“We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces,” proclaimed former silent film queen Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in Billy Wilder’s 1950 masterwork “Sunset Boulevard.” One of the greatest faces of the era belonged to French actor Albert Dieudonne who starred in Abel Gance’s breathtaking 1927 epic “Napoleon.” With this dark eyes, distinct nose and rock star style hair, Dieudonne channels the infamous French military leader and emperor who conquered most of Europe in the early 19th century until his disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia. Exiled to Elba in 1814, he emerged once again and suffered a massive defeat at Waterloo in 1815. He died in exile six years later at the age of 51.
Dieudonne commands the 5 ½ hour film restored by Kevin Brownlow which features the jaw-dropping triptych finale that is as exciting now as it was 96 years ago. BFI states that the film is “monumental and visionary, the story’s chapters play out...
Dieudonne commands the 5 ½ hour film restored by Kevin Brownlow which features the jaw-dropping triptych finale that is as exciting now as it was 96 years ago. BFI states that the film is “monumental and visionary, the story’s chapters play out...
- 12/1/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
The 2023 Tony Awards race for Best Play has already made history, even before the winner will be revealed on June 11. For the first time, three Pulitzer Prize-winning dramas were nominated in the same season for the top honor. According to Gold Derby’s theatre pundits, though, none of those works will take home the prize. Sam Eckmann and I recently reconvened to debate this “extraordinarily strong category” and the 10 other play races ahead of Sunday’s ceremony. Watch the full video slugfest above.
Out front all season long, Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” looks to retain its edge for the prize of Best Play. Both Sam and I predict the breadth and topicality of the legendary playwright’s work will propel the Olivier-winning drama to victory, but we both have Pulitzer-winner “Fat Ham” in a strong second place. “I think ‘Fat Ham’ feels like it’s another play that is speaking to right now,...
Out front all season long, Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” looks to retain its edge for the prize of Best Play. Both Sam and I predict the breadth and topicality of the legendary playwright’s work will propel the Olivier-winning drama to victory, but we both have Pulitzer-winner “Fat Ham” in a strong second place. “I think ‘Fat Ham’ feels like it’s another play that is speaking to right now,...
- 6/8/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
James Corden, host of “The Late Late Show” since 2015, spoke candidly from the stage of The Paley Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. The London-born 44-year-old comic and two producers on his CBS late-night show, Ben Winston and Rob Crabbe, took something of a victory lap as they wind down their tenure in the 12:30 time slot. They have 12 more episodes to shoot, and are planning some big names (and more carpool karaoke segments) for the grand finale.
Bryan Cranston (a good get!) hosted the panel, during which time Corden spoke about the uncertainty he feels about his future employment. “I haven’t felt this scared since I decided to take the show, to move here,” he said. “I haven’t felt on such unstable ground,” but added, “I have to embrace that fear.”
He intends to bring his family back to England and hopes to get back to live theater.
Bryan Cranston (a good get!) hosted the panel, during which time Corden spoke about the uncertainty he feels about his future employment. “I haven’t felt this scared since I decided to take the show, to move here,” he said. “I haven’t felt on such unstable ground,” but added, “I have to embrace that fear.”
He intends to bring his family back to England and hopes to get back to live theater.
- 4/3/2023
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Okay, so we’re mere days away from the release of an animated CGI feature based on one of the biggest video game properties. Y’know about the two plumber siblings? Perhaps you’re needing another big “game” dive, but don’t want to try and stream the recent Sonic flicks, or any of a dozen movies lifted from the very successful gaming franchises. Well. we’ve got a new film all about that late 80s game where you try to fill in a wall at the bottom of your screen with a series of four brightly colored blocks. Really, a flick of those downward-floating bricks? They couldn’t grab the rights to Pong? Oh no, this is all about the creation and marketing of that game, and it’s almost a cold war thriller. Don’t roll your eyes, because there was a lot of high-stakes intrigue in the story of Tetris.
- 3/31/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When surveying the outstanding crop of plays this Broadway season and attempting to make early guesses as to which ones will snag Tony nominations, I can only sum it up as “absolutely insane.” Luckily, trusted Gold Derby contributor David Buchanan joins me in a new video slugfest to hash out all the possibilities.
Though he concurs that this intensely crowded field is difficult to pare down. A whopping 17 new plays and 5 revivals will compete for top honors at the 2023 Tony Awards. Watch the full video above to find out which plays David and I believe will make the cut before logging your own predictions.
David and I begin the conversation as a united front, both picking Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” as the current frontrunner for Best Play. It’s a positively massive success with both critics and audiences and offers a hauntingly poignant look at a Jewish family as they...
Though he concurs that this intensely crowded field is difficult to pare down. A whopping 17 new plays and 5 revivals will compete for top honors at the 2023 Tony Awards. Watch the full video above to find out which plays David and I believe will make the cut before logging your own predictions.
David and I begin the conversation as a united front, both picking Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” as the current frontrunner for Best Play. It’s a positively massive success with both critics and audiences and offers a hauntingly poignant look at a Jewish family as they...
- 3/21/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Wendell Pierce and Carra Patterson have been tapped as leads opposite Carrie Preston in the CBS drama pilot, Elsbeth. This completes the series regular cast for the pilot, from The Good Wife and The Good Fight EPs Robert and Michelle King, which centers on Preston’s character of Elsbeth Tascioni that was introduced on The Good Wife and also appeared on spinoff The Good Fight.
In Elsbeth, whose pilot was written by Robert and Michelle King and will be directed by Robert King, after her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni (Preston), an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
Pierce plays Captain Wagner, a New York police Captain who owns every room that he enters. Experienced and charismatic, Wagner is the toast of the department.
Patterson plays Officer Kaya Blanke, a stoic, ethical New...
In Elsbeth, whose pilot was written by Robert and Michelle King and will be directed by Robert King, after her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni (Preston), an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
Pierce plays Captain Wagner, a New York police Captain who owns every room that he enters. Experienced and charismatic, Wagner is the toast of the department.
Patterson plays Officer Kaya Blanke, a stoic, ethical New...
- 3/3/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced its first round of eligibility rulings for this Broadway season, determining some of the trickier potential nominees and their respective categories.
Both co-stars of The Collaboration – Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope – will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, rather than split up into leading and featured slots. Ohio State Murders, written by Adrienne Kennedy in 1991 and performed regionally but never on Broadway until this season, will be considered a revival in keeping with similar rulings in recent years about Broadway debuts of older shows such as The Boys in The Band.
Perhaps among the more surprising rulings is for Sharon D Clarke, who played Linda Loman opposite Wendell Pierce’s Willy Loman in Miranda Cromwell’s Death of a Salesman revival. Clarke will be eligible as a Featured Actress rather than Leading.
