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FILM ON FILM FOUNDATIONThe Evening Class Interview With Carl Martin

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2008-04-22 09:45:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...Martin for some time As FOFF's mission statement asserts: "FOFF promotes film as a living art form by screening works from its history and stimulating its continued use in production and exhibition We envision a vital film culture in which repertory screenings figure prominently on the cinematic landscape, and filmactual filmis not just an...
 
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ACTOR/COMEDIAN/DIRECTOR DICK MARTIN DEAD AT AGE 86

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2008-05-25 19:52:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...Martin, who made comedy history as half of the Rowan and Martin team, has died from respiratory problems at age 86. Martin had teamed with fellow comic Dan Rowan in 1952 but it wasn't until 1966 when their comedy variety show was a summer replacement for Dean Martin's popular weekly program, that they enjoyed widespread success. They reached...
 
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AMPAS NY SCREENING OF ACCLAIMED DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DOCUMENTARY

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2008-01-12 09:22:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...Martin Luther King Day. The film uses no narration, but many major actors read the words of Dr. King's speeches. Among them: Burt Lancaster, Charlton Heston, James Earl Jones and Paul Newman. The segments were directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and Sidney Lumet. The screening is open to the public. Tickets are $5 and advance reservations are...
 
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Demetri Martin Set To Play Lead In Taking Woodstock

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2008-05-02 17:34:02 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...Martin has been tapped to play the lead. We get the following scoop from the professionals at Variety Comedian Demetri Martin is in negotiations for the starring role in Ang Lees next project, Taking Woodstock, for Focus Features. Martin is best known for his Trendspotting segment on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Martin will star as Tiber,...
 
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Steve Martin and Diane Keaton to Re-Team in Another Comedy

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2008-05-13 00:00:00 by Peter Martin in Cinematical
...Martin and Diane Keaton would re-team for the first time in more than a decade for the family comedy One Big Happy . Martin and Keaton were attached to the pitch from Party of Five creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman, which Paramount Pictures bought. Keyser and Lippman have other projects in various stages of development and no production...
 
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Gifting Suite Pays Off With Sweet Ride: James Bonds Aston Martin

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2008-05-31 04:09:26 by Tim Kash in MTV Movies Blog
...Martin DBS, the exact car used in the James Bond films. I have a confession to make. Im a bit of a nerd when it comes to cars. We prefer the term car buff, though. And as a Brit, there is no car nearer to my heart than an Aston Martin, a true legend on the road Check out more photos of Tim and the Aston Martin after the jump I struck up a...
 
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CULT TV FLASHBACK # 54: Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977) :

2008-08-16 07:29:00 by John Kenneth Muir in John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV
 
...Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known by Brits as Twist in the Tale ) was praised by none other than horror authority Stephen King in his non-fiction study of the genre, Danse Macabre (page 249) back in 1981. King termed the disco decade effort "interesting" and made note of one particularly scary episode involving the dead returning to...
 
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TCM Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day With Charles Burnett Primetime Retrospective

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2008-01-20 11:44:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 21, 2008), Turner Classic Movies ("TCM") is bringing the work of long-heralded independent filmmaker Charles Burnett to the forefront with a primetime marathon that kicks off with his award-winning 1977 drama Killer of Sheep . The marathon also includes Burnett's 1983 feature My Brother's Wedding ,...
 
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Sacramento TV Personality, HARRY MARTIN passes away!

2008-02-17 22:53:00 by Bob Wilkins: The Man Behind The Cigar in Bob Wilkins: The Man Behind The Cigar
 
...MARTIN passed away today of cancer at the age of 81. Harry Martin graduated from The College Of The Pacific (now UOP) in Stockton in 1951, then he worked at new Sacramento TV Station KCCC Channel 40 as a announcer. When KCCC went off the air in 1957, Harry moved over to KCRA Channel 3 to become Captain Sacto, a children's TV Host with such...
 
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