In contrast, when Carrie Underwood played Maria von Trapp to negative critical reception, The Sound [...]...
- 12/5/2014
- Us Weekly
Anyone hoping for another NBC musical hate-watch were probably disappointed by Peter Pan Live! Thursday night. It wasn't perfect by any means - switching between live singing and all those filmed ads killed just about any theatrical energy and flow well before the three hours were up - but the production was colorful and glitch-free. Allison Williams of Girls made a much more committed Peter than Carrie Underwood did a Maria von Trapp in last year's endless Sound of Music Live!, and Christopher Walken's extremely peculiar Captain Hook was a triumph. Maybe a disaster. But more of a triumph.
- 12/5/2014
- by Tom Gliatto, @gliattoT
- PEOPLE.com
Anyone hoping for another NBC musical hate-watch were probably disappointed by Peter Pan Live! Thursday night.
It wasn't perfect by any means – switching between live singing and all those filmed ads killed just about any theatrical energy and flow well before the three hours were up – but the production was colorful and glitch-free.
Allison Williams of Girls made a much more committed Peter than Carrie Underwood did a Maria von Trapp in last year's endless Sound of Music Live!, and Christopher Walken's extremely peculiar Captain Hook was a triumph.
Maybe a disaster. But more of a triumph.
Williams, her...
It wasn't perfect by any means – switching between live singing and all those filmed ads killed just about any theatrical energy and flow well before the three hours were up – but the production was colorful and glitch-free.
Allison Williams of Girls made a much more committed Peter than Carrie Underwood did a Maria von Trapp in last year's endless Sound of Music Live!, and Christopher Walken's extremely peculiar Captain Hook was a triumph.
Maybe a disaster. But more of a triumph.
Williams, her...
- 12/5/2014
- by Tom Gliatto, @gliattoT
- People.com - TV Watch
Anyone hoping for another NBC musical hate-watch were probably disappointed by Peter Pan Live! Thursday night. It wasn't perfect by any means - switching between live singing and all those filmed ads killed just about any theatrical energy and flow well before the three hours were up - but the production was colorful and glitch-free. Allison Williams of Girls made a much more committed Peter than Carrie Underwood did a Maria von Trapp in last year's endless Sound of Music Live!, and Christopher Walken's extremely peculiar Captain Hook was a triumph. Maybe a disaster. But more of a triumph.
- 12/5/2014
- by Tom Gliatto, @gliattoT
- PEOPLE.com
The country music world is beyond excited about Carrie Underwood's pregnancy news - and we are, too! And though we could give the superstar a whole bunch of parenting advice from pros like Brad and Keith, we have a feeling the singer already knows what she's doing. Here's why: She's supportive. A regular at hockey player husband Mike Fisher's games, Underwood is the biggest cheerleader - and likely will be for her little one, whether on the rink or in the spotlight. She's kind-hearted. Underwood and Fisher spent a week in Haiti in June on a mission trip with Danita's Children,...
- 9/2/2014
- by Danielle Anderson, @dak5000
- PEOPLE.com
Let us play the “Name Game”, shall we? Since we all are part of the experience here at the entertainment website known as Sound on Sight maybe we should pay homage to our online destination by celebrating it in an unconventional manner? Specifically, we can recognize Sound on Sight by acknowledging movie names that contain the words “sound” and “sight” in their titles.
However you may perceive this experimentation as being rather gimmicky and silly please realize that this movie column is also a means to recognize a few movie titles that are unfamiliar or perhaps a first-time discovery to some of you out there that never heard some of these cinematic selections. There may be a couple of well-known films in the bunch but collectively the features being mentioned in Sound on Sight: Top 10 Random “Sound” and “Sight” Movie Titles are aptly presented based on the theme at hand.
However you may perceive this experimentation as being rather gimmicky and silly please realize that this movie column is also a means to recognize a few movie titles that are unfamiliar or perhaps a first-time discovery to some of you out there that never heard some of these cinematic selections. There may be a couple of well-known films in the bunch but collectively the features being mentioned in Sound on Sight: Top 10 Random “Sound” and “Sight” Movie Titles are aptly presented based on the theme at hand.
- 7/14/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
It's been firmly proven that Christopher Walken has some serious moves. The actor is now set to put those dance skills back to work in the role of Captain Hook in NBC's live musical broadcast of Peter Pan.
Christopher Walken Goes Off the Cuff: The Extended Version
NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt announced the casting news at the Television Critics Association press tour on Sunday, Entertainment Weekly reports. "He might really be a song and dance man at heart," Greenblatt said of Walken. "He’s fearless as a comedic actor and always comes to play.
Christopher Walken Goes Off the Cuff: The Extended Version
NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt announced the casting news at the Television Critics Association press tour on Sunday, Entertainment Weekly reports. "He might really be a song and dance man at heart," Greenblatt said of Walken. "He’s fearless as a comedic actor and always comes to play.
