Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on “Titanic” and the “Avatar” series, has died. He was 63. Alan Bergman, Disney Entertainment co-chairman, announced Landau’s death in a statement Saturday. No cause of death was given. “Jon was a visionary whose extraordinary talent and passion brought some of the most … Read more
NEW YORK — Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of “Shampoo,” “The Last Detail” and other acclaimed films whose work on “Chinatown” became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89. Towne died Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, … Read more
Mr. Seidler told the site filmcritic.com that his parents, aiming to inspire him, tuned the family radio to George VI’s speeches during the war as object lessons of mastering a stutter. “They would say to me, ‘David, he was a much worse stutterer than you, and listen to him now. He’s not perfect. But he … Read more
The best documentary award became part of the Oscars in 1942, and the list of winners is genuinely fascinating. In the category’s early years, the State Department and various branches of the U.S. military were routinely nominated, and even won. As time wore on, films critical of the government and its policies — whether the … Read more
Million dollar backseat. Hilary Swank’s long road to being one of the biggest A-listers in Hollywood began with humble beginnings. The Oscar winner, 49, recently looked back on the start of her career, admitting that she used to sleep in her car with her mom, Judy, when she first got to Hollywood. Swank recalled leaving … Read more
Actor Alan Arkin, who earned an Oscar for his performance in 2007’s “Little Miss Sunshine” among dozens of other accolades, has died. The acclaimed stage and screen veteran was 89. Fellow actor Jason Alexander first shared the news on Twitter, calling the actor a “wonderful, original voice for comedy.” “On the few occasions I was … Read more
Actor Matthew Lawrence claimed that he was fired from his agency after he refused to strip for an Oscar-winning director who was reportedly offering him a role in an upcoming Marvel film. Lawrence, 43, made the revelation Saturday on his podcast “Brotherly Love” which he hosts with his two other siblings, Andy and Joey Lawrence. … Read more
When it comes to one of the greatest actresses you’ll ever see on screen, there is the one-and-only Anne Hathaway. Having risen to the top of Hollywood as one of the highest paid actresses in the world—with numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award—Hathaway, 39, has found … Read more
Louise Fletcher, whose Oscar-winning performance as the sadistic Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest gave Hollywood one of its greatest all-time villains and provided the culture with a portrait of bureaucratic evil so indelible that the character’s last name could carry a TV series 45 years later, died Friday at her … Read more