Robert Benton, Oscar-winning filmmaker of 'Kramer vs. Kramer,' dead at 92
Read full article: Robert Benton, Oscar-winning filmmaker of 'Kramer vs. Kramer,' dead at 92Robert Benton, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who helped reset the rules of Hollywood as co-creator of āBonnie and Clyde,ā and later wrote and directed the sensitive domestic dramas āKramer vs.
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of āChinatown,ā dies at 89
Read full article: Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of āChinatown,ā dies at 89Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other films whose script for "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died.
A family is shaken in Peacock's 'Apples Never Fall,' starring Annette Bening
Read full article: A family is shaken in Peacock's 'Apples Never Fall,' starring Annette BeningIn the new Peacock limited series āApples Never Fall,ā which debuts Thursday, Annette Bening plays a wife and mother who goes missing.
What to stream this weekend: Foo Fighters, 'The Idol,' LeBron James and 'American Gladiators' doc
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Foo Fighters, 'The Idol,' LeBron James and 'American Gladiators' docThis weekās new entertainment releases include an album from Foo Fighters and some lost songs by the late Kenny Rogers, a new gritty HBO series from āEuphoriaā creator Sam Levinson called āThe Idolā starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd.
Henry Silva, known for many tough-guy roles, dies at 95
Read full article: Henry Silva, known for many tough-guy roles, dies at 95Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in āThe Manchurian Candidate,ā āOceanās Elevenā and other films, has died.
āGoodfellas,ā āLaw & Orderā actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83
Read full article: āGoodfellas,ā āLaw & Orderā actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in āGoodfellasā and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on āLaw & Order,ā has died.
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āArrested Developmentā actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
Read full article: āArrested Developmentā actor Jessica Walter dies at 80FILE - Jessica Walter arrives at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 18, 2014, in Los Angeles. Walter, who played a scheming matriarch in TV's "Arrested Development," has died. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)(AP) ā Jessica Walter, whose roles as a scheming matriarch in TVās āArrested Developmentā and a stalker in āPlay Misty for Meā were in line with a career that drew on her astringent screen presence more than her good looks, has died. āShe was a force, and her talent and timing were unmatched," Tony Hale, her āArrested Developmentā co-star said on Twitter. āI loved you Jessica Walter.
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Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang
Read full article: Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bangThe former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground. āI got chills,ā Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said. AdOpened in 1984, when Trump was a real estate developer in his pre-politics days, Trump Plaza was for a time the most successful casino in Atlantic City. AdBut things began to sour for Trump Plaza when Donald Trump opened the nearby Trump Taj Mahal in 1990, with crushing debt loads that led the company to pour most of its resources ā and cash ā into the shiny new hotel and casino. Trump Plaza was the last of four Atlantic City casinos to close in 2014, victims of an oversaturated casino market both in the New Jersey city and in the larger northeast.
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A sweep for āSchittās Creek,ā āSuccessionā tops Emmy Awards
Read full article: A sweep for āSchittās Creek,ā āSuccessionā tops Emmy Awards(The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP)LOS ANGELES ā āSchitt's Creek,ā the little Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, made history at Sunday's Emmy Awards with a comedy awards sweep, something even TV greats including āFrasierā and āModern Familyā failed to achieve. The awards for Pop TV's āSchitt's Creekā included best comedy series and trophies for its stars, including Catherine O'Hara and father-son Eugene and Daniel Levy. Moments later, his son won the award for comedy writing for āSchitt's Creekā episode, then shared a directing award and captured the supporting actor comedy trophy. As āSchittās Creekā gobbled up comedy awards, that left acclaimed āInsecureā and its creator Issa Rae empty-handed. But Black stories, Black performances and Black Lives Matter,ā he said, urging Kimmel to shout with him.
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Oops, says Emmy: 'This Is Us' actor gets Emmy after mix-up
Read full article: Oops, says Emmy: 'This Is Us' actor gets Emmy after mix-up(The Television Academy via AP)LOS ANGELES ā In a virtual Emmys version of the wrong-winner Oscars gaffe, Ron Cephas Jonesā guest actor award for āThis Is Usā was announced for another nominee, Jason Bateman. In a voice-over announcement, Bateman was declared the winner for his guest appearance on HBO's āThe Outsider,ā while the screen displayed Jones' name. Other winners Saturday included Eddie Murphy, whose return to āSaturday Night Liveā after more than three decades earned the star his first Emmy Award, for guest comedy series actor. Maya Rudolph claimed the categoryās guest actress trophy for her portrayal of Sen. Kamala Harris on the same episode. Cherry Jones was honored as guest actor in a drama series for āSuccession."
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