1975: Another World expanded to an hour full-time.
1983: Felicia Gallant arrived in Another World's Bay City.
1986: General Hospital's Monica was at odds with Alan.
1997: Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach premiered on NBC."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Peyton Place, Rodney Harrington (Ryan O'Neal) visited Allison Mackenzie (Mia Farrow) at Doctors Hospital. She had told Rodney she loved him on the day of his arraignment but she no longer remembered her feelings for him. The episode was written by Sonya Roberts and Rita Lakin.
1983: Felicia Gallant arrived in Another World's Bay City.
1986: General Hospital's Monica was at odds with Alan.
1997: Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach premiered on NBC."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Peyton Place, Rodney Harrington (Ryan O'Neal) visited Allison Mackenzie (Mia Farrow) at Doctors Hospital. She had told Rodney she loved him on the day of his arraignment but she no longer remembered her feelings for him. The episode was written by Sonya Roberts and Rita Lakin.
- 1/15/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1965: Peyton Place's Allison met Elliot.
1974: Days of our Lives' Addie gave birth to Hope.
1983: Gh's Bobbie was shocked to learn of Luke's death.
1994: Brookside's Beth and Margaret shared an historic kiss."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1958: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) and Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliot) discussed the Nicholson-McGinnis case and determined they would have to be tried separately. Peter would prosecute Commissioner Wheeler Nicholson, while Mike took on newspaperman Mac McGinnis.
1965: On Peyton Place, the newly...
1974: Days of our Lives' Addie gave birth to Hope.
1983: Gh's Bobbie was shocked to learn of Luke's death.
1994: Brookside's Beth and Margaret shared an historic kiss."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1958: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) and Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliot) discussed the Nicholson-McGinnis case and determined they would have to be tried separately. Peter would prosecute Commissioner Wheeler Nicholson, while Mike took on newspaperman Mac McGinnis.
1965: On Peyton Place, the newly...
- 1/15/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1975: Another World expanded to an hour full-time.
1983: Felicia Gallant arrived in Another World's Bay City.
1986: General Hospital's Monica was at odds with Alan.
1997: Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach premiered on NBC."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Peyton Place, Rodney Harrington (Ryan O'Neal) visited Allison Mackenzie (Mia Farrow) at Doctors Hospital. She had told Rodney she loved him on the day of his arraignment but she no longer remembered her feelings for him. The episode was written by Sonya Roberts and Rita Lakin. Lakin went on to become head writer of daytime soap opera The Doctors.
1983: Felicia Gallant arrived in Another World's Bay City.
1986: General Hospital's Monica was at odds with Alan.
1997: Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach premiered on NBC."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Peyton Place, Rodney Harrington (Ryan O'Neal) visited Allison Mackenzie (Mia Farrow) at Doctors Hospital. She had told Rodney she loved him on the day of his arraignment but she no longer remembered her feelings for him. The episode was written by Sonya Roberts and Rita Lakin. Lakin went on to become head writer of daytime soap opera The Doctors.
- 1/14/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1965: Peyton Place's Allison met Elliot.
1974: Days of our Lives' Addie gave birth to Hope.
1983: Gh's Bobbie was shocked to learn of Luke's death.
1994: Brookside's Beth and Margaret shared an historic kiss."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1958: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) and Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliot) discussed the Nicholson-McGinnis case and determined they would have to be tried separately. Peter would prosecute Commissioner Wheeler Nicholson, while Mike took on newspaperman Mac McGinnis.
1965: On Peyton Place, the newly paroled Elliot Carson (Tim O'Connor) met Allison Mackenzie (Mia Farrow) at the Book Gallery,...
1974: Days of our Lives' Addie gave birth to Hope.
1983: Gh's Bobbie was shocked to learn of Luke's death.
1994: Brookside's Beth and Margaret shared an historic kiss."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1958: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) and Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliot) discussed the Nicholson-McGinnis case and determined they would have to be tried separately. Peter would prosecute Commissioner Wheeler Nicholson, while Mike took on newspaperman Mac McGinnis.
