Last month, actor Tom Sizemore passed away from a brain aneurysm at the age of just 61. To pay tribute to him, The Arrow in the Head Show hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance are looking back at a horror film Sizemore starred in back in 1997, The Relic (watch it Here). To find out what they had to say about The Relic, check out the video embedded above.
Directed by Peter Hyams from a screenplay that came from the combined forces of Amy Holden Jones, John Raffo, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, The Relic was based on a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The film has the following synopsis: Come in – if you dare. The opening-night gala for a new exhibit at Chicago’s natural history museum is under way. But be advised: something terrifying wants to make sure no one ever leaves.
Sizemore is joined in the cast by Penelope Ann Miller,...
Directed by Peter Hyams from a screenplay that came from the combined forces of Amy Holden Jones, John Raffo, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, The Relic was based on a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The film has the following synopsis: Come in – if you dare. The opening-night gala for a new exhibit at Chicago’s natural history museum is under way. But be advised: something terrifying wants to make sure no one ever leaves.
Sizemore is joined in the cast by Penelope Ann Miller,...
- 4/8/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Despite its so-so critical reputation John Ford’s cavalry picture is still a superior Civil War drama, making excellent use of a real historical incident. The conflicts between John Wayne’s commander, William Holden’s doctor and Constance Ford’s unexpected prisoner play well — plus Ford manages scores of great images and a handful of classic scenes. Seeing it with the help of Joseph McBride’s commentary helps too — the story behind the movie is interesting in itself. And we’re told that Wayne never personally fires a shot in the film!
The Horse Soldiers
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1959 / Color / 1:85 / 120 min. / Street Date June 14, 2022 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Ken Curtis, Willis Bouchey, O.Z. Whitehead, Althea Gibson, Anna Lee, Jack Pennick, Hoot Gibson, Hank Worden, Denver Pyle, Strother Martin, Carleton Young, Russell Simpson, William Wellman, Jr..
Cinematography: William H. Clothier
Art Director: Frank Hotaling...
The Horse Soldiers
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1959 / Color / 1:85 / 120 min. / Street Date June 14, 2022 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Ken Curtis, Willis Bouchey, O.Z. Whitehead, Althea Gibson, Anna Lee, Jack Pennick, Hoot Gibson, Hank Worden, Denver Pyle, Strother Martin, Carleton Young, Russell Simpson, William Wellman, Jr..
Cinematography: William H. Clothier
Art Director: Frank Hotaling...
- 5/28/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
General Hospital threw viewers a curveball when they revealed that Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) was not a Cassadine at all. Despite growing up believing he was the bastard son of Mikkos (John Colicos), that is not the case. Helena (Constance Towers) is his mother. That was confirmed with a DNA test and his hallucinations and conversations with her ghost on […]...
- 2/16/2020
- by Tiffany Bailey
- Monsters and Critics
In today’s film news roundup, James Wan’s “Malignant” gets a late-summer release, a Rita Hayworth documentary is shooting and Women in Animation have announced diversity awards winners.
Release Date
Warner Bros. has set an Aug. 14 release date for James Wan’s horror thriller “Malignant.”
Wan will direct the movie, based on a story by Wan and Ingrid Bisu. It will shoot in Los Angeles and has been selected for a state tax credit by the California Film Commission.
The film will star Bisou, Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jake Abel and Jacqueline McKenzie. Wan and Michael Clear will produce via their Atomic Monster banner. Starlight Media and Midas Innovation will provide financing.
Wan’s directing credits include “Saw,” “The Conjuring,” “The Conjuring 2,” “Furious 7,” and “Aquaman.”
Hayworth Documentary
Bremedia Produktion GmbH has started filming a documentary on Rita Hayworth from Katja Runge and Henning van Lil.
Release Date
Warner Bros. has set an Aug. 14 release date for James Wan’s horror thriller “Malignant.”
Wan will direct the movie, based on a story by Wan and Ingrid Bisu. It will shoot in Los Angeles and has been selected for a state tax credit by the California Film Commission.
The film will star Bisou, Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jake Abel and Jacqueline McKenzie. Wan and Michael Clear will produce via their Atomic Monster banner. Starlight Media and Midas Innovation will provide financing.
Wan’s directing credits include “Saw,” “The Conjuring,” “The Conjuring 2,” “Furious 7,” and “Aquaman.”
Hayworth Documentary
Bremedia Produktion GmbH has started filming a documentary on Rita Hayworth from Katja Runge and Henning van Lil.
- 10/23/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Constance Towers, Antony Eisley, Michael Dante, Virginia Grey, Patsy Kelly | Written and Directed by Samuel Fuller
The Naked Kiss opens with a fight. And Kelly (Constance Towers) – an experienced escort reclaiming her money from a punter – will never stop fighting. Just for one night it looks like she’s left her worst times behind, as she arrives in Grantville, a small town where no one knows her name. But then she discovers her first customer, Griff (Antony Eisley), is a local policeman. He offers a deal: she can’t operate within the town itself, but he’ll set her up in a brothel outside the limits.
But Kelly is looking for a life more meaningful. So, she finds herself in a hospital for disabled children. She’s a natural. The kids love her. Her colleagues love her. But Griff still can’t trust her – especially when she falls for his enormously wealthy best bud,...
The Naked Kiss opens with a fight. And Kelly (Constance Towers) – an experienced escort reclaiming her money from a punter – will never stop fighting. Just for one night it looks like she’s left her worst times behind, as she arrives in Grantville, a small town where no one knows her name. But then she discovers her first customer, Griff (Antony Eisley), is a local policeman. He offers a deal: she can’t operate within the town itself, but he’ll set her up in a brothel outside the limits.
But Kelly is looking for a life more meaningful. So, she finds herself in a hospital for disabled children. She’s a natural. The kids love her. Her colleagues love her. But Griff still can’t trust her – especially when she falls for his enormously wealthy best bud,...
- 9/2/2019
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Starring: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Larry Tucker, Gene Evans, Hari Rhodes, James Best | Written and Directed by Samuel Fuller
The prolific Samuel Fuller carved a niche – or perhaps a gutter – in making exploitation shockers just outside the Hollywood studio system. His had an ability to elevate trash material to something approaching art. Writer and producer on most of his movies, he undoubtedly wielded enough control to be regarded as an auteur.
He also had high-minded ideas. Shock Corridor opens and closes with a quote from the controversial Greek tragedian Euripides: “Whom God wishes to destroy He first makes mad.” Sandwiched between is an absurd thriller, nonsensical and enjoyable and almost certainly allegorical.
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island saw a detective enter a mental asylum to solve a case. Here, the guy going deep is a Pulitzer-pursuing journalist named Johnny (Peter Breck), who’s there to solve the murder of a man named Sloan.
The prolific Samuel Fuller carved a niche – or perhaps a gutter – in making exploitation shockers just outside the Hollywood studio system. His had an ability to elevate trash material to something approaching art. Writer and producer on most of his movies, he undoubtedly wielded enough control to be regarded as an auteur.
