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episode 44: Paper Crossbow
Adam and Jamie unleash a deadly myth from a supermax prison, attempting to make a deadly weapon out of nothing more dangerous than newspaper and underwear. While they are being tested to their wits' end, Grant, Kari and Tory unscrew the cap on some more vodka myths, the latest in an occasional series of tall tales about the popular Russian tipple.
premiere: Jan. 11, 2006
NEXT WEEK:
Episode 45: Shredded Plane
Adam and Jamie have been emailed a photo of a light plane, with precise, clean tears on the side. Is the photo genuine and what caused the carnage? Was it the jilted lover, who took to her ex's plane with a chainsaw and a taste for vengeance? Or did the propeller of another aircraft somehow do all that damage?
premiere: Jan. 18, 2006
IN 2 WEEKS (Should be good - Fans of the show were challenged to try to bust this myth, and they look at the death ray again.)
Episode 46: Archimedes Death Ray
Adam and Jamie accepted the challenge from fans mailbags to retest the "Archimedes death ray." In turn, fans and MIT team were invited to perform this challlenge.
premiere: Jan. 25, 2006
Bomba, La (1999) .... Prof. Summers
Gideon (1999) .... Mrs. Willows
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) .... Mrs. Touchett
Raging Angels (1995) .... Grandma Ruth
Mrs. Munck (1995) .... Aunt Monica
Jury Duty (1995) .... Mrs. Collins
Backfire! (1995) .... The Good Lieutenant
Heavy (1995) .... Dolly Modino
Silenzio dei prosciutti, Il (1994) .... Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
... aka The Silence of the Hams (USA)
The Pickle (1993) .... Yetta
Weep No More, My Lady (1992) (TV) .... Vivian Morgan
... aka Mary Higgins Clark: Ne pleure pas ma belle (Canada: French title)
... aka Pleure pas ma belle (France)
Stepping Out (1991) .... Mrs. Fraser
... aka Un amour de prof (Canada: French title)
Touch of a Stranger (1990)
An Unremarkable Life (1989)
Purple People Eater (1988) .... Rita
The Delta Force (1986) .... Edie Kaplan
... aka Mahatz Ha-Delta (Israel: Hebrew title)
Very Close Quarters (1986) .... Galina
Witchfire (1986) .... Lydia
... aka A Sonnet for the Hunter
Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... Dodo Bird
... aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title))
Déjà Vu (1985) .... Olga Nabokova
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) .... Becky
... aka Across the Brooklyn Bridge
... aka My Darling Shiksa
Ellie (1984) .... Cora Mae Jackson
Fanny Hill (1983) .... Mrs. Cole
... aka Fanny Hill - Die Memoiren eines Freudenmädchen (West Germany)
... aka John Cleland's Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (UK)
Emma and Grandpa on the Farm (1983) (TV) .... The Narrator
Looping - Der lange Traum vom kurzen Glück (1981) .... Carmen
... aka Looping (West Germany: short title)
S.O.B. (1981) .... Eva Brown
"The French Atlantic Affair" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Helen Wabash
The Magician of Lublin (1979) .... Elzbieta
... aka Kosem Mi'Lublin, Ha- (Israel: Hebrew title)
... aka Magier, Der (West Germany)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) (TV) (voice) .... Crystal
City on Fire (1979) .... Nurse Andrea Harper
The Visitor (1979) .... Jane Phillips
... aka Stridulum (Italy)
Elvis (1979/I) (TV) .... Gladys Presley
The Initiation of Sarah (1978) (TV) .... Mrs. Erica Hunter
King of the Gypsies (1978) .... Queen Rachel
Pete's Dragon (1977) .... Lena Gogan
Borghese piccolo piccolo, Un (1977) .... Amalia Vivaldi
... aka A Very Little Man
... aka An Average Little Man (International: English title)
Tentacoli (1977) .... Tillie Turner
... aka Tentacles (USA)
Gran bollito (1977) .... Lea
... aka Black Journal
... aka Signora degli orrori, La
Mimì Bluette ... fiore del mio giardino (1977) .... Caterina
Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) (TV) (voice) .... Crystal
Locataire, Le (1976) .... The Concierge
... aka The Tenant (USA)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) .... Fay Lapinsky
Dahlia scarlatta, La (1976)
That Lucky Touch (1975) .... Diana Steedeman
... aka Bleib mir ja vom Leib (West Germany)
Diamonds (1975) .... Zelda Shapiro
... aka Diamond Shaft
... aka Yahlumim (Israel: Hebrew title)
Journey Into Fear (1975) .... Mrs. Mathews
... aka Burn Out
Poor Pretty Eddy (1975) .... Bertha
... aka Black Vengeance
... aka Heartbreak Motel
... aka Poor Pretty Eddie
... aka Redneck County
... aka Redneck County Rape
The Sex Symbol (1974) (TV) .... Agatha Murphy
