Podcasts about Somebody Up There Likes Me

Many boxing movies have surpassed what Robert Wise and Paul Newman brought to the screen in Somebody Up There Likes Me, but their biopic DID win 2 technical Oscars. Newman is not at his best playing Rocky Graziano, an angry young delinquent who turned a life spent in various forms of trouble into a championship boxing career. He was still new to movies though and wasn't to be laconic and cool as he get to be in other roles. This was clearly a huge influence on the most-famous fictional boxer, Sly Stallone's Rocky Balboa. Ryan had fun with that comparison in this solo show, which is the 653rd edition of Have You Ever Seen. So step into the ring and take advantage of your hate as we ring in the spring this Oscar Month with a monologue about Somebody Up There Likes Me. Well, Actually: the content in the 3rd trivia question is inaccurate: Newman had 10 Oscar nominations in total, 9 for acting and 1 for producing (plus, Denzel Washington has 10 in total too because he was nominated for producing Fences). Also, to be crystal clear, the next solo show won't be on April 4th. It will be on Monday, March 24th. Bev will miss that day as she continues to recover from her surgery. Invest some bucks in Sparkplug Coffee. They give our listeners a onetime 20% discount. Just use our "HYES" promo code. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Subscribe to Have You Ever Seen in your podcast app. Write a review of our work and give us a 5 star rating. And subscribe to us on YouTube as well (@hyesellis in the search bar). Comment and like as well. To say things to us, compose an email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com). Or use the social media apparatus. Ryan is @moviefiend51 and ryan-ellis on Twi-X and Bluesky while Bev is @bevellisellis and bevellisellis on those 2 apps.

Mit seinem neunten Album "Young Americans" verließ David Bowie die Glam-Rock-Ära und wandte sich dem Soul zu. Der gleichnamige Titelsong machte ihn endlich auch in den USA zum Star. David Bowie galt als Meister der Verwandlung und wird oft das "Chamäleon der Popmusik" genannt. Doch SWR1 Meilensteine-Host Frank König widerspricht: Bowie war das Gegenteil eines Chamäleons. Er wollte nicht mit seiner Umwelt verschmelzen, sondern herausstechen. Mit "Young Americans" beweist er genau das und erfand sich noch einmal neu. Es entstand ein Album mit afroamerikanischen Soul- und Funkeinflüssen. Den Stil betitelte Bowie als "Plastic Soul", eine selbstironische Anspielung darauf, dass er als weißer Brite zwar Soul spielte, aber niemals völlig authentisch sein konnte. Anfang der 1970er Jahre entdeckte David Bowie seine Leidenschaft für Soulmusik. 1972 lernte er die Sängerin Ava Cherry kennen, die ihn 1974 in die legendären Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia begleitete. Dort nahmen sie gemeinsam den Song "Sweet Thing" auf. Die Sigma Sound Studios, Heimat des Philadelphia Soul, boten die perfekte Kulisse für die Aufnahmen des Albums "Young Americans", die im August 1974 begannen. Neben Ava Cherry als Backgroundsängerin begleiteten Bowie auch Funk-Gitarrist Carlos Alomar, sowie der damals noch unbekannte Luther Vandross, der später als R&B-Star berühmt wurde. Gleichzeitig befand sich David Bowie zum Zeitpunkt der Aufnahmen in seiner schlimmsten Lebensphase. Er kämpfte mit seiner Drogensucht und war dementsprechend in keiner guten körperlichen Verfassung. Trotz seines Zustands war "Young Americans" innerhalb von zwei Wochen fertig aufgenommen. __________ Über diese Songs vom Album "Young Americans" wird im Podcast gesprochen: (16:30) – "Young Americans"(25:13) – "Across The Universe"(28:52) – "Fame"(37:17) – "Fascination"(52:32) – "Right"(57:53) – "Somebody Up There Likes Me" __________ Alle Shownotes und weiterführenden Links zur Folge: https://1.ard.de/david-bowie-young-americans __________ Ihr wollt mehr Podcasts wie diesen? Abonniert die SWR1 Meilensteine! Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Meldet euch gerne per WhatsApp-Sprachnachricht an die (06131) 92 93 94 95 oder schreibt uns an meilensteine@swr.de

Here I go again, Bivol the magnificent, reading the signs, the tragedy of the five seasons, viddy well little brother, beer is overrated, a new drug on the horizon, an epic dig from Johnny Carson, I'm big in Paris, the rhythm method, the genius of Michel Legrand, the amazing Agnes Varda, a goofy ass yet enjoyable Pierce Brosnan curio, it's all about the traction, more made up quotes, and some wisdom from George Carlin. Stuff mentioned: Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" (1982), Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterviev II (February 22, 2025), Derek and the Dominos "Bell Bottom Blues" (1970), Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), The Box (2009), Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons "Opus 17/Don't You Worry 'bout Me" (1966), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Danny Sugerman and Jerry Hopkins No One Here Gets Out Alive (1980), Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange (1962), The Chevy Chase Show (1993), Hudson Hawk (1991), Howard the Duck (1986), An American in Paris (1951), Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024), Gene Kelly "I Got Rhythm" (1951), Michel Legrand "The Windmills of Your Mind" (1968), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Die Hard (1988), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), Michel Legrand "Devant le Garage" (1964), Michel Legrand "Chanson des Jumelles" (1967), Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962), Vagabond (1985), The Gleaners and I (2000), Taffin (1988), and Sayonara (1957).

