Robert Zemeckis' 'Christmas Carol': Bah humbug. Too many special effects Nov 7, 2009
The dialogue includes lines many of us could recite by rote from watching various tellings of the story over the years (an excellent version with George C. Scott is one of my favorites). Laced in between the familiar is all of Carrey's comic business, which has a familiarity all its own. (FOX59, IN)
Disney's A Christmas Carol: A Scrooge for This Season Nov 7, 2009
Scrooge has been played by Reginald Owen (for MGM in 1938), the great Alastair Sim (in a 1951 film known alternately as Scrooge or A Christmas Carol), Albert Finney (in a 1970 musical version) and Michael Caine (with the Muppets) on the big screen, and by John Carradine, Ralph Richardson, Fredric March, George C. Scott and country star Hoyt Axton on the small. The story was worked into episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man (they called it A Bionic Christmas Carol) and Blackadder. (Time.com)
Review: 'Christmas Carol' just OK Nov 7, 2009
Is this destined to become the classic Scrooge for the 21st century, supplanting Sim, George C. Scott, Michael Caine, Bill Murray and all. Only the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come could tell us that, but for sure it has the trappings of a gaudy Christmas present -- even if sometimes it's a bit hollow. (CNN)
Ghost of Christmas Past Quiz Nov 6, 2009
c. George C. Scott in 1984's "A Christmas Carol.". d. Kelsey Grammer's in 2004's "A Christmas Carol.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* FILM REVIEW: Scrooge goes 3D Nov 6, 2009
Starring in this latest adaptation of Charles Dickens frequently filmed 1843 novella is Jim Carrey, who joins a distinguished roster of movie Scrooges that includes Alastair Sim, Albert Finney, George C. Scott, Bill Murray and Mr Magoo. But while audiences will hear Carreys voice (he also plays the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come) and see his distinctive body language, the figure before them will be a computerized amalgam of human and animated elements. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Technology helps director Zemeckis deliver a spirited ‘Christmas Carol’ Nov 6, 2009
All votes for George C. Scott and Mr. Magoo will be counted, but anyone who puts in the research knows the 1951 British Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim is numero uno. . (Boston Globe)
Review: `A Christmas Carol' suffocates in glitz (16) Nov 5, 2009
The Sentinel Online : Ap Entertainment Movies : Review: `A Christmas Carol' suffocates in glitz. Today Most Popular Stories. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Less history, more hip-hop Oct 16, 2009
It looks like George C. Scott at the opening of "Patton." ... It looks like George C. Scott at the opening of "Patton.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'M-A-S-H' writer Larry Gelbart dies at 81 Sep 14, 2009
Starring George C. Scott as the devious miser, it was a solid success. "Mastergate," a scathing treatment of the Watergate and Iran-Contra scandals, flopped in 1989, but Gelbart scored the same year with "City of Angels," a musical spoof of Hollywood movies and crime novels. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Labor Day Full of Plays in Lenox Sep 4, 2009
Mr. Campbell, son of film actors George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst, said he enjoys the reading format that the Studio Festival employs. "It is literally reading after reading, and I understand it is well attended and well-loved," he said. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
‘Basterds’ the latest in a long line of revisionist WWII films Aug 29, 2009
George C. Scott s title character is a brute straight out of Sam Fuller s The Steel Helmet, a warrior distinctly out of place in the era of Vietnam. His unsentimental delight in war is both his making and his undoing. (Boston Globe)
Top 10 Movies to Watch on Halloween Aug 24, 2009
George C. Scott leads the cast. 7) Pumpkinhead. (Suite101.com)
Dr. Strangelove Aug 21, 2009
Main Actors: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Slim Pickens ... Peter Sellers distinguishes himself in three choice roles, but its George C. Scott who steals the show as General Buck Turgidson. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Rules for Witnesses Aug 9, 2009
To prepare for this particular skirmish, Old Blood and Guts studied the writings of his adversary, prompting the memorable line uttered in a gravely voice by actor George C. Scott: Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book. . (Townhall.com)
Sherlock Holmes’s staying power Jul 19, 2009
In They Might Be Giants, George C. Scott is a mental patient in modern-day New York who thinks he s Holmes - and Joanne Woodward is Dr. (Mildred) Watson, his psychiatrist as well as sidekick. The series also includes the 1925 silent The Lost World, based on Conan Doyle s adventure novel of that name. (Boston Globe)
Daily TV and radio guide Jul 3, 2009
Country Justice 10 p.m. (LMN) George C. Scott as a coal miner in a child-custody case. NR (1996). (Boston Globe)
Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies (E! Online) Jul 2, 2009
Other notable movie credits include Baby Doll (1956), Fear Strikes Out (1957), Pollyanna (1960), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Gypsy (1962), How the West Was Won (1962), The Cincinnatti Kid (1965) and Patton, playing Gen. Omar Bradley opposite Oscar winner George C. Scott. Malden showed Douglas the ropes as Lt. Mike Stone on the hit '70s TV crime series The Streets of San Francisco, earning four Emmy nominations. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Is Obama Too Perfect? Jun 26, 2009