Both co-stars of The Collaboration – Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope – will be considered eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, rather than split up into leading and featured slots. Ohio State Murders, written by Adrienne Kennedy in 1991 and performed regionally but never on Broadway until this season, will be considered a revival in keeping with similar rulings in recent years about Broadway debuts of older shows such as The Boys in The Band.
Perhaps among the more surprising rulings is for Sharon D Clarke, who played Linda Loman opposite Wendell Pierce’s Willy Loman in Miranda Cromwell’s Death of a Salesman revival. Clarke will be eligible as a Featured Actress rather than Leading.
- 2/1/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on the director’s childhood, James Gray’s Armageddon Time tells the story of 12-year-old Paul (newcomer Banks Repeta), and how his Jewish family reacts to his friendship with a Black student, Johnny (Jaylin Webb), in early ’80s New York. Both boys share a love of space flight, and their pre-teen dreams take their imaginations light years away from their mundane lives. But the backdrop is a moment of tension, as Ronald Reagan, seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for president, stirs up civil unrest in the country. Paul’s father, Irving, played by Succession’s Jeremy Strong, despises Reagan’s dog-whistle provocations and screams at his image when he appears on television. But, he wonders, being from a vulnerable minority himself, is it wise for him to allow his son’s friendship to continue?
Gray was looking for an actor who could imprint his father with an almost Willy Loman-like stamp,...
Gray was looking for an actor who could imprint his father with an almost Willy Loman-like stamp,...
- 1/14/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
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Death of a Salesman had its Dec. 27 holiday performance disrupted by an audience member who approached the Broadway production’s stage and repeatedly engaged with members of its cast, including actor Wendell Pierce, amid the live show.
The NYPD was called to the W. 44th St. Hudson Theatre on Tuesday night around 9 p.m. following a 911 call over a “disorderly person,” a spokesperson for the department told The Hollywood Reporter. No arrest was made.
In a statement shared with THR, the play’s producers said, “We’re grateful to the entire team at the Hudson Theatre for working together to resolve the situation and resume the performance as quickly as possible.”
The incident was shared over social media by several people in attendance, including one alleged audience member who lauded star Pierce for segueing “seamlessly back into the role of a lifetime,” a...
Death of a Salesman had its Dec. 27 holiday performance disrupted by an audience member who approached the Broadway production’s stage and repeatedly engaged with members of its cast, including actor Wendell Pierce, amid the live show.
The NYPD was called to the W. 44th St. Hudson Theatre on Tuesday night around 9 p.m. following a 911 call over a “disorderly person,” a spokesperson for the department told The Hollywood Reporter. No arrest was made.
In a statement shared with THR, the play’s producers said, “We’re grateful to the entire team at the Hudson Theatre for working together to resolve the situation and resume the performance as quickly as possible.”
The incident was shared over social media by several people in attendance, including one alleged audience member who lauded star Pierce for segueing “seamlessly back into the role of a lifetime,” a...
- 12/29/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An unhinged and disruptive woman stopped Broadway’s “Death of a Saleman” Tuesday night, finally being escorted from the theater by police. It’s safe to say she was not well-liked by the audience.
The incident happened at the Hudson Theatre on 44th Street. Patrons reported on social media that she was behaving badly during Act 1 of the three-hour play, heckling and generally breaking the spell of the performance. Eventually, star Wendell Pierce tried to reason with the heckler from the foot of the stage.
“He patiently & heroically pleaded with her to leave peacefully despite her insistence that she should be carried out forcefully (she was eventually escorted out by police),” said Instagram user Rubinbooty.
Social media commenters said the woman and a companion appeared to be leaving at intermission. However, she returned full-force and allegedly issued a warning.
“A little while later she starts screaming at the top of...
The incident happened at the Hudson Theatre on 44th Street. Patrons reported on social media that she was behaving badly during Act 1 of the three-hour play, heckling and generally breaking the spell of the performance. Eventually, star Wendell Pierce tried to reason with the heckler from the foot of the stage.
“He patiently & heroically pleaded with her to leave peacefully despite her insistence that she should be carried out forcefully (she was eventually escorted out by police),” said Instagram user Rubinbooty.
Social media commenters said the woman and a companion appeared to be leaving at intermission. However, she returned full-force and allegedly issued a warning.
“A little while later she starts screaming at the top of...
- 12/29/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
It feels like it's been a bit of a meteoric rise to stardom for Anthony Mackie, even if the New Orleans-born actor has been doing strong work on the big screen for the last two decades following his first film role in the Eminem-starring "8 Mile." After making a splash as the main antagonist in that movie, Mackie started working steadily with roles in "The Manchurian Candidate," "Million Dollar Baby," "We Are Marshall," and "The Hurt Locker," but it wasn't until he landed the coveted role of Sam Wilson, better known as the Falcon, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that his career really started to soar.
After making his MCU debut in the acclaimed "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," Mackie has, to date, strapped on the wings five more times on the big screen. Last year, he carried the character over to the small screen alongside Sebastian Stan's...
After making his MCU debut in the acclaimed "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," Mackie has, to date, strapped on the wings five more times on the big screen. Last year, he carried the character over to the small screen alongside Sebastian Stan's...
- 11/14/2022
- by Jeff Kelly
- Slash Film
When you're an action star like Dwayne Johnson, your acting process can be twice as involved as it is for an ordinary dramatic actor. Given his background in the physically grueling realm of sports entertainment, audiences expect to see Johnson perform his own stunts. This means he has to spend a tremendous amount of time rehearsing his intricate fight choreography to the extent that it appears seamless when cameras roll. This might not be the acme of serious acting, but it's a heckuva lot harder on your body than playing Willy Loman.
For a performer like Johnson, there's not a more important person on set than the fight choreographer. On "Black Adam," Chris Brewster filled that role. He's one of the top stunt people in the industry, renowned for his work on "The Tomorrow War," "Ant-Man and the Wasp" and Netflix's "Daredevil" series. And he had a splendid time...
For a performer like Johnson, there's not a more important person on set than the fight choreographer. On "Black Adam," Chris Brewster filled that role. He's one of the top stunt people in the industry, renowned for his work on "The Tomorrow War," "Ant-Man and the Wasp" and Netflix's "Daredevil" series. And he had a splendid time...
- 10/25/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Attention must be paid to the latest revival of Arthur Miller’s classic American family drama “Death of a Salesman,” which opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on Oct. 9. Wendell Pierce takes on the formidable role of the salesman Willy Loman, and last-year’s Tony nominee Sharon D Clarke joins him as Willy’s wife Linda. Unlike any prior production of the show on Broadway, this Loman family is portrayed by Black actors.
