You know what they say about Old Man Marley, the South Bend Shovel Slayer? Back in ’58, he murdered his whole family and half the people on a suburban Chicago block with a snow shovel. He’s been hiding out there ever since, disguising the remains of his misdeeds by turning victims to mummies, and using the dust off their bones to salt our streets.
That’s what the kids in the McCallister house tell each other every cold December night when the lonely stranger played by Roberts Blossom appears outside their window. It’s of course a lie, but the truth was originally a lot more enigmatic in the early drafts of the Home Alone screenplay penned by John Hughes, who was a maestro of family and youth entertainment during the 1980s and early ‘90s.
At its inception, Home Alone was both a departure and a return to the well for Hughes.
That’s what the kids in the McCallister house tell each other every cold December night when the lonely stranger played by Roberts Blossom appears outside their window. It’s of course a lie, but the truth was originally a lot more enigmatic in the early drafts of the Home Alone screenplay penned by John Hughes, who was a maestro of family and youth entertainment during the 1980s and early ‘90s.
At its inception, Home Alone was both a departure and a return to the well for Hughes.
- 12/23/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Remembering John Heard as Peter McCallister The ‘Home Alone’ franchise, a perennial holiday favorite, has left an indelible mark on pop culture. It’s with a touch of nostalgia that we remember John Heard, who brought warmth and humor to the role of Peter McCallister. Heard’s career was marked by versatility, from his critically acclaimed Christmas film to his Emmy-nominated performance in ‘The Sopranos’. Sadly, he passed away in 2017, leaving behind a legacy of memorable performances. Reflecting on Roberts Blossom as Old Man Marley Roberts Blossom’s portrayal of Old Man Marley was a nuanced addition to ‘Home Alone’, offering a...
- 12/14/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
John Carpenter’s They Live and Christine returning to theatres for their 35th and 40th anniversaries
2023 marks the 35th anniversary of director John Carpenter‘s cult classic sci-fi thriller They Live (watch it Here) and the 40th anniversary of his awesome Stephen King adaptation Christine (watch that one Here) – and to celebrate these anniversaries, Fathom Events will be bringing both movies back to the big screen in September! They Live is first, with its theatrical screenings set for September 3rd and 6th, then Christine follows on September 10th and 13th. To see if the movies will be showing in your area, and to secure tickets if they are, click over to the Fathom Events website.
Inspired by the 1963 short story Eight O’Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson, They Live tells us that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission. Humanity’s last chance lies with a lone drifter who stumbles upon a harrowing...
Inspired by the 1963 short story Eight O’Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson, They Live tells us that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission. Humanity’s last chance lies with a lone drifter who stumbles upon a harrowing...
- 8/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Watching “Coda,” the tender, lively, funny, and beautifully stirring drama that opened the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, I had the most out-of-body movie-viewing experience I’ve had in the year since movie theaters closed down. I watched the film at home, on a link, late at night, by myself. But I’ve been going to Sundance since 1995, and “Coda,” which tells the story of a high-school girl in Gloucester, Mass., who’s the only hearing person in her family, is a drama with such a supremely open and connective spirit that watching it, I felt at times like I was literally peering through my screen and into the Eccles Theatre in Park City, sharing the experience with a quintessentially receptive Sundance audience — the kind of crowd, over the years, that I’ve come to cherish watching movies with there.
“Coda,” which features three remarkable deaf actors, is most assuredly a crowd-pleaser,...
“Coda,” which features three remarkable deaf actors, is most assuredly a crowd-pleaser,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Kurt Vonnegut’s quirky sci-fi novels didn’t always adapt well to film, but George Roy Hill’s 1972 effort is a faithful winner. The filmmaking craft used to ‘unstick’ Billy Pilgrim in time is nothing short of brilliant, highlighting the camera talent of Miroslav Ondricek and the editing skill of Dede Allen. The book even has a built-in sex angle that the film doesn’t shy away from — providing our first encounter with Valerie Perrine as a starlet kidnapped by aliens curious about human mating habits. The somber, sometimes spiritually-defeatist tone of the show represents the book well; it ought to be better known.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 104 min. / Street Date December 3, 2019 / Available from Arrow Academy
Starring: Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Valerie Perrine, Holly Near, Perry King, Kevin Conway, Friedrich von Ledebur, Sorrell Booke, Roberts Blossom, John Dehner, Stan Gottlieb, Karl-Otto Alberty, Henry Bumstead,...
