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Post by foxley on Jun 21, 2024 7:00:04 GMT -5
Donald Sutherland made a lot of great films. One many not be aware of is 1965's Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (and it's much better than the title suggests). This is one of Sutherland's earliest films and is a horror anthology from Amicus in which the young Sutherland appears alongside horror veterans Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Michael Gough, as well as Bernard Lee (the original 'M' in the James Bond film).
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 27, 2024 14:12:03 GMT -5
Kinky Friedman has passed away. As a musician he was probably best known for his work as Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys. He was also a novelist and was a fairly viable candidate for Governor of Texas. Really what he was was a provocateur. And that is a wonderful thing. But "Sold American" is just a brilliant song. May his memory be a blessing. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 27, 2024 20:54:52 GMT -5
Kinky Friedman has passed away. As a musician he was probably best known for his work as Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys. He was also a novelist and was a fairly viable candidate for Governor of Texas. Really what he was was a provocateur. And that is a wonderful thing. But "Sold American" is just a brilliant song. May his memory be a blessing. Yeah, just saw that. I read a few things from him, though not that much. Stocked a lot of it at B&N, over the years. When it came to Texas, I was more inclined to read Molly Ivins' work. |
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Post by foxley on Jun 28, 2024 1:23:50 GMT -5
Kinky Friedman has passed away. As a musician he was probably best known for his work as Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys. He was also a novelist and was a fairly viable candidate for Governor of Texas. Really what he was was a provocateur. And that is a wonderful thing. But "Sold American" is just a brilliant song. May his memory be a blessing. I am saddened to hear this. I am a fan of both his music and his writing. (I can't comment on his run for Governor of Texas.  ) I met him once at a book signing, and have a signed copy of the omnibus edition of three of his novels. |
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Jun 28, 2024 22:53:58 GMT -5
RIP to comedian and actor Martin Mull, who passed today at 80. He's known for many roles over a span of decades, but he will always be Colonel Mustard to me.
-M
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Post by berkley on Jun 28, 2024 23:28:15 GMT -5
Donald Sutherland made a lot of great films. One many not be aware of is 1965's Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (and it's much better than the title suggests). This is one of Sutherland's earliest films and is a horror anthology from Amicus in which the young Sutherland appears alongside horror veterans Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Michael Gough, as well as Bernard Lee (the original 'M' in the James Bond film). Sounds like a great cast, I'll look out for it. |
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 28, 2024 23:48:42 GMT -5
RIP to comedian and actor Martin Mull, who passed today at 80. He's known for many roles over a span of decades, but he will always be Colonel Mustard to me. -M
I loved Martin Mull together with Fred Willard (RIP) in the short-lived Fernwood 2 Night series, especially the episode with Tom Waits.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jun 29, 2024 1:31:17 GMT -5
I loved Martin Mull together with Fred Willard (RIP) in the short-lived Fernwood 2 Night series, especially the episode with Tom Waits.
Yes, this. I only learned about the existence of this show about 5 or so years ago, and then watched a few episodes at the Internet Archive. It's pretty briliiant. |
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Post by berkley on Jun 29, 2024 1:55:35 GMT -5
I loved Martin Mull together with Fred Willard (RIP) in the short-lived Fernwood 2 Night series, especially the episode with Tom Waits.
Yes, this. I only learned about the existence of this show about 5 or so years ago, and then watched a few episodes at the Internet Archive. It's pretty briliiant. I've never seen the show but I did have a vague idea of its existence and reputation - I think from reading music magazines back then, for some reason. Definitely on my list.
I never have seen a lot of Martin Mull in general but I've always had the impression that while not an enormous, household-name type star, he was one of those performers who were highly regarded by their peers, both as a comedian, writer, etc and as a person or colleague. So I've always been interested in him and meant to get into his work at some point - sounds like Fernwood would be a good place to start? |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jun 29, 2024 2:05:10 GMT -5
Yes, this. I only learned about the existence of this show about 5 or so years ago, and then watched a few episodes at the Internet Archive. It's pretty briliiant. I've never seen the show but I did have a vague idea of its existence and reputation - I think from reading music magazines back then, for some reason. Definitely on my list.
I never have seen a lot of Martin Mull in general but I've always had the impression that while not an enormous, household-name type star, he was one of those performers who were highly regarded by their peers, both as a comedian, writer, etc and as a person or colleague. So I've always been interested in him and meant to get into his work at some point - sounds like Fernwood would be a good place to start? Possibly. Here's a link to the downloads page at the Internet Archive. If you click on the MPEG4 option, you don't even have to download them, rather just click on the individual episodes listed and they start playing. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 29, 2024 4:15:01 GMT -5
Orlando Cepeda Hall of fame member in Baseball, dies at 86.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 29, 2024 17:28:12 GMT -5
From what I recall, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was on while we were in school, so I never sat it and Fernwood 2 Night was never syndicated where I lived. I mostly recall Martin Mull from talk show appearances and guest roles, in the late 70s. I did see the movie Serial, on Cinemax, back around 1982/83, after we got cable. One of his rare starring roles and an odd little film, about the aging 60s generation grappling with that fact (but before The Big Chill). He was always good an anything, no matter how iffy the film or tv series was.
I haven't seen any of his work, but Mull was supposed to be quite a painter and had a BFA and MFA, from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Any time you got Martin Mull and Fred Willard together, it was pure gold.
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Post by Calidore on Jul 2, 2024 20:47:50 GMT -5
RIP to screenwriter and director Robert Towne (89), who was a multiple Oscar nominee and won for his screenplay to Chinatown.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 3, 2024 9:00:53 GMT -5
R.I.P. to Ellen Smiga-Klein, wife of Todd Klein.
From his Facebook page:
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 3, 2024 9:33:40 GMT -5
RIP to screenwriter and director Robert Towne (89), who was a multiple Oscar nominee and won for his screenplay to Chinatown. I was just coming to mention this. His fingers were all over the New Hollywood period. Chinatown, Shampoo, The Last Detail. He was also an in demand script doctor and did clean-up work on The Godfather and Bonnie and Clyde. While he wasn't any great shakes as a director, he got a stellar performance by Donald Sutherland in his 1998 film Without Limits. |
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) I met him once at a book signing, and have a signed copy of the omnibus edition of three of his novels.
