The Fortune Cookie Mar 2, 2008
The Origins Of ThisTasty Treat. Fortune cookies are not an ancient Chinese tradition, but are either a North American invention or a Japanese treat. (Suite101.com)
Coddon: Filmmakers get solid performances from Mustang Mar 1, 2008
Shyster lawyer Walter Matthau spends ill-gotten insurance compensation money on a new Mustang fastback in '66's The Fortune Cookie. The car looks great even in black and white. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Nets Decry 'Caustic' Anti-Obama Talk Host Feb 28, 2008
Give the presidency a rumpled, Walter Matthau quality. 8. (MediaResearch.org)
Oscar makes a mess of things here too Feb 21, 2008
The Odd Couple began life as a hit Broadway play in 1965, then cemented its status as a pop culture colossus when Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon brought it to the big screen three years later. Since, there has been a television series, an African-American remake, a female rewrite, a Hollywood sequel and even a cartoon about cat and dog roommates. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz Review Feb 15, 2008
There's a Walter Matthau category -- I kid you not. by. (IGN PS2)
Cinematic touches Feb 15, 2008
previously danced across by Walter Matthau and Barbara Streisand, Carol Channing and Mary Mathis. Yet she still manages to find ways to improve upon such beloved source material. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
GRP brings sunshine to Tri-State Area's winter Feb 14, 2008
Burns did play in it and since its debut in 1972, Jack Klugman, Walter Matthau and Tony Randall also have done the show. In Keokuk, GRP veterans Chuck Betts and Dr. John Vance play the aging, one-time vaudeville team billed as Lewis and Clark. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Egyptian to light up big screen Jan 26, 2008
The film stars the late Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Other movies at the Egyptian include. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
O'Brien looks at all the moves Jan 19, 2008
I favor Walter Matthau , always wore a full uniform when coaching (just like Cox , spikes and all). The only guys I ever berated were the umps and on occasion had a few choice words for the parents who couldn t keep it G-rated in front of the kids during a game. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Woody Allen Explains His Love For Scarlett Johansson, Why He Doesn't Do Broadway Jan 18, 2008
Allen: You would think that the parts that Walter Matthau played at this point would come my way. No one asks me to play the father; or Gramps, the lovable old codger; or Pops, the backstage manager at the theater. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Axium files for bankruptcy Jan 9, 2008
"I was supposed to go pick up a $75,000 check from the DGA, until they told me there was this problem, that Axium had gone out of business and all the accounts were frozen, " said the helmer, son of the late Walter Matthau. "I feel totally violated, and I'm hoping that the Guild will be able to help me.". (Variety)
The Moment... Jan 6, 2008
There's Obama (a vaporous gasbag with the political program of Clement Atlee), Hilllary (a ruthless opportunist who carries her own star always before her), Edwards (a trial lawyer running, predictably enough, on the politics of grievance), Huckabee (who thinks the world is flat, literally), Romney (who, in case of injury, is going to expose all the wrong underwear in the ambulance), McCain (whose shameless impersonation of a Grumpy Old Man calls to mind Walter Matthau on a very bad day), Fred... (The Drudge Report)
Last matzo factory on New York's Lower East Side moving out Dec 29, 2007
Among those who once called it home were actors George Burns and Walter Matthau; gangsters Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel; and musicians Irving Berlin and George and Ira Gershwin. The Jewish population dwindled after World War II as the immigrants' children and grandchildren moved up and out to better neighborhoods, replaced by Chinese and Hispanic immigrants whose influence is evident in the bodegas and noodle shops that dot the neighborhood. (Boston Globe)
Choreographer Michael Kidd Dead Dec 25, 2007
Other films included "Star!" with Julie Andrews and "Hello Dolly" with Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau. Kidd also choreographed and directed "Merry Andrew" starring Kaye and appeared on-screen dancing with Gene Kelly and Dan Dailey in "It's Always Fair Weather.". (Time.com)
My Fair Lady Leads Sparkling 2008 Granite Theatre Season Dec 22, 2007
