Ian Gelder, the British actor who played Kevan Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones and the villain Zellin on Doctor Who, has died. He was 74.
“It is with huge huge sadness and a heavy heart broken into a million pieces that I’m leaving this post to announce the passing of my darling husband and life partner Ian Gelder,” the actor Ben Daniels announced on Instagram. Daniels revealed that Gelder had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer five months ago and that “neither of us had any idea that it would all be so fast.”
“He was my absolute rock and we’d been partners for more than 30 years. If we weren’t together we spoke to each other everyday,” Daniels wrote. “He was the kindest, most generous spirited and loving human being. He was a wonderful wonderful actor, and everyone who worked with him was touched by his heart and light.
“It is with huge huge sadness and a heavy heart broken into a million pieces that I’m leaving this post to announce the passing of my darling husband and life partner Ian Gelder,” the actor Ben Daniels announced on Instagram. Daniels revealed that Gelder had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer five months ago and that “neither of us had any idea that it would all be so fast.”
“He was my absolute rock and we’d been partners for more than 30 years. If we weren’t together we spoke to each other everyday,” Daniels wrote. “He was the kindest, most generous spirited and loving human being. He was a wonderful wonderful actor, and everyone who worked with him was touched by his heart and light.
- 5/8/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 27th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (Sliff) — held Nov. 1-11 — will honor native St. Louisan John Goodman with a Lifetime Achievement Award at a tribute program that will include a clip reel of the actor’s career highlights, a conversation betwen Goodman and John Carney of Ktrs (550 Am), and a screening of “The Big Lebowski” on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. The program will take place at 7:30 pm Friday, Nov. 2, at the Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. Tickets for the event are $25 and go on sale through the Tivoli website on Tuesday, Sept. 25.
Goodman grew up in Affton and graduated in 1975 from Missouri State University (then Southwest Missouri State) in Springfield, Mo. He soon moved to New York City to begin his acting career. On Broadway, from 1985-87, Goodman starred as Pap Finn in Roger Miller’s musical take on Mark Twain, winning a Drama Desk nomination.
Goodman grew up in Affton and graduated in 1975 from Missouri State University (then Southwest Missouri State) in Springfield, Mo. He soon moved to New York City to begin his acting career. On Broadway, from 1985-87, Goodman starred as Pap Finn in Roger Miller’s musical take on Mark Twain, winning a Drama Desk nomination.
- 9/26/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Craig Thomas Feb 3, 2017
Kiefer Sutherland stars in the hugely entertaining thriller Designated Survivor. Here's a spoiler-free look at why you should give it a try.
Heard of the show Designated Survivor? It might just quench your thirst (whether you knew you had it or not) for a new thriller to follow.
The basics are this. Straight-talking, politically unambitious, and honest, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Tom Kirkland (played by Kiefer Sutherland), finds himself on the brink of being fired. As such, he is appointed the 'Designated Survivor' for the State of the Union Address. This basically involves being locked in a safe-room far away, whilst the rest of the government convenes on Capitol Hill.
Fortunately for him, this is the best-timed firing in history, and as a result of an attack, he is the only member of the government to survive. Therefore, being next in the line of succession he becomes,...
Kiefer Sutherland stars in the hugely entertaining thriller Designated Survivor. Here's a spoiler-free look at why you should give it a try.
Heard of the show Designated Survivor? It might just quench your thirst (whether you knew you had it or not) for a new thriller to follow.
The basics are this. Straight-talking, politically unambitious, and honest, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Tom Kirkland (played by Kiefer Sutherland), finds himself on the brink of being fired. As such, he is appointed the 'Designated Survivor' for the State of the Union Address. This basically involves being locked in a safe-room far away, whilst the rest of the government convenes on Capitol Hill.
Fortunately for him, this is the best-timed firing in history, and as a result of an attack, he is the only member of the government to survive. Therefore, being next in the line of succession he becomes,...
- 2/3/2017
- Den of Geek
Author: David Sztypuljak
Extremely sad news to report this morning as we learn of the death of acting royalty John Hurt. Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 but was given the all-clear but last year puled out performing in Kenneth Branagh’s production of Billy Rice. Hurt was probably best known as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Kane in 1979’s Alien and more recently for his role as wand-maker Ollivander in the Harry Potter franchise but just looking at his think to behold but his back-catalogue of films is hugely impressive.
