Just in time for 4/20 weekend, Lindsey Haun and Nick Roth are getting set to unleash Hanky Panky, and they’ve let us know that you might want to be high when you watch it.
“A man and a talking napkin save the world from an evil top-hat, and also learn to love” in Hanky Panky, which will be streaming April 19 on Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, and Amazon.
The aforementioned evil top-hat is voiced by none other than Seth Green!
Check out an exclusive poster debut below, along with the film’s official trailer.
The filmmakers preview, “Hanky Panky was inspired by the way certain zany comedies like Wet Hot American Summer and Caddyshack seemed to capture the energy of locking their whole cast and crew together in, say, a summer camp, or a coke-orgy fueled hotel in the middle of a Florida hurricane with Chevy Chase — and then somehow get that energy on screen.
“A man and a talking napkin save the world from an evil top-hat, and also learn to love” in Hanky Panky, which will be streaming April 19 on Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, and Amazon.
The aforementioned evil top-hat is voiced by none other than Seth Green!
Check out an exclusive poster debut below, along with the film’s official trailer.
The filmmakers preview, “Hanky Panky was inspired by the way certain zany comedies like Wet Hot American Summer and Caddyshack seemed to capture the energy of locking their whole cast and crew together in, say, a summer camp, or a coke-orgy fueled hotel in the middle of a Florida hurricane with Chevy Chase — and then somehow get that energy on screen.
- 4/1/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Tl;Dr:
Tipper Gore was scandalized by Madonna’s “Dress You Up” and Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop.” They were two of several songs that inspired a government hearing. Nevertheless, “Dress You Up” was a big hit in the United States.
Madonna‘s “Dress You Up” is a pretty innocuous song. However, “Dress You Up” was once considered so dirty that it inspired a government hearing. Subsequently, the hearing changed music forever.
Madonna’s ‘Dress You Up’ upset activist Tipper Gore, the wife of Al Gore
According to Rolling Stone, Tipper Gore, Al Gore’s wife, helped found the Parents Music Resource Center. The group created an infamous list called the “Filthy Fifteen,” which included the recent songs they found the most objectionable. The “Filthy Fifteen” included Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop,” Prince and the Revolution’s “Darling Nikki,” and Madonna’s “Dress You Up,” among others.
The Senate’s...
Tipper Gore was scandalized by Madonna’s “Dress You Up” and Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop.” They were two of several songs that inspired a government hearing. Nevertheless, “Dress You Up” was a big hit in the United States.
Madonna‘s “Dress You Up” is a pretty innocuous song. However, “Dress You Up” was once considered so dirty that it inspired a government hearing. Subsequently, the hearing changed music forever.
Madonna’s ‘Dress You Up’ upset activist Tipper Gore, the wife of Al Gore
According to Rolling Stone, Tipper Gore, Al Gore’s wife, helped found the Parents Music Resource Center. The group created an infamous list called the “Filthy Fifteen,” which included the recent songs they found the most objectionable. The “Filthy Fifteen” included Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop,” Prince and the Revolution’s “Darling Nikki,” and Madonna’s “Dress You Up,” among others.
The Senate’s...
- 7/25/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Johnny Brown, the actor, comedian and singer best known for his role as superintendent Nathan Bookman on the popular 70s sitcom “Good Times,” died Wednesday. He was 84 years old.
Brown’s death was confirmed by his daughter, Broadway actress Sharon Catherine Brown, through a post shared on her Instagram. No further details on Brown’s death are available at this time.
“He was literally snatched out of our lives. It’s not real for us yet,” Sharon Catherine Brown wrote. “So there will be more to say but not now. Dad was the absolute best. We love him so very much.”
Prior to his sitcom stardom, Brown was a seasoned entertainment veteran, regularly performing in nightclub acts with his future wife, June Russell. Early in his career he dabbled in recording music, releasing the single “Walkin’, Talkin’, Kissin’ Doll” for Columbia Records in 1961 and “You’re Too Much in Love...
Brown’s death was confirmed by his daughter, Broadway actress Sharon Catherine Brown, through a post shared on her Instagram. No further details on Brown’s death are available at this time.
“He was literally snatched out of our lives. It’s not real for us yet,” Sharon Catherine Brown wrote. “So there will be more to say but not now. Dad was the absolute best. We love him so very much.”
Prior to his sitcom stardom, Brown was a seasoned entertainment veteran, regularly performing in nightclub acts with his future wife, June Russell. Early in his career he dabbled in recording music, releasing the single “Walkin’, Talkin’, Kissin’ Doll” for Columbia Records in 1961 and “You’re Too Much in Love...
- 3/5/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Johnny Brown, best known for his role as the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the TV show Good Times and a Laugh-In regular, has died at 84. No cause of death was given by his family, who announced his March 2 death on Instagram.
Daughter and actress Sharon Catherine Brown wrote on Instagram. “Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken. Barely able to breathe.”
Brown had a multi-facted career. He recorded songs and played in a band, appeared on Broadway, and was a television regular, including three seasons as part of the ensemble on the hit show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. That appearance was a double-edged sword, as his contractual commitments to the show prevented him from taking the role of Red Foxx’s son on Sanford and Son.
Former Laugh-In writer-turned-producer Allan Manings brought Brown to Good Times in 1975, midway through its second season.
Born on June 11, 1937, in St.
Daughter and actress Sharon Catherine Brown wrote on Instagram. “Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken. Barely able to breathe.”
Brown had a multi-facted career. He recorded songs and played in a band, appeared on Broadway, and was a television regular, including three seasons as part of the ensemble on the hit show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. That appearance was a double-edged sword, as his contractual commitments to the show prevented him from taking the role of Red Foxx’s son on Sanford and Son.
Former Laugh-In writer-turned-producer Allan Manings brought Brown to Good Times in 1975, midway through its second season.
Born on June 11, 1937, in St.
- 3/5/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood and the nation are mourning a Hollywood pioneer today. Click on the photo above to launch a photo gallery on the career of Oscar winner Sidney Poitier, who has died at 94.
His 60-year résumé is filled with groundbreaking roles in singular movies. He played the Philadelphia homicide detective Virgil Tibbs investigating a murder in a Deep South town (In the Heat of the Night and its sequel), the doctor who gets engaged to a white woman and deals with uncertainly from both sets of parents and a convict chained to a white fellow escapee (Tony Curtis) in The Defiant Ones.
Poitier was the first Black person to win an lead-acting Oscar (Lilies of the Field), the first whose character shared an onscreen interracial kiss in a major movie and the first whose character physically struck a white co-star onscreen.
His 60-year résumé is filled with groundbreaking roles in singular movies. He played the Philadelphia homicide detective Virgil Tibbs investigating a murder in a Deep South town (In the Heat of the Night and its sequel), the doctor who gets engaged to a white woman and deals with uncertainly from both sets of parents and a convict chained to a white fellow escapee (Tony Curtis) in The Defiant Ones.
Poitier was the first Black person to win an lead-acting Oscar (Lilies of the Field), the first whose character shared an onscreen interracial kiss in a major movie and the first whose character physically struck a white co-star onscreen.
- 1/7/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Pop music star Tommy James and film producer Barbara DeFina are developing the biopic “Me, the Mob and the Music,” based on James’ autobiography.
DeFina, whose credits include Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” and “GoodFellas,” and James have tapped three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall to helm the film adaptation from a screenplay by Matthew Stone (“Intolerable Cruelty”).
James was the leader of Tommy James and the Shondells with No. 1 singles for “Hanky Panky” and “Crimson and Clover” along with a dozen other Top 40 hits, including “I Think We’re Alone Now”, “Mirage”, “Mony Mony”, “Sweet Cherry Wine”, and “Crystal Blue Persuasion.” He has sold an estimated 100 million records.
The book, co-written with Martin Fitzpatrick and published in 2011, centers on James’ years at Roulette Records and his complex and sometimes terrifying relationship with mobster Morris Levy, also known as the “Godfather of the Music Business.” Levy operated through payola and strong-arm tactics.
DeFina, whose credits include Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” and “GoodFellas,” and James have tapped three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall to helm the film adaptation from a screenplay by Matthew Stone (“Intolerable Cruelty”).
