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Friday, February 28, 2014

FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE: 3 THREE IN THE ATTIC (1968) CHRISTOPHER JONES Tribute

Christopher Jones, an heir apparent to James Dean who quit show business at the height of his brief but dazzling career, died Friday, January 31, 2014 at Los Alamitos, California Medical Center of complications from cancer; he was 72.  Paula McKenna, who had four children with Jones, told The Hollywood Reporter he had been diagnosed in December with gallbladder cancer; they lived in Seal Beach and he worked occasionally as an artist.  Even after he quit the business, Jones was besieged with offers. "I was sent many scripts that I never even looked at or acknowledged," he said in a 1999 interview with the Toronto newspaper Globe and Mail. "I was too busy living and having fun."  Jones is survived by daughters Jennifer, Delon and Calin; sons Tauer, Seagen and Chris; brother Bobby; and several grandchildren.



William Franklin Jones, better known as Christopher Jones (born August 18, 1941), was an American stage, movie, and television actor from Jackson, Tennessee.  His father was a grocery clerk and his mother Robbie was an artist.  She was admitted to the State Hospital in Bolivar, Tennessee in 1945 suffering from emotional problems; she died when he was 19.  Jones and his brother were earlier placed in Boys Town in Memphis where he became a fan of James Dean after being told he bore a resemblance to him.  Jones joined the Army at the age of 16 with the permission of his father, but went AWOL, resulting in a military prison term. 

He then moved to New York where he began his acting career.  Jones (adopting the stage name Christopher) made his Broadway debut on December 17, 1961, in Tennessee Williams's The Night of the Iguana, directed by Frank Corsaro and starring Shelley Winters.  Winters introduced Jones to actress Susan Strasberg, the daughter of Method acting progenitor Lee Strasberg. Jones later studied at Strasberg's Actors Studio.  Despite friction with Lee, Jones married Susan in 1965. The couple had a daughter, Jennifer Robin Jones, in 1966, named as a tribute to actress Jennifer Jones.  It was a stormy marriage, according to the actress' autobiography, "Bittersweet" (she died in 1999).


Moving to Hollywood, Jones' career took its first big leap when he was cast as the title character in the ABC-TV series "The Legend of Jesse James" (produced by 20th Century Fox), which ran for thirty-four episodes.  Co-starring Alan Case as Frank James, the western lasted just one season (faced steep competition on Monday nights from The Lucy Show on CBS and Dr. Kildare on NBC); aired from September 1965 to May 1966.

Premiere  episode  "The Legend of Jesse James" (9-13-65)

He got thousands of fan letters a week and later appeared on episodes of "Judd for the Defense" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."


When the series ended, he accepted the role of Strasberg's lover/husband in the movie Chubasco (Warner Brothers, 1967); their marriage did not survive the filming and they divorced in 1968.  Jones then played Max Frost, the malevolent rock star who gets elected president when the voting age is lowered to 14, in American International Pictures’ Wild in the Streets (1968).


 Singing "The Shape of Things to Come"

The satire, also starred Shelley Winters and, in one of his first films, Richard Pryor, propelled him to the peak of his fame.  Jones, who seemed to have everything at 26, including sensitive good looks, adoring fans and a steady stream of film offers, said in a Los Angeles Times interview, he wasn't much devoted to acting.  "I think of acting as only a means to an end," and "Acting's just my work."


He next appeared with Yvette Mimieux in the sex comedy Three in the Attic (A.I.P., 1968) as a man who gets his comeuppance from three girls who discover he’s been three-timing them.


 
 THREE IN THE ATTIC

In Frank Pierson’s The Looking Glass War (Columbia, 1969), adapted from the spy novel by John le Carre, Jones portrays a civilian who is recruited by British intelligence to go behind the Iron Curtain on a mission.  The Frank Pierson film co-starred Sir Ralph Richardson, Anthony Hopkins, Pia Degermark and Susan George.


