Benson Y. Parkinson of the Association for Mormon Letters noted that Christof represented Jesus as an "off-Christ" ("Christ-off") or Antichrist, comparing the megalomaniacal Hollywood producer to Lucifer. The conversation between Truman and Marlon at the bridge can be compared to one between Moses and God in the Book of Moses. In "C.S. Lewis and Narnia for Dummies" by Rich Wagner, Christof is compared with Screwtape, the eponymous character of "The Screwtape Letters" by C. S. Lewis.
Religious analogy
The Truman Show
The Truman Show | Religious analogy
Christof represented Jesus as an "off-Christ" ("Christ-off") or Antichrist, - the megalomaniacal Hollywood producer is compared to Lucifer; conversation between Truman and Marlon at the bridge can be compared to one between Moses and God in the Book of Moses. Benson Y. Parkinson of the Association for Mormon Letters noted that Christof represented Jesus as an "off-Christ" ("Christ-off") or Antichrist, comparing the megalomaniacal Hollywood producer to Lucifer. The conversation between Truman and Marlon at the bridge can be compared to one between Moses and God in the Book of Moses. Benson Y. Parkinson of the Association for Mormon Letters noted that Christof represented Jesus as an "off-Christ" ("Christ-off") or Antichrist, comparing the megalomaniacal Hollywood producer to Lucifer. Benson Y. Parkinson of the Association for Mormon Letters noted that Christof represented Jesus as an "off-Christ" ("Christ-off") or Antichrist
who provides the voice of mr smithers on the simpsons
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Harry Shearer
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where was he born?
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Los Angeles
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what else were his professions other than being a voice artist?
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He is also an actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer.
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to which radio network was he a host?
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National Public Radio
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what sort of shows has he hosted?
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He was host of the public radio comedy/music program "Le Show".
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has the show faced any criticism?
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Yes, Wisconsin Public Radio cancelled "Le Show"; Shearer claimed WPR was "displeased with the political content of the broadcast".
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what is the music segment of the show about?
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"An eclectic mix of mysterious music" is how KCRW describes the music played between other segments on the program. Frequently played tracks are from musicians like Johnny Adams, Astral Project, Marcia Ball etc.
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what were some of the films in which he has acted?
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"This Is Spinal Tap", "The Truman Show" and "A Mighty Wind"
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what religious analogy does the second movie have?
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Benson Y. Parkinson of the Association for Mormon Letters noted that Christof represented Jesus as an "off-Christ" ("Christ-off") or Antichrist, comparing the megalomaniacal Hollywood producer to Lucifer. The conversation between Truman and Marlon at the bridge can be compared to one between Moses and God in the Book of Moses. In "C.S. Lewis and Narnia for Dummies" by Rich Wagner, Christof is compared with Screwtape, the eponymous character of "The Screwtape Letters" by C. S. Lewis.
The Truman Show | Religious analogy
"Absurd" is in many ways only a spiritual sequel to "Anthropophagus". Connections between the two films are the following: George Eastman's and Joe D'Amato's involvement; the presence of a murderer, played by George Eastman in effectively the same role as the one he played in the first film, the disemboweled man and the association with a Greek island in both films. Joe D'Amato attempted to make the film more attractive to the American market by setting it in the United States, even though it was shot in Italy.
Absurd (film) | Relation to "Antropophagus"
While Matt eventually got all of the prizes in the rigged contest, the show's central running joke was in the same existential ballpark as "The Truman Show"." Weir declared, "There has always been this question: Is the audience getting dumber? Or are we filmmakers patronizing them? Is this what they want? Or is this what we're giving them? But the public went to my film in large numbers. And that has to be encouraging." Ronald Bishop's paper in the "Journal of Communication Enquiry" suggests "The Truman Show" showcased the power of the media. Truman's life inspires audiences around the world, meaning their lives are controlled by his.
The Truman Show | Media
Bishop commented, "In the end, the power of the media is affirmed rather than challenged. In the spirit of Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony, these films and television programs co-opt our enchantment (and disenchantment) with the media and sell it back to us." Simone Knox, in her essay "Reading The Truman Show inside out" argues that the film itself tries to blur the objective perspective and the show-within-the-film. Knox also draws a floor plan of the camera angles of the first scene.
The Truman Show | Media
Both instances point to the artificiality of Truman's life as well as the film itself.
Meta-reference | Film
Parker believes all religions are "silly". He states that "All the religions are superfunny to me... The story of Jesus makes no sense to me. God sent his only son. Why could God only have one son and why would he have to die? It's just bad writing, really. And it's really terrible in about the second act." Parker further remarked, Basically... out of all the ridiculous religion stories which are greatly, wonderfully ridiculous—the silliest one I've ever heard is, 'Yeah... there's this big giant universe and it's expanding, it's all gonna collapse on itself and we're all just here just 'cause...
Trey Parker | Personal life
No, on second thought, I suppose not. Certainly not with David Niven looking so uncomfortable you wish, for his sake, he were in another movie, or even unemployed. Anywhere except under those pigeons." It is one of only four films Ebert walked out on (the others being "Caligula", "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", and "Tru Loved).
