LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 18, 2008 Sep 19, 2008
No matter what they did, Big Daddy government would always be there to take care of you. That was the message. (North County Times)
Shocking! Panicky Obama levels an 'ism' Sep 16, 2008
Because the folks, out here don t want a return to Big Daddy, government Copytard. By AmVet. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Coens Ask the CIA for a License to Laugh Sep 12, 2008
Not that you probably wont choke up a couple of ho-hos in between a few hee-hees whenever Big Daddy , as a nitwit gym rat with a Pepe Le Pew two-tone hair-stack, twitches across the screen or the camera nuzzles one of the other goofy gargoyles so beloved by the Coens. Mr. Pitts Chad is the overripe second banana to Linda Litzke (, Joel Coens wife), who has some vague job at the gym where the two sort of work. (New York Times)
Longview leaders, Eyman clash over red-light camera revenues Sep 12, 2008
Rural Citizen wrote on Sep 11, 2008 9:28 AM:" When OH When will politicians get the hint that people do not want government to be our big daddy or our mommie?The world is not DISNEYLAND, where behind the scenes actors direct a good time for all. Citizens actually DO have the BRAINS to maneuver the streets of Longview without being killed and we don't NEED and we don't WANT another EXPENDITURE of OUR money to babysit us. Face it. Anyone who would run a red light is not paying attention to their... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Before Hollywood, another film city thrived Sep 11, 2008
"Jacksonville was once the Big Daddy of it all," said Shawn Bean, a Melbourne, Florida, writer whose new book, "The First ," details the city's rise and fall as the nation's destination for movie production. The city's cinema production thrived for about a decade and survived for a decade more before competition from its California rival, disease, war and clashes with the locals drove the industry from town. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Schultz column Sep 8, 2008
AJC sports columnist Jeff Schultz covers the field. The entry titled "More than just a victory for Falcons," and any of the comments about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville Sep 6, 2008
"Jacksonville was once the Big Daddy of it all," said Shawn Bean, a Melbourne, Fla. writer whose new book, "The First Hollywood," details the city's rise and fall as the nation's destination for movie production. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Zoom Machale Zoom! Aug 31, 2008
Alway known for its glam image, Zoom is all set to become the big daddy of Bollywood channels. The Zoom party hosted on Thursday at The Ultimate to mark the launch of their reality show Bollywood Club along with seven hot new shows only endorses the popularity of the glam channel. (Times of India)
Mammoth effort from a big daddy Aug 28, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Katie BradfordAugust 29, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Aug 16, 2008
Whether it is Maggie the Cat's desperate attempts to make her husband "satisfy her desire", or Big Daddy's brutal admission that he hasn't been able to stand his wife for 40 years, "even when I laid her", this is a play that tears up taboos about discussing sex, and leaves the marital bedroom door wide open for the audience to gaze in - if they dare ... The vast, open set is dominated by hues of red and orange, with a dramatically raked stage thrust into the auditorium, evoking the expectation... (The Age)
MTV Networks' MHD: Music High-Definition Channel Kicks Into High Gear With New Programming and a New Name - Palladia Aug 13, 2008
In addition to Chappelle, the roster of artists includes Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, the Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, Big Daddy Kane, and -- reunited for their first performance in over seven years -- the Fugees. The seminal concert film "Monterey Pop" airs at 10:30 p.m. The documentary, telecast in HD for the first time ever, contains memorable performances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who and The Mamas & The Papas. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies At 65 Aug 11, 2008
"I liked the tracks by Dr. Dre, Erykah Badu and Ashanti. And it goes way, way back. Big Daddy Kane told me, 'Brace yourself -- they're gonna hit your stuff real hard.' They did. They're still hitting it!". His career hit another high in 1997 when he became the voice of Chef, the sensible school cook and devoted ladies man on the animated TV show "South Park." However, his time on the hit program ended in controversy in 2006, when Hayes, a longtime Scientologist, asked for his release due to... (Billboard.com)
Entertainment Report Aug 9, 2008
"The Spy Next Door" will start shooting in mid-October, said producer Robert Simonds, describing the film as a cross between "Mr. Smith" and "Big Daddy.". Chan will next be seen in the Chinese-language "Shinjuku Incident," reportedly about Chinese immigrants living in Tokyo's Shinjuku shopping and entertainment district. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
EG Listings: Aug 8, 2008
