Actress Gail Russell Jul 30, 2009
Actress Jane Fonda modeled her Oscar-nominated role in the 1986 film The Morning After on the life of Gail Russell. Resources. (Suite101.com)
70 years of Ted Turner Jul 19, 2009
Captain Outrageous, the visionary who created CNN and invented the 24-hour news cycle, the philanthropist who pledged $1 billion to the United Nations, the foot-in-mouth guy who bashed all of Christendom, the celebrity who married and divorced actress Jane Fonda while running the Atlanta Braves, the gentleman rancher who owns more than 2 million acres of land and has 50,000 bison roaming his various spreads, quietly marked another milestone not long ago. He turned 70 late last year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
The glory days of the rock of Boston Jul 18, 2009
Given Boston s role as a cultural and political crossroad in the 1960s, virtually every major political, social, and musical figure from that era crossed paths with the city, and with WBCN. Activist Abbie Hoffman was a station regular; John Lennon talked politics with the station s News Dissector, Danny Schechter; Jane Fonda announced her Indochina Peace Campaign on the WBCN airwaves; and Duane Allman and Jerry Garcia jammed on acoustic guitars on-air until late into the night. A 23-year-old... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
The Scoop on Scoop Jul 14, 2009
Halle Berry is on "Fire," Nip/Tuck" docs get sweet, Jane Fonda hypnotizes and more.more photosScoop video clipsGetty ImagesJuly 9: Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie "Bruno" isn't as shocking as "Borat," but will still make viewers laugh. Plus, Hayden Panettiere hits the big screen in "I Love You, Beth Cooper. " Msnbc.com's Dara Brown and Alonso Dualde chat about this weekend's new releases.Entertainment on Sponsored links Resource guide Featuring Categories About ? 2009 Microsoft. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Beckinsale awarded libel damages Jul 10, 2009
Graham Atkins told Mr Justice Eady that Miss Beckinsale was never in discussions about the role - originally played by Jane Fonda - and that there was never a possibility she would be part of the project. It followed that she had not been passed over in favour of rival Hollywood actress Rose McGowan. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Tears flow for Michael Jackson Jun 28, 2009
Celebrities from Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda to hip-hop icon and fashion mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to cycling champion Lance Armstrong used micro-blogging website Twitter to express their sadness. "Michael Jackson showed me that you can actually see the beat. He made the music come to life!! He made me believe in magic. I will miss him!" said Combs. (iAfrica.com)
There’s just one choice this week, and you know it Jun 27, 2009
There s just one choice this week, and you know it. 2:04 pm June 26, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Tributes paid to the King of Pop Jun 26, 2009
" JANE FONDA, ACTRESS "I am stunned. My friend, Michael Jackson is dead. (BBC News)
New on DVD: 'Seventh Seal' on Blu-ray, 'Crossing Over' Jun 22, 2009
Vanity Fair reporter of murder trials, indirect crime victim himself, best-selling novelist, movie producer, thrower of '60s A-list Hollywood beach bashes (see Tuesday Weld and Jane Fonda in home movies wow) and even a decorated World War II veteran. A full life gets the documentary it deserves. (USA Today -- Life)
Crawford 'hottest bachelor' Jun 19, 2009
Jane Fonda blogged about a surgical procedure to replace her left knee, and then she had the operation. In a wistful post titled "So Long Old Knee" on her Web site, Fonda wrote that her knee joint was to "be sawed out and in its place will go a titanium rod and ceramic joint.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
Laugh rivals in serious race Jun 19, 2009
Jane Fonda has undergone surgery to replace her left knee. The Oscar-winning actress had the operation Tuesday, and blogged about it beforehand. (Albany Times Union)
Actress Fonda has knee replaced Jun 19, 2009
Jane Fonda said her old knee was like her late father's, actor Henry Fonda. Film star Jane Fonda has undergone surgery to have her left knee replaced ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Jane Fonda undergoes knee surgery - 1 hr ago Did workout video queen Jane Fonda take fitness too far. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Fonda undergoes surgery to replace knee Jun 18, 2009
Jane Fonda undergoes surgery to replace left knee. NEW YORK Jane Fonda has undergone surgery to replace her left knee ... FILE - In this June 7, 2009 file photo, Jane Fonda arrives at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards in New York. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Billy Elliot dances away with 10 Tony Awards Jun 16, 2009