The second play of 2008, Neil Simon s "I Ought To Be In Pictures," which opens in May, ran for a year on Broadway in 1980 and became a successful film with Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret. Simon had landed in Los Angeles himself as a not-so-successful screenwriter, and the play is about a successful playwright having a hard time in Hollywood. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Auditions nearing for ‘The Odd Couple’ Dec 7, 2007
The story will look familiar to those who have seen the movie with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, but with the gender roles reversed, some new twists and turns are to be expected. Director Christine Haskell said "Everyone is familiar withThe Odd Couple, but I'm not too sure many people are familiar with the female version. It shall be a challenge for the actors and myself to present a twist on a play that is so recognizable and a favorite with audiences. Hopefully, the audience will leave the... (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
An ear for hits (or so they pretend) Nov 30, 2007
They have an unexpected click that understates the occasional clashes of their opposite natures - it's Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau dialed down to an Altmanesque key. Their job, more or less, is to get potential acts to write them a check. (Boston Globe)
King of Calypso still packs punch Nov 26, 2007
After honourable discharge, he started taking acting classes in the late 1940s alongside the likes of Marlon Brando, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau and Sidney Poitier. On the side, he worked as a club singer to pay for the theatre classes. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Critic's corner Nov 20, 2007
Comcast Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon (above) ease their contrasting personas onto a cruise ship, where they pay their way by being dance hosts for the female passengers. The colorful cast around the pair - Brent Spiner as their seedy English boss, Gloria De Haven and Dyan Cannon as love interests, and Donald O'Connor and Hal Linden as fellow dancers - enliven the movie, though it nonetheless gets bogged down in plot contrivances. (Boston Globe)
These scary-good hotel movies are worth a look, travelers say Nov 20, 2007
Walter Matthau plays three roles: an inattentive husband, a brash movie producer and a father-of-the bride. A Room With A View. (USA Today -- Money)
Leah Garchik: Stroke survivor Kirk Douglas writes role of lifetime Nov 9, 2007
" Other pals - Burt Lancaster, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau - are gone, too. "It's lonely," Douglas said. "That's why I think I'm here to help people who are much younger than I." Douglas lives with Anne, his wife of more than 50 years. He has three living children (a fourth, Eric, died from a drug overdose at 46) seven grandchildren and Foxy and Danny, beloved Labrador retrievers who look considerably less svelte than he does. He goes out to restaurants ("Do they still have good Chinese food in... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Forget Halloween, lets whoop it up on Guy Fawkes Day! Nov 3, 2007
wrote on Oct 31, 2007 2:10 PM:" Hey that's pretty funny! I have never had trick or treaters at my house, and I too gladly turn off the lights, lock the doors, and watch tv. But, going house to house asking for tricks or treats is tradition for little kids. (I personally would just buy my own candy.) My favorite is in Grumpy Old Men, Walter Matthau gives out Tide samples and a stapler. Letterman says you can always substitute boullion cubes for candy! Ah yes, we've lost our originality and I... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Female version of "The Odd Couple" to be performed at York High School Nov 1, 2007
Most people recognize the slovenly Felix Unger and neurotically tidy Oscar Madison, the play's two iconic lead characters performed originally on Broadway in 1965 by Walter Matthau and Art Carney. In 1985, Simon rewrote the script for female leads. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Travolta boards 'Pelham' remake Oct 26, 2007
Washington plays the chief detective of security for the subway, a role originated by Walter Matthau in the Joseph Sargent-directed drama. David Koepp wrote the script and Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are producing through Escape Artists. (Variety)
Notes on a Season:Big stars sneak into supporting roles Oct 11, 2007
Both Walter Matthau in "The Fortune Cookie" (1966) and George Burns in "The Sunshine Boys" (1975) were above-the-title players who triumphed in the lower category. Most recently George Clooney in "Syriana" (2005) pulled off the same feat despite his star billing. (Los Angeles Times)
Denzel on Pelham Remake Sep 25, 2007
starred Walter Matthau as sardonic transit cop Lt. Zachary Garber, who is pitted against a quartet of unidentified gunmen (led by Robert Shaw) that have hijacked a subway train. They demand that a $1 million dollar ransom be paid within an hour or they'll kill one passenger per minute until it is. (IGN FilmForce)
