David Anspaugh's 1986 sports drama "Hoosiers" has gone down in history as one of the most influential sports dramas ever made. Partly inspired by the real-life story of the 1954 Indiana state champions Milan High School, "Hoosiers" focuses on formerly-disgraced basketball coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman), who gets a rare second chance to prove his mettle at Indiana's Hickory High School. The rather tight-knit town of Hickory seems a little too unforgiving towards Norman due to his sketchy past, but redemption finds its way to him via a David vs. Goliath situation that soon transforms into a classic underdog tale about dreaming big and achieving the impossible.
Some of the more saccharine themes in "Hoosiers" might feel a tad corny at times, but it is a film that brandishes sincere authenticity when it comes to the magic of unexpected second chances and the highs and lows of small-town sports. Moreover, a...
Some of the more saccharine themes in "Hoosiers" might feel a tad corny at times, but it is a film that brandishes sincere authenticity when it comes to the magic of unexpected second chances and the highs and lows of small-town sports. Moreover, a...
- 4/13/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Elizabeth Hubbard, who appeared 14 times on Broadway and had long runs as Dr. Althea Davis and the cutthroat Lucinda Walsh on the daytime soap operas The Doctors and As the World Turns, respectively, has died. She was 89.
Hubbard died Saturday of cancer at her home in Roxbury, Connecticut, her son, Jeremy Bennett, told The Hollywood Reporter.
On the big screen, Hubbard played the gynecologist girlfriend of Gene Hackman’s character in I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and appeared in The Bell Jar (1979), Ordinary People (1980), Cold River (1982) and Center Stage (2000).
She portrayed Dr. Althea on NBC’s The Doctors from 1964-82 and the manipulating mogul Lucinda on CBS’ As the World Turns from 1984 until the show’s conclusion in September 2010. (Lucinda and Larry Bryggman’s John Dixon headed off to Amsterdam at the end.)
“I’ve been so lucky playing Lucinda — a character who could do anything,” she told TV Guide in 2010. “She could lie,...
Hubbard died Saturday of cancer at her home in Roxbury, Connecticut, her son, Jeremy Bennett, told The Hollywood Reporter.
On the big screen, Hubbard played the gynecologist girlfriend of Gene Hackman’s character in I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and appeared in The Bell Jar (1979), Ordinary People (1980), Cold River (1982) and Center Stage (2000).
She portrayed Dr. Althea on NBC’s The Doctors from 1964-82 and the manipulating mogul Lucinda on CBS’ As the World Turns from 1984 until the show’s conclusion in September 2010. (Lucinda and Larry Bryggman’s John Dixon headed off to Amsterdam at the end.)
“I’ve been so lucky playing Lucinda — a character who could do anything,” she told TV Guide in 2010. “She could lie,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elizabeth Hubbard, who earned eight Daytime Emmy nominations for her indelible performance as trouble-making businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on CBS’ As The World Turns, died over the weekend. She was 89.
Her death was announced by son Jeremy Bennett on Facebook. Additional details were not immediately available.
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“I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend,” Bennett wrote. “Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”
Although best known for her portrayal of the tough-as-nails Lucinda, Hubbard won two Daytime Emmys for other performances: She won her first in 1974 for her role as Dr. Althea Davis on NBC’s The Doctors, and her second in 1976 for the daytime drama TV movie First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson.
Born in New York City, Hubbard began...
Her death was announced by son Jeremy Bennett on Facebook. Additional details were not immediately available.
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023 Photo Gallery
“I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend,” Bennett wrote. “Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”
Although best known for her portrayal of the tough-as-nails Lucinda, Hubbard won two Daytime Emmys for other performances: She won her first in 1974 for her role as Dr. Althea Davis on NBC’s The Doctors, and her second in 1976 for the daytime drama TV movie First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson.
Born in New York City, Hubbard began...
- 4/10/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the most memorable faces on daytime TV has died.
Elizabeth Hubbard, best known for her work on As the World Turns, passed away over the weekend.
She was 89.
Hubbard's son Jeremy Bennett shared the sad news via Facebook.
"I'm sorry to say with a broken heart my mom passed over the weekend," he wrote.
"Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life."
"I will try to honor your memory as long as I live."
Hubbard was a daytime TV staple, scoring 11 Daytime Emmy nominations throughout her impressive career.
Most of those nominations stemmed from her work on As the World Turns in the role of Lucinda Walsh.
The actress appeared in the show from 1984 until 2010.
She also worked on the NBC soap The Doctors as Dr. Althea Davis.
Hubbard appeared on that show from 1964 until 1969 before returning for two more stints before the show...
Elizabeth Hubbard, best known for her work on As the World Turns, passed away over the weekend.
She was 89.
Hubbard's son Jeremy Bennett shared the sad news via Facebook.
"I'm sorry to say with a broken heart my mom passed over the weekend," he wrote.
"Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life."
"I will try to honor your memory as long as I live."
Hubbard was a daytime TV staple, scoring 11 Daytime Emmy nominations throughout her impressive career.
Most of those nominations stemmed from her work on As the World Turns in the role of Lucinda Walsh.
The actress appeared in the show from 1984 until 2010.
She also worked on the NBC soap The Doctors as Dr. Althea Davis.
