May 21, 2009 | Connecticut Post
'Angela's Ashes' author Frank McCourt has melanoma
A publicist for Frank McCourt confirms the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Angela's Ashes" has cancer.
Actor Rip Torn gets probation in Conn. DUI case
In this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo, Actor Rip Torn is seen in this New York State Police photo in Somers, N.Y., after his arrest for driving while intoxicated.
Remembering Bud Shrake, who got me into the movies
I was sorry to hear that Bud Shrake passed away. Shrake was a great guy, a wonderful writer, had a sense of humor that wouldn't quit, and gave me my first and only break in the movie business.
Voice of Vanessa Matthew Broderick - Voice of Adam Flayman John Goodman - Voice of Layton T. Montgomery Chris Rock - Voice of Mooseblood See full cast Patrick Warburton - Voice of Ken Kathy Bates - Voice of Janet Benson Barry Levinson - Voice of Martin Benson Larry King - Voice of Bee Larry King Ray Liotta - Voice of Ray Liotta Sting - Voice of ...
Movie Reviews - David Carradine, Bruce Dern and Rip Torn Old Salts in "Golden Boys"
Ita s an historic yarn set on Cape Cod in the year 1905. Writer-director Daniel Adams chose the fishing village of Chatham for a practical reason.
David Carradine; Bruce Dern; Rip Torn. Also: profiles of individuals who served jail time for crimes they did not commit; a biography of Rep.
Ever wonder what the ancestors of The Gorton's Fisherman were like? No? Well, it seems as though filmmaker Daniel Adams wants to impart that knowledge in The Golden Boys , a frozen fish stick of a movie about three retired sea captains seeking a housekeeper.
Most worth of mention is its cast, which features Rip Torn, Bruce Dern and David Carradine as former seafaring men who set out to find a wife for one of them to make their quiet bachelor life more bearable.
Ira Sachs directs Pierce Brosnan on the set of his 2007 film, "Married Life." Sachs will be lecturing about his life and career at 4:30 today at 185 Nassau.
Temple-Born Actor Tries To Avoid DWI Charge
Temple-born Actor Rip Torn is trying to avoid a drunken driving charge in Connecticut by applying for an alcohol education program.
Ok, I felt sure I'd written about Wonder Boys before, but a search of both here and the old blog turned up zilch on it.
Film and stage actor Rip Torn was arraigned Monday on drunken driving charges in Bantam Superior Court.
Here's What Happened on Jan 7th, 2009
Ron Asheton, the guitarist and bassist with The Stooges, was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Michigan, home yesterday .
The Waterbury Connecticut Republican
Torn's bad side caught on tape 'Dodgeball' star answers to drinking allegations
Surveillance video taken from a police cruiser captured the recent drunken driving arrest of actor Rip Torn, who police say was belligerent and uncooperative when pulled over on Route 44 in Salisbury.
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Rip Torn faces drunken driving charges in Conn.
Actor Rip Torn has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charges in Connecticut, nearly two years after temporarily losing his license for similar charges in New York.
The 77-year-old Salisbury resident appeared in Bantam Superior Court on Monday. He pleaded not guilty to illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence and failure to drive in the proper lane.
State police say Torn was driving his Subaru with a Christmas tree tied to the top in the breakdown lane of Route 44 on Dec. 14. Police say he failed part of a field sobriety exam and refused to take a Breathalyzer test.
A Movie A Day: PAYDAY (1973) If I was a man Ia d ball you, too. God knows youa re easy enough.
A Movie A Day: PAYDAY If I was a man Ia d ball you, too. God knows youa re easy enough.
a Movie a Day: a Stranger is Watching (1982) The book that described ...
A Movie A Day: A STRANGER IS WATCHING The book that described it is now the movie that shows it.
The Man Who Fell To Earth: Criterion Collection
Judge Clark Douglas has experienced the blinding powers of X-ray light. You have to believe it to see it.