Director Miranda Cromwell helms this “Salesman,” which originated in the UK. That production was co-directed by Marianne Elliott — who just won a Tony this year for her revival of “Company” — and earned five Olivier Award nominations in 2020, winning for director and actress for Clarke. Stateside, the Loman family is rounded out by André De Shields as Willy’s brother Ben, and Khris Davis and McKinley Belcher III as Willy’s sons Biff and Happy.
See ‘Leopoldstadt...
Director Miranda Cromwell helms this “Salesman,” which originated in the UK. That production was co-directed by Marianne Elliott — who just won a Tony this year for her revival of “Company” — and earned five Olivier Award nominations in 2020, winning for director and actress for Clarke. Stateside, the Loman family is rounded out by André De Shields as Willy’s brother Ben, and Khris Davis and McKinley Belcher III as Willy’s sons Biff and Happy.
See ‘Leopoldstadt...
- 10/25/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
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As stars such as Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and more come to Broadway this season, the African American Film Critics Association celebrated the pipeline of talent between Hollywood and the theater industry.
“Everything starts at Broadway,” said Gil Robertson, president of the Aafca. “It’s the original training ground.”
In the group’s inaugural event, which took place Monday at the Lamb’s Club in New York, the association honored cast and creatives from this Broadway season including Latanya Richardson Jackson, director of The Piano Lesson, Wendell Pierce, currently starring in Death of a Salesman, Jordan E. Cooper, playwright of Ain’t No Mo’, as well as the revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ play Topdog/Underdog, which stars Abdul-Mateen and Corey Hawkins.
John Douglas Thompson, a classically trained actor who starred on Broadway in productions such as Julius Cesar and...
As stars such as Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and more come to Broadway this season, the African American Film Critics Association celebrated the pipeline of talent between Hollywood and the theater industry.
“Everything starts at Broadway,” said Gil Robertson, president of the Aafca. “It’s the original training ground.”
In the group’s inaugural event, which took place Monday at the Lamb’s Club in New York, the association honored cast and creatives from this Broadway season including Latanya Richardson Jackson, director of The Piano Lesson, Wendell Pierce, currently starring in Death of a Salesman, Jordan E. Cooper, playwright of Ain’t No Mo’, as well as the revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ play Topdog/Underdog, which stars Abdul-Mateen and Corey Hawkins.
John Douglas Thompson, a classically trained actor who starred on Broadway in productions such as Julius Cesar and...
- 10/18/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We were promised a voice ‘unlike anything you’ve heard in the Mario world before’. In The Super Mario Bros film, we got Pratt doing Paulie Walnuts instead
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There are certain seminal roles of stage and screen that all actors crave to play in their lifetimes. King Lear. John Proctor. Lady Macbeth. Willy Loman. Hannibal Lecter. And of course, Mario.
Charles Martinet, who plays the happy little plumber in the video games, was initially told in his audition to speak like “an Italian plumber from Brooklyn”. Then there was Bob Hoskins, who played Mario in the notoriously bad 1993 film Super Mario Bros, and knew the qualities he was bringing to it from the get-go. “How do I prepare for the role?” he said, crankily flinging the question back at a reporter, who was visiting the famously chaotic set amid endless script rewrites and Dennis Hopper tantrums.
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There are certain seminal roles of stage and screen that all actors crave to play in their lifetimes. King Lear. John Proctor. Lady Macbeth. Willy Loman. Hannibal Lecter. And of course, Mario.
Charles Martinet, who plays the happy little plumber in the video games, was initially told in his audition to speak like “an Italian plumber from Brooklyn”. Then there was Bob Hoskins, who played Mario in the notoriously bad 1993 film Super Mario Bros, and knew the qualities he was bringing to it from the get-go. “How do I prepare for the role?” he said, crankily flinging the question back at a reporter, who was visiting the famously chaotic set amid endless script rewrites and Dennis Hopper tantrums.
- 10/7/2022
- by Sian Cain
- The Guardian - Film News
A new Broadway season has started, and there are currently 11 productions of plays set to open this fall. Could we be seeing any of them contend at next year’s Tony Awards? Below is an overview of the plot of each play as well as the awards history of its author, cast, creative team, and the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.
“Death of a Salesman”
In the fifth Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s 1949 drama, Willy Loman is a traveling salesman whose illusions of picture-perfect business and family life cave in on him. He and his family are caught up in the pressures and delusions of living the American dream.
The original production directed by Elia Kazan won six Tony Awards (including Best Play) and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This staging follows a successful run on London’s West End back in 2019, where it received five Laurence Olivier...
“Death of a Salesman”
In the fifth Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s 1949 drama, Willy Loman is a traveling salesman whose illusions of picture-perfect business and family life cave in on him. He and his family are caught up in the pressures and delusions of living the American dream.
The original production directed by Elia Kazan won six Tony Awards (including Best Play) and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This staging follows a successful run on London’s West End back in 2019, where it received five Laurence Olivier...
- 9/16/2022
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
While some people are quick to dismiss acting as just "playing pretend," a number of performers will feel an incredible amount of pressure as they prepare for roles they've taken. Sometimes it can take a toll on those that step into prolific roles like Willy Loman, Lady Macbeth, or even the Joker. But this can particularly be the case when actors portray characters who were also real people. After all, when you're in line to depict legendary pop culture icons such as Selena, Elton John, or Jim Morrison, you have a lot to live up to.
"Elvis" star Austin Butler certainly faced those worries...
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"Elvis" star Austin Butler certainly faced those worries...
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- 6/14/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Adam Sandler may officially be entering his Blue Period. Oh, Our Patron Saint of the Holy Abbie-Doobie is still making the sort of broad, big-swing comedies he’s always made, still not afraid to channel his inner manchild in the middle of a lysergic sugar-high. (A friendly reminder: This movie came out in late 2020.) Those are the movies that have earned Sandler nice houses and nine-figure Netflix deals, and far be it from us to criticize how a man butters his very expensive bread. We still ride or die for Billy Madison.
- 6/10/2022
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: The acclaimed Young Vic/West End revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke will begin previews on Sept. 19 at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre, producers announced today.
The limited engagement will run for 17 weeks only.
Produced by Cindy Tolan, Elliott & Harper Productions and Kwame Kwei-Armah, the revival is directed by Miranda Cromwell, who co-directed the London production alongside Marianne Elliott. Together, they won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best Direction.
