Upcoming Event Puts Spotlight on Silent Movie Star Harold Lloyd's Local Roots
(Feb 28, 2019 | Gage County Historical Society)
Gage County Historical Society's Gage County Classic Film Institute will present a tribute to mega-silent film star Harold Lloyd on March 1-3 as its 2019 annual film event.Focus will be on Lloyd's childhood in Beatrice and Burchard. Featured guests will be author Scott Eyman and silent film composer and accompanist Ben Model. Lloyd's granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd Hayes, is providing...read more
Stanley Donen, Director of Iconic Movie Musicals, Dies at 94
(Feb 23, 2019 | Variety)
By CARMEL DAGAN and TIM GRAYStanley Donen, the director of such stylish and exuberant films as "Singin' in the Rain," "Funny Face" and "Two for the Road" and the last surviving helmer of note from Hollywood's golden age, has died at 94.The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips tweeted that one of his sons had confirmed the news to him.Though he was never Oscar-nominated for any of the...read more
Stanley Donen, 'Master of the Musical' Who Directed 'Singin' in the Rain,' Dies at 94
(Feb 23, 2019 | New York Times)
By Richard Severo Feb. 23, 2019Stanley Donen in 1958. He directed some of Hollywood's most beloved musicals, including "On the Town" (1949).CreditCreditRonald Grant Archive, via AlamyStanley Donen, who directed Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling, Gene Kelly singing in the rain and a host of other sparkling moments from some of Hollywood's greatest musicals, died on Thursday in Manhattan....read more
Peter Tork of the Monkees Dies at 77
(Feb 21, 2019 | Variety)
By JEM ASWAD and CHRIS WILLMANCREDIT: BARRY PEAKE/SHUTTERSTOCKPeter Tork, the bassist and wise-cracking character in the 1960s teen-pop sensation the Monkees, died today at the age of 77, a rep for the group confirmed to Variety. Speaking with the Washington Post, Tork's sister Anne Thorkelson did not specify a cause of death, although the guitarist had been diagnosed...read more
Albert Finney: British actor dies aged 82
(Feb 8, 2019 | BBC)
8 February 2019Oscar-nominated British actor Albert Finney has died aged 82 after a short illness.He was a five-time Oscar nominee who began his career at the Royal Shakespeare Company before making his mark in film.His big film break came as "angry young man" Arthur Seaton in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.He went on to star in Tom Jones, as Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express, Erin...read more
Julie Adams, Seized by Creature in 'Black Lagoon,' Dies at 92
(Feb 4, 2019 | New York Times)
Julie Adams and Ben Chapman, as the title character, in the 1954 movie "Creature From the Black Lagoon." "No matter what you do," Ms. Adams once said, "you can act your heart out, but people will always say, 'Oh, Julie Adams - "Creature From the Black Lagoon." Universal Pictures/PhotofestBy Robert D. McFaddenFeb. 4, 2019Julie Adams, a Hollywood film and television actress for more...read more
Julie Adams, 'Creature From the Black Lagoon' Star, Dies at 92
(Feb 4, 2019 | Variety)
By REBECCA RUBIN Julie Adams, the actress best-known for starring in the 1954 monster horror film "The Creature From the Black Lagoon, has died. She was 92.Adams died Sunday in Los Angeles, according to her official website."The Shape of Water" director Guillermo del Toro paid tribute to the actress, writing, "I mourn Julie Adams passing. It hurts in a place deep in me, where...read more
Carol Channing, star of Broadway's 'Hello Dolly!' dies at 97
(Jan 15, 2019 | CNN)
(CNN)Legendary Broadway star Carol Channing has died, her publicist, Harlan Boll, told CNN on Tuesday.She was 97.With her raspy voice and huge smile, Channing was best known for her Tony Award-winning role as Dolly Levi in the hit Broadway musical "Hello Dolly!"Fellow stars of the stage and screen, including "Hamilton" creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, paid tribute to Channing on social media Tuesday.The...read more
Penny Marshall, TV Sitcom Star and Hollywood Director, Dies at 75
(Dec 18, 2018 | New York Times)
By Anita GatesDec 18. 2018Penny Marshall, the nasal-voiced co-star of the slapstick sitcom "Laverne & Shirley" and later the chronically self-deprecating director of hit films like "Big" and "A League of Their Own," died on Monday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 75.Her publicist, Michelle Bega, said the cause was complications of diabetes. Ms. Marshall had in recent years been treated...read more
Hollywood Flashback: 'Mary Poppins' Success Helped Walt Create Disney World in 1964
(Dec 10, 2018 | Hollywood Reporter)
Credit: Walt Disney Pictures/Photofestby Bill Huggins 12/10/2018The musical film - a sequel starring Emily Blunt hits theaters Dec. 19 - topped the box office that year (and earned an Oscar for star Julie Andrews), allowing the mogul to buy 27,000 acres near Orlando for his theme park project.Both the Oscars and the Globes gave Julie Andrews, then 28, best actress awards for 1964's Mary Poppins,...read more
Film Academy Museum, Yet To Open, Reveals Inaugural Exhibitions
(Dec 4, 2018 | New York Times)
by Brooks BarnesLOS ANGELES - When the long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opens next year, it will offer a mix of scholarship and sparkle as it tries to appeal to two discordant audiences: moviedom's elite and the tourist masses.Kerry Brougher, the museum's director, announced his programming strategy on Tuesday. The $388 million institution - its opening now pushed back to late 2019...read more
William Goldman, Writer Behind 'Butch Cassidy,' 'Princess Bride,' Dies At 87
(Nov 16, 2018 | NPR.org)
By Camila DomonoskeNovelist and screenwriter William Goldman has died at the age of 87.Peter Jones/Corbis via Getty ImagesNovelist and screenwriter William Goldman, who wrote the beloved cult classic The Princess Bride and won Oscars for writing All the President's Men and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, has died at 87.Goldman's son-in-law, Mike Pavol, tells NPR that...read more
Roy Clark, Legendary Country Guitarist and 'Hee Haw' Star, Dies at 85
(Nov 15, 2018 | Variety)
by Jem AswadRoy Clark, the legendary guitarist and singer, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member, Grammy, ACM and CMA award winner and co-host of the "Hee Haw" television series, died on Thursday due to complications from pneumonia at home in Tulsa, Okla. He was 85.His starring stint on the at times deliberately corny "Hee Haw" television show belied his stellar...read more
Elvis Presley To Be Honored With Presidential Medal Of Freedom
(Nov 10, 2018 | deadline.com)
The White House announced Sunday the seven individuals who will be honored by Donald Trump with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The honorees include icon Elvis Presley, baseball legend Babe Ruth, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, NFL hall of famer Roger Staubach, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan C. Page, Senator Orrin G. Hatch, and...read more
Iconic Paramount Ranch Western Town Destroyed In Wildfire
(Nov 9, 2018 | deadline.com)
UPDATED with Evan Rachel Wood reaction: The National Park Service that oversees the famed Paramount Ranch said Friday that the Western Town portion of the facility has burned down. It was immediately in the path of the fast-moving Woolsey Fire, which started yesterday and has increased to 14,000 acres and now threatens the city of Malibu which has been evacuated."We are sorry to share...read more