Rick Newman, the founder of New York City’s hugely influential Catch a Rising Star comedy club that provided a training ground for the stand-up comics who would change the landscape of entertainment in the 1970s, died Feb. 20 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81.
His wife Krysi Newman told The Washington Post that he died of pancreatic cancer.
Among the comics who began or developed their careers on the Rising Star’s Upper East Side stage are Jerry Seineld, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Richard Lewis, Andy Kaufman, Freddie Prinze, Robert Klein, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler. Larry David, Elayne Boosler, Rodney Dangerfield, Jay Leno, Joy Behar and Ray Romano.
One of the performers most associated with Catch a Rising Star was Richard Belzer, the longtime host of the club who died Feb. 19, just a day before Newman.
Newman, tweeted Billy Crystal, “gave me and so many our starts as stand ups.
His wife Krysi Newman told The Washington Post that he died of pancreatic cancer.
Among the comics who began or developed their careers on the Rising Star’s Upper East Side stage are Jerry Seineld, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Richard Lewis, Andy Kaufman, Freddie Prinze, Robert Klein, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler. Larry David, Elayne Boosler, Rodney Dangerfield, Jay Leno, Joy Behar and Ray Romano.
One of the performers most associated with Catch a Rising Star was Richard Belzer, the longtime host of the club who died Feb. 19, just a day before Newman.
Newman, tweeted Billy Crystal, “gave me and so many our starts as stand ups.
- 2/24/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Radio recordings obtained from the Los Angeles Fire Department reveal grisly details about the rescue of actor Anne Heche after she crashed her Mini Cooper into a home on Aug. 5, igniting an inferno.
Heche, 53, died from smoke inhalation and burns, according to a coroner’s report that ruled her death an accident. Heche was in a coma for a week before being pronounced brain dead and taken off life support on Aug. 14 after a compatible organ recipient was found.
Records obtained by NBC Los Angeles revealed that firefighters at the scene of the crash were initially confused about whether there was someone in the car that needed saving. The time-stamped recordings show that it took over 45 minutes for Heche to be rescued from her burning vehicle.
Read more: Woman ‘extremely fortunate’ to be alive after Anne Heche crashed into her home
It took firefighters at least 20 minutes to access Heche...
Heche, 53, died from smoke inhalation and burns, according to a coroner’s report that ruled her death an accident. Heche was in a coma for a week before being pronounced brain dead and taken off life support on Aug. 14 after a compatible organ recipient was found.
Records obtained by NBC Los Angeles revealed that firefighters at the scene of the crash were initially confused about whether there was someone in the car that needed saving. The time-stamped recordings show that it took over 45 minutes for Heche to be rescued from her burning vehicle.
Read more: Woman ‘extremely fortunate’ to be alive after Anne Heche crashed into her home
It took firefighters at least 20 minutes to access Heche...
- 9/2/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The 8th Annual Oakland International Film Festival kicks off this October 8th and one of the highlights will be "The Quiet Arrangement," which stars the notorious Chuck D, Rick Fields, Sharon Briggs, and Jack Simons. The festival will be hosted at several theatres in the surrounding Oakland area including the Jack London Theatre, which hosts "The Quiet Arrangement" on October 13 at 9:00. Already seen by this reviewer this gritty crime drama will be given a full review shortly, but for those able to get to the showing definitely stop by and check out this action themed mystery that will leave most viewers wondering where the film will go next. For a full listing of films playing at the Oiff check out the official website below.
Director: David C. Snyder.
Writer: David C. Snyder.
The film festivals website:
http://www.oaklandfilmsociety.org/2009filmschedule.html...
Director: David C. Snyder.
Writer: David C. Snyder.
The film festivals website:
http://www.oaklandfilmsociety.org/2009filmschedule.html...
- 9/28/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
"The Quiet Arrangement" is currently looking for distribution after recently playing to packed houses in Cleveland, Ohio. A crime drama in a similar vein as "Memento" "The Quiet Arrangement" is a must see for film fans and now an in-depth plot summary is available until the film releases nationally. Have a look at the complexity of the story and the full cast of characters below from this first Hwic Filmworks production.
Synopsis for "The Quiet Arrangement" here:
"Prominent lawyer Walter Briggs comes home to a ringing telephone. He is told that his wife has been kidnapped. The only way that he can get her back is to pay a ransom that no one else is supposed to know about...
Mr. Parks is a professional who is all about the business. It just so happens that his business is working in the criminal underworld and his private life may threaten to derail it all.
Synopsis for "The Quiet Arrangement" here:
"Prominent lawyer Walter Briggs comes home to a ringing telephone. He is told that his wife has been kidnapped. The only way that he can get her back is to pay a ransom that no one else is supposed to know about...
Mr. Parks is a professional who is all about the business. It just so happens that his business is working in the criminal underworld and his private life may threaten to derail it all.
- 8/25/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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