He offered such timely nuggets as "NPH's (host Neil Patrick Harris) favorite beverage while warming up for the start of Tonys? RED BULL, natch!" Jane Fonda, nominated for lead actress in a play, offered: "The trick is to be Zen about it. Winning is sometimes not the prize.". Seth Wenig / APBret Michaels, right, and C.C. DeVille of the band Poison perform with the cast of "Rock of Ages" at the Tony Awards. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
The 10 best movie inventions Jun 16, 2009
There is already a thing called flubber - Wikipedia says it is a "visco-plastic material'' which can be made for children to play with, using a recipe of glue, borax, water and food colouring. Notes to parents: don't let kiddies fool around with borax unsupervised. Honourable mentions: The excessive machine in Barbarella, starring Jane Fonda. Kills by "excessive pleasure'', if you know what I mean. Iris recognition - Minority Report, with Tom Cruise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Critic's corner Jun 6, 2009
Indeed, the promise of Harris as host may get me to watch the theater awards live from Radio City Music Hall tomorrow night, along with presenters including Kevin Spacey, Jane Fonda, James Gandolfini (above), Nicole Kidman, and Susan Sarandon. Pushing Daisies 10 p.m., Channel 5. (Boston Globe)
Broadway: Retro style Jun 5, 2009
This is the year of "Hair," "West Side Story," "Desire Under the Elms," "The Norman Conquests," "Waiting for Godot," "Guys and Dolls," "Pal Joey" and Jane Fonda. That's right. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Pass the bloody marys Jun 5, 2009
So it goes for Alex (Jane Fonda) in Sidney Lumet's thriller. She can't remember what happened and tries to make a run for it, but for some reason Officer Jeff Bridges believes she's innocent. (Boston Globe)
CRITIC'S CHOICE: Who should, will win 2009 Tonys Jun 5, 2009
Hope Davis, God of Carnage Jane Fonda, 33 Variations Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart. Should/will win: British virtuosos McTeer and Walter will lose to a Yank, but not the obvious one: 33 Variations was too flimsy a vehicle for Fonda. (USA Today -- Life)
B'way's big question: How many Tonys for 'Billy'? Jun 2, 2009
Not an inconsiderable feat, one that will get her past the category's four other contenders Hope Davis, Janet McTeer, Harriet Walter and Jane Fonda. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Calling all born-again Americans May 21, 2009
On the same stage were Barry Goldwater and Jane Fonda. I look back at it as a born-again Americans moment for some 20,000 people in the Los Angeles Sports Arena. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
HHK Entertainment's Hip-Hop Kidz(R) Brand Takes Center Stage With National After-School Dance Licensing Program, Social Network Website and Film, Music and Book Offerings May 20, 2009
" About Hip-Hop Kidz(R) Credited with producing over 45 independent films, Mr. Green and Mr. Bacino pioneered brand building for the young Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, over a ten year period developing the platform for their billion dollar brand. Revenue on the Olsens' Warner Home Video movies produced by Green and Bacino exceeds $30 million to date. Harold Weitzberg has been consulting with HHK Entertainment during its growth process bringing his 25 years experience in the marketing, sales,... (PR Newswire)
US drama awards for Billy musical May 18, 2009
Jane Fonda, Jim Dale and John Lithgow were among the presenters at Sunday's ceremony in New York, which was hosted by Harvey Fierstein. The 54th annual awards were given by theatre critics and writers to Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Ted Sampley; Vietnam veteran was activist for POWs, MIAs May 16, 2009
Mr. Sampley called Kerry "Hanoi John" and distributed through his website a photograph - later shown to be faked - of Kerry and Jane Fonda, the actress and antiwar activist who had visited Hanoi during the war. Last year, he used his website to denounce "Sen. Barack Hussein Obama Jr." and his father's Muslim heritage. (Boston Globe)
NO BALONEY ABOUT THIS YEAR'S TO... May 14, 2009
The Americans will go for Marcia Gay Harden, the Brits could go for Janet McTeer for "Mary Stuart," and the Vietnamese will go for Jane Fonda. Best Actor is nervous-making because the men in "God of Carnage," Jeff Daniels and James Gandolfini, cancel each other out. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Infotainment May 7, 2009
Billy Elliot, The Musical led the race for US theatres top honours with 15 Tony Award nominations, while Geoffrey Rush, Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini and Jane Fonda were among the actors up for honors. The Tony Awards winners, voted by about 750 industry professionals, will be announced on June. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Stage stars gather to honor Tony Award nominees May 7, 2009