Hubbard appeared on that show from 1964 until 1969 before returning for two more stints before the show...
- 4/10/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Actress Elizabeth Hubbard, an 11-time Daytime Emmy nominee known for her work on As the World Turns, has passed away at the age of 89.
Hubbard’s son, Jeremy Bennett, shared the sad news in a Facebook post on Monday: “I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend,” he wrote. “Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”
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Hubbard’s son, Jeremy Bennett, shared the sad news in a Facebook post on Monday: “I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend,” he wrote. “Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”
More from TVLineMarnie Schulenburg, Who Played Alison on As the World Turns, Dead at 37Atwt Vet Kathryn Hays Dead...
- 4/10/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Arnold Schulman, Screenwriter on ‘Goodbye, Columbus’ and ‘Love With the Proper Stranger,’ Dies at 97
Arnold Schulman, who landed Oscar nominations for his screenplays for Love With the Proper Stranger and Goodbye, Columbus and found success with several incarnations of his Broadway hit A Hole in the Head, has died. He was 97.
Schulman died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Peter Schulman, told The Hollywood Reporter.
In two late-career triumphs, Schulman was recruited by Francis Ford Coppola to write the biopic Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), and he scored an Emmy nomination and a Humanitas Prize in 1994 for his teleplay for HBO’s And the Band Played On, an adaptation of Randy Shilts’ nonfiction book about the onset of AIDS.
An original member of the Actors Studio, Schulman in the 1950s worked alongside the likes of James Dean and Paul Newman on live television. In 1962, he quit as the original screenwriter on the never-completed Marilyn Monroe movie Something’s Got to Give,...
Schulman died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Peter Schulman, told The Hollywood Reporter.
In two late-career triumphs, Schulman was recruited by Francis Ford Coppola to write the biopic Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), and he scored an Emmy nomination and a Humanitas Prize in 1994 for his teleplay for HBO’s And the Band Played On, an adaptation of Randy Shilts’ nonfiction book about the onset of AIDS.
An original member of the Actors Studio, Schulman in the 1950s worked alongside the likes of James Dean and Paul Newman on live television. In 1962, he quit as the original screenwriter on the never-completed Marilyn Monroe movie Something’s Got to Give,...
- 2/6/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Now that’s dedication in marriage: Paul Newman’s first directed feature film is a drama showcase for his spouse Joanne Woodward, one likely to garner critical attention. A small-town teacher deals with boredom, isolation, repression, and dwindling hope; the carefully measured conflicts allow good input from actors Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons, and James Olson as the lover with the right approach at just the right time. It’s a picture of sensitive emotions: is Rachel Cameron really becoming a spinster? Does she have any choice in the matter? Middle age does tend to sneak up on a person . . .
Rachel, Rachel
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1968 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 101 min. / Available at Wac-Amazon / Street Date September 6, 2022 / 21.99
Starring: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons, Donald Moffat, Frank Corsaro, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Bernard Barrow, Nell Potts.
Cinematography: Gayne Rescher
Art Director: Robert Gundlach
Film Editor: Dede Allen
Original Music: Jerome Moross...
Rachel, Rachel
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1968 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 101 min. / Available at Wac-Amazon / Street Date September 6, 2022 / 21.99
Starring: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons, Donald Moffat, Frank Corsaro, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Bernard Barrow, Nell Potts.
Cinematography: Gayne Rescher
Art Director: Robert Gundlach
Film Editor: Dede Allen
Original Music: Jerome Moross...
- 8/30/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Phillip M. Goldfarb, a longtime television and film producer who won two Emmy Awards for his work on “L.A. Law,” died April 7 in Los Angeles, Calif., according to the Telluride Daily Planet. He was 82.
Goldfarb’s career in film and television began more than 55 years ago and included producing credits on films such as the military drama “Taps,” starring Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton, the 1976 film “Taxi Driver,” the comedy-drama “My Bodyguard” and the Gene Hackman-led 1970 film “I Never Sang For My Father.” His TV production credits included more than 50 episodes of “L.A. Law,” 10 episodes of the early 2000s USA series “Monk,” 20 episodes on the TNT series “The Librarians” and more than 30 episodes of “Knots Landing.”
“Phil was my first boss when I was 15 years old,” producer-director Dean Devlin told the Daily Planet. “He was the production manager on a film and I was his Pa. He mentored...
Goldfarb’s career in film and television began more than 55 years ago and included producing credits on films such as the military drama “Taps,” starring Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton, the 1976 film “Taxi Driver,” the comedy-drama “My Bodyguard” and the Gene Hackman-led 1970 film “I Never Sang For My Father.” His TV production credits included more than 50 episodes of “L.A. Law,” 10 episodes of the early 2000s USA series “Monk,” 20 episodes on the TNT series “The Librarians” and more than 30 episodes of “Knots Landing.”
“Phil was my first boss when I was 15 years old,” producer-director Dean Devlin told the Daily Planet. “He was the production manager on a film and I was his Pa. He mentored...
- 5/10/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Though there were vestiges of traditional Hollywood in 1971 with the releases of big musical “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” and an extravagant, albeit old-fashioned, historical epic “Nicholas & Alexander,” it was the untraditional fare that dominated the year with such films as Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange,” Alan J. Pakula’s “Klute,” Gordon Parks’ “Shaft” and John Schlesinger’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
Two of the most lauded and influential films of the 1970s made their debuts 50 years ago and earned places in Oscars history: Peter Bogdanovich’s black-and-white study of a dying Texas town “The Last Picture Show” and William Friedkin’s pulsating crime thriller “The French Connection.”
