Since the establishment of the Academy Awards in 1929, exactly 60 films have achieved lone lead male acting nominations, meaning they were each recognized in the Best Actor category and nowhere else. The last such instance occurred in 2023 and involved “Aftersun” star Paul Mescal, who, at 26, stood out as the youngest member of a lineup consisting only of first-time Oscar contenders. Although his low-budget movie had a strong shot at an original screenplay bid and was viewed as a serious Best Picture candidate, it ended up getting no love outside the acting branch.
Before Mescal was recognized, his category hadn’t seen a lone nominee since Willem Dafoe earned his first lead bid for “At Eternity’s Gate” in 2019. This was the ninth time that four or more years separated consecutive Best Actor loners, with the single largest gap having spread between Cary Grant and Clifton Webb. Such nominations appear to be becoming less common in this category,...
Before Mescal was recognized, his category hadn’t seen a lone nominee since Willem Dafoe earned his first lead bid for “At Eternity’s Gate” in 2019. This was the ninth time that four or more years separated consecutive Best Actor loners, with the single largest gap having spread between Cary Grant and Clifton Webb. Such nominations appear to be becoming less common in this category,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: The shape of Blue Ant Media’s combined studios and rights business is coming together.
Following the Canada’s Drag Race producer’s acquisition of Canadian compatriot MarbleMedia in August, the as-yet-unnamed production and distribution business has set out its leadership teams under Co-Presidents Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg, we can reveal.
Bishop and Hornburg previously led MarbleMedia, which has production and sales operations in Canada and the UK. Merging their business with Michael MacMillan’s Blue Ant has created Canada’s latest major content business, the name of which will soon be unveiled.
Here’s a rundown of the new structure: Hornburg’s unscripted development will see Jennifer Harkness taking the factual entertainment development reins from Blue Ant’s LA office. Over in Toronto, Kelsey Espensen (Best in Miniature) will lead unscripted entertainment and Steve Gamester (Inside the Statue Wars) heads specialist factual development.
Following the Canada’s Drag Race producer’s acquisition of Canadian compatriot MarbleMedia in August, the as-yet-unnamed production and distribution business has set out its leadership teams under Co-Presidents Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg, we can reveal.
Bishop and Hornburg previously led MarbleMedia, which has production and sales operations in Canada and the UK. Merging their business with Michael MacMillan’s Blue Ant has created Canada’s latest major content business, the name of which will soon be unveiled.
Here’s a rundown of the new structure: Hornburg’s unscripted development will see Jennifer Harkness taking the factual entertainment development reins from Blue Ant’s LA office. Over in Toronto, Kelsey Espensen (Best in Miniature) will lead unscripted entertainment and Steve Gamester (Inside the Statue Wars) heads specialist factual development.
- 11/22/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Mr. Belvedere was an ABC sitcom that aired from 1985-1990. The series centered around an English butler who takes a job working for an American family in suburban Pittsburgh.
The TV show was based on the 1947 novel Belvedere by Gwen Davenport. The novel was turned into a film in 1948, Sitting Pretty, and its two sequels, Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) and Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951).
The series was never a huge hit but did well enough to last five seasons.
What was ‘Mr. Belvedere’ about?
1of2: Calling all Mr. Belvedere fans: My tv fam was set to travel east this month to take part in a meet and greet event. We did one earlier this year in L.A. It was great and v humbling to meet so many people who enjoyed our show. pic.twitter.com/Sp2ISBUUuA
— Rob Stone (@robstonetennis) May 9, 2020
The show’s dad, George Owens,...
The TV show was based on the 1947 novel Belvedere by Gwen Davenport. The novel was turned into a film in 1948, Sitting Pretty, and its two sequels, Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) and Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951).
The series was never a huge hit but did well enough to last five seasons.
What was ‘Mr. Belvedere’ about?
1of2: Calling all Mr. Belvedere fans: My tv fam was set to travel east this month to take part in a meet and greet event. We did one earlier this year in L.A. It was great and v humbling to meet so many people who enjoyed our show. pic.twitter.com/Sp2ISBUUuA
— Rob Stone (@robstonetennis) May 9, 2020
The show’s dad, George Owens,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Stacy Feintuch
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Christopher Hewett starred as Mr. Belvedere in the ABC sitcom of the same name that ran from 1985 to 1990.
Gwen Davenport created the character for her 1947 novel Belvedere. It was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty and its two sequels, Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) and Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951).
There were a few attempts to turn the popular movie into a series in the 1950s and 1960s, but they were unsuccessful until the 1985 version became a midseason replacement on ABC.
Who was Christopher Hewett?