Slaughterhouse-Five
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 104 min. / Street Date December 3, 2019 / Available from Arrow Academy
Starring: Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Valerie Perrine, Holly Near, Perry King, Kevin Conway, Friedrich von Ledebur, Sorrell Booke, Roberts Blossom, John Dehner, Stan Gottlieb, Karl-Otto Alberty, Henry Bumstead,...
- 12/3/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
A story of murders in the ER becomes, courtesy of writer Paddy Chayefsky, either a preview of social breakdown or an impassioned examination of why we invest our lives and souls in imperfect institutions. George C. Scott is the doctor coming apart at the seams, who meets his match in a New Age hippie from a New Mexico commune. My instinct is that such a person would not look like Diana Rigg, but everybody needs a dream girl.
The Hospital
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date December 19, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard A. Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Donald Harron, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom, Lenny Baker, Richard Hamilton, Katherine Helmond, David Hooks, Frances Sternhagen, Robert Walden, Jacqueline Brooks, Stockard Channing, Dennis Dugan, Julie Garfield, Christopher Guest, Janet Paul, Sab Shimono, Tracey Walter.
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper...
The Hospital
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date December 19, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard A. Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Donald Harron, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom, Lenny Baker, Richard Hamilton, Katherine Helmond, David Hooks, Frances Sternhagen, Robert Walden, Jacqueline Brooks, Stockard Channing, Dennis Dugan, Julie Garfield, Christopher Guest, Janet Paul, Sab Shimono, Tracey Walter.
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper...
- 1/2/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In honor of “The Florida Project,” which has just started its platform release across the country, what is the greatest child performance in a film?
Jordan Hoffman (@JHoffman), The Guardian, Vanity Fair
I can agonize over this question or I can go at this Malcolm Gladwell “Blink”-style. My answer is Tatum O’Neal in “Paper Moon.” She’s just so funny and tough, which of course makes the performance all the more heartbreaking. She won the freaking Oscar at age 10 for this and I’d really love to give a more deep cut response, but why screw around? Paper Moon is a perfect film and she is the lynchpin.
This week’s question: In honor of “The Florida Project,” which has just started its platform release across the country, what is the greatest child performance in a film?
Jordan Hoffman (@JHoffman), The Guardian, Vanity Fair
I can agonize over this question or I can go at this Malcolm Gladwell “Blink”-style. My answer is Tatum O’Neal in “Paper Moon.” She’s just so funny and tough, which of course makes the performance all the more heartbreaking. She won the freaking Oscar at age 10 for this and I’d really love to give a more deep cut response, but why screw around? Paper Moon is a perfect film and she is the lynchpin.
- 10/9/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Harry Dean Stanton, the legendary character actor and offbeat leading man who starred in Repo Man, Paris, Texas, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and Big Love in a career that spanned over seven decades, has died at the age of 91.
Stanton died of natural causes in Los Angeles, Variety reports, with TMZ adding that the actor died peacefully Friday afternoon at the city's Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
Director David Lynch, who cast Stanton in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story and the recent Twin Peaks: The Return,...
Stanton died of natural causes in Los Angeles, Variety reports, with TMZ adding that the actor died peacefully Friday afternoon at the city's Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
Director David Lynch, who cast Stanton in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story and the recent Twin Peaks: The Return,...
- 9/15/2017
- Rollingstone.com
We’ve previously seen “Elf” and “The Santa Clause” get recut as horror films, but now the beloved family classic “Home Alone” has been given a gruesome twist in “Home Alone With Blood.”
YouTube user BitMassive took three scenes from Chris Columbus’ children’s movie and edited it to include tons of blood and gore. We’ve always known that the film is violent, but with these added special effects, you can’t help feel bad for burglars Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) and all the treacherous things Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) does to them.
Read More: ‘Elf’ Recut As a Horror Thriller Is a Terrifying Holiday Treat
The first video features the bad guys trying to go upstairs, just to be hit with a huge metal pole. Blood splats all over the walls and the guys suffer massive injuries. Another clip shows Marv and Harry finally getting...
