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Media mogul (Wallpaper, Monocle) Tyler Brûlé and tawdry toreador in blue at the Brüno premiere in Spain.
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Movies That Shook the World network: AMCMOVIES THAT SHOOK THE WORLD will give viewers an in-depth look at the most important films of all time from a fresh perspective: how popular culture influenced their creation, and how they, in turn, influenced society once they were released.MOVIES THAT SHOOK THE WORLD will give viewers an in-depth look at the most important films of all time from a fresh perspective: how popular culture influenced their creation, and how they, in turn, influenced society once they were released. Our pilot episode on THE CHINA SYNDROME reveals the genesis of that film in the clash between the nuclear industry that grew up in the 50s and 60s, versus the environmental movement of the 70s. In exclusive interviews with star and producer Michael Douglas, writer Mike Gray, environmental activist Erin Brockovich and many others, we learn how the nuclear industry "forgot to mention" to the public the fact that in certain accidents, nuclear reactors could melt down and release massive radiation. When writer Mike Gray discovered this, he decided to pen an explosive screenplay to alert the public. When the film was released, the nuclear industry and many others attacked it as a fantasy that could never happen, pure Hollywood liberal propaganda. Then two weeks later, Three Mile Island proved the filmmakers had got it right. America has not licensed a single nuclear reactor since. In nine half-hour episodes of MOVIES THAT SHOOK THE WORLD, we'll turn this unique lens on THE GRADUATE, FATAL ATTRACTION, THE BIRTH OF A NATION, AMERICAN GRAFFITI, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, DO THE RIGHT THING and THE EXORCIST. Interviewees include Spike Lee, Glenn Close, Ann Archer, Stanley Jaffe, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Douglas, Peter Bart, Al Franken, Bill Nunn, Mario Van Peebles, Richard Edson, Debbie Allen, Adrian Lyne, Ione Skye, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Martha Coolidge, Julie Dash, Craig T. Nelson, Andrea Dworkin, Zach Galligan, Linda Gray, Buck Henry, Sherry Lansing, Kasi Lemmons, Catherine McKinnon, Michael Medved, Erin Brockovich, Roger Ebert, Barbara Hershey, Katie Rophie, Richard Schickel, Thelma Schoonmaker, John Lurie and many others. Executive Producers: Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato Related WOW Report Posts:Media mogul (Wallpaper, Monocle) Tyler Brûlé and tawdry toreador in blue at the Brüno premiere in Spain.
Never Mind The BullocksThursday, June 18, 2009 09:31 PM
Ma T'Adore Il Matador! via here, there and everywhere.
Shelf-PromotionMonday, April 03, 2006 05:35 AM
Must-See TVSunday, February 12, 2006 08:06 PM
Well, I think kids should watch Waters's Pink Flamingos on their computers; it's an official American classic now that AMC's Movies That Shook the World series honored it with a very rich half-hour of the gayest TV since The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Speaking of Musty, does anyone know if GLAAD ever gave him his much-deserved LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – or does that just go to the gay-friendly straights? – Randy Barbato
Bareback Mountain (Not What You Think)Tuesday, January 03, 2006 08:12 PM
Stalking StufferFriday, December 09, 2005 04:52 AM
Dear Karina, I wanted to take a moment out of my day to send you a big THANK YOU for letting me win your bet.
Never one to lose the chance for some extra cash, I just had to check the final cut and, don't worry, you appear not once – or twice – but three times throughout the episode (with no mention of James Van Der Beek). So congratulations! I accept PayPal, personal checks, or carefully concealed cash via regular mail.
BFN,
PS. We should totally get dinner sometime!
Brotherly LoveFriday, December 02, 2005 02:10 AM
OK. Before we post anything, we should begin the day by saying that we were well aware that yesterday was World AIDS Day all day, but we had something special planned that fell through at the 11th hour, more's the pity. However, it really should be World AIDS Day every day, don't you think? And it must still be yesterday somewhere in the world, what with all those wacky time zones.