He also had high-minded ideas. Shock Corridor opens and closes with a quote from the controversial Greek tragedian Euripides: “Whom God wishes to destroy He first makes mad.” Sandwiched between is an absurd thriller, nonsensical and enjoyable and almost certainly allegorical.
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island saw a detective enter a mental asylum to solve a case. Here, the guy going deep is a Pulitzer-pursuing journalist named Johnny (Peter Breck), who’s there to solve the murder of a man named Sloan.
- 9/2/2019
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
There’s just no escaping Helena Cassadine, the villainous “General Hospital” matriarch who has wreaked havoc in Port Charles for decades. Our sister site TVLine has now reported that actress Constance Towers is on her way back to the show for a big reveal in a major storyline.
TVLine’s scoop indicates that Helena will show up in a flashback to the time cult leader Shiloh (Coby Ryan McLaughlin) and Drew (Billy Miller) spent in Afghanistan. But no word yet on who is having the flashback, what exactly is being learned, and who the information is being revealed to. We’ll find out when Towers’s appearance airs on Monday, August 19.
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Helena has been a dastardly presence on “Gh” off-and-on since the 1980s. The role was originated by the legendary Elizabeth Taylor, who cursed supercouple Luke and Laura (Anthony Geary...
TVLine’s scoop indicates that Helena will show up in a flashback to the time cult leader Shiloh (Coby Ryan McLaughlin) and Drew (Billy Miller) spent in Afghanistan. But no word yet on who is having the flashback, what exactly is being learned, and who the information is being revealed to. We’ll find out when Towers’s appearance airs on Monday, August 19.
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Helena has been a dastardly presence on “Gh” off-and-on since the 1980s. The role was originated by the legendary Elizabeth Taylor, who cursed supercouple Luke and Laura (Anthony Geary...
- 8/15/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
ABC’s General Hospital is about to detail how, exactly, grand dame Helena Cassadine figures into a current storyline — and TVLine has your exclusive first look at the big reveal.
In the daytime drama’s Monday, Aug. 19 episode, Constance Towers once again reprises her role as the forever-meddling Cassadine matriarch, who died in November 2016 but last was seen during the 2017 Nurses Ball (via a hallucination that haunted Jake).
More from TVLineDaytime Emmys May Combine Younger Actress/Actor Into One CategoryGeneral Hospital's 10 Best Characters of All Time, RankedWhiskey Cavalier: A 'Passionate Email From Bill Lawrence' Led ABC Boss to Briefly...
In the daytime drama’s Monday, Aug. 19 episode, Constance Towers once again reprises her role as the forever-meddling Cassadine matriarch, who died in November 2016 but last was seen during the 2017 Nurses Ball (via a hallucination that haunted Jake).
More from TVLineDaytime Emmys May Combine Younger Actress/Actor Into One CategoryGeneral Hospital's 10 Best Characters of All Time, RankedWhiskey Cavalier: A 'Passionate Email From Bill Lawrence' Led ABC Boss to Briefly...
- 8/13/2019
- TVLine.com
1981: Gh's Robert tried to steal the formula from Victor.
1984: Eileen Fulton returned to As the World Turns as Lisa.
1992: Atwt's Margo was raped.
2007: Passions' Sheridan decided to electrocute Theresa."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1922: Schenectady, New York radio station Wgy aired a staged dramatic play for the first time. This tryout was a hit which led to weekly studio broadcasts of full-length stage plays.
1971: On The Guiding Light, Ken tried to intervene in an argument between his mother, Barbara (Barbara Berjer), and 18-year-old sister,...
1984: Eileen Fulton returned to As the World Turns as Lisa.
1992: Atwt's Margo was raped.
2007: Passions' Sheridan decided to electrocute Theresa."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1922: Schenectady, New York radio station Wgy aired a staged dramatic play for the first time. This tryout was a hit which led to weekly studio broadcasts of full-length stage plays.
1971: On The Guiding Light, Ken tried to intervene in an argument between his mother, Barbara (Barbara Berjer), and 18-year-old sister,...
- 8/6/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1947: On Lora Lawton, Lora (Jan Miner) continued to worry about Peter. The Frank and Anne Hummert radio soap opera ran from 1943 to 1950 on NBC.
1954: On Portia Faces Life, Portia (Frances Reid) was busy taking non-stop phone calls.
1966: On Dark Shadows, Bill Malloy (Frank Schofield), manager of the Collins Fishing Fleet, warned Elizabeth (Joan Bennett) that Burke wanted to take everything the Collins family owned.
1971: On Another World, when Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) returned to Bay City, Steve (George Reinholt) was...
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1947: On Lora Lawton, Lora (Jan Miner) continued to worry about Peter. The Frank and Anne Hummert radio soap opera ran from 1943 to 1950 on NBC.
1954: On Portia Faces Life, Portia (Frances Reid) was busy taking non-stop phone calls.
1966: On Dark Shadows, Bill Malloy (Frank Schofield), manager of the Collins Fishing Fleet, warned Elizabeth (Joan Bennett) that Burke wanted to take everything the Collins family owned.
1971: On Another World, when Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) returned to Bay City, Steve (George Reinholt) was...
- 7/8/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1969: Dark Shadows' Laura was stopped by Angelique.
1983: Ryan's Hope's Delia spotted a familiar face in a play.
1994: General Hospital's Bobbie was kicked out by Tony.
2008: All My Children's Greg visited Jenny's grave."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) joked about Missy (Carol Roux) being an heiress, but Missy wasn't interested in the money she inherited from her mother.
1969: On Dark Shadows, Angelique (Lara Parker) grabbed the hammer and stake away from Laura (Diana Millay), "My name is Angelique,...
1983: Ryan's Hope's Delia spotted a familiar face in a play.
1994: General Hospital's Bobbie was kicked out by Tony.
2008: All My Children's Greg visited Jenny's grave."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) joked about Missy (Carol Roux) being an heiress, but Missy wasn't interested in the money she inherited from her mother.
1969: On Dark Shadows, Angelique (Lara Parker) grabbed the hammer and stake away from Laura (Diana Millay), "My name is Angelique,...
- 5/23/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1956: Edge of Night's Jack was impacted by a kiss.
1972: Return to Peyton Place premiered on NBC.
1984: Edge of Night's Raven reflected on her past.
2013: General Hospital's Helena was shot by Luke."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1956: On second ever episode of The Edge of Night, Mattie Lane's (Betty Garde) $20 disappeared from her sewing machine which led to tension between Sarah (Teal Ames) and Mike (John Larkin). Both Mike and Sarah, especially Mike, suspected Jack (Don Hastings) was the culprit.
1970: On Another World,...
1972: Return to Peyton Place premiered on NBC.
1984: Edge of Night's Raven reflected on her past.
