AFI Names Top Ten Mystery Films of ... Jul 26, 2008
Stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, Vincent Price. Director, Otto Preminger. (Suite101.com)
Movie: The Omega Man (1971) Jul 22, 2008
Vincent Price starred as Dr. Robert Morgan, with Richard Matheson contributing to the screenplay under the pseudonym "Logan Swanson.". The Omega Man Screenplay, Director, Music. (Suite101.com)
Apatow self-destructs at Just for Laughs Jul 21, 2008
He did exactly two - Daniel Day-Lewis's character, Daniel Plainview, from There Will Be Blood and Vincent Price. They were both pretty good, but then, inexplicably, Hader disappeared. (Globe and Mail)
Science Fiction Movie: The Fly (195... Jul 18, 2008
Science Fiction Movie: The Fly (1958): Al David Hedison and Vincent Price Star in Sci-Fi/Horror Film ... Al David Hedison and Vincent Price Star in Sci-Fi/Horror Film ... Vincent Price, Patricia Owens and Herbert Marshall appear in horrific support. (Suite101.com)
The Fall of the House of Usher Jul 15, 2008
Edgar Allen Poe is considered a writer in the Gothic genre. His style is often intense horror, yet he also writes in the style of Romanticism. (Suite101.com)
3-D Movies: Coming Back At Ya'! Jul 7, 2008
The big hit was 1953's "House of Wax." It was made by a one-eyed director, Andre De Toth, who couldn't perceive depth, with Vincent Price skulking around and corpses falling into the camera. There was one masterwork: "Dial M For Murder," which you rarely see in its 3-D form. (CBS News)
Summarized Cinema: Science Movies Explained in a Sentence Jun 25, 2008
I actually prefer the great Vincent Price effort of 1958, in which a cheesy fly head is perched on a human body. And the fly's body carries a tiny human head that squeaks, "Help me!" The 1986 Jeff Goldblum version of The Fly is creepier, because, well, it stars Jeff Goldblum. (Scientific American)
William Castle's Gimmicks Jun 16, 2008
Starring Vincent Price as Frederick Loren, an eccentric millionare who has invited five guests to his house for a party ... Vincent Price stars as coroner and scientist Dr. Warren Chapin. (Suite101.com)
Popularity of 3-D movies was short-lived May 29, 2008
HOUSE OF WAX (1953): This kinetic horror movie starring Vincent Price as a demonic wax museum owner was not the first 3-D film nor the first shot in color. It was, however, the first to use a stereo soundtrack, which would have been the audio equivalent of 3-D at the time. (The Augusta Chronicle)
There's always something to do in St. Louis May 28, 2008
Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age like Betty Grable, Vincent Price, Shelley Winters and Buddy Ebsen have roots here too, along with contemporary favorites John Goodman, Marsha Mason, Robert Guillaume and Kevin Kline. Each summer the magic of musical theatre echoes through Forest Park as The Muny - short for Municipal Opera Association - stages seven weeks of American musicals under the stars. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
California Congresswoman walked away from $578K mortgage... May 22, 2008
For the regulars, it's like being Vincent Price in "The Last Man on Earth." Tealeaf, your plaintive apology is noted. Posted by: Randy Adams. (The Drudge Report)
SNL's Bill Hader boards comedy 'Express' May 16, 2008
He has propositioned Lindsay Lohan as one-half of the Laser Cats and performed as Dave Matthews, Vincent Price and Daniel Day-Lewis. But his film profile keeps growing. (USA Today -- Life)
Abbott, Costello Meet Frankenstein May 10, 2008
Stevens), Howard Negley (Harris, the insurance man) and an uncredited Vincent Price (Voice of The Invisible Man). Budget, Filming Location, Trouble on the Set. (Suite101.com)
Family and other disasters May 4, 2008
"I don't know who they'd put in that box," writes Lucy in her new book - The Lucy Family Alphabet, "but it wasn't [Dad]. This guy was shorter, his hair was a different colour and he looked downright creepy. My father had been replaced with a midget Vincent Price.". Spectacular stuff-ups are, it seems, a Lucy family speciality, with the 40-year-old Judith holding a double-major in Mortification and Ruthless Honesty. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hazel Court, 'scream queen' of 1950s, '60s horror films in Britain and the United States Apr 20, 2008
