It is not too shabby in what the Northeast (New England) part of the United States has produced in terms of past and present actors/actresses making their show business dreams come true. Film careers can be a lot like ice cubes–they start out solid and cool but if you sit around in stagnation your efforts and hard work can melt away before one’s very eyes. Certainly no one can accuse this talented crop of thespians of being one-hit wonders on the big screen. After all, one does not become a recipient of an Academy Award by just sheer luck and charitable fortune.
As a native Bostonian and life long New Englander, I felt compelled to spotlight those Massachusetts-born and bred actors from the same region that had ultimate success on the big screen in winning the Oscar for their acting achievement and contribution to the motion picture industry.
As a native Bostonian and life long New Englander, I felt compelled to spotlight those Massachusetts-born and bred actors from the same region that had ultimate success on the big screen in winning the Oscar for their acting achievement and contribution to the motion picture industry.
- 7/11/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
On the right: Bob Rafelson (left) and Bert Schneider (right)
"Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and The Last Picture Show — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and 70s and became symbols of a new era in Hollywood, has died," reports Elaine Woo in the Los Angeles Times. "The son of a Hollywood power broker — his father, Abraham, ran Columbia Pictures in the late 1960s — Schneider helped revitalize moviemaking in the 'New Hollywood' movement in which directors, not studios, held the creative reins and made movies that embraced the sensibilities of the emerging counterculture. 'This was a beginning of the independent movies and, more than that, a kind of celebration of anti-establishment movie subjects,' producer-director Bob Rafelson, who was one of Schneider's partners in the company that produced Easy Rider and six other films, said in an interview Tuesday.
"Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and The Last Picture Show — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and 70s and became symbols of a new era in Hollywood, has died," reports Elaine Woo in the Los Angeles Times. "The son of a Hollywood power broker — his father, Abraham, ran Columbia Pictures in the late 1960s — Schneider helped revitalize moviemaking in the 'New Hollywood' movement in which directors, not studios, held the creative reins and made movies that embraced the sensibilities of the emerging counterculture. 'This was a beginning of the independent movies and, more than that, a kind of celebration of anti-establishment movie subjects,' producer-director Bob Rafelson, who was one of Schneider's partners in the company that produced Easy Rider and six other films, said in an interview Tuesday.
- 12/14/2011
- MUBI
Producer of films that expressed the late 60s and early 70s zeitgeist, including Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and Hearts and Minds
In the late 60s and early 70s, youth movies identified with the draft-dodging campus rebels disillusioned by their elders and the war in Vietnam. Among the leading lights that embodied the counterculture were the producer Bert Schneider, who has died aged 78, and the director Bob Rafelson. They came together to form Raybert Productions, and then Bbs Productions (with Steve Blauner), which produced several pictures that expressed the zeitgeist, such as Easy Rider (1969), Five Easy Pieces (1970), Drive, He Said (1971) and the Oscar-winning anti-Vietnam war documentary Hearts and Minds (1974).
Schneider was no bandwagon jumper, but a committed leftist, who vigorously opposed the American presence in Vietnam. He was also close to the 1960s political activists Huey Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther party, the African-American radical organisation, and Abbie Hoffman...
In the late 60s and early 70s, youth movies identified with the draft-dodging campus rebels disillusioned by their elders and the war in Vietnam. Among the leading lights that embodied the counterculture were the producer Bert Schneider, who has died aged 78, and the director Bob Rafelson. They came together to form Raybert Productions, and then Bbs Productions (with Steve Blauner), which produced several pictures that expressed the zeitgeist, such as Easy Rider (1969), Five Easy Pieces (1970), Drive, He Said (1971) and the Oscar-winning anti-Vietnam war documentary Hearts and Minds (1974).
Schneider was no bandwagon jumper, but a committed leftist, who vigorously opposed the American presence in Vietnam. He was also close to the 1960s political activists Huey Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther party, the African-American radical organisation, and Abbie Hoffman...
