TV Guide: Harvey Fierstein

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Video: Death to Smoochy

iTunes — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:02:18 -0400

Two icons of children's television are pitted against one another in this satirical dark comedy! Rainbow Randolph (Oscar-winner Robin Williams "A.I.," "Bicentennial Man"), the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy (Oscar-nominated Edward Norton "The Score," "Fight Club"). As Smoochy catapults into fame, and scores the affections of a jaded network executive (Oscar-nominated Catherine Keener "Being John Malkovich," "Out of Sight"), he becomes the unsuspecting target of Randolph and his numerous and outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart! Starring Oscar-nominated Danny DeVito ("Heist," "L.A. Confidential"), who also directed, Emmy-winner Jon Stewart (TV's "The Daily Show") and Emmy-nominated Harvey Fierstein (TV's "Double Platinum," "Independence Day").

Video: Plug Away with Harvey Fierstein

NBC — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:19:22 -0400

A talk show stripped to its bare essence.

Video: Boy with Green Hair, The -- (Movie Intro/Outro) Harvey Fierstein

TCM — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:15:23 -0400

Actor, playwright and TCM Guest Programmer Harvey Fierstein joins Robert Osborne to introduce director Joseph Losey's The Boy with Green Hair, 1948, starring Dean Stockwell.

Video: Women, The -- (Movie Intro/Outro) Harvey Fierstein

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:12:45 -0400

Playwright, actor and TCM Guest Programmer Harvey Feinstein joins Robert Osborne for this enthusiastic introduction to director George Cukor's The Women, 1939, starring Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell.

Video: Devil is a Sissy, The -- (Movie Intro) Harvey Fierstein

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:53:57 -0400

TCM guest host Harver Fierstein joins Robert Osborne to introduce The Devil is a Sissy, 1936, starring Freddy Bartholomew and Jackie Cooper. df

Video: Plug Away with Harvey Fierstein

Hulu — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:35:34 -0400

Season 15, Episode 4: A talk show stripped to its bare essence.

Video: On This Day: June 6

iVillage — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:08:35 -0400

The D-Day invasion was lanched, and Harvey Fierstein, Sandra Bernhart and Paul Giamatti were born.

Video: Family Guy - Season 06 - Episode 11 - The Former Life of Brian

CinemaNow — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:39:25 -0400

When Brian is afraid that he has lost his chance at love, he goes in search of a former flame Tracy (Harvey Fierstein) only to discover he is the father of her unruly son, Dylan.

Video: The Former Life of Brian

iTunes — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:38:38 -0400

When Brian is afraid that he has lost his chance at love, he goes in search of a former flame Tracy (Harvey Fierstein) only to discover he is the father of her unruly son, Dylan. After Brian's surprise visit, Tracy drops Dylan off at the Griffin's so Brian can raise him. Subsequently, his new little angel begins terrorizing the Griffin household and Brian's self-important attitude toward parenting infuriates Peter and Lois.

Video: Torch Song Trilogy

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:46:02 -0400

Harvey Fierstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway hit was adapted for the screen by Fierstein himself. The playwright also repeats his stage role of female impersonator Arnold Beckoff, aka nightclub entertainer Virginia Hamm. The three-part plotline, whittled down to accommodate the film's 117-minute running time, concerns Arnold's seriocomic efforts to find a lasting relationship. We first meet Arnold in 1971, when his heart is broken by his bisexual lover (Brian Kerwin). Next we find Arnold in 1973, enjoying short-lived happiness with his true love (Matthew Broderick). The final act takes place in 1980: Arnold, still grieving over Broderick's sudden death and struggling to raise the young boy that the couple had adopted, has a long-anticipated showdown with his uncompromising mother, superbly played by Anne Bancroft. A witty film that is by turns touching and outrageous, Torch Song Trilogy works well despite its somewhat soft-pedaled approach to the material. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

Video: Broadway's Lost Treasures 3

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:32:03 -0400

Experience the performances that made Broadway history in this release that compiles twenty-three unforgettable musical performances from the Tony Award broadcast archives. Featuring such stars as Harvey Fierstein, Robert Goulet, and Carol Channing in performances from {+Show Boat}, {+Kiss of the Spider Woman}, {+Kiss Me Kate}, {+My Fair Lady} and many more, this release brings the magic of the stage directly into your living room. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide.

Video: Best Of The Tony Awards: The Plays, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:31:27 -0400

The five-star actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein hosts the compilation film The Best of the Tony Awards: The Plays - a collection of 19 legendary scenes from Tony Award-winning Broadway plays, originally filmed and aired on television. Highlights include extracts from: Kevin Kline in {+Hamlet}; Linda Lavin, Michele Lee and Tony Roberts in {+The Tale of the Allergist's Wife}; Morgan Freeman in {+As You Like It}; Len Cariou in {+Long Day's Journey into Night}; James Earl Jones and Courtney Vance in {+Fences}; and Annette Bening and Tim Daly in {+Coastal Disturbances}. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide.

