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Robin Hardy Grows The Wicker Tree
6 November 2009 8:34 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Last Friday at New York City’s 92YTribeca, fans of Robin Hardy’s 1973 British horror classic The Wicker Man got a special treat. Not only was a 35mm print of the movie screened with Hardy in attendance, but the director unveiled 10 minutes of clips from his latest feature The Wicker Tree (formerly known as Cowboys For Christ). Fango got a chance to speak with Hardy exclusively about the new project, which was partially encouraged by the misbegotten 2006 remake of The Wicker Man starring Nicolas Cage.
“It had been in my mind to do another movie,” Hardy says, “and when they made the Nicolas Cage version, I thought they missed the point of the first film completely. I say point, but I mean points, really. They just used the plot and threw away all the atmosphere and charm, the things which lulled you into a sense of this being a marvelous, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
The Morning Meme (Thursday, November 5, 2009)
5 November 2009 5:07 AM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Stuff happens, when you're either sleeping or or living the fabulous and fashionable life we know you have. So we're starting your days with a few tidbits to keep you the sparkling conversationalist your friends expect you to be.
It's not quite like finding Daddy kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe, but I really don't know how I feel about finding out that Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer has to be female. It's not anything against females, it's just the cartoon is a fond childhood memory. On the other hand, AfterEllen.com could do a story about Rudolph and her lesbian relationship with Clarice.
Think America is divided? At least with us, it's just polarizing political arguments. Evidently Africa is actually splitting in two, with a giant crack forming that will eventually become a new ocean. Buy some future beachfront property cheap now, be listening to the sound of the »
- lostinmiami
'Sesame Street' Celebrates 40 Years: Wake-Up Video
4 November 2009 5:00 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
40 years ago, a show premiered on PBS that essentially gave birth to the concept of television for children. "Sesame Street" sought to cram a handful of lessons about numbers, words, sharing and tolerance by depicting a slightly fantasized life for a group of kids living in an inner-city setting. Using humor, animation and music, "Sesame Street" proved that television could be used as an educational tool and still hold the attention of hyperactive kids. (It could easily be argued that no show has ever done it better.)
"Sesame Street" also provided the leg up that Jim Henson needed that turned the Muppets into household names. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and a cast of dozens more not only became well-known to children but also entered into the greater pop culture lexicon. The remarkable thing about the Muppets remains their total integration into the normal human world (like Cookie Monster appearing »
- Kyle Anderson
Reese Witherspoon Sheds Some Light On Her Untitled Project With James L. Brooks
3 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Reese Witherspoon picked up an Oscar in 2005 for her performance as June Carter in the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line," but she's been fairly quiet since then. Working of course, but there's one listing on IMDb for her that's had me curious for ages. After all, it's not every day that you pair a performer of her caliber with James L. Brooks, executive producer of "The Simpsons," for an as-yet-untitled comedy also starring Jack Nicholson, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson. So when MTV reporter Akshay Bhansali ran into Witherspoon last week at the Avon Foundation for Women Awards Gala red carpet, he just had to ask her for an update, perhaps even a title, on the mysterious project.
"We don't have a title, we just wrapped on Saturday," Witherspoon said. "We've been shooting it for the past six months." And what exactly is "it"? Previous reports indicated that the »
- Adam Rosenberg
DVD Weekly Roundup – Monday 2nd November
1 November 2009 11:10 PM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Got to admit I was a little under whelmed when watching this at the cinema. The main problem I found was the complete lack of pace and strangely for a Michael Mann film the editing was sub-par. I felt the narrative suffered a lot on the big screen. I was very disappointed because this was coming from one of the greatest filmmakers in America over the past decade.
Fortunately Public Enemies works much better on the small screen. The story of John Dillinger and the obsessive manhunt that took place is actually a very intimate one. The film has epic qualities but overall it really is just a story about one man that blurred the lines between criminal and hero.
Johnny Depp as always gives it his all; he captures the human being behind one of the most interesting figures in crime history. Christian Bale is well cast »
- Alex Wagner
A 'Dr. Who' Dalek Terrorizes Today's Daily TwitPic
30 October 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
For today's Daily TwitPic I needed to consult an expert. My taste in entertainment ranges all over the map. I love "The Simpsons" and "The Wire." "Survivor" is a weekly stop-in for me (Amazing this season), as is "Fringe." "Star Wars" is my crack. But with all of those varied interests, I've never found the time to bring "Dr. Who" into my life, the longest-running sci-fi TV series in the world.
