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Bww TV: So V Featured Performer Day 7: Gregory Jbara

11 October 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Jbara originated the roles of 'Jackie Elliot' ('Dad') for the Broadway production of Billy Elliot, for which he won the Tony®, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk Awards for Best/Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 'André Thibault' in the Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Drama Desk nomination), 'Squash Bernstein' in Victor/Victoria, starring Julie Andrews and the role of the dimwitted catcher,'Sohovik' in the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees! starring Bebe Neuwirth, Victor Garber and Jerry Lewis. Jbara was the second actor to star on Broadway as 'Billy Flynn' in the Tony Award winning revival of Chicago. Off-Broadway credits include 'Chick Clark' in Wonderful Town for City Center Encores!, the Broadway revival of Born Yesterday with Ed Asner and Madeline Kahn, Serious Money with Alec Baldwin and Kate Nelligan, Privates On Parade with Jim Dale and Simon Jones, Forever Plaid, Das Barbecu and Have I Got A Girl For You! »

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Bww TV: So V Featured Performer Day 7: Gregory Jbara

11 October 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Jbara originated the roles of 'Jackie Elliot' ('Dad') for the Broadway production of Billy Elliot, for which he won the Tony®, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk Awards for Best/Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 'André Thibault' in the Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Drama Desk nomination), 'Squash Bernstein' in Victor/Victoria, starring Julie Andrews and the role of the dimwitted catcher,'Sohovik' in the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees! starring Bebe Neuwirth, Victor Garber and Jerry Lewis. Jbara was the second actor to star on Broadway as 'Billy Flynn' in the Tony Award winning revival of Chicago. Off-Broadway credits include 'Chick Clark' in Wonderful Town for City Center Encores!, the Broadway revival of Born Yesterday with Ed Asner and Madeline Kahn, Serious Money with Alec Baldwin and Kate Nelligan, Privates On Parade with Jim Dale and Simon Jones, Forever Plaid, Das Barbecu and Have I Got A Girl For You! »

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Remembering Madeline Kahn

30 September 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Occasionally I'll look through my 'labels' in the internal machinery of this blog and think "my god! I never talk about [insert actor's name here]. Why? What's wrong with me?!?" Yesterday was such a day. The great Madeline Kahn would have celebrated her 67th birthday had she not left us far too soon, ten years ago in fact. Sniffle.

"Here I stand the goddess of desire, set men on fire... I have this power.

Morning, noon and night it's drink and dancing, some quick romancing...

And then a shower."

Team Experience

So, with fond memories of the genius comedienne on my mind, I asked a couple of my guest bloggers to tell me they're favorite Madeline Kahn moments. I need help you see. Obviously I haven't expressed enough love for her right here on my own. The damning evidence: No label before today.

Jose from Movies Kick Ass perked right up at the mention »

- NATHANIEL R

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Cloris Leachman To Attend "Young Frankenstein" Screening In Omaha, October 16

23 September 2009 9:51 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

On Friday October16th. Bruce Crawford will host his 25th classic film salute in Omaha Ne. with a 35th anniversary tribute to Mel Brooks' classic Young Frankenstein with special guest Cloris Leachman. The event takes place at 7:00 Pm at the Joslyn Art Museum's Witherspoon Hall theater, 2200 Dodge St. Omaha Ne.Just in time for Halloween, there will be re-actors in makeup and costume recreating Peter Boyle's Monster and Madeline Kahn's, "Bride of Frankenstein" as well as Marty Feldman's Igor! Ms.Leachman will also autograph copies of her best selling autobiography after the screening.  All seats are $20 and available at Omaha area Hy Vee food stores customer service counters or call 402-558-1546 for more information, a benefit for the Omaha Hearing School for Children Inc. For more on the Omaha classic movie screenings, click here »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Classic Cameos: The Muppet Movie

21 September 2009 2:33 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I think our original idea behind the Classic Cameos series was to pick one memorable cameo from a movie. However, The Muppet Movie is a long string of cameos, and why should I have to highlight only one? So many people pop up throughout the 1979 film -- my favorites are James Coburn, who owns the El Sleezo nightclub; Carol Kane's very silly "Myth? Yeth?" running gag; Mel Brooks in what's really more of an actual role than a cameo, as the mad scientist; and Orson Welles at the end of the film.

