More of this story Oct 18, 2008
On Sunday, the festival presents a 40th-anniversary screening of Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes in hi-def at the ImaginAsian, and actress Linda Harrison, who appeared in both films, will accept the Jules Verne Legendaire Award. From Lindbergh to Whales. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
GEORGE SELGIN: Central bankers still don't get it Oct 15, 2008
Who can forget the end of "Planet of the Apes" when Charlton Heston, kneeling before the half-buried remains of the Statue of Liberty, slams his fists into the sand and cries, "You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you ... damn you all to hell!"Now imagine the same scene, but with a half-buried Morgan Stanley building standing in for Miss Liberty and a time-traveling Walter Bagehot playing the lead, and you've got the perfect Hollywood dramatization of the real-life tragedy that, with luck, is... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
* [ART JOURNAL] Rainy days are here again Oct 15, 2008
On the back-wall screen are edited clips of futuristically themed films: from The Man Who Fell to Earth (Nicolas Roeg) to Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner) to Repulsion (Roman Polanski). Gonzalez-Foerster said there were many possible doors into her work, and levels on which it could be read. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Wonderland Women Oct 8, 2008
Bonham Carter -- Burton's off-screen squeeze -- has appeared in his films Sweeney Todd, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish and Planet of the Apes. Hathaway will star in Burton's Wonderland. (IGN FilmForce)
Why the halt of evolution is a good thing Oct 8, 2008
Eventually, an entire servant class of primates could be forced to do our bidding, just like in Escape From the Planet of the Apes. And we all know how well that worked out. (guardian.co.uk)
'Barbarella psychedella' Oct 7, 2008
Mainstream Hollywood schlock can lodge in our collective brains, too, like the Statue of Liberty at the end of Planet of the Apes or the spinning head of Linda Blair, spewing invective and vomit in The Exorcist. Seared into memory. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Wall Streets gets bailout. What's next? Oct 4, 2008
I even saw Planet of the Apes when it came to Atlanta that s the original one with Heston. We rode the bus in to town because that was before any of us had a driver s license. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Pixar's new film Wall-E is the result of try, try, again Sep 18, 2008
I had gone this almost Planet Of The Apes route, says the director. Based on the very real phenomenon of disuse atrophy, one of the major reasons why astronauts do not remain in space for extended periods of time, Stanton imagined the human race had eventually metamorphosed into big, gelatinous blobs. (Daily Telegraph)
London Fashion Week Sep 18, 2008
What do "Planet of the Apes" and Pac-Man have to do with fashion ... "There is a slightly '70s twinge with sexy Raquel Welch, Tarzan and Jane and monkeys from 'Planet of the Apes,"' said Kane, who opened his collection with a cheeky mix of an animal print top and a skirt breaking in waves of scallops over the thighs. (International Herald Tribune)
Burn after reading Sep 6, 2008
Thompson On Hollywood - Blog on Variety. Choose the one that's best for you. (Variety)
When Activist Was Actor Aug 28, 2008
(The futuristic "Soylent Green," "Planet of the Apes" and "The Omega Man," remade last year as "I Am Legend," are also included. . (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Dear George Lucas: Stop ruining 'Star Wars'! Aug 16, 2008
can't ruin a movie's quality (which is good news for "The Godfather," "Superman: The Movie," "Dr, No.," "Planet of the Apes" and many other titles). But their cultural standing has been whittled down to the point where people actually groan at the thought of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," the animated adventure for kids that opened Friday, as well as the 3-D versions of "Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" that you've indicated are on the way, as well as a potential TV... (New York Daily News)
Letters to the Editor: Aug 13, 2008
