Daily guide to television and radio Nov 3, 2009
Ex-presidents (Jack Lemmon, James Garner) flee assassins. PG-13 (1996). (Boston Globe)
Crypt above Monroe back up for auction Oct 15, 2009
Other celebrities including Farrah Fawcett, Natalie Wood, Rodney Dangerfield, Dean Martin, Jack Lemmon, Eva Gabor and Truman Capote have also been laid to rest at the cemetery. 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- News)
Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards Oct 6, 2009
At Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery (1218 Glendon Ave.), you can pay your respects to Marilyn Monroe, Burt Lancaster, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Billy Wilder, Frank Zappa, Rodney Dangerfield and Truman Capote. Those spending eternity at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery (6300 Forest Lawn Drive) include Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Liberace, Stan Laurel, Gene Autry and David Carradine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
What a drag! Oct 5, 2009
Filming on the now iconic comedy began on Aug. 4, 1958, starring Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, alongside Curtis ... Filming on the now iconic comedy began on Aug. 4, 1958, starring Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, alongside Curtis. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Top Entertainment Stories Trivia Quiz Nautical names Oct 2, 2009
9) Jack Warden and Gary Collins starred in a 1965-66 NBC series inspired by a same-named 1960 movie that featured Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson. What was it called. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Review: 'How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck)' Sep 23, 2009
The Jack Lemmon character in "The Apartment" (whose neighbor, the Jewish Dr. Dreyfuss, enjoins him to start acting like a mentsh and even defines it for him) moves from abjectly pimping out his apartment to get in good with his bosses to standing up for virtue out of love for Miss Kubelik. As soon as he helps her "not because he wants her but only because she needs help, he stops being a shmuck.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Comedy, pathos blend in wartime play Sep 20, 2009
Henry Fonda, in the title role, won the Best Actor Tony and later went on to star in the movie version with James Cagney playing the captain and Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver. The play is very funny even funnier than the movie, Olmsted said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
New Rep’s ‘Mister Roberts’ is a solid drama that needs more waves Sep 17, 2009
WATERTOWN - The shortcomings of Mister Roberts were easy to overlook in the 1955 film version because of the performances by Henry Fonda, William Powell, a snarling, hissing James Cagney, and especially a brilliant young actor named Jack Lemmon. Though the cast at the New Repertory Theater is capable enough, Mister Roberts comes across as a workmanlike comedy-drama that is sometimes trenchant but at other times simply poky, especially in the first act. (Boston Globe)
Many fall theater productions are tied to films Sep 13, 2009
However sterling its cast in Mister Roberts, the New Repertory Theatre cannot hope to match the massive star power of the 1955 movie featuring Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, and a young Jack Lemmon. A similar challenge confronts the cast of the Nora Theatre Company s staging of The Caretaker, the Harold Pinter play that became a 1963 film in which Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, and Robert Shaw gave the performances of their careers. (Boston Globe)
New Rep’s Kate Warner runs a tight ship Sep 11, 2009
Written by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan, it was popular upon its debut and ran for more than 1,000 performances, and it was made into a successful 1955 film starring Jack Lemmon as Pulver and Henry Fonda as Lieutenant Douglas Roberts, an officer desperate to get off the cargo ship and onto the front lines. But in recent years, Mister Roberts, seen by some as old-fashioned, has rarely been performed. (Boston Globe)
John Hughes: an appreciation Aug 11, 2009
It s Hughes trying on street-level Jacques Tati with John Candy and Steve Martin doing Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The result is a dyspeptic comic strip with moments of riotous screwball comedy and real tenderness. (Boston Globe)
Scene Cut From Athens Museum Film After Protests Jul 26, 2009
