17 Feel-Good St. Patrick's Day Films for March 17

Edit Huffington Post 14 Mar 2016
Whether your St. Patrick's Day plans include singing ballads, enjoying corned beef, watching a parade or just staying home to avoid whiskey-impaired drivers, it's a grand day for movies! ... Many of the best are intense or even violent, but we'll save those for another time ... 1. The Commitments ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... Just revel in the lovely Gaelic tunes, Fred Astaire's footwork and an engaging cast that includes Petula Clark, Tommy Steele and Keenan Wynn....

Packard Campus Celebrates Television on the Big Screen (The Library of Congress)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Jan 2016
(Source. The Library of Congress). Press contact. Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456. Public contact. Rob Stone (202) 707-0851. Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov. January 19, 2016 ... 1999.' ... 5 (7.30 p.m.) ... Originally aired Oct ... Jack Palance, Kim Hunter, Ed Wynn and Keenan Wynn star in in this critically acclaimed drama, which was so well received that it was remade for the big screen in 1962....

'Beautiful The Carole King Musical' is a show to see more than once

Edit The Examiner 04 Dec 2015
Laugh, clap and pull for success when seeing “Beautiful The Carole King Musical” even though you know the storied song writer-singer won several Grammies ... Muller is a sister of Jessica Keenan Wynn who won the 2014 Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in “Beautiful.” Even though Jessica’s award was well-deserved audiences should know that Abby interprets the role with exciting vigor and voice ... Details ... ....

Chilina Kennedy’s a fine Carole King — though the songs still sell ‘Beautiful’

Edit New York Post 21 Aug 2015
Jessie Mueller may have earned glorious reviews and a Tony for her performance in “Beautiful,” but it’s not remotely surprising that the show has been purring along just fine since her departure in March ... The thing is, she’s almost too good at times ... Chilina Kennedy (from left), Jessica Keenan Wynn, Jarrod Spector, and Scott J ... Campbell), but by their longtime friends Cynthia Weil (Jessica Keenan Wynn) and Barry Mann (Jarrod Spector) ... ....

The Top Ten Most Stressed-Out Characters in Movie History

Edit Huffington Post 20 May 2015
Stress kills, goes the old saying, and can cause a host of maladies before it does ... 1. Jack Lemmon--Save the Tiger (1973) ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... (1950) ... 7 ... 8 ... Tom struggles financially to support his wife (Jennifer Jones) and children, in finding a new, higher paying job, and finds himself being shaken down by both his wealthy grandmother's former servant, as well as one of his former army comrades (Keenan Wynn) who knows a dark secret Tom keeps ... 9 ... 10....

Two of Arthur Marks Grindhouse gems make the Blu-DVD debut. Bravo!

Edit The Examiner 30 Mar 2015
Grindhouse flicks! Almost as fascinating Blaxploitation! We admit visiting certain now-defunct 42nd Street theaters in Madhattan to catch Grindhouse gems. Who cared if the floors were always sticky? ... (We adored every one of them!). We idolized the man! ... When she becomes millionaire widower Walter McCoy's (legendary actor Keenan Wynn) new belle, it ignites a flurry of jealousy and passion in Walter's two twentysomething sons....

Olive Films never fails to please film fans. To them, we say 'as-salamu, alakum'

Edit The Examiner 16 Feb 2015
I have always been fascinated by Olive Films. They release oldies but goodies, "lost" films, films that have been long out-of-print and demand to be reissued. Great name . . maybe from a martini favorite, but I have a sneaky feeling the company knew that whenever someone reaches out to another person with an olive branch, he or she says, "as-salamu, alakum" . ... Featured in supporting roles are Thelma Ritter, Keenan Wynn and Carolyn Jones....

Retrospective: The Films Of Francis Ford Coppola

Edit Indiewire 25 Nov 2014
By The Playlist Staff ... 0 ... [F] ... [C-] ... [C+] ... The convoluted plot, involving an Irish immigrant father-daughter combo (Fred Astaire, returning to movie musicals for the first time in eleven years, and Petula Clark), a leprechaun called Og (Tommy Steele) pursuing a magical pot of gold, and a racist Senator (Keenan Wynn) turned into a black man to cure him of his racism, is both winningly progressive and unfortunately dated ... [C+] ... Share this ... ....

On TV: Holiday Specials and Movies

Edit IMDb 25 Nov 2014
by IMDb-Editors created 6 days ago . last updated - 22 minutes ago. Find out when your favorite holiday specials and movies are airing, and check back often as more schedules are announced. Showing all 54 Titles. Sort by. List Order (ascending)Title A-ZRelease Date (US)Number of VotesIMDb RatingMOVIEMeterDate added (recent first)  . View. ... 1 ... (30 mins.). Director ... Stars ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees....

ABC Announces Holiday Programming for November and December (ABC Inc)

Edit noodls 07 Nov 2014
(Source. ABC Inc). 'TIS THE SEASON FOR HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING ON ABC. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Special Programming for ... Seuss, among others ... The vocal cast features Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle, Keenan Wynn as Winter, Paul Frees as Burgermeister Meisterburger, Grimsby, the soldiers and the townsmen, Joan Gardner as Tanta Kringle, Robie Lester as Jessica and Andrea Sacino, Dina Lynn, Gary White and Greg Thomas as the children....

These Are Ten Of The Greatest Films Ever Made About The Cold War

Edit Business Insider 06 Nov 2014
Columbia Pictures. See Also. The Cold War has provided the grist for rich histories, enlightening memoirs, and terrific novels. It has also provided source material for some great movies. Here in alphabetical order are my ten favorite English-language films about the Cold War.. Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) ... That’s a stellar cast by any standard ... Dr ... Scott, Slim Pickens, Sterling Hayden, and Keenan Wynn all play unforgettable characters ... email....

Ask Me: Eleanor Roosevelt came to Fresno, but not to Roosevelt High

Edit Fresno Bee 11 Oct 2014
Question. Did Eleanor Roosevelt come to Fresno to dedicate the Roosevelt High School auditorium in the 1950s?. -- Mary Vaux, Fresno. Answer. Eleanor Roosevelt made at least six visits to Fresno between 1938 and 1960, as First Lady and after her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, died in 1945 ... president and FDR’s fifth cousin ... 22, 1954 ... Her “My Day” columns for Jan ... The actor Keenan Wynn was also in attendance....

"The July Twilight Time Blu-Ray Roundup With Odds & Ends"

Edit The Examiner 17 Jul 2014
Hey Twilight Time fans, it's that time of the month ... "The Mechanic" Starring Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent and Keenan Wynn Directed By Michael Winner 1972/R/1 Hour 40 Minutes./Aspect Ratio ... A sparse, razor sharp action thriller of the tallest order stars Bronson as Arthur Bishop, a meticulous, merciless and professional assassin who is nothing short of the best who is under the employ of a mysterious benefactor (Keenan Wynn)....
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