Jones was then cast by director David Lean in Ryan's Daughter (M.G.M., 1970). The two men had a difficult relationship. This intensified when production of the film took twelve months instead of the expected six.  Jones played Randolph Doryan, a dashing but shell-shocked British officer who has an affair with a married Irish woman (Sarah Miles) during World War I.  He and Miles have a memorable lovemaking scene in the woods.
Jones also became friends with actress Sharon Tate and her husband Roman Polanski. He later claimed that he had an affair with Tate while she was pregnant with Polanski's child and that she had a premonition of her death.  He made another film with Pia Degermark, the Italian, Una Breve Stagione aka Brief Season (Dino de Laurentis, 1969).


Tate was murdered by members of the Manson family; Jones returned from to California and stayed for a time in the caretaker's cottage behind the house where Tate had died; and abandoned his acting career.  Jones, who continued to live in Southern California, was not much interested in explaining why he left the business at his peak. "I am happy," he told the Chicago Tribune in 2000. "I did exactly as I pleased — within my world."

Jones was offered the part of Zed in Pulp Fiction (1994) by director Quentin Tarantino.  "Quentin was really sweet and very gracious to offer him the part," McKenna said.  “He had excitement.  He was a movie star,” Tarantino said in a 1999 episode of E! True Hollywood Story.  “He looked like James Dean, but Chris Jones didn’t take himself seriously like James Dean. He was a big comer- and with the right person handling and directing, he could still be as big as anybody."  Jones turned down the role of the violent character who rapes another man in the movie- a decision with which McKenna agreed. "I told him I didn't want him to do a part that would not be good for his children to see," she said.

In the August 1996 issue of Movieline, he was interviewed by Pamela Des Barres: "I was flipped out on the agony and the ecstacy.  Let me tell you, if you have two managers trying to rob you, an ex-wife driving you crazy, and everybody's after your fucking money--I went through a Howard Hughes kind of thing. . . . I guess I went a little nuts." 

He made a final screen appearance in crime comedy Mad Dog Time aka Trigger Happy (1996) directed by, son of Joey, Larry Bishop- who also appeared in Wild in the Streets.  Jones told the Globe and Mail it was "just something to do."

Jones maintained in interviews that he didn't miss that career, but he made statements that had an air of mystery. "I'm not bitter and I have no reason to be bitter," he told the Globe and Mail. "Fate is fate. That's the way it was. As for the rest, I want my epitaph to read: 'Some things are better left unsaid.' "



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ED SPRINGSTEAD, JR.

Monday, February 24, 2014

CRAIGSLIST

Craig Bierko

Daniel Craig

Craig Ferguson

Craig Kilborn

Craig Richard Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Craig Nettles

Craig Robinson

Craig Sheffer

Craig Stadler

Craig Stevens

Craig Wasson

Yvonne Craig

etc...





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ED SPRINGSTEAD, JR.

Friday, February 21, 2014

FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959) Ed Wood

Plan 9 from Outer Space (originally titled Grave Robbers from Outer Space, or simply known as Plan 9) is a 1959 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by cross-dresser Edward D. Wood Jr. and released by Distributors Corporation of America (as Valiant Pictures).

ED WOOD

Shortly before Bela Lugosi's death in August 1956, he had been working with Wood on numerous half-realized projects, variously titled Tomb of the Vampire or The Ghoul Goes West. Scenes unconnected to Plan 9, featuring Lugosi weeping at a funeral, walking in front of Tor Johnson's house at daytime, walking in and out of Johnson's side door at nighttime, and a daylight scene near a highway showing Lugosi stalking towards the camera and dramatically spreading his Dracula cape before furling it around himself and walking off screen, had been shot. Only the first two sequences had reached any level of completion. When Lugosi died, Wood shelved these projects. It is not certain for which projects the Lugosi footage was intended, and Wood's own account of the affair in his written memoirs seems to suggest that the director had something like Plan 9 in mind when the material was filmed. This claim stands in apparent contradiction to the Vampires' Tomb/Ghoul Goes West theory, backed up by a comment Lugosi made about Ghoul being his next project in a filmed interview upon his release from drug rehabilitation.

 BELA LUGOSI

After Lugosi's death Wood planned to use the unconnected, unrelated footage of Lugosi as a means of putting a credit for him on the picture. Though Wood's actions were driven in part by the desire to give his film a 'star name' and attract horror fans, the Lugosi cameo was also meant as a loving tribute and farewell to the actor, who had become fast friends with Wood in the last three years of Lugosi's life. Wood hired his wife's chiropractor, Tom Mason, as a stand-in for Lugosi, even though Mason was taller than Lugosi and bore no resemblance to him.

