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Eugene Francis, who played Algernon "Algy" Wilkes, one of the hooligans known as the "East Side Kids," in four 1940s films and was a founding board member of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, has died. He was 100.

Francis died Tuesday in Westwood, New Jersey, SAG-aftra Foundation spokeswoman Caroline O'Connor announced.

Francis also wrote for several TV series, including Justice, Appointment With Adventure, Matinee Theatre and The George Sanders Mystery Theater in the 1950s, The Loretta Young Show in the '60s and the animated show Calliope in the '80s.

Then 23, Francis was cast at the last minute as Algy,...

Reprising their roles are Dan Lauria Lombardi, 'The Wonder Years,' 'Sullivan and Son' as Jean Shepherd, John BoltonSpamalot, Contact, Titanic, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Gossip Girl' as the Old Man, Tony Award nominee Erin Dilly Nice Work if You Can Get It, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Mother and Caroline O'Connor Chicago, Moulin Rouge as school teacher Miss Shields. Eli Tokash Mary Poppins plays Ralphie at certain perforances, Noah Baird as little brother Randy, and Jake Lucas Newsies, Far From Heaven, donning the famous spectacles will take on the lead role of Ralphie.

The producers of A Christmas Story, The Musical have announced the full cast for the production when it arrives at The Theater at Madison Square Garden for its December 11 - 29, 2013 engagement. Reprising their roles will be Dan Lauria Lombardi, 'The Wonder Years,' 'Sullivan and Son' as Jean Shepherd, John Bolton Spamalot, Contact, Titanic, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Gossip Girl' as the Old Man, Tony Award nominee Erin Dilly Nice Work if You Can Get It, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Mother and Caroline O'Connor Chicago, Moulin Rouge as school teacher Miss Shields. Eli Tokash Mary Poppins will play Ralphie at certain perforances, Noah Baird as little brother Randy, and Jake Lucas Newsies, Far From Heaven, donning the famous spectacles will take on the lead role of Ralphie.

The producers of A Christmas Story, The Musical have announced that original cast members will return to star in the production when it arrives at The Theater at Madison Square Garden for its December 11 29, 2013 engagement. Reprising their roles will be Dan LauriaLombardi, The Wonder Years, Sullivan and Son as Jean Shepherd, John Bolton Spamalot, Contact, Titanic, Boardwalk Empire, Gossip Girl' as the Old Man, Tony Award nominee Erin Dilly Nice Work if You Can Get It, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Mother, Caroline O'Connor Chicago, Moulin Rouge as school teacher Miss Shields, and talented newcomer to the production Jake Lucas Newsies, Far From Heaven, donning the famous spectacles as he takes on the lead role of Ralphie.

Surviving Georgia is a low-budget romantic comedy about two sisters (Holly Valance and Pia Miranda) that are brought together after they receive mysterious letters from their flighty, estranged mother, Georgia (Caroline O'Connor). Upon learning of their mother's (apparent) death, the girls agree to move in together for six months - a condition of receiving their inheritance, an old shop in their hometown. What follows is an unexpected chain of events that lead the women to discover that love, friendship and happiness can often be found in the most unexpected places. The next romcom to light up the box office? Probably not. "This film would die if it was in the multiplexes," says co-producer Kate Whitbread, who directed the film alonside Sandra Scibberas. "People...

Tribeca Film I have a new weekly column there "Best in Show" where I'm extolling the virtues of MVPs in new movies. First up: Tom Hardy in Inception.

Mr Dan Zak wants Angelina Jolie to adopt him, loves her in Salt.

The Observer top 10 movie cameos. Wide range of years here, so, yay.

Totally Looks Like Whoa. Keanu Reeves & Tchaikovsky.

In Contention Wait. What's this? Fresh rumor hell that Margaret (2005) starring Anna Paquin might finally see release. I'd rather not hope again given that they're saying 2011.

i09 okay I kind of think this Green Lantern movie is going to be terrible. But. This is so sweet/adorable: Ryan Reynolds reciting the oath for a kid at Comic Con.

Playbill the musical adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is getting a starry cast for Broadway: Patti Lupone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Sherie Rene Scott. Yay and also yikes.