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Don Gordon, Actor in ‘Bullitt’ and ‘Papillon,’ Dies at 90
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Character actor Don Gordon, who appeared alongside his friend Steve McQueen in “Bullitt,” “Papillon,” and “The Towering Inferno,” died April 24 in Los Angeles, according to his wife.
Gordon, who often played tough cops and gangsters, was Emmy-nominated for “The Defenders” in 1962. His first major television role came in “The Blue Angels,” which ran in 1960-61.
In “Bullitt,” he played Delgetti, the partner of McQueen’s detective character. In “Papillon,” he was the inmate Julot; he was a fire captain in “The Towering Inferno.”
His early TV roles included roles in McQueen’s 1959 “Wanted: Dead or Alive,” “Peyton Place,” “Border Patrol,” “U.S. Marshal,” and “Twilight Zone” episodes “The Four of Us Are Dying” and “The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross.” His other 1960s TV appearances included “The Lloyd Bridges Show,” “Channing,” “Empire,” “The Fugitive,” and “The Outer Limits.”
In the 1970s, he appeared in “Columbo” and starred in the TV series “Lucan »
- Pat Saperstein
Loretta Lynn Admitted to Hospital After Suffering Stroke
3 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Loretta Lynn was admitted to the hospital Thursday night after suffering from a stroke. A statement on behalf of the 85-year-old country music icon—who just rang in her birthday on April 14—was released on her official Facebook page. "American country music legend Loretta Lynn was admitted into a hospital in Nashville last night after she suffered a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee," the statement read. "She is currently under medical care and is responsive and expected to make a full recovery." However, Lynn's doctors have still advised her to "stay off the road while she is recuperating." Thus, the singer will have to postpone several of her »
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2’ Blasts to Galactic $17 Million at the Thursday Box Office
11 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” blasted to $17 million during Thursday previews, making it the highest preview gross of 2017. In comparison, the first “Guardians of the Galaxy” earned $11.2 million in Thursday previews in 2014. Earlier this year, Fox’s “Logan” earned $9.5 million on Thursday night, while last year’s “Doctor Strange” grossed $9.4 million. However, “Guardians 2” could not level up to “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Captain America: Civil War,” which earned $27.6 million and $25 million when they bowed on Thursday, respectively. Disney is expecting at least $140 million domestically this weekend as the comic book movie sequel opens »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
Sony Developing Miniseries ‘Shattered’ About Hillary Clinton Campaign
12 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The only people, it seems, who enjoy endlessly going over the story of last November’s election more than the massively insecure President Of The United States, is, it seems Hollywood executive. We already know that the next season of “American Horror Story” will be election themed, the team behind “Recount” and “Game Change” are developing a miniseries based around the Clinton/Trump race last year, and Annapurna and “Hurt Locker” writer Mark Boal are developing a project as well.
Continue reading Sony Developing Miniseries ‘Shattered’ About Hillary Clinton Campaign at The Playlist. »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Box Office: 'Baahubali 2' Becomes Highest Grossing Indian Film of All Time
12 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Following its record opening weekend when it released worldwide on April 28, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has become the highest grossing Indian film of all time.
Because India does not officially report box office numbers, local reports have tracked the latest figures. The film, reportedly, has crossed $131 million (over 8 billion rupees) worldwide, easily beating the estimated $123 million global haul collected by previous record holder, 2014's PK which starred top actor Aamir Khan.
With the film collecting $13.1 million in the U.S., Baahubali 2 also beat previous record holder Dangal's $12.4 million »
- Nyay Bhushan
Dave Chappelle Joins Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga in ‘A Star Is Born’ Remake
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Dave Chappelle is joining Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the “A Star Is Born” remake, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Cooper is also making his directorial debut with the film. Cooper plays Jackson Maine, a country music star who is on the brink of decline when he discovers an unknown talent named Ally, played by Lady Gaga. The two begin a passionate love affair as Ally catapults to stardom. Also Read: First Look at Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in 'A Star Is Born' Remake (Photo) Lady Gaga will also compose and perform original songs in the film. »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
‘Kingsman 3’? Director Matthew Vaughn Says Idea Already In The Works
10 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Matthew Vaughn may have been "hesistant" about making a sequel to The Kingsman: Secret Service, but with the second installment of the R-rated 2015 box office smash hit a few months away from release, the British director has hinted that there may be a third Kingsman movie in the pipeline. Speaking at a Fox footage event in London on Friday, Vaughn nipped out of the edit suite for Kingsman: The Golden Circle (which was just around the corner), to treat attendees to the… »
FCC Considers Fining Stephen Colbert Over Controversial Trump Joke
48 minutes ago | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission revealed Friday that the agency is considering whether to fine Stephen Colbert over the Late Show host's controversial joke about Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
On Monday's Late Show, Colbert quipped that "the only thing [Trump's] mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's cock holster." The joke drew accusations of homophobia, a viral #FireColbert campaign and FCC complaints against Colbert.