James was the leader of Tommy James and the Shondells with No. 1 singles for “Hanky Panky” and “Crimson and Clover” along with a dozen other Top 40 hits, including “I Think We’re Alone Now”, “Mirage”, “Mony Mony”, “Sweet Cherry Wine”, and “Crystal Blue Persuasion.” He has sold an estimated 100 million records.
The book, co-written with Martin Fitzpatrick and published in 2011, centers on James’ years at Roulette Records and his complex and sometimes terrifying relationship with mobster Morris Levy, also known as the “Godfather of the Music Business.” Levy operated through payola and strong-arm tactics.
- 7/18/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
A box office success in his native Taiwan with films like Summer Times, Love Is Sin, and Hanky Panky, director Huang Chao-liang turns his eye to the rituals of his rural hometown. At the New York Asian Film Festival, director Huang spoke exclusively with Lmd about Han Dan, his semi-autobiographical exploration of two young men’s coming-of-age against an explosive backdrop of societal pressures and fireworks. The Lady Miz Diva: I understand that the firecracker ceremony was a ritual where you grew up, but what inspired you to make a film with it as your centre? Huang Chao-liang: I am Taitung born. I grew up there. When I was a kid, looking at these grown men in the middle of all these firecrackers...
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- 7/9/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Huang Chao-liang is one of Taiwan’s most successful directors in recent years. His films, “Hanky Panky” and “The Wonderful Wedding” were both huge domestic box office hits. He is known for his artistic portrayal of everyday life in films that are both genuine and emotionally charged.
George Hu is an American-born actor and singer based in Taiwan. He made his film debut in 2014 with Where the Wind Settles” but he has been acting on TV since 2006.
On the occasion of their film, “Han Dan” screening at New York Asian Film Festival, we talked with the director and the protagonist to talk about the Han Dan ritual, the firecrackers in the movie, male friendship and many other topics.
Why did you decide to shoot a movie about the particular ritual and can you give us some more details about its practice in nowadays Taiwan?
I was born in Taitung, so...
George Hu is an American-born actor and singer based in Taiwan. He made his film debut in 2014 with Where the Wind Settles” but he has been acting on TV since 2006.
On the occasion of their film, “Han Dan” screening at New York Asian Film Festival, we talked with the director and the protagonist to talk about the Han Dan ritual, the firecrackers in the movie, male friendship and many other topics.
Why did you decide to shoot a movie about the particular ritual and can you give us some more details about its practice in nowadays Taiwan?
I was born in Taitung, so...
- 7/2/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
With the year’s end “light at the end of the tunnel” in sight, 2018’s parade of distinguished feature documentaries marches on with another “crowd-pleaser” bringing up the rear. Cinemas have been host to truly exceptional works of non-fiction filmmaking. This week’s release joins the impressive list of the “celebrity showbiz profile” sub-genre that includes the box office hit Won’T You Be My Neighbor along with Whitney, McQueen, and Quincy. Though music doesn’t play as big a role in this subject’s life as in several of these films, she made her greatest cultural impact on television, just as Neighbor’s Fred Rogers. Oh, and her works were much more “adult” in nature, While Rogers was a daytime TV king to countless kids, she was the first real “queen of late-night TV comedy”. And while she’s been gone for nearly three decades, her influence seems to be felt now,...
- 9/21/2018
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On September 12th, k.d. lang will be presented with the Americana Music Association’s Trailblazer Award at the organization’s 17th Annual Americana Honors and Awards show taking place at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. A few days later on September 16th, she’ll close out the Americana Music Festival by bringing the Ingénue Redux Tour to the Ryman stage.
The tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of her landmark album, Ingenue, which catapulted lang to pop stardom after several years of playing on the fringes of country music during the Eighties.
The tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of her landmark album, Ingenue, which catapulted lang to pop stardom after several years of playing on the fringes of country music during the Eighties.
- 9/11/2018
- by Hunter Kelly
- Rollingstone.com
According to new reports, because of a "pre-existing licensing deal" with Tribune Co. "Archie" Comics cancelled their comic book reboot of "Dick Tracy", as actor Warren Beatty continues to hold onto the character's rights, despite a 'use it' or 'lose it' clause in a long-standing agreement with Tribune to produce a "Dick Tracy" movie or TV show:
The monthly comic book series was illustrated by Thomas Pitilli...
...with the first cover by Francesco Francavilla.
Created by Chester Gould as a newspaper comic strip, 'Dick Tracy' has so far appeared in five movie serials from 1937 through 1941, six movies, including Beatty's 1990 feature, plus three TV series including animated cartoons.
In a previous announcement of the new comic book series, Tribune Co. was "...very excited to work with Archie Comics. 'Dick Tracy' is an iconic character, who still resonates with his fan base.
"The reboot of the franchise will keep 'Dick Tracy' and...
The monthly comic book series was illustrated by Thomas Pitilli...
...with the first cover by Francesco Francavilla.
Created by Chester Gould as a newspaper comic strip, 'Dick Tracy' has so far appeared in five movie serials from 1937 through 1941, six movies, including Beatty's 1990 feature, plus three TV series including animated cartoons.
In a previous announcement of the new comic book series, Tribune Co. was "...very excited to work with Archie Comics. 'Dick Tracy' is an iconic character, who still resonates with his fan base.
"The reboot of the franchise will keep 'Dick Tracy' and...
- 1/17/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Archie Comics has confirmed a comic book reboot of "Dick Tracy", available April 11, 2018, as actor Warren Beatty continues to hold onto the character's screen rights, despite a 'use it' or 'lose it' clause in a long-standing agreement with Tribune Co. to produce a "Dick Tracy" movie or TV show:
The monthly comic book series will be illustrated by Thomas Pitilli...
...with the first cover by Francesco Francavilla.
Created by Chester Gould as a newspaper comic strip, the character has so far appeared in five movie serials from 1937 through 1941, six movies, including Beatty's 1990 feature, plus three TV series including animated cartoons.
Tribune Co. is "...very excited to work with Archie Comics. 'Dick Tracy' is an iconic character, who still resonates with his fan base.
"The reboot of the franchise will keep 'Dick Tracy' and his cast of rogue villains at the forefront of heroic characters in the battle of good and evil.
The monthly comic book series will be illustrated by Thomas Pitilli...
...with the first cover by Francesco Francavilla.
Created by Chester Gould as a newspaper comic strip, the character has so far appeared in five movie serials from 1937 through 1941, six movies, including Beatty's 1990 feature, plus three TV series including animated cartoons.
Tribune Co. is "...very excited to work with Archie Comics. 'Dick Tracy' is an iconic character, who still resonates with his fan base.
"The reboot of the franchise will keep 'Dick Tracy' and his cast of rogue villains at the forefront of heroic characters in the battle of good and evil.
- 12/13/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
[Editor’s Note: Mild spoilers for Season 3, Episode 10, “Lantern” follow.]
It’s at times easy to forget that “Better Call Saul” is a period piece, if only because its 2002-2003 setting isn’t always noticeably distinguishable from the present day. But then every once in a while, creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould slap us in the face with a reminder that this show is happening in the past. It can be as simple as a trip to a video store — but not just any video store.
Read More: ‘Better Call Saul’: The 7 Times Jimmy and Kim Kissed On Screen, And How That Makes It The Most Rewarding Romance on TV
It’s something we all accepted as routine, just 15 years ago: Want to watch a movie? Go to Blockbuster Video. So in the Season 3 finale, “Lantern,” Kim (Rhea Seehorn) asks her assistant Francesca (Tina Parker) for a ride to what was once the dominant source for Americans in search of movie rentals, and we then get to see her browse the aisles in search of the perfect comfort viewing, following her near-fatal car accident the episode prior.
Executive producer Gennifer Hutchison, who wrote the season finale, told IndieWire that the decision to have Kim visit a video store came in the writers’ room, as the team discussed what Kim might possibly do after deciding to relax following her accident. “I just really loved the idea of her renting a bunch of videos and sitting around watching movies and eating junk food. Just because it’s something I relate to, it’s something I like to do when I destress. And I feel like it’s not something you see a lot of on TV and in movies,” she said.
