Many talented directors stood behind the camera to direct the cast of Friends throughout the series’ 10-season run. However, did you know that former 1970s teen idol Robby Benson helmed half a dozen episodes?
Robby Benson directed some of ‘Friends’ early episodes
Robby Benson was a wildly popular teen idol in the 1970s. In seasons one and three, Friends, Robby Benson also directed some of the series’ funniest episodes. Under his guidance, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and the late Matthew Perry flourished.
The episodes were “The One With the Ick Factor.” He followed that up in season three with “The One With All the Jealousy,” “The One Where Monica and Richard are Just Friends,” “The One With Phoebe’s Ex-Partner,” “The One With the Hypnosis Tape,” and “The One With the Ultimate Fighting Champion.”
These episodes included legendary friends guest-stars, including Blue Bloods star Tom Selleck,...
Robby Benson directed some of ‘Friends’ early episodes
Robby Benson was a wildly popular teen idol in the 1970s. In seasons one and three, Friends, Robby Benson also directed some of the series’ funniest episodes. Under his guidance, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and the late Matthew Perry flourished.
The episodes were “The One With the Ick Factor.” He followed that up in season three with “The One With All the Jealousy,” “The One Where Monica and Richard are Just Friends,” “The One With Phoebe’s Ex-Partner,” “The One With the Hypnosis Tape,” and “The One With the Ultimate Fighting Champion.”
These episodes included legendary friends guest-stars, including Blue Bloods star Tom Selleck,...
- 11/24/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We’ve lost another Hollywood legend. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that cinematographer Bill Butler, best known for his work on the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, has passed away at the age of 101. Butler died on Wednesday evening, according to the American Society of Cinematographers. He would have turned 102 on Friday – today.
Born on April 7, 1921 in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Butler earned his first entertainment industry credit by working as a camera operator on the 1959 film 1001 Arabian Nights. His first cinematographer credit came when his friend, director William Friedkin, hired him to shoot the 1962 TV movie The People vs. Paul Crump. He never attended film school, he just taught himself cinematography by watching movies and referring to the ASC manual. That approach definitely worked out for him. Over the next fifty-four years, he served as the cinematographer on eighty-four more projects, including Jack Nicholson’s Drive, He Said; The Bold Men,...
Born on April 7, 1921 in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Butler earned his first entertainment industry credit by working as a camera operator on the 1959 film 1001 Arabian Nights. His first cinematographer credit came when his friend, director William Friedkin, hired him to shoot the 1962 TV movie The People vs. Paul Crump. He never attended film school, he just taught himself cinematography by watching movies and referring to the ASC manual. That approach definitely worked out for him. Over the next fifty-four years, he served as the cinematographer on eighty-four more projects, including Jack Nicholson’s Drive, He Said; The Bold Men,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Emmy-winning cinematographer Bill Butler, who was Oscar nominated for shooting “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” and was also the D.P. on Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” died Wednesday, according to the American Society of Cinematographers. He was 101.
Spielberg remembered Butler in a statement, saying, “On ‘Jaws,’ Bill Butler was the bedrock on that rickety, rocking boat called the Orca. He was the only calm in the middle of that storm, and as we went into a battle against nature and technology that wore both of us down, the audience eventually won the war. Bill’s outlook on life was pragmatic, philosophical and so very patient, and I owe him so much for his steadfast and creative contributions to the entire look of ‘Jaws.’”
In addition to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Butler served as d.p. on a number of other high-profile films of the 1970s, including Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation,...
Spielberg remembered Butler in a statement, saying, “On ‘Jaws,’ Bill Butler was the bedrock on that rickety, rocking boat called the Orca. He was the only calm in the middle of that storm, and as we went into a battle against nature and technology that wore both of us down, the audience eventually won the war. Bill’s outlook on life was pragmatic, philosophical and so very patient, and I owe him so much for his steadfast and creative contributions to the entire look of ‘Jaws.’”
