We’ve talked about Stephen King as the king of horror literature, but there’s another name who is pretty important in the grand scheme of horror. He has had tabletop games, video games, comic book adaptations, and movies made after his work. He has sort of become like John Carpenter in a way. You hear all the time how a movie, or its score in particular, is Carpenter-esque and that has happened to one Howard Phillips Lovecraft. He only lived to 46 and had many works published after his death, but also is the man behind the old gods and the Cthulhu mythos. Even when filmmakers and game designers don’t use creations directly from the author’s work, a lot of horror can be considered Lovecraftian. While some of the more famous ones like Re-Animator and From Beyond are stone cold classics, I wanted to look at an underseen adaptation.
- 9/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Jennifer Aniston is one of the most iconic figures in Hollywood today.
She rose to fame in the classic sitcom Friends, which catapulted her into the limelight and made her a household name. Since then, she has continued to be a force in the entertainment industry, starring in numerous movies and television shows and making appearances at high profile events.
This article takes a look at Jennifer Aniston’s journey from her humble beginnings to becoming an icon. We’ll explore how she got her start in Hollywood, how she has evolved as an actor over time, and her lasting legacy as an icon of modern culture.
Through this journey, we will take a closer look at some of the unique experiences that have shaped Aniston’s professional career and personal life. We will also discuss what makes her so beloved by fans all over the world and how she continues to influence popular culture.
She rose to fame in the classic sitcom Friends, which catapulted her into the limelight and made her a household name. Since then, she has continued to be a force in the entertainment industry, starring in numerous movies and television shows and making appearances at high profile events.
This article takes a look at Jennifer Aniston’s journey from her humble beginnings to becoming an icon. We’ll explore how she got her start in Hollywood, how she has evolved as an actor over time, and her lasting legacy as an icon of modern culture.
Through this journey, we will take a closer look at some of the unique experiences that have shaped Aniston’s professional career and personal life. We will also discuss what makes her so beloved by fans all over the world and how she continues to influence popular culture.
- 3/28/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Up Here is one of the most sincere musical television series to come along in a while.
It's based on the 2015 musical "Up Here" by husband-and-wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
We're all nostalgic for the 1990s now, so here's a throwback to the rom-coms of the era. It's in no way trying to reinvent the genre -- let's call it an homage.
Even the general conceit that the main characters have imaginary people living in their heads that they converse with regularly is not so unique. It's not far off from Herman's Head, Inside Out, or the "Dream Ghosts" sequence from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
There are some Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist vibes going on, too.
The original musical came out in 2015 and was described as Annie Hall meets Cirque Du Soleil.
Lopez and Anderson-Lopez are responsible for the songs here, and they are overall lovely, fun, and funny. Robert Lopez is an Egot winner,...
It's based on the 2015 musical "Up Here" by husband-and-wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
We're all nostalgic for the 1990s now, so here's a throwback to the rom-coms of the era. It's in no way trying to reinvent the genre -- let's call it an homage.
Even the general conceit that the main characters have imaginary people living in their heads that they converse with regularly is not so unique. It's not far off from Herman's Head, Inside Out, or the "Dream Ghosts" sequence from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
There are some Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist vibes going on, too.
The original musical came out in 2015 and was described as Annie Hall meets Cirque Du Soleil.
Lopez and Anderson-Lopez are responsible for the songs here, and they are overall lovely, fun, and funny. Robert Lopez is an Egot winner,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Mary Littlejohn
- TVfanatic
Character actor and voice actor Earl Boen had a long list of credits, working on nearly 300 different projects over the course of a career that began in 1974. But for most movie fans, Boen will always be remembered for playing the role of Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Sadly, it has been confirmed by Deadline that Boen passed away in Hawaii yesterday, January 5th, at the age of 81. A friend of Boen’s and his family revealed that Boen had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in the fall of 2022.