This week I was thrilled to chat with star David Krumholtz and writer-director Bob Byington about their new movie, Lousy Carter. It's a wide-ranging conversation, touching on topics from shooting during the age of Covid to where Krumholtz was when he got the call to audition for Oppenheimer, and I hope you find it as fun to listen to as it was for me to conduct. If you enjoyed it, I hope you share it with a friend. A little extra this week: I hope you check out both Lousy Carter and Byington's body of work. Everyone says they're tired of the same old mush at the multiplex; well, here's a chance to dive into a body of work you may not be familiar with. Some highlights: Byington and Krumholtz previously worked together on Frances Ferguson, which you can watch for free on Amazon Prime; it is charmingly dry and occasionally cutting without coming across as meanspirited. Star Kaley Wheless gives a realistic and somewhat complicated performance as the substitute teacher convicted of sleeping with an (of-legal-age) student, while Krumholtz's turn at the end as a group therapist is both humorous and humane. Somebody Up There Likes Me (available for free on Peacock and for rental elsewhere) is an amusing look at a slacker floating through life starring Nick Offerman and Keith Poulson, and the framing device—we skip ahead five years each sequence, giving us 35 years in the life of Poulson's character—is weirdly affecting. The passage of time comes for us all, or some such. Infinity Baby (streaming on Kanopy and Amazon) is probably the oddest of these four films: set in the not-too-distant future, Kieran Culkin's Ben works for a pharmaceutical company that accidentally made babies that never grow older. He's interesting as a free-floating cad—and Culkin is an absolutely magnetic screen presence—but I think the best performance belongs to Martin Starr (Silicon Valley, Party Down). He's playing slightly against type here: rather than a sure-of-himself-know-it-all, he's a little more fidgety, a little unsteady. And that unsteadiness pays off in the film's closing moments, as we see the results of an unexpected responsibility.

Rififi means trouble and that's what Leo & Charles are getting into this week on Scene Stealers. The movie we talk about this week is Jules Dassin's 1955 classic- Rififi. For the Vault segment Leo is talking about the boxing flick Somebody Up There Likes Me and Charles pulls out the new Aubrey Plaza joint Emily the Criminal. But the main feature is Rififi and the two guys had to see why this has been considered one of the best heist movies of all time. Give a listen and find out!

Landing her first role at 3yo as Paul Newman's daughter Angela went on to star in numerous iconic TV series and movies: The Danny Thomas Show, Lost in Space, and The Sound of Music. Angela transitioned from successful child star to author, artist, designer, curator, and mom (not necessarily in that order). My guest, Angela Cartwright and I discuss: Meeting at the Motor City Comic Con Her amazing books: The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook, Lost and Found In Space 2, and Styling the Stars Her album: Angela Cartwright Sings TV merchandise - having her own cloth line and dolls Playing Paul Newman's daughter in Somebody Up There Likes Me at 3yo Make Room for Daddy - The Danny Thomas Show - Playing Linda Williams Lost in Space - Debbie the Bloop, Bill May, Jonathan Harris, Bill Mumy The surprise cancellation of Lost in Space How Batman '66 changed Lost in Space Landing the role of Brigitta von Trapp in The Sound of Music The Sound of Music - Christopher Plumber and Julie Andrews Meeting the Beatles The teen drama created by Teen magazines and her friendship with Jon Provost Transitioning from a child star to focusing on art and raising a family and much more! You're going to love my conversation with Angela Cartwright Website Angela Cartwright Studio Instagram Facebook Twitter Cameo Autographs, books, and more Follow Jeff Dwoskin: Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Yes, the show used to be called Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#Movie Theater Time Machine #podcast begins Paul Newman month with a #review of a boxing movie about a guy named Rocky called... " Somebody Up There Likes Me ".

The 2 Bearded Losers discuss two similar boxing movies, Rocky Balboa & Somebody Up There Likes Me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2beardedlosers/message

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Angela Cartwright, Actress, “Make Room For Daddy, “The Sound of Music”, “Lost In Space”, Author and ArtistAbout Harvey's guest:ANGELA CARTWRIGHT...artist, actress, author, photographer, designer, curator, collaborator, instructor, traveler, webmaster, wife, mother, and grandmother, not always in that order...Born in Cheshire, England Angela moved with her family to Los Angeles, California and started her acting career at the age of 3 playing Paul Newman's daughter in the movie Somebody Up There Likes Me. At the tender age of four Angela was cast to play Linda Williams for 7 years on the hit television series The Danny Thomas Show as Danny's daughter. Angela was then cast as Brigitta von Trapp in the legendary film The Sound of Music. Shortly after she was offered the role of Penny Robinson the iconic television show, Lost in Space. Angela has guest starred in numerous television shows, commercials and movies over her multiple decade career in show business.As an author Angela's award-winning coffee table book Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive offers never before seen photographs and a behind the scenes exclusive glimpse inside Hollywood's Twentieth Century Fox Studio archives. Now available in paperback.Continuing to pursue her passion for art and photography, Angela's art is collected around the world. Her books Mixed Emulsions – Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery, In This House: A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques, and In This Garden: Explorations in Mixed Media Visual Narrative, explores her original hand-painted photography and her unique altered art techniques.Angela also conceived and collaborated on The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook which she just updated with new photographs, text and tributes.Angela's art is collected around the world and she has pioneered and produced a clothing and jewelry line, Angela Cartwright Studio, which incorporates her hand painted art.ography images on art.wear, jewelry and accessories. She travels the world teaching her art techniques and leads a unique trip to Salzburg, Austria sharing her Sound of Music behind the scenes experiences.Angela and her Lost In Space co-star Bill Mumy collaborated on a pictorial memoir, Lost (and Found) In Space, which offers photographs and personal tales while filming the show for 3 years.Her latest book, On Purpose, is a fantasy adventure novel Angela wrote with her co-star Bill Mumy. It includes twenty-three of her illustrations and was released in 2018.Angela married in 1976, raised two children and enjoys the role of Grandmother to four.  She makes her home in California with her husband Steve. Angela has found her purpose is to love, laugh and always create.For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/http://www.angela-cartwright.com/ https://www.angelacartwrightstudio.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheAngelaCartwright https://www.instagram.com/AngelaCartwrightStudio/https://twitter.com/acstudio #AngelaCartwright  #LostInSpace  #SoundofMusic  #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Ian talks with actor, athlete, author, and radio personality Michael Dante!When an injury cut short a promising Major League Baseball career in the mid-1950s, young Ralph Vitti took up drama at the University of Miami Florida. A chance encounter with bandleader Tommy Dorsey led to an MGM screen test, and a decades-spanning career in motion pictures and television.At the insistence of legendary studio head Jack Warner, Vitti changed his name and went on to star as Michael Dante in movies with the likes of Elvis Presley, Joan Collins, Randolph Scott, Rod Steiger, and countless others. Along the way, Mr. Dante built a life of charitable giving, celebrity mingling (John Wayne, Sidney Poitier, and Tony Curtis were friends), and constantly exploring new outlets for his creativity.In this super-sized interview, Mr. Dante shares some fantastic behind-the-scenes stories (including filming an episode of Star Trek in 120-degree desert heat); describes the writing of his latest book about the 12 years he spent interviewing movie stars and athletes on his Palm Springs radio show; and what the future holds for this lively jack of all trades.Plus: Ian asks about his star turn in the 1975 Western, Winterhawk; how he recalls stories at age 90 better than most people in their mid-twenties; and the craziest "singles table" in Hollywood history!Show LinksWatch the Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) trailer.Watch the Seven Thieves (1960) trailer.Watch the Winterhawk (1975) trailer.Listen to a sampling of Michael Dante's classic radio interviews at his website.You can purchase signed copies of Michael Dante's books (including My Classic Radio Interviews with The Stars, Volume One) at his website.Also, be sure to check out my interview with J.R. Jordan about his book, Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures (which planted the seeds for this episode).And you can order Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures at Amazon!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

