On Jan. 4, 1984, NBC unveiled Night Court, which went on to air for nine seasons and get a recent revival. The Hollywood Reporter weighed in with a full review, headlined “Night Court convicted of being consistently amusing TV sitcom,” as it entered its sophomore run:
Night Court is a consistently funny sitcom created by Reinhold Weege, a writer-producer for the old Barney Miller series. Its venue, weekly parade of various weirdos, and quirky regulars are reminiscent of Miller. And, like Miller, Night Court has more laughs per episode than most sitcoms.
Anchoring the series is Harry Anderson, as unorthodox Manhattan arraignment court judge, Harry Stone. Judge Stone is sharp and fair, but he seizes every available opportunity to turn due process of law into an excuse for levity. Anderson manages to wring just the right amount of irony out of lines like, “Being a judge means never having to say you’re sorry.
Night Court is a consistently funny sitcom created by Reinhold Weege, a writer-producer for the old Barney Miller series. Its venue, weekly parade of various weirdos, and quirky regulars are reminiscent of Miller. And, like Miller, Night Court has more laughs per episode than most sitcoms.
Anchoring the series is Harry Anderson, as unorthodox Manhattan arraignment court judge, Harry Stone. Judge Stone is sharp and fair, but he seizes every available opportunity to turn due process of law into an excuse for levity. Anderson manages to wring just the right amount of irony out of lines like, “Being a judge means never having to say you’re sorry.
- 1/3/2024
- by Gail Williams
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jodie Comer has become the 100th performer to win a Tony Award for their Broadway debut for her performance in the play, “Prima Facie.”
She won Best Actress in a Play for portraying Tess, a lawyer who concentrates in providing legal defense for men who are accused of sexual assault but soon has the unthinkable happen to her. She is the 11th person to win the category for her first outing on a Broadway stage. She joins:
SEE2023 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 competitive categories
Martita Hunt, “The Madwoman of Chaillot” (1949)
Beryl Reid, “The Killing of Sister George” (1967)
Phyllis Frelich, “Children of a Lesser God” (1980)
Jane Lapotaire, “Piaf” (1981)
Joan Allen, “Burn This” (1988)
Pauline Collins, “Shirley Valentine” (1989)
Janet McTeer, “A Doll’s House” (1997)
Marie Mullen, “The Beauty Queen of Leeane” (1998)
Jennifer Ehle, “The Real Thing” (2000)
Deanna Dunagan, “August: Osage County” (2008)
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other...
She won Best Actress in a Play for portraying Tess, a lawyer who concentrates in providing legal defense for men who are accused of sexual assault but soon has the unthinkable happen to her. She is the 11th person to win the category for her first outing on a Broadway stage. She joins:
SEE2023 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 competitive categories
Martita Hunt, “The Madwoman of Chaillot” (1949)
Beryl Reid, “The Killing of Sister George” (1967)
Phyllis Frelich, “Children of a Lesser God” (1980)
Jane Lapotaire, “Piaf” (1981)
Joan Allen, “Burn This” (1988)
Pauline Collins, “Shirley Valentine” (1989)
Janet McTeer, “A Doll’s House” (1997)
Marie Mullen, “The Beauty Queen of Leeane” (1998)
Jennifer Ehle, “The Real Thing” (2000)
Deanna Dunagan, “August: Osage County” (2008)
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other...
- 6/12/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
A new episode of The Manson Brothers Show, the video series hosted by the writers/stars of the horror comedy The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre – Chris Margetis (Stone Manson) and Mike Carey (Skull Manson) – has just been released, and in this one the Boys are looking back at the 1988 classic Child’s Play (watch it Here)! To find out what they had to say about it, check out the video embedded above.
Directed by Tom Holland, who also receives screenplay credit with John Lafia and Don Mancini, Child’s Play has the following synopsis: Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris, dying murderer Charles Lee Ray uses black magic to put his soul inside a doll named Chucky — which Karen Barclay then buys for her young son, Andy. When Chucky kills Andy’s baby sitter, the boy realizes the doll is alive and tries to warn people, but he’s institutionalized.
Directed by Tom Holland, who also receives screenplay credit with John Lafia and Don Mancini, Child’s Play has the following synopsis: Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris, dying murderer Charles Lee Ray uses black magic to put his soul inside a doll named Chucky — which Karen Barclay then buys for her young son, Andy. When Chucky kills Andy’s baby sitter, the boy realizes the doll is alive and tries to warn people, but he’s institutionalized.
- 3/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Apparently, "Grease" is still the word at Paramount+ because an all-new show based on the hit stage musical and its beloved 1978 film adaptation is heading to the streaming service later this year after originally being set up at HBO Max in 2019. But rather than follow the star-crossed students made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the 10-episode series will focus on the origins of the Pink Ladies, the girl gang made up of Stockard Channing, Dinah Manoff, Jamie Donnelly, and Didi Conn in the first movie (and led by an up-and-coming Michelle Pfeiffer in the underrated sequel).
Titled "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies," this prequel will be set four years before the original story and follows the first members of the group that challenged the idea of what a woman should be like in the 1950s. And while we've seen images and cast announcements for the upcoming project in the past,...