Born on August 4, 1941, Boen made his screen acting debut in a 1974 episode of the PBS series Great Performances. The many credits he racked up after that appearance include the films The Main Event, Battle Beyond the Stars, 9 to 5, Soggy Bottom USA,...
Born on August 4, 1941, Boen made his screen acting debut in a 1974 episode of the PBS series Great Performances. The many credits he racked up after that appearance include the films The Main Event, Battle Beyond the Stars, 9 to 5, Soggy Bottom USA,...
- 1/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
From director Michael P.Blevins, and starring Ford Austin (Dahmer Vs Gacy), Richard Riehle (Office Space) and Ken Hudson Campbell (“Herman’S Head”), Digging To Death premieres on DVD and Digital June 1 from Uncork’d Entertainment. On Demand/DVD June 1, 2021 This June, dig up the past. Drom director Michael P.Blevins, and starring Ford Austin, Tom Fitzpatrick, …
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- 5/14/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
It’s awfully crowded in Violet’s head. First there’s the voice, which sounds like a demeaning male bully, constantly telling Violet she’s worthless. When it speaks, the screen turns red and a loud electronic humming noise causes Violet’s ears to ring. Then there’s a second running commentary, this one silent and less sure of itself, appearing as loopy cursive text across the screen. Add to that her childhood memories, projected like 16mm film onto random surfaces, and it’s all but overwhelming — not just for Violet but for audiences of writer-director Justine Bateman’s “Violet” as well.
Violet describes this chorus of distractions as “the committee,” and for better or worse, Bateman has found a subjective way for us to experience them too — as in the confrontational opening montage, a whirlwind of car crashes, smashing glass, exploding appliances and dying animals. Bateman’s approach isn’t funny or cute,...
Violet describes this chorus of distractions as “the committee,” and for better or worse, Bateman has found a subjective way for us to experience them too — as in the confrontational opening montage, a whirlwind of car crashes, smashing glass, exploding appliances and dying animals. Bateman’s approach isn’t funny or cute,...
- 3/27/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Dawn Wells, the actress who portrayed Mary Ann on the beloved Sixties sitcom Gilligan’s Island, has died at the age of 82. Wells’ publicist confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that the actress died from complications related to Covid-19.
A former beauty queen — she represented Nevada in the 1960 Miss America pageant — the Reno-born Wells moved to Hollywood in the early Sixties, appearing in bit roles before reportedly beating out over 200 actresses for the role of Mary Ann in Gilligan’s Island, the iconic sitcom about a group of castaways marooned together on a desert island.
A former beauty queen — she represented Nevada in the 1960 Miss America pageant — the Reno-born Wells moved to Hollywood in the early Sixties, appearing in bit roles before reportedly beating out over 200 actresses for the role of Mary Ann in Gilligan’s Island, the iconic sitcom about a group of castaways marooned together on a desert island.
- 12/30/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The CW dropped its first look at Jared Padalecki in “Walker,” the network’s reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” on Monday, revealing the “Supernatural” alum’s take on Chuck Norris’ iconic role.
In the video, which you can watch above, Padalecki’s Cordell Walker is haunted by the memory of his recently deceased wife and the fact that he doesn’t trust the circumstances surrounding her death.
Yeah, it looks like Walker is going to be in for a rough ride when we meet him.
Here’s The CW’s description of the show, which premieres Jan. 21:
“Walker,” a reimagining of the long-running series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” stars Jared Padalecki (“Supernatural”) as Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home. He...
In the video, which you can watch above, Padalecki’s Cordell Walker is haunted by the memory of his recently deceased wife and the fact that he doesn’t trust the circumstances surrounding her death.
Yeah, it looks like Walker is going to be in for a rough ride when we meet him.
Here’s The CW’s description of the show, which premieres Jan. 21:
“Walker,” a reimagining of the long-running series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” stars Jared Padalecki (“Supernatural”) as Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home. He...
- 12/14/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons (Fox, 8/7c) includes one of the series’ most meta moments yet, bringing Yeardley Smith (aka the voice of Lisa Simpson) to Springfield… as herself!