Pierce was nominated for an Olivier Award for his performance as Willy Loman; Clarke, currently nominated for a Tony Award for Caroline, Or Change, won an Olivier for her performance as Linda Loman.
The revival, which presents Death of a Salesman from the perspective of a Black family, will feature a new cast of supporting actors for Broadway, including Tony Award winner André De Shields (Hadestown) and Khris Davis.
The limited engagement will run for 17 weeks only.
Produced by Cindy Tolan, Elliott & Harper Productions and Kwame Kwei-Armah, the revival is directed by Miranda Cromwell, who co-directed the London production alongside Marianne Elliott. Together, they won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best Direction.
Pierce was nominated for an Olivier Award for his performance as Willy Loman; Clarke, currently nominated for a Tony Award for Caroline, Or Change, won an Olivier for her performance as Linda Loman.
The revival, which presents Death of a Salesman from the perspective of a Black family, will feature a new cast of supporting actors for Broadway, including Tony Award winner André De Shields (Hadestown) and Khris Davis.
- 6/1/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Charles Siebert, the actor who played the pompous Dr. Stanley Riverside II on the CBS medical drama series Trapper John, M.D., died May 1 of Covid-related pneumonia at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. He was 84.
His death was confirmed in a statement on the website of the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa, California, where Siebert appeared frequently.
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Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Siebert made his Broadway debut in a 1967 production of Brecht’s Galileo and would return to the Broadway stage five more times through the following decade. He began his TV career in the late 1960s on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow. By the mid-1970s he had appeared in such series as Hawk, N.Y.P.D., Another World, The Adams Chronicles, Kojak, Police Woman and The Rockford Files.
In 1977 he recurred on the Norman Lear soap parody Mary Hartman,...
His death was confirmed in a statement on the website of the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa, California, where Siebert appeared frequently.
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Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Siebert made his Broadway debut in a 1967 production of Brecht’s Galileo and would return to the Broadway stage five more times through the following decade. He began his TV career in the late 1960s on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow. By the mid-1970s he had appeared in such series as Hawk, N.Y.P.D., Another World, The Adams Chronicles, Kojak, Police Woman and The Rockford Files.
In 1977 he recurred on the Norman Lear soap parody Mary Hartman,...
- 5/31/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
There are many aspects you might connect with Japan, its culture and its society. While images such as the snowy summit of Mount Fuji comes to mind, along with the wide array of temples and other sights strewn across the country, the concept of the salaryman may just be one of the most lasting. Seemingly an element in every anime, manga or feature from Japan, the idea of a mostly masculine figure working day-in-day-out, always loyal to the company which granted him his job is one linked to the promise of economic success and upward mobility. Apart from the relevance in pop culture, there were even TV specials, for example, from the 1980s, dedicated to the image of his hard worker, a modern Willy Loman, you might say, who manages to provide for his family, while also maintaining some of the traditions which are so deeply embedded within Japanese culture.
- 5/25/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The critically acclaimed West End revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke will be produced on Broadway next season, producers have announced.
Pierce will play Willy Loman, and Clarke will portray wife Linda Loman. Clarke won the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the London production, and Pierce received a Best Actor nomination.
Directed by Miranda Cromwell, who co-directed the London staging with Marianne Elliott, the Broadway production will also star Hadestown‘s André De Shields as Willy’s brother, Ben, and Khris Davis as Biff Loman.
“Looking at Death of a Salesman from the perspective of a Black family living in a predominantly White capitalist world changes the way that you hear this text,” said Cromwell, who shared the Oliver for Best Direction with Elliott. “Wendell and Sharon illuminate the heart of this play in a new way...
Pierce will play Willy Loman, and Clarke will portray wife Linda Loman. Clarke won the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the London production, and Pierce received a Best Actor nomination.
Directed by Miranda Cromwell, who co-directed the London staging with Marianne Elliott, the Broadway production will also star Hadestown‘s André De Shields as Willy’s brother, Ben, and Khris Davis as Biff Loman.
“Looking at Death of a Salesman from the perspective of a Black family living in a predominantly White capitalist world changes the way that you hear this text,” said Cromwell, who shared the Oliver for Best Direction with Elliott. “Wendell and Sharon illuminate the heart of this play in a new way...
- 5/3/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Charlie Robinson, the actor best known for playing court clerk and Vietnam war veteran, Mac, on the NBC sitcom “Night Court” for seven seasons, died Monday at 75, Robinson’s representative confirmed to TheWrap.
Robinson passed away at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failure due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma, a type of glandular cancer.
Throughout his 50-year career, Robinson starred as Bud Harper in “Home Improvement,” Sergeant Jeffries in “Hart of Dixie,” Mr. Munson in “Mom” and as Charles in the romantic television series “Love in the Time of Corona.”
He also appeared on the big screen in movies such as “The Black Gestapo, “The River” and “Set it Off,” to name a few. Robinson also frequented the stage, portraying Troy in “Fences” and Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman.”
The actor is survived by his wife Dolorita, his children Luca, Charlie,...
Robinson passed away at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failure due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma, a type of glandular cancer.
Throughout his 50-year career, Robinson starred as Bud Harper in “Home Improvement,” Sergeant Jeffries in “Hart of Dixie,” Mr. Munson in “Mom” and as Charles in the romantic television series “Love in the Time of Corona.”
He also appeared on the big screen in movies such as “The Black Gestapo, “The River” and “Set it Off,” to name a few. Robinson also frequented the stage, portraying Troy in “Fences” and Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman.”
The actor is survived by his wife Dolorita, his children Luca, Charlie,...
- 7/12/2021
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
Substitute “virus” for “tornado,” as the initial external threat and slot in “mandatory self-isolation” for “fallen tree that makes escape impossible” and it would seem Sean King O’Grady’s “We Need to Do Something” has instant allegorical relevance. It hardly takes a PhD in advanced semiotics for the pandemic-battered soul to identify with the plight of an archetypically unhappy family trapped in their bathroom while God-knows-what rages outside.
But releasing a single-location horror just as we all emerge from our own single-location horrors is a double-edged shard of broken bathroom mirror. Imagine “Sharknado” playing to an audience of marine biologists — ours are now the keen, jaded eyes of newly-minted experts in quarantine derangement syndrome. So we can’t help but see all the ways the film, which abandons allegory in favor of lurching grotesquery rather too quickly, fails to capture the actual psychological awfulness of being trapped too near your nearest and dearest,...
But releasing a single-location horror just as we all emerge from our own single-location horrors is a double-edged shard of broken bathroom mirror. Imagine “Sharknado” playing to an audience of marine biologists — ours are now the keen, jaded eyes of newly-minted experts in quarantine derangement syndrome. So we can’t help but see all the ways the film, which abandons allegory in favor of lurching grotesquery rather too quickly, fails to capture the actual psychological awfulness of being trapped too near your nearest and dearest,...
