HOLIDAY DVD PICKS Dec 3, 2008
"Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh'' Disney's greatest TV-movie, a smuggling adventure starring the great Patrick McGoohan, as it was originally presented in three parts, as well as the English theatrical release version! Also available in the limited-edition "Walt Disney Treasures'' series: "The Chronological Donald, Vol. 4'' and "Annette,'' a "Mickey Mouse'' club serial starring Annette Funicello. (Disney, 33 apiece). "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.. The complete, eponymous '60s spy TV series... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Nov. 16) Nov 16, 2008
The title character is an 18th-century English reverend (Patrick McGoohan) who disguises himself as a spectral scarecrow at night to right royal wrongs ... Then there's the strange case of Patrick McGoohan. (Boston Globe)
A '60s time capsule in the re-release of 'The Prisoner' Oct 22, 2008
A Video Patrick McGoohan as No.6 is caught in a chess game in an episode of "The Prisoner." ... An unnamed man (Patrick McGoohan) resigns from some sort of top-secret intelligence job, whereupon he is kidnapped to a sprawling, secretive complex known only as the Village. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Film Locations in North Wales Sep 9, 2008
The Prisoner starred Patrick McGoohan as a mysterious man trapped in a boundless prison being pursued by a giant balloon. Tthis is perhaps the most iconic and some say the most strange and esoteric TV series ever. (Suite101.com)
Forget intelligence - what the world needs is warm fuzzies Aug 27, 2008
Patrick McGoohan ( The Prisoner) guest stars as the defence lawyer for a friend of Jessica's accused of murdering his wife. It's a juicy role for McGoohan. (Globe and Mail)
Ian McKellen cast in The Prisoner Jul 2, 2008
Created, written and produced by Patrick McGoohan, the 1960s series was a riff on Cold War politics. The remake, which is due to premiere in 2009, will reflect 21st century concerns and anxieties such as liberty, security and surveillance. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Sir Ian's In For No2 Jul 1, 2008
Caviezel, who appeared in The Passion Of The Christ, will take the role of Number Six, played by Patrick McGoohan in the original. X Men star McKellen will play Number Two. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Records: Sunday, June 1 Jun 2, 2008
In 1968, the British television series The Prisoner, starring Patrick McGoohan, had its American premiere on CBS.. In 1980, Cable News Network made its debut. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Click for Full Story Jun 1, 2008
In 1968, the British television series "The Prisoner," starring Patrick McGoohan, had its American premiere on CBS.In 1980, Cable News Network made its debut. Ten years ago: President Clinton abruptly abandoned his claim of executive privilege in the Monica Lewinsky investigation. (KWTX.com, TX)
Fuzzy's food, hugs return in summer Mar 19, 2008
Actor Patrick McGoohan is 80. Actress Ursula Andress is 72. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Survival guide Nov 6, 2007
1) "The Prisoner." Yes, the legendary and surreal Patrick McGoohan series from the1960's. It's still the best thing ever broadcast. (MSNBC -- Business)
Nor the Moon by Night Oct 30, 2007
Andrew (Patrick McGoohan) sends his brother Rusty (Michael Craig) to meet Alice at the airport and bless my soul if there isn't an instant attraction. A bit rough on Andy but not nearly as rough as the treatment he receives from a pack of lions in the sanctuary. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
What About Buffy?! Oct 28, 2007
Also in Wales is a very different place from a very different work of fiction: The community that served as the "Village," idyllic but inescapable home for former spies in "The Prisoner," the 1960s cult TV show starring Patrick McGoohan. The Village "was always portrayed as being isolated in an unknown corner of the world," wrote one reader. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
All Aboard For Our Most Memorable Movie Train Rides, In Rewind Sep 26, 2007
But after witnessing a murder onboard, he becomes the target of an evil art thief played by Patrick McGoohan. This Hitchcock-lite film, despite featuring a fairly exciting climax involving a spectacular train crash, is mostly notable for being the first pairing of the classic (if short-lived) comedy team of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor (playing a thief who helps Wilder elude capture in part by teaching him how to be black). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Get clued in to TV's spy legends Aug 3, 2007
The far-more-serious British series Danger Man ran here as Secret Agent, starring Patrick McGoohan, who gained spy/conspiracy immortality in CBS' 1968-69 follow-up-of-sorts, The Prisoner. Secret Agent was not a great show, but boy, what a great theme song. (USA Today -- Life)
The week's best films Jul 28, 2007
He plays an ex-jailbird signing up with a dodgy haulage firm where Patrick McGoohan is the corrupt foreman. The drivers have to make like Lewis Hamilton to collect their bonuses. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Harry Potter's Fate Has Us Thinking About Finales Of 'Sopranos,' 'Matrix' Trilogy And More, In Rewind Jul 20, 2007
Maybe the first controversial TV finale was of the 1967-68 British sci-fi series "The Prisoner." Patrick McGoohan plays "Number Six," a former government agent being held for "information" by unidentified captors (Numbers Two and One) in a high-tech "village." For 17 episodes, Number Six resisted the brainwashing efforts of his captors while trying to discover their identity and escape the village. The show's allegorical surrealism came to a head in the final episode, in which Number One is... (VHI.com -- Music News)
The week's best films on TV May 19, 2007
Rock Hudson is a nuclear submarine commander, Patrick McGoohan a British agent and Ernest Borgnine a Ruskie defector. Pitch Black(David N Twohy, 2000) 9. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Connery Equals Bond Mar 8, 2007
The technique called prototyping combined photographs of Stewart Granger, Richard Burton, David Niven, Patrick McGoohan, James Mason, Rex Harrison and Cary Grant to create the face of Fleming's fictional character. "We have used face merging technology to create the image of Bond that Ian Fleming had in mind when he wrote his books," Wiseman said. (Fox News)
'Second City' collection delivers ... Mar 1, 2007
99), gathering all 86 episodes of the 1960s espionage series starring Patrick McGoohan as brainy agent John Drake about 57 hours of intrigue overall. Acorn Media follows with Lindsay Duncan in the Joanna Trollope novel adaptation The Rector's Wife (two-disc, $39. (Washington Times, DC)
New DVDs: Stranger than Fiction Feb 27, 2007
Secret Agent AKA Danger Man: The Complete Collection Before starring in the cult series The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan had an espionage gig in this 1960s show about an ace operative for British intelligence. The 18-disc set has all 86 episodes from the first season that aired as Danger Man and the shows later incarnation as Secret Agent. (MSNBC -- Movies)