- 7/13/2014
- Rollingstone.com
ITV is planning to air a live production of The Sound of Music, reports have said.
According to The Sun, the channel is hoping to replicate the success of NBC's live broadcast of the popular musical in the Us last year.
NBC's version - which starred Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp - was a huge hit in the ratings, pulling in 18.5m viewers despite complaints about the performance.
ITV is now hoping that it can pull off a similar show and is reportedly looking at staging the production at either Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire or Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.
The broadcaster is also thought to be hoping to bring in a live orchestra to provide the music for famous songs such as 'My Favourite Things' and 'Do-Re-Mi'.
Over in the States, the success of The Sound of Music led NBC to begin work on a live production of Peter Pan.
According to The Sun, the channel is hoping to replicate the success of NBC's live broadcast of the popular musical in the Us last year.
NBC's version - which starred Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp - was a huge hit in the ratings, pulling in 18.5m viewers despite complaints about the performance.
ITV is now hoping that it can pull off a similar show and is reportedly looking at staging the production at either Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire or Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.
The broadcaster is also thought to be hoping to bring in a live orchestra to provide the music for famous songs such as 'My Favourite Things' and 'Do-Re-Mi'.
Over in the States, the success of The Sound of Music led NBC to begin work on a live production of Peter Pan.
- 7/10/2014
- Digital Spy
The art of expression in the world of film is not just reserved for “professional” movie reviewers. The accessible flexibility that anyone can comment and show delight or dismay regarding the cinema landscape is quite encouraging because Any voice matters in terms of one’s particular preference. From a famed Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic to a blue-collar plumber with an affinity for vintage films from the golden age of Hollywood anyone can harbor a viewpoint about what constitutes quality or queasy filmmaking.
Thankfully, online venues such as Sound on Sight allow for several degrees of opinion, expertise, insight and analysis when it comes to an array of topical interests that cater to the constitution of escapist tastes in film, television, comic books and podcasts.
No, The Voicemakers: A Sound of Reasoning is not a disguised pat-on-the-back to shamelessly promote this site’s accolades. Quite frankly, the site’s staff, regular...
Thankfully, online venues such as Sound on Sight allow for several degrees of opinion, expertise, insight and analysis when it comes to an array of topical interests that cater to the constitution of escapist tastes in film, television, comic books and podcasts.
No, The Voicemakers: A Sound of Reasoning is not a disguised pat-on-the-back to shamelessly promote this site’s accolades. Quite frankly, the site’s staff, regular...
- 7/6/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
It is not really difficult in coming up with cinema siblings and assessing their impact on the films they graced with humor, horror or hedonism. Whatever the combination–brother and sister, brother and brother, sister and sister–the big screen has always produced some of the most compelling siblings to entertain or shock us as the lights go dim at the local cinemaplex.
So who do you favor as your all-time favorite movie siblings? Perhaps you wouldn’t mind brothers Michael and Sam from 1987′s The Lost Boys? Or how about sisters Drizella and Anastasia from the 1950 animated film Cinderella? Maybe you could go for the transformation of television’s Brady kids into the film version of 1995′s The Brady Bunch Movie?
In Sibling Rivalry: The Top 10 Fictional Siblings in Film we will take a look at a group of handful brotherly/sisterly personalities in the world of movies...
So who do you favor as your all-time favorite movie siblings? Perhaps you wouldn’t mind brothers Michael and Sam from 1987′s The Lost Boys? Or how about sisters Drizella and Anastasia from the 1950 animated film Cinderella? Maybe you could go for the transformation of television’s Brady kids into the film version of 1995′s The Brady Bunch Movie?
In Sibling Rivalry: The Top 10 Fictional Siblings in Film we will take a look at a group of handful brotherly/sisterly personalities in the world of movies...
- 6/18/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Who’s the one that you want?
Fox announced Monday that NBC isn’t the only studio that can bring musicals to the small screen: They’ll air a live, three-hour version of Grease sometime next year. If three makes a trend, I couldn’t be happier that musicals-on-tv are officially, finally back.
Now, there are a lot of considerations for a Grease adaptation. First of all: Will Fox stick solely with the Broadway version of the show (à la NBC’s decision for Sound of Music), which differentiates a fair amount from the John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John iconic movie?...
Fox announced Monday that NBC isn’t the only studio that can bring musicals to the small screen: They’ll air a live, three-hour version of Grease sometime next year. If three makes a trend, I couldn’t be happier that musicals-on-tv are officially, finally back.
Now, there are a lot of considerations for a Grease adaptation. First of all: Will Fox stick solely with the Broadway version of the show (à la NBC’s decision for Sound of Music), which differentiates a fair amount from the John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John iconic movie?...
- 4/28/2014
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
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