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Whenever a Hollywood epic gets so drunk on its own cultural importance that it attempts to pre-legitimize itself by casting every available star in town, you can be quite certain that the finished product will be either a terminal bore or a full-blown disaster. Darryl F. Zanuck's "The Longest Day" is very much the former, a 178-minute grind that tries and largely fails to thrust moviegoers into the middle of the D-Day invasion via docudrama techniques; it's often technically impressive, but it quickly turns into a game of spot-the-star, which pulls us straight out of the movie. And then there's 1967's "Casino Royale," a celebrity-studded James Bond parody that feels like watching an exclusive, booze-fueled bash from the house across the street.

There are obvious exceptions, but they come with the caveat of knowingly satirizing Hollywood's insularity (Robert Altman's "The Player") or simply being a hot project that...

When it comes to TV anthologies, one of the longer show runs belongs to none other than Tales of the Unexpected, a British series that lasted from 1979 to 1988, and amassed over 100 episodes. And while first conceived as a vehicle for author Roald Dahl’s body of work, eventually other writers and original stories entered the picture. No matter who was behind the wheel, though, this anthology always provided a twist in the tail.

As the title implies, Tales of the Unexpected aspired to surprise its audience. Each episode ended with a glaring turn of events, but not every one of them was shocking. These ten episodes, on the other hand, are a cut above the rest in how twisted they turned out.

The Man from the South (1979)

Image: Michael Ontkean and Jose Ferrer in The Man from the South.

The series started off with a bang. After first being adapted...

Jack Betts, the New Jersey-born performer whose screen credits spanned Italian westerns and Sam Raimi’s first Spider-Man, died peacefully on 19 June at his coastal home in Los Osos, Calif., his nephew Dean Sullivan told The Hollywood Reporter and was later quoted by several outlets. He was 96, a fact confirmed by TMZ and People magazine.

Raised in Miami, Betts said watching Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights ignited his ambition to act, a story he often retold and that friends repeated in obituaries. After studying theatre at the University of Miami and earning a scholarship to the Actors Studio, he debuted on Broadway opposite José Ferrer in Richard III (1953) before shifting to film with 1959’s The Bloody Brood.

In the mid-1960s Betts reinvented himself as “Hunt Powers” for a streak of eleven spaghetti westerns beginning with Franco Giraldi’s Sugar Colt (1966). Genre historians credit those pictures with giving him...

Jack Betts, the debonair character actor who starred in spaghetti Westerns, played Dracula for a fleeting moment on Broadway and appeared in such notable films as Spider-Man and Gods and Monsters, has died. He was 96.

Betts died Thursday in his sleep at home in Los Osos, California, his nephew, Dean Sullivan, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Betts was great friends with Everybody Loves Raymond actress Doris Roberts, with whom he shared a home and escorted her to events throughout Hollywood from the late 1980s until her death in April 2016.

A member of The Actors Studio, Betts portrayed Llanview Hospital doctor Ivan Kipling on ABC’s One Life to Live from 1979-85, and his soap opera résumé also included stints on General Hospital, The Edge of Night, The Doctors, Another World, All My Children, Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light, Loving and Generations.

Betts bluffed his way into starring as the avenging title...

Long before Denis Villeneuve brought his version of Frank Herbert’s Dune to the big screen, iconic director David Lynch took fans to Arrakis with his take in 1984, with Kyle MacLachlanas PaulAtreides. While the movie has its own history of multiple cuts and Lynch disowning the film because of the studio’s interference, with time, it has developed a cult following. Now the movie is getting a 4K and Blu-ray Sandbox release.

The four-disc set comes in a fitting limited-edition packaging that features a tempered glass liquid sand panel, showcasing the rolling sands of Arrakis and spice melange, moving in front of the iconic poster artwork. It’s certainly a collectible that the movie and the director’s fans would love to have in their collection. The box contains four discs: the movie’s theatrical cuts can be found on both 4K Uhd and Blu-ray, another disc contains the TV version on Blu-ray,...