And as a result, Gould — who directed the finale — got very excited about the idea of Kim going to not just any video store, but Blockbuster in particular. However, don’t think that this was an easy choice for the show — because according to production designer Michael Novotny, “it was a total nail-biter.”
Novotny told IndieWire that as soon as he received word that “Saul” wanted to recreate a Blockbuster, he got his team to work — specifically, the graphics department. “I can always do a set. A set’s the easy part. The hard part is the graphics and all of the art work you’re going to turn out,” he said.
But that process started before the show had actual permission to recreate a Blockbuster. “We started to build it without approval. That’s part of the nail-biting process,” he said. “It wasn’t until the day before we shot it that we got approval.”
This is because, as anyone who works in production might tell you, trying to depict a real brand on screen can be an incredibly difficult task. And the “Saul” team wanted to actually use Blockbuster iconography, which isn’t the easiest thing given that it’s a brand name you haven’t probably seen in the wild in years.
Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010, and “roughly a dozen” stores currently exist today. Thus, the set was built on one of the show’s Albuquerque soundstages, and in fact, a great deal of what was on screen was made from scratch by the “Saul” production team, including the big Blockbuster sign hanging in the wall and the period-accurate movie covers.
One thing they were able to buy: the shelving units came thanks to an ironic stroke of luck and an Albuquerque video store that was going out of business. The production was thus able to buy those displays, which Novotny made sure were shortened so that, as they shot the scene, Kim and Francesca could be seen walking through the aisles. That framing was based on Gould’s storyboards, which were altered slightly during the production process, but otherwise didn’t require any major additional construction.
But really, here’s what people care about — the movies that are being considered, as Kim prepares for an epic binge in the pre-Netflix days. None of the titles are fake, and Novotny did work carefully with his team to carefully curate the movies that appeared on screen during the scene, all of which were drawn from a list provided by Peter Gould and the writers. Here are just some of the ones we happened to spot while freeze-framing:
“A Knight’s Tale” “Lawrence of Arabia” (the 40th anniversary special edition) “Love Liza” “The Mothman Prophecies” “Punch-Drunk Love” A Richard Pryor stand-up special “Beverly Hills Ninja” “The Cheap Detective” “Hanky Panky” “Blue Thunder” “American Sledge” “Darkness Falls” “Night of the Living Dead”
They’re all movies that feel appropriate to the era at least within a year or two or as classics, though unfortunately a quick Internet search can reveal whether a film in question would have been available on DVD in the year 2003. Perhaps the most glaring oversight is the appearance of Tim Burton’s “Big Fish,” which was released in theaters December 10, 2003 and made available on DVD April 27, 2004 — something Hutchison’s husband (who actually worked at Blockbuster in the past) noticed while watching the final product. “We don’t always get it right,” she admitted.
Novotny acknowledged the “Big Fish” error, but he was relatively zen about it, given the intense pressure of making the scene happen in the first place. “It really was a down to the wire thing,” he said. “If that’s as much as I’m wrong… I’m sad to hear that but at the same time I’m happy that it went as good as it did.”
Update: On Twitter, Gould offered a little clarity as to why “Big Fish” might have time traveled back a year:
And that #BigFish they mention? Could be a shoutout to my former student @johnaugust… #YesYouReadThatRight
— Peter Gould (@petergould) June 23, 2017
Hutchison couldn’t remember every one of the 10 films Kim officially rented, though such a list was made during production. Beyond “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Monty Python,” she said the rest were mostly legal dramas, though she did make sure to include the Luc Besson sci-fi romp “The Fifth Element.” “That was one for some reason I was really stuck on making sure was in her stack,” Hutchison said.
While hardly the most memorable scene of the finale, it still sticks in the mind because of how it triggers memories of an experience we’ve largely lost, traded in for the convenience of Netflix.
“I like the idea of physically walking around and choosing movies,” Hutchison said. “There is something about actually going into a store, having everything broken down by genre. Sometimes with the streaming services it’s a little overwhelming, but having that physical space… I don’t know. It was like a ritual.”
And depicting that ritual was just more proof that “Better Call Saul” will always find a way to surprise us with the seemingly mundane.
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It’s at times easy to forget that “Better Call Saul” is a period piece, if only because its 2002-2003 setting isn’t always noticeably distinguishable from the present day. But then every once in a while, creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould slap us in the face with a reminder that this show is happening in the past. It can be as simple as a trip to a video store — but not just any video store.
Read More: ‘Better Call Saul’: The 7 Times Jimmy and Kim Kissed On Screen, And How That Makes It The Most Rewarding Romance on TV
It’s something we all accepted as routine, just 15 years ago: Want to watch a movie? Go to Blockbuster Video. So in the Season 3 finale, “Lantern,” Kim (Rhea Seehorn) asks her assistant Francesca (Tina Parker) for a ride to what was once the dominant source for Americans in search of movie rentals, and we then get to see her browse the aisles in search of the perfect comfort viewing, following her near-fatal car accident the episode prior.
Executive producer Gennifer Hutchison, who wrote the season finale, told IndieWire that the decision to have Kim visit a video store came in the writers’ room, as the team discussed what Kim might possibly do after deciding to relax following her accident. “I just really loved the idea of her renting a bunch of videos and sitting around watching movies and eating junk food. Just because it’s something I relate to, it’s something I like to do when I destress. And I feel like it’s not something you see a lot of on TV and in movies,” she said.
And as a result, Gould — who directed the finale — got very excited about the idea of Kim going to not just any video store, but Blockbuster in particular. However, don’t think that this was an easy choice for the show — because according to production designer Michael Novotny, “it was a total nail-biter.”
Novotny told IndieWire that as soon as he received word that “Saul” wanted to recreate a Blockbuster, he got his team to work — specifically, the graphics department. “I can always do a set. A set’s the easy part. The hard part is the graphics and all of the art work you’re going to turn out,” he said.
But that process started before the show had actual permission to recreate a Blockbuster. “We started to build it without approval. That’s part of the nail-biting process,” he said. “It wasn’t until the day before we shot it that we got approval.”
This is because, as anyone who works in production might tell you, trying to depict a real brand on screen can be an incredibly difficult task. And the “Saul” team wanted to actually use Blockbuster iconography, which isn’t the easiest thing given that it’s a brand name you haven’t probably seen in the wild in years.
Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010, and “roughly a dozen” stores currently exist today. Thus, the set was built on one of the show’s Albuquerque soundstages, and in fact, a great deal of what was on screen was made from scratch by the “Saul” production team, including the big Blockbuster sign hanging in the wall and the period-accurate movie covers.
One thing they were able to buy: the shelving units came thanks to an ironic stroke of luck and an Albuquerque video store that was going out of business. The production was thus able to buy those displays, which Novotny made sure were shortened so that, as they shot the scene, Kim and Francesca could be seen walking through the aisles. That framing was based on Gould’s storyboards, which were altered slightly during the production process, but otherwise didn’t require any major additional construction.
But really, here’s what people care about — the movies that are being considered, as Kim prepares for an epic binge in the pre-Netflix days. None of the titles are fake, and Novotny did work carefully with his team to carefully curate the movies that appeared on screen during the scene, all of which were drawn from a list provided by Peter Gould and the writers. Here are just some of the ones we happened to spot while freeze-framing:
“A Knight’s Tale” “Lawrence of Arabia” (the 40th anniversary special edition) “Love Liza” “The Mothman Prophecies” “Punch-Drunk Love” A Richard Pryor stand-up special “Beverly Hills Ninja” “The Cheap Detective” “Hanky Panky” “Blue Thunder” “American Sledge” “Darkness Falls” “Night of the Living Dead”
They’re all movies that feel appropriate to the era at least within a year or two or as classics, though unfortunately a quick Internet search can reveal whether a film in question would have been available on DVD in the year 2003. Perhaps the most glaring oversight is the appearance of Tim Burton’s “Big Fish,” which was released in theaters December 10, 2003 and made available on DVD April 27, 2004 — something Hutchison’s husband (who actually worked at Blockbuster in the past) noticed while watching the final product. “We don’t always get it right,” she admitted.
Novotny acknowledged the “Big Fish” error, but he was relatively zen about it, given the intense pressure of making the scene happen in the first place. “It really was a down to the wire thing,” he said. “If that’s as much as I’m wrong… I’m sad to hear that but at the same time I’m happy that it went as good as it did.”