Before your head explodes, allow us to explain: The episode, titled “Podcast News,” finds Grampa Simpson accused of a scandalous crime, which attracts the attention of Smith, who happens to produce and co-host a true crime podcast called “Small Town Dicks” in real life. (Deep breath. We’re done.)
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Before your head explodes, allow us to explain: The episode, titled “Podcast News,” finds Grampa Simpson accused of a scandalous crime, which attracts the attention of Smith, who happens to produce and co-host a true crime podcast called “Small Town Dicks” in real life. (Deep breath. We’re done.)
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- 11/13/2020
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Steve Kreinberg, a sitcom writer and producer who co-created the Fox comedy Herman's Head and worked on other shows including Archie Bunker's Place, Mork & Mindy and It's a Living, has died. He was 73.
Kreinberg died March 30 in a hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, after a battle with diabetes and other illnesses, his ex-wife Robin Baskin told The Hollywood Reporter.
He was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in 1980 and 1981 for writing questions for The Hollywood Squares, and that was his favorite job of all. "I was left alone all day to research trivia," he ...
Kreinberg died March 30 in a hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, after a battle with diabetes and other illnesses, his ex-wife Robin Baskin told The Hollywood Reporter.
He was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in 1980 and 1981 for writing questions for The Hollywood Squares, and that was his favorite job of all. "I was left alone all day to research trivia," he ...
David Landsberg, an actor, screenwriter and producer who appeared opposite Don Rickles on CPO Sharkey and penned and produced episodes of Bill Cosby’s CBS sitcom, has died. He was 73.
Landsberg died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications that arose from surgery for esophageal cancer, his daughter, Caryn O'Neill, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Landsberg also wrote and/or produced episodes of Blossom, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Herman's Head, Fantasy Island, The New Love Boat and The John Larroquette Show and co-created with Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven) a 1994 CBS sitcom called Daddy's Girls, starring Dudley Moore, Harvey Fierstein and Keri ...
Landsberg died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications that arose from surgery for esophageal cancer, his daughter, Caryn O'Neill, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Landsberg also wrote and/or produced episodes of Blossom, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Herman's Head, Fantasy Island, The New Love Boat and The John Larroquette Show and co-created with Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven) a 1994 CBS sitcom called Daddy's Girls, starring Dudley Moore, Harvey Fierstein and Keri ...
David Landsberg, an actor, screenwriter and producer who appeared opposite Don Rickles on Cpo Sharkey and penned and produced episodes of Bill Cosby’s CBS sitcom, has died. He was 73.
Landsberg died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications that arose from surgery for esophageal cancer, his daughter, Caryn O'Neill, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Landsberg also wrote and/or produced episodes of Blossom, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Herman's Head, Fantasy Island, The New Love Boat and The John Larroquette Show and co-created with Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven) a 1994 CBS sitcom called Daddy's Girls, starring Dudley Moore, Harvey Fierstein and Keri ...
Landsberg died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications that arose from surgery for esophageal cancer, his daughter, Caryn O'Neill, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Landsberg also wrote and/or produced episodes of Blossom, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Herman's Head, Fantasy Island, The New Love Boat and The John Larroquette Show and co-created with Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven) a 1994 CBS sitcom called Daddy's Girls, starring Dudley Moore, Harvey Fierstein and Keri ...
Clip It: Each day, Jon Davis looks at the world of trailers, featurettes and clips and puts it all in perspective. Christian Slater has always been cool. As a kid, I totally looked up to him. I first saw him in Heathers, where he blew me away as a teenage Jack Nicholson. Everyone had a Jack Nicholson imitation back then, but only Christian Slater embodied his rebellious spirit (and, yes, mimicking his nasally, wise ass voice). He was the smarmiest teenager in school cafeteria history. When Pump Up the Volume came out, I was a high school student, and I didn't buy any of what the movie was selling. Even then, I could hear Hollywood execs saying, "This is what the kids, like, right? Cool disc jockeys!" But Christian Slater was charismatic enough to make it work. But then came one of the coolest movies ever made, True Romance, solidifying...