- 12/14/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
I miss Ugly Betty. I watched the show religiously every week on Thursday nights, but dropped off in the final season when it moved nights. As I watched the episodes for the final season DVD, I realized how much I missed this show, with its crazy characters and even crazier storylines.
I know that the ratings tapered off in the third and fourth seasons and I wonder if it’s because the storylines got a little bit Too crazy. But if you watch the season four episodes you’ll realize that the show’s heart is still there. I know that the series ended on a somewhat ambiguous note, with Daniel and Betty meeting up in London, England. It’s unclear what their future will hold and whether they’ll get together, but it still ends on a happy note. The whole “leaving town to go start a new, glamorous...
I know that the ratings tapered off in the third and fourth seasons and I wonder if it’s because the storylines got a little bit Too crazy. But if you watch the season four episodes you’ll realize that the show’s heart is still there. I know that the series ended on a somewhat ambiguous note, with Daniel and Betty meeting up in London, England. It’s unclear what their future will hold and whether they’ll get together, but it still ends on a happy note. The whole “leaving town to go start a new, glamorous...
- 8/17/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
While I was sure (and I'm sure many of you were, too) that Walter would reveal the secret to Peter last week, he chose not to, burning the tell-all letter instead. Of course, Fox's promo department didn't keep us hanging long regarding when (and if) Peter would find out. He does next week!, they hastened to tell us not a minute after "White Tulip" completed.
"I'm not from here, am I?" Peter utters in the promo, making the understatement of the week. Of course, how he finds out was still left up in the air, though I don't think Walter tells him. No, I think that it's Thomas Newton, the shapeshifting soldier from the Other Side, who tells him instead. After all, Newton's playing a kind of major role in the episode. Just look at the press release!
Newton And Shape-shifters Return On An All-new “Fringe”
Thursday, April 22, On...
"I'm not from here, am I?" Peter utters in the promo, making the understatement of the week. Of course, how he finds out was still left up in the air, though I don't think Walter tells him. No, I think that it's Thomas Newton, the shapeshifting soldier from the Other Side, who tells him instead. After all, Newton's playing a kind of major role in the episode. Just look at the press release!
Newton And Shape-shifters Return On An All-new “Fringe”
Thursday, April 22, On...
- 4/16/2010
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
Fringe's second season has really been getting into the mythology of the series while maintaining the week-to-week theme of a procedural. Episode 2.18 of the series, "The Man from the Other Side," is obviously one of those episodes — you can just tell from the title. The "Other Side," along with "Over There," is a term often used on the show to delineate the alternate universe which has been causing such a big problem for our characters. You know, big problems like shape-shifting soldiers taking on the appearance of Olivia's dead partner and plotting to kill her.
Those soldiers haven't been seen much since "Grey Matters," where they briefly kidnapped Walter. They're led by Thomas Newton (Sebastian Roche), who is also a shapeshifter. The one thing I'm still not sure about them, though, is what exactly they are. We know that they're at least partially robotic — they bleed mercury and can...
Those soldiers haven't been seen much since "Grey Matters," where they briefly kidnapped Walter. They're led by Thomas Newton (Sebastian Roche), who is also a shapeshifter. The one thing I'm still not sure about them, though, is what exactly they are. We know that they're at least partially robotic — they bleed mercury and can...
- 4/11/2010
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
Britain's Queen Elizabeth became a dinner-lady for the day on Sunday (07.02.10). The monarch and her husband the Duke Of York served up sausages and mash potato to children who had a good attendance record at the St Peter and St Paul's church in West Newton near to her Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England. Sunday school helper Charlie Adams told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "The Queen and the Duke spent a lot of time talking to the children and their parents. About 20 of them performed a version of 'Daniel and the Lion's Den' for her. They practiced very hard.'' The Queen is due to leave the royal estate this week to return to her London residence, Buckingham Palace. Onlooker...
- 2/8/2010
- Monsters and Critics
Two tons of metal, 200 miles an hour, flesh and bone and plain old Newton… they all princess died.
