Plymouth Rock Studios, the Series Apr 21, 2008
Forest Gump, Terms of Endearment, The Firm, Ordinary People, Hunt for Red October, Dead Poet s Society, Reds, and An Officer and a Gentlemen are just a few of Kirkpatrick s whacky ideas. As president of Paramount Pictures, this low-key, rather humble guy has overseen 200 movies, including a myriad of blockbusters and Academy Award winners like these. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Jeff Daniels speaks and signs in Sweet Nothing Apr 15, 2008
"But my wife's answer is, So what you're saying is, he's not normal, he needs to be fixed. So am I not normal? Do I need to be fixed?' There's a whole deaf culture that wants to be considered normal and they are," says Daniels, whose movie credits include "Terms of Endearment," "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Dumb & Dumber.". A crew of sign language interpreters were on the set to assist Matlin and the company's other deaf actors, including Valencia, and Ed Waterstreet and Phyllis... (MSNBC -- News)
Making New Things Out Of Old In Your Home Mar 27, 2008
After Terms of Endearment has exhausted your supply of tissues, stuff the bags into the empty box. Reward: Restored order in your cabinets and bags ready for reuse. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Street Fighter Movie Rundown : We look at how the upcoming videogame adaptation ... Mar 26, 2008
He worked as a cinematographer on three flicks that were nominated for Best Picture: The Verdict, Terms of Endearment, and Prizzi's Honor. We haven't seen the script he's working with, but let's hope that the screenplay by Justin Marks is up to snuff. (IGN FilmForce)
What's so funny? Feb 26, 2008
In the modern era, Midnight Cowboy (1969), The Sting (1973), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Annie Hall (1977), Terms of Endearment (1983), Rain Man (1988), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and even Forrest Gump (1994) won best-picture prizes by leavening their bread of life with humour. In contrast, the best animated-feature Oscar almost always goes to a comedy. (Winnipeg Sun)
If we get lucky, Corey Feldman will duet with Jerry Lewis! Feb 25, 2008
(Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment, 1984). I don't want your pity. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
And the Oscar goes to. . . . Feb 22, 2008
Greenville, Mississippi - - Chronicling Stories of the Delta since 1868. And the Oscar goes to. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Irish honor Brooks Feb 21, 2008
Like the playwright-poet-author Wilde, Brooks is known for his sharp wit, as evidenced by his classic films "Terms of Endearment," "Broadcast News" and "As Good as It Gets." Brooks' barbed comedic sensibilities mesh well with those emanating from Ireland, which has produced a multitude of literary funnymen, including the great satirist Jonathan Swift. "I do have a thing for Ireland; I have always felt like a compadre to black Irish," Brooks explains, referring to his own dark locks. (Variety)
Slick Picks Chick Flicks Feb 20, 2008
Terms of Endearment (1783). Whoopie Goldberg and Eddie Murphy starred in this tear jerker of a movie. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
An old proJack Nicholson on the art of seduction and ageing disgracefully Feb 16, 2008
1976 - Best actor: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1984 - Supporting actor: Terms of Endearment 1998 - Best actor: As Good As It Gets. Director Rob Reiner said it had initially been hard to attract interest from the studios in the idea of a film "about old guys dying of cancer" in the "ageist" film industry. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The Bucket List (12A) Feb 13, 2008
If Beaches and Terms Of Endearment are the pinnacle of emotionally manipulative chick flicks, then Rob Reiner's new feature is the testosterone-fuelled equivalent, wringing every last tear from its contrived set-up. Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are perfectly cast as the polar opposites, flung together on a grand adventure that takes in the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Serengeti. (Manchester Evening News)
Plain Jane Aniston Feb 11, 2008
Zee News - jennifer aniston. Plain Jane Aniston. (Zee News)
K.J. gets overlooked, but shouldn't | Braves Feb 9, 2008
All terms of endearment for sure. And btw, Renteria was meant to be a bridge to Escobar or Andrus anyway. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Valentine's Day flicks Feb 9, 2008
If a terminal illness has crept into your family circle, then Terms of Endearment. Some of these movies are better than others, but they all have within them deep pools of sentimentality. (Globe and Mail)
Jeff Daniels coming to the SCCA Feb 1, 2008
Best known for his career on screen, Daniels has starred in more than 30 films, including hits such as "Gettysburg," "Terms of Endearment," "Speed," "Arachnophobia" and the 1994 hit comedy, "Dumb and Dumber.". Along the way, Daniels has co-starred with some of Hollywood's heaviest hitters - Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, Shirley MacLaine, George Clooney and Robin Williams, to name a few. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Fool for Love Jan 18, 2008