YouTube user BitMassive took three scenes from Chris Columbus’ children’s movie and edited it to include tons of blood and gore. We’ve always known that the film is violent, but with these added special effects, you can’t help feel bad for burglars Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) and all the treacherous things Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) does to them.
Read More: ‘Elf’ Recut As a Horror Thriller Is a Terrifying Holiday Treat
The first video features the bad guys trying to go upstairs, just to be hit with a huge metal pole. Blood splats all over the walls and the guys suffer massive injuries. Another clip shows Marv and Harry finally getting...
- 1/7/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Whenever someone compiles a list of The Scariest Films Of All Time, they always mention the same movies: Psycho, Jaws, The Shining, The Evil Dead, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Ring, Insidious etc.
There is, as we all know, no “best” of anything, but if these lists are to have a purpose, it should be to introduce readers to a broader variety of films rather than echo the opinions of others. So let’s assume you’ve seen those films and move on, okay?
A good horror movie doesn’t want to reassure the viewer but sneak up on them unawares and scare the bejesus out of them, to unsettle them by giving some kind of insight into the things that lurk in the darkness. One of the most unsettling moments of the last 20 years occurs not in a horror film but in Todd Solondz’s Happiness (1998), when kindly...
There is, as we all know, no “best” of anything, but if these lists are to have a purpose, it should be to introduce readers to a broader variety of films rather than echo the opinions of others. So let’s assume you’ve seen those films and move on, okay?
A good horror movie doesn’t want to reassure the viewer but sneak up on them unawares and scare the bejesus out of them, to unsettle them by giving some kind of insight into the things that lurk in the darkness. One of the most unsettling moments of the last 20 years occurs not in a horror film but in Todd Solondz’s Happiness (1998), when kindly...
- 10/28/2015
- by Ian Watson
- Obsessed with Film
Paul Toombes has played a horror movie antagonist for years, but the wicked ways of his onscreen persona are now trickling into his real life world in 1974’s Madhouse. In 1975’s The Land That Time Forgot, World War I-era castaways wash ashore on Caprona, a place where dinosaurs still stomp the scenery. And in similar fashion to Psycho‘s Norman Bates, Ezra Cobb kills people with his mother in mind in 1974’s Deranged. Kino Lorber recently announced that they are bringing these three diverse films out on Blu-ray in the near future, and we have the trio’s release details for those interested in making them new additions to their collections.
Madhouse: Featuring a fresh HD master, Madhouse will hit Blu-ray in July. Bonus features and the cover art have not been revealed yet. Directed by Jim Clark, Madhouse stars Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, and Adrienne Corri.
Synopsis: “Masters of macabre Vincent Price,...
Madhouse: Featuring a fresh HD master, Madhouse will hit Blu-ray in July. Bonus features and the cover art have not been revealed yet. Directed by Jim Clark, Madhouse stars Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, and Adrienne Corri.
Synopsis: “Masters of macabre Vincent Price,...
- 2/9/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
★★★☆☆ Opinions on what makes a good horror film usually fall into two distinct camps. On the one hand you have those which unsettle and shock audiences, but sends them home smiling. Then you have the likes of Deranged (1974), the notorious cult outing by directors Jeff Gillen and Alan Ormsbury - starring Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee and Leslie Carlson - which leaves the viewer nauseated and repulsed, asking the question "Was that really necessary?" Deep in the heart of rural America, Ezra Cobb (Blossom) lives alone with his mother Amanda (Lee). When Amanda dies, Ezra is left to fend for himself.
Haunted by the presence of his overbearing mother, Ezra embarks on a series of inhuman acts which would go down in the annals of American history as some of the country's most depraved and heinous crimes. Over the years, the life of Ed Gein - the unhinged handyman from La Crosse County,...
Haunted by the presence of his overbearing mother, Ezra embarks on a series of inhuman acts which would go down in the annals of American history as some of the country's most depraved and heinous crimes. Over the years, the life of Ed Gein - the unhinged handyman from La Crosse County,...
