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☆ What 'Saturday Night' gets right and wrong about the late-night sketch comedy show's chaotic first broadcast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fact: Dan Aykroyd did have relationships and flirtations with multiple "SNL" cast and crew members. Dylan O'Brien as Dan Aykroyd in "Saturday Night." In reality, Shuster and Michaels weren't together by the time "SNL" premiered. Aykroyd shared similar comments, saying that it was "over" between Shuster and Michaels by the time he got involved with her. "They might have been married in name and all that, but he was seeing other people," Aykroyd said of Michaels.

Persons: Dan Aykroyd, Dylan O'Brien, Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Emily Fairn, Gilda Radner, Ella Hunt, Shuster, Michaels, Lorne, Newman, Danny, Dan, Reitman Organizations: Sony Pictures, SNL, Hollywood Locations: New York, York, City, Canada

☆ 'Succession' star Nicholas Braun plays 2 very different characters in 'Saturday Night' — but that wasn't always the plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Succession" actor Nicholas Braun stars as Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson in "Saturday Night." Jason Reitman, the film's director, said that Jim Henson was written with Braun in mind to play the role. Braun also landed a second job as Kaufman after Benny Safdie had to drop out of the movie. Braun, known for his Emmy-winning role as the bumbling, awkward Greg Hirsch on HBO's "Succession," stars as both Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman in "Saturday Night." Advertisement"As we kept on thinking about who would be right for Andy Kaufman, we just kept on coming back to Nicholas Braun," Reitman told IndieWire.

Persons: Nicholas Braun, Andy Kaufman, Jim Henson, Jason Reitman, Braun, Kaufman, Benny Safdie, —, Jason Reitman's, Greg Hirsch, HBO's, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Dan Aykroyd, Reitman's, Jose Perez, Bauer, Griffin, Reitman, IndieWire, Gil Kenan, Henson, Kenan, Hopper, Sony Pictures Braun, Safdie, " Braun, Jim would've, Andy Organizations: Service, NBC, Hopper Stone, Sony Pictures Locations: Atlanta

☆ Avro Arrow: How Canada’s dream plane turned into a nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Avro Arrow, also known as the CF-105, had a lot resting on its wings. To this day, 65 years later, the Avro Arrow remains one of Canada’s biggest collective regrets and still fuels public discourse, as recently unveiled documents have shed some light on exactly what happened to the doomed project. As a result, thousands of jobs were lost and Avro Canada eventually collapsed entirely. Another says Canadian intelligence analysts deliberately misconstrued information to support a decision that the government had essentially made, providing an excuse for it. “They decided they wanted a big new fancy plane, so they came up with all the operational requirements largely in isolation, without really paying attention to what the reports were saying.”By the late 1950s, he adds, the Arrow arrow was getting very expensive and quite delayed.

Persons: ”, Richard Mayne, ” Mayne, “, Mayne, didn’t, John Diefenbaker, Alan Barnes, Barnes, Keith Beaty, Dan Aykroyd, Crawford Gordon, Arrow, John Burzynski, ” Burzynski, Burzynski Organizations: CNN, Avro, Royal Canadian Air Force, Arrows, Soviet Union, DND, ” Aircraft, ”, Sputnik, “, CF, NASA, Ottawa’s Carleton University, Soviets, Chiefs, Staff Committee, Canadian Air and Space Museum, Toronto Star, CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Reynolds, Springbank Airport, Canada Aviation, Space Museum, Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, Arrow Locations: Canada, Soviet, Soviet Union, North America, Avro Canada, American, United, United States, Canadian, Wetaskiwin , Alberta, Muskoka , Ontario, Calgary –, Ottawa, Lake Ontario

☆ Martin Scorsese to Headline a Religious Series for Fox Nation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Martin Scorsese has agreed to spearhead a documentary series about Christian saints for Fox Nation, the subscription streaming service run by Fox News Media. “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” which begins airing in November, will be hosted, narrated and executive produced by Scorsese, the decorated director of classic films like “Taxi Driver” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Fox Nation is set to formally announce the series on Wednesday. Since its debut in 2018 as a companion service to Fox News, Fox Nation has expanded into entertainment and general-interest programming as it aspires to become a kind of Netflix for conservative audiences. The streaming network already boasts shows with Hollywood stars like Kevin Costner (“Yellowstone: One-Fifty”), Rob Lowe (“Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party”) and Dan Aykroyd (“History of the World in Six Glasses”). The Scorsese series, created by Matti Leshem, dramatizes the stories of eight saints, including Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Francis of Assisi and Thomas Becket.

Persons: Martin Scorsese, “ Martin Scorsese, Scorsese, Kevin Costner, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd, Matti Leshem, Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Becket Organizations: Fox Nation, Fox News Media, Fox, Fox News, Netflix, Hollywood, Boston Tea Party

☆ ‘Dune: Part Two’ can inspire you to revisit these other timeless sci-fi sequels
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Twentieth Century Fox/Courtesy Everett CollectionWhat better way to start off than with one of the greatest sequels – and sci-fi films in general – ever made, with a screenplay that’s been taught in film schools. ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ (1982)DeForest Kelley, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ (2014)Andy Serkis in 2014's "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." ‘Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980)"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). “Dune: Part Two” is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, which, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros.

