Following the news of Hal Holbrook’s death on Monday night, Hollywood has taken to social media to remember the award-winning character actor. Holbrook was best known for portraying Mark Twain in “Mark Twain Tonight!” in 1967, along with his roles in “Into the Wild,” “All The President’s Men” and “Magnum Force.”
In a statement to Variety, Steven Spielberg reminisced on the time he met Holbrook on the set of the NBC political series “The Bold Ones: The Senator” and their time working together on “Lincoln.”
“In 1970, I visited the set of the TV series ‘The Bold Ones: The Senator’ to watch Hal Holbrook play Senator Hays Stowe,” Spielberg said. “From that day on, it was my dream to work with this transformative actor, and it finally happened 42 years later when he portrayed Preston Blair in ‘Lincoln.’ Hal was, quite simply, an American classic who brought Mark Twain and so many...
In a statement to Variety, Steven Spielberg reminisced on the time he met Holbrook on the set of the NBC political series “The Bold Ones: The Senator” and their time working together on “Lincoln.”
“In 1970, I visited the set of the TV series ‘The Bold Ones: The Senator’ to watch Hal Holbrook play Senator Hays Stowe,” Spielberg said. “From that day on, it was my dream to work with this transformative actor, and it finally happened 42 years later when he portrayed Preston Blair in ‘Lincoln.’ Hal was, quite simply, an American classic who brought Mark Twain and so many...
- 2/2/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Hal Holbrook, the five-time Emmy-winning actor who was famed for portraying Mark Twain, has died at 95. Holbrook died on January 23 at his home in Beverly Hills, his assistant told The New York Times.
Born on February 17, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, he went on to have a highly decorated screen and stage career that spanned more than six decades.
Holbrook perhaps was best known for playing Mark Twain in his one-man stage show Mark Twain Tonight!, which first played on Broadway in 1966 and earned Holbrook a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. A television showing of the stage show secured him an Emmy nomination a year later, he reprised the role on the Main Stem in 1977 and again in 2005.
Holbrook played former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on television in Carl Sandburg’s 1974 mini-series Lincoln, which earned him one of five Emmy statuettes. His four other...
Born on February 17, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, he went on to have a highly decorated screen and stage career that spanned more than six decades.
Holbrook perhaps was best known for playing Mark Twain in his one-man stage show Mark Twain Tonight!, which first played on Broadway in 1966 and earned Holbrook a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. A television showing of the stage show secured him an Emmy nomination a year later, he reprised the role on the Main Stem in 1977 and again in 2005.
Holbrook played former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on television in Carl Sandburg’s 1974 mini-series Lincoln, which earned him one of five Emmy statuettes. His four other...
- 2/2/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Doug Crane, whose animation skills graced cartoons ranging from Hanna-Barbera family fare to MTV’s Beavis & Butt-head, died on Dec. 17 from cancer. The death was confirmed by his daughter, Rose-Ellen, in a Facebook post.
Crane was an animator for Terrytoons, Hanna-Barbera, MTV, Filmation, Oriolo Films, Zander Animation Parlour, as well as a former Professor of Animation at Sva.
Born in Bronxville, New York, he attended Eastchester High School and graduated from the Cartoonist and Illustrators School (now called The School of Visual Arts in New York City).
Crane began working for Terrytoons in 1956. His first day at Terrytoons would change his life. Not only did he begin a career that would span 65 years, but he met his wife, Maureen Hurley whom he would marry and go on to start their family of 8 children.
Crane took a break from the New York animation industry briefly when he went into the Army...
Crane was an animator for Terrytoons, Hanna-Barbera, MTV, Filmation, Oriolo Films, Zander Animation Parlour, as well as a former Professor of Animation at Sva.
Born in Bronxville, New York, he attended Eastchester High School and graduated from the Cartoonist and Illustrators School (now called The School of Visual Arts in New York City).
Crane began working for Terrytoons in 1956. His first day at Terrytoons would change his life. Not only did he begin a career that would span 65 years, but he met his wife, Maureen Hurley whom he would marry and go on to start their family of 8 children.
Crane took a break from the New York animation industry briefly when he went into the Army...
- 12/20/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
At long last a beautifully restored and mastered selection of a number of cartoon king Tex Avery’s brilliant, innovative and (most of all) hilarious MGM shorts comes to Blu-ray via the Warner Archive, with the implied promise of more volumes to come. Some of his greatest cartoons are included, and many of these shorts have likely not looked and sounded so good since their original theatrical release. This is a virtual godsend for the director’s legion of fans, and a worthwhile introduction for those yet unfamiliar with Avery’s uniquely zany oeuvre.
Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1943-1951 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 138 min. / Street Date February 18, 2020 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Voice characterizations: Not credited onscreen, but voices include Bill Thompson, Frank Graham, Kent Rogers, Sara Berner, Daws Butler, John Brown, Wally Maher, John Wald, Patrick McGeehan, Dick Nelson, Don Messick, Billy Bletcher, Connie Russell, Tex...
Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1943-1951 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 138 min. / Street Date February 18, 2020 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Voice characterizations: Not credited onscreen, but voices include Bill Thompson, Frank Graham, Kent Rogers, Sara Berner, Daws Butler, John Brown, Wally Maher, John Wald, Patrick McGeehan, Dick Nelson, Don Messick, Billy Bletcher, Connie Russell, Tex...
- 2/18/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
When I was a kid my first ambition was to be a cartoonist. Walt Disney’s Magazine printed tips on how to draw his most famous characters, which always began with a perfect circle. I found this challenging, which is one reason I never became a professional artist, or even a good amateur. Still, I retain a fascination with drawing and treasure my copy of Walter Lantz Easy Way to Draw, which Mr. Lantz graciously signed for me many years after I’d marked up its pages with bad renderings of Woody Woodpecker and Wally Walrus. I also got to meet Preston Blair, who created the first manual for aspiring animators in 1948 for the venerable Walter Foster publishing company. (In his...
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- 5/27/2015
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Ben Affleck's "Argo" continues its march as the Oscar front-runner this awards season. Yesterday, the film was the big winner at the 2013 Producers Guild Awards, and tonight, it won the big prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards taking home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture trophy.
As predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Lead Actor award for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence won the Lead Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Lincoln," and my fave, the lovely Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."
In the television category, "Downton Abbey" won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and "Modern Family" took home the Comedy Series award.
Here's the complete 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners (bolded and highlighted); for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Theatrical...
As predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Lead Actor award for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence won the Lead Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Lincoln," and my fave, the lovely Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."
In the television category, "Downton Abbey" won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and "Modern Family" took home the Comedy Series award.
Here's the complete 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners (bolded and highlighted); for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Theatrical...
- 1/28/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Steven Spielberg has crafted a literate, heartfelt film about Abraham Lincoln's second term in office and his battle to end slavery, with a masterful central performance
Abraham Lincoln's second term, with its momentous choices, has been brought to the screen by Steven Spielberg as a fascinatingly theatrical contest of rhetoric and strategy. It is a nest of high politics for the white ruling class, far from the brutality and chaos of the battlefield. At its centre is a gaunt Shakespearian figure, somewhere between Caesar and Prospero.
Spielberg has made a moving and honourably high-minded film about this world-changing moment of American history, his best for many years: I can't imagine anyone not wanting to see it, and to experience the pleasures of something acted with such intelligence and depth. There is admittedly sometimes a hint of hokum; how you react to the film may depend on how you take the opening sequence in which Lincoln,...
Abraham Lincoln's second term, with its momentous choices, has been brought to the screen by Steven Spielberg as a fascinatingly theatrical contest of rhetoric and strategy. It is a nest of high politics for the white ruling class, far from the brutality and chaos of the battlefield. At its centre is a gaunt Shakespearian figure, somewhere between Caesar and Prospero.
Spielberg has made a moving and honourably high-minded film about this world-changing moment of American history, his best for many years: I can't imagine anyone not wanting to see it, and to experience the pleasures of something acted with such intelligence and depth. There is admittedly sometimes a hint of hokum; how you react to the film may depend on how you take the opening sequence in which Lincoln,...
- 1/25/2013
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) have presented their nominations for 2012. It looks like Silver Linings Playbook did very well with noms in Cast, Lead Actor, Lead Actress and supporting Actor.
Here’s the entire list of films:
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat – “Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln – “Lincoln” (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark – “The Sessions” (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean – “Les MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
Denzel Washington / Whip Whitaker – “Flight” (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain / Maya – “Zero Dark Thirty” (Columbia Pictures)
Marion Cotillard / Stephanie – “Rust And Bone” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jennifer Lawrence / Tiffany – “Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)
Helen Mirren / Alma Reville – “Hitchcock” (Fox Searchlight)
Naomi Watts / Maria – “The Impossible” (Summit Entertainment)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a...
Here’s the entire list of films:
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat – “Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln – “Lincoln” (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark – “The Sessions” (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean – “Les MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
Denzel Washington / Whip Whitaker – “Flight” (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain / Maya – “Zero Dark Thirty” (Columbia Pictures)
Marion Cotillard / Stephanie – “Rust And Bone” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jennifer Lawrence / Tiffany – “Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)
Helen Mirren / Alma Reville – “Hitchcock” (Fox Searchlight)
Naomi Watts / Maria – “The Impossible” (Summit Entertainment)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a...
- 12/12/2012
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations have been announced, continuing the awards season we’re currently in the midst of, and further recognising a handful of films that are already buzzing ahead of the Oscars.
Les Misérables, Lincoln, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook all have prominent positions in the SAG announcement, along with an interesting appearance from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the ensemble category, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
The awards celebrate not just the year’s best performances on the big screen, but also those on television, and some of the biggest and best TV shows have deservedly earned their places in the nominations below.
Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and The Office continue to dominate the comedy categories. And joining them in the drama nominations are naturally Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and The Newsroom.
