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Daily Archives : Sep 30, 2010

Tony Curtis Dead at 85: Girls Swooned at His Good Looks and Critics Made Fun of His Bronx Accent; But He Had the Last Laugh as He Portrayed Terrific Characters in Films Such as ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘Sweet Smell of Success’

"Tony Curtis, the Bronx tailor’s son who became a 1950s movie heartthrob and then a respected actor with such films as ‘Sweet Smell of Success,’ ‘The Defiant Ones’ and ‘Some Like It Hot,’ has died," reports the Associated Press and…

The Importance of Arthur Penn’s TV Roots and a Challenge to Leslie Moonves, Josh Sapan, Charlie Collier, Bonnie Hammer and Their Industry Colleagues

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross explains the importance of Arthur Penn’s TV roots. Penn, the director of the popular, undeniably influential movie "Bonnie and Clyde," died this week. Ross connects the TV (and Broadway) dots of Penn’s life, and…

‘Pushing Daisies’ Creator Taking on a Monster Project: Updating a Classic Sitcom

"Pushing Daisies" creator Bryan Fuller is working on a project for NBC that may get fans of classic television shows excited, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. NBC has ordered a pilot of the project, a remake of "The Munsters," which…

ABC Works Out Innovative Inventory-Swapping Ad Plan With Affiliates

In what could be a groundbreaking change the decades-old system of how networks and affiliates share advertising revenue, ABC is implementing a new program that will allow the network to exchange inventory with its 200 affiliates throughout the year, reports…

Jack Black Sitcom Greenlighted by NBC

A comedy pilot from actor and comedian Jack Black has been picked up by NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is based on A.J. Jacobs’ nonfiction book ""The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment,” and was…

‘Last Comic Standing’ Judge Dies at 44, Five Days After Hospitalization for OD

"Last Comic Standing" judge Greg Giraldo has died at age 44, five days after he was hospitalized for overdosing on prescription pills, reports TMZ.com. Giraldo passed away in a New Brunswick, New Jersey, hospital with his family by his side,…

New Reality Show for Paris Hilton, Whose Life Is No Longer ‘Simple’

Paris Hilton will star in a new reality show for the Oxygen Network, which she hopes will change the public’s perception of her as a ditzy blonde, the New York Post’s Page Six reports. She won’t take on the same…

To Avoid KCET-TV Breaking Away from PBS, Four Los Angeles-Area PBS Affiliates Mull Forming Consortium

The four Los Angeles-area PBS affiliates gathered on Wednesday to discuss a restructuring plan that would create a consortium between them, in an effort to keep KCET-TV from breaking away from PBS, reports the Los Angeles Times. The plan would…

Will ‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’ Help Refresh Both the ‘L&O’ Franchise and NBC?

With a similar format to the original "Law & Order" show, which was canceled this year, the new spinoff "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is aiming to refresh both the franchise and NBC, reports the Los Angeles Times. The new…

A Death in the Family: The Importance of Arthur Penn’s TV Roots and a Challenge to Leslie Moonves, Josh Sapan, Charlie Collier, Bonnie Hammer and Their Industry Colleagues

The headlines this week, about the death of director Arthur Penn, at age 88, mostly focused on the film “Bonnie and Clyde,” and deservedly so. It was the first movie reviewed by the legendary critic Pauline Kael when she joined…