Ringu Tops Scare Factor List Oct 30, 2009
uttered by a crazed Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick's is so well known that it pulled in 10 per cent of the vote, putting it in third place. One of the hardest-to-watch scenes in the horror hierarchy was from 1990's. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Art house cinema part of Boston's scene again Oct 29, 2009
When The Witches of Eastwick filmed in the Boston area in 1986, cast members Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer were escorted in after the lights went down to see Aliens with the plebeians. Sack, who died at 92 in 2003, was a scrap metal dealer who legend has it won his first movie theater, the Beacon Hill, in a poker game in the 1940s. (Boston Globe)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Oct 27, 2009
"I'm staring at Jack Nicholson!" marvels creator Shonda Rhimes ... 10:10 p.m. Beatty takes the stage and admits, "The truth is, I haven't made an awful lot of movies." (Especially lately) He playfully scolds Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson, who are still churning out hits while he's at home with Annette and the kids ... Director Clint Eastwood pays homage to Jack Nicholson, who had nothing to do with the film. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Oscars in the wings: Nerves, tears and cheers just offstage Oct 27, 2009
Jack Nicholson, who is notorious for prowling the backstage area over the years, made only a brief appearance before the show, walking through wearing his signature sunglasses and giving a quick nod to everyone as he passed. "Gents," he said to two security guards flanking the entrance to the stage. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Victim: Drop Polanski case Oct 27, 2009
Geimer was a starry-eyed 13-year-old when Polanski plied her with champagne and drugs at the Hollywood Hills home of his actor friend Jack Nicholson during a photo shoot more than 30 years ago. The director was initially charged with six felony counts, including rape and sodomy. (iAfrica.com)
Cheesecake vs. cheesesteak; Miss Liberty vs. Rocky Oct 27, 2009
Isn't Jack Nicholson a Lakers fan. Doesn't Spike Lee have a movie to make. (NJ.com -- News)
Polanski refused bail in Swiss court Oct 25, 2009
She claimed Polanski plied her with alcohol and quaaludes during a photo shoot at the Hollywood Hills home of actor Jack Nicholson. It's not clear if Polanski ever completed paying the debt to the woman, although the court papers document efforts by her lawyers to garnish residuals and other payments owed to Polanski by the Screen Actors Guild, movie studios and other Hollywood businesses. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Matthew Gilbert’s Critic’s Corner Oct 25, 2009
Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall star. My Antonio 10 p.m., VH1. (Boston Globe)
Price is right for H'ween Oct 25, 2009
"The Raven"(1963), in which Price and Lorre are joined by Boris Karloff and a then unknown Jack Nicholson; and ... Other entries include "Tales of Terror" (1962), which teams Price with Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone; "The Raven" (1963), in which Price and Lorre are joined by Boris Karloff and a then unknown Jack Nicholson; and "The Tomb of Ligeia" (1964), with Price and Elizabeth Shepherd and written by Robert Towne, who went on to pen "Chinatown" for Roman Polanski. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
I have constantly recommended "Chinatown" (1974) to my students as a brilliant example of a moody, issues-oriented film noir in color -- with three more top-notch performances (Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston). I have little interest in Polanski's later films. (Salon)
DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't Oct 22, 2009
If is the greatest of all American detective films -- and I think the case is a very strong one -- then that results from its remarkable confluence of ingredients: Career-best performances from Jack Nicholson, as witty and thin-skinned private eye J.J. Gittes, and Faye Dunaway, as the promiscuous and damaged California WASP wife who either does or doesn't hire him; an unusually intelligent and engaged producer, Paramount's legendary Robert Evans; a script loaded with the pain and nostalgia of... (Salon)
Charleston Community Theatre set to perform 'A Few Good Men' Oct 22, 2009
Movie-goers got to know Jessep s commanding nature when he was played by Jack Nicholson in the 1992 film adaptation of Aaron Sorkin s play. Jessep lords over the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where a trio of Naval lawyers is investigating the death of a young Marine. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Can Hulu Save Traditional TV? Oct 20, 2009
(We're thinking Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty. And who do they put in charge. (FastCompany)
Philharmonic Scores Big Oct 18, 2009
