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It began as a spine-tingling vocal showcase by Roots guitarist Captain Kirk Douglas, who ingeniously sang Dylan's searing lyrics to the tune of The Star Spangled Banner, replete with tuba punctuations and dramatic drum rolls by bandleader. uestlove. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Top 10 movie moments Dec 22, 2007
Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960) After the battle, Crassus (Laurence Olivier) promises to spare the rebel slaves' lives if they give up Spartacus (Kirk Douglas). In a stirring response, knowing that they are condemning themselves to death by crucifixion, they each rise with a cry of "I am Spartacus!" One moment's freedom has never tasted so sweet. (CNN -- International)
Oscar winner Michael Douglas introduces newscast Dec 19, 2007
He also famously co-starred opposite Sharon Stone in "Basic Instinct," Kathleen Turner in "Romancing the Stone" and Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction." His father is screen legend Kirk Douglas. NBC is not the first network to introduce its news with a Hollywood voice-over. (Reuters)
Hollywood super agent helped shape playing field Dec 13, 2007
Those were the days when such stars as McQueen, Newman, Robert Redford and Kirk Douglas pulled down $1 million a movie, Fields told The Times in a rare 1995 interview. He could only marvel at how stars' salaries had rocketed by the mid-1990s. (Los Angeles Times)
Palm Springs stargazing Dec 12, 2007
Travel - Executive Style Home - smh. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
This Day in History Dec 9, 2007
Actor Kirk Douglas is 91. Actress Dina Merrill is 82. (Montana Standard, MT)
Ulrich Schmid-Maybach on putting Mercedes money to use mentoring doctors in developing countries Dec 3, 2007
"I commute back and forth to Europe almost every month. Out of pure serendipity I met a gentleman, Dr. David Bangsberg, on a flight from Frankfurt to San Francisco. We sat next to each other and spoke for 9 out of the 11 hours of the flight. He is an AIDS and infectious disease specialist, and he consults for a variety of African countries. Because my great-grandfather had been mentored by Gottlieb Daimler, the whole idea that was growing was this mentoring concept. Dr. Bangsberg trains upward... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Youtubers add primary color Nov 28, 2007
Actor Kirk Douglas, his speech slurred by a stroke, asks how candidates will improve education to help U.S. children compete in math and science. joed@bostonherald. (Boston Herald)
TV shows facing axe as Hollywood strike bites Nov 23, 2007
Kirk Douglas plays a role in serving up Thanksgiving meals on Skid Row ... Kirk Douglas plays a role in serving up Thanksgiving meals on Skid Row. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Harrison Ford, Kirk Douglas serve Thanksgiving meals to Los Angeles' homeless on Skid Row Nov 23, 2007
Kirk Douglas, Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart and others donned red aprons and plastic gloves to hand out almost 3,000 hot meals to the homeless. Actress Nia Long and "The Hills" reality TV star Spencer Pratt also joined volunteers at the annual dinner at the Los Angeles Mission. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Dinner With the Stars Nov 22, 2007
Harrison Ford, Kirk Douglas Serve Thanksgiving Meals to Los Angeles Homeless ... LOS ANGELES Kirk Douglas, Harrison Ford and other celebrities shared the Thanksgiving spirit Wednesday by serving hot meals to homeless people on Skid Row. (Fox News)
400 Volunteers Serve Thanksgiving Dinner On Skid Row Nov 22, 2007
Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne, namesake of the Anne Douglas Center for Women at the Mission, served as hosts of the event for the third straight year. Clad in a red apron, the film legend walked out of the Mission with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who was dressed in a white chef's coat, at about 11 a.m. to begin serving food on Fifth Street, where rows of tables were set for the event. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Celebs feed homeless on Thanksgiving Nov 22, 2007
Hollywood action men Kirk Douglas and Harrison Ford donned aprons and grabbed serving spoons to help dish out Thanksgiving dinners to Los Angeles' homeless on Wednesday. Douglas, 90, was joined by "Indiana Jones" star Ford and a bevy of other celebrities who served up meals of roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy to the needy at the Los Angeles Mission on Skid Row. (iAfrica.com)
Harrison Ford, Kirk Douglas serve Thanksgiving meal to LA poor Nov 22, 2007