Jerry wrote on Aug 12, 2008 4:18 PM:" Searching for alien life a walk in the park.After a fruitless search for alien life, a friend told me that several well-known scientists have found billions of stars exist in the universe. He went on to say, bizarre microbes have been found in very harsh Earth environments in the depths of a South African gold mine. The depths of the deepest parts of the oceans, 20,000 feet deep or more also contain bizarre life forms.Impressed by this gold mine... (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Buzz Briefs: Sugarland, Bernie Mac Aug 9, 2008
Burton met Helena Bonham Carter, whom he is currently dating, while filming "Planet of the Apes." The couple have two children. MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News)
Court orders end to suit filed by Burtons ex Aug 8, 2008
He cast her in several of his films, including Ed Wood, Mars Attacks and a Planet of the Apes remake. Burton met Helena Bonham Carter, whom he is currently dating, while filming Planet of the Apes. (MSNBC -- News)
Planet of the Apes sequel not exactly accurate future prediction Aug 7, 2008
Opinion : Planet of the Apes sequel not exactly accurate future prediction (New Iberia, LA) ... Planet of the Apes sequel not exactly accurate future prediction ... Such was the case this week when my family watched the second movie of the Planet of the Apes series. (New Iberia, LA)
Volunteers Wife For Topless Contest? Aug 6, 2008
Obama volunteered his wife for a part in Planet of the Apes playing an ape with no costume ... The female Apes in "planet of the Apes" are supposed to look fairly caring and loving of their fellow apes ... that monkey wife of the muslim could be cast in the New Planet of the Apes. (The Drudge Report)
Wildlife Conservation Society discovers 'Planet of the Apes' Aug 6, 2008
Wildlife Conservation Society discovers 'Planet of the Apes ... Wildlife Conservation Society discovers 'Planet of the Apes. (EurekAlert!)
Safe haven turns sour Aug 2, 2008
" Charlton Heston, Planet of the Apes A shopping centre in Prague. A risky loan over an apartment conversion in Milwaukee. Property managers relying on complicated foreign currency trades to juice up their returns. Late last year the new mix of Australian property trusts was a heady brew and everyone inside the industry knew it. Since the late 1990s most property trusts had been abandoning their safe, simple "boring" business model of owning property and distributing the rent to investors.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Space chimps Aug 1, 2008
Technically, Charlton Heston was in two versions of "Planet of the Apes." He starred in the original in 1968 and was nice enough to take on a cameo role in Mark Wahlberg's less popular remake in 2001. Tonight at the Boston Harbor Hotel, you can see Heston in the original film, which, of course, is about an astronaut who finds himself on a planet ruined by monkey business. (Boston Globe)
Movie: Soylent Green (1973) Jul 24, 2008
Charlton Heston (Planet of the Apes, ) convincingly plays the film's antihero, the underpaid cop who steals from the dead, romances a young prostitute, comforts his dying partner and stumbles upon the cannibalistic secret of Soylent Green. Chuck Connors -- minus his. (Suite101.com)
Movie: The Omega Man (1971) Jul 22, 2008
Rock-solid Charlton Heston, who had previously battled the chimps in Planet of the Apes (1968), is at his best as the rugged Army doc Robert Neville. Heston obivously delights in the role, taking in a private screening of 1970's Woodstock before repelling a zombie attack with his trusty Smith and Wesson M76 submachine gun and Browning Automatic Rifle with infra-red scope. (Suite101.com)
'Space Chimps' nothing to go ape for Jul 19, 2008
There are a few bad puns, sure, but where are the "Planet of the Apes" references. Or the nod to ", Secret Chimp". (New York Daily News)
Mini Movie Reviews Jul 18, 2008
" musical, also wrote the script and fans of the show will be happy to see that it's a faithful translation. (Christy Lemire, Associated Press) 108 min. PG-13. Beechwood: 1:15, 4:30, 7:25 and 9:55 p.m. daily; Carmike: 1:30, 4:30, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. daily; 12 p.m. Friday only. The Promotion - Oscar-nominated actor, John C. Reilly ("The Ballad of Ricky Bobby") and Seann William Scott ("American Pie") lend their deft comedic touch to the story of two mid-level Chicago supermarket employees - Doug... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Hollywood apes being sent to sanctuary Jul 17, 2008
Planet of the Apes' sequel. Don't bet on it. (MSNBC -- Environment)
WHO IS THAT MASKED ACTOR? Jul 13, 2008
