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Thursday, 11 June 2015
Video Update - 11 June 2015
Christopher Lee, Dies at 93
Christopher Lee,
the second most famous Dracula of the 20th century — an impressive feat — and a
memorably irrepressible villain in James Bond film “The Man With the Golden
Gun,” in the Star Wars films and in “The Lord of the Rings” pics, has died. He
was 93.
Lee appeared in 10
films as Count Dracula (nine if his uncredited role in the comedy “One More
Time” is excluded).
His first role for
famed British horror factory Hammer Films was not the Transylvanian vampire,
however, but Frankenstein’s Monster in 1957’s “The Curse of Frankenstein.” His
close friend Peter Cushing, with whom he would co-star in horror films
frequently, starred as the Baron.
Lee made his first
appearance as the sharp-toothed Count in 1958’s “Horror of Dracula.”
For reasons not
quite certain, he skipped the 1960 sequel “Brides of Dracula,” but he returned
to the role for 1965’s “Dracula: Prince of Darkness” — a movie in which he
hissed a lot but had no dialogue, because the dialogue was so bad, Lee later
claimed.
Lee said later that
he was reluctant to continue in the role but appeared in “Dracula Has Risen
From the Grave” (1968), “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (1969) and “Scars of
Dracula” (1970), hit films that are all now considered classics of the genre.
In his last Dracula films for Hammer, Lee starred in the less-successful
Lee made horror
films for Hammer that were not vampire-centered. He was the title character in
1959’s “The Mummy” and 1966’s Rasputin, the Mad Monk.” He also brought Dennis
Wheatley, an acclaimed author of occult thriller, to Hammer, where two
adaptations were produced, both starring Lee: “The Devil Rides Out” (1967) and
“To the Devil a Daughter” (1976) The first is considered among Hammer’s best
work. The second, although financially successful, was something of a disaster,
with the author disowning the film, which was the studio’s last horror pic.
He also appeared in
a number of non-Hammer horror films, including the “Fu Manchu” series of the
late 1960s; “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” adaptation “I, Monster” (1970); “The
Creeping Flesh,” with Cushing; and Lee’s favorite horror effort, “The Wicker
Man,” in which he played Lord Summerisle.
After 1977’s
wretched “Meatcleaver Massacre,” for which, Lee claimed, the filmmakers had
slapped on voiceover narration the actor had recorded for an entirely different
movie, he largely steered clear of horror films, though Lee did appear, along
with Cushing and Vincent Price, in 1983’s “House of the Long Shadows,” an
American-produced horror comedy that in many ways brought the era of British
horror pics to an end.
Christopher Frank
Carandini Lee was born in Belgravia, Westminster ,
England Switzerland .
Lee volunteered to
serve with Finnish forces against the Soviet Union
in 1939 and then served with the RAF and British intelligence during WWII.
After the war, Lee
secured a seven-year contract with the Rank Organization.
His film debut came
in Terence Young’s 1947 Gothic romance “Corridor of Mirrors”; the same year he
had a brief uncredited role in Laurence Olivier’s film adaptation of “Hamlet.”
Lee appeared in nearly 30 films, mostly forgettable adventure pics, over the
next decade, although he did have an uncredited role in John Huston’s “Moulin
Rouge” (1952) playing the painter Georges Seurat.
The incredibly
prolific actor — IMDb listed more than 270 credits as of 2011 — appearing in
some films outside the horror genre even during his Hammer years.
Lee appeared in the
studio’s 1959 “The Hound of the Baskervilles” as Lord Henry Baskerville;
Cushing played Sherlock Holmes. (Lee later played Holmes himself in the
non-Hammer “Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace,” then played the
detective’s brother Mycroft in Billy Wilder’s 1970 film “The Private Life of
Sherlock Holmes” and played Sherlock Holmes in a pair of British telepics in
the 1990s.)
He appeared in a
terrible 1970 adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” that starred Charlton
Heston, Jason Robards and John Gielgud and played a respectable gunsmith in the
British-produced Raquel Welch Western “Hannie Caulder.”
Even outside the
horror genre, however, Lee’s characters were rarely virtuous, even if it was
all too easy to root for them.