Kirk Douglas, Harrison Ford and other celebrities jump-started the Thanksgiving sprit Wednesday by serving hot meals to homeless people on Skid Row. Wearing red aprons and plastic gloves, they stood alongside volunteers at the annual feast at downtown's Los Angeles Mission dolling out turkey drumsticks, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, vegetables and pumpkin pie. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Travolta lands lip-smacking surprise on Kirk Nov 18, 2007
John Travolta plants one on Kirk Douglas ... HAIRSPRAY star John Travolta kissed screen legend Kirk Douglas after being presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival yesterday ... John Travolta plants one on Kirk Douglas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Whose Manly Kiss? Nov 17, 2007
That's the very way Kirk Douglas congratulated John Travolta for receiving the Excellence Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. It seems air-kisses are on their way out. (Sky News)
Laraine Day, 87; actress and 'first lady of baseball' was featured in 1940s Dr. Kildare films Nov 12, 2007
The actress made more than four dozen films from the late 1930s to 1960, working opposite such luminaries as Ayres, Cary Grant, Robert Mitchum, Lana Turner, John Wayne, Spencer Tracy, Joel McCrea and Kirk Douglas. In addition to the Kildare series, she demonstrated solid acting ability in such films as Alfred Hitchcock's noir "Foreign Correspondent" and her personal favorites, 1943's "Mr. Lucky" with Grant and the 1946 psychological drama "The Locket" with Mitchum. (Los Angeles Times)
Douglas Talks About '90' Nov 9, 2007
Leah Garchik: Stroke survivor Kirk Douglas writes role of lifetime. Article:Leah Garchik: Stroke survivor Kirk Douglas writes role :/c/a/2007/11/07/MN6QT6UP9 ... DTL Article:Leah Garchik: Stroke survivor Kirk Douglas writes role :/c/a/2007/11/07/MN6QT6UP9. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Leah Garchik: Stroke survivor Kirk Douglas writes role of lifetime Nov 9, 2007
Article:Leah Garchik: Stroke survivor Kirk Douglas writes role :/c/a/2007/11/07/MN6QT6UP9. DTL Article:Leah Garchik: Stroke survivor Kirk Douglas writes role :/c/a/2007/11/07/MN6QT6UP9 ... Two rows of long-legged palms, the Rockettes of Beverly Hills, flank the street on which Kirk Douglas lives, and outside his house Monday, a team of baseball-hatted gardeners groomed the hedges to equal standards of precision. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rosen named a.d. for Kansas City Nov 8, 2007 Goulet to be honored on Vegas marquees Nov 6, 2007 'August' sweeps Jefferson Awards Oct 30, 2007 Were Spain's two artistic legends secret gay lovers? Oct 28, 2007 Its a great time for movie tough guys Oct 27, 2007 Douglas' son appears in court Oct 23, 2007 Kirk Douglas Praises McCain on Slavery Oct 22, 2007 A clockwork Kubrick Oct 21, 2007 Cameron Douglas faces drug trial Oct 21, 2007 Drug charges for Michael Douglas' son Cameron Oct 20, 2007 'From Here to Eternity' actress Kerr dies Oct 20, 2007 Obituary: Deborah Kerr Oct 19, 2007 Actress Deborah Kerr dies Oct 19, 2007 Statement From Mr. Kirk Douglas Regarding the Passing of Ms. Deborah Kerr Oct 19, 2007 Baitz catches lucrative ABC gig Oct 14, 2007 Beatty To Receive AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Oct 5, 2007 Firstenberg ends productive AFI run Oct 4, 2007 Stars Present Their Films at AFI Bash Oct 4, 2007 Hollywood saddles up the western again Sep 30, 2007 Mr. Eastwood, Ms. Andrews, a few questions ... please? Sep 29, 2007 Ovation picks nominees Sep 25, 2007 Eastern Promises (2007) Movie Review Sep 24, 2007 The Wild West's Long and Winding Road Sep 22, 2007 Twelve minutes with Hollywood royalty Sep 21, 2007 Anniversary gala a big hit Sep 20, 2007 Wallach to be honored at NEPA Jewish Film Festival Sep 18, 2007 DVD watch: Know what I mean, Verne? Sep 18, 2007 The week's best films Sep 17, 2007 Local man appeared in A Face in the Crowd Sep 15, 2007 AFI marks milestone with stars, films Sep 13, 2007 Michael Douglas goes crazy again in King of California Sep 13, 2007 40 Celebrated Years 1 Historic Night: TARGET PRESENTS AFI'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY Sep 13, 2007 Jane Wyman, 90, star of film and tv, is dead Sep 11, 2007 Following in Gisele's footsteps Sep 7, 2007 Toronto's film festival takes a kick at Cannes Sep 7, 2007 Joybubbles set the tone Sep 5, 2007 Television movies for the week of August 26 Aug 26, 2007 Catherine Zeta-Jones reveals her recipe for success Aug 23, 2007 S. Epatha Merkerson Returns To Broadway Aug 16, 2007 Star Stories: Catherine Zeta-Jones Aug 15, 2007 What Is Cool? Aug 12, 2007 'Bad' Makes For Good Viewing Aug 12, 2007 Houseboat director dies, aged 90 Aug 10, 2007 Your community in brief Aug 10, 2007 Writer-director Mel Shavelson, 90 Aug 10, 2007 Catherine Zeta-Jones' film ban Aug 9, 2007 Writer-director Mel Shavelson dead at 90 Aug 9, 2007 Melville Shavelson, 