Such cinemas, we assume, as Double Indemnity with Fred McMurray and Barbara Stanwyck; John Huston s The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart; This Gun for Hire starring Alan Ladd; even the latter-day Chinatown with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. 000005A8. (Fox News)
5Top: Play ball in films that arent about baseball Oct 12, 2009
Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) wants to watch the World Series, but Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) wont allow it without a majority vote. In the middle of a therapy session, where theyre forced to open up about girls and feelings, Cheswick brings up watching the Series, and everyone votes with McMurphy. (MSNBC -- News)
DVD Report: This week's new releases Oct 11, 2009
Over the years, Towne has been identified with the film almost as closely as either Polanski or star Jack Nicholson, and with good reason: Although Chinatown received 11 Oscar nods, Towne nabbed the only statuette. He doesn t have as much to say about it all as you might expect, in part because Fincher gushes so enthusiastically. (Boston Globe)
It's 'Chinatown' Oct 8, 2009
"Chinatown," just out in a new DVD edition from Paramount, of course stars Jack Nicholson, in whose home Polanski's crime occurred (the actor was not there), and climaxes with the aftermath of a horrific sexual act involving a minor ... "Chinatown," just out in a new DVD edition from Paramount, of course stars Jack Nicholson, in whose home Polanski's crime occurred (the actor was not there), and climaxes with the aftermath of a horrific sexual act involving a minor. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Columnist: Star's talent doesn't trump crime Oct 6, 2009
The 1974 half-film-noir, half-psychological-drama stars Jack Nicholson as Jake, a private investigator who gets tangled up in a web of deceit and corruption. That corruption is synonymous with L.A.'s Chinatown, to which Jake was previously assigned as an investigator. (Daily Collegian, PA)
GMA: Legal Expert Says Roman Polanski Arrest 'Doesn't Make Any Sense' Oct 5, 2009
Polanski fled the United States in 1978 after pleading guilty to with Samantha Geimer after plying her with champagne and Quaaludes at the home of actor Jack Nicholson. For now, Swiss authorities have maintained that they were acting on a request from the United States to bring a fugitive to justice. (ABC News)
Will Hollywood adopt the scientific method? Oct 5, 2009
In researching his new biography "Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood's Dark Dreamer," author Emanuel Levy came across a startling insight from Jack Nicholson: Minnelli, who directed two Oscar-winning pictures during the 1950s, did not actually like telling actors what to do ... "After Minnelli cast Jack Nicholson in a singing role with Barbra Streisand in 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,' Nicholson finally had to walk up to Minnelli and say, 'With all due respect, Mr. Minnelli, I could use some... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Polanski promised $500K to rape victim Oct 4, 2009
She said Polanski plied her with alcohol and quaaludes during a photo shoot at the Hollywood Hills home of actor Jack Nicholson. When Polanski was nominated for a best director Academy Award in 2003 for his movie "The Pianist," appeared on CNN's Larry King Live to encourage Oscar voters to cast their ballots based on the merit of his work -- not his assault on her. (CNN -- Law)
Polanski: the final cut Oct 3, 2009
More than three decades have passed since Polanski created a global uproar and fled the US in the wake of a guilty plea to unlawful sex with 13-year-old Samantha Gailey (now Geimer), a would-be actress and model, whom he met at the home of Jack Nicholson (who was not present). Angry, vociferous, brilliant, Polanski had already shot to fame with the chilling Repulsion and later, Rosemary's Baby as well as surviving an unfathomable tragedy when his young, pregnant wife Sharon Tate died at the... (The Age, Australia)
* Was what Roman Polanski did rape-rape? Oct 3, 2009
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
TALE OF THE TAPE: Lamar Odom vs. Britney Spears Oct 3, 2009
Jack Nicholson vs. Donnie Wahlberg. Ashley Harkleroad vs. Carrie Bradshaw. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Polanski was to pay assault victim $500,000 Oct 3, 2009
Geimer was 13 at the time of the 1977 assault, which occurred in Jack Nicholson s house. Polanski was arrested and pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. (Boston Globe)
Don't let Polanski escape justice Oct 3, 2009
And there was certainly no artistic merit in the crime he acknowledged committing: During a photo shoot at the Los Angeles home of his friend and "Chinatown" star Jack Nicholson, Polanski plied a 13-year-old girl with champagne and drugs and had sex with her. That is grotesque. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
@ The Movies: Halloween Flick Picks Oct 2, 2009
