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• 007 Elements Cinematic Installation - since July 12, 2018. "The brand new James Bond Installation in Sölden, Austria stands for a cinematic peak experience. Where Daniel Craig was in front of the camera for the Spectre movie shooting, visitors will experience an unprecedented highlight for film enthusiasts from 12 July 2018 onwards. It will lead deep into the cinematic universe of the planet's most famous Secret Agent." Bergbahnen Sölden, Dorfstraße 115, 6450 Sölden, Austria.
• 3-D FILM - Wikipedia.
• 4th wall - performance convention in which an invisible, imagined wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this "wall", the convention assumes, the actors act as if they cannot.
• 5 Lies Hollywood Tells Itself - The New York Times.
• 5-SECOND FILMS - created by Brian 'Boss Man' Firenzi in the Spring of 2005, after being disappointed by so many 5,400-second films. The rules are simple: 2 seconds of beginning titles, 5 seconds of film, 1 second of end titles.
• 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Anne Hathaway - "Over the past few months, Anne Hathaway has returned to the spotlight with a series of high-profile roles (and some seriously impressive bombshell style along the way)."
• 6 French Films That Speak to the Identity of the Nation - The New York Times.
• 7 iconic films Quentin Tarantino calls "perfect" - "1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974) - 2. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) - 3. The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973) - 4. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977) - 5. Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974) - 6. Back To The Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985) - 7. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)."
• 7TH ART - the making of motion pictures; filmmaking.
• 8 brilliant true stories about Bill Murray - The Telegraph.
• 8 David Lynch Films to Watch Before 'Twin Peaks' - The New York Times.
• 8 knockout Rocky filming locations in Philadelphia - The Telegraph.
• 9 greatest best picture winners at the Oscars - "As the awards celebrate their ninth decade, we look back on the times the Academy got it right when it came to the biggest prize."
  
• 10 Best Horror Films To Watch On Halloween 2021 - "It’s Halloween weekend and time for some scary horror movie viewing. It’s been ten years since the last top-10 list of all-time best, scariest horror films to watch on Halloween, and the past decade brought some of the genre’s greatest entries. So here is the newest, updated list for 2021."
• 10 Best Improvised Scenes In Martin Scorsese Movies - "Whether it’s an iconic scene in Taxi Driver or getting his own mother to improvise in Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese puts a lot of trust in his actors."
• 10 Best Movie Performances of 2018 - "Here are TIME's best movie performances of 2018, from 'A Star Is Born's' Lady Gaga to Melissa McCarthy in 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?'"
• 10 Best Movie Performances of the 2010s - "From Mahershala Ali to Melissa McCarthy, these actors gave the best performances of the decade, according to TIME's film critic Stephanie Zacharek."
• 10 Best Movie Performances of 2019 - "From Eddie Murphy to Jennifer Lopez, these are TIME's picks for the best movie performances of the year."
• 10 Best Movies Based on a True Story - TIME Magazine.
• 10 Best Movies of 2018 - TIME Magazine.
• 10 Best Movies of 2019 - "From 'The Irishman' to 'Parasite,' read on for TIME's picks for the best movies of the year that was 2019."
• 10 best opening scenes in cinema history - "First impressions are everything, making the start of any movie one of the most important moments of any film. Whether a filmmaker is trying to envelop the viewer into the thematic world of their creation or attempting to give an early impression of the film’s intricate characters, there are many different ways a compelling introduction can welcome us into the world of the film."
• 10 biggest box office flops of all time ' in pictures - The Guardian.
• 10 Darkest Scenes From David Lynch Movies - "David Lynch's movies are known for their uniquely disturbing imagery. But which moments from Lynch's career are the darkest?"
• 10 Great Multi-Plot Films - LoveFilm.com.
• 10 greatest opening shots in movie history - "The best opening shots in movie history, including movies from David Lynch, Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson, Orson Welles and many."
• 10 Most-Watched Netflix Movies of All Time - "Netflix creates endless hours of binging TV and movies a viewer can watch again and again."
• 10 Movies that have crossed the $1 billion mark - The Hollywood reporter.
• 10 Movies to Help You Envision Artificial Intelligence - "A.I. may feel like a relatively recent phenomenon, but filmmakers have been thinking about it for nearly a century."
• 10 of the best movie villains - "Sadism, demons and disappearing pencils: these are the big-screen baddies whose evil antics have haunted our nightmares."
• 10 of the best Vietnam war films - "From Platoon to Winter Soldier."
• 10 Rillington Place: a truly horrifying true-crime classic - "Fifty years ago this week, a film about serial killer John Christie was released starring Richard Attenborough. It still sets the standard for true-crime drama, writes Adam Scovell."
• 11 films that were booed at Cannes - The Telegraph.
• 12 Best Curb Your Enthusiasm Cameos of All Time - TIME Magazine.
• 12 best films of 2022 so far - BBC Culture.
• 12 directors who could take on Bond - The Telegraph.
• 12 of the best films of 2021 so far - "BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of the year so far, including Minari, Nomadland and The Father."
• 14 movie star homes you can rent right now - The Telegraph.
• 15 Rarest Vehicles From James Bond Movies (And How Much They're Worth) - "One of the highlights of every James Bond movie are the cars in the films. These are the rarest ones, which are worth a pretty penny today."
• 15 stars who were on drink & drugs when they made their movies - The Telegraph.
• 15 to love: the best tennis scenes in cinema - ranked! - "As Wimbledon wows the crowds in London and tennis drama Challengers is set to open the Venice film festival next month, we serve up the best on-screen matches - but who has the advantage?"
• 17 of the best Dolby Atmos movie scenes to test your home cinema sound - "It could be in your soundbar; it might be on your phone; soon, you may even find it in your car. Dolby Atmos is seemingly everywhere. But even if you have equipment that supports 3D audio playback, what should you watch to make sure you get the most of it? We have selected some of our favourites film scenes that show the flexibility of Dolby Atmos and let your system, whether a soundbar or full AV amp and speaker system, hit the greatest heights."
• 17 'Star Wars' locations that actually exist - CNN.com.
• 17 Times Celebrities Married Normal People - "'I got lucky,' Matt Damon once said of his bride, Luciana Barroso. 'I fell in love with a civilian.'"
• 19 Awkward Child Stars Who Are Insanely Hot Today - Fame Focus.
• 19 Most Underrated Movies on Netflix - TIME Magazine.
• 20 actors most likely to become 007 according to latest odds - "It’s one of the hottest roles in cinema - and a range of famous faces are currently in the frame to play the British spy."
• 20 best Frankenstein films - ranked! - "With Emma Stone lined up to play a female version of the monster in Poor Things, we rate a century's worth of cinema inspired by Shelley's novel."
• 20 forgotten Hollywood bombshells - The Telegraph.
• 20 great actors who've never been nominated for an Oscar - The Telegraph.
• 20 greatest Oscar snubs ever - Ranked! - The Guardian.
• 20 highest-grossing romcoms of all time - The Telegraph.
• 20 of the best films to watch in 2023 - "From Cocaine Bear and Barbie - starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie - to The Little Mermaid and Oppenheimer, and the latest instalments of Dune, Indiana Jones and Mission: Impossible, our critics pick the best releases slated for 2023."
• 22 of the Best Classic Christmas Movies - "Here, our favorites for the holiday season, from can’t miss classics to more out-of-the-box selections." Vogue.
• 23 best superhero movies - The Telegraph.
• 24 James Bond movies ranked only by their cars - "Villains? Plot? The presence of Timothy Dalton? Who cares! It's all about the Bond cars."
• 25 Absolute Best Halloween Movies of All Time You Can Watch Right Now - "Whether you're a scary movie junkie or more of a hide-under-the-blanket kind of viewer, celebrate Halloween with one of these festive flicks."
• 25 Best Christmas Movies to Watch Right Now and All Season Long - "Get in the holiday spirit with one of these festive movies - including a ton of classics."
• 25 Best Film Schools Rankings - The Hollywood reporter.
• 25 most romantic on-screen couples - The Telegraph.
• 25 of the Best Revenge Movies of All Time - "Horror, romance, and thrillers all get their due in the cultural canon - but the best revenge movies of all time are a genre unto themselves. Revenge movies capture a deep cut of emotions: the painfully human desire for payback, and the extreme, crazy, and sometimes obsessive lengths a character will go to to get it."
• 29 best war movies ever made - The Telegraph.
• 30 Most Expensive Movies Ever Made - Business Insider.
• 30 Things 'Back to the Future II' Got Right or Wrong About October 21, 2015 - CityLab.
• 50 best films of 2020 in the US: 20-11 - "Our pick of the finest movies released in a topsy-turvy year continues with aa darkly comic thriller and Chadwick Boseman's final performance."
• 50 best horror movies of all time - The Telegraph.
• 50 great quotes about acting - The Telegraph.
• 50 Greatest Films of All Time - Sight & Sound magazine, August 1, 2012.
• 50 greatest movie quotes of all time - The Telegraph.
• 50 most revealing red carpet dresses of all time - The Telegraph.
• 50 ways to make the oscars more entertaining
• 50 years of 2001: A Space Odyssey - how Kubrick's sci-fi 'changed the very form of cinema' - The Guardian.
• 52 perfect romcoms for Valentine's day in lockdown - "For Richard Curtis it's Gregory's Girl, Gurinder Chadha prefers Tootsie and Katy Brand goes for Dirty Dancing. Whatever your relationship status, here are the film and TV romances to curl up with."
• 70 Best Spooky Movies to Watch for Halloween - "One of the best things about Halloween month (the way all mature adults refer to October) is the fact that it coincides with the official start of Cozy Season. When the leaves start to fall and Rite Aid rolls out the ghost and skeleton costumes, there’s nothing better than curling up in a blanket or 12, sipping a seasonal beverage - Pumking ale, anyone? - and freaking the living hell out of yourself with a horror movie. To celebrate all things Halloween-adjacent, we’ve put together a master list of the very best scary (or scary-ish) movies to watch this month."
• 70s/80s Stars Who Are Still Millionaires Today - "It’s hard to say who best did it, but it’s safe to say some stand out. And many of those super-rich celebs of yore remain mega millionaires today, all these years later. Without further ado, let’s remember the stars and icons who got crazy rich in those crazy days, and still managed to save up till this day."
• 75 best British films ever made - The Telegraph.
• 75 years of Citizen Kane: on the trail of Orson Welles - The Telegraph.
• 76 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time - "What is in a romantic comedy? It’s a genre that has lived in our popular culture for centuries - Shakespeare wrote several of them himself - with notable peaks and valleys in their power and prevalence. Yet their basic equation has remained the same: one part romantic love plus one part humorous high jinks. So, without further ado, here are the 76 best rom-coms for every situation, according to Vogue. We hope you love them."
• 100 best films of the 21st century - "Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts ' they're all here in our countdown of cinema's best movies since 2000."
• 100 Funniest Movies - Bravo/IMDb.
• 100 greatest films of all time - The Telegraph.
• 100 Greatest Movie Characters - Empire Magazine.
• 100 greatest TV series of the 21st Century - "BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st Century - here’s the top 100."
• 100 Years of Fellini - The New Yorker.
• 100 years of Hollywood's corrosive, systemic sexism - The Guardian.
• $150 million of bling: how Cartier recreated a 1930s masterpiece for Ocean's 8 - The Telegraph.
• 180-degree rule - basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene.
  
• 1972 conspiracy that shaped the US - "Gaslit and Watergate: The enduring draw of a 1972 conspiracy. Fifty years after the Watergate scandal, a new TV series and exhibition explore the events that led to one of the biggest political crises in US history, writes Diane Bernard."
• 2016 US$232,000 Oscars Gift Bag - GQ.
  
• A Clockwork Orange: 60-year-old teen slang that still shocks - "Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange spawned an underground lexicon that seeped into pop culture and resonates now, writes Arwa Haider, in BBC Culture's new Cult Books series."
• A Clockwork Orange at 50: Stanley Kubrick’s biggest, boldest provocation - "The controversial 1971 adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s button-pushing novel remains both utterly repellent and utterly compelling."
• A Look Back at Julia Roberts’s Best Hair Moments of All Time - "There’s hair, and then there’s Julia Roberts hair. The Oscar-winning actor may be celebrated for her million-dollar smile, but over the years she’s proved that her shape-shifting mane will always make a statement."
• A shocking moment in Oscars history, 50 years on - "Few Academy Awards ceremonies have been as eventful as the one held in 1973, when Marlon Brando sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather to explain why he was rejecting his award. Christina Newland reflects on the controversy."
• A Slap Could Sting the Smith Family Brand - "Will Smith has spent decades radiating boundless likability. His family has become known for sharing therapy sessions online. His smack at the Oscars has complicated all of that."
• A-LIST - the most bankable movie stars in the Hollywood movie industry.
• Aaron Sorkin's 'Steve Jobs' Con - The New York Times.
• ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES | AMPAS - a professional honorary organization in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, informally known as the "Oscars".
• Actor Michael Douglas voices his own real estate ad - "After struggling to sell his Mallorca mansion since 2014, Michael Douglas is now lending his voice to his own real estate video promoting the $32 million listing."
• ACTOR'S ACTOR - definition & explanation.
• Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas - for free, forever - "In a statement about the strike, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) said that its proposal included 'a groundbreaking AI proposal that protects actors’ digital likenesses for SAG-AFTRA members.'"
• AFI | AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
• AFI's 10 Top 10 - honors the ten greatest US films in ten classic film genres.
• AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes - Part of The American Film Institute, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes is a list of the top 100 quotations in American cinema.
• After The Maltese Falcon: how film noir took flight - The Guardian.
• Agent Dale Cooper's 'Twin Peaks' hangover cure - "'Surefire cure for a hangover, Harry,' Cooper begins. 'You take a glass of nearly frozen, unstrained tomato juice. You plop a couple of oysters in there and you drink it down. Breathe deeply. Next, you take a mound and I mean a mound of sweetbreads sauteed with some Canadian bacon and chestnuts. Finally, some biscuits, big biscuits, smothered in gravy.'"
• AI narration of chef Anthony Bourdain's voice sparks row - "A new documentary about Anthony Bourdain has ignited a debate, after film-makers revealed they had used an AI simulation of the late chef's voice."
• Airplane! at 40: the best spoof comedy ever made? - "The tirelessly joke-packed 1980 film might have dated in some ways but its relentless desire to amuse still makes it an undeniable winner."
• Al Pacino, 82, expecting baby with girlfriend Noor Alfallah, 29 - "Move over, Robert De Niro!"
• Alan Alda on ‘M*A*S*H’: ‘Everybody Had Something Taken From Them’ - "As the acclaimed 'situation tragedy' turns 50, the star reflects on its innovations: 'The crazy behavior wasn’t just to be funny. It was a way of separating yourself for a moment from the nastiness.'"
• Alan Rickman - a life in pictures - "Veteran actor Alan Rickman, best known for roles on stage and in films such as Die Hard and the Harry Potter franchise, has died aged 69. We look back over his life and career in photographs."
• Alan Rickman’s secret showbiz diaries - "The late actor on Harry Potter, politics & what he really thought of his co-stars. After his death in 2016, Rickman left a trove of revealing journals. In this exclusive extract, he recounts his 10 years playing Professor Snape - and the many political and Hollywood dramas along the way."
• Alec Baldwin & others named in wrongful death lawsuit filed by family of Halyna Hutchins - "The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed on the set of the movie 'Rust' last fall, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin, the film's production companies, its producers, and other key members of the crew."
• Alec Baldwin & ‘Rust’ Producers’ Wrongful-Death Settlement Won’t Impact Criminal Investigation - "The settlement Wednesday between Alec Baldwin and Rust producers with the family of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the resurrection of the indie Western won’t stop possible criminal charges, the Santa Fe District Attorney says."
• Alec Baldwin Didn’t Have to Talk to the Police. Neither Do You - "Shortly after a prop gun Alec Baldwin was holding fired a bullet that killed a cinematographer and wounded a director on the set of the movie 'Rust,' in October 2021, he told the police in New Mexico that he’d be willing to do whatever they requested, including sitting for an interview at the station."
• Alec Baldwin explains how the gun was handled on the set of "Rust" - "Actor Alec Baldwin provided some insight into how the gun used on the set of "Rust" was handled by him and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed."
• Alec Baldwin: 'I didn't pull the trigger' of gun on 'Rust' set - "Alec Baldwin told ABC News he never pulled the trigger of the gun that shot director of photography Halyna Hutchins on the set of 'Rust.'"
• Alec Baldwin: Prosecutors dismissing charges against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting - "Involuntary manslaughter charges will be dismissed against actor Alec Baldwin, according to a statement from the New Mexico special prosecutors overseeing the cases in the “Rust” shooting. Citing 'new facts' in the case, special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said they 'could not proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement in its existing form'."
• Alec Baldwin rejects allegations of non-compliance with shooting probe - "The actor Alec Baldwin has hit back at suggestions that he is not complying with an investigation into the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set last year."
• Alec Baldwin sued in 'Rust' shooting - "Halyna Hutchins' family says 'to leave this unpunished is unallowable'. Attorney Gloria Allred claims Baldwin has not reached out to the family to apologize."
• Alec Baldwin sues Rust film staff involved in handling loaded gun - "Actor says he wants to clear his name after 2021 on-set shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins."
• Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in set shooting - "Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ movie armorer are to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in fatal set shooting. Here’s what to expect next."
• Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ movie to resume filming 18 months after shooting - "A representative said filming likely to restart in Montana on Thursday while a number of legal issues remain unresolved."
• ‘All her movies are nonfiction’: remembering the life & work of Nora Ephron - "In an expansive new biography, the acclaimed writer and director’s complexities are explored and contextualised."
• All the biggest questions from Avengers: Endgame, answered - "Explaining all of the details in the MCU's biggest movie yet."
• All-star cast - Wikipedia.
• ALLMOVIE - a commercial database of information about movie stars, movies and television shows.
• ALLROVI - movies & music. Commercial database that compiles information about music and movies from the former services Allmovie and Allmusic.
• AMAZON.COM: MOVIES ON DEMAND - as of June 25, 2022: 1,000+ results.
• AMAZON.COM: MOVIES ON DVD - as of June 25, 2022: 80,000+ results.
• Amber Heard & Johnny Depp each file notice of appeal in defamation case - "Amber Heard took a first step toward appealing the verdict in the defamation case with her ex-husband Johnny Depp and he did the same."
• Amber Heard files to appeal Johnny Depp’s $10M win in defamation case - "Lawyers for Heard, 36, filed the 'notice of intent to appeal' Thursday in Fairfax County, Virginia, court, records show."
• Amber Heard is officially ordered to pay Johnny Depp $10M for damaging his reputation - "Lawyers for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have failed to reach a last-minute agreement which might have seen the damages the actress owed to her former husband be reduced, following their six week defamation trial which ended earlier this month."
• Amber Heard, Johnny Depp Settle Following Defamation Lawsuit Appeal - "Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have avoided yet another court appearance after settling their latest round of litigation."
• AMC Theatres - since 1920. American movie theater chain.
• AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE - independent, non-profit cultural organization in Los Angeles dedicated exclusively to the public presentation of the Moving Image in all its forms.
• And cut! Hollywood's obsession with suits as status symbols - "In spy films such as Bond, Kingsman and Tenet, the real code you have to crack is a sartorial one."
• And Just Like That Series 2 finale: How the Sex & the City sequel became the ultimate 'cringe-watch' - "With a Kim Cattrall cameo finishing off the season with a flourish, the show has become mocked and loved in equal measure. Why does it inspire such conflicting emotions, asks Laura Martin."
• Angela Lansbury: the scene-stealing grande dame of stage & screen for 75 years - "Angela Lansbury has died aged 96. Best-known as the novelist-sleuth Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, Lansbury’s winning charm and towering talent stretches back to the days of Noël Coward and Judy Garland."
• Angelina Jolie accuses Brad Pitt of abuse on private plane - "Angelina Jolie has filed court papers accusing ex-husband Brad Pitt of drunkenly attacking her and their children during a private plane flight, prompting her to file for divorce."
• Angelina Jolie accuses Brad Pitt of 'waging a vindictive war' in lawsuit - "Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's battle over their winery continues. In February, Pitt sued Jolie over what his claim called the 'unlawful' sale of her stake in Château Miraval, a country estate and winery in the south of France acquired by the couple in 2008. In a countersuit filed this week, obtained by CNN, Jolie accused her ex-husband Brad Pitt of 'waging a vindictive war against her' and 'hijacking' control of the lucrative winery business they once shared."
• Angelina Jolie unveils new sustainability-focused fashion venture - "Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has become the latest celebrity to announce their own fashion brand with the launch of Atelier Jolie."
• Anne Hathaway's 'The Devil Wears Prada' moment at New York Fashion Week - "Life imitated art on the front row of the Michael Kors show on Wednesday when assigned seating placed Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and actor Anne Hathaway next to one another in a display of PR genius."
• Anne Heche - a life in pictures - "The US actor and director has died at the age of 53, a week after a car crash in LA."
• Anne Heche reflects on Ellen DeGeneres in upcoming memoir - "The late actor opens up about her relationship with DeGeneres in Call Me Anne, a memoir finished shortly before her death, to be released in January."
• Anne Heche remains in critical condition as police continue to investigate her car crash - "Investigators obtained a warrant for a blood draw on the day of the incident. They are still awaiting those results, Hernandez said. Once the investigation is complete, the case will be referred to the LA City Attorney's office, Hernandez added."
• Anne Heche reportedly in critical condition after car crash in Los Angeles - "Collision near the home of actor known for films including Donnie Brasco left her vehicle ‘engulfed in flames’."
• Anne Heche was trapped in burning home for 45 minutes, records show - "Newly obtained fire department radio traffic and records reveal the prolonged effort to rescue the actor after a fiery crash in California."
• ‘Annika’ Review: The Detective Would Like to Have a Word With You - "Nicola Walker plays a cop who works out her issues by talking to the audience in a 'Masterpiece' mystery on PBS. A detective whose unit investigates waterborne crimes walks onto a bridge, looks into the camera and says, 'Call me Annika.' She then proceeds to chat with the audience about Ahab and his white whale while she watches a murder victim being pulled from the River Clyde. That was our introduction to the British crime drama 'Annika,' and through two seasons (the second premieres Sunday as part of PBS’s 'Masterpiece') the heroine has continued to talk to the audience: agonizing over her complicated relationships, thinking through her cases, delivering deadpan ripostes unheard by the other characters onscreen."
• ANTHOLOGY FILM - Wikipedia.
• Anthony Bourdain Doc Director Morgan Neville on How He Balanced Tragedy & Joy in ‘Roadrunner’ - "Documentarian Morgan Neville didn’t know Anthony Bourdain personally, but he felt the globe-trotting chef and author was a kindred spirit. 'In many ways, we were doing the same kind of work,' says the Oscar-winning director, whose raw and personal documentary 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain' premieres Friday at the Tribeca Festival ahead of a theatrical opening on July 16."
• Anthony Bourdain Doc Is No Hagiography - "Roadrunner is a brilliant, sometimes troubling documentary about a brilliant, sometimes troubling man."
• Anthony Hopkins' 20 best film performances - ranked! - "Anthony Hopkins has been nominated for a Bafta and an Oscar for his role in The Father. But how does it compare with his performances as Hannibal Lecter, CS Lewis, Odin and an ageing Zorro?"
• Anton Chigurh - main antagonist of Cormac McCarthy's novel No Country for Old Men, and its film adaptation, in which he is portrayed by Javier Bardem. The character received much praise during the film's theatrical run, where Javier Bardem was awarded an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for his performance. Chigurh has been included on numerous lists of greatest villains, most notably in Empire Magazine's List of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters Of All Time.
• ANTON KARAS - Viennese zither player, best known for his soundtrack to CAROL REED's 1949 adaptation of The Third Man.
• AP ARCHIVE & BRITISH MOVIETONE ON YouTube - includes over 1.7 million global news and entertainment stories dating back to 1895.
• Apocalypse Now Final Cut - trailer & official movie site. "See it as it was meant to be seen in 4K UHD."
• Apple & Amazon are reportedly in the running for James Bond movie rights - "Distribution rights to a massively popular franchise could change the game for streaming companies."
• Apple snaps up a movie about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes - "'Don't Look Up' duo Adam McKay and Jennifer Lawrence are teaming up again on 'Bad Blood.'"
• APPLE TV - "A higher definition of TV." Apple TV 4K brings the best of TV together with your favorite Apple devices and services - in a powerful experience that will transform your living room.
• Apple TV+ remake of sci-fi classic Metropolis cancelled due to US writers’ strike - "The $188m eight-part series was to be filmed in Melbourne but has been shelved because of ‘push costs and uncertainty’."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver are officially divorced - "Shriver filed for divorce from Schwarzenegger in 2011 after 25 years of marriage."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger explains in Netflix docuseries how he told wife about his secret son - "It sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger struggled to tell his then wife Maria Shriver about his secret son with their housekeeper Mildred Baena. According to The Sun, Schwarzenegger revealed how the bombshell came out that Joseph Baena, now 25, was his son."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets Candid on Career, Failures, Aging: “My Plan Is to Live Forever” - "The action icon - set to make his series TV debut in Netflix’s 'FUBAR' - sounds off on his 'Terminator' and 'Conan' futures, identity politics and why emotions are overrated: 'We have to work our ass off and stop worrying about feelings.'" The Hollywood Reporter.
• ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER INVOLVED IN BAD CAR ACCIDENT - "Arnold Schwarzenegger was just involved in a bad car accident ... so bad his monster SUV rolled over on top of another car, and that driver was badly injured. Arnold was driving a Yukon SUV when it collided with a red Prius at around 5:00 PM PT. His SUV started to roll and ended up on top of the Prius, then continued rolling to the left into a Porsche Cayenne."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger rebuked for filling LA pothole that was not a pothole - "Exasperated former California governor takes action but officials say ‘giant pothole’ is actually service trench dug by utility workers."
• Arri Alexa - film-style digital motion picture camera system made by Arri first introduced in April 2010. The camera marks Arri's first major transition into digital cinematography after smaller previous efforts such as the Arriflex D-20 and D-21.
• ARRI GROUP - the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of motion picture camera, digital intermediate and lighting equipment.
• ART FILM - (also known as art movie, specialty film, art house film, or in the collective sense as art cinema) is typically a serious, independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience.
• ASC | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS
• Asta Nielsen: Silent star's 1913 film celebrating suffragettes goes on show in London - The Guardian.
• At 81, Ann-Margret Is Finally Living Her Rock ’n’ Roll Dream - "The actress and musician, who first burst out in Bye Bye Birdie in 1963, is releasing a new album of old rock covers featuring guests like her 'Tommy' co-star Pete Townshend."
• AT THE MOVIES - movie posters original and vintage.
• At the Movies (U.S. TV series) - (originally Siskel and Ebert and The Movies, and later At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper) is a movie review television program produced by Disney-ABC Domestic Television in which two film critics shared their opinions of newly released films. The program aired under various names. Its original hosts were Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times and Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune. (1986-2010).
• Audrey Hepburn’s Birthday, See 23 Rare Photographs From the Condé Nast Archives - "A full year before My Fair Lady was released in theaters in December 1964, Vogue teased its readers with a delicious portfolio featuring Audrey Hepburn in Cecil Beaton’s fantastical costumes for the film. Today, in honor of Hepburn’s birthday, we’re publishing rarely seen outtakes from that spread - which gave the world its first look at Ms. Hepburn’s Eliza Doolittle - as well as photographs from the set of My Fair Lady. But as with all things in Hollywood, there’s more to the story than meets the eye."
• Audrey Hepburn's personal Collection on sale at Christie's - The New York Times.
• Audrey Hepburn's personal possessions to be auctioned - The Telegraph.
• 'Avatar sequel's cutting-edge tech crashed some movie projectors in Japan - "One theater had to lower the 48 fps frame rate down to 24 fps."
• 'Avatar: The Way of Water' crosses $2 billion mark in worldwide box office - "As has frequently been the case throughout his unparalleled career, James Cameron made film history again this weekend. His long-awaited sequel 'Avatar: The Way of Water' has now made over $2 billion in worldwide grosses, as reported by Deadline."
• ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ nears $900 million globally - "Box office analysts noted that cold winter weather and storms during the Christmas weekend likely led to slower ticket sales domestically."
• 'Avengers: Endgame' beats 'Avatar' to become highest-grossing movie ever - "Marvel's superhero saga "Avengers: Endgame" has pushed passed James Cameron's "Avatar" to become the highest-earning movie of all time. If accounting for inflation, however, "Gone with the Wind" still holds the crown."
• 'Avengers: Endgame' Conquers the World With a $1.2 Billion Opening - The New York Times.
• Avengers: Endgame - spoiler-free review - "No plot details, just general thoughts on the end of an era."
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• ‘Baby Shark’ Movie Is Coming In 2023 - "Just last week, the 'Baby Shark Dance' music video set a YouTube record, swimming its way to 10 billion views on the streaming platform." You’ve seen the music video and heard the song (let’s face it - everyone has). Now, the world can prepare for the 'Baby Shark' movie.
• Babylon: The wild tales of early Hollywood that inspired it - "Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt's outrageous new period epic about the scandalous side of 1920s Tinseltown has been making waves. But what's the truth behind it, asks Christina Newland."
• Barbie: In Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie,’ Ken’s clothes are his key to emancipation - "For the last 62 years, Ken has been the original accessory - designed only to match or complement his predestined life partner, Barbie. If Ken is a compass, Barbie is north. According to toy manufacturers Mattel, just one Ken doll is sold for every seven Barbies."
• Barbie: ‘It had to be totally bananas’: Greta Gerwig on bringing Barbie to life - "Greta Gerwig’s subtle and beautifully nuanced touch has led to her being hailed as one of Hollywood’s greatest directors. But when she got her teeth into Barbie, she went all-out massive, pink and ‘completely unhinged’."
• ‘Barbie’ Production Prompted International Shortage of Pink Paint for Greta Gerwig’s Film - The Hollywood Reporter.
• Barbie: What is patriarchy? What does it mean & why is everyone talking about it? - "Greta Gerwig's Barbie film is garnering high-profile attention for its commentary on patriarchy. The film is premised on the idea that Barbie and Ken visit the human world where men are in charge and Ken, relishing his treatment in a patriarchal society, sets out to try and turn Barbieland into one."
• Barbra Streisand: ‘It’s the funniest thing to me that people still can’t get my name right’ - "In a rare interview discussing her music, the star details the highs and lows of her early career, the difficult transition into pop and how she rose above jabs at her appearance."
  
