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A t a time when it is suggested that “comedy has made a comeback” on TV, it's right and proper to consider the best TV comedy of all time. That's Fawlty Towers , and Fawlty Towers: The Complete Series is the ideal gift, to self, or others. Full Article at Globe and Mail
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THE STORY? American astronaut Captain Chuck (Dwayne Johnson) lands on Planet 51 and meets aliens Lem (Justin Long), Skiff (Sean William Scott) and Neera (Jessica Biel). Full Article at Wales Online
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Astro-nut: Dwayne Johnson voices the spaceman in Planet 51 Directed by Jorge Blanco. Full Article at Irish Times
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This season, indulge in a little humor from over-the-pond with a wealth of new UK DVD box sets that are out just in time for the holidays. From classic to zany to medieval, Luxist has got you covered for even the most hard to please on your gift list. Full Article at Luxist
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Sexy brunette actress Jessica Biel is not an obvious choice to play a little green alien. But after making her name in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Justin Timberlake’s 27-year-old girlfriend is up for anything. Full Article at Wales Online
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Following three complete sell-out Edinburgh Festivals, a UK Tour and appearing alongside John Cleese in the Britcom Gala at the Montreal ‘Just For Laughs' Festival, the Ants (BBC1, BBC2, E4, Radio and Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees) bring their... Full Article at Broadway World
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YOU can imagine Roger Johnson in that famous scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail as the Black Knight, guarding the bridge and refusing to budge despite having both arms chopped off by King Arthur. Full Article at The Birmingham Mail
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While not quite matching its blazing opening pace domestically, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" nonetheless topped the foreign circuit on the weekend, finishing at No. 1 with an estimated $118.1 million from 6,681 screens in a relatively contained... Full Article at Hollywood Reporter
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Columbia Pictures/The Associated Press Astronaut Chuck Baker, right, voiced by Dwayne Johnson, is shown in a scene from the animated feature "Planet 51."AP 1.5 stars (out of four) Directed by Jorge Blanco. Full Article at SouthCoastToday.com
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Working from a screenplay by Joe Stillman (co-writer of "Shrek" and "Shrek 2"), director Jorge Blanco shifts from his Pyro video game career to the big screen with an adventure as bland as the sitcommy decade that fostered it. Full Article at The Batavia Daily News
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In this animated adventure, an American astronaut (voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) lands on the title sphere and discovers little green people living in fear of alien invaders -- just like him. Full Article at Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com
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Release Date: November 20, 2009 Rating: PG (for mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor) Genre: Family/Sci-Fi/Comedy Run Time: 90 min. Full Article at Crosswalk
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PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking. 95 min. Four stars out of four. Full Article at The Batavia Daily News
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Cast: Dwayne Johnson as Captain Charles T. Baker (voice) Jessica Biel as Neera (voice) Justin Long as Lem (voice) Gary Oldman as General Grawl (voice) Seann William Scott as Skiff (voice) John Cleese as Professor Kipple (voice) Freddie Benedict... Full Article at Comingsoon.net
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(voiced by Hayward's Dwayne Johnson) isn't particularly bright — his spacecraft is run by autopilot — but he certainly is friendly. Yet the green people see an "ugly" monster in a space suit, so they flee in terror. Full Article at Inside Bay Area
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Hate to tell you this chummmm.... It was pappa boosh who came up with the term New World Order, Was interesting as well. Pappa had no idea whatsoever what the phrase was supposed to mean and when pressed made that laughingly obvious. Full Article at Crooks and Liars
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Kenneth Branagh's 1994 remake of the James Whale 1931 horror classic, Frankenstein, could have been a remarkable film. It has a fine cast of top shelf actors, led by Branagh himself as the obsessive creator and Robert De Niro as the monster. Full Article at Blogcritics.org
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"The Blind Side": A wealthy, white Memphis couple take in a black homeless teen who goes on to be a football prodigy. Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and newcomer Quinton Aaron star in this adaptation of the nonfiction best-seller. Full Article at Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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News updates are sent daily. You can unsubscribe at any time. John Cleese, one of the world’s best-known comedians, rose to fame as a member of the legendary sketch comedy ensemble Monty Python. Full Article at East Valley Tribune
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A high concept gets low execution in "Planet 51," a lame-brained toon that even kids will recognize as an insipid goof on sci-fi conventions. Full Article at Variety
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Actor, John Cleese along with other original cast members join together to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the programme at The Naval & Military Club on May 6, 2009 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: The original cast of Faulty Towers, Connie Booth, John Cleese, Andrew Sachs and Andrew Sachs were reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the programme at The Naval & Military Club on May 6, 2009 in London, England.