By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY NEW YORK Jane Fonda, James Gandolfini, Angela Lansbury, Allison Janney, Liza Minnelli and Geoffrey Rush were among the 2008-2009 Tony nominees who showed up for a press reception in midtown Manhattan Wednesday. Jane Fonda, James Gandolfini, Angela Lansbury, Allison Janney, Liza Minnelli and Geoffrey Rush were among the 2008-2009 Tony nominees who showed up for a press reception in midtown Manhattan Wednesday. (USA Today -- Life)
'Billy Elliot,' 'God of Carnage' score Tony noms May 7, 2009
The last slot in the category was filled by Jane Fonda, who portrays a dying musicologist in 33 Variations. In one of the more unusual nominations, the three boys who share the title role in Billy Elliot David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish were named together for the best actor-musical prize. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Billy Elliot dominates Tony nods May 6, 2009
In nominations for plays, Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush and former Sopranos star James Gandolfini are shortlisted for best actor, with Jane Fonda up for best actress. British stage stars Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter are also nominated for their work in Mary Stuart, which is in the running for best revival. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Billy Elliot' ties 'Producers' record with 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
Davis and Harden's competition will include Jane Fonda, the star of Moises Kaufman's 33 Variations. Variations and Carnage also are contenders for best play, along with Neil LaBute (Reasons To Be Pretty) and the late Horton Foote (Dividing the Estate). (USA Today -- Life)
Billy Elliot scores 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
The last slot in the category was filled by Jane Fonda, who portrays a dying musicologist in 33 Variations ... BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Hope Davis, God of Carnage; Jane Fonda, 33 Variations; Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage; Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart; Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
'Billy Elliot' tops Tony nomination list May 6, 2009
Other lead actors named are Ral Esparza for "Speed-the-Plow," Geoffrey Rush for "Exit the King," and Thomas Sadoski for "Reasons to Be Pretty"; Jane Fonda for "33 Variations"; and Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter, both for "Mary Stuart," round out the lead-actress list. Besides best musical revival and best director, "Hair" received two nominations for acting: Gavin Creel in the musical-lead category and Will Swenson as featured actor in a musical. (Boston Globe)
For Dolly Parton, '9 to 5' is all in a day's work May 5, 2009
Parton co-starred with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the 1980 screen version, playing the buxom secretary of a lecherous executive. Working on 9 to 5, Parton, who "had always thought about doing my life story as a musical," discovered that country and theater music have something fundamental in common: a strong narrative tradition. (USA Today)
Busy Spring Means Crowded Tony Nomination Field May 5, 2009
" Broadway usually doesn't turn its back on success. Among the actors likely to get serious consideration are names such as Jane Fonda, Daniel Radcliffe, Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Geoffrey Rush, Marcia Gay Harden, Nathan Lane, Janet McTeer, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Bill Irwin and John Goodman. Let's start, though, with the musical nominations, which are among the most coveted, since they give the finalists valuable airtime on the three-hour CBS telecast on June 7... (KIRO TV, WA)
An Appetite for Culture May 3, 2009
It was strange watching it while every other dude sort of gathered around to ogle Jane Fonda. Pardis: Near the end, I felt we were looking more at the movie than talking. (Boston Globe)
Accessible 'Godot,' absurd '9 to 5' round out Broadway season May 1, 2009
Predictably, the country icon who co-starred with Tomlin and Jane Fonda in the movie has injected plenty of twang into the score. But there are also ballads that wouldn't be out of place in most contemporary, pop-influenced musicals and nods to Tin Pan Alley and '70s funk. (USA Today -- Life)
Tweet Styles of the Rich and Famous Apr 28, 2009
Jane Fonda sounds like a schoolgirl invited to eat at the cool table when she tweets, "So excited!! Jeff Daniels asked me to join him, Dianne Wiest and other friends of his for dinner after our plays." Courtney Love also name-dropsfar less endearinglyas a means to affirm her shaky position in the celebrity firmament, though it's hard to determine how much of her and us-versus-them solidarity (she has "" in common with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and in common with Sharon Stone) is based in... (Slate)