Both directors had made movies before, but these productions made them critics darlings and each film changed the careers of their stars. “The French Connection’ won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, director, and actor for Gene Hackman. “The Last Picture Show...
Two of the most lauded and influential films of the 1970s made their debuts 50 years ago and earned places in Oscars history: Peter Bogdanovich’s black-and-white study of a dying Texas town “The Last Picture Show” and William Friedkin’s pulsating crime thriller “The French Connection.”
Both directors had made movies before, but these productions made them critics darlings and each film changed the careers of their stars. “The French Connection’ won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, director, and actor for Gene Hackman. “The Last Picture Show...
- 9/29/2021
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
“Death ends a life,” Robert Anderson noted in his 1968 play (and 1970 film adaptation) “I Never Sang for My Father,” “but it does not end a relationship, which struggles on the survivor’s mind, toward some resolution, which it may never find.” A truncated version of that memorable line — jettisoning everything after the word “relationship” — has been used, and abused, over the decades as a sentimental, one-size-fits-all aphorism to comfort the bereaved and sell greeting cards. It is much to the credit of the people who made “Ride the Eagle,” a film that generously laces its sentimentality with clear-eyed intelligence, that they frankly acknowledge how difficult such a resolution might be, even as they earn a few good laughs in the process.
Jake Johnson, who co-wrote the screenplay with director Trent O’Donnell, engagingly plays Leif, a rock-pop percussionist on the anxious side of 40 who’s aligned — tenuously, as it turns out...
Jake Johnson, who co-wrote the screenplay with director Trent O’Donnell, engagingly plays Leif, a rock-pop percussionist on the anxious side of 40 who’s aligned — tenuously, as it turns out...
- 7/29/2021
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
The 2020 Best Supporting Actor lineup, which included performances that ranged from 43 to 56 minutes long, proved that high screen times are fairly common in the category. Six actors have won the award with over one hour of screen time, while an additional 18 nominees have passed that mark. Here is a look at the 10 performances that rank as the longest of them all (and here are the 10 longest winners):
10. Jeff Bridges (“Thunderbolt and Lightfoot”)
1 hour, 6 minutes, 23 seconds (57.74% of the film)
After Mickey Rooney and Sal Mineo, Bridges became the third man to receive two acting Oscar nominations by age 25, and there has not been another in the 45 years since. His second bid for playing the titular Lightfoot also earned him a spot on this list and was the 11th nominated supporting male performance to have over one hour of screen time. Bridges finally scored his first win at age 60, as a lead in “Crazy Heart,...
10. Jeff Bridges (“Thunderbolt and Lightfoot”)
1 hour, 6 minutes, 23 seconds (57.74% of the film)
After Mickey Rooney and Sal Mineo, Bridges became the third man to receive two acting Oscar nominations by age 25, and there has not been another in the 45 years since. His second bid for playing the titular Lightfoot also earned him a spot on this list and was the 11th nominated supporting male performance to have over one hour of screen time. Bridges finally scored his first win at age 60, as a lead in “Crazy Heart,...
- 1/31/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
“Bonnie and Clyde” (1967)
In one of his first big-screen roles, Gene Hackman earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor as the older brother of Warren Beatty’s bank robber Clyde Barrow.
“Downhill Racer” (1969)
Robert Redford stars as a narcissistic skier, while Hackman plays the Olympic coach trying to hold the team together.
“I Never Sang for My Father” (1970)
Hackman earned his second Oscar nomination playing a professor seeking to re-establish his connection to his difficult, now ailing father in an adaptation of Robert Anderson’s hit Broadway play.
“The French Connection” (1971)
Hackman graduated to Hollywood leading man with his portrayal of a hardboiled NYPD narcotics detective named Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (loosely based on a real-life detective). William Friedkin’s film won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Hackman.
“The Poseidon Adventure” (1972)
Hackman was one of five Oscar winners cast in this disaster epic, playing a straight-talking...
In one of his first big-screen roles, Gene Hackman earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor as the older brother of Warren Beatty’s bank robber Clyde Barrow.
“Downhill Racer” (1969)
Robert Redford stars as a narcissistic skier, while Hackman plays the Olympic coach trying to hold the team together.
“I Never Sang for My Father” (1970)
Hackman earned his second Oscar nomination playing a professor seeking to re-establish his connection to his difficult, now ailing father in an adaptation of Robert Anderson’s hit Broadway play.
“The French Connection” (1971)
Hackman graduated to Hollywood leading man with his portrayal of a hardboiled NYPD narcotics detective named Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (loosely based on a real-life detective). William Friedkin’s film won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Hackman.
“The Poseidon Adventure” (1972)
Hackman was one of five Oscar winners cast in this disaster epic, playing a straight-talking...
- 1/30/2021
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) has unveiled the line-up for its 50th edition, with the Mads Mikkelsen-starring Riders Of Justice set to open the fest.