In an interview Friday, FCC chairman Ajit Pai told a Philadelphia radio station, "I have had a chance to see the clip now and so, »
How to Watch Nike Help Runners Try to Break a 2 Hour Marathon Live Online
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Three of the world’s best — like Olympic medalists and world record holders good — runners will attempt to run a sub-2:00 marathon with the help of Nike on Saturday. Sounds pretty cool, but why is it a big deal to watch? Because the current world record holder is Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto who ran the marathon in two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds — which is pretty damn fast. Running a marathon in just under two hours (1:59:59) would mean that the runners would need to average a four minute and 41 second mile … for 26.2 miles. This attempt at a sub-2:00 marathon. »
- Rasha Ali
Disney Executive Kristin Burr Transitions to Production Deal
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Longtime Disney production executive Kristin Burr is transitioning to a Disney-based producing deal on the Burbank lot as Burr! Productions.
Burr joined Disney in 1997 as a creative executive. She most recently served as an executive VP of production in the live-action film division.
During her tenure, she oversaw “Sweet Home Alabama,” which starred Reese Witherspoon; “The Proposal,” starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds; Christopher Nolan’s “The Prestige;” “Bringing Down the House;” and the Muppets movies.
She recently worked on “Mary Poppins Returns,” starring Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, and Lin Manuel Miranda; the live-action “101 Dalmatians” prequel “Cruella,” starring Emma Stone; and “Jungle Cruise,” starring Dwayne Johnson.
“Kristin’s experience, strength and talent have been of great value as part of our executive team and will serve her well as she transitions to a producorial role here at the studio,” said film production president Sean Bailey. “We’re very much looking »
- Dave McNary
Laura Linney on sharing her Tony nominated role in ‘The Little Foxes’ with Cynthia Nixon [Watch]
2 hours ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
“It’s a wonderful play that hasn’t been done for a long time. We’re with a remarkable company,” said Laura Linney on “Today” about her Broadway play “The Little Foxes,” for which she was just nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress. This revival of Lillian Hellman‘s 1939 play is unique in that Linney and her co-star […] »
- Daniel Montgomery
Hot Docs: Mexican Refugee Crisis Film Takes Top Jury Prize
2 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on Friday night handed its top jury prize to a film about Mexico's immigration crisis.
Mexican director Pau Ortiz's film The Other Side of the Wall, about two undocumented Honduran immigrants forced to fend for themselves after their mother is jailed in Mexico on trumped up charges, nabbed the best international feature doc prize.
And Irish filmmaker Chris Kelly's A Cambodian Spring, a documentary about land rights in Cambodia, earned a special jury prize in the international feature doc category. The prize giving at North America's biggest documentary festival follows 230 »
- Etan Vlessing
Loretta Lynn, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Country singer Loretta Lynn has been hospitalized following a stroke. According to her website, Lynn “was admitted into a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, Thursday night after she suffered a stroke at her home in nearby Hurricane Mills.” “She is currently under medical care and is responsive and expected to make a full recovery,” the site went on to say. “Loretta, who just celebrated her 85th birthday, has been advised by her doctors to stay off the road while she is recuperating. Regrettably, upcoming scheduled shows will be postponed.” Also Read: Obama to Honor Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton With Medal of »
- Itay Hod
'Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait': Film Review
2 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Friendly, relaxed and expansive, Pappi Corsicato's Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait just might be capable of transforming those who are put off by the art-star's aggressive flamboyance into fans, or at least grudging admirers. You don't have to like those gimmicky "plate paintings" to enjoy this trip through a career that survived '80s hype and a risky foray into filmmaking. The doc should enjoy healthy attention from urban sophisticates before its video afterlife.