He's received 12 Oscar nominations, winning for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Terms of Endearment" and "As Good as it Gets.". The March/April issue of AARP The Magazine will be available the week of Jan. 24. (Fox News)
Nicholson cant hit on a girl in public anymore Jan 18, 2008
Nicholson has received 12 Oscar nominations, winning for One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Terms of Endearment and As Good as it Gets. . (MSNBC -- News)
Look out, Egypt: Jack has his own 'Bucket List' Jan 13, 2008
That smile is a mix of the charm of his "Terms of Endearment" character and a dash of the devilishness he showed in "The Witches of Eastwick.". A quick greeting before the pre-noon chat reveals Nicholson's voice sounds a little rough. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Jack (Nicholson) of all trades Jan 11, 2008
He would be nominated again for "Five Easy Pieces," and then finally win his first Academy Award for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." He would win a second gold statuette for "Terms of Endearment" and a third for "As Good As It Gets.". But even when he wasn't winning Oscars, he was creating cinematic history in films such as "Chinatown," "The Shining" and "Prizzi's Honor.". (New Haven Register, CT)
'Bucket' Of Mischief Jan 6, 2008
Some screw is permanently loose, leading to such whacked-out delights as "The Shining," the nastiness in "Five Easy Pieces," the raunchy rebelliousness of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Terms of Endearment," even the surly focus of "Chinatown." He has the gift of being ironic and totally present at the same time ... " The film is designed to make audiences laugh, not cry - or at least provide some giggles among the pathos. It's terrain that Nicholson has trod before - in the films of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Simpsons Movie, Blade Runner and more Dec 27, 2007
A while back I was working on a TIME profile of James L. Brooks, the writer-director (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News) who was also a developer and caretaker of the Simpsons franchise. Besides letting me sit in on a taping of the show (woo-hoo. (Time.com)
I could swear I have heard it on TV Dec 24, 2007
For example, "That exam was gay." Slut and whore are now relatively innocuous and even take the form of jovial terms of endearment. A 2000 British research paper titled Delete Expletives, by the Advertising Standards Authority, the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Broadcasting Standards Commission and the Independent Television Commission, suggested an increased tolerance to swearing (among the 1033 people surveyed), especially in the 18 to 34 demographic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Here Comes Bilbo... Dec 19, 2007
In any case, "The Savages" is one of the great gems of the last few years and deserves an audience on the scale of "Terms of Endearment." It s that good. Sidney Lumet s "Before the Devil Knows You re Dead" is also getting short shrift. (Fox News)
Crying? Nah, I must have something in my eye. . . Dec 18, 2007
If you ask women to name their all-time tearjerker movies, they'll likely bring up films whose very titles make men cringe, like "An Affair to Remember," or "Terms of Endearment.". But men have a few of our own, like the scene at the end of "Terminator-2," when Arnold Schwarzenegger asks to be lowered into a vat of molten metal so his advanced computer chips can't be used for evil against mankind. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Lindsay Lohan addicted to fame? Dec 13, 2007
"I think the addiction to fame is a disease. "Some of these girls are addicted to having their picture in magazines," she added. The Terms of Endearment star, who is strongly against drugs, also revealed that she had once mistakenly put thousands of pounds of cocaine in her tea at a Hollywood party. Lohan recently broke up with her boyfriend Riley Giles. She is said to have been spotted kissing a "mystery man. " (Agencies) Actress Lindsay Lohan describes her role and recounts filming the movie... (Xinhuanet, China)
Actress Shirley MacLaine honored for lifetime achievement Dec 4, 2007
"Art is man's attempt to preserve his imagination against time.'' MacLaine is a five-time Oscar nominee who won best actress for 1983's "Terms of Endearment. Her other nominations were for roles in "Some Came Running'' (1958), "The Apartment'' (1960), "Irma La Douce'' (1963) and the "The Turning Point'' (1977). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Why do we cry at the movies? Nov 6, 2007
- "Terms of Endearment" - Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in the hospital room. Nurse, we'll take those Kleenexes. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Sunil Dutt was a very brave man' Nov 1, 2007
Nargis and Sunil Dutt had many terms of endearment for each other. He would call her Pia, and shewould call him 'Hey there. (Rediff)
