Maggie Smith has left us, though she leaves a monumental legacy and career that will never be forgotten. For the...
Read moreHe was only nominated once for an Oscar and lost to George C. Scott in Patton. He should have been...
Read moreMy first contact with the impossibly handsome iconic French actor Alain Delon, was of all things an Italian film–Rocco and...
Read moreIn July of 2023, I interviewed Aubrey Plaza for Emily the Criminal. What does this have to do with Gena...
Read moreThe most typical description of the humor of Bob Newhart is likely to center around the word “deadpan,” which is...
Read moreThe life and career of Shannen Doherty was made up of staggering highs and shattering lows. I’m sure there was...
Read moreSome actors are singular. Not just in talent or appearance, but there’s this something other that leaves you with not...
Read moreBeautiful, complicated Shelley Duval has left us at the age of 75. May she rest in peace. In my opinion,...
Read moreIt is not even a slight overstatement to say that Robert Towne is one of the handful or greatest screenwriters...
Read moreScreenwriter Robert Towne died at 89 having written some of the best screenplays Hollywood has ever produced. Chinatown, for instance,...
Read moreDonald Sutherland would have been 89 next month on July 17. His first film appearance was 55 years ago in...
Read moreDonald Sutherland died at the age of 88 after a long illness. Somehow, Donald Sutherland was never nominated for an...
Read moreWhile the work of Morgan Spurlock from 2002 to 2017 (the period he was active in film and on television)...
Read moreWhile Dabney Coleman’s estimable career on film and television lasted nearly 60 years, most of that time was spent in...
Read moreTo put it mildly, Roger Corman was a quantity over quality guy. As a producer, much of Corman’s output (especially...
Read moreOver the sixty-plus years and exactly 200 credits that Louis Gossett Jr. amassed on screen, he is largely associated with...
Read moreThe term “character actor” is one lined with pitfalls and potentially negative connotations. After all, aren’t all actors playing...
Read moreDuring the peak of his fame I wasn’t much of a fan of comedian Richard Lewis. That’s not because I...
Read moreWhile I would not want to simplify the film career of the mighty Carl Weathers down to one role, let’s...
Read more“I am Shiva, the God of Death!,” Tom Wilkinson bellowed as Arthur Edens in the modern noir classic Michael Clayton....
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