The Independent (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The Hollywood film producer and studio executive Daniel Melnick was responsible for authorising the production of some notable movies, ranging from the controversially violent Straw Dogs (1971) to the joyous That's Entertainment (1974), which celebrated the wealth of musical treasures in the vaults of MGM.
Show Tracker (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 25 - 31 in PDF format This week's TV Movies SAVE THE WHALES: Stan leads Cartman (pictured) and the gang on a crusade to save dolphins and whales in...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Born: 21 April, 1932, in New York City, the United States. Died: 13 October, 2009 in Los Angeles, aged 77
Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Melnick, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like "Straw Dogs," ''Network" and "Midnight Express" to the big screen, has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77.
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Filed under: Video , Celebrities , Reality-Free There are very few recurring television moments that instantly grab my undivided attention: seeing an undead Billy Mays still pitching Oxy-Clean, Twilight Zone episodes that pwn Nazis, late night Skinemax. Now you can add Don Rickles to that list. He's become a staple of late night during the early Tonight Show because he's engaging, colorful and damn...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
The film and TV producer helped launch "Get Smart," "Network," "Kramer vs. Kramer."
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Daniel Melnick, a producer and former head of production at MGM and Columbia studios who was known for making bold, literate and carefully crafted films that included "Network," "All That Jazz" and "Roxanne," has died. He was 77.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Film News: Industry veteran led TV and film productions -- Daniel Melnick, a producer and studio chief who was widely respected as a bold risk taker, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 77 and had recently undergone surgery for lung cancer.
Pretty, Fizzy Paradise (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Ech. I hate early October. Always get sick in early October. On the plus side, I got myself a new keyboard (cheap too!) and Nyquil. Amusingly, the self-scan decided I should be carded for buying the crap. (Is Nyquil the drug of choice for kids these days') Depressingly, the checkout girl just waved me through rather than look at my ID. Crap. No more carding. I officially look old. Oh well. On the plus...
CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
As I was perusing my hand-picked collection of websites that may or may not contain wonderful gadgets to write about – a ritual I perform Monday through Friday after breakfast and before my 10AM “good, healthy cry” – I came across this game on Hammacher Schlemmer’s site: Skittle Pool. What in the hell is Skittle Pool?
Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
I give you permission to tune in to the Emmy Awards telecast this Sunday to see the parade of stars on the red carpet, to watch the scripted entertainment segments and to catch any Kanye West-type improvisations at a kudocast, but don't bother sitting through the whole three-hour show just to see who wins. Below is my fool-proof list of predictions from a seasoned Emmy pundit who's proved to be a fool...
Relevant Science (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
I'm watching C-Span, this is unbelievable. Fifty billion dollars up in smoke, and these gentlemen are saying we didn't ask anybody but Bernie. This would be comedy, if it wasn't so devastating for those swindled. Markopolos discovered it, but nobody checked. They did not even ask anybody but the burglar! Markopolos looks as clueless and smart at the same time as Don Adams, aka Maxwell Smart. I got...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 25/08/2009
For Christmas I bought my dad the complete collection of "Get Smart", the '60s sitcom featuring Don Adams as the bumbling CONTROL Agent 86 constantly fighting against the forces of KAOS. We've been watching the episodes from time-to-time and one of them featured a $400,000 robotic spy fly that, of course, Smart swats with a newspaper. According to some in the wacky antiwar left, the '60s...
Investment U (Free subscription) | 19/08/2009
Get Smart With Your Portfolio Tony Daltorio, The Investment U Research Team Many of us are familiar with the 1960s TV show “Get Smart” which starred Don Adams as bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart – Agent 86. Perhaps the most famous gadget used by Maxwell Smart was his shoe phone. Today we don’t have to take [...]
Time And Space (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Wowsers! One of the leaders in the fight against crime on kids TV is 'Inspector Gadget'. The original animated show is a co-production by DIC Entertainment in France and Nelvana in Canada. Gadget is a bionically-enhanced detective, using the various gadgets built into his anatomy to fight crime. Unfortunately, he is clumsy and absent-minded. Fortunately, his niece Penny and her dog Brain are always...
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