• Barbra Streisand on Her Pristine Early Recordings: ‘That Girl Can Sing’ - "'Live at the Bon Soir,' a restored set of songs from November 1962, allows listeners today - and Streisand, herself - to rediscover the sounds of a star being born."
• Barbra Streisand wasn’t happy with how Siri said her name. So she called up Apple’s CEO to get it fixed - "'My name isn’t spelled with a ‘Z’,' she argued. 'It’s Strei-sand, like sand on the beach. How simple can you get?' In a move most of us could only dream of, the now 81-year-old called up Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, to complain."
• Barry Humphries - a life in pictures - "The Australian actor and comedian has died aged 89. Here are some of the best pictures from his long career."
• Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage comedian dies at 89 - "Australian entertainer Barry Humphries, best known for his comic character Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89. The star had been in hospital in Sydney after suffering complications following hip surgery in March. He had a fall in February."
• Barry Humphries: Dame Edna's memorable moments in 80 seconds - "A look back at some of the funniest moments from Dame Edna Everage."
• Barry Humphries: The satirist & comedian whose life was dominated by Dame Edna Everage - "Barry Humphries was described as one of the greatest raconteurs and stand-up comedians of his age. But his achievements as a writer, painter, actor and scholar were overshadowed by his most monstrous creation, the shrill toned and sequined Dame Edna Everage. From her humble suburban beginnings in the mid 1950s, plain Mrs Everage morphed into a global superstar, spreading her homespun philosophy and piles of gladioli wherever she went."
• Barry Lyndon: why it's time to reassess Kubrick's 'coffee-table' movie - The Guardian.
• Batman star Robert Pattinson 'tests positive for Covid-19' - "Actor will reportedly self-isolate as Warner Bros halts UK production of The Batman."
• Batman v Superman review: a very expensive reaction video for Man of Steel - The Verge.
• Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy dies aged 66 - "Prolific voice actor defined the sound of the caped crusader in acclaimed animated series, films and video games."
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• Benedict Cumberbatch's family made a fortune from slavery - "And why his roles in films like 12 Years A Slave are a bid to atone for their sins."
• Benedict Cumberbatch's new Netflix movie debuts with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating - "He stars in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar."
• Bennifer rebooted! Why is Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez’s reunion so cheering? - "They were a tabloid dream, the super-cool fly girl and the eyeliner-wearing Caped Crusader. Now, 17 years on, Ben and Jen are together again. But what do the ultimate 00s couple mean to the TikTok age?"
• best classic horror movies to watch at Halloween - The Telegraph.
• best films about AI - ranked! - "Will artificial intelligence destroy humanity? That remains to be seen. For now, gen up on the dangers and delights with this selection of movies."
• best films about the atomic bomb - "Ahead of Christopher Nolan’s biopic of ‘father of the atomic bomb’ J Robert Oppenheimer, in cinemas next week, we explore the bomb’s legacy on film, from Hiroshima Mon Amour to Dr Strangelove."
• best films of 2019 - "Cinema-goers have enjoyed many riches this year from the silver screen, with offerings including Midsommar, The Irishman and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood."
• best films of 2023 to look forward to - "New movies from Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Sam Mendes, Greta Gerwig and Florian Zeller, among others, mean there’s a feast of cinema in the coming months."
• best jewellery at the Cannes Film Festival through the ages - The Telegraph.
• best movie moments of 2019 - "From an awkward scene with a knife to an A-lister's comeback with the sounds of Fiona Apple, Guardian writers pick their favourite big screen bits of the year."
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• Best Movies of 2020 So Far - "From Emma, a sly and sweet new Jane Austen adaptation, to The Half of It, a teenage love triangle with echoes of Cyrano de Bergerac."
• best movies of 2022 ... you may not have seen - "From a sharp comedy reboot to an erotic political thriller, Guardian writers pick the hidden films of the year that people should know more about."
• BEST OF ... - greatest film scenes.
• Betty White, the Golden Girl with a heart of gold - Obituary - "Betty White was US television's Golden Girl with the heart of gold, celebrated for her comic acting abilities from TV's early days up to the 21st Century, while remaining committed to her animal activism."
• Beyond Roadrunner: Why Anthony Bourdain was his own best storyteller - "How Kitchen Confidential, No Reservations, and Parts Unknown offer a deeper understanding of Bourdain than the new documentary about him."
  
• Beyond the silk pyjamas: the style of NoËl Coward - "A new exhibition is devoted to the visual flair of a debonair playwright whose tastes are almost impossible to define"
• BFI | BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE - "Our world-renowned archive, cinemas, festivals, films, publications and learning resources are here to inspire you."
• big budget Russian blockbusters the world will never see - The Guardian.
• Bigger than the big screen: can Netflix conquer cinema? - The Guardian.
• Biggest Snubs of the 2018 Golden Globes Nominations - TIME Magazine.
• Bill Cosby granted right to appeal against sexual assault conviction - "Decision could test legal framework of #MeToo cases. Cosby, 82, serving three- to 10-year sentence in prison."
• Bill Cosby, in Deposition, Said Drugs and Fame Helped Him Seduce Women - The New York Times.
• Bill Cosby sentenced to state prison for sexual assault - "Comedian Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for sexual assault."
• Bill Murray & Rashida Jones Match Each Other Beat for Beat in Sofia Coppola's Wistful On the Rocks - "Very rarely is there pleasure to be had in anxiety, except, sometimes, in the movies, where a smart filmmaker can brush it with just enough glitter dust to draw us in."
• Bill Murray admits behaviour on set towards a woman led to halt to film - "Actor describes incident that took place during production of Being Mortal as a ‘difference of opinion’."
• Bill Murray, Brooklyn Bartender - The New York Times.
• Bill Murray Changed The English Language With One Line In Ghostbusters - "An improvised line from Bill Murray in Ghostbusters helped create an English idiom. Bill Murray changed the English language forever when he ad-libbed the words, 'This chick is toast,' in 1984’s Ghostbusters. The actor’s improv didn’t just become a quotable line from the movie. It also turned 'toast' into an idiom that is still used almost 40 years later. Referring to someone who is doomed as 'toast' was traced to the scene in which the famed parapsychologists battle Gozer."
• Bill Murray reportedly accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ on film set - "Production of Being Mortal suspended by studio Searchlight while an investigation is being conducted."
• Bill Murray’s ‘inappropriate’ on-set behavior - "New report claims the actor straddled and kissed a younger female colleague on the set of Being Mortal, leading to suspension of production."
• Bill Nighy Is a Menswear King - "His highborn countryman might be stealing all the headlines on coronation weekend, but the actor Bill Nighy is the true master of British elder statesman style. In the run up to this weekend, there’s been a lot of chatter about a certain well-dressed chap with a close relationship to Britain’s most prominent kingmaker. The penchant for Savile Row suits, a relish for the cheeky bon mot - we’re talking, of course, about Bill Nighy, the wry septuagenarian who is in the midst of a red carpet blitz for the ages."
• Bill Nighy: 'It takes me a long time to recover if I see myself on screen' - "Famous for his languid charm, Bill Nighy is anything but relaxed. He talks acting, anxiety - and the dreadful challenge of casual dressing."
• Bill Nighy on sex, social media & still being able to manage the stairs - "‘I think about death 35 times a day.’ In his new film, Living, Nighy plays a civil servant who has six months to live - a part tailor-made for him by Kazuo Ishiguro. He talks about the power of nostalgia, keeping it minimal and his close brush with Instagram."
• Billionaire Superyacht Showdown: Who's Who at Cannes Film Festival - Forbes.
• Billy Crudup: 'Life is hard. It's filled with grief, confusion, unpredictability ... - "Raised by a 'hustler', always worried the acting work might dry up, Crudup is now riding high in Apple TV's hit The Morning Show. He talks about childhood, coronavirus and #MeToo."
• BINGE VIEWING - the practice of watching television for longer time spans than usual, usually of a single television show.
• BIOPIC | Biographical film - film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films "based on a true story" or "historical films" in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person's life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives.
• 'BlackBerry' review: The comedy & tragedy of the innovator's dilemma - "It's funny, dramatic and one of the best movies about tech."
• Blaxploitation - is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, then president of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch. He so named it because he claimed the genre was "proliferating offenses" to the black community in its perpetuation of stereotypical characters often involved in criminal activity.
• BLOCKBUSTER - was an American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services through video rental shops, DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand, and cinema theater. At its peak in 2004, Blockbuster consisted of nearly 60,000 employees and over 9,000 stores.
  
• Blood and Honey: are we ready for the Winnie the Pooh horror film? - "The first trailer for the violent slasher that reimagines the world of AA Milne is somehow even wilder than expected."
• Blowup - 1966 mystery thriller film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It was Antonioni's first entirely English-language film, and follows a London fashion photographer, played by David Hemmings, who believes he has unwittingly captured a murder on film.
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• Blowup - Then & Now - Maryon Park.
• Blowup - Then & Now - "Then & Now scenes and a whole lot more from the cult film made in 1966..."
• BLU-RAY.COM - your source for everything related to Blu-ray Disc (BD): movies, players, news, reviews.
• Bob Mackie, designer who sketched famous Marilyn Monroe dress, says it was a 'big mistake' for Kim Kardashian to wear it - "Early in his career, Mackie worked as a sketch artist for Paramount costumier Edith Head, and Jean Louis, for whom he illustrated the skin-tight gown worn by Monroe when she sang 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' to John F. Kennedy in 1962."
• Bob Odenkirk on Better Call Saul & surviving a heart attack: ‘I have to keep going. Life is great’ - "Having escaped an ‘existential lightning bolt’, you might expect the comic actor to be slowing down. You’d be wrong."
• Bob Odenkirk: ‘Soon people won’t remember Breaking Bad’ - "He charmed as slimeball lawyer Saul in the drugs drama and its spinoff - but now Bob Odenkirk has gone badass in action thriller Nobody. Has he left his comedy days behind?"
• Bob Odenkirk: ‘Without CPR I’d have been dead in minutes’ - "Actor opens up about on-set heart attack and reunion with Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul ahead of Breaking Bad prequel’s finale."
• BODY DOUBLE - definition & definition.
• Bodyguard star Richard Madden criticises 'unrealistic' weight demands - "Bodyguard star Richard Madden has spoken out against the "unrealistic" demands he and his fellow actors face regarding their weight and body image."
• BOFFO - hit show.
• BOLLYWOOD - Mumbai, India.
• Borgen: This political drama from Denmark stands out - "Borgen has a lot to say about coalitions and the people who form them." GatesNotes. The Blog of Bill Gates.
• BOX OFFICE MOJO - since 1999. Tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way.
• Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's 2016 plane incident: FBI report reveals new details - "Angelina Jolie accused Brad Pitt of injuring her and verbally abusing their children during a heated encounter aboard a private jet in 2016, according to an FBI report provided to CNN by a source."
• Brad Pitt accused of ‘looting’ Chateau Miraval’s assets in new legal filing - "An ongoing legal dispute over a French estate and winery Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie formerly owned together continues to escalate. In a new court filing obtained by CNN, Jolie’s former investment company Nouvel accuses Pitt and 'co-conspirators' of attempting to retain control of Château Miraval by 'stripping' and 'looting' its assets. Nouvel is seeking at least $350 million in damages."
• Brad Pitt has 'secret list' of Hollywood actors he will never work with again - "Hollywood star Brad Pitt allegedly keeps a top secret list of the 's**t actors' he refuses to film with - according to his Bullet Train co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson."
• Brad Pitt is the 21st Century's ultimate film star - "In his latest film Bullet Train, and throughout his career, Brad Pitt's wry, self-referential humour has earned him a unique and enduring status in Hollywood, writes Caryn James."
• Brad Pitt makes surprise debut as a sculptor at Finland art gallery - "Actor appeared alongside Australian musician Nick Cave and British sculptor Thomas Houseago to reveal his first ever public art exhibition."
• Brad Pitt sues Angelina Jolie over vineyard where they got married - "The couple purchased a controlling interest in Chateau Miraval in 2008 and got married there six years later. Pitt says he and his former wife agreed not to sell their stakes in the venue without the permission of the other. But Jolie sold her share to a spirits manufacturer owned by a Russian oligarch, according to the lawsuit. Jolie has not yet commented."
• Brad Pitt's linen skirt is drawing attention - "On Tuesday, the star was in Berlin for the film preview of his new action flick "Bullet Train" while the city saw highs in the mid-90s. Pitt kept it cool by wearing a head-to-toe linen look featuring a brown skirt, matching jacket and a salmon button-up shirt left attentively half-open."
• Brad Pitt's zen reinvention has paved the way for Oscar glory - "As final votes are cast, the Hollywood heavyweight has been putting in a winning - and carefully calibrated - turn as a wise-cracking sage."
• Bradley Cooper: Leonard Bernstein's family defend actor over Maestro nose row - "The family of Leonard Bernstein have defended actor Bradley Cooper in a row over his biopic of the late composer."
• Watch Bradley Cooper recreates Leonard Bernstein's conducting in Maestro - "Watch an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from ‘Maestro,’ featuring Cooper’s Bernstein conducting Mahler’s second symphony at Ely Cathedral."
• Bradley Cooper: Why Bernstein nose row is complicated - "Actors transforming themselves for roles is incredibly common - whether it inolves changing their body, hair colour or even using prosthetics."
• ‘Brian Cox can be frightening!’: Peter Friedman on the thrill of playing Succession’s Frank - "The man behind the Waystar Royco exec on the highs, the frights and the best insults from the hit drama, whose final episode is just about to air - plus who he’d like to see come out on top."
• Brian Cox: 'I take guests out, my apartment is so untidy' - "The actor takes us through his 10,000 daily steps, from watching Andrew Marr to going back to bed to making a rollmop salad in the evening."
• Brian Cox: 'I was touched up by Princess Margaret' - "Fresh from winning a Golden Globe for his portrayal of media tycoon Logan Roy, the actor talks about class, cannabis and an odd royal encounter."
• Brian Cox reveals his all-time favorite Succession line - "I loved that line and I just thought, 'Why didn't I say that earlier?"
• Brian Cox says actors’ strike could last until the end of the year - "Succession star says Hollywood actors strike could get ‘very unpleasant’ in Sky News interview."
• Brian Cox says he’s ‘disinclined’ to watch the ‘Succession’ series finale - "When Cox was asked about why he didn’t tune in, well, the answer was simple. 'I’m dead,' he said with a laugh, adding that 'dead people don’t watch things like that.'"
• Brian Cox Shows the Kids How It's Done - "Has being an OG in real life helped Brian Cox play one on TV? On the eve of Succession’s new season, the Scottish actor describes the method to his madness."
• Brian Cox slams Succession co-star Jeremy Strong's method acting: 'It's f**king annoying!' - says filming is not a 'religious experience' as he appears on magazine cover.
• Brian Dennehy, veteran actor of stage and screen, dead at 81 - "Brian Dennehy, a versatile character actor whose career spanned five decades, has died at the age of 81, his talent agency confirmed."
• Bridget Fonda, 58, looks unrecognizable - "Shy star is seen in public for the first time in 12 years after quitting acting career. Bridget is part of Hollywood's famed Fonda Dynasty, which includes her grandfather Henry, father Peter, and aunt Jane."
• BRIGITTE BARDOT slams Kurt Zouma over cat-kicking videos - "French animal rights activist, 87, files legal action against 'imbecile' West Ham defender - as club loses SECOND sponsor over scandal."
• Brighton: The birthplace of the first modern film - "It's 125 years since many landmarks of early cinema were invented - and a British seaside town was the unlikely setting, writes Norman Miller."
• Brigitte Bardot on life in the spotlight - "Actor reflects on her despair at human nature and how animals have brought her peace."
• Britt Ekland on Peter Sellers: 'He was a very tormented soul' - "Married to the comedy actor in the 1960s, the former Bond girl talks for the first time about their fights and his controlling ways."
• BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing 199 television, radio and online critics.
• Bruce Lee bio debunks myths about the 'kung fu Jesus' - CNN.
• Bruce Willis: ‘Dementia is hard’: Emma Heming Willis shares update on husband Bruce Willis’ condition - "It’s 'hard to know' whether Hollywood star Bruce Willis is aware that he is suffering with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his wife, Emma Heming Willis, has said in an update on his condition."
• Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia, says family - "Family of Die Hard and Pulp Fiction actor, 67, releases statement to share diagnosis following retirement from acting owing to aphasia."
• Bruce Willis’ Former Estate In Turks & Caicos Lists For $37.5 Million - "Private island Parrot Cay in the Caribbean island of Turks & Caicos is known for its ultra-luxe real estate, five-star resorts and A-list clientele. So it comes as no surprise that actor Bruce Willis once owned this $37.5 million estate, dubbed The Residence, that recently came to market."
• Bryan Cranston Makes His Favorite Drink: The Cranstonian - YouTube 2:45.
• Bryan Cranston: ‘My dad wanted to be a star. How futile is that?’ - "His role as The Host in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City sees the actor return to the desert. He reflects on how Covid protected his privacy, his secrets to acting success, and how his estranged father tried to cash in on Breaking Bad."
• Buddy cop film - film with plots involving two people of very different and conflicting personalities who are forced to work together to solve a crime and/or defeat criminals, sometimes learning from each other in the process.
• Burning off - the low-profile airing of otherwise-abandoned unaired television programs, usually by scheduling in far less important time slots or on less important sister networks.
• BUSEY - definition & explanation.
• Buster Keaton is today's most influential actor - "The silent-film star's deadpan style combined with his kinetic energy have inspired today's most acclaimed stars, from Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver to Awkwafina. Nicole Davis explores why the actor and filmmaker's style is still a fitting response to modern life."
• buyer pays $405,700 for Olivia Newton-John's Grease outfit - "Actor's famous black trousers and leather jacket sold at auction along with other memorabilia, raising $2.4m."

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• Cabaret: How the X-rated musical became a hit - "Bob Fosse's ground-breaking 1972 film took on Hollywood taboos and became a hit. Its chilling message remains relevant today, writes Sam Moore."
• Cabaret review - Liza Minnelli musical still divinely decadent and chillingly relevant - "Minnelli brings the razzle dazzle to a Berlin determined to ignore the gathering storm in this cinematic masterpiece."
  
• Cameron Diaz reveals why she 'couldn't imagine' returning to acting - "It has been seven years since Cameron Diaz appeared on the big screen, but the former Hollywood actress has said she is in no rush to return to acting."
• Cameron Diaz’s Approach to Beauty & Aging Is Surprising & Refreshing - "Cameron Diaz has proved once again why she’s everyone’s favorite Hollywood star. In a new podcast conversation with RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Michelle Visage the actor opens up about navigating the “infantilizing” effects of fame, society’s unrealistic beauty standards, and why, deep down, she’s just like everyone else."
• Can a blockbuster still win big at the Oscars? - "Sony’s bullish FYC campaign for smash hit Spider-Man: No Way Home has reignited a debate over what kind of film the Academy should be rewarding."
• Can Netflix Survive in the New World It Created? - The New York Times.
• Candice Bergen on working with Streep, dating Trump, and the reality of the Manson murder house - "Candice Bergen could well claim to be the woman who's done it all, met all the famous faces and been at all the big events."
• Cannes competition: Stars' Film Festival fight for the city's best hotel suites - The Telegraph.
• CARA | THE CLASSIFICATION & RATING ADMINISTRATION - since 1968. "Movies can open our children’s eyes to new places, cultures and ideas, and parents have an important role in ensuring that experience is positive and enriching. They need the tools to decide what movies are suitable for their children to watch. From understanding how movie ratings work and have evolved with the times to helping parents find movies appropriate for their kids, we want to help make movie-going a positive experience in your family’s life."
• Cary Grant: from the Bristol docks to the Hollywood hills - The Guardian.
• Cary Grant: how 100 acid trips 'changed my life' - The Guardian.
• Cary Grant: The trauma of Cary Grant: how he thrived after a terrible childhood - as told by his daughter - "Born into extreme poverty, Grant was told as a child his mother had died. She had actually been placed in a psychiatric institution. It was the start of a life of repression and extraordinary reinvention."
• CARY GRANT'S "NORTH BY NORTHWEST" SUIT - Cary Grant's Kilgour suit in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller film North by Northwest.
• Casablanca at 80: a golden age classic that remains impossible to resist - "The involving and affecting romantic thriller is a sterling example of collaboration and how the studio system can often excel."
• Cate Blanchett says she's an 'actor not an actress' - "'Not as a political statement, but I've always referred to myself as an actor,' she said. 'I don't think we have a very gender specific language and I'm of a generation where the word 'actress' was used always in a pejorative sense. So I think I claim the other space.'"
• Charlie Chaplin's children reveal their fear of the film pioneer - "'Everyone who gets too close to him, he'll end up suffocating': Charlie Chaplin's children reveal their fear of the comedy pioneer - as a new documentary uncovers his obsession with teenage girls."
• Charles Dance on class, Game of Thrones & avoiding James Bond - "He often plays the quintessential British hero, but the actor also makes a fine villain. He discusses his father’s death, his big break and leaving his stammer behind."
• Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run' & 'The Heartbreak Kid' star, dead at 86 - "Charles Grodin, a versatile comedic actor best known for his roles in movies like 'Midnight Run' and 'The Heartbreak Kid,' died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut, after battling cancer, according to his son."
• Charlie Sheen's PA reveals the life with the out-of-control star - Daily Mail.
• Charlize Theron ‘felt so threatened’ by Tom Hardy making Mad Max she required on-set protection - "New book details allegations of unprofessional behaviour and aggression during making of George Miller’s 2015 blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road."
• Charlize Theron's 20 best film roles - ranked! - "As her new film hits Netflix, here's a run down of the actor's greatest performances, from sci-fi action and comedy to the portrayal of a serial killer."
• Charlize Theron's Sick Work Ethic - The New York Times.
• Charlize Theron's transformation into Megyn Kelly nets 'Bombshell' an Oscar - "Take one quick look at the 'Bombshell' movie poster and you'll know something remarkable is going on in the makeup department: Charlize Theron is almost unrecognizable as former Fox news anchor Megyn Kelly, following a jaw-dropping transformation."
• Charlotte Rampling: 'I am prickly. People who are prickly can't be hurt any more' - "She's best known for her dark, difficult roles, and doesn't suffer fools gladly. The actor talks about swinging in the 60s, family tragedy - and why she's still got It."
• charting the steady decline of Johnny Depp - The Telegraph.
• Cher’s Malibu Home - "AD100 designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard details his experience of crafting Cher’s own personal sanctuary."
• Chris Noth, 65, reveals his new quarantine buzzcut - "'I decided dealing with hair was superfluous during these times'."
• Chris Noth Accused of Sexual Assault by Third Woman, Actor Denies Allegation as 'Bad Fiction' - "On Friday the actor was also dropped by his talent agency, PEOPLE confirms."
• Chris Rock won't talk Oscars slap ... until he 'gets paid' - "Chris Rock seems to be showing a bit more of his cards on how he really feels about the Will Smith slap at the Oscars."
• Chris Rock’s GI Jane 2 joke explained after Will Smith smack at Oscars 2022 - "Chris Rock directed a GI Jane 2 joke at Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia."
• Christina Hendricks: ‘We were critically acclaimed - and everyone wanted to ask me about my bra’ - "The star of Good Girls discusses Mad Men, sexual harassment and squaring her glamorous reputation with her ‘weird, goofy’ personality."
• Christina Ricci on cannibalism, chaos & childcare: ‘I’m extremely interested in deviant behaviour’ - "With roles in hit cannibal horror Yellowjackets and a TV reboot for the Addams Family character that made her name, the actor has had an amazing year - even if she has plenty of regrets ..."
• Christopher Nolan: All 12 Christopher Nolan Movies, Ranked by Rewatchability - "From pleasing blockbusters to mind-bending (even time-bending) thrillers, how rewatchable are Christopher Nolan's movies?"
• Christopher Nolan: ‘Very strong parallels’ between Oppenheimer & scientists worried about AI - "Clear similarities between J Robert Oppenheimer’s views and those who want AI reined in, film’s director says."
• Christopher Nolan wants Oppenheimer to be a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley - "The film about a man who regrets his great technological innovation because he failed to consider its ramifications certainly does have some potential parallels."
• Christopher Plummer, Sound of Music star and oldest actor to win an Oscar, dies aged 91 - "Veteran and respected Canadian actor had a career stretching back to the 1950s, but won his Oscar for best supporting actor for Beginners in 2011."
• Christopher Walken Shares the Secrets of Acting Like Christopher Walken - "No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. No one talks like him - all those offbeat cadences, ..."
• Chroma key - Chroma key compositing, or chroma keying, is a visual effects / post-production technique for compositing (layering) two images or video streams together based on color hues (chroma range). The technique has been used heavily in many fields to remove a background from the subject of a photo or video ' particularly the newscasting, motion picture and videogame industries.
• Cicely Tyson, award-winning star of stage and screen, dies at 96 - "The star of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Sounder has died after an illustrious career."
• CINEMA DE LA MER - 13-seat private Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A. home theater.
• CinÉma du look - French film movement of the 1980s.
• CINEMA OF HONG KONG - one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan.
  
• CINEMA VÉRITÉ - Wikipedia.
• Cinema's greatest sporting contests - The Telegraph.
• CINEMATICAL - online blogging and discussion focused on movies, celebrities, and entertainment.
• ‘Citadel’ Is a $300 Million Disaster for Amazon - "Executive-produced by the Russo brothers, this globe-trotting spy thriller stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Too bad it’s so bland."
• CITIZEN KANE - at the Internet Movie Database.
• Claes Bang: ‘I did two whole plays entirely naked. I thought I’d done enough’ - "From spanking to swordfighting, why does the Dane have to keep stripping off? As he appears alongside Christopher Walken in Outlaws, the actor talks about dodgy directors, the joy of physical contact – and his booming synth pop sideline."
• Classic films I've never seen - "The Shawshank Redemption. This enduring, much-loved classic about wrongful incarceration and dreams of liberation is an unlikely but irresistible joy in the lockdown era."
• CLASSIC NOIR ONLINE - for the classic movie fan and the die-hard film noir junkie, classicnoir.com gives you hundreds of film noir brainteasers and is packed with information.
• Classical Hollywood cinema - 1927 and 1963.
• Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Legend & Watch Enthusiast - "From Abraham Lincoln to Michael Jordan, America has its fair share of iconic historical figures. Some of these legends happen to have close links to the world of watches. This time, we’re looking at long-time Hollywood star Clint Eastwood’s wrist to discover the actor and producer’s favorite timepiece."
• Clothes on film - since 2009. "Screen style & identity." The aim of Clothes on Film is to examine costume and identity in movies, featuring detailed articles on outfits, reviews, news and exclusive interviews.
• CMB WORLDWIDE - represents the intellectual property of celebratory icons from then, now & forever.
• Coda’s best picture win overshadowed by Smith slap - BBC Entertainment & Arts.
• COMINGSOON.NET - film database.
• Comscore - since 1999. "Measure what matters to make cross-platform audiences and advertising more valuable." American-based global media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises; media and advertising agencies; brand marketers and publishers.
• Cosby in His Own Words: Sex, Drugs, Deceit - The New York Times.
• Coup de Chance review - Woody Allen’s tale of ill-fated lovers is his best film in a decade - "An adulterous affair between bored millionaire’s wife Fanny and struggling writer Alain is surely bound for disaster. Coup de Chance is variously funny and sad, energetic and easygoing; a stumbling but satisfying autumnal drama that wanders amid the fading light and the golden leaves."
• Courteney Cox says she looked 'really strange' after cosmetic procedures - "Courteney Cox has opened up about aging, career insecurity and her changing attitude to cosmetic procedures."
• 'Crazy Rich Asians' puts spotlight on region's inequalities - "The film Crazy Rich Asians hit the box office this month, and the glossy rom-com has put a spotlight on the region's growing number of super-rich."
• Creative Artists Agency | CAA - since 1975. Talent and sports agency, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
• CULT FILM - Wikipedia.
• Cyclorama - large curtain or wall, often concave, positioned at the back of the stage area.

