The composer has been nominated for two Oscars and received seven Emmys.
US composer Laurence Rosenthal will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Soundtrack Awards this year. The 23rd edition of the awards ceremony will take place at Film Fest Gent on October 21.
Rosenthal has composed scores for over 100 films and television shows throughout his six decades-spanning career.
Known for his creative partnership with actor-director Peter Glenville, Rosenthal wrote original scores for three of his films throughout the 1960s, including Hotel Paradiso, The Comedians and the 1964 film Becket, for which he was nominated for an Acadamy Award.
US composer Laurence Rosenthal will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Soundtrack Awards this year. The 23rd edition of the awards ceremony will take place at Film Fest Gent on October 21.
Rosenthal has composed scores for over 100 films and television shows throughout his six decades-spanning career.
Known for his creative partnership with actor-director Peter Glenville, Rosenthal wrote original scores for three of his films throughout the 1960s, including Hotel Paradiso, The Comedians and the 1964 film Becket, for which he was nominated for an Acadamy Award.
- 4/19/2023
- by Dani Clarke
- ScreenDaily
Warning: The following contains spoilers from Wednesday’s finale of The Americans.
For a show about spies, the truth sure didn’t stay hidden on Wednesday night’s Season 3 finale of The Americans.
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Overcome with the prospect of lying to everyone in her life, Paige spilled the beans to her pastor about her parents being Russians.
Meanwhile, Philip found himself more and more troubled by his actions as he staged the suicide of Martha’s colleague to cover his tracks and protect Clark’s wife. As for his other spouse, well, Elizabeth looked pretty...
For a show about spies, the truth sure didn’t stay hidden on Wednesday night’s Season 3 finale of The Americans.
RelatedThe Americans Renewed for Season 4
Overcome with the prospect of lying to everyone in her life, Paige spilled the beans to her pastor about her parents being Russians.
Meanwhile, Philip found himself more and more troubled by his actions as he staged the suicide of Martha’s colleague to cover his tracks and protect Clark’s wife. As for his other spouse, well, Elizabeth looked pretty...
- 4/23/2015
- TVLine.com
At turns unwittingly hilarious, fascinating and incredibly boring, this 1984 nightclub documentary is a great British pop culture document
It's hard to understand why someone in late 1984 took it upon themselves to finance and make an amateur film about an alternative night at a club in Batley, West Yorkshire, called Xclusiv. The person who uploaded it to YouTube claims it was the idea of Xclusiv's owners, Annie and Peter Swallow, who sold copies to the club's clientele ("mainly futuristic and way-out people," as Peter puts it in the film). Anyone who stumped up the £2 certainly got their money's worth in terms of quantity: The Height of Goth, as it's called, goes on for a mind-boggling two hours.
Whatever their reason for taking a video camera into what the introductory voiceover – delivered with the halting quality of a hostage reading a ransom demand, over footage of Batley Job Centre and an easy-listening...
It's hard to understand why someone in late 1984 took it upon themselves to finance and make an amateur film about an alternative night at a club in Batley, West Yorkshire, called Xclusiv. The person who uploaded it to YouTube claims it was the idea of Xclusiv's owners, Annie and Peter Swallow, who sold copies to the club's clientele ("mainly futuristic and way-out people," as Peter puts it in the film). Anyone who stumped up the £2 certainly got their money's worth in terms of quantity: The Height of Goth, as it's called, goes on for a mind-boggling two hours.
Whatever their reason for taking a video camera into what the introductory voiceover – delivered with the halting quality of a hostage reading a ransom demand, over footage of Batley Job Centre and an easy-listening...
- 5/13/2012
- by Alexis Petridis
- The Guardian - Film News
Ken Goodwin has died, aged 78. The Manchester-born comedian passed away on Saturday at a nursing home at Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. Goodwin rose to fame in the 1970s through mainstream shows including Opportunity Knocks and The Comedians. He was known for his stuttering and nervous on-stage demeanour, and for his catchphrase "Settle down now, settle down". (more)...
- 2/23/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Comedian Goodwin Dies
Veteran British comedian Ken Goodwin has died at the age of 78.
