Steve Martin–philes can rejoice, as today sees the release of the three-disc DVD set, Steve Martin: The Television Stuff, a complete collection of his long-lost late-seventies and early-eighties TV specials as well as some classic late-night appearances on The Tonight Show (The Great Flydini!), David Letterman's show, and Saturday Night Live. The five specials contain live stand-up from his Wild and Crazy Guy era, as well as sketches that have until now been seen only in incomplete YouTube clips taken off old VHS tapes with faulty tracking; the set includes such classics as "Olympic Diving Finals" (in which he attempts the high-difficulty move of attempting to catch a beach ball while jumping off the diving board), "Drunk Steam-Roller Driver," and many others, with guest appearances from SNL cronies John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Bill Murray.In this clip from his 1981 special, Steve Martin's Best Show Ever, Steve is...
- 9/18/2012
- by Josh Wolk
- Vulture
Lynn Redgrave, who shot to international fame for her performance as a free-spirited bird in 1966's "Georgy Girl," died Sunday at her home in Connecticut after a battle with breast cancer. She was 67.
Redgrave's turn as a chubby, childlike Londoner pursued by her father's middle-aged boss (James Mason) won her an Oscar nomination for best actress and the New York Film Critics Circle Award. She garnered another Academy Award nomination for supporting actress in "Gods and Monsters" (1998), playing a testy housekeeper.
Redgrave hailed from a venerable theatrical family. She was the younger sister of actress Vanessa Redgrave and actor Corin Redgrave and the daughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson.
Her death comes a year after her niece Natasha Richardson died from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident and just a month after the death of Corin. Redgrave was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2002, had a mastectomy in January 2003 and underwent chemotherapy.
Redgrave's turn as a chubby, childlike Londoner pursued by her father's middle-aged boss (James Mason) won her an Oscar nomination for best actress and the New York Film Critics Circle Award. She garnered another Academy Award nomination for supporting actress in "Gods and Monsters" (1998), playing a testy housekeeper.
Redgrave hailed from a venerable theatrical family. She was the younger sister of actress Vanessa Redgrave and actor Corin Redgrave and the daughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson.
Her death comes a year after her niece Natasha Richardson died from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident and just a month after the death of Corin. Redgrave was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2002, had a mastectomy in January 2003 and underwent chemotherapy.
- 5/3/2010
- by By Duane Bygre
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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