Denzel Washington to remake Pelham Sep 25, 2007
The trade reports that will star in the role originally made famous by Walter Matthau in the 1974 Joseph Sargent classic. will play Zachary "Z" Garber in the film based on a the John Godey novel, which was also turned into a TV movie in 1998 with Edward James Olmos. (Actress Archives)
Denzel Washington set for 'Pelham' Sep 24, 2007
Washington will take on the role of Zachary "Z" Garber, which was played by Walter Matthau in the original 1974 Joseph Sargent-helmed film. The story, based on a novel by John Godey, also spawned a 1998 TV movie starring Edward James Olmos. (Variety)
Rock'n'bankroll Sep 22, 2007
Mr Woodcock, after his Bad News Bears and School For Scoundrels remakes, counts as the third movie in a row wherein he has abused his right to channel the cantankerous spirit of Walter Matthau. He should look around him. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Local man appeared in A Face in the Crowd Sep 15, 2007
A Face in the Crowd starred Griffith, Patricia Neal, who will be the guest of honor at the anniversary event, and Walter Matthau. It was directed by Elia Kazan. (Clay County Democrat, AR)
Anniversary Gala is Saturday Sep 15, 2007
The Academy Award-winning actress co-starred with Andy Griffith in the film, which also featured Lee Remick, Tony Franciosa and Walter Matthau. I am so looking forward to returning to Piggott, where I spent many wonderful days shooting A Face in the Crowd, Neal wrote recently. (The Piggott Times, AR)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 9 Sep 9, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 9-15. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A Face in the Crowd Anniversary Gala slated Sep 6, 2007
In addition to using many local residents and ASU alumni as extras, "A Face in the Crowd" marked the screen debut of Andy Griffith and the late Lee Remick, along with being the first major roles for the late actors Walter Matthau and Tony Franciosa. The film was written by author Budd Schulberg and directed by renowned director Elia Kazan, who had. (The Piggott Times, AR)
Mailbag: Who will be promoted? Aug 28, 2007
For you movie connoisseurs, unfortunately it wasn't the classic version with Walter Matthau. But regardless, you know the story: an underachieving team is suddenly inspired and makes a great end-of-the-season run to finish strong. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Aug 26, 2007
I am reminded of the butler's line in "" to Walter Matthau: "You are carrying on in your own lifetime, sir, a way of life that was extinct before you were born.". Donkey Kong champ Billy Mitchell and his hot sauce. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Roy Gerber, 82; talent agent was model for 'Odd Couple' character Aug 25, 2007
Bill Gerber said Walter Matthau, who played Oscar on Broadway and in the 1968 movie version of "The Odd Couple," later told him that in playing the role, "I just did Roy, and it worked out great.". Although Danny Simon originally planned to write a stage comedy about two divorced men who move in together, he stalled after 14 pages. (Los Angeles Times)
ASU announces Piggott’s 'Face in the Crowd' Celebration Aug 17, 2007
In addition to using many local residents and ASU alumni as extras, A Face in the Crowd marked the screen debut of Andy Griffith and the late Lee Remick, along with being the first major roles for the late actors Walter Matthau and Tony Franciosa. The film was written by author Budd Schulberg and directed by renowned director Elia Kazan, who had previously collaborated with Schulberg on the classic film On the Waterfront. (The Piggott Times, AR)
When Elvis is everywhere, where do you go to worship? Aug 16, 2007
He acted well in Flaming Star, he looked great in Jailhouse Rock, but for Sunday-afternoon Elvis fun it's either Viva Las Vegas (with the sexy Ann-Margret) or King Creole (with the much less sexy Walter Matthau). THE ALBUMS. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Fans remember Elvis Aug 16, 2007
Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart and Dean Jagger co-star, and Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) directs. 1958: Flaming Star: Presley gives one of his strongest performances in this Western as a man who is half Native American, half Anglo. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Moving Image unearths Nixon-era movie gems Aug 3, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007. NewsEntertainmentOpinionShoppingSpecial SectionsGuide to QueensReader ServicesFun and Games. (Bayside Times, NY)
N.Y.C.'s Darkest Days Jul 27, 2007