2013: General Hospital's Helena was shot by Luke."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1956: On second ever episode of The Edge of Night, Mattie Lane's (Betty Garde) $20 disappeared from her sewing machine which led to tension between Sarah (Teal Ames) and Mike (John Larkin). Both Mike and Sarah, especially Mike, suspected Jack (Don Hastings) was the culprit.
1970: On Another World,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1962: Search for Tomorrow's Marge was upset when adoption
plans fell through. 1982: Sft made its NBC debut.
1982: The first daytime episode of Capitol aired on CBS.
2004: All My Children's Kendall told Bianca her baby was dead."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1962: On Search for Tomorrow, Marge Bergman (Melba Rae) reeled from Monica's (Barbara Baxley) decision to not give Jimmy up for adoption. She later went to friends Joanne (Mary Stuart) and Arthur Tate (Terry O'Sullivan) for solace.
1962: On As the World Turns,...
plans fell through. 1982: Sft made its NBC debut.
1982: The first daytime episode of Capitol aired on CBS.
2004: All My Children's Kendall told Bianca her baby was dead."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1962: On Search for Tomorrow, Marge Bergman (Melba Rae) reeled from Monica's (Barbara Baxley) decision to not give Jimmy up for adoption. She later went to friends Joanne (Mary Stuart) and Arthur Tate (Terry O'Sullivan) for solace.
1962: On As the World Turns,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1973: Barbara looked for her husband on the first episode of The Young and the Restless.
1982: Capitol premiered in a primetime special on CBS.
1990: General Hospital's Casey met Robin.
1997: The City's Ally learned truth about Carla's baby."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1967: On Another World, Ada (Constance Ford) mentioned having been married to “Lou”, which was probably the original name for the character of Gerald Davis, Rachel's father.
1968: The first episode of Dark Shadows that was directed by Dan Curtis aired. Nathan...
1982: Capitol premiered in a primetime special on CBS.
1990: General Hospital's Casey met Robin.
1997: The City's Ally learned truth about Carla's baby."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1967: On Another World, Ada (Constance Ford) mentioned having been married to “Lou”, which was probably the original name for the character of Gerald Davis, Rachel's father.
1968: The first episode of Dark Shadows that was directed by Dan Curtis aired. Nathan...
- 3/26/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1967: The Doctors' Althea turned in her resignation.
1997: General Hospital's Helena returned to Port Charles.
2008: All My Children celebrated the life of Myrtle Fargate.
2011: One Life to Live's Roxy dreamed about Fraternity Row."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Peyton Place, Martin Peyton (George Macready) told a drunken Leslie Harrington (Paul Langton) that he had always been inferior.
1967: On The Doctors, Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) stopped by the home of Dr. Matt Powers (James Pritchett) to give him her official resignation from Hope Memorial Hospital.
1997: General Hospital's Helena returned to Port Charles.
2008: All My Children celebrated the life of Myrtle Fargate.
2011: One Life to Live's Roxy dreamed about Fraternity Row."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Peyton Place, Martin Peyton (George Macready) told a drunken Leslie Harrington (Paul Langton) that he had always been inferior.
1967: On The Doctors, Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) stopped by the home of Dr. Matt Powers (James Pritchett) to give him her official resignation from Hope Memorial Hospital.
- 12/19/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1986: Capitol's Clarissa found a voodoo doll in her bed.
1994: Gh's Bobbie & Tony mourned Bj on her birthday.
2010: The "Train Crash" episode of Emmerdale.
2011: One Life to Live's Cord & Tina revisited the past."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Dark Shadows, Burke Devlin (Mitchell Ryan) told Carolyn (Nancy Barrett) that Roger Collins (Louis Edmonds) may have kept the expensive fountain pen for himself on the night Bill Malloy died.
1970: On Another World, Rachel (Robin Strasser) cried to Steve (George Reinholt) that their sick little boy, Jamie, would die as punishment for her sins.
1994: Gh's Bobbie & Tony mourned Bj on her birthday.
2010: The "Train Crash" episode of Emmerdale.
2011: One Life to Live's Cord & Tina revisited the past."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Dark Shadows, Burke Devlin (Mitchell Ryan) told Carolyn (Nancy Barrett) that Roger Collins (Louis Edmonds) may have kept the expensive fountain pen for himself on the night Bill Malloy died.
1970: On Another World, Rachel (Robin Strasser) cried to Steve (George Reinholt) that their sick little boy, Jamie, would die as punishment for her sins.
- 10/10/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Who is Abby? Where did she come from? And why is she here?
This is an enchanting film about a young girl called Abby (Brooklyn Rae Silzer) who somehow sees a fairy nobody else can. She mysteriously turns up out of the blue one night and ends up in the nursing home of an elderly lady called Rosemary (Constance Towers). She gives us the impression that somehow this little girl is her older sister who went missing many years ago, but we’re not quite sure if this is the whole story… or even the story at all. Is Rosemary just old and going mad, or is she telling the truth?
The Storyteller gives us magic, music and heart-warming sensations of love and family. Once broken but now filled with light and laughter again, the Stevens family which consists of Rosemary, her granddaughter Maggie (Samantha Colburn) and Maggie’s adopted...
This is an enchanting film about a young girl called Abby (Brooklyn Rae Silzer) who somehow sees a fairy nobody else can. She mysteriously turns up out of the blue one night and ends up in the nursing home of an elderly lady called Rosemary (Constance Towers). She gives us the impression that somehow this little girl is her older sister who went missing many years ago, but we’re not quite sure if this is the whole story… or even the story at all. Is Rosemary just old and going mad, or is she telling the truth?
The Storyteller gives us magic, music and heart-warming sensations of love and family. Once broken but now filled with light and laughter again, the Stevens family which consists of Rosemary, her granddaughter Maggie (Samantha Colburn) and Maggie’s adopted...
- 9/23/2018
- by Alex Clement
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
1981: Gh's Robert tried to steal the formula from Victor.
1984: Eileen Fulton returned to As the World Turns as Lisa.
1992: Atwt's Margo was raped.
2007: Passions' Sheridan decided to electrocute Theresa."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1922: Schenectady, New York radio station Wgy aired a staged dramatic play for the first time. This tryout was a hit which led to weekly studio broadcasts of full-length stage plays.
1971: On The Guiding Light, Ken tried to intervene in an argument between his mother, Barbara (Barbara Berjer), and 18-year-old sister, Holly (Lynn Deerfield).
1978: On Another World,...
1984: Eileen Fulton returned to As the World Turns as Lisa.
1992: Atwt's Margo was raped.
2007: Passions' Sheridan decided to electrocute Theresa."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1922: Schenectady, New York radio station Wgy aired a staged dramatic play for the first time. This tryout was a hit which led to weekly studio broadcasts of full-length stage plays.
1971: On The Guiding Light, Ken tried to intervene in an argument between his mother, Barbara (Barbara Berjer), and 18-year-old sister, Holly (Lynn Deerfield).
1978: On Another World,...
