Word: mosteller
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...white umbrella aloft to diffuse a floodlight. As the tenor made ins progress toward the exit under the effulgent parasol, bestowing more blessings and kisses, breaking into nimble dance steps and mugging for the camera, he looked like a cross between an Oriental potentate and the late Zero Mostel. Before heading off in his Rolls-Royce, he rated his performance that night: "8.5 on a scale of ten, and, remember, I never give myself...
...like the bastard son of Bugs Bunny and Humphrey Bogart, Falk delivers his wildest speeches with a cool sincerity that bespeaks true comic madness. Arkin is the wailing violin that accompanies Falk's gravel-toned bass. Together these actors form the funniest comic team since Zero Mostel met Gene Wilder in Brooks' The Producers. Not only should the in-laws reunite as soon as possible, but they should also bring Co-Star Libertini back for another ride. His rapid-fire portrayal of the martinet, General Garcia, is at once a deranged Seňor Wences routine...
...show, most of the roles have been recast. Realizing that John Belushi's maniacal Bluto is irreplaceable, the series' creators have wisely retired him from action. In Delta House, Bluto has fled Faber forever, to be succeeded by a younger brother known as Blotto. Josh Mostel, who plays the sibling, shares Belushi's girth but is otherwise attempting to create an "animal" of a different stripe. Where Bluto guzzled beer, Blotto guzzles beer bottles...
...leads sensible Hazel and tough old Bigwig to organize a group of dissidents and set out for Fiver's dimly perceived paradise, the Watership Down of the title. In time they are aided by a delightfully loony seagull (whose wonderful vocal characterization is supplied by the late Zero Mostel), who acts as scout and air arm in the climactic struggle against the fascist warren of the evil General Woundwort. Along the way there are troubles with the dogs, cats and humans of a nearby farm, some semimystical encounters with the Black Rabbit (death), not to mention such mundane problems...
...anecdotes with analysis to describe "a lifetime of work in the theatre." The work ranges from the triumph of Equus, which offered the change to act with three stars--Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Perkins, and Richard Burton--and the tragedy of The Merchant, which died with its first star--Zero Mostel...