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Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic , film historian , and author. He is known for his book of film capsule reviews , Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide , published from 1969 to 2014. Maltin was the film critic on Entertainment Tonight from 1982 to 2010. He currently teaches at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and hosts the weekly podcast Maltin on Movies . He served two terms as President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association , and votes for films to be selected for the National Film Registry .

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61-553: He has written books on animation and the history of film. He has also hosted numerous specials and provided commentary for several films. In 2021, he released his memoir, Starstruck: My Unlikely Road to Hollywood . He received the Robert Osborne Award from Turner Classic Movies in 2022. Maltin was born in New York City, the son of singer Jacqueline ( née Gould; 1923–2012) and Aaron Isaac Maltin (1915–2002),

122-492: A Godzilla -like robot version of Barbra Streisand . Maltin voiced himself in the Freakazoid! episode "Island of Dr. Mystico", in which the titular villain, Dr. Mystico, abducted him to make use of his film knowledge. Maltin was one of the few people to appear as a "guest star" on Mystery Science Theater 3000 during its original run; during a Season Nine episode, he joins Pearl Forrester in torturing Mike Nelson and

183-552: A cardboard sleeve displaying the reproduced signatures of Maltin and Roy E. Disney . In 2003, a Costco -exclusive boxed set called The Ultimate Disney Treasure Chest presented the first two waves of the series without the tin canisters, later, in 2009, the D23 released the Walt Disney Treasures Premium Collection , a limited edition near-complete collection of all the releases in the series with

244-621: A commencement speech titled "Youth Views the Schools." Osborne graduated from the University of Washington School of Journalism in 1954. He then served two years in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Seattle, where he acted in local theater. After appearing in a play with Oscar -winning actress Jane Darwell , Osborne followed her suggestion and moved to Hollywood during the 1950s. Osborne began his show business career working as

305-557: A contract actor for Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball 's Desilu Studios. Osborne became part of Lucille Ball's Desilu Workshop. Osborne appeared in a 1959 episode of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse called "Chain of Command", starring Hugh O'Brian . He was featured in the Desilu Playhouse installment "The Desilu Revue" in 1959. He had roles in television shows The Californians and the pilot episode of The Beverly Hillbillies . Ball encouraged Osborne to focus on becoming

366-904: A film festival called MaltinFest at the Egyptian Theater that spanned three days. Special guests included Laura Dern and Alexander Payne . Since 2018, Maltin has served on the advisory board for Legion M . In 2022, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as part of the Member at Large branch. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide has been praised by comedian Patton Oswalt who described it as "A paperback Kubrickian monolith of one man's massive and far-reaching tastes." Other admirers include Noah Baumbach , Alexander Payne , and Billy Bob Thornton . In The Simpsons episode " A Star Is Burns ", Marge says: "Did you know there are over 600 critics on TV and Leonard Maltin

427-560: A film historian, columnist, and critic championing visual entertainment. In 2018, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences included Osborne in their "In Memoriam" montage during the 90th Academy Awards telecast. In 2018, TCM inaugurated the Robert Osborne Award, to be presented at their annual Classic Film Festival "to an individual whose work has helped keep the cultural heritage of classic films alive and thriving for generations to come." The inaugural recipient

488-514: A friend of hers at publisher New American Library who was looking for someone to edit a film guide and in September 1969, at age 18, Maltin edited his first book, TV Movies , a compendium of synopses and reviews, with the subtitle, "Everything You Want To Know About More than 8,000 Movies Now Being Shown on TV". In subsequent years, the book was regularly updated and then annually updated from October 1987 until September 2014, each edition having

549-501: A huge general audience, so thank you TCM and thank you Robert for keeping me alive all these years." In 2014, as part of an exclusive programming deal with Disney, TCM agreed to become the sponsor of The Great Movie Ride . The attraction underwent a refurbishment in 2015, with the addition of a new pre-show and post-show hosted by Osborne, who also provides onboard narration to the ride. The changes were unveiled on May 29, 2015. Osborne retired in early 2016 due to ill health and missed