- 8/20/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
While we’e been covering many of the Scream Factory releases for our Us readers, Arrow Video has been releasing horror classics in the UK for a while now and they recently announced their next set of Blu-ray releases. Take a look at release details, cover art, and bonus features for The Fall of the House of Usher, Lifeforce, Deranged, and Squirm. We’ve also included details for Motel Hell, which we covered earlier this week.
Motel Hell: “It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!” cackle the brother-and-sister team behind the finest smoked meats in the county. They also run the friendly Motel Hello (the ‘o’ in the neon sign sometimes goes on the blink), and no matter how many times you’ve seen Psycho or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, you can be sure that everything will be perfectly above board here as Vincent...
Motel Hell: “It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!” cackle the brother-and-sister team behind the finest smoked meats in the county. They also run the friendly Motel Hello (the ‘o’ in the neon sign sometimes goes on the blink), and no matter how many times you’ve seen Psycho or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, you can be sure that everything will be perfectly above board here as Vincent...
- 5/4/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 28, 2013
Price: DVD $24.95, Blu-ray $29.95
Studio: Olive Films
Tom Conti stars in Reuben, Reuben.
Tom Conti (The Tempest) received a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his performance in the 1983 film comedy Reuben, Reuben.
Conti is Gowan McGland, a creatively blocked Scottish poet who ekes out a day-to-day existence by exploiting the generosity of strangers in an affluent New England suburb. His trick is to recite his verse to various arts groups and women’s clubs, bedding other men’s wives, and, hell, even steal tips from waiters at expensive restaurants. It’s not much of a life, but that’s all he has, until he meets and falls for young co-ed Geneva Spofford (Kelly McGillis, The Innkeepers). While Geneva has strong feelings too, she has everything to lose from a relationship with a drunken deadbeat poet who’s unable to hold a job.
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller,...
Price: DVD $24.95, Blu-ray $29.95
Studio: Olive Films
Tom Conti stars in Reuben, Reuben.
Tom Conti (The Tempest) received a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his performance in the 1983 film comedy Reuben, Reuben.
Conti is Gowan McGland, a creatively blocked Scottish poet who ekes out a day-to-day existence by exploiting the generosity of strangers in an affluent New England suburb. His trick is to recite his verse to various arts groups and women’s clubs, bedding other men’s wives, and, hell, even steal tips from waiters at expensive restaurants. It’s not much of a life, but that’s all he has, until he meets and falls for young co-ed Geneva Spofford (Kelly McGillis, The Innkeepers). While Geneva has strong feelings too, she has everything to lose from a relationship with a drunken deadbeat poet who’s unable to hold a job.
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller,...
- 4/1/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Assuming this won’t be some sort of insane hybrid of beloved holiday classic Home Alone and Uwe Boll “masterpiece” Alone in the Dark, ABC Family has announced that they will air the fifth installment in the Home Alone franchise, titled Home Alone 5: Alone in the Dark. (On second thought, that would be sort of amazing.)
Alas, fans of the 1990 Macaulay-Culkin-battles-home intruders comedy will still watch in complete horror as the Home Alone name carries on without the exploits of Kevin McCallister and the wet/sticky bandits. In addition to coming to terms with this, devotees of the original...
Alas, fans of the 1990 Macaulay-Culkin-battles-home intruders comedy will still watch in complete horror as the Home Alone name carries on without the exploits of Kevin McCallister and the wet/sticky bandits. In addition to coming to terms with this, devotees of the original...
- 3/16/2012
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
As collectors, we are always on the lookout for keepsakes from our favorite films, and while the rewards are rare, every once in a while you come across something truly unique and exciting. Often times, an item will catch our eye while we peruse the dusty shelves in an antique store or swap meet table, only to find our “treasure” to be unrelated and irrelevant to our hunt. There are those times, though, when we dig to the back and come across something that, while not directly tied to our favorite movie, seems to almost be torn off the screen and placed into your hands, possibly unbeknownst to the company producing it. These are the inadvertent collectibles.
In 2010, die-cast collectible car manufacturer M2 introduced a new line of 1:64 scale vehicles called Auto-Projects, a market anomaly of rusted out hulls instead of the pretty painted toy store fodder collectors were used to.
