Bad boy Putin grooves with Russian rappers Nov 18, 2009
Putin, a self-described "jungle" kid hardened in fights on the mean streets of St. Petersburg, appeared on Muz-TV to hand out awards and declare that Russian hip-hoppers can help fight drugs and other problems of the youth. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
The John Cassavetes Movie That Changed American Cinema Forever Nov 12, 2009
Cassavetes' movie not only anticipated Mean Streets, , She's Gotta Have It, and Slacker, among countless othersit helped will them into being. As Martin Scorsese noted, after Shadows, there were "no more excuses" for aspiring filmmakers: "If he could do it, so could we!" And yet 50 years after its release, Shadows is a forgotten movie, revered by cultists, critics, and historians but neglected by a culture on which it has had a profound influence. (Slate)
Beyond the Multiplex Nov 7, 2009
My ultimate underdog this week, though, is Ilya Chaiken's micro-budget feature a terrifically engaging story about two friends on the mean streets of Brooklyn that does more, with fewer resources, to capture the spirit of post-9/11 New York than a dozen typical Hollywood morality fables. If Chaiken can get any kind of DVD deal for this movie, and the chance to make another one, I'm sure she'll be delighted. (Salon)
Lend Me Annear: Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Oct 23, 2009
The change would put Inspector George Verry in charge of sign applications, and as of late, he has made it his mission to regulate signs and clean up the mean streets of Pembroke to establish some sort of consistency with the bylaw. That pretty much guarantees that residents don t have to fear driving down Center Street on their way to CVS, and passing Mr. Fondle s Child Care. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Hard-knock life an uplifting tale Oct 14, 2009
Uplifting stories from mean streets. Last Updated: 5:46 AM, October 13, 2009. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Company develops 'smart' speed bump to regulate traffic Oct 7, 2009
On the mean streets of Mexico City, though, some motorists were skeptical. "I think they'll get stolen or they'll break because the government doesn't maintain anything," said Marielena Ramrez, 27. (AZCentral -- Business)
Underbelly exposed Oct 6, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Andrew Rule, Terry Carlyon and John Silvester, the men behind Dead Famous. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Jackman and Craig: Chicago Cops, Broadway Stars Oct 3, 2009
He has taken very familiar subject matter the morally ambiguous life of cops working the mean streets and made it seem fresh, authentic, brutally uncompromising yet not sensationalized. And he has done it using a device actors talking directly to the audience that is too often the resort of lazy playwrights who don't have the patience to write a fully fleshed-out play. (Time.com)
LAPD Vindicated Sep 30, 2009
Down these mean streets a man must go. unless he's stopped by a "homeless advocacy" group accusing him of "infringing on civil and human rights." Heather Mac Donald explains the LAPD's plan to clean up Skid Row, and who's been trying to stand in their way. (The American Conservative)
Tuesday TV: The Beast Sep 22, 2009
A lot of the plotting is pretty unsurprising, though: old hand, rookie cop, mean streets and social issues, with a subplot of whether the old hand is a rule bender or just fully bent. But it's tautly made and all the pieces music, editing, lighting and good performances from both leads (Patrick Swayze as Charles Barker and Travis Fimmel as Ellis Dove) fit snugly together to make a satisfying package. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Unique setting of 'Whiteout' gets buried under predictable action Sep 11, 2009
Antarctica begins to look like the mean streets of New York City. Meanwhile, a terrible storm approaches. (USA Today -- Life)
Jon WertheimINSIDE TENNIS Sep 3, 2009
Were any of them from the mean streets. OK, he's the son of a billionaire and takes private flights. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Wired Britain? Aug 26, 2009
But what, if anything, do the mean streets of Baltimore, Maryland, have to do with Britain. The shadow home secretary, Chris Grayling, says that parts of Manchester, Liverpool and London have similar problems of violent gang culture. (BBC News -- UK)
Passing Strange just as vibrant on screen Aug 20, 2009
As Stew points out, no one on this stage knows what its like to hustle on the mean streets of South Central one of many times he talks directly to his characters or to the audience. His words both spoken and sung, on stage and on screen ring out loud and clear. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Goldman Sachs, the lords of time Aug 5, 2009