- 8/17/2016
- by Jon Davis
- Hitfix
By Jonathan Weichsel
MoreHorror.com
Over the past year I reviewed a lot of indie horror films, some of them really good, some of them just Ok, and some of them really, really bad. The following isn't exactly a best of the year list, because I haven't watched every single film that was released, played at a film festival, or completed filming this year. Rather, these are the best movies that I reviewed for MoreHorror.com in 2015, and are all movies that I can recommend without hesitation.
Mania is directed by Jessica Cameron and stars Ellie Church. Olalla is written and directed by Amy Hesketh and stars Amy Hesketh, Jac Avila, Mila Joya, and Erix Antoine. Headless is directed by Arthur Cullipher, written by Nathan Erdel, and stars Shane Beasley, Kelsey Carlisle, Dave parker and Ellie Church. Spring is directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead and written by Justin Benson,...
MoreHorror.com
Over the past year I reviewed a lot of indie horror films, some of them really good, some of them just Ok, and some of them really, really bad. The following isn't exactly a best of the year list, because I haven't watched every single film that was released, played at a film festival, or completed filming this year. Rather, these are the best movies that I reviewed for MoreHorror.com in 2015, and are all movies that I can recommend without hesitation.
Mania is directed by Jessica Cameron and stars Ellie Church. Olalla is written and directed by Amy Hesketh and stars Amy Hesketh, Jac Avila, Mila Joya, and Erix Antoine. Headless is directed by Arthur Cullipher, written by Nathan Erdel, and stars Shane Beasley, Kelsey Carlisle, Dave parker and Ellie Church. Spring is directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead and written by Justin Benson,...
- 12/22/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
"True Detective" is back for a new season. I posted some overall thoughts on the early episodes on Wednesday, and I have a review of the premiere coming up just as soon as I display some Meryl Streep-type expressive creativity... "Everybody gets touched." -Jordan The first season of "True Detective" opened with a lot of layers of storytelling — meeting Marty, and then Rust, being interviewed by the cops in 2012, with their stories sometimes bringing us back to the case from 1995, and sometimes bouncing to other stages of their partnership — but what was at the moment a relatively compact story itself. In the 1995 scenes, these guys were already partners, albeit relatively new to each other, they got a case, and they followed it. That allowed Nic Pizzolatto and company to dive in deep on exactly who these guys were, since ultimately the show was much more interested in being a...
- 6/22/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
The genius and the flaws of beloved animation giant Pixar's latest film, Pete Docter's "Inside Out," both derive from exactly the same source: the film's vertiginously high concept. Imagining a "Herman's Head"-style universe in which every person (and as the brilliantly funny end credits suggest, every dog and cat, too) is governed by a command center crew made up of their five essential emotions, the film, like so many childhood classics, is an extended metaphor for the bittersweet process of growing up, and espouses some surprisingly complex philosophies on that topic, amid all the sweet, goofy gags. But to get there, and to create the framework within which to deliver the desired thrills and spills, requires a lot of set up and exposition, which contributes to a voiceover-heavy introduction, and occasional pauses in the action while a character delivers a gobbit of explanation. It can feel didactic in a way that the let-the-pictures-tell-the-story.
- 6/15/2015
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
The genius and the flaws of beloved animation giant Pixar's latest film, Pete Docter's "Inside Out," both derive from exactly the same source: the film's vertiginously high concept. Imagining a "Herman's Head"-style universe in which every person (and as the brilliantly funny end credits suggest, every dog and cat, too) is governed by a command center crew made up of their five essential emotions, the film, like so many childhood classics, is an extended metaphor for the bittersweet process of growing up, and espouses some surprisingly complex philosophies on that topic, amid all the sweet, goofy gags. But to get there, and to create the framework within which to deliver the desired thrills and spills, requires a lot of set up and exposition, which contributes to a voiceover-heavy introduction, and occasional pauses in the action while a character delivers a gobbit of explanation. It can feel didactic in a way that the let-the-pictures-tell-the-story.