Big Rose: Double Trouble (1974) (TV) .... Rose Winters
... aka Double Trouble
Cleopatra Jones (1973) .... Mommy
Blume in Love (1973) .... Mrs. Cramer
The Devil's Daughter (1973) (TV) .... Lilith Malone
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) .... Belle Rosen
Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) (TV) .... Bess Tucker
Something to Hide (1972) .... Gabriella
... aka Shattered (USA: reissue title)
A Death of Innocence (1971) (TV) .... Elizabeth Cameron
Revenge (1971/II) (TV) .... Amanda Hilton
... aka There Once Was a Woman
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) .... Helen Hill (Martin)
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) .... Rosie Forrest
... aka Who Slew Auntie Roo? (USA: poster title)
Flap (1970) .... Dorothy Bluebell
... aka The Last Warrior (UK)
How Do I Love Thee? (1970) .... Lena Mervin
Bloody Mama (1970) .... Kate 'Ma' Barker
The Mad Room (1969) .... Mrs. Armstrong
Arthur! Arthur! (1969)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) .... Shirley Newman
Wild in the Streets (1968) .... Mrs. Daphne Flatow
The Scalphunters (1968) .... Kate
Enter Laughing (1967) .... Mrs. Emma Kolowitz
Alfie (1966) .... Ruby
Harper (1966) .... Fay Estabrook
... aka The Moving Target (UK)
The Three Sisters (1966/I) .... Natalya
A Patch of Blue (1965) .... Rose-Ann D'Arcy
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... Woman who is healed
... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
A House Is Not a Home (1964) .... Polly Adler
Indifferenti, Gli (1964) .... Lisa
... aka Deux rivales, Les (France)
... aka Time of Indifference (USA)
Wives and Lovers (1963) .... Fran Cabrell
The Balcony (1963) .... Madame Irma
Wipe-out (1963) (TV)
The Chapman Report (1962) .... Sarah Garnell
Lolita (1962) .... Charlotte Haze/Humbert
The Young Savages (1961) .... Mary di Pace
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) .... Nellie Romano
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) .... Lorry
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959/I) .... Mrs. Petronella Van Daan
I Died a Thousand Times (1955) .... Marie Gibson
The Big Knife (1955) .... Dixie Evans
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955) .... Ruth Harris
The Night of the Hunter (1955) .... Willa Harper
I Am a Camera (1955) .... Natalia Landauer
Mambo (1954) .... Toni Salerno
Executive Suite (1954) .... Eva Bardeman
Playgirl (1954) .... Fran Davis
Saskatchewan (1954) .... Grace Markey
... aka O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (UK)
Tennessee Champ (1954) .... Sarah Wurble
To Dorothy a Son (1954) .... Myrtle La Mar
... aka Cash on Delivery (USA)
My Man and I (1952) .... Nancy
Untamed Frontier (1952) .... Jane Stevens
Meet Danny Wilson (1952) .... Joy Carroll
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) .... Bianca Carr, aka "Binky Gay"
Behave Yourself! (1951) .... Kate Denny
A Place in the Sun (1951) .... Alice Tripp
He Ran All the Way (1951) .... Peggy Dobbs
The Raging Tide (1951) .... Connie Thatcher
Frenchie (1950) .... Frenchie Fontaine
South Sea Sinner (1950) .... Coral
... aka East of Java (UK)
Winchester '73 (1950) .... Lola Manners
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) .... Terry Stewart
The Great Gatsby (1949) .... Myrtle Wilson
Take One False Step (1949) .... Catherine Sykes
Cry of the City (1948) .... Brenda Martingale
Larceny (1948) .... Tory
Red River (1948) (uncredited) .... Dance Hall Girl in Wagon Train
Killer McCoy (1947) (uncredited) .... Autograph hound
A Double Life (1947) .... Pat Kroll
The Gangster (1947) (uncredited) .... Hazel
... aka Low Company (USA: reissue title)
Living in a Big Way (1947) (uncredited) .... Junior League Girl
New Orleans (1947) (uncredited) .... Miss Holmbright (Nick's secretary in Chicago)
Two Smart People (1946) (uncredited) .... Princess
The Fighting Guardsman (1946) (uncredited) .... Nanette
A Thousand and One Nights (1945) (uncredited) .... Handmaiden
... aka 1001 Nights
Escape in the Fog (1945) (uncredited) .... Taxi Driver
Dancing in Manhattan (1945) (uncredited) .... Margie
Tonight and Every Night (1945) (uncredited) .... Bubbles
Together Again (1944) (uncredited) .... Young Woman
She's a Soldier Too (1944) (uncredited) .... 'Silver' Rankin
Cover Girl (1944) (uncredited) .... Girl
Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) (as Shelley Winter) .... Ulda Tienhoven
Sailor's Holiday (1944) (as Shelley Winter) .... Gloria Flynn
The Racket Man (1944) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
What a Woman! (1943) (uncredited) .... Secretary
... aka The Beautiful Cheat (UK)
A-List (2005) .... Herself
George Stevens and His Place in the Sun (2001) (V) .... Herself
Shelley Winters: Full Disclosure (2001) (TV) .... Herself
... aka A&E Biography: Shelley Winters - Full Disclosure (USA: series title)
On Cukor (2000) (TV) .... Herself
... aka American Masters: On Cukor (USA)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Past Winner
Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1996) (TV) .... Herself
A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Herself
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) .... Herself
7th Annual American Cinema Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself
Hello Actors Studio (1988) (TV) .... Herself
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987) .... Herself
Do It Debbie's Way (1983) (V)
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) (TV) .... Herself
Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979) (TV) .... Herself
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Sound & Best Special Effects
The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Cinematography Awards
The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress
Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (1951) .... Herself
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
He Walks in Beauty: The George Stevens Production 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (2001) (V) .... Herself
Johnny Carson's 29th Anniversary (1991) (TV) .... Herself
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) .... Clips from 'A Place in the Sun' and 'The Diary of Anne Frank'
Filmography as: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances
Notable TV Guest Appearances
"History vs. Hollywood" playing "Herself/Mrs. Petronella Van Daan" in episode: "Diary of Anne Frank, The: Echoes from the Past"
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "Mothers and Other Strangers" (episode # 9.11) 3 December 1996
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "Home Is Where the Afghan Is" (episode # 9.10) 26 November 1996
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "The Wedding" (episode # 8.23) 7 May 1996
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "Out of the Past" (episode # 8.15) 6 February 1996
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "Thanksgiving 1994" (episode # 7.10) 23 November 1994
"Inside the Actors Studio" playing "Herself" (episode # 1.5) 13 November 1994
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "Altar Egos" (episode # 6.25) 24 May 1994
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "Thanksgiving 1993" (episode # 6.10) 23 November 1993
"The Full Wax" playing "Herself" (episode # 3.3) 1993
"The Full Wax" playing "Herself" (episode # 3.2) 1993
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays" (episode # 5.12) 15 December 1992
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "Thanksgiving 1991" (episode # 4.10) 26 November 1991
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "Scenes from a Barbecue" (episode # 3.24) 7 May 1991
"Night Rap" playing "Herself" 6 May 1991
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 28 March 1991
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 25 March 1991
"Roseanne" playing "Nana Mary" in episode: "The Wedding" (episode # 3.14) 15 January 1991
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 20 February 1990
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 24 January 1990
"Late Night with David Letterman" playing "Herself" 8 September 1989
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 4 August 1989
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 1 August 1989
"Hawaiian Heat" playing "Florence Senkowski" in episode: "Andy's Mom" (episode # 1.9) 23 November 1984
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 20 June 1984
"Hotel" playing "Adele Ellsworth" in episode: "Trials" (episode # 1.21) 2 May 1984
"Wogan" playing "Herself" 17 March 1984
"Wogan" playing "Herself" 3 March 1984
"The Russell Harty Show" playing "Herself" in episode: "Christmas Party" 21 December 1982
"The Love Boat" in episode: "Venetian Love Song/The Arrangement/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Gigolo: Part 2" (episode # 6.2) 2 October 1982
"The Love Boat" in episode: "Venetian Love Song/The Arrangement/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Gigolo: Part 1" (episode # 6.1) 2 October 1982
"Parkinson" playing "Herself" (episode # 10.45) 7 March 1981
