Gunsmoke became one of the most popular television shows of all time. The adult Western captured the hearts of people around the world thanks to its endearing cast of vibrant characters, as well as the world it built with Dodge City. However, the production didn’t forget its roots. The Gunsmoke series premiere had an Easter egg seen in the background that tipped its hat back at the original radio show.
‘Gunsmoke’ Season 1 Episode 1 pits Matt Dillon against Dan Grat L-r: James Arness as Matt Dillon and Ben Cooper as Breck Taylor | CBS via Getty Images
Gunsmoke Season 1 Episode 1, titled “Matt Gets It,” first aired on CBS on Sept. 10, 1955. Charles Marquis Warren developed the show for television, but his involvement didn’t end there. He also directed and wrote the screenplay for the pilot.
U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) gets badly wounded when he’s trying to arrest...
‘Gunsmoke’ Season 1 Episode 1 pits Matt Dillon against Dan Grat L-r: James Arness as Matt Dillon and Ben Cooper as Breck Taylor | CBS via Getty Images
Gunsmoke Season 1 Episode 1, titled “Matt Gets It,” first aired on CBS on Sept. 10, 1955. Charles Marquis Warren developed the show for television, but his involvement didn’t end there. He also directed and wrote the screenplay for the pilot.
U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) gets badly wounded when he’s trying to arrest...
- 2/26/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
That ’70s Show is back in the spotlight, with a reboot series that is introducing thousands of fans to the characters and situations that made the original such a success. That ’70s Show was one of the biggest TV hits of the early 2000s, making stars out of performers like Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, and introducing many popular characters into the pop culture lexicon. Over the years, many big names had cameo roles on the show, from Lindsay Lohan to Betty White. Even child stars Cole and Dylan Sprouse had guest roles in That ’70s Show — notably, playing different characters for the first time in their careers.
Cole and Dylan Sprouse acted as a team in many early projects
Cole and Dylan Sprouse are twins who rose to fame at a very early age. According to IMDb, the Sprouse twins had their big breakout when they were seven years old,...
Cole and Dylan Sprouse acted as a team in many early projects
Cole and Dylan Sprouse are twins who rose to fame at a very early age. According to IMDb, the Sprouse twins had their big breakout when they were seven years old,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Arnold Schulman, Screenwriter on ‘Goodbye, Columbus’ and ‘Love With the Proper Stranger,’ Dies at 97
Arnold Schulman, who landed Oscar nominations for his screenplays for Love With the Proper Stranger and Goodbye, Columbus and found success with several incarnations of his Broadway hit A Hole in the Head, has died. He was 97.
Schulman died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Peter Schulman, told The Hollywood Reporter.
In two late-career triumphs, Schulman was recruited by Francis Ford Coppola to write the biopic Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), and he scored an Emmy nomination and a Humanitas Prize in 1994 for his teleplay for HBO’s And the Band Played On, an adaptation of Randy Shilts’ nonfiction book about the onset of AIDS.
An original member of the Actors Studio, Schulman in the 1950s worked alongside the likes of James Dean and Paul Newman on live television. In 1962, he quit as the original screenwriter on the never-completed Marilyn Monroe movie Something’s Got to Give,...
Schulman died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Peter Schulman, told The Hollywood Reporter.
In two late-career triumphs, Schulman was recruited by Francis Ford Coppola to write the biopic Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), and he scored an Emmy nomination and a Humanitas Prize in 1994 for his teleplay for HBO’s And the Band Played On, an adaptation of Randy Shilts’ nonfiction book about the onset of AIDS.
An original member of the Actors Studio, Schulman in the 1950s worked alongside the likes of James Dean and Paul Newman on live television. In 1962, he quit as the original screenwriter on the never-completed Marilyn Monroe movie Something’s Got to Give,...
- 2/6/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sam Raimi was attached to direct a sci-fi thriller set in the Bermuda Triangle for quite a while – then when he went off to replace Scott Derrickson as the director of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Derrickson stepped in to take the helm of Bermuda. That was almost three years ago and we’re still waiting to hear further information on that Bermuda Triangle project. In the meantime, Mahal Empire is set to release a creature feature called Bermuda Island on January 20th, and you can watch the trailer for the film in the embed above!
Producers Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal crafted the story for Bermuda Island, which was directed by Adam Werth (Rancher’s Kin) from a screenplay by Crossbreed writer Robert Thompson. The film has the following synopsis: Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island.
Producers Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal crafted the story for Bermuda Island, which was directed by Adam Werth (Rancher’s Kin) from a screenplay by Crossbreed writer Robert Thompson. The film has the following synopsis: Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island.
- 1/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
TheWrap takes a look at some fun trivia about “It’s a Wonderful Life” directed by Frank Capra, courtesy of Alonso Duralde, IMDb and Old Hollywood biographer Robert Matzen in his new book, “Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe.”
