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Sep 30, 2020 - 10:29 AM
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dragon53
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 BELUSHI---trailer released for the Showtime John Belushi documentary. LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMoI-e1dqrM FRANCIS AND THE GODFATHER---Oscar Issac will play Francis Ford Coppola, and Jake Gyllenhaal will play Robert Evans in this Barry Levinson movie about the making of Ford's classic THE GODFATHER. THE LION KING---Walt Disney prequel to Jon Favreau's 2019 remake movie is underway. The prequel will focus on a young Mufasa. Barry Jenkins (MOONLIGHT) is the director. FIRESTARTER---Zac Efron will star in the Blumhouse remake of the 1984 movie based on the Stephen King novel that starred Drew Barrymore and George C. Scott. A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS---tv series underway based on the 1964 spaghetti Western that starred Clint Eastwood. Bryan Cogman (GAME OF THRONES) is in talks to write the script. BE MY BABY---Zendaya is in talks to star in this movie based on the Ronnie Spector autobiography. FANTASTIC FOUR---Jeremey Slater, who wrote Josh Trank's widely-panned FANTASTIC FOUR, tweeted the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was even worse than FANTASTIC FOUR, "That was the worst thing I’ve ever seen, and I wrote FANTASTIC FOUR." THE MATRIX 4---Daniel Bernhardt is returning as Agent Johnson for the sequel. UGLIES---Joey King (THE KISSING BOOTH) will star in the Netflix movie based on the novel. TRIVIA--Jan Smithers, best known for playing Bailey Quarters on WKRP IN CINCINNATI, became a model and actress after being photographed for the cover of the March 21, 1966 issue of NEWSWEEK. Smithers was skipping high school with her surfer boyfriend when she was spotted on the beach by NEWSWEEK photographer Julian Wasser, "How can I forget? I was walking on the beach looking for someone, and there was this incredibly beautiful girl. She was nobody then, just a high school kid. She thought [the article] was a big fake. She was a typical California raving beauty who didn't know it." Actress/model Jan Smithers was discovered after being on the cover of NEWSWEEK. Smithers played Bailey Quarters on WKRP IN CINCINNATI. Smithers with co-star Lonnie Anderson at a 2014 WKRP reunion.
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Sep 30, 2020 - 11:08 AM
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Rameau
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I saw the film, The Kid Stays In The Picture on TV, all about (& narrated by) Robert Evens & his career as the head of film at Paramount. In it he tells about the first showing of The Godfather for the Paramount execs, & how they loved it, but Evens wasn't having any of it & accused director Francis Ford Coppola of cutting out all the good family stuff, & to put it back in. A couple of weeks ago I looked at The Godfather 1 & 2 (genuine classics) & listened to a bit of Francis Ford Coppola's commentary, & got Coppola's version (I may have the numbers wrong here, as I'm going from memory). Paramount told Coppola that he couldn't go over 115 minutes, so he started hacking away at his cut, & he could just about get it to 120 minutes & still make some kind of sense, & he wasn't surprised when they asked him to put the stuff back in, I think his editor did it, as all the scenes were ready to slot back in. He also talked about how Paramount gave him hell while shooting The Godfather, as the book became a huge worldwide best seller while they were filming, & Paramount really wished they'd got in a well known director instead of a virtual unknown like him. He said filming The Godfather 2 was a breeze, he was also the producer on that one & got everything he wanted. It was a huge film, shot all over the world, but went like clockwork...except trying to persuade Brando to make an appearance. ...blimey! Jan Smithers aged a bit! Gotta stay out of that California sun.
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WKRP in Cinnicinati is so underrated. Never not funny and great cast chemistry.
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