Mr. Belvedere starring Christopher Hewett debuted on tv's today back in 1985. The ABC series ran from March 15, 1985, to July 8, 1990 airing a total of 117 episodes. Baseball fans will also recognize former MLB'er Bob Uecker. #80s #80stv pic.twitter.com/h6wYAhE5Vb
— LandOfThe80s (@landofthe80s) March 15, 2020
Hewett was born in Worthing, Sussex. He made his stage debut at just 7 years old in a Dublin...
Gwen Davenport created the character for her 1947 novel Belvedere. It was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty and its two sequels, Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) and Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951).
There were a few attempts to turn the popular movie into a series in the 1950s and 1960s, but they were unsuccessful until the 1985 version became a midseason replacement on ABC.
Who was Christopher Hewett?
Mr. Belvedere starring Christopher Hewett debuted on tv's today back in 1985. The ABC series ran from March 15, 1985, to July 8, 1990 airing a total of 117 episodes. Baseball fans will also recognize former MLB'er Bob Uecker. #80s #80stv pic.twitter.com/h6wYAhE5Vb
— LandOfThe80s (@landofthe80s) March 15, 2020
Hewett was born in Worthing, Sussex. He made his stage debut at just 7 years old in a Dublin...
- 3/14/2023
- by Stacy Feintuch
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Cara Williams, the actress known for her Oscar-nominated turn in The Defiant Ones, her Emmy-nominated performance in CBS’ sitcom Pete and Gladys and more, died on December 9. She was 96.
Williams’ passing was confirmed in a Twitter post published on Saturday by her great-nephew, Richard Potter. “My Great Aunt, who might have been the last surviving Golden Age of Hollywood actress died on Thursday at 96,” he wrote. “#Oscar & #Emmy Nominated. #CaraWilliams. Rip Cara.”
The actress was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 29, 1925 as Bernice Kamiat, finding her first film role in Lesley Selander’s 1941 Western, Wide Open Town. She starred in Stanley Kramer’s drama The Defiant Ones opposite Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis, appearing in December Bride spinoff Pete and Gladys opposite Harry Morgan.
Over the course of her 40-plus year screen career, Williams garnered a total of 55 screen credits. She also appeared on the film side in Girls’ Town,...
Williams’ passing was confirmed in a Twitter post published on Saturday by her great-nephew, Richard Potter. “My Great Aunt, who might have been the last surviving Golden Age of Hollywood actress died on Thursday at 96,” he wrote. “#Oscar & #Emmy Nominated. #CaraWilliams. Rip Cara.”
The actress was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 29, 1925 as Bernice Kamiat, finding her first film role in Lesley Selander’s 1941 Western, Wide Open Town. She starred in Stanley Kramer’s drama The Defiant Ones opposite Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis, appearing in December Bride spinoff Pete and Gladys opposite Harry Morgan.
Over the course of her 40-plus year screen career, Williams garnered a total of 55 screen credits. She also appeared on the film side in Girls’ Town,...
- 12/12/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Betty Lynn, a veteran actress who was best known as the girlfriend of bumbling sheriff’s deputy Barney Fife on television classic The Andy Griffith Show, has died at age 95. She passed on Saturday in Culver City, Calif. of an undisclosed but brief illness, according to the Andy Griffith Museum.
Lynn appeared in 26 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show over a span of five years from 1961 to 1966.
Before that Lynn enjoyed a Broadway career, and was discovered by Daryl F. Zanuck in one of several plays. During the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in many films, including Sitting Pretty (1948), June Bride (1948) the original Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) and Meet Me In Las Vegas (1956).
She then segued to television, appearing on the Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, The Gale Storm Show, Sugarfoot and Markham.
In 1986, she reprised the role of Thelma Lou in the reunion television movie Return to Mayberry, in which...
Lynn appeared in 26 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show over a span of five years from 1961 to 1966.
Before that Lynn enjoyed a Broadway career, and was discovered by Daryl F. Zanuck in one of several plays. During the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in many films, including Sitting Pretty (1948), June Bride (1948) the original Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) and Meet Me In Las Vegas (1956).
She then segued to television, appearing on the Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, The Gale Storm Show, Sugarfoot and Markham.
In 1986, she reprised the role of Thelma Lou in the reunion television movie Return to Mayberry, in which...
- 10/17/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In a competitive situation, ABC Signature has optioned Rebekah Taussig’s memoir Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body.
It will be developed for television by ABC Signature and studio-based Mandeville Films and director-producer Randall Einhorn’s Sad Unicorn banner. Taussig will co-write the adaptation with another writer. She will executive produce, along with Laurie Zaks, David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman from Mandeville Films as well as Einhorn, who is attached to direct. Jeremy Stern and Lea Cuello will oversee on behalf of Sad Unicorn and Mandeville, respectively.
Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body was published in August 2020 by HarperOne. Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), inspirational (Helen Keller), or angelic (Forrest Gump). None of this felt right; and as she got older, she...
It will be developed for television by ABC Signature and studio-based Mandeville Films and director-producer Randall Einhorn’s Sad Unicorn banner. Taussig will co-write the adaptation with another writer. She will executive produce, along with Laurie Zaks, David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman from Mandeville Films as well as Einhorn, who is attached to direct. Jeremy Stern and Lea Cuello will oversee on behalf of Sad Unicorn and Mandeville, respectively.
Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body was published in August 2020 by HarperOne. Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), inspirational (Helen Keller), or angelic (Forrest Gump). None of this felt right; and as she got older, she...
- 3/4/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Recently, short Best Actor-nominated performances have been scarce at the Oscars. The average screen time of the past decade’s nominees is over 80 minutes, and only a handful of them have not reached one hour. Still, performances that fall under 60 minutes make up nearly one third of the category’s nominees, with plenty boasting much less time. Here is a look at the 10 shortest of all (and here are the 10 shortest winners):
10. Humphrey Bogart (“The Caine Mutiny”)
28 minutes, 22 seconds (22.79% of the film)
Bogart’s third and final Best Actor nomination came in 1955 for his portrayal of tyrannical Naval commander Philip Queeg. Though he is absent from the first quarter of the film and appears on screen for less than 30 minutes, he was classified as a lead. In the decades since, several actors have also been placed in the lead category for relatively short villainous roles, including Michael Douglas (“Wall Street...
10. Humphrey Bogart (“The Caine Mutiny”)
28 minutes, 22 seconds (22.79% of the film)
Bogart’s third and final Best Actor nomination came in 1955 for his portrayal of tyrannical Naval commander Philip Queeg. Though he is absent from the first quarter of the film and appears on screen for less than 30 minutes, he was classified as a lead. In the decades since, several actors have also been placed in the lead category for relatively short villainous roles, including Michael Douglas (“Wall Street...
- 1/28/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
‘Amy and the Orphans’ Theater Review: ‘American Horror Story’ Star Jamie Brewer Steals the Spotlight
Clifton Webb grieved so much over the death of his 90-year-old mother, Mabelle, that Noel Coward was forced to comment: “It must be terrible to be orphaned at 71.” Coward’s spot-on quip about the epicene star of “Laura” and “Sitting Pretty” also applies to the harried brother-and-sister team in Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, “Amy and the Orphans,” which opened Thursday at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre. Maggie and Jacob are closer to 60 when their father passes away, but they are quick to call themselves “orphans,” and as played by Debra Monk and Mark Blum they are also hilarious in their...
- 3/2/2018
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
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Daenerys and Company at Dragonstone
It was a dark and stormy night at Dragonstone, and Daenerys and company — Tyrion, Missandei and Grey Worm,...
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It was a dark and stormy night at Dragonstone, and Daenerys and company — Tyrion, Missandei and Grey Worm,...
- 7/24/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Kyra Dawson)
- Cinelinx
Sean Combs has gone by so many names — Diddy, P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Puff and more — that even he admits it’s confusing.
“Nobody knows who’s coming down the stairs in the morning,” the music mogul, 47, tells People exclusively. “Those monikers help to kind of put it in perspective, or just the different personalities that I have.”
Though he’s sometimes regretted changing his name so many times, “that was just my truth,” says Combs, who charts his ups and downs in his new film, Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story (produced by Live Nation...
“Nobody knows who’s coming down the stairs in the morning,” the music mogul, 47, tells People exclusively. “Those monikers help to kind of put it in perspective, or just the different personalities that I have.”
Though he’s sometimes regretted changing his name so many times, “that was just my truth,” says Combs, who charts his ups and downs in his new film, Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story (produced by Live Nation...
- 6/28/2017
- by Melody Chiu
- PEOPLE.com
Talk about a twofer. Beyoncé didn't just bless the world with baby news today, she just set the standard for everyone's go-to Valentine's Day gift: lingerie. Sitting pretty in a flower bed, the expectant mother of twins took to Instagram to flaunt her growing belly in a burgundy Agent Provocateur underwired bra and high-waisted, powder-blue Liviara panties (which, by the way, ring in under $100). The colorful combo is at both times sophisticated—with the scalloped edges of the cups—and saccharine, featuring satin ruffles on bottom. Whether you want to look (Sasha) fierce for your significant other or you want to give your love something they'll feel sexy in, rest assured that...