Have you met Chuck? Oct 21, 2007
The origin occurs in Macbeth, wherein Macbeth refers to Lady Macbeth as "dear chuck," a British term of endearment (and if that loving couple can't use terms of endearment, who can. apparently rooted in the Middle English chukken, or "to cluck." The term of endearment stands: Wallace, the eccentric inventor in the "Wallace & Gromit" films, sometimes calls his faithful dog Gromit "Old Chuck.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
TV's everyman has a new name Oct 19, 2007
The origin occurs in Macbeth, wherein Macbeth refers to Lady Macbeth as "dear chuck," a British term of endearment (and if that loving couple can't use terms of endearment, who can. apparently rooted in the Middle English chukken, or "to cluck." The term of endearment stands: Wallace, the eccentric inventor in the "Wallace & Gromit" films, sometimes calls his faithful dog Gromit "Old Chuck." According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Shakespeare also used the term in "Love's Labour's Lost" and... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Owen Wilson: Where does he go from here? Oct 19, 2007
The short got the attention of producer James L. Brooks (The Simpsons, Terms of Endearment), who helped them finance a feature-length version. That film, also titled Bottle Rocket (1996), about a guy named Dignan (Wilson) who busts his friend (Wilson's younger brother, Luke) out of a mental hospital and then plans a hapless comic heist, wasn't much of a hit. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Read on... Sep 27, 2007
Three films that mean a lot to me: Terms of Endearment, directed by James L. BrooksLife as a House, directed by Irwin WinklerSophies Choice, directed by Alan J. Pakula. Last CD I bought: Back to Black, Amy Winehouse. (Variety)
Public weeping is back Sep 7, 2007
10) Terms of Endearment (1983). 11) Beaches (1988). (Globe and Mail)
Little Lake has actor Jeff Daniels' play at heart Aug 12, 2007
Mr. Daniels, who started writing plays in 1991, was also cheating husband, Flap, in the 1983 film "Terms of Endearment" and more lately has appeared in films such as "Good Night and Good Luck" and "RV.". Little Lake artistic director Sunny Disney Fitchett said she admired Mr. Daniels' plays for their "heart," so much so that his work will appear at the theatre again in November, when the comedy "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" opens. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
It Doesn't Suck! Aug 1, 2007
That leads to a third-act monologue for which longtime Simpsons writer-producer (and Terms of Endearment Oscar winner) James L. Brooks reportedly demanded more than 100 takes from Kavner that is one of the deepest and most searching examinations of the meaning of "I do" that I've ever heard in a movie. It does the last thing you might expect The Simpsons Movie to do: It leaves you with a lump in your throat. (City Pages)
Creator as surprised as anyone by success of 'The Simpsons' Jul 30, 2007
Creator as surprised as anyone by success of 'The Simpsons. Creator as surprised as anyone by success of 'The Simpsons. (PopMatters)
Film Weekly goes to America - and cries Jul 29, 2007
Terms of Endearment - When Debra Winger is saying goodbye to her kids. Shadowlands - When Anthony Hopkins and the little boy both clutch each other in their grief. (Guardian Unlimited)
Dating deal-breakers Jul 28, 2007
Like SlimOne - don t use terms of endearment with me until we ve reached the point of being endearing to one another. Oh and Slim - Little Miss Sunshine was hilarious to me - one of those movies where you really don t know what s coming next. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Movie: Yellow family arrives on silver screen Jul 27, 2007
"We were writing up until a week and a half ago," says producer James L. Brooks, who knows a thing or two about movies as the Academy Award-winning writer-director of "Terms of Endearment" and "Broadcast News.". Impressed by Groening's "Life in Hell" comic strips, Brooks commissioned the artist to come up with material for animated shorts that would play on the "The Tracey Ullman Show." The first aired in April 1987. (Juneau Empire)
'Simpsons Movie' Creators Talk Pig Farms, Pixar, Green Day With Kurt Loder Jul 27, 2007
Brooks is an Academy-Award-winning writer and director ("Terms of Endearment," "Broadcast News") and a TV legend, too, having worked as a writer and producer on such iconic series as the "Mary Tyler Moore" show and "Taxi." Brooks suggested collaborating on an animation project, and Groening (rhymes with "raining") cooked up a concept: the highly quirky adventures of a blue-collar family that was loosely modeled on members of his own childhood household back in Portland, Oregon. These odd but... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Doomed to be a cartoonist Jul 25, 2007
