1974 film directed by Martin Scorsese
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Today, on American TV Icons, Alikona Bradford interviews, we feature longtime veteran Linda Lavin. Born in Portland, Maine to a musically-inclined family (her mother was once an opera singer) and on stage from the age of 5, singer/actress Linda Lavin graduated from The College of William and Mary with a theatre degree. She pounded the New York pavements in the early 1960s searching for work following some stock roles in New Jersey, and gradually made a dent within the New York musical comedy scene with roles in "Oh, Kay!" (1960), "A Family Affair," (1962), "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" (1966) (her standout number was "You've Got Possibilities") and "On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever" (1966). She also won kudos for her straight acting roles in "Little Murders" (1969 Drama Desk award) and "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" (1969 Tony nomination). A one-time member of Paul Sills' Compass Players comedy troupe back in the late 1950s, she served as a replacement in Sills' "Story Theatre" Broadway production in 1971. Television beckoned in the 1970s and utilized her singing talents in a small-screen version of Damn Yankees! (1967) starring Phil Silvers and Lee Remick. After a one-season false start as Detective Janice Wentworth on the sitcom Barney Miller (1975), it did not take long for the talented lady to become a household name in another. As the titular waitress/mother in the sitcom Alice (1976), based on the award-winning film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) starring Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn, Lavin won deserved stardom. During the nine seasons (1976-1985) the show was on the air, she nabbed two Golden Globe awards and an Emmy nomination. Ever the singer, she even warbled "There's a New Girl in Town" over the opening credits of the show to the delight of her fans. Following this success, Linda lavished her attentions once again on the stage. She earned renewed respect, in addition to several critic's awards, for her diversified Broadway work in "Broadway Bound" (1987 Tony award), "Death Defying Acts" (1995 Obie award), "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1998 Tony nomination: as the high-strung Mrs. Van Daan) and "Tales of the Allergist Wife" (2000 Tony nomination). More recently, she appeared in Carol Burnett's autobiographical play "Hollywood Arms" (2002) portraying Burnett's grandmother. The piece was co-written by Burnett's late daughter, Carrie Hamilton. Linda received excellent reviews the first time around for her stage work in "Collected Stories" (2000). She later appeared in a PBS-TV version of Collected Stories (2002) and in 2010 revived it on Broadway, earning a Tony nomination for her efforts. She has also occasionally directed for the stage. Linda was married and divorced twice to actors -- Ron Leibman and Kip Niven -- and in 2005 married her third husband, actor Steve Bakunas, who is also an artist and musician. Since her "Alice" heyday, the actress has again found series work, albeit the short-lived Room for Two (1992) and Conrad Bloom (1998). She has also been seen in penetrating guest parts on such established series as "The Sopranos", "Law & Order" and "The O.C." (recurring). Make sure to subscribe to AfterBuzz! - http://youtube.com/afterbuzztv HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://afterbuzztv.com Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/afterbuzz-tv/id407139777?mt=2 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/afterbuzztv Like us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/afterbuzztv See on us Instagram - http://instagram.com/afterbuzztv Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/AfterbuzzTV/ ABOUT AFTERBUZZ TV: Created by Emmy winner Maria Menounos & producer Keven Undergaro, AfterBuzz TV is the digital broadcast network dedicated to producing live and on-demand after-shows, news and coverage for nearly every TV show featuring expert recaps & interviews with cast & crew. --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Christmas comes early! Join Patrick and Adam Riske for the annual holiday episode!Download this episode here. (71 MB)Listen to F This Movie! on Spotify andย on Stitcher.Also discussed this episode: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Noelleย (2019), Love N' Dancing (2009),ย Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
On this week's podcast, we review the space exploration drama Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones. We also weigh in on our listener's favorite astronaut films and as our Netflix Homework, we review Martin Scorsese's 1974 motherhood movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.ย