This week's theme was boxing movies with guys named Rocky. Rocky Balboa & Somebody Up There Likes Me are discussed. #2BeardedLosers #RockyBalboa #SomebodyUpThereLikesMe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2beardedlosers/message

“Teeth,” “Somebody Up There Likes Me,” “Chained For Life,” “The Good Wife,” are just a few of the great Jess Weixler's credits. Ten years ago she co-stared in “The Lie” with Joshua Leonard. They played a couple with a baby and one big problem. He directed. Most of the dialogue came out of improvisation. Now they've done it again with “Fully Realized Humans.” They again play a couple. This time the baby is in utero and the laughs are bigger, the situations more absurd yet also more thought-provoking. Weixler is credited as co-writer. In this episode she details the improv method they used to build the dialogue out of the circumstances in the scene. We try to figure out what Leonard meant by “the phantom leg of naturalism,” and she talks about what it was like to film this indie comedy while 8 months pregnant, including one moment of empowerment prompted from an unlikely source. Plus lots more!  Follow Back To One on Instagram

From February 2014: Actor and author Michael Dante (Star Trek, Custer, Westbound, Winterhawk, Winterhawk's Land, The Naked Kiss, Somebody Up There Likes Me, From Hollywood to Michael Dante Way) talks to Ed about working with Elvis Presley in Kid Galahad (and why that movie was among The King's all-time favorites); how producer David Weisbart cast Michael as Chief Crazy Horse in The Legend of Custer as a result of his performance in Kid Galahad; and how producer Charles B. Pierce cast Michael in the title role of Winterhawk as a result of his performance in Custer.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Somebody Up There Likes Me traces Wood’s 50-year musical history, from The Birds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Faces (with Rod Stewart), and The New Barbarians, to becoming a permanent member of The Rolling Stones. Additionally, Mike Figgis captures Wood’s charismatic warmth, energy and honesty as he speaks openly about his battles with drink and drugs. The film takes its title from a conversation with Wood about surviving his chronic smoking habit: “When they operated on my cancer, they took away my emphysema. They said my lungs were as if I’d never smoked. I thought: ‘How’s that for a Get Out Of Jail Free card?’ Somebody up there likes me, and somebody down here likes me too.” The documentary features brand new interviews with Wood’s Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts, as well as his Faces bandmate, Rod Stewart. Other interviewees include Wood’s wife Sally Wood, singer Imelda May and artist Damien Hirst, alongside both present-day performances and archive footage from Wood's stellar multi-band career. These interviews and performance segments blend with footage of Wood playing guitar and harmonica (a reminder of his talents as a versatile instrumentalist), as well as quiet, personal moments while he paints in his studio. It climaxes with Wood giving a beautiful, intimate performance of “Breathe On Me” from his 1975 solo album New Look. Somebody Up There Likes Me is a fresh look at Ronnie Wood – a rewarding and compelling insight into one of music’s most likable, successful and complex key players. Ronnie describes the film as summing up “the essence of survival” in a life he continues to live to the fullest, without regrets, “I wouldn’t change anything except I’d do it with my eyes open a bit more,” he says, “I was in the hands of destiny all my life…and being in the right place at the right time”.

English film director Mike Figgis talking about his new documentary on Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, "Somebody Up There Likes Me". He also discusses his relationship with the band going back decades, not getting paid for "Leaving Las Vegas" staring Nicholas Cage and is "Avengers: Endgame" really the greatest movie every made.

Somebody Up There Likes Me traces Wood’s 50-year musical history, from The Birds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Faces (with Rod Stewart), and The New Barbarians, to becoming a permanent member of The Rolling Stones. Additionally, Mike Figgis captures Wood’s charismatic warmth, energy and honesty as he speaks openly about his battles with drink and drugs. The film takes its title from a conversation with Wood about surviving his chronic smoking habit: “When they operated on my cancer, they took away my emphysema. They said my lungs were as if I’d never smoked. I thought: ‘How’s that for a Get Out Of Jail Free card?’ Somebody up there likes me, and somebody down here likes me too.” The documentary features brand new interviews with Wood’s Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts, as well as his Faces bandmate, Rod Stewart. Other interviewees include Wood’s wife Sally Wood, singer Imelda May and artist Damien Hirst, alongside both present-day performances and archive footage from Wood's stellar multi-band career. These interviews and performance segments blend with footage of Wood playing guitar and harmonica (a reminder of his talents as a versatile instrumentalist), as well as quiet, personal moments while he paints in his studio. It climaxes with Wood giving a beautiful, intimate performance of “Breathe On Me” from his 1975 solo album New Look. Somebody Up There Likes Me is a fresh look at Ronnie Wood – a rewarding and compelling insight into one of music’s most likable, successful and complex key players. Ronnie describes the film as summing up “the essence of survival” in a life he continues to live to the fullest, without regrets, “I wouldn’t change anything except I’d do it with my eyes open a bit more,” he says, “I was in the hands of destiny all my life…and being in the right place at the right time”.