Titled "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies," this prequel will be set four years before the original story and follows the first members of the group that challenged the idea of what a woman should be like in the 1950s. And while we've seen images and cast announcements for the upcoming project in the past,...
- 1/9/2023
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
A new episode of the Deconstructing… video series has been released through the JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel, and the classic horror film we’re digging into this time around is director Tom Holland’s Child’s Play (watch it Here), from 1988. To find out what we had to say about Child’s Play, check out the video embedded above!
Scripted by Holland, John Lafia, and Don Mancini, Child’s Play has the following synopsis:
Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris, dying murderer Charles Lee Ray uses black magic to put his soul inside a doll named Chucky — which Karen Barclay then buys for her young son, Andy. When Chucky kills Andy’s baby sitter, the boy realizes the doll is alive and tries to warn people, but he’s institutionalized. Now Karen must convince the detective of the murderous doll’s intentions, before Andy becomes Chucky’s next victim.
The film stars Brad Dourif,...
Scripted by Holland, John Lafia, and Don Mancini, Child’s Play has the following synopsis:
Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris, dying murderer Charles Lee Ray uses black magic to put his soul inside a doll named Chucky — which Karen Barclay then buys for her young son, Andy. When Chucky kills Andy’s baby sitter, the boy realizes the doll is alive and tries to warn people, but he’s institutionalized. Now Karen must convince the detective of the murderous doll’s intentions, before Andy becomes Chucky’s next victim.
The film stars Brad Dourif,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Myles Frost became the latest addition to the list of people who have taken home a Tony Award for their Broadway debut. His win makes him the 98th member of this particular winners’ club.
Frost, who won Best Actor in a Musical for playing Michael Jackson in “Mj,” is the 13th person to win that category for their first time stepping into a character on a Broadway stage. He joins:
Ezio Pinza, “South Pacific” (1950)
Robert Alda, “Guys and Dolls” (1951)
Robert Lindsay, “Me and My Girl” (1987)
Brent Carver, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1993)
Alan Cumming, “Cabaret” (1998)
Hugh Jackman, “The Boy From Oz” (2004)
John Lloyd Young, “Jersey Boys” (2006)
Paulo Szot, “South Pacific” (2008)
David Álvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish (joint nomination), “Billy Elliot” (2009)
Douglas Hodge, “La Cage aux Folles” (2010)
See 2022 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 categories
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other acting categories that have...
Frost, who won Best Actor in a Musical for playing Michael Jackson in “Mj,” is the 13th person to win that category for their first time stepping into a character on a Broadway stage. He joins:
Ezio Pinza, “South Pacific” (1950)
Robert Alda, “Guys and Dolls” (1951)
Robert Lindsay, “Me and My Girl” (1987)
Brent Carver, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1993)
Alan Cumming, “Cabaret” (1998)
Hugh Jackman, “The Boy From Oz” (2004)
John Lloyd Young, “Jersey Boys” (2006)
Paulo Szot, “South Pacific” (2008)
David Álvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish (joint nomination), “Billy Elliot” (2009)
Douglas Hodge, “La Cage aux Folles” (2010)
See 2022 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 categories
Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other acting categories that have...
- 6/13/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
This celebrated dysfunctional family story won four Oscars, the most deserved easily being Alvin Sargent’s superb adapted screenplay. The viewer buzz initially centered on the surprise of Mary Tyler Moore’s unexpected casting against type, but even more alarming was author Judith Guest’s scary message that ‘perfect’ families are an illusion. We found the drama absorbing and bought the performances 100 — Sutherland, Hirsch, Hutton, McGovern. It’s clearly Robert Redford’s best job of direction.
Ordinary People
Blu-ray
Paramount Presents
1980 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 124 min. / Street Date March 29, 2022 / Available from Amazon and listed at Paramount / 25.99
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff, Adam Baldwin, Frederic Lehne, James B. Sikking.
Cinematography: John Bailey
Art Directors: Phillip Bennett, J. Michael Riva
Film Editor: Jeff Kanew
Original Music: Marvin Hamlisch
Written by Alvin Sargent from the novel by Judith Guest
Produced by Ronald L. Schwary...
Ordinary People
Blu-ray
Paramount Presents
1980 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 124 min. / Street Date March 29, 2022 / Available from Amazon and listed at Paramount / 25.99
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff, Adam Baldwin, Frederic Lehne, James B. Sikking.
Cinematography: John Bailey
Art Directors: Phillip Bennett, J. Michael Riva
Film Editor: Jeff Kanew
Original Music: Marvin Hamlisch
Written by Alvin Sargent from the novel by Judith Guest
Produced by Ronald L. Schwary...
- 3/26/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Paramount+ has set the cast for its upcoming “Grease” prequel TV series, “Rise of the Pink Ladies.”
The series will star Marisa Davila as Jane, Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia, Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia, Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy, Shanel Bailey as Hazel, Madison Thompson as Susan, Johnathan Nieves as Richie, Jason Schmidt as Buddy, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper as Wally and Jackie Hoffman as Asst. Principal McGee.