- 5/18/2015
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
After skipping out on releasing a film at all last year, Disney/Pixar are back with two titles in 2016. First out of the gate is Pete Docter's much anticipated "Inside Out," which basically takes some of the setup of the 1990s sitcom "Herman's Head" and then goes off on its own adventure. After a teaser and a full trailer, the studio has now released a second trailer which will no doubt be attached to copies of "Cinderella" this weekend.
- 3/10/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
[As you probably already know, starting on Thursday, August 21, Fxx is running the Every Simpsons Ever Marathon, running through all 552 episodes of "The Simpsons," plus "The Simpsons Movie." To aid in your viewing process, Team HitFix is selecting our favorite episodes from each day, plus an episode or two that you can skip and use as a bathroom or nap break.] And then there were only two. Day 8 of Fxx's Every Simpsons Ever Marathon takes us from "The Regina Monologues" to "The Italian Bob," or from early in Season 15 through to early in Season 17. Honestly, I think that some of these are mighty funny installments for a show that went past its 350th episode in this period, but there's no question that a fair amount of repetitiveness had set in here and an impressive number of plots feel either cribbed from earlier shows, or at least siblings to earlier plots. I mean... Homer gets an Rv again! Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart a couple times! The Simpsons go to... Italy and England and China! Perhaps that's why we're now just down to me and Sepinwall and Katie Hasty giving recommendations. But don't worry, we offered five up good episodes and I added two episodes that you can skip, though I...
- 8/28/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg, Alan Sepinwall and Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Cinemax preceded its Thursday (July 10) Television Critics Association press tour panel for the 1900 NYC medical drama "The Knick" by announcing that it has already renewed the series, which won't premiere until August 8. The 10-episode renewal wasn't a huge shock, because "The Knick" is a very important series for Cinemax as it continues its transition from Skinemax to the fun action-fueled destination for shows like "Strike Back" and "Banshee" to the kind of network capable of luring talent like director Steven Soderbergh and star Clive Owen. The fact is that as long as Owen and Soderbergh were willing to be involved in a second season, a renewal was inevitable and it sounds like the not-particularly-retired Oscar winner is, indeed, eager to continue. "Yeah. I’m going to do all ten," Soderbergh said on the panel, responding to a question about the recent trend of TV directors taking extended duty on shows,...
- 7/11/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Division 19
Neve Campbell, Clarke Peters and Jamie Draven all star in Suzie Halewood's dystopian thriller "Division 19" which began filming in Detroit this past week.
Set in 2039, online viewers determine the fates of members of the burgeoning prison population. Neve Campbell plays Nielsen, the woman who runs all the jails. [Source: Screen Daily]
Left Behind
William Ragsdale ("Fright Night," "Herman's Head") is set to star in Vic Armstrong's new adaptation of the "Left Behind" novels.
The story takes place after The Rapture which has removed people of the Christian faith from Earth. Ragsdale will play Chris Smith, the copilot of Nicolas Cage's Rayford Steele lead character. [Source: Facebook]
St. Vincent de Van Nuys
Nate Corddry ("The Heat," "Harry's Law") has joined the cast of the Bill Murray-led, Ted Melfi-directed comedy "St. Vincent de Van Nuys" at The Weinstein Company. Filming is currently underway.
The story follows a 12-year-old striking...
Neve Campbell, Clarke Peters and Jamie Draven all star in Suzie Halewood's dystopian thriller "Division 19" which began filming in Detroit this past week.
Set in 2039, online viewers determine the fates of members of the burgeoning prison population. Neve Campbell plays Nielsen, the woman who runs all the jails. [Source: Screen Daily]
Left Behind
William Ragsdale ("Fright Night," "Herman's Head") is set to star in Vic Armstrong's new adaptation of the "Left Behind" novels.
