Joshua Hammerman This Sunday’s Golden Globes brings us to the heart of the awards season. See the nominees here. So this is as good a time as any to reflect on some of the films that have come out recently. In between funerals, services and brisses, I’ve managed to have seen a number of good […]
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastLos 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, USANew Delhi (dpa) – Indian actor Om Puri who starred in acclaimed Indian and foreign productions, died early Friday aged 66. Puri suffered a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai, his estranged wife, Nandita, told the News18 network. The veteran actor played many memorable roles in arthouse and mainstream films in a career spanning
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International, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBuenos 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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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews is coming to the Cygnet Theatre in Old Town, Jan 12-Feb 12, 2017. It’s not a diatribe against us. It’s about us, about the tensions and divisions within the tribe that pit us against each other. I sat down and spoke with the director, Rob
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThere’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, USAMass 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, USANews anchor Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News to join NBC, where she will have a wide-ranging role. The move was announced Tuesday by NBC News chairman Andy Lack, who personally handled the negotiation to lure Kelly away from the cable channel that has been her professional home for 12 years. “Megyn is an exceptional
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy 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 & BroadcastPASADENA, 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 & BroadcastAside 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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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodDebbie 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 & BroadcastA 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”