1965: On Peyton Place, the newly paroled Elliot Carson (Tim O'Connor) met Allison Mackenzie (Mia Farrow) at the Book Gallery,...
- 1/14/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Not since David Lynch’s The Straight Story have I enjoyed a film about the charm of an elderly man’s unwavering determination and loyalty. The Drought, written and directed by Kevin Slack, is a 12-minute short film starring Edmund Lyndeck as Jonas, a senior resident of Brooklyn who struggles with his efforts to sell umbrellas from a small street cart during a summer drought. During his down time, Jonas recollects his life through visions of his late wife Janet (Kathleen Hope Reilly) as a young woman, the only thing that makes him smile during these dry, hot days of summer.
The Drought is an extremely romantic film, not in the contemporary sense, but in the nostalgic heart-warming sense. Jonas is a good guy, sad and lonely, but he’s pure and true. Lyndeck gives a quaint performance of a likeable old man, stubborn in his ways. Other than the memory of his wife,...
The Drought is an extremely romantic film, not in the contemporary sense, but in the nostalgic heart-warming sense. Jonas is a good guy, sad and lonely, but he’s pure and true. Lyndeck gives a quaint performance of a likeable old man, stubborn in his ways. Other than the memory of his wife,...
- 3/27/2012
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Why Watch? These days, getting noticed can often be a matter of having outrageous effects, a slick animation or a shocking idea that turns heads. Because that’s become the norm, it’s even more shocking when simple emotion hooks you without letting go. Jonas (Edmund Lyndeck, who’s probably most famous as the crazy drunk in Big Daddy) is an umbrella salesman trying to make it through a rain-less summer and a loneliness filled with memories. For anyone who’s ever had a sweet old grandfather who stuck to his antique guns even when modern times made him seem out-moded, Kevin Slack‘s short film is a celebration of faith and tenderness that also happens to be gorgeously shot. It’s a short movie that quietly rises above a noisy fray. What will it cost? Only 10 minutes. Skip Work. You’ve Got Time For More Short Films.
- 3/26/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Here is the trailer and two posters for upcoming drama film The Good Heart, which stars Brian Cox (Adaptation., Troy, Zodiac, The Escapist) and Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine).
Brian Cox stars as Jacques, the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Paul Dano), a homeless young man who has already given up on life. In the hopes of keeping his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male—centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse: no new customers, no fraternizing with customers and, absolutely no women. Lucas is a quick study, but their friendship is put to the test when the distraught and beautiful April (Isild Le Besco...
Brian Cox stars as Jacques, the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Paul Dano), a homeless young man who has already given up on life. In the hopes of keeping his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male—centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse: no new customers, no fraternizing with customers and, absolutely no women. Lucas is a quick study, but their friendship is put to the test when the distraught and beautiful April (Isild Le Besco...
- 3/6/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Watching the frequently crude gagathon "Road Trip", it's possible to guess many of the punchlines before they're delivered -- not surprising, given the long cinematic history of youthful comedies -- but this direct descendant of the genre's big kahuna, "National Lampoon's Animal House," is relatively a classy piece of nutty, sexy fun.
A surefire boxoffice hit for DreamWorks, the production has been godfathered and executive produced by wily vets Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock, but the screenplay penned by Scot Armstrong and rookie director Todd Phillips -- best known for his award-winning documentary "Frat House" -- as well as the go-for-it cast, will really bring in the twentysomething target audience.
Some fans may not find it as fresh and successful as last year's "American Pie" or 1998's "There's Something About Mary". But, in the always-risky game of spending millions on silly movies that talk a lot about sex but rarely show it, "Road Trip" has a big quotient of collegiate pulchritude to go with the dick and boner jokes and nonsex comedy.
