In the early 1980s, Dolly Parton began working on The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The film, while perhaps not a critical success, opened at No. 1 in the United States and earned Parton a Golden Globe nomination. It was also a nightmare to make. Parton described the challenge of making the movie at a particularly low point in her personal life. She also admitted that in trying to land a friend a job, she got someone else fired. Parton explained why all of this made her feel that everyone involved in the film were “losers.”
Dolly Parton said ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ was a miserable experience
Parton was extremely close with her bandleader, Gregg Perry. She wanted to bring him in to work on the music for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with her. Unfortunately, Perry’s hiring meant that the sitting musical supervisor lost his job.
Dolly Parton said ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ was a miserable experience
Parton was extremely close with her bandleader, Gregg Perry. She wanted to bring him in to work on the music for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with her. Unfortunately, Perry’s hiring meant that the sitting musical supervisor lost his job.
- 7/30/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Carlin Glynn, who won a Tony Award in 1979 for originating the role of madam Mona Stangley in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” died July 13 at age 83. Her daughter, “Fried Green Tomatoes” actress Mary Stuart Masterson, announced the news on Instagram.
“On Thursday, July 13, my mother, Carlin Glynn Masterson, passed away. I was with her. I will always be grateful for those last moments, no matter how hard,” Masterson wrote on Sunday. She told the New York Times on Thursday that her mother had been battling lung cancer and dementia.
She remembered her mother as “strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener” who was devoted to her late husband, Peter Materson and “the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family.”
Masterson shared a photo of Glynn from her 80th birthday party, “before the worst of dementia and cancer took their toll.
“On Thursday, July 13, my mother, Carlin Glynn Masterson, passed away. I was with her. I will always be grateful for those last moments, no matter how hard,” Masterson wrote on Sunday. She told the New York Times on Thursday that her mother had been battling lung cancer and dementia.
She remembered her mother as “strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener” who was devoted to her late husband, Peter Materson and “the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family.”
Masterson shared a photo of Glynn from her 80th birthday party, “before the worst of dementia and cancer took their toll.
- 7/21/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Carlin Glynn, who won a Tony Award for her performance as the madam Mona Stangley in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and had strong supporting turns in the films Sixteen Candles and The Trip to Bountiful, has died. She was 83.
Glynn died July 13, her daughter, actress Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes, Benny & Joon), announced in an Instagram post. She died in upstate New York, and the cause was lung cancer.
“My mother, Carlin Glynn Masterson, passed away. I was with her. I will always be grateful for those last moments, no matter how hard,” she wrote. “Death is like birth in the oddest way. From my first breath to her last. This thread is as fragile as it is strong.
“She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet. Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener. She was devoted to my father...
Glynn died July 13, her daughter, actress Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes, Benny & Joon), announced in an Instagram post. She died in upstate New York, and the cause was lung cancer.
“My mother, Carlin Glynn Masterson, passed away. I was with her. I will always be grateful for those last moments, no matter how hard,” she wrote. “Death is like birth in the oddest way. From my first breath to her last. This thread is as fragile as it is strong.
“She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet. Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener. She was devoted to my father...
- 7/20/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carlin Glynn, the Tony-winning star of Broadway hit The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, died July 13 from complications of dementia and cancer. She was 83 and her death was confirmed by her daughter, actress Mary Stuart Masterson.
Masterson posted on Instagram about her mother.
“She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet. Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate, and a deep listener. She was devoted to my father and to the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family.”
Born on February 19, 1940 in Cleveland, Glynn was raised in Houston. She moved to New York to study at The Actors Studio under Stella Adler and Wynn Handman before moving back to Houston, where she met local actor Peter Masterson while working with him.
They married and relocated to New York City so that Masterson could continue his acting career. Glynn left the business to raise the couple’s children.
Masterson posted on Instagram about her mother.
“She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet. Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate, and a deep listener. She was devoted to my father and to the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family.”
Born on February 19, 1940 in Cleveland, Glynn was raised in Houston. She moved to New York to study at The Actors Studio under Stella Adler and Wynn Handman before moving back to Houston, where she met local actor Peter Masterson while working with him.
They married and relocated to New York City so that Masterson could continue his acting career. Glynn left the business to raise the couple’s children.