The Statue (1971 film) | Critical response
The archbishop said that he had seen "Brokeback Mountain", making him the first senior American cleric to state that he has viewed the film. When asked for his reaction he said that "I thought it was very powerful, and I probably had a different take on it than a lot of people did... It was a story not only about the relationship between the two principal characters, but very much a cluster of relationships... And I think in all of that one of the lessons is the destructiveness of not being honest with yourself, and not being honest with other people – and not being faithful, trying to live a double life, and what that does to each of the lives you try to live."
George Hugh Niederauer | Films
After last night’s third instalment, in which not much happened, I feel disinclined to persevere, notwithstanding the whiff of food for thought involving “the enemy within” and the nature of fear. As yet, no "Truman Show" exit door in the backdrop, leading to an external reality or hidden hands directing events."
Manhunt (Under the Dome) | Critical reception
It is clear that the people in Truman's world are like-minded in their common effort to keep him oblivious to reality. The suburban "picket fence" appearance of the show's set is reminiscent of the "American Dream" of the 1950s. The "American Dream" concept in Truman's world serves as an attempt to keep him happy and ignorant.
The Truman Show | Similarity to "Utopia"
In 2008, "Popular Mechanics" named "The Truman Show" as one of the 10 most prophetic science fiction films. Journalist Erik Sofge argued that the story reflects the falseness of reality television. "Truman simply lives, and the show's popularity is its straightforward voyeurism. And, like "Big Brother", "Survivor", and every other reality show on the air, none of his environment is actually real." He deemed it an eerie coincidence that "Big Brother" made its debut a year after the film's release, and he also compared the film to the 2003 program "The Joe Schmo Show": "Unlike Truman, Matt Gould could see the cameras, but all of the other contestants were paid actors, playing the part of various reality-show stereotypes.
The Truman Show | Media
Truman is a 1995 HBO movie based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1992 book, "Truman". Starring Gary Sinise as Harry S. Truman, the film centers on Truman's rise to the presidency from humble beginnings, World War II, and his decision to use the first atomic bomb. The film's tagline is "It took a farmer's hand to shape a nation."
Truman (1995 film) | Introduction
Giving the film a perfect four star score, Roger Ebert compared it to "Forrest Gump", claiming that the film had a right balance of comedy and drama. He was also impressed with Jim Carrey's dramatic performance. Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote, ""The Truman Show" is emotionally involving without losing the ability to raise sharp satiric questions as well as get numerous laughs. The rare film that is disturbing despite working beautifully within standard industry norms." He would name it the best movie of 1998. In June 2010, "Entertainment Weekly" named Truman one of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years.
The Truman Show | Critical response
The second one was even more emotionally taxing, which was awesome." Stanton tweeted both titles and logos for the sequels that would have been made with the titles being "Gods of Mars" and "Warlord of Mars".
John Carter (film) | Cancelled sequel
James Berardinelli liked the film's approach of "not being the casual summer blockbuster with special effects", and he likened Carrey's "[charismatic], understated and effective" performance to those of Tom Hanks and James Stewart. Jonathan Rosenbaum of the "Chicago Reader" wrote, "Undeniably provocative and reasonably entertaining, "The Truman Show" is one of those high-concept movies whose concept is both clever and dumb." Tom Meek of "Film Threat" said the film was not funny enough but still found "something rewarding in its quirky demeanor".
The Truman Show | Critical response
"The Truman Show" is a movie that contains a high degree of meta-reference. Truman, the protagonist, is unaware that he is part of a reality TV show, but the audience knows about the artificiality of both Truman's life and, by extension, the movie that is being watched. This is underscored by putting emphasis on the production process of the fictional reality TV show, which makes the audience aware of the same features being used in the movie at the time of watching. Further examples of meta-reference in the movie include spotlights falling from the sky seemingly out of the blue, or a raincloud which is curiously only raining on Truman following him around on Seahaven Beach.
Meta-reference | Film
Though the woman claimed not to have seen "50 First Dates" prior to her 2005 accident (but has watched it several times since), she stated that Drew Barrymore was her favorite actress, leading researchers to conclude that her condition might have been influenced by some knowledge of the film's plot, and its impact upon her understanding of amnesia. Similarly, in the "Truman Show" delusion, patients believe that they are living inside a reality television show, as in the 1998 film "The Truman Show". In July 2015, two people were discovered to have a form of anterograde amnesia that resembles the one depicted in the movie.
50 First Dates | Fictional medical condition
After hearing about the condition, Andrew Niccol, writer of "The Truman Show", said, "You know you've made it when you have a disease named after you."
The Truman Show delusion | Filmmaker's reaction
"Celsius 41.11" defends Bush against five of the arguments advanced by "Fahrenheit 9/11" and additionally criticizes John Kerry, arguing that his opposition to the Vietnam War and his military service in that same war are contradictory positions. The opening images of the film are of the second plane hitting the World Trade Center on September 11. The film then moves to clips of the demonstrations against the war in Iraq, including an interview with an unnamed protester who says she would be happy to live under a dictatorship if the ruler provided universal health care. The next segment shows images of dead children.
Celsius 41.11 | Synopsis
In the second season of the television series "Fargo", Reagan (Bruce Campbell) makes a stop during his second presidential campaign in 1979 in the titular town; Campbell previously appeared in the 1995 film "Fargo" on a television screen and credited as "Soap Opera TV Star"; the season retroactively establishes this character as Reagan from his former career as an actor.
Cultural depictions of Ronald Reagan | Film and television
An example of this would be a person asking another person, "Why didn't you like the movie?" or "You like rock 'n' roll, don't you?" The first person is asking the second person to act in a way that is similar (symmetrical) to them.