- 2/2/2017
- E! Online
Sitting pretty! The chair that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling sat in while writing the first two books of the wizardry series was sold at a New York City auction on Wednesday for $394,000, the Associated Press reports. Rowling, 50, used the chair - which is reportedly one of four mismatched seats that were given to the writer - as she wrote Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. According to the AP, an anonymous buyer made the bid, which far surpassed the seller, Gerald Gray's, expectations. On the chair are etched in words from Rowling herself,...
- 4/7/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
Sitting pretty! The chair that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling sat in while writing the first two books of the wizardry series was sold at a New York City auction on Wednesday for $394,000, the Associated Press reports. Rowling, 50, used the chair - which is reportedly one of four mismatched seats that were given to the writer - as she wrote Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. According to the AP, an anonymous buyer made the bid, which far surpassed the seller, Gerald Gray's, expectations. On the chair are etched in words from Rowling herself,...
- 4/7/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s revenge tale continues to grasp on to life in the No 1 position with Ride Along 2 in hot pursuit, but Our Brand is Crisis limps in with £233 site average
Sitting pretty at the top of the chart in its second week of play, The Revenant resisted the challenge of all the weekend’s new releases, variously starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and Chloë Grace Moretz.
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Sitting pretty at the top of the chart in its second week of play, The Revenant resisted the challenge of all the weekend’s new releases, variously starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and Chloë Grace Moretz.
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- 1/26/2016
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Maureen O'Hara: Queen of Technicolor. Maureen O'Hara movies: TCM tribute Veteran actress and Honorary Oscar recipient Maureen O'Hara, who died at age 95 on Oct. 24, '15, in Boise, Idaho, will be remembered by Turner Classic Movies with a 24-hour film tribute on Friday, Nov. 20. At one point known as “The Queen of Technicolor” – alongside “Eastern” star Maria Montez – the red-headed O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons on Aug. 17, 1920, in Ranelagh, County Dublin) was featured in more than 50 movies from 1938 to 1971 – in addition to one brief 1991 comeback (Chris Columbus' Only the Lonely). Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne Setting any hint of modesty aside, Maureen O'Hara wrote in her 2004 autobiography (with John Nicoletti), 'Tis Herself, that “I was the only leading lady big enough and tough enough for John Wayne.” Wayne, for his part, once said (as quoted in 'Tis Herself): There's only one woman who has been my friend over the...
- 10/29/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
From the AP:
Maureen O’Hara, the flame-haired Irish movie star who appeared in classics ranging from the grim “How Green Was My Valley” to the uplifting “Miracle on 34th Street” and bantered unforgettably with John Wayne in several films. She was 95.
O’Hara died in her sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho, said Johnny Nicoletti, her longtime manager.
O’Hara received an Honorary Award at the 2014 Governors Awards.
“She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family as they celebrated her life listening to music from her favorite movie, ‘The Quiet Man,'” said a statement from her family.
“As an actress, Maureen O’Hara brought unyielding strength and sudden sensitivity to every role she played. Her characters were feisty and fearless, just as she was in real life. She was also proudly Irish and spent her entire lifetime sharing her heritage and the wonderful culture of the Emerald Isle with the world,...
Maureen O’Hara, the flame-haired Irish movie star who appeared in classics ranging from the grim “How Green Was My Valley” to the uplifting “Miracle on 34th Street” and bantered unforgettably with John Wayne in several films. She was 95.
O’Hara died in her sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho, said Johnny Nicoletti, her longtime manager.
O’Hara received an Honorary Award at the 2014 Governors Awards.
“She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family as they celebrated her life listening to music from her favorite movie, ‘The Quiet Man,'” said a statement from her family.
“As an actress, Maureen O’Hara brought unyielding strength and sudden sensitivity to every role she played. Her characters were feisty and fearless, just as she was in real life. She was also proudly Irish and spent her entire lifetime sharing her heritage and the wonderful culture of the Emerald Isle with the world,...
- 10/24/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On March 15, 1985, ABC debuted Mr. Belvedere at 8:30 p.m. as a midseason replacement airing immediately after that other show about a wise-cracking butler, Benson. The show centered on a proper British butler (Christopher Hewett) adjusting to life working for the Owens family of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. And for six seasons, characters on the show and the people watching them chose not to think too much about how strange it was that a middle-class family would have a live-in butler. The show hit that family-comedy sweet spot right along with Family Ties, Growing Pains, Full House and The Cosby Show,...