In addition to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Butler served as d.p. on a number of other high-profile films of the 1970s, including Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Bill Butler, the self-taught, Oscar-nominated cinematographer whose work on the landmark 1975 horror film Jaws unleashed a wave of anxiety for beachgoers that lasts to this day, has died. He would have turned 102 on Friday.
Butler died Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, according to the American Society of Cinematographers. He is survived by five daughters and his wife, Iris.
During his five-decade career, Butler also shot Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People (1969) and The Conversation (1974); Peter Hyams’ Capricorn One (1977); Randal Kleiser’s hit musical Grease (1978); and Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982) and Rocky IV (1985), all written and directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone.
On another noteworthy 1975 release, Butler replaced the fired Haskell Wexler midway through production on Milos Forman‘s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Both shared an Oscar cinematography nomination for their work.
Butler also had replaced Wexler on The Conversation after creative differences forced Wexler off that production early on.
Butler died Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, according to the American Society of Cinematographers. He is survived by five daughters and his wife, Iris.
During his five-decade career, Butler also shot Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People (1969) and The Conversation (1974); Peter Hyams’ Capricorn One (1977); Randal Kleiser’s hit musical Grease (1978); and Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982) and Rocky IV (1985), all written and directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone.
On another noteworthy 1975 release, Butler replaced the fired Haskell Wexler midway through production on Milos Forman‘s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Both shared an Oscar cinematography nomination for their work.
Butler also had replaced Wexler on The Conversation after creative differences forced Wexler off that production early on.
- 4/6/2023
- by Rhett Bartlett
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In honor of the women’s U.S soccer team beating out the Netherlands in Sunday’s World Cup Final, watch these inspiring female athletes bring their star-power to the silver-screen. From “Bring it On” to “Bend it Like Beckham,” we have you covered with movies that run the athletic gamut.
“Bring it On”
Two rival cheerleading squads duke it out in a teen flick fraught with routine theft, betrayal, romantic drama, and of course high flying cheer stunts. The movie delivers on its title’s promise — the girls of Rancho Carne and East Compton High indeed “bring it on.” Watch the young Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union give starmaking performances in this cult classic.
“Bring it On Again”
The cheerleading sequel has graduated from high school drama to college campus drama. With an entirely new cast and plotline, the followup still maintains the cheer squad battles that made its predecessor so entertaining.
“Bring it On”
Two rival cheerleading squads duke it out in a teen flick fraught with routine theft, betrayal, romantic drama, and of course high flying cheer stunts. The movie delivers on its title’s promise — the girls of Rancho Carne and East Compton High indeed “bring it on.” Watch the young Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union give starmaking performances in this cult classic.
“Bring it On Again”
The cheerleading sequel has graduated from high school drama to college campus drama. With an entirely new cast and plotline, the followup still maintains the cheer squad battles that made its predecessor so entertaining.
- 7/7/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
This article marks Part 15 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the winners.
The 1978 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“Ready to Take a Chance Again” from “Foul Play”
“Hopelessly Devoted to You” from “Grease”
“When You’re Loved” from “The Magic of Lassie”
“The Last Time I Felt Like This” from “Same Time, Next Year”
“Last Dance” from “Thank God It’s Friday”
Won: “Last Dance” from “Thank God It’s Friday”
Should’ve won: “Ready to Take a Chance Again” from “Foul Play”
After the ho-hum affairs of 1976 and 1977, it’s nice to come upon a Best Original Song line-up with not just one or two listenable nominees. In fact, 45 years of Best Original Song in,...
The 1978 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“Ready to Take a Chance Again” from “Foul Play”
“Hopelessly Devoted to You” from “Grease”
“When You’re Loved” from “The Magic of Lassie”
“The Last Time I Felt Like This” from “Same Time, Next Year”
“Last Dance” from “Thank God It’s Friday”
Won: “Last Dance” from “Thank God It’s Friday”
Should’ve won: “Ready to Take a Chance Again” from “Foul Play”
After the ho-hum affairs of 1976 and 1977, it’s nice to come upon a Best Original Song line-up with not just one or two listenable nominees. In fact, 45 years of Best Original Song in,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
Years after his bicycle racing days as a Cutter in Breaking Away, Dennis Christopher faced off against a transformative virus from beyond the stars in Alien Predators, and with the mid-’80s horror sci-fi film now on Blu-ray from Scream Factory, we've been provided with three high-def copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers!
