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Today We Remember Richard Pryor
10 December 2009 12:03 AM, PST
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December 10th marks the fourth year anniversary of the death of one the most brilliant comedians to ever grace the stage, Richard Pryor. He did for stand up comedy what Michael Jackson did for music, surely incomparable by today’s standards. It was the summer of 1982, my freshmen year in college, when I first saw “Richard Pryor’s Live on Sunset Strip.” It was by far one of the most incredible performances I had ever seen. After all these years I am still laughing. The mark of a true comedian is that the laughter doesn’t cease because the show ends, it has the power to supersede time and space and keep you laughing for years to come, positively Pryor. He was no doubt a comedic trailblazer whose indelible markings are still seen in the comedic landscape. Jerry Sienfield called Pryor, “ The Picaso of our profession.” It was only natural
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- noreply@blogger.com (The Humor Mill Magazine)
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Free Flick of the Day: See No Evil, Hear No Evil
4 December 2009 3:45 PM, PST
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Without a doubt, one of the greatest comedic pairings of all time was Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Stir Crazy, Silver Streak, Another You ... each had its charm, ranging from the story of a runaway train to a comedy directed by one Sidney Poitier. But my favorite has always been See No Evil, Hear No Evil -- a ridiculously plotted ball of laughs that allowed Wilder and Pryor to be their perfect -- and ultimate -- dysfunctional duo selves.
The film revolves around an unlikely friendship between a blind man named Wally (Pryor) and a deaf man named Dave (Wilder). They meet, become friends, and then find themselves embroiled in a messy murder. The cops don't believe them, and the crooks want them dead. Innocent yet desperate bystanders, they set out to stay alive and bring the bad guys to justice -- one of whom just so happens to be Kevin Spacey.
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- Monika Bartyzel
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How To Cinematically Fall Off the Grid
29 November 2009 8:06 PM, PST
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On August 15th, 2009, Evan Ratliff, a freelance writer for Wired magazine went missing. On purpose. He wanted to see if one could disappear into the ether in an age where we are surveilled, swiped, and social security numbered to death. Where our IPs are tracked and we willingly give information about our lives through social networking.
In a recent issue of the magazine, Ratliff recounted his attempt to change identities alongside the mad pack of tech savvies who were trying to find him (and earn a bounty of $5,000).
It's in that spirit that I wanted to see what we could learn from films about the subject of leaving your life behind and creating a new identity.
1. Double Back
The Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Lesson: One of the first things Ratliff does is allow a toll checkpoint to register his ID tag before tossing it out the window, doubling
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Birthday Suits: Deserve's Got Nothin' To Do With it
22 November 2009 10:47 AM, PST
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Celebrating the birthdays of the cinematic peoples daily. If you were born on 11/22 shout it out in the comments. How will you celebrate these fine folks, listed below?
Scarlett, Mark and Mads
1920 Anne Crawford Israeli born British actress of the 40s. Died when she was only 35.
1923 Arthur Hiller Canadian director. Oscar nominated for mega-hit Love Story (1970). Also known for comedies like The Out-of-Towners, Silver Streak and Outrageous Fortune and some erratically interesting choices like The Americanization of Emily, Man of La Mancha and Hollywood's first mainstream gay film Making Love (1982).
1932 Robert Vaughn The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and one of The Magnificent Seven
1940 Terry Gilliam crazy indispensible auteur. He doesn't deserve all the funding / filmmaking problems he's had of late. But, sadly, I can't really recommend The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus which is messy in dozens of ways
1956 Richard Kind character actor (A Serious Man)
1959 Jamie Lee Curtis actress of the Perfect bod,
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- NATHANIEL R
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Discuss: What Film Friendships Must Be Rekindled?
16 June 2009 10:32 AM, PDT
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There's nothing like palpable chemistry on the big screen -- and I'm not talking about only the passionate kind, that je ne sais quoi that makes Mullholland Drive a go-to for steamy interludes. I'm also referring to the platonic manifestation: cinematic friendships. Grab two actors with great camaraderie, and almost nothing can defeat them -- not a bad script, shoddy co-stars, or mediocre directors.
In praise of film friendships in the wake of Rudo & Cursi, The Guardian wonders which friends should be reunited on the big screen. The piece intermingles romantic connections with platonic friendships, and I can't say I blame them. For the most part, the duos we love seem to have a close friendship as much as a fiery romance -- think couples from Tracy and Hepburn to Delpy and Hawke. These duos wouldn't be half as loved if not for that spark of admiration and true interest the radiates between them.
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- Monika Bartyzel
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Richard Pryor in Blazing Saddles? It Almost Happened
27 February 2009 9:00 PM, PST
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Starting with 1976's Silver Streak, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor were joined at the hip as a comedy duo. With Pryor as the improvisational dynamo and Wilder as his hapless accomplice, their on-screen chemistry was electric -- on par with Laurel and Hardy's. "The timing of everything we did on-screen came so spontaneously to us that it was almost like sexual attraction," Wilder said in his memoir, Kiss Me
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Richard Pryor in Blazing Saddles? It Almost Happened
27 February 2009 9:00 PM, PST
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Starting with 1976's Silver Streak, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor were joined at the hip as a comedy duo. With Pryor as the improvisational dynamo and Wilder as his hapless accomplice, their on-screen chemistry was electric -- on par with Laurel and Hardy's. "The timing of everything we did on-screen came so spontaneously to us that it was almost like sexual attraction," Wilder said in his memoir, Kiss Me
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Patrick McGoohan Dead At 80
14 January 2009 11:04 AM, PST
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Legendary actor Patrick McGoohan has died aged 80.
The American-born star appeared in a host of films and TV shows during a career spanning more than 50 years.
He shot to fame in 1960s British TV show Danger Man but is likely to be best remembered for his role as the title character in cult sci-fi series The Prisoner.
He also had several notable film roles including parts in classic comedy-drama Silver Streak and as Longshanks, King Edward I in Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning epic Braveheart.
McGoohan, who scooped two Emmy Awards during his career, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a short illness.
He leaves a wife, Joan Drummond McGoohan, three daughters, five grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
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Patrick McGoohan Dead At 80
14 January 2009 10:16 AM, PST
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Legendary actor Patrick McGoohan has died aged 80.
The American-born star appeared in a host of films and TV shows during a career spanning more than 50 years.
He shot to fame in 1960s British TV show Danger Man but is likely to be best remembered for his role as the title character in cult sci-fi series The Prisoner.
He also had several notable film roles including parts in classic comedy-drama Silver Streak and as Longshanks, King Edward I in Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning epic Braveheart.
McGoohan, who scooped two Emmy Awards during his career, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a short illness.
He leaves a wife, Joan Drummond McGoohan, three daughters, five grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
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