Update: On Twitter, Gould offered a little clarity as to why “Big Fish” might have time traveled back a year:
And that #BigFish they mention? Could be a shoutout to my former student @johnaugust… #YesYouReadThatRight
— Peter Gould (@petergould) June 23, 2017
Hutchison couldn’t remember every one of the 10 films Kim officially rented, though such a list was made during production. Beyond “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Monty Python,” she said the rest were mostly legal dramas, though she did make sure to include the Luc Besson sci-fi romp “The Fifth Element.” “That was one for some reason I was really stuck on making sure was in her stack,” Hutchison said.
While hardly the most memorable scene of the finale, it still sticks in the mind because of how it triggers memories of an experience we’ve largely lost, traded in for the convenience of Netflix.
“I like the idea of physically walking around and choosing movies,” Hutchison said. “There is something about actually going into a store, having everything broken down by genre. Sometimes with the streaming services it’s a little overwhelming, but having that physical space… I don’t know. It was like a ritual.”
And depicting that ritual was just more proof that “Better Call Saul” will always find a way to surprise us with the seemingly mundane.
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- 6/22/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and if you’re looking to score big on holiday sales we’ve got you covered. There are tons of amazing opportunities to score a deal — up to 70 percent off — on all your must-haves for summer, from clothing and accessories to luggage and home decorations. Scroll down to see where and when to shop the best deals all weekend long.
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Nordstrom: up to 40 percent off designer clearance; up to 40 percent off select clothing, shoes and accessories (through June 5); 25 percent off select rugs for a limited time (through June 4)
Lord and Taylor: 20 percent off regular,...
Department Stores
Nordstrom: up to 40 percent off designer clearance; up to 40 percent off select clothing, shoes and accessories (through June 5); 25 percent off select rugs for a limited time (through June 4)
Lord and Taylor: 20 percent off regular,...
- 5/26/2017
- by Kami Phillips
- PEOPLE.com
Join us for some old-school 16mm Movie Madness and a tribute to a beloved movie star – 16Mm Double Feature Night at The Way Out Club presents A Tribute To Gene Wilder! Join Tom Stockman and Roger from “Roger’s Reels’ for a double feature of two complete films projected on 16mm film. The show is Tuesday October 4th and starts at 8pm. Admission is Free though we will be setting out a jar to take donations for the National Children’s Cancer Society. The Way Out Club is located at 2525 Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis
“Hey, where are the white women at?”
First up at 8pm is Gene Wilder as ‘The Waco Kid’ in Mel Brooks uproarious 1974 comedy classic Blazing Saddles.
The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar (Harvey Korman(R.
“Hey, where are the white women at?”
First up at 8pm is Gene Wilder as ‘The Waco Kid’ in Mel Brooks uproarious 1974 comedy classic Blazing Saddles.
The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar (Harvey Korman(R.
- 9/30/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Now that September is finally underway, you can expect to see a lot of horror and sci-fi offerings making their way to Blu-ray and DVD from now until Halloween. This Tuesday, we have a handful of selections to look forward to, including a double dose of Hammer Films double features, Haunted Honeymoon (directed by and starring the late, great Gene Wilder), and a trio of new releases: The Neighbor, Tale of Tales, and The Ones Below.
Other notable home entertainment releases for September 6th include Supernatural: Season 11, The Flash: Season Two, The Dead Room, The Darkness, and Night of the Living Deb.
Hammer Films Double Feature: Revenge of Frankenstein & The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (Mill Creek Entertainment, Blu-ray)
For more than four decades, Hammer Films’ unique blend of horror, science fiction, thrills and comedy dominated countless drive-ins and movie theaters. Enjoy this impeccable collection from the darkest corners of the Hammer Imagination!
Other notable home entertainment releases for September 6th include Supernatural: Season 11, The Flash: Season Two, The Dead Room, The Darkness, and Night of the Living Deb.
Hammer Films Double Feature: Revenge of Frankenstein & The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (Mill Creek Entertainment, Blu-ray)
For more than four decades, Hammer Films’ unique blend of horror, science fiction, thrills and comedy dominated countless drive-ins and movie theaters. Enjoy this impeccable collection from the darkest corners of the Hammer Imagination!
- 9/5/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
As we bid farewell this week to the mighty Gene Wilder, find out how many of his movie roles you can recognise
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Bonnie and Clyde
The Producers
Young Frankenstein
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Rhinoceros
The Woman in Red
Silver Streak
The Frisco Kid
Haunted Honeymoon
Blazing Saddles
Stir Crazy
Blazing Saddles
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Start the Revolution Without Me
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
The Woman in Red
The World's Greatest Lover
Silver Streak
Stir Crazy
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Hanky Panky
Another You
Silver Streak
Sunday Lovers
Bonnie and Clyde
Blazing Saddles
The Little Prince
Young Frankenstein
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Rhinoceros
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother...
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Bonnie and Clyde
The Producers
Young Frankenstein
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Rhinoceros
The Woman in Red
Silver Streak
The Frisco Kid
Haunted Honeymoon
Blazing Saddles
Stir Crazy
Blazing Saddles
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Start the Revolution Without Me
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
The Woman in Red
The World's Greatest Lover
Silver Streak
Stir Crazy
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Hanky Panky
Another You
Silver Streak
Sunday Lovers
Bonnie and Clyde
Blazing Saddles
The Little Prince
Young Frankenstein
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Rhinoceros
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother...
- 9/2/2016
- by Aidan Mac Guill
- The Guardian - Film News
Earlier this week, we lost one of the world's great sources of laughter, joy, and creative wonder with the passing of Gene Wilder. While Wilder and his endearing benevolence will be sorely missed, his comedic genius will live on through his work, including 1986's Haunted Honeymoon, which will now be released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber a bit sooner than originally expected.
Blu-ray.com reports that Kino Lorber will release their Haunted Honeymoon Blu-ray on September 6th, bumping it up from its initially scheduled September 27th debut.
Wilder co-wrote, directed, and starred in Haunted Honeymoon alongside his wife, the late, great Gilda Radner. According to Amazon, the special features for the Blu-ray will include trailers, and you can view the cover art and synopsis below.
In addition to Haunted Honeymoon, Kino Lorber has also moved the Blu-ray release of another Gene Wilder film, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother,...
Blu-ray.com reports that Kino Lorber will release their Haunted Honeymoon Blu-ray on September 6th, bumping it up from its initially scheduled September 27th debut.
Wilder co-wrote, directed, and starred in Haunted Honeymoon alongside his wife, the late, great Gilda Radner. According to Amazon, the special features for the Blu-ray will include trailers, and you can view the cover art and synopsis below.
In addition to Haunted Honeymoon, Kino Lorber has also moved the Blu-ray release of another Gene Wilder film, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother,...
- 9/1/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This week, an icon from movies, comedy, and many of our childhoods passed away: Gene Wilder, the original Willy Wonka, died at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's. The loss, like so many beloved actors, was felt deeply by many, but when I heard the news, I had a second, happy thought after the initial grief-filled surprise: he's with Gilda now. Gilda Radner was Gene Wilder's third wife - she was married to someone else when they met, and he would marry after her death. On paper, it sounds like the kind of Hollywood marriage you'd read about in every tabloid today - they were married to others before their union and only had a few years of marriage; nothing incredible-sounding. But Gene and Gilda had so much more than a Hollywood marriage; theirs was the meeting of two comic geniuses, of course, but also, the kind of romance that's...
- 8/31/2016
- by Shannon Vestal Robson
- Popsugar.com
The sad news for fans of film comedy spread like wildfire earlier this week. Here’s the opening paragraph facts from the New York Times:
Gene Wilder, who established himself as one of America’s foremost comic actors with his delightfully neurotic performances in three films directed by Mel Brooks; his eccentric star turn in the family classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”; and his winning chemistry with Richard Pryor in the box-office smash “Stir Crazy,” died early Monday morning at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 83.
A nephew, the filmmaker Jordan Walker-Pearlman, confirmed his death in a statement, saying the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
Mr. Wilder’s rule for comedy was simple: Don’t try to make it funny; try to make it real. “I’m an actor, not a clown,” he said more than once.