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- 6/19/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
There may not be a ton of genre-related home media releases coming out this week, but the films that are coming to Blu-ray are an impressive bunch all the same. Universal has both Unsane and Pacific Rim Uprising on tap in a variety of formats, including 4K Ultra HD, and Scream Factory has a double dose of classic terror coming your way this Tuesday with Night of the Lepus and Alien Predators. And rounding out this week’s Blu-ray and DVD offerings is the indie thriller The Hollow Child, which comes home courtesy of Lionsgate.
Alien Predators
When Nasa’s Skylab fell to Earth the threat was over ... but five years later the horror is just beginning.
Three American teens on a European holiday are about to experience their worst nightmare. They are about to be trapped in a quaint Spanish town infested with a parasitic alien virus that drives...
Alien Predators
When Nasa’s Skylab fell to Earth the threat was over ... but five years later the horror is just beginning.
Three American teens on a European holiday are about to experience their worst nightmare. They are about to be trapped in a quaint Spanish town infested with a parasitic alien virus that drives...
- 6/19/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Following in your famous father’s footsteps while pursuing your own showbiz dreams can prove to be a daunting career path. Just imagine if Dad were as beloved as Robby Benson, a teen heartthrob in the ‘70s in such films as the basketball drama “One on One” and the skating romance “Ice Castles.” He would move on to more mature roles in the ‘80s such as “Harry & Son” opposite Paul Newman and leave an enduring mark on animation history as the voice of the Beast in 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast.” And then there is Mom, Karla DeVito, no slouch, either. The actress/singer, once dubbed “The Sweetheart of Rock and Roll” by David Letterman, sang backup for Meat Loaf on his Bat Out of Hell tour and starred on Broadway in “The Pirates of Penzance.“ It makes sense, then, that their progeny and quadruple threat Zephyr Benson, who turns...
- 3/3/2015
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Thompson on Hollywood
By now you've probably heard mention that Steven Soderbergh, he who is officially retired but not really because nobody totally believes it and he still works in various capacities, just posted his list of everything he watched and read this past year. I love Soderbergh's List-Mania more than I even love Soderbergh because I relate. This is now my favorite celebrity listing tradition of each year, not that there are very many consistent ones.
The whole list is worth reading but I wanted to share nine highlights in the order in which they delighted me.
Nine Highlights In Order Of How They Delighted
09 He watched Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback the same day he watched Birdman... a very meta Hollywood day was November 9th.
08. I can't imagine what his Oscar ballot looks like since it appears in the middle of all his TV viewings and plentiful 1970s movies, he only...
The whole list is worth reading but I wanted to share nine highlights in the order in which they delighted me.
Nine Highlights In Order Of How They Delighted
09 He watched Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback the same day he watched Birdman... a very meta Hollywood day was November 9th.
08. I can't imagine what his Oscar ballot looks like since it appears in the middle of all his TV viewings and plentiful 1970s movies, he only...
- 1/7/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Happy 75th birthday today to Ali MacGraw. "Who?" Some of you might be asking, which is telling.
My first and only significant memory of Ali MacGraw, who was quite famous when I was a child, was seeing her face on the sheet music to the theme from Love Story (1970) that my sister used to play on the piano when I was tiny. I have no idea why I remember this so vividly but I do. I also remember my mom grumbling about the movie's tagline which she said was 'Totally Untrue'.
love means never having to say you're sorry
My sister had quite a few movie theme songs on sheet music and the other ones I remember looking at were Ice Castles, Jaws and Star Wars. The only one that I had actually seen was Star Wars. I don't remember seeing it in theaters. My true movie memories don't start...