Video: Safe Men

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:35:31 -0400

A case of mistaken identity forces a pair of lounge singers to pose as safecrackers in this farce. Sam (Sam Rockwell) and Eddie (Steve Zahn) are hapless musicians; Frank (Mark Ruffalo) and Mitchell (Josh Pais) are expert safecrackers. But when local Jewish gangster Big Fat Bernie Gayle (Michael Lerner) dispatches his henchman, Veal Chop (Paul Giamatti), to trick the safecrackers into service, the hapless Veal Chop can't tell the difference. In the end, Sam and Eddie are forced to go along with Veal Chop's mistake and perform three separate robberies for the imposing Big Fat Bernie. During their very first mission -- to rob the safe of local fence Good Stuff Leo (Harvey Fierstein) -- they're apprehended by Hannah (Christina Kirk), Leo's affable, deadpan daughter. Hannah lets the guys go, but sparks fly between her and Sam. It just so happens, however, that real safecracker Frank is her ex-boyfriend, and that she's sworn off dating criminals for life. The coincidences, double crosses, and unlikely romance culmi

Video: Garbo Talks

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:56:10 -0400

This bittersweet comedy is, among many other things, a tour de force for the marvelous Anne Bancroft. The star is cast as Estelle Rolfe, an unconventional divorcee who resides in New York, in close proximity to her grown son Gilbert (Ron Silver) and his wife Lisa (Carrie Fisher). Though his wife yearns to move back to her home state of California, Gilbert cannot quite cut the silver cord that binds him to his mother. Upon learning that Estelle is dying, her dutiful son offers to honor her last request to meet the reclusive actress Greta Garbo. The rest of the film plays wonderful variations on this theme, involving such peripheral characters as a gay Garbo fan (Harvey Fierstein), an elderly Shakespearean actress (Hermione Gingold), a female Joe Papp director (Denny Dillon), and an ageing papparazzi (Howard Da Silva). Without giving away the ending, it is worth noting that the divine Garbo shows up in the person of playwright/lyricist/ performer Betty Comden. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

Video: Mrs. Doubtfire

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:48:18 -0400

Robin Williams learns that keeping in touch with his children can be a drag in this hit comedy. Daniel Hillard (Williams) is an eccentric actor who specializes in dubbing voices for cartoon characters. Daniel is a kind man and a loving father, but he's a poor disciplinarian and a shaky role model. After throwing an elaborate and disastrous birthday party for his son, Daniel's wife Miranda (Sally Field) reaches the end of her patience and files for divorce. Daniel is heartbroken when Miranda is given custody of the children, and he's only allowed to visit them once a week. Determined to stay in contact with his kids, Daniel learns that Miranda is looking for a housekeeper, and with help from his brother Frank (Harvey Fierstein), a makeup artist, Daniel gets the job disguised as Mrs. Iphegenia Doubtfire, a stern but caring Scottish nanny. Daniel pulls off the ruse so well that neither his ex-wife nor his children recognize him, and in the process, he learns how to be the good parent he should have been all alon

Video: Mrs. Doubtfire Behind The Seams Special Edition (Exclusive)

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:48:13 -0400

Video: Theater: 'Fiddler on the Roof'

NY Times — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:00:55 -0400

Ben Brantley reviews the Broadway revival, starring Rosie O'Donnell and Harvey Fierstein (Oct. 14, 2005).

Video: Kull The Conqueror

Video Detective — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:50:39 -0400

Inspired by the characters of Robert E. Howard (whose best-known creation was Conan The Barbarian), this epic tale of swords and sorcery stars Kevin Sorbo as Kull, a barbarian warrior who kills the King of Valusia in the midst of a battle; with his last breath, the monarch hands Kull his crown and names him as his successor. Kull soon learns that possessing great power brings you great enemies, as Taligaro (Thomas Ian Griffith), leader of Valusia's Royal Guard, plots to murder Kull and take his place on the throne. Meanwhile, Kull's love for the comely slave Zareta (Karina Lombard) is tested when his head is turned by the exotic Akivasha (Tia Carrere), though Kull doesn't know at first that the leather-clad temptress is actually a 3,000-year-old demon given human form by a sorceress. Between the treachery of Taligaro and Akivasha, Kull finds his life and leadership threatened at every turn, and he must count on the help of his friends Zareta, holy man Ascalante (Litefoot), and pirate Juba (Harvey Fierstein) i

Video: Plug Away with Harvey Fierstein

NBC — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:07:04 -0400

A talk show stripped to its bare essence.

Video: Plug Away with Harvey Fierstein

NBC — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:59:38 -0400

A talk show stripped to its bare essence.

Photo: The Year Without a Santa Claus - (l-r) Harvey Fierstein as "Heatmiser", John Goodman as "Santa Claus", Michael McKean as "Coldmiser"

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The Year Without a Santa Claus, Harvey Fierstein, John Goodman, Michael McKean

Photo: Cyndi Lauper with Harvey Fierstein - Amfar's "Honoring With Pride Gala", June 2003

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Photo: Allison Janney and Harvey Fierstein - 59th Annual Tony Awards - 2005

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Allison Janney, Harvey Fierstein

Photo: The Year Without a Santa Claus - Harvey Fierstein as "Heatmiser"

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The Year Without a Santa Claus, Harvey Fierstein