You can see the full line-up below. The event has had to change its traditional format for 2021 due to ongoing pandemic disruption. It will now run as a two-stage event, initially with a hybrid showcase of films February 1-7, followed by a physical event June 2-6.
The flagship Tiger Competition has confirmed 16 titles, 14 of which are world premieres. There are a further 15 titles in the Big Screen competition, which looks to bridge the gap between popular and arthouse cinema, while the non-competitive Limelight section will feature 13 titles, most of which have played other festivals, such as Magnus von Horn’s Sweat and Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?.
Anders Thomas Jensen’s dark comedy Riders Of Justice will be having its international premiere...
You can see the full line-up below. The event has had to change its traditional format for 2021 due to ongoing pandemic disruption. It will now run as a two-stage event, initially with a hybrid showcase of films February 1-7, followed by a physical event June 2-6.
The flagship Tiger Competition has confirmed 16 titles, 14 of which are world premieres. There are a further 15 titles in the Big Screen competition, which looks to bridge the gap between popular and arthouse cinema, while the non-competitive Limelight section will feature 13 titles, most of which have played other festivals, such as Magnus von Horn’s Sweat and Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?.
Anders Thomas Jensen’s dark comedy Riders Of Justice will be having its international premiere...
- 12/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The 1970s provided many older actors with their first Oscars, particularly in Best Supporting Actor. The decade also included what remains the only instance of an actor winning back-to-back Oscars in a supporting category. So which Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner of the 1970s do you like the best? Look back at each year’s winner and be sure to vote in the poll below!
John Mills, “Ryan’s Daughter” (1970) — Mills started the decade off with an Oscar win for playing the town fool Michael who uncovers a secret in “Ryan’s Daughter.” This was Mills’ only Oscar nomination and win, despite a very long career in film and television.
SEEJack Nicholson (‘Terms of Endearment’) blasts off after being voted top Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner of 1980s [Poll Results]
Ben Johnson, “The Last Picture Show” (1971) — Johnson would win his Oscar for “The Last Picture Show” in which he plays Sam the Lion,...
John Mills, “Ryan’s Daughter” (1970) — Mills started the decade off with an Oscar win for playing the town fool Michael who uncovers a secret in “Ryan’s Daughter.” This was Mills’ only Oscar nomination and win, despite a very long career in film and television.
SEEJack Nicholson (‘Terms of Endearment’) blasts off after being voted top Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner of 1980s [Poll Results]
Ben Johnson, “The Last Picture Show” (1971) — Johnson would win his Oscar for “The Last Picture Show” in which he plays Sam the Lion,...
- 7/5/2018
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Some of the most legendary actors in Hollywood history won their Oscars in the 1970s. The Best Actor category of this decade was stacked with some of the biggest stars of the time, many of which have lived on for generations. But which Best Actor Oscar winner of the 1970s is your absolute favorite? Take a trip down memory lane and vote in our poll below.
George C. Scott, “Patton” (1970) — Scott took home the Best Actor prize for “Patton,” which also won Best Picture. In the film he plays the titular George S. Patton, the famous hot-tempered U.S. army general who led troops during World War II. He had previously been nominated for “Anatomy of a Murder” (1959), “The Hustler” (1961), and later for “The Hospital” (1971). Scott notably declined his nomination and win for “Patton.”
SEERobert De Niro (‘Raging Bull’) knocks out all contenders to be your top Best Actor Oscar winner of 1980s [Poll Results]
Gene Hackman,...
George C. Scott, “Patton” (1970) — Scott took home the Best Actor prize for “Patton,” which also won Best Picture. In the film he plays the titular George S. Patton, the famous hot-tempered U.S. army general who led troops during World War II. He had previously been nominated for “Anatomy of a Murder” (1959), “The Hustler” (1961), and later for “The Hospital” (1971). Scott notably declined his nomination and win for “Patton.”
SEERobert De Niro (‘Raging Bull’) knocks out all contenders to be your top Best Actor Oscar winner of 1980s [Poll Results]
Gene Hackman,...
- 7/3/2018
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the 1990s went to many long overdue veterans of the industry. Actors like James Coburn, Jack Palance and Martin Landau finally earned Oscars in this decade, alongside then-newer stars like Cuba Gooding Jr and Kevin Spacey. What is your favorite Best Supporting Actor performance of the 1990s?
Read through a recap of their performances and vote in our poll below. (See 2018 Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actor.)
Joe Pesci, “Goodfellas” (1990) — Joe Pesci won his Oscar with the most iconic role of his career. In “Goodfellas” Pesci plays Tommy DeVito, a blustering gangster who provides some of the funniest lines in the film. Pesci was previously nominated in Best Supporting Actor for “Raging Bull” (1980).
SEEWho’s your favorite Best Director Oscar winner of the 1990s: Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Jonathan Demme … ? [Poll]
Jack Palance, “City Slickers” (1991) — Jack Palance finally won his Oscar thanks to “City Slickers,...
Read through a recap of their performances and vote in our poll below. (See 2018 Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actor.)
Joe Pesci, “Goodfellas” (1990) — Joe Pesci won his Oscar with the most iconic role of his career. In “Goodfellas” Pesci plays Tommy DeVito, a blustering gangster who provides some of the funniest lines in the film. Pesci was previously nominated in Best Supporting Actor for “Raging Bull” (1980).