610-611: A journalist. In 1965, Osborne published his first book, Academy Awards Illustrated . Osborne began working as a columnist for The Hollywood Reporter in 1977. In 1978, he published 50 Golden Years of Oscar , which won the 1979 National Film Book award. He served as president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association from 1981 to 1983. Osborne worked as the entertainment reporter on KTTV in Los Angeles from 1982 until 1987. He published

671-590: A lawyer and immigration judge, as part of a Jewish family, and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey . Maltin began his writing career at age 10, with a weekly magazine called The Bergen Bulletin . At 13, he started writing for the Pennsylvania-based 8mm Collector , with a column called Research Unlimited, where he answered film questions. He began writing a monthly column for a Canadian publication, Film Fan Monthly , edited by Daryl Davy, dedicated to films from

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732-650: A news columnist for The Hollywood Reporter . Osborne wrote the official history of the Academy Awards , with the first edition published in 1988. Osborne was born on May 3, 1932, in Colfax, Washington . His parents were Robert Eugene Osborne, a public school teacher, and Hazel Ida ( née Jolin). In 1941, Osborne's fascination with Hollywood began when his mother purchased for him the August edition of Modern Screen magazine featuring Lana Turner ; inside, there

793-567: A number of TCM annual events over the next year. He died from natural causes at his New York City apartment in The Osborne on West 57th Street on March 6, 2017, at the age of 84. Reactions to his death included tributes from many in the entertainment industry. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a statement saying, "The affection he had for the Oscars and the Academy

854-810: A statement by Angela Lansbury : "He was also the ultimate fan — and the ultimate friend — and our friendship will endure in my memory always". Osborne lived in New York City in the 1980s. He was in a 20-year relationship with David Staller , a New York City theater producer and director. In an interview in 2009, with the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Osborne stated his favorite films included: Osborne also mentioned modern films he loved such as Martin Scorsese 's The Age of Innocence (1993), and The Departed (2006), as well as Christopher Guest 's Best in Show (2000). Osborne won

915-529: A three-word movie review on Entertainment Tonight for that year's horror film spoof, Transylvania 6-5000 . The review begins with a silent Maltin swaying to a recording of the Glenn Miller Orchestra playing "Pennsylvania 6-5000", the instrumental melody interrupted by the sound of a telephone ringing (part of the original recording), after which the band chants the title of the song. In his review, Maltin timed it so that his review began with

976-571: A week, as well as many daytime events. Osborne stated that he would continue to work "as long as I have health, and as long as I think I look O.K. on camera." He also said, "If I really couldn't do it with enthusiasm, that would be the time to quit." In 2013, Osborne presented the Honorary Academy Award to Dame Angela Lansbury at the Fifth Governors Awards . Osborne introduced Lansbury by saying he thought it

1037-767: A week. From 2005 to 2010, Osborne hosted the annual "Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival," a nonprofit festival hosted by the University of Georgia 's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Meanwhile, in 2006, he was selected to be the Academy's official red carpet greeter, inheriting the position from Variety columnist Army Archerd . In 2010, Osborne began hosting the TCM Classic Film Festival, with his last appearance occurring in 2014. Osborne continued to appear on Saturday nights, hosting The Essentials with Alec Baldwin. In 2012, Osborne began to delegate hosting duties with Ben Mankiewicz . Mankiewicz hosted primetime films two nights

1098-442: Is a series of two-disc DVD collections of Disney cartoons, television episodes and other material. They cover material from the studio's earliest days to its more recent work. There were nine waves, each containing two to four sets, for a total of 30 titles. All content is presented uncensored and uncut with digitally restored picture and remastered sound (except where noted on individual titles). In 2000, Leonard Maltin met with

1159-661: Is available on the Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color: Volume 2 sets in France, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and Australia. These are the only internationally released sets featuring the cartoon. Each title has been packaged in a numbered tin case. The first two waves featured numbers stamped into each case, while subsequent waves contained certificates of authenticity marking their numbers. The first three waves were bound in

