{"id":10812,"date":"2011-07-13T02:16:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T02:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/?p=10812"},"modified":"2011-07-14T02:15:33","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T02:15:33","slug":"craig-ferguson-owl-sings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-owl-sings\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>The Music of Pooh<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/08-Owl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10815\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"08 Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/08-Owl-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/08-Owl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/08-Owl-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/08-Owl-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/08-Owl-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/08-Owl-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/08-Owl.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>The Disney film <em>Winnie The Pooh<\/em> opens Friday in the US and Canada, with <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong> performing the role of <strong>Owl<\/strong>, both speaking and singing&#8230; or at least speak-singing in a manner reminiscent of Rex Harrison!\u00c2\u00a0 In this behind-the-scenes clip, we see the actors recording some of the film&#8217;s music. At first, you just hear Craig in the background but later you see him at work! Thanks to the RSA&#8217;s @<strong>Girl_Atreide<\/strong> for letting us know about it.\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: trailercodes.com<\/span>\r\n<object id=\"null\" width=\"550\" height=\"353\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.trailercodes.com\/v\/VIafilAiakPqdc\" \/><embed id=\"null\" width=\"550\" height=\"353\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trailercodes.com\/v\/VIafilAiakPqdc\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object>\r\n<br clear=\"none\" \/>\r\nIf you go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trailercodes.com\/movie\/winnie-the-pooh\/behind-the-scenes-footage-part-1\" target=\"_blank\">trailercodes.com<\/a>, you can see other backstage video from the making of the film. The clip above and the one we posted yesterday are the only two we&#8217;ve found on that site that specifically feature Craig.\u00c2\u00a0 However, there are more sites with Pooh previews and we&#8217;ll post a more clips of Craig talking about the film tomorrow!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Craig Talks about Owl<\/strong><\/span>\r\nCraig tells <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canada.com\/Winnie+Pooh+world+actors+their+characters\/5090823\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Canada.com<\/a> about the character of <strong>Owl<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/business\/technology\/articles\/2011\/07\/12\/pooh_craves_sweet_spot_between_old_and_new\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Globe<\/a> about\u00c2\u00a0<em><\/em>the filmmakers&#8217;\u00c2\u00a0 goal of keeping it as close to the original in appearance and tone as possible.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Tuesday&#8217;s Guests Noticed<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe writer of a post for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accidentalsexiness.com\/2011\/07\/12\/elijah-wood-disses-florida-late-late-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">accidentalsexiness.com<\/a> wasn&#8217;t too happy when <strong>Elijah Wood<\/strong> said something about her home state of Florida on Monday&#8217;s show but enjoyed the interview.\u00c2\u00a0 And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wetpaint.com\/so-you-think-you-can-dance\/video\/cat-deeley-cracks-jokes-on-the-late-late-show-with-craig-ferguson\" target=\"_blank\">wetpaint.com<\/a> liked Cat Deeley&#8217;s &#8220;tartan dress&#8221;.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Backstage in Atlantic City<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe RSA&#8217;s @<strong>NormaApril<\/strong> had a chance to meet Craig backstage after his Atlantic City show last Saturday and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/photos\/normaapril\" target=\"_blank\">shares her pictures<\/a> with us.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Classic TV Maker Passes Away<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/08-Sherwood-Schwartz.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-10816\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"08 Sherwood Schwartz\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/08-Sherwood-Schwartz-121x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"85\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/08-Sherwood-Schwartz-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/08-Sherwood-Schwartz.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><\/span>\r\n<strong>Sherwood Schwartz<\/strong>, the creator and executive producer of television classics <em>Gilligan&#8217;s Island<\/em> and <em>The Brady Bunch<\/em> has died.\u00c2\u00a0 Schwartz was responsible for two of the most iconic shows of the 1960&#8217;s and 70&#8217;s and although they can be viewed by some today as campy, the shows brought real laughter and life lessons to millions of viewers.\u00c2\u00a0 He even wrote the memorable theme songs for both shows (remind you of anyone?).\u00c2\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/showtracker\/2011\/07\/remembering-gilligans-island-brady-bunch-creator-sherwood-schwartz.html\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> has more on Schwartz, who was 94 years old.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Tonight&#8217;s Guests<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/04-Julie-Chen-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4817\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"04 Julie Chen 2\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/04-Julie-Chen-2-104x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/10\/04-Julie-Chen-2-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/10\/04-Julie-Chen-2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/10\/04-Julie-Chen-2.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 83px) 100vw, 83px\" \/><\/a>Tuesday on the Late Late Show, the host of CBS&#8217; The Talk and Big Brother, <strong>Julie Chen<\/strong> talks with Craig, plus we&#8217;ll hear the music of <strong>Joss Stone<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Wednesday, Craig&#8217;s guests are actor <strong>DJ Qualls<\/strong>, and actress <strong>Angela Kinsey<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nNote:\u00c2\u00a0 If you live in the San Francisco area, Craig is scheduled to be a guest on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.7liveonline.com\/index\" target=\"_blank\">7Live<\/a> at 3:00pm PT on Wednesday.\u00c2\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget, Craig appears on <em>The Tonight 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