Her name is Taylor and she was born in 1989. Nearly nine years since releasing her Grammy-winning pop album of the same name, Taylor Swift has finally dropped the re-recorded edition, 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Her fourth re-recorded album, the new soundtrack is complete with five vault tracks that’ll have Swifties everywhere dancing to the beats forevermore.
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After Swift premiered her massively successful Eras Tour movie in theaters only a few weeks ago, the star has marked her new...
- 10/27/2023
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
Garth Craven, the British-born sound and film editor and second-unit director whose credits included six Sam Peckinpah features, as well as Turner and Hooch, My Best Friend’s Wedding and Legally Blonde, has died. He was 84.
A resident of Malibu, Craven died May 20 after he suffered a medical emergency while flying back to Los Angeles from a safari in Namibia, his daughter, Willow Kalatchi, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Craven collaborated with the maverick director Peckinpah on Straw Dogs (1971), The Getaway (1972), Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), The Killer Elite (1975) and Convoy (1978).
He worked with fellow editor Roger Spottiswoode on the first three of those films, and when Spottiswoode graduated to director, they partnered on the features Shoot to Kill (1988), Turner and Hooch (1989) and Air America (1990) and on two HBO telefilms: 1989’s Third Degree Burn and 1993’s And the Band Played On.
Craven also cut Gaby: A True Story...
A resident of Malibu, Craven died May 20 after he suffered a medical emergency while flying back to Los Angeles from a safari in Namibia, his daughter, Willow Kalatchi, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Craven collaborated with the maverick director Peckinpah on Straw Dogs (1971), The Getaway (1972), Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), The Killer Elite (1975) and Convoy (1978).
He worked with fellow editor Roger Spottiswoode on the first three of those films, and when Spottiswoode graduated to director, they partnered on the features Shoot to Kill (1988), Turner and Hooch (1989) and Air America (1990) and on two HBO telefilms: 1989’s Third Degree Burn and 1993’s And the Band Played On.
Craven also cut Gaby: A True Story...
- 8/22/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film and sound editor Garth Craven, who edited films including “Legally Blonde” and got his start in film editing with Sam Peckinpah’s “Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid,” died May 20 in Barcelona. He was 84.
His death was only recently announced by his daughter Willow.
Craven not only worked in the cutting room but also in sound departments and served as second unit director on several films. At the beginning of his career, Craven worked on Federico Fellini’s fantasy drama “Satyricon” (1969) in the sound editing department, which served as his introduction to filmmaking.
Back in England, he continued working on films in London. Resuming his work in the sound department, Craven received a BAFTA for the critically acclaimed romantic drama “The Go-Between” (1971) directed by Joseph Losey.
He eventually became a frequent collaborator and friend of Peckinpah. Craven worked as a sound consultant on “The Getaway,” a sound editor on “Straw Dogs,...
His death was only recently announced by his daughter Willow.
Craven not only worked in the cutting room but also in sound departments and served as second unit director on several films. At the beginning of his career, Craven worked on Federico Fellini’s fantasy drama “Satyricon” (1969) in the sound editing department, which served as his introduction to filmmaking.
Back in England, he continued working on films in London. Resuming his work in the sound department, Craven received a BAFTA for the critically acclaimed romantic drama “The Go-Between” (1971) directed by Joseph Losey.
He eventually became a frequent collaborator and friend of Peckinpah. Craven worked as a sound consultant on “The Getaway,” a sound editor on “Straw Dogs,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is a world-famous 1963 semi-autobiographical novel, and the 1977 movie based on it, about one woman’s mental illness and survival. It’s also a bland 1970 country song by Lynn Anderson.
And a number of other books as well. Probably other things. Titles can’t be copyrighted; the evocative ones get used over and over again. But when they’re used for something big in the same area, a careful writer will want to make sure that any baggage from that title are appropriate, that the connotations are resonant, that the title has a purpose.
I have no idea why Mannie Murphy’s debut graphic novel is named I Never Promised You a Rose Garden . But, then, there’s a lot of things about this book I don’t understand: it’s in large part a series of very specific artistic decisions that baffle me.
And a number of other books as well. Probably other things. Titles can’t be copyrighted; the evocative ones get used over and over again. But when they’re used for something big in the same area, a careful writer will want to make sure that any baggage from that title are appropriate, that the connotations are resonant, that the title has a purpose.
I have no idea why Mannie Murphy’s debut graphic novel is named I Never Promised You a Rose Garden . But, then, there’s a lot of things about this book I don’t understand: it’s in large part a series of very specific artistic decisions that baffle me.