Chicks Who Kick Butt Apr 12, 2009
Jane Fonda in "Barbarella". Sure, Bridget is hot, but she doesn t hold a candle to Aunt Jane in "Barbarella," who hunts down mad scientist Duran Duran in the skimpiest of space suits. (Fox News)
'Rebel' Dean remembered Apr 5, 2009
It's been almost 30 years since Rydell's most acclaimed film, "On Golden Pond," another, now-classic, story of a troubled father and child relationship (given added poignancy by real life father/daughter Henry and Jane Fonda). He concedes the film industry has changed. (News & Observer)
Porn star to visit Brandeis Apr 3, 2009
Jane and James Even at 71, Jane Fonda is still frisky. Writing on her blog this week, the actress was excited that James Taylor was coming with wife Kim to see "33 Variations," the Broadway show Fonda's starring in. (Boston Globe)
Jane Fonda's Life "Variations" Apr 1, 2009
Jane Fonda takes a bow during the curtain call for the opening night of the Broadway play "33 Variations" in New York on March 9, 2009 ... (CBS) On the 30-year anniversary of the near meltdown at Three Mile Island, a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant, it seems appropriate to talk to Jane Fonda, one of the stars of "The China Syndrome," the acclaimed Hollywood film, released that same year, that warned of nuclear disasters. (CBS News)
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)
Weekend Window Shopping Mar 28, 2009
But the overriding aesthetic is the hipster-iffic '60s and '70s leather goods - think Faye Dunaway or Jane Fonda. Those new to vintage should "try a '70s handbag or vintage boots, or wear a lovingly worn, perfectly patinaed belt," Spade says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Superman MIA in New Flick Mar 27, 2009
She wasn t away as long as Jane Fonda, but almost. After Exit the King" was confirmed as a hit last night at Sardi s, Sarandon glowing, exhausted, relieved told me a funny story. "I was at a Vanity Fair photo shoot and ran into James Gandolfini" who opened a few days ago in "God of Carnage" on Broadway to ecstatic reviews. "There we were in a room full of theater people, and we said to each other, What are we doing. (Fox News)
Get DVD-style workouts without the DVD Mar 21, 2009
Fitness enthusiasts can go back in time with workouts from Jane Fonda or exercise with iconic fitness instructors like Denise Austin and Richard Simmons. Subscribers on an unlimited plan can watch some fitness DVDs instantly on their computers; those with high-speed Internet and a Netflix-ready device can stream the videos to their TV.. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
ME: Richardson Died From Blunt Head Impact Mar 20, 2009
Jane Fonda wrote on her blog her recollection of her first meeting with Richardson in 1977, on the set of Redgrave's film "Julia.". "She was a little girl but already beautiful and graceful. It didn't surprise me that she became such a talented actor," Fonda wrote. (Click2Houston, TX)
Tributes pour in for Richardson after skiing death Mar 20, 2009
In her blog, actress Jane Fonda recalled meeting Richardson as a girl on the set of "Julia," the 1977 film for which Redgrave won her Academy Award. "She was a little girl but already beautiful and graceful," Fonda wrote. (Xinhuanet, China)
Car chase ends at Copenhill Lofts Mar 18, 2009
The suspects struck a Nissan Altima before smashing into the lofts where actress Jane Fonda lives. John Spink / jspink@ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Actors cooperate to help conjoined Ariz. twins Mar 18, 2009
PHOENIX (AP) -- Oscar-winners Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush and Jane Fonda are among a long list of entertainers and celebrities who have signed parasols that will be sold to help an Arizona family defray medical expenses for conjoined twins. Linda Cobb, marketing manager for the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater in Mesa, thought the umbrella idea was a natural tie-in with an upcoming production of "Singin' in the Rain." Then people started getting wind of it. (FOX 11, AZ)
Review: `Last House' vile remake of Craven classic Mar 18, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina woman has sued Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda and others associated with the making of the 2005 movie "Monster-in-Law," saying the film was similar to a script she wrote years earlier. "The Last House on the Left" could be interpreted as the most vile, misogynistic "Just Say No" ad ever. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
John Lahr: Moisés Kaufman and Noël Coward summon up the past. Mar 17, 2009
Colin Hanks, Jane Fonda, and Zach Grenier in 33 Variations ... I need to know what he saw in this waltz, says the play s dogged shamus, Dr. Katherine Brandt (Jane Fonda), a classical-music scholar who is in a race to finish her monograph before she succumbs to a motor-neuron disease. (New Yorker)