I had the pleasure of talking to actress Lane Bradbury. She was such a delight. We talked her move to New York, her beginning at The Actors Studio, learning "the method". She saw Marilyn Monroe there once. Lane was in the original Gypsy with Ethel Merman playing Baby June, also was in the Original Night Of The Iguana with Bette Davis playing Charlotte, Lane them moved to California and never stopped working. I remember her as the only girl that did not fall for Keith Partridge. She had not much to say about that. Then she did an incredible supporting role in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, as the troubled wife married to a cheating Harvey Keitel. Lane said she and Ellen weren't acting in that scene. Harvey terrified them. Lane worked as a regular in the series In The Heat Of The Night and so many other shows. She is still working today. She did a TV movie with Sally Field and they had a grand time. It was the hippy era and a groovy movie called "Maybe I'll Come Home In The Spring" ย Lane is a dynamo, still taking dance classes in the city and going to the Actors Studio, which coincidentally Ellen Burstyn is the big cheese there. Lots of great scoops from Lane.ย I want to thank my friend John O'Dowd for getting Lane as a guest for me.Thanks so much to Lane Bradbury for being an adorable and interesting guest.ย Most thanks to the listeners. I have been bad about getting episodes out but I will start releasing them on a certain day and time.ย GraceIf you listen on iTunes please follow me.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-stories-of-tinseltown/id1363744889www.truestoriesoftinseltown.comwww.truestoriesoftinseltown.podbean.comYou can also hear on Spotify, Spreaker, youtube, I heart radio and basically anywhere podcasts are..please follow my facebook page I also have a group page of the same name.www.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltownโ
I had the pleasure of talking to actress Lane Bradbury. She was such a delight. We talked her move to New York, her beginning at The Actors Studio, learning "the method". She saw Marilyn Monroe there once. Lane was in the original Gypsy with Ethel Merman playing Baby June, also was in the Original Night Of The Iguana with Bette Davis playing Charlotte, Lane them moved to California and never stopped working. I remember her as the only girl that did not fall for Keith Partridge. She had not much to say about that. Then she did an incredible supporting role in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, as the troubled wife married to a cheating Harvey Keitel. Lane said she and Ellen weren't acting in that scene. Harvey terrified them. Lane worked as a regular in the series In The Heat Of The Night and so many other shows. She is still working today. She did a TV movie with Sally Field and they had a grand time. It was the hippy era and a groovy movie called "Maybe I'll Come Home In The Spring" ย Lane is a dynamo, still taking dance classes in the city and going to the Actors Studio, which coincidentally Ellen Burstyn is the big cheese there. Lots of great scoops from Lane.ย I want to thank my friend John O'Dowd for getting Lane as a guest for me.Thanks so much to Lane Bradbury for being an adorable and interesting guest.ย Most thanks to the listeners. I have been bad about getting episodes out but I will start releasing them on a certain day and time.ย GraceIf you listen on iTunes please follow me.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-stories-of-tinseltown/id1363744889www.truestoriesoftinseltown.comwww.truestoriesoftinseltown.podbean.comYou can also hear on Spotify, Spreaker, youtube, I heart radio and basically anywhere podcasts are..please follow my facebook page I also have a group page of the same name.www.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltownโ
Martin Scorsese carved out his early career with films like Mean Streets and Taxi Driver. Gut punch & harrowing films. But, sandwiched between those two landmark films is a lost Scorsese classic. A story of a woman desperately trying to carve out a life for herself and her teenage son. "Directed with wit, sensitivity and intelligence... A gem!" said one critic. Proving the point that Mr. Scorsese ain't no "one trick pony". Join us for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, starring Academy Award Winner Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Diane Ladd, Harvey Keitel & Jodie Foster.
The Finleys are joined by the great actor Harry Northup, who appeared in numerous Martin Scorsese films, to discuss some of the director's most classic movies from the 70s: Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), and Taxi Driver (1976). If you like what we do, consider becoming a Patreon subscriber at the $5+ per month level. Those who do will receive TWO additional episodes per month and access to the Patreon-only archives.