"The Shining" (1980)/"Halloween" (1978): If you think Jack Nicholson is scary in Martin Scorese's "The Departed," then you haven't seen his most terrifying role as Jack Torrance, an author who thinks that he'll finish up his novel while watching over a remote, snow-covered hotel resort during a desolate winter with his family in "The Shining.". Based on the Stephen King novel and directed by the late Stanley Kubrick, this film has an incredibly daunting atmosphere: You're not only watching it,... (KERO 23, CA)
Robinson: Hollywood's moral compass pointedly wrong on Polanski Oct 2, 2009
She described being lured by Polanski to the home of actor Jack Nicholson, given champagne and half a Quaalude, feeling intoxicated and frightened, being groped in a hot tub, telling Polanski to stop, being accosted on a couch, telling Polanski again to stop, being violated in ways I can't describe in a family newspaper, and finally weeping as she waited for her assailant to take her home. Was Polanski filled with remorse. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Roman Mythology Oct 1, 2009
On 10 March 1977, then 44 years old, he had taken Samantha Gailey, a 13-year-old child model, to the home of Jack Nicholson in Mulholland, California, where he said he was going to take photographs of her for the French edition of Vogue. After taking the photos, he gave Gailey champagne and a sedative drug and performed oral sex, intercourse and sodomy on her while she said: No, I don t want to do this. (The American Conservative)
Polanski's Lawyers File for his Release Sep 30, 2009
The media should also be asking Jack Nicholson why he turned the use of his home over to Polanski knowing full well that Polanski was going to be bringing a child there to dope her up and then rape her. I also agree that more needs to be reported on Polanski making so many trips to Thailand, the land of pedophilia and the child sex-trade. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Polanski's artistic genius does not excuse child rape Sep 30, 2009
In 1977, aged 44, Polanski lured 13-year-old Samantha Geimer to a photo-shoot at the Hollywood Hills home of actor Jack Nicholson. According to Ms Geimer, he then plied her with alcohol and drugs and had sex with her, despite her resistance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Polanski Victim: Justice "Never Too Late" Sep 30, 2009
Polanski, basking in the success of his recent film, "Chinatown," starring Jack Nicholson, arranged a second photo shoot - this time at Nicholson's house. Kauffman asked Geimer, "How did it go from a photo shoot to a rape?". (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Lawyer: Polanski will fight extradition to U.S. Sep 30, 2009
The 43-year old husband of murdered actress Sharon Tate originally had been indicted of five other counts involving alleged drugging and raping of the girl at the home of actor Jack Nicholson. Family and friends can only see Polanski for an hour each week, but that does not include official visits from lawyers and consular diplomats, de Silva said. (MSNBC -- News)
Polanski to fight extradition from Switzerland Sep 30, 2009
Polanski, 76, a resident of France who is revered in Europe as a luminary of filmmaking, fled the United States 31 years ago on the eve of a sentencing hearing that was part of a plea bargain in which he acknowledged having sex with a 13-year-old girl in the Los Angeles home of actor Jack Nicholson. He has been wanted by Los Angeles courts ever since and had long avoided traveling to countries with broad extradition agreements with the United States. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Has Justice Already Been Served? Polanski's People Think So Sep 30, 2009
He has admitted he had sex with 13-year-old Samantha Geimer after plying her with champagne and Quaaludes at the home of actor Jack Nicholson. "Roman was incarcerated. Roman did time in a state prison," Berg said. (ABC News)
All Your Questions About Roman Polanski Answered Sep 30, 2009
In 1977, Polanski drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl in the home of actor Jack Nicholson. The sensational case raises a variety of questions, answered herewith. (Slate)
'Chinatown' writer inspired by memories of L.A. Sep 26, 2009
He found his Los Angeles story in Oregon, where he'd gone with his friend and former roommate, an up-and-coming actor named Jack Nicholson, to appear in Nicholson's directorial debut, "Drive, He Said," released in 1971. Looking for a way to pass the time, Towne read Carey McWilliams' "Southern California: An Island on the Land," published in 1946. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Phillips Incest Claim Sets Off Family Feud Sep 26, 2009
Jack Nicholson: I slept with the best. Tom Cruise: I slept with aliens. (CBS News)
Daily TV and radio guide Sep 25, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
The Ultimate Crush | Lessons for Life from Durrie and Liz The week of Sept. 21 Sep 25, 2009