It's just that, as another chalk outline is drawn on the mean streets of international finance, once again Goldman's prints are found on the scene. A few weeks ago, Goldman surprised the markets yet again, reporting second-quarter earnings at US$3. (Asia Times Online)
Loving life on the mean streets Aug 3, 2009
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Jeff Goldblum plays Detective Zach Nichols on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (The Age, Australia)
Karate's biggest kid Jul 30, 2009
But his next stop was the mean streets of San Francisco in 1941 during World War II, where he moved with his parents so his father could find work in the Oakland shipping yards. What that meant for Fisher was getting a butt kicking most days for being the only Protestant kid at the Catholic school he attended. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Light-Switch Moments Jul 28, 2009
Ladies most definitely keep you head up while driving in these mean streets of Atlanta. They thieves and robbers are taking no prisoners. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Film fest opens Friday at Lake Jul 16, 2009
David Proval, whose career began with Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese in Mean Streets and whose more recent appearances have been on the Sopranos and Everybody Loves Raymond, will be returning to the festival which he helped inaugurate in 2007. Tanna Frederick will be returning for the third time to the festival which she co-founded. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
ESPN's ombudsman knows networking Jul 15, 2009
"I'm eking out a living in a cruel and hostile world." (Those mean streets of Malibu. . (USA Today -- Sports)
Daily TV guide Jul 14, 2009
Street Kings 10 p.m. (MAX) LA s mean streets get meaner after someone sets up disgraced detective Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves). R (2008). (Boston Globe)
Movie review: 'Runway' Jun 28, 2009
So Amarjeet presses the trigger for the first time and just when he gets hold on a fake passport to fly back into India, courtesy Tulip, he decides to skip his flight and return to the mean streets. 1. (India Times)
Director Kathryn Bigelow on 'Hurt Locker' Jun 25, 2009
Then one night she went to a double bill of Mean Streets and The Wild Bunch, and had an epiphany. "It took all my semiotic Lacanian deconstructivist saturation and torqued it," she says. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The Best Films Directed by Martin S... Jun 19, 2009
Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, The Last Waltz, Raging Bull, Goodfellas ... The semi-autobiographical Mean Streets set the stage for much of Scorsese s later work, both technically (long one-takes, hand-held cameras, rapid-fire editing, nostalgic pop music soundtrack, and brutally realistic performances) and thematically (religious guilt, the lure of organized crime, bloody violence, and macho posturing) ... If Mean Streets marked Scorsese s arrival on the scene, Taxi Driver cemented his status as a... (Suite101.com)
Beyond the tie: Gift ideas for all kinds of dads Jun 16, 2009
There s also the Martin Scorsese Collection: "After Hours," "Alice Doesn t Live Here Anymore," "Goodfellas," "Mean Streets," "Who s That Knocking At My Door?". Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection: "The Motion Picture," "The Wrath of Kahn," "The Search for Spock," "The Voyage Home," "The Final Frontier" on Blu-ray. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Tributes paid to actor Carradine Jun 6, 2009
Scorsese added: "We met when we made Boxcar Bertha together, almost 40 years ago. I have very fond memories of our time together on that picture and on Mean Streets, where he agreed to do a brief cameo. "David was a great collaborator, a uniquely talented actor, and a wonderful spirit. He loved movies, acting in movies, making movies, and he was always extremely generous. (BBC News)
Carradine's Kung Fu cult Jun 6, 2009
The legendary New York director would employ Carradine's talent a year later in the classic 'Mean Streets', where he played opposite silver screen icons Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. But at that time Carradine was already a star in the United States through his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the hit TV series 'Kung Fu. (iAfrica.com)
David Carradinefound dead at 72 Jun 5, 2009
I have very fond memories of our time together on that picture and on Mean Streets, where he agreed to do a brief cameo. . (MSNBC -- News)
Friends, family react to David Carradine's death (AP) Jun 5, 2009