- 8/3/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1975: Ryan's Hope premiered on ABC."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1947: On Lora Lawton, Lora (Jan Miner) continued to worry about Peter. The Frank and Anne Hummert radio soap opera ran from 1943 to 1950 on NBC.
1954: On Portia Faces Life, Portia (Frances Reid) was busy taking non-stop phone calls.
1966: On Dark Shadows, Bill Malloy (Frank Schofield), manager of the Collins Fishing Fleet, warned Elizabeth (Joan Bennett...
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1947: On Lora Lawton, Lora (Jan Miner) continued to worry about Peter. The Frank and Anne Hummert radio soap opera ran from 1943 to 1950 on NBC.
1954: On Portia Faces Life, Portia (Frances Reid) was busy taking non-stop phone calls.
1966: On Dark Shadows, Bill Malloy (Frank Schofield), manager of the Collins Fishing Fleet, warned Elizabeth (Joan Bennett...
- 7/9/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1969: Dark Shadows' Laura was stopped by Angelique.
1983: Ryan's Hope's Delia spotted a familiar face in a play.
1994: General Hospital's Bobbie was kicked out by Tony.
2008: All My Children's Greg visited Jenny's grave."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) joked about Missy (Carol Roux) being an heiress, but Missy wasn't interested in the money she inherited from her mother.
1983: Ryan's Hope's Delia spotted a familiar face in a play.
1994: General Hospital's Bobbie was kicked out by Tony.
2008: All My Children's Greg visited Jenny's grave."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) joked about Missy (Carol Roux) being an heiress, but Missy wasn't interested in the money she inherited from her mother.
- 5/24/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1956: Edge of Night's Jack was impacted by a kiss.
1972: Return to Peyton Place premiered on NBC.
1984: Edge of Night's Raven reflected on her past.
2013: General Hospital's Helena was shot by Luke."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1956: On second ever episode of The Edge of Night, Mattie Lane's (Betty Garde) $20 disappeared from her sewing machine which led to tension between Sarah (Teal Ames) and...
1972: Return to Peyton Place premiered on NBC.
1984: Edge of Night's Raven reflected on her past.
2013: General Hospital's Helena was shot by Luke."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1956: On second ever episode of The Edge of Night, Mattie Lane's (Betty Garde) $20 disappeared from her sewing machine which led to tension between Sarah (Teal Ames) and...
- 4/12/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1973: Barbara looked for her husband on the first episode of
The Young and the Restless. 1982: Capitol premiered in a
primetime special. 1990: General Hospital's Casey met Robin.
1997: The City's Ally learned truth about Carla's baby."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1967: On Another World, Ada (Constance Ford) mentioned having been married to “Lou”, which was probably the original name for the character of Gerald Davis,...
The Young and the Restless. 1982: Capitol premiered in a
primetime special. 1990: General Hospital's Casey met Robin.
1997: The City's Ally learned truth about Carla's baby."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1967: On Another World, Ada (Constance Ford) mentioned having been married to “Lou”, which was probably the original name for the character of Gerald Davis,...
- 3/29/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1962: Search for Tomorrow's Marge was upset when adoption
plans fell through. 1982: Sft made its NBC debut.
1982: The first daytime episode of Capitol aired on CBS.
2004: All My Children's Kendall told Bianca her baby was dead."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1962: On Search for Tomorrow, Marge Bergman (Melba Rae) reeled from Monica's (Barbara Baxley) decision to not give Jimmy up for adoption. She...
plans fell through. 1982: Sft made its NBC debut.
1982: The first daytime episode of Capitol aired on CBS.
2004: All My Children's Kendall told Bianca her baby was dead."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1962: On Search for Tomorrow, Marge Bergman (Melba Rae) reeled from Monica's (Barbara Baxley) decision to not give Jimmy up for adoption. She...
- 3/29/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
John Gavin, Psycho actor, has died at age 86. His death was confirmed by Budd Burton Moss, the manager of Gavin’s wife, actress Constance Towers. A cause of death was not specified. John Gavin Dies At 86 Gavin began his acting career in a handful of B-movies in the 1950s before landing his first lead role for A Time […]
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- 2/12/2018
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Gavin in Alfred Hitchcocks 1960 classic "Psycho".
By Lee Pfeiffer
John Gavin, a long-time Hollywood star who gravitated into a career in politics, has died at age 86 following some bouts with ill health. Gavin, a former U.S. Naval Intelligence officer, entered the acting profession in the mid-1950s, an era in which Hollywood studios were looking for beefcake type leading men. Gavin fit the bill with his handsome looks and impressive physique. It wasn't long before he was scoring prominent roles in major films such as "A Time to Love and a Time to Die" and "Imitation of Life". Alfred Hitchcock cast him as the heroic leading man in his 1960 "Psycho" and he was seen on screen the same year playing Julius Caesar in "Spartacus". Despite his good looks and competent acting skills, however, the major roles began to dry up. Gavin would still score some prominent parts in major...
By Lee Pfeiffer
John Gavin, a long-time Hollywood star who gravitated into a career in politics, has died at age 86 following some bouts with ill health. Gavin, a former U.S. Naval Intelligence officer, entered the acting profession in the mid-1950s, an era in which Hollywood studios were looking for beefcake type leading men. Gavin fit the bill with his handsome looks and impressive physique. It wasn't long before he was scoring prominent roles in major films such as "A Time to Love and a Time to Die" and "Imitation of Life". Alfred Hitchcock cast him as the heroic leading man in his 1960 "Psycho" and he was seen on screen the same year playing Julius Caesar in "Spartacus". Despite his good looks and competent acting skills, however, the major roles began to dry up. Gavin would still score some prominent parts in major...
- 2/11/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
"Psycho" star John Gavin -- who appeared in several other classics such as "Midnight Lace" and was the Us Ambassador to Mexico under Ronald Reagan -- has died. John -- who played Sam Loomis in the classic horror flick -- died Friday morning ... TMZ has learned. We're told he succumbed to complications from pneumonia and had battled leukemia for a long time. John was first hospitalized just before Christmas and died just before 6 Am Friday at his Beverly Hills home,...
- 2/9/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
1967: The Doctors' Althea turned in her resignation.
1997: General Hospital's Helena returned to Port Charles.
2008: All My Children celebrated the life of Myrtle Fargate.
2011: One Life to Live's Roxy dreamed about Fraternity Row."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Peyton Place, Martin Peyton (George Macready) told a drunken Leslie Harrington (Paul Langton) that he had always been inferior.
1967: On The Doctors, Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) stopped by the home of Dr. Matt Powers (James Pritchett) to give him her official resignation from Hope Memorial Hospital. Althea was pregnant and unmarried at the time,...
1997: General Hospital's Helena returned to Port Charles.
2008: All My Children celebrated the life of Myrtle Fargate.
2011: One Life to Live's Roxy dreamed about Fraternity Row."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Peyton Place, Martin Peyton (George Macready) told a drunken Leslie Harrington (Paul Langton) that he had always been inferior.