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• D-LIST - a very minor celebrity.
• Daily call sheet - filmmaking term for the schedule supervised by the assistant director and crafted by the 2nd assistant director, using the director's shot list, the production schedule and other logistics considerations. It is issued to the cast and crew of a film production to inform them of where and when they should report for a particular day of filming, usually no later than 12 hours before the start of the next work day. The start of the day's production schedule is marked by a general and individual call times, the time when people are expected to start work on a film set.
• Damian Lewis on grief, espionage & his new musical ambitions - "‘When someone dies prematurely, you’re left careering in a different direction.’ They were the golden couple of British acting, but Helen McCrory’s death last year left her husband shattered. Now he is putting the pieces of himself back together - and finding a new creative energy."
• Dan Aykroyd & John Landis: how we made The Blues Brothers - "'For some of the crew working nights on the film, cocaine was almost like coffee. I never liked it myself but I wasn't going to police others' behaviour'."
• Daniel Craig is 'done' playing James Bond - but will Tom Hiddleston be the next 007? - The Telegraph.
• Daniel Craig offered $150m for two more Bonds - The Guardian.
• Daniel Craig reportedly made more than $100 million thanks to streaming - "According to a report from Variety, the James Bond franchise star 'is walking off with north of $100 million thanks to the eye-popping sale of two sequels to Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out.''"
• Daniel Craig unleashes his inner disco diva in Taika Waititi-directed vodka commercial - "The British star has been busy brushing up his fancy footwork, which he enthusiastically showcases in a new vodka commercial directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi."
• Danny Trejo: the hardest man in Hollywood - "He's brought menace, mayhem and machetes to everything from Breaking Bad to Three-Headed Shark Attack. Meet Danny Trejo, the ex-con who punched his way into the movies."
• Darth Vader - fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He appears in the original trilogy as a pivotal figure, as well as the prequel trilogy as a central figure.
• David Lynch: 'You gotta be selfish. It's a terrible thing' - The Guardian.
• David Lynch's Feature Films Ranked From Worst To Best - "David Lynch's movies are obsessed with the persistence and failure of identity, so it's not surprising that his 10 films are both like and unlike themselves. His movies circle around the same actors (Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, Harry Dean Stanton), the same genres (noir, melodrama), the same themes (disability, sexual violence, infidelity, meta-film), and the same distinctively surreal, or hyper-real, absurdist visuals."
• David McCallum: a life in pictures - "The Scottish actor has died at the age of 90. From Illya Kuryakin in The Man from UNCLE to Professor Plum in Cluedo, here we look back at his life and career."
• David McCallum: NCIS & The Man from U.N.C.L.E. actor dies aged 90 - "In a statement released by CBS, his son Peter McCallum said: 'He was the kindest, coolest, most patient and loving father. He always put family before self. He was a true renaissance man - he was fascinated by science and culture and would turn those passions into knowledge. For example, he was capable of conducting a symphony orchestra and (if needed) could actually perform an autopsy, based on his decades-long studies for his role on NCIS.'"
• David Warner: a life in pictures - "The British actor has died at the age of 80. His long career spanned Shakespeare on stage to Star Trek on screen - here we look back at the highlights."
• DC Extended Universe (DCEU) - American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series produced by DC Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
• Deadline Hollywood - "Hollywood Entertainment Breaking News."
• DEARLY DEPARTED - "Bus Tours of Hollywood Celebrity, Movies, Movie Filming Sites, Scandals, & Death."
• Death in Venice & how film has mistreated child stars - "A new film shows how actor Björn Andrésen was damaged by playing a teen object of desire in Visconti’s 1971 classic. Is child stardom any healthier now, asks Sophie Monks Kaufman."
• Deities of Men's Style - The New York Times.
• Democrats push to drop John Wayne's name from airport over racist comments - "Democrats in Orange county, California, call for change in light of 'racist and bigoted statements' actor made in 1971 interview."
• Developers given go ahead to demolish Fawlty Towers hotel in Torquay - Western Morning News.
• Diana Rigg remembered: ‘Ma didn’t suffer fools: she exploded them at 50 paces’ - "Rachael Stirling recalls her mother’s last months - and remembers her enormous sense of fun, whether pulling pranks on stage or dancing until dawn on her 80th birthday."
• Diane Keaton's 10 best performances - ranked! - The Guardian.
• DIGITAL CINEMA - Wikipedia.
• DINO DE LAURENTIIS - Italian Academy Award-winning movie producer.
• Direct-to-video - Wikipedia.
• Director's cut - Wikipedia.
• DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA
• Dirty Harry at 50: Clint Eastwood’s seminal, troubling 70s antihero - "The off-the-leash cop archetype was cemented with Don Siegel’s taut, provocative thriller that neither condemns or condones extreme measures."
• Disney delays blockbuster films due to pandemic - "Walt Disney has delayed and postponed the release of three major films, dealing a fresh blow to cinema operators struggling amid the pandemic. The new Avatar and Star Wars films have been delayed a year, while Mulan has been removed from schedules completely."
• Disney has no idea what it's doing with 'Mulan' - "It's basically making up this Disney+ thing as it goes along."
• Disney: The many merry eras of Disney - "From ‘Heigh Ho’ to ‘Let It Go’ - understanding Disney film history decade by decade."
• DOCUMENTARY - Wikipedia.
• Dog-and-pony show - definition & explanation.
• DOGME 95 - an avant-garde filmmaking movement.
• DOLBY THEATRE - 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (Formerly known as the Kodak Theatre, and temporarily renamed the Hollywood and Highland Center theatre in 2012). Since its opening on November 9, 2001, the theatre has been the home of the annual Academy Awards Ceremonies (The Oscars), which were first held there in March 2002, and is the first permanent home for the awards.
• Don Johnson: 'I didn't expect to live to 30, so it's all been gravy' - "The Miami Vice star discusses his new film Knives Out, his 20 minutes with Trump and the pitfalls of being too good-looking."
• Don’t watch ‘Star Trek: Picard’ season three, it’ll only encourage them - "The third season is yet another misguided waste of everyone’s time."
• Doris Day, America's archetypal girl next door - "Doris Day was the fresh-faced, all-American girl who became one of the world's most bankable film stars."
• Dr. Fischer of Geneva - or The bomb party (1980) is a novel by the English novelist Graham Greene. The eponymous party has been examined as an example of a statistical search problem. The novel was made into a TV film, Dr. Fischer of Geneva, in 1985, starring James Mason (in his last role) as Dr. Fischer, Alan Bates as Alfred Jones, and Greta Scacchi as Anna-Luise. It was directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. YouTube 1:37:21.
• Drama film - film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes.
• Duel at 50: Steven Spielberg’s debut remains a ferocious thriller - "A monstrous truck pursues a motorist in the film-maker’s seat-edge 1971 feature-length debut that hinted at greatness to come."
• Dumb Blonde - the notion of "dumb blonde" has been a topic of academic research reported in scholarly articles and university symposia, which tend to confirm that many people hold to the perception that light-haired women are less intelligent than women with dark hair.
• Dutch angel - also known as Dutch tilt, canted angle, or oblique angle, is a type of camera shot which involves setting the camera at an angle on its roll axis so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an angle to the side of the frame, or so that the horizon line of the shot is not parallel with the bottom of the camera frame.
• Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is the world's highest paid actor - The Guardian.

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• Easy Rider at 50: how the rebellious road movie shook up the system - "In 1969, Dennis Hopper and friends set out to make one of the last great movies of the decade, changing independent film-making forever."
• Edith Head - (October 28, 1897 ' October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who won eight Academy Awards, more than any other person in the category of costume design.
• Edward Fox on Harrison Ford - 'For all his later Indiana Jones bravado, he was hardly the adventuring sort.'
• Elizabeth Debicki: 'I'm not interested in being comfortable' - "Elizabeth Debicki had us all enthralled in The Night Manager (including Le Carré himself). Now she's back in a new spy thriller. And, despite her 6ft 3in height and A-list pals, she's still the down-to-earth girl from Melbourne ..."
• Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton in 20 Striking Vintage Photographs - "In honor of what would have been Taylor’s 90th birthday, we take a look back at 20 vintage pictures of the couple." Vogue.
• Elizabeth Taylor's "Green Goddess" Rolls-Royce is going on sale at a New York auction - CNN style.
• Elliot Page on Juno, Hollywood’s dark side & coming out twice - "‘Living my life was more important than being in movies.’ When the feelgood movie made him an Oscar-nominated star, the strain of hiding who he was almost forced him to quit acting. He explains how opening up about being gay, then trans, saved his life."
• Elon Musk Lands The Hottest Gig in Hollywood - "Tesla's billionaire CEO just landed one of the hottest gigs. Musk has just announced that he now has a new task to accomplish: he will open a show by comedian Chris Rock, who has been in the news for several months after the Slapgate scandal."
• Emily Blunt: ‘Women are still pressured to be warm & likable. Men are not’ - "The star of Christopher Nolan’s nuclear epic Oppenheimer discusses sexism in cinema, her support for the strikes and speaking a secret language with her sister."
• Emmy Awards 2022: See the full list of winners - "The 74th Emmy Awards, celebrating the best in television, were presented Monday in Los Angeles."
• Ensemble cast - cast members in which the principal actors and performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance and screen time in a dramatic production.
• Establishing shot - sets up, or establishes the context for a scene by showing the relationship between its important figures and objects. It is generally a long- or extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place.
• ET the Extra-Terrestrial at 40: Spielberg’s sci-fi smash remains a wonder - "The director’s lauded 1982 hit is about childhood empathy - four decades later, it’s still one of his most complete experiences."
• Ethan Hawke on regrets, race and surviving Hollywood: 'River Phoenix was a big lesson to me' - "Hawke could have been a superstar to rival Leonardo DiCaprio or Matt Damon. But, as he turns 50, the actor is thinking more about the dangers he avoided than the opportunities he turned down."
• Eugene Levy: ‘The eyebrows didn’t hinder or help my career, I don’t think’ - "The Schitt’s Creek star on his unlikely new travelogue, the thrill of working with family and his pal Jennifer Coolidge stealing the show."
• EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY | EFA - an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.
• Every Single X-Men Movie, Ranked - TIME Magazine.
• Every Star Wars film - ranked! - The Guardian.
• Every Woody Allen Movie - "A chronological journey through every Woody Allen movie."
• Everyman - stock character in fiction. An ordinary and humble character, the everyman is generally a protagonist whose benign conduct fosters the audience's wide identification with him.
• EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT STAR WARS' BB-8 - Wired.
• Evolution partly to blame for obsession with Brangelina - The Verge.
• Explore Batman v Superman's incredibly detailed Batcave in Google Street View - The Verge.
• EXPLORE HOLLYWOOD - Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

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• Fargo review - Coen brothers’ snowbound noir is still a work of gleaming brilliance - "The Coens’ rereleased thriller about a pregnant police chief investigating a bungled kidnapping is a noir without cynicism; a macabre black comedy with purity at its core."
  
• Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman – a freewheeling and insightful study of the film-maker’s allure - "The former NME star writer rewatches the films of the German director and writes hauntingly about the way our tastes and passions change over time."
• Faye Dunaway: Why this iconic portrait of Faye Dunaway ‘couldn’t happen today’ - "Morgan believes O’Neill’s photograph of Dunaway has endured because of the simplicity of the moment - something he thinks has disappeared in the industry as photo shoots have become highly coordinated affairs, where major celebrities have carefully curated public personas."
• FBI finds stolen ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz after 13 years - "Judy Garland's shoes, considered one of the most prized pieces of film memorabilia, were recovered in Minnesota."
• Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 the coolest film ever made? - "Now 60 years old, the Italian director's fantastical masterpiece is still the essence of cool. But it's endured because of the heart beneath its stylish exterior, writes Adam Scovell."
• Federico Fellini's films - ranked! - "To celebrate the centenary of the birth of the great Italian director, here's a cavalcade of his extraordinary feature films."
• 'Fight Club' has a new ending in China. And this time, the authorities win - "Chinese fans of David Fincher's cult classic were enraged over the weekend when they noticed a version of the movie available on popular Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video completely removes its iconic ending."
• FILM NOIR - Wikipedia.
• FILM PRODUCER - Wikipedia.
• Film Snob? Is That So Wrong? - The New York Times.
• FILM STYLES - A film style is a recognizable group of conventions used by filmmakers to give specific meaning, or depth to their work. Film style is distinct from film genre, which defines what a film is about.
• FILMography - FILM + photography = FILMography.
• FILMPOSTERS - movie posters to buy online.
• Films showing the reality of marriage - "Screen depictions of troubled relationships reflect a changing society, writes Caryn James, as a new remake of the classic TV series Scenes from a Marriage premieres."
• FILMSITE - is a unique website containing interpretive, descriptive review commentary and historical background, and hundreds of colorful, vintage film posters for some of the best Hollywood and American classic films in the last century.
• Filthy rich: our tortured love affair with wealth porn - The Guardian.
• FIND A GRAVE - "World’s largest gravesite collection." Over 210 million memorials created by the community since 1995. Website that allows the public to search and add to an online database of cemetery records. It is owned by Ancestry.com.
• ‘Fire is the perfect villain’ - how the Notre Dame blaze became an explosive film - "Name of the Rose director Jean-Jacques Annaud has turned the Paris fire into a thrilling drama. He talks about the desperate race to rescue the crown of thorns - as molten lead fell like satanic rain."
• First Blood at 40: Rambo’s first outing mixed violence with vulnerability - "The 1982 action thriller saw Sylvester Stallone play a wounded veteran with depth that was later betrayed by a series of xenophobic sequels."
• FIRST IMPRESSIONS THEME THEATRES - private digital cinema interiors.
• FLIXTER - "Watch movies. Tell friends." Flixter is a community for movie fans of all shapes and sizes. Whether you are a die-hard horror fan or lover of romantic comedies (or both), Flixster is a place where you can find others who share your taste and through them discover new movies that you will love.
• Former Beverly Hills Home of Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt Asks $49 Million - "The California mansion, built in 1934, has a tennis court and guest house."
• Fort Lee, New Jersey - "America's original Hollywood." The history of cinema in the United States can trace its roots to the East Coast where, at one time, Fort Lee was the motion picture capital of America. The industry got its start at the end of the 19th century with the construction of Thomas Edison's "Black Maria", the first motion picture studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
• Fourth wall - performance convention in which an invisible, imagined wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this "wall", the convention assumes, the actors act as if they cannot.
• Framing Britney Spears review - a sobering look at sexism & celebrity - "The hit documentary arrives on Sky and Now TV, and explores the feeding frenzy that has surrounded the pop star since she was 10 years old."
• Fran Drescher’s fiery speech against Hollywood studios goes viral as actors strike - "The Nanny star turned Sag-Aftra union president wins praise for her passion as performers join writers in action expected to halt majority of US film and TV production."
• Frances McDormand's third Oscar win puts her one step closer to most honored best actress - "McDormand won the Best Actress award on Sunday night at the 93rd Academy Awards for her role in 'Nomadland.' She previously won the Oscar for Best Actress for her roles in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' in 2018 and 'Fargo' in 1997."
• Frank Langella, 84, is at center of sexual harassment probe over behavior on Netflix limited series The Fall of the House of Usher - "Langella, 84, being investigated over claims of inappropriate behavior. The Oscar-nominated actor has not been fired or suspended from show. He is accused of telling a joke that had sexual overtones."
• Frank Lucas, the drug lord who inspired American Gangster, dies aged 88 - "Mobster who climbed ranks of New York crime in 1970s was played by Denzel Washington in acclaimed 2007 movie."
• Frank Sinatra hated being linked to mobsters - "Frank Sinatra hated reports linking him to the Mafia - and believed that the only reason he was portrayed in the media as mobbed up was anti-Italian sentiment, his former road manager Tony Oppedisano told Page Six."
• ‘Frasier’ Returns, Tossed, Scrambled & Eggscruciating - Review - "One of TV’s longest-lived characters gets revived, in an anticlimactic museum reproduction of the original."
• Frat Pack - nickname given to a group of male Hollywood comedy actors who have appeared together in many of the highest grossing comedy movies since the late 1990s. The group usually includes Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Steve Carell.
• FRENCH NEW WAVE - La Nouvelle Vague.
• Frenzy at 50: The most violent film Hitchcock ever made - "1972's Frenzy was a serial-killer thriller more graphic and shocking than anything Hitchcock had directed before. Was it the movie he had always wanted to make, asks Mark Allison."
  
• From Cruise To Craig: Luxury Vacations Inspired By The Latest Blockbuster Movies - "We've endured a year with few chances to go on vacation and few new blockbuster movies to keep us entertained at home. But with borders slowly reopening and those long delayed movies getting new release dates, here's a rundown of the luxury hotels and locations that will take a starring role alongside Messrs Cruise, Craig, Reeves and Blunt in 2021 and 2022, available now through the Inspiring Travel Company."
• From Die Hard to The Raid: Guardian writers on their favourite action movies - "As Brad Pitt’s new thriller Bullet Train arrives in cinemas, Guardian writers have picked their most exciting action films of all time."
• From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars - "Nina Gold's role is invisible, and yet her taste has shaped much of what we watch on film and TV."
• From Here to Eternity at 70: an unusually soulful, feel-bad blockbuster - "Fred Zimmerman’s sturdy adaptation of James Jones’s army melodrama remains an underrated slice of homoerotic, bittersweet war-is-hell film-making."
• From Memento to Interstellar: our writers pick their favourite Christopher Nolan films - "With the much-anticipated staggered release of Tenet, writers argue why each of Christopher Nolan's 10 previous films should be seen as his best."
• From Tom Ford & Anna Wintour to Sophia Loren, all the real celebrity characters in House of Gucci - "Here are the surprise celebrity characters that appear in minor roles opposite Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, and Jared Leto in Ridley Scott's true-crime drama House of Gucci."
• Full Metal Jacket & Kubrick: The ultimate anti-war films - "Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket was released 35 years ago. Gregory Wakeman explores how the film, and others by the director, revealed 'the mindlessness and cruelty of conflict' - as well as the transformation of young men into killing machines."
• funniest Pink Panther quotes - The Telegraph.

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• Gabriel Byrne: 'There's a shame about men speaking out. A sense that if you were abused, it was your fault' - "The actor's autobiography confronts the abuse he experienced at the hands of the church. But he has just as much contempt for Hollywood - and US presidents from Obama to Trump."
• Gaga, Gucci & prison ferrets: how true crime conquered the world - "Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci stars Lady Gaga in a tale of fashion and murder. But is true crime - once the soul of cinema, from thrillers and horrors to westerns - now outgrowing the big screen?"
• Gary Busey charged with sexual offenses at New Jersey convention - "Police say charges for US actor, 78, include criminal sexual contact at Monster Mania horror film convention last weekend."
• Gary Busey: 'I passed away after brain surgery. Then I came back' - "The star of Big Wednesday and Point Break on being the hardest-partying man in Hollywood, the motorbike accident that changed his life - and his new reality show, Pet Judge."
• Gene Hackman, 93, enjoys a fast food lunch in his car - "Seen for the first time in years... nearly two decades from his last film role."
• Gene Wilder ' five key performances - The Guardian.
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at 70: Marilyn Monroe remains a dazzling star - "Howard Hawks’ eye-catching comedy sees the actor at the height of her talents in a tale with more depth and intellect than even its director knew."
• George Clooney GQ Icon of the Year 2020 - "George Clooney When We Need Him Most. The actor, director, and GQ Icon of the Year is the one thing we can all agree on - at a time when we can't agree on anything."
• George Clooney highest paid actor ever - "George Clooney made more money last year than any actor across a 12-month period - thanks in part to the sale of the tequila company he co-founded."
• George Clooney: 'It's been a crappy year, but we will come out of it better' - "Marriage and fatherhood have given George Clooney a new perspective on life, work and the world we all share. While his young twins play outside, he talks about outsmarting war criminals, battles with Boris and dinnertime debates with Amal."
• George Clooney Met Julia Roberts (Don’t Believe the Reports) - "For their latest big-screen partnership, they play exes who take shots at each other. It’s not such a stretch to the fond insults they sling in real life."
• George Clooney on paydays, politics & parenting - "The Oscar-winner discusses directing the coming-of-age drama The Tender Bar, raising twins in a pandemic and choosing causes over cash."
• George Clooney Recalls How Batman & Robin's Flop Indirectly Led To Him Becoming A Movie Star - "It had been a year and I’d gotten killed for doing Batman and Robin. I got Batman and Robin and I understood for the first time, because quite honestly when I got Batman and Robin, I was just an actor getting an acting job. And I was excited to play Batman. What I realized after that was that I was going to be held responsible for the movie itself, not just for my performance or what I was doing. And so I knew that I needed to focus on better scripts. The scripts was the most important thing. You can’t make a good film out of a bad script. It’s impossible."
• George Clooney Says He's Been Cutting His Own Hair with a Flowbee for 25 Years - "The actor's impressive coiffure is (shockingly) his own creation, so we asked an expert if you can expect the same level of success."
• George Clooney says Hollywood at ‘inflection point’ as actors join picket lines - "'This is an inflection point in our industry,' Clooney told CNN in a statement on Friday. 'Actors and writers in large numbers have lost their ability to make a living. For our industry to survive that has to change. For actors that journey starts now'."
• George Clooney’s Been Wearing the Same Outfit for 20 Years Straight - "Behold: A masterclass in sartorial consistency you can - and should—make your own."
• George Clooney’s insanely luxurious lifestyle - "The megastar has a $1 billion tequila empire and loves to splurge on properties with his gorgeous wife Amal Clooney. A BFF like no other, he once gifted suitcases filled with $1 million each to 14 of his friends."
• George Lucas Criticizes Latest 'Star Wars' Installment - The New York Times.
• gesamtkunstwerk - definition & explanation.
• Gilbert Gottfried's final Instagram post was about Chris Rock - "'Which is the worst crime?,' the caption on the photo of Gottfried and Rock read. 'Chris Rock being physically assaulted or Chris Rock telling a joke?'"
• Gillian Anderson: 'Not living together works so well' - "Actor and Peter Morgan are one of a growing number of couples trying 'living apart together' (LAT)."
• Gillian Anderson on A Streetcar Named Desire: 'I was hanging on to reality by a thread' - "As the Young Vic's 2014 production is streamed for National Theatre at Home, its star reveals how deeply she inhabited her character."
• Gillian Anderson on why she is collecting sexual fantasies - "‘Women enjoy as rich an erotic life as men.’"
• Gillian Anderson says she won't wear a bra ever again - "Gillian Anderson says she's had it with bras - 'I don't care if my breasts reach my belly button'."
• Gina Lollobrigida: a life in pictures - "Actor, photographer, sculptor and style icon, Gina Lollobrigida has died at the age of 95. La Lollo’s heyday was the 1950s and 60s and here we look back at her fabulous life."
• Girlbosses: The women being demonised on screen - "Few stereotypes are more derided than the 'girlboss', a term used to refer to women focusing on self-empowerment at others' expense. Now, from TV shows like HBO's Industry and Succession to films like I Care A Lot and Don't Look Up, popular culture is weighing in, says Laura Martin."
• ‘Godfather’ Guide: How Francis Ford Coppola’s Trilogy Has Evolved - "The newly re-edited version of 'Part III' is the latest in a string of editions of the sprawling Corleone tale. Here’s a primer."
• GOLD DERBY - "Tom O'Neil has the inside track on Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and all the award shows."
• golden age of cinema returns to Los Angeles - The Telegraph.
• golden age of the streaming wars has ended - "For a few years, there was a boon of content, and we were all wonderfully spoiled. And now that’s over."
• Golden era of Hollywood - (1917-1960). Lasted from the end of the silent era in American cinema in the late 1920s to the early 1960s, thousands of movies were issued from the Hollywood studios. The start of the Golden Age was arguably when The Jazz Singer was released in 1927, ending the silent era and increasing box-office profits for films as sound was introduced to feature films.
• Golden Globes 2020: Complete list of winners - "The 77th annual Golden Globes kicked off Sunday night with comedian Ricky Gervais hosting for his fifth time. He warned the audience he would be as mean as he's always been at the award show, but reminded them 'they're just jokes' and to not take it too hard."
• Golden Globes 2021: See full list of nominees - "Nominations for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards, celebrating the best in television and film, were revealed on Monday."
• Goldie Hawn: 'I was born with a high set point for happiness' - "One of the biggest film stars of the 70s and 80s, Hawn left acting and producing behind for 15 years. She talks about Hollywood, patriarchy, dancing - and how meditation changed her life."
• Gone With the Wind dropped from HBO Max over depiction of slavery - "Temporary move followed call by 12 Years a Slave scriptwriter John Ridley for streaming services to review content that is 'blatant in its demonisation' of race."
• Gone With the Wind Should Not Be Erased, Argue Film Historians. But It Should Not Be Watched in a Vacuum - "HBOMax removed 'Gone With the Wind' from its platform. Here's the historical context you need to know before you watch the film."
• Goodfellas at 30: Martin Scorsese's damning study of masculinity - "While the acclaimed 1990 gangster drama has been viewed by some as a bro fantasy, a closer look shows an elegant and brutal dissection of male ego."
• GOTHAM CITY - Wikipedia.
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• GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE - movie theater located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood along the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• Grauman's Chinese Theatre handprint ceremonies - "This is a list of handprint ceremonies for the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California (originally 'Grauman's Chinese Theatre'). Footprints and signatures are also included, and in some cases imprints of other objects." Different from the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
• greatest decade in cinema history? - "The era that began 100 years ago brought more change and produced more influential films than any other. Luke Buckmaster makes the case for the Roaring Twenties."
• greatest martial arts movie ever - "The inside story of how Bruce Lee's martial-arts epic Enter the Dragon changed cinema forever."
• GREEN LIGHT - leading global consultancy, providing corporate, advertising, and media clients access to iconic music, film, celebrities, and entertainment content. "Our rights representation group manages the personality rights of iconic estates, including Albert Einstein, Bruce Lee, Steve McQueen, and Johnny Cash. GreenLight is based in Los Angeles and serves clients in more than 50 countries."
• Green screen - Chroma key compositing, or chroma keying, is a visual effects / post-production technique for compositing (layering) two images or video streams together based on color hues (chroma range). The technique has been used heavily in many fields to remove a background from the subject of a photo or video ' particularly the newscasting, motion picture and videogame industries.
  
• Greta Gerwig makes history as Barbie has biggest opening weekend for film directed by a woman - "Barbie made $377m while Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer took home $174m, making ‘Barbenheimer’ biggest box office weekend of 2023 so far."
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• Greystone Mansion & Gardens - completed in 1928 for the son of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny, Greystone Mansion & Gardens is a Beverly Hills and Los Angeles treasure. The City of Beverly Hills purchased the property in 1965, and in 1971 the entire 18.3 acre site was formally dedicated as a public park. Greystone was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and in 2013 was designated Beverly Hills Local Historic Landmark No. 4. Greystone Mansion & Gardens is a popular event site for weddings, corporate events, photo shoots, meetings and other private functions. Long an iconic location for motion picture and television shoots, Greystone has been featured in dozens of films, including The Big Lebowski, Spider-Man, The Social Network, and There Will Be Blood.
• Gucci family lashes out at cast appearance in new film - "Ridley Scott biopic tells story of Patrizia Reggiani's doomed marriage to Maurizio Gucci."
• GUINNESS BOOK OF FILM: THE TOP 100 BY GENRE
• Gwyneth Paltrow awarded $1 & cleared of fault over ski crash - "Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has thanked jurors who found her not liable for a 2016 ski crash at a resort in the US state of Utah. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, had said Ms Paltrow crashed into him, inflicting life-changing injuries."
• Gwyneth Paltrow Put Concussions On Trial - "The case against her was weak enough. Did her defense have to mock the very idea of invisible injuries?"
• Gwyneth Paltrow reflects on her past relationships with Brad Pitt & Ben Affleck - "Gwyneth Paltrow discussing who was the better lover - Brad Pitt or Ben Affleck - probably wasn’t on your 2023 bingo card, but here we are."

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• Hal Holbrook, Deep Throat in All the President's Men, dies aged 95 - "Distinguished actor was also famed for portraying American icons Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln, and had long career in film and TV."
• 'Happy Birthday, Mr President': the story of Marilyn Monroe and that dress - The Guardian.
• Harrison Ford Loves His Craft. ‘1923’ Tested His Limits - "The actor, now 80, is still trying new things, including his first major TV role. Just don’t ask him to get all touchy-feely about it."
• Harrison Ford reduced to tears in Cannes over Indiana Jones’s return - "In an emotional press conference, the 80-year-old star talked about seeing his younger self on screen, his latest topless scene and why he is hanging up his fedora for good."
• Harrison Ford: The ups & downs of his long flying career - "The film industry loves a franchise. And with that thought, we bring you the latest instalment in the long-running series, Harrison Ford's Aerial Mishaps."
• Has Hollywood run out of ideas? - "Ghostbusters Afterlife: Is nostalgia killing cinema? The new Ghostbusters film exemplifies Hollywood's current obsession with sending audiences down memory lane. Is this as detrimental to cinema as some would have it, asks Jack King."
• Hayden Christensen on Star Wars & daring to return as Darth Vader - "When he first portrayed Darth Vader in the much-panned Star Wars prequels 20 years ago, fans vented their anger at him. So why is he risking more in a new TV series? He talks about George Lucas, the pressures of fame and his love of bulldozers."
• Hays Office 'Doom Book' - list of 117 names created in the 1930s by United States censor Will Hays. The list included actors, actresses, directors, and others in the film industry whose private lives were "contrary to public morals" and who as a result should not be employed by Hollywood studios.
• 'He is a psychopath': has the 2019 Joker gone too far? - "Todd Phillips's take has been mired in controversy, but it's not the first time the character has reflected society."
• 'He didn't even pretend to let us win'... Growing up with the world's biggest stars, by their children - "The sons and daughters of John Wayne, John Lennon, Caitlyn Jenner and others tell us what it was like to grow up with a world-famous dad."
• He's probably been in more movies than any actor in history - "He spoke Mandarin with Keanu Reeves in 'The Day the Earth Stood Still.' He backflipped his way out of a fight in 'Wayne's World 2.' He was the supportive, noodle-loving Mr. Ping in 'Kung Fu Panda.' On television, he was the ma'tre d' in the episode of 'Seinfeld' titled 'The Chinese Restaurant.'"
• Helen Mirren at 75: wild costumes, blazing performances - and a spell as a rock banshee - "She has played cops, rockers, monarchs and murderers. As Helen Mirren turns 75, we celebrate her astonishing career - and remember her letter to the Guardian that led to questions in parliament."
• Helen Rose - (1904-1985). American costume designer and clothing designer who spent the bulk of her career with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In the late 1960s, Rose left the studio to open her own design business and continued to provide fancy attire for the famed and the wealthy.
     
