Business.view: When Moore means less Oct 8, 2009
It is hard to believe that Mr Moore wants to be taken seriously, given that the only economics he offers in support of his analysis is supplied by his friend, Wallace Shawn, a character actor who appeared in and who took a few classes in the dismal science. The capitalism he describes as evil and in need of being eliminated is clearly a straw man. (The Economist)
Don’t show me the money Oct 5, 2009
That bitter line by Wallace Shawn, slightly paraphrased, from Louis Malle s wonderful 1981 movie, My Dinner With Andre, has stuck in my mind for all these years. Recently, I ve thought of it more often. (Boston Globe)
Moore drivel Sep 23, 2009
Doll-size actor-playwright Wallace Shawn is shown as a sage of economics because, apparently, he took a course on it once ... Doll-size actor-playwright Wallace Shawn is shown as a sage of economics because, apparently, he took a course on it once. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Windmill Movie' is the film its subject couldn't complete Jul 17, 2009
In trying to figure out how to tell Rogers s life, Olch (whom Meiselas recruited to help sort out the footage) recruits Rogers s friend Wallace Shawn, who wanders around East Hampton as Rogers. It s not a terribly useful conceit, unless the idea is to underscore how misguided Rogers was to make a drama about his life. (Boston Globe)
Reel Movement aims to make films that are different Jul 12, 2009
Wallace Shawn, the actor and a friend of Rogers, got involved, too, and the result, The Windmill Movie, opens at the Coolidge Corner Theatre Friday night. Director Olch will talk about the film and answer questions at both the 7 and 9:30 screenings. (Boston Globe)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Comic-Con Agenda is Full of "Firsts" Jul 9, 2009
At Al's apartment, Woody discovers that he is a highly valued collectible from a 1950s TV show called Woody's Roundup," and he meets the other prized toys from that show - Jessie the cowgirl (voice of JOAN CUSACK), Bullseye the horse and Stinky Pete the Prospector (voice of KELSEY GRAMMER). Back at the scene of the crime, Buzz Lightyear (voice of TIM ALLEN) and the gang from Andy's room Mr. Potato Head (voice of DON RICKLES), Slinky Dog (voice of JIM VARNEY), Rex (voice of WALLACE SHAWN)... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Andre' inspires talk almost 3 decades later Jul 5, 2009
Two men (Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, playing versions of themselves) dine at a fancy Manhattan restaurant and discuss the meaning of life ... Two men (Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, playing versions of themselves) dine at a fancy Manhattan. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
New on DVD: 'My Dinner with Andre' Jun 26, 2009
Dinner in a movie: Wallace Shawn, left, and Andre Gregory have a deep conversation and a bite to eat ... Back story: For the ultimate in what exhibitors call "specialized fare," Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn play old friends dining/yakking in an Upper West Side New York restaurant. (USA Today -- Life)
Most indispensable Falcon? Jun 24, 2009
It has Mandy Patankin, Wallace Shawn, Christopher Guest, Chris Sarandon, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, and an outstanding performance by Andre the Giant. PLUS - Fred Savage and Peter Falk as the frame part of this frame story. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
This week's DVD releases (June 21) Jun 21, 2009
One of our favorite ramblings in the famously extended dialogue between co-writers Wallace Shawn (inset) and Andr. Gregory: the idea that New York is actually a prison of New Yorkers own making. (Boston Globe)
"Whatever Works" Jun 19, 2009
Woody Allen has cast Will Ferrell, Chloe Sevigny and Wallace Shawn in his latest flick, and none of them are any the better for it. March 18, 2005. (Salon)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene Jun 18, 2009
Authors Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Chabon and George Packer; playwright-actor Wallace Shawn; and talk show host Craig Ferguson are on the bill for City Arts res, which announced the first half of its 2009-10 season this week. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hilton Als: The work of Wallace Shawn. May 18, 2009
For years, we heard about Wallace Shawn s pre- Aunt Dan and Lemon plays. But if you happened to miss Our Late Night (1975) or A Thought in Three Parts (1977), then all you could do was imagine what other theatregoers were talking about when the subject turned to Shawn s propensity for making contemplation the primary activity on whatever stage his casts traversed. (New Yorker)
Wallace Shawn discusses one that got away Apr 11, 2009
Wallace Shawn may not look like most people's image of a movie star, but he has one of the most recognizable faces - and voices - in the world. Those who don't know him best as the author of dark, funny, politically charged and enigmatic plays or star of such thought-provoking films as "My Dinner With Andre" (which he co-wrote) and "Vanya on 42nd Street" know the evil Vizzini from "The Princess Bride" or Grand Nagus Zek of "Star Trek." Ever since Woody Allen's "Manhattan," Shawn has been... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Late 'Serenade' Mar 9, 2009
The flick - written and directed by Frank Wha ley and starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Klein, Ja- mie-Lynn Sigler and Wallace Shawn - is a New York coming-of-age story. It's Peters' fifth movie and hopefully not her last. (New York Post -- Gossip)