" Groening had moved to Los Angeles several years earlier and found work at an alternative weekly newspaper, where he wrote, edited, proofread, and started the snarky existential comic strip Life in Hell, which he still writes and draws every week. (That has become such an institution that most loyal readers haven't even noticed that he changed the name of it to Life Is Swell after his pleasure with the results of last year's U.S. mid-term elections). One early fan was television producer (Mary... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
D'oh Kidding: 'Simpsons' Creator Excited About Movie Jul 25, 2007
Crucial to the production of "The Simpsons Movie" was the return of Oscar-winning filmmaker James L. Brooks, the creative force behind such film hits as "Terms of Endearment," "As Good As It Gets" and television's "Mary Tyler Moore Show." While he's been on board as an executive producer since the beginning, he was a show-runner in the series' crucial early years. Fox ImageThe Simpsons (l to r): Marge and Maggie, Lisa, Homer and Bart. (Click2Houston, TX)
The doughnut democracy Jul 24, 2007
Although Brooks, whose resume includes Oscar favourites As Good As It Gets, Terms of Endearment and Broadcast News, suggests that "we all cared so much about The Simpsons" that the group knew when they got something right. Silverman maintains that he had a delicate balancing act with the animation. (National Post)
how the film was a labor of love Jul 23, 2007
Armed with his feature-film experience on "Terms of Endearment," "Broadcast News" and "As Good as It Gets," Brooks steered the writers away from the 22-minute episode mentality and toward more dramatic story arcs ... Even Brooks, who was an executive producer on "The Simpsons' " first three seasons after earning a shelf full of Emmy awards ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Taxi") and directing the Oscar-winning "Terms of Endearment," had to pitch jokes like everyone else. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Cougars moved to refuge Jul 15, 2007
There were the khaki shorts and shirts, a man with tousled blond hair, terms of endearment spoken to a wild creature that could easily inflict great bodily harm and the efforts to preserve said creature who was only doing what came naturally. "Hey, pretty girl," Tanya Smith cooed to Sasha, a five and a half-year-old female cougar. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Language: Who's the hottiest of them all? Jun 10, 2007
Hottie is not spelled with a y because -ie, the lexicographer Grant Barrett informs me, "is a classic diminutive or hypocoristic ending used for terms of endearment.". A hottie began as the name of the hot-water bottle, a foot-warming device of red rubber filled with leaking hot water that went out with the kowtow. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
The king of ethical films... sort of (Christian Toto) Jun 1, 2007
He points to 1983's "Terms of Endearment" and 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as his template, movies where the comedy and drama intertwined without giving viewers whiplash. "That's the bar I'm trying to reach," he says. (Washington Times, DC)
Judd Apatow emerges as comedy maestro May 31, 2007
He grew up obsessed with the Marx Brothers and Steve Martin, watched Woody Allen films endlessly, considers Harold Ramis movies (Caddyshack, Groundhog Day) a gigantic influence and found inspiration in the mix of humor and realism in films like Terms of Endearment and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. . (MSNBC -- News)
Leonard Maltin's Favorite Movies May 30, 2007
1982: "E.T., the Extra Terrestrial" 1983: "Terms of Endearment" 1984: "The Killing Fields" 1985: "Prizzi's Honor" 1986: "Hannah and Her Sisters" 1987: "Moonstruck" 1988: "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" 1989: "Glory" 1990: "Dances With Wolves" 1991: "The Commitments" 1992: "Howards End" 1993: "King of the Hill" 1994: "Pulp Fiction" 1995: "Braveheart" 1996: "Fargo" 1997: "As Good As It Gets" 1998: "Shakespeare in Love" 1999: "The Sixth Sense" 2000: "Croupier" 2001: "Songcatcher" 2002:... (CBS News -- Early Show)
If Only Homer Could Count... May 20, 2007
" Brooks, whose credits range from such iconic TV series as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Taxi" and such films as "Terms of Endearment" and "As Good as It Gets," has become more involved in the series - and the film - in recent years. "It's been a major reconnection," he says. "It's my day job and night job, and has been for a while. And that wasn't true before this. (CTNow.com)
Bridge To Terabithia May 4, 2007
The films tragic twist might be a little upsetting for younger cinema-goers, but its aftermath teases our tearducts as adroitly as Terms of Endearment. Childrens films which dont feature ill-fated white-tailed deer are rarely this affecting. (Digital Spy)
After the Wedding Apr 22, 2007
hirty years ago, Robert Redford created Ordinary People, a visual catalog of repressed emotions combustible enough to placate the American publics desire for family melodrama for a full three yearsthat is, until the release of James L. Brookss Terms of Endearment. Apparently unsatisfied with Redfords accomplishment, Danish director Susanne Bier has set her sights on her own tragedian immortality by concocting a mixture of secrets, lies, anger, and regret potent enough to fill about five... (Yale Herald, CT)