• Henry Winkler Breaks the Curse of Stardom - "Now in his 70s, the pop culture icon has found his true calling on 'Barry,' as the king of character actors."
• Henry Winkler on the Fonz, fans & finding self-esteem - "‘At 77, I am becoming who I am’. After Happy Days, the actor was adrift for decades until Arrested Development and Barry brought acclaim, an Emmy, and now a memoir. He discusses fame, childhood, and how he never stopped being grateful."
• Herbert Stempel, Who Blew the Whistle on Rigged 1950s Quiz Show, Dies at 93 - "Herbert Stempel, a fall guy and whistleblower of early television whose confession to deliberately losing on a 1950s quiz show helped drive a national scandal and join his name in history to winning contestant Charles Van Doren, has died age 93."
• here are the Hollywood marriages made in heaven - The Telegraph.
• 'Hereditary': Why in the movies, home is the scariest place to be - CNN style.
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• Hero Batpod Vehicle - from the action films The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, directed by Christopher Nolan.
• High Noon at 70: the politically loaded anti-western adored by US presidents - "Loved by both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, the 1952 convention-defying film is like a political Rorschach test."
• Highest-Paid Actors Of 2020 - "Netflix Helped Boost Earnings For Everyone From The Rock To Adam Sandler."
• Highest Paid Actors on TV in 2018 - TIME Magazine.
• History's strangest red carpet moment? - "Remember when Björk wore a swan dress at the Oscars?"
• HOLLYWOOD - Wikipedia.
• Hollywood & Booze: An Enduring Marriage - The New York Times.
• Hollywood accounting - refers to the opaque accounting methods used by the film, video and television industry to budget and record profits for film projects. Expenditures can be inflated to reduce or eliminate the reported profit of the project thereby reducing the amount which the corporation must pay in royalties or other profit-sharing agreements, as these are based on the net profit.
• Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse - "Leaders of Hollywood’s actors’ union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down. It’s the first time two major Hollywood unions have been on strike at the same time since 1960, when Ronald Reagan was the actors’ guild president."
• Hollywood actors’ strike: everything you need to know - "Exactly why are they striking, who are the big names aboard, is it all streaming and AI’s fault and when will we see actors on screen again?"
• Hollywood at war: film-makers feud with each other - The Guardian.
• Hollywood bids farewell to three greats united by mafia films & friendship - "Tony Sirico, Ray Liotta and James Caan helped to define the modern mob movie."
• Hollywood Debates Screening vs. Streaming - The New York Times.
• Hollywood Career-o-Matic - "What Rotten Tomatoes data tell us about the best, worst, and most bizarre Hollywood trajectories."
• HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - official website.
• Hollywood comes to the high court for Johnny Depp face-off - "Libel case over the Sun's claim that star abused his ex-wife Amber Heard opens this week."
  
• HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION | HFPA - an organization comprising journalists who cover the United States film industry. The group is best known for the Golden Globe Awards.
• HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY - 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. Visitors come from all over the world to pay respects Johnny Ramone, Cecil B. DeMille, Jayne Mansfield, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, and hundreds more of Hollywood's greatest stars.
• Hollywood horse trainer reveals big-screen tricks - The Telegraph.
• HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM - visit the world's largest collection of costumes, props, posters, photographs and other priceless memorabilia from Hollywood's greatest films, TV shows and music acts. See 10,000 REAL showbiz treasures.
• Hollywood nervously awaits fallout from explosive Johnny Depp trial - "Amber Heard's team will have their say this week. Whatever the result, reputations could be tarnished."
• HOLLYWOOD PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION - "This collection is the largest photographic and reference collection on the subject of hollywood. The collection contains thousands of photographs which date from 1880 to 1987."
• HOLLYWOOD RESOURCE WEBSITE - shopping & dining in Hollywood, nightlife in Hollywood.
• Hollywood sign gets birthday facelift in Los Angeles - "California's famous Hollywood sign is getting a makeover ahead of its 100th birthday next year."
• HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME - since 1960. "Historic landmark which consists of more than 2,700+ five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California."
• HOLLYWOOD WAX MUSEUM - the displays house some 180 wax figures of movie stars, television personalities and characters.
• HOLLYWOOD'S BEST ACTORS FOR THE BUCK - Forbes.
• HOLLYWOOD's Golden age - 1927 and 1963.
• Hollywood's grim century of fat-shaming - The Guardian.
• Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actors 2015 - Forbes.
• Hollywood's obsession with suits as status symbols - "In spy films such as Bond, Kingsman and Tenet, the real code you have to crack is a sartorial one."
• HOLLYWOOD'S TOP 40 EARNERS - Vanity Fair Magazine.
• House of Gucci cast - "Adam Driver, Camille Cottin and Jared Leto reveal the villains and fears at the heart of the new movie about the fashion family’s checkered past."
• How AI is bringing film stars back from the dead - "Celebrities such as James Dean can be brought back to life as digital clones thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, but it is raising troubling questions about what rights any of us have after we die."
• How Bourdain's favorite songs, movies & books inspired a film about his life - "'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain' premieres Sunday, April 10, at 9pm ET on CNN. The film traces Bourdain's rapid transformation from line cook to writer to globe-trotting television host."
• how casting-couch culture endures in Hollywood - The Guardian.
• How crazy rich are Asia's wealthiest families? - "The success of the movie "Crazy Rich Asians" is drawing attention to the region's growing wealth."
• How David Geffen’s Yacht Photos Became a “Status Thing” in Hollywood - "David Geffen's superyacht the Rising Sun has become a photo op for A-list stars such as Oprah Winfrey, Chris Rock, Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio and even Jeff Bezos."
• How Debbie Reynolds amassed a priceless Hollywood memorabilia collection - then lost it - The Telegraph.
• How diarrhea gave us an iconic Indiana Jones scene - "Raiders of the Lost Ark is iconic for many reasons, but one of its most memorable scenes only came to be because Harrison Ford needed to be near a toilet."
• How did Mission: Impossible become Hollywood's most reliable franchise? - "Critical adoration and box office success has met the sixth installment of Tom Cruise's series, an unlikely 22-year phenomenon that shows no signs of tiring."
• How Hollywood costumes shaped a fashion legend - "Alaïa and Adrian: Exhibition explores ties between two fashion greats."
• How Hollywood feted the black power movement - and fell foul of the FBI - "The biopic Seberg tells the tragic story of film star Jean Seberg who - along with Marlon Brando and Jane Fonda - gave money and public support for the Black Panthers."
• How Izzy Demsky became Kirk Douglas: the ultimate Hollywood makeover - "The scrawny son of Jewish immigrants transformed himself into an icon of US manhood ' a narrative the nation is forgetting in the Trump era. Yet a darker side lurked too."
• how long is an acceptable time to wait before discussing spoilers? - "Nobody watches anything at the same time, and everyone blurts their opinions on social media as soon as they've seen anything. It's a free-for-all, and it's untenable. This can only mean one thing: it is time to definitively locate the point when spoiling a film or TV show is OK."
• How the Bafta Winners Do (and Don't) Foretell the Oscars - The New York Times.
• How The Billionaire Behind The Movie 'Contagion' Is Working To Stop This Pandemic - And The Next One - "Jeff Skoll has been funding pandemic preparedness for more than a decade, even longer than Bill Gates. In recent months, he's increased his philanthropic giving to help combat Covid-19."
• How the iconic music of 2001: A Space Odyssey came to be - Vox.
• How 'The Matrix' is a trans story, according to Netflix and co-director - "Netflix has posted a Twitter thread explaining the trans themes in 'The Matrix,' after one of its co-directors confirmed earlier this week that the movie was an allegory for gender transition."
• How to download any video online - Tech Advisor.
• How to fix Hollywood's race problem - The Guardian.
• how to grow a $22bn franchise - The Guardian.
• how to make a film that's so bad it's good - "Anyone can make a bad movie. But, from The Room to Cats, it takes something special to make a turkey that stands the test of time."
• How to Share Books & Movies Through Amazon Household - "The retail giant offers a way to share your Prime benefits - including Kindle titles, audiobooks, and free shipping - with others in your home."
• How to spot a bad film without even seeing it - The Guardian.
• how true crime conquered the world - "Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci stars Lady Gaga in a tale of fashion and murder. But is true crime - once the soul of cinema, from thrillers and horrors to westerns - now outgrowing the big screen?"
• how Warren Beatty became the king of Hollywood flops - The Telegraph.
• How we made In the Heat of the Night - The Guardian.
• How Will the Movies (As We Know Them) Survive the Next 10 Years? - The New York Times.
• Hugh Grant claims the Sun burgled his flat to obtain private information - "Actor also tells high court the paper tapped landline telephones and hacked his voicemails to get stories about his personal life."
• Hugh Grant gets Oscars off to awkward start on red carpet - before comparing himself to a scrotum on stage - "Actor gives Ashley Graham little to work with before the show, but his self-effacing humour gets big laughs during the ceremony."
• Hugh Grant never wanted to be Hollywood's 'romantic Englishman.' So he gave it up - Los Angeles Times.
• Humphrey Bogart ignored Ingrid Bergman on Casablanca set in 'gin-fuelled' feud - "Humphrey Bogart became a household name after starring in the iconic movie Casablanca in 1942. But while he was filming the movie, he simply refused to speak to his on-screen lover, Ingrid Bergman. It got to the point where she begged him to have dinner with her."
• Humphrey Bogart Shows Us How To Wear A Watch In 'Casablanca' - "His wristwatch of choice is not only fitting for his character but a reminder of the way things change. The watch is purportedly a Longines. Some have gone so far as to call it an Evidenza - though that is the subject of some level of conjecture. Bogart owned an Envidenza himself, a watch with a tonneau, almost square-shaped case. There are two other popular theories out there surrounding this watch: One is that it's another Longines, called the 'Roosevelt,' and the other is that it's an old square-cased Lord Elgin. The only thing that's clear about the watch is it's shape."

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• 'I did the first nude in Vogue': Marisa Berenson on being a blazing star of the 70s and beyond - "She was photographed by Warhol, and Dal' wanted to paint her; the first films she made were Death in Venice and Cabaret. So why did she walk away?"
• 'I go nowhere, I see no one': Garbo letters reveal lonely life of film icon - "The star told her closest friend of her isolation in a series of notes that are now up for auction."
• 'I had to be stitched into them': Olivia Newton-John's skintight Grease outfit goes to auction - "The actor is selling more than 500 items, including memorabilia from the hit film, to raise funds for her cancer treatment centre."
• 'I haven't got it yet!' - The relentless, ridiculous perfectionism of Stanley Kubrick.
• ‘I promised Brando I would not touch his Oscar’: the secret life of Sacheen Littlefeather - "In 1973, she made history at the Academy Awards, appearing in place of Marlon Brando, declining his statuette and making a speech about Native American rights. She has been speaking out ever since."
• ‘I said what I said’: Tom Cruise stands by that infamous COVID-19 safety rant - "In December, a shocking soundbite of the Oscar-nominated actor berating the 'Mission: Impossible' production for supposedly violating COVID-19 safety protocols divided the internet."
• “I was snorting lines of Arrabbiata”: Interviewing the House of Gucci cast - "Adam Driver, Camille Cottin and Jared Leto reveal the villains and fears at the heart of the new movie about the fashion family’s checkered past."
• I’m Going to Spoil Your Favorite TV Show - "In the past few weeks, a dramatic revelation in 'Succession' reignited the debate over how long spoilers should be suppressed on social media - and whether having advance knowledge of a momentous plot development (in this case: Logan Roy dies) ruins our enjoyment of a story. Recently, my colleagues and I conducted research to address this very question. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t."
• Ian Holm: a life & career in pictures - "We look back over key performances from Ian Holm, who has died at the age of 88."
• Ian Holm: a virtuoso actor of steel, sinew - and charm - "Alien, Lord of the Rings, Chariots of Fire and so many more extraordinary performances in classic films - what an exemplary career the actor Ian Holm, who has died aged 88, leaves behind."
• IBDB | The INTERNET BROADWAY DATABASE - since 2000. Online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. "The official source for Broadway information."
• Idris Elba: ‘I used work to exorcise my demons’ - "The actor was working as a bouncer when he got a small part in a new show called The Wire. Two decades on, he’s a blockbuster fixture. The Suicide Squad star talks about fighting for his big break, losing his dad, and why acting helped him out of a ‘dark, weird junction’."
• IFTA | IRISH FILM & TELEVISION ACADEMY - "Celebrating a wealth of Irish talent."
• 'I'm naming this award Harry, because it's coming back to the US with me!' - "Brad Pitt's cheeky Megxit quip at BAFTAs."
• Ill-advised car journeys on film - ranked! - "Dominic Cummings' drive to Barnard Castle is unlikely to cut it as a road movie, but here are some nightmarish trips that did make it into the cinema."
• IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT YOUTUBE - "Fifteen years ago this month, one of the most important web domains in history was registered: youtube.com. Today's teenagers have never known an internet that couldn't host as much video as they want for free, server costs be damned. YouTube has helped elect politicians, create entire industries, and taught millions of people how to use eyeliner. It's not a stretch to say it shaped the internet as we know it."
• IMAX - specializing in immersive motion picture technologies.
• IMAX movies still need a Palm Pilot to work - "Oppenheimer is 600 pounds of 70mm IMAX film, and it wouldn’t work so well on-screen if it weren’t for a 21-year-old PDA."
• IMDB | THE INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE - since 1990. Online database of information related to movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, video games, and most recently, fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media.
• In like Flynn - slang phrase meaning "having quickly or easily achieved a goal or gained access as desired". In addition to its general use, the phrase is sometimes used to describe success in sexual seduction, and its folk etymology often asserts the phrase has sexual origins.
• In ‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan builds a thrilling, serious blockbuster for adults - "Christopher Nolan has never been one to take the easy or straightforward route while making a movie."
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review: 'Gloomy & depressing' final act - "Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge can't lift a film that is 'a depressing reminder of how much livelier his past adventures were', writes Nicholas Barber."
• Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny review - Harrison Ford does the heavy lifting in lightweight sequel - "The octogenarian star gives it his all in James Mangold’s fun but formulaic action adventure co-starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge and a scenery-sucking Mads Mikkelsen."
• Indiegogo - "The World's Funding Platform." Since 2008. International crowdfunding site where anyone can raise money for film, music, art, charity, small businesses, gaming, theater, and more.
• Ingmar Bergman's flawed way with women - The Guardian.
• Inside Movie Stars’ Salaries: Joaquin Phoenix Nabs $20M for ‘Joker 2,’ Tom Cruise Heads to Over $100M & More - Variety.
• Inside The $85,000 Oscar Nominee Goodie Bag - Business Insider.
• INSIDE THE MIND OF STEVEN SPIELBERG - Wired.
• Inside the odyssey: taking a closer look at Stanley Kubrick's 2001 - "At an expansive new exhibition in New York, the director's defining science fiction opus is explored in detail with help from those who made it with him."
• 'Invisible effects' - The best kept secret in Hollywood - The Telegraph.
• IOBDB | The Internet Off-Broadway Database - provides a catalogue of shows produced Off-Broadway.
• Iranian who made Paris airport home for 18 years dies - "Caught in a diplomatic limbo, Mehran Karimi Nasseri made a small area of Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport his home in 1988. His experience inspired the 2004 film, The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks."
• IRVING THALBERG - legendary American film producer during the early years of motion pictures.
• Is this the worst film ever made? - "While Plan 9 from Outer Space had little regard for continuity or cinematic convention, the film wasn't some cynical hackjob, but a truly eccentric labour of love, writes Nicholas Barber."
• Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars? - "At the age of 64, and now entering his fifth decade on our movie screens, Tom Hanks has settled into the role of a movie star who could be called cinema's resident dad. With a reputation for being as nice in real life as you might hope, Hanks has aged into a paternal, white-bearded presence, with the concomitant boomer-friendly roles to go with it."
• Isabelle Huppert: ‘When you’re an actor, you keep secrets’ - "The fearless French actor is known for playing powerful, complex women, mostly recently in Jean-Paul Salomé’s corporate drama La Syndicaliste. But she has her own way of balancing loyalty to film with her feminist principles."
• ISFDB | The Internet Speculative Fiction Database - since 1995. Database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction.
• ITDB | The INTERNET THEATRE DATABASE - "By the fans for the fans."
• Ivan Reitman, producer & director of 'Ghostbusters,' has died at 75 - "Ivan Reitman, a storied producer and director behind some of Hollywood's biggest comedies, has died, according to the CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. He was 75."

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• Jack Black & Will Ferrell 'Get Off the Stage' Oscar song - YouTube.
• Jack Nicholson unrecognizable in first new photos since 2021 - "The Shining star has become a total recluse in recent years. Jack is back, baby. Jack Nicholson, the 85-year-old Hollywood legend, has been spotted for the first time in 18 months, and looking at the photos, you may not even realize it’s him!"
• JACK WARNER - (1892-1978). Late president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood. Warner's 45-year career was longer than that of any other traditional Hollywood studio mogul.
• Jada Pinkett Smith on prejudice, typecasting & the fallout from that slap - "She’s been picked apart by gossip columnists, stereotyped and had her alopecia become part of a global scandal. But now, as her new series hits our screens, the star is being zen about it all ..."
• Jai Bhim: The Indian film that overtook The Godfather on IMDb - "Jai Bhim, a Tamil language film, has been rated the top film by users on IMDb, beating classics such as The Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather. It's the latest in a line of hard-hitting Indian movies telling stories of repression against Dalits who are at the bottom of a rigid Hindu caste hierarchy, writes film journalist Aseem Chhabra."
• JAMES BOND - Wikipedia.
• James Bond at 60: Britain’s bulletproof cultural export is ripe for another rebirth - "After the end of No Time to Die, we examine how the British ambassador of death-defying derring-do has used reinvention to survive so long."
• James Bond Movie Henchmen Ranked from Worst to Best - "Behind every villain in the 007 universe, there’s a henchman who lives to kill James Bond."
• James Caan: a life in pictures - "American actor James Caan has died at the age of 82. We look back at a career which included classics such as El Dorado, The Godfather, Misery and Elf."
• James Caan: The Godfather star dies aged 82 - "Actor who played Sonny Corleone in the groundbreaking 1972 epic engineered a comeback after his career went off the rails in the early 1980s."
• Jane Birkin: a life in pictures - "British model, actor, singer and muse Jane Birkin has died aged 76."
• Jane Birkin obituary - "Singer and actor who duetted with Serge Gainsbourg on Je T’aime ... Moi Non Plus in 1969 and went on to a prolific film career."
• Jane Fonda: French director asked to sleep with me to ‘see what my orgasms were like’ for a role - "Actor says director René Clément propositioned her in French during the filming of 1964 film Joy House, but ‘I pretended I didn’t understand’."
• Jane Fonda: Hollywood star having chemotherapy for cancer - "Actress Jane Fonda has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is having chemotherapy. In a post to her 1.9m Instagram followers, the 84-year-old said she has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma."
• Jane Fonda: 'If Greta Thunberg can do it, so can I' - "In an exclusive extract from her new book, the actor recalls the beginnings of her climate crisis protests outside the White House."
• Jared Leto to play Chanel supremo Karl Lagerfeld in biopic - "The fashion-friendly actor will star as the larger-than-life designer, who died in 2019, in a new film project."
• Jason Isaacs: ‘Daniel Craig is more comfortable naked than with clothes on’ - "The Liverpool-born actor on going to school with Mark Kermode, massages with Mel Gibson and why he will never be James Bond."
• Jason Statham 39 films - ranked! - "We rate the action man's bone-crunching output from Guy Ritchie's cockney geezer to the Fast & Furious movies."
• Jaws is a box office hit again, 47 years after it first hit theaters - "All it took was $3 movie tickets and 3D."
• 'Jaws,' the ultimate summer movie, meets the age of coronavirus - "Remember the mayor in 'Jaws,' coaxing that family to go in the water, before they grab their raft and tentatively wade into the ocean? That image -- introduced 45 years ago this month -- keeps coming to mind as entertainment options, including movie theaters, gradually reopen in the age of coronavirus."
• Jean-Louis Trintignant - a life in pictures - "Trintignant, the French actor closely associated with the European new waves of the 1960s and 70s, has died aged 91."
• Jean-Louis Trintignant dies aged 91 - "Trintignant featured in Three Colours: Red, Z, The Conformist and Amour - which won an Oscar and the Palme d'Or."
• Jean-Luc Godard: 9 things about the man who remade cinema - "Jean-Luc Godard, who has died aged 91, was one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. The French-Swiss filmmaker found fame in the late 1950s as one of the leading figures in the French movement known as the New Wave, going on to direct dozens of films in a career lasting more than half a century. Here are nine things to know."
• Jean-Luc Godard, French cinema legend, dies age 91 - "French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard - a key figure in the Nouvelle Vague, the filmmaking movement that revolutionized cinema in the late 1950s and 60s - has died aged 91, French media is reporting. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted a tribute to the director on Tuesday, writing the country has lost a 'national treasure.'"
• Jean-Luc Godard: Legendary film director dies at 91 by assisted suicide - "Film director Jean-Luc Godard, who spearheaded the revolutionary French New Wave of cinema, has died at 91. Godard burst onto the scene with 1960's À bout de souffle (Breathless), which started a run of acclaimed releases that rewrote the rules of film and influenced directors from Martin Scorsese to Quentin Tarantino."
• Jean-Luc Godard: Visionary director's life & films in pictures - "Jean-Luc Godard, who transformed cinema with his radical film-making style, has died at the age of 91. Here is a look back at some of his most seminal works."
• Jean-Luc Godard’s films teach us to demand more from the lives we’re given - "The work of the French-Swiss director, who died this week, is playful - but deadly serious about what life is for."
• Jean-Paul Belmondo: a life in pictures - "The celebrated French actor and star of Nouvelle Vague has died at the age of 88."
• Jean Reno: 'A villain again, why not?' - is Jean Reno the greatest Eurobaddie ever? - "He made his name as a hitman in Leon. Now he's back in a kung fu heist caper set in New York. The art-loving, olive oil-making French actor explains why he loves playing 'le baddie'."
• Jennifer Aniston Spills Her Self-Care Secrets - Including How She Gets That Glow - "Glowing skin and gorgeous hair have been Jennifer Aniston’s signatures since her Friends days. Lucky for us, she’s spilling exactly how she gets so radiant: Collagen."
• Jennifer Aniston's daily schedule: a 16-hour fast - and celery juice as a treat - "The star's wellbeing secrets include fasting, meditation and five workouts a week. But when does she have fun?"
• jennifer aniston's scathing essay on pregnancy reports - The Guardian.
• Jennifer Coolidge on Life as a Surprise Superstar: 'People Like That I'm the Underdog' - "The White Lotus star opens up to PEOPLE about her Hollywood hot streak and what's next."
• Jennifer Grey Opens Up About Plastic Surgery, Patrick Swayze, Former Loves & a Dirty Dancing Sequel - "In Jennifer's memoir, Out of the Corner, she revises her own mythology, from childhood lessons on beauty and work ethic to her notable relationships with Matthew Broderick and Johnny Depp, formed at the height of her fame. She also revisits her rhinoplasty, two nose jobs which left her unrecognizable to some - and set up a legend she was shunned by Hollywood. 'I spent so much energy trying to figure out what I did wrong, why I was banished from the kingdom. That's a lie. I banished myself.'"
• Jennifer Lopez is Hollywood's most underestimated star - "Twenty years on from her defining single, Lopez remains the ultimate 'triple threat' as actor, singer, and dancer. So why does she still not receive her dues, asks Laura Martin."
• Jeremy Renner 'completely crushed' by snowplow - Jeremy Renner posts video update: ‘ICU spa moment to lift my spirits’.
• Jeremy Strong & Hollywood's most extreme actors - "As hit HBO drama Succession returns, star Jeremy Strong's 'method acting' has been making headlines again. It's just the latest example of the performance style creating controversy, writes Hanna Flint."
• Jeremy Strong on playing Succession’s Kendall Roy - "Strong’s role as the self-destructive media heir takes commitment - and the actor goes all in."
• JERRY SEINFELD - Personal Archives. Showing three new film clips each day.
• Jerry Seinfeld's streetwear campaign has the internet talking - "Jerry Seinfeld is known for many things but being a style icon was never among them. Unless, of course, you count the The Puffy Shirt from the Seinfeld episode of the same name - a garment that is so iconic that it now lives permanently at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. So, it came as a surprise to many that New York streetwear brand Kith chose the 68-year-old as the face of its new collection."
• Jim Brown: a life in pictures - "The NFL legend, actor and social activist has died aged 87. In a football career spanning 1957 through 1965 he led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title and shattered league records before retiring to become an actor, appearing in more than 30 films. Here we look back at his life and career."
• Joan Collins, 90, slips into a white bikini as she joins husband Percy, 58, in the pool on holiday in St Tropez - "The 90-year-old look positively radiant as she proved she's still got it while soaking up the rays over in St Tropez in the white halter neck two piece."
• Joan Collins: ‘I’m absolutely a feminist but I’ll let somebody carry my bags’ - "The original vamp on 70 years of showbiz life, having Boris Johnson as a boss and why partying is a dying art."
• Joan Collins on love, loss & lust at 90 - "‘You have to eat life or life will eat you!’ She has been famous for more than seven decades - and has as much zest and ambition today as she did at 18. She discusses fame, politics, the casting couch, motherhood and marrying five times."
• Joel Grey: 'Life is tough. But it's also beautiful' - "From winning an Oscar to starring opposite Rock Hudson - and coming out at 82, the theatre legend has done it all. But he came close to giving up acting to work on a hotdog stand."
• Joel Schumacher, Batman Forever & The Lost Boys director, dies aged 80 - "The film-maker behind hits including The Client, St Elmo's Fire and Falling Down has died from cancer."
• Joel Schumacher's life in pictures - "The American film director, screenwriter, and producer has died at the age of 80. He was best known for St Elmo's Fire, Flatliners, The Lost Boys and the Batman films. Here we look back at his career."
• John Challis: versatile actor celebrated for a signature snicker - "Star of Only Fools and Horses became part of sitcom aristocracy and was also a classy raconteur."
• John Cleese has launched a YouTube channel - The Telegraph.
• john cleese on political correctness - The Big Think.
• John Lennon's missing Rolls-Royce rides again - The Telegraph.
• John Malkovich: 'I had a lot of violence growing up, but so what?' - "The actor lost four close family members in five years, and his life savings to Bernie Madoff - so why does he still think he is the luckiest man around?"
• John McTiernan on why prison was ‘great’ - "He directed the most famous action films of the 90s - then was jailed in a wiretapping case. He talks about what he learned about America while inside - and the famous friends who stuck by him."
• John Saxon: a life in pictures - "From teen movies to westerns to horror, the American actor, who has died aged 83, appeared in almost 200 movies during a career that spanned seven decades."
• John Travolta's white 'Saturday Night Fever' suit fetches $260K at auction - "The monochromatic ensemble went under the hammer as part of the 'Hollywood: Classic & Contemporary' sale organized by Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) over the weekend. (TCM, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.)"
• John Travolta's white 'Saturday Night Fever' suit is up for auction - "The monochromatic ensemble is expected to fetch up to $200,000 when it goes under the hammer as part of the 'Hollywood: Classic & Contemporary' sale organized by Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in California between April 22 and April 23. (TCM, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.)"
• John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films' - "Keanu Reeves returns as John Wick, the tortured antihero who's spawned a hugely successful franchise. Its quality hasn't dipped in this fourth installment, writes Caryn James."
• Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Dress to Suggest - "Honesty, respectability, sincerity - the clothes make the argument."
• Johnny Depp & Amber Heard's careers face another trial - "After six weeks of testimony in a defamation trial that has aired the good, bad and the very ugly of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's former relationship, the case is now in the hands of the jury."
• Johnny Depp: an unruly misfit who has a troubled relationship with fame - The Guardian.
• Johnny Depp As Louis XV In MaÏwenn’s ‘Jeanne Du Barry’ - "The drama is freely inspired by the life of Jeanne du Barry, Louis XV’s last royal mistress at the Court of Versailles, after Madame de Pompadour."
• Johnny Depp: how Hollywood's biggest star fell from grace - The Guardian.
• Johnny Depp is 60! - "Hollywood actor hits a major milestone after making a comeback with Jeanne du Barry... following his ugly trial with ex-wife Amber Heard."
• Johnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard - "Pirates of Caribbean actor had sued newspaper publisher for damage to his reputation."
• Johnny Depp made $650 million but couldn't pay for his lavish lifestyle, ex-manager says - "Depp has earned over $650 million in his career, including paydays averaging $20 million per picture. However, he also had huge spending habits, ranging from the purchase of an island to $30,000 a month on wine. Here is a breakdown of Depp's wealth and how he's reportedly spent it."
• Johnny Depp to Star as Controversial French King Louis XV in Maiwenn’s Next Film - "Filming will take place for three months on location across Parisian landmarks, mainly at the Versailles Palace."
• Johnny Depp trial: how the judge ruled on 14 alleged assaults - "Twelve of 14 allegations by Amber Heard found to be 'proved to the civil standard'."
• Johnny Depp’s teeth ‘rot’ is actually ‘aggressive’ wear: celebrity dentist - "Apa, who is behind the smiles of Ramona Singer, Kendall Jenner, Simon Cowell and more celebrities, believes Depp’s passion for espresso and cigarillos is to blame for the 'stainy' chompers, which he says likely haven’t been cleaned in 'years.' The teeth connoisseur suggests the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star, whose teeth went viral at the Cannes Film Festival this week, get a 'really good cleaning' to improve the optics of his mouth. To reverse the wear, Apa recommends porcelain veneers."
• Joker becomes first R-rated film to make $1bn at global box office - "Comic book film Joker passed the $1bn mark in global ticket sales this weekend, becoming the first R-rated movie to do so."
• 'Joker' shatters box office records despite its controversial depiction of violence - "The gritty Warner Bros. film about the origins of the crazed Batman nemesis brought in an estimated $93.5 million in North America this weekend. That makes 'Joker' the highest-grossing opening in the history of October. The film shattered the record held by Sony Pictures' 'Venom,' which made $80 million last October."
• Joker stairs - and eight other movie locations that are big tourist attractions - "Film fans have made major destinations of all sorts of unlikely places, from Hugh Grant's door in Notting Hill to the delicatessen in which Sally faked a very enthusiastic orgasm."
• JOOST - It's a way to watch videos ' music, TV, movies and more ' over the Internet.
• Joseff of Hollywood - (1905-1948). "Costume jewelry made by Eugene Joseff many of which were used in Hollywood films."
• Judge broke promise to let Polanski go free in rape trial, sealed testimony says - "Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would imprison film director, ‘reneging’ on pledge, according to ex-prosecutor."
• Judi Dench: 'In my mind's eye I'm six foot & willowy and about 39' - "At 86 and in lockdown, the actor finds herself in the rare position of not working. Instead, she talks about theatrical ghosts, her friendship with Harvey Weinstein and definitely not being a national treasure."
• Judi Dench recalls director telling her she had 'wrong face' for film - "Even Dame Judi Dench encountered some doubters on her journey to the big screen."
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus on sexism, ageing & fighting fascism - ‘Stardom is not a worthy pursuit’ - "The star of Seinfeld, Veep and new film You Hurt My Feelings has barely put a foot wrong in her 40-year career. She discusses juggling parenting and working, dark days on SNL – and celebrating older women."
• Julia Roberts crashed George Clooney's appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' - "Julia Roberts delivered the ultimate photo bomb while George Clooney was appearing virtually on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'"
• Julia Roberts Learns She Isn't Actually a 'Roberts' After DNA Test: 'My Mind is Blown' - "Julia Roberts discovered a centuries-old marital affair involving her great-great-grandfather on PBS' Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr."
• Julia Roberts reveals Martin Luther King Jr. & Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bill for her birth - "A previously little known fact about Julia Roberts is now more widely known, thanks to social media. It all started recently when a Twitter user shared a compilation video of Roberts, writing 'Martin Luther King Jr. paying for her birth is still a little known fact that sends me.'"
• Julia Roberts's Eclectic Real Estate Portfolio - "The Hollywood icon owns homes in New Mexico, New York, California, Hawaii, and more."
• Julie Andrews: 'I was certainly aware of tales about the casting couch' - "The celebrated actor had a turbulent upbringing before becoming world-famous for playing two perfect nannies. Now she's bonding with a new generation of children through her storytelling podcast."
• Jurassic Park at 30: Spielberg’s sleek blockbuster remains a grave warning - "The director’s frightening and frenetic adventure is an ever-relevant example of hubris and the danger of greedy industrialism."
• Jurassic Park review - Steven Spielberg’s meaty dino-fest is as delicious as ever - "The classic movie’s unforgettable performances and CGI effects remain glorious 30 years after its original release. This has long since become a tired franchise, but’s a treat now to revisit Steven Spielberg’s original film for its 30th anniversary. It is a spectacular and thrilling movie about Jurassic Park, the hubristic tourist attraction offering real-life dinosaurs cloned from dinosaur blood that has been extracted from insects encased in ancient amber. But what if something goes wrong and the dinosaurs turn out to be bigger, stronger and angrier in captivity than we thought?"