Film Director and producer, Mike Figgis, joined the show to promote his new documentary about the Rolling Stones "Somebody Up There Likes Me", which closely covers the life of Ronnie Wood and the band, which releases September 18th. Mike also covered some of his other famous documentaries and some stories he details in the film.

Cal and Chris discuss the Best Cinematography (Black & White) nominees of 1956, which were Baby Doll, The Bad Seed, The Harder They Fall, Somebody Up There Likes Me, and Stagecoach to Fury. Baby Doll: 3:27 – 13:26The Bad Seed: 13:26 – 22:52The Harder They Fall: 22:53 – 31:52Stagecoach to Fury: 31:53 – 40:07Somebody Up […]

Cal and Chris discuss the Best Cinematography (Black & White) nominees of 1956, which were Baby Doll, The Bad Seed, The Harder They Fall, Somebody Up There Likes Me, and Stagecoach to Fury. Baby Doll: 3:27 – 13:26The Bad Seed: 13:26 – 22:52The Harder They Fall: 22:53 – 31:52Stagecoach to Fury: 31:53 – 40:07Somebody Up […]

Er hat das gediegene Maximilianstraßenglamour-Publikum am Anfang gleich mal verschreckt - der Mann, der aus Berlin kam. Hat erst mal alle Bühnen als Kammern durchnummeriert und vor allem das Theater hinausgetrieben auf die Straße: ein großes urbanes performatives Labor wollte Matthias Lilienthal Theater aus den Münchner Kammerspielen machen. Teile des Stammpublikums, der Presse und des CSU-Stadtrats protestierten. Aber wie das manchmal so ist: es wurde doch noch eine ausgezeichnete Love-Story, wenn auch eine unvollendete. Erstens verläßt Matthias Lilienthal nun nach nur fünf Jahren die Kammerspiele. Und zweitens hat Corona den finalen Premierenreigen vereitelt. An diesem Samstag gibt es aber eine Abschiedsperformance. Genügend Abstand ist garantiert: im Münchner Olympiastadion. Christoph Leibold blickt mit Matthias Lilienthal zurück. Außerdem in der kulturWelt: Corona hat den Buchhandel schwer getroffen - oder doch nicht? Gespräch mit Karin Schmidt-Friderichs / Die Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz soll zerschlagen werden / "Somebody Up There Likes Me" über den Rolling Stones-Musiker Ronnie Wood ab heute im Kino

L’album "Riding with the King" de 2000 ressortira le 26 juin pour son 20e anniversaire accompagné de deux titres inédits. Ron Wood, le guitariste des Stones, a expliqué que vaincre le cancer du poumon, c’était comme "être libéré de prison" dans le documentaire "Somebody Up There Likes Me" à voir sur Classic21.be . Alice Cooper a salué le talent de Metallica, expliquant qu’ils représentent toute une génération qui "n’osait pas s’affirmer sous la bannière metal avant". --- Classic 21 vous informe des dernières actualités du rock, de Belgique et de partout ailleurs. Le Journal du Rock, chaque jour à 18h30 et le lendemain à 7h30.