1967: On The Doctors, Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) stopped by the home of Dr. Matt Powers (James Pritchett) to give him her official resignation from Hope Memorial Hospital. Althea was pregnant and unmarried at the time,...
- 12/19/2017
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Presenting the Supporting Actresses of '63. Well well, what have we here? This year's statistical uniqueness (the only time one film ever produced three supporting actress nominees) and the character lineup reads juicier than it actually is - your Fab Five are, get this: a saucy wench, a pious auntie, a disgraced lady, a pillpopping royal, and a stubborn nun.
The Nominees
from left to right: Cilento, Evans, Redman, Rutherford, Skalia
In 1963 Oscar voters went for an all-first-timers nominee list in Supporting Actress. The eldest contenders would soon become Dames (Margaret Rutherford and Edith Evans were both OBEs at the time). Rutherford, the eventual winner, was the only nominee with an extensive film history and she was in the middle of a hot streak with her signature role as Jane Marple which ran across multiple films from through 1961-1965. In fact, Agatha Christie had just dedicated her new book "The...
The Nominees
from left to right: Cilento, Evans, Redman, Rutherford, Skalia
In 1963 Oscar voters went for an all-first-timers nominee list in Supporting Actress. The eldest contenders would soon become Dames (Margaret Rutherford and Edith Evans were both OBEs at the time). Rutherford, the eventual winner, was the only nominee with an extensive film history and she was in the middle of a hot streak with her signature role as Jane Marple which ran across multiple films from through 1961-1965. In fact, Agatha Christie had just dedicated her new book "The...
- 8/14/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
John Gavin, the movie heartthrob who starred in Imitation of Life, Psycho and Thoroughly Modern Millie, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 86.
Gavin, who served as President Ronald Reagan's ambassador to Mexico in the 1980s, died Friday morning, said Budd Burton Mossa, a rep for the actor's wife, actress Constance Towers.
He and Towers, a regular on soap operas and the star of the Sam Fuller experimental films Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss, married in September 1974.
Hailed as a second coming of Rock Hudson at Universal Pictures, Gavin played Lana Turner's love interest in...
Gavin, who served as President Ronald Reagan's ambassador to Mexico in the 1980s, died Friday morning, said Budd Burton Mossa, a rep for the actor's wife, actress Constance Towers.
He and Towers, a regular on soap operas and the star of the Sam Fuller experimental films Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss, married in September 1974.
Hailed as a second coming of Rock Hudson at Universal Pictures, Gavin played Lana Turner's love interest in...
- 3/30/2017
- by Duane Byrge ,Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A photograph of Samuel Fuller in "the shack."
It is always well to remember that documentaries are first of all films like other films, meaning that no less than fictional narrative movies, they too have a narrative shaped by the vision of their maker and are not only about their subjects but also are that vision and the individual elements that make it up. So, in A Fuller Life there are a number of choices that Samantha Fuller as director has made, for example to film in “the shack”—the bungalow her father kept as office and filled with his memorabilia from his days as a crime reporter, an infantryman in WWII, a writer and filmmaker; or to use her “readers” (including both actors—mostly from Fuller’s movies—and some well-chosen directors) dramatically, effectively acting their readings from Fuller’s posthumous autobiography A Third Face; or, very simply, to...
It is always well to remember that documentaries are first of all films like other films, meaning that no less than fictional narrative movies, they too have a narrative shaped by the vision of their maker and are not only about their subjects but also are that vision and the individual elements that make it up. So, in A Fuller Life there are a number of choices that Samantha Fuller as director has made, for example to film in “the shack”—the bungalow her father kept as office and filled with his memorabilia from his days as a crime reporter, an infantryman in WWII, a writer and filmmaker; or to use her “readers” (including both actors—mostly from Fuller’s movies—and some well-chosen directors) dramatically, effectively acting their readings from Fuller’s posthumous autobiography A Third Face; or, very simply, to...
- 11/21/2014
- by Blake Lucas
- MUBI
Politics make for a rough game. Fortunately for viewers of "1600 Penn," that game is also pretty funny at times. Thus, an oh-so-familiar political compromise in order to pass a bill becomes fodder for hilarity on the upcoming "So You Don't Want to Dance" episode (airing Thursday, Jan. 17).
Get a taste of the political games with this video.
In the video, President Gilchrist (Bill Pullman) and First Lady Emily (Jenna Elfman) have to throw an extravagant gala in order to win the support of the unpleasant Senator Thoroughgood (guest star Stacy Keach), who will be attending with his wife, Bunny (guest star Constance Towers).
In this scene, the President and Emily try to win over Thoroughgood with logic and an appeal to his sense of decency. It doesn't work so well. Bribery and female submissiveness do seem to go a little further with the Senator, but the fact that they have...
Get a taste of the political games with this video.
In the video, President Gilchrist (Bill Pullman) and First Lady Emily (Jenna Elfman) have to throw an extravagant gala in order to win the support of the unpleasant Senator Thoroughgood (guest star Stacy Keach), who will be attending with his wife, Bunny (guest star Constance Towers).
In this scene, the President and Emily try to win over Thoroughgood with logic and an appeal to his sense of decency. It doesn't work so well. Bribery and female submissiveness do seem to go a little further with the Senator, but the fact that they have...
- 1/17/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Watching General Hospital these last two weeks, as the energetic efforts of One Life to Live veterans Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati to save the show from almost certain doom begin to play out, it occurs to me that my time as a fan of this once-formidable serial has come full circle. I began watching Gh in 1978, shortly after fearless executive producer Gloria Monty had been brought on board to save the show from seemingly certain cancellation. In fact, as legend has it, Gh at the time had sunk so low in the ratings it was given only a few months to reverse its failing fortunes or be cancelled.
Thirty-five years later Gh is once again on life support or damn close to it -- and, once again, it may very well be terminated in a few months! ABC seems to have made clear that it wants out of the...
Thirty-five years later Gh is once again on life support or damn close to it -- and, once again, it may very well be terminated in a few months! ABC seems to have made clear that it wants out of the...
- 3/2/2012
- by Ed Martin
- Aol TV.
Love in the Afternoon? Not so much for Makeup Artist Norman Bryn, author of "Makeup & Misery: Adventures in the Soap Factory. An Unauthorized Cosmetic Chronicle of the Disney-abc Soaps"
Review by Nelson Aspen
This giant (301 large, text-crammed pages) diary of New York makeup artist Norman Bryn is only available for purchase through www.makeupandmisery.com, which may be why it has yet to incur the wrath of the ABC "Mouse House" he so brazenly bashes. For five years at All My Children, with stops at One Life To Live and (an admittedly happier experience at) Guiding Light along the way, Bryn worked with most of the most well known, memorable stars of daytime's dazzling days...and he's not afraid to express his feelings about them for better or worse.
As a broadcast journalist, a big part of my job is attending press junkets for movies. Bryn is a frequent makeup...