Quote of the week: "I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me." - Jack Nicholson, "The Departed". "What's the DL?" is written by freshman roommates Elizabeth Vogt and Durrie Bouscaren. (Daily Orange, NY)
Universal making Barbie film Sep 24, 2009
Mark, who just produced Julie & Julia and is currently in production on the untitled James L. Brooks-directed comedy that stars Reese Witherspoon and Jack Nicholson, was one of several A-list producers who met with Mattel and U execs. Mark said he felt fortunate to get the job and said there is no shortage of plot possibilities, since Barbie has held more than 120 jobs over the years. (Variety)
Checking off a full summer Sep 24, 2009
This was not one like the list Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman penned in the movie of that name, listing things they wished to do before kicking the bucket. This list was more of a Summer Bucket List of things I wished to do and experience before summer gave way to autumn. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
‘Eastwick’ mixes novelistic and movie predecessors with New England witchcraft history Sep 23, 2009
In the 1987 movie version of Updike s novel, Van Horne was played memorably by Jack Nicholson. Here, he arrives in the form of Paul Gross, a Canadian actor who lacks that iconic Nicholson sneer. (Boston Globe)
Forget Harold and Maude Sep 23, 2009
While Ashby states his aims most explicitly in Bound for Glory, he realizes them best in , which stars Jack Nicholson as Navy man Billy "Badass" Buddusky. Buddusky, along with "Mule" Mulhall (Otis Young), must escort seaman Larry Meadows (Randy Quaid) from Norfolk, Va. (Slate)
Opening Salvo In TV's Fall Battle Sep 23, 2009
ABC's "The Witches of Eastwick" is adapted from the novel by John Updike and 1987 hit film that tarred Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson. ABC's "FlashForward," a paranormal thriller in which everyone around the world simultaneously suffers a 2-minute-17-second blackout, then recovers with visions of what may or may not await them in the future. (CBS News)
Breakfast With ... Christian Slater Sep 21, 2009
Early in his career actor Christian Slater was often compared to Jack Nicholson, but he soon broke free of that unintended shadow and became a star in his own right. Acting since he was 9, he experienced sudden fame after the release of "Heathers" in 1988. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
On the tee with Verle Sep 20, 2009
I guess there is no point in worrying about whether your friend s feelings will be hurt. You have to talk to your friend, kindly but sternly, right away, for your sanity and for their own good. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
The Damon identity Sep 20, 2009
Reflecting on actors as writers, he recalled a time after the first rehearsal for The Departed, when he and the director Martin Scorsese visited Jack Nicholson in his Boston hotel room to work on a scene. He was scribbling some notes, some adjustments, said Damon, and then in a peerless Nicholson imitation, said: You know, I never would have made it this far if I wasn t a great [expletive] writer. (Boston Globe)
Oscars in the wings: Nerves, tears and cheers just offstage Sep 19, 2009
Jack Nicholson, who is notorious for prowling the backstage area over the years, made only a brief appearance before the show, walking through wearing his signature sunglasses and giving a quick nod to everyone as he passed. "Gents," he said to two security guards flanking the entrance to the stage. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Insane Killer on the Loose in Wash. Sep 19, 2009
Jack Nicholson sees a script in this: "One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest" ... Sounds like Jack Nicholsons fishing trip in "Cuckoo's Nest". (CBS News)
Dragons looking for a Sowardly act to get them over the line inBrisbane Sep 19, 2009
Given our druthers, and the opportunity to visit a few sporting cathedrals around the globe, we'd go for a walk through Shankly Gates at Anfield - You Will Never Walk Alone - to watch Liverpool in the Premier League; grab a seat next to Jack Nicholson at the Staples Center to watch the LA Lakers the list is long and will bore you to tears, so let's cut to the MCG for a footy final. There are many things about this sport we don't understand, one of which is the following: why, when Collingwood... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A New Way to Listen to the Hawkeyes Sep 19, 2009
The live-action fans of those two fast-paced sports already feel intimately connected, but it would be great to see something to keep Jack Nicholson preoccupied at Los Angeles Lakers games. Some ad. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Kick off to the arts: A listing of local arts organizations and events for 2009-2010 Sep 18, 2009
Featuring Jack Nicholson as a low-rent private detective and Faye Dunaway as his wealthy client, Roman Polanski s neo-noir classic is a dark vision of personal and political corruption in 1930 s Los Angeles. 131 minutes. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Sep 18, 2009