But until Meryl Streep or Denzel Washington are forced to report to the set at 4 a.m. for six hours of makeup application, I'll always be more impressed with the collected works of "Planet of the Apes" star Kim Hunter and that dude who played Admiral Ackbar in "Return of the Jedi." No Edward Norton method-acting move can match the 277 "Star Trek" episodes that Michael Dorn spent with that small mountain range on his head as Worf the Klingon ... The combination of a science-fiction resurgence and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rating movie twists Jul 7, 2008
HEAD IN THE SAND: Heston gets to curse out humanity in general in "Planet of the Apes" as he stumbles on the noggin of the Statue of Liberty lying on the beach and realizes he's been on Earth all along but in the distant future, after his species has blown itself up. Tim Burton's remake substitutes a terrible twist as astronaut Mark Wahlberg makes it off the simian world and returns to his planet, only to find a monkey named "Ape Lincoln" sitting on the Lincoln Memorial. (MSNBC -- News)
LETTERS: NCT, July 5, 2008 Jul 6, 2008
The Mad Max movies, the planet of the apes, etc etc. That is already where we live, Ron. (North County Times)
KFOX News At Nine Airs At 9:30 P.M. Friday Jun 21, 2008
KFOX News at Nine will not be airing at 9 p.m. Friday due to a 2 1/2-hour movie, Planet of The Apes, which will begin at 7 p.m.. Stay tuned after the movie because KFOX News at Nine will air a half-hour newscast is scheduled to air at 9:30 p.m.. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
A 'Smart' fund-raiser Jun 20, 2008
"It was well worth it," says Wahlberg, who's hyping his new movie "The Happening." "['Ocean's Twelve'] sucked! People tell George Clooney it's great, but we all know it sucked. I made two bad movies instead - 'Planet Of The Apes' and 'The Truth About Charlie' - but doing that was better than sitting with Brad [ Pitt] and George, telling the press how great everybody is! That's not for me. I do love those guys, but I had to step out on my own." Interestingly, Wahlberg and Pitt are due to co-star... (Boston Globe)
Winehouse undergoes more tests Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 8:08 pm. Singer Amy Winehouse eats sweets and chats to local kids out the window of her North London home on June 11, 2008 in London, England. (FOX23.com, OK)
Notre Dame extends TV deal with NBC Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 1:31 pm. Notre Dame has announced a new five-year contract with NBC Sports to keep the school's home football games exclusively on the network. (FOX23.com, OK)
Off-road motorcycle clamps recalled Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/18 9:45 am. Pro Taper Handlebar Clamp Kit WASHINGTON - Tucker Rocky Distributing is recalling 12,000 off-road motorcycle clamps due to a malfunctioning bolt when installed incorrectly. (FOX23.com, OK)
Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested In East Tulsa Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/18 10:01 am. June 18 - An accused robber is lucky to be alive this morning after a store clerk takes matters into his own hands when he's attacked. (FOX23.com, OK)
Potbelly names Lewis new CEO Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 9:28 pm. (L-R) Alan J. Lacy, vice chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings; Edward S. Lampert, chairman, Sears Holdings; and Aylwin B. Lewis, president of Sears Holdings and CEO of Kmart and Sears Retail, answers following approval of the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Holding Corporation by shareholders of both companies March 24, 2005in Hoffman Estates, a suburb of Chicago, Ilinois. (FOX23.com, OK)
Jolie prefers motherhood to working Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 7:15 am. Actress Angelina Jolie attends the photocall for 'Kung Fu Panda' during the Cannes International Film Festival on May 15, 2008 in Cannes, France. (FOX23.com, OK)
Campbell pleads guilty to assault Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 7:19 am. Model Naomi Campbell attends the 2008 CFDA Fashion Awards at the New York Public Library on June 2, 2008 in New York City. (FOX23.com, OK)
Ice found on Mars Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 8:31 am. In this handout illustration provided by NASA/JPL, an artist's conception of the Phoenix Mars Lander on the Red Planet. (FOX23.com, OK)
Wal-Mart recalls additional key chains Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 10:22 pm. Wal-Mart is recalling about 39,000 of its "Hip Charm" key chains because the key chains can contain high levels of lead. (FOX23.com, OK)
