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Yes, we still love "The X-Files" Jul 28, 2008
"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (as a confirmed nerd, yes, I know the titles), with Peter Boyle as a sad, yet hilarious, psychic; "Small Potatoes," with a shape-shifting schmo played by the series' best writer, Darin Morgan; even the pilot, with its immediate Mulder-Scully spark and a story set in "Bellefleur, Oregon.". They were just as good as I remembered. (The Oregonian - OregonLive.com)
Hail the monster Jul 26, 2008
How about that Clyde Bruckman (Peter Boyle), an extraordinary psychic who can see the future (except the winning lottery number), eh. Can anyone forget the bizarre tale of Jose Chungs From Outer Space or the man in black (Michael McKean) who takes over Mulders physical form after a body swap in the humorous Dreamland. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Will 'X-Files' be worth wait? Jul 22, 2008
And some were outstanding in every regard - "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," in which Peter Boyle (he won an Emmy) brilliantly portrays a man who can tell how people will die. Mulder's future demise is appropriately bizarre, but Scully's is the most meaningful, or at least inscrutable. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'X-Files' is back on the big screen: Do you want to believe? Jul 22, 2008
Theres even an actual revelation: Bob Newhart had been the producers first choice for the title role in Clyde Bruckmans Final Repose, for which Peter Boyle won a well-deserved Emmy. Rounding it out are trailers for the series DVDs and the movie, and a 27-minute fan Q the films stars and producers. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Movie: The Candidate (1972) Jul 6, 2008
Robert Redford, Peter Boyle & Melvyn Douglas Star in Political Film ... Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas and Don Porter co-star ... Don Porter is Redford's seemingly invincible opponent, with Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Allen Garfield and Michael Lerner also on the Hollywood ballot. (Suite101.com)
Who's your TV daddy? Jun 15, 2008
Frank Barone (Peter Boyle, "Everybody Loves Raymond"). Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill, "Married ... With Children"). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Wright is Wrong May 2, 2008
Jeremiah Wright is working out the decades of frustration, having attempted to do good works for the poor and underserved in Chicago while Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have been on the national stage in top hats and tails like Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle singing "Puttin' on the Ritz.". But the unkindest cut of all comes, again, from the Dana Milbank piece: "Most problematic for the Democratic presidential front-runner was Wright's suggestion that Obama was insincere in distancing himself from... (Townhall.com)
Wit intact, Gene Wilder looks back, wryly Mar 22, 2008
Not only was the movie that had been more fun to make than any he'd ever worked on about to be finished - he played the title role in a dream cast that included Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Gene Hackman, Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman - but he was going back to an unhappy life in a miserable marriage. "Transylvania was heaven," Wilder told a packed house at the Castro Theatre on Wednesday night, and he didn't want the mad-scientist make-believe world to end. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Putting on their dancing shoes Mar 1, 2008
" What are you going to wear? Pants. Which "Dancing with the Stars" celebrity do you identify with most? Mario Lopez, Billy Ray Cyrus, Heather Mills - others? Actually, I move like (the late) Peter Boyle from "Young Frankenstein," but I'm not sure he's been on the show yet. Or Wayne Newton. Have you taught your partner/spouse any of your "moves"? As an encore victory dance, and there will be a victory dance, we'll be breaking out "The Robot" to "Electric Avenue. " Do you plan to continue dancing... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Like A Virgin Feb 24, 2008
The "Puttin' on the Ritz" number, the scene between the Monster (Peter Boyle) and the blind man (Gene Hackman) and just about any scene featuring Madeline Kahn are all hysterical - and, of course, I'd seen all of them before, in documentaries, on YouTube, everywhere. Watching the actual movie straight through was amusing, though hardly necessary. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Walker: a DVD review Feb 17, 2008
Its the films coup and cop-out that history isnt sacred (Peter Boyle cameos as a farting Cornelius Vanderbilt), but then, for Cox, history is farce repeated as farce; the worst of the past always serves as an allegory for the present; history is always regrettable and never properly regretted. Like so many filmic history lessons, Walker, for all its goofiness, is still just as self-important as its totalitarian subject. (Yale Herald, CT)
Two musicals dish out silly fun Nov 23, 2007
As the monster, Shuler Hensley is even better than Peter Boyle, intimating delicacy and heart behind his gross jokes. Only Megan Mullally falls far short, never approaching Kahn's comedy. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Young Frankenstein's Monster Opening Nov 10, 2007
One thing the critics seemed to agree on is the musical's highlight: the showstopping rendition of "Puttin' on the Ritz." The duet between Frankenstein and his monster (Shuler Hensley in the role created onscreen by Peter Boyle). With Brooks' track record and the monstrous advance ticket sales, Young Frankenstein could be critic-proof for a while. (E! Online)
