Sam Taylor-Johnson, director of the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, wants to correct a “massive” misconception that Winehouse’s family had any control over her film chronicling the brilliant singer’s rise and tragic death at just 27. She told MovieMaker at the SCAD Lacoste Film...

Why Amy Winehouse’s Family Had No Control Over the Back to Black Biopic

Naomi Watts is in the running to be the most severely underappreciated actress working in Hollywood today. Despite appearing in some acclaimed films towards the beginning of the 21st century, Watts has chosen a career making smaller, intimate projects over appearing for inconsequential roles in franchise or superhero films. While this may not have engendered a massive audience for her work, Watts is often willing to take on challenging risks that many of her contemporaries may be hesitant about.

The 10 Most Rewatchable Naomi Watts Movies, Ranked

These bad sequels were made for no reason except to make money. And some of them didn’t even do that.

11 Bad Sequels Nobody Needs to See

The lead actor in the original detective series Bergerac has said he was offered a cameo role but turned it down. John Nettles, who is 80, said he was "too old" for the role. The original BBC series, which was based in and depicted Jersey and aired from 1981 to 1991, featured Nettles as Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac.

Bergerac star John Nettles turns down remake role

Robert Towne , the celebrated screenwriter best known for his work on Chinatown and Shampoo, passed yesterday at age 89. One of the most important screenwriters of his era, Towne left a lasting legacy in Hollywood thanks to his extraordinary ability to create captivating stories and fascinating characters. Many people...

Hollywood Mourns the Loss of Legendary Screenwriter Robert Towne at 89

[Warning: The below contains spoilers for The Morning Show Season 4.]. Jeremy Irons has been tapped for a major role on the Apple TV+ drama The Morning Show. The show, after receiving an early renewal in April 2023, will be back for a fourth season. The series starts Reese Witherspoon...

‘The Morning Show’ Season 4 Adds Jeremy Irons as Alex’s Dad: Everything We Know So Far

Robert Towne, who wrote films including Chinatown and Mission: Impossible, has been remembered as one of Hollywood's greatest screenwriters following his death at the age of 89. Towne won an Oscar for his 1974 crime and corruption thriller Chinatown, which starred Jack Nicholson as a private detective. He was nominated...

Revered screenwriter Robert Towne dies aged 89

It’s rather remarkable to see how quickly Lupita Nyong’o has become one of Hollywood’s most exciting young talents. While it often takes a breakout performer many years in order to be taken seriously by their peers, Nyong’o immediately earned the acclaim of the industry when she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Although this may have suggested that she was on a track to exclusively appear in prestigious films, Nyong’o has lined up a number of exciting projects that exist within a multitude of genres.

The 10 Best Lupita Nyong'o Movies, Ranked

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Update: Kevin Bacon (Footloose) and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Glenn Howerton have been added to the series. Bacon will play Michaela’s husband, Peter Kell, who comes from a prestigious rich family. He’s described as an outdoorsman who smokes pot. Meanwhile, Howerton will play Ethan Corbin II, a friend of the Kells and a […]
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Sirens: Kevin Bacon & Glenn Howerton Join Julianne Moore Netflix Series

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Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

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According to Pebble Hill Plantation, “The original Piney Grove Church was organized as Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church in 1885 as a “Bush Arbor” by black families who lived and worked on the plantation. The first wooden church structure was built by Mrs. Kate Hanna Ireland Harvey for the plantation’s staff and their families. Every […]

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 Kiera Knightley has fondly recalled the time Donald Sutherland attended a cast party wearing a gas mask for a touching reason.Knightley, 39, starred opposite the late actor in Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Sutherland played Mr Bennett, father to five daughters including Knightley’s Elizabeth.Sutherland died aged 88 last week following a long illness, his son, the 24 star Kiefer Sutherland, announced on Thursday (20 June).In the wake of his death, several of his co-stars, including Knightley, contributed entries to a feature in The Guardian paying tribute to the actor.Writing about her time working with...