We start sloppy, it's the 4th of July, Kelley is in Canada, NPR, one man play, food bitch tease, Vera's wedding, Mary has a hangover, Felix joins in, Alice (which was based on Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), food bitch -> vegetarian food in Victoria, weird eggs benedict, our path to success with this podcast, Mariners, soccer, NBA, the weather is terrible, dadisms, fireworks, Aunt Mary's birthday, working, 4th of July address, fireworks, Simon update, Lily's towel story, My Best Fiend, favorite person, Bill hates Best of So Far, Mary's reading glasses, Umpire Pants Out
In this episode, the Losers discuss the four Best Picture nominees of 1974, The Towering Inferno, The Conversation, Lenny, Chinatown, and the Best Picture winner, The Godfather Part II. ย In addition, we'll take a look at Blazing Saddles, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Murder on the Orient Express, The Parallax View and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
I talked withย Ellen Burstyn three years ago, sitting on wicker furniture in her New York apartment.ย She told me about getting on a Greyhound bus to Dallas at 18 with 50 cents in her pocket, andย about surviving an illegal abortion.ย And sheย described adopting her son, leaving an abusive marriage, and starringย as a newly single mom inย Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The role was based in part on her own life, and it won her an Oscar. "I know Iโm a successful actress," she told me. "But I donโt feel Iโm necessarily a successful person." Ellen also told us about her "should-less days"โdays she sets aside "where thereโs nothing I should do." As she explained to me, "I have wiring in my brain that calls me lazy, if Iโm not doing something. I havenโt been able to get rid of it. But what I can do is I can put in another wiring, I can put in should-less days, so when that voice goes off and says youโre being lazy, I turn to the other wiring in my brain that says, no, this is a should-less day, and Iโm doing what I want." This month, we're celebrating Ellen Burstyn and should-less days with our new Death, Sex & Money should-less day mug. Support our work by becoming a sustaining member at $8/month, and we'll send you one! Just go toย deathsexmoney.org/donate or text "DSM" to 70101.ย Listen back to Ellen Burstyn's conversation with Gloria Steinem on Death, Sex & Money last year here.ย
Movie Meltdown - Episode 359 This week we are coming to you "live" from Fandomfest where we sit down and talk with Anthony Michael Hall. We find out how he got into the business and what led him to iconic roles in National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Edward Scissorhands and so many more! Plus we discuss some other interesting activities from the weekend, like meeting the original Godzilla and Ultraman, eating cheap sushi and trying to fix a broken R2 unit. And while we get adjusted like a giant action figure, we also mention... Saturday Night Live, War Machine, Musso & Frank's, Harold Ramis, the new Western, Abu Dhabi, Ben Affleck, Jack Nicholson and Harry Dean Stanton, properly approved by Ultra-Man, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, King Lear, the late great Steve Allen, rock n' roll theater, I'm gonna keep doing this... 'til I'm an old man, and I'm gonna show people what I can do, Six Pack, what Netflix has done, Lynn Stalmaster, grocery store sushi, deconstructing stereotypes, they represent 25% of the box office in this last decade, Brad Pitt, a bootlegger, Bruce Dern, Community, before video village, Lorne Michaels feeds off of it, a bitchin' suit, Kate McKinnon, Tim Burton, Diane Lane, a farm system for comics and three brothers on Gunsmoke. "...it was a dumb, concise choice of a teenager who felt self-concise and felt thrust upon the world." And for more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/
Chasing Asylum, The Meddler and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore are reviewed. With Cerise Howard, Thomas Caldwell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson.
This week, guest Leigh Myles joins Jen to talk about The King of Comedy and some of Scorsese's other lesser known gems. From comedy to obsession to love of cinema, there's plenty beyond the mafia in Scorsese's CV even if these aren't the first things that come to mind when thinking about this great director. Plus Leigh reveals her dream movie cast and Jen tells a cryptic anecdote relating why Leigh's dream will sadly never be. If you're enjoying PrePopCulture, please rate/review it on iTunes, and like it on Facebook! Show Notes: Follow Leigh on Twitter and check out her website for great videos ahe's produced, directed, written, and acted in. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore on Netflix / Amazon The King of Comedy on Netflix / Amazon Who's That Knocking at My Door? on Netflix / Amazon Theme Song: Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.