Crack and share. Until it is done. At least, if there's anything to crack. For the second time Bethesda have managed to release a game with a built-in crack for the Denuvo DRM. What's the story behind it? Incompetence, a rogue agent, or are Bethesda secretly the DRM free heroes we don't deserve? Doom Eternal is the latest casualty of Bethesda's DRM mistakes, and Professor wants to know why.DJ has a list of the newest anime to watch this spring, or autumn if you live in the south. Southern Hemisphere Best Hemisphere. Get the latest ridiculously long anime names here!Just when you thought it was safe to go outside after the fires, COVID-19 swept in. Where did it come from? A lab has dissected the DNA behind this threat and all signs point to COVID-19 not being a Chinese bioweapon. Keep the conspiracies coming, science knows what's what.This week, both nerds played a Doom related game. Professor plays an official series game, but DJ plays a parody.As usual, the Nerds discuss the latest shoutouts and events of interest. RIP Al Worden, Albert Uderzo and Kenny Rogers.We'll be back next week for another episode. We're not going anywhere, and by the looks of things, neither are you.DRM Eternal- https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/03/bethesda-apparently-broke-its-own-denuvo-protection-for-doom-eternal/Upcoming Spring Anime Lineup and other anime news-https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2020/03/20-1/crunchyroll-announces-spring-2020-anime-lineupThe origin story of COVID-19-https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.htm- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9Games PlayedProfessor- Doom 3 : BFG Edition - https://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/Doom_3_BFG_Edition/Rating – 3.5/5DJ– BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre Demo - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1209860/BDSM_Big_Drunk_Satanic_Massacre_Demo/Rating – 3/5Other topics discussedQueensland borders closed due to Coronavirus- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/coronavirus-threat-sparks-calls-to-close-nsw-border-with-qld/12091632MyGov is down due to a “cyber-attack” – Minister- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-23/mygov-website-down-centrelink-massive-queues-coronavirus/12080558Alcohol restrictions are now limited in Western Australia- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-25/coronavirus-covid-19-wa-alcohol-sales-from-bottle-shops-limited/12087974Panic buying in alcohol leads to more drinking- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/coronavirus-crisis-has-people-drinking-more-experts-say/12086790Rage 2 drops Denuvo DRM- https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/05/rage-2-drops-denuvo-drm-in-record-time/Rage (a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_(video_game)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/9200/RAGE/Rime allegedly runs faster with Denuvo DRM stripped out- https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/06/crackers-say-denuvo-drm-caused-slowdown-on-rime/Bleach Anime Returning With Thousand Year Blood War Adaptation- https://www.cbr.com/bleach-anime-return-thousand-year-blood-war/Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War, Explained- https://www.cbr.com/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-explained/Fate/Grand Order Announces New Solomon Anime- https://comicbook.com/anime/2020/03/21/fate-grand-order-final-singularity-solomon-anime-announced/Fate/Grand Order: Camelot Film Confirms Release Date with New Trailer- https://comicbook.com/anime/2020/03/22/fate-grand-order-camelot-film-release-date-trailer/Definition of anime filler- https://www.quora.com/What-does-a-filler-mean-in-animeTite Kubo’s reaction to the new anime announcement- https://comicbook.com/anime/2020/03/22/bleach-anime-comeback-revival-tite-kubo-comment-manga/Fullmetal Alchemist (Japanese anime television series adapted from the mangaof the same name written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. During production, Arakawa requested an original ending that differed from the manga, leading to the series deviating into an original plot halfway through.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_(TV_series)Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Japanese anime television series adapted from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa. Unlike the previous adaptation, Brotherhood is an almost 1:1 adaptation directly following the original events of the manga.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist:_BrotherhoodPrince Charles tested positive for Coronavirus- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52033845History of H.I.V/AIDS (AIDS is caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which originated in non-human primates in Central and West Africa. While various sub-groups of the virus acquired human infectivity at different times, the global pandemic had its origins in the emergence of one specific strain – HIV-1 subgroup M – in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in the 1920s)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_HIV/AIDSPlague Inc.- https://www.ndemiccreations.com/en/22-plague-incGetting Over It with Bennett Foddy- https://store.steampowered.com/app/240720/Getting_Over_It_with_Bennett_Foddy/Markiplier plays Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH9w9VlyNO4Cacodemon (Doom 3) (The Cacodemon in Doom 3, as compared to the original monster, is taupe in color, has a wider mouth, and has multiple green eyes, as well as some longer, thin tentacles hanging from the bottom of its body.)- https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Cacodemon/Doom_3Doom 3 (2004 horror first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by Activision.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_3Rugby Football Union (The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the governing body for rugby union in England. )- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_Football_UnionShout Outs18 March 2020 – Alfred Worden passes away - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2020/03/20/apollo-15-astronaut-al-worden-has-died/#2315b43836c6Alfred Worden, American astronaut and engineer who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, he orbited it 74 times in the Command Module Endeavour. During Apollo 15's return flight to Earth, Worden performed an extravehicular activity to retrieve film cassettes from the exterior of the spacecraft, the Apollo command and service module. While orbiting the Moon alone, farther from other people than anyone has ever been, Worden mapped a quarter of the lunar surface, measured the composition of lunar rocks from space, picked out a landing site for the final Apollo mission, and launched a miniature satellite into lunar orbit to study the Moon’s gravity and magnetic field. It was the first "deep space" EVA in history, at great distance from any planetary body. As of 2020, it remains one of only three such EVAs that have taken place, all during the Apollo program's J-missions. He died from a stroke in Sugar Land, Texas at the age of 8818 March 2020 –The discovery of Asteriornis maastrichtensis, the oldest definitive species of modern bird, which lived at the end of the Mesozoic era.- https://www.newsweek.com/wonderchicken-oldest-known-modern-bird-dinosaur-1493000- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2096-0Researchers have discovered the remains of an extinct animal that may represent the oldest "modern" bird known to science. An international team of palaeontologists identified the near-complete fossil skull of the bird, which they have dated to between 66.8 and 66.7 million years ago. Dubbed Asteriornis maastrichtensis, the extinct bird—affectionately nicknamed the "wonderchicken"—shares some features that can be seen in modern-day ducks and chickens, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The palaeontologists say the find sheds new light on the evolution of modern birds and could help explain why these animals survived the mass-extinction event, while large dinosaurs did not. "We have discovered the oldest modern bird fossil yet identified," Daniel Field, an author of the study from the University of Cambridge in the U.K., told Newsweek. "Asteriornis maastrichtensis is an early fossil bird close to the origin of the group that today includes chicken-like birds and duck-like birds. Asteriornis lived 66.7 million years ago, at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, and provides new insights into what modern birds were like early in their evolutionary history."20 March 2020 – Kenny Rogers passes away - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/21/kenny-rogers-country-music-star-dies-aged-81Kenny Rogers, the American country music star with hits popular across the world, has died. His husky voice and down-home narrative style won him three Grammy awards and put him at the top of the American music business for more than four decades. He sold over 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His fame and career spanned multiple genres: jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country. He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time. His signature song, 1978's "The Gambler", was a cross-over hit that won him a Grammy Award in 1980 and was selected in 2018 for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. The singer, who has been mourned by fans this weekend on social media, once summed up his success with mainstream audiences by explaining that the traditional lyrics to his songs “say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear”. He died from natural causes in Sandy Springs, Georgia at the age of 81.24 March 2020 – Albert Uderzo passes away - https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52016721Albert Uderzo, one of the two creators of the beloved comic book character Asterix, who captured the spirit of the Gauls of yore and grew a reputation worldwide, has died. He created the famous stories - about the adventures of Gaulish warriors fighting the Roman Empire - with his friend René Goscinny in 1959. As well as illustrating the series, Urderzo took over the writing following Goscinny's death in 1977. The books have sold 370 million copies worldwide, in