In the last two, her best-known films, she costarred with Vincent Price. Her scream-queen roles continued to bring her fan mail - up to 100 letters a month, Walsh said - until her death. (Boston Globe)
Media Watch- Dont care for the Hollywood scare Apr 18, 2008
And where would Alfred Hitchcock, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Cushing, or Vincent Price be today were it not for horror films. There is, of course, a "top rated" list of horror films for and from fans of the genre, available online at the Internet Movie Database. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
"Hazel Court -- Horror Queen" dies of heart attack Apr 18, 2008
Hazel Court, a British actress who starred alongside horror movie greats Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in the 1950s and 1960s has died at age 82 ... BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Hazel Court, a British actress who starred alongside horror movie greats Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in the 1950s and 1960s has died at age 82. (Xinhuanet, China)
Raven scream queen Hazel Court dies at 82 Apr 17, 2008
AP fileHazel Court,who co-starred with the likes of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in popular horror movies of the 1950s and '60s, has died ... LOS ANGELES - Hazel Court, a British beauty who co-starred with the likes of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in horror movies of the 1950s and 60s, has died. (MSNBC -- News)
Moses and Me: Some Reminiscences of Charlton Heston Apr 9, 2008
(The film had been made before as The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price and remade in 07 as I am Legend with Eddie Murphy). And I had to mention that Linda Jenkins, my friend and colleague at the office, went to the same high school as his female lead in the film, Rosalind Cash. (Human Events Online)
TV Preview: 'Secret Talents' lets stars strut their, uh, stuff Apr 7, 2008
" Oh, dear. Whither the cheese factor? Perhaps it will come in the costuming. When ABC's "Battle of the Network Stars" pitted 1970s and '80s celebs in network-vs.-network teams for "sports" like the obstacle course or the baseball-throw dunk tank, you had sights like the one immortalized in the label of its YouTube clip -- Pernell Roberts in a Speedo -- with the "Trapper John, M.D." star suddenly seen in a light that might better have stayed dark. Despite the new show's title, the fun in "Secret... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Commanding roles didn't come easily for Heston Apr 7, 2008
Those movies, along with "The Last Man on Earth" starring Vincent Price, were all based on Richard Matheson's short novel, "I Am Legend." In each movie, the star spends long stretches alone -- no one to act against or with -- and nothing tests a performer's mettle like that. I talked with Heston just once, in the fall of 1998 as part of a teleconference he did for "Charlton Heston's Hollywood: 50 Years in American Film." He had collaborated with Jean-Pierre Isbouts on the 223-page book, which... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
TV Series: F Troop (1965-67) Apr 3, 2008
The roster included Don "Red" Barry, Don Rickles, Lee Meriwether, Henry Gibson, Paul Petersen, Paul Lynde, Harvey Korman, Milton Berle, Julie Newmar, Pippa Scott, Phil Harris, Vincent Price and Mary Wickes. TV Guide Review. (Suite101.com)
Smith's `Legend' gets a slight rewrite Mar 21, 2008
I Am Legend'' (PG-13) -- The third official screen version of Richard Matheson's seminal science-fiction novel is the best of the bunch, although that may be faint praise, considering its predecessors include the lackluster ``The Last Man on Earth'' (with Vincent Price) and the campy ``The Omega Man'' (with Charlton Heston). This time out, Will Smith is seemingly the sole human resident of New York City after a virus ravages America. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
New on DVD: Oscar-nominated 'Atonement' is solid Mar 21, 2008
Comparably superior to 1964's The Last Man on Earth (a Vincent Price "B" movie) and 1971's The Omega Man (one of Charlton Heston's worst), this only-fair third adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel abandons Will Smith in a rotten Apple, leaving him to combat CGI half-humans who like to bite. In addition to the abruptly blah theatrical ending, the pricier DVD has an additional "controversial" one, though it won't rattle many chains. (USA Today -- Life)