It’s...
Les Misérables, Lincoln, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook all have prominent positions in the SAG announcement, along with an interesting appearance from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the ensemble category, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
The awards celebrate not just the year’s best performances on the big screen, but also those on television, and some of the biggest and best TV shows have deservedly earned their places in the nominations below.
Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and The Office continue to dominate the comedy categories. And joining them in the drama nominations are naturally Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and The Newsroom.
It’s...
- 12/12/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Screen Actor Guild has announced the nominees for its 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2012 as well as the SAG Awards nods for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles.
Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables," David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" led the pack with each film receiving 4 nominations including Best Ensemble.
We'll see the results of the winners of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. (Et)/5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat - .Silver Linings Playbook. (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln - "Lincoln. (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark - "The Sessions" (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean...
Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables," David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" led the pack with each film receiving 4 nominations including Best Ensemble.
We'll see the results of the winners of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. (Et)/5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat - .Silver Linings Playbook. (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln - "Lincoln. (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark - "The Sessions" (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean...
- 12/12/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Nominees for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2012 in five film and eight primetime television categories as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center.s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood. Argo, Les MISÉRABLES, Lincoln, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Silver Linings Playbook were the 5 nominees in the Motion Picture category. Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty was absent from this morning’s list, but will most likely be among the Oscar nominated movies when the Academy Awards nods are announced on January 10th.
SAG-aftra Executive Vice President Ned Vaughn introduced Busy Philipps (TBS. .Cougar Town. and the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Social Media Ambassador) and Taye Diggs (.Private Practice.) who announced the nominees for this year.s Actors®. SAG Awards® Committee...
SAG-aftra Executive Vice President Ned Vaughn introduced Busy Philipps (TBS. .Cougar Town. and the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Social Media Ambassador) and Taye Diggs (.Private Practice.) who announced the nominees for this year.s Actors®. SAG Awards® Committee...
- 12/12/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Steven Spielberg took such a long road towards Lincoln that he lost his leading actor and it once seemed as if the film might never get made. The long-attached Liam Neeson was forced to bow out when Spielberg was finally ready to tackle the life of our sixteenth President, resulting in the unlikely choice of actor Daniel Day-Lewis as his replacement. Day-Lewis not only lacked the towering presence that Neeson shared with Lincoln, but the deep and commanding voice the man was known for. Or so we thought. The actor’s meticulous research revealed that Lincoln’s voice was rather soft and gentle and he was known to be a man with a good sense of humor. He was also a manipulator, forced to play tricky political games with his rivals and critics so that the now historical 13th Amendment abolishing slavery could be passed.
The mesmerizing performance of Day-Lewis,...
The mesmerizing performance of Day-Lewis,...
- 11/9/2012
- by Ron Henriques
- LRMonline.com
While Daniel Day-Lewis is rightfully earning the most attention around "Lincoln" as he portrays the iconic President in Steven Spielberg's film, it's easy to forget that the picture is rounded out by a supporting cast of top-shelf actors. And now a fresh batch of new pics gives them a bit of shine. This is who you're looking at along with what they're playing: Jackie Earle Haley portrays Alexander Stephens, the Vice-President of the Confederate States of America; James Spader portrays W. N. Bilbo (his is a particularly nice turn), a Tennessee lawyer and lobbyist; Lee Pace portrays Democratic representative Fernando Woods; and Hal Holbrook portrays Preston Blair, the founder of the new Republican Party. And besides those names above, the movie also features Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Hawkes, Jared Harris, David Strathairn, David Oyelowo and many, many more. The buzz is building and "Lincoln" gets sworn in.
- 10/26/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
This interview was conducted by Jim Batts on November 11th, 2011.
Bill Plympton is one of the most creative and prolific artists to emerge out of the independent animation shorts film arena of the late 1980′s. His short Your Face was nominated for an Academy Award and follow-up shorts like How To Kiss and How To Quit Smoking became the highlights of several traveling animation compilations and festivals. He soon branched out into feature films with The Tune and set up a New York animation studio to produce commercials and music videos along with more features and shorts. Recently Plympton has helmed several live action features. He’s here in St. Louis to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th Annual Stella Artois St. Louis International Film Festival. Mr. Plympton was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to speak with me by phone.
Wamg: My name is Jim Batts with WeAreMovieGeeks.
Bill Plympton is one of the most creative and prolific artists to emerge out of the independent animation shorts film arena of the late 1980′s. His short Your Face was nominated for an Academy Award and follow-up shorts like How To Kiss and How To Quit Smoking became the highlights of several traveling animation compilations and festivals. He soon branched out into feature films with The Tune and set up a New York animation studio to produce commercials and music videos along with more features and shorts. Recently Plympton has helmed several live action features. He’s here in St. Louis to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th Annual Stella Artois St. Louis International Film Festival. Mr. Plympton was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to speak with me by phone.
Wamg: My name is Jim Batts with WeAreMovieGeeks.
- 11/12/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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