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A great way to celebrate Pride this year is with The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs, a Criterion Collection box set that pays tribute to an essential voice in LGBTQ+ cinema and Black filmmaking. Before his death of HIV/AIDS complications in 1994, Riggs created a vital body of work that includes the sensual and poetic “Tongues Untied” — a film decried on the senate floor by Jesse Helms, and recommendations don’t come much higher — the incisive documentary “Color Adjustment,” about the history of Black characters on American TV, and brilliantly moving personal and experimental films like “Black Is… Black Ain’t” and “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No Regrets).” This compilation of a singular artistic voice belongs in every library.
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Carrie Coon and Jude Law gave firecracker performances in the under-seen “The Nest” (IFC/Shout Factory) from director Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene...
A great way to celebrate Pride this year is with The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs, a Criterion Collection box set that pays tribute to an essential voice in LGBTQ+ cinema and Black filmmaking. Before his death of HIV/AIDS complications in 1994, Riggs created a vital body of work that includes the sensual and poetic “Tongues Untied” — a film decried on the senate floor by Jesse Helms, and recommendations don’t come much higher — the incisive documentary “Color Adjustment,” about the history of Black characters on American TV, and brilliantly moving personal and experimental films like “Black Is… Black Ain’t” and “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No Regrets).” This compilation of a singular artistic voice belongs in every library.
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Carrie Coon and Jude Law gave firecracker performances in the under-seen “The Nest” (IFC/Shout Factory) from director Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene...
- 6/2/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
U2 announced plans this week to roll out four vintage concerts onto YouTube during the next four weeks. They’re calling the series “U2: The Virtual Road” and it will spotlight a 2001 gig at Ireland’s Slane Castle, their legendary 1983 Red Rocks show, the 1997 Mexico City concert on the PopMart tour, and the Paris stop of their 2015 Innocence and Experience tour.
These will be familiar gigs to many longtime U2 fans, but the visuals have been enhanced and the sound has been remastered. Dermot Kennedy, Fontaines D.C., Carla Morrison,...
These will be familiar gigs to many longtime U2 fans, but the visuals have been enhanced and the sound has been remastered. Dermot Kennedy, Fontaines D.C., Carla Morrison,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Jeremy Teicher and Alexi Pappas, the multi-hyphenate duo whose Olympic Dreams, starring Nick Kroll and Pappas, premiered at this year’s SXSW film festival, have signed with Apa.
Olympic Dreams was shot on location at the 2018 Winter Olympics and tells the story of an athlete (played by Pappas) and a volunteer (played by Kroll) who share a special but limited time together in the Olympic Village. Co-written by Pappas, Teicher, and Kroll, and directed by Teicher (who also was a one-person crew), Olympic Dreams is the first narrative feature film ever shot in a real-life Olympic Village.
Teicher and Pappas’s 2016 film Trackdown, starring Pappas, Rachel Dratch and Andy Buckley, was developed through the Sundance Lab, premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and released by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Orion Pictures.
Teicher’s first film, the 2014 award-winning Tall as the Baobab Tree, was inspired by true stories from...
Olympic Dreams was shot on location at the 2018 Winter Olympics and tells the story of an athlete (played by Pappas) and a volunteer (played by Kroll) who share a special but limited time together in the Olympic Village. Co-written by Pappas, Teicher, and Kroll, and directed by Teicher (who also was a one-person crew), Olympic Dreams is the first narrative feature film ever shot in a real-life Olympic Village.
Teicher and Pappas’s 2016 film Trackdown, starring Pappas, Rachel Dratch and Andy Buckley, was developed through the Sundance Lab, premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and released by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Orion Pictures.
Teicher’s first film, the 2014 award-winning Tall as the Baobab Tree, was inspired by true stories from...
- 4/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
An episode of a 1950s Western drama may have foretold America’s current border wall crisis more than 60 years ago. Politics today and the show both feature men named Trump with a wall that is promised to protect every citizen from danger.
“Trackdown” aired on CBS between 1957 and 1959 and took place in Texas following the Civil War. The series followed Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman, played by Robert Culp, on his adventures protecting the people of the Lone Star State. The 30th episode of the show, titled “The End of The World,” premiered on May 9, 1958, and saw a con man named Walter Trump, played by Lawrence Dobkin, attempt to scam the entire town.
Snopes confirmed that the eerily prescient episode was real.