The story takes place after The Rapture which has removed people of the Christian faith from Earth. Ragsdale will play Chris Smith, the copilot of Nicolas Cage's Rayford Steele lead character. [Source: Facebook]
St. Vincent de Van Nuys
Nate Corddry ("The Heat," "Harry's Law") has joined the cast of the Bill Murray-led, Ted Melfi-directed comedy "St. Vincent de Van Nuys" at The Weinstein Company. Filming is currently underway.
The story follows a 12-year-old striking...
- 8/5/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In this YouTube age, a time when I can find any episode of Peyton Place or Herman's Head with a few simple clicks, it's hard to tell what kinds of old TV shows I genuinely miss and which I just like to revisit for kitsch value. Every year I feel like I'm slipping away from regular TV viewing and losing myself more and more in ancient YouTube footage, which is both edifying and horrifying. I think it's time that TV programmers start minding my departure and adjust TV schedules to accommodate more of the stuff I miss.
Thus, I'm counting down five old -- and perhaps outdated -- genres of television series that I still miss. I'd personally love if some wild TVLand exec could exhume them promptly. Let's begin.
1. Variety specials
Every Thanksgiving someone like Carrie Underwood will land a primetime special and sing a few standards, but I'm...
Thus, I'm counting down five old -- and perhaps outdated -- genres of television series that I still miss. I'd personally love if some wild TVLand exec could exhume them promptly. Let's begin.
1. Variety specials
Every Thanksgiving someone like Carrie Underwood will land a primetime special and sing a few standards, but I'm...
- 6/21/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
The networks announced their 2012/13 seasons this week. Many years ago, this was a big event. It isn't anymore. But the media still trots out a few column inches on the new shows we can expect to see cancelled next fall. And I always look, hoping to find some vestige of brief, glorious part of America's cultural past.
Most current sitcoms can be traced to one of several family trees. You can still see the spawn of Lucy and Ricky in Mike and Molly, just as you can scratch The Middle hard enough and find Father Knows Best. The Seinfeld/Friends juggernaut is visible in the Fox hit The New Girl, among others. And workplace comedies that sprang from The Dick Van Dyke Show make up most of NBC's current line-up.
The networks' new shows mostly fall into these generic categories. Chances are, one or two will strike a chord, most will flounder.
Most current sitcoms can be traced to one of several family trees. You can still see the spawn of Lucy and Ricky in Mike and Molly, just as you can scratch The Middle hard enough and find Father Knows Best. The Seinfeld/Friends juggernaut is visible in the Fox hit The New Girl, among others. And workplace comedies that sprang from The Dick Van Dyke Show make up most of NBC's current line-up.
The networks' new shows mostly fall into these generic categories. Chances are, one or two will strike a chord, most will flounder.
- 5/20/2012
- by Jon Eig
- Aol TV.
On the new NBC show Bent (premiering tonight at 9 p.m.), Amanda Peet is a divorced lawyer, David Walton her contractor, and Jeffrey Tambor his unemployed dad, Walter, who inserts himself into their lives because he can't find work as an actor. Walter likes to reminisce about past glories — stints on China Beach, Herman's Head, and Picket Fences — which feels like an inverse of Tambor's career: In the eighties, he was an omnipresent failed-sitcom star (The Ropers, the TV version of Nine to Five) and itinerant guest (The Love Boat, Hill Street Blues), but later in life became a TV-comedy icon on such ahead-of-their-time programs as Max Headroom, The Larry Sanders Show, and Arrested Development, which he'll return to as soon as the new seasons currently planned for Netflix get scripts. (Could that mean he'll have the chance to juggle appearances on Bent and Arrested at the same...
