It’s a case of cold-blooded, premeditated nostalgia: Abbott & Costello’s fantasy musical is innocent comedy rooted in early ’50s kiddie entertainment — a vein perfectly suited to the duo’s talents. Lou Costello makes a fine underdog fantasy hero, too. The feature restoration is quite an achievement for the 3-D Archive, as cine-archeology was required to understand the arcane color process ‘SuperCineColor.’ But the show’s slapstick action, clever songs and dippy dancing are finally back and looking great. The labor of love extends to the extras: excised scenes, background material, some words from the only surviving actor, a learned piece on the color process and a surprise guest appearance by the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1952 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 78 min. / 70th Anniversary Limited Edition / Street Date July 26, 2022 / Available from ClassicFlix / 49.95
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Buddy Baer, Dorothy Ford, Barbara Brown, David Stollery,...
Jack and the Beanstalk
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1952 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 78 min. / 70th Anniversary Limited Edition / Street Date July 26, 2022 / Available from ClassicFlix / 49.95
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Buddy Baer, Dorothy Ford, Barbara Brown, David Stollery,...
- 7/23/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Starz has renewed Katori Hall’s “P-Valley” drama series for a second season following its premiere earlier this month.
Based on Hall’s stage play “Pussy Valley,” the series tells the story of the inner-workings of a Mississippi strip club. Hall serves as showrunner and executive produces with Chernin Entertainment.
The series stars Brandee Evans (“The Bobby Brown Story”) as Mercedes, Nicco Annan (“This is Us”) as Uncle Clifford, Shannon Thornton (“Power”) as Miss Mississippi, Elarica Johnson (“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”) as Autumn Night, Skyler Joy (“Ma”) as Gidget, J. Alphonse Nicholson (“Chicago P.D.”) as Lil’ Murda, Parker Sawyers (“Southside With You”) as Andre, Harriett D. Foy (“Elementary”) as Pastor Woodbine, Tyler Lepley (“The Haves and the Have Nots”) as Diamond, and Dan J. Johnson (“Underemployed”) as Corbin.
Also Read: 'P-Valley' Creator Katori Hall on Why the Word 'Pussy' Was Censored in Starz Show's Title
“‘P-Valley...
Based on Hall’s stage play “Pussy Valley,” the series tells the story of the inner-workings of a Mississippi strip club. Hall serves as showrunner and executive produces with Chernin Entertainment.
The series stars Brandee Evans (“The Bobby Brown Story”) as Mercedes, Nicco Annan (“This is Us”) as Uncle Clifford, Shannon Thornton (“Power”) as Miss Mississippi, Elarica Johnson (“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”) as Autumn Night, Skyler Joy (“Ma”) as Gidget, J. Alphonse Nicholson (“Chicago P.D.”) as Lil’ Murda, Parker Sawyers (“Southside With You”) as Andre, Harriett D. Foy (“Elementary”) as Pastor Woodbine, Tyler Lepley (“The Haves and the Have Nots”) as Diamond, and Dan J. Johnson (“Underemployed”) as Corbin.
Also Read: 'P-Valley' Creator Katori Hall on Why the Word 'Pussy' Was Censored in Starz Show's Title
“‘P-Valley...
- 7/27/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Starz has ordered a second season of P-Valley, Katori Hall’s breakout strip club drama based on her play P*ssy Valley.
The renewal comes amid strong viewership numbers for the drama series. P-Valley set a new record on the Starz App for most viewed series premiere at 17% above the previous high. The series has grown its viewership on the Starz App by 37% over the first three episodes. To date, P-Valley ranks #1 among 2020’s new premium series with African American viewers and is in the Top 5 of all premium series among African American households, according to Starz and Nielsen stats.
“P-Valley has quickly become this summer’s newest must-see television series as critics and audiences alike are taken up by the authentic and compelling characters that make The Pynk come alive,” said Christina Davis, president of original programming. “Katori has delivered a provocative drama that looks beyond the...
The renewal comes amid strong viewership numbers for the drama series. P-Valley set a new record on the Starz App for most viewed series premiere at 17% above the previous high. The series has grown its viewership on the Starz App by 37% over the first three episodes. To date, P-Valley ranks #1 among 2020’s new premium series with African American viewers and is in the Top 5 of all premium series among African American households, according to Starz and Nielsen stats.
“P-Valley has quickly become this summer’s newest must-see television series as critics and audiences alike are taken up by the authentic and compelling characters that make The Pynk come alive,” said Christina Davis, president of original programming. “Katori has delivered a provocative drama that looks beyond the...
- 7/27/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Hey, "Grand Hotel" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's episode 11. Now that it's officially a wrap, it's time to see what's in store for the next, new episode 12, which is scheduled to hit the airwaves next week. Thanks to the lovely folks over at ABC and their press release, we do have a few teaser descriptions for episode 12. So, we'll certainly be referencing those in this spoiler session. For starters, this episode indeed does have a title. The producers named it,"Dear Santiago." It sounds like episode 12 will feature some interesting and possible dramatic scenes as Alicia and Javi continue to investigate. More shocking secrets get revealed about Santiago and more! We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Alicia and Javi situation. It turns out that these two will remain quite busy in this episode. They will continue their mission to try and figure out...
- 8/26/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Hey, fellow "Legacies" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed the 10th episode. Now, that it's in the books, it's time to go over what the next, new episode 11 of this current season 1 will have in store for us. To do that, we'll be looking at the recent press release that The CW put out for episode 11. To get this spoiler session started, it's revealed that episode 11 is entitled, "We’re Gonna Need A Spotlight." Episode 11 sounds like it will feature some very intense and wild moments like all the past episodes have. We're going to see Alaric's daughters Lizzie and Josie back in action to make sure a talent show goes through as planned after Alaric decides to cancel it. On the supernatural side of things, a creature will show up that lowers everyone's inhibitions. This will no doubt cause some major drama! There's going to be a guest star...
- 2/8/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Fred Astaire ca. 1935. Fred Astaire movies: Dancing in the dark, on the ceiling on TCM Aug. 5, '15, is Fred Astaire Day on Turner Classic Movies, as TCM continues with its “Summer Under the Stars” series. Just don't expect any rare Astaire movies, as the actor-singer-dancer's star vehicles – mostly Rko or MGM productions – have been TCM staples since the early days of the cable channel in the mid-'90s. True, Fred Astaire was also featured in smaller, lesser-known fare like Byron Chudnow's The Amazing Dobermans (1976) and Yves Boisset's The Purple Taxi / Un taxi mauve (1977), but neither one can be found on the TCM schedule. (See TCM's Fred Astaire movie schedule further below.) Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals Some fans never tire of watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing together. With these particular fans in mind, TCM is showing – for the nth time – nine Astaire-Rogers musicals of the '30s,...
- 8/5/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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