- 1/11/2023
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Welcome Dan, aka Comic Concierge, back to Nerdly with his new YouTube channel dedicated to all things comics. From weekly new releases to graphic novels. Comics are for everyone but the key is finding the right one. Comic Concierge is here to help with that journey, with a range of videos discussing everything from weekly pick-ups, dollar-bin dives, comic book theory, analysis and more!
Graphic Thoughts #10: Teddy, Run Home If You Don’t Want to Be Killed, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
On this week’s edition of Graphic Thoughts, it is all about history, This week’s books include Teddy, Run Home If You Don’t Want to Be Killed, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. One of which is a contender for book of the year
Time Stamps:
00:00 – Opening
00:40 – Teddy
12:18 – Run Home If You Don’t Want to Be Killed: The...
Graphic Thoughts #10: Teddy, Run Home If You Don’t Want to Be Killed, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
On this week’s edition of Graphic Thoughts, it is all about history, This week’s books include Teddy, Run Home If You Don’t Want to Be Killed, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. One of which is a contender for book of the year
Time Stamps:
00:00 – Opening
00:40 – Teddy
12:18 – Run Home If You Don’t Want to Be Killed: The...
- 6/4/2021
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Writer and director whose screenplays included The Fox, The Mechanic and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
After early success, the writer Lewis John Carlino, who has died aged 88, attracted some criticism for abandoning experimental theatre and moving into mainstream cinema, as both writer and director. Broadway’s loss was cinema’s gain.
His screenplays were intriguingly diverse, and included The Fox (1967), adapted from Dh Lawrence’s novella, an uncharacteristically taut Michael Winner thriller, The Mechanic (1972), and several films dealing with organised crime. His sparse output as a director ranged from his adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea (1976) to a glossy sex comedy, Class (1983), in which Jacqueline Bisset played a woman who has sex in a glass-sided lift with her son’s schoolfriend.
After early success, the writer Lewis John Carlino, who has died aged 88, attracted some criticism for abandoning experimental theatre and moving into mainstream cinema, as both writer and director. Broadway’s loss was cinema’s gain.
His screenplays were intriguingly diverse, and included The Fox (1967), adapted from Dh Lawrence’s novella, an uncharacteristically taut Michael Winner thriller, The Mechanic (1972), and several films dealing with organised crime. His sparse output as a director ranged from his adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea (1976) to a glossy sex comedy, Class (1983), in which Jacqueline Bisset played a woman who has sex in a glass-sided lift with her son’s schoolfriend.
- 7/14/2020
- by Brian Baxter
- The Guardian - Film News
Lewis John Carlino, who scripted and directed The Great Santini and earned an Oscar nom for penning I Never Promised You a Rose Garden among many other credits, has died. He was 88.
Carlino died June 17 on Whidbey Island off Washington. Michael O’Keefe, who starred opposite Robert Duvall in 1979’s Great Santini, confirmed the news and posted a video in tribute on June 18:
Lewis John Carlino Died yesterday. I owe him in incalculable debt. It was he who cast me opposite Robert Duvall in The Great Santini. This interview with him makes evident his humanity, insight, humor, and grace. I love him immeasurably. https://t.co/8Q1XK97B25
— Michael O'Keefe (@mokeefeman) June 18, 2020
Carlino was a three-time WGA Award nominee for penning the adapted screenplays for Great Santini and Rose Garden (1977) and his original script for The Brotherhood (1968). He also scored a Golden Globe nom for co-scripting 1967’s The Fox with Howard Koch.
Carlino died June 17 on Whidbey Island off Washington. Michael O’Keefe, who starred opposite Robert Duvall in 1979’s Great Santini, confirmed the news and posted a video in tribute on June 18:
Lewis John Carlino Died yesterday. I owe him in incalculable debt. It was he who cast me opposite Robert Duvall in The Great Santini. This interview with him makes evident his humanity, insight, humor, and grace. I love him immeasurably. https://t.co/8Q1XK97B25
— Michael O'Keefe (@mokeefeman) June 18, 2020
Carlino was a three-time WGA Award nominee for penning the adapted screenplays for Great Santini and Rose Garden (1977) and his original script for The Brotherhood (1968). He also scored a Golden Globe nom for co-scripting 1967’s The Fox with Howard Koch.
- 6/24/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Lewis John Carlino, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and playwright known for writing and directing “The Great Santini,” died on June 17 on Whidbey Island in Washington state, his family has announced. He was 88.