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• Kate Winslet's 20 best performances - ranked! - "From a washerwoman chased by De Sade to mindbending romcom with Jim Carrey, via Titanic: as Winslet reaps more acclaim for the forthcoming Ammonite, we put the free-spirited actor's starry career in order."
• Kathleen Turner on booze, health & falling in love with Michael Douglas - "‘I’ll never drink like that again.’"
• KEANU REEVES HAS THE BEST MOTORCYCLE COLLECTION IN THE WORLD. PERIOD - "With the release of Matrix Resurrections, we look at what all-around legend Keanu Reeves has locked away in his personal garage - and why he’s a legend!"
• Keanu Reeves: How Much he Was Paid For All 4 John Wick Movies - "Keanu Reeves has played John Wick in four movies, and though it's a huge franchise, the actor's salaries are a fraction of his Matrix paychecks. Keanu Reeves has made $22 million for playing John Wick, with the bulk of that being his $15 million salary for John Wick: Chapter 4. Reeves' salaries for the earlier John Wick movies ranged from $1-2 million to $2-2.5 million, showing a significant increase over time. Reeves' net worth is $386 million, largely due to negotiating high salaries and earning a percentage of gross profits for successful movies like The Matrix sequels."
• Keanu Reeves offers rare comment about his relationship - " Keanu Reeves is intensely private about his personal life. But when he does have something to say, he makes it special. Reeves is reported to be in a long-term relationship with artist and philanthropist, Alexandra Grant."
• Keanu Reeves on poetry, grief & making the most of every minute - "He is one of Hollywood’s hardest working and well-liked actors. As the next instalment of his epic Matrix series hits the big screen, Tom Lamont meets the famously thoughtful star."
• Keanu wants to go on a Zoom date with you -- for a good cause - "Keanu Reeves is giving one lucky fan the chance to spend some quality one-on-one time with him for a very important cause."
• Kelly Preston - a life in pictures - "Kelly Preston, whose long acting career included hits such as Twins, Jerry Maguire and What a Girl Wants, has died, her husband, John Travolta, said. She was 57."
• Kernel - "Kernel is a movie tracker that lets you countdown your favorite upcoming movies all in one place. Explore through the massive collection of upcoming films and check out the latest information on the movie such as the synopsis, trailer, release date and more!"
• Kevin Bacon: 'I couldn't care less about being heroic or handsome' - "Having broken through off Broadway with Sean Penn and Val Kilmer, it's no surprise that the actor has spent 35 years striving to put being a teen idol behind him. 'I'm drawn to dark things,' he says."
• Kevin Conroy, Batman voice actor, dies aged 66 - "Prolific voice actor defined the sound of the caped crusader in acclaimed animated series, films and video games."
• Kevin Spacey & the rise of uncancel culture - "Does the announcement that Spacey is returning to acting suggest a way back for other Hollywood men who were accused but not convicted of misconduct?"
• Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault - "British prosecutors said Thursday they have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men."
• Kevin Spacey: I had no power wand to force people into bed, Kevin Spacey tells UK court - "Actor rejects claims against him during combative exchanges on second day in witness box."
• Kevin Spacey is CLEARED of sexually assaulting four men after he sobbed ‘I lost everything’ - "The Oscar-winning star, 63, was branded a "sexual bully" for allegedly attacking the men in charges dating back as far as 22 years. The American Beauty star has today been cleared of four charges of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. He was also found not guilty of four charges of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent."
• Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges - "Oscar-winning US actor, 62, pleads not guilty to fives charges at Old Bailey in London."
• Kevin Spacey to pay $31m to studio after abuse claims - "A mediator has ordered Kevin Spacey to pay nearly $31m to the studio that made the hit Netflix show, House of Cards, for breach of contract following sexual harassment allegations against the US actor."
• Keyser SÖze - fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects.
• KEYSER SÖZE SYNDROME - definition & explanation.
• Killer comeback: the big-star Hollywood whodunnit is back again - "The success of Knives Out and Murder on the Orient Express has led to a full-throated return of the keep-em-guessing murder mystery."
  
• ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: A Guide to the Osage Murders - "Martin Scorsese’s epic traces a real plot by white men to kill dozens of Native Americans who held oil rights in 1920s Oklahoma. Here is the back story."
• Kim Basinger's 'L.A. Confidential' Home! - "A part of Hollywood film history, the L.A. Confidential movie home for Academy Award-winner Kim Basinger in her role as high-class, call-girl Lynn Bracken is for sale. Considered by many movie critics as the best Los Angeles crime movie ever made, the home was chosen for its classic Old World Spanish style that is as popular today as it was in the late 1940s era when the movie was set. Now after almost two years of new updating and expansion, it is for sale priced at $7.495 million."
• Kim Kardashian Takes Marilyn Monroe's “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” Dress Out for a Spin - VOGUE.
• Kim Novak on art, bipolar, Hitchcock and happiness - "'I had to leave Hollywood to save myself'. Kim Novak starred in Vertigo - voted the best film ever made - but knew she was too fragile for fame. She talks about her tough childhood, the sensitive side of Sinatra and starting again in her forties."
• Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) - a life in pictures - "Kirk Douglas, the last great star of Hollywood's golden age, once said he had 'made a career playing sons of bitches', a career that began in 1946 with the film The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. Douglas was Oscar nominated three times - for Champion, The Bad and the Beautiful and Lust For Life - but had to be content with the honorary award he was eventually given in 1995."
• Kirk Douglas, acclaimed actor, dead at 103 - CNN entertainment.
• Kristin Scott Thomas: 'I want action. I want desert, camels and 600 extras' - "Kristin Scott Thomas can thank lockdown for one thing: it's made her stay put. But now she is craving the bright lights and buzz of a film set..."

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• La Dolce Vita at 60: the fame, the fortune, the fountain - "Federico Fellini's sumptuous yet existentially punishing drama offers up a view of an elite class that has since gone rotten."
• La Dolce Vita star Anita Ekberg dies - BBC News.
• LA NOUVELLE VAGUE - Wikipedia.
• Lady Chablis, transgender nightclub star, dies aged 59 - The Guardian.
• Lady Gaga is the epitome of 90s glamour in new 'House of Gucci' trailer - "In the new trailer for Ridley Scott's 'House of Gucci,' Lady Gaga strides through an Italian side street shrouded in furs and dripping in gold. 'It was a name that sounded so sweet,' she says in a vocal fry, 'so seductive.'"
  
• Lars von Trier defends ‘Russian lives matter also’ comment - "Danish film-maker and provocateur Lars von Trier has defended himself from backlash after writing a social media post that criticised Denmark’s donation of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. 'Russian lives matter also!' he wrote on Instagram on Tuesday after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to Denmark, where he and Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, inspected the F-16s to be delivered to his country."
• Lars Von Trier film prompts mass walkouts at Cannes - The Guardian.
• Lars von Trier on filmmaking & fear: 'Sometimes, alcohol is the only thing that will help' - "His new film, the typically shocking The House That Jack Built, is supposed to be the director's big comeback. But his demons seem to have the upper hand."
• Le Doulos: the violent French film that changed crime cinema - "Transplanting features of US film noir to Paris, with added brutality, the 1962 film shocked in its time - and has inspired Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, among others."
• LEE STRASBERG THEATRE & FILM INSTITUTE - "The Method is simply what all actors have done when acting well!"
• Leni Riefenstahl archive to throw new light on Hitler's film-maker - The Guardian.
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• LÉon: The Professional | Lunettes Selection - "The round sunglasses worn by Jean Reno in Luc Besson’s film Léon: The Professional - just like Audrey Hepburn’s oversized black sunglasses in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Tom Cruise’s Wayfarers in Risky Business, and Johnny Depp’s yellow-lensed Aviators in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - have become true eyewear icons. Jean Reno portrays hitman Léon with a combination of childlike naiveté and brutal coolness. And his dark-lensed round glasses are an essential part of this performance."
• Leon Vitali, Stanley Kubrick collaborator & Barry Lyndon actor, dies aged 74 - "Vitali, who gave up acting to become the demanding director’s right-hand man, died in Los Angeles on Friday."
• Leonardo DiCaprio has only dated women under 25 for the past 20 years - "He's dated everyone from supermodel Naomi Campbell to Victoria's Secret Angel Gisele Bundchen - but Leonardo DiCaprio hasn't dates anyone over the age of 25 for 20 years."
• Letterboxd - since 2011. "Track films you've watched. Save those you want to see. Tell your friends what's good." Online social networking service. The site is meant for sharing its members' tastes in films. Members can use it as a diary to record their opinions about films, keep track of films they have seen in the past, write reviews or make lists of films and showcase their favorite films, as well as meet and interact with other cinephiles. Films can be rated, reviewed, included in a list and tagged with relevant keywords.
• Letterboxing (filming) - is the practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the film's original aspect ratio.
• List of films considered the best - Wikipedia.
• List of film remakes - Wikipedia.
• List of film sequels by box-office improvement - Wikipedia.
• List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes - To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.
• list of the greatest female American screen legends of all time - American Film Institute.
• list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time - American Film Institute.
• List of prequels - Wikipedia.
• Liv Ullmann: ‘I ran after Greta Garbo in the street. She outpaced me’ - "The actor and director answers your questions on how Ingmar Bergman changed her life, her feelings at receiving an honorary Oscar, and holidaying at a leper colony in Japan."
• Liza Minnelli’s 20 best films - ranked! - "Her turn presenting best picture at the Oscars with Lady Gaga was a bit overshadowed, so ahead of the 50th anniversary of Cabaret, we give you the all-singing, all-dancing Minnelli Top 20."
• Lolita at 60: Stanley Kubrick’s daring drama is a deft tightrope act - "The first, and greatest, adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s troubling 1955 novel still possesses a strange and unnerving power."
• Looking For Tom Lehrer, Comedy's Mysterious Genius
• LORTEL ARCHIVES - The Internet Off-Broadway Database. provides a catalogue of shows produced Off-Broadway.
• LOUIS B. MAYER - legendary American film producer. He is generally cited as the creator of the "star system" within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in its golden years.
• Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 88 - " Louise Fletcher, the actress who won an Academy Award for playing the villainous Nurse Ratched in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,' died Friday in France, according to her agent David Shaul. She was 88."
• Love Actually Trivia Worth Knowing - "It’s been 20 years since Richard Curtis shot his most divisive film. Ahead of your annual rewatch, revisit some of the inspirations behind the screenplay and anecdotes from the set."
• Love through a lens - "How Ingrid Bergman took the world's breath away."

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• MacGuffin - plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or other motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or no narrative explanation.
• Madame Tussauds Hollywood - "Meet the icons." 6933 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028, U.S.A.
  
• Madness in their method: have we fallen out of love with actorly excess? - The Succession star Jeremy Strong has been widely scorned after a magazine profile revealed his ‘preening’ and ‘self-indulgent’ acting process. But many actors have been lauded for their method - so what has changed?
• Mads Mikkelsen confirmed as Johnny Depp's replacement in Fantastic Beasts 3 - "Danish Bond star Mikkelsen to take over the role of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the third Harry Potter prequel."
• Mads Mikkelsen's fantasy festival: the guests are kidnapped & Hannibal Lecter does the catering - "The actor, who is receiving the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at this year's virtual Sarajevo film festival, takes inspiration from his filmography for his own imaginary programme."
• Make them wait! Why the age of bingewatching may finally be over - "Disney's new streaming service will release episodes once a week, rather than in one go, bringing an end to Netflix's exhausting all-you-can-eat model."
• Malcolm McDowell: 'I have no memory of doing most of my films' - "He was once the embodiment of youthful rage and rebellion. Now, the Clockwork Orange star is reconciled to a life of golf, gangster flicks and the odd glimpse of genius."
• marilyn monroe & 10 other jfk mistresses: photos - The Daily Beast.
• Marilyn Monroe & Bobby Kennedy 'were an item', letters to the Hollywood icon suggest - The Telegraph.
• Marilyn Monroe: 7 rarely seen pictures & the stories behind them - The Telegraph.
• Marilyn Monroe Auction Online Catalog 2014 - Julien's Auctions.
• Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde leads with eight - "A biopic of Marilyn Monroe's life, Blonde, has received the most nominations for this year's Razzies with eight."
• Marilyn Monroe: how her ‘sex bomb’ image buries the truth - "Six decades on, the spectacle of Marilyn Monroe’s tumultuous life and death still holds us in its grip. With a major new biopic on the way, her biographer sorts fact from fiction."
• Marilyn Monroe: the unseen files - The Telegraph.
• 'Marilyn Monroe was impossible to work with' - The Telegraph.
• Marilyn Monroe’s estate defends Ana de Armas over biopic accent criticism - "Cuban-Spanish actor’s accent in movie Blonde disparaged but ABC says she ‘captures Marilyn’s glamour, humanity and vulnerability’."
• Mark Margolis, ‘Breaking Bad’ & ‘Better Call Saul’ actor, dead at 83 - "Margolis received an Emmy nomination in 2012 for portraying Hector 'Tio' Salamanca in Breaking Bad. Tio, a fan-favorite character, was a former cartel enforcer who communicated using a brass bell attached to his wheelchair. He later played Tio as a younger man, before he was in a wheelchair, in the prequel series 'Better Call Saul.'"
• Mark Strong ‘blew Bond audition after drink with Daniel Craig’ - "Actor says he was up for role in Pierce Brosnan 007 film but fluffed it after night out with future Bond."
• Mark Wahlberg: 'I was a little rough around the edges' - "From troubled youth to boy band to model to Hollywood royalty... Mark Wahlberg talks to Sophie Heawood about fighting, family and his newfound faith."
• Marlon Brando's 'Apocalypse Now' Rolex Sells for $1.95 Million - "The watch is notable for missing the 24-hour bezel that GMT-Master is known for'Brando is said to have popped it off on set of the movie - and inscribed with his name on the back. The piece was considered missing by Rolex collectors until it came up for auction at Phillips' Game Changers sale in New York held on December 10."
• Marlon Brando's breakup letter to girlfriend is up for sale - "A handwritten letter sent by a young Marlon Brando to break up with his French girlfriend in the late 1940s could fetch up to $15,000 at auction. The rare letter was addressed to Solange Podell, Brando's love interest when he was a budding Broadway star. Boston's RR Auction is in charge of the online sale, which ends on February 9."
• Marlon Brando's Former Hollywood Hills Home Lists - "The hilltop home was designed by famed architect A.F. Leicht in the 1920s". Now on the market for $4.295 million.
• 'Marriage Story was stunningly on-point': what divorce lawyers want you to know - "If you have gone from hoping that your marriage will last for ever to hoping that it will all be over cheaply and painlessly, the experts have some bad news."
• Martin Scorsese at 80: Francis Ford Coppola, Steve McQueen & Woody Allen on the ‘greatest director alive’ - The Guardian.
• Martin Scorsese suggests regret over divisive Leonardo DiCaprio collaboration - "Scorsese appeared to make the admission in a new interview promoting ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’."
• Martin Sheen regrets changing his name - "While Martin Sheen says his name is still legally Ramon Estévez, he regrets changing it for his career."
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• Maryon Park - urban public park located in Charlton in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England, U.K. The park was the filming location of key scenes in Blowup (1966), a drama mystery-thriller film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring David Hemmings, Sarah Miles and Vanessa Redgrave. The park is little changed since the making of the film.
• Matt Damon said no to a huge film franchise that he thinks could have made him $250 million - "Appearing on Friday’s episode of 'Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,' Damon spoke with the host about how in 2009, he was offered not just the lead role in James Cameron’s 'Avatar,' but a percentage of the film’s earnings. 'It’s something awful like that,” Damon joked when asked about his $250 million calculation, going on to say he’s “sure it’s the most money an actor ever turned down.' Damon said he was obligated to finish production on the 'Bourne' series that he starred in between 2002 and 2016, and he didn’t want to 'leave them in the lurch' to go do 'Avatar.'"
• Matt Damon Talks Turning Down ‘Avatar’ - "Matt Damon has his audience in stitches during his Cannes Film Festival masterclass today. 'I was offered a little movie called Avatar, James Cameron offered me 10% of it,' he recalled. 'I will go down in history... you will never meet an actor who turned down more money.'"
• Matt Dillon's still ready to rumble: 'I have never lived a sheltered life' - "He's played a teen tearaway, a racist cop, a conman and a serial killer. But can he play a cellist? The star talks about his role in Yorgos Lanthimos's first film since The Favourite - and making a jazz documentary."
• Matt Reeves Explains the Ending of ‘The Batman’ - "The film’s director and co-writer talks about the tumultuous conclusion and its chilling parallels to the real world. Read this after you’ve seen the movie."
• Matthew McConaughey: ‘Look the monster in the eye!’ 11 things I learned from Matthew McConaughey last night - "Having read the actor’s bizarre and enthralling memoir, I couldn’t miss his livestreamed talk on ‘the art of livin’’. It didn’t disappoint - until the twist at the end."
• Matthew McConaughey's New Memoir Details 'Dazed and Confused' Breakout to Infamous Naked Arrest - "In his new memoir 'Greenlights,' out Tuesday, the Oscar-winning actor reflects on the prominent moments in both his professional and personal life."
• Matthew Perry: a life in pictures - "The Canadian-American actor best known for playing Chandler Bing in the international hit series Friends has died at the age of 54."
• Matthew Perry, ‘Friends’ star, dead at 54 - "Matthew Perry, the beloved actor who starred as Chandler Bing on 'Friends,' has died. He was 54. Perry died in an apparent drowning accident at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times, citing law enforcement sources."
  
• MAW - short for: Model, Actress, Whatever - a young woman without much talent who attains celebrity through physical attractiveness.
• Max Jacobson - (1900-1979). German-born New York physician, nicknamed "Miracle Max" and "Dr. Feelgood", who administered amphetamines and other medications to several high-profile clients, including President John F. Kennedy. A Jew, Jacobson fled Berlin in 1936, and set up an office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where he treated many famous individuals including Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Leonard Bernstein, Humphrey Bogart, Yul Brynner, Maria Callas, Truman Capote, Van Cliburn, Montgomery Clift, Rosemary Clooney, Maya Deren, Cecil B. DeMille, Marlene Dietrich, Eddie Fisher, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Alan Jay Lerner, Mickey Mantle, Liza Minnelli, Thelonious Monk, Marilyn Monroe, Zero Mostel, Elvis Presley, Anthony Quinn, Paul Robeson, Nelson Rockefeller, David O. Selznick, Elizabeth Taylor, Billy Wilder and Tennessee Williams.
• Max von Sydow Brought Greatness, Humanity & Spirit - "Max von Sydow's work is a reminder of the way actors, at their best, can drive home the complexity of the human spirit, writes TIME's Stephanie Zacharek."
• May the 'Star Wars' vocabulary be with us - "The word "Jedi," for example, occurs more than four times per million words in the American COCA corpus."
• Meisner technique - approach to acting which was developed by the American theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner. The Meisner technique develops externally, as opposed to "method" acting, which develops from an internal source such as emotional recall, sense of memory, etc. The focus of the Meisner approach is for the actor to "get out of their head," such as that the actor is behaving instinctively to the surrounding environment.
  
• Mel Gibson was hospitalised with coronavirus in April - "The actor spent a week in a Los Angeles hospital after contracting the illness and was treated with the drug Remdesivir."
• Meryl Streep’s One Weird Trick - "Streep is always putting on the glasses to read the newspaper, or taking them off as she stops reading the newspaper."
• METACRITIC - "Keeping score of entertainment". Discover what's new and notable. Compare what's new this week, what's great this year, and all-time favorites. Finding quality entertainment is easy with the Metacritic scorecard.
• METHOD ACTING - range of techniques for training actors to achieve better characterizations of the characters they play, as formulated by Lee Strasberg.
• Metropolis: Apple TV+ remake of sci-fi classic Metropolis cancelled due to US writers’ strike - "The $188m eight-part series was to be filmed in Melbourne but has been shelved because of ‘push costs and uncertainty’."
• Michael Caine & John Standing on wives, war & feeling like the Queen - "The actors star alongside the late Glenda Jackson in The Great Escaper, the moving real-life story of a D-day veteran. They reflect on class, communism and female cage-fighting"
• Michael Caine ... actor changes his name due to Isis - The Guardian.
• Michael Caine in Get Carter demonstrates the timeless cool of a Rolex Day-Date on a brown leather strap - "Named as Quentin Tarantino’s favourite British film, the gangster classic Get Carter turns 50 this year. It follows Michael Caine as Jack Carter who travels to Newcastle to avenge his brother’s death and winds up single-handedly taking on the local mob. Directed by Mike Hodges, Get Carter proved a controversial film at the time with its graphic depictions of phone sex and methodical violence. Spiked with flashes of dry humour, the overall tone is pessimistic and as black as Carter’s Aquascutum trench coat."
• Michael Caine interview - The Guardian.
• Michael Caine is selling his art and film memorabilia & even his glasses - "Personal items including the 88-year-old star's gold Rolex watch - estimated to fetch as much as £12,000 ($16,300) - and paintings from his personal collection will go under the hammer in London on March 2."
• Michael Caine on Brexit, Boris Johnson & big breaks: ‘I’ve done 150 movies. I think that’s enough’ - "He blew the doors off in the 60s as part of an upstart generation of actors. As he releases a new film and tries his hand at novel-writing, is he about to make a clean getaway from the movie business?"
• Michael Caine photographed by Terry O’Neill - in pictures - "One of the UK’s most acclaimed actors, Michael Caine has been captured over the decades by his collaborator and longtime friend, photographer Terry O’Neill."
• Michael Caine's best films - ranked! - "As The Italian Job gets a 50th anniversary re-release, we have painstakingly charted the charming hardnut's 50 greatest performances, from Alfie to Zulu."
• Michael Caine's Gold Rolex Oysterquartz Breaks World Record At Auction - "A collection of personal items - 183 pieces - including watches, belonging to legendary actor Sir Michael Caine and his wife have sold at auction in London. The star lot of ‘Sir Michael Caine: The Personal Collection Sale’ at Bonhams London was an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oysterquartz Day-Date that the actor had worn on screen in several films including A Shock To The System and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which sold for £125,250 GBP (approximately $166,500 USD) setting a new world record price for that model and smashing the pre-sale estimate of £8,000-£12,000 GBP ($10,500 USD - $15,800 USD)."
• Michael Caine's Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Is For Sale - "The Ex-Michael Caine Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. This car is now for sale through H&H Classics."
• Michael Douglas to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or - "The 'Wall Street' and 'Fatal Attraction' star will receive the lifetime achievement honor for his "brilliant career as well as his engagement for cinema" at the festival's opening night ceremony."
• Michael Gambon: a life in pictures - "The celebrated actor, as accomplished on stage in Shakespeare as he was on screen at Hogwarts, has died at the age of 82. We look back at his career."
• Michael Lerner obituary - "US character actor who won an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the studio boss Jack Lipnick in the 1991 film Barton Fink."
• Michael Lonsdale, Bond villain Hugo Drax in Moonraker, dies aged 89 - "The César-winning actor appeared in films by François Truffaut and Alain Resnais, and played religious figures in Of Gods and Men and The Name of the Rose."
• Michael Mann’s Damaged Men - "In 'Ferrari,' his first film since 2015 - and in 'Heat 2,' his first ever novel - the director returns to his great theme: outsiders with a brutal determination to win."
• MICHAEL MOORE - Wikipedia.
• Michel Bouquet, Award-Winning French Actor, Dies at 96 - "One of his country’s great theater performers, he went on to appear in more than 100 films playing ordinary men whose surface blandness masked complex lives."
• Michel Piccoli - a life in pictures - "The prolific actor Michel Piccoli, who has died aged 94, acted in dozens of films for virtually every major French director across seven decades, including Godard, Malle and Rivette; here are some of the highlights."
• Michel Piccoli, renowned French acting veteran, dies aged 94 - "Actor best known for his collaborations with Luis Bunuel and other major directors was a stalwart of French art cinema."
• Mickey Rooney's amazing sex life - The Telegraph.
• Mickey Rourke Slams Tom Cruise on ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’: “He’s Irrelevant” - "Mickey Rourke is not flying high over the popularity of Top Gun: Maverick. During an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the actor ripped into Top Gun star Tom Cruise, blasting his return to the film franchise and proclaiming he’s not impressed by Cruise’s filmography."
• MIPCOM - since 1985. "The world's entertainment content market." TV and entertainment market which is held in the town of Cannes once every year, normally in October. It is essentially a content event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content. It provides the people involved in the TV, film, digital and audiovisual content, production and distribution industry a market and networking forum to discover future trends and trade content rights on a global level.
• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One is 'ultra-modern' - "Tom Cruise's latest is 'high tech', full of stunts, and pays homage to past crime capers."
• Mission impossible? How to shoot a blockbuster in the coronavirus era - "With stipulations of mass testing and on-camera distancing from actors, it's not just the romcom facing a bleak future."
• Impossible 7 become one of the most expensive films ever? - "Tom Cruise led the way for tentpole movie production during Covid but recent reports suggest his latest action-packed instalment has ballooned to a $290m budget."
• Mittyesque - definition & explanation.
• MOCKBUSTER - (also known as knockbuster or drafting opportunity) is a film created to exploit the publicity of another major motion picture with a similar title or subject. Mockbusters are often made with a low budget and quick production to maximize profits. "Mockbuster" is a portmanteau of the words "mock" and "blockbuster".
• Mockumentary - type of film or television show in which fictional events are presented in documentary style to create a parody.
• MONDO FILM - exploitation documentary film, sometimes resembling a pseudo-documentary and usually depicting sensational topics, scenes, or situations.
• Monica & Rachel's 'Friends' apartment is on Booking.com - "'Friends' fans are being given the chance to crash for a night at Monica and Rachel's apartment. More than a quarter century since Rachel sought refuge with Monica after running out of her wedding to Barry the dentist, 'The Friends Experience' - a two-story, immersive celebration of the show launched in New York in March - has teamed up with travel company Booking.com to provide what it calls 'The Ultimate Sleepover.'"
• Monica Vitti - a life in pictures - "Italian screen legend Monica Vitti has died at the age of 90. We look back over her career."
• Monica Vitti dies at 90 - "Monica Vitti - a revered star of Italian cinema - has died at the age of 90, according to Italian politician and family friend Walter Veltroni, who made the announcement on Twitter."
• Monica Vitti obituary - "Star of Michelangelo Antonioni’s films in the 1960s who later turned to light comedies."
• Montgomery Clift: the untold story of Hollywood's misunderstood star - "In a new documentary, myths and assumptions about the Oscar-nominated heartthrob who struggled with his sexuality are replaced with the little-known truth."
• MONUMENT VALLEY - featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Appearances include films, such as Westerns by director John Ford.
• MORPHING - Wikipedia.
• Moses Farrow Defends Father Woody Allen, Claims Mia Farrow Was Abusive
• most overlooked titles of 2022 in movies, TV, music, books & more - "This was a doozy of a year, admittedly made even more overwhelming by the ever-expanding glut of content you know you want to consume. We seem to constantly be barraged by recommendations that have been enthusiastically served up by friends and loved ones - only for most of them to remain on our 'to watch' (or read, or listen to) list for months, never to budge. In this upcoming last weekend of 2022, we encourage you to catch up on a few of these overlooked titles that for whatever reason got lost in the crazy shuffle."
• most popular houses from the movies, based on internet search interest - "The Oscar for Best House Goes to ..."
• Most stunning 'Game of Thrones' locations - "Spain's most pivotal 'Game of Thrones' filming locations."
• most watched YouTube videos of all time - The Telegraph.
• MOVIE GOODS - movie posters, photos, and other movie memorabilia.
• MOVIE HOUSES - Hooked on Houses.
• MOVIE MISTAKES - goofs, bloopers, pictures, quotes and trivia from thousands of movies.
• MOVIE MOVIE - "Probably the world's most extensive chronology of film history."
• movies & TV shows impacted by the Hollywood strike? - "A Hollywood mega-strike involving writers and performers is likely to grind to a halt the production of most movies and many popular television shows. The last time members of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) walked out was in July 1980."
• Movies That Aren't as Clever as Everyone Thinks They Are - "Sometimes the greatest trick a movie can pull is showing depth where there is none."
• Moviola - device that allows a film editor to view a film while editing.
• MPA INTERNATIONAL - operates around the world working with local governments and law enforcement to promote the movie industry and protect copyrights.
• MPAA | MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA - founded in 1922 as the trade association of the American film industry. Serve as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video and television industries, domestically through the MPAA and internationally through the MPA.
• MSP FILMS - Matchstick Productions: the leader in action sport filmmaking - from wakeboarding, mountain biking, kayaking, motocross, and base jumping right back to their roots in snowboarding and skiing.
• Mulholland Drive leads list of 21st century's top films - The Guardian.
• Multi-Plot Film - definition & explanation.
• MUSICALS101.COM - "The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musicals."
  
