Conrad Bain, Mr. Drummond on ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’ dies at 89
(Photo: Everett Collection)
Actor Conrad Bain, perhaps best known for his role as kindly millionaire Phillip Drummond on “Diff’rent Strokes,” has died at 89, his daughter, Jennifer, has confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Nearly as sad as the loss of Mr. Drummond is the fact that he outived most of his TV family. :/
‘Argo,’ ‘Les Miserables’ win big at the Golden Globes
“Argo” won best motion picture, drama, at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night, while “Les Miserables” won the best comedy or musical category.Ben Affleck won best director for “Argo.” Jessica Chastain won best actress in a motion picture, drama, for her performance in “Zero Dark Thirty,” and Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor in a motion picture, drama, for his turn as Abraham Lincoln in ‘Lincoln.’
Read more about the night’s winners from Today.Photo: A still from the movie, ‘Argo,’ which was about the rescue of six American diplomats during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. (Warner Bros. Pictures / GK Films via NBC News)
Also, the big talker of the night was this:
“This Jodie Foster speech is the most surreal awards show thing since Soy Bomb,” according to The Atlantic Wire.
‘Lincoln’ leads Golden Globe movie nominations with 7 bids
AP: Civil War drama “Lincoln” leads the Golden Globes with 7 nominations, including best drama and best director, along with acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
“Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” and “Zero Dark Thirty” are also nominated in the drama category.
Nominees for best musical or comedy are: “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Les Miserables,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” and “Silver Linings Playbook.”
Photo: Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln.’ (Dreamworks via Reuters)
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” sounds like the name of a really good backpacker-rap mixtape, but no, it’s actually about salmon fishing in the Yemen. Somewhat of a surprise nod, but “Moonrise Kingdom” (or “Silver Linings Playbook”) should beat it easily. (BTW: Worth noting that Bill Murray got a nod for “Hyde Park on Hudson,” so DDL doesn’t hold a monopoly on the presidential beat.)
“What are you supposed to do … when your reputation is not as sterling as it’s supposed to be, even though you’re probably really doing a very good job?”
Wayne Knight, Seinfeld’s ‘Newman,’ Says He Sympathizes With Postal Workers Facing Cuts
In which a guy who played a postal worker on television is asked about what it’s like to be a postal worker.
Listen to the first song from Mars
Hip-hop musician Will.i.am’s “Reach for the Stars” officially became the first song broadcast from Mars today, thanks to a signal beamed from NASA’s Curiosity rover.
“This is the first time that a song’s ever come from another planet,” Leland Melvin, NASA’s associate administrator for education and a former astronaut, told students at an educational event at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
You know, if the aliens come, we should be promoting our highest artistic work. Not the Black Eyed Peas. It’s like introducing Martians to our cinematic history through “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.” I mean, how hard would it have been to put on some John Cage for these folks? You wouldn’t even have had to broadcast anything!
A first for Disney: Classic Disney characters performed on North Korean stages for the first time ever this weekend. The country’s new leader, Kim Jong Un, has a “grandiose plan to bring about a dramatic turn in the field of literature and arts this year,” according to the KCNA. The performance featured performers dancing around while dressed as Minnie Mouse, Tigger and other characters as footage from Disney movies were projected onto the backdrop.
BREAKING: Actor Andy Griffith has died, friend says
Andy Griffith died this morning in Dare County, North Carolina, according to former UNC President Bill Friday. Friday, a close friend of the actor, confirmed the news to WITN News.
(Photo: AP file, via msnbc.com)
Insanely sad to hear this; Andy was an icon. He made television worth watching for many.
UPDATE: CBS News is seeking independent confirmation of Griffith’s death, backing off this initial report.
UPDATE 2: The local sheriff’s department has confirmed the report. You’ll be missed, Andy.
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A Beverly Hills Police Crime Lab vehicle is seen outside the Beverly Hilton Hotel where singer Whitney Houston was found dead in Beverly Hills, California February 11, 2012.
Singer and actress Houston, a winner of six Grammy Awards including record of the year for “I Will Always Love You” and album of the year for “The Bodyguard,” has died at age 48, a spokeswoman for the singer said. [REUTERS/Danny Moloshok]
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A Beverly Hills Police Crime Lab vehicle is seen outside the Beverly Hilton Hotel where singer Whitney Houston was found dead in Beverly Hills, California February 11, 2012.
Singer and actress Houston, a winner of six Grammy Awards including record of the year for “I Will Always Love You” and album of the year for “The Bodyguard,” has died at age 48, a spokeswoman for the singer said. [REUTERS/Danny Moloshok]
Read more: Whitney Houston dies at 48
This is not a great way to go out; in the highest-profile of ways, before a celebrity-stacked party. So unfortunate. (more at our tag)
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Check out Ricky Gervais’ opening monologue from last night’s Golden Globe Awards. Among the highlights:
“For any of you that don’t know, the Golden Globes are just like the Oscars but without all that ‘esteem.’ The Golden Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton. Basically.”
“Now, the Hollywood Foreign Press have warned me that if I insult any of you, or any of them, or offend any viewers or cause any controversy whatsoever, they’ll definitely invite me back next year as well.”
How did Mr. Gervais do?
This was funny, but he was funnier last year when he turned Tim Allen’s career into a pinata to smash around at will. His Johnny Depp bit was pretty good, though.
falconieri asks: I would also imagine that airlines WANT you to buy your stuff. Your movies and entertainment. Last plane I was on headphones from 1949 were still $8.
» SFB says: To some degree this is true, but on the other hand, it’s not like they’re without options. (Plus, the FAA arguably doesn’t have jurisdiction over business motives like this.) Do you know how much they charge for wi-fi on some flights? That certainly makes up for the headphones. And on top of this, they could totally run a Starbucks-style closed network with free Netflix or something, and sell ads against it. They have options. — Ernie @ SFB
BET’s family comedy ‘Reed Between the Lines’ is one of the few TV shows featuring families of color.
“I’ve seen this movie before. How is it that there are people of color who are CEOs of companies, that are presidents of universities, but there is no reflection of that on the networks? It is arrogance and it is narcissism. Even the commercials have more black people than the programs.”
— Bill Cosby - After ‘Cosby,’ less sitcom diversity - LA Times
In an age where more television than ever exists, this is a sad footnote. Look at the sitcoms with mostly-black casts from the early 1990s, and you’ll see a lot of innovation missing from the sitcom landscape now. An example: “Roc,” a Fox show from the era that was never a big ratings winner (but a critical success), once produced a full season LIVE. You’d never see a network taking a risk like that now (and risks like that were rare even then), and that’s a shame. Why is it that “Arrested Development” or “Modern Family” or “How I Met Your Mother” can do such interesting things with the sitcom form, but there isn’t any equivalent that does the same kind of thing with a diverse cast? The last live-action comedy show we can think of that fit this bill is “Chapelle’s Show,” and that ended like five years ago.
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
I miss “Raw” and “Delirious” era Eddie Murphy.
That guy is long gone, and will not be hosting the Oscars, I don’t really know who he is anymore.
We’re starting to miss James Franco already.
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