Costa-Gavras, known mainly for French-language films with political themes, such as "Z" and "State of Siege", shared an Academy Award in 1983 for best screenplay adaptation for the English-language film "Missing," starring Jack Lemmon, a film Costa-Gavras also directed. Costa-Gavras' 1-minute, 40-second segment depicting the damage done to Parthenon over the centuries _ from marauding Germanic warriors in 267 A.D. to the removal of a large part of the frieze by British diplomat Lord Elgin in... (CBS News -- World)
Scared straight Jul 24, 2009
In a Neil Simon comedy, Jack Lemmon, a hard working New York guy, comes home to his wife, played by Anne Bancroft, and like a robot tries to relax and turn the TV on. No TV. (Burlington Union, MA)
Supreme Leader Marcello Mastroianni Jul 22, 2009
That someone - a remixed version of Jack Lemmon in Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot - happened to be a man. LMDQ's Triumph eventually brought us to our final destination - the Saint-Germain-des-Pres, one of the few, mythic, small Parisian movie houses surviving in an otherwise mythical quartier which had seen a more meaningful existence (and we're not even talking about Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir rewiring the world at the Cafe de Flore). (Asia Times Online)
DVD Movie Release: Greedy Jul 5, 2009
Soon the film becomes a delightfully satisfying mess; one that has the stamp and recipe of classic comedies by Jack Lemmon and Frank Capra. The characters are colourful and comically well-toned. (Suite101.com)
Lakers a real 'True Hollywood Story' Jun 16, 2009
Show biz matched, with Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Andy Williams, Nicholson and others clamoring for seats. "The connection with Hollywood and its supply of celebrities only served to amp up the equation," Winter wrote in The Show. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
I Love You, Man Jun 6, 2009
The timid geek used to be a specialty of one or two comic actors such as Jerry Lewis or Jack Lemmon; meek and mild guys who were funny because they were uncool. Nowadays, everyone's a geek: Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, , even Ricky Gervais, to an extent. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Some Like It Here Jun 6, 2009
There will also be a screening of Houdini, in which he portrayed the illusionist, and a 50th anniversary showing of Some Like It Hot, the cross-dressing comedy that co-starred Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon. Also on hand will be Curtis Lovell II, who will attempt Houdinis water torture stunt. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
New on DVD: 'Revolutionary Road,' 'Defiance' Jun 5, 2009
Due Tuesday: A Woodstock box with everything but mud; Clint Eastwood's industrial-strength scowl in Gran Torino; a Jack Lemmon collection includes Phffft. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Reynolds Talks Deadpool Jun 1, 2009
But if you look back, guys like Jack Lemmon or Carey Grant, they all did that;I get a little depressed if I go from one movie that's just a comedy to the next movie that's just a comedy, or in the same vein. It's okay, though, if one film is a comedy and the next movie is a f*@ked up comedy. (IGN FilmForce)
Glengarry Glen Ross May 29, 2009
Main Actors: Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Jack Lemmon. Critical Appeal: 98. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Hollywood art May 23, 2009
"She had difficulty painting, she tried it with me but she found herself a little clumsy and never did it again. Curtis starred with Monroe and Jack Lemmon in the cross-dressing comedy "For some people it is easy, it's flowing and they learn about perspective quickly. For Marilyn it was not like that. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
In best supporting actor, anything goes May 21, 2009
Jack Lemmon spent most of 1955s Mister Roberts plotting to throw a homemade bomb under James Cagneys bunk and he, too, took home an Oscar. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Entertainment Spotlight on Darci Daniels (21) May 15, 2009
When I worked at the Canyon Hotel, at any evening Jack Lemmon would walk in or Barbra Streisand, Patty Duke or Burt Reynolds. It was a golden age and I love looking back on those days. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
A play about a man dying, with a happy ending May 11, 2009
The biographical book has sold more than 14-million copies worldwide and was adapted into an Oprah-backed television film starring Jack Lemmon. In 2002, the book was also transformed into an off-Broadway play, and now it's being presented by the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto, directed by Ted Dykstra. (Globe and Mail)
