Month: July 2021

Richard Donner, the prolific Hollywood director and producer whose helming credits include some of the most iconic movies of the 1970s and ’80s including the Christopher Reeve-starring Superman, The Goonies and the Mel Gibson-Danny Glover buddy cop series Lethal Weapon, has died. He was 91. Donner died Monday, according to his wife, the producer Lauren Schuler Donner, and his business manager. No cause of death has been revealed. The Bronx-born Donner, a genial man with a booming voice, started his career directing for television, like his film credits a laundry list of staple shows including Route 66, The Rifleman, The Twilight Zone, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Gilligan’s Island, Perry Mason and The Wild Wild West. After his debut feature, the 1968 crime comedy Salt & Pepper ...

Kate Middleton is in isolation after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. According to People magazine, the Duchess of Cambridge, 39, was set to join her husband, Prince William, 39, at a church service and subsequent tea party at Buckingham Palace on Monday when she pulled out of the scheduled events alongside the Duke of Cambridge just before the pair were to arrive St. Paul's Cathedral in London for a service of thanksgiving for the U.K.'s public health service, the NHS. A spokesperson for the palace told the outlet in a statement, "Last week, The Duchess of Cambridge came into contact with someone who has subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. Her Royal Highness is not experiencing any symptoms, but is following all relevant government guideline...

The actress, who has a major role in the upcoming "Black Widow," says that because she is 25 and Braff is 46, they often face criticism about their age difference. "I think it bugs people that it's not who they expected," Pugh told the Sunday Times. She continued: "But it's my life and I'm not doing anything to please people or to make it a better headline or story. I want to also be a person!" Pugh said she often faces negative responses from people online when she posts something about Braff. "I'm 24 years old," she said. "I have been working since I was 17 years old. I have been earning money since I was 17 years old. I became an adult when I was 18 years old, and I started paying taxes when I was 18 years old. I'll underline this fact: I am 24 years old. I do not n...

Disney has removed the phrase "ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls" from a greeting announcing its widely recognized Magic Kingdom fireworks show. The change is "part of a broader effort," a Disney spokesperson told CBS News. "It's not about one or two things." "Good evening, dreamers of all ages," an announcer now says in the greeting.  CBS notes that this development comes just months after Disney announced that it would be adding "inclusion" as a fifth component to its customer service priorities. The original four components were: safety, courtesy, show and efficiency. "We want our guests to see their own backgrounds and traditions reflected in the stories, experiences and products they encounter in their interactions with Disney," the company said at the time. Part...

Quentin Tarantino has purchased Los Angeles’ the historic Sunset Boulevard venue Vista Theatre, the director and film buff announced on a podcast. “I bought the Vista on Sunset,” Tarantino said today on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast. “We’ll probably open it up around Christmas time. And again: only film. It won’t be a revival house. We’ll show new movies that come out where they give us a film print. It’s not going to be like the New Beverly. The New Beverly has its own vibe.” Tarantino bought the Landmark New Beverly in 2007. That venue, which shows 35mm and 16mm films, reopened last month. Vista Theatre, April 2020 AP Photo/Chris Pizzello “The Vista is like a crown jewel kind of thing,” Tarantino said. “We’ll show older films, but it will be l...