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LONDON - MAY 06: (UK TABLOID L-R Prunella Scales, John Cleese, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs attend a press conference to announce the release of two special episodes of Fawlty Towers to commemorate the 30th anniversay of the show, to be aired on G.O.L.D on the 10th of May, held at t...
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John Cleese arrives at MSN Green and Self Magazine's dinner honoring the documentary film "Crude" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009.
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 16: Actor John Cleese walks around the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2009 in Park City, Utah.
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British actor John Cleese performs during dress rehearsals for his new one man show at the Oslo Concert House October 2, 2009.
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British actor John Cleese during dress rehearsals for his new one man show which debuts at the Oslo Concert House Friday Oct. 2, 2009. Cleese will perform in Norwegian towns for just over a week before taking his show to the US. ** NORWAY OUT.
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British actor John Cleese during dress rehearsals for his new one man show which debuts at the Oslo Concert House Friday Oct. 2, 2009. Cleese will perform in Norwegian towns for just over a week before taking his show to the US. ** NORWAY OUT.
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British actor John Cleese during dress rehearsals for his new one man show which debuts at the Oslo Concert House Friday Oct. 2, 2009. Cleese will perform in Norwegian towns for just over a week before taking his show to the US. ** NORWAY OUT.
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Actor John Cleese and girlfriend Barbie Orr. pose at the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California February 22, 2009.
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(L-R) The original cast of the Monty Python troupe Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle smile as they arrive at the premiere of the documentary "Monty Python: Almost The Truth (Lawyer's Cut)," celebrating the troupe's 40th anniversary, in New York October...
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(L-R) The original cast of the Monty Python troupe Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle smile as they arrive at the premiere of the documentary "Monty Python: Almost The Truth (Lawyer's Cut)," celebrating the troupe's 40th anniversary, in New York October...
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The original Monty Python troupe cast members John Cleese (L) and Terry Jones joke around as they arrive at the premiere of the documentary "Monty Python: Almost The Truth (Lawyer's Cut)," celebrating the troupe's 40th anniversary, in New York October 15, 2009.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: The original cast of Faulty Towers, Connie Booth, John Cleese, Andrew Sachs and Andrew Sachs were reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the programme at The Naval & Military Club on May 6, 2009 in London, England.
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I'm miniscule in France, Spain and Italy ... but in northern and northwest Europe, I'm well-known.
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I think we caught them all at a really good time ... Terry Gilliam had just finished 'The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus'; he was in this wonderful place where he's just finished his movie, he really likes it and no one's reviewed it yet. John Cleese was incredibly happy, even though he'd just got divorce...
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I think we were fortunate to have developed certain archetypes that appeal to people in many different cultures ... But it was so easy back then. There was no pressure to get an audience. We had no idea who was watching Monty Python.
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I had always known that John Cleese and your dad would have big fights
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I think we actually did some comedy that was genuinely original, and we did strange things that caught people's attention ... In addition to that, we created characters that were some kind of comic archetypes - people seemed to recognize them, whether they were from Japan or Iceland.
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a paeanastic laudatory exaltation of the works of John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin
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I have never fancied Michael Palin
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If you want to get a better view, this will be on eBay tomorrow.
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but that's because I don't watch much comedy these days, as I get better laughs from Sean Hannity's show.
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