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Tom Hanks Says He’s Only Made ‘About 4’ Good Movies — Which Ones?!

March 21, 2023 I think his self-assessment skills are all wet! (Image via Walt Disney) Incredibly, Tom Hanks, two-time Oscar winner, thinks he's only made "about four" films he assesses to have been "pretty good." Which movies do you think he meant? Tom has said he would not take his role in Philadelphia today, meaning…

Robert Blake, ‘Baretta’ & ‘Our Gang’ Star Acquitted of Murder, Dies @ 89

March 9, 2023 Via ExtraTV: Robert Blake, whose nearly 60-year career was overshadowed by a seamy murder trial — and acquittal — died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at his L.A. home of heart disease. He was 89. Fred on top (Image via TV Guide) Blake was born Michael James Gubitosi in Nutley, New Jersey, on…

Topol, Famed for His Performances as Tevye, Dies @ 87

March 9, 2023 Chaim Topol, known as Topol professionally, died March 9, 2023, in Tel Aviv. He was 87. Fiddler's father (GIF via GIPHY) Last year, the entertainer's family announced he was in the final stages of Alzheimer's disease, requesting privacy from fans. Topol was born September 9, 1935, in what is now Israel. He…

Angela Bassett’s Not Bitter About Oscar Loss, Yoko Ono Retires to the Country & More

March 3, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Will she get an Oscar for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever? (Image via video still) EW.COM: Angela Bassett, 64, is up for an Oscar this year, but she's not bitter about losing for What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). KENNETH IN…

Ricou Browning, ‘Gill-Man’ in ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon,’ Dies @ 93

February 28, 2023 Ricou Browning, the stunt man who donned the iconic fright-wetsuit as the Gill-man in the iconic horror movie Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), has died. One of the men behind one of Hollywood's most infamous monsters (Image via Universal) He was 93. Browning died less than two weeks after his February…

Raquel Welch, International Sex Symbol, Dies @ 82

February 15, 2023 The death of Raquel Welch today at 82 — after what was reportedly a brief illness — is one of those wake-up calls that yes, everyone dies. Welch was 71 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) Though she'd mostly been in hiding following the cancellation of the Canadian series Date My Dad and the smashing…

Warren Beatty Revisits Dick Tracy Character in Rights Gambit

February 11, 2023 Warren Beatty, 85, memorably played Dick Tracy in the film of the same name back in 1990. The colorful homage made over $160 million at the box office, featured an incredible cast and it won three Oscars — Makeup, Art Direction and Original Song. Warren Beatty is Zooming at 85. (Image via…

Charles Kimbrough, Broadway Star & Jim Dial on ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies @ 86

Charles Kimbrough, an acclaimed stage actor who gave life to rigid Jim Dial on the long-running TV classic Murphy Brown, died earlier this year at 86. Kimbrough has said he was at first sad to be seen as stuffy — he later spun it to his advantage. (Image via CBS) ExtraTV reports Kimbrough died January…

Brooke Shields on Franco Zeffirelli, George Michael #1 on Fans’ List for Rock Hall & More

February 5, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Shields just sold her highly anticipated doc about her life to Hulu. (Image via Deadline) FACEBOOK: Brooke Shields, still gorgeous at 57, was asked about that exploitation lawsuit filed by the stars of Romeo and Juliet (1968). Her response was very measured, but it is…

Melinda Dillon, ‘Close Encounters,’ ‘A Christmas Story’ Star, Dies @ 83

Melinda Dillon, the critically acclaimed actress who made her mark on the silver screen in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and A Christmas Story (1983), died January 9, her family told THR. Dillon as Mother Parker (Image via MGM/UA) She was 83. Dillon was born in Hope, Arkansas, on October 13, 1939. She…

Tag Archives: movies

Tom Hanks Says He’s Only Made ‘About 4’ Good Movies — Which Ones?!

Robert Blake, ‘Baretta’ & ‘Our Gang’ Star Acquitted of Murder, Dies @ 89

Topol, Famed for His Performances as Tevye, Dies @ 87

Angela Bassett’s Not Bitter About Oscar Loss, Yoko Ono Retires to the Country & More

Ricou Browning, ‘Gill-Man’ in ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon,’ Dies @ 93

Raquel Welch, International Sex Symbol, Dies @ 82

Warren Beatty Revisits Dick Tracy Character in Rights Gambit

Charles Kimbrough, Broadway Star & Jim Dial on ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies @ 86

Brooke Shields on Franco Zeffirelli, George Michael #1 on Fans’ List for Rock Hall & More

Melinda Dillon, ‘Close Encounters,’ ‘A Christmas Story’ Star, Dies @ 83

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