Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Alec Baldwin took another jab at Donald Trump with one hard-hitting Instagram post

Alec Baldwin didn’t have time to tease Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” this week, but that didn’t stop him from trolling the president-elect anyway. On Friday, Baldwin mocked Trump on Instagram with one savage selfie. Baldwin shared a photo of himself wearing a Trump-esque hat that reportedly reads “Make America Great Again” in Russian, […]

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Film mogul, power broker, ex-spy, Arnon Milchan is central to Netanyahu graft probe

Israeli Hollywood producer reportedly keeps the PM supplied with fine cigars, and the PM’s wife with champagne. Illicit benefits or just gifts from a good friend? By Times of Israel staff and Stuart Winer Hollywood-based billionaire Israeli film producer Arnon Milchan, who is at the center of corruption allegations now being investigated by police against

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds buried in Los Angeles

Los Angeles (dpa) – Hollywood actresses Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher were buried in a Los Angeles cemetery on Friday in a private service. The ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills was attended by family and friends including Fisher’s brother Todd and her daughter Billie Lourd, according to US media reports.

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Argentine writer Ricardo Piglia dies aged 75

Buenos Aires (dpa) – Argentine novelist and short story writer Ricardo Piglia died on Friday at the age of 75, his publisher Anagrama confirmed. Piglia, one of the most important Argentine writers of the past 50 years, had been suffering for several years from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. He published his first

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Movie review: ‘Hidden Figures’ is an uplifting tale

There’s no requirement for a movie to be unique or groundbreaking in order to succeed. “Hidden Figures” tells a singular story in textbook fashion, creating a conventional, feel-good, part-fictional history lesson that would fit in any high school. Adapted from Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction bestseller, this is a rare glimpse at black women making crucial

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Mass murderer Charles Manson seriously ill, moved to hospital, sources say

Mass murderer Charles Manson was taken from a Central Valley prison in California to a hospital for an undisclosed medical issue, two sources familiar with the situation said. One of the sources said Manson was seriously ill but could not provide specific information. Officials with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation declined to comment, citing

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

‘Sleeping Beauty’ delights in Jerusalem

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Once a year Israel’s classical ballet comany puts on a performance of a traditional ballet. This is intended mainly for the entertainment of children during the Chanukah/Christmas holiday season. For me, however, this is a golden opportunity to enjoy a very special aesthetic and artistic treat. When I was growing

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

“M.A.S.H” fans are mourning one of the show’s most beloved actors, William Christopher

PASADENA, Calif. — William Christopher, best known as the calm-voiced Father Francis Mulcahy on “M.A.S.H.,” has died. He was 84. His son, John Christopher, told KABC his father died of non-lung small cell carcinoma. RELATED: On New Year’s Eve, someone from Mariah Carey’s team asked an embarrassingly obvious question William Christopher played the role of

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Song Meaning Of NYE Tune ‘Auld Lang Syne’

Aside from lots of booze and cute appetizers, there’s something very familiar about New Year’s Eve: “Auld Lang Syne.” While the famous song is almost always played at the stroke of midnight, not everyone knows what it means– and they certainly don’t know the words to it. In “Harry Meets Sally,” Billy Crystal’s character Harry

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Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together

Debbie Reynolds and her daughter Carrie Fisher will have a joint funeral and are to be buried together in Hollywood, according to Reynolds’ son. Todd Fisher said no date had been set for the funeral, which will be private. Carrie Fisher’s body was released to her family on Friday. The actress and writer who starred

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast