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The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case from Alaska that didn't deserve its attention. The case stems from the punishment imposed upon a high school student for. (The Morning Star)
Obituary: Peter Boyle, successful character actor, dies at 71 Dec 22, 2006
In 1974, Mr. Boyle made a memorable impression in Mel Brooks's "Young Frankenstein," in which he played the bumbling monster brought to life by the addled grandson (Gene Wilder) of the original Dr. Frankenstein. In one high point, Mr. Boyle's monster, decked out in white tie and tails {-red Astaire, performed a nifty soft-shoe routine with Mr. Wilder while bellowing out the lyrics of "Puttin' On the Ritz.". (International Herald Tribune)
Peter Boyle; from villain to crochety dad to hoofing Frankenstein Dec 14, 2006
In one memorable scene, the monster and his creator, played by Gene Wilder, take the stage at a medical conference in Bucharest to demonstrate the creature's abilities. Donning white tie and tails and sporting a cane, they perform "Puttin' on the Ritz." Mr. Boyle, a cadaver brought to life, grunts the classic Irving Berlin song. (Boston Globe)
Raymond star dies Dec 14, 2006
The movie's defining moment came when Gene Wilder, as scientist Frederick Frankenstein, introduced his creation to an upscale audience, which watched as Boyle, decked out in tails, performed a song-and-dance routine to the Irving Berlin classic Puttin' On the Ritz. It showed another side of the Emmy-winning actor, one that would be exploited in countless other films and perhaps best in Everybody Loves Raymond, in which he played incorrigible pater familia Frank Barone for 10 years. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Actor Known In 'Raymond,' 'Young Frankenstein' Dies Dec 14, 2006
" Boyle, a cadaver brought to life, grunts the classic Irving Berlin song. Boyle went on to an active career in film and television. As alcoholic Sen. Joseph McCarthy in "Tail Gunner Joe" (1977), he received the first of 10 Emmy nominations. He won an Emmy in 1996 playing a psychic who predicts death as a guest star of the dramatic series "The X Files. " "Everybody Loves Raymond," which aired on CBS from 1996 to 2005, starred comedian Ray Romano, but Boyle had a central role and was nominated... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
'The Producers' Nov 25, 2006
Before Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick took "The Producers" to blockbuster status on Broadway in 2001, Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder made it a 1968 Hollywood hit. Now, Austin Owen and Jason Simon, starring as Leo Bloom and Max Bialystock, respectively, are bringing the musical to the Saenger Theatre for two nights -- Tuesday and Wednesday. (Pensacola News Journal)
Essay Michael Kinsley When "Oops" Isn't Enough They pushed us into the Iraq war. Would it really kill the neocons to apologize? Nov 13, 2006
Posted Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 In the original film of Mel Brooks' The Producers, Zero Mostel advises a blithering Gene Wilder, who has just unintentionally observed Mostel's character trying to seduce an elderly woman: "You mean 'oops,' don't you? Just say 'oops' and get out!" Yet sometimes even "oops" is not enough. Kenneth Adelman and Richard Perle said "oops" earlier this month. (Time.com)
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Nov. 6 November 2, 2006 Gene Wilder is curating a film series in Stamford called Wilder s Picks, and the screenings are all the cooler for the fact that Gene himself is in the house. Tonight, 1934 s The Merry Widow unspools, starring Jeanette McDonald and Maurice Chevalier. (CTNow.com)
All fall down Nov 5, 2006
Gene Wilder stars in the original musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's wonderful fantasy novel. With his mad, staring eyes, Wilder is perfectly odd as the eccentric confectioner, exposing children who are rotten to the core. (Scotsman)
Set to stagger out of the dark Oct 29, 2006
Some might argue that it was already halfway there already, because the climactic scene of the movie featured Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder singing and dancing to Irving Berlin's "Puttin' on the Ritz.". Reliable reports indicate Brooks has secured the rights to use that song on stage, and the cast he's assembled for a reading next month will include Cloris Leachman from the original film at age 80 as well as Broadway luminaries like Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, Shuler Hensley, Mark... (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Movie Parties Makfe for Ghoulish Good Times Oct 28, 2006
If spine-chills aren't one's forte, there are plenty of Halloween films meant to tickle the funny bone, such as "Young Frankenstein" and "Haunted Honeymoon," both starring the original Willy Wonka, Gene Wilder. "Beetle Juice" adds a humorous note to a usually haunted holiday. (The Daily Universe, UT)
'Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka' Oct 27, 2006
A musical film adaptation of Dahl's first book was released in 1971, directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Another film version of the same book was released in 2005, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. (Mail Tribune, OR)
A Schlocky Good Time Oct 17, 2006
-- Advisory: This movie contains several execution-style murders and sexual situations, and one character does use the word "honky" for the first time since Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were making movies together. While a few cans of PBR will improve the quality of this movie, a better-quality import beer will just make you want to hop theaters to "The Departed.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
TCM Unveils Ambitious Slate Oct 17, 2006
The first episode finds Alec Baldwin talking with Gene Wilder. Among the original specials TCM has in the works are: Spielberg on Spielberg, a 90-minute doc feature about the director s life in film (July 2007); Brando (working title), a two-hour doc featuring interviews with the likes of James Caan, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino and Martin Scorcese (fall, 2007); and Richard Schickel s Bienvenue au Cannes, a behind-the-scenes look at the Cannes Film Festival as it marks its 60th year (May 2007). (MediaWeek.com)
On October 10 ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,'' ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,'' ''Batman Begins,'' ''Tim Burton's Corpse Bride'' and ''The Polar Express'' Debut on HD DVD Sep 19, 2006
"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" - Stars Gene Wilder and tells the story of a poor little boy who wins a ticket to visit the inside of a mysterious and magical chocolate factory. When he experiences the wonders inside the factory, the boy discovers that the entire visit is a test of his character. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Kyle Petty takes turn as film critic Sep 15, 2006
Others from Petty's eclectic list of favorite titles that he initially sent TCM: the Gene Wilder kiddie musical "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"; the Audrey Hepburn bohemian romance "Breakfast at Tiffany's"; "Moulin Rouge," with Jos; Ferrer as French painter Toulouse-Lautrec; and "Caddyshack.". Chatting on the set with Mankiewicz, Petty might be mistaken for a TV film critic, as he adroitly explains why "Casablanca" has the perfect cinema ending. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Wrestling with dark roles Sep 12, 2006
"As I get older I'm just as much a Gene Wilder fan, or Buster Keaton or Bill Murray or Klaus Kinski or Abbott and Costello - they all get me somewhere, they all do it differently.". Not all Gosling's choices have been unconventional. (SunSpot.net)
Mothering the monsters Sep 3, 2006
Sometimes, the pattern is obvious, such as when a wild-haired, wild-eyed Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) from (1974) shouts that he will use science to "penetrate into the very womb of impervious nature herself.". But what happens when the mad scientist is a woman. (The Scientist)
• Glad You Asked: Aug. 29 Aug 29, 2006
Aside from "24," Itzin's recent TV credits include "Boston Legal," "Enterprise," "Judging Amy," "The O.C.," "Friends," "The Practice," and "NCIS." In 1994 he co-starred with Gene Wilder in a short-lived NBC sitcom entitled "Something Wilder.". What is Glad You Asked. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
60 SECONDS: Jack Black Aug 11, 2006 Film makers looking at parts of Ascension for possible locales Jul 6, 2006 'Grace' gurus have will to fill trophy case Jul 1, 2006 sun screening Jun 13, 2006 The daily dish ... Jun 11, 2006 Parade Of Clowns Brings To Life Red Skelton's Dream Jun 11, 2006 ''EXPO - Magic of the White City'' to Air on Public Television Jun 3, 2006 Movie mini-reviews 05-25-06 May 26, 2006 New on DVD May 19, 2006 Warner Home Video to Release Two More HD DVD Titles May 18, 2006 ''Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom'' DVD Wins Top Award at WorldFest - Houston Film Festival May 16, 2006 Warm-weather faves back Apr 25, 2006 Scene stealer Apr 22, 2006 Top 10 favourite spoof movies Apr 15, 2006 11 THINGS: TAX EVADERS Apr 14, 2006 Frankenstein spoof set for stage Apr 11, 2006 Mel Brooks' wacky worlds make a nifty DVD set Apr 10, 2006 Paris blasts Nicole as jealous and pathetic Apr 6, 2006 On DVD: 'Brokeback,' 'Narnia' Apr 6, 2006 Narnia, Crash, Brokeback videos out Apr 4, 2006 Movielink Adds Films from Inecom Entertainment Company to Its Line-up Mar 15, 2006 Selling The Promise Of Youth Mar 10, 2006 'Black. White.' explores our racial divide Mar 9, 2006 E.T. Named As One Of Top Movie Drinkers Feb 17, 2006 ''Horses of Gettysburg'' Debuts Nationwide on DVD May 2, 2006 Feb 11, 2006 EW review: Laborious 'Elizabethtown' Feb 11, 2006 The Electric Company on DVD ... at last! Feb 9, 2006 Brooks produces a bad-taste masterpiece Jan 16, 2006