- 3/21/2012
- by Jennifer Vineyard
- Vulture
When Gary resurfaced at the end of last week's episode, you just Knew he was going to cause Raylan (and likely Winona) no shortage of aggravation and trouble. Unfortunately for the poor Sob, he manages to do so from beyond the grave. After Quarles and Wyn drive Gary out to the currently abandoned house last occupied by Winona and Raylan, they let him out of the trunk so he can "deliver a message" to Raylan. Poor dumb Gary apparently hasn't seen enough movies, because he doesn't realize that what comes next is Quarles shooting him in the chest and leaving his corpse on the walkway. R.I.P. Gary Hawkins. I'll always regret that I only just now found out that you were Herman from Herman's Head. Of course, Gary is death isn't Just a symbolic message. As Raylan finds out when he's called by the Lexington cops to identify the body,...
- 3/7/2012
- by Joe Reid
- Vulture
So the news on Wednesday was about Abercrombie & Fitch offering to pay the cast of the Jersey Shore not to appear in their clothes. The Situation tweeted that their PR sux, since A&F create a "Gtl" shirt obviously from the show. And MTV called it savvy PR, and offered to work with A&F to "leverage Jersey Shore to reach the largest youth audience on television." I feel dirty and used.
Here are instructions on sword swallowing. Pfft. Like we need those here!
Nicolas Winding Refn says that he's been told his opportunity to make a Wonder Woman movie hinges on how well his remake of Logan's Run does.
Rep. Tammy Baldwin is an early favorite to upgrade from the House to the Senate in Wisconsin. The Victory Fund has said her election is a priority.
Not only is Texas inflicting Rick Perry on the rest of the country,...
Here are instructions on sword swallowing. Pfft. Like we need those here!
Nicolas Winding Refn says that he's been told his opportunity to make a Wonder Woman movie hinges on how well his remake of Logan's Run does.
Rep. Tammy Baldwin is an early favorite to upgrade from the House to the Senate in Wisconsin. The Victory Fund has said her election is a priority.
Not only is Texas inflicting Rick Perry on the rest of the country,...
- 8/18/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Whatever happened to Lisanne Falk and Kim Walker, the other two Heathers, who weren't Shannon Doherty in Heathers?
What ever happened to Joanne Whalley, Val Kilmer's co-star (and ex-wife) in Willow?
What ever happened to Vanity, the woman who starred opposite Carl Weathers in Action Jackson?
What ever happened to Bonnie Bedalia, John McClane's wife in Die Hard?
Oh, wait. This is what happened to her! She's on "Parenthood." Weird.
Whatever happened to Nancy Travis, the wife in So I Married an Axe Murder and the mom in the Three Men and a Baby movies?
Whatever happened to Julie Warner, the love interest in Doc Hollywood?
Whatever happened to the awesomeness that was Lori Petty, from Point Break and Tank Girl?
Whatever happened to Heather Langenkamp from NIghtmare on Elm Street?
I wonder whatever happened to Bridgette Wilson, from I Know What You Did Last Summer and the love interest in Billy Madison?...
What ever happened to Joanne Whalley, Val Kilmer's co-star (and ex-wife) in Willow?
What ever happened to Vanity, the woman who starred opposite Carl Weathers in Action Jackson?
What ever happened to Bonnie Bedalia, John McClane's wife in Die Hard?
Oh, wait. This is what happened to her! She's on "Parenthood." Weird.
Whatever happened to Nancy Travis, the wife in So I Married an Axe Murder and the mom in the Three Men and a Baby movies?
Whatever happened to Julie Warner, the love interest in Doc Hollywood?
Whatever happened to the awesomeness that was Lori Petty, from Point Break and Tank Girl?
Whatever happened to Heather Langenkamp from NIghtmare on Elm Street?
I wonder whatever happened to Bridgette Wilson, from I Know What You Did Last Summer and the love interest in Billy Madison?...
- 3/9/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
The passing away yesterday of the late great Leslie Nielsen has led to an outpouring of love and fond memories in print and online. The actor was battling pneumonia in a Fort Lauderdale hospital when he passed away in his sleep on Sunday.
It seemed many in the Twitter and Facebook universes spent most of late Sunday quoting lines from the brilliant scripts for "The Naked Gun" and its progenitor "Police Squad", or Nielsen's work in 1980 comedy spoof "Airplane" (aka. "Flying High").