Puttin' on the shtick Nov 7, 2007
" Unlike "The Producers," which was a buddy story, "Young Frankenstein" is three separate "love" stories: one about a "40-year-old virgin" (Stroman's take) who falls in love with his sexy lab assistant; the father-son story about the doctor and his creation; and the tale of a cold socialite who finds a special kind of gratification with the monster. Favorite lines from the film turn up in Brooks' 17 songs, among them "Roll in the Hay," which makes judicious use of background video (and the... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Monstrous expectations for Brooks' 'Frankenstein' Nov 7, 2007
Now Brooks is using a similar formula with Young Frankenstein, an adaptation of the 1974 movie starring Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle that is one of the most beloved works in the funnyman's 58-year career in television and movies ... You can't get the images Gene Wilder or Peter Boyle out of your head. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Redfords politics hit the big screen in Lions Nov 3, 2007
Politics stinkRedfords characters always have to be dragged into politics most famously, or infamously, Bill McKay in The Candidate, who is tempted to run for U.S. Senate by a slick Karl Rove-ian figure played by Peter Boyle. During the campaign, McKay changes from a committed, grass-roots lawyer to a man who waffles on the big issues of the day (abortion, busing) and subsequently loses his soul. (MSNBC -- Movies)
TV Land Premieres 1974 Comedy Classic, Young Frankenstein on November 2 Oct 30, 2007
With the help of Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Peter Boyle, and Marty Feldman, hilarity ensues as Victor von Frankensteins monster is brought to life. From the creative team of The Producers, the musical version of Young Frankenstein opens on Broadway November 9 at the Hilton Theatre in New York City. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Michael Jackson Gives Bahraini Prince Royal $$$ Pain Oct 16, 2007
cher observes), Christopher Fitzgerald as the Marty Feldman-invention Igor (pronounced, thank you, "Eye-gor") and Shuler Hensley as the operatic monster played by Peter Boyle in the film ... " Without too much trouble, Brooks should be able to keep replacing this cast as they come and go for a good time to come. P.S. I hope Wilder returns for the big opening night on Nov. 8, but if he doesn t, at least we can expect Leachman, Kenneth Mars and Teri Garr. All the other principals from the film... (Fox News)
Fall TV Preview for Red Staters Oct 16, 2007
"Everybody Loves Raymond" cast members, from left, Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Madylin Sweeten, foreground, Patricia Heaton and Ray Romano appear backstage after the show won best comedy series at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 21, 2003, in Los Angeles. Boyle, the actor known for playing everything from a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" to the curmudgeonly father in this long-running TV sitcom died Tuesday evening, Dec. 12, 2006 in a New York hospital. (Townhall.com)
The Tarantino half of 'Grindhouse' comes to DVD Sep 19, 2007
"Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Ninth Season" Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Peter Boyle, Doris Roberts and Brad Garrett return for the final year of the sit-com about a sportswriter and his extended family. The last 16 episodes come in a four-disc set, with commentary and interviews with cast and crew. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Recap the Emmys: Parties, photos and behind-the-scenes Sep 18, 2007
Brad Garrett remembers Peter Boyle. For Everybody Loves Raymond alum Brad Garrett, it was sad to see the face of his TV dad, Peter Boyle, during the in memoriam montage. (USA Today -- Life)
Young Frankenstein Aug 25, 2007
Wilder, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle, Kenneth Mars and the incomparable Madeline Kahn created incisive comic characterizations that would have been memorable on their own but were deliriously funny as a team. Throw in Gene Hackman as a bumbling blind hermit and you're in comedy heaven. (Variety)
DVD Review: Taxi Driver (Limited Collector's Edition) Aug 17, 2007
He confides to the oldest and wisest of the cabbies Wizard (Peter Boyle) that hes got some bad ideas in my head. . (Monsters and Critics.com)
William J. Tuttle, 95; pioneering film makeup artist was first to get an Oscar Aug 3, 2007
He worked on hundreds of films, creating the monstrous Morlocks in "The Time Machine" (1960) and turning Peter Boyle into the monster in the Mel Brooks' comedy "Young Frankenstein" (1974). Tuttle's final credit, in 1981, was for "Zorro, the Gay Blade.". (Los Angeles Times)
Summer Events Chicago Illinois Jul 8, 2007
July 17: Young Frankenstein stars Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle. 1974. (Suite101.com)
more » Jun 24, 2007
Directed by Mikael Hafstrom; screenplay by Matt Greenberg, Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, based on Stephen King's short story; photographed by Benoit Delhomme; edited by Peter Boyle; music by Gabriel Yared; production design by Andrew Laws; produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. A Dimension Films release; opens Friday. (CTNow.com)