90; writer, director, producer Aug 9, 2007 CMA Announces Ralph Emery, Vince Gill and Mel Tillis as Newest Members of Country Music Hall of Fame Aug 8, 2007 Exclusive: Chuck Norris shares his favorite quotes from killer hits Aug 6, 2007 which action stars Aug 6, 2007 * Been there, done that Aug 2, 2007 Truth is for Sissies Jul 25, 2007 Culpeper horseback chase ends in arrests Culpeper pair face multiple charges after leading police on chase--on horseback Jul 24, 2007 Sizzling performances mark Cuckoo's Nest Jul 21, 2007 New on DVD: Miller pops in 'Factory Girl' Jul 20, 2007 Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List July 19 - 25 & July 26 - August 1 Jul 20, 2007 City premiers summer outdoor movie series Jul 19, 2007 Cold War Reheated Jul 17, 2007 New DVDs: Premonition, Hills Have Eyes 2 Jul 17, 2007 Wilder's Dark 'Ace' Sees New Light Jul 17, 2007 Brought to life by Groening Jul 16, 2007 THIS WEEK'S DVDS Jul 15, 2007 How do books inform your spiritual path? Jul 10, 2007 Casting beyond the pale Jul 2, 2007
At About Face, Rosen was involved in more than 30 world premieres, and played a key role in developing Doug Wright's Pulitzer- and Tont-winning "I Am My Own Wife." More recently, Rosen developed and directed the premiere of Matt Sax's one-man musical "Clay," which went on to a production at the Kirk Douglas Theater in L.A. About Face currently is presenting the world premiere of "Wedding Play," which Rosen wrote and directed. Kansas City Rep produces in two theaters, the 630-seat Spencer and its... (Variety)
Robert Goulet Funeral Open To Public Nov 7, 2007
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Rich Little, Michael and Kirk Douglas, Suzanne Somers, Barry Manilow, Celine Dion, Wayne Newton and Lance Burton are some of the celebrities who have been invited. The big-voiced baritone died from a form of pulmonary fibrosis on Oct. 30 in Los Angeles while awaiting a lung transplant. (NBC 11, CA)
Among those invited are Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Michael and Kirk Douglas, Suzanne Somers, Barry Manilow, Celine Dion and Wayne Newton. The public is also invited. (USA Today -- Life)
Matt Sax, whose one-man musical "Clay" had an extended run at the Lookingglass second space before finding a slot at the Kirk Douglas in Los Angeles, shared the award for solo performance with Lance Stuart Baker, who was recognized for "Thom Paine (based on nothing)" at Theater Wit. Advertisement Advertisement. (Variety)
Stars: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn. Plot: Vincent van Gogh as tortured artistic genius enduring setbacks. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
There were movie tough guys before Marvin from the quick-talking, rat-a-tat gangsters of the 1930s (James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Paul Muni) to the laconic, amused swagger of John Wayne in the 1940s to those epic chin battles between Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in the 1950s but Marvin added his own ironic elements. When he shifted from villain to anti-hero, in movies like The Killers and Point Blank, he actually became more dangerous. (MSNBC -- News)
Cameron Douglas appeared alongside his father and grandfather Kirk Douglas in the 2003 film "It Runs in the Family.". . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Actor Kirk Douglas praised Sen ... My name is Kirk Douglas and I have been a Democrat my whole life. (Newsmax)
True, there's "Spartacus." But that was really a Kirk Douglas project (he produced as well as starred). "Lolita" verges on chamber work, almost as indebted to Strindberg as Nabokov. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Cameron Douglas appeared alongside his father and grandfather, Kirk Douglas, in the 2003 film It Runs in the Family. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Cameron Douglas is an actor like his father Michael and grandfather Kirk Douglas. He appeared alongside both of them in the film "It Runs in the Family.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Other notable roles were in "Beloved Infidel," "The Innocents" (an adaptation of the Henry James novella "Turn of the Screw"), "The Night of the Iguana" with Richard Burton and "The Arrangement" with Kirk Douglas. After "The Arrangement" in 1968, she took what she called a "leave of absence" from acting, saying she felt she was "either too young or too old" for any role she was offered. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Two big movies in 1969 offered her dull parts - with Burt Lancaster in the sky drama The Gypsy Moths and Kirk Douglas in The Arrangement. They proved only that she was still in demand opposite heavyweight actors. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Other notable roles were in "The Sundowners," "Beloved Infidel," "The Innocents" (an adaptation of the Henry James novella "Turn of the Screw"), "The Night of the Iguana" with Richard Burton and "The Arrangement" with Kirk Douglas. "She was not only a fine actress but always a fine lady," Douglas said Thursday. (The Palm Beach Post)