According to Alonso Duralde’s book, “Have Yourself a Very Movie Christmas,” Uncle Billy actor Thomas Mitchell was actually considered to play Mr. Potter, but Lionel Barrymore got the role because of his popularity after radio versions of “A Christmas Carol.”
Jimmy the Raven appeared in Capra’s “You Can’t Take It With You” (1938) and other post-“Wonderful Life” Capra movies.
The film was such a financial disappointment that it busted Capra’s production company, Liberty Films.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” was the first and last time Capra produced, financed, directed and co-wrote a film.
The original screenplay began with a scene in Benjamin Franklin’s workshop in heaven.
According to Alonso Duralde’s book, “Have Yourself a Very Movie Christmas,” Uncle Billy actor Thomas Mitchell was actually considered to play Mr. Potter, but Lionel Barrymore got the role because of his popularity after radio versions of “A Christmas Carol.”
Jimmy the Raven appeared in Capra’s “You Can’t Take It With You” (1938) and other post-“Wonderful Life” Capra movies.
The film was such a financial disappointment that it busted Capra’s production company, Liberty Films.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” was the first and last time Capra produced, financed, directed and co-wrote a film.
The original screenplay began with a scene in Benjamin Franklin’s workshop in heaven.
- 12/24/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
On this Monday's Castle, the dance was deadly but Martha exposing her gooey center and Esposito and Ryan's wedding ring disaster were equally dangerous.
The TV Fanatic Round Table team of Courtney Morrison, Chandel Charles, and Christine Orlando added Castle fan Bobbie Anderson to our mix this week as we dished on "A Dance With Death," while also taking a look at next week's killer promo. Won't you join in the fun?
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What was your favorite scene?
Courtney: I liked the very beginning when "A Night of Dance" came on. It was funny and corny and felt like I was watching the earlier premiere of Dancing With The Stars. Other than that, I have to choose Ryan and Espo at the strip club.
Chandel: I think my favorite moment was when Ryan decided to try the no-ring experiment. While it was a terrible thing to do to take his...
The TV Fanatic Round Table team of Courtney Morrison, Chandel Charles, and Christine Orlando added Castle fan Bobbie Anderson to our mix this week as we dished on "A Dance With Death," while also taking a look at next week's killer promo. Won't you join in the fun?
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What was your favorite scene?
Courtney: I liked the very beginning when "A Night of Dance" came on. It was funny and corny and felt like I was watching the earlier premiere of Dancing With The Stars. Other than that, I have to choose Ryan and Espo at the strip club.
Chandel: I think my favorite moment was when Ryan decided to try the no-ring experiment. While it was a terrible thing to do to take his...
- 3/22/2012
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (C. Orlando)
- TVfanatic
Chicago – The most memorable moviegoing experiences of your life are often circumstantial. They may depend entirely on the audience that you see them with. There are few things more magical than the moment when an ageless work of cinema manages to move and invigorate your soul, along with those of the surrounding audience.
That’s precisely the experience I had while attending the annual Music Box Christmas Show a few years ago. It’s impressive to see how much the event has grown over time, with its double feature of holiday classics now extended into a five-day marathon. In its twenty-seventh year, the show has become somewhat of a family affair. Returning audience members have been invited to submit photos of their past visits for inclusion in a pre-show slideshow. Young moviegoers (and the young at heart) will enjoy the intermission festivities where Santa Claus materializes and leads the audience in a series of carols.
That’s precisely the experience I had while attending the annual Music Box Christmas Show a few years ago. It’s impressive to see how much the event has grown over time, with its double feature of holiday classics now extended into a five-day marathon. In its twenty-seventh year, the show has become somewhat of a family affair. Returning audience members have been invited to submit photos of their past visits for inclusion in a pre-show slideshow. Young moviegoers (and the young at heart) will enjoy the intermission festivities where Santa Claus materializes and leads the audience in a series of carols.
- 12/15/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
This week on the IFC News podcast, we're inspired by the upcoming release of "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," starring current reigning child star Abigail Breslin, as well as the recent passing of "It's a Wonderful Life"'s Bobby Anderson and the arrest of Tatum O'Neal, to take a look at child actors on screen, how to best make the leap into adult stardom and what happens when you can't.
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This week on the IFC News podcast, we're inspired by the upcoming release of "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," starring current reigning child star Abigail Breslin, as well as the recent passing of "It's a Wonderful Life"'s Bobby Anderson and the arrest of Tatum O'Neal, to take a look at child actors on screen, how to best make the leap into adult stardom and what happens when you can't.
Download now (MP3: 34:07 minutes, 31.2 Mb) Podcast feeds: [Xml] [iTunes]
[Photo: Tatum O'Neal in "Paper Moon," Paramount Pictures, 1973]...
- 6/16/2008
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
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