My favourite when I was younger was Gene Wilder because he had a kind of manic insane energy. Like in Young Frankenstein, whenever he would scream - he had a great scream. (Metro Cafe)
'Giant' animated films Aug 4, 2006
Gene Wilder plays Dr. Fred Frankenstein, grandson of the famous doctor and new tenant of his mythic castle. When he begins to follow the family trade, laughs are the No. 1 byproduct. (Times Herald-Record, NY -- Entertainment)
Producers of "Bonnie and Clyde," a remake of the 1967 film starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Wilder and Gene Hackman, have also scouted Donaldsonville as a possible site for filming, according to Kurtz. The film is expected to be released in 2007 to mark the original film's 40th anniversary. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
"Grace" has been prolific in categories including guest thesp -- Bobby Cannavale and Gene Wilder both won there -- while also winning trophies in crafts areas like cinematography (five wins) and art direction (three). The series also has won for helming and casting. (Variety)
But put down the Broderick and pick up the Gene Wilder version. Good child. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Sunday: Actor Gene Wilder is 73. Actor Joshua Jackson is 28. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
" Nine years after his death, hundreds of clowns paraded through his southwestern Indiana hometown Saturday to celebrate Skelton's legacy and the theater that finally bears his name: Vincennes University's Red Skelton Performing Arts Center. The weekend-long celebration in Vincennes kicked off a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign to build a Red Skelton museum that organizers hope to fill with the actor's scripts, costumes, songs, writings, paintings and props. Brangelina & Co. Head Home... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Narrated by Gene Wilder, the feature documentary is presented by Penn State Public Broadcasting (PSPB) in two one-hour programs available in both standard and high-definition formats ... Gene Wilder's narration brings the film to life by placing the viewer in the midst of the Fair's excitement and drama ... Inecom Entertainment Company finances and distributes independent films by partnering with innovative producers and working with celebrated talent such as Ronald F. Maxwell, Richard Dreyfuss,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Starring Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Gene Wilder. When it comes to animated animals, forestry division, I m still stuck on Bambi. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Prep work: The 1968 original (an Oscar win for Brooks' script and a nomination to Gene Wilder in the meek-accountant role) is on a $20 Sony DVD with lots of extras. More highlights. (USA Today -- Life)
"The Fugitive", which stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones is the box-office hit and Best picture Oscar-nominated motion picture based on the long-running TV series about a surgeon falsely accused of killing his wife; "Blazing Saddles" stars Cleavon Little as an unlikely sheriff in the town of Rock Ridge, Harvey Korman as the villain, Madeline Kahn as a Marlene Dietrich-style chanteuse, Gene Wilder as the wacko Waco Kid and Brooks himself as a not-too-sharp politico. All bonus materials on... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Inecom Entertainment Company finances and distributes independent films by partnering with innovative producers and enlisting celebrated talent such as Ronald F. Maxwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Keith Carradine and Gene Wilder. Since 2001, Inecom has released eight feature documentaries and multiple instructional films for USA and international distribution including "EXPO - Magic of the White City" narrated by Gene Wilder, "Gettysburg and Stories of Valor" narrated by Keith Carradine, "Johnstown... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The series will close out June 29 with the 1971 Gene Wilder musical confection Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. A Pretty Woman pity party. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
His impressions of Gene Wilder and Jack Albertson are spot on. "Nearing the end of summer '05, I was bored. so I did this," Hardesty writes in his introduction to the piece on YouTube. (Maryland Northeast Reporter, MD)
The Mel Brooks trifecta is complete, and the black-and-white Young Frankenstein, starring Gene Wilder as Dr. Friedrich Von Frankenstein ("that's FRONK-en-steen"), is arguably his tightest work. Brooks's jokes tend to be a little more, well, writerly than Zucker's stuff, if you can call gags about giant knockers cerebral. (Jam! Showbiz)
Comedy (so funny that he set himself on fire while freebasing cocaine in 1980), also made four films with Gene Wilder. Lovable before. (San Francisco Chronicle)