Paul Watzlawick | Additional notions
And there is plenty of movement, indeed." A reviewer for "Time" magazine, while calling 3-D "a novel gimmick," lauded the performance of Jack Palance, writing, "This man Palance keeps the show as well as Linda on the move. A rivet-eyed, onetime prelim fighter from the Pennsylvania coal country, Palance ("né" Palahniuk) gave terrifying performances in "Shane" (1953) and "Sudden Fear," (1952) has since become the hottest heavy in Hollywood. His face alone, as thin and cruel as a rust-pitted spade, is enough to-frighten a strong man; and to make matters worse, he seems to emit hostile energy, like something left overnight in a plutonium pile."
Second Chance (1953 film) | Critical response
They become so busy with church work that they don't have time to take on other commitments. As time passes, however, their attention turns to the pressures of making a living, cultivating relationships with Ed's bosses and their wives to help him advance at the bank, child-raising and housekeeping. They begin finding themselves in the opposite position, unwilling to find time to help with church affairs and becoming estranged from one another. Their lives are further stressed by the death of their older son Dickie, who is drafted in World War II, and the decision of their younger son Jimmy to leave home and marry without their knowledge or permission.
Second Chance (1950 film) | Plot
Another came to climb the Statue of Liberty, believing that he would be reunited with his high school girlfriend at the top and finally be released from the show. In August 2008, the "British Journal of Psychiatry" reported similar cases in the United Kingdom. The delusion has informally been referred to as "Truman syndrome", according to an Associated Press story from 2008. After hearing about the condition, Andrew Niccol, writer of "The Truman Show", said: "You know you've made it when you have a disease named after you."
The Truman Show | "The Truman Show" delusion
Another patient had worked as an intern on a reality TV program, and believed that he was secretly being tracked by cameras, even at the polls on Election Day in 2004. He shouted that then-President George W. Bush was a "Judas," which brought him to Bellevue Hospital and Gold's attention. One of Gold's patients, an upper-middle class Army veteran who wanted to climb the Statue of Liberty in the belief that doing so would release him from the "show", described his condition this way: I realized that I was and am the center, the focus of attention by millions and millions of people ...
The Truman Show delusion | Reported cases
The 1973 film adaptation of Peter Nichols's 1969 play, features a send-up of a typical American hospital soap-opera being shown on a television situated in an underfunded, unmistakably British NHS hospital. The Jim Carrey film "The Truman Show" is about a person who grows to adulthood without ever realizing that he is the unwitting hero of the immersive eponymous television show. In "Toy Story 2", the lead character Woody learns that he was based on the lead character of the same name of a 1950s Western show known as Woody's Roundup, which was seemingly cancelled due to the rise of Sputnik and children wanting to play with space toys like Buzz Lightyear.
Story within a story | TV show within a film
Truman's second inauguration was the first ever televised nationally.
Harry S. Truman | Full elected term (1949–1953)
As a result, the ratings went from mediocre to poor.
The Danny Thomas Show | Sequel
A copy of "Second Fiddle" is in the Stanford Theatre Foundation collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Second Fiddle (1923 film) | Preservation
"TV Guide" called it an "Undistinguished second feature in spite of all the spent rage."
Second Thoughts (1938 film) | Critical reception
Siskel gave this film a mixed review and accused Sonnenfeld of caring more about how the film looks than how the jokes play. Ebert thought that unusually for a sequel, it was better than the first film and he enjoyed the various subplots and recommended the film.
Addams Family Values | Critical response
"The Truman Show" has been analyzed as a thesis on Christianity, metaphilosophy, simulated reality, existentialism, surveillance, privacy and reality television.
The Truman Show | Introduction
Wallach, Klugman, and Robards—each had a distinctive grain to his voice, a variable velocity in his delivery. The contrast between these shrewd operators and the freshman crew playing Hart’s smart-aleck pals—among them future star George Segal as Hart’s personal prophet of doom—gives the movie its rustling texture as a Hollywood artifact, nearly everybody in it destined for greater glories on-screen.,
Act One (film) | Reception
Peter Hanson describes "Second Wind" as "amiably predictable", a kind of cinematic "comfort food", made when "small movies about the everyday lives of ordinary people were made regularly, even if those pictures sometimes emerged from the fringes of the industry". The characters are "drawn fairly well" (Hanson notes that Hal Ackerman went on to become a popular screenwriting teacher at UCLA's film school), "and some of the dialogue clicks, especially passages of sarcastic banter."More importantly, the overall narrative has a pleasing shape, fully exploring Roger's dalliance with athletic endeavor. Therefore, fretting that the picture lacks surprise somewhat misses the point, since the focus is Roger testing his limits.
Second Wind (1976 film) | Retrospective
Thomas said, in the beginning of September 2009: "It is unbelievable to us that this is still a really hot potato in America. There's still a great belief that He [God] made the world in six days. It's quite difficult for us in the UK to imagine religion in America. We live in a country which is no longer so religious. But in the US, outside of New York and Los Angeles, religion rules." His comments in the mainstream press, and the publicity surrounding the Toronto premiere, provoked flame wars across religious, atheist, science, and film communities on the Internet.