In 2010, die-cast collectible car manufacturer M2 introduced a new line of 1:64 scale vehicles called Auto-Projects, a market anomaly of rusted out hulls instead of the pretty painted toy store fodder collectors were used to.
- 2/8/2012
- by Justin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
The Kennedys executive producer Michael Prupas says he's feeling "vindicated" after his miniseries earned 10 Emmy nominations after initially being dropped by History Channel and avoided by other networks before being picked up by ReelzChannel in January. Executive producer Joel Surnow also weighed in saying, "It’s a big vindication. Huge."
The Kennedys will re-air starting November 6, 2011 only on ReelzChannel. Sign up for alerts.
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Freelance television producer Al Taylor, who has done work on several shows including The Jerry Springer Show, has offered Casey Anthony $1 million for her very first television interview upon her release from jail this weekend.
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After taking Best Female Athlete honors at the Espy awards, skier Lindsay Vonn used her speech to beg Justin Bieber to pose for a picture for her Facebook page, and the Biebs delivered.
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Charlie Sheen's high school journal is up for auction and The Masheen predicted his meltdown...
The Kennedys executive producer Michael Prupas says he's feeling "vindicated" after his miniseries earned 10 Emmy nominations after initially being dropped by History Channel and avoided by other networks before being picked up by ReelzChannel in January. Executive producer Joel Surnow also weighed in saying, "It’s a big vindication. Huge."
The Kennedys will re-air starting November 6, 2011 only on ReelzChannel. Sign up for alerts.
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Freelance television producer Al Taylor, who has done work on several shows including The Jerry Springer Show, has offered Casey Anthony $1 million for her very first television interview upon her release from jail this weekend.
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After taking Best Female Athlete honors at the Espy awards, skier Lindsay Vonn used her speech to beg Justin Bieber to pose for a picture for her Facebook page, and the Biebs delivered.
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Charlie Sheen's high school journal is up for auction and The Masheen predicted his meltdown...
- 7/15/2011
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
Wow, I would have pegged this guy as being at least ten years older. Did he ever look young !? That means he was my age (!) when he played the Ed Gein-inspired Ezra Cobb in the 1974 cult horror classic Deranged. Mainstream audiences will always best remember him as ‘Old Man Marley’, the creepy old neighbor who turns out to be nice in the 1990 smash Home Alone. He was a Broadway star, a celebrated WWII vet, and a familiar face to movie fans whose long list of credits include Slaughterhouse Five, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and Escape From Alcatraz.
From the New York Times.Com:
Roberts Blossom, a durable character actor who was known for playing cantankerous old coots, both comic and sinister, but who may be best remembered as the kindly next-door neighbor in the comedy .Home Alone,. died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87. His death was confirmed by his daughter,...
From the New York Times.Com:
Roberts Blossom, a durable character actor who was known for playing cantankerous old coots, both comic and sinister, but who may be best remembered as the kindly next-door neighbor in the comedy .Home Alone,. died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87. His death was confirmed by his daughter,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Roberts Blossom seemed like an immortal spirit on the McCallister family's block in "Home Alone." In his "Boo Radley"-styled role as the mysterious old neighbor Marley, Blossom created one of the film's most memorable characters, which makes it all the more sad to read that the actor has passed away at the age of 87, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Blossom famously used his shovel for more than just distributing sidewalk salt, much to the dismay of the Wet Bandits (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern). But he also gave their Oscar-nominated Chris Columbus film a heart and moral center with a touch of humanity as he talked to Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) and made things right with his family.
In the scheme of grisly old man characters, Blossom knew how to wear some facial hair and light up a scene as well as anyone. He even had the Obie and Soapy awards to prove it,...
Blossom famously used his shovel for more than just distributing sidewalk salt, much to the dismay of the Wet Bandits (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern). But he also gave their Oscar-nominated Chris Columbus film a heart and moral center with a touch of humanity as he talked to Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) and made things right with his family.
In the scheme of grisly old man characters, Blossom knew how to wear some facial hair and light up a scene as well as anyone. He even had the Obie and Soapy awards to prove it,...