Australia’s Imprint Films is releasing David Lynch‘s Dune on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray in sandbox packaging. Priced at Aud$199.95 (approximately $130), it’s due out on July 30.

The limited edition packaging features a tempered glass liquid sand panel, displaying the rolling sands of Arrakis and hints of spice melange, moving in front of the iconic poster artwork. Tilt the panel to watch the sands spill, run your fingers across the sand-like grit-textured surface of the hardbox, turn the foil-stamped text towards the light, and pull out the drawer to dive beneath the dunes.

Based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 influential novel, the 1984 sci-fi film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Patrick Stewart, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell, Virginia Madsen, José Ferrer, Sting, Linda Hunt, and Max von Sydow.

The four-disc set includes the theatrical cut on 4K Uhd and Blu-ray, the extended TV version on Blu-ray, and an exclusive extended cut of the 2021 documentary...

It's very strange that it took so long for Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan to break out in North America. He was a massive star in Hong Kong throughout the 1970s, and his films are exciting and fun. For some reason, though, that success didn't translate very well to American audiences, despite a few tries by major American studios.

In 1980, for instance, Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest teamed up to make "The Big Brawl," a.k.a. "Battle Creek Brawl," an American production that was meant to bring Jackie Chan stateside. "The Big Brawl" starred Chan, playing a gentle restaurateur in 1930s Chicago, who runs afoul of the mob. It co-starred Kristine DeBell, José Ferrer, Mako, Rosalind Chao, and wrestler Hard-Boiled Haggerty. The film was actually a hit, but Warner Bros. was disappointed that it wasn't as big as the recent Bruce Lee film "Enter the Dragon." Chan was...

Joanne Gilbert, the actress and singer who performed in the hottest nightclubs of her era and appeared alongside José Ferrer in the films The Great Man and The High Cost of Loving, died April 16 in Los Angeles. She was 92.

Her father was Ray Gilbert, who won an Oscar for writing the lyrics to “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” from Disney’s Song of the South (1946).

After signing a seven-year contract with Paramount in 1952, Gilbert was “introduced” to filmgoers in the splashy George Marshall-directed Western musical Red Garters (1954), starring Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell, Jack Carson and Gene Barry.

In the Universal drama The Great Man (1956), Gilbert portrayed the secretary of Ferrer’s Joe Harris, a character loosely based on TV-radio host Arthur Godfrey. And in the MGM comedy The High Cost of Loving (1958), she was a friend of the couple played by Ferrer and, making her movie debut, Gena Rowlands. Ferrer directed both films as well.

At the beginning of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel "Dune" -- set in the distant, distant future -- Duke Leto Atreides, the ruler of the ocean planet of Caladan, is assigned the task of overseeing the distant desert world of Arrakis by the Padishah Emperor, Shaddam IV. Arrakis is particularly valuable to the galaxy, as it is the only known source of the spice Melange, a consciousness-expanding psychedelic substance that grants humans the skills they need to travel through deep space. Arrakis had previously been overseen by House Harkonnen, a wicked and greedy clan of hedonists, and House Atreides seemingly promised a more benevolent rule and gentle hand when overseeing spice production. The Atreides and the Harkonnens have long been bitter rivals.

Of course, Shaddam IV has a scheme of his own, and only assigned House Atreides to Arrakis for reasons of treachery. It seems that Duke Leto Atreides was becoming...

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

First, read the Bait: a weird and wonderful pick from any time in film. Then, try the Bite: a breakdown of the movie’s ending, impact, and any other spoilers you’d want.

The Bait: A Lynchian Language Barrier and a Break from Sadness

To steal from a popular meme this week, January has been the longest year of the month.

With Los Angeles still burning in the background, David Lynch died a few weeks ago — from complications of emphysema at 78 — and Hollywood went into sudden and deep mourning. Even against a steady stream of more bad news, tributes to the late filmmaker are still going strong.