- 3/15/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
On March 15, 1985, ABC debuted Mr. Belvedere at 8:30 p.m. as a midseason replacement airing immediately after that other show about a wise-cracking butler, Benson. The show centered on a proper British butler (Christopher Hewett) adjusting to life working for the Owens family of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. And for six seasons, characters on the show and the people watching them chose not to think too much about how strange it was that a middle-class family would have a live-in butler.
The show hit that family-comedy sweet spot right along with Family Ties, Growing Pains, Full House and The Cosby Show,...
The show hit that family-comedy sweet spot right along with Family Ties, Growing Pains, Full House and The Cosby Show,...
- 3/11/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
The host of this year's ceremony, Neil Patrick Harris, must be busy polishing his best dancing cane, because the nominations for the 2015 Academy Awards have officially been announced. Sitting pretty in the front row on February 22 will be The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman, each with nine nominations, followed by The Imitation Game (eight) and American Sniper and Boyhood (both six).Those slightly tired 'The Brits are coming!' headlines will be writing themselves as Eddie Redmayne (The Theory Of Everything) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) duke it out in the Best Actor category in Hollywood's own Eton/Harrow match.There were surprises and disappointments, too. Like much of Gone Girl, David Oyelowo's work in Selma and Jennifer Aniston's performance in Cake, The Lego Movie also got snubbed, breaking a bajillion hearts into tiny bricky pieces. Everything may not be awesome after all, although the film's big song,...
- 1/15/2015
- EmpireOnline
AMC
With a trophy case full of prestigious gongs from the Golden Globes to the Writers Guild Of America and a recent season premiere boasting a viewership of 17.3 million (making it the most-watched drama series telecast in basic cable history) as evidence of its insanely huge audience – not to mention it’s soon to be the main draw to AMC, with Breaking Bad long since wrapped and the finale of Mad Men on the horizon – it’s safe to say that The Walking Dead is one of the most popular and celebrated shows on television.
Sitting pretty atop the current renaissance of TV dramas (despite, somewhat paradoxically, being a genre show – what with all the zombies – compared to the usual serious business crime stuff like The Wire and The Sopranos), The Walking Dead is unparalleled when it comes to viewership, fandom and critical notices. People bloody love The Walking Dead.
With a trophy case full of prestigious gongs from the Golden Globes to the Writers Guild Of America and a recent season premiere boasting a viewership of 17.3 million (making it the most-watched drama series telecast in basic cable history) as evidence of its insanely huge audience – not to mention it’s soon to be the main draw to AMC, with Breaking Bad long since wrapped and the finale of Mad Men on the horizon – it’s safe to say that The Walking Dead is one of the most popular and celebrated shows on television.
Sitting pretty atop the current renaissance of TV dramas (despite, somewhat paradoxically, being a genre show – what with all the zombies – compared to the usual serious business crime stuff like The Wire and The Sopranos), The Walking Dead is unparalleled when it comes to viewership, fandom and critical notices. People bloody love The Walking Dead.
- 12/15/2014
- by Tom Baker
- Obsessed with Film
Maureen O'Hara movies: 2014 Honorary Oscar for Hollywood legend (photo: Maureen O'Hara at the 2014 Governors Awards) In the photo above, the movies' Maureen O'Hara, 2014 Honorary Oscar recipient for her body of work, arrives with a couple of guests at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2014 Governors Awards. This year's ceremony is being held this Saturday evening, November 8, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. For the last couple of years, Maureen O'Hara has been a Boise, Idaho, resident. Before that, the 94-year-old movie veteran -- born Maureen FitzSimons, on August, 17, 1920, in Dublin -- had been living in Ireland. Below is a brief recap of her movies. Maureen O'Hara movies: From Charles Laughton to John Wayne Following her leading-lady role in Alfred Hitchcock's British-made Jamaica Inn, starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara arrived in Hollywood in 1939 to play the gypsy Esmeralda opposite Laughton in William Dieterle...
- 11/9/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Good Wife taught us just ugly people can get with "A Precious Commodity" this week.
People were all over the map in terms of loyalties and sensibilities and it didn't necessarily paint a pretty picture of the human race.
Alicia was out of the hot seat for a while as all attention was focused on Diane after she put the firm at risk with her tell-all interview about Will. That won't last, however, as Will asked her to consider taking over as Managing Partner and, if she says no, the jig is up.
The Case of the Week
There was really no happy ending to it. A loving couple unable to carry their own child implanted their baby in a surrogate, only to learn very late in the second trimester that it had an 85% chance of being severely deformed upon birth. As they had already lost an infant to a birth defect,...
People were all over the map in terms of loyalties and sensibilities and it didn't necessarily paint a pretty picture of the human race.