" The series offers a chance to compare the studio version of Greenwich Village - as seen in "The Seventh Victim" (in which a young woman searches for her missing sister) - with the real thing in flicks like "Wait Until Dark" (where a blind Audrey Hepburn is menaced in a townhouse). Films were routinely shot on city streets in the silent era - highlighted in a sidebar series that runs on Mondays through Aug. 27 - but it wasn't until seminal noir "The Naked City" that a major talkie was filmed on... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers Jul 27, 2007
"I started doing Walter Matthau back when we were doing the one-minute things on 'The Tracey Ullman Show,' " remembered Dan Castellaneta, who voices Homer. "But once we started doing the show, we'd do nine to 10 hours of recording, and I couldn't sustain that voice over that period of time. So, I had to find something a little more comfortable to do." Added Castellaneta: "I never met Walter Matthau, unfortunately, but he was one of my favorite actors.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Lifelong film fan sees to it that stars are reborn Jul 26, 2007
Her favorite actor is Walter Matthau. I say all the time, 'What have I done. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
City premiers summer outdoor movie series Jul 19, 2007
Called Civic Cinema, it will also feature "Lonely Are the Brave," which was filmed in Albuquerque and stars Kirk Douglas and Walter Matthau; "Some Like It Hot," a cross-dressing comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis; the classic science-fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still"; and "To Kill a Mockingbird," starring Gregory Peck. All films will be open-captioned for the hearing impaired. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Chuck & Larry Jul 18, 2007
Relentlessly juvenile and awash in stereotypes, "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" is the kind of buddy comedy Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau might have starred in 40 years ago, when the material would have felt less dated, if no less silly. Kevin James and Adam Sandler hardly approach that standard, and it will be slightly depressing if a barrage of schoolyard gay jokes passes for "edgy" a quarter-century after "Victor/Victoria." Taken for what it is, pic should find its sweet spot somewhere... (Variety)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Jul 16, 2007
A Universal release, in association with Relativity Media, of a Happy Madison/Shady Acres production. Produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Tom Shadyac, Michael Bostick. (Variety)
Plymouth's film festival goes green Jul 15, 2007
And the Harvard Film Archive's program of summer double features continues this week with a delightful evening of 1970s comedy on Thursday: Elaine May's "A New Leaf," starring Walter Matthau and May herself, at 7 p.m.; and Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up Doc?," with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal at 9 p.m. (617-495-4700 and ). Leslie Brokaw can be reached at. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Ouch! Here's the Record Most Batters Don't Want: Scott Soshnick Jul 13, 2007
There's a scene in the movie ``The Bad News Bears'' where the manager, played by Walter Matthau, tells one of his light- hitting players, Rudi Stein, to step into a pitch because the team needs baserunners. Rudi does. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Father's Day flicks Jun 15, 2007
M3A lifelong feud between two neighbors (played by real-life pals Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon) gets worse when a new woman moves to their neighborhood. M3"Fathers' Day," 1997. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Hollywood's Van Patten links athletics with poker Jun 8, 2007
Dick Van Patten's games included other big name actors Don Adams, Richard Dreyfuss and Walter Matthau, among others and they were a scream. "They would yell, laugh, throw pizza boxes across the kitchen," Van Patten says. (USA Today -- Sports)
Inside the Beltway (John McCaslin) May 30, 2007
Among them: Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Walter Matthau, Charles Bronson, Gene Autry, Robert Conrad, Gene Roddenberry, Robert Altman, Jack Palance, Humphrey Bogart, Jason Robards, Henry Fonda, George C. Scott, Glenn Ford, Brian Keith, Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Kirk Douglas, Shecky Greene, Paul Newman, Jack Lemmon, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Cliff Robertson, Rod Steiger, Dennis Weaver and Robert Stack. Also dressed for battle were James Arness, Alan Hale... (Washington Times, DC)
Oscar and Felix ride again May 27, 2007
Perhaps you've heard of Oscar Madison, who's been played famously on the big screen by Walter Matthau and on the small screen by Jack Klugman. In Corinth's production, Dan Marsh gets to channel Oscar in all his messy glory. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Games people play May 18, 2007