Source: Kirk Douglas ... Source: Kirk Douglas. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
His most recent play, "The Paris Letter," was part of the opening season at the Mark Taper Forum's Kirk Douglas Theater. He snagged a Humanitas Award for the PBS staging of "Three Hotels," which he directed for the pubcaster's "American Playhouse" series. (Variety)
Past recipients include: James Cagney, Orson Welles, Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, Kirk Douglas, Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Sean Connery and Al Pacino. Copyright 2007 by and. (NBC4.tv, CA)
What: AFI 40th anniversaryWhere: Arclight Cinema, HollywoodWhen: 7 tonight p.m. Oct. 3Who: Julia Andrews, Warren Beatty, Billy Crystal, Kirk Douglas, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Tippi Hedren, Angela Lansbury, George Lucas, Jack Nicholson. Night to remember. (Variety)
LOS ANGELES -- Warren Beatty leaned down to chat face-to-face with Kirk Douglas. Sylvester Stallone chomped on pineapple and glanced across the bar at Clint Eastwood. (Newsmax)
Back to when John Wayne, Marlon Brando, Joel McCrea, James Stewart, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, and Gregory Peck all regularly appeared in westerns (at a time when Clint Eastwood still portrayed Rowdy Yates on the CBS TV series "Rawhide"). Of course, back then the western represented a third of all theatrical films produced, while more than 40 western series played weekly on television. (Boston Globe)
Kirk Douglas, what's the scoop behind that bathing scene with Laurence Olivier and Tony Curtis in Spartacus. Tippi Hedren, I loved you in The Birds. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Pasadena Playhouse led all theaters with 15 noms for its shows, including three for its production of "Fences." The Theater @ Boston Court had 14, the Geffen Playhouse 13 and the Center Theater Group's Kirk Douglas Theater 10. Boston Court's "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings" and the Douglas' "Sleeping Beauty Wakes" followed "Can-Can" with 10 noms each. (Variety)
Mortensons Nikolai with his chiseled features and cheekbones recalls the Kirk Douglas of The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers and Out of The Past. Remember the days when Kirk Douglas was a bad guy. (2SNAPS.TV)
It put virtually every big star in the saddle: old Hollywood types like Gable and James Stewart, younger rebels like Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Brando and most of the Stanislavski crowd from Broadway. Top actresses Stanwyck, Dietrich, Crawford, Monroe they all went West. (Time.com)
Being the son of Kirk Douglas, you obviously got good career advice. Not so much from him, but because I came from a television series, The Streets of San Francisco, which we did for four years, for 104 episodes. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The first event of the day was a screening of "In Harm's Way," which starred Neal, along with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. Hirsch, who has written a book about the film's director Otto Preminger, introduced the movie to those in attendance and later commented on the film. (The Piggott Times, AR)
His other well-known films include "The Misfits," with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, "The Magnificent Seven," "Tough Guys" a comedy with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, and "The Godfather: Part III." Last year, he appeared in "The Holiday" a romantic comedy with Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, and "The Hoax," with Richard Gere. He is also nominated for a 2007 Emmy award for a guest role on the NBC series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." "It was a lovely piece of writing by Aaron Sorkin," he... (Scranton Times, PA)
Despite Kirk Douglas warbling Whale of a Tale and James Mason imposingly cast as Captain Nemo, this subsequent blockbuster briefly threatened to bankrupt the Disney studio as Disneyland was about to launch. The culprit was the squid, which sparked Leagues' Oscar win for special effects. (USA Today -- Life)
Flawed but thoughtful contemporary western with Kirk Douglas as an old-fashioned outlaw whose plan to rescue buddy Michael Kane from prison leaves him on the run, alone ... Shot in handsome Cinemascope, it tells a tough and intelligent tale of a hardy wagon train scout Kirk Douglas searching for peace with the Sioux. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
