Dolly Parton was used to hearing rumors about herself in high school. Her peers resented her for being locally famous. The girls, especially, didn’t like her due to the way she dressed and carried herself. So when the “Coat of Many Colors” singer heard the rumor that her younger sister Rachel was actually her own daughter, she wasn’t surprised.
The rumor that Dolly Parton’s sister Rachel is actually her daughter
Dolly started performing on The Cas Walker Show when she was 10 years old. She worked for grocery store mogul Cas Walker into her high school years. When she was 14, a “real good-looking guy” named Curly Dan Bailey worked with her on the show.
“Even though I was only fourteen at the time, the rumor spread that I had gotten pregnant by Curly Dan and that Rachel was actually my illegitimate child by him,” Dolly wrote in her 1994 memoir,...
The rumor that Dolly Parton’s sister Rachel is actually her daughter
Dolly started performing on The Cas Walker Show when she was 10 years old. She worked for grocery store mogul Cas Walker into her high school years. When she was 14, a “real good-looking guy” named Curly Dan Bailey worked with her on the show.
“Even though I was only fourteen at the time, the rumor spread that I had gotten pregnant by Curly Dan and that Rachel was actually my illegitimate child by him,” Dolly wrote in her 1994 memoir,...
- 7/5/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Director-producer Richard Donner, best known for helming the “Lethal Weapon” film series, “The Goonies” and the original “Superman” film, died on Monday. He was 91.
Donner’s production company confirmed news of his death to Variety, though the cause was not disclosed.
Though not his first bigscreen effort, his big feature break came with 1976’s “The Omen,” starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. Thereafter, he brought his craftsmanship to the first “Superman.” He also branched out into producing, usually with his wife Lauren Shuler Donner — he executive produced the huge 2000 success “X-Men” and later the prequel “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” But his career was highlighted by the “Lethal Weapon” series, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, which elevated him to the ranks of directors generating more than a billion dollars in box office.
Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg in the Bronx, he attended Parker Junior College and then NYU, where he majored in business and theater.
Donner’s production company confirmed news of his death to Variety, though the cause was not disclosed.
Though not his first bigscreen effort, his big feature break came with 1976’s “The Omen,” starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. Thereafter, he brought his craftsmanship to the first “Superman.” He also branched out into producing, usually with his wife Lauren Shuler Donner — he executive produced the huge 2000 success “X-Men” and later the prequel “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” But his career was highlighted by the “Lethal Weapon” series, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, which elevated him to the ranks of directors generating more than a billion dollars in box office.
Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg in the Bronx, he attended Parker Junior College and then NYU, where he majored in business and theater.
- 7/5/2021
- by Richard Natale
- Variety Film + TV
Richard Donner’s first feature post- Superman is a complete switcheroo — a small-scale character piece that delivers an impressive lineup of engaging actors. John Savage leads a ‘different’ ensemble of the walking wounded, that congregates at a neighborhood bar. Are friends the best therapy? The movie has a positive sports theme, and the way its characters overcome physical limits and psychological damage feels uplifting, never phony. Diana Scarwid earned an Oscar nomination, and the unappreciated Amy Wright is a heartbreaker in a strong, uncompromised role.
Inside Moves
Blu-ray
Scorpion Releasing
1980 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 113 min. / Street Date December 10, 2019 / 19.89
Starring: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Tony Burton, Harold Sylvester, Bill Henderson, Steve Kahan, Jack O’Leary, Bert Remsen, Harold Russell, Pepe Serna.
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Film Editor: Frank Moriss
Original Music: John Barry
Written by Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson from a novel by Todd Walton
Produced by R.W. Goodwin, Mark M. Tanz...
Inside Moves
Blu-ray
Scorpion Releasing
1980 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 113 min. / Street Date December 10, 2019 / 19.89
Starring: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Tony Burton, Harold Sylvester, Bill Henderson, Steve Kahan, Jack O’Leary, Bert Remsen, Harold Russell, Pepe Serna.
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Film Editor: Frank Moriss
Original Music: John Barry
Written by Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson from a novel by Todd Walton
Produced by R.W. Goodwin, Mark M. Tanz...
- 3/3/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Michel Legrand, who died in Paris Saturday at the age of 86, was among the most renowned film composers and songwriters of our time. He won three Oscars and five Grammys, and many of his songs have entered the pantheon as among the greatest of the 20th century. Here are 10 great film music moments from the career of this French genius:
1. “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964). The close collaboration of Legrand and filmmaker Jacques Demy produced this stunning, all-sung romantic drama about a star-crossed couple. It won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and ultimately earned five Oscar nominations (three of them for the score). “I Will Wait for You” was the biggest song hit that emerged and quickly became a standard:
2. “The Young Girls of Rochefort” (1967). Legrand and Demy reunited for this splashy, colorful musical that added Americans Gene Kelly and George Chakiris to the usual French cast. The tuneful score...