SEEWho’s your favorite Best Director Oscar winner of the 1990s: Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Jonathan Demme … ? [Poll]
Jack Palance, “City Slickers” (1991) — Jack Palance finally won his Oscar thanks to “City Slickers,...
- 2/4/2018
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
I Never Sang for My Father: The Taviani Brothers and the Prison of Patriarchy
For many, Italian directing duo Paolo and Vittorio Taviani are best remembered for their output from the late 70s to late 80s, coming to prominence on the international circuit and unveiling a string of notable titles before falling out of critical favor by the mid-1990s. In 2012, the brothers made a resurgence winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, which resulted in bringing their old classics back to new, contemporary audiences. A retrospective featuring new restorations of three important titles begins with one of their most lauded films, 1977’s Padre Padrone, which took home the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (notably, Roberto Rossellini was the jury president, whose 1946 film Paisan inspired the brothers as filmmakers). Based on a memoir (Gavino Ledda’s The One That Got Away) and originally intended for television,...
For many, Italian directing duo Paolo and Vittorio Taviani are best remembered for their output from the late 70s to late 80s, coming to prominence on the international circuit and unveiling a string of notable titles before falling out of critical favor by the mid-1990s. In 2012, the brothers made a resurgence winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, which resulted in bringing their old classics back to new, contemporary audiences. A retrospective featuring new restorations of three important titles begins with one of their most lauded films, 1977’s Padre Padrone, which took home the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (notably, Roberto Rossellini was the jury president, whose 1946 film Paisan inspired the brothers as filmmakers). Based on a memoir (Gavino Ledda’s The One That Got Away) and originally intended for television,...
- 2/2/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Teresa Wright: Later years (See preceding post: "Teresa Wright: From Marlon Brando to Matt Damon.") Teresa Wright and Robert Anderson were divorced in 1978. They would remain friends in the ensuing years.[1] Wright spent most of the last decade of her life in Connecticut, making only sporadic public appearances. In 1998, she could be seen with her grandson, film producer Jonah Smith, at New York's Yankee Stadium, where she threw the ceremonial first pitch.[2] Wright also became involved in the Greater New York chapter of the Als Association. (The Pride of the Yankees subject, Lou Gehrig, died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 1941.) The week she turned 82 in October 2000, Wright attended the 20th anniversary celebration of Somewhere in Time, where she posed for pictures with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. In March 2003, she was a guest at the 75th Academy Awards, in the segment showcasing Oscar-winning actors of the past. Two years later,...
- 3/15/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Teresa Wright and Matt Damon in 'The Rainmaker' Teresa Wright: From Marlon Brando to Matt Damon (See preceding post: "Teresa Wright vs. Samuel Goldwyn: Nasty Falling Out.") "I'd rather have luck than brains!" Teresa Wright was quoted as saying in the early 1950s. That's understandable, considering her post-Samuel Goldwyn choice of movie roles, some of which may have seemed promising on paper.[1] Wright was Marlon Brando's first Hollywood leading lady, but that didn't help her to bounce back following the very public spat with her former boss. After all, The Men was released before Elia Kazan's film version of A Streetcar Named Desire turned Brando into a major international star. Chances are that good film offers were scarce. After Wright's brief 1950 comeback, for the third time in less than a decade she would be gone from the big screen for more than a year.
- 3/11/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Conrad Bain, who played wealthy widower and adoptive father Phillip Drummond on the TV comedy Diff’rent Strokes, died Monday. He was 89. Bain passed away of natural causes at his home in Livermore, CA, his daughter Jennifer Bain tells The Associated Press. Bain made his New York theater debut in 1956 as Larry Slade in The Iceman Cometh at the Circle in the Square. He eventually ventured into TV, including the role of Dr. Arthur Harmon in the comedy Maude starring Bea Arthur which aired on CBS from 1972-1978. From Maude he went on to play his most famous role on Diff’rent Strokes, as the adoptive father of two young brothers played by Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. The series aired for seven seasons on NBC (1978-1985) and one season on ABC (1985-1986). Before his roles on Maude and Diff’rent Strokes, Bain had appeared occasionally in films, including A Lovely Way To Die,...
- 1/16/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
James Earl Jones, Oprah Winfrey Honorary Award recipient James Earl Jones and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Oprah Winfrey backstage at the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony held at the Hollywood and Highland Center on February 26, 2012. Jones and Winfrey was officially handed their trophies at the Governors Awards held in fall 2011. Jones wasn't in attendance, as he was appearing with Vanessa Redgrave in a production of Driving Miss Daisy on the London stage. (Photo: Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.) James Earl Jones was a Best Actor nominee for Martin Ritt's 1970 drama The Great White Hope. His competition consisted of Jack Nicholson for Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces, Melvyn Douglas for Gilbert Cates' I Never Sang for My Father, Ryan O'Neal for Arthur Hiller's Love Story, and the eventual winner, George C. Scott for Franklin J. Schaffner's Patton. Scott became the first performer to refuse the Oscar.