The day-long anniversary event begins at 11 a.m. with a screening of In Harm s Way, which features honored guest Neal, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda. It will be followed with remarks by guest Dr. Foster Hirsch, a noted film critic who has written several books on both A Face in the Crowd and In Harm s Way. (Clay County Democrat, AR)
The 11 titles are "The Sound of Music," whose star Julie Andrews will be on hand for the introduction; "Bonnie and Clyde" (Warren Beatty); "When Harry Met Sally" (Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner); "Spartacus" (Kirk Douglas); "Unforgiven" (Clint Eastwood); "The Shawshank Redemption" (Morgan Freeman); "The Birds" (Tippi Hedren); "Beauty and the Beast" (Angela Lansbury); "Star Wars" (George Lucas); "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Jack Nicholson); and "Rocky" (Sylvester Stallone). "What better way... (Variety)
Douglas got into acting thanks to his dad, film legend Kirk Douglas. Born in New Jersey, Michael was raised on the upper West Side and in Westport, Connecticut, by his mother, Diana, after his parents divorced when he was 7. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
(1989) Kirk Douglas will present SPARTACUS (1960) Clint Eastwood will present UNFORGIVEN (1992) Morgan Freeman will present THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) Tippi Hedren will present THE BIRDS (1963) Angela Lansbury will present BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991) George Lucas will present STAR WARS -- EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE (1977) Jack Nicholson will present ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975) Sylvester Stallone will present ROCKY (1976). "What better way to celebrate 40 years of AFI than to bring... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
She also won best-actress Oscar nominations for portraying a timid disabled woman in a 1950 adaptation of Tennessee Williams's play "The Glass Menagerie," opposite Kirk Douglas, and a blind widow in the 1954 remake of "Magnificent Obsession," with Rock Hudson. Two other Oscar nominations as best actress came for her roles as a backwoods mother in "The Yearling" (1947), also starring Gregory Peck, and as a saintly nursemaid in "The Blue Veil" (1951), with Charles Laughton and a young Natalie... (International Herald Tribune)
Kirk Douglas was his charming self at the opening of the AARP's national convention yesterday. "I just wanted to say that when you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood," said the 91-year-old Hollywood legend. (Boston Globe)
And every year the plebeians who pay to watch movies would lap up the pictures of celebrities playing like pups on sunny French beaches: Brigitte Bardot frolicking with Kirk Douglas, Sophia Loren and her dramatic cleavage, Elizabeth Taylor and her husbands. Then London and Edinburgh, Berlin and Vienna launched their own film festivals, and Robert Redford founded the serious-sounding Sundance Institute, which does not call to mind Bardot on the beach, but attracted attention nonetheless. (Toronto Star)
During the 50s and 60s he was head of make-up at MGM, working on some of the most famous faces of the day, including Marlon Brando, Kirk Douglas and Sophia Loren. Although in 1965 there was no official category for make-up, he was awarded an Oscar for his work on "The Seven Faces of Dr Lao". (BBC News -- UK)
TV Movies: August 26-September 1. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Their grandfather is legendary actor Kirk Douglas. "If they want to when they grow up, if that's what they want to do, yes. But it's hard for them because they are the kids of ... Because Michael told me it was hard for him to break through the name. So, if they want to give it a go - absolutely. It's been a great life for me," she says. (NEWS.com.au)
Earlier this summer, Merkerson starred in a California production of "Come Back, Little Sheba," produced by Center Theatre Group at its Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. It was directed by Michael Pressman, who will also direct the Broadway revival. (CBS News)
Michael and Kirk Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Steven Spielberg and Richard Gere are depicted with varying degrees of success but the funniest, and cruellest, parody is that of Mick Hucknall, who once inexplicably dated Zeta-Jones. Presented as a grotesque gnome with a bulging wallet, he does little else but splutter "I'm f---ing loaded" through filthy teeth. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