Alicia was out of the hot seat for a while as all attention was focused on Diane after she put the firm at risk with her tell-all interview about Will. That won't last, however, as Will asked her to consider taking over as Managing Partner and, if she says no, the jig is up.
The Case of the Week
There was really no happy ending to it. A loving couple unable to carry their own child implanted their baby in a surrogate, only to learn very late in the second trimester that it had an 85% chance of being severely deformed upon birth. As they had already lost an infant to a birth defect,...
- 10/14/2013
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
The public fascination with Marilyn Monroe will likely never die.
At the height of her fame she was impossibly larger than life, but before Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes she was just another 21-year-old hopeful ingenue looking to make it big in Hollywood. In honor of the anniversary of her death this week, Life.com has published a slideshow of never-before-published outtake images from the Life digital archives that show the woman before she was an icon.
The photos, from the 1948 set of Sitting Pretty, which Monroe did not appear in, show a happy Monroe next to...
At the height of her fame she was impossibly larger than life, but before Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes she was just another 21-year-old hopeful ingenue looking to make it big in Hollywood. In honor of the anniversary of her death this week, Life.com has published a slideshow of never-before-published outtake images from the Life digital archives that show the woman before she was an icon.
The photos, from the 1948 set of Sitting Pretty, which Monroe did not appear in, show a happy Monroe next to...
- 8/9/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside Movies
Princess Di, is that you? No, but it sure looks like it! Naomi Watts was spotted once again in London looking eerily similar to the late Princess Diana while working on her upcoming movie, Caught in Flight. Sitting pretty and wearing sapphires and diamonds—similar to the jewelry Diana once wore—the 43-year-old actress was snapped on set channeling the former princess with poise and perfection. The movie delves into the relationship between Prince William and Prince Harry's mother and heart surgeon Dr. Hasnet Kahn. So next time you see a blond-bobbed, royal-looking woman walking the streets of London, don't be alarmed. It is not Princess Diana's ghost—it's just...
- 7/6/2012
- E! Online
Plus, browse pics of some of the world's sexiest (and richest) women! It's almost like supermodels exist just to make the rest of us feel bad. Not only are they some of the sexiest women in the world, but as this shocking new list reveals, they're also some of the highest earners! Sitting pretty at the top of The Daily Mail's list is Gisele Bündchen, who's worth an estimated $158 million. Tyra Banks trails in second place at $90 million, with Christie Brinkley rounding out the top three at $80 million. Here's a complete rundown of the 20 richest supermodels in the biz: 1. Gisele Bündchen — $158 million 2. Tyra Banks — $90 million 3. Christie Brinkley — $80 million 4. Kate Moss — $79 million 5. Heidi Klum — $71 million 6. Elle Macpherson — $60 million 7. Claudia Schiffer — $55 million 8. Naomi Campbell — $49 million 9. Milla Jovovich — $36 million 10. Adriana Lima — $34 million 11. Daria Werbowy — $30 million 12. Helena Christensen — $28 million 13. Natalia Vodianova — $23 million 14. Doutzen Kroes — $20 million 15. Eva Herzigova — $20 million 16. Christy Turlington — $17 million 17. Linda Evangelista — $17 million...
- 2/5/2012
- by HL Staff
- HollywoodLife
An absolute must-see on the Hollywood circuit, this is perhaps the most ornate and opulent cinema complex in the world
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On location: Sitting pretty amid the glitz, glamour and occasional grime of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, right next to the Kodak Theatre where the Oscars are held. It doesn't get more showbiz than this.
Crowd scene: Tourists, tourists and more tourists – 15,000 of them every day. Then on weekends, celebs turn up: recent world premieres include Rise of the Planet of the Apes and, er, Final Destination 5, while Mickey Rourke and Twilighters Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are among those who have turned up lately to press their mitts into the cement on the famous forecourt, adding their handprints to those of more than 200 stars. Betty Grable chose to imprint her legs, John Wayne his fist,...
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On location: Sitting pretty amid the glitz, glamour and occasional grime of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, right next to the Kodak Theatre where the Oscars are held. It doesn't get more showbiz than this.
Crowd scene: Tourists, tourists and more tourists – 15,000 of them every day. Then on weekends, celebs turn up: recent world premieres include Rise of the Planet of the Apes and, er, Final Destination 5, while Mickey Rourke and Twilighters Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are among those who have turned up lately to press their mitts into the cement on the famous forecourt, adding their handprints to those of more than 200 stars. Betty Grable chose to imprint her legs, John Wayne his fist,...