World-Shaking PremiereThursday, September 08, 2005 11:01 PM
The WOW series produced by Gabriel Rotello, Movies That Shook the World, premieres tonight at 10 on AMC with a probing look at the bunny-boiling, stalking-psycho gestalt of Fatal Attraction, featuring interviews with stars Glenn Close, Anne Archer, and Michael Douglas; producer Sherry Lansing; and director Adrian Lyne. "It's a series everyone should see," said the Hollywood Reporter calling it "compelling" and "hugely satisfying." The opening installment tracks 1987's blockbuster hit "Fatal Attraction." Every stone is turned; every possible aspect of the movie's huge cultural impact shows up here. Sherry Lansing, who produced the megahit with Stanley Jaffe, talks on-camera about how they saw a rather mild English movie about a woman who gets revenge on her married weekend lover by calling his wife in the end. How did this fairly ordinary story get turned into a cautionary tale galore/horror flick with a crazed Glenn Close going after (heroic) Michael Douglas? Fenton Bailey would like to toot the very sizable horn of the series' supervising producer Gabriel Rotello. Nathalie Aaron and Jim Eckels and the entire team on Movies That Shook The World have done a fabulous job, but the man behind the magic of the entire series, in addition to several individual episodes, is in fact Gabriel Rotello. Gabriel has famously produced and co-directed Hidden Fuhrer: Debating The Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality, co-produced Monica In Black and White, associate produced The Eyes of Tammy Faye and Party Monster, the Shockumentary. He has also produced several other WOW series such as Super Secret Movie Rules on Vh1, The Reality of Reality on Bravo and Hollywood Fashion Machine, which was his first gig with AMC.
Chickens That Shook the World of WonderThursday, September 01, 2005 08:12 PM
Here, then, are the pathetic horrors Chickles and Chuckles, brought to us by a bizarre hillbilly highly professional animal trainer with no visible teeth an amazingly "country” attitude you don’t usually see outside movies like Deliverance on Hollywood Boulevard. One little thing Ma Kettle this lovely trainer forgot to tell us, however. Chickles – or perhaps it was Chuckles – was pregnant. And so, before our horrified, disgusted wondrous eyes, Chickles – or perhaps it was Chuckles – squatted down and laid the most appalling…THING the most amazing…EGG! Assholes Wags were quick to point out that it was not the first egg laid at World of Wonder and it probably won’t be the last. – Gabriel Rotello Movies That Shook the World begins airing September 8 on AMC.
James RansoneWednesday, August 17, 2005 08:35 PM
Actor in Ken Park, A Dirty Shame, and Spike Lee's upcoming Inside Man. Ransone talks about John Waters's Pink Flamingos for WOW's Movies That Shook the World
1. Describe yourself as if you were writing a personals ad.
2. If you had two tickets to paradise, where would you go and who would you take?
3. Who plays you in the movie?
4. Who do you go to for advice?
5. What makes you cry?
Bonus: Toilet paper roll - over or under?
Two ThingsWednesday, August 17, 2005 07:12 PM
Firstly, we learn today from Cinematical – not from WOW itself, where we work – that Jeff Goldblum will be narrating WOW's AMC series Movies That Shook the World. Eavesdropping, we'd heard that the eccentric and velvety-voiced actor was in the running, but we had to find out from strangers that it was a lock. The first 13 episodes begin airing on September 9 at 10PM. (See also Yahoo) The other bit of news, also from Cinematical, is that Angelina Jolie, who just made it official that she loves and wants to marry Brad Pitt, has been cast in Roger Zemeckis's Beowulf, which is not only torture to read, it will very likely be torture to sit through as a movie, since Zemeckis will be using that performance-capture technique that made his The Polar Express so annoying.