Luckily, MTV Splash Page editor Rick Marshall is a Whovian, the "Who" equivalent of a Trekkie (or is it Trekker?). So when I set eyes on today's TwitPic, Rick was the man I turned to for help. The salt shaker-looking thing pictured with James Moran ("Girl Number 9" writer/director) is called a Dalek. It is Not a robot. It is in fact a member of a brutal alien race which Rick likened to outer space Nazis. Still looks »
- Adam Rosenberg
'Desperate Housewives' May Air Until 2013
29 October 2009 2:08 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Despite being crashed and burnt in an upcoming episode, Wisteria Lane will survive at least three more years. The creator of "Desperate Housewives", Marc Cherry, has agreed with ABC to a deal that will keep him as the executive producer and show runner of the dramedy for two more years. He was previously committed until 2011.
The show is currently airing its sixth season. With the new deal, it may extend up to season 9. However, it is not set in stone yet that "Desperate" will run until 2013 because the principal cast members of the show have not struck a deal.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Cherry would develop a new series for ABC together with "Desperate" producer Alexandra Cunningham. As a measure, ABC has anticipated Cherry's less presence on "Desperate" by signing Bob Daily to run the day to day operation should the new project take off.
The other »
- AceShowbiz.com
Seth Rogen is back as B.O.B. for Monsters vs Aliens Halloween special
28 October 2009 12:11 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
Seth Rogen has always enjoyed Halloween specials, from the Tgif line-up when he was a kid up to The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror. Tonight, he'll be in his own Halloween special, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (NBC, 8 Pm), based on the Dreamworks animated feature Monsters vs Aliens.
"I was a nerd and had nothing to do on Friday nights," Rogen says of the Tgif line-up during a conference call with press. "Whenever like the sitcoms would do their Halloween episode, I always enjoyed that for some reason. That always spawned some good comedy."
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- Nick Zaino
Seth Rogen is back as B.O.B. for Monsters vs Aliens Halloween special
28 October 2009 8:11 AM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »
Seth Rogen has always enjoyed Halloween specials, from the Tgif line-up when he was a kid up to The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror. Tonight, he'll be in his own Halloween special, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (NBC, 8 Pm), based on the Dreamworks animated feature Monsters vs Aliens. "I was a nerd and had nothing to do on Friday nights," Rogen says of the Tgif line-up during a conference call with press. "Whenever like the sitcoms would do their Halloween episode, I always enjoyed that for some reason. That always spawned some good comedy."Continue reading Seth Rogen... »
Get Smithers Laid! New Competition for AfterElton Readers
27 October 2009 5:53 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
The show has always had gay representation.
The Simpsons has been creating a memorable supporting cast for more than 20 years. We’ve seen characters come for a visit, like Grady (Scott Thompson), and we’ve seen them come and go and come back, like Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer).
Grady and Julio were once Homer's roommates.
Some, like Grady, have been gay, and others like Sideshow Bob have been (inexplicably) straight. On the whole, the show’s been pretty good for gay representation over the years.
Marge’s sister, Patty Bouvier is a lesbian. She’s dated different men on the show before coming out, including Principal Skinner, while also flirting with Edna Krabappel. She had an affair with a female professional golfer. Well, she thought the golfer was female, even if it turned out differently in the end.
Patty had what she thought was a lesbian relationship with Veronica. »
- lostinmiami
DVD Review: Beautiful Series Set For ‘It’s Garry Shandling’s Show’
27 October 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – A lot of classic TV comedies are often pointed to as being “ahead of their time”. The quirky, weird, and memorable “It’s Garry Shandling Show” wasn’t really ahead of its time because there’s nothing quite like it on the air. The groundbreaking cult classic is now available in a gorgeous 16-disc set from Shout Factory and it’s just what Shandling fans deserve.
DVD Rating: 4.5/5.0
Between his stint as the heir apparent to Johnny Carson (Shandling guest hosted “The Tonight Show” an incredible number of times) and the pioneering television he would do on one of the best sitcoms of all time, “The Larry Sanders Show,” there was “It’s Garry Shandling Show,” which ran for 72 episodes from 1986 to 1990. The program was the first ever broadcast on Showtime and would later be rerun and more widely seen on Fox.
Showtime had given Shandling and his co-writer »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Golden Globes bets on Ricky Gervais
26 October 2009 7:03 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Ricky Gervais started his acting career late in life, but he has made up for lost time and conquered film and television on both sides of the English speaking pond. Gervais made his bones first on the smallscreen. His role as David Brent in the original UK TV series "The Office" put him on the map. Gervais is an admirer of the long-running American animated family, "The Simpsons," and he turned out one of the most emotionally resplendent Christmas 2007/finale episodes on "Extras," taking tabloid culture and the shallowness of celebrity life to task. It was this exceptional season of the short-lived HBO series that earned an Emmy for Gervais as Outstanding Lead Actor in a comedy series. »
- April MacIntyre
Ricky Gervais to have a laugh on Golden Globe Awards
26 October 2009 5:53 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Ricky Gervais started his acting career late in life, but he has made up for lost time and conquered film and television on both sides of the English speaking pond. Gervais made his bones first on the smallscreen. His role as David Brent in the original UK TV series "The Office" put him on the map. Gervais is an admirer of the long-running American animated family, "The Simpsons," and he turned out one of the most emotionally resplendent Christmas 2007/finale episodes on "Extras," taking tabloid culture and the shallowness of celebrity life to task. It was this exceptional season of the short-lived HBO series that earned an Emmy for Gervais as Outstanding Lead Actor in a comedy series. »
- April MacIntyre
Ricky Gervais to host 67th Golden Globe Awards in 2010
26 October 2009 4:31 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
It has been confirmed by The Hollywood Foreign Press association that British funnyman Ricky Gervais will hos the 67th Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on January 17, 2010.
Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais ("The Invention of Lying," "The Office") will host "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC. This year's show will be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (Pt) and 8-11 p.m. (Et) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This marks the first time the telecast has had a host since 1995.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC made the announcement today.
"Not only is this the biggest Hollywood celebration of the industry which includes both film and TV, but also an environment where I feel I can get free reign as a host. I have resisted many other offers like this, but there are »
- Paul
Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes in 2010
26 October 2009 12:24 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Today NBC, the broadcaster of the Golden Globe Awards, has annoucced that British comedian Ricky Gervais will host the awards ceremony on Sunday, January 17, 2010.
I understand that he's not universally loved, but I find Gervais to be very funny. I had the opportunity to meet him very briefly this year at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he premiered The Invention of Lying. He was super-nice and stopped to take a picture with a friend of mine. My friend Cindy think he's "offensively hillarious".
Unlike the Oscars, the Golden Globes have not had a host since 1995, but NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have decided to change things up:
"Not only is this the biggest Hollywood celebration of the industry which includes both film and TV, but also an environment where I feel I can get free reign as a host. I have resisted many other offers like this, »
- Clarissa
The Golden Globes Get Ricky Gervais!
26 October 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Hollywood Foreign Press made a welcome announcement today when they revealed that the host of the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards would be none other than comedian and filmmaker Ricky Gervais. Having been a highlight of resent award shows, this is certainly exciting news. Here is the official press release:
Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais will host "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC. This year's show will be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (Pt) and 8-11 p.m. (Et) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This marks the first time the telecast has had a host since 1995.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC made the announcement today.
"Not only is this the biggest Hollywood celebration of the industry which includes both film and TV, but also an environment where I feel I »
Ron Livingston Has a Dinner For Schmucks
26 October 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Ron Livingston is the beating heart of Mike Judge’s Office Space, a movie that has transcended cult status and is pretty much one of the finest comedies to be released in the 1990s. He’s also pretty notable for the role of Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers on HBO.
Now, he’ll be joining director Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents) for his new film Dinner for Schmucks.
According to Variety, the film “is an adaptation of the Francis Veber-helmed French film Le dinner de cons, in which a group of bourgeois friends regularly invite the biggest schmucks to dinner to ridicule them.”
The cast that’s shaping up for this film is phenomenal. It’ll be headed up by I Love You, Man’s Paul Rudd and The Office’s Steve Carell, who of course acted together in The 40-Year-Old-Virgin. They’ll be joined »
- John Cooper
Simpsons Historian Dates Last Funny Episode to C. 1992 A.D.
23 October 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Last week's release of The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History brought about a never-before-heard crew anecdote of Michael Jackson's strange, voice-assisted guest spot on the series. Now that the Unauthorized History, based on 80 interviews and three years of research, has hit bookshelves, author John Ortved is sharing more about what he learned about the Simpsons lack of trophies, a potential amusement park and the "throwaway" movie. »
Cheadle, Carolla Line Up Projects at NBC
23 October 2009 10:16 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Variety
NBC is cutting deals for a half-hour comedy starring Adam Carolla, a laffer from "The Simpsons" alum Bill Oakley and a project from Don Cheadle and "Boondocks" creator Aaron McGruder.The Carolla project will feature the comic as a contractor and father whose life is turned upside down when his wife leaves him. The Cheadle/McGruder comedy revolves around mismatched brothers who reunite to open a private security company.
Read more at Variety. »
- Brent Lang
Coming to The Simpsons: Neve Campbell, Jonah Hill and Sacha Baron Cohen
23 October 2009 8:02 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Fresh off The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror 20th Anniversary episode, producer Al Jean has announced a slew of guest stars set to appear over the rest of season 21.
Among other big names, fans of the iconic sitcom can look forward to appearances by:
Neve Campbell Jonah Hill Sacha Baron Cohen Eddie Izzard Chris Martin
Said Jean, to TV Guide Magazine, of Hill's guest-starring role:
“Jonah appears in an episode about a kid who’s the Bart Simpson of the elementary school ten years ago. Now he lives with his mother, he’s really pathetic and he’s still playing pranks."
As you look forward to this episode and these cameos, catch up on your favorite The Simpsons quotes now!
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- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
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