Betty Sturm, who played a follower of Timothy Carey’s cult leader in the infamous Frank Zappa-scored The World’s Greatest Sinner, died Sunday of Alzheimer’s disease at her home in Clinton, New Jersey, her son, William Winckler, announced. She was 89.
Carey wrote, directed, produced and starred as an insurance salesman who transforms himself into the dictatorial God Hilliard in The World’s Greatest Sinner (1962). The film has rarely been seen in theaters and is perhaps best known for its Zappa connection. Martin Scorsese is said to be a fan.
In the 2012 making-of documentary Making Sinner, Sturm was interviewed by Romeo Carey, Timothy Carey’s son. She explained that because of The World’s Greatest Sinner‘s yearlong shooting schedule and a financial dispute, she did not return for one last scene, so an extra stepped in for her to play a saxophone.
Raised in Spain and Germany,...
Carey wrote, directed, produced and starred as an insurance salesman who transforms himself into the dictatorial God Hilliard in The World’s Greatest Sinner (1962). The film has rarely been seen in theaters and is perhaps best known for its Zappa connection. Martin Scorsese is said to be a fan.
In the 2012 making-of documentary Making Sinner, Sturm was interviewed by Romeo Carey, Timothy Carey’s son. She explained that because of The World’s Greatest Sinner‘s yearlong shooting schedule and a financial dispute, she did not return for one last scene, so an extra stepped in for her to play a saxophone.
Raised in Spain and Germany,...
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- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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- 9/2/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Anime has been around for a long time. Though just gaining serious ground in the last 20 years, it’s actually been on American TV for decades in some shape or form. From “Speed Racer” to “Giant Robo” to “Robotech and “Voltron,” we’ve been getting small doses of the cartoons from Japan. “Starzinger” is one such show. Originally airing in 1978 and 1979 and only in a few states, it was part of an Anime Anthology that was shown on TV created by Jim Terry called “Force Five.” Called “Spaceketeers” at the time, it enjoyed a little success, and has become a small cult classic among anime enthusiasts. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new dubbed films edited together from the original series, and that’s what Shout Factory is releasing later this month. “Starzinger” is actually a sci-fi retelling of the Chinese classic “Journey to the West,” which is actually...
- 8/13/2013
- by Dedpool
- Beyond Hollywood
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Now, Shout! Factory has taken the series, which was edited into three different films by Toei in 2009 and is releasing them on disc. The new version was written and directed by William Winckler,...
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- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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