dozens of languages, and several stories have been turned into cartoons and feature films. The series continues to this day under new ownership, with the most recent book, Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter, released last October. French Culture Minister Franck Riester said that Uderzo "found the magic potion", referring to his spirit, craftsmanship and long hours of work. He died from a heart attack in Neuilly-sur-Seine at the age of 92.Remembrances23 March 1981 - Beatrice Tinsley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_TinsleyBeatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley, British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist and professor of astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow and die. Tinsley completed pioneering theoretical studies of how populations of stars age and affect the observable qualities of galaxies. She also collaborated on basic research into models investigating whether the universe is closed or open. Her galaxy models led to the first approximation of what protogalaxies should look like. In 1978, she became the first female professor of astronomy at Yale University. Her last scientific paper, submitted to the Astrophysical Journal ten days before her death, was published posthumously that November, without revision. She died from cancer at the age of 40 in New Haven, Connecticut.23 March 2001 - Margaret Ursula Jones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Ursula_JonesEnglish archaeologist, best known for directing major excavations at Mucking, Essex. She worked at a number of sites, but is best known for her excavations at Mucking, a major Anglo-Saxon settlement and associated cemetery, with finds ranging from the Stone Age to the Medieval period. The Mucking excavation, which Jones directed from 1965 to 1978, became Britain's largest ever archaeological excavation. It produced an unprecedented volume of material, although some academic archaeologists have criticised the fact that the results did not appear in print until decades after the excavation had ended. Jones' work at Mucking, as well as her role in founding the campaign group Rescue, was influential in the establishment of modern commercial archaeology in Britain. Jones herself also gained a reputation as an eccentric and intimidating figure: "indomitable, formidable, disinclined to suffer fools but very kind to those she considered worth helping, dedicated and inventive". She died at the age of 84.23 March 2007 – Paul Cohen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_CohenAmerican mathematician. He is best known for his proofs that the continuum hypothesis and the axiom of choice are independent from Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, for which he was awarded a Fields Medal. Cohen is noted for developing a mathematical technique called forcing, which he used to prove that neither the continuum hypothesis (CH) nor the axiom of choice can be proved from the standard Zermelo–Fraenkel axioms (ZF) of set theory. In conjunction with the earlier work of Gödel, this showed that both of these statements are logically independent of the ZF axioms: these statements can be neither proved nor disproved from these axioms. In this sense, the continuum hypothesis is undecidable, and it is the most widely known example of a natural statement that is independent from the standard ZF axioms of set theory. While studying the continuum hypothesis, Cohen is quoted as saying in 1985 that he had "had the feeling that people thought the problem was hopeless, since there was no new way of constructing models of set theory. Indeed, they thought you had to be slightly crazy even to think about the problem." He died from lung disease at the age of 72 in Stanford, California, near Palo Alto.Famous Birthdays23 March 1890 – Cedric Gibbons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedric_GibbonsIrish-American art director and production designer for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette in 1928, but tasked the sculpting to George Stanley, a Los Angeles artist. Gibbons was one of the original 36 founding members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and designed the Academy Awards statuette in 1928. A trophy for which he himself would be nominated 39 times, winning 11. The last time for Best Art Direction for Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). Gibbons' set designs, particularly those in such films as Born to Dance (1936) and Rosalie (1937), heavily inspired motion picture theater architecture in the late 1930s through 1950s. In February 2005 Gibbons was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame. He was born in New York City.23 March 1907 - Daniel Bovet - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_BovetSwiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of drugs that block the actions of specific neurotransmitters. He is best known for his discovery in 1937 of antihistamines, which block the neurotransmitter histamine and are used in allergy medication. His other research included work on chemotherapy,sulfa drugs, the sympathetic nervous system, the pharmacology of curare, and other neuropharmacological interests. In 1965, Bovet led a study team which concluded that smoking of tobacco cigarettes increased users' intelligence. He told The New York Times that the object was not to "create geniuses, but only [to] put the less-endowed individual in a position to reach a satisfactory mental and intellectual development". He was born in Fleurier.23 March 1924 - Bette Nesmith Graham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Nesmith_GrahamAmerican typist, commercial artist, and the inventor of the correction fluid Liquid Paper (not to be confused with competitor White-Out). She was the mother of musician and producer Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. To make extra money, she used her talent painting holiday windows at the bank. She realized as she said, "with lettering, an artist never corrects by erasing, but always paints over the error. So I decided to use what artists use. I put some tempera water-based paint in a bottle and took my watercolor brush to the office. I used to correct my mistakes." She eventually began marketing her typewriter correction fluid as "Mistake Out" in 1956. The name was later changed to Liquid Paper when she began her own company. She was born in Dallas, Texas.25 March 1920 - Patrick George Troughton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_TroughtonEnglish actor. He was classically trained for the stage but became most widely known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, but he became best known for his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1973, 1983 and 1985. he was born in Mill Hill, Middlesex.Events of Interest23 March 1801 – Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_I_of_Russia#AssassinationOn the night of 23 March 1801, a band of dismissed officers murdered Paul in his bedroom in the newly-built St. Michael's Castle. The assassins included General Bennigsen, a Hanoverian in the Russian service, and General Yashvil, a Georgian. They charged into his bedroom, flushed with drink after dining together, and found Paul hiding behind some drapes in the corner. he conspirators pulled him out, forced him to the table, and tried to compel him to sign his abdication. Paul offered some resistance, and Nikolay Zubov struck him with a sword, after which the assassins strangled and trampled him to death. Paul's successor on the Russian throne, his son, the 23-year-old Alexander, was actually in the palace at the time of the killing. General Nikolay Zubov announced his accession to the heir, accompanied by the admonition, "Time to grow up! Go and rule!" Alexander I did not punish the assassins, and the court physician, James Wylie, declared apoplexy the official cause of death.23 March 1888 – In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Football_LeagueThe first meeting was held at Anderton's Hotel in London on 23 March 1888 on the eve of the FA Cup Final. The Football League was formally created and named in Manchester at a further meeting on 17 April at the Royal Hotel. The name "Association Football Union" was proposed by McGregor but this was felt too close to "Rugby Football Union". Instead, "The Football League" was proposed by Major William Sudell, representing Preston, and quickly agreed upon. Each club played the others twice, once at home and once away, and two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw. This points system was not agreed upon until after the season had started; the alternative proposal was one point for a win only. Preston won the first league title without losing a game, and completed the first league–cup double by also taking the FA Cup.23 March 1965 – NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young). - https://www.nasa.gov/content/march-23-1965-launch-of-first-crewed-gemini-flightNASA's two-man Gemini spaceflights demonstrated that astronauts could change their capsule's orbit, remain in space for at least two weeks and work outside their spacecraft. They also pioneered rendezvous and docking with other spacecraft. All were essential skills to land on the moon and return safely to Earth. Veteran Mercury astronaut Grissom was selected as command pilot of Gemini III, making him the first person traveling into space twice. Joining Grissom was Young, the first member of the second group of NASA pilots to fly in space. Young would go on to become the first person to make six spaceflights, including commanding Apollo 16 during which he walked on the moon. He also commanded STS-1, the first shuttle mission. Gemini III's primary goal was to test the new, maneuverable spacecraft. In space, the crew members fired thrusters to change the shape of their orbit, shift their orbital plane slightly, and drop to a lower altitude. The revolutionary orbital maneuvering technology paved the way for rendezvous missions later in the Gemini Program and proved it was possible for a lunar module to lift off the moon and dock with the lunar orbiting command module for the trip home to Earth. It also meant spacecraft could be launched to rendezvous and dock with an orbiting space station.Follow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