"I was deeply saddened by the news of David Carradine's passing. We met when we made 'Boxcar Bertha' together, almost 40 years ago. I have very fond memories of our time together on that picture and on 'Mean Streets,' where he agreed to do a brief cameo. David was a great collaborator, a uniquely talented actor, and a wonderful spirit. He loved movies, acting in movies, making movies, and he was always extremely generous." Martin Scorsese. . (Yahoo News -- Technology)
A Child Star Is Born May 29, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009 Last Update: 07:55 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Tysons injured daughter on life support May 27, 2009
It offers an engrossing portrayal of the turbulent life of Tyson, from his humble beginnings on the mean streets of Brooklyn to his phenomenal rise as the youngest heavyweight world champion in history, through his epic fall marked by addiction, humiliation in the ring and a rape conviction. AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Boxing: Tyson's critically-injured daughter on life support May 26, 2009
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Urban violence spills onto sacred turf May 21, 2009
The Ivy League meets the Mean Streets. One Harvard student told the Herald that when he heard the unfamiliar sound of gunshots, "I thought it was someone dropping two or three futons." Instead, it was someone dropping Denise Cosby's 21-year-old son. (Boston Globe)
* Martin Scorsese sees red May 20, 2009
His trademark use of the color red is a direct homage to Powell, for example X though Powell told him he overused the color in Mean Streets. And Powell was practically a consultant on Raging Bull, giving Scorsese script advice and even guiding him towards releasing the film in black and white. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ol' Blue Eyes returns: Scorsese to make Sinatra biopic May 14, 2009
Scorsese, 66, who has made several acclaimed films about historical figures during a career bristling with classics such as Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and Mean Streets, will make the film for Universal and Mandalay Pictures. Universal and Mandalay announced the project today in a joint statement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Less power, more preach, but the Boss still satisfies May 9, 2009
And his age and experience have switched his focus from the local (the mean streets of urban New Jersey) to a more universal and optimistic world view ( Working on a Dream). And where he used to write power ballads, now they're just ballads. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Extra! Extra! Apr 20, 2009
Each movie features, at its center, the kind of scruffy urban hero whom Raymond Chandler canonized long ago ( Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean ) in this case, not a private eye but a print journalist, slovenly and sleepless, hounded by editors, comfortable only in a banged-up Saab. He may be disorganized and inadequate in his personal life, but his professional instincts are superb. (New Yorker)
Tyson Wants One More Fight Apr 18, 2009
The seemingly chastened star, whose life from the mean streets of Brooklyn to the top of the sporting and entertainment worlds, and back down again, is chronicled in Toback's film, seemed unsure of his feelings in looking back. "I think in life there are many regrets," he said. (Fox News)
Mary And Max Apr 10, 2009
Max waddles through mean streets to a tiny, shabby apartment in a scummy building. His sad eyes pop out of his odd-shaped head like a frog's and he's even lonelier than Mary. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Inside the actors studios Apr 7, 2009
The tour, which kicks off with a short film and lasts more than two hours, takes you through the best backlots in the business, whether it's the green, green grass of home for the "Gilmore Girls" or the mean streets of James Cagney's gangster movies. This summer, the coolest garage in the world will expand to include the Bat-Pod motorcycle from "The Dark Knight" and Neo's Lincoln Continental from "The Matrix." Tours end at a museum stocked with props and an entire floor dedicated to the "Harry... (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Fast & Furious' clocks in as expected, loud and mean Apr 2, 2009
He's now back in the mean streets of Los Angeles, again half-chased and half-helped by longtime nemesis Brian, the FBI agent who never heard of the rulebook. Together the two go undercover as runners for a ruthless drug kingpin. (North County Times)
Hub designer does show for charity Mar 26, 2009
Starring Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, and Amanda Peet, "What Doesn't Kill You" was enthusiastically received at the Toronto International Film Festival, and opened in New York and LA. But the film's distributor then went bankrupt and the drama - a grim but hopeful tale about two friends who turn to a life of crime on the mean streets of South Boston - was shelved. "I know I didn't make the best movie ever, but everyone who's seen it liked it," said Goodman. (Boston Globe)