This having been said, this article is like asking whether George C. Scott was too good at acting, or Tiger Wood too good a golfer. Rhetorical nonsense. (CBS News)
TV Q&A: 'If Tomorrow Comes' was a '71 made-for-TV film May 17, 2009
Q: I want to know why George C. Scott refused to accept an Oscar for "Patton." Who accepted it for him. Wasn't it an American Indian woman. (Florida Today)
Monsters vs. Aliens Review Apr 30, 2009
This team, which is made more of mutants than monsters really, is controlled by General W.R. Monger (not much of a joke) who is voiced by Kiefer Sutherland and is an obvious riff on George C. Scott (getting all this down. . (Suite101.com)
Scott is engaged Apr 28, 2009
The son of George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst tells he plans to marry actress Kathleen McElfresh in June. At the time the couple met, McElfresh was appearing in a different Noone play at the Huntington Theatre. (Boston Globe)
Why Aren't Oil Companies Drilling? Apr 14, 2009
It's like Marlon Brando said to George C. Scott in the movie The Formula. "We are the Arabs.". (CBS News)
Kiefer Sutherland vs aliens Apr 11, 2009
How many times did you watch George C. Scott in 'Dr Strangelove ... Its so funny because I have been having to fight off the Yosemite Sam comparisons, so I am so relieved to hear George C. Scott. (iAfrica.com)
Honest To 'god' Success Apr 8, 2009
IT'S Feb. 15, 1968, the day after Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite," head lined by George C. Scott and Maureen Sta pleton, has opened to giddy reviews. The line outside the Plymouth (now the Schoenfeld) stretches across 45th Street to Eighth Avenue. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Review - Monsters V Aliens in 3D Apr 4, 2009
Failing to be cheered by their company, Susan grows even gloomier when she's told by a rock-jawed US General (voiced by Kiefer Sutherland, incorporating echoes of George C. Scott as Patton) that she's going to be locked up with them for life. So it's the old DreamWorks formula tweaked to take advantage of the circumstances. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Films About RMS Titanic Apr 4, 2009
Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Peter Gallagher, Eva Marie Saint, Marilu Henner, Tim Curry, and George C. Scott the CBS miniseries was sizably superior to the previous television rendition of the sinking of Titanic. It depicts the stories of both fictional and factual figures, and although far from flawless, it evokes emotion and empathy. (Suite101.com)
Review: 'Monsters' can't save itself Mar 28, 2009
Sci-fi fans will have fun counting off the references to myriad classics -- "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Invaders from Mars," "The Fly," "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," "The Blob," "Mothra" and "Attack of the 50-Foot Woman," for starters -- and noting a few clever bits and pieces (Kiefer Sutherland, as General W.R. Monger, riffs on George C. Scott in "Dr. Strangelove"). The trouble is, once the introductions are over, the filmmakers can only launch their desperately limp plot:... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Timothy Hutton in Taps Movie (1981) Mar 21, 2009
George C. Scott, Ronny Cox Co-Star in Military School Film ... George C. Scott, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise also appear ... Timothy Hutton plays a headstrong cadet, with George C. Scott, Ronny Cox and Sean Penn also on board. (Suite101.com)
LV REVIEW-JOURNAL: Good in Familiar Territory Mar 7, 2009
To paraphrase George C. Scott in the movie "Patton," the WCC has its schedule and Good has his. Good, who succeeded as the Lions' coach on Jan. 12, a month after Bayno took a medical leave of absence, changed things up six games ago. (Lmulions.com)
The buttery voice behind the bittersweet biker flick Mar 6, 2009
Quite a pedigree Scott is the son of Oscar-winning actor George C. Scott ( Patton) and Canadian actress Colleen Dewhurst of Anne of Green Gables fame. She co-starred with her son in the weepy 1991 Julia Roberts vehicle Dying Young. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Indians chatter Feb 18, 2009
Clubhouse confidential: The more you listen to manager Eric Wedge, the more he sounds like George C. Scott in the movie "Patton." When he speaks, he shouldn't have an Indians banner behind him, he should have an American flag. In talking about how he interpreted the Indians' 40-28 record after the All-Star break following a bad first half, Wedge said, "There are good reasons why teams finish the season like that and why teams don't finish the season like that. It's the guys in the clubhouse.... (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Taken is exciting and reactionary Feb 7, 2009
If Paul Schrader had cast Charles Bronson instead of George C. Scott in the sordid 70s drama Hardcore, about a man searching for his runaway daughter in the porn world, the result might have resembled Taken, which stars Liam Neeson as a former CIA tough guy who smashes a lot of Parisian skulls to rescue his daughter from a sex-slavery operation. Neesons Bryan Mills has retired from the spy biz and settled in Los Angeles to be close to his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace, whose idea... (MSNBC -- Movies)