From “Eraserhead” to “Inland Empire,” the beloved director was a quintessential and divisive voice of midnight movie culture, one whose surreal embrace of...

On October 2nd, we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, marking the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, a global symbol of peace, non-violence, and justice. Born in 1869, Gandhi’s philosophy of ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (truth and resistance) transformed India’s struggle for independence into a moral revolution. His unwavering commitment to civil disobedience inspired global movements for human rights, from Martin Luther King Jr. in America to Nelson Mandela in South Africa. Gandhi’s ideology transcended political boundaries, leaving a lasting imprint on the world—and even the film industry. Filmmakers across continents have sought to capture his life and ideals on screen, creating enduring works that not only tell the story of Gandhi but also remind audiences of the power of truth, empathy, and resistance in the face of injustice. Through cinema, Gandhi’s legacy continues to inspire generations, proving that his teachings remain as relevant today as ever. To honor his memory,...

Gena Rowlands, the two-time Oscar-nominated star of Gloria and A Woman Under The Influence as well as The Notebook, has died. She was 94.

Rowlands earned widespread renown for her performance as a mother wrestling with mental illness in husband John Cassavetes’ 1974 drama A Woman Under The Influence, for which she won a Golden Globe.

She received her second lead actress Academy Award nomination in 1981 as a tough woman who protects her neighbour from The Mob in Cassavetes’ Gloria.

Rowlands had met Cassavetes in her early television days. They were married in 1954 and went on to make 10 films together.

In 2004 Rowlands...

Gena Rowlands, the two-time Oscar-nominated star of Gloria and A Woman Under The Influence, has died. She was 94.

Rowlands earned widespread renown for her performance as a mother wrestling with mental illness in husband John Cassavetes’ 1974 drama A Woman Under The Influence, for which she won a Golden Globe.

She received her second lead actress Academy Award nomination in 1981 as a tough woman who protects her neighbour from The Mob in Cassavetes’ Gloria.

Rowlands had met Cassavetes in her early television days. They were married in 1954 and went on to make 10 films together.

In 2004 Rowlands starred in her son Nick...

In 1951, “Cyrano de Bergerac” star José Ferrer made history as the first performer to win an Oscar for a role that had already brought him a Tony. What’s more, his successful film acting bid came mere weeks after he received a TV academy notice for playing de Bergerac, thus making him the first person nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy in a single year. Scroll through our photo gallery to find out which other 50 men have since achieved the same feat.

Twenty members of this club triumphed at the Oscars but came up short at the Emmys while another nine did the opposite. The only actor who has ever won both awards in a 12-month span is George C. Scott (1971 – Oscar: “Patton”; Emmy: “The Price”), who, as a dual 1962 nominee, also stands with Peter Falk, Laurence Olivier, Jason Robards, Robin Williams, and Mahershala Ali as one of this list’s six multi-year entrants.

In 1951, “Cyrano de Bergerac” star José Ferrer made history as the first performer to win an Oscar for a role that had already brought him a Tony. What’s more, his successful film acting bid came mere weeks after he received a TV academy notice for playing de Bergerac, thus making him the first person nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy in a single year. Scroll through our photo gallery to find out which other 50 men have since achieved the same feat.

Twenty members of this club triumphed at the Oscars but came up short at the Emmys while another nine did the opposite. The only actor who has ever won both awards in a 12-month span is George C. Scott (1971 – Oscar: “Patton”; Emmy: “The Price”), who, as a dual 1962 nominee, also stands with Peter Falk, Laurence Olivier, Jason Robards, Robin Williams, and Mahershala Ali as one of this list’s six multi-year entrants.

It may be a mystery to famed director David Lynch that Patrick Stewart was an acclaimed actor when the latter showed up on the set of his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune.

Well, sometimes directors have a clear vision of the ideal actor for a role, while other times, a happy accident can result in unexpected greatness. Such was the case with Lynch’s original 1984 Dune adaptation, in which he erroneously cast Patrick Stewart in a role that was meant for someone else.