- 7/20/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Carlin Glynn, Tony-winning star of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and mother of Mary Stuart Masterson, died after a bout of dementia and cancer on July 13. She was 83.
Glynn’s daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, confirmed the news in an Instagram post.
“My mother, Carlin Glynn Masterson, passed away. I was with her. I will always be grateful for those last moments, no matter how hard,” Masterson wrote. “Death is like birth in the oddest way. From my first breath to her last. This thread is as fragile as it is strong. She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet. Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener. She was devoted to my father and to the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family.”
Glynn was an accomplished actor and singer, earning a Tony award in 1979 for her Broadway...
Glynn’s daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, confirmed the news in an Instagram post.
“My mother, Carlin Glynn Masterson, passed away. I was with her. I will always be grateful for those last moments, no matter how hard,” Masterson wrote. “Death is like birth in the oddest way. From my first breath to her last. This thread is as fragile as it is strong. She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet. Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener. She was devoted to my father and to the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family.”
Glynn was an accomplished actor and singer, earning a Tony award in 1979 for her Broadway...
- 7/20/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Lorcan Finnegan's "Vivarium" is a trippy, frightening, disorienting sci-fi film anchored by Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg's stellar performances as Gemma and Tom, respectively. Gemma is a schoolteacher, and Tom is a handyman. "Vivarium" begins with the couple visiting a local real estate office to buy an affordable house. The agent takes them to Yonder, a new development housing complex made up of identical homes. Within moments of seeing unit nine, the agent disappears. Gemma and Tom try to leave. But no matter where they go or what they do, they end up back at unit nine.
Containing elements of every science fiction subgenre under the sun -- including body horror, alien invasion, and time loops -- "Vivarium" might appear to be a hodgepodge of better films. However, its distinct visual style and frightening exploitation of ennui elevate it. With a dynamite Imogen Poots, "Vivarium" engages audiences with its existential questions and ending.
Containing elements of every science fiction subgenre under the sun -- including body horror, alien invasion, and time loops -- "Vivarium" might appear to be a hodgepodge of better films. However, its distinct visual style and frightening exploitation of ennui elevate it. With a dynamite Imogen Poots, "Vivarium" engages audiences with its existential questions and ending.
- 8/16/2022
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
Peter Masterson, the actor, director and writer from Houston known for his wide-ranging work on The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Trip to Bountiful, The Exorcist and The Stepford Wives, has died. He was 84.
Masterson suffered from Parkinson's disease and died Wednesday at his home in Kinderhook, New York, after a fall, the Houston Chronicle reported.
In The Stepford Wives (1975), Masterson portrayed Walter Eberhart, the husband of Katharine Ross' character, and his real-life daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, played 8-year-old Kim.
In the Chronicle article, the actress called Masterson "the best father imaginable and a real inspiration to me creatively,...
Masterson suffered from Parkinson's disease and died Wednesday at his home in Kinderhook, New York, after a fall, the Houston Chronicle reported.
In The Stepford Wives (1975), Masterson portrayed Walter Eberhart, the husband of Katharine Ross' character, and his real-life daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, played 8-year-old Kim.
In the Chronicle article, the actress called Masterson "the best father imaginable and a real inspiration to me creatively,...
- 12/20/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Today in 1978, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 1584 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh.
- 6/19/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1982, a return engagement of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 63 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh. It opened on June 19, 1978 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 1,584 performances.
- 5/31/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1978, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 1584 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh.
- 6/19/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1982, a return engagement of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 63 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh. It opened on June 19, 1978 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 1,584 performances.
- 5/31/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Robert Redford: 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Way We Were' tonight on Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies' Star of the Month Robert Redford returns this evening with three more films: two Sydney Pollack-directed efforts, Out of Africa and The Way We Were, and Jack Clayton's film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. (See TCM's Robert Redford film schedule below. See also: "On TCM: Robert Redford Movies.") 'The Great Gatsby': Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby Released by Paramount Pictures, the 1974 film version of The Great Gatsby had prestige oozing from just about every cinematic pore. The film was based on what some consider the greatest American novel ever written. Francis Ford Coppola, whose directing credits included the blockbuster The Godfather, and who, that same year, was responsible for both The Godfather Part II and The Conversation, penned the adaptation. Multiple Tony winner David Merrick (Becket,...