- 11/29/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Wind down your window, take your ticket and find a space for this week's clips celebrating the magic of the multi-storey
One of the great glories of cinema is that it has the power to take the mundane and make it magical. To most of us, car parks signify a world of pain, where fearsome red-and-white crash barriers dictate our fate and where finding a space is often like finding meaning in the collective works of Martin Lawrence. To others, they meant lost Saturday afternoons spent waiting for your mum to finally come out of Woolworths so you could rush home to catch Terrahawks. Either way, car parks are grey and dull. In the movies, however, they are fantastic places, filled with high-level espionage, high-octane chases and Willem Dafoe going down on Madonna. Here are five car park sequences worth reserving a permanent bay for …
1) The Way of the Gun...
One of the great glories of cinema is that it has the power to take the mundane and make it magical. To most of us, car parks signify a world of pain, where fearsome red-and-white crash barriers dictate our fate and where finding a space is often like finding meaning in the collective works of Martin Lawrence. To others, they meant lost Saturday afternoons spent waiting for your mum to finally come out of Woolworths so you could rush home to catch Terrahawks. Either way, car parks are grey and dull. In the movies, however, they are fantastic places, filled with high-level espionage, high-octane chases and Willem Dafoe going down on Madonna. Here are five car park sequences worth reserving a permanent bay for …
1) The Way of the Gun...
- 10/27/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Sitting Pretty (1948) Direction: Walter Lang Cast: Clifton Webb, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Young, Richard Haydn, Louise Allbritton, Randy Stuart, Ed Begley Screenplay: F. Hugh Herbert; from Gwen Davenport's novel Belvedere Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Clifton Webb, Sitting Pretty In the late 1940s, the bucolic suburb of Hummingbird Hill is shaken in its tranquil complacency by the scandalous actions of two middle-aged, unmarried men. Each of these elitist, academic bachelors threaten the norm of twin beds, parlor games, and ladies who lunch. One escapes his overbearing mother in persistent eavesdropping and snooping; the other inserts himself as a platonic wedge between a husband and wife, usurping household authority with conceited pleasure. The couple eventually separates under the strain, while the community itself is exposed for its flaws and hypocrisy. The convention of the two-parent, heterosexual family and its corresponding social order is besieged from within by men who exist outside the tradition.
- 2/1/2011
- by Doug Johnson
- Alt Film Guide
In her new biography, Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty (St. Martin’s Press), Phoebe Hoban recounts the painter’s unconventional life and career, from her early days as a Wpa artist living in New York’s Greenwich Village through her Whitney retrospective in 1974 until her death 10 years later. Often working in near obscurity, the quintessential Bohemian painted hundreds of arrestingly honest portraits of everyone from neighborhood children to Andy Warhol, through the Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, the sexual revolution, and the feverish 80s. Below, Hoban introduces the “collector of souls,” who liked to say she was the century—and in many ways was. Listen to the podcast after the jump.
- 12/15/2010
- Vanity Fair
Download image as wallpaper Sitting pretty atop another poll for 3 consecutive years Katrina Kaif was recently announced Eastern Eye's Sexiest Woman beating off contemporaries from around the world third time in a row. Apart from being amongst the most photographed actresses in the world Katrina Kaif is also considered highly bankable not to mention uber sexy and confident. After proving her acting prowess in Raajneeti Katrina Kaif went on to scorch screens with her latest song Sheila Ki Jawani from her forthcoming release Tees Maar Khan one of the year's highly anticipated movies. Eastern Eye showbiz editor Asjad Nazir, who was chairman of the selection panel, thinks that Katrina's win is all the more remarkable because of the incredibly high standard. "Although Bollywood heroines dominated the top 10, the list for 2010 included stunning beauty pageant winners, top actresses from around the world, pop stars and TV personalities. That is why Katrina...
- 12/14/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Sitting pretty atop another poll for 3 consecutive years Katrina Kaif was recently announced Eastern Eye's Sexiest Woman beating off contemporaries from around the world third time in a row. Apart from being amongst the most photographed actresses in the world Katrina Kaif is also considered highly bankable not to mention uber sexy and confident. After proving her acting prowess in Raajneeti Katrina Kaif went on to scorch screens with her latest song Sheila Ki Jawani from her forthcoming release Tees Maar Khan one of the year's highly anticipated movies. Eastern Eye showbiz editor Asjad Nazir, who was chairman of the selection panel, thinks that Katrina's win is all the more remarkable because of the incredibly high standard. "Although Bollywood heroines dominated the top 10, the list for 2010 included stunning beauty pageant winners, top actresses from around the world, pop stars and TV personalities. That is why Katrina should be deservedly proud of her amazing win.