The musical series takes place four years before the original “Grease,” in 1954 before rock ‘n’ roll ruled. Before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school, four fed-up, outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.
“Rise of the Pink Ladies,” created by showrunner Annabel Oakes (“Atypical”), has a 10-episode order. Oakes will also serve as the writer, executive producer and showrunner.
In addition to Oakes, Marty Bowen will executive produce the streaming show via Temple Hill.
The series will star Marisa Davila as Jane, Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia, Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia, Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy, Shanel Bailey as Hazel, Madison Thompson as Susan, Johnathan Nieves as Richie, Jason Schmidt as Buddy, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper as Wally and Jackie Hoffman as Asst. Principal McGee.
The musical series takes place four years before the original “Grease,” in 1954 before rock ‘n’ roll ruled. Before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school, four fed-up, outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.
“Rise of the Pink Ladies,” created by showrunner Annabel Oakes (“Atypical”), has a 10-episode order. Oakes will also serve as the writer, executive producer and showrunner.
In addition to Oakes, Marty Bowen will executive produce the streaming show via Temple Hill.
- 1/31/2022
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Paramount+ has ordered “Grease” prequel series “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” which hails from Paramount Television Studios, TheWrap has confirmed.
“Rise of the Pink Ladies,” created by showrunner Annabel Oakes (“Atypical”), has a 10-episode order. Oakes will also serve as the writer, executive producer and showrunner.
In addition to Oakes, Marty Bowen will executive produce the streaming show via Temple Hill. Erik Feig joins him through PictureStart.
“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” is set four years before the original “Grease.” Or as Paramount puts it: “Before rock ‘n’ roll ruled, before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school, four fed-up, outcast girls dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.”
The original “Grease,” which starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, took the world by storm in 1978. Based on the 1971 musical, it was set in the late 1950s.
“Rise of the Pink Ladies,” created by showrunner Annabel Oakes (“Atypical”), has a 10-episode order. Oakes will also serve as the writer, executive producer and showrunner.
In addition to Oakes, Marty Bowen will executive produce the streaming show via Temple Hill. Erik Feig joins him through PictureStart.
“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” is set four years before the original “Grease.” Or as Paramount puts it: “Before rock ‘n’ roll ruled, before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school, four fed-up, outcast girls dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.”
The original “Grease,” which starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, took the world by storm in 1978. Based on the 1971 musical, it was set in the late 1950s.
- 7/16/2021
- by Tony Maglio and Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Hello, everyone! As we begin to look forward to a new month, we have one last round of home media releases coming our way to finish out the last few days of June first. Prospect, one of this writer’s favorite indie sci-fi films of the last few years, is getting the 4K treatment from Vinegar Syndrome and Gunpowder & Sky, and Scream Factory has put together a Limited Edition Steelbook for Battle Beyond the Stars. Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for June 29th include Night Terror (Aka Night Drive), Scare Us, and Night Things.
Battle Beyond the Stars: Limited Edition Steelbook
Seven mercenaries are recruited from throughout the galaxy to save a peaceful planet from the threat of an evil tyrant bent on dominating the entire universe. Among them are a lizard-like humanoid, a space cowboy, a female warrior and a brooding killer-for-hire.
Bonus Content:
2K Scan of the...
Battle Beyond the Stars: Limited Edition Steelbook
Seven mercenaries are recruited from throughout the galaxy to save a peaceful planet from the threat of an evil tyrant bent on dominating the entire universe. Among them are a lizard-like humanoid, a space cowboy, a female warrior and a brooding killer-for-hire.
Bonus Content:
2K Scan of the...
- 6/29/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Highly opinionated and definitely sure of herself are ways that would sound fitting to describe Dinah Manoff and in a big way these would be compliments since just reading her bio she’s been a fairly strong-willed and very confident individual for a long time. When on screen there have likely been a few times that she had to flub just make sure that she stuck around, as it’s been revealed that during her time as Marty Maraschino in Grease she couldn’t dance or sing and somehow faked her way through auditions. During the movie it was found out later that
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- 4/24/2020
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
For only the third time this decade, none of the acting winners at this year’s Tony Awards did so for their Broadway debut. This is the 21st time that this has happened over the 73-year history of these top theater honors. Most of the winners were actually on the opposite end of the spectrum, winning for the first time after years of Broadway experience and several nominations to their name including André De Shields, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Stephanie J. Block. Check out the complete list of winners here.
The previous instances of Broadway debuts being shut out at the Tonys were in: 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001-2003, 2012 and 2017.
Below, you can see the names of all 96 people who have won Tonys for their debut on the Great White Way.
SEE2019 Tony Awards: Best Musical ‘Hadestown’ sweeps with 8 wins, ‘The Ferryman’ takes Best Play
Best Actor In A Play: 16 winners
Paul Scofield, “A Man for All Seasons” (1962)
Cliff Gorman,...
The previous instances of Broadway debuts being shut out at the Tonys were in: 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001-2003, 2012 and 2017.
Below, you can see the names of all 96 people who have won Tonys for their debut on the Great White Way.