His spoof Frankenstein film starred Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman. The Producers has been enjoying a West End revival since 2004. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
" Brooks did shoot the film in color and spiced up the laughs with some sequences featuring guest stars Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Liza Minelli, Anne Bancroft and Paul Newman. The collection includes Brooks' commentary on "Young Frankenstein," interviews with Marty Feldman, Gene Wilder, Cloris Leachman and Brooks, and a couple of "The Making of. " featurettes. "Maybe," Brooks said, "if this DVD set sells, it will help me finally break even on 'High Anxiety. (San Jose Mercury News)
Brooks told The Young Turks Sirius satellite radio show that hes planning a 2007 opening for the stage version of the hit movie that starred Gene Wilder. . (MSNBC -- Gossip)
The Genius of Gene Wilder (Fox) Available for the first time since its theatrical release in 1975, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. Also in the box: The World's Greatest Lover and Silver Streak (with Richard Pryor). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Also new to DVD are two 1970s comedies starring Brooks collaborator Gene Wilder, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother and The Worlds Greatest Lover. Brooks DVD set, $99. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The studio creates independent films by partnering with innovative producers and enlisting celebrated talent such as Richard Dreyfuss, Keith Carradine, Ronald F. Maxwell and Gene Wilder ... Some of Inecom's historical documentary films available on Movielink are "EXPO - Magic of the White City" narrated by Gene Wilder, "Gettysburg and Stories of Valor" narrated by Keith Carradine and "Johnstown Flood" narrated by Richard Dreyfuss ... The company has also produced "EXPO - Magic of the White City"... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
"I was losing my edge," says Rothenberg, who, with his rapid-fire speech and easy laugh, bears more than a passing resemblance to the comic actor Gene Wilder. "I was losing my memory. Libido-wise, it was take it or leave it." Today, with a regimen that includes supplements and testosterone, he has enough energy to run his practice, train other anti-aging physicians, and even work once a week as an emergency room doctor. (BusinessWeek)
And from the '80s, there's not only Richard Pryor teaching Gene Wilder how to pass for black in "Stir Crazy." There's also Eddie Murphy's brilliant film short on "Saturday Night Live," in which he got made up as a white man and took the "SNL" cameras and audience on a tour of the "secret world" enjoyed by whites when no African-Americans are around. In "Black White," the black Sparks family - Brian, Renee and teen son Nick - pass for white. (New York Daily News)
Other top movie drinkers include The Waco Kid (Gene Wilder) from "Blazing Saddles, who comes in just ahead of the McKenzie Brothers (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) in "Strange Brew," and just behind Coach Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) of "The Bad News Bears. "Dudley Moore's Arthur is an obvious choice -- he comes in at No. 2, and a couple of Will Ferrell characters are at the bottom and top of the list, respectively.Ferrell's Ron Burgundy from "Anchorman" is No. 19, and his Frank "the Tank" from... (Click2Houston, TX)
Inecom Entertainment Company finances and distributes independent films by partnering with innovative producers and working with celebrated talent such as Ronald F. Maxwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Keith Carradine and Gene Wilder. Since 2001, Inecom has released eight feature documentaries and multiple instructional films for U.S. and international distribution including "EXPO - Magic of the White City" narrated by Gene Wilder, "Gettysburg and Stories of Valor" narrated by Keith Carradine, "Johnstown... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Amid the 20 episodes in this best-of collection, "The Adventures of Letterman" (voiced by Gene Wilder), "Fargo North, Decoder," and songs like Tom Lehrer's "Silent E" will induce disorienting time travel, while the reading lessons and the Catskills-esque humor may move hands toward skip buttons. EXTRAS All we get is a karaoke version of "Silent E," a few outtakes, and four lo-fi interviews. (CNN -- Showbiz)
That last one was voiced by Gene Wilder, with narration from Joan Rivers. The manic man in other animation was Mel Brooks. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Now 79, Brooks adapts his own Broadway play (it won 12 Tonys), which was based on his own 1968 film starring Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. And he's recruited the show's stars, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, in the roles they were born to play for this beautifully faithful and effortlessly expanded movie version. (Sunday Times.au)
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