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This article, from The Times in the UK, remembers director Ian
MacNaughton, who died December 10, 2002. He directed all but four of
the Flying Circus television episodes as well as the Pythons'
first film And Now for Something Completely Different. Saturday,
11 January 2003
Terry Jones remembers friend and Flying Circus director Ian MacNaughton.
Saturday, 11 January 2003
iMusic and BMG release the first installment of a 168-part documentary
about the Rutland Isles. Join Nigel Spasm as he embarks on a visit of
this 498-thousand-island paradise. Sunday,
9 February 2003
In this PythOnline exclusive, Eric Idle tells fans, in his own words,
about the Rutland Isles album. Sunday,
9 February 2003
At this year's Toy Fair, SideShow Toy has announced a further expansion
to its Monty Python family. It's... Graham Chapman as Brian from Life
of Brian! And... Terry Jones as Mandy, Brian's mother! Sunday,
16 February 2003
SideShow has announced that it has begun shipping the now-sold-out-and-very-rare
Knight Who Says 'Ni!' figure. Also, shipment of the Bridgekeeper doll
is not far off... Sunday, 16 February
2003
17 February 2003 marks the UK DVD
release of Terry Gilliam's first solo directorial effort, Jabberwocky,
now available from Columbia/Tristar. Monday,
17 February 2003
The well-known Criterion Company
has just released Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
on DVD. The two-disc DVD set is a remastered digital transfer of the
original film and is jam-packed with extra features. Tuesday,
18 February 2003
Lost in La Mancha, the documentary about Terry Gilliam's attempt
to film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote - Terry's version of the
classic Cervantes story - is now in limited release in the United States.
Here is an update on the film's U.S. release... the DVD... and the BAFTA
nomination. Sunday, 2 March 2002
Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams was just released in
the U.K. this month. The book was penned by Mike "M.J." Simpson
and contains many stories about Adams' Pythonic collaborations.
Saturday, 8 March 2003
Starting in 1998 with a hugely historic Python reunion, the U.S.
Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen has been the venue for several significant
Python sightings. Eric Idle visited Aspen again this year and John Cleese
could be seen at the film festival in the film Scorched. Wednesday,
26 March 2003
John Goldstone wrote to tell us that a five-disc DVD box set, featuring
all four major Python films, will be available in the UK on April 14.
Columbia Tristar has also launched a corresponding website (www.pythonboxset.co.uk)
where fans can find interactive content and games. Saturday,
12 April 2003
The original sketches used in the Flying Circus television
shows are to come to the Edinburgh Festival this summer - and
it will all be performed in French. The French Pythons will give only
nine performances, beginning August 2. Tuesday,
8 July 2003
Visitors to the film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas received
a free read-along CD-ROM entitled Shrek and Fiona's Honeymoon Storybook.
The CD-ROM is narrated by John Cleese and serves as the plot bridge
between the two Shrek feature films. Monday,
14 July 2003
Twenty-eight years after it was released, Monty Python and the Holy
Grail still has a healthy cult following among each new crop of
teenagers. This article about young Python fans appeared in the Florida
Times-Union and features quotes from Kim 'Howard' Johnson. Monday,
14 July 2003
Monty Python's Life Of Brian has been voted the funniest ever
film in a survey of 4,000 movie buffs by Choices Video, a UK-based video
rental chain. Monday, 14 July 2003
Eric Idle has teamed up with Val Kilmer, Burt Reynolds, and Jennifer
Love Hewitt in the computer animated film, Delgo. Eric will voice
the character Spig, a bumbling, pompous—yet dimwitted—imp
in the fantasy adventure currently under development at Fathom Studios
in Atlanta. Monday, 21 July 2003
Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles of Timonium, Maryland has announced
that it will release the first-ever talking Monty Python action
figures this year. Each figure, based on characters from the Holy
Grail film, will come with a Grail logo base which, when pushed,
will say one of three phrases. Tuesday,
5 August 2003
Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, the much anticipated sequel to
Eric Idle's 1978 mockumentary, will receive its world premiere in Los
Angeles on August 16. The screening is part of the first annual Don't
Knock the Rock Festival, which is being held August 15-17 in various
venues throughout Hollywood. Tuesday,
5 August 2003
Seeing how as a PythOnline redesign is still forthcoming, sometimes
things slip through the cracks. Case in point: Eric Idle's favorite
books of 2002. Eric's "favorite books" list had become an
annual tradition on PythOnline. Not one to muck with tradition, here
is the list... at last. Tuesday, 5 August
2003
Recently, John Goldstone gave us a sneak peek at the amazing special
edition DVD set of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. The two-disc
set will be available in U.S. stores September 2. Thursday,
14 August 2003
Eric Idle's announcement for PythOnline that he will be back on the
road with The Greedy Bastard Tour this fall. Described as an
evening of songs, skits and skirts, Eric will be performing new material
from his latest CD as well as lots of old favorites. Wednesday,
20 August 2003
A huge enthusiastic crowd turned up at the Arclight on Sunset on August
16 to see the world premiere of The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch.
Unfortunately, the film has gone back into the vaults at Warner
Brothers. Read on to learn how to help convince Warners to release Rutles
2 in theaters! Sunday, 31 August 2003
Radio Times' TV editor Alison Graham has named
the greatest 40 television programs ever made. The list was revealed
on 27 August, with Monty Python's Flying Circus making the list
at number 22. Sunday, 31 August
2003
On June 27th, video game publisher Electronic Arts announced that their
upcoming videogame James Bond 007™: Everything or Nothing™
will feature the voices of Pierce Brosnan, John Cleese, and Dame Judi
Dench in their original roles. Saturday,
6 September 2003
It's finally here! The two-disc Special Edition DVD of Meaning of
Life was released in stores September 2nd. Read more about the DVD
set and download trailers! Saturday, 6
September 2003
John Cleese, who voices Princess Fiona's father in the upcoming computer-animated
sequel film Shrek 2, told SCI FI Wire that he has been
fine-tuning the royal character over the course of four recording sessions.