Review by Nelson Aspen
This giant (301 large, text-crammed pages) diary of New York makeup artist Norman Bryn is only available for purchase through www.makeupandmisery.com, which may be why it has yet to incur the wrath of the ABC "Mouse House" he so brazenly bashes. For five years at All My Children, with stops at One Life To Live and (an admittedly happier experience at) Guiding Light along the way, Bryn worked with most of the most well known, memorable stars of daytime's dazzling days...and he's not afraid to express his feelings about them for better or worse.
As a broadcast journalist, a big part of my job is attending press junkets for movies. Bryn is a frequent makeup...
- 7/17/2011
- by Nelson Aspen
- We Love Soaps
90210 star Tristan Wilds poses nude in Cosmopolitan UK for cancer awareness
Wilds, 21, is pulling back the sheets on an important cause by posing nude in the August issue of Cosmopolitan UK.
The Staten Island-born actor is doing what he can to raise awareness for Everyman, the UK's leading testicular and prostate cancer charity that encourages men to take care of their health and check themselves regularly for suspicious lumps.
"What made me do this photo shoot more than anything was the cause," he said. "My friend's granddad died of prostate cancer and it had a profound effect on me. So when I was presented with the opportunity to speak out, I had to take it.
Moving soaps from TV to Web: Easier said than done
Prospect Park will have to cut deals with the talent of the two soaps, who would probably have to take pay cuts if they want...
Wilds, 21, is pulling back the sheets on an important cause by posing nude in the August issue of Cosmopolitan UK.
The Staten Island-born actor is doing what he can to raise awareness for Everyman, the UK's leading testicular and prostate cancer charity that encourages men to take care of their health and check themselves regularly for suspicious lumps.
"What made me do this photo shoot more than anything was the cause," he said. "My friend's granddad died of prostate cancer and it had a profound effect on me. So when I was presented with the opportunity to speak out, I had to take it.
Moving soaps from TV to Web: Easier said than done
Prospect Park will have to cut deals with the talent of the two soaps, who would probably have to take pay cuts if they want...
- 7/10/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Will General Hospital ever put an end to the 30-year feud between the Spencers and the Cassadines? Lord, let's hope not! The classy, fab-tastic Constance Towers returns to the soap June 30 as demon widow Helena Cassadine who, when last seen, had messed with the DNA tests of baby Aiden to make it seem he's a Cassadine when, in fact, he's a Spencer.
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- 6/22/2011
- by Michael Logan
- TVGuide - Breaking News
On this date in...
1975: At the 2nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included The Young And The Restless (Drama Series, Writing), Macdonald Carey and Susan Flannery.
1980: At the 8th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included Guiding Light (Drama Series), Douglass Watson, Judith Light, Warren Burton and Francesca James. Hugh McPhillips won for "Cameo Appearance," a short-lived category.
1994: At the 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included All My Children (Drama Series), Michael Zaslow, Hillary B. Smith, Justin Deas, Susan Haskell, Roger Howarth and Melissa Hayden.
2005: At the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included General Hospital (Drama Series, Directing), Christian LeBlanc, Erika Slezak, Greg Rikaart, Natalia Livingston, David Lago and Eden Riegel.
2008: Laurence Lau returned to All My Children as Greg Nelson.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Constance Towers (Helena, General Hospital; ex-Julianna, Sunset Beach; Clarissa, Capitol) - 78
Paolo Seganti (ex-Damian, As The World Turns...
1975: At the 2nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included The Young And The Restless (Drama Series, Writing), Macdonald Carey and Susan Flannery.
1980: At the 8th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included Guiding Light (Drama Series), Douglass Watson, Judith Light, Warren Burton and Francesca James. Hugh McPhillips won for "Cameo Appearance," a short-lived category.
1994: At the 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included All My Children (Drama Series), Michael Zaslow, Hillary B. Smith, Justin Deas, Susan Haskell, Roger Howarth and Melissa Hayden.
2005: At the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included General Hospital (Drama Series, Directing), Christian LeBlanc, Erika Slezak, Greg Rikaart, Natalia Livingston, David Lago and Eden Riegel.
2008: Laurence Lau returned to All My Children as Greg Nelson.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Constance Towers (Helena, General Hospital; ex-Julianna, Sunset Beach; Clarissa, Capitol) - 78
Paolo Seganti (ex-Damian, As The World Turns...
- 5/20/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
In case you missed them, here are the 15 most popular topics over the past week at We Love Soaps TV:
1. We Love Soaps TV 2.58 Billy Warlock
2. Nominations: 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2. Photos: Roger Howarth Returns to One Life To Live May 13
4. We Love Soaps TV 2.63 Thom Racina & Greg Turner
5. News: Teary Susan Lucci, Univision Mobile Soap, Poor Damon
6. News: Beth Maitland, Constance Towers, David Essex, Kym Marsh
7. News: Brothers & Sisters Canceled, Dark Shadows Release Date Set
8. News: Bo & Nora Tragedy, ABC Pickups, Freddie Smith, Amanda Robb
9. We Love Soaps TV 2.57 Trailer Made's Laura Thomas
10. News: John Yorke, Daytime Landscape, Taylor Momsen, Alison Sweeney
11. News: Colleen Zenk, Daytime TV Landscape, Telenovelas, Hoff
12. Gotham & Venice Nomination for Daytime Emmy Award!
13. News: Ronn Moss, Trevor Donovan, Colin Egglesfield
14. Daytime Emmy Nominations By Show
15. Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
You can also catch up on the latest episodes of our web series,...
1. We Love Soaps TV 2.58 Billy Warlock
2. Nominations: 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2. Photos: Roger Howarth Returns to One Life To Live May 13
4. We Love Soaps TV 2.63 Thom Racina & Greg Turner
5. News: Teary Susan Lucci, Univision Mobile Soap, Poor Damon
6. News: Beth Maitland, Constance Towers, David Essex, Kym Marsh
7. News: Brothers & Sisters Canceled, Dark Shadows Release Date Set
8. News: Bo & Nora Tragedy, ABC Pickups, Freddie Smith, Amanda Robb
9. We Love Soaps TV 2.57 Trailer Made's Laura Thomas
10. News: John Yorke, Daytime Landscape, Taylor Momsen, Alison Sweeney
11. News: Colleen Zenk, Daytime TV Landscape, Telenovelas, Hoff
12. Gotham & Venice Nomination for Daytime Emmy Award!
13. News: Ronn Moss, Trevor Donovan, Colin Egglesfield
14. Daytime Emmy Nominations By Show
15. Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
You can also catch up on the latest episodes of our web series,...
- 5/15/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Law & Order: Ci‘s final (?) season is officially underway, and a few good men are dropping by the long-running USA Network procedural during its swan song.