As the assassin
Francisco Scaramonga in 1974 Bond pic “The Man With the Golden Gun,” he was a
singular villain in the 007 pantheon — not a mad scientist or a megalomaniacal
industrialist but an effortlessly sexy enemy who is perhaps James Bond’s dark
reflection. (Ian Fleming is said to have offered Lee the part of Dr. No in the
first Bond film, not knowing that the part had already been cast.)
He played
Rochefort, chief henchman to Charlton Heston’s villainous Cardinal Richelieu,
in Richard Lester’s highly successful “The Three Musketeers” and “The Four
Musketeers” films; he didn’t have much to say but skillfully tackled the
semi-comical swordplay. (Lee returned to the role in Lester’s 1989 “The Return
of the Musketeers.”)
Lee did some
American TV work, appearing in the miniseries “How the West Was Won” and Harold
Robbins adaptation “The Pirate,” but largely appeared in adventure films. He
showed a comedic side as guest host on “Saturday Night Live” in 1978 and in
Steven Spielberg’s “1941,” in which he played a German officer.
He had a character
arc on the British children’s sci-fi show “The Tomorrow People” in 1995 and was
a series regular on the brief CBS drama “Street Gear” the same year. In 1998
Lee starred in the film “Jinnah” in the title role as the founder of modern Pakistan — his
best performance, the actor declared at one point. He also appeared in a number
of British or American miniseries, including “Ivanhoe” and “Gormenghast,” and
had a small role in Tim Burton’s “Sleepy Hollow.” (Lee later did voice work for
several Burton projects, including 2010’s “Alice in Wonderland,” and
appeared in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”)
There was no reason
to suspect, in short, that Lee would have his profile raised substantially
during the 2000s, in his 80s. Lee was, however, the only actor to make
substantial appearances in both the “Lord of the Rings” and “Stars Wars” film
franchises. In the trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s books (Lee’s appearance in
the third film was cut from the theatrical version but restored for DVD), he
played the duplicitous and ultimately villainous wizard Saruman; he repeated
the role in the three “Hobbit” movies. In the “Star Wars” pics “Episode II —
Attack of the Clones” and “Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” he played Count
Dooku (the name chosen almost certainly in tribute to Lee’s most famous
character), who becomes the evil Darth Tyranus. The highlight of Lee’s
appearance in the “Star Wars” films was the six-foot-five actor’s lightsaber
duel with a fully digitized and diminutive Yoda.
In the 2009 film “Triage,” Lee had an interesting and
effective supporting turn as a Spanish psychiatrist with a dark past who helps
a war photographer, played by Colin Farrell, suffering from survivor’s guilt.
Lee’s autobiography
“Tall, Dark and Gruesome” was published in 1977 and republished in 1999; a
revised and expanded edition called “Lord of Misrule” was issued in 2004.
Lee was a
step-cousin of Ian Fleming. He is survived by wife, Birgit “Gitte” Kroencke
Lee, whom he married in 1961; a daughter; and a niece, British actress Harriet
Walter.
----Article from Variety
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Video Update - 10 June 2015
| Bless This House - 2x04 - Another Lost Weekend |
| Bless This House - 2x05 - Parents Should Be Seen And Not Heard |
| Bless This House - 2x06 - Strangers In The Night |
| Bless This House - 2x07 - Get Me To The Match On Time. |
| Bless This House - 2x08 - Wives And Lovers |
| CTV National News - 20150609 |
| CTV News (1130 Vancouver) - 20150609 |
| Global National News - 20150609 |
| Royal Palace in Brussels |
| This Week in History - 3x01 – Joe Shires |
| This Week in History - 3x02 – Webster |
| This Week In History - 3x03 - Scotch Thistle |
| This Week In History - 3x04 - Josephine Hart |
| Ukraine News - TCH(TSN) 1930 - 20150609 |
| Webster! - January 9, 1980 |
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Video Update - 9 June 2015
| CTV National News - 20150608 |
| CTV News (1130 Vancouver) - 20150608 |
| Global National News - 20150607 |
| Global National News - 20150608 |
| iZombie - 1x13 - Blaine's World |
| My Sister Sam Season - 1x01 - Samantha Russell, Man Stealer |
| My Sister Sam Season - 1x02 - Patti's Party |
| My Sister Sam Season - 1x04 - What Makes Samantha Run |
| My Sister Sam Season - 1x05 - Roomies |
| My Sister Sam Season - 1x06 - The Aunt Elsie Crisis, Day 1 |
| The Whispers - 1x02 - Hide & Seek |
| Ukraine News - TCH(TSN) 1930 - 20150608 |
Mary Ellen Trainor, Dies at 62
Actress and
philanthropist Mary Ellen Trainor, who appeared in every “Lethal Weapon” film
and played the mother in “Goonies,” died at her home in Montecito , Calif.