"Fridays" playing "Guest Host" (episode # 2.16) 16 January 1981
"Vega$" playing "J.D. Fenton" in episode: "Macho Murders" (episode # 2.8) 28 November 1979
"Parkinson" playing "Herself" (episode # 8.5) 30 September 1978
"The Hollywood Greats" playing "Herself" in episode: "Ronald Colman" 10 August 1978
"Kojak" playing "Evelyn McNeil" in episode: "The Captain's Brother's Wife" (episode # 5.16) 4 February 1978
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 29 October 1976
"Chico and the Man" playing "Shirley Schrift" in episode: "Ed's Steps Out" (episode # 1.17) 7 February 1975
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 4 November 1974
"McCloud" playing "Thelma" in episode: "The Barefoot Girls of Bleecker Street" (episode # 5.1) 22 September 1974
"Match Game 73" playing "Herself" 23 July 1973
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 6 July 1973
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 7 May 1973
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 13 March 1973
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 15 January 1973
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 6 October 1972
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 6 July 1972
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 1 May 1972
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 22 November 1971
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 2 October 1970
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 8 July 1970
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 14 May 1970
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 10 March 1970
"Late Night Lineup" playing "Herself" 19 October 1969
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" playing "Herself" (episode # 2.22) 3 March 1969
"Here's Lucy" playing "Shelley Summers" in episode: "Lucy and Shelly Winters" (episode # 1.4) 14 October 1968
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Clarry Golden" in episode: "Wipeout" (episode # 4.24) 26 April 1967
"Batman" playing "Ma Parker" in episode: "The Greatest Mother of them All" (episode # 2.9) 5 October 1966
"What's My Line?" playing "Mystery Guest" 7 August 1966
"Thirty-Minute Theatre" in episode: "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat" (episode # 1.9) 2 November 1965
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Edith" in episode: "Back to Back" (episode # 3.5) 27 October 1965
"Ben Casey" playing "Lydia Mitchum" in episode: "A Disease of the Heart Called Love" (episode # 4.10) 23 November 1964
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Jenny Dworak" in episode: "Two Is the Number" (episode # 1.15) 31 January 1964
"Toast of the Town" playing "Actor" (archive footage) (episode # 16.38) 23 June 1963
"Alcoa Premiere" playing "Meg Fletcher" in episode: "The Way from Darkness" (episode # 2.11) 13 December 1962
"What's My Line?" playing "Mystery Guest" 27 March 1960
"Toast of the Town" playing "Herself" (episode # 12.28) 29 March 1959
"Kraft Television Theatre" in episode: "Polka" (episode # 11.12) 18 December 1957
"The DuPont Show of the Month" playing "Louisa Burt" in episode: "Beyond This Place" (episode # 1.3) 25 November 1957
"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" playing "Mildred Corrigan" in episode: "Smarty" (episode # 7.5) 11 October 1957
"Wagon Train" playing "Ruth Owens" in episode: "The Ruth Owens Story" (episode # 1.4) 9 October 1957
"The Steve Allen Show" playing "Herself" 28 July 1957
"What's My Line?" playing "Mystery Guest" 14 July 1957
"Climax!" playing "Carol" in episode: "Don't Touch Me" (episode # 3.23) 4 April 1957
"The United States Steel Hour" playing "Evvie" in episode: "Inspired Alibi" (episode # 4.12) 13 February 1957
"The Alcoa Hour" playing "Pat" in episode: "A Double Life" (episode # 2.8) 6 January 1957
"What's My Line?" playing "Mystery Guest" 9 December 1956
"Climax!" playing "Margaret Corey/Ethel/Lillian/Ann" in episode: "Dark Wall" (episode # 2.44) 30 August 1956
"Toast of the Town" playing "Herself" (episode # 9.40) 24 June 1956
"Producers' Showcase" in episode: "The Women" (episode # 1.5) 7 February 1955
"What's My Line?" playing "Mystery Guest" 30 January 1955
"Climax!" in episode: "Sorry, Wrong Number" (episode # 1.4) 4 November 1954
"The Ford Television Theatre" playing "Sally Marland" in episode: "Mantrap" (episode # 2.18) 28 January 1954
Tuesday: Actually it is being canceled because of lack of ratings. NBC was willing to deal with the controversy, but was unwilling to do with the lack of ratings.