- 6/16/2021
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
When Brian Dennehy died this past April at the age of 81, the “Everyman” character actor of extraordinary complexity left behind memorable performances in such films as 1979’s “10,” 1982’s “First Blood,” 1985’s “Cocoon” and “Silverado” and 1990 “Presumed Innocent,” countless TV appearances and gut wrenching, Tony Award-winning turns as Willy Loman in the 1999 revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” and as James Tyrone in the 2000 revival of Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.”
“He was a towering, fearless actor taking on the greatest dramatic roles of the 20th century,” Robert Falls, artistic director of the Goodman Theater in Chicago, told the New York Times. “There were mountains that had to be climbed, and he no problem throwing himself into climbing them.”
Dennehy was nominated for six Emmys including for his terrifying performance as serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the 1992 miniseries “To Catch a Killer” and won...
“He was a towering, fearless actor taking on the greatest dramatic roles of the 20th century,” Robert Falls, artistic director of the Goodman Theater in Chicago, told the New York Times. “There were mountains that had to be climbed, and he no problem throwing himself into climbing them.”
Dennehy was nominated for six Emmys including for his terrifying performance as serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the 1992 miniseries “To Catch a Killer” and won...
- 1/1/2021
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
This time of year family’s at the forefront of the thoughts of many. Aside from being together (tough right now for some), the matriarch or patriarch is thinking about how to keep the home crew safe from harm and secure in their toasty beds. Unlike the Garrity clan from this week’s other big release Greenland, the Sharpe’s isn’t dealing with a planet-killing comet. His fears arise from the possible onslaught of stealthy intruders in the dead of night. It’s too bad that he doesn’t recall the quote from one of the founding fathers (maybe more of a cool uncle), Ben Franklin: “Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”. Still, it probably didn’t occur to him that his fears could inspire his whole “unit” to succumb to a Bad Impulse.
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- 12/18/2020
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With the Emmy Awards nominations set for Tuesday, it is a good time to back at a few of the greatest Emmy-winning and Emmy-nominated performances from some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Ingrid Bergman, “The Turn of the Screw” (1959)
The Oscar-winning Swedish actress certainly ended the 1950s on a different note than she began the decade. After making her U.S. film debut opposite Leslie Howard in 1939’s “Intermezzo,” Bergman became one of the top Hollywood stars earning her first Oscar for 1944’s “Gaslight.” Married with a young daughter, she shocked the U.S. when she had an affair and became pregnant by famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini during the production of “Stromboli.” She was even denounced in Congress for her affair. The couple did marry, have three children including actress Isabella Rossellini and made several films together before they divorced in 1957. All was forgiven by 1956 when she won...
Ingrid Bergman, “The Turn of the Screw” (1959)
The Oscar-winning Swedish actress certainly ended the 1950s on a different note than she began the decade. After making her U.S. film debut opposite Leslie Howard in 1939’s “Intermezzo,” Bergman became one of the top Hollywood stars earning her first Oscar for 1944’s “Gaslight.” Married with a young daughter, she shocked the U.S. when she had an affair and became pregnant by famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini during the production of “Stromboli.” She was even denounced in Congress for her affair. The couple did marry, have three children including actress Isabella Rossellini and made several films together before they divorced in 1957. All was forgiven by 1956 when she won...
- 7/24/2020
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Producer Scott Rudin will bring actor Dustin Hoffman to Broadway in a 2021 staging of Our Town, to be directed by Bartlett Sher (To Kill A Mockingbird).
Hoffman will play the role of the Stage Manager in the classic Thornton Wilder play, sources close to the production say.
The production will be Hoffman’s first Broadway role since his Tony Award-nominated performance of Shylock in 1989’s The Merchant of Venice. He played Willy Loman in an acclaimed 1984 revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, and appeared in several productions during the 1960s, including Jimmy Shine, The Subject Was Roses and A Cook for Mr. General.
Hoffman, most recently seen on screen in Noah Baumbach’s Netflix 2017 film The Meyerowitz Stories, won an Emmy Award for Volker Schlöndorff’s 1985 television adaptation of Death of a Salesman, costarring his Broadway revival castmates Kate Reid, John Malkovich and Stephen Lang.
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Hoffman will play the role of the Stage Manager in the classic Thornton Wilder play, sources close to the production say.
The production will be Hoffman’s first Broadway role since his Tony Award-nominated performance of Shylock in 1989’s The Merchant of Venice. He played Willy Loman in an acclaimed 1984 revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, and appeared in several productions during the 1960s, including Jimmy Shine, The Subject Was Roses and A Cook for Mr. General.
Hoffman, most recently seen on screen in Noah Baumbach’s Netflix 2017 film The Meyerowitz Stories, won an Emmy Award for Volker Schlöndorff’s 1985 television adaptation of Death of a Salesman, costarring his Broadway revival castmates Kate Reid, John Malkovich and Stephen Lang.
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- 6/30/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
John Malkovich, who would appear to be a strong contender for a nomination with HBO's The New Pope, received his first Emmy for the 1985 TV movie Death of a Salesman, as best supporting actor.
The CBS production had a stellar past. Its deepest roots were in Arthur Miller's 1949 Broadway play, which ran for 742 performances and won a Tony. The 1984 Broadway revival starred Dustin Hoffman, then 47, as aging salesman-in-crisis Willy Loman, with Malkovich, then 31, as his son Biff. The New York Times had special praise for Malkovich's Broadway debut, noting that he "gives ...
The CBS production had a stellar past. Its deepest roots were in Arthur Miller's 1949 Broadway play, which ran for 742 performances and won a Tony. The 1984 Broadway revival starred Dustin Hoffman, then 47, as aging salesman-in-crisis Willy Loman, with Malkovich, then 31, as his son Biff. The New York Times had special praise for Malkovich's Broadway debut, noting that he "gives ...
- 6/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
John Malkovich, who would appear to be a strong contender for a nomination with HBO's The New Pope, received his first Emmy for the 1985 TV movie Death of a Salesman, as best supporting actor.
The CBS production had a stellar past. Its deepest roots were in Arthur Miller's 1949 Broadway play, which ran for 742 performances and won a Tony. The 1984 Broadway revival starred Dustin Hoffman, then 47, as aging salesman-in-crisis Willy Loman, with Malkovich, then 31, as his son Biff. The New York Times had special praise for Malkovich's Broadway debut, noting that he "gives ...