The funnyman passed away at a nursing home in Wales on Saturday following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Goodwin rose to fame in the 1970s with TV appearances on Opportunity Knocks before becoming a regular on hit show The Comedians.
Coincidentally, beloved Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson - another star from The Comedians and Opportunity Knocks - passed away on Wednesday.
The funnyman passed away at a nursing home in Wales on Saturday following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Goodwin rose to fame in the 1970s with TV appearances on Opportunity Knocks before becoming a regular on hit show The Comedians.
Coincidentally, beloved Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson - another star from The Comedians and Opportunity Knocks - passed away on Wednesday.
- 2/23/2012
- WENN
Frank Carson, who passed away at the age of 85 yesterday, had a long and varied career on television. The comedian starred in everything from Opportunity Knocks to Tiswas to Noel's House Party - here, we present a selection of clips of his TV appearances. Opportunity Knocks
Carson made his first mainstream appearance on the talent show Opportunity Knocks. Here is a clip featuring the Northern Irish comedian alongside Les Dawson and Hughie Green. The Comedians
After winning Opportunity Knocks three times, Frank Carson graduated to The Comedians to show off his stand-up comedy routines. Tiswas
Carson was a perfect fit on the riotous children's show Tiswas and soon became a regular part of the programme. (more)...
Carson made his first mainstream appearance on the talent show Opportunity Knocks. Here is a clip featuring the Northern Irish comedian alongside Les Dawson and Hughie Green. The Comedians
After winning Opportunity Knocks three times, Frank Carson graduated to The Comedians to show off his stand-up comedy routines. Tiswas
Carson was a perfect fit on the riotous children's show Tiswas and soon became a regular part of the programme. (more)...
- 2/22/2012
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Frank Carson passed away today (February 22) at the age of 85 from a long term illness. The Northern Irish comedian - famous for his catchphrases "It's a cracker" and "It's the way I tell 'em" - built up a large amount of fans and celebrity admirers over his six-decade career. At the height of his showbusiness career he appeared in various mainstream television shows including Opportunity Knocks, The Comedians (more)...
- 2/22/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Comedian Frank Carson Dies
Beloved Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson has died, aged 85.
The funnyman became a national treasure after winning U.K. talent show Opportunity Knocks in the 1960s. He was a TV regular on hit shows The Comedians, The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club and Tiswas.
In 1987, Pope John Paul II knighted Carson into the order of St Gregory at a private audience in Rome, in recognition of his charity work in Northern Ireland.
Carson died at his home in Blackpool, England on Wednesday. He will be buried in his native Belfast.
The funnyman became a national treasure after winning U.K. talent show Opportunity Knocks in the 1960s. He was a TV regular on hit shows The Comedians, The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club and Tiswas.
In 1987, Pope John Paul II knighted Carson into the order of St Gregory at a private audience in Rome, in recognition of his charity work in Northern Ireland.
Carson died at his home in Blackpool, England on Wednesday. He will be buried in his native Belfast.
- 2/22/2012
- WENN
Frank Carson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 6, 1926 from a family of Italian descent. He began his working life as a plasterer and electrician before joining the Parachute Regiment. He served in the Middle East for three years during the 1950s, before he tried his hand at stand-up comedy. Carson soon became popular on Irish television and later moved to England. He appeared in the music hall show The Good Old Days and eventually hit the mainstream with his appearances on talent show Opportunity Knocks, which he won three times. Carson went on to reach further fame by appearing alongside fellow comics including Charlie Williams, Bernard Manning, Mike Reid and Jim Bowen in The Comedians in the 1970s. Over the next two decades he would appear in various UK television shows including Who Do You Do? and The (more)...
- 2/22/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Since winning TV talent show New Faces in 1997, Roy Walker has gone on to become one of the UK's most respected and highly esteemed funnymen. While many of Walker's contemporaries on hits 70s series The Comedians faded over time, the Northern Irish comic went from strength to strength thanks to his iconic quiz show Catchphrase. Walker and his computer-generated side-kick enthralled the nation between 1986 and 1999. Walker's jolly smile, quick-fire wit and hilarious loving relationship with Mr (more)...
- 4/10/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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