- 1/21/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Robert Redford: 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Way We Were' tonight on Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies' Star of the Month Robert Redford returns this evening with three more films: two Sydney Pollack-directed efforts, Out of Africa and The Way We Were, and Jack Clayton's film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. (See TCM's Robert Redford film schedule below. See also: "On TCM: Robert Redford Movies.") 'Out of Africa' Out of Africa (1985) is an unusual Robert Redford star vehicle in that the film's actual lead isn't Redford, but Meryl Streep -- at the time seen as sort of a Bette Davis-Alec Guinness mix: like Davis, Streep received a whole bunch of Academy Award nominations within the span of a few years: from 1978-1985, she was shortlisted for no less than six movies.* Like Guinness, Streep could transform...
- 1/21/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Looks like it’s time for a little twang on Broadway. With a book by Larry L. King and Pete Masterson, and music and lyrics by Carol Hall, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is set to open in 2015 in a new production directed and choreographed by Tony, Emmy and Olivier winner Rob Ashford. The revival marks the first on Broadway. An opening date and a theater have yet to be announced. The show follows Miss Mona Stangley, the proprietor of the notorious Chicken Ranch, the best brothel in Texas. While Miss Mona is friendly with sheriff Ed Earl Dodd,
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- 8/7/2014
- by Suzy Evans
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The knock on the Academy Awards throughout the years always seem to be how certain actors, directors and films are snubbed in favor of other chosen nominations. Sometimes the justification for these overlooked selections in performances and motion pictures are warranted. Many will agree that a lot of injustices have been committed based on how some Oscar-worthy selections were slighted.
Has anyone ever considered the equal possibilities of omission when one Oscar nominee wins the golden statuette over another nominee that one thought was more deserving for the victory? There have been numerous instances when observers who have witnessed an Oscar win thought that their competitor should have received it instead. It is only human nature to have an opinion as to feel who should have claimed Oscar gold as opposed to the fellow nominee that actually accomplished the goal.
Let us look at the top ten instances where it...
Has anyone ever considered the equal possibilities of omission when one Oscar nominee wins the golden statuette over another nominee that one thought was more deserving for the victory? There have been numerous instances when observers who have witnessed an Oscar win thought that their competitor should have received it instead. It is only human nature to have an opinion as to feel who should have claimed Oscar gold as opposed to the fellow nominee that actually accomplished the goal.
Let us look at the top ten instances where it...
- 7/20/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Today in 1978, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 1584 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh.
- 6/19/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1982, a return engagement of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 63 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh. It opened on June 19, 1978 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 1,584 performances.
- 5/31/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful illustrates that you can't go home again. Since it was first performed in 1953, the play remains a favorite for stage performance. Indeed, a recent Broadway revival starred a cast of Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Cuba Gooding, Jr. and was even made into a TV movie for Lifetime earlier this year.
But for many years, Foote resisted the idea of bringing his play to the silver screen. Director Peter Masterson was able to convince the Texan writer. Esteemed actress Geraldine Page (Sweet Bird of Youth, Hondo) went on to win an Oscar for her lead role of Carrie Watts in the resulting 1985 movie.
Mrs. Watts, a 60-year-old widow, lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Houston with her son Ludie (John Heard, Home Alone, My Fellow Americans) and daughter-in-law Jessie Mae (Carlin Glynn, Sixteen Candles, Three Days of the Condor). She fondly remembers days...
But for many years, Foote resisted the idea of bringing his play to the silver screen. Director Peter Masterson was able to convince the Texan writer. Esteemed actress Geraldine Page (Sweet Bird of Youth, Hondo) went on to win an Oscar for her lead role of Carrie Watts in the resulting 1985 movie.
Mrs. Watts, a 60-year-old widow, lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Houston with her son Ludie (John Heard, Home Alone, My Fellow Americans) and daughter-in-law Jessie Mae (Carlin Glynn, Sixteen Candles, Three Days of the Condor). She fondly remembers days...
- 5/13/2014
- by Elizabeth Stoddard
- Slackerwood
Today in 1978, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 1584 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh.
- 6/19/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1982, a return engagement of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 63 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh. It opened on June 19, 1978 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 1,584 performances.