Keira Knightley reveals surprising reason Donald Sutherland once wore a gas mask to a party

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The acclaimed actor starred in The Hunger Games as the evil President Snow - but a letter revealed he campaigned for the role. His son, Kiefer, confirmed his death on Thursday.

REVEALED: Donald Sutherland's powerful letter that convinced The Hunger Games director to cast him in iconic role as President Snow

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	Lionsgate is going back to the early 1990s this summer, with help from Tyrese Gibson and Snoop Dogg.Chad Stahelski's 87Eleven to Remake Bollywood Action Thriller 'Kill' for Lionsgate




	The company announced Monday that it will release director Ariel Vromen’s crime thriller 1992 in theaters Aug. 30. Snoop Dogg has boarded the feature as executive producer through his Death Row Pictures production company, with Gibson (known for the Fast & Furious franchise) starring alongside Scott Eastwood and the late Ray Liotta in one of his final movie roles. 




	As seen in the trailer below, 1992 stars Gibson as Mercer, who is attempting...

Snoop Dogg-Produced ‘1992,’ Starring Tyrese Gibson, Lands Summer Release

 With a long and prolific acting career which included several box office smashes, Donald Sutherland’s net worth is unsurprisingly in the millions of dollars.Sutherland, described by his son and fellow actor Keifer Sutherland as “one of the most important actors in the history of film,” died on Thursday following a long illness, at the age of 88.During his decades in the TV and film industry, the Canadian actor starred in such high-grossing films as MASH and JFK, as well as The Hunger Games franchise which earned more than $1.9bn worldwide.Sutherland is thought to have had a net worth of...

What was Donald Sutherland’s net worth?

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	A great ending can be the hardest thing for a writer. For Robert Towne — who died Monday, having written and reshaped some of the most important films of the 1970s — finding the best way to wrap up a film was a career-long challenge. In the script that earned him an Oscar, the downbeat “Forget it, Jake — it’s Chinatown” finale was famously Roman Polanski’s idea.Robert Towne, Writer of 'Chinatown,' Dies at 89




	And yet, there’s undeniable poetry in Towne’s passing: The Oscar winner died 50 years (and two weeks) after “Chinatown” opened, basking in the fresh round of appreciation...

Giving Voice to the New Hollywood Revolution, ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Shampoo’ Writer Robert Towne Brought Honesty to Artifice

Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm star in the Paramount+ drama from the Yellowstone creator. It's been an unusually long time since we've gotten a new series from Taylor Sheridan, TV's most prolific writer-producer, because he's been in the lab working onYellowstone's final season as well as a new show that could be one of his biggest.

Taylor Sheridan's Landman: Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Everything Else to Know

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Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” will open the 81st annual Venice Film Festival, IndieWire has confirmed. The film will be screened out of competition on Wednesday, August 28 at the Sala Grande, marking its world premiere. Warner Bros. will release “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” in theaters September 6. 



The full Venice lineup will be announced July 23.



“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” stars Michael Keaton as the titular ghoul who is summoned by the Deetz family once again. This time, Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) and her daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega) realize that the portal to the afterlife has been accidentally...

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ to Open the 2024 Venice Film Festival

Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status















	When he learned that Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis had secured a distribution deal with Lionsgate, Giancarlo Esposito was obviously stoked because it meant the highly-publicized passion project would have a chance to reach audiences beginning Sept. 27. 'MaXXXine' Star Mia Goth on Toplining Ti West's Slasher Trilogy: "It Changed Me Forever"




	But he “specifically” was very excited for Coppola, who has shepherded the project since the 1970s and wound up putting a chunk of his personal fortune into the $120 million film to eventually make it happen (despite some challenges along the way). “He taught me how to be courageous,” Esposito...

‘Megalopolis’ Star Giancarlo Esposito Says Film “Will Change the Way Filmmakers Look at Filmmaking”

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SCAD Lacoste Honors Miranda Richardson, Janty Yates, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Jean-Pierre Jeunet

“I’m vey optimistic about kids, generally,” said Miranda Richardson, a few hours before receiving the Etolie Award at the SCAD Lacoste Film Festival. “I think they’re...

SCAD Lacoste Honors Miranda Richardson, Janty Yates, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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