The ensemble cast is led by best friends Josh (Breckin Meyer) and E.L. Seann William Scott), who attend the University of Ithaca in New York and spend most of their energy dealing with the opposite sex. Josh is in a long-distance relationship with Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard), who attends the University of Texas in Austin. These two have been sweet on each other since childhood, and both have vowed to be faithful.
A cute framing device has eighth-year Ithaca student Barry (Tom Green) doing a cruddy job of leading a campus tour and relating instead the tall tale of Josh and Tiffany. With one hilarious moment in which the storyteller's insisting that girls in dorms always hang out topless is questioned by some of his audience of parents and prospective students, but then allowed to stand, most of "Road Trip" is technically one long flashback.
Encouraged by E.L. to have some fun with the bevy of beauties always in the vicinity, Josh is pursued enthusiastically by Beth (Amy Smart) but wants to stay faithful to Tiffany. He doesn't make it past a party of E.L.'s, where Josh outbids Beth's not-so-secret admirer Jacob (Anthony Rapp) in a goofy coed auction. Later, in Josh's room, Beth is the first of several aggressive females to crawl all over one of the male leads. She also uses his digital video camera to record their first tryst.
Said tape is stupidly left lying around and dumbly mailed by Josh's stoner egghead roommate Rubin (Paul Costanzo) to Tiffany, no less. The titular activity commences about 30 minutes into the movie, with Josh, E.L. and Rubin driving in the car of shy, dorky Kyle (DJ Qualls) to Austin to intercept the tape. Loony Barry stays behind to screw things up by telling Beth -- who really wants Josh and plans to confront Tiffany -- that the guys went to Austin, Mass. She decides he means Boston.
The jokes coming flying fast and thick, and most are admirably well-executed.
The quest for the tape takes the travelers into some inspired interactions with ornery, eccentric country folks. Early in the 1,800-mile trip -- during a great sequence that is simplistic yet so marvelously shot and edited that audiences will laugh themselves sick -- they destroy Kyle's car, bringing his bullheaded father (Fred Ward) into the mix of unfolding narrative strings.
Memorable cameos and bit parts include Andy Dick as a jerky motel clerk; Horatio Sanz as a disgustingly vindictive cook in a diner; Marla Sucharetza as a sperm bank nurse who gives E.L. assistance during perhaps the film's most outrageous scene; Edmund Lyndeck as Barry's Viagra-taking grandfather; Jessica Cauffiel as the "Wrong Tiffany", who Beth tracks down in Boston; and others truly too numerous to mention.
Used sparingly after the first half-hour, Green has an ongoing gag in which he tries to feed a live mouse to Rubin's pet snake, but nature does not take its course right away. The performances in general are perky and engaging. The talented Scott ("American Pie"), Meyer ("54"), Smart ("Outside Providence") and newcomers Costanzo and Qualls are energetic and twinkly eyed, as if inviting one to relax, enjoy and not take a single thing in the film seriously.
ROAD TRIP
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures and
the Montecito Picture Co. present
an Ivan Reitman production
Director: Todd Phillips
Screenwriters: Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong
Producers: Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck
Executive producers: Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock
Director of photography: Mark Irwin
Production designer: Clark Hunter
Editor: Sheldon Kahn
Costume designer: Peggy Stamper
Music: Mike Simpson
Casting: Nancy Nayor, Ann Goulder
Color/stereo
Cast:
Josh: Breckin Meyer
E.L.: Seann William Scott
Beth: Amy Smart
Rubin: Paul Costanzo
Kyle: DJ Qualls
Tiffany: Rachel Blanchard
Jacob: Anthony Rapp
Earl Edwards: Fred Ward
Barry: Tom Green
Running time -- 93 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
A surefire boxoffice hit for DreamWorks, the production has been godfathered and executive produced by wily vets Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock, but the screenplay penned by Scot Armstrong and rookie director Todd Phillips -- best known for his award-winning documentary "Frat House" -- as well as the go-for-it cast, will really bring in the twentysomething target audience.