- 7/14/2011
- by IFC
- ifc.com
Roberts Blossom -- best known as the creepy, snow-shoveling neighbor in " Home Alone " who ends up saving the day (spoiler alert) -- died Friday of natural causes in Santa Monica, California. Blossom appeared in many films before landing the role of "old man Marley" in "Home Alone" -- including, " Deranged ", " The Great Gatsby ", " Close Encounters of the Third Kind " and "Doc Hollywood ". In addition to his acting career -- Blossom was a World War II Vet and a well-respected poet.
- 7/14/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Super sad news. It's been announced today that Roberts Blossom, character actor that was featured in Home Alone, has passed away due to natural causes at the age of 87.
Blossom died Friday in his home, leaving behind a legacy of great character work. Blossom grew up in Connecticut and attended Harvard, quickly garnering accolades from his school mates. His first film work was in the adaptation of Our Town in 1959.
Besides Home Alone, Blossom has been in The Great Gatsby with Robert Redford and creeped audiences out in the film Dereanged which was loosely based on serial killer Ed Gein.
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Blossom died Friday in his home, leaving behind a legacy of great character work. Blossom grew up in Connecticut and attended Harvard, quickly garnering accolades from his school mates. His first film work was in the adaptation of Our Town in 1959.
Besides Home Alone, Blossom has been in The Great Gatsby with Robert Redford and creeped audiences out in the film Dereanged which was loosely based on serial killer Ed Gein.
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- 7/14/2011
- by Emily Cheever
- Filmology
Some seriously sad news: Roberts Blossom — the character actor best known for playing the wrongly-accused South Bend Shovel Slayer, a.k.a. “Old Man Marley,” in Home Alone — has passed away at the age of 87. The L.A. Times reports that Blossom died of natural causes in a nursing home in Santa Monica.
While Blossom, a three-time Obie Award winner, had an illustrious career on stage and screen that spanned 40 years (he was featured in films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Always, Christine, and the cult horror movie Deranged, and appeared in TV shows such as Moonlighting, Northern Exposure,...
While Blossom, a three-time Obie Award winner, had an illustrious career on stage and screen that spanned 40 years (he was featured in films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Always, Christine, and the cult horror movie Deranged, and appeared in TV shows such as Moonlighting, Northern Exposure,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
Old Man Marley, we barely knew ya. Roberts Blossom, the veteran thesp of both stage and screen who's perhaps best known for playing Macaulay Culkin's benevolent, if slightly quirky neighbor in 1990's Home Alone, has died of natural causes in Santa Monica. He was 87. Blossom's daughter, Deborah, confirmed his death to the New York Times. While Gen Xers will identify him most for as the geezer who gave Culkin's Home Alone character some paternal advice after he's accidentally left home over Christmas, Blossom was a highly-successful Broadway character actor who made the jump to TV and film roles in the 1950s in a career that spanned more than 50 years. Among his most...
- 7/14/2011
- E! Online
Actor Roberts Blossom has passed away at the age of 87.
He died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Friday.
Blossom played a number of small, supporting roles in a variety of classic American films including Slaughterhouse-Five, The Great Gatsby, Clint Eastwood's Escape from Alcatraz and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
In addition, he famously portrayed Old Man Marley in Home Alone and guest starred in the hit TV series The Twilight Zone.
He died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Friday.
Blossom played a number of small, supporting roles in a variety of classic American films including Slaughterhouse-Five, The Great Gatsby, Clint Eastwood's Escape from Alcatraz and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
In addition, he famously portrayed Old Man Marley in Home Alone and guest starred in the hit TV series The Twilight Zone.
- 7/13/2011
- WENN
Scoop on the New Web Version of All My Children
There's also highly reliable buzz — unconfirmed by Prospect Park — that Susan Lucci has agreed to move on with the show, though to what extent she'll participate or for how long isn't clear.
Prospect Park plans to retain current head writer Lorraine Broderick and executive producer Julie Carruthers. But are there major rewrites in the works for the ABC finale? Broderick, working in tandem with AMC's legendary creator Agnes Nixon, had planned to tie up most of the major storylines with nice tidy bows. Now such a finale is problematic, since creating a few cliffhangers would encourage viewers to check out the internet version.