SEE2019 Tony Awards: Best Musical ‘Hadestown’ sweeps with 8 wins, ‘The Ferryman’ takes Best Play
Best Actor In A Play: 16 winners
Paul Scofield, “A Man for All Seasons” (1962)
Cliff Gorman,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Ari’el Stachel became the latest person to take home a Tony Award for their Broadway debut. This victory puts him in a freshman club that now has 96 members. Watch him discuss his victory in the Tonys press room in the video above.
Stachel, who won Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Haled in “The Band’s Visit,” is the ninth person to claim that particular honor for his first Broadway outing. He joins:
Harry Belafonte, “John Murray Anderson’s Almanac” (1954)
Sydney Chaplin, “Bells are Ringing” (1957)
Frankie Michaels, “Mame” (1966)
Wilson Jermaine Heredia, “Rent” (1996)
Dan Fogler, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (2005)
Levi Kreis, “Million Dollar Quartet” (2010)
John Larroquette, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (2011)
Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton” (2016)
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Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other acting categories that claimed Tony Awards.
Best Actor In A Play: 16 winners
Paul Scofield,...
Stachel, who won Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Haled in “The Band’s Visit,” is the ninth person to claim that particular honor for his first Broadway outing. He joins:
Harry Belafonte, “John Murray Anderson’s Almanac” (1954)
Sydney Chaplin, “Bells are Ringing” (1957)
Frankie Michaels, “Mame” (1966)
Wilson Jermaine Heredia, “Rent” (1996)
Dan Fogler, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (2005)
Levi Kreis, “Million Dollar Quartet” (2010)
John Larroquette, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (2011)
Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton” (2016)
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Below are the Broadway debuts in the seven other acting categories that claimed Tony Awards.
Best Actor In A Play: 16 winners
Paul Scofield,...
- 6/11/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
The final lineup of Broadway stars and some of America's finest actors for the special one-night-only edition of Concert for America Stand Up, Sing Out playing today at The 5th Avenue Theatre includes Megan Hilty Smash, Wicked, Dinah Manoff who played the role of Marty in the movie Grease, Grammy winner Melissa Manchester Come in From The Rain and multi-Grammy Award nominee Maureen McGovern The Morning After.
- 7/6/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Eerie question: What do The Sound of Music Live!, Peter Pan Live!, The Wiz Live!, and Grease Live! have in common? Eerier answer: They are all good. Seriously. They're glitzy live productions with some tepid acting (particularly in the case of The Sound of Music), but you tend to forgive their awkward moments because the live gimmick is, above all else, cute. It's like watching expensive, well-rehearsed high school theater. And that's a good thing. And it makes you miss high school theater. Fox's Grease Live!, which aired live on the East Coast on Sunday night, added nothing to what we already know of the classic 1978 movie musical (aside from a limp new ballad chirped by a pleasant-enough Carly Rae Jepsen), but it had all the infectiousness and emoji-big smiles you need from three hours of live musical entertainment. No one was begging for Grease to be stretched to the...
- 1/31/2016
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
One of Fox’s Scream Queens won’t be screaming but singing for the network in its upcoming live musical production Grease: Live. Keke Palmer, who will be playing Zayday Williams on Ryan Murphy’s comedy-horror series this fall, is joining the cast of Grease: Live to play the sassy Pink Lady Marty Maraschino. Buzzfeed was the first to report the casting news. While some may not know, Palmer, whose TV credits include Masters of Sex, Grey’s Anatomy, and 90210, is actually very experienced when it comes to musicals and singing live. As Buzzfeed notes, she’s performed songs on film (in 2012’s Joyful Noise), on television (in 2013’s CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story), and on Broadway (in 2014’s Cinderella), so taking on the role of Marty won’t be anything radically new for her. Palmer joins her already cast Grease: Live co-stars Julianne Hough (Dancing With the Stars) as Sandy...
- 5/29/2015
- by Chris King
- TVovermind.com
Pink lady! Keke Palmer just booked a big new gig, nabbing the part of Marty Maraschino in Fox's upcoming Grease: Live! special. The former child star, 21, will play the popular high school senior, who keeps herself busy when she's not hanging out with her best friends by romancing older men and maintaining long-distance relationships with members of the military. The role was most famously played Dinah Manoff in the 1978 Grease movie, later taken on by Megan Mullally in the 1994 Broadway revival. Palmer is the third [...]...
- 5/29/2015
- Us Weekly
Busy Keke Palmer, who next stars in Fox’s horror comedy series "Scream Queens," has joined the cast of the network's live staging of Grease, BuzzFeed reports. Palmer will play Marty Maraschino, a character that was originally played by Dinah Manoff in the 1978 movie. Palmer joins the previously-cast Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens (who will headline the musical as Sandy and Rizzo, respectively). The 3-hour "Grease" live event airs Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 at 7/6c. It'll follow NBC's live musical staging of "The Wiz" this Christmas.
- 5/28/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Keke Palmer is joining the ranks of the Pink Ladies.
The actress — who next stars in Fox’s horror comedy series Scream Queens — will play Marty Maraschino in the network’s live staging of Grease, BuzzFeed reports.
