Obits

Gene Hackman is a character actor. We say that sometimes and it doesn't seem to mean much. It's code for...

The great Teri Garr has left us. She leaves behind her a long legacy of characters that are impossible to...

I first saw Kris Kristofferson in the Barbra Streisand remake of A Star is Born. I can't say that as...

Maggie Smith has left us, though she leaves a monumental legacy and career that will never be forgotten. For the...

He was only nominated once for an Oscar and lost to George C. Scott in Patton. He should have been...

My first contact with the impossibly handsome iconic French actor Alain Delon, was of all things an Italian film–Rocco and...

In July of 2023, I interviewed Aubrey Plaza for Emily the Criminal. What does this have to do with Gena...

The most typical description of the humor of Bob Newhart is likely to center around the word “deadpan,” which is...

The life and career of Shannen Doherty was made up of staggering highs and shattering lows. I’m sure there was...

Some actors are singular. Not just in talent or appearance, but there’s this something other that leaves you with not...

Beautiful, complicated Shelley Duval has left us at the age of 75. May she rest in peace. In my opinion,...

It is not even a slight overstatement to say that Robert Towne is one of the handful or greatest screenwriters...

Screenwriter Robert Towne died at 89 having written some of the best screenplays Hollywood has ever produced. Chinatown, for instance,...

Donald Sutherland would have been 89 next month on July 17. His first film appearance was 55 years ago in...

Donald Sutherland died at the age of 88 after a long illness. Somehow, Donald Sutherland was never nominated for an...

While the work of Morgan Spurlock from 2002 to 2017 (the period he was active in film and on television)...

While Dabney Coleman’s estimable career on film and television lasted nearly 60 years, most of that time was spent in...

To put it mildly, Roger Corman was a quantity over quality guy. As a producer, much of Corman’s output (especially...

Over the sixty-plus years and exactly 200 credits that Louis Gossett Jr. amassed on screen, he is largely associated with...

  The term “character actor” is one lined with pitfalls and potentially negative connotations. After all, aren’t all actors playing...