"I'm staring at Jack Nicholson!" marvels creator Shonda Rhimes ... 10:10 p.m. Beatty takes the stage and admits, "The truth is, I haven't made an awful lot of movies." (Especially lately) He playfully scolds Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson, who are still churning out hits while he's at home with Annette and the kids ... Director Clint Eastwood pays homage to Jack Nicholson, who had nothing to do with the film. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Meyers Movie Blog #7 - Back To School Sep 17, 2009
The film is about a young lawyer with a tremendous amount of potential who was just promoted in his firm battling them in court over "wrongful dismissal. The company claims Andrew Beckett's (Tom Hanks) work was unsatisfactory, while Beckett claims it's due to him contracting the AIDS virus. After searching for a lawyer that would defend him in such a controversial case, he finally gets the help from an average defense attorney Joe Miller (Denzel Washington). Joe Miller find himself not just... (Umassathletics.com)
Don't change that channel Sep 14, 2009
Don't expect the Jack Nicholson treatment here, and no, the series doesn't heavily invoke the movie. It has convincingly become its own entity, and there's enough charm and fun to possibly conjure up a hit. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Q&A with Dr. Michael Jenike Sep 12, 2009
While TV and film audiences might get a laugh out of the behavior of Jack Nicholson s character Melvin Udall in "As Good as it Gets" or Tony Shaloub s character in the hit TV show Monk, for many, obsessive compulsive disorder can anything but funny. Stow resident Dr. Michael Jenike has devoted much of his life to studying and treating OCD, which affects nearly 2 percent of Americans and is characterized by repetitive behavior. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Army Archerd, 87; columnist was must-read in Hollywood Sep 11, 2009
The audience included Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Jack Nicholson, Anthony Hopkins, and Aaron Spelling. Even President Clinton taped a greeting to the columnist. (Boston Globe)
1969: A year of revolution, revelation Sep 7, 2009
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson went looking for America in Easy Rider and didn t like what they found. Midnight Cowboy introduced middle America to the world of the hapless hustler and the X rating. (The Palm Beach Post)
Milos Forman Czechs in with his past Sep 4, 2009
1975 (won): "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." This classic about life in a mental institution had a rare Oscar sweep, also taking best picture, best screenplay, best actor (Jack Nicholson) and best actress (Louise Fletcher). 1984 (won): "Amadeus." Based on the play by Peter Shaffer, this film looks at the life of Mozart through the eyes of his rival composer Antonio Salieri. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Teen tackles armed girl on Miss. school bus Sep 3, 2009
" Eulls said the girl was shouting about people "picking on her" and throwing paper at her. If she was being bullied on the bus, he said he had not seen it happen on the morning bus rides. "I really didn't know her too well," he said. Yazoo County School Superintendent Jack Nicholson said he was "extremely proud" of Eulls. "He's a fine young man, he's a good athlete, and he's a good person," he said. "No one knows how they will act in scenarios like that. " Nicholson also praised the bus driver,... (USA Today)
Final rites for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Aug 31, 2009
Also seated were actor Jack Nicholson, actress Lauren Bacall, singer Tony Bennett and Boston Celtics basketball legend Bill Russell. After the service, the honor guard unfolded the flag and replaced it atop the gleaming casket as organ music swelled and church bells tolled solemnly overhead. (FOX61, CT)
Obama, Other Leaders Honor Kennedy at Funeral Mass Aug 31, 2009
The invitation-only service included Boston Celtics great Bill Russell, actor Jack Nicholson and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, once an aide to Kennedy. Reflecting the prominence of the attendees, all levels of local, state and federal security personnel lined the church's walls. (ABC 7 News, DC)
The notables who attended Senator Kennedy's funeral Aug 30, 2009
Jack Nicholson, at the funeral ... Actor Jack Nicholson. (Boston Globe)
Click to read:Kennedy Hailed as 'Greatest Legislator' Aug 30, 2009
Singer Tony Bennett and actor Jack Nicholson also attended ... my faithful servant". Your life was an inspiration to many. We thank you. by woeisme1 August 29, 2009 2:05 PM EDT So there you have it anti-Kennedy people from the right. Republicans and other people of all walks of life, in every station, praising Democrat Kennedy. One would think that would tell you something about the insidious remarks you have been posting about Kennedy, would'nt it? Like maybe it's okay to acknowledge Kennedy's... (CBS News)