Coming soon: the 3D revolution Mar 15, 2008
1953 Vincent Price makes his 3D debut in House of Wax. He went on to star in more 3-D features than any other actor. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
A Heartfelt, YouTube-Based Wake for Polaroid Instant Photography Feb 10, 2008
Here's an ad for Polaroid video cassettes with Vincent Price, proving that stars appeared in Polaroid commercials on the way down as well as on the way up. I think maybe the last Polaroid I owned and used was a Spectra, which, at the time I bought it, was a fairly major purchase for me. (PC World)
I Am Legend: Armchair Reviewer Jan 4, 2008
Yes, it has been done before, but Vincent Price (The Last Man on Earth) and Charlton Heston (The Omega Man) have nothing on this modern day adaptation of the 1954 Richard Matheson novel. Basically humanity has been wiped out by what was thought to be the cure for cancer. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Marriage can be murder Jan 3, 2008
"I like my dialogue, the show's funny, I mean it's like a soap opera. But certainly any show where I read the scripts and don't want to change dialogue that I didn't write is rare. I like the whole concept of the Groom Reaper. It seems like a (horror actor) Vincent Price-y role and I always liked Vincent Price as a kid. So I said 'yes' right away.". The key to the role, says Waters, is to let viewers know he's conspiring with them. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
2 hours of Johnny Depp — need we say more? Dec 21, 2007
Indeed, were this yarn presented as a straight melodrama it would have all the depth of an old Vincent Price potboiler. But through Sondheim's magnificent score overflowing with hummable, soaring themes and explosive dissonance a wonderful synthesis occurs and this tawdry tale becomes an achingly human experience. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
'Legend' lands legendary opening Dec 17, 2007
Legends perf also speaks to the continued fan base for Richard Mathesons 1954 classic tome of the same name, which has been adapted into two previous features, Charlton Heston starrer The Omega Man and Vincent Price starrer The Last Man on Earth. . (Variety)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE LIFESTYLE BUDGET Dec 16, 2007
LASTMAN-FILM (Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- The church sign said: "The End Has Come." And it has, for virtually all mankind, except Vincent Price as "The Last Man on Earth" in that 1964 movie. It was based on the novel, "I Am Legend," which also inspired '71's "The Omega Man" starring Charlton Heston. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Wasn't easy to shut down New York Dec 15, 2007
Do you remain faithful to the book, or to the previous movies The Last Man On Earth (starring Vincent Price) and The Omega Man (starring Charlton Heston). Or do you go in an entirely different direction, with Will Smith playing the role of lonely zombie killer Robert Neville. (Toronto Star)
The Mitchell mess Dec 15, 2007
Vincent Price starred in Last Man on Earth (1964) and Charlton Heston starred in Omega Man (1974). It was funny though , I must have been the only one in the theater who knew the fate of the main character. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Review: I, human - Will Smith plays last man standing in 'I Am Legend' Dec 15, 2007
The previous adaptations - the engagingly crummy "Last Man on Earth" (1964), starring Vincent Price, and the painfully dated "Omega Man" (1971), featuring Charlton Heston - also ended differently from the novel (and each other). But this latest wrap-up is an out-of-the-blue affair, unconvincingly optimistic and perhaps the least satisfying of the three, which has to be laid at the feet of screenwriters Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: Smith Brings 'Legend' To Life Dec 15, 2007
Vincent Price and Charlton Heston took on the role with less success in previously cheesy adaptations of the Richard Matheson sci-fi novel, 1964's "The Last Man on Earth" and 1971's "The Omega Man," respectively. While Smith certainly conjures both pathos and absurd laughs as Robert Neville, a military scientist whose immunity to a deadly virus leaves him stranded in Manhattan with only his trusted German shepherd for companionship, it's the visual effects in director Francis Lawrence's film... (Click2Houston, TX)