`Young Frankenstein' the musical sets a Nov. 8 opening date on Broadway Jun 8, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) - After months of speculation, "Young Frankenstein,'' the musical based on Mel Brooks' 1974 film comedy, has announced it will open Nov. 8 on Broadway. Preview performances at the Hilton Theatre begin Oct. 11. Roger Bart, who portrayed Carmen Ghia in "The Producers,'' will star as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, while Shuler Hensley will play the monster, a role created in the movie by Peter Boyle. Also in the cast are Megan Mullally as Elizabeth, Sutton Foster as Inga, Fred Applegate... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Not the retiring type Jun 4, 2007
Especially not this outsider quartet best known for iconoclastic and prickly roles in films such as "Boxcar Bertha" and "Bound for Glory (Carradine), "Silent Running" and "Black Sunday" (Dern), "Cross Creek" and "Men in Black" (Torn), and "The Sting" and "Dog Day Afternoon" (Durning). They may all be in their 70s and 80s now, but they would just as soon go down shooting, or rip their agents' hearts out with their bare hands, as stop acting.Which makes them unlikely choices to head a romantic... (Boston Globe)
Bart may play 'Frankenstein' May 18, 2007
If the casting news proves correct, Bart and Fitzgerald join an ensemble that likely will include Megan Mullally ("Will ") in the Madeline Kahn role of Dr. Frank's fiancee Elizabeth, Sutton Foster ("The Drowsy Chaperone") in the Teri Garr part of lab assistant Inga and Shuler Hensley ("Tarzan") as Frankenstein's monster, played by Peter Boyle in the film. There's no indication yet of who will scare the horses as housekeeper Frau Blucher, though the original idea of having Cloris Leachman reprise... (Variety)
Ray, back in the day May 11, 2007
In the set's final episode, "Golf for It," the brothers argue about who will take care of their difficult mother, Marie (Doris Roberts), after their father, Frank (Peter Boyle), dies. The brothers trade insults and indulge in a food fight -- in the tight quarters of a van. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Inside Move: 'Frankenstein' seeks home Apr 24, 2007
Among the likely cast members, Foster would play Inga (Teri Garr in the 1974 pic), Mullally would take on Elizabeth (the Madeline Kahn role) and Hensley would portray the monster (the Peter Boyle part). If the venue switcheroo happens, "Frankenstein" not only will gain stage space but also about 200 more sellable seats, to capitalize on what is anticipated to be a high ticket demand. (Variety)
Academy Awards Review Feb 27, 2007
Dead people montage: Red Buttons, Joe Barbera, Peter Boyle, and Maureen Stapleton receive the applause, but Robert Altman trumps them all. Yikes. (Suite101.com)
Minute by minute: as it happened Feb 26, 2007
There on screen are the stars in their prime: June Allyson and Tamara Dobson, Peter Boyle and Jack Palance. The largest round of applause comes right at the end, for the late great Robert Altman. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
show's highs and lows Feb 26, 2007
" I had no idea. I loved him. And Peter Boyle! I met him a few years ago at the Palm Beach International Film Festival and he could not have been sweeter or funnier. 11:52 pm Best Actress. It's gonna be Helen Mirren. I can feel it. And...it is! She's holding her purse and her earring in her hands, and she brings them up with her like she's your grandma - "Baby, hold this for me while Grandma gets an Oscar. " She's amazing, huh? And pretty, too. IS THIS OVER YET? 12:02 am Danny is predicted an... (The Palm Beach Post)
79th Annual Academy Awards: Minute by Minute Feb 26, 2007
Opening position goes to Glenn Ford, while ghoulish-but-respectful applause went to departed talent like Don Knotts, Maureen Stapleton, James Doohan, Peter Boyle, Jack Palance and, loudest of all, Robert Altman in the anchor position. Anna Nicole Smith didn't make the cut. (Zap2it.com)
2006: The Year of More Jan 10, 2007
In other entertainment news, Emmy-winning actor Peter Boyle died. He was best known for being the father character on the highly successful Everybody Loves Raymond. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Aural Pleasure Jan 10, 2007
Because it could, Motown pressed a disc of Loraine Alterman (then Teen Beat editor of the Free Press and the future wife of Peter Boyle) interviewing Marvin Gaye about mod clothes, then just gave the thing away with copies of the newspaper. There was also a promo-only single by Brenda Holloway urging local youth to Play it Cool, Stay in School as back-to-school 66 rolled around. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Bringing Playoff Intensity and Smack! Jan 3, 2007
NETPosted Jan 2, 2007 "Its as if the Lord himself personally smiles upon me when it comes time to write about this. A higher power blesses me with the power of a hundred real writers, when this subject surfaces to forefront of my choppy thoughts. Dueling Dr. Gonzos, Peter Boyle and Benicio Del Toro, each take a shoulder to feed me insight into real journalism when it comes time to spew venom at my favorite target." ... Dueling Dr. Gonzos, Peter Boyle and Benicio Del Toro, each take a... (SeahawksInsider.com)
Legends, leaders, and legacies: The year in farewells Jan 1, 2007
Film Hollywood and its fans looked back with fondness on Glenn Ford, who starred in westerns, melodramas, and romantic comedies, and celluloid tough guy Jack Palance, who won an Oscar for his comedic role in "City Slickers." Tributes were screened for two-time Oscar winner Shelley Winters, starlet June Allyson, who appeared in such classics as "The Glenn Miller Story," actor Peter Boyle, who played the top-hatted monster in "Young Frankenstein," and jaunty actor-comedian Red Buttons. Tinseltown... (Boston Globe -- Nation)