Carlino received an Oscar nomination with Gavin Lambert for best adapted screenplay for the 1978 drama “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” based on the novel by Joanne Greenberg. In 1979, he wrote and directed the screenplay for “The Great Santini,” from the novel by Pat Conroy. The film earned Academy Award nominations for Robert Duvall for his portrayal of a Marine pilot and for Michael O’Keefe as the son of Duvall’s character.
His screenwriting credits include John Frankenheimer’s “Seconds,” “The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea,” which he also directed and co-produced; “The Brotherhood,” starring Kirk Douglas; “The Mechanic,” starring Charles Bronson; and “Resurrection,” starring Ellen Burstyn. During production of “The Brotherhood,” he met Jilly Chadwick,...
Carlino received an Oscar nomination with Gavin Lambert for best adapted screenplay for the 1978 drama “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” based on the novel by Joanne Greenberg. In 1979, he wrote and directed the screenplay for “The Great Santini,” from the novel by Pat Conroy. The film earned Academy Award nominations for Robert Duvall for his portrayal of a Marine pilot and for Michael O’Keefe as the son of Duvall’s character.
His screenwriting credits include John Frankenheimer’s “Seconds,” “The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea,” which he also directed and co-produced; “The Brotherhood,” starring Kirk Douglas; “The Mechanic,” starring Charles Bronson; and “Resurrection,” starring Ellen Burstyn. During production of “The Brotherhood,” he met Jilly Chadwick,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lewis John Carlino, who wrote and directed the Robert Duvall-led 1979 drama “The Great Santini,” died last week at the age of 88.
Carlino died at his home in Washington state after suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, which is considered a type of cancer that impacts blood cells in bone marrow.
His career spanned some 50-plus years, writing for both film and television. Carlino racked up some early TV writing credits in the early 1960s, including an episode of the adventure crime drama “Route 66,” which starred Martin Milner and George Maharis — and later Glenn Corbett — as two young men who drove across the country in a Corvette in search of adventure.
Also Read: Joel Schumacher, Director of 'St Elmo's Fire' and 'The Lost Boys,' Dies at 80
Carlino wrote his first film in 1966, “Seconds,” which starred Rock Hudson and Frank Campanella. The sci-fi thriller follows an unhappy middle-aged banker who...
Carlino died at his home in Washington state after suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, which is considered a type of cancer that impacts blood cells in bone marrow.
His career spanned some 50-plus years, writing for both film and television. Carlino racked up some early TV writing credits in the early 1960s, including an episode of the adventure crime drama “Route 66,” which starred Martin Milner and George Maharis — and later Glenn Corbett — as two young men who drove across the country in a Corvette in search of adventure.
Also Read: Joel Schumacher, Director of 'St Elmo's Fire' and 'The Lost Boys,' Dies at 80
Carlino wrote his first film in 1966, “Seconds,” which starred Rock Hudson and Frank Campanella. The sci-fi thriller follows an unhappy middle-aged banker who...
- 6/24/2020
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Richard Herd, an instantly recognizable character actor who recurred as Mr. Wilhelm on Seinfeld and appeared in All the President’s Men, The China Syndrome and several Star Trek projects, among many other credits, died Tuesday in Los Angeles of cancer complications. He was 87.
Herd’s death was announced by his wife, actress Patricia Crowder Herd.
Herd is probably best known to TV audiences for his role as Mr. Wilhelm on Seinfeld, George Costanza’s New York Yankees boss who in one memorable episode is recruited by a religious cult (1996’s “The Checks”) and in another (1995’s “The Hot Tub”) is convinced George is cracking under the stress of the Big Leagues. Herd appeared in 11 Seinfeld episodes during it last four seasons, including the finale.
Herd appeared as the leader of the Watergate burglars in 1976’s All the President’s Men and as the duplicitous nuclear power plant boss in 1979’s The China Syndrome.
Herd’s death was announced by his wife, actress Patricia Crowder Herd.
Herd is probably best known to TV audiences for his role as Mr. Wilhelm on Seinfeld, George Costanza’s New York Yankees boss who in one memorable episode is recruited by a religious cult (1996’s “The Checks”) and in another (1995’s “The Hot Tub”) is convinced George is cracking under the stress of the Big Leagues. Herd appeared in 11 Seinfeld episodes during it last four seasons, including the finale.
Herd appeared as the leader of the Watergate burglars in 1976’s All the President’s Men and as the duplicitous nuclear power plant boss in 1979’s The China Syndrome.
- 5/26/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Herd, a character actor best known for his role as Mr. Wilhelm on “Seinfeld,” has died at the age of 87.
