On-demand picks Sep 30, 2009
(Comcast Movies and Events) David Carradine, Rip Torn, and Bruce Dern share a big, dirty house on the water in 1905 Chatham. They re seamen. (Boston Globe)
COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Acquires Off-Net Rights to '30 Rock' Jul 9, 2009
Throughout the seasons, "30 Rock" has welcomed an impressive array of guest stars, including Emmy-nominated performances by Will Arnett, Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco, Carrie Fisher and Rip Torn, as well as Tim Conway and Elaine Stritch who garnered Emmy Awards in 2008 and 2007 respectively. Other star-studded episodes have featured high-profile guest stars including Alan Alda, Jennifer Aniston, Whoopi Goldberg, John Hamm, Salma Hayek, Steve Martin, Megan Mullally, Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah Winfrey... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Temple-Born Actor Gets Probation In DUI Case May 21, 2009
(May 20, 2009)Temple-born actor Rip Torn has been given probation in a drunken driving case in Connecticut. The 78-year-old Salisbury resident was approved Tuesday for admission into an alcohol education program. (KWTX.com, TX)
• Actor Rip Torn gets probation in Conn. DUI case May 20, 2009
In this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo, Actor Rip Torn is seen in this New York State Police photo in Somers, N.Y., after his arrest for driving while intoxicated ... Actor Rip Torn gets probation in Conn ... - Actor Rip Torn has been given probation in a drunken driving case in Connecticut. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
On Your Mind May 17, 2009
MAG wrote on May 14, 2009 12:09 PM:" RIP Torn: I said constitutional conservative, not GOP. Where did this racist rant you went on come from? Americans are Americans, black, white, asian, religious and non-religious. I thought you lefties were supposed to be inclusive. I guess only when someone agrees with your nanny state point of view. You could try to debate instead of spouting vitriol, but whne challenged a good liberal always goes for ridicule. "New thought" should not trump constitutional... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
New on DVD: 'Taken,' 'Last Chance Harvey' May 15, 2009
A decent Korean War/collaborator court-martial drama, directed by Karl Malden (his only directing effort), and starring Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels, and Martin Balsam and Rip Torn (both of them very young). The bald Korean prison camp heavy is played by Kaie Deei, who had a very similar role and visage in 1962's original The Manchurian Candidate. (USA Today -- Life)
'Monsters' earns $58.2M Apr 1, 2009
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Buffalo's HSBC Arena to feature Billy Joel/Elton John on July 24. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Katzenberg: 3-D theaters rollout will quicken Mar 29, 2009
- Actor Rip Torn is trying to avoid a drunken driving charge in Connecticut by applying for an alcohol education program. MUSIC NEWS. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Entertainer Spotlight on Ronnie King (2) Mar 29, 2009
As we spoke on the phone, King was taking a break from a recording session for a new band made up of Palm Desert High School students called The Rip Torn. My wife and I moved back to the desert in 2006 and bought a ranch to connect to our roots. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Rip Torn seeks to avoid drunken driving charge Mar 27, 2009
Actor Rip Torn is applying for an alcohol education program in Connecticut ... - Actor Rip Torn is trying to avoid a drunken driving charge in Connecticut by applying for an alcohol education program. (MSNBC -- News)
Barack Obama: Capitalism’s BFF Mar 24, 2009
I should have just ripped off Patches O Houlihan (Rip Torn) from the movie Dodge Ball when he said, It s like watching a bunch of r words trying to hump a doorknob out there. Midori knows me. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Natasha Richardson dies at 45 Mar 19, 2009
She earned her first Tony nomination for the title role, playing opposite future husband Neeson and Rip Torn. She won the Tony four years later as Sally Bowles in Sam Mendes' revival of "Cabaret," also for Roundabout. (Variety)
H'wood Packs The Carlyle Feb 23, 2009
THE official New York Oscar Night Party at the Carlyle drew a who's who of old Hollywood, including Shirley Knight, Celia Weston, Rip Torn, Patricia Neal, Sylvia Miles and Elaine Stritch. The "kids" who showed included Geoffrey Rush, Denis O'Hare, Burt Young, Amy Wright, Tovah Feldshuh, Lisa Eichhorn, Tina Louise and David Rasche. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Film stars cut their acting teeth in Augusta plays Feb 12, 2009
Mr. Duvall was stationed at the then-Camp Gordon when he acted with the Players in the early 1950s, when the Players also featured another Camp Gordon soldier, Rip Torn, then known as Elmore Torn. It was Mr. Torn who steered his cousin Ms. Spacek into the profession. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Army Archerd Feb 10, 2009
She's now AOK and reeled off the list of her upcoming appearances: next week she records (in Palm Springs) the audio version of her autobio, "Cloris," under the direction of ex-husband George Englund, Jr. Later, on theatrical film at Cannes, her two films will be shown: "American Cowslip" with Val Kilmer, Peter Falk, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern, and Diane Ladd. Also at Cannes, the feature "Inglorious Basterds," as spelled by Quentin Tarantino, who directs her and Brad Pitt. (Variety)
Mary, Max and Kate prepare to enter the bear pit Feb 8, 2009
Two sisters (Demi Moore and Parker Posey), come to terms with their far-from-perfect family life when they return home to care for their widowed father (Rip Torn). About Elly, directed by Asghar Farhadi. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