It’s almost unfair that most people (in the Us, anyway) who saw ‘Death Proof’ in the theater had to sit through the barrage of mayhem and massacre that was ‘Planet Terror’ beforehand. Not to say that Robert Rodriguez’s half of ‘Grindhouse’ is bad, but it’s easy to see why so many people were disappointed in Quentin Tarantino’s half of the entire film. ’Death Proof’ served as a bit of a comedown after the left and right pummelling of Rodriguez’s movie. In fact, ‘Death Proof’ itself is like two movies under one roof. The first half is incredibly dialogue heavy, and, if you’re not a lover of Tarantino’s brand of dialogue, you might be turned off before the whole thing gets going, before the engines begin...
It’s almost unfair that most people (in the Us, anyway) who saw ‘Death Proof’ in the theater had to sit through the barrage of mayhem and massacre that was ‘Planet Terror’ beforehand. Not to say that Robert Rodriguez’s half of ‘Grindhouse’ is bad, but it’s easy to see why so many people were disappointed in Quentin Tarantino’s half of the entire film. ’Death Proof’ served as a bit of a comedown after the left and right pummelling of Rodriguez’s movie. In fact, ‘Death Proof’ itself is like two movies under one roof. The first half is incredibly dialogue heavy, and, if you’re not a lover of Tarantino’s brand of dialogue, you might be turned off before the whole thing gets going, before the engines begin...
- 8/21/2009
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)
Q: Is the opossum couple Crash and Eddie in the Ice Age movies The Meltdown and Dawn of the Dinosaurs gay? I swear they have very, very good chemistry together! – Warren, Toronto, Ontario
A: Well, Crash and Eddie are fraternal twin brothers, which explains their chemistry. So while one or both might be gay, they’re almost certainly not a couple.
That said, they’re voiced by Seann William Scott and Josh Peck, so I’m sure many readers wish they were a couple!
Josh Peck (left) and Seann William Scott (right) voice Crash & Eddie
Q: I recently heard rumors that NBC is getting ready to debut a spin-off to Will & Grace called Karen & Jack, set to star Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes, in the fall of this year. Is there any truth to this rumor?...
Q: Is the opossum couple Crash and Eddie in the Ice Age movies The Meltdown and Dawn of the Dinosaurs gay? I swear they have very, very good chemistry together! – Warren, Toronto, Ontario
A: Well, Crash and Eddie are fraternal twin brothers, which explains their chemistry. So while one or both might be gay, they’re almost certainly not a couple.
That said, they’re voiced by Seann William Scott and Josh Peck, so I’m sure many readers wish they were a couple!
Josh Peck (left) and Seann William Scott (right) voice Crash & Eddie
Q: I recently heard rumors that NBC is getting ready to debut a spin-off to Will & Grace called Karen & Jack, set to star Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes, in the fall of this year. Is there any truth to this rumor?...
- 7/29/2009
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
In an interview with Los Angeles radio station Kost 103.5 on Monday, Marie Osmond confirmed that her oldest daughter Jessica is a lesbian — calling her a "magnificent woman" and stating that she supports her daughter and believes in equal rights for gays and lesbians under the law.
Osmond’s public support of her daughter is significant, because Osmond is the highest profile Mormon thus far to come out in support of marriage equality — or at least giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights afforded to heterosexual couples.
Jessica Osmond, left, with sister Rachael in January 2009
Last week the tabloid The Globe, most likely operating under the above-mentioned assumption that Marie Osmond disapproved of same sex unions, reported that Marie Osmond was so “heartsick” after discovering the sexual orientation of her 21-year-old daughter Jessica that she “refuses to even publicly acknowledge it.”
On Monday, Osmond appeared on Kost 103.5 Lost Angeles and set the record straight,...
Osmond’s public support of her daughter is significant, because Osmond is the highest profile Mormon thus far to come out in support of marriage equality — or at least giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights afforded to heterosexual couples.