My first and only significant memory of Ali MacGraw, who was quite famous when I was a child, was seeing her face on the sheet music to the theme from Love Story (1970) that my sister used to play on the piano when I was tiny. I have no idea why I remember this so vividly but I do. I also remember my mom grumbling about the movie's tagline which she said was 'Totally Untrue'.
love means never having to say you're sorry
My sister had quite a few movie theme songs on sheet music and the other ones I remember looking at were Ice Castles, Jaws and Star Wars. The only one that I had actually seen was Star Wars. I don't remember seeing it in theaters. My true movie memories don't start...
- 4/1/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Cameos have become one of the staples of modern ensemble movies. It’s not like they need them to succeed. They don’t even need them for plot. But, hey, if you can get Bill Murray to pop up as himself in the middle of Zombieland, why not? When done well, cameos can be as transcendent as David Bowie in Zoolander, John Hurt in Spaceballs, or Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder. When executed poorly, well, at its best, it gets quickly forgotten. At its worst, it’s Bruce Willis in Ocean’s Twelve.
The Will Ferrell and Adam McKay cabal...
The Will Ferrell and Adam McKay cabal...
- 12/22/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW.com - PopWatch
If you were waiting for a week when things slowed down or maybe the series stumbled a bit, you were let down here - because "Trust No One" was another extremely strong episode in a stunning Beauty and the Beast Season 1.
Week by week, the characters, mythology, romance and mystery continue to grow.
We knew Alex was going to be trouble, but at least she wasn't doing it on purpose. Well, not maliciously anyway. She definitely couldn't keep her mouth shut and, since Vincent and J.T. grew up with her, and she did make it through medical school, they couldn't really know she was dumber than a box of rocks.
I mean, seriously? I like to gossip, too. Catch me at the right moment and I might be selling state secrets on Twitter, but if I saw my guy turning into a beast in the woods and ripping someone...
Week by week, the characters, mythology, romance and mystery continue to grow.
We knew Alex was going to be trouble, but at least she wasn't doing it on purpose. Well, not maliciously anyway. She definitely couldn't keep her mouth shut and, since Vincent and J.T. grew up with her, and she did make it through medical school, they couldn't really know she was dumber than a box of rocks.
I mean, seriously? I like to gossip, too. Catch me at the right moment and I might be selling state secrets on Twitter, but if I saw my guy turning into a beast in the woods and ripping someone...
- 2/15/2013
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
“Hello, Brooklyn!” Barbra Streisand called out to her hometown’s swanky new Barclay’s Center early on in her three-plus hour concert. The last time she did a solo show in Brooklyn, she told the cheering crowd, was when she was 8 and singing on a stoop on Pulaski Street. Remember that, she asked her brother who was in the audience? (In case you’re wondering, he scored good seats, not great.) She looked singularly Streisandly, in a shiny black number that had enough sheer to show off those famous legs. “You like the dress?” she asked the crowd. “Good! Donna Karan!
- 10/12/2012
- by Jessica Shaw
- EW.com - PopWatch
Gasping for breath after running up a steep San Francisco hill, Robby Benson began to faint. He grabbed for a parking meter to break his fall. Then he became violently sick to his stomach. It all happened on location during the filming of Die Laughing, in which he starred, co-wrote and was a producer. He was in his early 20s, a onetime teen idol now transitioning into bigger challenges with the promise of a long, successful career in Hollywood. He didn't want to tell the truth: doctors had found a heart murmur when he was a teenager and for years he'd suffered similar symptoms.
- 10/4/2012
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
Marvin Hamlisch, one of the single most accomplished musicians of the 20th century, died Monday at the age of 68 after a brief illness. This is one of the more grueling celebrity deaths for me. Titans shouldn't ever leave us, you know? Particularly the unbelievably productive ones. Fortunately, I've created a fact sheet featuring Hamlisch's most noteworthy (and conversation-worthy) trivia bits and accomplishments. Now he'll definitely be with us forever.