1. “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964). The close collaboration of Legrand and filmmaker Jacques Demy produced this stunning, all-sung romantic drama about a star-crossed couple. It won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and ultimately earned five Oscar nominations (three of them for the score). “I Will Wait for You” was the biggest song hit that emerged and quickly became a standard:
2. “The Young Girls of Rochefort” (1967). Legrand and Demy reunited for this splashy, colorful musical that added Americans Gene Kelly and George Chakiris to the usual French cast. The tuneful score...
- 1/27/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Beth Howland, who played ditzy, high-strung waitress Vera Louise Gorman on the sitcom “Alice,” has died, the New York Times reports. She was 74. According to Howland’s husband, actor Charles Kimbrough, the actress died on Dec. 31 in Santa Monica, California, though he withheld the announcement of her death per her request. Kimbrough said that Howland died of lung cancer. Also Read: Joe Fleishaker, 500-Pound 'Toxic Avenger' Actor, Dies at 62 Howland played Gorman from 1976 to 1985 in the CBS sitcom, which was based on the 1974 film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” Valerie Curtin played the role of Vera in the...
- 5/25/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Young Robert Redford and politics: 'The Candidate' and 'All the President's Men' (photo: Robert Redford as Bob Woodward in 'All the President's Men') A young Robert Redford can be seen The Candidate, All the President's Men, Three Days of the Condor, and Downhill Racer as Turner Classic Movies' Redford series comes to a close this evening. The world of politics is the focus of the first three films, each one of them well-regarded box-office hits. The last title, which shows that politics is part of life no matter what, is set in the world of competitive sports. 'The Candidate' In the Michael Ritichie-directed The Candidate (1972), Robert Redford plays idealistic liberal Democrat Bob McKay, who, with no chance of winning, is convinced to run against the Republican incumbent in a fight for a California seat in Congress. See, McKay is too handsome. Too young. Too liberal.
- 1/28/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Dolly Parton might not have heard that Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda are teaming up again for the new Netflix series "Grace and Frankie," but she's down to get in on the fun. The trio of ladies starred in the 1980 comedy "9 to 5," and Parton tells "Today" she's "in" for a reunion.
"Well, I don't know exactly what you're talking about, but whatever they're doing, I'm in!" she says in this clip from Friday's (March 21) show. "Whatever it is, all I can say is we better get to it quick or it will be '95' instead of '9 to 5.'"
The "9 to 5" movie was so successful that it went on to spawn a TV show of the same name that ran from 1982 to 1988. It starred Rachel Denison, Valerie Curtin and Sally Struthers. There also was a successful "9 to 5" musical.
In the new Netflix series, Tomlin and Fonda play "long-time rivals...
"Well, I don't know exactly what you're talking about, but whatever they're doing, I'm in!" she says in this clip from Friday's (March 21) show. "Whatever it is, all I can say is we better get to it quick or it will be '95' instead of '9 to 5.'"
The "9 to 5" movie was so successful that it went on to spawn a TV show of the same name that ran from 1982 to 1988. It starred Rachel Denison, Valerie Curtin and Sally Struthers. There also was a successful "9 to 5" musical.
In the new Netflix series, Tomlin and Fonda play "long-time rivals...
- 3/21/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Unaired TV pilots are nothing new in the world of television development. Countless shows have gone through many incarnations before they became the TV series we now know and love.
Vulture recently unearthed two early versions of "Three's Company." One featured John Ritter as David and Valerie Curtin as Jenny and Susanne Zenor as Samantha. Yes, there was no Janet and Chrissy. However, the Ropers were still there. Check out the clip below.
The arrival of the rarely seen "Three's Company" pilot sent us down a nostalgia-filled road. Click through the gallery below to see clips of early versions of your favorite shows, from "The Munsters" to "The Big Bang Theory."...
Vulture recently unearthed two early versions of "Three's Company." One featured John Ritter as David and Valerie Curtin as Jenny and Susanne Zenor as Samantha. Yes, there was no Janet and Chrissy. However, the Ropers were still there. Check out the clip below.
The arrival of the rarely seen "Three's Company" pilot sent us down a nostalgia-filled road. Click through the gallery below to see clips of early versions of your favorite shows, from "The Munsters" to "The Big Bang Theory."...
- 4/2/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
You've heard of Garfield minus Garfield, but what would Three's Company have been like without Chrissy and Janet? Or with M*A*S*H legend Larry Gelbart at the helm? It might have happened! Over the weekend, YouTube user Mantronix4ever posted two unaired pilots for ABC's jiggle-licious mid-seventies comedy smash. The first, and most fascinating, features the late John Ritter as David (not Jack), the same sniping Ropers (Norman Fell and Audra Lindley), but with two different actresses playing the female roommates: Valerie Curtin (Jane's cousin) in what would become Joyce DeWitt's role, and Susanne Zenor keeping Suzanne Somers's future seat warm. But the most marvelous difference can be heard right away when the show's classic theme song kicks in: Here, it's a slightly sleazier rendition (more wah-wah guitar) with scat vocals in place of the now-familiar "Come and knock on our door" lyrics. It's like listening...