CRISWELL

The film opens with an introduction by Criswell: "Greetings my friends! We are all interested in the future, For that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives! ...". Criswell was the star of Criswell Predicts on KLAC Channel 13 (now KCOP-13), and the introduction could be an allusion to the opening lines of his show.

 VAMPIRA

According to tv horror movie host "Vampira" (Maila Nurmi), she was recruited by Paul Marco to act as a vampire in the film. She was offered 200 dollars for her part. She recalled insisting for her part to be silent, as she did not like the dialogue that Wood had scripted for her. This recollection might be inaccurate since the undead of this film are generally mute.

 TOR JOHNSON

Tor Johnson befriended director Wood, Jr., who directed him in a number of films, most notably Bride of the Monster and Plan 9 from Outer Space, both which co-starred Bela Lugosi. During this period, Tor also appeared as a guest contestant on the quiz show You Bet Your Life; showing the show's host Groucho Marx, his scariest face, Groucho ran off the stage in mock terror pleading, "Don't make that face again!"

GREGORY WALCOTT

The plot of the film involves extraterrestrial beings who are seeking to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon that would destroy the universe. In the course of doing so, the aliens implement "Plan 9," a scheme to resurrect Earth's dead as "ghouls" to get the planet's attention, causing chaos.

 
PAUL MARCO as Kelton the Cop

The Cast:  Bela Lugosi as Old Man/Ghoul Man; Lyle Talbot as General Roberts; Gregory Walcott as Jeff Trent; Tom Keene as Col. Tom Edwards; Tor Johnson as Inspector Dan Clay; Maila Nurmi (credited as Vampira) as Vampire Girl; Criswell as Himself; Mona McKinnon as Paula Trent; Duke Moore as Lt. John Harper; Carl Anthony as Patrolman Larry; Paul Marco as Patrolman Kelton; Conrad Brooks as Patrolman Jamie; Dudley Manlove as Eros; Joanna Lee as Tanna; John Breckinridge as The Ruler 







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ED SPRINGSTEAD, JR.

Monday, February 17, 2014

BROKEN PROMISES

to feed it and walk it and clean up after it

to be right back

"It'll only take five minutes."

not to be late again

to return the borrowed car with a full tank of gas

to sweet baby Jesus once the airplane made it through the turbulence

to pull out in time

to never f*ck without a condom

to never ever f*ck without a condom

to never ever ever f*ck without a condom

to sweet baby Jesus once your girlfriend got her period

for better or for worse

to never drink again

to never drink that much again

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."

not to masturbate while watching the Disney channel

not to laugh




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ED SPRINGSTEAD, JR.

Friday, February 14, 2014

VALENTINE'S DAY NIGHT VIDEOS: THE LONELY ISLAND Andy Samberg Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone

The Lonely Island is an American comedy group formed by Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone, best known for their comedic music. Originally from Berkeley, California, the group is currently based in New York City. The group broke out due to their collective work from 2005 to 2011 on Saturday Night Live, featuring Samberg as a cast member and Taccone and Schaffer as writers.


Andy Samberg, known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (2005–2012), starred in the film Hot Rod (2007), and currently stars in the sitcom, Brooklyn Nine-Nine for which he won a Golden Globe in early 2014.  Akiva Schaffer directed and acted in Hot Rod which starred starring Samberg and featured Taccone as his brother.  Jorma Taccone co-wrote and directed the SNL spin-off film MacGruber (2010).

 

Their three albums are:  Incredibad (2009); Turtleneck & Chain (2011); and The Wack Album (2013).