1. His first job was as a rehearsal pianist for Barbra Streisand
If you know anything about Hamlisch, you know his thriving partnership with Barbra Streisand is part of his career's backbone. Their collaboration began unceremoniously during the Broadway production of Funny Girl when Hamlisch acted as Streisand's rehearsal pianist, but the two connected, and they'd stay bonded through work on The Way We Were, Streisand's 1994 concert tour, The Mirror Has Two Faces, a number of TV specials. He even performed at her 1998 wedding.
1. His first job was as a rehearsal pianist for Barbra Streisand
If you know anything about Hamlisch, you know his thriving partnership with Barbra Streisand is part of his career's backbone. Their collaboration began unceremoniously during the Broadway production of Funny Girl when Hamlisch acted as Streisand's rehearsal pianist, but the two connected, and they'd stay bonded through work on The Way We Were, Streisand's 1994 concert tour, The Mirror Has Two Faces, a number of TV specials. He even performed at her 1998 wedding.
- 8/8/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
A moment of silence seems inappropriate for the great film composer Marvin Hamlisch, who passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 68. The three-time Oscar winner contributed so many memorable scores to such beloved Hollywood features as Ice Castles, The Sting, The Way We Were and A Chorus Line that it seems more appropriate to play one of his soundtracks in honor of his dominant spirit. Very few details were made available regarding Hamlisch.s death, which was reported on People.com early Tuesday morning. The site confirms that the composer suffered .a brief illness. but didn.t confirm the cause of Hamlisch.s death. So instead, let.s celebrate his life. Known by many as .the people.s composer,. Hamlisch wrote more than 40 film scores and contributed theme songs for countless television programs, including Beacon Hill and Hot L Baltimore. Hamlisch penned the score for the 1977 Bond thriller...
- 8/7/2012
- cinemablend.com
He was something of a pop culture figure in the ’70s, appearing on talk shows and such. Marvin Hamlisch won virtually every major award: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony, and three Golden Globes. He made movie history in 1974 when he became the first individual ever to win three Academy Awards in one night in all three music categories (for The Way We Were and The Sting). He apparently collapsed in his home yesterday after a brief illness and is dead at 68. We’ll update here with details as they come in.
From The Los Angeles Times:
Celebrated composer Marvin Hamlisch, best known for the Tony Award-winning “A Chorus Line” and the movie classic “The Sting,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 68.
Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness, but he did not provide additional details, according to the Associated Press.
Hamlisch was a prolific composer.
From The Los Angeles Times:
Celebrated composer Marvin Hamlisch, best known for the Tony Award-winning “A Chorus Line” and the movie classic “The Sting,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 68.
Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness, but he did not provide additional details, according to the Associated Press.
Hamlisch was a prolific composer.
- 8/7/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Today we are talking to a star of many notable films and television shows who initially surprised many viewers with his commanding presence as the voice of the Beast in Disneys classic animated film Beauty amp The Beast, now back in theaters for its twentieth anniversary in 3D - the one and only Robby Benson. In addition to telling us all about his impressions of and experiences working on Beauty amp The Beast and what he thinks of the new 3D movie experience, he also shares his affection for co-stars Angela Lansbury and Paige OHara - both having been previous InDepth InterView participants, as well - and what the storied legacy of the film means to him. Also, Benson discusses his talented family, including his rock star wife, Karla DeVito, and their daughter, a star-on-the-rise in her own right, Lyric her Benson-produced debut album, Lyrics Love Light Revolution, is available...
- 1/26/2012
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Alexa here. Seeing Super 8 this holiday weekend left me with nostalgia for its template, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. And that brought to mind one of my favorite bits of 70s movie kitsch, Fotonovels.
