Ned Beatty

AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE PICTURE TO YOUR LEFT, MARK WHALBERG WAS THE OBVIOUS CHOICE TO PLAY A SNIPER. IT’S QUITE EVIDENT HE’S A MASTER OF CAMOUFLAGE, STEALTH, DISIPLINE, AND HAND TO HAND COMBAT. I’M SURE THE PRODUCERS ALSO TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE THE NECESSARY MARINE TRAINING REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE. THIS SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL RELIEF STEMS FROM HIM RECEIVING SED TRAINING IN THE MASTER PIECE RENAISSANCE MAN . IT WAS ALSO DURING THE CINEMATIC FEAT, RENAISSANCE MAN , WHERE MR. MARK CULTIVATED HIS EXTRAORDINARY CRAFT. HIS CRAFT AND LIMITLESS ACTING REACH WERE ESPECIALLY NOTICABLE IN ... Read Full Story

Guest author, retired MAD Magazine editor, Al Feldstein brings another subject to our attention -- TV News. As a film producer, I am very familiar with this incredible movie Al spotlights. Rent it if you've never seen it. Even if you have seen it, be sure to got to the link and listen to the speech given by Ned Beatty. WOW! Al Feldstein writes: In 1976, a wonderful movie entitled "Network" was released. "Network " was a 1976 satirical New Hollywood film about a fictional television network , Union Broadcasting System (UBS), and its struggle with poor ratings . It was written by Paddy ... Read Full Story

John Boorman's 1972 masterpiece starring Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight and Ned Beatty has been released on a 'Deluxe' DVD edition. lots of information HERE Dueling Banjos... ...Oh...that other infamous scene featuring a scantily clad Ned Beatty is HERE Read Full Story

NED BEATTY is a veteran of more than 60 feature films, 50 television performances and numerous stage productions, working with such industry heavyweights as John Huston, Steven Spielberg, ... Read Full Story

Guest author, retired MAD Magazine editor, Al Feldstein brings another subject to our attention -- TV News. As a film producer, I am very familiar with this incredible movie Al spotlights. Rent it if you've never seen it. Even if you have seen it, be sure to got to the link and listen to the speech given by Ned Beatty. WOW! Al Feldstein writes: In 1976, a wonderful movie entitled "Network" was  released. "Network " was a 1976 satirical New Hollywood   film about a fictional television network , Union Broadcasting System (UBS), and  its struggle with poor ratings . It was written by ... Read Full Story