Planet Lisp (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Last spring, the Maxima challenge for ABCL was to get it to complete its test suite. We've mastered that bit of Maxima for some months now. However, as turned out soon after that, Maxima runs rather slow on ABCL. To some extent - being limited by the JVM - that's to be expected. The performance observed was way off base though: much too slow. Through analysis, the cause was established to be the fact...
Reverse Mortgage Daily (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Reverse mortgage lenders have a history with celebrities ranging from James Garner, Robert Wagner, and most recently the addition of Peter Graves from American Advisors Group. However, a recent AdweekMedia/Harris Poll found wide variations in the likelihood viewers will find different kinds of celebs convincing in the role of endorser. Respondents were asked to say [...]
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Recommended Though it outlasted every '60s espionage series on both sides of the Atlantic, toward the end the rigidly structured Mission: Impossible had seemingly exhausted every conceivable plotline. The incredible innovativeness of the first few years had given way to complacency, with mechanical (if Byzantine) plots and unambitious (if tensely-paced) storytelling. Though star Steven Hill's departure...
The Compass Rose (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
It shouldn't be difficult for movie audiences today to appreciate William Holden's charm and manly force on the screen. After all, Tom Hanks, whose career has come to resemble Holden's not just in the kind of parts he's taken (and in what order), possesses essentially the same kinds of actor-character traits, which may be proof that the older Hollywood action-drama movie-formula--featuring a capable...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
New Spy DVDs Out This Week Spy season continues! Following hot on the heels of last week's major releases of The Prisoner Blu-Ray and From the Orient With Fury , this week sees several more crucial spy discs. First and foremost, we've got the seventh and final season of the original Mission: Impossible . Season 7 sees the team take on a few more espionage-related threats than they did in the Syndicate-heavy...
Minor-League Town (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Distinguished actor Peter Graves received a long overdue honor Friday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . What took the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce so long? For no apparent reason, the Chamber forced Graves to wait until age 83 for this honor. When Vanna White gets a star three years earlier than Peter Graves, something's wrong. Graves' career spanned decades and included memorable roles...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
LOS ANGELES — <b>Peter Graves</b>, known for his roles in the 1980 film spoof "Airplane!" and the TV series "Mission: Impossible," has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The WOW Report (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
There was a fairly meager turnout when actor Peter Graves got his star unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame late this morning. Which is sad because the brother of Gunsmoke star James Arness was once a huge presence on TV in the late '60s, starring as Jim Phelps on Mission: Impossible . Not to mention his roles in the movies Stalag 17 , Night of the Hunter , and both Airplane! s. Still, it was not...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary Hollywood actor, Peter Graves, will receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today to celebrate and recognize his 60 years of service to film and television. The Hollywood Walk of Fame Star has capped off a busy year for Graves who was recently announced as the national reverse mortgage spokesperson for American Advisors Group. In his newest role...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
TV and movie veteran PETER GRAVES is to be honoured with the 2,391st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The actor will unveil his star, a block away from where he once...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Peter Graves' Pre- Mission: Impossible ITC Series Bummed that the Mission: Impossible season coming out on DVD in a few weeks will be the last? Wondering where you’ll get your next Peter Graves fix ? Fear not! The good folks at UK company Network have taken your concerns to heart, and they will release Graves’ other series (other series where he doesn't play second fiddle to a horse, that...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
DVD Review: Mission: Impossible: The Sixth TV Season When Bad Decades Happen to Good Shows Mission: Impossible ran for a long time, and by its sixth season, times have changed. For starters, the technology has changed since the first season . Gone are the old thin latex masks that an actor could peel off one moment, then be replaced by another actor the next, like magic. Now we’ve got molded,...
New Film Dimension (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
As you all know by now, J.J. Abrams has signed on to do Mission Impossible 4, which can only be a good thing in my opinion, especially after MI:3 rocked so hard. He's presently in discussions with his writers on where the plot was going to go, but he got an unexpected call from a friend of Leonard Nimoy's - Peter Graves. According to Slashfilm, JJ said: How cool would that be? I just got a call that...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
J.J. Abrams talked about all things Nimoy with Collider-- Star Trek, Fringe, and the next Mission: Impossible movie, which sets the stage for a "how cool would THAT be quote" in whether he'd like to get Leonard Nimoy, Peter Graves...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Film News: Festival takes place November 5-8 -- Haskell Wexler and Peter Graves will be honored at the 10th Ojai-Ventura Film Fest, which runs Nov. 5-8.
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