Hurt’s other recent varied work includes roles in Doctor Who as The Doctor in 3 episodes in 2013, as Professor Oxley in Steve Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in Hercules alongside Dwayne Johnson (see our interview here) and just last year worked in the Natalie Portman’s Oscar nominated movie Jackie as Father Richard McSorley.
Extremely sad news to report this morning as we learn of the death of acting royalty John Hurt. Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 but was given the all-clear but last year puled out performing in Kenneth Branagh’s production of Billy Rice. Hurt was probably best known as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Kane in 1979’s Alien and more recently for his role as wand-maker Ollivander in the Harry Potter franchise but just looking at his think to behold but his back-catalogue of films is hugely impressive.
Hurt’s other recent varied work includes roles in Doctor Who as The Doctor in 3 episodes in 2013, as Professor Oxley in Steve Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in Hercules alongside Dwayne Johnson (see our interview here) and just last year worked in the Natalie Portman’s Oscar nominated movie Jackie as Father Richard McSorley.
- 1/28/2017
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When Kong: Skull Island comes out next year it's going to introduce one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time to the world. King Kong, the legendary ape that has left audiences in shock and awe since 1933, is going to have one hell of a re-debut in the film- One that will set him up to go toe-to-toe against Godzilla in King Kong vs Godzilla in 2020.
Entertainment Weekly has just unveiled, moments ago, our first official look at the King Kong we'll meet in Kong: Skull Island.
Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures, via Entertainment Weekly
You can see the image, in all its glory here on EW's official site:
Kong: Skull Island unleashes exclusive first look at the movie monster
So there he is, folks. The latest incarnation of King Kong, the colossal ape.
Kong: Skull Island was directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and features a cast that includes...
Entertainment Weekly has just unveiled, moments ago, our first official look at the King Kong we'll meet in Kong: Skull Island.
Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures, via Entertainment Weekly
You can see the image, in all its glory here on EW's official site:
Kong: Skull Island unleashes exclusive first look at the movie monster
So there he is, folks. The latest incarnation of King Kong, the colossal ape.
Kong: Skull Island was directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and features a cast that includes...
- 11/10/2016
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Louisa Mellor Aug 30, 2016
ITV's Victoria stars Jenna Coleman as the young queen in her first years of a long reign...
This review contains spoilers.
Like a set of royal commemorative china advertised in the back pages of the Mail On Sunday, Victoria is a gleaming tribute to a certain idea of British history. Specifically, the idea of British history fictionalised in glossy Sunday night period dramas.
In that world, queens are beautiful, prime ministers are dreamy, scarred villains plot to a sinister string score and the working class provide comic relief and morality tales below stairs. Uncomfortable truths about the age in question are either swept to one side or fashioned into anachronistic badges of honour worn by the heroes. (“Yes, Lady Walpole-Margate, he may be a shirt-lifter, but he’s also a damned fine valet and in England, we judge a man’s chracter by the shine on his master’s shoes” etc.
ITV's Victoria stars Jenna Coleman as the young queen in her first years of a long reign...
This review contains spoilers.
Like a set of royal commemorative china advertised in the back pages of the Mail On Sunday, Victoria is a gleaming tribute to a certain idea of British history. Specifically, the idea of British history fictionalised in glossy Sunday night period dramas.
In that world, queens are beautiful, prime ministers are dreamy, scarred villains plot to a sinister string score and the working class provide comic relief and morality tales below stairs. Uncomfortable truths about the age in question are either swept to one side or fashioned into anachronistic badges of honour worn by the heroes. (“Yes, Lady Walpole-Margate, he may be a shirt-lifter, but he’s also a damned fine valet and in England, we judge a man’s chracter by the shine on his master’s shoes” etc.
- 8/30/2016
- Den of Geek
In this episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for Tuesday, May 10th 2016.
