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William Wyler Interview with daughter Catherine Wyler

30,

01:42,

2008-05-03 19:02:46

Description: Listen to the interview on www.iconsradio.com Hosted by John Mulholland, Meir Ribalow & Stephen Bogart The son of a prosperous Swiss dry goods merchant, William Wyler was studying the violin (More) Listen to the interview on www.iconsradio.com Hosted by John Mulholland, Meir Ribalow & Stephen Bogart The son of a prosperous Swiss dry goods merchant, William Wyler was studying the violin in Paris when he met Universal Pictures executive Carl Laemmle, a distant cousin of his mother, in 1922. Another version of this fateful meeting claims that Wyler made the acquaintance of one of Laemmle's many European relatives; whatever the case, the 20-year-old Wyler was invited to America to work in Universal's publicity department, writing publicity for the studio's foreign releases. He worked his way up to assistant director at Universal, finally graduating to director for the two-reel Western Crook Buster (1925). This was followed by several feature-length sagebrushers, then by his first non-Western effort, Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1927). Universal's slapdash production methods and abbreviated schedules convinced Wyler that if he ever graduated to A-pictures, he would take his own sweet time making them. As a result, Wyler would earn a reputation as one of the slowest and most meticulous directors in the business, shooting extensive retakes on even the simplest scenes. Wyler's painstaking methods and his autocratic on-set behavior exasperated and infuriated many, but he was the favorite director of the equally demanding producer Sam Goldwyn. The long Goldwyn/Wyler association began with the 1936 film These Three, a heavily rewritten adaptation of Lillian Hellman's controversial play The Children's Hour. Another of Wyler's yea-sayers was Bette Davis, who, despite her frequent high decibel arguments with the director, turned out some of her finest performances in such Wyler projects as Jezebel (1938), The Letter (1940), and The Little Foxes (1941) (the fact that Davis and Wyler were occasional offscreen lovers might also have had something to do with their successful professional collaborations). Commissioned as a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, Wyler helmed two classic documentary films, The Memphis Belle (1943) and Thunderbolt (1944); his courage while filming under the most life-threatening of situations earned Wyler an Air Medal and a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. After the war, Wyler helped found the Committee for the First Amendment, a group of Hollywood liberals united to battle the witch-hunting excesses of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Wyler produced as well as directed most of his postwar projects, which included The Heiress (1949), Detective Story (1951), Roman Holiday (1953), The Desperate Hours (1955), and Friendly Persuasion (1956). He also directed The Children's Hour (1961), a remake of his own These Three (1936), which retained the lesbianism angle that the earlier film was forced to do without. Wyler won three Best Director Academy Awards, all for films which were honored with Best Picture Oscars: Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Ben-Hur (1959) (he'd been one of many production assistants on the 1926 silent version of the last named film). Married twice, Wyler's first wife was film star Margaret Sullavan; his second was actress Margaret Tallichet, who gave up her screen career upon becoming Mrs. Wyler. William Wyler's final film was 1970's The Liberation of L.B. Jones; despite failing health, Wyler was primed to start work on 40 Carats (1973), but was advised by his physician not to do so -- possibly the only instance that someone other than Willy Wyler had the last word on a movie decision! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide. Join Icons Radio Hour this fall when John Mulholland, Meir Ribalow and Stephen Bogart are join by Catherine Wyler to discuss the films of her father Director William Wyler. (Less)

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Town Sees Cluster Of Brain Tumor Cases, Part 2