Jessica Osmond, left, with sister Rachael in January 2009
Last week the tabloid The Globe, most likely operating under the above-mentioned assumption that Marie Osmond disapproved of same sex unions, reported that Marie Osmond was so “heartsick” after discovering the sexual orientation of her 21-year-old daughter Jessica that she “refuses to even publicly acknowledge it.”
On Monday, Osmond appeared on Kost 103.5 Lost Angeles and set the record straight,...
- 5/7/2009
- by sarahwarn
- AfterEllen.com
In an interview with Los Angeles radio station Kost 103.5 on Monday, Marie Osmond confirmed that her oldest daughter Jessica is a lesbian — calling her a "magnificent woman" and stating that she supports her daughter and believes in equal rights for gays and lesbians under the law.
Osmond’s public support of her daughter is significant, because Osmond is the highest profile Mormon thus far to come out in support of marriage equality — or at least giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights afforded to heterosexual couples.
Jessica Osmond, left, with sister Rachael in January 2009
Last week the tabloid The Globe, most likely operating under the above-mentioned assumption that Marie Osmond disapproved of same sex unions, reported that Marie Osmond was so “heartsick” after discovering the sexual orientation of her 21-year-old daughter Jessica that she “refuses to even publicly acknowledge it.”
On Monday, Osmond appeared on Kost 103.5 Lost Angeles and set the record straight,...
Osmond’s public support of her daughter is significant, because Osmond is the highest profile Mormon thus far to come out in support of marriage equality — or at least giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights afforded to heterosexual couples.
Jessica Osmond, left, with sister Rachael in January 2009
Last week the tabloid The Globe, most likely operating under the above-mentioned assumption that Marie Osmond disapproved of same sex unions, reported that Marie Osmond was so “heartsick” after discovering the sexual orientation of her 21-year-old daughter Jessica that she “refuses to even publicly acknowledge it.”
On Monday, Osmond appeared on Kost 103.5 Lost Angeles and set the record straight,...
- 5/7/2009
- by michael
- The Backlot
I was typing in the url to go to Lance Mannion's site--i'm not on my usual Apple but on an Asus netbook that seems amused by itself--and I clicked too soon, and ended up here. Who knew salty snacks were so life-enhancing? I think I may go out later, buy a pack of peanut butter crackers, and run joyously through a showery lawn sprinkler, which won't be easy to locate on upper Broadway. Meanwhile, Lance--the blogger, that is, not the snack emporium--speculates on the possible antiseptic, isolating, flattening, uniformity-enforcing impact of Amazon's Kindle. Each and every book is unique and each treats you differently when you read them. I don't mean that the effect on your brain, on your heart, on your soul is different, although that's the case. I mean that impression they leave is as physical and individual as that of a person or a dog or a tree or a rain shower.
- 4/4/2009
- Vanity Fair
- Here is the complete listing for this year's Sundance film festival which kicks off tomorrow!January 18 to 28, 2007 Counting Down: updateCountdownClock('January 18, 2007'); Premiere's section lineup:An American Crime - Tommy O'Haver Away From Her - Sarah Polley Black Snake Moan - Craig BrewerChapter 27 - Jarrett Schaefer Chicago 10 - Brett Morgen Clubland - Cherie Nowlan The Good Night - Jake Paltrow King of California - Mike Cahill Life Support - Nelson George Longford - Tom Hooper The Nines - John August Resurrecting the Champ - Rod Lurie The Savages - Tamara Jenkins Son of Rambow - Garth Jennings Summer Rain - Antonio Banderas Trade - Marco Kreuzpaintner Year of the Dog - Mike White Dramatic Competition:Adrift in Manhattan - Alfredo de Villa Broken English - Zoe CassavetesFour Sheets to the Wind - Sterlin HarjoThe Good Life - Steve BerraGrace Is Gone - James C. StrouseHounddog - Deborah Kampmeier Joshua
- 1/17/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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