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Follow-Up Shout Select Operation Dumbo Drop? Bill Hunt on Uhd Bd Cat People News Arrow Video: David Cronenberg’s Early Works (UK Only), The Complete Count Yorga (UK Only), Kinji Fukasaku films (Individual Releases), Microwave Massacre, The Bloodstained Butterfly Kino Lorber: Trouble Man, Witchcraft, Freeway (1988) Scorpion/Kino: Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen Fabulous Films (UK): June 6th: Brewster’s Millions, Dragnet, King Ralph, The Jetsons Movie, Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie Links to Amazon Back Roads Classic Hitchcock Deadpool Eisenstein in Guanajuato Father of the Bride Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez I Don’t Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman In a Lonely Place The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane...
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Follow-Up Shout Select Operation Dumbo Drop? Bill Hunt on Uhd Bd Cat People News Arrow Video: David Cronenberg’s Early Works (UK Only), The Complete Count Yorga (UK Only), Kinji Fukasaku films (Individual Releases), Microwave Massacre, The Bloodstained Butterfly Kino Lorber: Trouble Man, Witchcraft, Freeway (1988) Scorpion/Kino: Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen Fabulous Films (UK): June 6th: Brewster’s Millions, Dragnet, King Ralph, The Jetsons Movie, Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie Links to Amazon Back Roads Classic Hitchcock Deadpool Eisenstein in Guanajuato Father of the Bride Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez I Don’t Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman In a Lonely Place The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane...
- 5/11/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
To mark the release of King Ralph on 15th February, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD. When a freak accident wipes out the entire Royal Family, a surviving heir to the throne must be found, and turns up in the unlikely form of Vegas singer Ralph Jones (John Goodman). The filmmakers
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- 2/8/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Even back when Britain was an industrial nation, films about industry were relatively rare: audiences who worked on assembly lines presumably wanted to look at something more glamorous on their night at the pictures. In Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Albert Finney snarled, "Don't let the bastards grind you down," a neat encapsulation of the working man's political philosophy, whereas I'm Alright Jack (1959) took a dismayed view of the hostile stand-off between Capital and Labor. That Boulting Brothers satire may have adopted a "plague on both your houses" stance, but in fact its sympathy was with management.
The Agitator (1945) is the product of a gentler age: it tries to be sympathetic to everybody, but again there's a hidden conservative bias. Still, as the product of a generation who had just won the war and were looking forward, some of them, to a bright socialist future of free education and health care,...
The Agitator (1945) is the product of a gentler age: it tries to be sympathetic to everybody, but again there's a hidden conservative bias. Still, as the product of a generation who had just won the war and were looking forward, some of them, to a bright socialist future of free education and health care,...
- 3/20/2014
- by David Cairns
- MUBI
The Monsters University star has been a big screen presence for a number of years. Here's some of his most memorable moments
John Goodman first rose to prominence in sitcom Roseanne, starring as long-suffering working class everyman Dan Conner. The show began in 1988, and over the intervening years he's been a consistently engaging screen presence on the big and small screen – although he can be a fractious interviewee, as Xan Brooks found out earlier this year when interviewing him for Argo:
Fishing responses from him is like chipping at granite. He says, "No, sir" and, "I don't know"; "I suppose" and, "I wouldn't know about that." From time to time, he emits a long, breathy groan, as though invisible doctors are subjecting him to some invasive medical procedure. I don't know whether he's exhausted or sick; whether he hates interviews or this particular interviewer. On balance, with the benefit of hindsight,...
John Goodman first rose to prominence in sitcom Roseanne, starring as long-suffering working class everyman Dan Conner. The show began in 1988, and over the intervening years he's been a consistently engaging screen presence on the big and small screen – although he can be a fractious interviewee, as Xan Brooks found out earlier this year when interviewing him for Argo:
Fishing responses from him is like chipping at granite. He says, "No, sir" and, "I don't know"; "I suppose" and, "I wouldn't know about that." From time to time, he emits a long, breathy groan, as though invisible doctors are subjecting him to some invasive medical procedure. I don't know whether he's exhausted or sick; whether he hates interviews or this particular interviewer. On balance, with the benefit of hindsight,...
- 7/12/2013
- by Adam Boult
- The Guardian - Film News
While modern audiences will remember Richard Griffiths as Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter franchise, the 65 year-old actor was also one the most highly respected stage actors of his generation. He passed away on March 28th following complications from heart surgery.