And what an actor. That’s from the...
Gene Wilder, who established himself as one of America’s foremost comic actors with his delightfully neurotic performances in three films directed by Mel Brooks; his eccentric star turn in the family classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”; and his winning chemistry with Richard Pryor in the box-office smash “Stir Crazy,” died early Monday morning at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 83.
A nephew, the filmmaker Jordan Walker-Pearlman, confirmed his death in a statement, saying the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
Mr. Wilder’s rule for comedy was simple: Don’t try to make it funny; try to make it real. “I’m an actor, not a clown,” he said more than once.
And what an actor. That’s from the...
- 8/31/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On Sunday, Gene Wilder died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 83. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman confirmed the news in a statement. "He was eighty-three and passed holding our hands with the same tenderness and love he exhibited as long as I can remember. As our hands clutched and he performed one last breath, the music speaker, which was set to random, began to blare out one of his favorites: Ella Fitzgerald. There is a picture of he and Ella meeting at a London Bistro some years ago that are among each of our cherished possessions. She was singing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,...
- 8/29/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
On Sunday, Gene Wilder died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 83. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman confirmed the news in a statement. "He was eighty-three and passed holding our hands with the same tenderness and love he exhibited as long as I can remember. As our hands clutched and he performed one last breath, the music speaker, which was set to random, began to blare out one of his favorites: Ella Fitzgerald. There is a picture of he and Ella meeting at a London Bistro some years ago that are among each of our cherished possessions. She was singing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,...
- 8/29/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
Twenty-seven years after the death of his beloved wife Gilda Radner, iconic actor Gene Wilder has died at the age of 83. Their celebrated romance, however, left a legacy of laughs, even as her early death from ovarian cancer devastated a nation of fans, just four years after the couple's marriage. Beginning on the set of 1982's Hanky Panky - the first of their three onscreen collaborations - the Saturday Night Live star and Wilder's spark was unmistakable. "When I went to see Gilda, Gene was across the room," psychotherapist Pain Katz told People in 1989 of visiting the Sidney Poitier-directed film's set.
- 8/29/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Twenty-seven years after the death of his beloved wife Gilda Radner, iconic actor Gene Wilder has died at the age of 83. Their celebrated romance, however, left a legacy of laughs, even as her early death from ovarian cancer devastated a nation of fans, just four years after the couple's marriage. Beginning on the set of 1982's Hanky Panky - the first of their three onscreen collaborations - the Saturday Night Live star and Wilder's spark was unmistakable. "When I went to see Gilda, Gene was across the room," psychotherapist Pain Katz told People in 1989 of visiting the Sidney Poitier-directed film's set.
- 8/29/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
The Bahamas International Film Festival (Biff) has announced that Academy Award® winner and renowned global icon Sir Sidney Poitier has agreed to the naming of the prestigious Career Achievement Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival the “Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Award.” Biff founder and executive director Leslie Vanderpool made the announcement.
“There is no person on Earth who is better suited to have the Career Achievement Award be named after him,” Vanderpool said. “Poitier is one of the finest actors for generations and is, simply put, an icon and a legend.” The American Film Institute named him among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time.
Poitier stretched his reach within the industry on film and on stage acting in productions such as "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959) and "Lysistrata." For his film role in "The Defiant Ones," Poitier was the first male actor of African descent to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award in 1958. A few years later in 1964, Poitier was the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a riveting and memorable performance as Homer Smith in Ralph Nelson’s "Lilies of The Field."
Thirty-eight years after receiving the Best Actor award, Poitier received an honorary tribute from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being. In 2009, Poitier was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America’s highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama.
A global legend, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1968 and highly respected author, director and “actor’s actor,” with more than fifty films and television shows to his credit, Poitier has starred in some of Hollywood’s most important and biggest films and earned critics’ praise for several commanding performances. Poitier’s reputation solidified with leading roles in mainstream films: "No Way Out" (1950), "Blackboard Jungle" (1955), "The Bedford Incident" and "A Patch Of Blue" (1965). The most successful films that catapulted Poitier’s career in 1967 where, "To Sir with Love," "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" and "In the Heat of the Night."
Directing was not far away from his achievements having a directorial debut with the western "Buck and the Preacher" soon followed by "Uptown Saturday Night," "Let’s Do It Again," "A Piece Of The Action," "Stir Crazy," "Hanky Panky," "Fast Forward’ and ‘Ghost Dad."
From 1995 to 2003, Poitier served as a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company. Proud to represent The Bahamas, Sir Sidney was the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan, a position held from 2002 to 2007, while being the Ambassador of The Bahamas to Unesco.
What makes this addition so momentous is that he is a Bahamian who believes in building future generations of filmmakers while honoring the actors and actresses who broke ground, furthermore, upholding their careers with poise. Sir Sidney possesses a true love and appreciation for the people of The Bahamas.
One of the Bahamas International Film Festival’s missions is to ensure youth in The Bahamas have the opportunity to remember Sir Sidney while celebrating the achievements of others within the film industry.
“Leslie Vanderpool’s efforts have been extraordinary in making it possible for The Bahamas to have not only a film festival, but to also attract some of the great film artists and filmmakers from around the world. People like Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover, Alan Arkin, Sir Sean Connery, Sophie Okonedo, Lee Daniels, Lenny Kravitz and my own daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier, who have found, to their great surprise, that the Bahamas is moving swiftly toward a bona fide motion picture community--all of which have been structured by the imaginative young Bahamians who have committed themselves to The Bahamas having a film community of its own,” Poitier said.
Adding to his many achievements, Poitier has published four best sellers "This Life," "The Measure of A Man," "Life Beyond Measure: Letters to my Great-Grand Daughter" and "Montaro Caine." Additionally, he has many talents having recorded an album with the composer Fred Katz called ‘Poitier Meets Plato’ reciting passages from Plato’s writings.
Family is most important for Sir Sidney, He and his wife Joanna Shimkus, a Canadian-born former actress of Lithuanian and Irish descent have two daughters Anika and Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Poitier has four daughters Beverly, Pamela, Sherri and Gina from a previous marriage. In addition to his six daughters, Poitier has eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Leslie Vanderpool and Sydney T. Poitier will be instrumental in overseeing the granting of the Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Awards.
“There is no person on Earth who is better suited to have the Career Achievement Award be named after him,” Vanderpool said. “Poitier is one of the finest actors for generations and is, simply put, an icon and a legend.” The American Film Institute named him among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time.
Poitier stretched his reach within the industry on film and on stage acting in productions such as "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959) and "Lysistrata." For his film role in "The Defiant Ones," Poitier was the first male actor of African descent to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award in 1958. A few years later in 1964, Poitier was the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a riveting and memorable performance as Homer Smith in Ralph Nelson’s "Lilies of The Field."
Thirty-eight years after receiving the Best Actor award, Poitier received an honorary tribute from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being. In 2009, Poitier was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America’s highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama.
A global legend, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1968 and highly respected author, director and “actor’s actor,” with more than fifty films and television shows to his credit, Poitier has starred in some of Hollywood’s most important and biggest films and earned critics’ praise for several commanding performances. Poitier’s reputation solidified with leading roles in mainstream films: "No Way Out" (1950), "Blackboard Jungle" (1955), "The Bedford Incident" and "A Patch Of Blue" (1965). The most successful films that catapulted Poitier’s career in 1967 where, "To Sir with Love," "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" and "In the Heat of the Night."
Directing was not far away from his achievements having a directorial debut with the western "Buck and the Preacher" soon followed by "Uptown Saturday Night," "Let’s Do It Again," "A Piece Of The Action," "Stir Crazy," "Hanky Panky," "Fast Forward’ and ‘Ghost Dad."
From 1995 to 2003, Poitier served as a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company. Proud to represent The Bahamas, Sir Sidney was the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan, a position held from 2002 to 2007, while being the Ambassador of The Bahamas to Unesco.
What makes this addition so momentous is that he is a Bahamian who believes in building future generations of filmmakers while honoring the actors and actresses who broke ground, furthermore, upholding their careers with poise. Sir Sidney possesses a true love and appreciation for the people of The Bahamas.