The CBS production had a stellar past. Its deepest roots were in Arthur Miller's 1949 Broadway play, which ran for 742 performances and won a Tony. The 1984 Broadway revival starred Dustin Hoffman, then 47, as aging salesman-in-crisis Willy Loman, with Malkovich, then 31, as his son Biff. The New York Times had special praise for Malkovich's Broadway debut, noting that he "gives ...
- 6/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sylvester Stallone is mourning the loss of his First Blood costar Brian Dennehy.
The actor, 73, shared a photo of himself and Dennehy in the 1982 film on his Instagram account on Thursday, writing, “The great actor Brian Dennehy has passed away.”
“He simply was A brilliant performer … He also was a Vietnam vet that helped me very much building the character of Rambo The world has lost a great artist. #First Blood,” Stallone wrote.
Dennehy died on Wednesday night at the age of 81. His daughter, actress Elizabeth Dennehy, announced the news on Twitter, telling his fans it was due to natural...
The actor, 73, shared a photo of himself and Dennehy in the 1982 film on his Instagram account on Thursday, writing, “The great actor Brian Dennehy has passed away.”
“He simply was A brilliant performer … He also was a Vietnam vet that helped me very much building the character of Rambo The world has lost a great artist. #First Blood,” Stallone wrote.
Dennehy died on Wednesday night at the age of 81. His daughter, actress Elizabeth Dennehy, announced the news on Twitter, telling his fans it was due to natural...
- 4/17/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Dennehy in the 2018 screen version of "The Seagull" from Sony Classics.
Brian Dennehy, the popular and acclaimed actor of stage, screen and television, has passed away from natural causes at age 81. Dennehy was born in Connecticut and continued to reside there until his death. Dennehy had a rather late entry into an acting career. He first appeared on screen in 1977 in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" in a bit part. Later that year, he made an impression as a hulking football player in the comedy "Semi-Tough". His considerable physical presence often found him playing tough guy roles, though he was equally adept at playing light comedy. He was constantly in demand, mostly as a character actor, but he occasionally found acclaim in leading roles. He won multiple Tony awards for playing Willy Loman in two Broadway runs of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman". He was also nominated for five Emmy awards.
Brian Dennehy, the popular and acclaimed actor of stage, screen and television, has passed away from natural causes at age 81. Dennehy was born in Connecticut and continued to reside there until his death. Dennehy had a rather late entry into an acting career. He first appeared on screen in 1977 in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" in a bit part. Later that year, he made an impression as a hulking football player in the comedy "Semi-Tough". His considerable physical presence often found him playing tough guy roles, though he was equally adept at playing light comedy. He was constantly in demand, mostly as a character actor, but he occasionally found acclaim in leading roles. He won multiple Tony awards for playing Willy Loman in two Broadway runs of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman". He was also nominated for five Emmy awards.
- 4/17/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Veteran character actor Brian Dennehy, known for a wide variety of roles in film, TV and on the stage, died Wednesday night (April 15) at the age of 81, according to Variety.
The Golden Globe and Tony-winning star passed away in New Haven, Connecticut from natural causes. A statement posted on Twitter by his daughter, actress Elizabeth Dennehy, said, “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian, passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 9, 1938. He served in the Marines from 1959 to 1963, and later attended Columbia and Yale, earning a master’s degree in dramatic arts from the latter university. He worked briefly as a stockbroker before making both his film and TV debuts...
The Golden Globe and Tony-winning star passed away in New Haven, Connecticut from natural causes. A statement posted on Twitter by his daughter, actress Elizabeth Dennehy, said, “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian, passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 9, 1938. He served in the Marines from 1959 to 1963, and later attended Columbia and Yale, earning a master’s degree in dramatic arts from the latter university. He worked briefly as a stockbroker before making both his film and TV debuts...
- 4/16/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
After Brian Dennehy, the Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning actor who appeared in big-screen hits like “Rambo” and “Tommy Boy,” died late Wednesday at the age of 81, he was remembered by his colleagues in the entertainment industry as “a colossus” and “a tremendous actor.”
Sylvester Stallone, who starred with Dennehy in “Rambo,” honored the actor for helping him create the title character that became such an icon.
The great actor Brian Dennehy has passed away. He simply was a great actor … He also was a Vietnam vet that helped me very much building the character of Rambo The world has lost a great artist. #First Blood https://t.co/knL4rROymL
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) April 16, 2020
“Was lucky enough to see Brian Dennehy twice on stage, masterful in Love Letters, and monumentally heartbreaking in Death Of A Salesman. A colossus. What a loss,” tweeted playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Was lucky...
Sylvester Stallone, who starred with Dennehy in “Rambo,” honored the actor for helping him create the title character that became such an icon.
The great actor Brian Dennehy has passed away. He simply was a great actor … He also was a Vietnam vet that helped me very much building the character of Rambo The world has lost a great artist. #First Blood https://t.co/knL4rROymL
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) April 16, 2020
“Was lucky enough to see Brian Dennehy twice on stage, masterful in Love Letters, and monumentally heartbreaking in Death Of A Salesman. A colossus. What a loss,” tweeted playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Was lucky...
- 4/16/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Brian Dennehy, who died Wednesday at age 81, was a Golden Globe and two-time Tony Award winner known for his memorable roles in films with memorable headliners, from First Blood alongside Sylvester Stallone to Tommy Boy starring Chris Farley.
He also was a standout on the stage, winning two Best Actor In Play Tonys for revivals of classic shows — 1999’s Death of a Salesman and 2003’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Tributes have been rolling in — from fellow co-stars to a poignant note from his former publicist Tony Angellotti. Keep checking back as we add more throughout the day.
He also was a standout on the stage, winning two Best Actor In Play Tonys for revivals of classic shows — 1999’s Death of a Salesman and 2003’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Tributes have been rolling in — from fellow co-stars to a poignant note from his former publicist Tony Angellotti. Keep checking back as we add more throughout the day.
- 4/16/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran actor Brian Dennehy, whose long career in film and TV included six Emmy nominations, has died at the age of 81.
Dennehy passed away on Wednesday night, according to our sister site Variety. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not [coronavirus]-related,” his daughter Elizabeth confirmed on Twitter. “Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
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Dennehy passed away on Wednesday night, according to our sister site Variety. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not [coronavirus]-related,” his daughter Elizabeth confirmed on Twitter. “Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
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- 4/16/2020
- TVLine.com
Brian Dennehy, a two-time Tony Award winner, has died. He was 81.
The actor’s daughter, Elizabeth Dennehy, announced the news on Twitter Thursday, telling fans that it was due to natural causes and not related to Covid-19.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related,” she shared. “Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes,...