Will Smith Is A Lonely Guy In 'Legend' Dec 14, 2007
(Vincent Price and Charlton Heston took on the role with less success in previously cheesy adaptations of the Richard Matheson sci-fi novel, 1964's "The Last Man on Earth" and 1971's "The Omega Man," respectively. . (CBS News)
Will Smith Gets Lost in His 'Legend' Dec 14, 2007
I Am Legend is the third major movie adaptation of the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson; the others were the The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price in 1964 and The Omega Man with Charlton Heston seven years later. Matheson is a prolific, influential writer of horror and sci-fi novels, short stories and films, from Roger Corman's Edgar Allen Poe movies of the 60s to the seminal 70s TV films Duel (Steven Spielberg's first feature) and The Night Stalker and the 90s films What Dreams May Come and... (TIME)
'Legend' is the latest in a long line of end-of-the-world thrillers Dec 14, 2007
Legend' is the latest in a long line of end-of-the-world thrillers - 12/14/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
Not much for 'Legend' to live up to Dec 14, 2007
So many moviegoers might be surprised to discover that the book also inspired two other less-than-legendary star vehicles one for Vincent Price and another for Charlton Heston. Whether it's Price's The Last Man on Earth, Heston's The Omega Man or the new film, society's plague-ridden plight is basically the same, although spurred by different types of scientific catastrophes. (USA Today -- Life)
'Legend,' 'Chipmunks' opening Dec 14, 2007
Pic marks the third time that Richard Matheson's classic 1954 sci-fi tome has been adapted for the bigscreen after "The Last Man on Earth," starring Vincent Price, and "The Omega Man," toplining Charlton Heston. Tracking suggests "Legend" could be one of the biggest openers of the fall, possibly crossing the $40 million mark. (Variety)
Mini movie reviews Dec 14, 2007
Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'I Am Legend' Dec 14, 2007
The first starred Vincent Price as "The Last Man on Earth," while the second cast Charlton Heston as "The Omega Man.". This version, directed by Francis Lawrence (who did lots of music videos and "Constantine"), locates the survivor in New York, which makes for some dazzling images of a sheared off Brooklyn Bridge, streets clogged with dusty, abandoned cars and cornfields, weeds and wild animals roaming where traffic once throbbed. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The last human inhabitant of New York in a race against the zombies Dec 14, 2007
But really the movie is best when its hero is on his own, and Smith, walking in the footsteps of Vincent Price and Charlton Heston, who played earlier versions of the Robert Neville character, outdoes both of them. There is something graceful and effortless about this performance, which not only shows what it might feel like to be the last man on earth, but also demonstrates what it is to be a movie star. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Films to end world by Dec 13, 2007
All three movies are based on the influential 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson and are set in a near-future where our hero (Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth, Charlton Heston in The Omega Man) finds himself alone after a plague has wiped out all life on Earth - well, not quite all, and that's the problem. The earlier films are definitely worth catching up with, if only to see how advances in special-effects technology have evolved over the past 43 years. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Thriller 'I Am Legend' mutates toward big scares Dec 13, 2007
Neil wrote on Dec 12, 2007 7:27 PM:" The original movie starred Vincent price and was titled "The Last Man on earth". He deserves a mention. ". or. (North County Times)
Why Will is worried Dec 13, 2007