Some fans may not find it as fresh and successful as last year's "American Pie" or 1998's "There's Something About Mary". But, in the always-risky game of spending millions on silly movies that talk a lot about sex but rarely show it, "Road Trip" has a big quotient of collegiate pulchritude to go with the dick and boner jokes and nonsex comedy.
The ensemble cast is led by best friends Josh (Breckin Meyer) and E.L. Seann William Scott), who attend the University of Ithaca in New York and spend most of their energy dealing with the opposite sex. Josh is in a long-distance relationship with Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard), who attends the University of Texas in Austin. These two have been sweet on each other since childhood, and both have vowed to be faithful.
A cute framing device has eighth-year Ithaca student Barry (Tom Green) doing a cruddy job of leading a campus tour and relating instead the tall tale of Josh and Tiffany. With one hilarious moment in which the storyteller's insisting that girls in dorms always hang out topless is questioned by some of his audience of parents and prospective students, but then allowed to stand, most of "Road Trip" is technically one long flashback.
Encouraged by E.L. to have some fun with the bevy of beauties always in the vicinity, Josh is pursued enthusiastically by Beth (Amy Smart) but wants to stay faithful to Tiffany. He doesn't make it past a party of E.L.'s, where Josh outbids Beth's not-so-secret admirer Jacob (Anthony Rapp) in a goofy coed auction. Later, in Josh's room, Beth is the first of several aggressive females to crawl all over one of the male leads. She also uses his digital video camera to record their first tryst.
Said tape is stupidly left lying around and dumbly mailed by Josh's stoner egghead roommate Rubin (Paul Costanzo) to Tiffany, no less. The titular activity commences about 30 minutes into the movie, with Josh, E.L. and Rubin driving in the car of shy, dorky Kyle (DJ Qualls) to Austin to intercept the tape. Loony Barry stays behind to screw things up by telling Beth -- who really wants Josh and plans to confront Tiffany -- that the guys went to Austin, Mass. She decides he means Boston.
The jokes coming flying fast and thick, and most are admirably well-executed.
The quest for the tape takes the travelers into some inspired interactions with ornery, eccentric country folks. Early in the 1,800-mile trip -- during a great sequence that is simplistic yet so marvelously shot and edited that audiences will laugh themselves sick -- they destroy Kyle's car, bringing his bullheaded father (Fred Ward) into the mix of unfolding narrative strings.
Memorable cameos and bit parts include Andy Dick as a jerky motel clerk; Horatio Sanz as a disgustingly vindictive cook in a diner; Marla Sucharetza as a sperm bank nurse who gives E.L. assistance during perhaps the film's most outrageous scene; Edmund Lyndeck as Barry's Viagra-taking grandfather; Jessica Cauffiel as the "Wrong Tiffany", who Beth tracks down in Boston; and others truly too numerous to mention.
Used sparingly after the first half-hour, Green has an ongoing gag in which he tries to feed a live mouse to Rubin's pet snake, but nature does not take its course right away. The performances in general are perky and engaging. The talented Scott ("American Pie"), Meyer ("54"), Smart ("Outside Providence") and newcomers Costanzo and Qualls are energetic and twinkly eyed, as if inviting one to relax, enjoy and not take a single thing in the film seriously.
ROAD TRIP
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures and
the Montecito Picture Co. present
an Ivan Reitman production
Director: Todd Phillips
Screenwriters: Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong
Producers: Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck
Executive producers: Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock
Director of photography: Mark Irwin
Production designer: Clark Hunter
Editor: Sheldon Kahn
Costume designer: Peggy Stamper
Music: Mike Simpson
Casting: Nancy Nayor, Ann Goulder
Color/stereo
Cast:
Josh: Breckin Meyer
E.L.: Seann William Scott
Beth: Amy Smart
Rubin: Paul Costanzo
Kyle: DJ Qualls
Tiffany: Rachel Blanchard
Jacob: Anthony Rapp
Earl Edwards: Fred Ward
Barry: Tom Green
Running time -- 93 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 5/15/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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