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As previously reported, Dancing With the Stars alum/actress Julianne Hough and High School Musical grad Vanessa Hudgens will headline the musical as Sandy and Rizzo, respectively.
Marty was played by Dinah Manoff in the 1978 film.
The three-hour Grease event airs Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 at 7/6c.
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The actress — who next stars in Fox’s horror comedy series Scream Queens — will play Marty Maraschino in the network’s live staging of Grease, BuzzFeed reports.
VideosScream Queens‘ Full Trailer Reveals the Show’s First Murder — and It’s Twisted
As previously reported, Dancing With the Stars alum/actress Julianne Hough and High School Musical grad Vanessa Hudgens will headline the musical as Sandy and Rizzo, respectively.
Marty was played by Dinah Manoff in the 1978 film.
The three-hour Grease event airs Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 at 7/6c.
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- 5/28/2015
- TVLine.com
The Oscars are less than 96 hours away, so you only have a limited amount of time to brag about your insane knowledge of Academy Awards history. Ready for a brutal 21-question foray into Oscar's grisly past? Let's roll. (We give you the questions on the first page. Jot down your responses, then check the answers, along with the accompanying questions, on the next page. The videos embedded here aren't related to the questions. They're just fun!) 1. What ‘90s Best Actor winner gave the shortest onscreen performance ever nominated (and therefore awarded) in that category? This is measured by total minutes and seconds spent onscreen. 2. The first (and so far only) black female nominee in the Best Original Screenplay category was a co-writer of what biopic released in the 1970s? 3. From 1937 to 1945, the Academy guaranteed nominations in one particular category to any studio that submitted a qualifiable entry. What was the category?...
- 2/20/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Olivia Newton-John and Didi Conn go together (like rama lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong), so it was an absolute pleasure to see the pair reunited at the weekend.
At Newton-John's Las Vegas show on Saturday night, Grease's Frenchy (Conn) and Sandy (Newton-John) got dressed in their best Pink Ladies leather for a rendition of 'Summer Nights'.
They were joined by backing singer Marlen Landin for the performance at The Flamingo.
Based on Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical, Grease was adapted for the big screen in 1978 and became an instant success.
The film starred Newton-John as Australian Sandy, who had a summer fling with Danny Zuko (John Travolta), only for the pair to be reunited at Rydell High School the following semester.
Initially a preppy outcast, Sandy becomes friends with the Pink Ladies: Frenchy, Rizzo (Stockard Channing), Marty (Dinah Manoff) and Jan (Jamie Donnelly).
The film...
At Newton-John's Las Vegas show on Saturday night, Grease's Frenchy (Conn) and Sandy (Newton-John) got dressed in their best Pink Ladies leather for a rendition of 'Summer Nights'.
They were joined by backing singer Marlen Landin for the performance at The Flamingo.
Based on Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical, Grease was adapted for the big screen in 1978 and became an instant success.
The film starred Newton-John as Australian Sandy, who had a summer fling with Danny Zuko (John Travolta), only for the pair to be reunited at Rydell High School the following semester.
Initially a preppy outcast, Sandy becomes friends with the Pink Ladies: Frenchy, Rizzo (Stockard Channing), Marty (Dinah Manoff) and Jan (Jamie Donnelly).
The film...
- 1/6/2015
- Digital Spy
Pink Ladies forever! Olivia Newton-John and Didi Conn, who played Sandy and Frenchy in the 1978 cult musical hit film "Grease," reunited on Saturday at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino during the Aussie singer's concert. Olivia paid homage to her famous character, slipping back into a black leather jacket with an all-black outfit and signature red lip. Conn celebrated her own "Grease" character, rocking the trademark Pink Ladies jacket that both Frenchy and Sandy wore, along with their pals Rizzo (Stockard Channing), Jan (Jamie Donnelly), and Marty (Dinah Manoff).The best part? The pair even sang the movie track, "Summer Nights," for the audience! In the years since her turn as the pink-haired beauty school dropout, Conn appeared in "The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and reprised her role of Frenchy in 1982's "Grease 2." Newton-John also recently reunited with her leading man, John Travolta. The former...
- 1/5/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
The Pink Ladies had a small, brief reunion this weekend when Olivia Newton-John was joined onstage by her "Grease" co-star Didi Conn at a concert in Las Vegas.
Newton-John and Conn, who starred in the hit 1978 musical, sang and danced together again Saturday at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino, where Newton-John is holding her "Summer Nights" residency, a nod to one of the most famous songs from the flick. The pair slipped right back into character for the number, with Newton-John sporting Sandy's blonde locks and all-black leather ensemble, and Conn donning a Pink Ladies jacket like her onscreen alter ego, Frenchy.
While we would have loved if fellow Pink Ladies Rizzo (Stockard Channing), Jan (Jamie Donnelly), and Marty Maraschino (Dinah Manoff) could have joined the gals, it's nice to know that Sandy and Frenchy are still Bff.
Check out the photo above, and just try to keep the songs from...
