Madhuri Dixit, Tom Hanks in Krishna Shah's film on Indira Nov 20, 2009
Shah, who pioneered the concept of crossover flicks with 70s thriller Shalimar starring Rex Harrison, will rope in actors from various countries for the movie that is slated to be made in two parts ... Shah wrote and directed Shalimar in 1978, starring Rex Harrison, Silvia Miles and John Saxon besides Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman as the lead pair. (India Times)
Opening Tonight: 'My Fair Lady' Nov 6, 2009
My Fair Lady opened on Broadway March 15, 1956, and ran for 2,717 performances over nine years, garnering Tony "bests" for musical, actor Rex Harrison, scenic design, costumes, conductor and musical director, and director Moss Hart. Its revivals in 1976 and 1981 also won Tonys. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Ghost of Christmas Past Quiz Nov 6, 2009
Jim Carrey joins the legions of actors who have played Ebenezer Scrooge. In honor of the latest version of "A Christmas Carol," we offer a quiz to test your smarts about this classic. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Actors NET presents bewitching comedy in time for Halloween Oct 30, 2009
Cast as the romantic leads, roles played on stage by Lili Palmer and Rex Harrison and on film by Kim Novak and James Stewart, are Allison DeKorte and John Bergeron, who predict that the romance, breakup and reconciliation of their characters will probably end up in a lasting alliance. "Shep, who's a rather steady and methodical man with perhaps too much order in his life, is really taken aback by Gillian's unfair tactics," Bergeron says, "but I think they'll have to begin again minus the spells... (NJ.com -- Times)
Shoots from hell Oct 11, 2009
Cleopatra' (Joseph Mankiewicz, 1963) The historical epic starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox. Shooting dragged on for years, with production being halted several times due to Taylor's illnesses. (CNN -- International)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Oct. 4) Oct 4, 2009
Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison s loverly encounter gets a new reissue on DVD, recycling extras such as Hepburn s alternate vocals. (Paramount, $19. (Boston Globe)
Action Directors - Luc Besson Sep 30, 2009
Tcheky Karyo co-stars as Nikita s mentor, a kind of Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady, if he were training his prot;g; to kill people. Needlessly remade as Point of No Return by John Badham in 1993. (Suite101.com)
The last picture show Aug 28, 2009
We saw the original Dr. Doolittle with Rex Harrison, Condit said. We also went to the Sound of Music when it came out what else did we go to. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Artist and musician Roger Mason moves studio into Chathams clock tower Jul 19, 2009
Mason was represented in Colorado by a woman who used to work for Elvis Presley and in the past 15 years, his paintings have appeared in the living rooms of the likes of the head of the New York Commodities and Exchange Commission, the CEOs of ATT, Ford Motor Company, the Weather Channel, eBay, Time Warner, Goldman Sachs, Outback Steakhouse, Jack Chrysler, Robert Altman, Rex Harrison, Daryl Hannah and his favorite lawyer in the world, who s office was in the North Tower of the World Trade... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
#64 PIERMONT, NEW YORK May 15, 2009
The English actor Rex Harrison lived here in the 1950s. Now, the historic hideaway is a B&B, with two comfy guest rooms, a large peaceful organic garden and a lovely pool, all with Hudson River views. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
DUHS Drama Club spring musical opens March 20 Mar 12, 2009
Jessica has to follow in the footsteps of no less than Julie Andrews in the 1956 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe Broadway musical and Audrey Hepburn in a 1964 film adaptation which won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Rex Harrison and Best Director for George Cukor. "It's a lot to live up to. I don't even try," Jessica laughed. (Dowagiac News, MI)
The Almanac -- weekly Feb 24, 2009
They include Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator in 1512; the Rev. William Blackstone, the first settler in what is now Boston, in 1595; Antoine Cadillac, founder of Detroit, in 1658; poet Lucy Larcom in 1824; lithographer James Ives, partner of Nathaniel Currier, in 1824; author Frank Norris in 1870; water treatment pioneer Emmett J. Culligan in 1893; actors Rex Harrison in 1908, Jack Cassidy in 1927, Dean Stockwell in 1936 (age 73), Samantha Eggar in 1939 (age 70), Paul Sand in 1944 (age 65),... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Can 'Cheeta' prosper after chimp attack? Feb 24, 2009
95) is an amusing tell-all by the chimp who played second banana to Johnny Weissmuller, Ronald Reagan and Rex Harrison. The sassy "memoir," written by ghostwriter James Lever, was a hit in Britain last year and arrives in bookstores in the USA on March 3. (USA Today -- Life)
Oscars: Hollywood Insider news Feb 23, 2009
All the way back in 1965, when three Brits (Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, and Peter Ustinov) and Russian-born Lila Kedrova swept the four acting prizes. So who are this country's best bets to block a foreign invasion come next February. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Family affair for Pitt, Jolie at Oscars Feb 20, 2009
Three years earlier British duo Rex Harrison and his wife Rachel Roberts were both nominated for their respective performances in "Cleopatra" and "This Sporting Life," yet just as for Burton and Taylor, an Oscar remained elusive. Similarly, husband and wife nominees Elsa Lanchester and Charles Laughton, given nods in 1958 for their performances in Billy Wilder's "Witness for the Prosecution" were both overlooked. (Xinhuanet, China)
Monkey business: Cheeta the chimp is a cheat Feb 17, 2009
Cheeta had appeared in dozens of films - opposite Rex Harrison in Doctor Dolittle, opposite Ronald Reagan in Bedtime For Bonzo and, in the role that made a legend of a star, with Johnny Weissmuller in the Tarzan films. In 2001 Cheeta landed in Guinness World Records, and today he is - according to his handlers, anyway - an astonishing 76 years old. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
'The King and I' coming to DeKalb Feb 12, 2009
The production followed a film version of the book in 1946, which starred Rex Harrison in the role of the King. He was considered for the role in the musical, but had already committed to another production. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Appeal of Bugs Bunny Festival spans the ages Feb 8, 2009
It was clear from the interview that Jones had a lot of respect for Bugs Bunny, whom he described as a "combination of Rex Harrison, D'Artagnan of the Three Musketeers, and Dorothy Parker. You take those elements and stuff them into a rabbit skin and you have Bugs Bunny," he said. His intention has not been lost on Film Festival devotees. (Boston Globe)