GREAT DAY (Turtleneck & Chain; 2011)

JIZZ IN MY PANTS (Incredibad; 2009)

LIKE A BOSS (Incredibad; 2009) with Seth Rogen

THE CREEP (Turtleneck & Chain; 2011) with Nicki Minaj and John Waters

JACK SPARROW (Turtleneck & Chain; 2011) with Michael Bolton

I'M ON A BOAT (Incredibad; 2009) with T-Pain

 THREW IT ON THE GROUND (Turtleneck & Chain; 2011) with Elijah Wood and Ryan Reynolds

I JUST HAD SEX (Turtleneck & Chain; 2011) with Jessica Alba, Blake Lively, and Akon

COOL GUYS DON'T LOOK AT EXPLOSIONS with Will Ferrell

SPRING BREAK ANTHEM (The Wack Album; 2013) with Zach Galifianakis (Between Two Ferns), James Franco, and Edward Norton

THE LONELY ISLAND (Festival Supreme 10/19/13) with Tenacious D (Jack Black & Kyle Gass)

AWESOMETOWN (2006; unsold Fox TV pilot)






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Monday, February 10, 2014

WHILE OUR SOLDIERS ARE OFF FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM, HERE AT HOME WE'RE FIGHTING...

for a parking space in front of the liquor store that cashes payroll checks


illiteracy


on the Maury Povich Show with a former best friend who slept with your "fiance"


in the toy aisle at Target with someone dressed as Darth Vader over an exclusive variant chase Star Wars action figure
TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG


a cold with plenty of rest and fluids


Irish (those potato eating b@stards)*


*Editor's Note: what MR.E. actually means is, "Go Notre Dame!"
















the urge to push someone in front of a bus or down a flight of stairs


Gorgeous Bruce for the Backyard Wrestling Championship belt
ANDY KAUFMAN


sleep while driving home from Dayton at 3 in the morning


fire with fire (and now my raised ranch is a rubbled ash)





















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Friday, February 7, 2014

FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE: SCTV JOHN CANDY & EUGENE LEVY as the Shmenge Brothers THE LAST POLKA (1984)


The Shmenge Brothers were a polka duo who, along with their band The Happy Wanderers, featured on the SCTV television comedy program in 1982-1983. They were played by John Candy as clarinetist Yosh Shmenge and Eugene Levy as accordionist Stan Shmenge. Candy based the characters on Czechoslovakian-born Edmonton-based polka cable show host Gaby Haas.  The brothers were immigrants from the country of Leutonia; which celebrates its Christmas with a symbolic egg, a feast of "falutniks," and the "exchanging of the socks."  Together they played polka for an aging eastern-European immigrant audience, who typically dined on cabbage rolls and coffee (provided by Mrs. Vilve Yachke).


A 60 minute HBO documentary special about Stan and Yosh's last concert, filmed in Toronto November and December of 1984, aired 14 March 1985 (and 15 April on Superchannel in Canada).  Highlights include an overview of their early life in Leutonia and interviews with various relatives and friends who speculate on why they are retiring (they don't have a clue).  The Shmenges themselves don't really have a good reason for retiring. They talk about their early years in Leutonian vaudeville playing jars. The war and an accident turn the Shmenges to polka.  Just off the boat, they get their first big break with Colonel Cohen on his radio show. After the Colonel's mysterious death, the Shmenges start managing themselves.  The Shmenges early TV show (Strikes, Spares and Shmenges; 1952) was broadcast from a bowling alley.  The Lemon Twins perform, and discuss their start with the Shmenges; a clip from the Polka Variety Hour 1964 is shown. Linsk Minyk appears and does a medley of famous tunes including "On the Road Again."  The attempt to expand their audience by attracting kids is a possible factor in their break-up.  Footage of the setup and rehearsals for the disastrous "The Shmenges Salute Michael Jackson" concert in Plattsburg in 1984 is seen.


Appearing as The Lemon Twins - Catherine O'Hara, Mary Margaret O'Hara, and Robin Duke; and as Linsk Minyk - Rick Moranis


Written by Eugene Levy and John Candy. Directed by John Blanchard


To promote The Last Polka, on February 26, 1985 the Shmenges guested on Late Night with David Letterman where they performed "Cabbage Rolls and Coffee Polka," which included a sing-along with the audience. Their appearance in the 1986 Comic Relief was their last performance.






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ED SPRINGSTEAD, JR.

Monday, February 3, 2014

KIM JONG UN'S GOOD POINTS




he recycles


reads to the blind


annually participates in walkathon for scoliosis




supports public television


weekend Big Brother to fatherless kid


he carpools




volunteers at an animal shelter


answers phones for a teen suicide hotline


trick or treats for UNICEF




calls his mother once a week


beautiful singing voice



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ED SPRINGSTEAD, JR.