- 4/9/2012
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
Writing about Emma Thompson possibly reprising her role as human rights lawyer Gareth Peirce made me remember comments I've read about the 1993 Academy Awards. In early 1994, Thompson was nominated for two Oscars: as Best Actress for James Ivory's social/psychological drama The Remains of the Day (photo) and as Best Supporting Actress for Jim Sheridan's family melodrama / political & prison drama In the Name of the Father. That same year, Holly Hunter was another double nominee — the first (and to date only) time two performers have been in the running in two acting categories in the same year. Hunter was up for the Best Actress Oscar for Jane Campion's The Piano (photo) and as Best Supporting Actress for Sydney Pollack's The Firm. She eventually won for The Piano; she and Thompson lost in the Best Supporting Actress category to The Piano's Anna Paquin. Some have claimed...
- 4/5/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Gene Hackman, Oscar winner for The French Connection (photo) and Unforgiven, was hit by a car while bicycling in Florida earlier today. According to TMZ (and TheWrap, quoting a highway patrol officer), Hackman suffered "serious injuries to his head and body," and was later airlifted to a local hospital. According to Hackman's rep, the 81-year-old actor (82 next January 30), "is fine, he is on his way home" (via Access Hollywood). Hackman was not wearing a helmet. The driver, a 60-year-old woman, wasn't hurt in the accident. The cause of the collision hasn't been determined. In addition to his Best Actor win for Franklin J. Schaffner's thriller The French Connection (1971) and his Best Supporting Actor win for Clint Eastwood's Western Unforgiven (1992) — both films also won Best Picture Oscars — Hackman has been nominated for three other Academy Awards: in the supporting category for Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and Gilbert Cates...
- 1/13/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Scary news to pass along: According to TMZ, acting legend Gene Hackman was hit by a car in Florida on Friday afternoon.
The actor, who is a couple of weeks shy of his 82nd birthday, was riding his bike when he was struck by a car. Per the Florida Highway Patrol, Hackman was airlifted to a trauma hospital after suffering injuries to his head and body. He's reportedly in stable condition.
Hackman won Oscars for his work in "The French Connection" and "Unforgiven," and was also nominated three other times -- for "Mississippi Burning,""I Never Sang for My Father" and "Bonnie and Clyde." His last film was "Welcome to Mooseport" in 2004, after which, Hackman retired. Sorta.
"If I could do [one more movie] in my own house, maybe, without them disturbing anything and just one or two people,"he told GQ last summer, when faced with the idea of making another movie.
The actor, who is a couple of weeks shy of his 82nd birthday, was riding his bike when he was struck by a car. Per the Florida Highway Patrol, Hackman was airlifted to a trauma hospital after suffering injuries to his head and body. He's reportedly in stable condition.
Hackman won Oscars for his work in "The French Connection" and "Unforgiven," and was also nominated three other times -- for "Mississippi Burning,""I Never Sang for My Father" and "Bonnie and Clyde." His last film was "Welcome to Mooseport" in 2004, after which, Hackman retired. Sorta.
"If I could do [one more movie] in my own house, maybe, without them disturbing anything and just one or two people,"he told GQ last summer, when faced with the idea of making another movie.
- 1/13/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Moviefone
Elizabeth Taylor, Farley Granger, Jane Russell, Peter Falk, Sidney Lumet: TCM Remembers 2011 Pt. 1
Also: child actor John Howard Davies (David Lean's Oliver Twist), Charles Chaplin discovery Marilyn Nash (Monsieur Verdoux), director and Oscar ceremony producer Gilbert Cates (Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, I Never Sang for My Father), veteran Japanese actress Hideko Takamine (House of Many Pleasures), Jeff Conaway of Grease and the television series Taxi, and Tura Satana of the cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!.
More: Neva Patterson, who loses Cary Grant to Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember; Ingmar Bergman cinematographer Gunnar Fischer (Smiles of a Summer Night, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries); Marlon Brando's The Wild One leading lady Mary Murphy; and two actresses featured in controversial, epoch-making films: Lena Nyman, the star of the Swedish drama I Am Curious (Yellow), labeled as pornography by prudish American authorities back in the late '60s,...
Also: child actor John Howard Davies (David Lean's Oliver Twist), Charles Chaplin discovery Marilyn Nash (Monsieur Verdoux), director and Oscar ceremony producer Gilbert Cates (Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, I Never Sang for My Father), veteran Japanese actress Hideko Takamine (House of Many Pleasures), Jeff Conaway of Grease and the television series Taxi, and Tura Satana of the cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!.
More: Neva Patterson, who loses Cary Grant to Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember; Ingmar Bergman cinematographer Gunnar Fischer (Smiles of a Summer Night, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries); Marlon Brando's The Wild One leading lady Mary Murphy; and two actresses featured in controversial, epoch-making films: Lena Nyman, the star of the Swedish drama I Am Curious (Yellow), labeled as pornography by prudish American authorities back in the late '60s,...
- 12/14/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Gilbert Cates Obit Pt.1: Oscar Ceremony Most Frequent Producer In fact, Gilbert Cates' best film-related work took place far from the Academy Awards ceremonies. Two of his '70s movies in particular, the family dramas I Never Sang for My Father (1970) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), are notable both for Cates' quiet, subtle handling of the dramatic situations and for the generally masterful performances: I Never Sang for My Father featured Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons; Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams featured Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, and Sylvia Sidney (photo). Douglas and Woodward were nominated for Oscars, and so were Hackman and Sidney in the supporting categories (even though Hackman was as much a lead as Douglas). Douglas, Woodward, and the veteran Sidney, a first-time nominee after more than four decades in films, should have won. They lost to, respectively, George C. Scott in Patton; Glenda Jackson...