I thought it was a pretty good show - I hope they air the remaining episodes somewhere (like on one of NBC's cable stations)
there's a decent selection out from monday including cinderella man (russel crowe as jj braddock), red eye (a good thriller, woman is forced to put senators life at risk to save her father!) ,the business (the rise and fall of some english gangsters in spain) and four brothers (revenge story with mark wahlberg) haven't seen four brothers yet but rest are all worth a watch and are better than most of the stuff thats been released recently.
grant: Saw Red Eye when It came out a week or so ago. Worth the rental for sure. Not bad. Typical ending tho.
Four Brothers as well is worth the rental. Not great acting by Marky Mark. But then again in all his roles he plays a brooding, soft voiced bad boy doesnt he? lol
Tuesday: You saw a better film than me then! We watched 1984, its an old one but its the first time I've seen it. I was really looking forward to it because the book is excellent. My partner hadn't read the book, and I had to explain lots of things in the film that didn't make sense unless you had read it, and they downplayed lots of really important stuff, like the newspeak. It was there but not really of any importance. Same as the thought police. A huge part of the book but only a minor part in the film. Instead they concentrated more on their relationship, with lots of gratuitous nudity. I thought the film was awful, read the book instead, much better.
Tuesday: I always prefer the book, but Stephen King films are about as good as they get for adaptations. I think that has a lot to do with his input when they make the films.
harley: But, but but.. when I went to IMDb an typed it in, it only showed me the first two.. hmmmmmm how interesting!!
I take it mister jigsaw doesn't bite the dust in #2 hahaha
Anyone watch the Grammys last nite? I guess it is more about the entertainment then the awards these days.. all they did was list who won what in between each performer..
Rented Flight Plan (Jodie Foster) and Doom (The Rock) Both worth the rental and was quite surprised. I didnt expect to like Flight Plan but had a few unexpected twists to it and DOOM, although taken from a vid game wasnt too bad. (If you dont like gore, dont rent it!)
furbster: Saw, saw2 and it was very good IF you are in to gore. And youre right furbster, mega opening for his 'apprentice'. That was a shocking twist.. Well done.
I was just watching Fawlty Towers on BBC America. First time in ten years and I don't think I have laughed as hard at anything in those ten years. Man, that humor is classic.
Has anyone else seen this movie. My wife loved it. I thought it was a good movie, but not great. I found the dog's behavior somewhat unbelievable. I also found the "Misery" of Jerry Shepard to drag out for the whole six months. However, the acting (Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, and Jason Biggs) was well done. The dog training was excellent. It was a well made movie that I will buy when it comes out on DVD.
If you like the originals, you'll love this remake. Steve Martin did an outstanding job. Even my wife, who doesn't normally like this types of movies, could help laughing. There were some scenes that were absolutely hillarious. It was refreshing to have a comedy that didn't sink to the "Toilet" humor...well, except the "Sound Booth" scene!
Tuesday: A few of the dogs did not survive. Most did. I won't tell which ones...
There were a few bleak moments in the movie. but, there were also some triumphant moments too. Overall, I would say the movie ended on a positive note.