list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Elmer Gantry on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Elmer_Gantry/10384/default.aspx Title: Elmer Gantry
Year: 1960
Director: Richard Brooks
Plot: Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster), a drunken, dishonest street preacher allegedly patterned on Billy Sunday, wrangles a job with the travelling tent ministry conducted by Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons). Thanks to Gantry's enthusiastic hellfire-and-brimstone sermons, Sister Sharon's operation rises to fame and fortune, enough so that Sharon realizes her dream of building her own enormous tabernacle. These ambitions are put in jeopardy when a prostitute (Oscar-winning Shirley Jones), a former minister's daughter who'd been deflowered by Gantry years earlier, lures Gantry into a compromising situation and has photographs taken. It took several years for any Hollywood studio to take a chance with Sinclair Lewis' novel, and when it finally did arrive on the screen, producer/director Richard Brooks was compelled to downplay some of the more "sacrilegious" passages in the original. Also appearing in Elmer Gantry are Arthur Kennedy as an H.L. Mencken-style atheistic journalist, and Edward Andrews as George Babbitt, a character borrowed from another Sinclair Lewis novel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:07 GMTElmer Gantry1960Richard BrooksElmer Gantry (<a href="/players/P____98588/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Burt Lancaster</a>), a drunken, dishonest street preacher allegedly patterned on Billy Sunday, wrangles a job with the travelling tent ministry conducted by Sister Sharon Falconer (<a href="/players/P____65749/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jean Simmons</a>). Thanks to Gantry's enthusiastic hellfire-and-brimstone sermons, Sister Sharon's operation rises to fame and fortune, enough so that Sharon realizes her dream of building her own enormous tabernacle. These ambitions are put in jeopardy when a prostitute (Oscar-winning <a href="/players/P____36222/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Shirley Jones</a>), a former minister's daughter who'd been deflowered by Gantry years earlier, lures Gantry into a compromising situation and has photographs taken. It took several years for any Hollywood studio to take a chance with Sinclair Lewis' novel, and when it finally did arrive on the screen, producer/director <a href="/players/P____83159/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Brooks</a> was compelled to downplay some of the more "sacrilegious" passages in the original. Also appearing in Elmer Gantry are <a href="/players/P____97175/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Arthur Kennedy</a> as an H.L. Mencken-style atheistic journalist, and <a href="/players/P_____1710/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Edward Andrews</a> as George Babbitt, a character borrowed from another Sinclair Lewis novel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide5Slightly Tagged (1-5)523http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t10080z3liq.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Elmer_Gantry/10384/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/29/34517.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: The 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. The full lineup is after the jump. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet An Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie) Daddy and Lili Marlene Elmer Gantry Everlasting Moments Firaaq Flame & Citron Gomorrah Happy-Go-Lucky Helen Here Is Your Life (Haer Har Du Ditt Liv) Hunger I’ve Loved You So Long… Innocence Unprotected(Nevinost bez Zastite) Kisses Learning Gravity Lola Montès Low Level Flight Meet You in Denver Nightmare Alley O’Horten On Dangerous Ground Philanthropy Pirate for the Sea Pirosmani Private Century Revanche Seconds The Emigrants The Fall of Berlin (Padeniye Berlina) The Good, the Bad and the Weird The Great Sacrifice (Opfergang) The Rest is Silence (Restul e Tacere) Tulpan Waltz With Bashir With a Little Help From Myself (Aide-toi le ciel t’aidera) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Zodiac Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:07 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/29/2008 9:01:07 AMThe 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. The full lineup is after the jump. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet An Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie) Daddy and Lili Marlene Elmer Gantry Everlasting Moments Firaaq Flame & Citron Gomorrah Happy-Go-Lucky Helen Here Is Your Life (Haer Har Du Ditt Liv) Hunger I’ve Loved You So Long… Innocence Unprotected(Nevinost bez Zastite) Kisses Learning Gravity Lola Montès Low Level Flight Meet You in Denver Nightmare Alley O’Horten On Dangerous Ground Philanthropy Pirate for the Sea Pirosmani Private Century Revanche Seconds The Emigrants The Fall of Berlin (Padeniye Berlina) The Good, the Bad and the Weird The Great Sacrifice (Opfergang) The Rest is Silence (Restul e Tacere) Tulpan Waltz With Bashir With a Little Help From Myself (Aide-toi le ciel t’aidera) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Zodiac Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/28/34511.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 8/28/2008 6:01:00 PM
Body: The 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet An Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie) Daddy and Lili Marlene Elmer Gantry Everlasting Moments Firaaq Flame & Citron Gomorrah Happy-Go-Lucky Helen Here Is Your Life (Haer Har Du Ditt Liv) Hunger I’ve Loved You So Long… Innocence Unprotected(Nevinost bez Zastite) Kisses Learning Gravity Lola Montès Low Level Flight Meet You in Denver Nightmare Alley O’Horten On Dangerous Ground Philanthropy Pirate for the Sea Pirosmani Private Century Revanche Seconds The Emigrants The Fall of Berlin (Padeniye Berlina) The Good, the Bad and the Weird The Great Sacrifice (Opfergang) The Rest is Silence (Restul e Tacere) Tulpan Waltz With Bashir With a Little Help From Myself (Aide-toi le ciel t’aidera) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Zodiac (The Director’s Cut) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
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