1220-543: Is named for her). In July 2018, Maltin announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease three and a half years prior. In 1998, Maltin settled a libel suit brought by former child star Billy Gray , of Father Knows Best fame, whom Maltin identified in his review of the film Dusty and Sweets McGee as a real-life drug addict and dealer. The statement had appeared in print in Maltin's annual movie guide for nearly 25 years before Maltin publicly apologized for

1281-963: Is no-one to champion them within the Disney company... If I had my druthers I would've continued producing and hosting Walt Disney Treasures but as it stands I'm proud of what we accomplished over nine years." Currently all Walt Disney Treasures DVDs are out of print, and copies on eBay and Amazon are sold for extremely high prices. Walt Disney Treasures: Wave One — December 4, 2001 Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Two — December 3, 2002 Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Three — May 18, 2004 Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Four — December 7, 2004 Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Five — December 6, 2005 Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Six — December 19, 2006 Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Seven — December 11, 2007 Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Eight — November 11, 2008 Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Nine — November 3, 2009 In 2006, Gemstone Publishing published

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1342-492: Is the best looking of them all?" Lisa replies "Ewwww!" In the 1995 video release of the original Star Wars trilogy, there was an interview with George Lucas conducted by Maltin before the start of the films. Maltin is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's shortest movie review; his two-star review of the 1948 musical Isn't It Romantic? consists of the word "No". Maltin voices himself in

1403-562: The Mad magazine parody of Gremlins 2 , in which he protests being eaten as Roger Ebert gives a worse review of the film, only for the Gremlins to remark they are waiting until Thanksgiving to find Ebert, as "he will feed a family of 15!". Maltin was parodied in the South Park episode " Mecha-Streisand " (1998) where he (voiced by Trey Parker ), Sidney Poitier , and Robert Smith fight

1464-514: The Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello . Maltin wrote program guides for the newly created Showtime network and went on to publish articles in a variety of film journals, newspapers, and magazines, including Variety and TV Guide . In the 1970s Maltin also reviewed recordings in the jazz magazine Downbeat . Maltin served as the film critic for Playboy for six years based on Roger Ebert 's suggestion. He has also wrote Behind

1525-601: The Rambling Reporter column for The Hollywood Reporter from 1982 to 2009. In 1985, Osborne began a relationship with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), when he hosted a tribute to Shirley Temple at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills . In 1988, AMPAS commissioned him to write 60 Years of the Oscar. He wrote five updates to the volume, the latest being 85 Years of

1586-650: The School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California . In 1990, he took a look at the MGM years of The Three Stooges in a film called The Lost Stooges , available on a made-to-order DVD through the Warner Archive Collection . Maltin left Entertainment Tonight in 2010. His final appearance on the show as a regular correspondent was on July 19, 2010. He also wrote the introduction for The Complete Peanuts: 1983–1984 . In 1985, he delivered

1647-691: The 1980s and 1990s, Maltin served on the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute . In the mid-1990s, Maltin became the president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and is on the advisory board of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. For nearly a decade, Maltin was also on the faculty of the New School for Social Research in New York City . As of 2018, Maltin teaches in

1708-639: The 1984 Publicists Guild of America Press Award. He also received an honorary doctorate from the Academy of Art University in 2005, and was awarded a star at Vine Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. In 2007, he received the National Board of Review 's William K. Everson Award. In January 2016, Osborne was given the inaugural William Cameron Menzies Award from the Art Directors Guild , recognizing his 35 years as

1769-568: The 2005 episode "Turner Classic Birdman". Osborne also made a cameo appearance in the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode "Kimmy's in a Love Triangle!" introducing the fictional 1938 film "Daddy's Boy!" on Turner Classic Movies . Osborne was also spoofed on Saturday Night Live with Darrell Hammond portraying him in 2006. Jason Sudeikis portrayed him in recurring sketches from 2010 to 2012. Books Forewords Walt Disney Treasures Walt Disney Treasures

1830-483: The 2016 BoJack Horseman episode "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew" where the titular character attends the Leonard Maltin Awards. The episode features two references to Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide on a cocktail menu that lists two of its items as "Isn't it Rum and Coke ? No" (a reference to Maltin's infamous review of Isn't It Romantic? ) and "Jaeger BOMB," with the second word stylized in the same manner as