My No 2 in my favouritewmoives from 1956 - Somebody Up There Likes Me starring Paul Newman

The 1980 movie "Raging Bull" about Jake LaMotta is not just a great boxing movie, it's widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. What fight fans might be less familiar with is a 1956 Oscar-winning masterpiece called "Somebody Up There Likes Me" starring Paul Newman as Rocky Graziano.  This week on the Characters of Boxing (and Beyond) we profile the tumultuous life and career of Graziano, fighting out of Stillman's Gym in New York City. Graziano wasn't just a ferocious competitor inside the ring he was an absolute character outside of it. After his career ended he starred as an actor, alongside LaMotta, his childhood buddy, and Sugar Ray Robinson in the comedic sitcom "Car 54 Where are You?". Today's podcast explores "Somebody Up There Likes Me", Graziano's deep troubles, and his subsequent triumphs. It also looks at the character he played on "Car 54" and explains what we can learn about the human condition from its narrative and incredibly poignant symbolism. 

In this episode: Captain Marvel (2019); Glass (2019); Mary, Queen of Scots (2018); The Favourite (2018); Wreck-It Ralph 2 (2018); A Star is Born (2018); Jigsaw (2017); Killer Elite (2011); Bully (2011); The Devil's Backbone (2001); The Omen (1976); The Great White Hope (1970); Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956); Huh, That Was Interesting!; Man, Are We Old?!

CALLING ALPHA CONTROL: ANGELA CARTWRIGHT EPISODE SYNOPSIS: We welcome a special guest to Alpha Control; actress, author & artists; Angela Cartwright. Well-known to LIS fans as the lovely young actress who played Penny Robinson on the classic series, Ms. Cartwright has led a charmed life before, during & after her time spent Lost in Space.  She joins us today for a very special interview to discuss her wide-ranging show business career, her spectacular art & books, as well as a little bit on our beloved original Lost in Space. ANGELA’S BIO: Before we speak her, a little background on Angela. Born in Cheshire, England, Angela moved with her family to Los Angeles, CA and started her acting career at the tender age of 3 playing Paul Newman’s daughter in the movie Somebody Up There Likes Me. In 1957, at age four Angela was cast to play Danny’s daughter Linda Williams for 7 years on The Danny Thomas Show & wound up doing over 200 episodes of the hit television series. Next came a spot in feature film history, when Angela was cast as Brigitta von Trapp in the legendary 1965 Rogers & Hammerstein Musical The Sound of Music.  That film which starred Julie Andrews & Christopher Plumber became the #1 movie of that year; breaking box office records around the world, won 5 Academy awards & featured a soundtrack that went to #1 in the charts. Having secured a place in movie history, she next won a role that ensured her life-long fame in TV history when she was cast as the Robinson’s sensitive & inquisitive middle child Penny on Lost in Space. During her three seasons on the show, Angela’s character was featured in some of the more atmospheric & whimsical episodes, which explored deeper themes of growing up under fantastic circumstances. She also got the pleasure of being the keeper of the series delightful pet Debbie; the Bloop. After the show ended, Angela continued to act in numerous television shows, commercials and movies in what would eventually become her over her six-decade career in show business. In addition to her career as a performer, Angela has had a life-long passion for art & photography. That passion led her to pursue a second career as an artist, as well as a jewelry & clothing designer; eventually establishing her own art studio, which can be explored online at Angela Cartwright studio. A prolific creator & teacher; her art works have been collected & exhibited around the world. Angela is also a published author with titles that include; her award-winning coffee table book Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive, her Art books: Mixed Emulsions, In This House and In This Garden. She also conceived and collaborated on The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook along with her fellow ‘Von Trapp’ siblings. In addition, Angela and her Lost In Space co-star Bill Mumy collaborated on two books. The first is a pictorial memoir, Lost (and Found) In Space, which recollects their personal memories of the show thru words, photographs & unique illustrations.  Her latest book, On Purpose, is a fantasy adventure novel for young adults that includes twenty-three of her illustrations. When Not creating at home; Angela has traveled the world teaching her art techniques and led special trips to Salzburg, Austria sharing her Sound of Music experiences. With all of that on her plate, somehow along the way Angela found the time to marry, raise two children and is today a Grandmother of three. Now, get ready to enjoy this delightful interview with the vivacious & beautiful Angela Cartwright. PODCAST INFO: This interview was conducted on 13 DEC 2018. LINKS: SHOWBIZ:  angela-cartwright.com  SHOP:  angelacartwrightstudio.com   ART SITE:   acartwrightstudio.com  FACEBOOK: TheAngelaCartwright  TWITTER:  acstudio  INSTAGRAM: theAngelaCartwright   On Purpose : http://www.angela-cartwright.com/OnPurpose/  https://www.facebook.com/alphacontrolpodcast/ EMAIL: alphacontrolpodcast@gmail.com

Born in Cheshire, England, Angela moved with her family to Los Angeles, California and started her acting career at the age of 3 playing Paul Newman's daughter in the movie Somebody Up There Likes Me. At the tender age of four Angela was cast to play Linda Williams for 7 years on the hit television... The post 66. ANGELA CARTWRIGHT: The Original “Penny Robinson” talks Lost in Space, Sound of Music appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.

Born in Cheshire, England, Angela moved with her family to Los Angeles, California and started her acting career at the age of 3 playing Paul Newman’s daughter in the movie Somebody Up There Likes Me. At the tender age of four Angela was cast to play Linda Williams for 7 years on the hit television... The post 66. ANGELA CARTWRIGHT: The Original “Penny Robinson” talks Lost in Space, Sound of Music appeared first on Your Online Coffee Break podcast.