Walter Matthau stars as an ageing and drunken coach of a team of misfits competing in the baseball minor leagues. While this film won a Writers Guild Award for best comedy writer, a 2005 remake with Billy Bob Thornton fell flat, unfortunately. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Barbra Streisand May 6, 2007
Early on, Walter Matthau, her co-star in Hello Dolly. barked at her on set that she hadn't 'got the talent of a butterfly's fart' and lyricist Paul Williams said that working with her was 'like having a picnic at the end of an airport runway. (The Observer)
Hangin with Oscars writers Apr 29, 2007
Years ago, presenter Walter Matthau told viewers the show was being seen in 28 countries. He said, If my tailor in Hong Kong is watching, it still doesnt fit. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Oddball: Rosie O'Donnell, Injured Kid On Our Baseball-Movie All-Star Team Mar 31, 2007
Manager: Coach Morris Buttermaker, played by Walter Matthau in the original "The Bad News Bears" "Other than the drinking and the smoking in the dugout, he'd be pretty good," DeJesus joked. The outfielder claimed he'd be able to resist grabbing a can out of Matthau's six-pack during the game, but that Buttermaker would find plenty of takers once the last pitch had been thrown. (VHI.com -- Music News)
They almost didn't have Paris, or Casablanca Mar 23, 2007
She made other American and British films in the 1960s and 1970s, including Indiscreet (with Cary Grant), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Goodbye Again (Tony Perkins), The Yellow Rolls Royce, Cactus Flower (Walter Matthau) and A Walk in the Spring Rain (Anthony Quinn). She won her third Oscar for her supporting role in Murder on the Orient Express. (Globe and Mail)
Tour the Tombs of the Movie Stars Mar 3, 2007
The most famous movie star resident here is Marilyn Monroe, and others include Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, writer Truman Capote and rock and roll star Roy Orbison. 1218 Glendon Ave., Westwood; phone 310-474-1579. (Suite101.com)
Davies wants to stop the rollercoaster Feb 17, 2007
If the Braves beat the Bad News Bears 4-3 in a best of seven, does that mean Cox is a better manager than Walter Matthau. Joe Girardi lead a young team to a losing record. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Diane Freakin' Keaton: Feb 5, 2007
I liked Keaton in that movie a few years back where she played the most successful and together of three adult sisters, the other two being Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow (their father,improbably was Old Walter Matthau, dying on screen in his last role before dying in real life. Keaton quite successfully projected SUCCESS, and the centered life she's seemed to have for all these years. (Slate)
Even Odds: What? No Rocky? Jan 29, 2007
The Bad News Bears Walter Matthau is perfect in this one. He s actually a hero of mine for his performance in The Odd Couple as a sloppy sports writer, but as an alcoholic Little League coach, he s priceless. (Montana Standard, MT)
Review: Jimi Hendrix Turns Eighty Jan 12, 2007
He was almost certainly hoping to create an endearingly irascible and eccentric bunch of rebels, the kind of people Walter Matthau and George Burns and Martha Raye would play in the film version if they were still alive. Instead he inspires a single, admittedly harsh thought: anyone still listening to Procol Harum in 2022, when this novel is set, is no longer welcome here. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Cary Grant - The Burden of Image Jan 7, 2007
He makes cracks about his maturity but still looks good enough for Audrey Hepburn to say, "Do you know what's wrong with you? Nothing." And he barely gets away with the fight scenes, a rooftop struggle with brutish George Kennedy - one of three thieves looking for a fortune stolen by Hepburn's murdered husband - and a good cat-and-mouse gun fight with the still undiscovered comic genius Walter Matthau. Grant still gets a mug or two in though, and revels in a scene in which he showers with his... (Suite101.com)
The CIA on film: Youre not reading this Dec 22, 2006
Felix LeiterAs a result, the agencys now ubiquitous acronym was still unknown enough in 1963 to allow for the following conversation between Audrey Hepburn and Walter Matthau in Charade. Mrs. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The Nativity Dec 1, 2006
The three wise men are used for comic relief, kvetching like Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon's ``Grumpy Old Men. Whenever there's an opportunity for a laugh, Rich's script goes for it. (San Jose Mercury News -- Entertainment)