Creation (2009 film) | Releases
A world of difference between the two religions cannot hamper the tie of their friendship " The house was like a mansion, in which a room was given to him and he would have had a guilty conscience if he had stayed doing nothing so he helped as he could like switching off the lights when bombers were heard, cleaning the compound around the house while observing Buddhist codes of conduct (Vinaya).
Thittila | Second World War
It could convince audiences they could watch a show in this scope 24/7." Niccol wrote sixteen drafts of the script before Weir considered the script ready for filming. Later on in 1995, Jim Carrey signed to star, but because of commitments with "The Cable Guy" and "Liar Liar", he would not be ready to start filming for at least another year. Weir felt Carrey was perfect for the role and opted to wait for another year rather than recast the role. Niccol rewrote the script twelve times, while Weir created a fictionalized book about the show's history. He envisioned backstories for the characters and encouraged actors to do the same.
The Truman Show | Production
Barkley was inaugurated at 12:23, technically serving as President for six minutes until Truman was inaugurated at 12:29.
Second inauguration of Harry S. Truman | Ceremony
The film was not released commercially, but was widely distributed to Protestant denominational churches in the United States and Canada.
Second Chance (1950 film) | Introduction
Peter mentions starring in "Starlight Express", which is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber; although Peter's role as shown onscreen has little to do with the actual performance. While Stewie and Chris are lost in the forest overnight, Stewie plays a guessing game with one of the answers being Thornton Melon. Stewie looks at the television audience wondering why the majority of them chose Thornton Melon, then Stewie notes that Thornton Melon was the character that Rodney Dangerfield played in the 1986 film "Back to School". It was in fact a quote by Henry David Thoreau. Stewie's reference to a newspaper headline saying "Stewie Defeats Truman" is a takeoff of the famous "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline, which erroneously predicted that Thomas E.
Extra Large Medium | Cultural references
The following list excludes second appearances, and people who are uncredited: the latter include various presidents (Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, etc.) and Bob Hope:
Hearts and Minds (film) | List of Interviewees
The Second in Command is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William J. Bowman and starring Francis X. Bushman and Marguerite Snow. The film is based on a 1901 Broadway play of the same name by Robert Marshall.
The Second in Command | Introduction
Michael said he can only prepare for his lectures by listening to "silence or Sam Kinison", an American stand-up comedian known for his extreme and vulgar sense of humor. Michael said he learned the Pledge of Allegiance, the lyrical oath of loyalty to the United States flag, by setting the lyrics to the rhythm of "Old McDonald Had a Farm", a children's song about the various animals on a farm. During one lecture, Michael and Pam both do impressions of the protagonist from "Forrest Gump", the 1994 film starring Tom Hanks as a mentally handicapped man. Michael also uses the title from the films "Good Morning, Vietnam" (at his Nashua lecture by saying "Good morning, Vietna...shua!") "The Princess Bride", "Gone with the Wind" and "Jerry Maguire" in his lectures.
Lecture Circuit | Cultural references
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 95% approval rating based on 128 reviews, with an average rating of 8.44/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A funny, tender, and thought-provoking film, "The Truman Show" is all the more noteworthy for its remarkably prescient vision of runaway celebrity culture and a nation with an insatiable thirst for the private details of ordinary lives." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.
The Truman Show | Critical response
The film begins well, but loses its way due to an ineptly written script littered with the kind of dialogue which undermines the credibility of the supporting characters: Paula is a sketch at best and the couple's son barely exists at all; even Lindsay Wagner's character is effectively a secondary character made up of unacceptable rejoinders. John Reeves said that "Second Wind" is well filmed and acted, but likewise faulted the script as unbelievable: the film does not accurately show the realities of training for competition, and thereby relegates itself to the realm of melodrama. "TV Guide" gave the film a rating of 2 stars out of 5, calling it an "innocuous saga," and faulting it for not explaining why the protagonist "refuses to explain the character of his obsession to his wife."
Second Wind (1976 film) | Contemporary
Reagan did not want to work on the second film, as he thought the premise was unbelievable.
Bedtime for Bonzo | Introduction
"The Truman Show" is a 1998 comedy drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. Actor Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, a man who discovers he is living in a constructed reality televised globally around the clock. Since he was in the womb his entire life has been televised, and all the people in his life have been paid actors. As he discovers the truth about his existence, Burbank fights to find an escape from those who have controlled him his entire life. The concept predates this particular film, which was inspired by a 1989 episode of "The Twilight Zone" in its 1980s incarnation, titled "Special Service", which begins with the protagonist discovering a camera in his bathroom mirror.
The Truman Show delusion | Background
"Although short-lived, it was credited with setting a thematic, at times surreal template for such films as "The Truman Show" (1998) with Jim Carrey and the current ABC series "Lost"."
The Prisoner in popular culture | Movies
The second time was two years later, when a 1999 "Washington Post" story described a new release of Watergate tapes of conversations between President Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman, his Chief of Staff. Those tapes included a conversation where Nixon asks if Lake is Jewish, and Haldeman responds, "Well, I'm not so sure, but he looks Jewish." Based on these tapes, Lake has said that, "Now I can trace my [Jewish] heritage all the way back to Nixon!"
Anthony Lake | Religion
Writers later assessed the film as having more religious themes than the original. Peter Hasenberg wrote it contains the two films' first reference to God, when the angels state a purpose to connect humans with "Him". Andrew Tate noted a quote from and in the film, attributing this to Wenders personally converting back to Christianity in the time between the original and sequel. Tate also noted "Faraway, So Close!" is followed by the 1998 U.S. remake "City of Angels", which he said references "mythic phenomena". Professor Martin Jesinghausen judged the sequel to differ from the original's presumption that the Berlin Wall would never fall, and concluded the lack of divides made the sequel "less powerful".