There are also some hard-to-believe whispers going around that Sarah Michelle Gellar has agreed to return to AMC for a farewell appearance before the show leaves ABC.
Actor Roberts Blossom has died at age 87
Stage and screen...
There's also highly reliable buzz — unconfirmed by Prospect Park — that Susan Lucci has agreed to move on with the show, though to what extent she'll participate or for how long isn't clear.
Prospect Park plans to retain current head writer Lorraine Broderick and executive producer Julie Carruthers. But are there major rewrites in the works for the ABC finale? Broderick, working in tandem with AMC's legendary creator Agnes Nixon, had planned to tie up most of the major storylines with nice tidy bows. Now such a finale is problematic, since creating a few cliffhangers would encourage viewers to check out the internet version.
There are also some hard-to-believe whispers going around that Sarah Michelle Gellar has agreed to return to AMC for a farewell appearance before the show leaves ABC.
Actor Roberts Blossom has died at age 87
Stage and screen...
- 7/13/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
His name may not ring a bell at first, but chances are you're quite familiar with the work of character actor Roberts Blossom. Sadly, Mr. Blossom passed away last Friday in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 87.
The New York Times posted quite a nice tribute to the quirky actor, excerpts of which follow:
Roberts Blossom was known for playing cantankerous old coots, both comic and sinister, but may be best remembered as the kindly next-door neighbor in the comedy Home Alone. He was an ill-fated patient in the George C. Scott film The Hospital, the delirious Wild Bob Cody in Slaughterhouse-Five, Paul Le Mat’s ornery father in Citizens Band, the farmer who once saw Bigfoot in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the convict who paints the warden’s portrait in Escape From Alcatraz, and the irate judge who sentences Michael J. Fox to community service in...
The New York Times posted quite a nice tribute to the quirky actor, excerpts of which follow:
Roberts Blossom was known for playing cantankerous old coots, both comic and sinister, but may be best remembered as the kindly next-door neighbor in the comedy Home Alone. He was an ill-fated patient in the George C. Scott film The Hospital, the delirious Wild Bob Cody in Slaughterhouse-Five, Paul Le Mat’s ornery father in Citizens Band, the farmer who once saw Bigfoot in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the convict who paints the warden’s portrait in Escape From Alcatraz, and the irate judge who sentences Michael J. Fox to community service in...
- 7/13/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Who was Roberts Blossom?He was a patient who died of malpractice in hospital in 1971. Then in 1972, he was a military officer who knew a young soldier who came unstuck in time. In 1974 he dug women up from the grave, or killed them fresh, so he could wear their skins. Also, in 1974 he birthed an enigma by the name of Gatsby. That same year he also surfaced as a Bible Belt preacher, full of fire, brimstone, and double-standards.By the time 1977 rolled around, he was standing on a mountain top, waiting for extraterrestrials to swing by and give him a lift to the Great Unknown. Sadly, all he got were Army helicopters. In 1979 he was stuck on Alcatraz, imprisoned, but...
- 7/13/2011
- Screen Anarchy
If you have Netflix and are a horror fan in need of something to watch this Labor Day weekend, one look at this gargantuan list I compiled of the new terror titles Netflix has added for instant streaming in just the first three days of this month should keep you busy until Labor Day next year. You'll find something for everyone, from older titles to recent releases, famous to obscure, classic to not-so-classic, monsters to maniacs - you name it.
For the record, I considered compiling this list in alphabetical order or by year of the film's release, but then I realized I had already spent well over an hour just sorting through the massive catalogue of titles Netflix has now made available for instant streaming and realized Labor Day would be over by the time I finished arranging this list in any kind of order. Ready? Here you go.
For the record, I considered compiling this list in alphabetical order or by year of the film's release, but then I realized I had already spent well over an hour just sorting through the massive catalogue of titles Netflix has now made available for instant streaming and realized Labor Day would be over by the time I finished arranging this list in any kind of order. Ready? Here you go.
- 9/3/2010
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Hollywood makes edible fare out of another sacred 1980s classic...