The actor’s daughter, Elizabeth Dennehy, announced the news on Twitter Thursday, telling fans that it was due to natural causes and not related to Covid-19.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related,” she shared. “Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Claudia Harmata
- PEOPLE.com
Brian Dennehy, a prolific star of Broadway and Hollywood, has died.
He was 81 years old.
According to TMZ, Dennehy died of natural causes on Wednesday night in Connecticut.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related," his daughter Elizabeth wrote on Twitter.
"Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends."
Brian Manion Dennehy was born on July 9, 1938, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the oldest of three boys.
His grandparents came to the U.S. from Ireland, and his father, Edward, worked as a writer and editor for the Associated Press.
His career spanned decades, with his first acting role coming in the form of a role on the TV series Kojak.
He followed that up with spots on M*A*S*H, Lou Grant, and Dallas.
He was 81 years old.
According to TMZ, Dennehy died of natural causes on Wednesday night in Connecticut.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related," his daughter Elizabeth wrote on Twitter.
"Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends."
Brian Manion Dennehy was born on July 9, 1938, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the oldest of three boys.
His grandparents came to the U.S. from Ireland, and his father, Edward, worked as a writer and editor for the Associated Press.
His career spanned decades, with his first acting role coming in the form of a role on the TV series Kojak.
He followed that up with spots on M*A*S*H, Lou Grant, and Dallas.
- 4/16/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Brian Dennehy, the prolific character actor who could easily jump between comedy and drama on stage and screen, died Wednesday from natural causes in Connecticut. He was 81.
Dennehy’s daughter, Elizabeth Dennehy, confirmed his death Thursday on Twitter, writing, “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father,...
Dennehy’s daughter, Elizabeth Dennehy, confirmed his death Thursday on Twitter, writing, “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family and many friends.”
It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Brian Dennehy, the Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning actor who appeared in big-screen hits like “Cocoon” and “Tommy Boy,” died late Wednesday in New Haven, Connecticut, at the age of 81, his representatives told TheWrap.
He died of natural causes says his family who was by his side. Best known for playing the overzealous Sheriff Will Teasle in “First Blood” (1982) opposite Sylvester Stallone, Dennehy went on to have a prolific acting career that included roles in such films as “Gorky Park” (1983), “Silverado” (1985), “Cocoon” (1985), “F/X”(1986), “Presumed Innocent” (1990), “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), and “Knight of Cups” (2015).
He appeared as the superior officer of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the 2008 cop drama “Righteous Kill” and as the father of Russell Crowe in the 2010 suspense film “The Next Three Days.”
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His earlier films included several comedies, like “Semi-Tough” with Burt Reynolds,...
He died of natural causes says his family who was by his side. Best known for playing the overzealous Sheriff Will Teasle in “First Blood” (1982) opposite Sylvester Stallone, Dennehy went on to have a prolific acting career that included roles in such films as “Gorky Park” (1983), “Silverado” (1985), “Cocoon” (1985), “F/X”(1986), “Presumed Innocent” (1990), “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), and “Knight of Cups” (2015).
He appeared as the superior officer of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the 2008 cop drama “Righteous Kill” and as the father of Russell Crowe in the 2010 suspense film “The Next Three Days.”
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His earlier films included several comedies, like “Semi-Tough” with Burt Reynolds,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Brian Dennehy, the winner of two Tonys in a career that also spanned films including “Tommy Boy,” “First Blood” and “Cocoon,” and television roles including “Dynasty” and “Death of a Salesman,” died on Wednesday night in New Haven, Conn. He was 81.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian, passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife, Jennifer, family and many friends,” his daughter, actress Elizabeth Dennehy, tweeted on Thursday.
His agency ICM also confirmed the news.
In the 1995 comedy “Tommy Boy,” Dennehy was Big Tom, the father of Chris Farley’s character Tom, who takes over the family’s auto parts business with David Spade after his father dies. In Ron Howard’s 1985 hit “Cocoon,” Dennehy played the leader of the alien Antareans who...
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian, passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife, Jennifer, family and many friends,” his daughter, actress Elizabeth Dennehy, tweeted on Thursday.
His agency ICM also confirmed the news.
In the 1995 comedy “Tommy Boy,” Dennehy was Big Tom, the father of Chris Farley’s character Tom, who takes over the family’s auto parts business with David Spade after his father dies. In Ron Howard’s 1985 hit “Cocoon,” Dennehy played the leader of the alien Antareans who...
- 4/16/2020
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix explored complex relationships and gave a nod to the 1970s at Deadline’s Contenders New York on Saturday with a look at The Two Popes, Marriage Story and Dolomite is My Name. Actor Jonathan Pryce said he so resembles Pope Francis, “That the day he was named Pope, the Internet was full of images of Pope Francis and me, and Pope Francis and the High Sparrow. My son even called to ask, ‘Dad, are you the Pope?’” (Pryce was referring to his role as the morally bankrupt cult leader in Game of Thrones.) The Two Popes imagines what might have been said behind closed doors during encounters between liberal Cardinal Bergoglio, the soon-to-be, and current, Pope Francis, and conservative Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins) before he abdicated from the papacy. It was the first time in 700 years that there were two popes living at the same time. “They met a couple of times.
- 12/7/2019
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
There are several ways to look at Todd Phillips’ 2019 movie Joker. It is obviously grounded in DC Comics’ vast history, however it is not what most comic book aficionados would consider a “comic book” movie. Yes, it is set in Gotham City. Yes, there are references to Arkham Asylum as well as characters like Thomas Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and even a young Bruce Wayne. However it would be grossly unfair to judge this movie as a Batman movie or even consider it in the same frame of mind as the introduction of the Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman or Christopher Nolan’s 2008 The Dark Knight (and hinted at the end of Christopher Nolan’s 2005 Batman Begins). Both movies featured The Joker as the villain, and there was a clear relationship between him and Batman, but as I suggested, this does not appear to be a typical comic book movie.
- 10/2/2019
- by Wayne D. Chang
- Comicmix.com
Behind-the-scenes-industry-player-turned-movie-director Marc Meyers took multitasking to a new level this month, debuting two wildly different films at corresponding fall festivals.
Meyers helmed “Human Capital,” a hit-and-run drama told from numerous perspectives that stars Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei and “Stranger Things” breakout star Maya Hawke, which debuted in the official selection in Toronto. A week later, he brought “We Summon the Darkness,” a horror-comedy set against the Satanic panic of 1980s, to Austin’s Fantastic Fest.
