list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 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/Mr_Warmth_The_Don_Rickles_Project/348662/default.aspx Title: Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Year: 2007
Director: John Landis
Plot: As one of the few heavyweight comedians of Vegas's "Golden Age" to topline standup routines in 21st century Glitter Gulch - a time and place that saw him still reeling in massive audiences well into his 70s and 80s - Don Rickles qualifies as a show business legend. Rickles, of course, pioneered the use of insult comedy to mercilessly rib, skewer, and cut down to size anyone who happened to fall into his line of fire, earning him the sobriquets "Mr. Warmth" and "The Merchant of Venom" and lending a whole new meaning to the term "hockey puck." This approach, which seemed unprecedented and even outrageously uncouth in the late 1950s and early 1960s, eventually won Rickles legions of fans and innumerable protégés within show business - everyone from Richard Pryor to Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman. Director John Landis (National Lampoon's Animal House, Trading Places) stands at the forefront of Rickles's fan club and created the documentary Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as an homage to the comic's life and career. Landis intercuts footage from the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and Rickles's appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, with extended clips from the shtickmeister's comedy routines and on-camera interviews in which the comedian reflects at length on his approach to comedy and journey through showbusiness. Admirers, colleagues and followers of Rickles also turn up to offer their views on the comedian - including Martin Scorsese, Christopher Guest, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Sidney Poitier, Clint Eastwood and many others. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Number of blog posts: 1
]]>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:01:06 GMTMr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project2007John LandisAs one of the few heavyweight comedians of Vegas's "Golden Age" to topline standup routines in 21st century Glitter Gulch - a time and place that saw him still reeling in massive audiences well into his 70s and 80s - <a href="/players/P____60156/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Don Rickles</a> qualifies as a show business legend. Rickles, of course, pioneered the use of insult comedy to mercilessly rib, skewer, and cut down to size anyone who happened to fall into his line of fire, earning him the sobriquets "Mr. Warmth" and "The Merchant of Venom" and lending a whole new meaning to the term "hockey puck." This approach, which seemed unprecedented and even outrageously uncouth in the late 1950s and early 1960s, eventually won Rickles legions of fans and innumerable protégés within show business - everyone from <a href="/players/P___107177/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Pryor</a> to <a href="/players/P____60918/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chris Rock</a> and <a href="/players/P___271254/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sarah Silverman</a>. Director <a href="/players/P____98623/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Landis</a> (<a href=/films/39694/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>National Lampoon's Animal House</a>, <a href=/films/35676/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Trading Places</a>) stands at the forefront of Rickles's fan club and created the documentary Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as an homage to the comic's life and career. Landis intercuts footage from the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and Rickles's appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, with extended clips from the shtickmeister's comedy routines and on-camera interviews in which the comedian reflects at length on his approach to comedy and journey through showbusiness. Admirers, colleagues and followers of Rickles also turn up to offer their views on the comedian - including <a href="/players/P___110533/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Martin Scorsese</a>, <a href="/players/P____92825/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Christopher Guest</a>, <a href="/players/P___116900/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Robin Williams</a>, <a href="/players/P___271254/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sarah Silverman</a>, <a href="/players/P___106725/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sidney Poitier</a>, <a href="/players/P____88601/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Clint Eastwood</a> and many others. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide1http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u50626nuytx.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Mr_Warmth_The_Don_Rickles_Project/348662/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/11/30/22413.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
Post To: SpoutBlog on spout.com
Post Date: 11/30/2007 3:01:06 PM
Body: Erin at Steady Diet of Film has some notes on the Sundance lineup, including: “Why is rape as a weapon in war the new issue du jour? Hmm…” Filmbrain reports that “the finishing touches are being applied to Benten Films’ second release, Quiet City & Dance Party, USA: Two Films by Aaron Katz.” The cover looks gorgeous. Tom Hall recommends Mr. Warmth, John Landis’ documentary on Don Rickles, which premieres this Sunday night on HBO: “When I read that the documentary was included in this fall’s New York Film Festival line-up, I was skeptical of its place in the program. Having seen the film (and experienced the amazing press conference with Mr. Landis after the screening), I can say that its portrait of a lost era of American “show business” is both moving and deeply felt. And, obviously, laugh out loud funny.” Burbanked profiles Chris Thilk, friend of SpoutBlog and proprietor of Movie Marketing Madness, for the series Tales of Blogging Passion. “Just over 20 years ago, I thought of killing myself. Or rather, the thought was suddenly present in me, like an unwanted ghost.” So begins an amazing–and amazingly personal–post at Michael Atkinson’s Zero For Conduct, in which he talks of his own battles with said ghost in relation to the suicides of several slightly bolder-faced names, particularly Spalding Grey. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:01:06 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/30/2007 3:01:06 PM Erin at Steady Diet of Film has some notes on the Sundance lineup, including: “Why is rape as a weapon in war the new issue du jour? Hmm…” Filmbrain reports that “the finishing touches are being applied to Benten Films’ second release, Quiet City & Dance Party, USA: Two Films by Aaron Katz.” The cover looks gorgeous. Tom Hall recommends Mr. Warmth, John Landis’ documentary on Don Rickles, which premieres this Sunday night on HBO: “When I read that the documentary was included in this fall’s New York Film Festival line-up, I was skeptical of its place in the program. Having seen the film (and experienced the amazing press conference with Mr. Landis after the screening), I can say that its portrait of a lost era of American “show business” is both moving and deeply felt. And, obviously, laugh out loud funny.” Burbanked profiles Chris Thilk, friend of SpoutBlog and proprietor of Movie Marketing Madness, for the series Tales of Blogging Passion. “Just over 20 years ago, I thought of killing myself. Or rather, the thought was suddenly present in me, like an unwanted ghost.” So begins an amazing–and amazingly personal–post at Michael Atkinson’s Zero For Conduct, in which he talks of his own battles with said ghost in relation to the suicides of several slightly bolder-faced names, particularly Spalding Grey. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/comedian/MemberTagFilms.aspxcomedian
Number of films tagged: 948

Number of people who tagged: 16

Number of times used: 26

]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:01:54 GMT9481626Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/homage/MemberTagFilms.aspxhomage
Number of films tagged: 48

Number of people who tagged: 5

Number of times used: 7

]]>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:07:26 GMT4857Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/venom/MemberTagFilms.aspxvenom
Number of films tagged: 25

Number of people who tagged: 4

Number of times used: 4

]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:56:05 GMT2544Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/careerretrospective/MemberTagFilms.aspxcareerretrospective
Number of films tagged: 1043

Number of people who tagged: 0

Number of times used: 0

]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:01:49 GMT104300Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/insult/MemberTagFilms.aspxinsult
Number of films tagged: 54

Number of people who tagged: 0

Number of times used: 0

]]>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:04:44 GMT5400Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/legend--famous-person/MemberTagFilms.aspxlegend--famous-person
Number of films tagged: 355

Number of people who tagged: 0

Number of times used: 0

]]>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:06:21 GMT35500Tag