Faraway, So Close! | Themes
Sullivan was incorrect when he said before the first showing that the film depicts the effects of a hydrogen bomb on an "animal population". The film avoids all modern references, and all animal and human life is destroyed. Sullivan may not have watched the entire film before broadcasting it on his show.
A Short Vision | "<a href="The%20Ed%20Sullivan%20Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a>"
This episode makes several references to "Star Trek" films. Jerry paraphrases a line from "" ("He's really not dead. As long as we remember him."). Kramer mentions his Katra, the Vulcan spirit which he notes was introduced in "". George's prolonged yelling of "Khan!" parodies William Shatner's delivery of that line in "Star Trek II". The episode comically references the popular belief that "Star Trek II" is the best of the "Star Trek" films; when George marvels at the impact Jerry's "Star Trek II" quote had on his life, Jerry comments "Well, it "was" the best of those movies.", and when Kramer says he prefers "Star Trek III", Elaine responds by yelling at him "You doofus!"
The Foundation (Seinfeld) | Cultural references
President Harry S. Truman warned the Japanese that he would use more nukes if they didn't surrender. The Nagasaki mission is described, showing the two plants that were the basic targets, and the valley that they planned to bomb, and then shows the mushroom cloud, "The baptism of the aggressor nation".
A Tale of Two Cities (1946 film) | Introduction
During one scene in the movie, Pinchot is in the office of a man who is in another location and has to urinate, and as a result Pinchot's psychic character begins squirming as if he has to use the bathroom. Pinchot said this scene was inspired by a visit he had with a psychic who used to get drunk whenever she was near somebody who was drunk at a party. The character wears slippers throughout the movie because when Pinchot met psychic Peter Hurkos during his research, they went out to lunch and Hurkos wore sandals because he forgot to put on his shoes.
Second Sight (film) | Production
Truman Capote further explored the lives of Buddy and Sook in his story "The Thanksgiving Visitor," which also was adapted for television. The 1967 television production of "The Thanksgiving Visitor" earned Geraldine Page a second Emmy Award. Capote's third short story about Buddy and Sook was "One Christmas", published in 1983, and televised in 1994.
A Christmas Memory | Sequels
Second Chorus is a 1940 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire and featuring Artie Shaw, Burgess Meredith and Charles Butterworth, with music by Artie Shaw, Bernie Hanighen and Hal Borne, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by H. C. Potter and produced independently for Paramount Pictures by Boris Morros, with associate producers Robert Stillman and (uncredited) Fred Astaire. The film's copyright expired in 1967 and it is now in the public domain, with the result that, prior to its recent restoration, it tended to circulate in seriously degraded prints.
Second Chorus | Introduction
However, he also was a bit more critical towards the exaggerated performances of Turturro and Morrow.
Quiz Show (film) | Critical reception
He opened the show with the first sentence of Ma Tovu. At the middle he used Baruch Hashem, and he ended the concert reciting the blessing of Birkat Cohanim.
Leonard Cohen | Religious beliefs and practices
In the opening sequence of the second series, Enfield and Whitehouse appear as two ageing Soviet-style dictators reviewing a parade. They wave grimly down at the procession, supposedly an example of an ancient and outdated means of politics, whilst lyrics concerning how they are "both incredibly handsome and tall" and "not even beginning to look old" are sung. The melody is based on the Russian national anthem. They also appear picking up three television awards – a National Television Award, a Bafta and a British Comedy Award. Visitors to the British Comedy Guide website also voted it the "Best British TV Sketch Show of 2008" in "The Comedy.co.uk Awards".
Harry &amp; Paul | Second series
The movie is structured as six episodes, each occurring approximately five years apart. Between the scenes are shown a series of photos that depict cultural and political events that had ensued in the years between each segment, such as Harry S. Truman, Nikita Khrushchev, Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, and John F. Kennedy. The episodes are period-specific, often making references to what was actually happening during the time portrayed. For example, in the segment set in 1966, Doris is caught up in the protest movement at Berkeley, while George takes a Librium and reveals that he'd voted for Barry Goldwater, and later that his son had been killed in Vietnam.
Same Time, Next Year (film) | Production
The tyrant and the tramp reverse roles in "The Great Dictator", permitting the eternal outsider to address the masses". In "The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies" (1998), Kathryn Bernheimer writes, "What he chose to say in "The Great Dictator", however, was just what one might expect from the Little Tramp. Film scholars have often noted that the Little Tramp resembles a Jewish stock figure, the ostracized outcast, an outsider."
The Great Dictator | Chaplin's Tramp character and the Jewish barber
The name is a reference to a controversial quote made by John Lennon in 1966. Bart references this by asking, "What did you do [to lose your popularity]? Screw up like the Beatles and say you were bigger than Jesus?", to which Homer replies "All the time. That was the title of our second album." At the end of the episode, the album's back cover is revealed, on which Homer is seen turned away from the camera, as opposed to the rest of the band. This is a parody of the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP reverse, in which Paul McCartney is in the same position.