Brooklyn-born but transplanted in his teens to South Texas, Schnabel was, as sister Andrea puts it, spoiled literally from birth. His mother was his best friend; he »
- John DeFore
Robert Carradine’s Wife Says He Confessed to Trying to Kill Them Both in Car Crash
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Revenge of the Nerds” star Robert Carradine’s wife has made an explosive allegation about the actor, saying in divorce papers that Carradine admitted to trying to kill them both in a 2015 car crash in Colorado. In the papers, filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court, Edith Carradine said that Carradine became depressed after the 2009 death of his brother David. “The episodes just continued to get out of control. He destroyed a plaster wall at a rental in Woodstock, NY by attacking it with a hammer and knife,” Edith said of her estranged husband, who she added has been diagnosed. »
- Tim Kenneally
Don Gordon, Actor in ‘Bullitt’ and ‘Papillon,’ Dies at 90
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Character actor Don Gordon, who appeared alongside his friend Steve McQueen in “Bullitt,” “Papillon,” and “The Towering Inferno,” died April 24 in Los Angeles, according to his wife.
Gordon, who often played tough cops and gangsters, was Emmy-nominated for “The Defenders” in 1962. His first major television role came in “The Blue Angels,” which ran in 1960-61.
In “Bullitt,” he played Delgetti, the partner of McQueen’s detective character. In “Papillon,” he was the inmate Julot; he was a fire captain in “The Towering Inferno.”
His early TV roles included roles in McQueen’s 1959 “Wanted: Dead or Alive,” “Peyton Place,” “Border Patrol,” “U.S. Marshal,” and “Twilight Zone” episodes “The Four of Us Are Dying” and “The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross.” His other 1960s TV appearances included “The Lloyd Bridges Show,” “Channing,” “Empire,” “The Fugitive,” and “The Outer Limits.”
In the 1970s, he appeared in “Columbo” and starred in the TV series “Lucan” in 1977-78. His film appearances included Dennis Hopper »
- Pat Saperstein
TV News Roundup: Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ Teaser Revealed
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
In today’s roundup, Marvel releases a teaser trailer for its new series “Inhumans,” PBS will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ legendary album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” with a new documentary, and more…
First Looks
Marvel and ABC have released a teaser trailer for the upcoming series “Inhumans.” The series brings the comic book of the same name to life, following the never-before-told journey of the royal family including Black Bolt, the commanding King of the Inhumans. A version of the first two episodes will be shown globally in IMAX theatres for a two-week period beginning Sept. 1. ABC will then air the entirety of the series on the network.
Specials
PBS will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” with a new documentary from director Francis Hanly. The documentary, entitled “Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution,” will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of »
- Sarah Ahern
Writers Guild Details Hikes in Employer Funds for Health Plan Solvency
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The Writers Guild of America has unveiled details of its new three-year contract with production companies — highlighted by an $86 million hike in funds from employers for the guild’s troubled health plan.
The guild, in a summary issued Friday to members, also disclosed specifics of how the deal addresses the financial pressures that television writers have encountered when working the same amount of time, or longer, on shows that run 6-13 episodes as they would on a traditional 22- or 24-episode season.
Additionally, the summary also said minimums will increase 2.0% in the first year of the contract, 2.5% in the second year, and 2.5% in the third year. And one of the key provisions, agreed to near the end of the negotiations, included the first-ever parental leave coverage of up to eight weeks.
The tentative agreement was reached early Tuesday morning, averting a strike that could have started that day, and was »
- Dave McNary
Writers Guild Details Hikes in Employer Funds for Health Plan Solvency
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
The Writers Guild of America has unveiled details of its new three-year contract with production companies — highlighted by an $86 million hike in funds from employers for the guild’s troubled health plan.
The guild, in a summary issued Friday to members, also disclosed specifics of how the deal addresses the financial pressures that television writers have encountered when working the same amount of time, or longer, on shows that run 6-13 episodes as they would on a traditional 22- or 24-episode season.
Additionally, the summary also said minimums will increase 2.0% in the first year of the contract, 2.5% in the second year, and 2.5% in the third year. And one of the key provisions, agreed to near the end of the negotiations, included the first-ever parental leave coverage of up to eight weeks.
The tentative agreement was reached early Tuesday morning, averting a strike that could have started that day, and was then approved Thursday night by both the »
- Dave McNary
MTV Movie & TV Awards: Network Exec on Many Changes, Adam Devine's "Over-the-Top" Open
3 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
When MTV presents its annual awards ceremony honoring the best of the big-screen this weekend, the newly rebranded MTV Movie & TV Awards will also celebrate the finest performances on the small screen, at least as far as the network's audience of movie and TV fans is concerned.
Incorporating TV into the MTV Movie Awards was just the first of many changes for this year's show, which for the first time features gender-neutral acting categories and will honor the Fast and Furious franchise, instead of an individual performer, with the MTV Generation Award.
MTV, VH1 and Logo general manager Amy »
- Hilary Lewis
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