Order of protection continued for duck Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 10:58 pm. A duck who received a protection order after a man admits shot at it has had his protection order continued. (FOX23.com, OK)
Big labor endorsement for Obama Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 8:56 pm. (Ethan Miller/File, Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a big labor endorsement today for Barack Obama. (FOX23.com, OK)
Reckless and drunk driving to blame for 3 Tulsa ... Jun 20, 2008
Reckless and drunk driving to blame for 3 Tulsa crashes - FOX23 News. Reckless and drunk driving to blame for 3 Tulsa crashes. (FOX23.com, OK)
Pigeon returns home after ten years Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 10:50 pm. Two pigeons keep cool in the fountains of Somerset House on May12, 2008 in London. (FOX23.com, OK)
Washington Mutual cuts 1,200 jobs Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 4:55 pm. (Getty Images) SEATTLE (AP) - Washington Mutual Corp. is cutting 1,200 jobs nationwide. (FOX23.com, OK)
Shots Fired Into A North Tulsa House Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 8:37 am. June 19 - A drive-by shooting overnight has police searching for answers this morning. (FOX23.com, OK)
Jamie Lynn Spears gives birth to baby Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6/19 8:09 pm. Jamie Lynn Spears, June 2007 (Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images). (FOX23.com, OK)
Obama and Clinton to campaign together Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 8:34 am. Democratic presidential candidates U.S. Sen. (FOX23.com, OK)
High school girls strike deal to get pregnant Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 8:31 am. (File, Getty Images) GLOUCESTER, Mass. (FOX23.com, OK)
Northrop Grumman to develop brain-wave binoculars Jun 20, 2008
Last Update: 6:51 am. (IDM/File) LINTHICUM, Md. (FOX23.com, OK)
Wahlberg criticizes Clooney's Ocean's films Jun 17, 2008
I made two bad movies instead Planet of the Apes and The Truth About Charlie but doing that was better than sitting with Brad (Pitt) and George, telling the press how great everybody is. We were in Europe, George was funny, then we had some wine. (MSNBC -- News)
On the Scene: 'Battlestar Galactica''s mid-season finale screening Jun 14, 2008
" Look, Im still pretty new to this LA scene, so it was all a touch surreal to see Seth Green and Ron Moore deep in conversation in one booth, Kevin Smith chilling next to a gigantic metal Cylon statue by the bar, while the flesh-and-blood version, the stunning Tricia Helfer, stood nearby. But the conflux of celebrities, fans, and celebrity fans all coming together to discuss and dissect BSG certainly warmed this fangirls heart (and the free booze certainly didnt hurt.) 11) I have to... (Entertainment Weekly)
McCain Cancels Event with Controversial Fundraiser... Jun 14, 2008
THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION, OBAMA WILL HAVE ALL WHITE PEOPLE FITTED WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL COLLARS JUST LIKE PLANET OF THE APES. ... THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION, OBAMA WILL HAVE ALL WHITE PEOPLE FITTED WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL COLLARS JUST LIKE PLANET OF THE APES. ... She looks like Zera from that movie Planet of the Apes. (The Drudge Report)
Film review: 'Happening' shocks, then bores Jun 13, 2008
The movie's vague, shame-on-us finger-pointing would have been tepid in the 1960s and '70s, when Hollywood condemned our rapacious species with more fun and interesting future-shock stories such as "Planet of the Apes" and "Silent Running.". Shyamalan states that the idea for "The Happening" _ the entire structure and the characters _ came to him in an instant as he drove through rural New Jersey and was hit by the thought, "What if nature one day turned on us?". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The Incredible Blonsky Jun 11, 2008
"I think what they did, firstly they went and they gave it what the comic book was and the essence of it," says Roth, who has appeared in everything from Reservoir Dogs to the Planet of the Apes remake. "They took the real character, the fugitive on the road who is trying to escape from [himself and] trying to contain that, and they made that the core of the story. Then they also went to the graphic novels, they went to that darkness and that adult kind of thing for the look of it. And the... (IGN FilmForce)