The third film version of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel and the first to use its original title The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price (1964) and The Omega Man starring Charlton Heston (1971) were the others Legend features Smith as perhaps the only human survivor of a mutated virus. His Robert Neville has certainly been the only uninfected person for years in a nature-reclaimed New York, which he prowls by day with a German shepherd before barricading himself against diseased vampires at... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Movie review: Last-man-on-Earth saga ‘I Am Legend’ strikingly shot, then turns cheesy Dec 12, 2007
(Vincent Price and Charlton Heston took on the role with less success in previously cheesy adaptations of the Richard Matheson sci-fi novel, 1964 s The Last Man on Earth and 1971 s The Omega Man, respectively. While Smith certainly conjures both pathos and absurd laughs as Robert Neville, a military scientist whose immunity to a deadly virus leaves him stranded in Manhattan with only his trusted German shepherd for companionship, it s the visual effects in director Francis Lawrence s film that... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Will Smith Snagged 'I Am Legend' From Schwarzenegger, But Can You Imagine Nicolas Cage In 'The Matrix'? Dec 8, 2007
"It was, what, '94 that Warner Brothers took it in," Smith remembered of the project, based on the classic 1954 sci-fi novel of the same name and already filmed as 1964's "The Last Man on Earth" (with Vincent Price) and 1971's "The Omega Man" (with Charlton Heston). "It definitely has evolved with the times.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Book buzz: Matheson is still a 'Legend' Dec 6, 2007
(Previous film versions include 1964's The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price and 1971's The Omega Man with Charlton Heston. Greg Cox, the 81-year-old author's longtime editor, notes how so many ideas originated with Legend "zombie movies like Night of the Living Dead and 28 Days Later. End-of-the-world movies. It's one of the most influential books ever written.". (USA Today -- Life)
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Turns 25 Dec 2, 2007
And the title song, which at first sounds like a metaphoric examination of the same under-siege mentality that marks the LP's best moments, instead degenerates into silly camp, with a rap by Vincent Price. (Couldn't they get Count Floyd. (NPR)
The PG's Holiday Movie Guide Dec 2, 2007
"I Am Legend" -- Star Will Smith and director Francis Lawrence put their stamp on Richard Matheson's novel (also inspiration for movies starring Charlton Heston and Vincent Price) about a brilliant scientist who has proven immune to a virus that's wiped out New York and possibly the world. "Alvin and the Chipmunks" -- Alvin. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Winter Movie Preview Dec 1, 2007
The two previous film adaptations, one starring Vincent Price and the other Charlton Heston, are cult classics today but essentially regarded as having missed the point of the book. So will a modern, expensive (bloated. (IGN FilmForce)
Saga's spirit evades capture Dec 1, 2007
The 3-D technique has come a long way since the 1950s, when we wore red and green plastic glasses to have a lion leap into our laps (Bwana Devil) or a scarred Vincent Price threaten us (House of Wax). You still have to wear glasses, supplied at the cinema, but there's no strain involved and the results are, quite simply, breathtaking. (The Australian)
Novel approach Dec 1, 2007
I Am Legend (written in 1954) has been filmed twice before: once as The Last Man on Earth, with Vincent Price in 1964, and again as The Omega Man with Charleton Heston in 1971. Protosevich, who wrote 2000's The Cell and the screenplay for last year's The Poseidon, is an ardent Richard Matheson fan, but. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New on DVD: 'Waitress' is a bittersweet treat Nov 30, 2007
A mere casting sample could engender history's all-time condo mixer: Joan Crawford, Joan Collins, little Kurt Russell, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Playboy Playmate of the Year Donna Michelle, Shelley Berman, Ricardo Montalban, Chad Everett, Jack Palance, Sharon Tate, Gunga Din villain Eduardo Ciannelli, Inspector Clouseau nemesis Herbert Lom, Rip Torn, Sonny and Cher, Leslie Nielsen, Vincent Price, Nancy Sinatra, Richard Kiel, Groucho Marx's announcer George Fenneman, blond sex bomb deity of... (USA Today -- Life)
Boxed-Set Bonanza Nov 25, 2007