• My name is Michael Caine ... actor changes name due to Isis - The Guardian.

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• ‘Napoleon’: Ridley Scott Has A “Fantastic” Four & a Half Hour Cut He’d Like to Release - "Features more of Joséphine’s life before she meets Napoleon."
• NASA is working with Tom Cruise to shoot a film in outer space. Yes, really - "Tom Cruise wants to fly into outer space in the name of filmmaking, and NASA says it's happening."
• National Society of Film Critics | NSFC - "The Truth, Once Every 12 Months." American film critic organization. As of December 2007 the NSFC had approximately 60 members who wrote for a variety of weekly and daily newspapers.
• Ned Beatty: the good ol’ boy who made playing the ordinary guy look easy - "From his breakthrough in Deliverance to a memorable turn in Toy Story 3, the authenticity of Beatty’s middleman gone bad made him the perfect co-star – and often stole the show."
• Netflix's biggest competitor? Sleep - The Guardian.
• New German Cinema - Wikipedia.
• Nickelodeon (movie theater) - the first type of indoor exhibition space dedicated to showing projected motion pictures. Usually set up in converted storefronts, these small, simple theaters charged five cents for admission and flourished from about 1905 to 1915.
• Nicolas Cage Can Explain It All - "He is one of our great actors. Also one of our most inscrutable, most eccentric, and most misunderstood. But as Cage makes his case here, every extraordinary thing about his wild work and life actually makes perfect ordinary sense."
• Nicolas Cage is Hollywood's most misunderstood star - "n new film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage plays himself and pokes fun at his OTT persona. But his genuine greatness should not be forgotten, writes Anna Bogutskaya."
• Nicolas Cage reveals why he turned down roles in The Matrix & Lord of The Rings - "Actor says he rejected the film parts in the late 1990s and early 2000s."
• Nicole Kidman: 'Cruise marriage protected me from harassment' - "'Being married to an extremely powerful man kept me from being sexually harassed'."
• Nicole Kidman remains one of fashion's biggest risk-takers - "Oscar-winning actor Nicole Kidman caught the Internet's attention this week with a new shoot for Perfect Magazine."
• Nicole Kidman struggled with depression while playing Virginia Woolf after Tom Cruise divorce - "Nicole Kidman has said that she suffered with depression while playing Virginia Woolf in the wake of her divorce from Tom Cruise."
• Nicole Kidman’s 11 Best Onscreen Beauty Transformations - "Nicole Kidman’s Most Dramatic Onscreen Beauty Transformations, From Bold Wigs to Facial Prosthetics."
• night before oscars party - celebrates the entertainment industry's Academy Awards nominees and presenters along with some of Hollywood's biggest stars and influencers, while raising money and awareness for Motion Picture & Television Fund. Held at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel, this annual benefit raises funds to help provide health and social services to more than 150,000 people each year in MPTF's mission of taking care of our own.
• 'No aspect of writing makes you rich' - why do authors get a pittance for film rights? - "Joanne Harris has revealed that she was paid only '5,000 for the film rights to Chocolat. So why do some authors get the big bucks and some have to settle for the crumbs?"
• Noel Coward: The dark side of the quintessential Englishman - "Sex, violence and sparkling one-liners. The great playwright is famous for his sparkling, upper-crust comedies. But 50 years on from his death, it's worth remembering how radical and scandalous he really was, writes Holly Williams."
• Nokia Theatre L.A. Live - music and theatre venue located in downtown Los Angeles, California located at L.A. Live. It is sponsored by then Finnish cellphone maker, Nokia. The theatre auditorium seats 7,100 and holds one of the largest indoor stages in the United States.
• NOLLYWOOD - colloquialism for the Nigerian video feature film industry.
  
• Nora Ephron: ‘All her movies are nonfiction’: remembering the life & work of Nora Ephron - "In an expansive new biography, the acclaimed writer and director’s complexities are explored and contextualised."
• Nordic Noir - (Scandinavian crime fiction, Scandi noir, Scandinavian noir) is a genre of crime fiction written from a police point of view. The language is simple and eschews metaphor, the settings have bleak landscapes, and the mood is dark and morally complex. The genre depicts a tension between the apparently still and bland social surface in Scandinavia and the murder, misogyny, rape, and racism it depicts as lying underneath. It contrasts with the whodunit style such as the English country house murder mystery.
• Norse code: are white supremacists reading too much into The Northman? - "Robert Eggers’ Viking blockbuster has already been hailed by white nationalists keen to exploit European mythology. Can Hollywood tell historical tales without unwittingly appealing to toxic ideologies?"
• Nosferatu: The monster who still terrifies, 100 years on - "From his shadow to his gaunt face, the vampire Count Orlok in 1922's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror remains one of film's most spine-tingling creations."
• NOUVELLE VAGUE | NEW WAVE
• Now Is the Perfect Time to Revisit the Movies That Brought America Comfort in the Past - "We aren't the first humans to have faced hardship and uncertainty, and those who came before us have left all sorts of survival manuals. The movies of Depression-era Hollywood - melodramas and gangster stories, comedies and musicals - constitute just one of those guides."

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• Oliver Reed, Saddam Hussein & the true story of the world's most bizarre film - The Telegraph.
• Oliver Stone derided for film about ‘modest’ former Kazakh president - "Eight-hour series about Nursultan Nazarbayev criticised for stoking cult of personality of 30-year ruler."
• Oliver Stone Talks Secrets, Spies, and Snowden - Wired.
• Oliver Stone tells Wallace he’s not giving Putin ‘a break’ - "CNN host confronts Oscar winner over his relationship with Putin."
• Olivia de Havilland: a life in pictures - "The Academy award-winning actor, who has died aged 104, starred in Gone With the Wind and won Oscars for To Each His Own and The Heiress."
• Olivia de Havilland, Golden Age of Hollywood star, dies at 104 - "Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died at the age of 104."
• Olivia de Havilland, star of 'Gone With the Wind,' dies at 104 - "Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and for decades the last surviving star of 'Gone With the Wind,' has died at the age of 104, her publicist Lisa Goldberg told CNN."
• Olivia de Havilland: what it's like working for a Hollywood legend - "As as scruffy student in Paris, I was lucky enough to land a job as the personal assistant to the Gone With the Wind star, then in her 90s - and still a tremendous performer."
• Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta reunite in iconic Grease costumes - "'I haven't sung in a year': Cancer-stricken Olivia Newton-John, 71, sings Hopelessly Devoted To You in iconic Grease costume during a special moment with co-star John Travolta, 65."
• Olivia Newton-John: a life & career in pictures - "The singer, actor and activist has died at the age of 73. One of the world’s best-selling recording artists, she achieved global recognition in 1978 playing Sandy in the film adaptation of Grease. We look back at her life and career."
• Olivia Newton-John obituary - "Singer and actor with a girl-next-door reputation whose career rocketed after her starring role as Sandy in Grease."
• Olivia Newton-John's most fashionable moments, from red carpets to music videos - "he enduring image of Olivia Newton-John may always be one of permed hair, bare shoulders and black spandex on the set of 'Grease'. But the late actress and singer, who died Monday aged 73, was a fashion icon before - and long after - the blockbuster musical."
• Once Upon a Time in Tabernas: Spanish spaghetti western set for sale - "An eight-hectare set built in the 1960s for one of Sergio Leone’s films is up for sale for €2.8m."
• ONLINE SERIES - "Watch Full Episodes - TV Shows, Seasons, Online Series."
• 'Oppenheimer': 10 Historical Figures, Ranked by Accuracy - "In a film with so many scientific minds to keep track of, how accurate were their portrayals?"
• Oppenheimer review: A "magnificent" story of a tragic American genius - "Oppenheimer is a flat-out masterpiece. Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated latest film tells the story of the man who created the atomic bomb. It's boldly imaginative and his most mature work yet, writes Caryn James."
• 'Oppenheimer' trailer shows Chris Nolan's take on the birth of the atomic bomb - "The movie doesn't end with the explosion."
• ‘Oppenheimer’: Who’s Who - A Guide to the Real People & Events - "Christopher Nolan’s complex drama depicts the development of the nuclear bomb and midcentury political machinations. Here’s the back story." The New York Times.
• Oprah Talks Apple Plans, '60 Minutes' Exit, 'Leaving Neverland' Backlash and Mayor Pete 'Buttabeep, Buttaboop' - "What's left for the media empress and icon of inspiration? In a wide ranging interview, Winfrey explains her streaming strategy (including a possible interview series), who she's eyeing for 2020 ('I'd like to see what's up with Butta' - aka Pete Buttigieg) and the creative fire that fuels her now."
• Orson Welles memoir found 30 years after great director's death - The Guardian.
• Orson Welles’ 'Don Quixote' & the Dangers of Uncontrolled Genius - "A deep dive into the unmade masterwork from one of cinema's greatest, and most egotistical, minds."
• Oscar Bait - definition & explanation.
• Oscar Night: 75 Years of Hollywood Parties - Amazon.com.
• Oscar swag bags: $167,000 - and racy - CNBC.
• Oscars 2019: Lady Gaga's Priceless 128.54 Carat "Tiffany Diamond" Necklace Was Last Worn by Audrey Hepburn in 1961 - W Magazine.
• Oscars 2019: who should be the host? - "The Academy is yet to announce who'll take charge of next year's ceremony, and with dwindling ratings, the time is ripe for a major change."
  
• Outrage as Polanski film nominated for 12 'French Oscars' - "Campaigners say Césars are acclaiming 'an abuser and rapist on the run'."
• Over-40 actors still fighting the ageism that stymied Judy Garland - "Renée Zellweger's Garland biopic is a powerful reminder of the attitudes that infect youth-obsessed Hollywood."

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• Palme d'Or winners - ranked! - The Guardian.
• PANAVISION- motion picture equipment company specializing in cameras and lenses.
• PAPARAZZI - definition & explanation.
• Paul Hogan, 83, unrecognisable from Crocodile Dundee heyday - "Paul Hogan, known for starring in the smash hit Crocodile Dundee films, has said in a rare interview that he wants to return to his native Australia but he would feel guilty leaving his youngest son without family in LA."
• Paul Newman reveals all in newly discovered memoir - "He was Hollywood’s Mr Perfect. But in his astonishing posthumous autobiography, the star faces up to his alcohol problems, his fatherly failings – and reveals the secret of his sex appeal. We speak to his daughter about the revelations."
• Paul Newman Rolex Sells at Auction for Record $17.8 Million - The New York Times.
• Paul Newman: Rolex watches, race suits & a quirky tin pig bench. Paul Newman’s items go on sale - "A menagerie of more than 300 items that they accumulated during that time is back in the public eye at a Sotheby’s auction this week."
  
• Paul Sorvino, 'Goodfellas' & 'Law & Order' star, dead at 83 - CNN Entertainment.
• Peanut gallery - was, in the days of vaudeville, a nickname for the cheapest and ostensibly rowdiest seats in the theater, the occupants of which were often known to heckle the performers. The least expensive snack served at the theatre would often be peanuts, which the patrons would sometimes throw at the performers on stage to convey their disapproval.
• 'People want blood and gore': what we got wrong about filming sharks - "From Jaws to James Bond, film-makers have tried to make a fish not inclined to bite humans look hell-bent on doing so."
• Peter Bogdanovich (1939-2022): a life in pictures - "The Oscar-nominated writer-director Peter Bogdanovich, known for films such as Paper Moon and The Last Picture Show, has died aged 82."
• Peter Bogdanovich, acclaimed writer-director, dies at 82 - "The Oscar-nominated film-maker, known for The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, has died of natural causes."
• Peter Jackson tops Forbes highest paid entertainer list - "Get Back and Lord of the Rings director made an estimated $580m last year, topping annual list that also features Bruce Springsteen, Dwayne Johnson and Kanye West."
• PICKFAIR - 22-room mansion in Beverly Hills, California named as an amalgamation of the names of its original residents, silent film actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford.
• PIERS MORGAN ON HOLLYWOOD - YouTube.
• Piper Laurie: a life in pictures - "Best known for her roles in The Hustler, Carrie and Twin Peaks, Laurie has died at the age of 91. Here we look back at her life and times."
• Point of view shot - (also known as POV shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction (see shot reverse shot). The technique of POV is one of the foundations of film editing.
• Policier - a film based on a police novel, portraying crime and its detection by police.
• Potboiler - low-quality novel, play, opera, film, or other creative work whose main purpose was to pay for the creator's daily expenses.
• Pre-Code Hollywood - refers to the brief era in the American film industry between the introduction of sound pictures in 1929 and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines in 1934, usually labeled, albeit inaccurately, as the "Hays Code".
• PREMIERE.COM - read movie reviews and get the latest movie news.
• Prequel - Wikipedia.
• Primetime Emmy Award - awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. First awarded in 1949, they were originally referred to as just the "Emmy Awards" until the first Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies were held in the 1970s, and the word "primetime" was added to distinguish between the two. The Primetime Emmys generally air in mid-September, on the Sunday before the official start of the fall television season.
• Princess Diana was set to star in sequel to The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner - "Actor has confirmed the late Princess of Wales was keen to play role after conversations instigated by Sarah Ferguson."
• Princess Grace of Monaco's most dazzling jewellery moments - "From her silver screen jewellery moments to the royal collection she established as the Princess of Monaco."
• Priscilla Presley’s Emotional Reaction to Sofia Coppola’s New Elvis Film - "The story of her life with the rock star lacks major musical moments because the singer’s estate wouldn’t support the warts-and-all treatment." The New York Times.
• PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA
• PROFILES IN HISTORY - "founded in 1985, Profiles in History is the U.S.A.'s leading dealer in guaranteed-authentic original historical autographs, letters, documents, vintage signed photographs and manuscripts."
• Prop Store - since 1998. "Ultimate Movie Collectables." One of the worlds leading vendors of original movie props and costumes.
• Psycho at 60: the enduring power of Hitchcock's shocking game-changer - "In 1960, audiences were unprepared for the director's devious rug-pulling thriller and years later, its impact still reverberates."
• Psycho thrillers: five movies that teach us how the mind works - The Guardian.

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• QUIGLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY - publishers of the yearly international motion picture, television & video almanacs.

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• Radio Times - since 1923. British weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. The world's first broadcast listings magazine.
• Raging Bull at 40: Scorsese's brutal boxing saga still bruises - "Robert De Niro's Oscar-winning performance as Jake LaMotta remains chilling yet it's a defiant refusal to soften a deeply unlikable lead character that hits hardest."
• Raquel Welch: a life in pictures - "The American actor has died at the age of 82. In 1966, her appearances in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years BC, wearing a fur bikini, shot her to stardom. Here we look back at her life and career."
• Rashomon effect - contradictory interpretations of the same event by different people. The phrase derives from the film Rashomon, where the accounts of the witnesses, suspects, and victims of a rape and murder are all different.
• Ray Liotta, Actor in ‘GoodFellas,’ Dies at 67 - "A good guy who played lots of bad guys, he also sparkled in 'Something Wild,' as Shoeless Joe Jackson in 'Field of Dreams' and on TV's 'Shades of Blue.'"
• Ray Liotta: ‘Why haven’t I worked with Scorsese since Goodfellas? You’d have to ask him. I’d love to’ - "After years of avoiding crime films, he’s back as a mafioso in the Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark. He talks about being adopted and getting into acting - and saves a surprise for the end."
• REAL NAMES OF FAMOUS FOLK - celebrity pseudonym central: almost 6000 real names, and more to come.
• RED CARPET - traditionally used to mark the route taken by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions, and has in recent decades been extended to use by VIPs and celebrities at formal events. The earliest known reference to walking a red carpet in literature is in the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC.
• REMAKE - Wikipedia.
• Remember when Marilyn Monroe's white cocktail dress made movie history? - "The story behind this iconic moment."
• RenÉe Zellweger Is Back & Standing Up for Herself - The New York Times.
• Reservoir Dogs at 30: Tarantino’s canny contained act of provocation - "The violent caper exploded on the scene back in 1992, causing admiration and annoyance, kicking off a new wave of imitators."
• RESPECT COPYRIGHTS
• Retroscripting - term for two techniques used in movie and television programs, pre- and post- production. A retroscripted script contains a plot outline and leaves dialogue deliberately vague for interpretation by the actors through improvisation. It gives realism and characterization to dialogue, and is regularly employed in the improvised situation comedy genre. In this respect it is very similar to the historical medium of Commedia dell'arte.
• Richard Dreyfuss: 'I was a bad guy for a number of years' - "His life has been a rollercoaster ever since Jaws. Richard Dreyfuss talks about Hollywood hell-raising, cocaine burnout, his flirting heyday - and the trouble with #MeToo."
• Richard Dreyfuss on new Oscars diversity rules: ‘They make me vomit’ - "Officials announced in 2020 that beginning in 2024, movies must meet certain criteria for representation to be eligible for the Academy Award for best picture. Films have to meet at least two of four benchmarks, which cover - among other things - whether the lead actors are from underrepresented groups or if at least 30% of the cast and crew come from these groups."
  
• Ricky Gervais on offence, anger & infuriating Hollywood: ‘You have to provoke. It’s a good thing’ - "He has made a career out of winding people up in everything from The Office to his Golden Globes speeches - but is the comedian’s bark worse than his bite?"
• Ridley Scott’s Napoleon: Was the French leader really a monster? - "Ahead of his new epic, with Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon, Scott has caused anger with his comments about his lead character, comparing him to Hitler and Stalin."
• Rifkin’s Festival movie review: Woody Allen at his most lacklustre & derivative in Spain-set feature - "It wouldn’t be a Woody Allen film without a character who’s a surrogate for the director. Wallace Shawn plays Mort Rifkin but is really not up to the task. The observations about life the 85-year-old Allen has his characters regurgitate throughout feel tired. If this is the best he has to offer, he should retire."
• Rita Moreno on West Side Story, dating Brando & joy at 90 - "She overcame racism and abuse to break Hollywood, romanced Brando, dated Elvis to make him jealous, fought hard for civil rights and won an Egot. Now in her 10th decade, she is busier and happier than ever."
• RIVERWOOD - Nairobi, Kenya.
• Road Movie - definition & explanation.
• ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’: Film Review - "Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville tackles chef, author and TV host Anthony Bourdain's complicated life and tragic death in two-hour documentary form."
• Robbie Coltrane remembered by Miriam Margolyes - "30 March 1950 - 14 October 2022. His friend and fellow actor pays tribute to a stupendous talent with a rollicking, expansive, occasionally cruel spirit – and a vulnerable side he never let people see."
• Robbie Coltrane, star of Cracker & Harry Potter, dies aged 72 - "Scottish actor who graduated from the alternative comedy scene to become a major performer known for taking on complex and difficult roles."
• Robert Altman’s 20 best films - ranked! - "From The Long Goodbye to Short Cuts, Altman’s innovative movies have influenced a generation of film-makers. With the re-release of Nashville and a BFI tribute, we rank the work of one of America’s greatest directors."
• Robert Blake, actor who was once tried for murder, dies at 89 - "Actor Robert Blake, whose long career was overshadowed by accusations that he murdered his wife, has died. He was 89. He was known as the titular hero of 1970s TV detective series Baretta and starred in the 1997 film Lost Highway, but his career struggled following his wife's 2001 fatal shooting."
• Robert De Niro at 80: his best films - "On the eve of the actor’s 80th birthday, delve into his epic back catalogue, which runs the gamut from Taxi Driver and Meet the Parents to Falling in Love."
• Robert De Niro: 'I'd like to punch Donald Trump in the face' - The Guardian.
• Robert De Niro on his father's journals: 'It was sad for me to read. He had his demons' - "Robert De Niro Sr left notebooks that revealed struggles with his sexuality and mental health. His son still can't bear to read them."
• Robert De Niro’s Career in Five Artifacts - "The actor recently donated hundreds of boxes of scripts, props, notes and other objects from his work on 'Raging Bull,' 'Taxi Driver' and more. We dived in."
• Robert Evans, celebrated Hollywood producer of Chinatown, dies aged 89 - "Renowned 1970s studio executive who gained a cult following with his autobiography The Kid Stays in the Picture."
• Robert Forster (1941-2019): a coolly charismatic character actor with an intensely sympathetic air - "Forster was a performer whose all-American looks could convey a deeper, more complex personality, something Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch picked up on."
• Robert Shaw's son revisits Jaws' stormy shoot in The Shark Is Broken - "Ian Shaw plays his actor father in West End play about the troubled production of Spielberg's first blockbuster."
• Robert Pattinson's suit in 'The Batman' is unlike any other version - "What's next for the batsuit?"
• Robin Williams's widow: 'There were so many misunderstandings about what had happened to him' - "Susan Schneider Williams watched her husband suffer with undiagnosed Lewy body dementia before he killed himself in 2014. Her new film tries to educate others about the condition - and put to rest assumptions about his death."
• Roger Ebert - (1942-2013). "The most powerful pundit in America." American journalist, film critic, and screenwriter. He was a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death. In 1975, he was the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. As of 2010, his columns were syndicated to more than 200 newspapers in the United States and abroad.
• Roger Moore's life & career in pictures - From knitwear model to 007.
• Rolex & Cinema - "A movement perpetually reinvented." In 2017 Rolex became a partner to the film industry's highest authority, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For the sixth consecutive year, Rolex is the Proud Sponsor of the Oscars ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood.
• Roman Holiday at 70: Audrey Hepburn’s star-making role remains luminous - "The 1953 romantic comedy may lack heft but the Oscar-winner’s charming lead turn makes it an escape worth taking again."
• Roman Polanski's The Palace Debuts With a Splat at Rotten Tomatoes With 0% Score - "'[The Palace is] a film that wears its bad taste like a mink coat while offering little in terms of fun, less still in terms of style,' writes Rory O'Connor of The Film Stage."
• ROMCOM - romatic comedy film.
• Ron Howard: 'I'm introverted & risk-averse. But not when there's a story to be told' - "As a young star, he found fame as Richie Cunningham in Happy Days. Now one of Hollywood's biggest directors, he discusses friendship, wildfires and workaholism."
• Rotten fruit: why it's time to give up on the Razzies - The Guardian.
• Rowan Atkinson 'didn't enjoy Mr Bean' as character is 'stressful & exhausting' - "Rowan Atkinson has celebrated the success of his comic creation, Mr Bean, but has said that playing the character was not as fun as it looked."
• Rowan Atkinson: ‘In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything’ - "The actor talks to Patrick Freyne about Mr Bean and Blackadder, cancel culture and his first starring TV role in decades."
• Rowan Atkinson: why I just couldn't say no to Maigret - The Telegraph.
• RUBLJOVKA - German film: Road to Bliss.
• Ruby Wax: ‘I’ve spent a lifetime giving the illusion all is well. It wasn’t & it isn’t’ - "The comedian’s plan to write a travel memoir took a darker turn when her depression returned after 12 years. She talks about her recovery, empty nesting - and stranding herself on a desert island."
• ‘Rust’ Script Supervisor Sues Alec Baldwin, Producers Over Shooting - "According to Mamie Mitchell, 'There was nothing in the script indicating that a firearm was to have been discharged.'"
• Ryan Gosling interview - "As he ventures back into the spotlight to play Ken in the summer blockbuster Barbie, Ryan Gosling talks candidly about why he stepped away from Hollywood, why he’s thinking about movie-making differently now, and why he’s prioritizing the offscreen roles he plays in real life."
• Ryan Reynolds shoots obscure British motorcycle company ‘into overdrive’ with Instagram plug - "Owner insists the star paid full price and wouldn’t jump the line. Taking to his Instagram account with nearly 50 million followers, the Deadpool star sang the praises of British brand Arc, a relatively obscure motorcycle manufacturer from Coventry, England."
• Ryan Reynolds Sold His Company For $1.3 Billion; Now He's Investing In Something He Knows Nothing About - "T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile for $1.35 billion. The Yahoo Finance Live team discusses T-Mobile's plan to acquire Mint Mobile. Acclaimed Hollywood A-lister Ryan Reynolds has proven himself to be more than just an entertainer, delving into the world of investments with remarkable success."

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• Sacha Baron Cohen defeats Roy Moore’s $95m lawsuit over ‘pedophile detector’ - "Republican former Senate candidate had sued British comedian over appearance on TV show judges ruled was ‘clearly comedy’."
• Sacha Baron Cohen's films - ranked! - "As he takes a starring role in The Trial of the Chicago 7, and with Borat 2 waiting in the wings, what better time to look over the lethally offensive but gasp-inducing efforts of the accomplished provocateur."
• Sacheen Littlefeather obituary - "Activist, model and actor who believed she had been blacklisted for refusing an Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf in 1973."
  