Fotonovels were "a collection of books that were filled from front to back with photos from a particular movie" and had "a shorter life than disco itself." Like comic books, but with real photographs! They were so exciting to me as a child. Grease was my favorite; before I even saw the movie I wore out my copy. I also loved Ice Castles (I was especially taken with the "Lexie" embroidered on her collar). Recently, I scored a copy of the Close Encounters version. Here are some pictures of mine, as well as some I've spotted around the internet.
Click for The Champ and Ice Castles...
Fotonovels were "a collection of books that were filled from front to back with photos from a particular movie" and had "a shorter life than disco itself." Like comic books, but with real photographs! They were so exciting to me as a child. Grease was my favorite; before I even saw the movie I wore out my copy. I also loved Ice Castles (I was especially taken with the "Lexie" embroidered on her collar). Recently, I scored a copy of the Close Encounters version. Here are some pictures of mine, as well as some I've spotted around the internet.
Click for The Champ and Ice Castles...
- 7/5/2011
- by Alexa
- FilmExperience
Trembles returns this week with a look back at an oldie but a goodie: 1974 TV movie Born Innocent, directed by Donald (Ice Castles) Wrye and starring Linda Blair, Joanna Miles, Kim Hunter, and Richard Jaeckel.
Synopsis:
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand center for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above her tragic circumstances.
“Used to be on the run but now she thinks it's lotsa fun” –Redd Kross
Discuss Motion Picture Purgatory in the comments section below!
Synopsis:
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand center for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above her tragic circumstances.
“Used to be on the run but now she thinks it's lotsa fun” –Redd Kross
Discuss Motion Picture Purgatory in the comments section below!
- 9/23/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The Informant!
Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, and Melanie Lynskey
Directed by Stephen Soderbergh
Rated R
Mark Whitacre had a selective guilty conscience. The biotech executive a Archer Daniels Midland, then one of the biggest food additive companies in the world, couldn't let his company and its competition around the world continue gouging the unsuspecting consumer with their unfettered price fixing. The solution was to tape conversations for and work directly with the FBI in order to catch Adm red-handed.
Of course, Whitacre didn't feel nearly as guilty about some criminal activities in which he engaged on the side.
In The Informant!, director Steven Soderbergh recounts a story so strange it has to be true. And, well, it is. But Soderbergh's stylistic approach adds some artifice. For example, probably 50% of the speaking parts go to recognizable comedians, though not one of them ever says anything that's supposed to be funny.
Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, and Melanie Lynskey
Directed by Stephen Soderbergh
Rated R
Mark Whitacre had a selective guilty conscience. The biotech executive a Archer Daniels Midland, then one of the biggest food additive companies in the world, couldn't let his company and its competition around the world continue gouging the unsuspecting consumer with their unfettered price fixing. The solution was to tape conversations for and work directly with the FBI in order to catch Adm red-handed.
Of course, Whitacre didn't feel nearly as guilty about some criminal activities in which he engaged on the side.
In The Informant!, director Steven Soderbergh recounts a story so strange it has to be true. And, well, it is. But Soderbergh's stylistic approach adds some artifice. For example, probably 50% of the speaking parts go to recognizable comedians, though not one of them ever says anything that's supposed to be funny.
- 9/18/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Figure skater Taylor Firth will play the starring role in Donald Wrye's remake of 1978's "Ice Castles," which has begun filming in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The love story set in the world of competitive figure skating also stars Rob Mayes, Henry Czerny and figure skater Molly Oberstar. Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan will appear in a cameo in the film.
The film is being produced by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group's Stage 6 Films in association with Jaffe/Braunstein Entertainment and Magic Rock Prods.
Wrye, who directed the original film, is also handling the remake, which is being produced by Michael Mahoney. Exec producers are Michael Jaffe and Howard Braunstein.
The love story set in the world of competitive figure skating also stars Rob Mayes, Henry Czerny and figure skater Molly Oberstar. Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan will appear in a cameo in the film.
The film is being produced by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group's Stage 6 Films in association with Jaffe/Braunstein Entertainment and Magic Rock Prods.