Big Daddy (Chris Haywood) is dying of cancer, yet the overbearing millionaire firmly believes he's in perfect health. His oldest son Gooper (Grant Piro) and daughter-in-law Mae (Rebekah Stone) secretly scheme to secure their inheritance. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Buzz Briefs: Kelsey Grammer, The Beatles Aug 6, 2008
Robert Simonds, a longtime comedy producer on such movies as "The Pink Panther" and the Adam Sandler films "The Wedding Singer" and "Big Daddy," will produce. "Spy" centers on a man (Chan) who is called to baby-sit his neighbor's children and winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads a secret code. (CBS News)
We'll miss Skip something fierce Aug 5, 2008
Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. Access Atlanta Blogs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
"Big Daddy" Does Ribs - On A Small Budget Aug 3, 2008
Aaron McCargo Jr., of The Food Network show "Big Daddy's House," puts Chris Wragge to work on "Chef On A Shoestring." (CBS) ... (CBS) His nickname is "Big Daddy," and Aaron McCargo Jr. just won the title of the "Next Food Network Star." ... The Food Network says "Big Daddy's House" features "simple, fun and mouth-watering recipes that illustrate Aaron's love for big, bold flavors.". (CBS News)
Late-summer comedies 'Tropic,' 'Express' have an edge Aug 1, 2008
In the '90s, such gawky guys as Saturday Night Live grads Mike Myers (the Austin Powers series), Adam Sandler (Big Daddy) and Ben Stiller (There's Something About Mary) took command. But this decade has been all about breaking the rules with shocks that go beyond the hair-gel gross-outs in Mary. (USA Today -- Life)
ANALYSIS: How the decades' biggest comedies stack up Aug 1, 2008
How the decades' biggest comedies stack up - USATODAY.com. How the decades' biggest comedies stack up. (USA Today -- Life)
Valdosta is Titletown, USA Jul 29, 2008
The entry titled "ESPN names Valdosta TitleTown USA," and any of the comments about it. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
High praise for the icons of lowbrow art Jul 21, 2008
Its iconic figures were (and still are) Von Dutch, Ed Big Daddy Roth, R. Crumb, Stanley Mouse, Rick Griffin and a few others. They had little to do with the formal art world (though it now embraces Crumb) and their work was more genuinely lowbrow. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fathers: Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Britney Jul 20, 2008
Doug Giles :: Townhall. com :: Fathers: Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Britney. (Townhall.com)
Styx guitarist James Young talks past, present and future Jul 18, 2008
He used "Renegade" in "Billy Madison," then "Big Daddy" in 1999 had three Styx songs and Tommy was mentioned by name. The little guys who's on the witness stand at the end of the movie says "Styx is one of the greatest rock bands," and that movie grossed more than $150 million domestically and continues to do well in DVD sales and rentals and is on TV.. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Grab a mirror: What's your biggest dating flaw? Jul 13, 2008
Grab a mirror: What's your biggest dating flaw. In the 12 years since her parents allowed her first date, Blanca has dated, and dated, and dated. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Golden Performing Arts Center named resident theater company at Madrid Jul 8, 2008
Led by Jaclyn Miller as Charity, the cast further features Sara Andreas, Stephen Vendette, Chelsey Whitelock, Thomas Dolan, Alli McGinniss, Dan Wilson Davis and the hilarious Gerry McIntyre as Big Daddy. Show dates and times are :Saturday, July 12 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, July 13 at 2:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 19 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, July 20 at 2:30 p.m. ; Friday, July 25 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 26 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 27 at 2:30 p.m.. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Multiplex Monsters Jul 6, 2008
In short, if you aren't a big daddy who can guarantee a multiplex X amount of money per annum, your cinema is worth less than the price of popcorn. The multiplexes do this because they have a revenue-sharing agreement with producers u 00004000 nlike the single-screen theatres who lease out their space for a fixed amount. (India Times, India)
Talk of the Town: It’s steamy but worth it—ART’s ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Jun 27, 2008
It s difficult not to forget Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives as Big Daddy in the 1958 film version of the play directed by Richard Brooks ... As we made our way to our seats and looked down on the stage, we both realized that Brick and Maggie s bedroom in Big Daddy s Southern mansion was right before our eyes ... If the first act belonged to Maggie, then the second act belonged to Roberto Guajardo as Big Daddy. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The Daily Break Jun 26, 2008
-Big Daddy 2: Lardass Daddy. -Joan of Arc 2: Dust in the Wind. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Show me the money Jun 22, 2008