- 5/31/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Awards 2013: Stage-Movie connection ranges from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Kinky Boots to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (photo: Emilia Clarke, Cory Michael Smith in Breakfast at Tiffany’s) [See previous post: "Tony Awards 2013 Nominations: Tom Hanks, Sigourney Weaver Among Potential Contenders."] Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, possibly up for a 2013 Tony Award in the Best Revival of a Play category, was made into an Academy Award-nominated movie in 1966. Mike Nichols directed Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal, and Sandy Dennis, from a screenplay by Ernest Lehman. Taylor and Dennis won Oscars as, respectively, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. In this latest Broadway revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the stars are Tracy Letts, Amy Morton, Madison Dirks and Carrie Coon. Peter Masterson’s 1985 film version of Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful, another possible Best Revival nominee, earned Geraldine Page a Best Actress Academy...
- 4/30/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Cicely Tyson is returning to Broadway for the first time in 30 years. The Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress will star in a new production of The Trip to Bountiful. “For years I have been searching for the perfect project to bring me back to my true home — the stage,” Tyson said in a press release. “In many ways Broadway is my Bountiful and I’m eager and honored to return with this strong, passionate, and funny character in a timeless American classic.”
The Trip to Bountiful, written by Horton Foote, is the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly...
The Trip to Bountiful, written by Horton Foote, is the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly...
- 12/3/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Simplot brand John West has launched a teaser for a new campaign that continues the story of the tussle between man and bear to capture the best fish.
The latest incarnation, created by Bwm, sees the introduction of a heroine to the story. She joins the fisherman featured in the last ad, which was produced by the brand’s previous agency, Grey Melbourne.
The pre-launch teaser ad, directed in the style of a movie blockbuster by Paul Middleditch, debuts on Sunday.
The teaser is supported by movie listings advertising across News Limited publications. An early screening of the full 90-second film will run on the brand’s new Facebook page and YouTube from 5 October.
Simplot Australia general manager of retail marketing, Tara Lordsmith, said: “We’re very excited to be premiering our new John West Into the Woods campaign. John West is an iconic brand that has long been synonymous with high quality and trust.
The latest incarnation, created by Bwm, sees the introduction of a heroine to the story. She joins the fisherman featured in the last ad, which was produced by the brand’s previous agency, Grey Melbourne.
The pre-launch teaser ad, directed in the style of a movie blockbuster by Paul Middleditch, debuts on Sunday.
The teaser is supported by movie listings advertising across News Limited publications. An early screening of the full 90-second film will run on the brand’s new Facebook page and YouTube from 5 October.
Simplot Australia general manager of retail marketing, Tara Lordsmith, said: “We’re very excited to be premiering our new John West Into the Woods campaign. John West is an iconic brand that has long been synonymous with high quality and trust.
- 10/3/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Today in 1978, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 1584 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh.
- 6/19/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1982, a return engagement of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 63 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas. The original Broadway production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh. It opened on June 19, 1978 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 1,584 performances.
- 5/31/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Colin Firth, Meryl Streep Colin Firth tells Meryl Streep he should have been cast as Margaret Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, for he's British and Streep is not. Streep responds by telling him she can play any nationality, including Italian. As proof, she incarnates Anna Magnani in Bellissima. Well, something like that went on backstage at the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony. (Photo: Bryan Crowe / ©A.M.P.A.S.) Meryl Streep's Best Actress Oscar for The Iron Lady was her third. Streep's previous two Oscars were as Best Supporting Actress for Robert Benton's Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), featuring Dustin Hoffman, Jane Alexander, and Justin Henry; and as Best Actress for Alan J. Pakula's Sophie's Choice (1982), with Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. Only three other performers have won three Academy Awards: Walter Brennan as Best Supporting Actor for Howard Hawks and William Wyler's Come and Get It...
- 4/2/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Meryl Streep Oscar winner Meryl Streep became a three-time Academy Award winner after getting this year's Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady. In the above photo, Streep poses backstage with a naked man holding a strategically placed sword during the 84th Oscar ceremony held February 26. (Photo: Richard D. Salyer / © A.M.P.A.S.) Streep's previous two Oscars were as Best Supporting Actress for Robert Benton's Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), featuring Dustin Hoffman, Jane Alexander, and Justin Henry; and as Best Actress for Alan J. Pakula's Sophie's Choice (1982), with Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. Her Best Actress competitors this time around were Viola Davis for The Help, Michelle Williams (as Marilyn Monroe) for Simon Curtis' My Week with Marilyn, Rooney Mara (in Noomi Rapace's original role) for David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo remake,...
- 3/8/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Elias Koteas knows well what it's like to go from job to job in movies, but he's learning what it takes to be a weekly series star.
A chameleon who has played often-edgy characters in a vast range of films -- from "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to "Shutter Island" and "Let Me In" -- the Montreal-born actor is back in Canada making "Combat Hospital," a drama about a military medical unit in Afghanistan circa 2006. ABC debuts the show Tuesday, June 21, the same night it's set to premiere on Canada's Global network.
Koteas has done guest roles on such shows as "The Sopranos" and "House," and he tells Zap2it, "I'm all in" as he plays the colonel in charge of the "Combat Hospital" doctors. "It really is a lot of hard work. It's an endurance thing. You're so immersed in it, you don't really have time for anything else.
A chameleon who has played often-edgy characters in a vast range of films -- from "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to "Shutter Island" and "Let Me In" -- the Montreal-born actor is back in Canada making "Combat Hospital," a drama about a military medical unit in Afghanistan circa 2006. ABC debuts the show Tuesday, June 21, the same night it's set to premiere on Canada's Global network.
Koteas has done guest roles on such shows as "The Sopranos" and "House," and he tells Zap2it, "I'm all in" as he plays the colonel in charge of the "Combat Hospital" doctors. "It really is a lot of hard work. It's an endurance thing. You're so immersed in it, you don't really have time for anything else.
- 5/19/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Trip To Bountiful Review: Part I Released on DVD by MGM, the 108-minute drama is presented in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The Trip to Bountiful has no audio commentary, but in truth it does not need one, for the narrative structure is simple even if the characters are not. In fact, the lack of commentary is more than made up for by a well-wrought and informative making-of featurette with incisive comments by all the surviving actors (Geraldine Page died in 1987), as well as Horton Foote and director Peter Masterson. The package also includes the original theatrical trailer. Many critics have seen The Trip to Bountiful solely as Mother Watts' coming to terms with age, or the desire to rekindle youth. But the film is obviously more than that, as it deals with the dynamics of a family and how competing desires find their niches, for better or worse, amongst...
- 2/12/2011
- by Dan Schneider
- Alt Film Guide
The Trip To Bountiful (1985) Direction: Peter Masterson Cast: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Rebecca De Mornay, Richard Bradford, Kevin Cooney Screenplay: Horton Foote; from his play Oscar Movies Geraldine Page, The Trip to Bountiful By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: Greatness in one medium does not assure greatness in another. One need only look at Peter Masterson's 1985 film version of Horton Foote's play The Trip to Bountiful to realize this. Yes, there are great elements to be found in the film's direction, acting, and writing. In fact, Foote’s adaptation of his won play is outstanding in the way it suggests surfaces barely lifted up, as it did in films like Tender Mercies and To Kill a Mockingbird. On the other hand, The Trip to Bountiful offers no great cinematography and virtually nothing that indelibly stamps it as a visual feast. And despite its reliance on Foote's script,...
- 2/12/2011
- by Dan Schneider
- Alt Film Guide
Pamela Guest on Julia RobertsIn 1985 or '86, I was hired to cast "Blood Red," an independent film starring Eric Roberts and directed by Peter Masterson, thanks to my mentor and friend Ellen Chenoweth. I had to go to New York to cast, and because Pete had connections at the Actors Studio, we held our auditions there. In Eric's contract was a clause that we had to either cast or audition his younger sister for a part in the film—I can't remember which. She'd been in New York a short time, and Eric wanted to help her get a start. The producer asked me to meet her, read her, and decide whether including her in the cast would ruin the movie. I spoke to her manager, Bob McGowan, about setting up a time, and he convinced me to just meet her that night. I agreed to a quick meet-and-greet at...
- 7/7/2010
- backstage.com
Dust off your cowboy boots and head down to Foothills Theatre March 14 -April 5, 2009 to see the high energy musical comedy, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas! Written By Larry L. King and Peter Masterson, with music and lyrics by Carol Hall; this exuberant and bawdy musical comedy recounts a real-life story of small-town vice, statewide political sidestepping, and that Great American Pastime, sex.
- 3/11/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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