A representative told TheWrap that Herd died of cancer-related causes at his home in Los Angeles with his family present.
Herd recurred throughout several seasons of the sitcom as Mr. Wilhelm, supervisor to Jason Alexander’s George Costanza during his time as an employee of the New York Yankees. He appeared alongside the show’s caricature of former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who was voiced by Larry David.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)
Herd also starred in the original “V” miniseries in 1983 as John, the leader of the alien Visitors who come to occupy Earth. He later reprised the role in the 1984 sequel “V: The Final Battle.” His other TV credits include recurring roles on “seaQuest Dsv” and “Star Trek: Voyager,” as well as a series regular...
A representative told TheWrap that Herd died of cancer-related causes at his home in Los Angeles with his family present.
Herd recurred throughout several seasons of the sitcom as Mr. Wilhelm, supervisor to Jason Alexander’s George Costanza during his time as an employee of the New York Yankees. He appeared alongside the show’s caricature of former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who was voiced by Larry David.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)
Herd also starred in the original “V” miniseries in 1983 as John, the leader of the alien Visitors who come to occupy Earth. He later reprised the role in the 1984 sequel “V: The Final Battle.” His other TV credits include recurring roles on “seaQuest Dsv” and “Star Trek: Voyager,” as well as a series regular...
- 5/26/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
It’s never just one thing that prevents a ballplayer from reaching the big leagues. It can be a combination of injuries, life getting in the way, or a player not having the mental makeup or physical ability to reach the pinnacle of the sport. That “what if” can be haunting, but life moves on.
It was arm troubles that led Jim Morris, a former Major League Baseball draft pick, to flame out of the minors by 1989. He went on to become a high school science teacher and a baseball coach in small town Texas. He moved on until his players made him a bet: if they win the league title, he’d have to try out for the pros a decade after giving up his career. The team held their end of the bargain and so did Morris: he still had enough gas in the tank to hit 98 Mph...
It was arm troubles that led Jim Morris, a former Major League Baseball draft pick, to flame out of the minors by 1989. He went on to become a high school science teacher and a baseball coach in small town Texas. He moved on until his players made him a bet: if they win the league title, he’d have to try out for the pros a decade after giving up his career. The team held their end of the bargain and so did Morris: he still had enough gas in the tank to hit 98 Mph...
- 4/10/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
It is hard to believe that the forever youthful Dennis Quaid turns 65 on April 9, 2019. His successful film career that started close to 40 years ago was perhaps spurred by the success of his older brother Randy Quaid, who had left their Texas home and became an Oscar-nominated actor (he received a Supporting Actor nomination in 1973 for “The Last Detail”).
He dropped out of the University of Houston and moved to Los Angeles to also pursue a professional acting career. After a brief period of struggle, he started gaining small roles in films like “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” about a young girl’s battle with mental illness and “September 30, 1955” about the effects on a small-town boy when he finds out about the death of James Dean.
See over dozens of interviews with 2019 Emmy Awards contenders
Quaid also found work in a number of television movies and then gained huge...
He dropped out of the University of Houston and moved to Los Angeles to also pursue a professional acting career. After a brief period of struggle, he started gaining small roles in films like “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” about a young girl’s battle with mental illness and “September 30, 1955” about the effects on a small-town boy when he finds out about the death of James Dean.
See over dozens of interviews with 2019 Emmy Awards contenders
Quaid also found work in a number of television movies and then gained huge...
- 4/9/2019
- by Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
It is hard to believe that the forever youthful Dennis Quaid turns 65 on April 9, 2019. His successful film career that started close to 40 years ago was perhaps spurred by the success of his older brother Randy Quaid, who had left their Texas home and became an Oscar-nominated actor (he received a Supporting Actor nomination in 1973 for “The Last Detail”).
He dropped out of the University of Houston and moved to Los Angeles to also pursue a professional acting career. After a brief period of struggle, he started gaining small roles in films like “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” about a young girl’s battle with mental illness and “September 30, 1955” about the effects on a small-town boy when he finds out about the death of James Dean.
Quaid also found work in a number of television movies and then gained huge attention as one of the four leads of the film “Breaking Away,...
He dropped out of the University of Houston and moved to Los Angeles to also pursue a professional acting career. After a brief period of struggle, he started gaining small roles in films like “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” about a young girl’s battle with mental illness and “September 30, 1955” about the effects on a small-town boy when he finds out about the death of James Dean.