While stage work was where he learned his craft, he made the successful transition in the early 1970s into television. In the early 80’s he began a string of supporting roles in films like Gorky Park, but it was his role in the 1987 cult film Withnail and I, where he played lecherous Uncle Monty that, that would bring him more recognition to a wider audience. He parlayed that into other supporting roles in Hollywood like King Ralph, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Guarding Tess and Sleepy Hollow.
In 2001, he debuted as Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, a role he would reprise five more times,...
While stage work was where he learned his craft, he made the successful transition in the early 1970s into television. In the early 80’s he began a string of supporting roles in films like Gorky Park, but it was his role in the 1987 cult film Withnail and I, where he played lecherous Uncle Monty that, that would bring him more recognition to a wider audience. He parlayed that into other supporting roles in Hollywood like King Ralph, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Guarding Tess and Sleepy Hollow.
In 2001, he debuted as Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, a role he would reprise five more times,...
- 3/29/2013
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
HollywoodNews.com: The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, presented by the Los Angeles Times, is pleased to announce that the feature "Argo," directed by Ben Affleck, will receive the "Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award." "We are very proud to recognize the ensemble cast of "Argo," for their dramatic and outstanding performances," said Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Awards. The 2012 Hollywood Film Awards has also announced that it will honor director David O. Russell with the "Hollywood Director Award"; Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro with the "Hollywood Supporting Actor Award"; Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard with the "Hollywood Actress Award"; three-time Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Adams with the "Hollywood Supporting Actress Award"; producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner with the "Hollywood Producers Award"; writer/director Judd Apatow with the "Hollywood Comedy Award"; actor John Hawkes with the "Hollywood Breakout Performance Award" for "The Sessions"; and Quvenzhané Wallis...
- 10/3/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Though he’s had a long and storied career full of great roles both dramatic and comedic, sometimes it still feels like John Goodman is still an underutilized and under-appreciated actor. No matter what movie you put him in, his presence alone is guaranteed to class the production up and serve as one of its highlights. The guy is just that good, and the fact that he hasn’t had a real starring role since the days of King Ralph and The Babe is kind of a shame. Of course, beggars can’t be choosers, so when it comes to watching John Goodman work, us film fans will take what we can get. And though it is a bit bittersweet, Variety has word that this status quo is looking to continue. The latest development in the man’s career is that he’s negotiating to take a small role in The Hangover Part III, which...
- 8/17/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Peter O'Toole, legendary star of stage and screen, has announced his retirement from acting, just shy of his 80th birthday.
"It is time for me to chuck in the sponge. To retire from films and stage. The heart for it has gone out of me: it won’t come back," O'Toole wrote in a statement. "My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with whom I’ve shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits. However, it’s my belief that one should decide for oneself when it is time to end one’s stay. So I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell."
O'Toole began his career on stage -- as the press release notes, at 27 he was called "the finest Hamlet of his generation" --...
"It is time for me to chuck in the sponge. To retire from films and stage. The heart for it has gone out of me: it won’t come back," O'Toole wrote in a statement. "My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with whom I’ve shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits. However, it’s my belief that one should decide for oneself when it is time to end one’s stay. So I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell."
O'Toole began his career on stage -- as the press release notes, at 27 he was called "the finest Hamlet of his generation" --...
- 7/10/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
By Zachary Swickey
Yes, you read that correctly.
In a story more reminiscent of the ’91 comedy “King Ralph,” where American John Goodman becomes King of England, UK’s The Sun is claiming that Prince Harry is now interested in becoming a music DJ – specifically of the reggae variety following a particularly moving meeting with Bob Marley’s widow on a recent trip to Jamaica.
The Sun reports that the young royal has been stockpiling a huge vinyl music collection of reggae records from “specialist online stores.” The publication also states that Harry has been receiving helpful tips and lessons on how to mix records properly from his DJ friends.
“Harry has always been interested in music, but Jamaica was a real eye opener. He started looking into reggae as soon as he got back to the UK,” the of-course-unnamed source revealed.
Marley’s widow, Rita (who was also a member of his vocal backing group,...
Yes, you read that correctly.
In a story more reminiscent of the ’91 comedy “King Ralph,” where American John Goodman becomes King of England, UK’s The Sun is claiming that Prince Harry is now interested in becoming a music DJ – specifically of the reggae variety following a particularly moving meeting with Bob Marley’s widow on a recent trip to Jamaica.