The San
Francisco-born Trainor moved in 1980 to Los
Angeles , where she married director Robert Zemeckis
and discovered her calling as an actress. She started a career in
television and film, beginning with the role of Elaine in “Romancing the Stone”
and Mrs. Walsh in “The Goonies.” She also appeared in all four “Lethal Weapon”
movies, “Die Hard,” “Scrooged,” “Ghostbusters II,” “Back to the Future Part
II,” “Forrest Gump,” the 2003 “Freaky Friday” and racked up scores of
television appearances, including leading roles in “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”
and “Relativity.”
While studying
broadcast journalism at San Diego
State
She and Zemeckis
divorced in 2000. She supported dozens of causes, from education and
disaster relief to cancer research and safe water for developing countries.
She is survived by
her son, Alex; her mother, Jane; and siblings Ned, Jack, Barbara and Carolyn.
A memorial service
will take place June 19 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 1300 E. Valley Road , Montecito , CA
Donations may be
made to Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation and Wounded Warriors.
--- Article from Variety
Monday, 8 June 2015
Video Update - 8 June 2015
| Bless This House - 1x11 - If the Dog Collar Fits……Wear It |
| Bless This House - 1x12 - The Morning After The Night Before |
| Bless This House - 2x01 - Two Heads Are Better Than One |
| Bless This House - 2x02 - Love Me, Love My Tree |
| Bless This House - 2x03 - It's All In The Mind |
| CTV National News - 20150607 |
| CTV News (1130 Vancouver) - 20150607 |
| Global National News - 20150605 |
| Global National News - 20150606 |
| House Of Anubis - 2x01,02 - House of Hello House of Dolls |
| House Of Anubis - 2x07,08 - House Of Myths House Of Nightmares |
| House Of Anubis - 2x09,10 - House Of Combinations House Of Heartbreak |
| House Of Anubis - 2x11,12 - House Of Tunnels House Of Goodbye |
| Lost Legions of Varus |
| Sense8 - 1x10 - What Is Human? |
| Sense8 - 1x11 - Just Turn the Wheel and the Future Changes |
| Sense8 - 1x12 - I Can't Leave Her |
| The Last Romans |
| Ukraine News - TCH(TSN) - 20150607 |
Sunday, 7 June 2015
Video Update - 7 June 2015
| Armada 12 Days to Save England - 1x03 - Endgame |
| Beauty and the Beast(2012) - 3x01 - Beast of Wallstreet |
| CTV National News - 20150606 |
| CTV News (1130 Vancouver) - 20150606 |
| Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - 1x01 - The Friends of English Magic |
| Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - 1x02 - How is Lady Pole? |
| Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - 1x03 - The Education of a Magician |
| Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - 1x04 - All the Mirrors of the World |
| Meet the Romans with Mary Beard - 2 of 3 - Street Life |
| Meet the Romans with Mary Beard - 3 of 3 |
| National Geographic - Mammoth Back From the Dead |
| Penny Dreadful - 2x06 - Glorious Horrors |
| Sense8 - 1x06 - Demons |
| Sense8 - 1x07 - WWN Double-D? |
| Sense8 - 1x08 - We Will All Be Judged by the Courage of Our Hearts |
| Tagesschau 2000 Uhr, 20150606 |
| Ukraine News - TCH(TSN) 1930 - 20150606 |
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