My sympathies on the surgery, Marti, and best wishes for a speedy recovery!
On Tue, May 12, 2026, 20:55 Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember seeing him a lot on TV way, way back, I guess as Tom > mentioned, it must have been in the 1970s. > I found him slightly amusing, but did think many of his comments were > overly cruel. > > ~Marti, recovering from ankle surgery, confined to bed or recliner, but > still interested in all things TV > > On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 3:14:17 PM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote: > >> As well he should. Actors never know at the end of shooting how the >> picture will turn out. They know that they have to see what the director >> does in editing, post-production, and scoring. Reed chose to be honest >> about the failure of the film even though he is in it. That’s to his credit. >> >> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> And he happened to pan "Myra Breckinridge." >>> >>> Mark Jeffries >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> He seemed to be all over TV as a film critic in the seventies, but >>>> looking back, I have no sense of what his tastes were or what kind of >>>> movies he championed. >>>> >>>> And he appeared in Myra Breckinridge, one of those contenders for worst >>>> movie ever. It was loosely based on Gore Vidal’s novel about gender >>>> transition and it was supposed to be a spoof of sixties culture. >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Known for his stint spanning 40 years as the caustic film critic of >>>>> the NY Observer and his many gossipy appearances on talk shows, Mr. Reed >>>>> also took over Tribune Entertainment's "At the Movies" (with Showtime and >>>>> "ET'''s Bill Harris) after Siskel and Ebert left for Disney--he also made >>>>> many appearances on the syndicated version of "The Gong Show" as the judge >>>>> who seemed not to like anything--at his home in Manhattan after a short >>>>> illness: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rex-reed-dead-caustic-film-critic-1236593262/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42aedc5e-8201-4678-8419-a7f00d9fb261n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42aedc5e-8201-4678-8419-a7f00d9fb261n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH%2B-nSFp%2BjMA3k82xN7JpmgRnw%2BmYmf-RReFFB3P4dr1g%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH%2B-nSFp%2BjMA3k82xN7JpmgRnw%2BmYmf-RReFFB3P4dr1g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8L2XgmZnttJ7%3DDT%3DhN2-4JKWOWREh--px-FXYFn_ZC0Q%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8L2XgmZnttJ7%3DDT%3DhN2-4JKWOWREh--px-FXYFn_ZC0Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/fd407209-6f6b-4848-9ce5-a43a8b56ed16n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/fd407209-6f6b-4848-9ce5-a43a8b56ed16n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BdjWOk9wz2D%2BWSFAbNHqtruQNZLNZV5Z5Ow6aFPiFdfFA%40mail.gmail.com.