The Sun reports that the young royal has been stockpiling a huge vinyl music collection of reggae records from “specialist online stores.” The publication also states that Harry has been receiving helpful tips and lessons on how to mix records properly from his DJ friends.
“Harry has always been interested in music, but Jamaica was a real eye opener. He started looking into reggae as soon as he got back to the UK,” the of-course-unnamed source revealed.
Marley’s widow, Rita (who was also a member of his vocal backing group,...
- 5/7/2012
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
I despair at the news that Hollywood bosses forced the actor to lose 30lbs for his latest film
Contrary to the old saws, most clouds do not have silver linings but in fact have fuzzy cloudy linings and the road to hell is not paved with good intentions. It is paved with a sticky sediment of fire, brimstone, recycled copies of Ok! magazine and Katie Price's hair extensions.
But occasionally one comes across a cliche that is spot on and one such cliche is that two wrongs do not make a right.
I was reminded of this most forcefully over the weekend when The Five Year Engagement, the film starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, was released in the Us. Few romantic comedy actors working today appeal to me more than the sweetly lunkish Segel and the beautiful and hilarious Blunt, both of whom have the three qualities that...
Contrary to the old saws, most clouds do not have silver linings but in fact have fuzzy cloudy linings and the road to hell is not paved with good intentions. It is paved with a sticky sediment of fire, brimstone, recycled copies of Ok! magazine and Katie Price's hair extensions.
But occasionally one comes across a cliche that is spot on and one such cliche is that two wrongs do not make a right.
I was reminded of this most forcefully over the weekend when The Five Year Engagement, the film starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, was released in the Us. Few romantic comedy actors working today appeal to me more than the sweetly lunkish Segel and the beautiful and hilarious Blunt, both of whom have the three qualities that...
- 5/1/2012
- by Hadley Freeman
- The Guardian - Film News
As a prelude to the opening of the 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will air a special on-air tribute to eight-time Oscar® nominee and honorary Academy Award® recipient Peter O’Toole, who took center stage at last year’s festival. OnWednesday, April 11, TCM will premiere Peter O’Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival, a one-hour special taped at the 2011 festival in which TCM host Robert Osborne interviews the legendary actor in front of an audience of festival attendees.
Peter O’Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival is set to premiere at 8 p.m. (Et). The special will be followed by three O’Toole classics. The following is the complete schedule for the evening (all times Eastern):
8 p.m. . Peter O’Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival(2012) . Premiere
9 p.m. . The Lion in Winter (1968)
11:30 p.m. . Peter O’Toole: Live...
Peter O’Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival is set to premiere at 8 p.m. (Et). The special will be followed by three O’Toole classics. The following is the complete schedule for the evening (all times Eastern):
8 p.m. . Peter O’Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival(2012) . Premiere
9 p.m. . The Lion in Winter (1968)
11:30 p.m. . Peter O’Toole: Live...
- 3/14/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ashutosh Gowariker had signed one of America's most distinguished and popular screenplay writers and directors David S. Ward to write the now-shelved bio-pic on Gautam Buddha. Ward has now been roped in to write the bio-pic on Rajiv Gandhi to be directed by Bhavna Talwar at the end of this year. Ward has to his credit the screenplay of such Hollywood masterpieces as the Robert Redford gems The Sting and Milagro Beanfield War. In fact, Ward's association with Redford is long and hugely productive. Ward has also written such evergreen Hollywood flicks as Sleepless In Seattle and Major League. He has also directed the blockbusters King Ralph and Cannery Row. This brilliant screenplay writer will now be spending the next one year of his life in Delhi tracking down the life and times of one of our most charismatic politicians, Rajiv Gandhi for Bhavna Talwar's film. Says a source,...
- 2/29/2012
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Let’s face it. We can’t hide it. We all have those movies that we like that others would shun. These are guilty pleasures: the ones that aren’t that great but we love for some reason or another. Here are mine. Be sure to list yours in the comments, if you’d like.