Homer's Barbershop Quartet | Cultural references
With six movie quotes, "Casablanca" is the most represented film. "Gone with the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz" are tied for second, with three each. "Sunset Boulevard", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Graduate", and "Jerry Maguire" each have two quotes. Rick Blaine ("Casablanca") is the character with the most quotes (four); Dorothy Gale ("The Wizard of Oz"), Harry Callahan ("Dirty Harry" and "Sudden Impact"), James Bond ("Dr. No" and "Goldfinger"), Norma Desmond ("Sunset Boulevard"), Scarlett O'Hara ("Gone with the Wind"), and The Terminator ("The Terminator" and "") have two quotes each. With five, Humphrey Bogart is the actor with the most quotes (four from "Casablanca" and one from "The Maltese Falcon").
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes | By the numbers
Phrases he utters in armed stand-offs, ""Go ahead, make my day"" and ""[...] you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"" have become iconic. As the 1971 film was criticized for carrying fascist, or at least authoritarian, undertones, the sequels attempted to be more balanced by pitting Harry against villains from a broader ideological spectrum; notably in 1973's "Magnum Force", in which Harry is shown fighting vigilantism after it goes too far.
Dirty Harry (character) | Introduction
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 64%, based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The site's consensus states: "If it's not as ambitious as "The Truman Show" in satirizing the voyeuristic nature of television, "EdTV" is an amiable, witty comedy with fine performances from Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson." On Metacritic the film has a rating of 48 out of 100, based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Ross Anthony of "Hollywood Report Card" questioned the plausibility of parts of the script but wrote: "Though the thunder of its big idea may have been lost to "The Truman Show" [...], this screenplay still has real and punchy dialogue.
EDtv | Critical response
Also featured in the film are Frédéric Chopin's "Romance-Larghetto" from his first piano concerto, performed by Arthur Rubinstein, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" from his Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, performed by Wilhelm Kempff, Wojciech Kilar's "Father Kolbe's Preaching" performed by the Orchestra Philharmonique National de Pologne and "20th Century Boy" performed by rockabilly band The Big Six. Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 1 and "Love Is Just Around The Corner" by Jackie Davis were also featured in the film.
The Truman Show: Music from the Motion Picture | Introduction
And the first thing that comes to my mind is, I want to make a movie of that person. 'Cause I like puttin' gauzes—ah, cheap, black cloth on the lens with a rubber band—and creating these, what look like 1940s movies, or movies of a beautiful Hollywood style, and blowing these people up bigger than life and making them into gods and goddesses. And I think in the movies that's a wonderful way of pushing them on the public, and infusing the public with great objects of desire, and dreams, and things of great beauty… living human beings of beauty."
Yale Union | George Kuchar
"Dammit Janet" is the second number in the stage production following the prologue, and is performed as a duet. Act One, Scene 1 opens directly on Brad and Janet as they are waving goodbye to newly wedded friends Ralph and Betty Hapschatt. For the film, the exterior location was an American-style small-town church. The original film script refers to it as the Denton Catholic Church, but as seen in the final film, it is the Denton Episcopal Church. A notable aspect of the film production for this number is the cemetery next to the church with a billboard in the distance for comical effect.
Dammit Janet | Musical number
The "Billy Graham movies" were an effort to "extend the Billy Graham ministry into a filmic medium." Their standards of success were therefore not the usual Hollywood standards. This film followed one of several formulas, developing a small cult following due to several notable factors, as Peter T. Chattaway writes: "Two a Penny" stars Cliff Richard, who I do admire, as well as a number of actors I fondly recognize from other British films (including "To Sir with Love" and "The Family Way"); because it is the only film so far in which dramatic action takes place on the actual platform from which Billy Graham speaks at the London crusade (in contrast to all the other films, where footage of Graham’s sermons is spliced into an otherwise unrelated dramatic story, and the closest the characters ever get to the stage is milling about with the other converts after they come forward); because it is the first film in which the title song represents a character’s troubled inner thoughts and not the message of the film; because it ends on an ambiguous note in which the protagonist’s salvation is still kind of up in the air; and for other, smaller reasons besides.
Two a Penny | Reception
'Prisoner' is most impressive when it is least funny; the laughter comes out of a painful craziness." Gary Arnold of "The Washington Post" panned the film as a "monotonous, static, self-righteous gripe comedy ... [Simon] ends up patronizing his characters instead of understanding what drives and ails them." Paul D. Zimmerman of "Newsweek" described the film as "Simon at his least, if only because Mel and Edna are not characters, only playthings of urban havoc." Pauline Kael of "The New Yorker" disparaged the film "a big-screen sitcom," adding, "Neil Simon tells us exactly what each person is thinking, and each line cancels out the one before.
The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Critical response
The court began its analysis by noting "[T]he similarity to be assessed must concern the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves." The court reviewed the similarities and dissimilarities of Superman and The Greatest American Hero. It found the two "profoundly different": The plaintiffs sought to (but were not allowed to) offer expert testimony that children would be confused because they would not notice the negative language in such phrases as Hinkley: "may be unable to leap tall buildings in a single bound," "may be slower than a speeding bullet," and "may be less powerful than a locomotive." The court dismissed such evidence as immaterial: As for the unfair competition claims, so far as they relied on confusion, the court said, there was no misrepresentation and no likelihood of confusion as to source.