Seventy, and he's still shining Apr 22, 2007
James L BrooksWriter, director: Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), As Good as it Gets (1997). I met Jack in passing, years before I directed him in Terms of Endearment. (Guardian Unlimited)
Ballet's de Warren honored at Hyatt Apr 3, 2007
Sarasota's "Prince Charming," Alexei Dovgopolyi -- introduced to his wife, Nicole, by Robert 10 years ago -- danced with Kate Honea, who told the guest of honor that the dancers will miss Robert's "terms of endearment". and being his children. (Herald-Tribune)
Read More: Second Cup: John Lithgow Mar 27, 2007
Since then, Lithgow has starred in numerous films including "Shrek" (voice of Lord Farquaadt), "The Pelican Brief," "Terms of Endearment," "Cliffhanger," "Ricochet," "Memphis Belle," "2010" and "Footloose.". He's best known to television audiences for his starring role in the hit comedy "3rd Rock From The Sun," which premiered in 1996 and ran for six seasons. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Epper pulls out all the stunts Mar 26, 2007
-Jack Nicholson: "My favorite. We were together in Terms of Endearment, where he's driving the Corvette, throwing his hands up into the wind. He was so into the craziness that I started fearing for my life, which says something.". Epper pulls out all the stunts. (USA Today -- Life)
LESS THAN EQUAL SEQUEL Mar 25, 2007
Simon & Schuster, 24 LARRY McMurtry's first novel, "Horseman, Pass By," served as the basis for the film "Hud," starring. " Just last, year he won an Oscar for his screenplay for "Brokeback Mountain," accepting the award in a pair of well-worn blue jeans. The film adaptations of his novels have cemented his reputation, but his loyal audience knows that the real delights come in the books themselves. Then again, he's also penned a few less-inspired efforts, and this new book, yet another sequel... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The best of McMurtry Mar 23, 2007
McMurtry is a prolific and much-honored author and screenwriter, who has won just about everything in American literature from a Pulitzer ( Lonesome Dove ), to several Oscars, ( Hud, Terms of Endearment, Brokeback Mountain. The day we were there, we browsed for a couple of hours, marveling at how all of these books were owned by a single individual. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
NW: East meets West in Namesake Mar 14, 2007
Ashima and Ashoke's arranged marriage slowly and subtly turns into a love match, though the terms of endearment are rarely spokenthat would not be the Bengali way. And soon their first child is borna son who is given the name Gogol, after the Russian writer whose book played a life-changing role in Ashoke's life. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Wooten on 'pulpit politics' Mar 9, 2007
In response, some labeled me a blind leftist or lefty wingnut (terms of endearment, no doubt). Well, it turns out that Millers beloved Marine Corp has been infiltrated by so-called lefty wingnuts. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Forget ScorseseMeet the man with a record zero Oscars from 18 nominations Feb 25, 2007
She was joking, but four years later, in 1983, O'Connell landed his first Oscar nomination for the Jack Nicholson weepy Terms of Endearment. Best date. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'I'd like to thank...' Feb 24, 2007
This is fantastic; Dianne Wiest (Hannah and her Sisters, 1988): Gee, this isnt like I imagined it to be in the bathtub; and Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment, 1983), who ended her speech with: I deserve this. . (iAfrica.com)
Oscar's Biggest Loser Feb 23, 2007
It's insane, just to be part of that is an incredible feeling, so I don't get discouraged," O'Connell says. He's an optimist and an artist. "Every single different sound in this movie is on a different one of these faders," he says, explaining his skill at mixing sound for movies. Without him, the movie would sound like, well, nothing. He makes it sound like it's booming. He has put sound to everything from blockbusters like "Spider-Man 2," to tear-jerkers like his first nomination, for "Terms... (CBS News)
I don't know what "theorem" means Feb 22, 2007
-- O'Connell has had 18 previous nominations for his sound mixing work, dating back to the 1984 movie "Terms of Endearment.". -- He is Susan Lucci, except he a) does not have breasts and b) probably does not have animal fat injected into his face. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Oscars' biggest loser hoping for win Feb 20, 2007
For each of his nominations - starting in 1984 for Terms of Endearment up to his most recent for Memoirs of a Geisha in 2006 - O'Connell has penned an acceptance speech, all of which are tucked away in a draw at home. "Some of them are written on the back of a business card, some of them are written on the back of a napkin," O'Connell said ahead of Monday's Oscars. (ABC News Online, Australia)