Quaid also found work in a number of television movies and then gained huge attention as one of the four leads of the film “Breaking Away,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Misty Holland, Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Planning a trip to Nashville in 2018? The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has announced its new exhibits for the coming year, and you may want to set your travel schedule around it. Starting in March, the museum will be rolling out a lineup that honors timeless legends, country’s hottest quartet and some of the brightest rising stars.
On March 9, the museum debuts “American Currents: The Music of 2017,” a review of a year that yielded a bumper crop of fresh faces and news-making events. Among the breakout artists to be featured are Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown and Luke Combs.
On March 9, the museum debuts “American Currents: The Music of 2017,” a review of a year that yielded a bumper crop of fresh faces and news-making events. Among the breakout artists to be featured are Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown and Luke Combs.
- 12/8/2017
- by Nancy Kruh
- PEOPLE.com
Katy Perry is looking sexy in sheer!
Following her headline-making "Chained to the Rhythm" performance at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, England, on Wednesday, the 32-year-old singer attended the Universal Music Party, donning a stunning rose-print dress.
Watch: Katy Perry Sparkles at Brit Awards, Gets Political With 'Chained to the Rhythm' Performance
Perry wore an embroidered Adam Selman number, which she styled with a gold choker, chunky chain link bracelet and strappy bright red stilettos.
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She completed her look with lush curls, a dramatic smokey eye and deep red pout.
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The pop star later took to Instagram to show off her trendy ensemble, captioning it, "I never promised you a rose garden."
Earlier in the night, Perry wore a glimmering pink-and-silver Versace blazer and mini dress by the same designer while walking the red carpet for the awards show. She later changed in to a satin stripe crop top...
Following her headline-making "Chained to the Rhythm" performance at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, England, on Wednesday, the 32-year-old singer attended the Universal Music Party, donning a stunning rose-print dress.
Watch: Katy Perry Sparkles at Brit Awards, Gets Political With 'Chained to the Rhythm' Performance
Perry wore an embroidered Adam Selman number, which she styled with a gold choker, chunky chain link bracelet and strappy bright red stilettos.
Getty Images
She completed her look with lush curls, a dramatic smokey eye and deep red pout.
Getty Images
The pop star later took to Instagram to show off her trendy ensemble, captioning it, "I never promised you a rose garden."
Earlier in the night, Perry wore a glimmering pink-and-silver Versace blazer and mini dress by the same designer while walking the red carpet for the awards show. She later changed in to a satin stripe crop top...
- 2/23/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Who better to pay tribute to classic country duets than one of country's power couples? Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood took the stage tonight at the 2016 Cma Awards in Nashville to entertain the audience with a medley of some of our favorite country tunes. Starting with Johnny Cash and June Carter's "Jackson," the pair got everyone excited about what was happening. Whether it was the celebs nodding and singing along to the songs at the awards show, or fans praising the pair on Twitter, there was no denying the pull Brooks and Yearwood had during their performance. nullThey also took on Lynn Anderson's "I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," Keith Whitley's...
- 11/3/2016
- E! Online
Tony Sokol Mar 21, 2019
You think you’ve seen one-of-a-kind movies? Banana oil! Forbidden Zone, there’s nothing like it.
The world of motion pictures is loaded with brilliant films and original visions, but few are without precedent. Forbidden Zone is a one of a kind movie that is both highly intelligent and unafraid to be broadly stupid. It mixes the most nightmarish elements of hundreds of film moments, unintentionally of course, with some of the most emotionally stirring music ever to prop up celluloid. If it weren’t for the snatches of dialogue, it might be considered the greatest prog rock opera.
Forbidden Zone is a work of pure originality. It is a fever dream from the mind of a musical interloper that has no peer. Characterizations mean nothing in Forbidden Zone. Neither does storyline or continuity. The basic laws of physics don’t apply so why should the rules of cinema?...
You think you’ve seen one-of-a-kind movies? Banana oil! Forbidden Zone, there’s nothing like it.
The world of motion pictures is loaded with brilliant films and original visions, but few are without precedent. Forbidden Zone is a one of a kind movie that is both highly intelligent and unafraid to be broadly stupid. It mixes the most nightmarish elements of hundreds of film moments, unintentionally of course, with some of the most emotionally stirring music ever to prop up celluloid. If it weren’t for the snatches of dialogue, it might be considered the greatest prog rock opera.
Forbidden Zone is a work of pure originality. It is a fever dream from the mind of a musical interloper that has no peer. Characterizations mean nothing in Forbidden Zone. Neither does storyline or continuity. The basic laws of physics don’t apply so why should the rules of cinema?...