The fictional Trump warned the Texans that apocalyptic meteors would strike the town at midnight, but he could protect everyone. “I bring you a message,” he said. “A message...
“Trackdown” aired on CBS between 1957 and 1959 and took place in Texas following the Civil War. The series followed Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman, played by Robert Culp, on his adventures protecting the people of the Lone Star State. The 30th episode of the show, titled “The End of The World,” premiered on May 9, 1958, and saw a con man named Walter Trump, played by Lawrence Dobkin, attempt to scam the entire town.
Snopes confirmed that the eerily prescient episode was real.
The fictional Trump warned the Texans that apocalyptic meteors would strike the town at midnight, but he could protect everyone. “I bring you a message,” he said. “A message...
- 1/11/2019
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Want to talk about a weird coincidence? Nearly 60 years ago, an episode of a TV showed called “Trackdown” told the story of a conman named Trump who warns people that the world will be destroyed and that only he can save them … by building a wall. President-elect Donald Trump, it is not, but rather the purely fictional character, “Walter Trump.” And it’s not the “Hollywood elite” or “crooked media” out to expose him but instead Robert Culp as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman. Also Read: Donald Trump Trusts Julian Assange More Than Us Intelligence “I bring you a message, a message few.
- 1/10/2017
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Robert Culp was a popular leading actor best known for his work in television. He starred as Kelly Robinson in the popular espionage series I Spy with Bill Cosby from 1965 to 1968, earning three Emmy Award nominations for his acting on the series and one for scripting an episode. He later starred as government agent Bill Maxwell in the super-hero adventure series The Greatest American Hero with William Katt from 1981 to 1983.
Culp was born in Oakland, California, on August 16, 1930, and began his career on stage in New York City in the early 1950s. He was soon appearing frequently on television, and starred as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman in the western series Trackdown from 1957 to 1959. He was also seen in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Chevy Mystery Show, the 1960 Shirley Temple’s Storybook production of The House of the Seven Gables, several episodes of the science fiction anthology The Outer Limits...
Culp was born in Oakland, California, on August 16, 1930, and began his career on stage in New York City in the early 1950s. He was soon appearing frequently on television, and starred as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman in the western series Trackdown from 1957 to 1959. He was also seen in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Chevy Mystery Show, the 1960 Shirley Temple’s Storybook production of The House of the Seven Gables, several episodes of the science fiction anthology The Outer Limits...
- 4/7/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Actor Robert Culp, who garnered much recognition for his work in television, passed away Wednesday after a fall outside his Los Angeles home. Culp's career dates back to the late 1950s, where he first starred in the Western television series Trackdown. Although he starred in the 1980s series The Greatest American Hero and several other roles, Culp is best known for his role alongside Bill Cosby as secret agent Kelly Robinson in the 1960s action series I Spy. Cosby spoke of his friendship with Culp on Wednesday: "We almost had our own language and our own way of connecting, sometimes without saying anything." Their adventure series ran for three seasons, from 1965 to 1968. Robert Culp had five children and was survived by his fifth wife, Candace Faulkner. He was 79.
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- 3/26/2010
- by Crews
- FilmJunk
Robert Culp, best known to genre fans as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on The Greatest American Hero and as Trent in the Outer Limits episode "Demon With A Glass Hand", passed away after a fall outside his Los Angeles home. He was 79.
Culp gained fame very early in his career as the star of the 1957-59 Western television series Trackdown in which he played Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman, but was best known in the 60's for the series I Spy, where he co-starred with Bill Cosby, the first time a black actor got equal star billing. Culp wrote the scripts for seven episodes, one of which he also directed. One episode earned him an Emmy nomination for writing. For all three years of the series he was also nominated for an acting Emmy for lead actor, but lost each time to Cosby. He returned to prominence in 1981 with The Greatest American Hero,...
Culp gained fame very early in his career as the star of the 1957-59 Western television series Trackdown in which he played Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman, but was best known in the 60's for the series I Spy, where he co-starred with Bill Cosby, the first time a black actor got equal star billing. Culp wrote the scripts for seven episodes, one of which he also directed. One episode earned him an Emmy nomination for writing. For all three years of the series he was also nominated for an acting Emmy for lead actor, but lost each time to Cosby. He returned to prominence in 1981 with The Greatest American Hero,...