One of the Bahamas International Film Festival’s missions is to ensure youth in The Bahamas have the opportunity to remember Sir Sidney while celebrating the achievements of others within the film industry.
“Leslie Vanderpool’s efforts have been extraordinary in making it possible for The Bahamas to have not only a film festival, but to also attract some of the great film artists and filmmakers from around the world. People like Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover, Alan Arkin, Sir Sean Connery, Sophie Okonedo, Lee Daniels, Lenny Kravitz and my own daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier, who have found, to their great surprise, that the Bahamas is moving swiftly toward a bona fide motion picture community--all of which have been structured by the imaginative young Bahamians who have committed themselves to The Bahamas having a film community of its own,” Poitier said.
Adding to his many achievements, Poitier has published four best sellers "This Life," "The Measure of A Man," "Life Beyond Measure: Letters to my Great-Grand Daughter" and "Montaro Caine." Additionally, he has many talents having recorded an album with the composer Fred Katz called ‘Poitier Meets Plato’ reciting passages from Plato’s writings.
Family is most important for Sir Sidney, He and his wife Joanna Shimkus, a Canadian-born former actress of Lithuanian and Irish descent have two daughters Anika and Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Poitier has four daughters Beverly, Pamela, Sherri and Gina from a previous marriage. In addition to his six daughters, Poitier has eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Leslie Vanderpool and Sydney T. Poitier will be instrumental in overseeing the granting of the Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Awards.
- 7/12/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Well, Britain's Got Talent wasn't quite as odd as it was last week, but it was definitely 'diverse' again, wasn't it? We had all sorts of strange, unusual acts alongside some serious talent, too. Read on for the good, the bad, and the bizarre from this week...
The Good
Misstasia - 22-24
Talent: Singing
Tell us more: Look, we don't think Misstasia are really for us. We're far too cold-hearted and cynical for four, relentlessly cheery young women singing Disney classics. But even grumps like us can't deny their talent - they have great harmonies and vocals. Of course, Disney fan Amanda was instantly won over - even admitting that she wishes she could have used her golden buzzer on them - but Simon was naturally more guarded: "This could be a really good idea, or you are the most annoying girl group in history." Either way, it was four yeses for Misstasia.
The Good
Misstasia - 22-24
Talent: Singing
Tell us more: Look, we don't think Misstasia are really for us. We're far too cold-hearted and cynical for four, relentlessly cheery young women singing Disney classics. But even grumps like us can't deny their talent - they have great harmonies and vocals. Of course, Disney fan Amanda was instantly won over - even admitting that she wishes she could have used her golden buzzer on them - but Simon was naturally more guarded: "This could be a really good idea, or you are the most annoying girl group in history." Either way, it was four yeses for Misstasia.
- 5/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Veteran broadcaster Michael Buerk managed 19 days in the jungle camp of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! During his stint in the reality show, we saw Buerk twerk, rap and sing - and one of the many highlights would have to be his giant cockatoo impression for a particularly barmy Dingo Dollar Challenges. Here are the 60-year-old's jungle highlights…
How does it feel to be out of the jungle?
"I'm very, very pleased to be out. You wouldn't believe the relief! It's been absolutely wonderful to see my wife and to get back to reality. You talk a lot about food in the jungle - but missing my wife, my family and news of the family was the killer for me in there. You feel very isolated in the jungle."
Did you think there might be any work ramifications from appearing on a reality show like I'm a Celebrity…...
How does it feel to be out of the jungle?
"I'm very, very pleased to be out. You wouldn't believe the relief! It's been absolutely wonderful to see my wife and to get back to reality. You talk a lot about food in the jungle - but missing my wife, my family and news of the family was the killer for me in there. You feel very isolated in the jungle."
Did you think there might be any work ramifications from appearing on a reality show like I'm a Celebrity…...
- 12/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Jessica Simpson posted a pic of her hubby in black lace panties.
Eric Johnson doesn't seem to mind wearing his wife Jessica Simpson's black, lace panties, but not in the way you may think.
The 35-year-old former NFL pro was snapped wearing Simpson's undergarments on top of his head for a weekend masquerade party. His Instagram-loving wife had to share the moment, writing: "When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the party!!!"
Photos: Chrissy Teigen and More Stars Strip Down to Their Underwear
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Johnson wearing his wife's panties isn't even the couple's kinkiest Instagram pic. These newlyweds love to pack on the Pda.
On July 21, Simpson, 34, shared this "yummy" pic:
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Also on their four-year anniversary, the mother-of-two...
Eric Johnson doesn't seem to mind wearing his wife Jessica Simpson's black, lace panties, but not in the way you may think.
The 35-year-old former NFL pro was snapped wearing Simpson's undergarments on top of his head for a weekend masquerade party. His Instagram-loving wife had to share the moment, writing: "When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the party!!!"
Photos: Chrissy Teigen and More Stars Strip Down to Their Underwear
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Johnson wearing his wife's panties isn't even the couple's kinkiest Instagram pic. These newlyweds love to pack on the Pda.
On July 21, Simpson, 34, shared this "yummy" pic:
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Also on their four-year anniversary, the mother-of-two...
- 10/9/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Talk about being creative! Jessica Simpson posted a silly pic via Instagram on Monday, with her hubby Eric Johnson rocking one interesting headpiece. The cute couple were getting ready to head over to Ashlee Simpson's 30th birthday bash. In the snap, the footballer poses with a pair of (Jessica's?) lace underwear on his head, while the designer looks gorgeous with a silver mask painted on her face, complete with a dark red lip. "When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the party!!!," she captioned the cute pic. In another shot, the mother-of-two wished her lil sis a very happy birthday. "Ready to celebrate 30yrs of having the best sister on the planet! Happy Birthday @ashleesimpsonofficial," she captioned the sexy snap. While the 34-year-old looked stunning in her mask, the blonde beauty admitted that the fancy makeup was pretty hard...
- 10/7/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
They certainly have a unique family, and Jessica Simpson isn’t afraid to parade her panties on husband Eric Johnson’s face.
On Monday (October 6) the “With You” singer uploaded a snapshot of herself and her handsome hubby at sister Ashlee Simpson's 30th birthday party and it appears Johnson had to improvise a mask at the last minute.
Simpson captioned the photo, "When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the party!!!"
Jess also made sure to give her sis a shout out- "Happy Birthday Ashlee! There is no one I believe in more than you. Thank you for inspiring me every day. I love you!!! #dirty30."
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On Monday (October 6) the “With You” singer uploaded a snapshot of herself and her handsome hubby at sister Ashlee Simpson's 30th birthday party and it appears Johnson had to improvise a mask at the last minute.
Simpson captioned the photo, "When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the party!!!"
Jess also made sure to give her sis a shout out- "Happy Birthday Ashlee! There is no one I believe in more than you. Thank you for inspiring me every day. I love you!!! #dirty30."
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- 10/7/2014
- GossipCenter
Jessica Simpson had a fantastic glittery mask painted on her face for Ashlee Simpson's presumably themed 30th birthday party, but hubby Eric Johnson was in need of a costume. Fortunately, the mama mogul came to her man's rescue, giving him a black pair of her underwear for the fête! She Instagrammed a shot of the clever costume hack on Friday, writing, "When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the party!!!" Jess, 34, was all about celebrating "30 yrs of having the best sister on the planet!" The proud big sis shared a stunning photo of Ashlee on her actual birthday Friday, too, gushing, "There is no one I believe in more than you. Thank...
- 10/7/2014
- E! Online
When it comes to creative costumes, Jessica Simpson's husband, Eric Johnson, may take the cake. It seems he may have borrowed a pair of his wife's lace underwear as part of his costume. Jessica shared a picture of the couple on her Instagram account with the caption, "When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the party!!!" The usually family-oriented duo were dressed up for sister Ashlee Simpson's 30th birthday, with Jessica sporting a glamorous silver mask - a much more appealing alternative.
- 10/7/2014
- by Aemilia-Madden
- Popsugar.com
Loading When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the party!!! View on Instagram We're not sure what's happening here, but we love it. Jessica Simpson shared a snap of herself and her husband Eric Johnson on Monday, Oct. 6, from sister Ashlee Simpson's 30th birthday party — and it appears her hubby had to improvise when it came to his mask. "When your husband doesn't have a mask... A Hanky Panky lace option will be the hit of the [...]...