• Same role, different show: what happens when TV actors get stuck in a rut - The Guardian.
• SAMUEL GOLDWYN - legendary American film producer, and founder of several motion picture studios.
• Samuel L Jackson: 'A fullness comes upon me every time I land in Africa' - "As their hard-hitting TV show Enslaved comes to an end, the star and his wife LaTanya Richardson talk about roots, race, revolution - and how to get rid of 'the orange man'."
• Samuel L Jackson: ‘I Can Do Things to You With My Voice’ - "Fifty-one years of acting. Hundreds of roles. One Samuel L. Jackson."
• Samuel L Jackson’s 20 best films - ranked! - "Soon to be seen in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, the actor has a CV taking in dancing losers, choric narrators, a Bible-misquoting killer - and Marvel’s coolest middleman."
• Samuel L Jackson’s embarrassing Twitter porn gaffe - "Fans are having a field day after Samuel L Jackson was caught out in an embarrassing X-rated online gaffe - on his birthday, no less."
• Sandra Bullock: rank her films from best to worst - The Telegraph.
• Sandra Bullock’s top 20 films - ranked! - "With the imminent release of Bullet Train, we count down the queen of transit movies best white-knuckle rides, along with the romcoms, thrillers and comedies that have made her a star for almost 30 years."
• Sarah Bernhardt: Before Taylor Swift or David Bowie, There Was Sarah Bernhardt - "A centenary exhibition in Paris honors the French actress who invented the concept of the global star."
• ‘Scarface’ Mansion In Montecito Lists For $40 Million - "Treasured homes along the California coast often come with a Hollywood connection. In Montecito, El Fureidis, a grand mansion most notably featured as the home and symbol of extreme wealth for Al Pacino’s titular character in the 1983 film Scarface, is now on the market for $39,995,000. Designed by celebrated architect Bertram Goodhue for real estate tycoon James Waldron Gillespie - who is said to have traveled to Montecito because of its likeness to the fair-weather climates of the Mediterranean - the 10-acre estate was completed in 1906."
• scariest movie of the year - CNN.
• Scarlett Johansson Bot Is Robotic Objectifying Women - Wired.
• Scarlett Johansson Is Launching Her New Skin Care Line, The Outset - "Johansson will serve as the chairman of the new company, which is expected to officially launch on March 1. Cofounder Kate Foster will be the CEO. Foster was previously founder and CEO of SwearBy, a digital site focused on word-of-mouth product recommendations. The Outset will launch with simple skin care essentials."
• Scarlett Johansson says she was ‘groomed’ for ‘bombshell’ roles - "Scarlett Johansson is opening up about some of her early roles."
• Scent of Mystery - 1960 mystery film that featured the one and only use of Smell-O-Vision, a system that timed odors to points in the film's plot.
• Scotty Bowers, 'male madame to the stars', dies aged 96 - "Claimed to have slept his way through golden-age Hollywood. Helped stars hide and indulge their true sexual natures."
• Scream queen - actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre as a frequent victim or through constant appearances as the female protagonist.
• SCREEN ACTORS GUILD - since 1933. American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide.
• SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS | SAG - accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA),in which was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in film and prime time television. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor".
• SCREEN MAGAZINE - a weekly film and video resource detailing current and future productions.
• SCREENONLINE - "The definitive guide to Britain's film and TV history."
• SCREENWRITER - Wikipedia.
• Sean Connery - retired Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award). He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in July 2000 after receiving Kennedy Center Honors in the US in 1999. Connery's breakthrough came in the role of British secret agent James Bond. He was reluctant to commit to a film series, but understood that if the films succeeded, his career would greatly benefit. He played 007 in the first five Bond films: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), and You Only Live Twice (1967) ' then appeared again as Bond in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Never Say Never Again (1983). All seven films were commercially successful. James Bond, as portrayed by Connery, was selected as the third-greatest hero in cinema history by the American Film Institute.
• Sean Connery at 90 - "An Untouchable actor and the ultimate James Bond."
• Sean Connery did not write a mean letter to Steve Jobs - "Following the James Bond actor's death, the long-debunked 'letter' has resurfaced."
• SEAN CONNERY DIED FROM PNEUMONIA, HEART FAILURE - "Sean Connery died in his sleep from pneumonia, heart failure and old age ... according to his death certificate."
• Sean Connery, famed for playing James Bond, dies age 90 - CNN Entertainment.
• Sean Connery had dementia, his wife reveals - "Micheline Roquebrune says the late James Bond actor's dementia 'took its toll on him'."
• Sean Connery: In His Own Words - YouTube 58:50.
• Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90 - "The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers."
• Sean Connery Obituary (1930-2020) - "For many, Sean Connery was the definitive James Bond. Suave and cold-hearted, his 007 was every inch the Cold War dinosaur of the books."
• Sean Connery Stumbled in His Final Turn as James Bond - "Never Say Never Again was initially famous for what it brought back - the original James Bond, Sean Connery - but then later best known for what it lacked."
• Sean Connery voted best Bond, with Timothy Dalton & Pierce Brosnan runners up - "Roger Moore, Daniel Craig and George Lazenby sidelined in Radio Times poll asking readers to name best portrayal of 007."
• Sean Connery was the ultimate movie star - "Sean Connery was a movie star, like few before him and practically no one since. Made famous by the role of Bond, James Bond, the Oscar-winning actor established himself as much more than just 007, although his standard-setting work in that role is surely the most indelible aspect of his screen legacy."
• Sean Connery's 5 decades of unforgettable roles included kings, rogues & an Oscar - "Sean Connery earned screen immortality with seven star turns as super-spy James Bond 007. But the long career of the Oscar winner -- who died Saturday at 90 -- was packed with full-blooded performances as other larger-than-life characters, as well."
• Sean Connery's former Nice seafront home, Villa Le Roc Fleuri, for sale - "Live and let buy: Inside Sean Connery's former luxury seafront villa in Nice as it goes on sale for £27million. The luxurious property located in the green hills of the Cap de Nice boasts views over the French Riviera. The villa is complete with a spa and gym, which also features plunging views of the sea, and an infinity pool."
• Sean Connery's own '007' Aston Martin DB5 sold for $2,425,000 - "007 star bought the car in 2018. The car had a pre-auction estimate of $1.4 to $1.8 million, but the winning bidder paid $2,425,000, which included a chauffeured drive in it by Formula One legend Jackie Stewart, a fellow Scot and longtime friend to Connery."
• Sean Connery's own 'James Bond car' sold for $2.4 million - "A silver Aston Martin DB5 that had been owned by actor Sean Connery was sold at auction Thursday for $2.4 million. It was a 1964 Aston Martin DB5, just the sort of car that British secret agent James Bond drove in the 1960s films in which he was played by Connery. At $2.4 million, which included fees to the auction company Broad Arrow, the car fetched more than originally projected. The company had expected it to sell for between $1.4 million and $1.8 million at its collector car auction in Monterey, California. The buyer was not named."
• Sean Connery's Rolex Submariner Could Follow The Same Path As The Paul Newman Daytona - "A few weeks ago, famed Scottish actor Sean Connery passed away at the age of 90. Connery was best-known for his role as the original James Bond, a role that would go on to define not just his career but an entire film franchise. However, Connery can also be credited with the popularity of one of the world's most iconic watches, the Rolex Submariner."
• Sean Penn loans his Oscar to Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy - "Actor presented his statuette to the president in Kyiv, telling him: ‘When you win, bring it back to Malibu’."
• Seatwave - "Your ticket to a great time." Online marketplace where fans can buy and sell tickets for concerts, theatre, sports and just about any other live event.
• SEEING STARS IN HOLLYWOOD - "The ultimate guide to celebrities & Hollywood". The Ultimate Guide to Hollywood and Celebrities in Southern California, with an emphasis on seeing celebrities in person. Actors, actresses, movie stars, TV stars, famous singers, etc.
• Sequel - Wikipedia.
• SEVENTH ART - the making of motion pictures; filmmaking.
• Sex, death & cannibalism: why mondo movies still shock - The Guardian.
• Sharon Stone says Basic Instinct role cost her custody of her son - "Stone and her then-husband Ron Bronstein adopted their son, Roan, in 2000. But when the couple divorced in 2004, the judge awarded custody to Mr Bronstein."
• Sharon Stone says she was told to have sex with co-star & misled about explicit shot in Basic Instinct - "Sharon Stone has opened up about what it was like to film the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct in her new memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice."
• Sherlock Holmes 3 Delay Explained By Original Director Guy Ritchie - "Original franchise director Guy Ritchie is explaining Sherlock Holmes 3's long-delayed development, pointing towards star Robert Downey Jr."
• shockumentary - a form of documentary used to generate a reactionary effect in an audience; especially such a documentary containing scenes of violence, gore, or other disturbing imagery.
• SHVOONG.COM - "The Global Source for Summaries & Reviews". Shvoong is a global hub for Summaries & Reviews on virtually every topic imaginable. On Shvoong you'll find book reviews, book summaries, movie reviews, website reviews, make money online reviews, business reviews, product reviews, travel reviews, and much more.
• Sidney Poitier: a life in pictures - "Actor, director and civil rights activist Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94. Poitier, who took on many challenging and groundbreaking roles, was the first Black person to receive a best actor Oscar."
• Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor & Hollywood's first Black movie star, dies at 94 - "Poitier overcame an impoverished background in the Bahamas and softened his thick island accent to rise to the top of his profession at a time when prominent roles for Black actors were rare. He won the Oscar for 1963's 'Lilies of the Field,' in which he played an itinerant laborer who helps a group of White nuns build a chapel."
• Silent Film - Wikipedia.
• Sissy Spacek on acting, grief & her sci-fi debut at 72 - "The star of Carrie, Badlands and Coal Miner’s Daughter talks about losing her brother, working with Hollywood’s greats and infuriating Harvey Weinstein."
• Slender Man - fictional supernatural character that originated as an Internet meme created by Something Awful forums user Eric Knudsen (a.k.a. "Victor Surge") in 2009. It is depicted as resembling a thin, unnaturally tall man with a blank and usually featureless face, wearing a black suit.
• Smell-O-Vision - system that released odor during the projection of a film so that the viewer could "smell" what was happening in the movie.
• Sneak Previews - (1975-1996).
• Soap opera effect - "Tom Cruise wants you to turn it off. Here's how. If you have a newer TV, chances are it's smoothing out your movies in a way that makes them look like daytime TV."
• Social distance cinema: drive-in theatres boom - in pictures - "With the widespread closures of cinemas as part of measures to stem the spread of Covid-19, drive-in movie theatres around the world, where social distancing is guaranteed, have been enjoying new-found popularity."
• Sofia Coppola: ‘My most embarrassing moment? Being on the cover of a magazine that said, “Did she ruin The Godfather?”’ - "The film-maker on wanting to be an editor, why she can’t tell lies and being in the jungle during filming of Apocalypse Now."
• Sophia Loren: 'Cary Grant never proposed to me on set' - "Actor puts myth to bed in Radio Times interview in which she also reveals her one regret."
• Sophia Loren: 'Female directors don't yell' - "Hollywood veteran Sophia Loren, who has picked her favourite female-focused movies and TV shows for Netflix in recognition of International Women's Day, discusses her choices, the challenges facing female directors, and her love of pizza."
• Sophia Loren returns to movies aged 86 - "Italian superstar plays a Holocaust survivor who befriends an orphan in Netflix film The Life Ahead, directed by her son Edoardo Ponti."
• Sophia Loren: 'The body changes. The mind does not' - "The 86-year-old, star of the Netflix drama The Life Ahead, looks back at her own life, from the squalor of wartime Naples to the glamour of international fame."
• SPAGHETTI WESTERN - sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success.
• Spider-Man: No Way Home becomes first pandemic-era film to top $1bn - "The latest instalment of the Spider-Man franchise has become the first pandemic-era movie to make more than $1bn at the global box office. The last movie to gross more than $1bn was 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, according to media data analytics firm Comscore."
• SPFX Masks - "The Inventor of the ORIGINAL Silicone Halloween Mask!" SPFXMasks crafts a variety of realistic disguise silicone masks. A Division of Hollywood Mask Masters!
• Spotern - since 2016. "Watch it & get it!" Shop every outfits and products seen on TV series, TV shows, movies and music videos worn by your favourite actors and people.
• Stanislavski's system - systematic approach to training actors that the Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski developed in the first half of the 20th century.
• Stanley Kubrick compared film to "a child's drawing on a fridge" - "Eventually, Stanley Kubrick’s debut film, Fear and Desire was completed, much to the dismay of the director himself, who denounced his work as 'a bumbling amateur film exercise' and a 'completely inept oddity'."
• Stanley Kubrick once revealed his 10 favourite movies - "Kubrick was a genre alchemist, unafraid to venture across cinematic boundaries, seamlessly transitioning from science fiction to horror, war, and dark comedy. In each realm, he shattered preconceptions and sculpted new paradigms, establishing himself as the vanguard of cinematic excellence, so it should come as little surprise that those he admired most offer an eclectic range. With the likes of Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Orson Welles and more, see the complete list below."
• Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon: 'It puts a spell on people' - The Guardian.
• Stanley Tucci says straight actors should be free to play gay roles - "The film star has always felt much safer on stage than in real life, he reveals on BBC’s Desert Island Discs."
• Stanley Tucci's 20 best films - ranked! - "Lockdown viewers are hot for his cocktail-making skills, and cineastes await Supernova, a buzzy romance in which he stars opposite Colin Firth. Until then, here are Tucci's top turns."
• STAR CAR CENTRAL - Hollywood based TV and Movie car group of owners / builders of famous vehicles.
• Star system - the method of creating, promoting and exploiting stars in Hollywood films. Movie studios would select promising young actors and glamorise and create personas for them, often inventing new names and even new backgrounds. Examples of stars who went through the star system include Cary Grant (born Archie Leach), Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur), and Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr.).
• Star Trek: Don’t watch ‘Star Trek: Picard’ season three, it’ll only encourage them - "The third season is yet another misguided waste of everyone’s time."
• Star Venicle - In the motion picture industry, a star vehicle (or simply vehicle) is a film written or produced for a specific star, regardless of whether the motive is to further their career or simply to profit from their current popularity. It is designed to optimally display that star's particular talents or personal appeal. The term is also applied to stage plays and television programs. In some cases, a performer may produce their own star vehicle as self-promotion or a vanity project.
• Star Wars: Hollywood's most explosive - and expensive - divorces - The Telegraph.
• STAR WARS IS BECOMING A RELIGION - Wired.
• STARZ - premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels.
• Stella Adler - (1901-1992). Was an American actress and acting teacher. She founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City in 1949.
• Stella Stevens: Nutty Professor & Poseidon Adventure star dies at 84 - "Hollywood actress Stella Stevens, who co-starred with Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls! and with Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor, has died at the age of 84, family members say."
• Stephen King on screen: the 47 best movie and TV adaptations, ranked - The Telegraph.
• Steve Martin at 75 by Sarah Silverman, Lucy Porter, David Baddiel & more - "He's a master of slapstick, a surrealist clown, the don of comic film roles from Roxanne to The Jerk. As he turns 75, comics including Reginald D Hunter and Rose Matafeo pay tribute to the hilarious majesty of Steve Martin."
• Steve McQueen 'Bullitt' Mustang Sells For Record $3.74 Million At Auction - "1968 Ford Mustang GT500 Driven By Steve McQueen In 'Bullitt' Sells For A Record $3.74 Million."
• Steven Seagal travels to Moscow for a 70th birthday party with some of Putin's closest henchmen - "Steven Seagal has been filmed expressing his love and support for close allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a lavish meal in Moscow on Sunday to celebrate his 70th birthday."
• Steven Spielberg reveals Jaws 'regret' & fears sharks could be 'mad' at him - "It was the film that made him a big name - but Spielberg says he's unhappy with the way some people used it as a reason to target sharks."
• Steven Spielberg Wasn't Allowed to Direct a 007 Film - "He even wanted to direct a Bond film at multiple points. However, it was not to be. Spielberg has opened up about why 007 producer Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli wouldn't allow him to get into the director's chair."
• STEWART FILMSCREEN CINE-W - curved screen re-creates cinematic experience.
• ‘Stop drinking fake coffee!’ Your most annoying things about TV - "We asked you to name your pet peeves of the small screen. Here are the things that rile you up - from empty cups to far too easy parking."
• STREAMING ISN'T EVERYTHING & BLU-RAYS ARE BACK TO PROVE IT - Wired.
• Streaming TV Isn't Just a New Way to Watch. It's a New Genre. - The New York Times.
• Studio System - (used during a period known as the Golden Age of Hollywood) is a method of film production and distribution dominated by a small number of "major" studios in Hollywood. Although the term is still used today as a reference to the systems and output of the major studios, historically the term refers to the practice of large motion picture studios between the 1920s and 1960s of (a) producing movies primarily on their own filmmaking lots with creative personnel under often long-term contract, and (b) dominating exhibition through vertical integration, i.e., the ownership or effective control of distributors and exhibition, guaranteeing additional sales of films through manipulative booking techniques such as block booking.
• Stuffed into a shoebox, seized by the FBI: the amazing fates of Hollywood’s greatest dresses - "Kim Kardashian caused outrage recently by wearing a gorgeous souffle silk that once adorned Marilyn Monroe. But what happened to other magnificent outfits - and why did no one realise their eye-popping value?"
• SUBZIN.COM - find phrases in movies and series.
• Succession: Did the poster give it away? The 12 clues that foreshadowed Succession’s ultimate winner - "From a specific catchphrase to some revealing marketing materials, maybe the victor of Jesse Armstrong’s drama was in plain sight all along. Here are the signs we should have spotted."
• Succession: Every Episode of 'Succession,' Ranked - "From Kendall's 40th birthday to Tom's bachelor party, the HBO series gave us a handful of instant classic hours & a few less-than-classic ones."
• ‘Succession’ Nailed the Unreal Way We Live Now - "The show captured the terrifying, mesmerizing interplay between fact and fiction and turned it into great television." The New York Times.
• Succession recap: the finale - probably the most feel-bad ending in TV history - "Depressingly realistic but furious and heartbreaking from start to finish, the power balance truly tipped in the finale - and somehow became even more toxic."
• 'Succession' star glues hand to Starbucks counter in protest - "Actor and activist James Cromwell has gone from 'Succession’s' Uncle Ewan to real-life supergluin’ - pasting his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter on Tuesday to protest the coffee chain’s extra charge for plant-based milk."
• Succession’s Jeremy Strong tried to jump into a river during final scene - "‘I didn’t know I was gonna do that.’ Known for his method acting, the Emmy-winning star spontaneously tried for an alternate ending - but it didn’t make the final cut."
• Sue Lyon, Star of Lolita, Dies at Age 73 - Vanity Fair.
• Summer box office 2023: what were the big hits & misses? - "It was the season of Barbenheimer but also one that saw some of the costliest flops that the industry has ever seen."
• Summer nights: the US drive-in cinemas still packing 'em in - "Grab a soda and a pizza, and watch under the stars. After decades of decline, this slice of quintessential Americana is making a minor comeback."
• SUNDANCE INSTITUTE - a non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences.
• SUNGLASSES ID - "Serious About Celebrity Sunglasses & Eyeglasses." SunglassesID.com is a comprehensive guide to sunglasses worn by celebrities and spotted in the movies. Looking for a new pair of sunglasses? Start your search by selecting your favorite celebrity, movie or brand to get inspiration.
• Sunset Boulevard: what Billy Wilder's satire really tells us about Hollywood - The Guardian.
  
• Suppressed film of Yves Saint Laurent finally released after 'ugly fight' - "The designer and his partner Pierre Bergé are seen at the height of their success, but permission to screen it was refused."
• Surprisingly rich movie stars - who didn't make all their money from movies - The Telegraph.
• Susan Sarandon’s 20 best performances - ranked! - "She may, by her own admission, have played ‘a lot of mothers’, but as the actor turns 77, we celebrate more memorable roles, from maverick lawyers and grown-up groupies to campaigning nuns and supernatural cellists."
• Suzanne Somers, Original Influencer? - "Before Goop, There Was Suzanne Somers." Long before influencers took over, the actress went from sitcom fame to cheerleader for supplements, exercise fads and sexual wellness, with great success.
• Sword-and-sandal - genre of largely Italian-made Historical or Biblical Epics (costume dramas) that dominated the Italian film industry from 1958 to 1965, eventually being replaced in 1965 by the "Spaghetti Western".
• Sylvester Stallone Gets Candid About Career, Regrets, Feuds: “I Thought I Knew Everything” - "At 76 years old, the Hollywood icon is still fighting: On his battle for the 'Rocky' rights, the future of 'Rambo,' his pivot to TV (‘Tulsa King’ and a reality show), and the time he turned down $34 million for a movie role."
• Sylvester Stallone nearly died during the making of Rocky IV - "The 75-year-old actor recalled how doctors feared that he would be 'talking to angels' after he was badly injured by Dolph Lundgren - who played Rocky's nemesis Ivan Drago in the 1985 film – when a fight scene went badly wrong."

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• TCM CLASSIC MOVIES
• TCM MOVIE DATABASE - the TCM archives.
• TELEVISION & MOVIE HOUSES - Hooked on Houses.
• Tent-pole - in broadcast programming and motion pictures, a tent-pole or tentpole is a program or film that supports the financial performance of a film studio or television network. It is an analogy for the way a strong central pole provides a stable structure to a tent. A tent-pole film may be expected to support the sale of tie-in merchandise.
• Terms and Conditions May Apply - 2013 documentary that discusses how corporations and the government utilize the information that users provide when agreeing to browse a website, install an application or purchase goods online. It discusses the language used in user-service agreements on the web, how they collect information, and the usage of the information.
• Terrifier 2 director reacts to reports that horror sequel is making people throw up & faint - "Slasher movie sequel Terrifier 2 proved to be the little gore-fest that could last weekend, crashing into the box office top 10 with an initial take of around $1 million despite costing less than $250,000. Writer-director Damien Leone describes the days since the movie's release as 'wonderful, overwhelming. Every morning I wake up, it's like Christmas morning. Since it hit theaters, the hype's been building, so it's really exciting.'"
• Test Your 'Star Wars' Knowledge - The New York Times.
• THE ACTORS STUDIO - a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights (New York City, NY, U.S.A.).
• ‘The Batman’ Opens With Blockbuster Ticket Sales - "The movie took in nearly $250 million worldwide. In some domestic theaters, it was about $1 more for standard “Batman” tickets than for other movies."
• The Batman: Robert Pattinson’s voice, the Riddler’s brutality, Gotham’s makeover - discuss with spoilers - "Has Matt Reeves’ given us the caped crusader we’ve been waiting for? Does it take too long for Battinson to meet Paul Dano’s Riddler? Share your thoughts in the comments."
  