Actor tells Beckham to "go back to U.K." Jun 11, 2008
And the Planet of the Apes actor loathes his new neighbors, because he now has a swarm of photographers constantly perched outside his front door. Wahlberg says Beckham, "... lives down the street from me, man! He has to go back to the U.K., because he has the paparazzi all over my house!". (FOX23 News, NY)
Standard Operating Procedure Music Jun 7, 2008
both of which feature harsh electronic rhythms that rival those heard in Elfman s scores to Planet of the Apes and The Kingdom. Some unexpected light-hearted moments occur in The Table Breaker and Oli s Lullaby, which feature some odd combinations of electronic organ, music box, and light choir. (Suite101.com)
Composers of Star Trek Jun 6, 2008
Jerry Goldsmith was one of Hollywood s most prolific and admired composers, and wrote such famous scores as The Twighlight Zone, Planet of the Apes, Alien, The Omen, Rambo, and Poltergeist, but the 1979 Oscar -nominated score to Star Trek: The Motion Picture is widely regarded as one of his greatest scores. In addition to a lovely theme for the character Ilia, a graceful theme for the Enterprise itself, and an innovative, terrifying motif for the awesome Blaster Beam instrument, he also composed... (Suite101.com)
Ben Stein's Expelled Exposed Jun 4, 2008
Expelling intelligent design from American classrooms and culture will inexorably take us down a path of doom, and the film s blunt editing intersperses interview snippets from evolutionary biologists with black-and-white clips of, in ascending scale of ominousness, bullies pounding on a 98-pound weakling; Charlton Heston s character in Planet of the Apes being blasted by a water hose by a gorilla thug; Nikita Khrushchev pounding his fist on a United Nations desk; East Germans captured trying to... (Scientific American)
Hollywood's latest winning formula Jun 1, 2008
If not sequels, then they have been movies based on TV shows like "The Simpsons" or remakes like "Planet of the Apes". Though Hollywood doesn't have a star system like Bollywood, A-list actors are a potent part of the winning formula. (India Times)
Hot Springs and Life? on Mars May 23, 2008
Is anybody else getting flashbacks of Planet of the Apes. Imagine finding something akin to the statue of liberty coming out of the ground. (New York Times)
He seeks a route through time May 12, 2008
Favorite time-travel movies: "The Time Machine" (1960), "Deja Vu" (2007), Back to the Future (1985), "Planet of the Apes" (1968), "Somewhere in Time" (1980), "Frequency" (2000), "The Butterfly Effect" (2004), and "TimeCop" (1994) - "People ask me all the time: 'Wouldn't there be abuses if time travel were possible?' I like this movie because it addresses how time travel would have to be regulated like everything else in our lives.". His 2007 book: "Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission... (Boston Globe)
Theater: Up The Ladder, In Skirts May 8, 2008
UP THE LADDER, IN SKIRTS - New York Post. HAVE times changed, or have I. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Weird and brutal life in a mongrel tongue May 3, 2008
Illiterate on arrival, Diaz discovered public libraries, Enid Blyton, John Christopher, Planet Of The Apes and, in his late teens, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie and Stephen King. "Being an immigrant sucks," he says now. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
On Your Mind May 3, 2008
Billy Hill wrote on May 2, 2008 11:28 AM:" Racism is different than ethnocentricity, a natural want to be among ones own culture. During the filming of Planet of the Apes a Doctor noticed that in the begining the cast had lunch along racial lines, white, black, hispanics. At the end they were gathering chimps with chimps, Gorrillas with gorrillas, and Oragutans with Orangutans. ". Slavery wrote on May 2, 2008 11:03 AM:" O.K. so any of us are justified to have hate and anger over things that... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
No "Intelligence" evident in Stein documentary Apr 21, 2008
From the image of a guillotine in conjunction with a professor's being fired to clips of Khrushchev pounding his shoe at the United Nations to scenes from such films as "Planet of the Apes" and "The Wizard of Oz," the proceedings start to most closely resemble HBO's late sitcom "Dream On.". Music is also used for ironic if predictable effect, with snippets heard from such songs as "Personal Jesus," "Spirit in the Sky" and "Imagine.". (Reuters)