Adrian Pasdar (Heroes) and Bryan Batt (Mad Men) are set to guest star on an upcoming episode of Ci, titled “The Nose,” TVGuide.com reports. The two actors will play suspects in the case of a high-end wine connoisseur’s death.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…
• A new season of CBS’ Big Brother premieres Thursday, July 7, and will run in its typical three-nights-a-week time slots on Wednesdays at 8/7c, Thursdays at 9, and Sundays at 8. Additionally,...
Adrian Pasdar (Heroes) and Bryan Batt (Mad Men) are set to guest star on an upcoming episode of Ci, titled “The Nose,” TVGuide.com reports. The two actors will play suspects in the case of a high-end wine connoisseur’s death.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…
• A new season of CBS’ Big Brother premieres Thursday, July 7, and will run in its typical three-nights-a-week time slots on Wednesdays at 8/7c, Thursdays at 9, and Sundays at 8. Additionally,...
- 5/10/2011
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Q&A with returning Y&R actress Beth Maitland (Traci)
"It got to the point where the show stopped calling altogether and I thought my soap ship had sailed. But, after Maria took over, I suddenly had 30 episodes when [Traci's daughter] Colleen died — the biggest storyline I'd had in over 10 years. It came at a time when I was off contract, off the radar, off the map! [Laughs]. Before that, when I'd show up for the occasional wedding, I was kind of treated like a second-class citizen. Now I no longer have to hide in my dressing room because people won't talk to me or because the new, young actors don't know who I am or because someone thinks they should have the makeup chair first. I don't have those problems any more. I feel like an honored member of the cast. The climate has changed."
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"It got to the point where the show stopped calling altogether and I thought my soap ship had sailed. But, after Maria took over, I suddenly had 30 episodes when [Traci's daughter] Colleen died — the biggest storyline I'd had in over 10 years. It came at a time when I was off contract, off the radar, off the map! [Laughs]. Before that, when I'd show up for the occasional wedding, I was kind of treated like a second-class citizen. Now I no longer have to hide in my dressing room because people won't talk to me or because the new, young actors don't know who I am or because someone thinks they should have the makeup chair first. I don't have those problems any more. I feel like an honored member of the cast. The climate has changed."
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- 5/10/2011
- by We Love
- We Love Soaps
The Film:
Only Sam Fuller could make a character like Trent, a well-rounded black man that fully believes he is a white supremacist and a Kkk member. In a scene that packs a visceral cultural shock now days, sees Trent viciously chasing another black man to hurt him. I don’t know how audiences then felt, as the film gained popularity throughout the years, but as Criterion releases this in the final year of the Obama administration, Trent represents a powerful token of how far we came, yet how close it still all is. Sam Fuller has made a career in social and political subtext within his films, as the character of Trent would be envisioned again in his most racially charged film, the criminally under seen White Dog.
Even at that, it still isn’t what Shock Corridor is about. Sam Fuller made great stories first and foremost, crediting getting a good story first,...
Only Sam Fuller could make a character like Trent, a well-rounded black man that fully believes he is a white supremacist and a Kkk member. In a scene that packs a visceral cultural shock now days, sees Trent viciously chasing another black man to hurt him. I don’t know how audiences then felt, as the film gained popularity throughout the years, but as Criterion releases this in the final year of the Obama administration, Trent represents a powerful token of how far we came, yet how close it still all is. Sam Fuller has made a career in social and political subtext within his films, as the character of Trent would be envisioned again in his most racially charged film, the criminally under seen White Dog.
Even at that, it still isn’t what Shock Corridor is about. Sam Fuller made great stories first and foremost, crediting getting a good story first,...
- 1/29/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
By the time Samuel Fuller had made his first film, he'd been a copy boy, fought in the second world war, written a number of pulp novels and screenplays and worked as a crime reporter. His directorial debut, I Shot Jesse James [1] (1949), was already informed by a lifetime's worth of real world experience. His films are personal -- even autobiographical -- and his storytelling is aggressive. His themes are often presented in an austere nature and his imagery can be heavy handed (White Dog [2]), but his earnestness leaves me smiling rather than cringing. It makes sense that Criterion would re-release two Samuel Fuller classics, The Naked Kiss and Shock Corridor, on the same day with matching cover artwork (provided by Ghost World author/illustrator Daniel Clowes). The films share a deep rooted pulp narrative that examines two of cinema's most prototypical social outcasts: hookers and schitzos. The Naked Kiss Directed...
- 1/28/2011
- by Jay C.
- FilmJunk
“He wanted that to be like a screaming headline in a newspaper,” Constance Towers, the female lead of Samuel Fuller’s Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss says of the latter’s opening scene, which finds her character attacking the camera with her purse shortly before losing a wig that hides her baldness. Fuller took a job as a copyboy at age 12 and started reporting on New York crime at 17. He eventually left the newspapers to become a screenwriter, soldier, pulp novelist, and director. But the newspapers never left him. Fuller loved a shocking headline and a well-told ...
- 1/26/2011
- avclub.com
DVD Playhouse: January 2011
By
Allen Gardner
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (20th Century Fox) Sequel to the seminal 1980s film catches up with a weathered, but still determined Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, who seems to savor every syllable of Allan Loeb and Stephen Schiff’s screenplay) just out of jail and back on the comeback trail. In attempting to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter (Carey Mulligan), Gekko forges a reluctant alliance with her fiancé (Shia Labeouf), himself an ambitious young turk who finds himself seduced by Gekko’s silver tongue and promise of riches. Lifeless film is further evidence of director Oliver Stone’s decline. Once America’s most exciting filmmaker, Stone hasn’t delivered a film with any teeth since 1995’s Nixon. Labeouf and Mulligan generate no sparks on-screen, and the story feels forced from the protracted opening to the final, Disney-esque denouement. Only a brief cameo by Charlie Sheen,...
By
Allen Gardner
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (20th Century Fox) Sequel to the seminal 1980s film catches up with a weathered, but still determined Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, who seems to savor every syllable of Allan Loeb and Stephen Schiff’s screenplay) just out of jail and back on the comeback trail. In attempting to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter (Carey Mulligan), Gekko forges a reluctant alliance with her fiancé (Shia Labeouf), himself an ambitious young turk who finds himself seduced by Gekko’s silver tongue and promise of riches. Lifeless film is further evidence of director Oliver Stone’s decline. Once America’s most exciting filmmaker, Stone hasn’t delivered a film with any teeth since 1995’s Nixon. Labeouf and Mulligan generate no sparks on-screen, and the story feels forced from the protracted opening to the final, Disney-esque denouement. Only a brief cameo by Charlie Sheen,...
- 1/21/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
I have had my introduction to the films of Samuel Fuller... and I want more. However, the wanting I'm experiencing has little to do with the films on Criterion's two recently released Blu-rays for Fuller's Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss as much as it has to do with the selection of special features available on these two discs. Limited as they may be, the selection of interviews, short films and documentaries available across these two discs paint the picture of an artist of a bygone era. As director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas) says in one of them (from a 1983 interview), "The B-picture is finished. For ten, fifteen years already. It doesn't exist anymore, and Sam's whole work was inside that genre. Sam never made a film that took more than four weeks to shoot and cost more than a million-and-a-half."