- 3/25/2010
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
March is rapidly turning into the cruelest month for icons that straddled the big and small screens: Robert Culp has died after falling while taking a walk. He was 79.Culp’s career spanned decades and his fans spanned generations, but he may be bets known for a couple of stand-out roles: that of Kelly Robinson in globe-trotting 1960s action series I Spy (which saw him star alongside Bill Cosby) and the 1980s series The Greatest American Hero, in which he played Bill Maxwell. Film-wise, he made waves with the sexually adventurous Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice in 1969.A native of Oakland, California, he kick-started his career on the small screen with appearances on Western series Trackdown, for which he also wrote several episodes (a duty he would continue on I Spy).Among his more notable guest roles on TV was starring in the classic Outer Limits episode Demon With A Glass Hand,...
- 3/25/2010
- EmpireOnline
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'I Spy' star Robert Culp, 79, died Wednesday after hitting his head during a fall, the La Times has confirmed.
The incident occurred while the Emmy-winning star was taking a walk outside his Hollywood home. He was found by a jogger, who then called 911. Culp was pronounced dead after arriving at La's Queen of Angels hospital.
Culp played Kelly Robinson for three seasons on 'I Spy' and received four Emmy nominations, including one for writing.
His other television credits include 'Trackdown,' 'Greatest American Hero' and the recent CBS comedy 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' in which he played Debra's (Patricia Heaton) father, Warren, in 11 episodes.
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'I Spy' star Robert Culp, 79, died Wednesday after hitting his head during a fall, the La Times has confirmed.
The incident occurred while the Emmy-winning star was taking a walk outside his Hollywood home. He was found by a jogger, who then called 911. Culp was pronounced dead after arriving at La's Queen of Angels hospital.
Culp played Kelly Robinson for three seasons on 'I Spy' and received four Emmy nominations, including one for writing.
His other television credits include 'Trackdown,' 'Greatest American Hero' and the recent CBS comedy 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' in which he played Debra's (Patricia Heaton) father, Warren, in 11 episodes.
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- 3/24/2010
- by Inside TV Staff
- Inside TV
Robert Culp, the actor perhaps best known for his secret agent role opposite Bill Cosby in the '60s series "I Spy," has died. He was 79. According to the Associated Press, Culp's agent says that the star died after collapsing while on a walk outside his Hollywood home. The Lapd says Culp hit his head and was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital. A preliminary investigation is calling his death an accident. The Oakland, California-born Culp began his TV career in the '50s with the Western "Trackdown," followed by roles in such classics as "The Outer Limits," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "Columbo." His film roles included turns in 'Bob & Ted & Carol & Alice' and 'The Pelican Brief.' In addition to many other TV guest shots, Culp had another hit in the early '80s, starring as a tough FBI agent opposite William Katt in "The Greatest American Hero,...
- 3/24/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
'Greatest American Hero' star was 79.
By Josh Wigler
Robert Culp
Photo: Michael Tullberg/ Getty Images
Robert Culp, star of television series "I Spy" and "The Greatest American Hero," died after falling outside of his home in Hollywood on Wednesday (March 24).
The Los Angeles Times reports that Culp, 79, fell and hit his head while out for a walk in his neighborhood. A jogger discovered Culp and alerted authorities. The actor was pronounced dead shortly after his 11 a.m. arrival at Queen of Angels hospital in Los Angeles.
Lieutenant Bob Binder of the Lapd told the Times that Culp's death was "accidental and there appears to be no sign of foul play." An autopsy by the Los Angeles County Coroner's office is currently pending.
Although Culp first attained public attention in the late 1950s as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman on Western television series "Trackdown," the actor's big break came in 1965 when he...
By Josh Wigler
Robert Culp
Photo: Michael Tullberg/ Getty Images
Robert Culp, star of television series "I Spy" and "The Greatest American Hero," died after falling outside of his home in Hollywood on Wednesday (March 24).
The Los Angeles Times reports that Culp, 79, fell and hit his head while out for a walk in his neighborhood. A jogger discovered Culp and alerted authorities. The actor was pronounced dead shortly after his 11 a.m. arrival at Queen of Angels hospital in Los Angeles.
Lieutenant Bob Binder of the Lapd told the Times that Culp's death was "accidental and there appears to be no sign of foul play." An autopsy by the Los Angeles County Coroner's office is currently pending.
Although Culp first attained public attention in the late 1950s as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman on Western television series "Trackdown," the actor's big break came in 1965 when he...
- 3/24/2010
- MTV Music News
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