- 10/7/2014
- Us Weekly
Last week, Nashville engaged viewers in a game of carrots and sticks – promising primetime character death on last night's mid-season finale. The show even got its own #WhoWillDie hashtag trending on Twitter. That question (or was it a pun?) is still relevant, as the final minutes of the episode extended that tease with two mutually exclusive potential killings in fade-to-black fashion.
22 'Nashville' Songs That Made the Show
First was psycho pregnancy-fabricator Peggy, who took an assassin's bullet, in front of Rayna, that was intended for Teddy (who, regrettably, escaped unscathed...
22 'Nashville' Songs That Made the Show
First was psycho pregnancy-fabricator Peggy, who took an assassin's bullet, in front of Rayna, that was intended for Teddy (who, regrettably, escaped unscathed...
- 12/12/2013
- Rollingstone.com
Next week's Nashville "mid-season" finale "showdown shocker" promises to be "explosive." So explosive, in fact, "someone will die!" Really. As the credits rolled on last night's action-bereft episode, viewers were unambiguously promised that a fatality is on the immediate horizon. Desperation is the world's worst perfume, Nashville.
22 'Nashville' Songs That Made the Show
Let's face facts: Nashville could kill off half its characters and we wouldn't miss 'em; the show would be better unencumbered by snooze-drama like Rayna's doomed label deal or pathological-liar Peggy's succubus schemes — seriously, what function does...
22 'Nashville' Songs That Made the Show
Let's face facts: Nashville could kill off half its characters and we wouldn't miss 'em; the show would be better unencumbered by snooze-drama like Rayna's doomed label deal or pathological-liar Peggy's succubus schemes — seriously, what function does...
- 12/5/2013
- Rollingstone.com
Last week's episode of Nashville was pretty bonkers, what with Deacon and Avery's buddy comedy adventure and Olivia Wentworth's failed attempt to seduce Juliette shooting out of left field. Because Nashville, for all its soapy tropes, struggles to find solid ground as a legitimately compelling drama, it's moments like Will kicking the Texas-sized shit out of some homophobe Neanderthals and Juliette's razor-sharp one-liners that make the show a fun ride. But last night's Eric Stoltz-directed episode – "Hanky Panky Woman" – was the opposite: Painfully predictable.
22 'Nashville' Songs That Made the...
22 'Nashville' Songs That Made the...
- 11/21/2013
- Rollingstone.com
Scarlett O’Connor, you are a lovely girl. You’re talented. You’re smart. You have some heavy Nashville hitters pulling for you. You’ve shown you have more than a passing interest in a career in the music business. So please accept this advice in the spirit in which it is given: Toughen the heck up, buttercup – and stay that way.
Because your constant switching between flummoxed wallflower and sultry onstage vixen is mystifying. One night you’re swallowing tears as you’re bombarded with boos (and the occasional popcorn bucket), the next night you’re crawling around on...
Because your constant switching between flummoxed wallflower and sultry onstage vixen is mystifying. One night you’re swallowing tears as you’re bombarded with boos (and the occasional popcorn bucket), the next night you’re crawling around on...
- 11/21/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Hang on to your cowboy hats, y'all, because we might have just witnessed the rebirth of Deacon on "Nashville." What finally pushed him to pursue a comeback as a solo artist? Seeing his soul mate Rayna duetting with another man, Luke Wheeler.
On Wednesday (Nov. 20) night's all-new episode of "Nashville," we didn't see Deacon's realization until the very end of the hour. First up: the resolution to the big shocking cliffhanger at the end of last week when Olivia Wentworth started making out with Juliette (seriously Lol). She immediately pushes the forward woman off of her, and Olivia tells Juliette that Charlie told her to get to know Juliette so the three of them could "have fun" together. As in, threesomes, and possibly a twosome with Olivia and Juliette while Charlie watches. Um, whoah. Juliette's not into it and is appalled at the married couple's "adventures," and kicks Olivia out of her room.
On Wednesday (Nov. 20) night's all-new episode of "Nashville," we didn't see Deacon's realization until the very end of the hour. First up: the resolution to the big shocking cliffhanger at the end of last week when Olivia Wentworth started making out with Juliette (seriously Lol). She immediately pushes the forward woman off of her, and Olivia tells Juliette that Charlie told her to get to know Juliette so the three of them could "have fun" together. As in, threesomes, and possibly a twosome with Olivia and Juliette while Charlie watches. Um, whoah. Juliette's not into it and is appalled at the married couple's "adventures," and kicks Olivia out of her room.
- 11/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
New Nashville season 2,episode 8 dramatic spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, ABC released the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Nashville" episode 8 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Hanky Panky Woman, " and it looks very dramatic and intense as poor Scarlettt gets trash thrown at her on stage, Rayna faces possible arrest, and more! In the new "Hanky Panky Woman" episode, Rayna will join Scarlett on the road for her first tour date with Luke Wheeler, and will get blindsided when Deacon confronts her about putting too much pressure on Scarlett too soon. Jeff will end up, battling Rayna for control of the album she produced with Liam, and Juliette is going to making a decision about Charlie Wentworth. Gunnar will struggle to write a song for a major artist, and will get help from Scarlett, sparking an idea for Rayna that could potentially...
- 11/14/2013
- by Derek
- OnTheFlix
New Nashville season 2,episode 8 official spoilers,plotline revealed by ABC. Recently, ABC released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Nashville" episode 8 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Hanky Panky Woman," and it sounds very drama-filled and intense as Rayna gets chewed out by Deacon over Scarlett, Jeff tries to battle Rayna for control of her newest album, and more! In the new,8th episode press release: Rayna will join Scarlett on the road for her first tour date with Luke Wheeler (Will Chase, "Smash") and will get blindsided when Deacon confronts her about putting too much pressure on Scarlett too soon. Jeff will go to war against Rayna on control of the album she produced with Liam, and Juliette is going to make a decision about Charlie Wentworth. Gunnar will struggle to write a song for a major artist, and is going to get help from Scarlett, sparking...
- 11/13/2013
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Director Warren Beatty stars as Chester Gould's unflappable detective in a brilliantly realised gangster caper that recreates the comic-strip look like no other movie. As mob boss Big Boy Caprice, Al Pacino leads a gallery of villainous grotesques including Dustin Hoffman and Dick Van Dyke, while Madonna puts the Hanky Panky into Stephen Sondheim's jaunty numbers as his club-singing moll. With Vittorio Storaro's stunning cinematography perfectly capturing the Oscar-winning production design and make-up, it's a primary-coloured joy to behold.
- 10/14/2013
- Sky Movies
Celebrating the birth of her first child while giving back to the community, Jamie Lynn Sigler held a baby shower benefitting Baby Buggy at Sugar and Plumm in New York City on Wednesday (June 12).
The "Sopranos" star showed off her growing baby bump in a gorgeous half-sleeve black dress as she posed next to gifts and a cake, sponsored by Britax/Bob, Cloud B, Hanky Panky, and Serena & Lily.
Founded in 2001, the organization provides essential clothing, gear, and services to families in need, and their motto is "Love, Recycled."
It was a busy day for the 32-year-old actress, as she tweeted on Wednesday, "Off to my nephews preschool graduation, then to my NY baby shower that helps benefit @LoveRecycled ! Thank goodness for no rain."...
The "Sopranos" star showed off her growing baby bump in a gorgeous half-sleeve black dress as she posed next to gifts and a cake, sponsored by Britax/Bob, Cloud B, Hanky Panky, and Serena & Lily.
Founded in 2001, the organization provides essential clothing, gear, and services to families in need, and their motto is "Love, Recycled."
It was a busy day for the 32-year-old actress, as she tweeted on Wednesday, "Off to my nephews preschool graduation, then to my NY baby shower that helps benefit @LoveRecycled ! Thank goodness for no rain."...