- 7/2/2016
- Den of Geek
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Ground-breaking, intelligent, prescient 1970s drama Doomwatch, now out on DVD, is a British television classic...
Playing on the public's fear that 'this could actually happen', Doomwatch had a veneer of credibility unusual in the escapist television drama landscape of the late 60s/early 70s. This spring sees the most comprehensive haul of Doomwatch episodes released on DVD for the first time. The nickname for the "Department for the Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work", the series first appeared on BBC1 on Monday 9th February 1970 at 9.40pm. It followed half an hour of comedy from Kenneth Williams, which must have surely heightened its dramatic impact.
The series would run in tandem with the early Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who; the first episode made its debut two days after part two of Doctor Who And The Silurians. The two shows undoubtedly shared a synergy of ideas - not to mention cast and crew.
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Ground-breaking, intelligent, prescient 1970s drama Doomwatch, now out on DVD, is a British television classic...
Playing on the public's fear that 'this could actually happen', Doomwatch had a veneer of credibility unusual in the escapist television drama landscape of the late 60s/early 70s. This spring sees the most comprehensive haul of Doomwatch episodes released on DVD for the first time. The nickname for the "Department for the Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work", the series first appeared on BBC1 on Monday 9th February 1970 at 9.40pm. It followed half an hour of comedy from Kenneth Williams, which must have surely heightened its dramatic impact.
The series would run in tandem with the early Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who; the first episode made its debut two days after part two of Doctor Who And The Silurians. The two shows undoubtedly shared a synergy of ideas - not to mention cast and crew.
- 3/31/2016
- Den of Geek
A prolific screenwriter who emerged from the late 1970s as a promising American film director, Lewis John Carlino wouldn’t get behind the camera following his third, and least successfully received feature, Class (1983), an item which, in passing, looks to have the stamp of John Hughes and the Brat Pack all over it. Aggravating in its considerable inconsistencies, this was the director’s first attempt to film a treatment he didn’t write or adapt himself, scripted by Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt (both writers who would move into mainstream film and television). The result is a rather wishy-washy prep school version of The Graduate, but the comparison is merely a pale echo, trapped inside a banal resolution with troubling misogynist tendencies.
Immediately upon meeting his new roommate Skip (Rob Lowe) at prep-school, Johnathan (Andrew McCarthy) is thrust into a rigorous new environment. Initial misgivings are set aside for a...
Immediately upon meeting his new roommate Skip (Rob Lowe) at prep-school, Johnathan (Andrew McCarthy) is thrust into a rigorous new environment. Initial misgivings are set aside for a...
- 3/8/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
By Todd Garbarini
Lewis John Carlino’s 1979 film The Great Santini, which stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, and Michael O’Keefe, will be screened at the The Royale Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles. Based upon the novel by Pat Conroy (The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, and The Prince of Tides), the 115-minute film will be screened on Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 at 7:00 pm.
Actresses Blythe Danner and Lisa Jane Persky and director Lewis John Carlino are scheduled to appear at the screening and are due to partake in a post-screening Q & A for a discussion on the making of the film. Please be sure the check back with the website in regards to personal appearances/changing schedules.
From the press release:
Ben Meechum (Michael O’Keefe) struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father (Robert Duvall), an aggressively competitive marine pilot.
The Great Santini...
Lewis John Carlino’s 1979 film The Great Santini, which stars Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, and Michael O’Keefe, will be screened at the The Royale Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles. Based upon the novel by Pat Conroy (The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, and The Prince of Tides), the 115-minute film will be screened on Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 at 7:00 pm.
Actresses Blythe Danner and Lisa Jane Persky and director Lewis John Carlino are scheduled to appear at the screening and are due to partake in a post-screening Q & A for a discussion on the making of the film. Please be sure the check back with the website in regards to personal appearances/changing schedules.
From the press release:
Ben Meechum (Michael O’Keefe) struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father (Robert Duvall), an aggressively competitive marine pilot.
The Great Santini...
- 10/14/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Simon & Simon star Mary Carver has died, aged 89.
The actress was perhaps best known for playing the mother of the private detective brothers in the 1980s show.
She also had leading roles in such films as Protocol and Arachnophobia.
Carver died on October 18, following a short illness, according to the Los Angeles Times.
She starred as Cecilia Simon in 153 episodes of Simon & Simon from 1981 to 1989, opposite Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.
Her acting career spanned over 60 years. She also played the mothers of Goldie Hawn in Protocol in 1984 and James Woods in Best Seller in 1987.