Hitchcock attracted an amazing array of talent to work on the series: "The Glass Eye," with Tom Conway as a ventriloquist and Billy Barty as his dummy (also in the cast: Jessica Tandy, Rosemary Harris and William Shatner); "The Perfect Crime," with Vincent Price; seven episodes directed by "Casablanca" actor Paul Henreid (including "The Diplomatic Corpse," co-starring Peter Lorre); "The Young One," featuring Carol Lynley and directed by Robert Altman; and "The Foghorn," an uncanny love story... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Who's naughty, who's nice? Nov 22, 2007
Who's naughty, who's nice. Hollywood unwraps its holiday films. (The Clarion-Ledger)
A Feast Of Holiday Flicks Nov 18, 2007
" While it's not the big deal it once was to be with child and without husband, it can't be as easy as these movies make it look. Still, director Jason Reitman brings the same satirical eye he focused on "Thank You for Smoking" to his latest work, revealing the couple desperate to adopt Juno's baby to be not as picture-perfect as they first appear. The adorable Ellen Page plays Juno as saucy and impudent, the exact opposite of her taciturn boyfriend, who responds passively to news of his... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Doc Films explores new frontier with film series on Mormon cinema Nov 16, 2007
The series, which started in September, has showcased The Best Two Years, director Scott Anderson's sentimental take on his experience as a Latter-day Saints missionary in Holland; short films that students at Brigham Young University made; a 1940 film featuring Vincent Price as Latter Day Saints founder Joseph Smith; and the theology-drenched 1994 science-fiction film Plan 10 from Outer Space, in which the buried writings of a mad Mormon prophet portend Earth's invasion from the planet Kolob.... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
'Shrek the Third' on DVD Nov 13, 2007
Sept. 11 Movies "" "D.O.A. Dead or Alive" "The Graduate" "The Valentino Collection" "Vincent Price: MGM Scream Legends Collection". Television "Charmed - The Final Season" "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" "Grey's Anatomy - The Complete Third Season" "Bones - The Complete Second Season" "Supernatural - The Complete Second Season" "Fraggle Rock - Complete Third Season" "Tales From the Crypt / Vault of Horror". (SunSpot.net)
Just blog off, Marilyn Manson Nov 7, 2007
While the 1960s witnessed the halcyon days of the star cookbook, with everyone from Elvis to Vincent Price big-noting their favourite nosh in print, the 1980s and 1990s spawned -inevitably - the spin-off: books inspired by their work (True Grits: Recipes Inspired by the Movies of John Wayne, The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook: Recipes & Reflections from Forrest Gump). The noughties enabled punters to sup at famous people's tables (Jennifer Lopez's Cuban restaurant, Madre's) and sip at their... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sweeney Todd: Can a macabre musical make it onscreen? Nov 7, 2007
Tim Burton, obsessive watcher of horror movies and a worshiper of Vincent Price, had discovered "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," not to mention Stephen Sondheim. And after stewing in his imagination on and off for some 25 years, that encounter has been channeled into Burton's new film version, scheduled to arrive Dec. 21, with Johnny Depp as Sweeney, Helena Bonham Carter as Lovett and the smoke-blackened streets of Victorian London as the setting for their danse macabre. (International Herald Tribune)
Spiders, ghosts offer welcome Halloween cheer Nov 1, 2007
Long-lost relative of Vincent Price. Enjoyed those Saw movies a little too much. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
FILM CALENDAR 10/26 Oct 28, 2007
Starring Vincent Price (1953) (413) 528-0100. November 2-4. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Vincent Price: 'The scariest man in film' Oct 27, 2007
Vincent Price: 'The scariest man in film ... Fifteen years ago Thursday, just days before Halloween, Vincent Price, who has been called "the scariest man in film" and "the King of the Grand Guignol" passed away ... Vincent Price was to horror films what John Wayne was to westerns, Errol Flynn to swashbucklers, and W. C. Fields to comedies. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