With over a hundred film and TV credits to his name since his earliest work in 1950, Nielsen's trademark was his delivery of lines with a voice of authority. This commanding presence suited him well in dramatic roles in the likes of "Forbidden Planet," "Prom Night," "CIty on Fire" and "The Poseidon Adventure", but it was applying that same deadpan skill to comedy which lead to a career renaissance...
It seemed many in the Twitter and Facebook universes spent most of late Sunday quoting lines from the brilliant scripts for "The Naked Gun" and its progenitor "Police Squad", or Nielsen's work in 1980 comedy spoof "Airplane" (aka. "Flying High").
With over a hundred film and TV credits to his name since his earliest work in 1950, Nielsen's trademark was his delivery of lines with a voice of authority. This commanding presence suited him well in dramatic roles in the likes of "Forbidden Planet," "Prom Night," "CIty on Fire" and "The Poseidon Adventure", but it was applying that same deadpan skill to comedy which lead to a career renaissance...
- 11/29/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
When writer-producer David Landsberg invited friends to join distributors, sales agents and exhibitors for Thursday's screening of the low-budget, high-concept comedy "Sex Tax," his pitch wasn't just come to see the film but also to celebrate his life and the launch of his indie production company.
"What I told everybody is, 'Don't come to my funeral. Don't come see me when I'm dead,' " Landsberg said. " 'Come when I'm alive, when I'm doing something, not when I'm a little box of ashes.' "
It was pure Landsberg. After 35 years in Hollywood as a commercials and TV actor before moving behind the camera as producer and writer on "Herman's Head," "The Cosby Show," "Love Boat" and other series, Landsberg had suffered through several heart attacks -- an experience that changed his views about himself and the world.
"As a writer, I had been Tony Thomas' voice, Aaron Spelling's voice,...
"What I told everybody is, 'Don't come to my funeral. Don't come see me when I'm dead,' " Landsberg said. " 'Come when I'm alive, when I'm doing something, not when I'm a little box of ashes.' "
It was pure Landsberg. After 35 years in Hollywood as a commercials and TV actor before moving behind the camera as producer and writer on "Herman's Head," "The Cosby Show," "Love Boat" and other series, Landsberg had suffered through several heart attacks -- an experience that changed his views about himself and the world.
"As a writer, I had been Tony Thomas' voice, Aaron Spelling's voice,...
- 4/13/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anton Yelchin, who's recently starred in two genre franchises (Star Trek and Terminator Salvation) has signed on to help relaunch another. Yelchin will star in the DreamWorks remake of the 1985 horror classic Fright Night for director Craig Gillespie. He'll star as Charley Brewster (yup, they're keeping the names the same in the remake), a role originated by a pre-"Herman's Head" William Ragsdale. Marti Nixon wrote the updated script, which the studio is hoping can reach...
- 4/6/2010
- by Mike Sampson
- JoBlo.com
In the two weeks it has existed, "The Jay Leno Show" has mostly been a study in stale stand-up and retread bits from Jay's run on "The Tonight Show." But so far his lineup of guests has been pretty interesting. He lucked into his conversation with Kanye West last week, and last night he welcomed another former MTV Vma star to his gigantic set: Pee-Wee Herman. Paul Reubens, the man inside Herman's head, has used the Pee-Wee character sparingly since his arrest for indecent exposure back in 1991, but he's bringing the persona back for a stage show in Los Angeles starting in November.
Reubens, who became an icon when the movie "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and the Saturday morning show "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" became gigantic hits, sat across from Leno in his desk-free interview set-up to joke about his abstinence ring, his early experiences with the theater and how confused he always...
Reubens, who became an icon when the movie "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and the Saturday morning show "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" became gigantic hits, sat across from Leno in his desk-free interview set-up to joke about his abstinence ring, his early experiences with the theater and how confused he always...
- 9/23/2009
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
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