Persons: Denis Villeneuve’s, there’s, Sigourney Weaver, –, James Cameron’s Oscar, Ridley Scott’s, Ellen Ripley’s, Carrie Henn, Khan ’, DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Khan, Everett, ”, Ricardo Montalban, “ Khan ”, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron, he’s, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s, Linda Hamilton, Sarah Connor –, Andy Serkis, Caesar, “ Dawn ”, Max, Thunderdome, Mel Gibson, Warner, Mad Max, George Miller’s, Tina Turner’s, Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Miller, Theron’s Furiosa, Anya Taylor, Joy, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Annie Potts, Rick Moranis, Peter MacNicol, Howard Huntsberry, George Lucas Organizations: CNN, Rotten, Century Fox, Paramount, “, TriStar, Columbia, ‘, Lucasfilm Ltd, Wars, Warner Bros . Pictures, Warner Bros . Locations: Ripley, ‘, “ Kingdom

☆ John Goodman says he was in a 'bad place' while making Martin Scorsese's 'Bringing Out the Dead': 'I wasted a great opportunity'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Out of the countless memorable movie roles John Goodman has had over his career, there's one where he feels he blew it. In Martin Scorsese's slow-burn 1999 drama "Bringing Out the Dead," Goodman and Nicolas Cage play paramedics working the night shift in New York City. "I was in a bad place," Goodman told Business Insider in his interview for our "Role Play" series. Goodman wouldn't go into specifics other than to say that he was "in a bad place mentally." Goodman added, "I wish I would have been present for the film because I feel I wasted a great opportunity."

Persons: John Goodman, Martin Scorsese's, Goodman, Nicolas Cage, Goodman wouldn't, Dan Aykroyd, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Getty Goodman hasn't, I'm, Coen, He's Organizations: New Locations: New York City, Manhattan

☆ John Goodman wants a do-over in his favorite Coen Brothers movie
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When you think of John Goodman, you likely picture him as Walter Sobchak, the gun-toting bowling enthusiast from "The Big Lebowski." For the latest installment in BI's "Role Play" series, Goodman discusses his favorite Coen brothers movie, why "Bringing Out the Dead" was a hard movie to make, and the time he called 411 looking for Al Pacino. On his favorite Coen Brothers movie and faking it in his first movie roleYou made your movie debut in 1983 in "Eddie Macon's Run," which stars Kirk Douglas. [Laughs]On working with Al Pacino and the casting rumor about him he's never heard(L-R) John Goodman and Al Pacino in "The Sea of Love." [Laughs]On the movie that felt like he 'wasted a great opportunity'(L-R) John Goodman and Nicolas Cage in "Bringing Out the Dead."

Persons: John Goodman, Walter Sobchak, Dan Conner, Roseanne, Sulley, Rosanne, Goodman, Eli Gemstone, He'll, I've, I'm, Dan, Rosanne Barr, Barr, Coen, Al Pacino, Eddie Macon's, Kirk Douglas, Douglas, Kirk, Barton Fink, It's, Rushmore, Jeff, he's, Uncle Buck, John, Candy, Alfredo Pacino, Pacino, You've, Nicolas Cage, Martin Scorsese's, Dan Aykroyd, Scorsese, He's, he'd, Babe Ruth, Turturro, Eugene O'Neill Organizations: Inc, ABC, Al, Denzel Locations: televangelists, Angeles, Charleston, Laredo , Texas, Denzel Washington, Manhattan

☆ Biden set to address White House Correspondents Dinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Maegan Vazquez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But undoubtedly, a White House official told CNN, his speech will address the issue of wrongfully detained Americans abroad. US President George W. Bush, left, waves with impressionist Steve Bridges at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2006. Roger L. Wollenberg/Pool/Getty Images The White House Correspondents' Dinner is held in 1923. It was started two years earlier by the White House Correspondents' Association, the organization of journalists who cover the president. Roosevelt was congratulating Brandt for winning the first Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, which was given by the White House Correspondents' Association for distinguished reporting.

☆ 'Saturday Night Live': Steve Martin and Martin Short team up for hilarious 'Father of the Bride' skit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Steve Martin and Martin Short brought the funny as co-hosts of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. NBC/Getty Images Martin plays an IRS agent in a Coneheads skit in February 1977. NBC/Getty Images Martin and Dan Aykroyd, second from left, play the Festrunk brothers — "two wild and crazy guys" — in September 1977. NBC/Getty Images Martin performs with The Dirt Band, which was the show's musical guest when he hosted in January 1978. Alan Singer/NBC/Getty Images Martin puts a spin on traditional Christmas lists in his "A Holiday Wish" skit in 1986.

☆ The secrets behind these Christmas movie classics
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ was supposed to be a flop"A Charlie Brown Christmas" is a beloved special, but those involved in its production worried that they'd created a dud. Classic songs were reused, rewritten and dubbed for ‘White Christmas’"White Christmas" is a movie that has a lot of behind-the-scenes lore. Paramount/Kobal/ShutterstockThe 1954 film “White Christmas” is brimming with behind-the-scenes lore, especially when it comes to the music. The animators behind 1993’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” used about 400 different hand-sculpted heads to bring Jack Skellington to life. Michael Caine did a literal balancing act during ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’The Ghost of Christmas Present, left, and Michael Caine, right, in 1992's "The Muppet Christmas Carol."

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