Her other film roles included From Here to Eternity, Pay or Die, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and Safe in 1995.
Carver's TV appearances included The Donna Reed Show, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, The Man From Uncle, Quincy, ER and Star Trek: Enterprise.
She is survived by her daughters Lia and Athena.
The actress was perhaps best known for playing the mother of the private detective brothers in the 1980s show.
She also had leading roles in such films as Protocol and Arachnophobia.
Carver died on October 18, following a short illness, according to the Los Angeles Times.
She starred as Cecilia Simon in 153 episodes of Simon & Simon from 1981 to 1989, opposite Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.
Her acting career spanned over 60 years. She also played the mothers of Goldie Hawn in Protocol in 1984 and James Woods in Best Seller in 1987.
Her other film roles included From Here to Eternity, Pay or Die, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and Safe in 1995.
Carver's TV appearances included The Donna Reed Show, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, The Man From Uncle, Quincy, ER and Star Trek: Enterprise.
She is survived by her daughters Lia and Athena.
- 10/28/2013
- Digital Spy
TV and film actress Mary Carver, who starred on CBS’ Simon & Simon as the brothers’ mother from 1981 to 1989, has died, per an Lat obit. She was 89. Carver, also a Broadway and stage actress, appeared in films including From Here To Eternity, I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, Arachnophobia, and Todd Haynes’ Safe. She also taught theater at USC. She was once married to The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three helmer Joseph Sargent, who directed her in an episode of The Man From U.N.C.L.E....
- 10/28/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Mary Carver, a regular on the long-running 1980s TV series “Simon and Simon,” has died at the age of 89. Carver portrayed the mother of two brothers – played by Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker – in the CBS series, which ran from which ran for eight seasons. Carver also appeared in feature films and on Broadway in a career that spanned six decades. Also read: Marcia Wallace, of ‘Simpsons’ and ‘Newhart’ Fame, Dead at 70 (Updated) She appeared in the 1953 movie “From Here to Eternity” and in the 1977 film “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” as well as “Protocol” (1984), “Best...
- 10/27/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Actor Paul Jenkins, best remembered as Professor Parks on The Waltons and Eddie on Dynasty died after a short illness yesterday. He was 74. Jenkins made his film debut in 1968 in Rosemary’s Baby. He also appeared in Chinatown, I Never Promised You A Rose Garden and Primary Colors, but it was in television that he spent of his decades-long career. His small screen credits include Mash, The Rockford Files, The Streets Of San Francisco, Barney Miller, Law And Order, Starsky And Hutch, Lou Grant and most recently The West Wing and Cold Case. Jenkins also toured with Brock Peters in The Great White Hope and starred in the 1970 San Francisco revival of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
- 7/2/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Schizophrenia is a devastating mental illness which affects roughly 1 in a hundred people. It usually strikes first in the sufferer’s teenage years (but can afflict anyone at any age) and leads to a life of visual and auditory hallucinations, delusions, and in many sufferers loss of enjoyment in things they used to find interesting and fun, no motivation and a paucity of emotional feelings.
Schizophrenia is an illness which simultaneously horrifies and fascinates people. It has also intrigued film directors for several decades. Usually the director tries to recreate the mental experiences of the sufferer – to take us inside of all the horrors of the disease. A good film on schizophrenia is usually judged on the basis of its verisimilitude – how accurately the disease is portrayed.
I have purposefully left out A Beautiful Mind, Through a Glass Darkly and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as I have...
Schizophrenia is an illness which simultaneously horrifies and fascinates people. It has also intrigued film directors for several decades. Usually the director tries to recreate the mental experiences of the sufferer – to take us inside of all the horrors of the disease. A good film on schizophrenia is usually judged on the basis of its verisimilitude – how accurately the disease is portrayed.
I have purposefully left out A Beautiful Mind, Through a Glass Darkly and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as I have...
- 3/27/2013
- by Clare Simpson
- Obsessed with Film
Veteran character actor Norman Alden, who appeared in numerous TV shows and movies over a career spanning five decades, has died. Alden was 87 and died July 27th in a Los Angeles nursing home, his longtime partner Linda Thieben said. His movie work included a role as a soda jerk in Back To The Future and he played a cameraman in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood. He also had parts in Tora! Tora! Tora!, I Never Promised You A Rose Garden and played the title character in Richard Sarafian’s Andy. Alden also provided voices for animated movies such as Walt Disney’s The Sword In The Stone and the 1986 Transformers: The Movie as well as multiple voice roles in animated TV series. His first TV appearance was on The Bob Cummings Show. Other TV work included The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke, The Untouchables, My Three Sons, Mary Hartman,...