Yes, Stewart, 83, inadvertently obtained the role of Gurney Halleck. In the process of replacing Aldo Ray at the eleventh hour, the director erroneously cast another Patrick Stewart.

David Lynch’s Dune 1984

Aside from being a financial disaster and receiving negative reviews, the film has developed a cult following over the years, and this intriguing casting mishap is just one of the many oddball tales surrounding its creation.

Kyle MacLachlan is excited about the new Dune films, having portrayed Paul Atreides in the 1984 version of the movie. The Dune universe, led by Villeneuve's 2021 adaptation, boasts an impressive ensemble cast, setting a promising trajectory for the future. MacLachlan shares a close friendship with director David Lynch, collaborating on multiple projects beyond the original Dune film.

Before Timothée Chalamet portrayed Paul Atreides in Denis Villenueve's Dune, Kyle MacLachlan tackled the role in 1984. MacLachlan first appeared on-screen in David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic novel Dune. Recently, Denis Villeneuve's critically acclaimed and box office hits, Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), have brought renewed attention to the Dune universe.

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Release DateDecember 14, 1984DirectorDavid LynchCastKyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino, Brad Dourif, Patrick StewartRuntime2hr 17minMain GenreScience FictionWritersDavid Lynch, Frank HerbertStudioDino De Laurentiis Company, Estudios...

Renowned for his intrinsic ability to play morally righteous characters, Jimmy Stewart was one of the greatest movie stars of the “Golden Age of Hollywood.” While he often worked with filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Mann who crafted challenging material, Stewart’s inherent reliability ensured him a loyal audience among American cinephiles. Stewart would ultimately become associated with the Western genre thanks to his performances as iconic gunslingers, but his early work was dominated by light comedies and romantic melodramas. Stewart's talents, however, weren't limited to acting. Stewart and fellow Academy Award winner José Ferrer performed a hit record together when they were in college.

Like the piscine Guild Navigator who gets wheeled out in a tank at the start of the movie, David Lynch‘s adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel Dune is neither fish nor fowl. Lynch gets to play with some rather dense world-building, but Herbert’s critique of charismatic leaders gets pushed to the side while the demands of ’80s sci-fi fantasy don’t allow the director to create what would later become his signature dream states. As a result, Lynch’s Dune pleased no one, least of all Lynch himself. And while the film has its fans, especially in light of Denis Villeneuve‘s more faithful blockbuster, it remains an outlier in both Lynch’s oeuvre and in the history of Dune adaptations.

Still, the legend goes that if studio meddling and post-production issues not come to bear, Lynch would have been able to put more of his stamp on the sequel Dune II.

Over the course of two decades, Alexander Payne has directed seven Oscar-nominated performances by as many actors, including first-time contenders Thomas Haden Church (“Sideways”), Virginia Madsen (“Sideways”), and June Squibb (“Nebraska”). In 2024, his general total could reach 10 if the film academy decides to recognize the work of “The Holdovers” cast mates Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa. While the former two are by no means new to screen acting, the opposite is true of Sessa, whose potential Best Supporting Actor bid would make him the 21st man to receive one for a film debut. Scroll through our photo gallery to learn more about the actors who presently belong to this exclusive group.

This particular list has existed since 1939 when 25-year-old John Garfield landed in the third annual supporting lineup on the merit of his film debut in “Four Daughters.” In the years since, three of his 19 fellow club...

In 1964 Barbra Streisand became a star when she opened the original Broadway production of “Funny Girl” as real-life actress, singer and comedian Fanny Brice. Despite rave reviews, she ended up losing the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical to Carol Channing for “Hello, Dolly!” But in 1968 Babs made her motion picture debut in a film adaptation of “Funny Girl” directed by William Wyler, reprising her role as Fanny. She went on to win the Oscar for Best Actress (famously in a tie with Katharine Hepburn for “The Lion in Winter”). In 1970 Eileen Heckart was Tony nominated for her featured performance as Mrs. Baker in “Butterflies are Free,” but lost to her co-star Blythe Danner. But in 1972 Heckart reprised her role in a film adaptation, which won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

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Elliot Silverstein, known for directing films such as “Cat Ballou” and “A Man Called Horse,” died on Nov. 24 in Los Angeles, his family confirmed via Legacy. He was 96.

