Joyce Haber Movies
Joyce Haber grew from a child actor to become Hedda Hopper's successor at the LA Times and one of the most powerful of a dying breed -- Hollywood gossip columnists. Haber got her start appearing in three episodes of the "Our Gang" film series. As a young woman, she also worked in summer stock, and was a campaign aide for a politician. Haber then worked at an advertising agency before becoming a member of Time magazine's research staff. From there she became a gossip columnist who was known for her catty, sometimes painfully sharp observations. Haber caused quite a scandal herself when she published a column in 1970 intimating that a prominent but unamed actress had become impregnated by a Black Panther leader. The actress was Jean Seberg who, soon after miscarrying, suffered a nervous breakdown and in 1979 died from an overdose of barbiturates. Much later it came out that Haber may have planted the story in cooperation with the FBI who wanted to ruin Seberg because she was an active supporter of the Panthers, although Haber always denied any involvement. Following her retirement in the mid 1970s. Haber wrote a novel offering an insider's view of Hollywood, The Users (1976). ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1972
- PG
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The fourth Planet of the Apes film is set in 1991, 20 years since the assassination of talking, time-traveling apes Cornelius and Zira at the end of Escape From the Planet of the Apes. The couple's infant son, Caesar (Roddy McDowall), has grown to adulthood in the care of kindly circus owner Armando (Ricardo Montalban). Meanwhile, a plague has wiped all dogs and cats from the face of the Earth; speechless primitive apes have therefore been domesticated and turned into first pets, then servants of humankind. Caesar becomes outraged at the treatment of these simian slaves and accidentally reveals his powers of speech in front of the militaristic authorities, who kill Armando when he tries to protect his friend's identity. His cover blown, Caesar kick-starts a revolution that pits chimps against humans, paving the way for eventual ape ascendency. Caesar was the second of McDowall's three Planet of the Apes characters; he also portrayed Cornelius in the first and third films and Galen in the short-lived 1974 television series. After taking over the franchise with this picture, Hollywood veteran J. Lee Thompson would become the only director to helm two Planet of the Apes films when he returned for the fifth and final installment. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, (more)
- 1971
- PG
In this comedy a golden-boy tennis player in search of Life's meaning is corrupted by Hollywood, too much praise, and the temptation to sell out. His life therefore, becomes a metaphor for the morals of Hollywood society. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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