- 11/1/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Gilbert Cates, the man responsible for producing 14 Oscar ceremonies over nearly two decades, died Monday (Oct. 31) at age 77.
According to Reuters, Cates' body was discovered in a UCLA parking lot on Halloween night. He had undergone heart surgery earlier in October. The Los Angeles County coroner is investigating the cause of death.
Cates was the Academy Awards' producer for 14 ceremonies between 1990 and 2008. He was responsible for, among other things, creating the now-iconic In Memoriam segment.
He also directed Oscar-nominated films such as "I Never Sang for My Father" and "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams," along with numerous made-for-tv movies.
Three-time Oscar host Steve Martin tweeted Tuesday, "So sorry to hear Gil Cates has died. He helmed two Oscar shows I hosted. He was delightful, wise, canny and unperturbed. A great fellow."
"Gil was our colleague, our friend and a former governor of the Academy," Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
According to Reuters, Cates' body was discovered in a UCLA parking lot on Halloween night. He had undergone heart surgery earlier in October. The Los Angeles County coroner is investigating the cause of death.
Cates was the Academy Awards' producer for 14 ceremonies between 1990 and 2008. He was responsible for, among other things, creating the now-iconic In Memoriam segment.
He also directed Oscar-nominated films such as "I Never Sang for My Father" and "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams," along with numerous made-for-tv movies.
Three-time Oscar host Steve Martin tweeted Tuesday, "So sorry to hear Gil Cates has died. He helmed two Oscar shows I hosted. He was delightful, wise, canny and unperturbed. A great fellow."
"Gil was our colleague, our friend and a former governor of the Academy," Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
- 11/1/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Gilbert Cates, long-time producer of film, TV, theater and the Academy Awards, was found dead at 77 last night in a UCLA parking lot. While the cause of death is unknown, Cates underwent heart surgery earlier this month, TMZ reports.
Cates produced a record 14 broadcasts of the Academy Awards over the course of 18 years, from 1990 to 2008. In 2006, he was quoted as saying, "If you want a sense of what America is like, you'll watch the Oscars."
As a film producer, some of his most well-known features include "I Never Sang for My Father" (1970), "Summer Wishes" (1973), "Winter Dreams" (1973), "Oh, God! Book II" (1980) and "The Last Married Couple in America" (1980).
In addition, the Hollywood Reporter notes that Cates was a daring TV producer, often covering subjects that were taboo at the time. Consenting Adult, which he directed in 1984, covered homosexuality and Do You Know the Muffin Man?, which he directed in 1989, focused on...
Cates produced a record 14 broadcasts of the Academy Awards over the course of 18 years, from 1990 to 2008. In 2006, he was quoted as saying, "If you want a sense of what America is like, you'll watch the Oscars."
As a film producer, some of his most well-known features include "I Never Sang for My Father" (1970), "Summer Wishes" (1973), "Winter Dreams" (1973), "Oh, God! Book II" (1980) and "The Last Married Couple in America" (1980).
In addition, the Hollywood Reporter notes that Cates was a daring TV producer, often covering subjects that were taboo at the time. Consenting Adult, which he directed in 1984, covered homosexuality and Do You Know the Muffin Man?, which he directed in 1989, focused on...
- 11/1/2011
- by Kathleen Miles
- Huffington Post
Gil Cates, 2008. credit: Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.
Gil Cates, producer of 14 Academy Awards, has sadly passed away at the age of 77.
From Variety:
Cates, whose film producing credits include “I Never Sang for My Father” and “The Last Married Couple in America,” most recently oversaw the Oscars as executive producer in 2008, the 80th annual kudofest. He produced his first Oscarcast in 1990, which earned him a Primetime Emmy for his work
According to his Geffen Playhouse bio, he is survived by wife Dr. Judith Reichman, four children, two stepchildren and grandchildren. Son Gil Cates Jr. is a writer-director.
AMPAS Statement Regarding the Passing of Gil Cates:
Beverly Hills, CA - “Gil was our colleague, our friend and a former governor of the Academy,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “He was a consummate professional who gave the Academy and the world some of the most memorable moments in Oscar® history.
Gil Cates, producer of 14 Academy Awards, has sadly passed away at the age of 77.
From Variety:
Cates, whose film producing credits include “I Never Sang for My Father” and “The Last Married Couple in America,” most recently oversaw the Oscars as executive producer in 2008, the 80th annual kudofest. He produced his first Oscarcast in 1990, which earned him a Primetime Emmy for his work
According to his Geffen Playhouse bio, he is survived by wife Dr. Judith Reichman, four children, two stepchildren and grandchildren. Son Gil Cates Jr. is a writer-director.
AMPAS Statement Regarding the Passing of Gil Cates:
Beverly Hills, CA - “Gil was our colleague, our friend and a former governor of the Academy,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “He was a consummate professional who gave the Academy and the world some of the most memorable moments in Oscar® history.