Newton-John and Conn, who starred in the hit 1978 musical, sang and danced together again Saturday at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino, where Newton-John is holding her "Summer Nights" residency, a nod to one of the most famous songs from the flick. The pair slipped right back into character for the number, with Newton-John sporting Sandy's blonde locks and all-black leather ensemble, and Conn donning a Pink Ladies jacket like her onscreen alter ego, Frenchy.
While we would have loved if fellow Pink Ladies Rizzo (Stockard Channing), Jan (Jamie Donnelly), and Marty Maraschino (Dinah Manoff) could have joined the gals, it's nice to know that Sandy and Frenchy are still Bff.
Check out the photo above, and just try to keep the songs from...
- 1/5/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
We at BollySpice are not just excited but inspired by John Travolta having attended the Iifa awards.
As the anticipation builds up on seeing the icon strut his stuff on a Bollywood screen very soon, we at BollySpice were suddenly struck by the thought:
How Cool would a Bollywood version of Travolta’s legendary musical Grease be?!
Grease (Director: Randal Kleiser; 1978) is perfect Bollywood material.
One summer, Danny meets Sandy.
Danny and Sandy fall in love.
As the summer break ends so does their love story as they part ways.
By fate, they end up at the same school but things are not so simple. Danny has a “cool dude” reputation to maintain and doesn’t let his true feelings show… for a while!
Grease is a romantic, feel good musical on love, friendship and coming of age.
Well, we just wouldn’t let a mesmerising thought like this be left to our imaginations…...
As the anticipation builds up on seeing the icon strut his stuff on a Bollywood screen very soon, we at BollySpice were suddenly struck by the thought:
How Cool would a Bollywood version of Travolta’s legendary musical Grease be?!
Grease (Director: Randal Kleiser; 1978) is perfect Bollywood material.
One summer, Danny meets Sandy.
Danny and Sandy fall in love.
As the summer break ends so does their love story as they part ways.
By fate, they end up at the same school but things are not so simple. Danny has a “cool dude” reputation to maintain and doesn’t let his true feelings show… for a while!
Grease is a romantic, feel good musical on love, friendship and coming of age.
Well, we just wouldn’t let a mesmerising thought like this be left to our imaginations…...
- 5/1/2014
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
Family tragedies. I crave them.
I like 'em screamy, eerily silent, fulla tears, and without too much recovery. So, Ordinary People? Yeah, it's my jam.
First of all, Ordinary People is the greatest Best Picture of the 1980s. Count 'em up: From Chariots of Fire to Driving Miss Daisy, they all pale in comparison to Robert Redford's directorial debut, a touching, incisive, and gripping drama about what happens to a Midwestern family when its elder (and more beloved) son perishes in a boating accident. The legend goes that Ordinary People robbed Raging Bull of its rightful Best Picture prize in 1980, but both movies are pretty flawless and achieve exactly what they set out to do. And if we're counting up killer performances, Ordinary People packs a couple more than Raging Bull, which revolves around De Niro's tour de force. Not that that's a real criticism, but I love Ordinary People...
I like 'em screamy, eerily silent, fulla tears, and without too much recovery. So, Ordinary People? Yeah, it's my jam.
First of all, Ordinary People is the greatest Best Picture of the 1980s. Count 'em up: From Chariots of Fire to Driving Miss Daisy, they all pale in comparison to Robert Redford's directorial debut, a touching, incisive, and gripping drama about what happens to a Midwestern family when its elder (and more beloved) son perishes in a boating accident. The legend goes that Ordinary People robbed Raging Bull of its rightful Best Picture prize in 1980, but both movies are pretty flawless and achieve exactly what they set out to do. And if we're counting up killer performances, Ordinary People packs a couple more than Raging Bull, which revolves around De Niro's tour de force. Not that that's a real criticism, but I love Ordinary People...
- 9/10/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Michael Urie and his How To Succeed In Business co-star Third Jonas Brother.
Happy Birthday to Michael's Ugly Betty co-star Ana Ortiz, who turns 41, Dinah Manoff, who turns 54, and Alicia Keys is 31. Time to name your top five Alicia songs! Here are mine: 5. "Fallin," 4. "No One," 3. "You Don't Know My Name," 2. "A Woman's Worth," 1. "Empire State Of Mind" (Her Solo Version)
Chloe Sevigny is joining the cast of Lovelace. Must resist making a Brown Bunny joke.As part of its tenth anniversary, IMDb has released the site’s top 10 most-viewed actors, movies and TV shows during the past decade. It's the usual suspects, although I did expect Twilight to rank higher.Liam Hemsworth is set to star in Timeless, which according to the breathless publicity blurb is, "A thrilling adventure that challenges the known boundaries of science and the human heart, Timeless tells the breathtaking story of a young man...
Happy Birthday to Michael's Ugly Betty co-star Ana Ortiz, who turns 41, Dinah Manoff, who turns 54, and Alicia Keys is 31. Time to name your top five Alicia songs! Here are mine: 5. "Fallin," 4. "No One," 3. "You Don't Know My Name," 2. "A Woman's Worth," 1. "Empire State Of Mind" (Her Solo Version)
Chloe Sevigny is joining the cast of Lovelace. Must resist making a Brown Bunny joke.As part of its tenth anniversary, IMDb has released the site’s top 10 most-viewed actors, movies and TV shows during the past decade. It's the usual suspects, although I did expect Twilight to rank higher.Liam Hemsworth is set to star in Timeless, which according to the breathless publicity blurb is, "A thrilling adventure that challenges the known boundaries of science and the human heart, Timeless tells the breathtaking story of a young man...
