Also, CNN Entertainment uses the upcoming “Friday Night Lights” feature film as the peg to do an item about TV shows that have become movies, and mentions, well, guess who? (Thanks to our pal Tom for the heads up.)
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Several people alerted us to the story by The AV Club, which notes that AIP is at it again: Remaking some of their old movies, including some that were riffed by our beloved cowtown puppet show.
 LONDON — Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen died here May 7. He was 92.
Harryhausen never worked on an MSTed movie, but he was mentioned in passing in a host segment in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION. So you’re watching an episode and most of the performances are terrible or at the very least flat and bland. But then one performer comes on the screen with actual screen presence, with actual ability, and suddenly the movie is briefly watchable.
You’ve probably had that experience. Tell us about it. Here’s mine: It’s the rather brief appearance of veteran actor Les Tremayne as Norman “the crazy goat man” Tolliver in “The Slime People.” He arrives and the screen lights up, he departs and it’s just a foggy mess again. And if you can think of a thread topic, be sure to send it in!  NEW YORK CITY — Tony Award-nominated actress, singer and dancer Virginia Gibson died here April 25. She was 88.Her career began in St. Louis in the chorus at the Muny Opera in Forest Park. In the ’50s she made her movie debut in “Tea for Two,” followed by roles in “Painting the Clouds with Sunshine,” “About Face” and “Stop You’re Killing Me,” but was best known as Liza in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” She was also a regular performer on “The Johnny Carson Show” (1955–56), an earlier Carson series, not to be confused with “The Tonight Show.” From the early 1960s to the early 1970s she co-hosted the ABC-TV children’s documentary program “Discovery.” In 1957 she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for her portrayal of Beth Livingstone in “Happy Hunting.” MSTies will remember her as Mary in the short ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON, seen in episode 701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST. Thanks to Peter for the heads up! |
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