I've chosen to review these two releases together because...
I've chosen to review these two releases together because...
- 1/18/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Buried"
Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
Released by Lionsgate
"Paper Man"
Directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney
Released by Mpi Home Video
While one can't feel too badly for the future "Green Lantern" star and People's sexiest man alive, Ryan Reynolds' two stabs at glory outside the beaten path went largely unseen, which is particularly a shame in the case of Rodrigo Cortes' "Buried," the thriller where Reynolds has no acting partner but a cell phone as a military contractor who finds himself trapped in a coffin with no knowledge of how or why he got there. A success at Sundance, Lionsgate scrapped expansion plans for the film when it didn't do well in limited release, so home video will be the first chance for many to catch it. Still, that was a considerably bigger success than "Paper Man," which snuck in...
"Buried"
Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
Released by Lionsgate
"Paper Man"
Directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney
Released by Mpi Home Video
While one can't feel too badly for the future "Green Lantern" star and People's sexiest man alive, Ryan Reynolds' two stabs at glory outside the beaten path went largely unseen, which is particularly a shame in the case of Rodrigo Cortes' "Buried," the thriller where Reynolds has no acting partner but a cell phone as a military contractor who finds himself trapped in a coffin with no knowledge of how or why he got there. A success at Sundance, Lionsgate scrapped expansion plans for the film when it didn't do well in limited release, so home video will be the first chance for many to catch it. Still, that was a considerably bigger success than "Paper Man," which snuck in...
- 1/18/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Hey Fiends! Happy Monday! Got another list of flicks on the format of your choice.
Roger Corman’s Cult Classics Triple Feature (Attack of the Crab Monsters / War of the Satellites / Not of This Earth)
Format: DVD
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Three Films Produced And Directed By Honorary Academy Award Recipient And King Of B-Movies, Roger Corman: With All New Film Transfers From The Negative!
In Attack Of The Crab Monsters, a group of scientists become marooned on an island while investigating the disappearance of researchers who were looking into atomic activity in the Pacific. They quickly fall prey to giant, mutant crustaceans that have the ability to absorb the minds of their prey. Starring Russell Johnson (Gilligans Island), Richard Garland and Mel Welles (Little Shop Of Horrors).
An alien comes to Earth, masquerading as a human, to scout our planet for a new blood source in Not Of This Earth. He needs...
Roger Corman’s Cult Classics Triple Feature (Attack of the Crab Monsters / War of the Satellites / Not of This Earth)
Format: DVD
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Three Films Produced And Directed By Honorary Academy Award Recipient And King Of B-Movies, Roger Corman: With All New Film Transfers From The Negative!
In Attack Of The Crab Monsters, a group of scientists become marooned on an island while investigating the disappearance of researchers who were looking into atomic activity in the Pacific. They quickly fall prey to giant, mutant crustaceans that have the ability to absorb the minds of their prey. Starring Russell Johnson (Gilligans Island), Richard Garland and Mel Welles (Little Shop Of Horrors).
An alien comes to Earth, masquerading as a human, to scout our planet for a new blood source in Not Of This Earth. He needs...
- 1/18/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Before he became known as Nick Barkley on TV's "The Big Valley", actor Peter Breck starred in Samuel Fuller's Shock Corridor, co-starring the lovely singer/actress Constance Towers. Not familiar with the film? Then read on for the details and Trembles' take on it.
The flick is being re-released as a Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray this January 18, 2011, and its synopsis follows:
Synopsis:
Maverick film director Samuel Fuller was doing some of his best work in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and in the years since its release in 1963, Shock Corridor has become a B-movie classic and a prime example of Fuller's gritty tabloid style. Never hesitant to explore the darkened corners of contemporary life, Fuller depicts the chambers of an insane asylum as a microcosm of American society, telling the story of a cynical, ambitious journalist (Peter Breck) whose obsessive quest for a Pulitzer Prize leads him into the depths of madness.
The flick is being re-released as a Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray this January 18, 2011, and its synopsis follows:
Synopsis:
Maverick film director Samuel Fuller was doing some of his best work in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and in the years since its release in 1963, Shock Corridor has become a B-movie classic and a prime example of Fuller's gritty tabloid style. Never hesitant to explore the darkened corners of contemporary life, Fuller depicts the chambers of an insane asylum as a microcosm of American society, telling the story of a cynical, ambitious journalist (Peter Breck) whose obsessive quest for a Pulitzer Prize leads him into the depths of madness.
- 12/2/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Every film geek's favorite distributor The Criterion Collection have announced three new releases for January! On January 18th, the studio will release two films by director Samuel Fuller: Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss on DVD/Blu-ray. On January 25th, Broadcast News will hit DVD/Blu-ray. Can't wait to check out these editions.
Shock Corridor
Extras include:
New video interview with star Constance Towers by film historian and filmmaker Charles DennisThe Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera, Adam Simon's 1996 documentary on director Samuel FullerOriginal theatrical trailerIllustrations by cartoonist Daniel Clowes (Eightball, Ghost World) and a booklet featuring an essay by critic and poet Robert Polito and excerpts from Fuller's autobiography, A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking
The Naked Kiss
Extras include:
New video interview with star Constance Towers by film historian and filmmaker Charles DennisExcerpts from a 1983 episode of the BBC's The South Bank Show...
Shock Corridor
Extras include:
New video interview with star Constance Towers by film historian and filmmaker Charles DennisThe Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera, Adam Simon's 1996 documentary on director Samuel FullerOriginal theatrical trailerIllustrations by cartoonist Daniel Clowes (Eightball, Ghost World) and a booklet featuring an essay by critic and poet Robert Polito and excerpts from Fuller's autobiography, A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking
The Naked Kiss
Extras include:
New video interview with star Constance Towers by film historian and filmmaker Charles DennisExcerpts from a 1983 episode of the BBC's The South Bank Show...
- 10/16/2010
- by josh@reelartsy.com (Joshua dos Santos)
- Reelartsy
Alyson Hannigan believes that if David Legrant hadn't become an acting teacher, he could have had a great career writing bumper stickers. "David has these great sayings," enthuses the "How I Met Your Mother" star, who began studying with Legrant when she was 20. "I wish I'd written them down because they were so clever and they help me every time I think of them." Legrant has a knack for distilling his years' worth of knowledge into memorable phrases—one of Hannigan's favorites is "If you're going to paint a picture, are you going to paint it with your own eye or someone's else's?"—that encourage actors to take charge. Fortunately for actors such as Hannigan, Tobey Maguire, Danny Glover, Bernadette Peters, and Steve Martin, Legrant opted out of the bumper-sticker business and stuck with his passion: teaching generations of actors the craft he knows and loves. "Acting can be difficult,...
- 9/29/2010
- backstage.com
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