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On Saturday, June 14, I watched the 1957 Elia Kazan film "A Face in the Crowd" on Turner Classic Movies.

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Before he gained fame as the sheriff of Mayberry, Andy Griffith played a character named Lonesome Rhodes in a 1957 movie called "A Face in the Crowd." Griffith is almost unrecognizable in the movie.

'' I think history is going to be very tough on him. But that doesn't mean he isn't a great story. via Ghost in the Machine

Josh Brolin as George W. Bush ''I think history is going to be very tough on him. via Arkansas Times

“Come with me if you want to live”

More... How to spend 24 hours in a movie theater Sir Critic on Cinema Sir Critic on Cinema Sir Critic, alias Eric Robinette, reviews movies - both blockbusters and arty stuff - comments on theaters and opines ... via Dayton Daily News

Actress Patricia Neal is receiving a Lifetime Achievement award from the Nashville Film Festival. via WTVF Nashville

“It's awfully hard to pick out one”

Budd Schulberg, a lifetime achievement recipient at this year's Garden State Film Festival, has a surprise: Among the films he has written, including his Academy Award-winning 'On the Waterfront' screenplay, ... via Asbury Park Press Online

“Wendingo"; screened at Sundance; released theatrically in 2002 2001 Acted in "Session 9”

In 1996, filmmaker Larry Fessenden was tagged as one to watch by the Independent Features Project. via Hollywood.com

“There was a time when boats would pass the house and she could hear people ask, 'Is that her?' ”

Boston Business Journal - by Teri Borseti Special to the Journal It's commonly referred to as "the old Lee Remick house" by locals. via Residential Real Estate

Posted in Film by David Fear on March 3rd, 2008 Long before bashing the mass media's influence on modern politics became a proper blood sport, Elia Kazan's 1957 drama about a good ol' boy raconteur warned of ... via Time Out New York

Carrie Underwood played Valentine's Day, in Hershey, Pa & seen sitting near the sound board, was her boyfriend Chace Crawford. via CISN Country 103.9 FM

THE WRITER: Mel Miller PLAYED BY: Walter Matthau IN: A Face in the Crowd Written by Budd Schulberg, Face is mainly the story of an egomaniacal entertainer: Loud, abrasive country performer and TV/radio ... via Entertainment Weekly

So uh ... who you gonna vote for this fall? Now, don't be shy. It's OK to admit you're supporting someone . via The Michigan Daily Online

It's time to be amazed by Arkansas again and this time, Today's THV heads to the northeast Arkansas city of Piggott. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

Posted Jan 24th 2008 8:27PM by Bob Sassone Filed under: Celebrities , Obituaries A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away. via TV Squad

Lois Nettleton, a Daytime Emmy-winning actress who had a long career on Broadway and television, died Jan. via Daily Herald

“Everybody in town had an opportunity to be involved in the movie whether it was renting out your dog or watching the train go by”

The year was 1957 and the place was Piggott, Arkansas. This town of only a couple thousand people was in for quite a ride when hollywood came calling. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

It's political-nerd day on Turner Classic Movies. Just finished -- sorry -- is the film of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead with Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, and Raymond Massey, who turns in a great performance as ... via The Corner

While thought of as mainly a TV comic actor, Andy Griffith first rose to prominence in the movies and on record, where his hillbilly twangings about everything from Shakespeare to football made for some ... via WHER-FM Hattiesburg