We know this because we can look at William Powell and Brad Pitt, John Barrymore and Mick Jagger, Frank Sinatra and Clooney, Bobby Kennedy and Kirk Douglas, Steve McQueen and Prince, Eminem and Montgomery Clift and realize that they all partake of cool. They're not interchangeable, and yet if we take them out of their respective eras, change their haircuts and give them a different suit, they'd probably hold up. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Kirk Douglas excels as a once-powerful producer seeking comeback help from former associates (Walter Pidgeon, Lana Turner, Dick Powell and Barry Sullivan), all but one of whom now despise him. Just why is revealed in flashbacks, which are the only times we see Douglas. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
He also directed several films including Cast a Giant Shadow, starring Kirk Douglas and Yours, Mine and Ours, starriing Lucille Ball. His film career saw him work with many famous faces, including Jimmy Cagney and Frank Sinatra, but Houseboat, starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren, arguably remains his best-known film. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Still to be shown this year are The Big Trees, a rugged outdoor adventure film from 1950 starring Kirk Douglas on Aug. 18; and the recent family classic Nanny McPhee, on Aug. 31. For more information, contact the Albany Downtown Association at 928-2469 or visit albanydowntown. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The writer-director also had his share of run-ins with Kirk Douglas while directing him in the 1966 drama "Cast a Giant Shadow.". After the movie was released, Douglas sent him a letter that read: "Mel, I think it was a good picture. It could have been better if I had paid more attention to you.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Catherine told Tatler magazine: "They have seen their grandfather Kirk Douglas in '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea', so they know about him. "They have seen me in 'The Mask of Zorro' and animated movie 'Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas' - they are still rather charmingly convinced I cut my hair for that one. "But they are so young, so I won't let them see Michael's films with Glenn Close ('Fatal Attraction') or Sharon Stone ('Basic Instinct') just yet!". (Monsters and Critics.com)
The writer-director also had his share of run-ins with Kirk Douglas while directing him in the 1966 drama Cast a Giant Shadow. . (MSNBC -- Movies)
Kirk Douglas, who acted alongside John Wayne, Yul Brynner and Frank Sinatra in the 1966 film "Cast a Giant Shadow," which Shavelson wrote, produced and directed, remembered him as "a great guy" and "an excellent juggler.". "He never dropped an actor. I loved working with him," Douglas said in a statement released Wednesday. (Los Angeles Times)
He went on to appear in several other movies including "The Villain" (1977) with Kirk Douglas and Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Every Which Way But Loose" (1979) with Clint Eastwood, "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980) with Reynolds, Reed, Sally Field and Jackie Gleason, "Cannonball Run" (1980) and "Cannonball Run II" (1984) both alongside Reynolds and an all-star cast and "Uphill All The Way" (1986) with Roy Clark and Glen Campbell. In the 1980s, Tillis remained an in-demand songwriter, writing a No.1... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The '60s through '80s gave rise to other rugged leading men or action stars like Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, Bruce Lee, Roger Moore, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, Christopher Reeves, Kurt Russell, Timothy Dalton, Arnold Schwarzenegger and me. And during the past two decades, we've enjoyed the additional heroics of Pierce Brosnan, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Mel... (WorldNetDaily)
The hero: Spartacus (Kirk Douglas). The movie: Spartacus. (The Palm Beach Post)
And that was the end of Stage Two - just as well really because, for all she knew, Kirk Douglas might have been next. Stage Three finds her doing exactly as she jolly well pleases. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Kirk Douglas in 'Ace in the Hole ... Kirk Douglas stars, sneering, as one of the meanest motherfuckers in the movies. (City Pages)
It was like a scene out of the old Kirk Douglas movie "Lonely are the Brave.". The only difference was that Douglas, astride a strong young horse, managed to elude a posse of police cars during a chase in a modern suburban neighborhood. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Based on cult guru Ken Kesey's novel, the play first saw light on Broadway with Kirk Douglas as McMurphy. In 1975 it was released as a film and garnered five Oscars (picture, director, actor, actress and screenplay). (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Back story: Retitled The Big Carnival in a futile attempt to stave off box-office flopdom, here's the trenchant masterpiece where reporter Kirk Douglas lets a New Mexico miner remain trapped in a cave to engender what would later be termed a "media circus." Decades ahead of its time in the fashion of Network and A Face in the Crowd, Ace inspired 1997's Dustin Hoffman-John Travolta variation (Mad City), which fumbled its premise from the opening snap. Extras, extras: Goodies galore include two... (USA Today -- Life)