- 8/5/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Actress Susan Tyrrell, who was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a barfly in John Huston’s 1972 boxing movie Fat City, has died. Tyrrell was 67 and died June 16 in Austin, Texas, according to her web site. Cause of death was not reported. Born Susan Jillian Creamer, she was the daughter of a William Morris agent. Her sporadic, eclectic movie and TV career included roles in Andy Warhol’s Bad, John Waters’ Cry-Baby (in which she played Johnny Depp’s grandmother), Big Top Pee-Wee, Richard Elfman’s Forbidden Zone, Powder, I Never Promised You A Rose Garden and Islands In The Stream, plus appearances in TV series such as Wings, Starsky & Hutch, Kojak, Bonanza, Baretta and The Patty Duke Show as well as several others. In 2000 she was diagnosed with the rare blood disease essential thrombocytosis and lost both legs as a result but she continued to work periodically.
- 6/21/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
I really liked this bold, unusual actress who appeared in a ton of cult films, always adding a deranged, off-the-wall presence playing crazies, hookers, and grotesques. A self-proclaimed “Hollywood gypsy” and outcast , Susan Tyrrell could elevate a mediocre film like Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker or add her own eccentricities to serious movies like I Never Promised You A Rose Garden and John Huston’s Fat City (for which she received a supporting actress Oscar nomination in 1972). Her unique allure was tapped by directors John Waters (Cry Baby – as Johnny Depp’s grandma), and Paul Verhooven (Flesh + Blood) and she even narrated Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards. She’ll live forever in the minds of cult film fans for her portrayal of Doris, Queen of the Sixth Dimension, in the Richard and Danny Elfman musical Forbidden Zone (1980) and as the perpetually put-upon Mary in Andy Warhol’S Bad (1976). In 2000, Ms Tyrrell had...
- 6/18/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Production designer J. Michael Riva, whose most recent work includes Quentin Tarantino’s currently filming Django Unchained and Sony’s franchise reboot The Amazing Spider-Man, has died. Riva was 63, and the circumstances and cause of death were not known but Deadline was able to confirm his passing. Very highly regarded in the industry, he was the son of actress-author Maria Riva and art director William Riva and the grandson of Marlene Dietrich and film editor Rudolph Sieber. Raised in New York City, he eventually found his way to Los Angeles. Dropping out of UCLA to pursue a career in production design, Riva apprenticed with Jackson DeGoiva and his first major movie was uncredited work with Toby Rafelson on I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977). That led to Brubaker (1980) with Robert Redford and subsequently Redford hired him for Ordinary People (1980). Other work included the 1984 cult fave The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension...
- 6/8/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Title: Corman’s World Director: Alex Stapleton For anyone who doesn’t know who Roger Corman is, he’s probably the most influential and prolific American filmmaker still working today. Not solely for the movies he’s made but the filmmakers that “graduated” from his “school” of filmmaking. Roger Corman, himself, has directed over 56 movies and produced over 395 movies. Wow! Titles that range from “Sharktopus” and “The Beast with a Million Eyes,” to “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” and “Death Race 2000,” he was dubbed “The King of Schlock” and “The Master of B-Movies”. This documentary, “Corman’s World,” looks at his entire career and his influence on filmmakers and the...
- 10/14/2011
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Los Angeles – Roger Corman, memorably dubbed "the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie" and "the Pope of Pop Cinema," never expected the words "Academy Award recipient" would accompany his name.The man, whose 350 movie credits include such low-budget fare as "The Masque of the Red Death" and "X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes," is receiving an honorary Oscar for a lifetime of achievement that includes mentoring such filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Ron Howard.Corman, 83, said he was aware the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was considering him for the honor. He felt certain he would not make the cut, though."I predicted that I would not win because I make low-budget films, and I felt the academy would not give an award to someone who made low-budget films. I was truly surprised when I got the call,...
- 11/11/2009
- backstage.com
Gavin Lambert, the screenwriter and novelist who became an insightful chronicler of Hollywood in such works as his novel and screenplay Inside Daily Clover as well as his books On Cukor, Norma Shearer: A Life and Natalie Wood: A Life in Seven Takes, died Sunday of pulmonary fibrosis at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 80. The British writer, who became an American citizen in 1964, was twice nominated by both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the WGA for the 1960 screen adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers, which he wrote with T.E.B. Clarke, and 1977's adaptation of the I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, which he wrote with Lewis John Carlino.
- 7/19/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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