1891-441: The 25 worst. He also wrote for Classic Images . He created a film society at Teaneck High School and graduated in 1968. Maltin later earned a journalism degree at New York University . While at New York University, Maltin became film critic and associate editor for the university's Washington Square Journal , as well as continuing to edit Film Fan Monthly . An English teacher at Teaneck High School suggested that Maltin meet

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1952-726: The Camera , a study of cinematography published in 1971. Starting on May 29, 1982, Maltin was the film reviewer on the syndicated television series Entertainment Tonight for 30 years. He praised the Tournee of Animation (alongside the Los Angeles International Animation Celebration) on the show at one point or another. He also appeared on the Starz cable network, and hosted his own syndicated radio program, Leonard Maltin on Video , as well as

2013-475: The DVD series' cases. In 2008, Gemstone published the second Treasures comic album: Uncle Scrooge: A Little Something Special , featuring various Scrooge comics from over the years. Two more Treasures comic albums were announced for 2009, with the titles: Mickey Mouse: In Death Valley and Donald Duck: 75 Unlucky Years . Due to the cessation of Gemstone's Disney comics license, these albums never came out in

2074-478: The Disney company, and the new management of Walt Disney Home Entertainment was uninterested in continuing the series. As Maltin recalled: "Of all the projects I've worked on, the Walt Disney Treasures has cut the widest swath. People love those DVDs, and over a decade since their demise people continue to ask me if they will ever be released on Blu-ray . The apparent answer is 'no', because there

2135-612: The National Film Board of Canada . Comedian Doug Benson 's podcast Doug Loves Movies features a segment called the Leonard Maltin Game, in which the guest must guess the name of a film based on a subset of the cast list in reverse order and a few intentionally vague clues from the capsule review of the film from Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide . Maltin appeared on the podcast in February 2010 and played

2196-467: The Oscar published in 2013. In 1984, Osborne began hosting for The Movie Channel . While hosting for The Movie Channel, Osborne was invited by actress Dorothy Lamour to lunch with then- American Movie Classics (AMC) television executives Brad Siegel and Jim Wise. They offered him the daytime afternoon hosting position when his contract with the Movie Channel expired. At the time, Bob Dorian

2257-1075: The Swamp Fox ; The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure ; The Adventures of Spin & Marty (The Mickey Mouse Club) ; More Silly Symphonies ; Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s ; Davy Crockett ; Tomorrowland ; Disneyland U.S.A and On the Front Lines . In Japan, more of the sets were produced for the Japanese market in Region 2, along with sets that are available in Europe: The Chronological Donald Volume Four , The Complete Pluto Volume Two , Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s , Disneyland: Secrets, Stories and Magic and More Silly Symphonies . In Brazil, only five Walt Disney Treasures sets have been released:

2318-469: The bots with the film Gorgo . He was also mocked on the show for giving the film Laserblast a rating of 2.5 stars. After Mike and the Bots finish watching the movie, they express amazement at the rating while Mike reads off a list of well-known films that Maltin gave similar ratings to. Maltin hosted a compilation of National Film Board of Canada animated shorts, Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from

2379-498: The error. Robert Osborne#The Robert Osborne Award Robert Jolin Osborne ( / ˈ ɒ z b ɔːr n / ; May 3, 1932 – March 6, 2017) was an American film historian, author, actor and the primary television host for the premium cable channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM) for over twenty years. Prior to hosting at TCM, Osborne had been a host on The Movie Channel and American Movie Classics (AMC). He had also worked as

2440-534: The exception of the Elfego Baca and The Swamp Fox: Legendary Heroes set and the two Wave Nine releases. Dick Cook used his position of power and influence within The Walt Disney Company to help Maltin negotiate with the Disney lawyers about releasing much of this vintage material, including controversial shorts like Der Fuehrer's Face and Mickey's Mellerdrammer . According to Maltin,

2501-468: The executives had initially rejected his idea to release the Zorro television series, since their previous attempts at releasing Season-by-Season sets of their television shows were financially unsuccessful. However after Maltin phoned Cook about the situation, Cook ordered the executives to restore and release the entire series. In 2009, the Walt Disney Treasures series came to an end when Dick Cook left