If that sounds like enough cameos, I've barely started. The Muppet Movie also has appearances from Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn and Telly Savalas, Paul Williams, Cloris Leachman, Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Edgar Bergen (and Charlie McCarthy), Elliot Gould and Big Bird. Director James Frawley supposedly appears onscreen briefly, but I'm not sure I'd recognize him. I've included »

- Jette Kernion

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Girls on Film: The Wrath of Madeline Kahn

17 August 2009 6:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Many funny women have graced the screen over the years, from Mabel Normand to Lucille Ball to Tina Fey, but one woman's impact was unlike any other -- Madeline Kahn's.

When Star Trek was looming and there was a loud undercurrent of chatter about the previous space-led films, my brain got punny and came up with "The Wrath of Madeline Kahn." At first, I explained away my attachment to the title as part of my love of word play. But soon, I realized it was more than that. Kahn's wrath is a lot of what made her such an indelible comedic figure in Hollywood, one that grabbed two Oscar nominations for her craft.

We always see wrath as this bubbling explosion of anger that hunts down victims near and far. But with Kahn, it was all caught within herself -- wrath (of anger and exuberance) trapped in a human-shaped globe, »

- Monika Bartyzel

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Can 'Machete' And Its Ridiculous Cast Stack Up To These Five Ensemble Films?

6 August 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Buckets of blood, violence, foul language and mother-lovin' Danny Trejo aside, "Machete" boasts some serious assets in the form of its impressive ensemble cast. Some of the actors lining up for the Robert Rodriguez-produced "Grindhouse" spin-off include Robert De Niro, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson and Steven Seagal. Seriously -- Steven Seagal! The same martial arts genius that brought you "Above the Law," "Hard to Kill" and my personal favorite, "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory"! Not to mention this little gem...

Assuming that all goes as it should, "Machete" is in a position to become one of the most enjoyable ensemble films of all time. The giddier I get about the news, the more and more I think about other classic ensemble movies that "Machete" will one day measure up to. For your reading pleasure, here are five slices from the never-ending ensemble movie pie.

Clue: Based on the »

- Josh Wigler

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Steven Spielberg to Direct Harvey Next

2 August 2009 12:23 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Steven Spielberg has decided on his next film project -- a contemporary adaptation of Mary Chase's play Harvey for 20th Century Fox and Dreamworks. The play first premiered on Broadway in 1944, and tells the story of an amiable eccentric, Elwood and his six foot three and one half inch tall rabbit imaginary friend Harvey, which causes problems for his family and friends. The play won the Pulitzer Prize in 1944, and was performed 1,775 times between 1944 and 1949. The play was adapted for television a couple times, and once for the screen in 1950, with James Stewart in the lead role alongside Fred Gwynne, Richard Mulligan and Madeline Kahn. Spielberg released the following statement in a press release: “I am very happy to be working again with my friend Tom Rothman who shepherded us through ‘Minority Report,’ and with Elizabeth and Carla, who I’m looking forward to collaborating with,” said Spielberg. ... »

- Peter Sciretta

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Buzz Break: Twilight Fans Choose Sides

23 July 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

· Summit Entertainment plans to unveil its latest line of Twilight-related merchandise this week at Comic-Con, including "Team Edward" and "Team Jacob" apparel for the tween and/or San Diego pavement camper in your life.

· "We talk about it and it's something we are thinking about." And? And? After 20 years, Robert Zemeckis is still teasing moviegoers about a sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

· Mischa Barton's publicist steadfastly denies that the glossies have rejected his client for a cover touting her health crisis and ongoing rehabilitation. But it wouldn't surprise me, especially when all the good writers have resigned to date Jon Gosselin.

· Congrats to Patrick Goldstein, who's finally moved up to the Lat's Jewish gay porn beat.

· And the same to veteran critic Richard Corliss, who has this summer's rom-com crop covered for Time Magazine.

· Finally, face it: You can never have enough Madeline Kahn in your day. »

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Blu-Ray Review: Pixar Continues HD Dominance With ‘A Bug’s Life’

28 May 2009 9:33 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – If you have yet to jump on the Blu-Ray bandwagon or are new to the HD revolution and have yet to see a Pixar film in 1080P, the new edition of “A Bug’s Life” would be a great place to start. With releases like the great one for “Wall-e” and now this gorgeous transfer for “A Bug’s Life,” Disney/Pixar produces HD video clarity that really must be seen to be believed.

Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0 With this week’s release of the fantastic “Up,” Pixar is back in the cinematic conversation. With Pixar back in the spotlight, go back to one of their earliest films, the underrated “A Bug’s Life,” a film that has held up surprisingly well in the decade since its release.

A Bug’s Life was released on Blu-Ray on May 19th, 2009.

Photo credit: Disney

I’ll admit that I had kind of buried »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Dom DeLuise has died

5 May 2009 8:47 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Dom DeLuise, the comic actor who starred with friend Burt Reynolds in "Smokey and the Bandit II" and was in Mel Brooks' films "Blazing Saddles," "Silent Movie," and voiced Pizza the Hut in "Spaceballs," has died. Monsters and Critics embedded a great DeLuise clip from Brooks' "History of the World, part I" below. Dom is paired with comic legend Shecky Greene in the scene where "Ceasar" receives his war plunder gifts. The wonderful Madeline Kahn is in the clip too. DeLuise died Monday in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 75 according to Entertainment Tonight. The man who starred in "Fatso" and the "Cannonball Run" films was also a fixture on American television, guest starring on »

- April MacIntyre

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Muppets & Nw Film Center (Jim Henson Fest)

22 April 2009 10:23 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

The Muppets for the month of May. We are truly blessed here in Portland. Thank you, Northwest Film Center. And now to make sure this is in your head the rest of the day …

It’s time to play the music

It’s time to light the lights

It’s time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight.

It’s time to put on makeup

It’s time to dress up right

It’s time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show tonight.

Why do we always come here

I guess we’ll never know

It’s like a kind of torture

To have to watch the show

And now let’s get things started

Why don’t you get things started

It’s time to get things started

On the most sensational inspirational celebrational Muppetational

This is what we call the Muppet Show

The Northwest Film »

- Jeff Bayer

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Review: Observe and Report

10 April 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

By Scott Weinberg (original publication date: 3/17/09 -- SXSW Film Festival)

I know it may seem sort of strange to get two "mall cop" comedies within two months of each other, but really: Aside from only the most tangential of plot connections, these movies couldn't possibly be more different. Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a flat, generic farce that feels like every studio comedy from the last 15 years. Observe and Report ... is a freaking revelation. Sick, dark, halfway twisted, and drop-dead hilarious, Jody Hill's Observe and Report is a dark comedy full of shocking moments and brave material, plus it's anchored by a lead performance that could change a whole lot of minds regarding Seth Rogen.

Set in a completely familiar shopping mall, Observe and Report is about a maladjusted security guard who finds himself with a new mission in life: Find the pervert who's been flashing women in the mall parking lot, »

- Cinematical staff

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Movies That Deserve a Second Life: Comedy Edition

5 April 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Welcome to another edition of Movies That Deserve a Second Life. If you need a refresher on what I’m referring to by “second life,” check out the Action/Adventure Edition. If you’re caught up, read on to see what funny flics I felt were unfairly ignored/disliked upon its release or have been forgotten in the years since its release.

Comedy is almost certainly the most subjective of all genres. What makes one person laugh is guaranteed to make another yawn or wrinkle his/her brow. Some find juvenilia in poor taste while others bust a gut. Everyone claims to have a sense of humor, but almost no one enjoys every type of humor there is, from dry wit and pungent satire to bodily fluid gags and intentionally groan-worthy puns. Therefore, I think it’s safe to say that no one (besides myself) will be satisfied with every choice. »

- Matt Medlock

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'Extraordinary' Natasha Richardson was beloved Broadway star

19 March 2009 11:53 AM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

Natasha Richardson leaves behind a legacy of performances from film and television dating back a quarter of a century. However, it was on the stage that this star truly shone. And Broadway will pay the ultimate tribute to Richardson tonight when the lights of all the theaters along the rialto are dimmed for one minute at curtain time.

For her 1986 stage debut opposite her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, in Chekov 's "The Seagull," Natasha Richardson won the London Drama Critics' Circle award as most promising newcomer at age 23. And for her 1993 Broadway debut in the third rialto revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," she won the equivalent award from Theatre World.