Glasser a key to Sun Devils' success Mar 20, 2009
A chance meeting between an out-of-work coach and out-of-work actor helps send a gym rat from the mean streets of Marina del Rey into the NCAA Tournament. College basketball's postseason is defined by its maudlin stories of resilience. (AZCentral -- Sports)
A Rise From 'Ashes' Mar 7, 2009
Mars, a two-season Brit hit, made it to cable here via BBCA. But for its broadcast run, the show was retrofitted with a closer-to-home setting - 1970s-era Manchester, England, was replaced with the mean streets of New York City - and recast with faces familiar to American audiences such as Harvey Keitel and Michael Imperioli. The result was a respectfully reviewed show that got high marks for its evocative production design and soundtrack but never caught on with viewers. (Multichannel News)
Get to know the not-so-super Watchmen Mar 3, 2009
If Rorschach, driven by a fierce sense of right and wrong, roams around the mean streets breaking bones and far worse, but at the same time some fairly heinous criminals are stopped in the process, wheres the harm. Its a question the story poses again and again, and the distinction only grows dimmer as the plot moves forward. (MSNBC -- News)
Crossing Over: They Don't Make Harrison Ford Movies Like They Used To Feb 27, 2009
Each sceneand I mean each and every sceneis preceded by a looooong aerial establishing shot of L.A.'s mean streets that was seemingly salvaged from Michael Mann's cutting-room floor. Crossing Over couldn't be better intentioned or more timely. (Slate)
Faith drives local businessmen to offer help to troubled teens Feb 27, 2009
OCEANSIDE ---- One escaped the mean streets of Watts; the other, the dungeons of alcohol addiction. Both are successful San Diego County businessmen who, inspired by their painful pasts, are acting to assist Oceanside's Tony Pallotto in his efforts to help troubled teens. (North County Times)
Era of the documentary Feb 19, 2009
Thavisouk Phrasavath, Kuras co-director, chronicles the breakdown of his family on the mean streets of New York. It is very universal, Kuras said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Critic's Rave: Termites, White Elephants and Oscar bait Feb 17, 2009
I m reminded of Jim Jarmusch s Mystery Train where a woman makes faces at her perpetually stone-faced boyfriend, desperately trying to get a reaction out of him; of the scene in Martin Scorsese s Mean Streets, in which Charlie (Harvey Keitel) and Johnny Boy (Robert de Niro) playfully spar with one another, using garbage-can lids as shields; and even the second shot of George Lucas American Graffiti, where Terry the Toad (Charles Martin Smith) loses control of his moped, crashing it into Mel s... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
From Mafia to minister: Michael Franzese now hits the churches — with a message (633) Feb 17, 2009
Michael Franzese spent 17 years on the mean streets as the leader of a New York-based Mafia group. He admits masterminding everything from financial scams with auto dealerships to union kickbacks, gambling, loan sharking and corporate crimes. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Foye: Living a dream at Seventeen Feb 12, 2009
Foye: Living a dream at Seventeen - Marblehead, MA - Marblehead Reporter. Marblehead native Meghann Foye, deputy editor for youth publication Seventeen Magazine, poses in her companys 17th-floor offices near New York Citys Central Park. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Pride and Glory Feb 8, 2009
Violence and betrayal on Manhattan's mean streets. Genre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
"Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon" Feb 8, 2009
Down these mean streets, that Raymond Chandler's P.I. Philip Marlowe walked, Spade walked first. Despite Chandler's franchise on Los Angeles, Hammett first cast the mold in San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dev Patel Talks Taking Over For Jesse McCartney In 'Last Airbender' Feb 7, 2009
As if weren't enough already, blockbuster director M. Night Shyamalan landed another hot young Hollywood up-and-comer this week, signing star Dev Patel as the latest addition to his soon-to-shoot "The Last Airbender." Now, in his first public comments since landing the role, Patel told us he's eager to go from the mean streets of Mumbai to the fantastical world of "The Last Airbender.". "It's based on a Nickelodeon cartoon," explained Patel, who earlier this week as the character of Zuko, the... (MTV.com)