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2562-419: The first of two Walt Disney Treasures comic albums: Disney Comics: 75 Years of Innovation , reprinting approximately 160 pages of vintage international comics in chronological order. Much like the DVD releases, the comic album featured some politically incorrect stories in unedited form, accompanied by an article to put them in historical context. The comic album also featured a cover designed to look much like

2623-451: The following year's date. The book was later known as Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide and eventually Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide . In 2005, many films released no later than 1960 were moved into a spin-off volume, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide , to allow the regular book to cover a larger number of more recent titles. In 1970, his second book, Movie Comedy Teams , was published featuring teams such as Laurel and Hardy ,

2684-549: The game himself. He appeared on the show again in August 2010. In November 2010, Benson and Maltin played the game on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show . Maltin repeated his appearances on Doug Loves Movies in September 2011 with Jimmy Pardo and Samm Levine , in September 2012 with Chris Evans and Adam Scott and in November 2013 with Peter Segal , " Werner Herzog " and Clare Kramer . Beginning in November 2014, Maltin has hosted

2745-458: The golden age of Hollywood. In May 1966, Davy asked 15-year-old Maltin if he would take over as editor and sold the publication to him for $ 175. At the time it had a circulation of 400 in 11 countries. He expanded the circulation to 2,000 and continued to publish it until 1974. In the December 1968 issue of Esquire magazine, he wrote an article listing his 75 best movies shown on television and

2806-536: The home entertainment industry, and was later adopted by Warner Bros. for the release of their classic animation collections; first with introductions by Whoopi Goldberg at the beginning of each disc for Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 and Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2 sets, and text disclaimers on further volumes. In 2020, Disney Plus adopted the use of text disclaimers on certain films such as Dumbo and Peter Pan , and Warner Bros. provided an introduction by Jacqueline Stewart on

2867-553: The lowest rating Maltin would give movies. In the South Park episode " Mecha-Streisand ", a parody of Maltin comes to the small Colorado town and transforms into a giant robot to battle a mechanised Barbra Streisand . In 2020, a Leonard Maltin board game was released called King of Movies: The Leonard Maltin Game. Maltin lives in Los Angeles. He is married to researcher and producer Alice Tlusty, and has one daughter, Jessie, who works with him (his production company, JessieFilm,

2928-457: The phone ringing: " Transylvania 6-5000 ... stinks!" Maltin also appeared as himself in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), playing a film critic who blasts the first Gremlins film, but is attacked by the Gremlins. This scene echoed real life, as Maltin gave the first film a bad review, finding it mean-spirited, which affected his friendship with director Joe Dante . The scene was spoofed in

2989-568: The podcast Maltin on Movies . It began on Paul Scheer 's now-defunct Wolfpop network, with comedian and actor Baron Vaughn as a co-host. The two picked a topic generally based on what was currently in theaters and discussed three other movies within that topic: one that the two both liked, one that the two disliked and one they thought was a great lesser-known film, or " sleeper ", within the category. Topics included biopics, breakthrough performances and sequels. Maltin currently co-hosts with his daughter Jessie Maltin. From 2014 to 2019, Maltin hosted

3050-682: The quarterly Treasures From the Disney Vault on Turner Classic Movies . The last scheduled "Treasures from the Disney Vault" aired on September 2, 2019. Beginning in 2016, Maltin has served as the Honorary Head Juror of the Coronado Island Film Festival . In 2020, the festival named their top award The Leonard Maltin Tribute Award . In 2019, Maltin along with his daughter Jessie Maltin created

3111-508: The streaming release of Gone with the Wind . Most of the sets are available in Europe (Region 2) except The Mickey Mouse Club Presents: Annette ; The Complete First and Second Seasons of Zorro ; Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh ; The Chronological Donald Volume Four ; Disneyland: Secrets ; Stories and Magic ; Your Host, Walt Disney ; The Complete Pluto Volume Two ; Elfego Baca and