30,

03:13,

2008-05-20 19:58:54

Description: More than a dozen brain tumors have been diagnosed in seven months ago in the town of Cameron, KMBC's Kelly Eckerman reported. It did not take long for word to spread in the town of 6,500. (More) More than a dozen brain tumors have been diagnosed in seven months ago in the town of Cameron, KMBC's Kelly Eckerman reported. It did not take long for word to spread in the town of 6,500. Steve Helms was diagnosed just weeks ago, and suddenly friends were telling him they had a brain tumor, too. "What is your greatest concern right now?" Eckerman asked Helms. "Dying. That's my greatest concern, and how many other people are walking around and have it and don't even know it," Helms said. Helms said he had headaches and could not sleep. A CAT scan revealed two brain tumors. One, which was a large as a half dollar, was removed immediately. The other tumor lies too close to the brain stem to be removed. Until they get some answers, Helms said he and his family no longer drink city water. "In this town, and there are a dozen in six months, something doesn't add up," Helms said. Symptoms have varied. Headaches were common. For others it was sinus or hearing problems. Austin, 8, had headaches, too. One morning he fell and started vomiting. At the hospital, Austin's mother was not prepared for what doctors were about to tell her. "She said she was sorry to have to tell me, but he had a mass that they didn't know what it was," Jessica Hammer said. "They weren't able to remove the tumor. They did what they call a limited surgery, which was just draining the tumor. I wonder all the time if there was something I could have done." Austin is now being treated at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis. One of the first to become alarmed was pharmacist Steve Erickson. Erickson said he knows most of the families in town and immediately realized something was very wrong. "You take the first victim, you take the second victim and you look at each other and you say, 'Whoa! What do we have in common?'" said Erickson. "Then you add the third one and the fourth one. I'm sure if I was one of the diagnosed, I would not think it was coincidence. Thank God." Eckerman reported that residents don't want to give their town a bad name, and some made it clear they do not want this story told. But most are beyond keeping it a secret. Some residents want someone to take a hard look at what is happening and make it stop. (Less)

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Town Sees Cluster Of Brain Tumor Cases, Part 1

11,

03:21,

2008-05-20 19:57:30

Description: More than a dozen brain tumors have been diagnosed in seven months ago in the town of Cameron, KMBC's Kelly Eckerman reported. It did not take long for word to spread in the town of 6,500. (More) More than a dozen brain tumors have been diagnosed in seven months ago in the town of Cameron, KMBC's Kelly Eckerman reported. It did not take long for word to spread in the town of 6,500. Steve Helms was diagnosed just weeks ago, and suddenly friends were telling him they had a brain tumor, too. "What is your greatest concern right now?" Eckerman asked Helms. "Dying. That's my greatest concern, and how many other people are walking around and have it and don't even know it," Helms said. Helms said he had headaches and could not sleep. A CAT scan revealed two brain tumors. One, which was a large as a half dollar, was removed immediately. The other tumor lies too close to the brain stem to be removed. Until they get some answers, Helms said he and his family no longer drink city water. "In this town, and there are a dozen in six months, something doesn't add up," Helms said. Symptoms have varied. Headaches were common. For others it was sinus or hearing problems. Austin, 8, had headaches, too. One morning he fell and started vomiting. At the hospital, Austin's mother was not prepared for what doctors were about to tell her. "She said she was sorry to have to tell me, but he had a mass that they didn't know what it was," Jessica Hammer said. "They weren't able to remove the tumor. They did what they call a limited surgery, which was just draining the tumor. I wonder all the time if there was something I could have done." Austin is now being treated at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis. One of the first to become alarmed was pharmacist Steve Erickson. Erickson said he knows most of the families in town and immediately realized something was very wrong. "You take the first victim, you take the second victim and you look at each other and you say, 'Whoa! What do we have in common?'" said Erickson. "Then you add the third one and the fourth one. I'm sure if I was one of the diagnosed, I would not think it was coincidence. Thank God." Eckerman reported that residents don't want to give their town a bad name, and some made it clear they do not want this story told. But most are beyond keeping it a secret. Some residents want someone to take a hard look at what is happening and make it stop. (Less)

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Night of the Gizmo

18,

19:08,

2008-06-16 21:41:09

Description: Released in 2005, this is the second film presented by Worr Productions. This is the prequel to Dawn of the Pika. Starring Cory Arndt, Bobby Erickson, Justin Weeks, Neil Juhnke, Kelly Moeller, Sarah (More)

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