A group of Hollywood television stars are touring Israel in an attempt to strengthen ties between the US and the Jewish state, as well as to bolster the struggle against the BDS movement. The trip is organized by America’s “Voices in Israel” group (Conference of Presidents) in cooperation with the Israeli Ministry for Strategic Affairs […]
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USALOS ANGELES—In the late 1930s, when few doors were open to the son of a poor Chinese immigrant, Tyrus Wong landed a job at Walt Disney’s studio as a lowly “in-betweener,” whose artwork filled the gaps between the animator’s key drawings. But he arrived at an opportune moment. Disney’s animators were struggling to bring “Bambi”
This New Year’s Eve, just before midnight, millions of revelers will do the same thing they do every year. They will pause their celebrations to watch a short piece of comedic English dinner theater that hardly anyone in Britain has heard of. More than 50 years ago a German television channel made a recording of
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBarbara Tarbuck, a stage and screen actress who played Jane Jacks on “General Hospital” and Mother Superior Claudia on “American Horror Story: Asylum,” has died. She was 74. Tarbuck died Monday at her Los Angeles home, said her daughter, producer Jennifer Lane Connolly. Tarbuck suffered from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disorder, a rare, degenerative brain disease, Connolly said
French songwriter, composer and singer Pierre Barouh, who penned and sang the international hit “A Man And A Woman” from the eponymous 1966 film, died Wednesday aged 82, his wife … Barouh, who had been in hospital for five days, died following a heart attack, Atsuko Ushioda told reporters. Raised in the western Paris suburbs
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIconic comic book writer Stan Lee, who turned 94 years old yesterday, has made a cameo in nearly every Marvel movie and TV show — from 1989’s The Trial of the Incredible Hulk to Doctor Strange this year. He’s even appeared in Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter on ABC (see it here). However,
LOS ANGELES — Debbie Reynolds, an actress who sang and danced her way into film history opposite Gene Kelly in the classic 1952 musical “Singin’ in the Rain,” a movie that helped turn her into a sweetheart of American film, has died. She was 84. Reynolds, who was a major collector of Hollywood memorabilia and
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastJust a few days after a fellow dancer took to Instagram to speak out about performing at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, another Radio City Rockette has publicly explained why she will not be present to perform. RELATED: Madison Square Garden Company fights back at the claim that the Rockettes are being forced to perform for
LOS ANGELES — Ricky Harris, a comedian known for both his racy stand-up act and his appearances in family-friendly fare such as the TV series “Everybody Hates Chris,” died Monday, his manager said. He was 54. The cause was not immediately known. But Harris’ manager, Cindy Ambers of Art/Work Entertainment, said Harris had suffered a
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastLOS ANGELES — Actress and writer Carrie Fisher, who rose to global fame as the trail-blazing intergalactic heroine Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” franchise and later went on to establish herself as an author and screenwriter with an acerbic comic flair, has died. Fisher suffered a heart attack on Friday during a flight to
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastA&E canceled its highly controversial docu-series surrounding the Ku Klux Klan, which was set to premiere in January, the network said in a statement Saturday. Officials from the network said the show was scrapped after producers discovered members of the Ku Klux Klan were paid for access into the organization, reports said. “Our goal with
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA“Ink Master” contestant Clint Cummings died in Texas Friday after a battle with Stage 4 colorectal cancer. He was 35 years old. “Ink Master” host and judge Dave Navarro confirmed Cummings’ untimely death via Twitter. “We have lost a member of the #inkmaster family Friend and cast member Clint Cummings has passed @ArtofClint our prayers
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USALOS ANGELES — “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher was in critical condition Friday after suffering a “cardiac episode” during a flight from London to Los Angeles, according to airline and emergency officials. Fisher, 60, was rushed to the hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics shortly after noon, after her 11-hour flight touched down at
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastYou may not know his name, but you’ve probably laughed at his skits on “Hee Haw” over the years. Canadian comedian Gordie Tapp, best known as “Cousin Clem,” passed away Sunday, Dec. 18 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. He was 94. According to “The Hollywood Reporter,” Tapp conceived the character “Cousin Clem” in the mid-’50s before