William Needles dies; Theater actor was 97
(Jan 18, 2016 | Newsday)
William Needles, seen in a 1989 photo from the production of "Henry V," was Canada's oldest working actor. He died at 97 years old. Photo Credit: AP / Michael CooperWilliam Needles, Canada's oldest working actor who graced the stages of Broadway, London and the Stratford Festival for almost 50 years, died last Tuesday at a hospice in Alliston, Ontario, according to a Stratford representative. He was...read more
Hollywood blacklisted my father Dalton Trumbo
(Jan 16, 2016 | Guardian)
Mitzi Trumbo on the father who wrote Spartacus and Roman Holiday and was a victim of Hollywood's anti-communist witch-hunts...When Mitzi Trumbo was 15, she opened her front door to find one of Hollywood's most famous actors standing outside. It was Kirk Douglas. A few days later, Laurence Olivier turned up. "He outstretched his hand for me to shake and the dog got in the way and he tripped over."Fifty-five...read more
ETHAN PECK, GRANDSON OF GREGORY, IS ABOUT TO HIT THE BIG TIME
(Jan 16, 2016 | Maxim)
Meet the new face of Ferragamo in Maxim's February issue.Ethan Peck, the 29-year-old new face of Ferragamo, recently landed a plum role in the forthcoming Fox series by "Empire" show runner Lee Daniels. But his impressive lineage -- grandpa was Hollywood legend Gregory Peck -- has nothing to do with his career choice."Someone asked, 'Does it feel like a weight or like a burden?'" the impeccably stylish...read more
Dan Haggerty dies; 'Grizzly Adams' actor had cancer, was 74, reports say
(Jan 15, 2016 | Newsday)
Dan Haggerty, the actor who played Grizzly Adams on the '70s-era TV show "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," died of cancer Jan. 15, 2016. He was 74. Photo Credit: NBCDan Haggerty, the actor who played Grizzly Adams on the '70s-era TV show "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," has died at age 74, TMZ and other news outlets are reporting.Haggerty had battled cancer that was diagnosed only months...read more
Lita Baron, Spanish-Born Actress and Nightclub Performer, Dies at 92
(Jan 14, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
Lita Baron in the 1946 film 'Don Ricardo Returns.'Photofest1:04 PM PST 1/14/2016 by Mike BarnesOnce married to the late actor Rory Calhoun, she played Ricky's former dance partner from Cuba on an episode of 'I Love Lucy.'Lita Baron, the effervescent Spanish-born singer, dancer, actress and former wife of Hollywood leading man Rory Calhoun, has died. She was 92.Baron, who appeared in more...read more
Brian Bedford, Voice of Disney's 'Robin Hood,' Dies at 80
(Jan 13, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
Courtesy of Photofest7:12 PM PST 1/13/2016 by Etan VlessingThe British-born, Canadian stage and screen star received seven Tony nominations during his long career.Tony Award-winning classical actor Brian Bedford died Wednesday at his home in Santa Barbara. He was 80.Bedford's death was announced on Twitter by the Stratford Festival in southern Ontario, where he performed a host of classical...read more
Richard Libertini dies; actor was 82
(Jan 10, 2016 | Newsday)
Richard Libertini, who died Jan. 7, 2016, played a variety of characters on film and TV, and was an early member of improv group The Second City. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Michael N. TodaroProlific character actor Richard Libertini, whose black-bearded visage graced dictators, rabbis, Polonius and priests, died Jan. 7 at 82, his family announced Sunday. A veteran trouper who fought cancer for two...read more
Chaplin Museum Gears up for Spring Opening
(Jan 8, 2016 | swissinfo.ch)
Fifteen years in the making, the Chaplin museum is entering the final stages of preparation. swissinfo.ch took a walk through a very muddy building site above the Swiss city of Vevey.Chaplin's World, programmed to open this coming spring, aims to reinvent the museum-going experience. Set in a 14-hectare park of lush trees, it will occupy the mansion where Chaplin lived his last 25 years."No other...read more
TCM Salutes William Cameron Menzies on Thursday Nights in January
(Jan 7, 2016 | TCM)
29 Movies / Thursdays in JanuaryWilliam Cameron Menzies was perhaps the most celebrated art director in all of cinema, so defining the profession that a new and elevated term, "production designer" was coined especially for him. Menzies was the first person to win an Academy Award for Art Direction (for 1927's The Dove) and for the new category of Production Design (a special Oscar for Gone with the...read more
Douglas Dick, a Dinner Guest in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope,' Dies at 95
(Jan 7, 2016 | Hollywood Reporter)
Douglas Dick, who starred in such films as Rope, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and John Huston's The Red Badge of Courage before exiting show business to work as a psychologist, has died. He was 95. Douglas Dick in his movie debut, "The Searching Wind," from 1946. Courtesy of Photofest The actor died Dec. 19 in his sleep in his Los Angeles home, his family...read more
Pat Harrington Jr. dies; 'One Day at a Time' actor was 86
(Jan 7, 2016 | Newsday)
Netflix has ordered a reboot of the CBS hit, "One Day at a Time," which aired from 1975 to 1984. The new version will feature a Cuban-American family. Photo Credit: CBSPat Harrington, Jr., star of long-ago Norman Lear hit, "One Day at a Time," has died. He was 86.New York native Harrington - who won a Golden Globe and Emmy for "One Day," which also starred an equally formidable Bonnie Franklin - was...read more
Jason Wingreen dies; 'Star Wars' original Boba Fett voice actor was 95
(Jan 6, 2016 | Newsday)
From left, R2-D2, C-3PO, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) in a scene from "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLOS ANGELES - Actor Jason Wingreen, who gave voice to Boba Fett in "The Empire Strikes Back" and played bartender Harry on TV's "All in the Family," has died. He was 95.Wingreen's longtime manager...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Gables, Two Guys, Canines & Equines!
(Jan 5, 2016 | Warner Brothers Archives)
NEW FROM WARNER ARCHIVES:ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (1934) When a young Dawn Paris assayed to play Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved heroine Anne Shirley, she emerged from the experience with a new name, Anne Shirley, and an instant classic. When elder siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert (O.P. Heggie and Helen Westley) send for an orphan boy to help around their homestead, they mistakenly receive a ginger...read more
Kino Lorber Releases Louis Feuillade's Landmark Silent Film Serial Fantômas
(Jan 5, 2016 | Kino Lorber)
Available on Blu-ray January 5 in 4K Restoration by Gaumont and le Centre National du Cinema in collaboration with the Cinémathèque française, packed with bonus features including audio commentaries, a documentary, two short films by Feuillade, and more. Kino Lorber is proud to announce the Blu-ray release of Louis Feuillade's landmark silent film serial FANTÔMAS (1913), presented in a stunning...read more
Grant, Hepburn, Taylor, Streisand and Boston Blackie Headline getTV in January...
(Jan 4, 2016 | Sony getTV)
getTV KICKS OFF 2016 WITH A FIRST CLASS JANUARY LINEUP, FEATURING BOSTON BLACKIE FILMS ON THURSDAY NIGHTS, THE ICONIC BARBRA STREISAND IN FUNNY LADY ON JAN. 6 AT 8pE, AND BELOVED LEADING MAN CARY GRANT IN A TRIO OF CLASSICS ON JAN. 8 AT 8pEHighlights Include Rita Hayworth in GILDA, the 40th Anniversary of MURDER BY DEATH, and Katharine Hepburn & Liz Taylor in SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMERCULVER CITY,...read more