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Allan Rich, who was blacklisted in Hollywood early in his career and later found his niche as a versatile character actor in hundreds of roles, died on Aug. 22 at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, N.J. He was 94. Rich’s notable feature film credits included playing district attorney Herman Tauber in Sidney Lumet’s …
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Bradley Cooper’s headed back to the 1970s. The “Star Is Born” actor-director, 45, was spotted — in an era-appropriate wig, beard and all-white outfit — filming in Los Angeles for director Paul Thomas Anderson’s forthcoming untitled story set in LA’s San Fernando Valley in the ’70s. Details are scarce on the MGM project but according …
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Update: The “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” live event has been “delayed due to technical difficulties.” A new date and time will be announced shortly. “We want to deliver the absolute best night of entertainment possible and raise money for two incredible organizations,” Dane Cook said in a statement. “The technical issues were insurmountable. Class …
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Let out a howl for these little-known facts about Michael J. Fox’s hairiest movie, “Teen Wolf,” on its 35th anniversary. Following an average Joe high schooler who finds out he’s actually a werewolf, the film was released on Aug. 23, 1985, grossing $33 million worldwide at the box office. It was peanuts compared to Fox’s …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Dougherty went to the mall last month — not to shop, but to watch a drive-in drag show in the parking lot. “This year has been so anxiety filled and chaotic, I figured this experience would be something to lighten the mood,” says Dougherty, who paid to see the stars …
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Sony Pictures is not only growing its slate of its Universe of Marvel characters but is building on the female characters at the center of it, and looks to have landed one of the sought female directors in Hollywood. Sources tell Deadline that Olivia Wilde has closed a deal to direct and develop a secret …
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With Tesla driving headlines regularly, it’s no surprise that a Hamptons screening of IFC Films’ upcoming “Tesla,” about visionary Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla, drew a starry crowd. Donna Karan and the Cinema Society’s Andrew Saffir hosted a socially distant dinner and screening under the stars at Karan’s luxe seaside sanctuary. Among the cineastes who came …
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One of the most infamous events in “Star Wars” history is getting resurrected on Disney+, through a lens made of Lego. “The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special” will debut on the streaming service on Nov. 17. Set after the events of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the special continues the partnership between Lucasfilm and …
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Comic Dane Cook has put together a charity all-star table reading of the ’80s classic “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” starring Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Morgan Freeman, Shia LaBeouf, Matthew McConaughey, Sean Penn and Henry Golding. It’s so far unclear what roles they’ll all play, but Penn, now 59, said he will not be reprising …
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They’re reel cheap! AMC Theaters will sell movie tickets for a dirt-cheap 15 cents a pop next week — to lure folks back to the big screen amid the coronavirus crisis. The cinema chain said it will hawk the film passes for pennies — roughly the price of a ticket in the 1920s — on …
Allan Rich, who was blacklisted in Hollywood early in his career and later found his niche as a versatile character actor in hundreds of roles, died on Aug. 22 at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, N.J. He was 94. Rich’s notable feature film credits included playing district attorney Herman Tauber in Sidney Lumet’s …