- 1/25/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
It's easy to forget about "Empty Nest." The "Golden Girls" spin-off hasn't exactly thrived in syndication like so many of its contemporaries.
But The Hallmark Channel resuscitates the '80s/'90s comedy -- about a doctor whose two grown daughters move home -- with a Feb. 26 marathon.
Starring Richard Mulligan (R.I.P.), Dinah Manoff and Kristy McNichol, the show is perhaps best known for McNichol's sudden departure during the 1992.
So what happened to her? At the time, McNichol was becoming notorious for bad attendance and erratic behavior on the set of the show and several movies and she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and retired from acting altogether.
She returned for the series' finale in 1995, and it marked her last ever screen appearance -- though she did some voice work in the late '90s.
2001 was the last time she issued a public statement, offering some insight on...
But The Hallmark Channel resuscitates the '80s/'90s comedy -- about a doctor whose two grown daughters move home -- with a Feb. 26 marathon.
Starring Richard Mulligan (R.I.P.), Dinah Manoff and Kristy McNichol, the show is perhaps best known for McNichol's sudden departure during the 1992.
So what happened to her? At the time, McNichol was becoming notorious for bad attendance and erratic behavior on the set of the show and several movies and she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and retired from acting altogether.
She returned for the series' finale in 1995, and it marked her last ever screen appearance -- though she did some voice work in the late '90s.
2001 was the last time she issued a public statement, offering some insight on...
- 2/27/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Mixing Comedy & Soap: A History of the Serialized Situation Comedy
By Doug Prinzivalli
As one of the producers of the hit web series Pretty - a parody hybrid of reality TV and soaps - I thought it would be a fun idea to take a brief look at the long history of the serialized situation comedy. The idea of mixing comedy with soap elements is not a new one - in fact it started over 60 years ago.
The First Hundred Years (CBS 1950-52) was a mildly humorous daily soap about newlyweds who are gifted with a bat-infested Victorian mansion. Sounds pretty wacky to me. After less than two years, it was replaced by something called The Guiding Light.
The Egg & I (CBS 1951-52) Based on a book by Betty MacDonald and the 1947 film (starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray) that followed, this show followed the misadventures of city folk...
By Doug Prinzivalli
As one of the producers of the hit web series Pretty - a parody hybrid of reality TV and soaps - I thought it would be a fun idea to take a brief look at the long history of the serialized situation comedy. The idea of mixing comedy with soap elements is not a new one - in fact it started over 60 years ago.
The First Hundred Years (CBS 1950-52) was a mildly humorous daily soap about newlyweds who are gifted with a bat-infested Victorian mansion. Sounds pretty wacky to me. After less than two years, it was replaced by something called The Guiding Light.
The Egg & I (CBS 1951-52) Based on a book by Betty MacDonald and the 1947 film (starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray) that followed, this show followed the misadventures of city folk...
- 12/2/2010
- by Guest Editorial
- We Love Soaps
"The worst quote in the world is, 'Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach,'" contends Lisina Stoneburner, the founder and co-owner of Atlanta's The Company Acting Studio. "Because even though you can book a job and you can work doesn't necessarily mean that you can pass on that information and inspire somebody else to do it."Since 1996, Stoneburner and The Company Acting Studio have been teaching and coaching — and inspiring — children and adults to act in theatre, film, and television with a remarkable rate of success. Her students have been cast in projects in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast, as well as Hollywood and Broadway.*************Growing up in New York, Stoneburner had show business in her blood. Her aunt, Dinah Manoff, won a Tony Award for Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures on Broadway and later starred in the television series Empty Nest. Her grandfather...
- 8/25/2008
- by Daniel Lehman
- backstage.com
Actress Anne DeSalvo has corralled a swell cast for her behind-the-camera feature debut, but heavy-handed scripting and unsteady di-rection make "The Amati Girls" a considerably uphill battle.
There's no shortage of heart-ache or humor in her slice of Italian-American family life, but more often than not, the portions are dished out in heaping melodramatic hunks that allow her capable performers little breathing room.
Distributed by Providence Entertainment, which had success with "The Omega Code", the picture won't make much noise in theaters before its scheduled airing on Fox Family Channel this year.
DeSalvo has obviously drawn from elements of her Philadelphia family background for her portrait of the four sisters and their widowed mother who comprise the Amati famiglia.
There's Grace (Mercedes Ruehl), the eldest, who's constantly being taken for granted by her demanding husband, Joe Paul Sorvino), much to the aggravation of sister Denise (Dinah Manoff), who always seems to be chasing another dead-end dream.