- 6/13/2013
- GossipCenter
Molly and Jason Mesnick are relishing in their baby bliss. Although the pair's road to happily ever after hit a few bumps along the way (the season 13 Bachelor alum originally proposed to Dancing with the Stars Melissa Rycroft before breaking up with her on national television for runner-up Molly) the twosome have been happily married for three years after a made-for-tv ceremony. And now, the too-cute couple is expecting their first child together, and Molly recently celebrated her pregnancy with a beautiful baby shower, thrown by Molly's sister-in-law, Leslie Mesnick. From the fancy party favors (Hanky Panky undies!) to the delectable desserts (cake pops, cupcakes and cookies!) to...
- 1/22/2013
- E! Online
London, Nov 30: Madonna's iconic conical bra was sold for 32,450 dollars, more than double the pre-sale estimate of 15,000 pounds, at an auction in south-west London.
The green silk costume - designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier - sparked a bidding war at the Christie's sale, the Daily Mail reported.
The pop diva wore the outrageous dress to perform three songs, including her hit 'Hanky Panky,' on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' tour, the paper said.
A black Lycra two-piece that she wore to sing 'Vogue' was sold for 16,250 pounds.
The highest price raised at the pop culture sale was 43,250 pounds paid for a 1947 painting of.
The green silk costume - designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier - sparked a bidding war at the Christie's sale, the Daily Mail reported.
The pop diva wore the outrageous dress to perform three songs, including her hit 'Hanky Panky,' on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' tour, the paper said.
A black Lycra two-piece that she wore to sing 'Vogue' was sold for 16,250 pounds.
The highest price raised at the pop culture sale was 43,250 pounds paid for a 1947 painting of.
- 11/30/2012
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Pop music – it’s all sweet and innocent right? Well, listen to the lyrics and you’ll open up a big ol’ can of worms – raunchy worms with come-to-bed eyes. Pop music is littered with the whole innuendo spectrum that makes you look back at your old school discos in a completely different light. Yeah, I bet you’ve sang along to these (I know I have) and probably attempted to drunkenly gyrate to them too (guilty again) and that’s perfectly fine. Embrace the lyrical sin and the melodic muck, I say! With Nelly Furtado and Flo-Rida soon to release their new singles Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) and Whistle (including the completely innocent line ‘Can you blow my whistle baby?‘) respectively, here’s a roundup of the five most common Pop-uendo themes ranging from the childish to the just plain filthy.
Yes, pop music sometimes likes to think...
Yes, pop music sometimes likes to think...
- 4/19/2012
- by Josh Webb
- Obsessed with Film
Blu-ray Release Date: April 3, 2012
Price: Blu-ray $14.99 , DVD $9.98
Studio: Lionsgate
Madonna strips a pose in Truth or Dare.
The life of pop super-duper star Madonna and her wildly popular 1990 “Blond Ambition” concert tour is chronicled in the 1991 documentary Madonna: Truth or Dare.
Directed by Alex Keshishian (Love and Other Disasters), Truth or Dare is filled with razzle-dazzle concert sequences spotlighting such Madonna hits as “Express Yourself,” “Hanky Panky,” “Like A Virgin,” “Material Girl” and “Vogue,” the song that kicked off her halftime performance at Superbowl Xlvi. Interspersed between the musical segments are a slew of behind-the-scenes moments revealing Madonna rehearsing with her dancers, cavorting with her buddies, and flirting with Warren Beatty (Ishtar), her leading boy-toy at that time.
Currently the top-selling female artist of all-time, Madonna has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide. That said, I’m thinking this one will make some sweet music at retail.
Buy or Rent...
Price: Blu-ray $14.99 , DVD $9.98
Studio: Lionsgate
Madonna strips a pose in Truth or Dare.
The life of pop super-duper star Madonna and her wildly popular 1990 “Blond Ambition” concert tour is chronicled in the 1991 documentary Madonna: Truth or Dare.
Directed by Alex Keshishian (Love and Other Disasters), Truth or Dare is filled with razzle-dazzle concert sequences spotlighting such Madonna hits as “Express Yourself,” “Hanky Panky,” “Like A Virgin,” “Material Girl” and “Vogue,” the song that kicked off her halftime performance at Superbowl Xlvi. Interspersed between the musical segments are a slew of behind-the-scenes moments revealing Madonna rehearsing with her dancers, cavorting with her buddies, and flirting with Warren Beatty (Ishtar), her leading boy-toy at that time.
Currently the top-selling female artist of all-time, Madonna has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide. That said, I’m thinking this one will make some sweet music at retail.
Buy or Rent...
- 2/8/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
[Warning: If you've yet to watch Monday's How I Met Your Mother, avert your eyes...now! Everyone else, read on...]
After a shocking pregnancy reveal in the last episode, Monday’s How I Met Your Mother took Robin on yet another surprising journey. Is she really pregnant? Who might the father be? And what does it mean for Robin and Barney? Here’s what we learned in this week’s installment.
No Hanky Panky | Despite having been together for some time now, Robin revealed that Kevin (Kal Penn) could not be the baby daddy since they’ve never slept together. It was a surprising admission that said...
After a shocking pregnancy reveal in the last episode, Monday’s How I Met Your Mother took Robin on yet another surprising journey. Is she really pregnant? Who might the father be? And what does it mean for Robin and Barney? Here’s what we learned in this week’s installment.
No Hanky Panky | Despite having been together for some time now, Robin revealed that Kevin (Kal Penn) could not be the baby daddy since they’ve never slept together. It was a surprising admission that said...
- 12/6/2011
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Rihanna has broken a Us chart record with her latest single. The singer's new track 'We Found Love' has climbed to number nine on this week's Us Hot 100 chart, making it her 20th Top 10 hit. Rihanna has now become the fastest solo artist in music history to achieve 20 Top 10 singles on the Billboard chart. The 23-year-old's first Top 10 hit was 'Pon De Replay' in June 2005, which peaked at number two on the Hot 100 chart, reports Billboard. With 'We Found Love' entering the Top 10 this week, Rihanna has achieved the feat in just six years and four months, breaking a record previously held by Madonna. Madonna first entered the Us Top 10 with 'Lucky Star' in 1984, with her 20th hit being 'Hanky Panky' in July 1990. The total time it took the pop icon to achieve the chart milestone is (more)...
- 10/6/2011
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
After 21 years of inactivity, following his 1990 starring and directing turn adapting creator Chester Gould's newspaper comic strip detective character "Dick Tracy", actor/producer Warren Beatty has won his lawsuit against a unit of Tribune Co, to prevent Tribune from taking back film/TV rights to creator Chester Gould's newspaper comic strip detective character.
Budgeted at $47 million, Beatty's "Dick Tracy" earned $103,738,726 domestic and $59,000,000 foreign for a worldwide box office of $162,738,726.
According to court documents, rights to the character would have reverted back to Tribune if "a certain period of time" lapsed without Beatty having produced another "Dick Tracy" movie, TV series or TV special.
Tribune sent Beatty a letter November 17, 2006, giving him two years to begin production on new "Dick Tracy" programing.
"Tribune asserted it still wanted to terminate Beatty's 'Dick Tracy" rights and effect a reversion, and purported to do so," the lawsuit said, with Beatty seeking...
Budgeted at $47 million, Beatty's "Dick Tracy" earned $103,738,726 domestic and $59,000,000 foreign for a worldwide box office of $162,738,726.
According to court documents, rights to the character would have reverted back to Tribune if "a certain period of time" lapsed without Beatty having produced another "Dick Tracy" movie, TV series or TV special.
Tribune sent Beatty a letter November 17, 2006, giving him two years to begin production on new "Dick Tracy" programing.
"Tribune asserted it still wanted to terminate Beatty's 'Dick Tracy" rights and effect a reversion, and purported to do so," the lawsuit said, with Beatty seeking...
- 3/27/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
USA’s Royal Pains returned for its winter premiere last night, and like everyone who was watching the snow fall outside, I was happy to return to the sunny Hamptons. Hank was the designated doctor for a golf tournament benefiting the hospital — because golf tournaments are, apparently, incredibly dangerous. For instance, you may be riding with a golf pro (guest star Tom Cavanagh) with some kind of joint ailment in his hands, and he won’t be able to properly swerve to miss the golf cart being driven by a booze hound (guest star Amy Sedaris) and her husband, so...
- 1/21/2011
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
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