The whys and wherefores of Hollywood remakes have been discussed to death and once we accept the, admittedly believable, assertion that actors and directors want to bring the films they loved as teens to a new generation, the appeal of the almighty dollar seems the overriding influence. But even if we grudgingly accept that remakes, reboots and reimaginings are going to happen, whether we like it or not, the potential for changes to a movie we cherished is still frightening. Home Alone could be remade and the paintpot-to-the-face gag and infamous 'aftershave scene' could be recreated without too much offence. But would a new version be able to wield the same emotional firepower as Roberts Blossom's portrayal of the misunderstood elderly next door neighbour?
A Jurassic Park reboot could use James Cameron's Volume Motion Capture platform and create...
The whys and wherefores of Hollywood remakes have been discussed to death and once we accept the, admittedly believable, assertion that actors and directors want to bring the films they loved as teens to a new generation, the appeal of the almighty dollar seems the overriding influence. But even if we grudgingly accept that remakes, reboots and reimaginings are going to happen, whether we like it or not, the potential for changes to a movie we cherished is still frightening. Home Alone could be remade and the paintpot-to-the-face gag and infamous 'aftershave scene' could be recreated without too much offence. But would a new version be able to wield the same emotional firepower as Roberts Blossom's portrayal of the misunderstood elderly next door neighbour?
A Jurassic Park reboot could use James Cameron's Volume Motion Capture platform and create...
- 7/27/2010
- by admin@shadowlocked.com (Lewis Bazley)
- Shadowlocked
Movies and fashion blend beautifully together. The recent fashion show featuring the latest collection by Dolce and Gabbana was inspired by the film Baarìa - La porta del vento, an upcoming Sicilian-Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It was the opening film of the 66th Venice International Film Festival in September 2009. It is also the Italian entry for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
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Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
- 1/23/2010
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Movies and fashion blend beautifully together. The recent fashion show featuring the latest collection by Dolce and Gabbana was inspired by the film Baarìa - La porta del vento, an upcoming Sicilian-Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It was the opening film of the 66th Venice International Film Festival in September 2009. It is also the Italian entry for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
- 1/23/2010
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Movies and fashion blend beautifully together. The recent fashion show featuring the latest collection by Dolce and Gabbana was inspired by the film Baarìa - La porta del vento, an upcoming Sicilian-Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It was the opening film of the 66th Venice International Film Festival in September 2009. It is also the Italian entry for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
- 1/23/2010
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Movies and fashion blend beautifully together. The recent fashion show featuring the latest collection by Dolce and Gabbana was inspired by the film Baarìa - La porta del vento, an upcoming Sicilian-Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It was the opening film of the 66th Venice International Film Festival in September 2009. It is also the Italian entry for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
- 1/23/2010
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Movies and fashion blend beautifully together. The recent fashion show featuring the latest collection by Dolce and Gabbana was inspired by the film Baarìa - La porta del vento, an upcoming Sicilian-Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It was the opening film of the 66th Venice International Film Festival in September 2009. It is also the Italian entry for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
In this series, we're listing down some very old and very new films that celebrate fashion at its finest! First on our list of 10 is The Great Gatsby:
- - -
Directed by Jack Clayton from the screenplay of Francis Ford-Coppola, The Great Gatsby (1974) tells about Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle,...
- 1/23/2010
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
End times are with us again, it seems, peaking in the American brainpan beyond even the levels enjoyed during the Cold War, and doubtlessly fed by the river of fear-mongering napalm that pours forth from 24-hour news channels, instant cyber-crises and always-alarmed personal media. How could we stand a chance, when plugged into so many cheap sources of input always hungry for eyes and ears and eager for a bank run or apocalyptic prophecy? Maybe in no other year besides 1973 could Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" be made into a major Hollywood production, lean and deadly avalanche-read sonofabitch that it is, speaking into the reader's ears with the matter-of-fact voice of his or her worst post-nuclear nightmares.
That's just one hurdle for director John Hillcoat, making the camera speak with McCarthy's tongue, and Joel and Ethan Coen's assiduous pauses and chilly distance fared far better than Hillcoat's plaintive earnestness.
That's just one hurdle for director John Hillcoat, making the camera speak with McCarthy's tongue, and Joel and Ethan Coen's assiduous pauses and chilly distance fared far better than Hillcoat's plaintive earnestness.
- 11/25/2009
- by Michael Atkinson
- ifc.com
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