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The Last Show (film)
The Last Show may refer to: * "The Last Show" (''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''), the final episode of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' * ''A Prairie Home Companion'' (film), a film released using this title in some markets *The Last Show, a CD album of blues guitarist Alvin Lee's last live performance on 28 May 2012 at Raalte, Holland before he died in March 2013 See also *'' The Last Picture Show'', 1971 film {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Show, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Show (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
"The Last Show" is the 168th episode and series finale of the television sitcom '' The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', and it was written by Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd, and Bob Ellison. Internationally, it was first aired in Canada on CBC Television, March 18, 1977 at 8 p.m. In the U.S., it was one day later on Saturday, March 19, on CBS. The episode won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. In executive producer Allan Burns' Outstanding Comedy Series acceptance speech at the 29th Primetime Emmy Awards, he stated, "''We kept putting off writing that last show; we frankly didn't want to do it. I think it said what we wanted it to say. It was poignant, and I believe ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' was, in the long run, important for many women." Plot summary The new station manager of WJM-TV, Mr. Coleman (guest star Vincent Gardenia), is firing people left and right, and wants to do something about the Six O'Cloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Prairie Home Companion (film)
''A Prairie Home Companion'' is a 2006 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and is his final film. It is a fictional representation of behind-the-scenes activities at the long-running public radio show of the same name. The film received mostly positive reviews and was a moderate box-office success on a small budget. The film features an ensemble cast including Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, and Lily Tomlin. Plot In Saint Paul, Minnesota, the long-running live radio variety show ''A Prairie Home Companion'' prepares for its final broadcast, unbeknown to the listening audience. The radio station's new parent company has scheduled the show's home, the storied Fitzgerald Theater, for demolition, and dispatched "the Axeman" to judge whether to save the show. In between musical acts, and under the watchful eye of PI Guy Noir (Kevin Kline), the show's deniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee (born Graham Anthony Barnes; 19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013) was an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After. Early life He was born in Nottingham and attended the Margaret Glen-Bott School in Wollaton. He began playing guitar at the age of 13. In 1960, Lee, along with bassist Leo Lyons, formed the core of the band Ten Years After. He was influenced by his parents' collection of jazz and blues records, but it was the advent of rock and roll that sparked his interest. Career Lee's performance at the Woodstock Festival was captured on film in the documentary of the event, and his 'lightning-fast' playing helped catapult him to stardom. The film brought Lee's music to a worldwide audience, although he later lamented that he missed the lost freedom and spiritual dedication of earlier audiences. Lee was named "the Fastest guitarist in the West", and considered a pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
