Daily entertainment news covering Monty Python And The Holy Grail en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/22/celebrity_birthdays_november_136 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 143273@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

"Iron Man 2" actress Scarlett Johansson (1984)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/09/movies_with_best_ensemble_casts Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:13:00 EST Entertainment News 110251@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sometimes a single actor makes a film, and sometimes too many egos don't fit on the same screen, but when you find a group of talented actors who manage to make it look

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/06/review_martin_s_panther_2_a_declawed_com Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:41:06 EST Entertainment News 109961@http://www.starpulse.com/news If there's a huge error behind "The Pink Panther 2" — other than the mistake of producing the sequel in the first place — it's pairing Steve Martin with John Cleese,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/24/silly_horror_villains Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:12:50 EST Entertainment News 101397@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the over 100 years of movie history we've seen lots of horrifying creatures. As time passes the wants and fears of the audience shifts, and some ideas exhaust themselves.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/19/spamalot_to_close_ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 101241@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python's Spamalot is to end its successful Broadway run in January.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/09/pulse_patrol_the_weakly_round_up_of_user_12 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:10:00 EST Entertainment News 97517@http://www.starpulse.com/news Each week the editors at Starpulse will be highlighting the best responses and remarks to news stories and celebrity topics that we've come across.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/spotlight_on_movies_that_became_musicals Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 96705@http://www.starpulse.com/news Fans of movie musicals know that most of their favorites, like "Grease," "West Side Story," "The Sound of Music," and "Oklahoma!" were adapted from popular Broadway plays.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/20/olivia_wilde_signs_up_for_year_one_ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:27:51 EST Entertainment News 81723@http://www.starpulse.com/news House star Olivia Wilde has been signed up to star in a new comedy film in the style of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Wilde has been cast alongside funnyman Jack Black and Superbad star Michael Cera in Year One, which has been scripted by Ghostbusters writer and star Harold Ramis.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/13/point_counterpoint_should_there_be_a_sep Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:00:45 EST Entertainment News 77803@http://www.starpulse.com/news Think of your favorite comedies. Whether it be Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Caddyshack, Animal House, or recent films like Dumb and Dumber, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin or Borat, they all have something in common.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/22/celebrity_birthdays_november_52 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 64396@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to The Prestige actress Scarlett Johansson (1984), Canadian figure skater David Pelletier (1974), German tennis champ Boris Becker (1967), actress Mariel Hemingway (1961), actress Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Talking Head Tina Weymouth (1950),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/08/starpulse_qaamp_a_with_kenny_vs_spenny_b Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:33:30 EST Entertainment News 67190@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kenny Vs. Spenny just might be Canada's biggest exports since Rush and BTO, but this duo is taking care of business in moving pictures as opposed to in sound, competing not just for your entertainment but to document what executive-producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, have called, "The most accurate examination of male friendships that we've ever seen." Starpulse sat down with Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice to discuss their forthcoming Comedy Central debut