- 4/1/2013
- by Josef Adalian
- Vulture
Sure, "Diner" is a landmark movie, one that launched numerous careers (including those of Kevin Bacon, Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, and director Barry Levinson). But is it really the most influential movie of the last 30 years? Vanity Fair seems to think so. According to an article in the March 2012 issue, "Diner" -- released 30 years ago today, on March 5, 1982 -- is indirectly responsible for "Seinfeld," "The Office," "Pulp Fiction," and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Such writers as Nick Hornby, Stephen Merchant, and Judd Apatow acknowledge its impact on the way they write scenes that others omit, scenes were guys reveal what matters most to them by chatting over coffee about things that don't matter at all. Like its trivia-obsessed characters, "Diner" is full of unspoken tales beneath the surface. Even fans may not know how closely life imitated art in the alliances, rivalries, pranks, and power games that helped make the movie...
- 3/5/2012
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Filed under: Features, Columns, Cinematical, Blu-ray DVDs
Every week, we sift through all the new Blu-ray releases and single out the "must-see" titles. Look for the column every Monday. This week: Cybill Shepherd makes a man crazy, plus state-of-the-art computer animation (circa 1982).
Our Top 5 Picks for This Week: What to Buy or Rent
1. 'Taxi Driver.' Our pick of the year, so far, with early reviews indicating a top-notch transfer for one of the most powerful films of all time. DVD upgrade. Buy.
2. 'Tron.' Ok, all you punk kids, now you can finally see what made all of us older geeks fall crazy in love with lightcycles. And hacking. And Cindy Morgan. DVD upgrade. Buy.
3. 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence.' A science-fiction hybrid -- Kubrick-originated, Spielberg-directed -- that divided audiences and critics; demands a second look. DVD upgrade. Buy.
4. 'The Cove.' An essential documentary that exposes how Japanese fishermen slaughter dolphins.
Every week, we sift through all the new Blu-ray releases and single out the "must-see" titles. Look for the column every Monday. This week: Cybill Shepherd makes a man crazy, plus state-of-the-art computer animation (circa 1982).
Our Top 5 Picks for This Week: What to Buy or Rent
1. 'Taxi Driver.' Our pick of the year, so far, with early reviews indicating a top-notch transfer for one of the most powerful films of all time. DVD upgrade. Buy.
2. 'Tron.' Ok, all you punk kids, now you can finally see what made all of us older geeks fall crazy in love with lightcycles. And hacking. And Cindy Morgan. DVD upgrade. Buy.
3. 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence.' A science-fiction hybrid -- Kubrick-originated, Spielberg-directed -- that divided audiences and critics; demands a second look. DVD upgrade. Buy.
4. 'The Cove.' An essential documentary that exposes how Japanese fishermen slaughter dolphins.
- 4/5/2011
- by Peter Martin
- Moviefone
Filed under: Features, Columns, Cinematical, Blu-ray DVDs
Every week, we sift through all the new Blu-ray releases and single out the "must-see" titles. Look for the column every Monday. This week: Cybill Shepherd makes a man crazy, plus state-of-the-art computer animation (circa 1982).
Our Top 5 Picks for This Week: What to Buy or Rent
1. 'Taxi Driver.' Our pick of the year, so far, with early reviews indicating a top-notch transfer for one of the most powerful films of all time. DVD upgrade. Buy.
2. 'Tron.' Ok, all you punk kids, now you can finally see what made all of us older geeks fall crazy in love with lightcycles. And hacking. And Cindy Morgan. DVD upgrade. Buy.
3. 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence.' A science-fiction hybrid -- Kubrick-originated, Spielberg-directed -- that divided audiences and critics; demands a second look. DVD upgrade. Buy.
4. 'The Cove.' An essential documentary that exposes how Japanese fishermen slaughter dolphins.
Every week, we sift through all the new Blu-ray releases and single out the "must-see" titles. Look for the column every Monday. This week: Cybill Shepherd makes a man crazy, plus state-of-the-art computer animation (circa 1982).
Our Top 5 Picks for This Week: What to Buy or Rent
1. 'Taxi Driver.' Our pick of the year, so far, with early reviews indicating a top-notch transfer for one of the most powerful films of all time. DVD upgrade. Buy.
2. 'Tron.' Ok, all you punk kids, now you can finally see what made all of us older geeks fall crazy in love with lightcycles. And hacking. And Cindy Morgan. DVD upgrade. Buy.
3. 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence.' A science-fiction hybrid -- Kubrick-originated, Spielberg-directed -- that divided audiences and critics; demands a second look. DVD upgrade. Buy.
4. 'The Cove.' An essential documentary that exposes how Japanese fishermen slaughter dolphins.
- 4/5/2011
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
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