Sibling Christine (Sean Young -- yes, that Sean Young, and she appears every bit as self--conscious about trying to pass for ethnic as one would think) has separated from her workaholic hubby, Paul (Jamey Sheridan), and it's a move that doesn't sit well with widowed matriarch Dolly (Cloris Leachman), who believes in the concept of quietly accepting the cards one is dealt even as she begins making plans for her unlikely imminent funeral.
They all form an overly protective circle around the mentally challenged baby of the family, Dolores (Lily Knight), who forces them to re-examine their ap-proach when she meets her first boyfriend (Doug Spinuzza).
As one would expect from a cast that includes the likes of Ruehl, Sorvino and Leachman, there are some fine performances to be found, and it's very apparent that DeSalvo's experience as an actress points to her greatest strength as a director.
Good, too, are Knight and Manoff, while Mark Harmon does sympathetic work as Manoff's attentive beau. Manoff's real-life mom, Lee Grant, also is on hand as the colorful Aunt Splendora.
With that able a group, De-Salvo's scripting needed a much lighter touch than the weighty significance that threatens to sink every other scene.
Even more effective, airier mo-ments barely escape the overzealous attention of Conrad Pope's score, which lays on the goop thicker than a potful of pasta sauce.
THE AMATI GIRLS
Providence Entertainment
Fox Family-Providence Entertainment and Tricor Entertainment
A Triple Axel and Heritage Film Group production
An Anne DeSalvo Film
Director-screenwriter: Anne DeSalvo
Producers: James Alex, Steven C. Johnson
Executive producers: Howard Kazanjian, Craig C. Darian
Producers: Michael I. Levy, Henry M. Shea Jr.
Director of photography: Frank Byers
Production designer: Jane Stewart
Editors: C. Timothy O'Meara, David L. Bertman
Costume designer: Amy Stofsky
Music: Conrad Pope
Casting: Mary Jo Slater, Jean Scocchimarro
Color/stereo
Cast:
Grace: Mercedes Ruehl
Joe: Paul Sorvino
Dolly: Cloris Leachman
Aunt Splendora: Lee Grant
Lawrence: Mark Harmon
Christine: Sean Young
Denise: Dinah Manoff
Paul: Jamey Sheridan
Dolores: Lily Knight
Running time -- 91 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
There's no shortage of heart-ache or humor in her slice of Italian-American family life, but more often than not, the portions are dished out in heaping melodramatic hunks that allow her capable performers little breathing room.
Distributed by Providence Entertainment, which had success with "The Omega Code", the picture won't make much noise in theaters before its scheduled airing on Fox Family Channel this year.
DeSalvo has obviously drawn from elements of her Philadelphia family background for her portrait of the four sisters and their widowed mother who comprise the Amati famiglia.
There's Grace (Mercedes Ruehl), the eldest, who's constantly being taken for granted by her demanding husband, Joe Paul Sorvino), much to the aggravation of sister Denise (Dinah Manoff), who always seems to be chasing another dead-end dream.
Sibling Christine (Sean Young -- yes, that Sean Young, and she appears every bit as self--conscious about trying to pass for ethnic as one would think) has separated from her workaholic hubby, Paul (Jamey Sheridan), and it's a move that doesn't sit well with widowed matriarch Dolly (Cloris Leachman), who believes in the concept of quietly accepting the cards one is dealt even as she begins making plans for her unlikely imminent funeral.
They all form an overly protective circle around the mentally challenged baby of the family, Dolores (Lily Knight), who forces them to re-examine their ap-proach when she meets her first boyfriend (Doug Spinuzza).
As one would expect from a cast that includes the likes of Ruehl, Sorvino and Leachman, there are some fine performances to be found, and it's very apparent that DeSalvo's experience as an actress points to her greatest strength as a director.
Good, too, are Knight and Manoff, while Mark Harmon does sympathetic work as Manoff's attentive beau. Manoff's real-life mom, Lee Grant, also is on hand as the colorful Aunt Splendora.
With that able a group, De-Salvo's scripting needed a much lighter touch than the weighty significance that threatens to sink every other scene.
Even more effective, airier mo-ments barely escape the overzealous attention of Conrad Pope's score, which lays on the goop thicker than a potful of pasta sauce.
THE AMATI GIRLS
Providence Entertainment
Fox Family-Providence Entertainment and Tricor Entertainment
A Triple Axel and Heritage Film Group production
An Anne DeSalvo Film
Director-screenwriter: Anne DeSalvo
Producers: James Alex, Steven C. Johnson
Executive producers: Howard Kazanjian, Craig C. Darian
Producers: Michael I. Levy, Henry M. Shea Jr.
Director of photography: Frank Byers
Production designer: Jane Stewart
Editors: C. Timothy O'Meara, David L. Bertman
Costume designer: Amy Stofsky
Music: Conrad Pope
Casting: Mary Jo Slater, Jean Scocchimarro
Color/stereo
Cast:
Grace: Mercedes Ruehl
Joe: Paul Sorvino
Dolly: Cloris Leachman
Aunt Splendora: Lee Grant
Lawrence: Mark Harmon
Christine: Sean Young
Denise: Dinah Manoff
Paul: Jamey Sheridan
Dolores: Lily Knight
Running time -- 91 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 1/19/2001
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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