John Cleese

Hollywood actor promotes NASA's exploration message

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 : Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space...

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VANITY FAIR INTERVIEW WITH JOHN CLEESE

UNDERNEWS Undernews is the online report of the Progressive Review, edited by Sam Smith, who covered Washington during all or part of one quarter of America's presidencies and edited alternative journals since 1964. The Review,...

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Scarier movie

Social networking sends $15,000 shocker inspired by Fawlty Towers into box-office hall of fame There is nothing remotely scary about the beige library in the Soho Hotel. It's calm, quiet, bland. Yet towards the end of a low-key...

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Planet 51

“The unknown is not something to be afraid of. The unknown can be your friend,” is the kid-friendly moral to the story of Planet 51 . So, as luck would have it, Chuck has his first close encounter with Lem the open-minded teen...

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What's opening this weekend

The Associated Press • November 19, 2009 "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" It’s post-Katrina New Orleans and there are snakes in the water — none bigger than Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage), an exceptionally corrupt...

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Latest 'Twilight' now playing in the Vail Valley

Latest 'Twilight' now playing in the Vail Valley Vail Daily Vail, CO Colorado Riverwalk Theater, Edwards "THE BLIND SIDE" The true story of a young, homeless African-American boy taken in by a well-to-do white family to...

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Look to TV and film for gift ideas

By John Crook, Zap2It | November 19, 2009 Look to TV and film for gift ideas With the economy still on extremely shaky ground, many Americans have had to make some major adjustments in their spending patterns, and most folks...

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Sir Ian McKellen: There’s Nothing to Know

At Cambridge, he wasn’t as funny as John Cleese (born Cheese) or Graham Chapman, who were in the comedy footlights, and -- while deciding on a career as either a journalist or a chef -- he took up amateur drama. Since...

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Weekend Forecast: Out of the wide release loop

I have to concede I’m just not the target audience for any of the wide releases this weekend. Nevertheless, I can’t wait to see Werner Herzog’s batshit crazy looking Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans opening in New York...

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Letter: Timothy Bateson obituary

Gavin Gaughan writes: Michael Coveney's account of Timothy Bateson (obituary, 8 November) omitted a minor but noteworthy event in television comedy. The first person to give life on screen to Basil Fawlty was not John Cleese,...

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