Warner Bros. Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. | Second Circuit ruling
The "Los Angeles Times" reported that Capote looked "as if he were dreamily contemplating some outrage against conventional morality". The novelist Merle Miller issued a complaint about the picture at a publishing forum, and the photo of "Truman Remote" was satirized in the third issue of "Mad" (making Capote one of the first four celebrities to be spoofed in "Mad"). The humorist Max Shulman struck an identical pose for the dustjacket photo on his collection, "Max Shulman's Large Economy Size" (1948). The Broadway stage revue "New Faces" (and the subsequent film version) featured a skit in which Ronny Graham parodied Capote, deliberately copying his pose in the Halma photo.
Truman Capote | Harold Halma photograph
At the end of the film, during a briefing George Clooney's character Frank Stokes is giving to President Harry Truman in a darkened screening room, he projects a picture of the painting on the screen and groups it with many other known paintings still to be found.
Portrait of a Young Man (Raphael) | Popular culture
The second was "Conjur' Man Dies" (1936), a comedy-mystery adapted by Arna Bontemps and Countee Cullen from Rudolph Fisher's novel. The most popular production was the third, which came to be called the "Voodoo Macbeth" (1936), director Orson Welles's adaptation of Shakespeare's play set on a mythical island suggesting the Haitian court of King Henri Christophe.
Federal Theatre Project | African-American theatre
The Truman Show is a 1998 American psychological science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who grew up living an ordinary life that—unbeknownst to him—takes place on a large set populated by actors for a television show about him. Eventually, he discovers the truth and decides to escape. Additional roles are performed by Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, Paul Giamatti and Brian Delate. "The Truman Show" was originally a spec script by Niccol, inspired by a 1989 episode of "The Twilight Zone" called "Special Service".
The Truman Show | Introduction
The film references passages in the Bible about Cyrus the Great, which many Christian fans of Trump have compared him to. The movie’s authority element extends into its presentation of domestic families, where a female submits to the permissions and demands of a male; Colbert doesn't start the Trump prayer chain until her husband gives permission to do so, and Mary Jo Taylor is very submissive to her husband, to the point where she gave up her fire dispatching job.
The Trump Prophecy | Concepts
He would have been the last."
First Man (film) | Critical response
Roger Ebert said of George C. Scott, "It is one of those sublime performances in which the personalities of the actor and the character are fulfilled in one another." Gene Siskel gave the film three stars out of four and wrote that George C. Scott "has created an acting tour de force," but found it "repetitive — the second half doesn't tell us anything more than the first." Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" wrote, "The most refreshing thing about 'Patton' is that here—I think for the first time—the subject matter and the style of the epic war movie are perfectly matched ...
Patton (film) | Critical response
Truman College was featured in the 2002 Academy Award nominated romantic comedy film, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" written by and starring Nia Vardalos, but the scene was not filmed there. In Season 1 of the NBC television drama "Chicago Fire", Leon Cruz (played by Jeff Lima) enrolls at Truman College. In Tracy Letts' play "Superior Donuts" the character Franco attends Truman College.
Truman College | Pop culture
"DVD Compare" wrote, "it’s a film that is photographed in a very static way, in a studio setting (Shepperton Studios) and with much use of long takes and theatrical ‘side-on’ blocking of actors – but this fits the material like a glove. It's a funny, enjoyable film which also slyly comments on issues of gender at work and at home."
Second Fiddle (1957 film) | Critical reception
The film was negatively received. Judge Patrick Naugle of "DVD Verdict" called it "a pale imitation of the two previous films" and said that the television movie lacked the creative wit and humor of the two feature films.
The Brady Bunch in the White House | Reception
After a private screening in late 1946, Truman let it be known that he disapproved of his portrayal regarding the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan. On December 2, 1946, Bohnen wrote Truman that he should portray himself. On December 12, Truman responded to Bohnen's letter, but declined the chance to portray himself, and said that he was "sure you (Bohnen) will do the part creditably". Ultimately, the scenes were re-shot with actor Art Baker re-cast as Truman.
Roman Bohnen | Films
The film was a commercial failure, Shebib's third following "Rip-Off" and the critically applauded "Between Friends".
Second Wind (1976 film) | Commercial performance
Despite its faults "EDTV" will engage from beginning till end." Roger Ebert, "Chicago Sun-Times", gave the film 2 and a 1/2 out of 4 stars. Ebert says that although they share the same idea, "The Truman Show" is a parable, and EDtv is an ambitious sitcom. Ebert wonders what type of person would sign up for a show like this, and doesn't believe Ed is that kind of person so "the film never quite feels convincing."
EDtv | Critical response
Lowry describes it as following in the step of other feel-bad films, "movies so tone-deaf and disagreeable as to have completely worn out their welcome by the time that gush of last-act warmth arrives."
Fred Claus | Critical response
S. N. Behrman's play, "The Second Man", on which this screenplay is based, played from April through September in 1927 at The Guild Theater. It starred Lynn Fontanne and her husband, Alfred Lunt, the Tony Award winning Lunt and Fontanne duo. A copy of this film is kept at the Library of Congress.
He Knew Women | Notes
In 1981, Art Carney portrayed Truman in the docudrama film "St. Helens". He was commemorated in a book by his niece and a number of musical pieces, including songs by Headgear, Billy Jonas and Shawn Wright & The Brothers Band.