RON SILVER, 62, GONE TOO SOON Mar 16, 2009
Opening night, Jane Fonda, who was in the movie with me 30 years ago, will walk the red carpet with me. PAGE 1 > lect. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Phoenix heckled Mar 13, 2009
J.Lo named in suit A North Carolina woman has sued Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, and others associated with the 2005 movie "Monster-in-Law." Sheri Gilbert of Wilson, N.C., says the movie is similar to a script she wrote in 1998. She and her husband, Willie Gilbert Jr., say they are owed some of the almost $155 million the movie made. (Boston Globe)
Wilson woman says 'Monster-in-Law' idea was hers Mar 12, 2009
RALEIGH -- A Wilson woman thinks that J.Lo and Jane Fonda owe her money. To try and get it, she's going all the way to federal court. (News & Observer)
Never a plain Jane Fonda returns to stage Mar 12, 2009
Jane Fonda poses with her dog Tulea in her dressing room at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York ... NEW YORK - To meet Jane Fonda these days means first getting past her 8-pound fluffy gatekeeper ... Joan Marcus / APSamantha Mathis, left, Colin Hanks, center, and Jane Fonda are shown in a scene from "33 Variations," currently running at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York. (MSNBC -- News)
Fantastic Fonda's Return Mar 11, 2009
9: Jane Fonda attends the after party for the opening night of the Broadway play "33 Variations," in New York ... Jane Fonda gives a Tony award winning performance in 33 Variations, which opened on Broadway last night to standing ovations ... But you knew she would: this is Jane Fonda, winner of two Academy Awards, the actress who was, essentially, Meryl Streep before there was Meryl Streep. (Fox News)
'33 Variations' plays on a theme: Human frailty Mar 11, 2009
All in the family: Samantha Mathis, left, Colin Hanks and Jane Fonda star in 33 Variations, now on Broadway ... s Kaufman, it stars the famously fit Jane Fonda, who clearly knows a thing or two about defying mortality, or at least gravity. (USA Today -- Life)
Fonda returns to Broadway stage Mar 11, 2009
Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda has returned to the Broadway stage after a 46-year absence. The 71-year-old plays a terminally ill academic researching the late work of Beethoven in the play 33 Variations, written and directed by Moises Kaufman. (BBC News)
Filmmaker plans "Eyeborg" eye-socket camera Mar 11, 2009
AP - To meet Jane Fonda these days means ... AP - To meet Jane Fonda these days means. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Fonda haunting in return to stage Mar 10, 2009
In a genius bit of casting, playwright-director Kaufman chooses the legendary Jane Fonda to occupy the crucible seat of this complicated mother and musicologist ... Zach Grenier (in shadow) is Beethoven, and Jane Fonda is Dr. Katherine Brand in 33 Variations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
John Lahr: “That Pretty Pretty; or, the Rape Play,” at the Rattlestick. Mar 9, 2009
Meanwhile, Jane Fonda (Annie McNamara) drifts through, toning her body and her perfection. There s sass and sarcasm in Callaghan s high-energy punk writing, which feels like early Sam Shepard in the way that it dumps the author s zany inner world in the audience s lap. (New Yorker)
I just Googled for the first time last year: Jane Fonda Mar 8, 2009
Actress and activist Jane Fonda speaking last year and, left, as she appeared in the movie Barbarella in the 1960s ... Jane Fonda says the internet has changed her life ... Actress and activist Jane Fonda speaking last year and, left, as she appeared in the movie Barbarella in the 1960s. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The Son Also Rises Mar 8, 2009
Coincidentally, "33 Variations" also features another famous offspring: Jane Fonda. Fonda plays a musicologist suffering from ALS who becomes obsessed with an obscure Beethoven waltz, written in the early 1800s after a music publisher asked famous composers to pen one variation on a waltz. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
‘On Golden Pond' opens today in Fort Madison Mar 7, 2009
Zick is another OFP veteran with a list of other productions, ranging from The Music Man and Godspell to Grease (which explains why she is a much better singer than Jane Fonda) to her credit. While Zick appears in most of the scenes, she makes you wish a revised version could have worked her in to them all. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
* World News Quick Take Mar 7, 2009
Other popular movies he wrote included Steve McQueens Baby, the Rain Must Fall, based on the Foote play The Travelling Lady, and The Chase, which starred Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. MEXICO Ancient sea turtle unveiled. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