Dutt was committed to do a film with him, bankrolled by a respected big daddy. Then, less than a week before shooting was to start, the actor ditched him and flew to the Bahamas to shoot for a film, Blue, for which he has reportedly been paid a mind-boggling Rs 18 crore. (India Times, India)
Professor Wrestling: Real Names Edition Jun 20, 2008
TODAY: Hazem Ali: Armando Alejandro Estrada Ken Anderson: Mr. Kennedy Dave Batista: Dave Bautista Retesh Bhalla: Sonjay Dutt Alvin Burke Jr.: MVP Steve Borden: Sting Phil Brooks: C.M. Punk Mark Callaway: Undertaker Anthony Carelli: Santino Marella Carlos Colon Jr.: Carlito Cool Cliff Compton: Domino Adam Copeland: Edge Daniel Covell: Christopher Daniels Eddie Fatu: Umaga Dave Findlay: Finlay Richard Morgan Fliehr: The Nature Boy Ric Flair Nelson Frazier: Big Daddy V Terry Gerin: Rhino James... (NBC 11, CA)
Zohan's Humour Doesn't Make The Cut Jun 19, 2008
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Fatherhood 2.0 Jun 15, 2008
From Michael Keaton in the 1983 movie Mr. Mom to Adam Sandler in Big Daddy (1999) to Eddie Murphy in Daddy Day Care (2003), the sight of a man caught in the act of parenting has been a reliable laugh getter--always a good indicator of what the culture considers uncomfortable material. For every Pursuit of Happyness, there's a movie like this summer's Knocked Up, which plays not so much as a tribute to fatherhood as an effort by men to convince themselves that fatherhood is all right--and the... (Time.com)
What dad really wants Jun 11, 2008
But that's the point: Big Daddy can dream, can't he. Though he gave up a life of outrageous selfishness years ago, he can still wonder every now and then what a world without a family, a mortgage and real responsibilities would be like. (Globe and Mail)
The Cougar Lounge - The Curly Queue Jun 9, 2008
With Big Daddy Baynes likely being one of the Pac-10 conference's top presences in the paint [partially thanks to the departures of so many experienced big men from last year], there is reason for optimism. However, with so many athletes who are either new to the program or new to the brutality of Pac-10 play, it will undoubtedly be one of head coach 's greatest challenges to get everybody coalesced into a one-minded, defensive-oriented organism in time for conference play to begin. (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Messing in the Middle East Jun 7, 2008
"Some people told me, 'Don't do it,' just knowing the log line that they had heard," said Dennis Dugan, the movie's director, who directed Sandler in Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. In hopes of forestalling criticism, the filmmakers sought actors of Israeli and Arab descent to play the many Middle Eastern characters in Zohan, and even opened a casting office in Israel. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Read the U-T review here. Jun 7, 2008
What comes through, said director Dugan, 61, who guided Sandler in Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, is that he's just a really nice person. Sandler is criticized often for wallowing in low-end comedy bodily function and coarse material, some of which is evident in You Don't Mess With the Zohan. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Mel Gibson Lampooned by Adam Sandler Jun 6, 2008
But he seems compelled to return to the scenes of crimes like "Little Nicky," "Click," "Mr. Deeds," "Big Daddy" and last year s incredibly egregious "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.". It seemed like this was all coming to an end, but now with Apatow on board, not to mention director Dennis Dugan, the light has gone out at the end of the tunnel. (Fox News)
Chriqui is no 'girl next door,' but she's one to watch Jun 6, 2008
SANDLER GETS THE GIRL. A look at Adam Sandler's other leading ladies. (USA Today -- Life)
Top 10 Adam Sandler Movies Jun 5, 2008
He tried this same ol' shtick again in 1999's Big Daddy, which stars Sandler as Sonny Koufax, a perpetual adolescent whose girlfriend gives him an ultimatum: Become responsible or kiss her goodbye. Who wouldn't get their stuff together for Joey Lauren Adams. (IGN FilmForce)
Hal Wastes His Wages Breakfast - it's not just for hard-charging Yuppies anymore Jun 4, 2008
But recent events in my life have required me to adjust that daily itinerary, and this Big Daddy is getting up earlier and earlier. With no time for hangovers, be they from last night's booze or this morning's breakfast, I'm making some adjustments to my intake as well. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
'Zohan' is silly and messy, but it means well Jun 4, 2008
(Dugan did previously direct Sandler in "Happy Gilmore," ''Big Daddy" and "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry," though, so the lowest-common-denominator elements are right in his wheel house.)But "Zohan" also addresses far more complex issues than those movies did. Several characters on both sides speak with frustration and sadness about how they wish the fighting would end; Zohan tells his parents he wants to leave the army and become a stylist because, "I like hair. It's pleasant, it's... (The Courier News)
Ashlee Simpson will take the Wentz name May 30, 2008