Variety caught up with the busy filmmaker (who used to work in our hallowed Los Angeles halls) to reflect on the projects, his upcoming Universal Pictures film “All My Life” and why the one percent are go-to movie villains these days.
You came in to your first Tiff with some heat from your last movie, “My Friend Dahmer.” Do you think people expected that same edge?
This was my first Tiff; I take it all with lots of gratitude.
Meyers helmed “Human Capital,” a hit-and-run drama told from numerous perspectives that stars Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei and “Stranger Things” breakout star Maya Hawke, which debuted in the official selection in Toronto. A week later, he brought “We Summon the Darkness,” a horror-comedy set against the Satanic panic of 1980s, to Austin’s Fantastic Fest.
Variety caught up with the busy filmmaker (who used to work in our hallowed Los Angeles halls) to reflect on the projects, his upcoming Universal Pictures film “All My Life” and why the one percent are go-to movie villains these days.
You came in to your first Tiff with some heat from your last movie, “My Friend Dahmer.” Do you think people expected that same edge?
This was my first Tiff; I take it all with lots of gratitude.
- 9/23/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Happy birthday to the great Dustin Hoffman on August 8! The two-time Academy Award-winner rose to fame in Mike Nichols‘ 1967 film “The Graduate” but began his acting career years before. In fact, he has been a professional actor for nearly six decades and remains one of the world’s most esteemed performers. He has also received acclaim for working in other entertainment capacities, directing the 2012 film “Quartet” starring Maggie Smith, as well as helming the 1974 Broadway play “All Over Town.”
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For his film work, Hoffman has been nominated six times by the Academy, winning twice (for 1979’s “Kramer vs. Kramer” and 1988’s “Rain Man”). He has also earned 11 Golden Globe nominations, winning for “Kramer vs. Kramer,” 1982’s “Tootsie,” “Rain Man” and as Most Promising Newcomer for “The Graduate.” In addition, he has been nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award. For his stage work,...
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For his film work, Hoffman has been nominated six times by the Academy, winning twice (for 1979’s “Kramer vs. Kramer” and 1988’s “Rain Man”). He has also earned 11 Golden Globe nominations, winning for “Kramer vs. Kramer,” 1982’s “Tootsie,” “Rain Man” and as Most Promising Newcomer for “The Graduate.” In addition, he has been nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award. For his stage work,...
- 8/8/2019
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Happy birthday to the great Dustin Hoffman! The two-time Academy Award-winner rose to fame in Mike Nichols‘ 1967 film “The Graduate” but began his acting career years before. In fact, he has been a professional actor for nearly six decades and remains one of the world’s most esteemed performers. He has also received acclaim for working in other entertainment capacities, directing the 2012 film “Quartet” starring Maggie Smith, as well as helming the 1974 Broadway play “All Over Town.”
For his film work, Hoffman has been nominated six times by the Academy, winning twice (for 1979’s “Kramer vs. Kramer” and 1988’s “Rain Man”). He has also earned 11 Golden Globe nominations, winning for “Kramer vs. Kramer,” 1982’s “Tootsie,” “Rain Man” and as Most Promising Newcomer for “The Graduate.” In addition, he has been nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award. For his stage work, he earned a Tony nomination for the 1990 production of “The Merchant of Venice,...
For his film work, Hoffman has been nominated six times by the Academy, winning twice (for 1979’s “Kramer vs. Kramer” and 1988’s “Rain Man”). He has also earned 11 Golden Globe nominations, winning for “Kramer vs. Kramer,” 1982’s “Tootsie,” “Rain Man” and as Most Promising Newcomer for “The Graduate.” In addition, he has been nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award. For his stage work, he earned a Tony nomination for the 1990 production of “The Merchant of Venice,...
- 8/6/2019
- by Tom O'Brien, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Don Kaye Apr 11, 2019
Hellboy is back and star David Harbour tells us why he took on the challenge of playing Big Red.
In Hellboy, director Neil Marshall’s (The Descent) reboot of Mike Mignola’s comic book creation, Stranger Things star David Harbour takes over in the role first made popular by Ron Perlman in Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 adaptation and its 2008 sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
In this new entry, the dark fantasy elements are downplayed in favor of a gorier, more horror-oriented tale that pits the demonic title superhero against an ancient sorceress (Milla Jovovich) whose history delves deep into British mythology and the days of King Arthur and Merlin.
Harbour plays Hellboy as a younger, angrier and more impulsive creature, still unsure about his place in the world and much more at odds with his “father,” Professor Bruttenholm (Ian McShane), who rescued the young demon from...
Hellboy is back and star David Harbour tells us why he took on the challenge of playing Big Red.
In Hellboy, director Neil Marshall’s (The Descent) reboot of Mike Mignola’s comic book creation, Stranger Things star David Harbour takes over in the role first made popular by Ron Perlman in Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 adaptation and its 2008 sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
In this new entry, the dark fantasy elements are downplayed in favor of a gorier, more horror-oriented tale that pits the demonic title superhero against an ancient sorceress (Milla Jovovich) whose history delves deep into British mythology and the days of King Arthur and Merlin.
Harbour plays Hellboy as a younger, angrier and more impulsive creature, still unsure about his place in the world and much more at odds with his “father,” Professor Bruttenholm (Ian McShane), who rescued the young demon from...
- 4/11/2019
- Den of Geek
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- 2/20/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
“This is an oilfield, not your cornfield. You can’t go as you wish.”
According to his biography, Chinese director Da Xiong started out as a reporter before he became a director, first for documentaries and later on for feature films. “The Swing Maker”, shot in 2015, is his feature debut and is now presented at many festivals, such as the Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul. In a year which has already seen the premieres of films like Zhu Shengze’s “Present.Perfect”, Da Xiong’s film may establish a much needed bridge for audiences to understand modern day China.
For many years, Liu Huanrong (Jiang Shouzi) has worked in the Changqing oilfield. Even though he has reached an age in which many would rather retire, he has remained teaching new workers the requirements for the job. While female workers like Fan Mengxin (Ji Lulu) find very little...
According to his biography, Chinese director Da Xiong started out as a reporter before he became a director, first for documentaries and later on for feature films. “The Swing Maker”, shot in 2015, is his feature debut and is now presented at many festivals, such as the Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul. In a year which has already seen the premieres of films like Zhu Shengze’s “Present.Perfect”, Da Xiong’s film may establish a much needed bridge for audiences to understand modern day China.
For many years, Liu Huanrong (Jiang Shouzi) has worked in the Changqing oilfield. Even though he has reached an age in which many would rather retire, he has remained teaching new workers the requirements for the job. While female workers like Fan Mengxin (Ji Lulu) find very little...
- 2/8/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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