Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Wine Politics video from the New School
If you have 51 minutes that you just don’t know what to do with, you can now check out a video of a talk I gave at the New School recently. Andy Smith, editor of the Oxford Companion to American Food & Drink among many other book projects, had assigned my book to his class, [...]
Sherwood Schwartz: 5 Things to Know
Rebecca Ford The late writer-producer didn?t move to Los Angeles for show business, but found success with ?Gilligan?s Island? and ?The Brady Bunch.?read more
Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me
Hold It Against Me
Artist: Britney Spears
Label: Jive, Zomba Label Group
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Artist: Britney Spears
Label: Jive, Zomba Label Group
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Ted Danson moves to 'CSI'
TV News: CBS taps thesp for veteran drama -- Ted Danson is heading back to CBS, signing on for a series regular role on ''CSI.''
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The Post-Recessionary Wine Market is Here
Wine, or at least the high end of the wine market, finds itself in a post-recessionary phase. This is the only message one could take from the ShipCompliant/Wines & Vines presentation given yesterday at the ShipCompliant Direct Shipping Seminar and...
Sherwood Schwartz, ?Gilligan?s Island? & ?The Brady Bunch? Creator, Dies at 94
Sherwood Schwartz, the creator of both Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch, has died at the age of 94. OK! NEWS: ADRIANNE CURRY & CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT SPLIT ON ANNIVERSARY! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sherwood passed away on Tuesday in L.A. after a long career as a television producer. He is best known for creating [...]
'Harry Potter' Star Daniel Radcliffe Describes Final Film As 'Heartbreaking'
'It wasn't a sense of nostalgia and emotion caused by my own personal relationship with the films, I was a wreck because of the film itself,' actor says at NYC premiere.By Terri Schwartz, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Daniel Radcliffe at the U.S. premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
NEW YORK — The "Harry Potter" film series celebrated its last U.S. premiere Monday night after a decade on the big screen, but leading man Daniel Radcliffe said that not all the tears he shed that night would be sad.
"It's a celebration," the "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" star explained. "It's 10 years of wonderful stories and storytelling, and it's a celebration of 10 years work for us, so yeah we're celebrating tonight, not mourning."
Radcliffe, who was "sweating like a pig in labor" on the hot July evening in NYC, will spend the next couple of weeks saying goodbye to the franchise that made him a star as he promotes the final installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," which hits theaters Friday. It will be an emotional journey for the stars and crew, as well as the fans who have been watching the movies since "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" opened in 2001, and who now have to accept that the "Potter" series has finally reached its end.
Despite the fact that he has spent literally half his life in front of the camera filming the "Harry Potter" flicks, Radcliffe told MTV News on the red carpet that he still found himself emotionally affected by watching "Deathly Hallows: Part 2." However, he seemed a bit surprised by the parts of the movie that left him in tears.
"What I was impressed by was that it wasn't a sense of nostalgia and emotion caused by my own personal relationship with the films, I was a wreck because of the film itself," Radcliffe said. "You've got to have a heart of stone to not find part of it — especially Alan Rickman's performance — heartbreaking, so yeah, I've done my fair share of crying already."
With "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" doing well on Broadway and his next flick, "The Woman in Black," already wrapped, Radcliffe seems like he is trying to branch out as much as possible in his post-"Potter" life. Still, the 21-year-old actor said that he's not willing to rule out returning to a film franchise just yet.
"I think that we proved in doing 'Potter' that you can bring integrity and perpetual growth to a franchise. It doesn't have to be a law of diminishing returns after the first film comes out," Radcliffe explained. "Providing a script is good enough. I would absolutely do another, but it's not something I'm looking for in the next couple of years, certainly."
Check out everything we've got on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2."
For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.
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Daniel Radcliffe at the U.S. premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
NEW YORK — The "Harry Potter" film series celebrated its last U.S. premiere Monday night after a decade on the big screen, but leading man Daniel Radcliffe said that not all the tears he shed that night would be sad.
"It's a celebration," the "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" star explained. "It's 10 years of wonderful stories and storytelling, and it's a celebration of 10 years work for us, so yeah we're celebrating tonight, not mourning."
Radcliffe, who was "sweating like a pig in labor" on the hot July evening in NYC, will spend the next couple of weeks saying goodbye to the franchise that made him a star as he promotes the final installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," which hits theaters Friday. It will be an emotional journey for the stars and crew, as well as the fans who have been watching the movies since "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" opened in 2001, and who now have to accept that the "Potter" series has finally reached its end.
Despite the fact that he has spent literally half his life in front of the camera filming the "Harry Potter" flicks, Radcliffe told MTV News on the red carpet that he still found himself emotionally affected by watching "Deathly Hallows: Part 2." However, he seemed a bit surprised by the parts of the movie that left him in tears.
"What I was impressed by was that it wasn't a sense of nostalgia and emotion caused by my own personal relationship with the films, I was a wreck because of the film itself," Radcliffe said. "You've got to have a heart of stone to not find part of it — especially Alan Rickman's performance — heartbreaking, so yeah, I've done my fair share of crying already."
With "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" doing well on Broadway and his next flick, "The Woman in Black," already wrapped, Radcliffe seems like he is trying to branch out as much as possible in his post-"Potter" life. Still, the 21-year-old actor said that he's not willing to rule out returning to a film franchise just yet.
"I think that we proved in doing 'Potter' that you can bring integrity and perpetual growth to a franchise. It doesn't have to be a law of diminishing returns after the first film comes out," Radcliffe explained. "Providing a script is good enough. I would absolutely do another, but it's not something I'm looking for in the next couple of years, certainly."
Check out everything we've got on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2."
For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.
Related Videos
'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 2' Red-Carpet Highlights
Scenes From 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2'
Related Photos
'Deathly Hallows, Part 2' Brings The Magic To New York Premiere
'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 2'
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