He soared to fame portraying short-tempered Peter Pans in the Happy Gilmore and Big Daddy films, branding himself the poster boy for guys who don t want to grow up. Now the 41-year-old actor-comedian will be rewarded for his antics with the Generation Award at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, to be presented June 1. (Montana Standard, MT)
Adam Sandler to be honored at MTV Movie Awards May 29, 2008
He soared to fame portraying short-tempered Peter Pans in the Happy Gilmore,Billy Madison and Big Daddy films, branding himself the poster boy for guys who don't want to grow up. Now the 41-year-old actor-comedian will be rewarded for his antics with the Generation Award at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, to be presented June 1 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. (USA Today -- Life)
New York Theatre - Top Ten Shows May 28, 2008
Stars Terrence Howard, (Brick) Anika Noni Rose,(Maggie the Cat) Phylicia Rashad (Big Mama) and James Earl Jones as Big Daddy. Directed by Debbie Allen. (Suite101.com)
Israelis and Arabs walk into a film ... May 27, 2008
"Zohan" wasdivisive before a single frame was shot, when it was known in Sandler's camp and around Hollywood as "the Israeli movie." "Some people told me, 'Don't do it,' just knowing the log line that they had heard," said Dennis Dugan, the movie's director, who directed Sandler in "Happy Gilmore," "Big Daddy" and "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"). 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Adam Sandler to be dad again May 23, 2008
The Big Daddy star, 41, and Titone, 33, will welcome the new addition to their family in October. Sandler went public with his baby news during an appearance on Wednesday's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. (WOKR13 Rochester)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Starz Entertainment/ May 23, 2008
Original Companion Piece Posse Rides Again features Mario & Melvin Van Peebles, Rapper Big Daddy Kane, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Actor/Director Charles Lane & Actor/Director Warrington Hudlin ... Posse Rides Again, a 21-minute original special produced by Encore Westerns features interviews with Mario and Melvin Van Peebles, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, rapper Big Daddy Kane, actor/director Charles Lane and Warrington Hudlin ... With the exception of Stephen Baldwin's "Little J," all members of Lee's posse... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
His show unfolds like no other May 9, 2008
The Lyric Stage Company's producing artistic director, Spiro Veloudos, will star as Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," one of five plays announced as part of the Lyric's 35th anniversary season. In addition to the Tennessee Williams drama, which will be directed by Scott Edmiston, the season includes Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" with Leigh Barrett, Kathy St. George, Bobbie Steinbach, and Maryann Zschau; the New England premieres of the musical "Grey Gardens," about Jacqueline Onassis's... (Boston Globe)
Kalama's Miss White Trash winners enjoy life at the top of the heap Apr 23, 2008
When her Portland co-workers at Big Daddy s barbecue pit suggested Amberleigh was perfect for the Miss White Trash 2005 contest, naturally, she was all over it. I said I ll win it for sure. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Latest insult from the ‘Ruling Party’ Apr 19, 2008
sparky wrote on Apr 18, 2008 11:22 AM:" I get the sense that to our Republicans the natural world is viewed as something like a Disney theme park that was put there just for our Republicans, and the argument boils down to Is this Disney them park for RVers and developers or is this Disney theme park for granola eating hippies and back packers? Youre missing the point. This is our life support system. The general health of the natural world is an important value in its own right... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Sekou's blog NEW! Apr 15, 2008
A beat writers perspective. The entry titled "Beantown bound!," and any of the comments about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Southern drama comes to Leach Apr 12, 2008
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is the story of a Southern family in crisis, focusing on the turbulent relationship of a wife and husband, Maggie The Cat and Brick Pollitt, and their interaction with Brick s family over the course of one evening gathering at the family estate in Mississippi, ostensibly to celebrate the birthday of patriarch and tycoon Big Daddy Pollitt ... Although Big Daddy has cancer and will not celebrate another birthday, his doctors and his family have conspired to keep this... (Rolla Daily News, MO)
The Asiatic vs. Italian fake hair showdown Apr 12, 2008
" The four technologies under review were ribbon-silicon, multicrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon, and thin-film cadmium telluride. Of the four, thin-film cadmium telluride was the clear winner, for the simple reason that it requires the least amount of energy to produce. And the numbers get even better if solar power is used to provide some portion of the electricity necessary for the various stages of solar panel construction (from mining and smelting the ore all the way to factory... (Salon)