Acid QueensTuesday, August 16, 2005 03:15 AM
World of Wonder's Jim Eckels recently interviewed acclaimed Broadway scribes Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, whose fabulous Tony-winning musical Hairspray is based on John Waters’ movie of the same name. We wanted to ask them about Waters’ other seminal earth-shaker, Pink Flamingos, for our upcoming series Movies That Shook the World. We particularly wondered how they felt as tender young homosexuals encountering the freak-infused, poopy vision of John Waters for the first time. Tell me about seeing Pink Flamingos for the first time. What did you think? Scott Wittman: It was the first time I took acid and I went to the Elgin Theatre downtown on 18th Street in Manhattan and I saw the midnight show. Like the third week it came out. So that was 1972. Marc Shaiman: I was still in elementary school. That was '72? Wittman: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 'Cause I remember it was the year of Liza with a Z and Pink Flamingos. Those are the two events I remember from that year. You were on acid in elementary school? Wittman: Yeah. I'm on acid now, actually. I went a lot, I saw it a lot. I was vomiting 'cause I was probably drinking and taking acid. So I might have vomited, but it had nothing to do with the movie. Shaiman: Nice. I might have vomited a little into my mouth during the singing asshole scene. I actually remember being so revolted by that. I didn't enjoy the singing asshole. Wittman: No? Shaiman: No. It's gross, it's horrible. I don't think I'd wanna watch it even today.
Was there any scene you particularly remember?
Shaiman: There are the other people, and there's people like us, who John Waters was making those movies for. He was presenting exactly what we wanted to see. Wittman: On acid. (Movies That Shook the World begins September 8 at 10PM on AMC.)
The Devil You SayThursday, August 11, 2005 06:17 PM
"I used to get panic attacks, phobias, I couldn't stand closed spaces," he told us. "I couldn't stand heights. I couldn't travel by airplane because I'd get claustrophobia. I was disturbed and I even felt I was possessed. You know, I felt POSSESSED. And that came out in Tubular Bells." But does he actually believe in possession and exorcism? "My mother was a very staunch Catholic. She had some psychological problems which were unfortunately very serious. At one point when I was growing up she was hearing voices and the local priest came from the church and did an exorcism at my house to try and get rid of this spirit that was bothering my mother." – Gabriel Rotello Movies That Shook the World begins September 8 at 10PM on AMC.
Little Joe Never Once Gave It AwayMonday, August 08, 2005 10:40 PM
It’s not everyday that you meet one of your fondest fantasies from the golden age of vintage photography. So today is not everyday, because today I finally met – after decades of waiting – the legendary Joe Dallesandro. I politely shook his hand and interviewed him for our new series Movies That Shook the World. I was very serious, all business. But I really just wanted to call him Daddy! For those too young or straight to remember or care, Joe was the super hung superstar of the Andy Warhol/Paul Morrissey underground classics Flesh and Trash and Heat. He also used to pose – with and without posing strap – for those black-and-white beefcake shutterbugs with only first names – Bruce of Los Angeles or Willie of Wherever. Joe’s main attributes were a bonzo butt, a boom-boom pachyderm, and a willingness to bare it all in those pre-frontal, pre-Falcon, pre-Weber days when male celebrities just didn’t do that. Today, of course, everybody does that. Abercrombie models. Brazilian soap stars. French rugby players. You practically have to beat off naked male celebs with a joy stick. I keep waiting for Barack Obama to do a centerfold. So it’s hard to imagine the impact of Little Joe in the flesh, up there on the big screen, lighting up my teenage wasteland. You might say he was a revelation who precipitated a revolution. Anyway, you’re probably asking how he looks today in his late 50s. After all, he did Flesh when he was 20, Trash at 22, and Heat at 24. It’s been awhile. Well, imagine a cross between a well-assembled former personal trainer and a well-coiffed goombah from Delancy Street. In other words, he looks fabulous. Dignified. Slick. Italian. I think he uses Brylcreem. And he gives good interview. Daddy! – Gabriel Rotello (Movies That Shook the World begins September 8 at 10PM on AMC)
Forgive Us Our CinemaWednesday, June 08, 2005 04:32 AM
Now, sadly, Anne Bancroft, the gorgeous actress who played so brilliantly the sexy Mrs Robinson to Dustin Hoffman's Ben Braddock in The Graduate, has died before she could find out who the real Mrs Robinson was. In WOW's documentary series Movies That Shook the World, Charles Webb, the guy who wrote the novel the movie was based on, reveals for the first time the true identity of the older seductress. And, yes, we're using Bancroft, whose body has barely cooled, to promote a series on AMC. Jeez, what kind of people are we? People who believe no death should be in vain, that's who. But we're still ashamed. Series starts in July. Oh, and check out Bancroft in The Pumpkin Eater, Jack Clayton's extraordinary 1964 film.
The German site Mayweather has this nice post.
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