Last Action Hero (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes: 38%
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O’Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance
Director: John McTiernan/Writers: Shane Black and David Arnott
Here’s the thing: I will defend this movie’s concept till Doomsday. A movie about a kid with a magic ticket that gets pulled into an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie? Genius concept. Yes, the kid is annoying. Yes, the movie doesn’t reach the heights of a McTiernan/Black team-up as well as one might think. It’s interesting to note that McTiernan isn’t working as much...
Last Action Hero (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes: 38%
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O’Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance
Director: John McTiernan/Writers: Shane Black and David Arnott
Here’s the thing: I will defend this movie’s concept till Doomsday. A movie about a kid with a magic ticket that gets pulled into an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie? Genius concept. Yes, the kid is annoying. Yes, the movie doesn’t reach the heights of a McTiernan/Black team-up as well as one might think. It’s interesting to note that McTiernan isn’t working as much...
- 12/20/2011
- by Zack Parks
- GeekTyrant
10. ‘King Ralph’ (1991) ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 10
Starring Peter O’Toole and John Hurt, each of whom has probably starred in much better and much less irreverent films about the monarchy, “King Ralph” colluded to coronate crass American Ralph (played by John Goodman) when all other heirs to the throne are decimated by a family photo opportunity. The film, directed by David S. Ward, was not a hit by any means and only serves the purpose of pretending that this list of films about the monarchy might be funny.
Choice Quotation:
Phipps (Richard Griffiths): Sir Cedric! Sir Cedric! Good news. We've finally found an heir!
Sir Cedric Willingham (O’Toole): That's wonderful, Duncan. Who is he?
Phipps: His name is Jones. Ralph Jones.
Sir Cedric Willingham: A good man?
Phipps: [embarrassed] Well, he has his strengths and his weaknesses. You see, he's … [uncomfortable pause] … American.
Sir Cedric Willingham: Quickly, Duncan! The strengths!
Starring Peter O’Toole and John Hurt, each of whom has probably starred in much better and much less irreverent films about the monarchy, “King Ralph” colluded to coronate crass American Ralph (played by John Goodman) when all other heirs to the throne are decimated by a family photo opportunity. The film, directed by David S. Ward, was not a hit by any means and only serves the purpose of pretending that this list of films about the monarchy might be funny.
Choice Quotation:
Phipps (Richard Griffiths): Sir Cedric! Sir Cedric! Good news. We've finally found an heir!
Sir Cedric Willingham (O’Toole): That's wonderful, Duncan. Who is he?
Phipps: His name is Jones. Ralph Jones.
Sir Cedric Willingham: A good man?
Phipps: [embarrassed] Well, he has his strengths and his weaknesses. You see, he's … [uncomfortable pause] … American.
Sir Cedric Willingham: Quickly, Duncan! The strengths!
- 4/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Late footballing genius George Best once observed, “I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.” Well, in an era and an industry in which one can be paid so much for so little it’s almost impossible to spend all the money, the party never really stops. Or, at least, this is how it seems to be for Charlie Sheen, who at times is reputed to have sustained the economies of several small South American countries and is listed among the “hobbies” of several leading porn stars.
But years before Sheen was paid over a million dollars a week for playing a family friendly version of himself in the TV series Two and a Half Men, he was a charismatic and versatile actor on the big screen in films like Platoon, Wall Street and Major League. And it is the latter...
But years before Sheen was paid over a million dollars a week for playing a family friendly version of himself in the TV series Two and a Half Men, he was a charismatic and versatile actor on the big screen in films like Platoon, Wall Street and Major League. And it is the latter...
- 2/23/2011
- by Ben Szwediuk
- Obsessed with Film
Monarchic character drama The King’s Speech has already received much acclaim, but is it as good as King Ralph? Here’s Michael’s review…
Just how relevant are the Royal family, anyway? On the one hand, you have the Prince of Wales' car being smeared with paint, which some deem more important news than the government's policy on higher education. On the other, there are those gleefully looking forward to the glut of bank holidays coming in early May, uninterested in the reason.
And here we have The King's Speech, a film that, at first glance, seems to be spinning royal themes into awards fodder in a similar way to 2006's hugely successful The Queen, and even though both films share a similar set-up of distant monarchy startled by public matters, then re-aligning their private business before our gaze, it is a rather different beast. One that, even when stripped of its major,...