The Brilliant Corners were a British indie pop band from Bristol who recorded throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The group was formed in 1983, taking the name from the Thelonious Monk jazz album, Brilliant Corners. The line-up included David Woodward (b. Avonmouth, Bristol, England; vocals, guitar), Chris Galvin (1959 – 22 December 1998; bass guitar), Winston Forbes (lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals), Bob Morris (drums) and Dan (occasional trumpet and keyboards). A later addition was Phil Elvins on guitar. The band's first releases were early examples of indie pop, with three singles being released in 1984 on their own SS20 label. Their first (mini-)album, Growing Up Absurd, appeared the following year. With an explosion of indie pop groups in 1986, their May release Fruit Machine EP gained them both attention and radio airplay, followed by a second mini-album, What's In A Word. "Brian Rix", a re-recorded version of a track from the LP, with added trumpet, and a tribute to Rix, the "king of farce", was issued as a single, the proceeds going to Mencap, the charity of which Rix was chairman. The video, featuring Woodward running Rix-like around a couch with his trousers around his ankles, was shown on The Tube, further raising the band's profile. In March 1988, the band set up another label, McQueen, and released third album, Somebody Up There Likes Me, followed by a collection of their sought-after early singles, Everything I Ever Wanted. Two more albums followed in 1989 (Joy Ride) and 1990 (Hooked), followed by a second compilation, Creamy Stuff, in 1991. They released A History Of White Trash in 1993 before splitting up. Woodward and Galvin formed the Experimental Pop Band in 1995. Galvin died from cancer in 1998.

1. My Death 2. Sorrow 3. Time 4. Everything's Alright 5. Space Oddity 6. I Can't Explain 7. The Jean Genie 8. 1984/Dodo 9. I Got You Babe 10. Rebel Rebel 11. Dodo 12. Can You Hear Me? 13. Right 14. Somebody Up There Likes Me 15. Golden Years

There is, perhaps, no actor at the moment more synonymous with New York indie filmmaking than Keith Poulson. His uncanny comedic sensibilities first caught my attention in Bob Byington’s “Somebody Up There Likes Me.” He’s since honed his mastery of the low key “throw away” in dozens of low budget gems and appeared in nearly everything made recently by the prolific Brooklyn filmmakers Alex Ross Perry and Nathan Silver. He got to stretch his wings a bit in Zach Clark’s “Little Sister,” where he played a severely disfigured Iraq War veteran. We talk about the incestuous world of independent film acting in New York City, why he can’t do sit-coms, and the beauty of Ctrl-F. 

Brian German joins the tour at Elvis’s grave. Heidi schools us about harmonizing, Sean expounds on UK football, and Brian asks the important question. Show links: Somebody Up There Likes Me trailer West Ham United FC (The team on Derek’s hat) Shrewsbury Town FC (Derek’s shirt) What Spinal Tap A to Zed … Continue reading

This week we invite frequent time flyer Ryan Horwood back to take a trip to 1956 to catch this podcast's favorite actor in his boxing movie: Somebody Up There Likes Me.  We go over the movie and are amazed to find Paul Newman can make old filmed play black and white boxing nonsense watchable as all hell.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 254 As we enter into our 6th annual holiday “special”, we embark on a conversation that at times will stray into the weird and ridiculous. At some point we use the phrase “beautifully awkward conversation”- and that most definitely applies to this episode. In fact, you’ll hear things that you would only ever hear on "Movie Meltdown". God bless us... every one. And as we partake in the traditional holiday meal of pizza, we also mention… can you even give movies as a gift anymore?, stealing cars at funerals, turkey marauders, a special drill bit, that cancer on the faces of Tasmanian Devils, elephant fangs, Wong Kar-wai, Versailles, Travels in America, sexy people that live forever, Jess Weixler, montages, Wal-Mart movies, adult baby clothes, a bathing woman who'd had some serious reconstructive surgery, the new Oldboy vs. the old Oldboy, Beeswax, Treme, Dolls, Wall-E, Tippi Hedren: 2013, Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint, native American mummies, being a huge erotic fantasy fiction fan, the first judgment passed on American culture, Duck Dynasty merchandising for dogs, DDT vampires, Salinger documentary, be afraid of everything... all the time, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Bag of Hammers, glacially slow, fun size candy bars, My Life as a Turkey, Old Yeller, do monkeys have eyebrows, converting VHS into digital, mermaid propaganda, Josh Brolin, just like genitals... on their face, Dave Matthews movies, this book from 1811, the oldest tree in the world, wanting to be an elephant when you grow up, the all-seeing eye tree, Spike Lee, nutcheese, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny 5 junkie, handmade cash, the pizza wars, Daiya... with love, vicious segway gangs, a mumble-core joint, cancerous sourdough and duck penises. "Welp... we should probably turn this car around before it goes down scary street... because I'll take it there."

Hello! Welcome back from my 2 week podcast hiatus!  A little behind the scenes action is that I recorded this Movie Monday episode on day 2 of my podcasting vacation...  Addiction is not a laughing matter lol.  I discuss: Somebody Up There Likes Me, Cockneys vs. Zombies, and The Heat.

0:00-4:20 - Introduction; Japanese candy; grapes; latitude4:20-18:10 - "42" review, including a tangent about college sports18:10-25:00 - "Trance" review25:00-32:20 - "The Place Beyond the Pines" review32:20:37:00 - "The Sapphires" review (replay from Cannes)37:00-40:00 - "Somebody Up There Likes Me" review40:00-55:30 - QOTW (athletes who deserve a biopic); baby Dylan joins us at some point56:30-1:02:50 - Character Casserole1:02:50-1:04:30 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What's your favorite movie that you think most people haven't seen? Notes: The other voices you hear during Jeff's review of "The Sapphires" are Dan Mecca and Raffi Asdourian (both of The Film Stage), who were hanging out with us during that episode. To get a taste of Dodgers announcer Red Barber's classic old-timey radio voice, check out this recording of a 1950 game. Start at about 6:30. At 8:30, he does an ad for Post Sugar Crisp ("There's three little honey bears on the front!").

This week commences a two-part feature on Roger Corman, starting with Battle Beyond The Stars. The Boxing Season movie is the Hong Kong remake of Somebody Up There Likes Me. Table Time finds the table covered in Meth* (to represent Breaking Bad), Flood by They Might Be Giants and the first episode of the new […]