Natasha Richardson was the first actress to be nominated for a Drama Desk award for playing that title role. She lost that race to Jane Alexander for "The Sisters Rosensweig." And like Liv Ullmann, star of the second revival of »

- tomoneil

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'Spectacular' Natasha Richardson won the Tony Award for 'Cabaret'

18 March 2009 12:07 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

After Natasha Richardson's death from head trauma during a skiing accident, it's important to recall what a vital life she's had as a performer.

In 1998, Natasha Richardson won a Tony Award for lead actress in a musical for her appearance in the Roundabout Theatre Company's acclaimed production of "Cabaret." The show was helmed by Sam Mendes and co-directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall. This reimagined revival of "Cabaret" was staged in a cabaret setting at the Henry Miller Theatre. Among the praise for her performance,  the New York Times called Richardson "spectacular."

For her raw portrayal of an English singer caught up in the madness of Nazi Germany, Richardson first won the Drama Desk award. And then at the Tonys, she prevailed over a quartet of musical theater vets — Betty Buckley ("Triumph of Love"), Marin Mazzie ("Ragtime") and co-nominees Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner ("Side Show").

Five years earlier, »

- tomoneil

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SXSW Review: Observe and Report

17 March 2009 10:10 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I know it may seem sort of strange to get two "mall cop" comedies within two months of each other, but really: Aside from only the most tangential of plot connections, these movies couldn't possibly be more different. Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a flat, generic farce that feels like every studio comedy from the last 15 years. Observe and Report ... is a freaking revelation. Sick, dark, halfway twisted, and drop-dead hilarious, Jody Hill's Observe and Report is a dark comedy full of shocking moments and brave material, plus it's anchored by a lead performance that could change a whole lot of minds regarding Seth Rogen.

Set in a completely familiar shopping mall, Observe and Report is about a maladjusted security guard who finds himself with a new mission in life: Find the pervert who's been flashing women in the mall parking lot, and do it well before the cocky »

- Scott Weinberg

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Gore Verbinski To Direct ‘Clue’ Movie

25 February 2009 11:51 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Of all the board games out there, the one which has potential to be at least a decent movie is Clue (or as us Brits know it - Cluedo). For those of you who may not know, there was already a movie of the game made back in 1985 which starred Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd and Michael McKean.

And it seems that Hollywood thinks there’s enough there to warrant another movie based on the game, with the ball set in motion with Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski in final negotiations to direct.

Now I can’t speak for the 1985 film since I haven’t seen it, but I do know that it’s somewhat of a cult film (although with a much smaller following than the likes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show or Donnie Darko) and therefore fans of it will probably end up being »

- Ross Miller

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Does Gore Verbinski Have a 'Clue'?

25 February 2009 5:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Nothing is sacred. Get ready, because I'm sure Gin, The Movie is on its way, as well as remakes of Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane, plus someone with enough cojones to try and replicate Bruce Campbell's Ash.

The Hollywood Reporter posts that following in the footsteps of Monopoly, Candy Land, and Ouiga Board, we're getting Clue. Or, rather, more Clue, since I'm sure you all know that we've already had an amazingly wonderful adaptation of the board game starring the likes of Tim Curry, Michael McKean, and the late, great Madeline Kahn.

Undaunted (or perhaps even enthused by the first flick's cult status), Universal is moving ahead with a new Clue feature, and Gore Verbinski is in final negotiations to direct and produce the project. That means it won't be a modest feature of murder, ropes, candlesticks, and intrigue, but some sort of rip-roaring big budget murder movie. »

- Monika Bartyzel

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Gore Verbinski to helm "Clue"

25 February 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Gore Verbinski will direct Universal Pictures "Clue," based on the murder mystery Hasbro board game. Verbinski will produce via his Blind Wink company alongside Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro.  Verbinski is directing "Bioshock" for Universal next. "Clue" passed a massive $1 billion in sales and was developed in England by a retired legal clerk named Anthony Pratt during WWII. The game was first released in 1948.   There was another film previously made that was released in 1985 which starred Tim Curry, Eileeen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Lesley Anne Warren, Martin Mull and Collen Camp.   The first being such a classic, let's hope this is not butchered. Still, Verbinski is immensely capable.     »

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