s=press_releases37) Paths of Glory - (Kirk Douglas) 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on RetroPlex Director Stanley Kubrick's searing World War I drama about a general, far from the front lines, who unblinkingly sends his troops on a doomed mission -- then decides to punish the men for their failure. Spartacus - (Kirk Douglas) 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on RetroPlex "I am Spartacus!" The stirring tale of a rebel gladiator who raises an army of slaves to challenge the mighty Roman empire. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Called Civic Cinema, it will also feature "Lonely Are the Brave," which was filmed in Albuquerque and stars Kirk Douglas and Walter Matthau; "Some Like It Hot," a cross-dressing comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis; the classic science-fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still"; and "To Kill a Mockingbird," starring Gregory Peck. All films will be open-captioned for the hearing impaired. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
But even for the director behind Some Like It Hot, Double Indemnity, and Sunset Boulevard, this is a top-notch flick and a welcome debut on DVD. Kirk Douglas is awesomely fiendish as a newspaper reporter who discovers a man trapped in a mine and sets out to build a media circus around him. Throw in a femme fatale (Jan Sterling) willingto sell out her husband for fame and fortune, plus thousands of voyeuristic citizens, and you have a cynical take on media frenzies that could've been made... (City Pages)
Also known as The Big Carnival, Billy Wilders 1951 critique of American obsession and ambition stars Kirk Douglas as a reporter in New Mexico scheming to boost his prospects by fanning the frenzy when he stumbles into a news story about a man trapped alive in a mine. The two-disc set includes a 1980 documentary featuring interviews with Wilder, a 1984 conversation with Douglas, an audio interview with the movies co-writer Walter Newman, and some comments from filmmaker Spike Lee. (MSNBC -- Movies)
"It's dark for 2007, let alone for 1951," says Spike Lee, who admits to stealing the flick's famous last shot - stricken star Kirk Douglas falling, his eye within inches of the camera - for "Malcolm X." ... "They both had the future correct as far as the impact of the media and how influential and dangerous it would become," says Lee in one of the DVD's many special features, which include a 1980 feature-length documentary on Wilder and vintage interviews with Wilder and Kirk Douglas. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Groening names the staggeringly iconic actors Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope and Elizabeth Taylor as well as reclusive American writer Thomas Pynchon as some of his favourites thus far, but says there are some rock stars some of the writers and the animators are completely obsessed with. "They keep trying but I think that sometimes some of them I'm not going to name any names must think they are being stalked," Groening says with a hearty laugh. (Courier Mail)
95) After watching "Factory Girl," you won't know much about what motivated Edie Sedgwick. But you will have a chance to see one. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
-Christopher Hitchens " Michael Welch: Kirk DID "Cool Down" By The Way... wrote on Jul 9, 2007 1:26 PM:" When an elderly Kirk Douglas in the 1990s finally got interested in his Jewish heritage and wanted to go pray at the Wailing Wall, Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister and a secular Jew, told Douglas' French-born wife Anne 'Don't let him get too carried away with this. Reading the Hitchens stuff below reminds me that whatever 'God' you choose, that God is 'made' more in your image and then indeed... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
"For those who are able to pass as white the career benefits are undeniable: Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovich Demsky), Martin Sheen (Ramon Estevez), Alan Alda (Alphonso d'Abruzzo), Helen Mirren (Ilyena Mironov) and Raquel Welch (Jo Raquel Tejada). These actors felt the need to conceal their racial and/or cultural identity for work purposes, and all had bodies that could be read as white...". Lewis admits there has been some progress in recent years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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