Harry R. Truman | Introduction
We see in the movie that even toy guns are prohibited on the station, and that the communications port in an apartment is used for both the television receiver and the telephone — Frank has to mute the television to answer the phone next to it. The operating room in the hospital has support staff standing on the ceiling to aid the doctors. Very shortly after this American-produced movie was produced, and 34 days before it was broadcast, the United Nations, with a membership in which the majority of nations now recognized Communist China, voted October 25 to expel the representatives of the Taiwan-based Republic of China (an original member since 1945) and admit the Beijing-based representatives of the People's Republic of China (founded 1949) in its place.
Earth II | Notes
Terrific describes himself as an atheist). When asked if he has faith in anything, Terrific answered, "Sure I do. I've got faith in my team."
Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) | Religious beliefs
In the film, it is stated: On August 31, 2005 federal judge Emmet Sullivan ruled the government does not have to answer the American people's questions, even though it is guaranteed in the First Amendment. The text of the first amendment is as follows: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
America: Freedom to Fascism | First Amendment
At the 52nd British Academy Film Awards, Weir (Direction), Niccol (Original Screenplay) and Dennis Gassner (Production Design) received awards. In addition, the film was nominated for Best Film and Best Visual Effects. Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and Peter Biziou was nominated for Best Cinematography. "The Truman Show" was a success at The Saturn Awards, where it won the Best Fantasy Film and the Best Writing (Niccol). Carrey (Best Actor), Harris (Best Supporting Actor) and Weir (Direction) also received nominations. Finally, the film won speculative fiction's Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
The Truman Show | Accolades
"The New York Times" wrote that the director held audiences' attention but said of the film's cast, "Jack Mulhall is miscast as Mallory and gives a halting performance. Miss Costello moves slowly and speaks the pseudo-smart lines with uncertainty. Chester Morris grimmaces as usual and never forgets he is the 'heavy,' and neither does the onlooker." "Pittsburgh Press" wrote, "When it doesn't try to take itself too seriously, 'Second Choice' ... is what is known in film trade circle as a fairly good 'program' picture." The newspaper said that some dialogue was sometimes "ridiculous" and sometimes "fairly credible". It complained, "If 'Second Choice' had been made as a straight comedy it would have been a much better picture.
Second Choice | Reception
He was in Rome on October 11, 1962 for Opening Day of the Second Vatican Council, and went on to chronicle that major event through 1965. His film "The World of Vatican II" covers the opening and closing of Vatican II; and is a literal "travelogue in drawings" of many countries where Catholicism was facing new challenges at that time; and how and by whom they were being met. He followed Papal journeys, Council activations, and ministries in the Church world through the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s, he was in Chicago and South Africa with the Parliament of the World's Religions.
Franklin McMahon | World religion
Jim Carrey declined to reprise his role from the original "Bruce Almighty". Although Carrey did act in a , he has said that he is "not a big fan of doing the same character twice." This marked the third time a sequel has been made to a film for which Carrey declined to reprise his role; the others being "" and "Son of the Mask".
Evan Almighty | Casting
He would have sacrificed anybody, but Mr. Truman figured that that was a fight on him, so he supported Hiss whom he didn't really like; thought he was a terrible fellow."
Walter Trohan | Anticommunist and Alger Hiss
It is not clear from the film itself as to when the first and second shots occurred. It is apparent that by frame 225 the President is reacting to his throat wound. However, no wound or blood is seen on either President Kennedy or Governor Connally prior to frame 313. The fatal shot to the President occurred at frame 313 with the visible effects of the head wound.
Zapruder film | Study of the film
The second inauguration of Harry S. Truman as President of the United States was held on Thursday, January 20, 1949, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 41st inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and only full term of Harry S. Truman as President as well as the only term of Alben W. Barkley as Vice President. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson administered the presidential oath of office while Justice Stanley Forman Reed administered vice-presidential oath of office. It was the first televised U.S. presidential inauguration and the first with an air parade.
Second inauguration of Harry S. Truman | Introduction
Nancy Cartwright was then assigned the role. The second character, Herman, has been used far less. The design of Herman, with the exception of his missing arm, was inspired by writer John Swartzwelder. His voice, as performed by Harry Shearer, was partly inspired by George H. W. Bush. The original idea for Herman was for him to have a differing story for the loss of his arm with every appearance.
Bart the General | Production
Lt. Schaefer absent-mindedly pushing his potatoes into the shape of a mountain is a subtle reference to the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977). Roky's job as a power-company lineman also alludes to "Close Encounters", as Roy Neary, the character played by Richard Dreyfuss held the same position. The cover to Jose Chung's book references the cover of the 1987 book "Communion" by Whitley Strieber. Lord Kinbote was an homage to Ray Harryhausen, a stop-motion animator, with the footage of the character shot at high speed, which was then edited and manually slowed in post-production, creating the illusion that it was created via stop-motion.
Jose Chung's From Outer Space | Production
A subplot deals with Jerry Lee's relationship with another cousin, (now-televangelist) Jimmy Swaggart (Alec Baldwin), who, during this period, was a struggling Pentecostal preacher. Jimmy's career kept him in constant conflict with his cousin's wild rock and roll career and brings out some uncomfortable exchanges between the two. The now-financially successful Jerry Lee buys a new car and gives it to his cousin, and when Jimmy praises the Lord for the gift, Jerry Lee replies, "Don't thank Jesus, thank Jerry Lee Lewis!" While Jerry Lee is touring in England in 1958, a British reporter discovers he is married to his teenage cousin.
Great Balls of Fire! (film) | Plot