ATL actor pins hopes on all-black 'Cat' Apr 9, 2008
The strikingly handsome, 6-foot-4 former professional tennis player will play the seething, catatonically drunk Brick in an all-black cast that includes James Earl Jones as Big Daddy, Phylicia Rashad as Big Mama and Anika Noni Rose as Maggie the Cat. But "black" does not always mean what the public, and Hollywood, assumes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'The Wedding Singer' Apr 6, 2008
The pair teamed up for "Billy Madison" in 1995 and put together a string of comedies -- "Happy Gilmore," "The Wedding Singer," "The Waterboy," "Big Daddy," "Little Nicky" and "Mr. Deeds" -- that have grossed more than $100 million. The two have remained close over the years, with Herlihy becoming executive producer for Sandler's more recent flicks, "Anger Management" and "Click." They have their first Disney film, "Bedtime Stories," due out at Christmas. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
"CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" AT E.A.H.S. Apr 4, 2008
"It represents the epitome of [Tennessee Williams'] talents, because he uses his two themes that he liked to use most: southern decadence and homosexuality," Nick Kowerko, who plays Big Daddy, said of the play ... The story takes place at Big Daddy's plantation, where the patriarch's family has gathered ... "Everyone thinks that [Big Daddy's] dying of cancer, so they go all over themselves sucking up to him and trying to get into his will," revealed Kowerko. (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
Funk Fest gets funk on at Metropolitan Park Apr 4, 2008
Old-school artists Morris Day and the Time and Big Daddy Kane will be among the performers Saturday during the 2008 Funk Fest at Metropolitan Park ... Big Daddy Kane is a rapper who has worked with such artists as Tupac, Ice Cube, Public Enemy and Barry White. (Florida Times-Union)
Your Turn: Engage! Apr 3, 2008
Bioshock - In the mission where you are being led by the little sisters whilst dressed as a Big Daddy I couldn't help but feel a bond between myself and the sisters. Then when the splicers started killing them. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Atlantan stars in 'Cat' on Broadway Apr 2, 2008
Kodjoe joins the historic production on April 15, playing the seething, complicated Brick opposite James Earl Jones Big Daddy, Phylicia Rashad s Big Mama and Anika Noni Rose s Maggie the Cat. The Austrian-born star ( Soul Food, Madea s Family Reunion ) fills in for Terrence Howard through May 4. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A twist in the outsourcing story Mar 29, 2008
TCS, the big daddy, was the first to present it credentials. It showed many examples of work similar to the project on offer and seemed poised to clinch the offer. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Professor Wrestling: 'WrestleMania 24' Picks Mar 28, 2008
OK, here goes: Big Daddy V, Brian Kendrick, Chuck Palumbo, Cody Rhodes, Deuce, Domino, Elijah Burke, Festus, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Hardcore Holly, Jamie Noble, Jesse, Jimmy Wang Yang, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Lance Cade, Mark Henry, Matt Striker, Shannon Moore, The Great Khali, The Miz, Tommy Dreamer, Trevor Murdoch and Val Venis. All I care about is that The Great Khali should be eliminated as soon as possible. (NBC 11, CA)
Black audiences: The new Broadway touchstone Mar 22, 2008
James Earl Jones as Big Daddy and Terrence Howard as Brick in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times; Tony Cenicola;The New York Tim). Black audiences: The new Broadway touchstone. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Only James Earl Jones sizzles in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' Mar 10, 2008
It may be Maggie, the childless wife, who declares "I am alive, alive!" in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," but the one true thing that's fully alive in the uneven Broadway revival of the classic is the always dynamic , who gives such a thundering and throbbing performance as dying Big Daddy that you feel it in your bones. When Jones is on stage as the plantation owner, whose family is counting his days and licking their chops over his land, the production pulses with the character's urgency, vulgarity... (New York Daily News)
Mama Won't Screach Mar 7, 2008
He said he never wanted to play Big Daddy, and not just because it required a pot belly. (Freeman is quite fit. (Fox News)
Gender trumps race in 'Hot Tin Roof' revival Mar 7, 2008
When Tennessee Williams unleashed Cat back in the mid-'50s, African-Americans living in the segregated South couldn't enjoy Big Daddy's prosperity, or even take part in the championship football games that provided glory days for his younger son, Brick ... On Mars, in contrast, we find James Earl Jones, whose Big Daddy is appropriately larger-than-life but also richly nuanced and delightfully, hauntingly real. (USA Today -- Life)