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3172-473: The syndicated TV show Hot Ticket with Boston film critic Joyce Kulhawik (originally E! personality and game show host Todd Newton ). Maltin also hosted a television show called Secret's Out on ReelzChannel network. He also spearheaded the creation of the Walt Disney Treasures collectible DVD line in 2001, and continued to provide creative input and host the various sets. During

3233-520: The then chairman of Walt Disney Studios , Dick Cook at several studio screenings and press events. Cook and Maltin became friends, and one day at a breakfast meeting, Maltin pitched the idea of collector-orientated series showcasing classic Disney Shorts. As he said: "You’re putting out all of these cartoons willy nilly on VHS. Why not do them in a more organized way? That way, you will get the collectors, Disney buffs, and families and kids." Cook enthusiastically responded, "Let's do it." The first wave

3294-638: The two Mickey Mouse in Living Color volumes, Silly Symphonies , The Chronological Donald, Volume One , and The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit , with those releases (with the exception of Oswald ) also being released in Mexico. In Australia and New Zealand (Region 4) four sets were made available; the two Mickey Mouse in Living Color volumes, Silly Symphonies and The Chronological Donald, Volume One . The Mickey Mouse cartoon Runaway Brain

3355-427: Was "one of the best decisions the Academy has ever made". In Lansbury's acceptance speech, she made it known that she chose Osborne to present the Oscar to her, stating, "the one person who really knew about my early work was Robert Osborne". She also thanked Osborne and TCM, saying, "Thanks to Turner Classic Movies and Robert, those great films are shown and studied and discussed by students everywhere, as well as seen by

3416-409: Was AMC's primetime host. Despite working for the same network, Dorian never met Osborne. In 2009, Dorian stated, "The major difference between us is that Osborne is a film historian. I'm hardly that. What I am is an actor and a fan. I love good films (and a lot of bad ones), and I know a lot of great stories." In 1994, Ted Turner created Turner Classic Movies (TCM) as a competitor to AMC. Osborne

3477-653: Was an advertisement for Kiss the Boys Goodbye , in which Mary Martin 's lips were colored red in a black-and-white spread. At twelve years old, he landed a summer job at the Rose Theatre, where he changed the posters in the glass cases and changed the film titles on the marquee using a step ladder. After a year, he became a theatre usher and when was 15, he was reassigned as a ticket taker. In 1948, his family relocated to Everett, Washington . There, he attended Everett High School . He graduated in 1950, and gave

3538-677: Was film director Martin Scorsese for his work with The Film Foundation , which he co-founded in 1990. The honorees have included: In 2021, the American Film Institute launched the Robert Osborne Collection. The online collection features a variety of Osborne's famous film introductions on AFI.com. Osborne made several cameo appearances as himself including on the Adult Swim animated series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law where he introduced

3599-710: Was released to Region 1 DVD on December 4, 2001, as a part of Walt Disney 's 100th birthday. They were sold in limited quantities. The numbered units are largely commercially unavailable. Only a handful of these titles have been sold outside Region 1. Maltin, hosted and curated the sets, and appears in each disc of every set to introduce the collection. Maltin insisted that the all shorts be presented uncut and uncensored, and that certain shorts containing politically incorrect material be proceeded by an introduction with Maltin putting them into historical context rather than editing for censored them. Maltin's tactic of using disclaimers for problematic content proved revolutionary within

3660-433: Was selected as the host of its nightly primetime broadcasts. He hosted the series Private Screenings , featuring interviews with actors and directors. In 2006, Osborne began co-hosting The Essentials with Molly Haskell (2006 to 2007), Carrie Fisher (2007 to 2008), Rose McGowan (2008 to 2009), Alec Baldwin (2009 to 2011), Drew Barrymore and Sally Field . By 2006, Osborne reportedly taped 130 wraparound segments

3721-406: Was wholeheartedly reciprocated, and we are grateful for his friendship and indelible contribution to film history and our community." Others in the industry who mourned Osborne included Alec Baldwin, Eva Marie Saint , Liza Minnelli , Cher , Larry King , Leonard Maltin , Patricia Arquette , Bryan Cranston , and Patton Oswalt . On the day of Osborne's death, The Hollywood Reporter published

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