- 11/1/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Joanne Woodward never became a major box-office draw. No matter. Woodward was one of the best film actresses of the 20th century, as can be attested by her work in The Three Faces of Eve; Rachel, Rachel (right); Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams; The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds; and Mr. and Mrs. Bridge. Woodward's absence from the big screen after a supporting role in Jonathan Demme's 1993 AIDS drama Philadelphia is indeed cinema's loss. On Tuesday, August 16, Turner Classic Movies will be presenting 13 Joanne Woodward movies as part of TCM's "Summer Under the Stars" film series. [Joanne Woodward Movie Schedule.] Four of those are TCM premieres: Leo McCarey's weak comedy Rally Round the Flag, Boys! (1958), with Paul Newman as Woodward's love interest, and Joan Collins sultrily stealing the show; Burt Reynolds' highly successful black comedy The End (1978), about a dying man's attempts at killing himself with the assistance of a...
- 8/16/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Have you ever wanted to raid a studio’s vault and order the movies you want on DVD, instead of waiting for execs to decide which titles they were going to release? Well, we’re a little closer to that dream becoming a reality.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment just opened the Columbia vault, offering to consumers a selection of films never before released on DVD. The studio’s new program, dubbed “Screen Classics by Request,” lets you purchase authentic, high-quality DVDs of more than 100 classic movie titles covering a 75-year span from the Columbia Film Library. Those who visit www.Columbia-Classics.com make their selection and, upon purchase, receive a made-to-order DVD showcased with original theatrical art, when available. It’s like custom-ordering the DVD you want … when you want it.
Additional titles will be made available monthly through the Web site, and will retail at $19.94, plus shipping.
Hollywoodnews.com: Have you ever wanted to raid a studio’s vault and order the movies you want on DVD, instead of waiting for execs to decide which titles they were going to release? Well, we’re a little closer to that dream becoming a reality.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment just opened the Columbia vault, offering to consumers a selection of films never before released on DVD. The studio’s new program, dubbed “Screen Classics by Request,” lets you purchase authentic, high-quality DVDs of more than 100 classic movie titles covering a 75-year span from the Columbia Film Library. Those who visit www.Columbia-Classics.com make their selection and, upon purchase, receive a made-to-order DVD showcased with original theatrical art, when available. It’s like custom-ordering the DVD you want … when you want it.
Additional titles will be made available monthly through the Web site, and will retail at $19.94, plus shipping.
- 9/17/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
HollywoodNews.com: After nearly 17 years of living on her 250 acre ranch/organic farm in New Mexico, Marsha Mason is getting ready to pull up stakes and return to New York to live – and if that brings more acting assignments, so much the better.
“I had the farm and the business and was running all of that at the same time as continuing to work as an actress. I really want to downsize and simplify now,” explains the four-time Oscar nominee, who earned critical raves for her just-completed off-Broadway run in “I Never Sang For My Father.”
To read more go to BeckSmithHollywood.com.
HollywoodNews.com: After nearly 17 years of living on her 250 acre ranch/organic farm in New Mexico, Marsha Mason is getting ready to pull up stakes and return to New York to live – and if that brings more acting assignments, so much the better.
“I had the farm and the business and was running all of that at the same time as continuing to work as an actress. I really want to downsize and simplify now,” explains the four-time Oscar nominee, who earned critical raves for her just-completed off-Broadway run in “I Never Sang For My Father.”
To read more go to BeckSmithHollywood.com.
- 5/6/2010
- by Beck / Smith
- Hollywoodnews.com
Keir Dullea will make his long-awaited return to the stage in Robert Anderson's I Never Sang for My Father, presented by the Keen Company in association with Wiltsie Bridge Productions, at Theatre Row from March 23 - May 1. Directed by Jonathan Silverstein, I Never Sang for My Father marks the second Anderson play presented by Keen, following the success of its 2007 critically acclaimed production of Tea & Sympathy. Actors Matt Servitto and Marsha Mason will join Dullea on stage for the production.
- 4/3/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
After many years away from the stage, Matt Servitto has had to readjust to its special demands, he says. Not that he's complaining about what he's done in the interim. After all, playing FBI agent Dwight Harris on "The Sopranos" for all seven seasons (1999–2007) put him on the map and lined his pockets, he admits unabashedly. He is married, the father of three children, and is above all else pragmatic. But theater is his first love, so he says the chance to play the anguished son in Robert Anderson's 1968 intense family drama "I Never Sang for My Father" was irresistible. The fact that the Keen Company is behind it was an added incentive. "They produce work that relates to the heart and mind," Servitto emphasizes. "They're my soulmates." The play's co-stars Keir Dullea and Marsha Mason were a further draw.Still, the emotional and physical stamina required in the role is daunting.
- 3/31/2010
- backstage.com
Most of the time, it seems as if the Academy is playing catch up, as they will be doing this year if they give awards to Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock. There have been so many great actors throughout history and comparatively few awards to give. And every time the Academy gives an Oscar to some flavor-of-the-moment (Paul Lukas for Watch on the Rhine in 1943 for example), it takes more time to catch up. Usually they catch up with actors late in the game, and they usually only notice when the actor plays either 1) a real person, or 2) someone with a disease or malady of some kind. So when an actor actually wins for a truly great performance, it's something to celebrate. The following is my selection for the best choice in each of the four acting categories from the entire history of the Oscars. Let us know what yours are!
- 3/7/2010
- by Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Cinematical
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