Just how relevant are the Royal family, anyway? On the one hand, you have the Prince of Wales' car being smeared with paint, which some deem more important news than the government's policy on higher education. On the other, there are those gleefully looking forward to the glut of bank holidays coming in early May, uninterested in the reason.
And here we have The King's Speech, a film that, at first glance, seems to be spinning royal themes into awards fodder in a similar way to 2006's hugely successful The Queen, and even though both films share a similar set-up of distant monarchy startled by public matters, then re-aligning their private business before our gaze, it is a rather different beast. One that, even when stripped of its major,...
- 1/7/2011
- Den of Geek
Kevin Smith’s Red State, which has been in the works for ages, finally started shooting this week, and it landed its biggest star, too: John Goodman. Red State is a relatively low-budget horror movie about a crazed fundamentalist preacher, based on Fred Phelps. The cast also includes Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, Melissa Leo, Nick Braun, and Anna Gunn.
As someone who saw King Ralph in the theater, twice, I suppose I qualify as a Goodman fangirl, and I like Kevin Smith’s low-budget movies more than his big-budget ones (give me Chasing Amy over Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back...
As someone who saw King Ralph in the theater, twice, I suppose I qualify as a Goodman fangirl, and I like Kevin Smith’s low-budget movies more than his big-budget ones (give me Chasing Amy over Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back...
- 9/22/2010
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW.com - PopWatch
Forgotten Films [1] is a semi-regular feature on Film Junk where we explore interesting movies that have fallen off the radar or slipped through the cracks over the years. There aren't many filmmakers who have shaped the culture of an entire generation quite like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas did back in the '80s, but the truth is, they weren't alone. There is a whole second string of directors from the same era who followed their lead in creating iconic family adventure films, and Joe Dante would certainly be counted among them. From successful films like Gremlins and Explorers to quirky comedies like The Burbs and Innerspace, he brought his genre roots and special effects know-how to create some mainstream hits that almost everyone has seen. But if Dante was such a big presence in the '80s, then why has he faded from the public eye since then? The...
- 6/3/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Stephen Baldwin (is he the pretty one or the dumb one?) has put together a website for fans to help "restore Stephen Baldwin," and is literally comparing himself to Job from the Bible. Oh, you didn't know? Apparently Stephen Baldwin is broke because he's a martyr for his faith and not because of financial mismanagement. (DListed)
Here are the seven most soul-crushing series finales in television history. Holy crap, I had no idea that the dinosaurs in "Dinosaurs" basically went extinct. (Cracked)
Iron Man 2 is set in some kind of fictional, parallel universe where DJ Am is still alive. Too soon? (Film Drunk)
And while I'm at it, here are some still from Iron Man 2 as well as Scarlett Johansson's noticeably smaller rack. (Agent Bedhead)
The Green Hornet is being pushed back a month so it can be released in 3D. Umm, is it just me, or...
Here are the seven most soul-crushing series finales in television history. Holy crap, I had no idea that the dinosaurs in "Dinosaurs" basically went extinct. (Cracked)
Iron Man 2 is set in some kind of fictional, parallel universe where DJ Am is still alive. Too soon? (Film Drunk)
And while I'm at it, here are some still from Iron Man 2 as well as Scarlett Johansson's noticeably smaller rack. (Agent Bedhead)
The Green Hornet is being pushed back a month so it can be released in 3D. Umm, is it just me, or...
- 4/23/2010
- by Stacey Nosek
Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
8.00pm The Loop (E4 +1)
Sam is the first of his friends to get a real job; but can he balance his work as an airline executive and his hectic social life with his slacker friends? When Sam is given a new assignment at the airline, he plans on working the night away until he meets Lizzy’s sexy girlfriend Jenna. But by the time she’s done with him he may never work again. Season One, episode 2. Followed immediately by episode 3.
9.00pm Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (Sci-Fi Channel)
Scientists discover two gigantic prehistoric sea creatures frozen at the bottom of the ocean. An unforeseen accident revives the two leviathans who begin causing destruction along the Californian coast. The only way to...
8.00pm The Loop (E4 +1)
Sam is the first of his friends to get a real job; but can he balance his work as an airline executive and his hectic social life with his slacker friends? When Sam is given a new assignment at the airline, he plans on working the night away until he meets Lizzy’s sexy girlfriend Jenna. But by the time she’s done with him he may never work again. Season One, episode 2. Followed immediately by episode 3.