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/clay_aiken_to_join_broadway_s_spamalot_i Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:51:41 EST Entertainment News 64011@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - From ''American Idol'' to Eric Idle's ''Spamalot.'' Clay Aiken will join the Broadway cast of ''Monty Python's Spamalot'' on Jan. 18, playing one of the leads, Sir Robin, in the Tony Award-winning musical directed by Mike Nichols.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/21/monty_python_star_accuses_shrek_the_thir Mon, 21 May 2007 09:57:08 EST Entertainment News 43431@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eric Idle has accused Shrek The Third moviemakers of theft after they lifted a joke from his 1975 hit Monty Python And The Holy Grail. The 64-year-old, who voices the character of Merlin in the animated ogre sequel, is furious he wasn't told that a scene in which Prince Charming is shown riding a hobby horse while a minion bangs two coconut halves together for sound effect, was to be used. The clip is copied directly from the Python film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/11/spamalot_cast_to_break_coconut_orchestra Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:42:35 EST Entertainment News 37657@http://www.starpulse.com/news The cast of Eric Idle's London theatre show Spamalot are set to lead a world record attempt to get as many people as they can to bang coconuts together in Trafalgar Square on St. Georges Day.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/12/john_o_hurley_stars_in_spamalot Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:40:12 EST Entertainment News 26002@http://www.starpulse.com/news 1969 is remembered as the year that man walked on the moon; Elvis Presley took up residency in Las Vegas; and Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired on BBC television. 2007 will go down in the history books as the year that the inspired lunacy of Monty Python came to The Grail Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with the smash hit show Monty Python's "Spamalot."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/22/celebrity_birthdays_november_22 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 21066@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to The Prestige actress Scarlett Johansson (1984), Canadian figure skater David Pelletier (1974), German tennis champ Boris Becker (1967), actress Mariel Hemingway (1961), actress Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Talking Head Tina Weymouth (1950), E Street native and Soprano "Little" Steven Van Zandt (1950), tennis star Billie Jean King (1943), Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam (1940), actor Robert Vaughn (1932), actress Geraldine Page (1924), and the comedian who got the least amount of respect, Rodney Dangerfield (1921; d. 2004).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/23/monty_python_star_terry_jones_undergoes Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:36:11 EST Entertainment News 19482@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python star Terry Jones has undergone surgery for colon cancer. The 64 year old was "in good spirits and the operation went very well",according to his agent Jodi Shields.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/23/eric_idle_blasts_pythons Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 19466@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python funnyman Eric Idle has branded his old comedy partners two-faced for reaping the financial rewards of his hit musical Spamalot, despite expressing reservations about the show. Idle, who wrote the musical which is based on 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail, insists he's not bothered if his former castmates are unhappy with the result, because the flood of new Python fans he's attracted makes it a worthwhile venture.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/22/eric_idle_wasn_t_idle_in_convincing_mont Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:22:40 EST Entertainment News 3500@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eric Idle convinced his Monty Python castmates to let him use their work in hit musical "Spamalot" by playing them a song he had written for the show. Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam feared the play may damage the Monty Python legacy - but were soon won over.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/09/they_said_it_amusing_celebrity_quotes Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:56:47 EST Entertainment News 2872@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I eat cotton wool to stay in shape. I have slept with everyone on the planet. There's a photograph of me doing unfortunate things with vegetables." Actress Kate Beckinsale remembers the false internet rumors about her.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/30/watch_full_length_movies_on_your_cell_ph Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:45:42 EST Entertainment News 851@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sony Pictures Digital "Movies on Memory Cards" initiative enables people to watch full-length feature films on their cell phones. Spider-Man 2 and Monty Python and the Holy Grail were launched in June of this year and new titles including Stuart Little, Ghostbusters and Hitch became available earlier this month.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/22/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_nov_22 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 509@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to The Island's Scarlett Johansson (1984), Canadian figure skater David Pelletier (1974), actor Mark Ruffalo (1967), German tennis champ Boris Becker (1967), actress Mariel Hemingway (1961), actress Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Talking Head Tina Weymouth (1950), E Street native and Soprano "Little" Steven Van Zandt (1950), Bob Marley's bass man Aston "Familyman" Barrett (1946), tennis star Billie Jean King (1943), Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam (1940), actor Robert Vaughn (1932), actress Geraldine Page (1924), and the comedian who got the least amount of respect, Rodney Dangerfield (1921; d. 2004).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/11/endangered_species_named_after_john_clee Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:23:24 EST Entertainment News 565@http://www.starpulse.com/news Researchers from the University of Zurich named a newly discovered species of Lemur after Monty Python star John Cleese. The avahi cleesi weighs less than two pounds, eats leaves, and was discovered in 1990 in Madagascar. The name was chosen in tribute to Cleese’s promotion of lemurs in his film Fierce Creatures and the documentary In the Wild: Lemurs With John Cleese.

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