Friday, 12 September 2003
September 16 will see the debut of the Collector's Edition DVD
of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It is an enhanced repackaging
of the extremely popular DVD set, released by Columbia-Tristar on 23
October 2001. Friday, 12 September 2003
SPAMELOT, a new musical adaptation of Monty Python and the
Holy Grail, will open on Broadway in the Spring of 2005, with music
and lyrics by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. The musical will feature a
completely new score (including two songs from the 1975 film).
Friday, 12 September 2003
With only a few weeks to go until the start of Eric Idle's Greedy
Ba$stard Tour, fans can check for tour dates and other information
on the official Greedy
Bastard tour page. Sunday, 14 September
2003
Mark your calendars... the last book the Pythons
will ever write together is coming to a bookshop near you. The Pythons:
Autobiography by the Pythons will be published worldwide in a few
weeks. Monday, 15 September 2003
John Cleese is to launch himself on an unsuspecting internet public
with his official and fully dedicated personal site, www.thejohncleese.com.
Wednesday, 24 September 2003
The U.K.'s entertainment magazine, Empire, has elected The Pythons
to this month's Hall of Fame. Every month or so, the magazine celebrates
an influential filmmaker in its “Hall of Fame” feature - documenting
the contributions of certain celebrities to the world of cinema. Sunday,
28 September 2003
Montana-born actress Jennifer Julian, who toured with Eric Idle during
his 2000 Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python Tour, will co-star in
Eric Idle's Greedy Ba$tard Tour this fall. This is a reprint
from Montana's Daily Inter Lake newspaper. Sunday,
28 September 2003
Bob McCabe, who is perhaps best known to Python and Terry Gilliam fans
as a chronicler of Gilliam's film efforts, is now also the editor of
The Pythons: Authobiography by the Pythons. Here is what Bob
had to say about working on the three-year project. Sunday,
28 September 2003
Kim 'Howard' Johnson tells us that John Cleese will be doing six episodes
of Will & Grace this season, playing Lestor Finster, the
father of Lorraine Finster, the character played by Minnie Driver. Monday,
29 September 2003
Eric Idle is officially on the road and the Greedy Ba$tard Tour
has begun! Eric has started a journal of the tour and entries are being
uploaded to the Greedy Ba$tard website: www.pythonline.com/eric_idle.html.
Saturday, 4 October 2003
Jam Theatricals and the William Morris Agency are auctioning special
VIP packages on eBay to selected Greedy Ba$tard Shows. Check the tour
dates on the Greedy Ba$tard Tour website for eligible venues. Thursday,
9 October 2003
Michael Palin recently shared some early news about his new travel series,
Himalaya with Michael Palin. The six-part series will air on
BBC in late 2004. Sunday, 12 October 2003
Monica Bellucci has joined the cast of Terry Gilliam's Brothers Grimm,
according to the September 26 issue of Variety. The $75 million
dollar project began shooting in Prague, Czech Republic on June 30.
Sunday, 12 October 2003
Today is John Cleese's birthday, and what better way to celebrate the
tall-one's b-day (bidet?) than by encouraging you, the loyal fans, to
spend money watching films featuring him. Here is some late-breaking
gossip about John as well as his recent and upcoming films. Monday,
27 October 2003
John Cleese will be making his first of six appearances on the Will
& Grace sitcom this week. The episode, Heart Like a Wheelchair,
airs this Thursday evening on NBC television in the United States. Tuesday,
4 November 2003
Michael Kamen, the Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer
who collaborated with Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle on a number of films,
has died at age 55. Thursday, 20 November
2003
The Hollywood Motel, a new comedy album by Australians
Gary Eck and Lee Perry, features a dead-on impersonation of Arnold Schwarzenegger,
who performs a deliciously funny rendition of Alway's Look on the
Bright Side of Life. Eric was so enthused by the project, he agreed
to do a cameo on the album as... himself. Friday,
21 November 2003
Universal Pictures International has sent us the release dates for the
Special Edition of the Meaning of Life DVD. The two-disc set,
with over two-hours of additional bonus material, saw its debut in the
United States on September 2nd. Saturday,
22 November 2003
History was made on the Internet this past week with the publication
of a seminal piece of research, Estimating the Airspeed Velocity
of an Unladen Swallow.The question posed by Terry Gilliam's Bridgekeeper
character in Monty Python & The Holy Grail has fiinally been
answered. Sunday, 23 November 2003
Carol Cleveland, the dazzling and talented Pythoness who
played the glamorous female roles in the Flying Circus shows
and Python films, has launched her own website, www.carolcleveland.com.
Carol invites fans to 'step into her world' where she tells all about
her career, her current whereabouts, and of course her days with Monty
Python's Flying Circus. Tuesday, 25
November 2003
Terry Jones wanted to let visitors to PythOnline know that his
most recent book, Who Murdered Chaucer?, has been published by
Methuen Publishing Ltd. in the U.K. Monday,
8 December 2003
Eric Idle was nominated for a Grammy Award last Thursday for Best
Spoken Word Album For Children for his reading of Roald Dahl's famous
children's book Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory. This is not the first time, in fact, that Roald
Dahl has seen Pythons scurrying under his wainscotting... Monday,
8 December 2003
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