15 Reasons to Love Turner Classic Movies May 3, 2009
This led to star-of-the-month tributes to Rita Hayworth and Jack Lemmon, to screenings of rare early Frank Capra dramas, and to a fresh batch of underseen 1930s-40s B movies for viewers to discover and analyze. Lately, the network has been showing British films of the same period. (Time.com)
Coppola shares award at film festival gala May 3, 2009
It was a moment out of the 1998 Golden Globes - memorable for Ving Rhames dragging Jack Lemmon onstage to present him with the best actor award Rhames had just won. When Ballard didn't immediately rush up to the podium, Coppola joked that Ballard should show off his tuxedo because it's a rarity for him to wear one. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ashbery shows his medal May 1, 2009
Ashbery, a Pulitzer-winning poet, is the 15th person to win the Medal; past winners include Bonnie Raitt, Jack Lemmon, and Peter Sellars. Ashbery will hang around Harvard for the rest of the weekend - he's scheduled to stop by the Harvard Film Archive tonight and tomorrow. (Boston Globe)
Faulkners principles an inspiration to students Apr 30, 2009
Some of his credits include supporting lead roles in westerns and action films such as Hellfighters and The Green Berets, which he starred in with John Wayne, and other motion pictures and TV spots with such prominent actors as Jimmy Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Elvis Presley and Doris Day. At one point, Mr. Faulkner mentioned that he knows the role of the supporting actor, said Anne Sward Hansen, a professor in the Theatre and Media Arts Department who teaches film acting and who... (The Daily Universe, UT)
Goodbye Dog River, hello dog-eat-dog stage Apr 4, 2009
Peterson had never seen Glengarry staged, but did watch the 1992 film version, whose cast includes Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin, and Jack Lemmon as Levene. The late Lemmon was "an actor I totally respected," Peterson says. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Ain't No Sunshine': The Story Behind Kris Allen's 'Idol' Cover Apr 2, 2009
" The song was Withers' first hit, and it charted when the then-32-year-old Navy veteran was working at a factory making airplane parts. The all-acoustic arrangement was overseen by soul legend Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MG's, and it featu 00004000 res guitar work from Crosby, Still & Nash member Stephen Stills.The part of the tune where Withers repeats the phrase, "I know, I know" more than 20 times, was originally just a place holder until Withers could come up with more lyrics, but... (VHI.com -- Music News)
The director, the killer and the classic buffoon Apr 1, 2009
In 1981, the director Billy Wilder adapted L'Emmerdeur into Buddy Buddy, casting Jack Lemmon as the Pignon character opposite Walter Matthau's hitman. It flopped. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Three Mile Island Mar 29, 2009
Those who were there, and those who watched in fear from afar, were shaped by the notion that nuclear accidents could be real and imminent, not simply the stuff of movies like "The China Syndrome," the Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon film that was showing at the East Five theater complex only miles from the nuclear plant that week. One line of dialogue stuck out to everyone who crowded into the special 11:30 p.m. showings: "It could render an area the size of Pennsylvania uninhabitable.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ben Kingsley's Elegy Mar 22, 2009
Nominees for the Best Actor Oscar in 1983: Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie; Paul Newman, The Verdict; Peter O'Toole, My Favorite Year; Jack Lemmon, Missing; and , Gandhi. Many believed the slight, soft-spoken English gentleman would silently fade to black, and join a rather long list of one hit wonders. (Suite101.com)
'I Love You Man' stars make case for bromance Mar 15, 2009
Instead, we heard about Tolkien, Jack Lemmon, Bruce Jenner, goat dreams, and who knows what else ... Goldstein: (to Rudd) The new issue of Vanity Fair compares you to Jack Lemmon ... I don't think I have a 20th of the ability of Jack Lemmon. (Boston Globe)
Cranston, AMC catch a good break with 'Breaking Bad' Mar 9, 2009
To his Malcolm co-star Jane Kaczmarek, the transition from comic sad sack Hal to the down-and-out everyman Walt is a natural: "He's like Jack Lemmon, except now he's doing Days of Wine and Roses or The Apartment.". Gilligan says Cranston's "bedrock humanity" and his ability to play very dark humor helped make a lying, desperate meth cooker relatable to an audience that might otherwise recoil. (USA Today -- Life)
