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‘Airport’ Star George Kennedy Dies at 91
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
George Kennedy, who won a supporting actor Oscar for his role alongside Paul Newman in the beloved film “Cool Hand Luke,” and was also a fixture of 1970s disaster movies including the “Airport” franchise and “Earthquake,” died Sunday in Boise, Idaho. He was 91. His grandson Cory Schenkel reported the death on his Facebook page.
While Kennedy largely played gruff, blue-collar characters in dramas and genre films, he allowed a comedic side to emerge in the deadpan “The Naked Gun” movies.
Kennedy appeared in all four of the “Airport” movies of the 1970s as Joe Patroni, the reluctant, cigar-chomping but highly effective chief mechanic who could be counted upon when the chips were down and supreme expertise was required. He also turned in a powerful performance in 1975’s “Earthquake” as the hearty, sentimental police sergeant Slade, who helps where he can in the wake of the devastating temblor.
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Oscar Ratings: Chris Rock’s Return As Host Draws 34M Viewers In 8-Year Low
5 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
The Oscars were all given out last night at the 88th Academy Awards but despite one of the most anticipated opening monologues in years due to the diversity controversy, it turns out there is no gold, nor silver or bronze for ABC. With 34.3 million total viewers watching the Chris Rock hosted shindig from the Hollywood and Highland on Sunday, the Oscars took a tumble this year to hit an 8-year low and the third lowest viewership ever. With wins by Spotlight, Brie Larson… »
The 'Gods of Egypt' are No Match for 'Deadpool', Which Climbs to $285+ Million Domestically
28 February 2016 9:12 AM, PST | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
It was another stellar weekend for Deadpool as the R-rated superhero feature dropped only 44.2% and is now the third highest grossing R-rated movie of all-time. Meanwhile, Gods of Egypt conjured a second place finish while Triple 9 and Eddie the Eagle battling for fifth place with single-digit openings. With an estimated $31.5 million first place finish, Deadpool's domestic cume now stands at an estimated $285.6 million. Stacked against previous R-rated releases, only American Sniper and The Passion of the Christ have taken in more at the domestic box office and it will be interesting to see how close to Sniper's $350.1 million Deadpool can get. When it comes to comic book adaptations, Deadpool will be leap-frogging Man of Steel ($291m) shortly for twelfth position on BoxOfficeMojo's comic book adaptation chart and will then be passing both Iron Man ($318.4m) and Iron Man 2 ($312.4m) with Guardians of the Galaxy ($333.1m) next on the list. »
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‘Deadpool’ At $609M Global; ‘Gods Of Egypt’ Bows To $24M, ‘Zootopia’ Lands $33M 3rd Frame – Int’l B.O. Final
20 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Write-thru Monday 2:30 Pm, 4:30 Pm after Sunday update: International weekend estimates are in after Oscar Sunday with Deadpool leading the studios overseas at a $39.8M frame. That gives the Fox fiend a hat trick of No. 1s at the international box office and a global cume of $609.3M — international is $324M of that (more below). In more good news for Fox, Oscar nominations leader The Revenant has crossed $400M worldwide even before it goes into China on March 18 (yes, it… »
‘Power Rangers’ Movie Starts Production; Max Landis Worked on the Script
21 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
How are Power Rangers fans feeling about the upcoming reboot? I’m not a fan of the show and don’t know anyone who is, including Jacob Hall, but do they like the direction this film is going in? It was certainly hard to knock casting Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect 2) as the villain, considering she’s Elizabeth Banks, but […]
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‘Louder Than Bombs’ Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg Grieves for Isabelle Huppert
50 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
When Jesse Eisenberg was cast as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it came as a big surprise — not just because Lex is typically portrayed as older (and balder), but also because a massively budgeted superhero flick seems so far outside of Eisenberg’s usual wheelhouse. You can rest assured, however, that Eisenberg isn’t ditching […]
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