Wrye, who directed the original film, is also handling the remake, which is being produced by Michael Mahoney. Exec producers are Michael Jaffe and Howard Braunstein.
- 4/7/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Because troubled times call for overwrought figure skating dramas, and love stories are always better if they're about inner sight or whatever... so we're getting a remake of Ice Castles. In fact, it's already begun filming in Nova Scotia, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Figure skater Taylor Firth has nabbed the lead, and Donald Wyre (who also helmed the original) will direct.
You remember Ice Castles -- the 1978 weeper starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson, about a champion figure skater who loses her sight (a favorite accident in' 70s and '80s melodrama) and has to find the will to carry on. She learns important life lessons along the way, such as "Don't be a nasty bitch to your hockey playing boyfriend or you'll go blind."
The remake will presumably follow the same story, and will also star Rob Mayes, Henry Czerny and figure skater Molly Oberstar. THR is listing...
You remember Ice Castles -- the 1978 weeper starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson, about a champion figure skater who loses her sight (a favorite accident in' 70s and '80s melodrama) and has to find the will to carry on. She learns important life lessons along the way, such as "Don't be a nasty bitch to your hockey playing boyfriend or you'll go blind."
The remake will presumably follow the same story, and will also star Rob Mayes, Henry Czerny and figure skater Molly Oberstar. THR is listing...
- 4/6/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
Remember the movie "Ice Castles?" The 1978 tearjerker starring Robbie Benson? The ballad by Melissa Manchester called "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" was even nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song.
The story? A young girl's dream of becoming a world-class figure skater is dashed after a tragic accident. But after much drama, crying, and spinning around, redemption occurs, the end.
Donald Wrye, the director of the original, is working on the remake. Figure skater Taylor Firth will headline the new film. Rob Mayes, Henry Czerny and figure skater Molly Oberstar will co-star. Michelle Kwan will appear in a cameo.
The film is being shot right now at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
If you want some good-old nostalgic piece, take a look at the video below featuring Manchester's soaring ballad, and Fyi, I used to sing this song when I was a child :happy...
The story? A young girl's dream of becoming a world-class figure skater is dashed after a tragic accident. But after much drama, crying, and spinning around, redemption occurs, the end.
Donald Wrye, the director of the original, is working on the remake. Figure skater Taylor Firth will headline the new film. Rob Mayes, Henry Czerny and figure skater Molly Oberstar will co-star. Michelle Kwan will appear in a cameo.
The film is being shot right now at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
If you want some good-old nostalgic piece, take a look at the video below featuring Manchester's soaring ballad, and Fyi, I used to sing this song when I was a child :happy...
- 4/6/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Figure skater Taylor Firth has been cast as the lead in the forthcoming remake of the 1978 movie 'Ice Castles.' According to The Hollywood Reporter the film is a love story that plays out against the background of competitive ice skating. Firth will join Rob Mayes, Henry Czerny and Molly Oberstar, who have already been cast. Olympic star Nancy Kwan will have a cameo. Donald Wrye, who directed the 1978 version, will take the helm again. Filming has already started in Halifax, Canada.
- 4/6/2009
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Marvin Hamlisch returns to the Milwaukee Symphony with a program called "My Favorite Things." It refers to both the song of that name and to the entire output of the man who composed it, Richard Rodgers. Hamlisch, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and guest vocalists J. Mark McVey and Ann Ronnolfson will survey songs from some of Rodgers' biggest Broadway and Hollywood hits: "Carousel," "The King and I," "Oklahoma!" "The Sound of Music," "South Pacific" and "State Fair." As composer, Hamlisch has won virtually every major entertainment award that exists: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards; his groundbreaking show, A Chorus Line, received the Pulitzer Prize. He is the composer of more than forty motion picture scores including his Oscar-winning score and song for The Way We Were and his adaptation of Scott Joplin's music for The Sting, for which he received a third Oscar.
- 1/27/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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