The Cougar Lounge - Just Asking For Trouble Mar 2, 2009
If one needs more convincing, then consider this - Alfred Hitchcock never as in nada, zero, zilch won an Academy Award for Best Director and neither Walter Matthau nor Jack Lemmon were even nominated for best actor in The Odd Couple and Matthau's character was named Oscar, for cryin' in the mud. As expected, last week's telecast was bland and with no comedian host to make us forget the ill-conceived dance numbers, there were only two things to remember about the 2009 Academy Awards. (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Wabasha's grumpfest adds a cool attraction Feb 27, 2009
The festival began after the city was the location for the "Grumpy Old Men" movies featuring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It has long featured traditional winter activities that also made it into the movies, like an ice fishing contest. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
The Beverly Hills Playhouse Announces Tricks of The Trade Workshops for Directors and Writers with Howie Deutch and Rick Podell Feb 27, 2009
He scored a major success in 1995 with Grumpier Old Men, and its epic teaming of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Deutch followed with The Replacements, starring Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman and then The Whole Ten Yards, starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, and Kevin Pollak. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Getting grumpy for a cause in Wabasha Feb 25, 2009
Over the years, the festival has tried different grumpy-inspired events like a Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon and Ann-Margret look-a-like contest, a hole-in-one golf on the ice contest, snowmobile rodeo and ice shack contest. Whalen hopes the new plunge will bring new visitors to Wabasha. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Winona goes Hollywood: Area featured in many movies Feb 22, 2009
Wabasha is still proud of its association with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and the 1993 and 1995 movies they starred in. Tourists generally want to see where the movie was filmed. (Winona Daily News, MN)
'Some Like It Hot' still sizzles Feb 22, 2009
Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are forced to get out of town -- quickly -- after mob boss Spatz Colombo promises to hunt them down to keep them from testifying against him and his men. Desperate, the two men's only option is to join a band -- Sweet Sue's All-Girls Band and Chorus Line. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Entertainment Spotlight on Poupe Boccaccio Feb 20, 2009
As an actor, she has appeared in movies with Robert Vaughn, Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Elliot Gould. Her television credits include, Colombo, I Spy, Wild, Wild West, Get Smart, Ironsides, Mod Squad, and appearances on the Johnny Carson Show, the Joey Bishop Show and with Milton Berle. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
The Oscar 11: Team aims to revive awards' telecast Feb 20, 2009
" The Faceman: Hugh Jackman Assignment: Host The star of X-Men and The Prestige (and People magazine's current Sexiest Man Alive) will be calling on his Broadway background as emcee. It's his first time as Oscar host, and he's the first non-comedian to take the job solo since Jack Lemmon in 1985. "In the opening, I can tell you right now, I'm not going to be knocking out a seven-minute stand-up monologue," Jackman says. "It's not really my bag anyway. But hopefully there'll be a few laughs. (USA Today -- Life)
Versatile actor James Whitmore dies at 87 Feb 11, 2009
"It's so fragmented. You wait and wait and wait and then, look, as Jack Lemmon says, `It's magic time.' In the theater, once the curtain goes up, the actor is in charge.". Born in 1921 in White Plains, N.Y., Whitmore was active in school sports and acted in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, though his strict Methodist family disapproved of the profession. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Actor James Whitmore dies of lung cancer Feb 8, 2009
You wait and wait and wait and then, look, as Jack Lemmon says, Its magic time. In the theater, once the curtain goes up, the actor is in charge. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Actor Whitmore dies Feb 8, 2009
You wait and wait and wait and then, look, as Jack Lemmon says, `It s magic time. In the theater, once the curtain goes up, the actor is in charge. (The Palm Beach Post)