• The best hotels in films - The Telegraph.
• The Big Business of Being Gwyneth Paltrow - "Inside the growth of Goop - the most controversial brand in the wellness industry."
• The Big Sleep: The most baffling film ever made - "Film noir The Big Sleep was released 75 years ago. While its plot has been criticised as 'cryptic' and 'confusing', that can also be a virtue, writes Nicholas Barber, arguing that we should embrace ambiguity."
• The Black List - since 2005. The Black List is where filmmakers find great material to make films and great material finds filmmakers to make them. "Every December, we survey over 600 production company and film financier executives about their most liked screenplays and aggregate the responses for the industry and the public."
• The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe - "Why did The Bonfire of the Vanities go from bestselling book to box-office bomb?"
• The Capote Tapes: inside the scandal ignited by Truman's explosive final novel - "He partied with high society America but caused outrage when he spilled their secrets. Ebs Burnough talks us through his new film about Answered Prayers - the 'smart, salacious' novel Capote never finished."
• The Dark Knight at 10: how Christopher Nolan reshaped superhero cinema - The Guardian.
• The Disney Effect - the act of making a bad/horrendous/cop-out-of-a-sequel or prequel to an originally good movie.
• ‘The Dropout’ offers a timely reminder of the Theranos madness - "And how you shouldn’t trust any tech company."
• The Empire Strikes Back at 40: did the Star Wars saga peak too early? - "A thrilling sequel opened up the Star Wars universe back in 1980 for better or worse with many underwhelming chapters then following."
• THE ENVELOPE - the awards insider.
• The ethereal legacy of David Lynch show 'Twin Peaks' 30 years on - "'I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange,'” speaks Agent Dale Cooper, the fervent detective that leads David Lynch’s dreamlike mystery. It’s a line that well foreshadows both the flourishing future of the iconic series, as well as the influential changes that such a programme would have on the landscape of serialised television. 30 years after the release of its final episode the reverberations of Lynch’s ethereal series can still be felt."
• The fall of Johnny Depp: how the world's most beautiful movie star turned very ugly - "In the 1990s, he was a different kind of film star - eloquent, artistic and cool. But this week, with the loss of his court case against the Sun, the dream has decisively soured."
• The future of film: can cinema survive Covid-19? - "Film fans flocked online during lockdown. As restrictions ease, what's happening to revive cinema-going and restart shoots? Our critic heads to the cinema to find out."
• The Godfather: Have we misunderstood America's greatest film? - "Fifty years after its premiere, Francis Ford Coppola's classic gangster movie is still considered one of the greatest artworks made about the US, but have we overlooked a key element, asks Nicholas Barber."
• The Gonzo Vision of Quentin Tarantino - The New York Times.
• The greatest film scenes never seen - "The iconic Hollywood films transformed by test audiences. Many classic movies could have been so different, had they not been screened to select members of the public first. Nicholas Barber lifts the lid on a very secretive process."
• The Idol: why the HBO show became 2023’s biggest TV disaster - "The co-creation of music superstar Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, the series seemed to have everything going for it. So what went so wrong, asks Laura Martin."
• THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE COLLAR BOMB HEIST - Wired.
• The Ipcress File: The rebel spy who is the anti-James Bond - "Michael Caine's role in the film version of Len Deighton's 1960s spy novel made him an icon. As a TV remake premieres, Neil Armstrong looks at the creation of a unique secret agent."
• The Irishman review: Martin Scorsese's finest film for 30 years - "Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and - especially - Joe Pesci turn in performances of wintry brilliance in Scorsese's epically daring late stage mob masterpiece."
• THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL | JUILLIARD - performing arts conservatory: dance, drama, music (New York City, NY, U.S.A.).
• The King of Comedy at 40: Martin Scorsese’s painful ode to the wannabe - "In the dark, dry comedy, Robert De Niro plays a scheming comedian whose mediocrity doesn’t dampen his ambition."
• The Kingmaker review ' exquisitely horrible portrait of Imelda Marcos - "The former first lady of the Philippines is revealed as a monstrous, loathsome, absurdly queenly figure in Lauren Greenfield's superb documentary."
• The Lambs - "America's First Professional Theatrical Club. Founded in 1874." Social club in New York City for actors, songwriters, and others involved in the theatre. It is America's oldest theatrical organization.
• The Last House on the Left at 50: Wes Craven’s shock horror retains its power - "The controversial rape-revenge horror was met with disgust at the time but there remains something compelling about its deranged worldview."
• The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp: The war film that Churchill tried to ban - "Powell and Pressburger's classic satire about the British military turns 80 this month. Mark Allison reflects on the controversy around its production, which even incited the prime minister."
• ‘The Long Goodbye,’ A Warm Hello - "I've no doubt that 'The Long Goodbye' would still be a good film even if Gould were not in it, but Gould's idiosyncracies, his public personality as well as his talent, help give shape to this film as much as they made Bergman's 'The Touch' seem even more ambiguous than need be."
• ‘The Lost Weekend: A Love Story’ Review: When John Lennon Strayed - "There’s not much Lennon music heard in this doc about his affair with May Pang, and given how much Pang trashes his wife, Yoko Ono, it’s no surprise it was withheld."
• The Magnificent Ambersons at 80: Orson Welles’ powerful but cursed drama - "The multi-hyphenate’s follow-up to Citizen Kane was a nightmare production and a box office disappointment but remains a fascinating film about America."
• The Man With the Most Oscars on Earth - Bloomberg.
• The Manchurian Candidate at 60: does the paranoid thriller still resonate? - "John Frankenheimer’s creepy thriller was seen as prescient, but today’s political landscape might seem too outlandish in comparison."
• The mega-strike that could take down Hollywood - "Hollywood's writers have been on strike for two months and soon the actors may join them, swapping the red carpet for the picket lines."
• The most disgusted films ever made - "Triangle of Sadness and the grossest films ever made. Ruben Östlund's Cannes-winning satire contains perhaps the greatest vomiting scene ever seen on screen - and so joins the long list of films that have disgusted audiences, to memorable ends, writes Nicholas Barber."
• The most disturbing talking animals in film - ranked! - "As Dolittle hits the multiplex of our hearts, we take a look at the creepiest vocalising varmints of cinema history."
• The most exciting movies of 2020 - blockbusters - "Maverick swoops back on screen, Ghostbusters comes back to life and the 25th Bond film arrives (finally) in next year's impressive array of big-budget knockouts."
• The most remarkable Star Trek episode ever made - "The sci-fi franchise has ventured far and wide over its many decades - but it has never been bolder than when it travelled back to 1950s America and tackled anti-black racism head on."
• The Movies & Actors That Crashed The Most Cars In Film History - "Car chases and their subsequent destruction have been an integral part of motion pictures since the earliest days of cinema."
• The New York of Mad Men - CN Traveller.
• The Night Porter: Nazi porn or daring arthouse eroticism? - "There were bids to ban this film about a sexual liaison between an SS officer and a teenage concentration camp prisoner. As it returns four decades on, does director Liliana Cavani still feel their relationship was 'beautiful'?"
• THE NOIR ZONE - film noir.
• ‘The Northman’ Review: Danish Premodern - "Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicole Kidman star in Robert Eggers’s bloody Viking revenge saga."
• THE OSCARS - Academy Awards homepage.
• THE OTHER NETWORK WRITERS ROOM - "Inside the art, craft and business of writing." The brainchild of alternative comedy goddess Beth Lapides, who realized that a lot of brilliant TV writers' best work was literally gathering dust in the closet!
• THE MUSIC VIDEO DATABASE - "If you're looking for music video information and resources, then look no more! This is the perfect place for you."
• The Oscars: the 87 films to win Best Picture - The Oscars.
• THE RAT PACK - refers to a group that called itself "the summit" or "the clan," featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.
• The Real Charlie Chaplin review - the elusive personality of the little tramp - "New archive material brings Chaplin’s unparalleled celebrity, downfall and the women in his life into greater focus."
• The real reason most late night talk show hosts sit behind a desk - "'It's less democratic, less egalitarian, if someone is sitting behind a desk in an elevated position, and his guests are not equal in stature in terms of how they're being seated,' production designer Keith Raywood said. Media scholar and professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University Robert Thompson points out the setup 'leaves the guests to be fully exposed.' Cavett, whose talk show slots included late night, preferred to sit more casually on comfortable chairs with his guests, putting them on equal ground."
• The rise & fall of Sacha Baron Cohen - The Guardian.
• THE ROOM - described as "one of the worst movies ever made" and "the Citizen Kane of bad movies". A 2003 American independent drama film written, directed, produced by & starring Tommy Wiseau.
• The Saddest Movie in the World - Smithsonian Magazine.
• The secrets behind the superhero look - "Costume marvel: The secrets behind the superhero look."
• The Shining has lost its shine ' Kubrick was slumming it in a genre he despised - The Guardian.
• THE SMOKING GUN - large collection of public documents on crimes, celebrities, politicians, and the FBI.
• The Social Network is 'hands down' the best film of 2010s - "After naming Dunkirk runner-up in January, the director has revealed his top pick from the last decade as David Fincher's Facebook drama, which 'crushes all the competition'."
• The terrorist inside my husband's brain - essay written by actor Robin Williams' widow.
• The Tragedy of Macbeth - "Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth highlights how easily human beings can be lured into catastrophic delusion."
• The Truman Show: Has a film ever predicted the future so accurately? - "The 1998 Jim Carrey film about a man whose entire life is filmed quickly came to embody a new age of reality television. And, 25 years on, it continues to resonate, writes Emily Maskell."
• THE ULMER SCALE - Hollywood's most trusted guide to the global star power of actors and directors!
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent review - "Enjoyably meta Nicolas Cage buddy movie. Cage attempts to satirise himself and Hollywood in this goofy action comedy, but ends up part of an endearing double act with the charming Pedro Pascal."
• The Unknown Known - free online documentary by Errol Morris. Duration: 96 minutes.
• The War of the Roses at 30: still one of the nastiest comedies of all time - "The brutal 1989 hit took a much-loved onscreen pairing, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, and tore them to pieces."
• the woman spilling Hollywood's long-held secrets - The Guardian.
• The Women of Hollywood Speak Out - The New York Times.
• Theadora Van Runkle - (1928-2011). Was an American costume designer.
• THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO BINGE - "There’s a lot of big shared universes that should be easier to binge."
• These Movies Have Good Clothes - The New York Times.
• ‘They killed my best friend for supper!’ - "Gunda, the farmyard film that could put you off eating meat for ever. A sow, two cows and a one-legged chicken are the stars of Victor Kossakovsky’s unique documentary, which Hollywood’s most famous vegan, Joaquin Phoenix, has helped to get the audience it deserves."
• things you didn't know about Cary Grant - LSD, Sophia Loren & living in Bachelor Hall.
• This is the ultimate snack food - and it's better for you than you think - "It's a snack that really fills you up. Popcorn is an unprocessed whole grain: In fact, it's the combination of a starchy core inside a fibrous outer hull that makes popcorn pop. It's also high in fiber, containing nearly 4 grams per 4-cup serving, and contains a significant amount of polyphenols that can help lower blood sugar levels and help digestion. In addition, 'popcorn is a filling snack due to the volume it takes up in your stomach, which keeps us from over-snacking,' said registered dietitian nutritionist Julien Chamoun of RDN Nutrition Counseling in New Jersey. Popcorn has been shown to be more satiating than potato chips, meaning you'll feel fuller after eating it."
• Tilda Swinton: ‘My ambition was always about having a house by the sea & some dogs’ - "The actor opens up about her queer years with Derek Jarman and her latest clutch of films, and reveals her plans for a career change. And all while taking her five spaniels for a walk."
• Tilda Swinton's films - ranked! - "From Okja to Orlando to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we assess every film role of the dazzlingly versatile British actor."
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: 40 years on, the labyrinthine thriller is still TV caviar - "The BBC adaptation of John Le Carré's novel mystified a nation - but also featured one of the greatest performances ever seen on the small screen."
• Tisch School of the Arts - one of the 15 schools that make up New York University. Founded in 1965, Tisch has become one of the nation's leading centers of study in the performing and media arts.
• TK THEATERS - Theo Kalomirakis's design firm specializes in the design of residential home theaters.
• Tom Courtenay: ‘I told Daniel Craig I turned down Bond because of the gym work’ - "The celebrated actor answers your questions about the train scene in Doctor Zhivago, the joy of working on The Royle Family, and his love of the ukulele."
• Tom Cruise - "How the ageless actor has held my - and our - unbroken attention for a lifetime."
• Tom Cruise - Leah Remini exposes Scientology's biggest asset - "This week, she revealed to us that when she was preparing the book, she wrote most of a chapter about her personal experiences with Tom Cruise and his camp, and with revealing details about Tom Cruise behind closed doors. She portrayed the Cruise the public never gets to see: His dedication not only to Scientology but to its ruthlessness and inhumanity."
• Tom Cruise, 59, looks as youthful as ever as he reprises Maverick role in Top Gun sequel 36 YEARS after starring in the original - "He was just 24 years old when Top Gun was first released in 1986. And 36 years later, Tom Cruise didn't look like he had aged a day as the sequel Top Gun: Maverick prepares for release after years of delays. The 59-year-old movie star is reprising his role as LT Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and looked as comfortable as ever as he slipped back into his pilot uniform."
• Tom Cruise hands back awards & NBC drops broadcast - "Actor and network join industry figures distancing themselves from Hollywood Foreign Press Association after exposé."
• Tom Cruise has luggage worth thousands of pounds stolen as thieves make off with bodyguard’s £100,000 BMW in Birmingham - "The Hollywood superstar - in the UK filming scenes for Mission: Impossible 7 - was 'hopping mad' when he learned of the high-tech theft."
• Tom Cruise: ‘He is taking it to the next level’: the expert verdict on Tom Cruise’s epic Mission: Impossible stunts - "Amy Johnston, a stunt veteran of Suicide Squad, Deadpool and more, analyses the new blockbuster’s hair-raising action sequences - and praises the star’s commitment to realism."
• Tom Cruise is Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star - "At a time when superheroes dominate the box office, the film industry hopes the actor can bring grown-ups back to theaters. He’s the last remaining global star who still only makes movies for movie theaters. He hasn’t ventured into streaming. He hasn’t signed up for a limited series. He hasn’t started his own tequila brand."
• Tom Cruise: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One: Is Tom Cruise the last action hero? - "Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford and Sylvester Stallone are among today's leading action heroes - is Hollywood too dependent on the ageing stars of the 1980s, asks Nicholas Barber."
• Tom Cruise: My Impossible Mission to Find Tom Cruise - "The action star has gone to great lengths to avoid the press for more than a decade. But maybe our writer could track him down anyway?" The New York Times.
• Tom Cruise on Why ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Would “Never” Go to Streaming & Why He Does His Own Stunts - Prior to 'Top Gun: Maverick' making its Palais debut at the Cannes Film Festival, the superstar sat down for a conversation about his career.
• Tom Cruise pictured looking back to normal after ‘puffy’ viral photos - "The mystery of Tom Cruise’s face continues, with the actor spotted looking like himself again after photos of him went viral last month."
• Tom Cruise recorded shouting & swearing at Mission: Impossible crew over Covid issues - "The film star can be heard saying 'if you don't do it, you're fired', reportedly after crew members in Leavesden studios failed to socially distance."
• Tom Cruise running on screen equals movie gold, math shows - "According to Rotten Tomatoes, Cruise has run over 24,000 feet on screen, and that's translated to box office success."
• Tom Cruise runs. But is he any good at it? - "IN 2018, TOM CRUISE finally joined Instagram, and fans sure felt the need for speed: He picked up 550,000 followers in less than an hour. Now he's up to 6.5 million followers, and they're greeted by the actor's self-assessment of his own career in his bio. He could have gone with 'Three-time Oscar nominee,' or 'Sold $10 billion worth of movie tickets.' But instead, he picked: 'Actor, producer, running in movies since 1981.'"
• Tom Cruise sells Colorado home for $39.5M - "Just two months after listing his Colorado estate for $39.5 million, actor Tom Cruise has sold the 320-acre spread for its full asking price, its listing brokerage told The Post."
• Tom Cruise stands by that infamous COVID-19 safety rant - "In December, a shocking soundbite of the Oscar-nominated actor berating the 'Mission: Impossible' production for supposedly violating COVID-19 safety protocols divided the internet."
• Tom Cruise: What Becomes a Star Most? For Tom Cruise, It's Control - "Cruise has all of the qualities you want in a movie star and none of the qualities you expect of a human being. As a screen presence, he is singular; as a person, he is inscrutable."
• Tom Cruise's face shocks fans - "'What has Tom Cruise done to his face?' Top Gun star, 59, sparks speculation he's had FILLERS... as Twitter reacts to changing appearance at LA Dodgers game."
• Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson are officially Greek citizens - "The couple and their children became honorary Greek citizens last year -- after officials highlighted Hanks' role in helping raise awareness about the 2018 fires that devastated areas near Athens and claimed the lives of more than 100 people."
• Tom Hanks becomes honorary citizen of Greece - "Actor and family given honour for 'exceptional services' after helping wildfire victims."
• Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars? - "At the age of 64, and now entering his fifth decade on our movie screens, Tom Hanks has settled into the role of a movie star who could be called cinema's resident dad. With a reputation for being as nice in real life as you might hope, Hanks has aged into a paternal, white-bearded presence, with the concomitant boomer-friendly roles to go with it."
• Tom Hanks says AI could see him featuring in movies long after his death - "Actor Tom Hanks believes that he could keep appearing in new movies after he dies thanks to the power of artificial intelligence (AI). 'Anybody can now recreate themselves at any age they are by way of AI or deep fake technology ... I could be hit by a bus tomorrow and that’s it, but my performances can go on and on and on,' the Oscar-winning actor added."
• Tom Hanks says he is not always Mr Nice Guy - "Tom Hanks' debut novel lifts lid on movie industry, and his on-set behaviour. Tom Hanks says he has written his first novel as a 'release from the never-ending pressure' of making movies."
• Tom Hanks says Jeff Bezos offered him a $28 million spaceflight before William Shatner but he turned it down: 'I ain't paying' - "Tom Hanks was the featured guest on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Tuesday, during which he said Jeff Bezos originally approached him about flying to space but he turned it down because of the price."
• Tom Hanks: the all-American good guy who stopped playing it safe - "After graduating from America’s best pal to America’s dad, the actor has been taking more risks in his later career, including a transformative role in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis."
  
• Tom Hanks' 25 best films - ranked! - "The actor was one of the first celebrities to contract coronavirus. To celebrate his recovery, we round up his finest performances."
• Tom Hardy's 20 best film performances - ranked! - "The actor's latest movie, Capone, further builds upon his beefy and menacing screen presence, but there is another side that shines through in some of Hardy's great roles."
• Tom Hiddleston gave a convincing audition for Bond in The Night Manager - The Telegraph.
• Tom Selleck gives a rare interview on fame, family & why he quit 'Magnum P.I.' - "Tom Selleck was one of the hottest stars of the 1980s when he suddenly quit his hit show, Magnum P.I.."
• Top 10 Best Horror Films To Watch On Halloween 2021 - "It’s Halloween weekend and time for some scary horror movie viewing. It’s been ten years since the last top-10 list of all-time best, scariest horror films to watch on Halloween, and the past decade brought some of the genre’s greatest entries. So here is the newest, updated list for 2021."
• top 20 Tom Cruise movies - ranked! - The Guardian.
• top 100 films & what they say about our changing society - "Offbeat British directors defying realist expectations fare well in poll, but Hitchcock dominates."
• 'Top Gun: Maverick' soars to a big opening at the box office - "The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, which has Tom Cruise reprise his most iconic role of Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, made an estimated $124 million domestically for its three day opening weekend, according to Paramount."
• TOP MOVIES - IMDb charts: USA weekend box-office summary.
• Top Rated TV Shows - Top 250 as rated by IMDb Users.
• Topol, Fiddler on the Roof actor, dies aged 87 - "Known by his last name alone and beloved for his performance as Tevye in both the musical and film, Topol’s death was announced by Israel’s president."
• Total Recall at 30: a thrilling reminder of Paul Verhoeven at his best - "The 1990 adaptation of a Philip K Dick short story slickly combined biting satire with a deliriously entertaining Arnold Schwarzenegger action thriller."
• Tourists flock to 'Parasite' filming locations - "'Parasite' filming locations you can visit in Seoul"
• Tracking down & snapping retired stars is a gross & uneasy trend - "Paparazzi pictures of Jack Nicholson, Gene Hackman and Bridget Fonda have circulated online, feeding into an odd desire to force reclusive actors back into the spotlight."
• TRAILER ADDICT - your daily dose of hi-res movie trailers.
• Treat Williams: Everwood & Hair actor dies in road accident - "Actor Treat Williams, who starred in the film musical Hair and the US television series Everwood, has died in a road accident aged 71. Williams was thrown from his motorbike in Vermont on Monday after being hit by an SUV turning left, police said."
• Triple Crown of Acting - term used in the American entertainment industry to describe actors who have won a competitive Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award in the acting categories. 23 people have achieved the triple crown of acting (14 women, 9 men).
• Trolls, tweets & famous friends: the vicious PR war between Johnny Depp & Amber Heard - "As the court case between the actor and his ex-wife nears its conclusion, an even nastier battle is taking place in public."
• True Crime - non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.
• Trust your nose: what rich people can learn from Parasite - "Bong Joon-ho's savage Oscar-winning satire offers plenty of helpful insights into how the wealthy can avoid being preyed on by the less fortunate."
• Turns out your favorite movie is racist. What now? - "Last week, novelist, director and television writer John Ridley - an Academy Award winner for his screenplay for the movie '12 Years a Slave' - wrote a brief but compelling op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, asking HBO (a sister company of CNN under the ownership of WarnerMedia) to take the movie 'Gone With the Wind' off of its much-hyped new streaming platform HBO Max."
• Turnaround - an arrangement in the film industry, whereby the production costs to a project which one studio has developed are declared a loss on the company's tax return, thereby preventing the studio from exploiting the property any further.
• TV.COM - free full episodes & clips, show info and TV listings guide.
• Twilight of the A-list: has the 21st century killed off the movie star? - "Brad Pitt’s new film is fizzling out. Meryl Streep is doing TV. Only Tom Cruise fills cinemas - and, in the age of superheroes and streaming, his days may be numbered. So, what does the future hold for Hollywood’s big beasts?"
• Twin Peaks Series Trailer - YouTube 5:30.

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• Val Kilmer was once one of Hollywood's biggest stars. 'Top Gun: Maverick' could be his last role - "Val Kilmer returns to the screen to reprise his role as Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky in the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 blockbuster. Although Cruise is the marquee star of 'Top Gun: Maverick,' Kilmer has a notable role, but some younger moviegoers may not realize just how big of a star he once was."
• Vanity Fair's most awkward Hollywood issue covers - The Guardian.
• Vanity Fair's Oscar Party - hosted by Graydon Carter.
• Vanessa Redgrave on why she was ready to die - 'Trying to live was getting too tiring'.
• VICPINE - "The rare film specialist. Welcome to a world of classic, rare and cult movies. We love old films and we love to help you find them."
• Viggo Mortensen casts a clear eye on dementia - Falling review - "In the Lord of the Rings star's powerful debut as a director, Lance Henriksen plays a homophobic father compelled to move in with his gay son."
• Viggo Mortensen on Falling star Lance Henriksen: 'He's like a wolf who might gobble you up' - "In the former's directorial debut, the pair play a father and son facing up to the older man's dementia. It offers 80-year-old Henriksen the meatiest role of his astonishing career."
• VIMEO - "Video Sharing For You." Vimeo is a respectful community of creative people who are passionate about sharing the videos they make. We provide the best tools and highest quality video in the universe. 3,400,000 members as of May, 2010.
• VOICE ACTOR - Wikipedia.

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• WALK OF FAME - since 1960. "Historic landmark which consists of more than 2,700+ five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California."
• WALL STREET - the original screenplay by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone. See also: OPM.
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• Wall Street Artwork - "When most people watch Wall Street they think about the stockbroking and inside trading etc. Art was a prominent feature in the Wall Street movie which is often over looked ... In particular I always liked the artwork that was in Gordon Gecko's office."
• Wall Street Film Locations - On the set of New York.com.
• War of the Roses at 30: still one of the nastiest comedies of all time - "The brutal 1989 hit took a much-loved onscreen pairing, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, and tore them to pieces."
• Warren Beatty Sued for Allegedly Coercing Sex With a Minor in 1973 - "A woman has filed a lawsuit against Warren Beatty, alleging that the actor coerced her into having sex with him in 1973 when she was 14 or 15 years old. Kristina Charlotte Hirsch filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday."
• Watch Lady Gaga's Star Being Born - "Bradley Cooper narrates a sequence from his film, in which he stars with Lady Gaga."
• We Can Do Better - Renee Zellweger.
• Werner Herzog: ‘I was never, contrary to rumours, a hazard-seeking, crazy stuntman’ - "The German director, famed for making films about people at the fringes of society, has written a novel about another one: a Japanese soldier who carried on fighting the second world war for 29 years after it ended."
• Wes Craven's Favorite Scary Movies - The Daily Beast.
• Wesley Snipes on art, excellence & life after prison: 'I hope I came out a better person' - "After a fall as dramatic as any of his film roles, Snipes is back on track, starring with Eddie Murphy in the long-awaited Coming 2 America. He discusses police brutality, Michael Jackson - and his secret society."
• WETA DIGITAL LTD. - world leading visual effects company.
• what films should you never watch on an airplane? - The Guardian.
• what happens when a film gets eclipsed by gossip - The Guardian.
• What Hollywood Is Like (if You're Not a Straight White Man) - The New York Times.
• What Is The Best Cinema Format To Choose For The Batman? - "If you haven’t already reserved your seat, where should you book to see it? As a 'tent-pole' movie, a high-quality movie theatre would seem like a must."
• What is the most prescient science fiction film? - "This week we explore the multiple ways Hollywood has tried to predict the future, from flying cars to AI to a barren dystopia."
• What Makes a Movie the Greatest of All Time? - "The much-respected Sight and Sound poll of the best films ever shows that what is valued onscreen has changed over time, sometimes radically."
• What makes The Great Gatsby great? - The Guardian.
• What makes the ultimate Hollywood power couple - "The ultimate Hollywood power couples. The apparent reunion of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez has prompted mass jubilation. They are in a lineage of star romances that the world has fallen for, writes Christina Newland."
• What Marilyn Monroe ate in a day - "Every Item Included In Marilyn Monroe's Strange Diet & Exercise Routine."
• what watching 40 Eastwood films has taught me - The Guardian.
• What will films be like in 20 years? - "An array of rapidly developing technologies offer thrilling potential for the future of motion pictures. Luke Buckmaster asks the experts what's next."
• What's in those shoes, Tom? 5ft 7 Cruise stands shoulder-to-shoulder with 5ft 9 Kate Middleton at Top Gun: Maverick premiere - "She's already two inches taller than him and took herself over 6ft in a pair of stilettos. Tom, widely thought to wear lifts in his shoes, boosted his height with a pair of black suit shoes with a stacked heel as he stepped out in a black tuxedo at the premiere."
• What's on Netflix - since 2013. "Independent Netflix fansite breaking the latest news." The independent Netflix news site letting you know everything what's coming soon, what's new, what's leaving and more.
• What's their beef? Why today's leading men are driven to be buff - "Aidan Turner's Poldark has ushered in a new age of brawn, but many are asking if the trend has gone too far."
• When every set looks like Contagion: inside Hollywood's pandemic year - "Actors are slowly returning to work after a long shutdown caused vast economic damage: 'How many people gave up their dreams?'"
• Where does fake movie money come from? - CNN style.
• Where Hollywood's A-listers hung out - "When the races were Hollywood's place to be seen."
• Where Wes Anderson films 'accidentally' come to life - "A new book portrays striking locations from Lisbon to Alaska brimming with the great director’s aesthetic appeal."
• Who killed Superman? The sinister true story behind the death of George Reeves - The Telegraph.
• Who was the real Elvis Presley? - "How does the portrayal of 'The King' in Baz Luhrmann's new biopic compare to the reality? Kaleem Aftab explores the complex debate around Presley, civil rights and cultural appropriation."
• Why an underpass in Berlin is Hollywood's biggest breakout star - "From the Bourne Supremacy to Atomic Blonde, the Messedamm subway has starred in six blockbusters over the past 13 years."
• Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? - The Guardian.
• Why Arnold Schwarzenegger Stopped Body Building & Became An Actor - "Arnold Schwarzenegger's transition from body building to acting may seem clandestine, but the reason for his career change is actually quite simple."
• Why do Oscar voters hate children? - The Telegraph.
• Why It Matters That J. Lo Is Now J. Aff - "'A woman taking her husband’s last name feels to me like a submission - a gesture that doesn’t say 'I belong with him' so much as 'I belong to him."
• Why Jack Bauer Is America's James Bond - "Just as James Bond represents a British archetype in the gentleman spy, 24’s Jack Bauer is the perfect and problematic model of a vengeful American agent."
• Why John Cleese is leaving the UK for Nevis - BBC News.
• Why movie villains love radical architecture - "Why movie villains love modern architecture. 'Modern domestic architecture has become identified almost exclusively with characters who are evil, unstable, selfish, obsessive, and driven by pleasure of the flesh,' Joseph Rosa writes in an essay."
• why old age can't keep Arnold Schwarzenegger down - The Telegraph.
• Why superfans love Avengers: Infinity War & hate Star Wars: The Last Jedi - The Guardian.
• Why The Third Man is an essential primer for no-deal Brexit - "As the classic noir gets a 70th anniversary re-release, it's hard to ignore the parallels between a shattered postwar Vienna teeming with spivs and the future the Brexiters have in mind."
• Why we enjoy fear: the science of a good scare - "The thrill of a frightening film can feel euphoric - and mild horror, say researchers, can also help foster lasting psychological resilience."
• Why were black cowboys erased from pop culture? - "The untold story of the Wild West's black cowboys."
• Will Hollywood's new youthifying tech keep old actors in work for ever? - "From Samuel L Jackson to Will Smith, established stars are de-ageing in films - a trick that might not always benefit the industry."
• Will Smith addresses Oscars slap in new video - "Will Smith is 'deeply remorseful' about slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March. Smith posted a video to his verified Instagram account on Friday that began with the words on screen, 'It's been a minute.'"
• Will Smith banned from attending Oscars for 10 years - "'The Board has decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr. Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards,' Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement on Friday."
• Will Smith hits Chris Rock over joke about Jada Pinkett Smith at Oscars - "During the third hour of the telecast, Rock took the stage to present the award for best documentary, and cracked a joke about Pinkett-Smith as being in 'GI Jane 2' - seemingly a reference to her shaved head. (Pinkett-Smith has been open in the past about suffering from alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.)."
• Will Smith says bottled rage led him to slap Chris Rock at the Oscars - "The actor has been interviewed for the first time since the incident, which he described as "a horrific night"."
• Willem Dafoe Can’t Slow Down - "For nearly 50 years, the actor has made himself go toward places other artists hardly ever seek."
• William Friedkin's undersung masterpiece Sorcerer represents everything Hollywood has lost - "Friedkin, who died this week, may be best known for The Exorcist, but this wild 1977 thriller, which was a huge flop at the time, deserves just as much recognition, writes Christina Newland."
• William Hurt dies aged 71 - "Hurt won best actor Oscar for role in Kiss of the Spider Woman, before two more nominations for Broadcast News and Children of a Lesser God."
• William Hurt obituary - "Acclaimed American stage and screen actor who starred in Body Heat, Broadcast News and Children of a Lesser God."
• William Morris Endeavor | WME - "A Talent & Literary Agency." The world's largest diversified talent agency, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, London, Miami, and Nashville. The company was founded in April 2009, after the merger of the William Morris Agency and the Endeavor Agency. WME represents artists across all media platforms, specifically movies, television, music, theatre, digital and publishing. It also represents a variety of entertainment brands, including the WWE, the UFC, and the NFL.
• William Shatner, 90, 'is going into SPACE with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin' - "Legendary Star Trek actor would become the oldest person EVER in space."
• William Shatner at 90, on love, loss & Leonard Nimoy - "‘Take it easy, nothing matters in the end’." His career has taken him from Shakespeare to Star Trek - and soon he will be swimming with sharks on TV. He discusses longevity, tragedy, friendship and success.
• William Shatner (90) says he's 'a little frightened' about going to space next week - "The Star Trek star is officially set to be launched into space next week on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, and he chatted with Today on Tuesday with a week to go until liftoff. Shatner said he's looking forward to seeing things firsthand that "I've only played as an actor," while acknowledging feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety."
• William Shatner: My Trip to Space Filled Me With ‘Overwhelming Sadness’ - Variety.
• Wolf of Wall Street's Jordan Belfort sues film's producers for $300m - "Former stockbroker sues scandal-hit production company Red Granite for fraud and breach of contract."
• Wolfgang Petersen obituary - "Versatile and ingenious director whose films included Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story."
• Woody Allen: 40 best one-liners - The Telegraph.
• Woody Allen Considers Retirement After Latest Film, Still Maintains Innocence & Calls Cancel Culture ‘Silly’ - "Woody Allen returned to the Venice Film Festival this weekend for the world premiere of 'Coup de Chance,' a romantic thriller that marks his 50th, and he suggests, quite possibly his last, feature film."
• Woody Allen denies reports of retirement as he shoots his 50th film - "A spokesperson refuted the claim and said he was ‘thinking about not making films, as making films that go straight to streaming platforms is not so enjoyable for him’."
• Woody Allen: 'I should be the poster boy for the #MeToo movement' - The Guardian.
• Woody Allen: 'There are traumas in life that weaken us. That's what has happened to me' - The Guardian.
• Woody Harrelson confirms Matthew McConaughey might be his brother - Woody Harrelson has confirmed Matthew McConaughey’s claim that they might be brothers, saying 'there is some veracity to that thought,' during an appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.' 'We want to go and (do a DNA) test, but for him, it’s a much more big deal,' Harrelson said. 'I mean he feels like he is losing a father. But I’m like, no, you’re gaining a different father and a brother.' Like McConaughey, Harrelson recalled a conversation with 'Ma Mac, Matthew’s legitimate mother,' when she told them that she 'knew...' Harrelson’s father.
• World's Best Movies - Amazon.com.
• WORLD CINEMA FOUNDATION - dedicated to the preservation and restoration of neglected films around the world.
• WORLD'S BEST FILM SCHOOL IS FREE ON YOUTUBE - Wired.
• World's Highest-Paid Actors 2018: George Clooney Tops List With US$239 Million - "Fuelled by tequila Clooney earned almost a quarter of a billion dollars in 2017, Forbes reports, largely through the sale of alcohol outfit Casamigos Tequila."
• World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2015 - Forbes.
• world's most expensive film props & costumes - in pictures - The Telegraph.
• world's most influential actor? - "Why Buster Keaton is today's most influential actor. The silent-film star's deadpan style combined with his kinetic energy have inspired today's most acclaimed stars, from Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver to Awkwafina. Nicole Davis explores why the actor and filmmaker's style is still a fitting response to modern life."
• world's unlikeliest art thief - "The bus driver who confessed to stealing a Goya masterpiece. In 1961, a portrait by the artist vanished from the UK's National Gallery. As The Duke, a film about the theft, is released, Nicholas Barber tells the story of an incredible art heist."
• WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, EAST
• WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST
• WUXIA - a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists set in ancient China. Wuxia is a component of popular culture for many Chinese-speaking communities worldwide.

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• You can buy a Tom Cruise 'Top Gun' helmet - "A flight helmet made for Tom Cruise when he was making the movie 'Top Gun' is up for auction in Los Angeles and is expected to sell for more than $65,000."
• You Can Now Stay At The Iconic Manhattan Brownstone From ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ - "Those who love Audrey Hepburn now can stay in her character Holly Golightly’s iconic brownstone from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The townhome’s exterior was featured in the iconic 1961 film. Inside, the experience is even better. The façade of the brownstone Holly Golightly, Audrey Hepburn's iconic character, resided. INSPIRATO Upscale vacation rental company Inspirato welcomed the property, aptly named Hepburn, into its portfolio earlier this year. The membership-based rental company is now offering stays for its members to experience the home, located just six blocks from Central Park in New York’s Upper East Side, at 169 E. 71st street."
• You Won't Look Like Sharon Stone at 59 - The New York Times.
• YouTube - since 2005. American online video-sharing platform. YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to playlists, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users.

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• ZEITGEIST FILMS - "The Spirit of the Times." Focusing on the more discriminating and adventurous filmgoer, whose needs were not being met by traditional 'arthouse' fare. Zeitgeist films are strongly auteur-driven and have a distinct visual style and unique content.
• Zsa Zsa Gabor: Hollywood legend's ashes buried in Hungary - "The ashes of Hollywood star Zsa Zsa Gabor have been interred in a ceremony in her native Hungary."