9.00pm Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (Sci-Fi Channel)
Scientists discover two gigantic prehistoric sea creatures frozen at the bottom of the ocean. An unforeseen accident revives the two leviathans who begin causing destruction along the Californian coast. The only way to...
- 4/11/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Well, he may have a head like a "f***ing orange" but Karl Pilkington has managed to go from being an unknown radio producer for UK comedian Ricky Gervais to standing in as his comic foil to becoming a best-selling author. And now he's getting into the movie review business. Well, not really, but the lovable weirdo did review Gervais' latest comedy, The Invention of Lying, with Gervais in attendance (which would probably be the stuff of nightmares for most film critics).
So what did Pilkington think of the movie? Well, if you're familiar with his work, then you know that you don't exactly get a straight answer -- but at least on the upside, he did say that the movie ended before he got too bored. Gervais' latest film centers on an alternate world where his character is the first person to invent the art of deception and quickly...
So what did Pilkington think of the movie? Well, if you're familiar with his work, then you know that you don't exactly get a straight answer -- but at least on the upside, he did say that the movie ended before he got too bored. Gervais' latest film centers on an alternate world where his character is the first person to invent the art of deception and quickly...
- 9/24/2009
- by Jessica Barnes
- Cinematical
In the 2002 movie Ghost Ship, an entire ballroom full of people on an ocean liner is bisected by a wire cable when it snaps and cuts a deadly path through the ship, thus turning all the passengers into ghosts, and the ship into (Spoiler Alert!) a super-haunted Ghost Ship. (As an opening scene featuring the instant death of a large group of people, it's second in ridiculousness only to the opening scene of King Ralph, when the entirety of the British royal family is electrocuted while posing for a photo on a wet castle lawn, thus leaving only John Goodman, a distant, distant relative and a total everyday dude, to assume the throne.) But after watching Ghost Ship, the question remains: Why did I just watch Ghost Ship? But also: What if some of those people had been bisected by an errant cable someplace else?...
- 9/26/2008
- avclub.com
When Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain's running mate, people were quick to name the lookalikes who could play her in a movie. But it took Matt Damon to tell us what kind of movie it would actually be. Fearfully predicting that McCain will die in office, the actor says Palin's advancement to the presidency would be like the plot of a bad Disney movie. He even imagines a scene from the movie involving Palin's showdown against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin "using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink." Basically he's described something along the lines of King Ralph, only with a hockey mom president instead of an American slob turned British monarch.
Of course, Damon's snide comments are probably meant to be a joke, even if he looks 100% serious while saying it. But the thing he fails to realize is that America loves these...
Of course, Damon's snide comments are probably meant to be a joke, even if he looks 100% serious while saying it. But the thing he fails to realize is that America loves these...
- 9/11/2008
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
Sydney Pollack, who won an Academy Award as best director for "Out of Africa," died Monday of cancer at his home in Pacific Palisades. He was 73.
Pollack also was nominated for a best director Oscar for "Tootsie" and "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Pollack won an Emmy for his direction of "The Game" in 1965, starring Cliff Robertson. In addition to his Oscar for "Out of Africa," which also won best picture, that film also earned Pollack the best director honor from the New York Critics Film Circle.
Among the 100 best American love stories ranked by American Film Institute in June 2002, Pollack is the only director credited with two films near the top of list: "The Way We Were," at No. 6, and "Out of Africa," which is ranked No. 13.
In 2000, Pollack was honored with the John Huston Award from the DGA as a "defender of artists' rights."
His filmography included...
Pollack also was nominated for a best director Oscar for "Tootsie" and "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Pollack won an Emmy for his direction of "The Game" in 1965, starring Cliff Robertson. In addition to his Oscar for "Out of Africa," which also won best picture, that film also earned Pollack the best director honor from the New York Critics Film Circle.
Among the 100 best American love stories ranked by American Film Institute in June 2002, Pollack is the only director credited with two films near the top of list: "The Way We Were," at No. 6, and "Out of Africa," which is ranked No. 13.
In 2000, Pollack was honored with the John Huston Award from the DGA as a "defender of artists' rights."
His filmography included...
- 5/26/2008
- by By Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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