- 12/14/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
A remarkable character actor, Clifton Webb was a familiar presence in American movies of the 1940s and 1950s, a leading New York ballroom dancer, and a respected actor in stage roles both straight drama and musical comedy. In his mid-fifties actor/director Otto Preminger chose him over the objections of 20th Century Fox to star as the elegant but evil radio columnist Waldo Lydecker in the 1944 film noir Laura. His performance won him wide acclaim, and Webb was signed to a long-term contract with Fox. Clifton Webb’s deliciously eccentric, snobbish performance, as both a criric and Laura’s mentor is worth the price of admission alone. Patterned after real-life New York drama critic Alexander Woollcott, Webb’s dialogue is quotable from start to finish.
For the next decade and half, he would be a Hollywood star, a remarkable feat considering that he was not particularly handsome nor leading-man material.
For the next decade and half, he would be a Hollywood star, a remarkable feat considering that he was not particularly handsome nor leading-man material.
- 11/17/2010
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
It’s been a year since Slumdog Millionare put her on top of the world. Sitting pretty across the seven seas, Freida Pinto tells Ht City how the news of she being the next Bond girl is flattering, but untrue. “I have not been approached for the next Bond film as yet. The rumours are, of course, flattering.” So who’s her favourite Bond? “I thank the sun, moon and stars for giving the world Pierce Brosnan. But for some reason, I can’t think of a Bond film featuring him right now.”The Oscar ceremony this year brought back memories of her last ...
- 4/18/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
It's been a year since Slumdog Millionare put her on top of the world. Sitting pretty across the seven seas, Freida Pinto looks down to tell us how much life has changed So, are you the next Bond girl?I have already issued an official statement that I have not been approached for the next Bond film opposite Daniel Craig as yet. The rumours are of course flattering but for the moment my projects for 2010 - 2011 include Julian Schnabel's Miral, Woody Allen's You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger and Tarsem Singh's Dawn Of War. Okay, ...
- 4/18/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Rani Mukherji likes to get her own way. One can see how the actress won the producers and channel to get her favorite contestants to remain in the hunt for the title of Dance Premiere League, where she is the sole judge. And the story does not end there. She has continued to be the face for a mosquito repellant company even after she refused to bow down to their demands. Sitting pretty wearing a pair of casual cargos and a pink tee, Mukherji was shooting for Good Knight, a mosquito ...
- 11/25/2009
- BusinessofCinema
Cinematic birthdays for Nov. 19th, this time with lighter loafers.
1889 Clifton Webb, reportedly as out as an actor could be back in the day but Oscar never gave him their top prize. They never give out actors the statue. Sad, but true. Classic films include Oscar favorites like Laura and Three Coins in the Fountain (review) but he's most famous for playing Mr. Belvedere, the uptight gentlemen bachelor of a certain obvious if unspoken persuasion. I saw the first of the three Belvedere films Sitting Pretty (1948) a few years ago and it was quite an... unh... time capsule.
1933 Larry King, asker of inane questions
1942 Calvin Klein makes pretty things
1938 Ted Turner took Jane Fonda away from me (the movies... same thing) ages ago and I've never forgiven him.
1954 Kathleen Quinlan an actress I don't really get
1958 Charlie Kaufman mindbender
1961 Meg Ryan have you ever noticed how people turn on actresses...
1889 Clifton Webb, reportedly as out as an actor could be back in the day but Oscar never gave him their top prize. They never give out actors the statue. Sad, but true. Classic films include Oscar favorites like Laura and Three Coins in the Fountain (review) but he's most famous for playing Mr. Belvedere, the uptight gentlemen bachelor of a certain obvious if unspoken persuasion. I saw the first of the three Belvedere films Sitting Pretty (1948) a few years ago and it was quite an... unh... time capsule.
1933 Larry King, asker of inane questions
1942 Calvin Klein makes pretty things
1938 Ted Turner took Jane Fonda away from me (the movies... same thing) ages ago and I've never forgiven him.
1954 Kathleen Quinlan an actress I don't really get
1958 Charlie Kaufman mindbender
1961 Meg Ryan have you ever noticed how people turn on actresses...
- 11/19/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Vidya Balan is looking like a million dollars. The actress has lost a lot of weight and is gearing up for her first release of the year. Paa, directed by Balki, which is all set to release on 4 December.Sitting pretty in her favourite attire, a long flowing anarkali and churidar, Vidya tells Businessofcinema.com, "I am glad to have a release this year. It has been a long time, last was Kismat Konnection. And I will always cherish my time with the Bachchans. I have been a huge fan of Mr. Bachchan and it was just such an experience to see him go about his ...
- 10/7/2009
- BusinessofCinema
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