After working on episodes of TV series like “The Twilight Zone,” “Naked City” and “Route 66,” Silverstein made his feature directorial debut in 1965 with “Cat Ballou,” which starred Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Silverstein suggested Marvin play Kid Shelleen when Kirk Douglas turned down the role in the Western comedy. When a producer wanted to replace Marvin with José Ferrer, Silverstein threatened to quit. Marvin ended up winning an Oscar for his role in the film.

Silverstein went on to direct the Anthony Quinn-led “The Happening,” “A Man Called Horse,” starring Richard Harris, and the cult classic “The Car” with James Brolin. He was also integral in forming the Bill of Creative Rights for directors.

While working on his “Twilight Zone” episode “The Obsolete Man,...

Elliot Silverstein, who helmed episodes of such acclaimed TV shows as Naked City, The Twilight Zone and Route 66 before guiding Lee Marvin to a best actor Oscar in Cat Ballou, his feature directorial debut, died Friday in Los Angeles, his family announced. He was 96.

The Boston native also helmed A Man Called Horse (1970), which starred Richard Harris in the title role as an English aristocrat who eventually becomes the leader of the Native tribe that had captured and tortured him. The action movie spawned a couple of sequels.

Most importantly, Silverman was instrumental in the formation of the milestone Bill of Creative Rights for directors.

“Every director today owes a debt of gratitude to Elliot Silverstein,” DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter said in a statement. “No one ever worked harder or was more passionate about protecting artists from having their work and vision altered than Elliot.”

It was Silverstein...

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a heartfelt homage and the final movie from director William Friedkin, who passed away in August 2023. Based on Herman Wouk's book and adapted from the play, this World War II drama explores the consequences of a mutiny in the Navy. The film is a must-see for fans of Friedkin and lovers of compelling stories about institutions, power, and responsibility.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a remake, an homage, and a farewell at the same time. Based on Herman Wouk's 1952 novel and 1953 play of the same name, the World War II drama explores the aftermath of a mutiny spurred on by the erratic actions of a Navy commander, in which the careers and lives of the sailors who performed the act are in question. It’s The Exorcist director William Friedkin’s final movie, as he passed away in August 2023, while also being a posthumous...

The filmmaking legend and one of the last standing titans of New Hollywood, William Friedkin, died last month. Tributes have poured out around the globe in the form of heartfelt open letters from collaborators, unearthed clips from the bombastic director's interviews and home video commentaries, and just about every repertory cinema in the country programming special Friedkin retrospectives. Now, we've gotten our first look at the best thing to remember Friedkin by: his last film.

"The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" is by this point a classic U.S. text, adapted and re-adapted for the stage and screen numerous times since its original 1951 publication. It originated as a novel called "The Caine Mutiny" by Herman Wouk, and it won its year's Pulitzer Prize. Wouk then adapted the novel into a play in 1953, and it became another smash hit. Charles Laughton directed Peter Fonda in the lead role once it hit Broadway. It...

In Frank Herbert’s original Dune novel, the character Duke Leto Atreides is set up to fail. Awarded the mining rights to the arid planet Arrakis by a powerful emperor, and given a limited number of days to exploit them, Leto is sent to the desert essentially to die. And in the end, he should’ve known forces beyond his control were conspiring against him from the start.

One wonders whether back in 1984 if David Lynch felt he could relate. An already impressive directorial talent behind intriguing films like Eraserhead (1977) and The Elephant Man (1980), Lynch was a 34-year-old wunderkind when he was tapped by producer Dino De Laurentiis to direct, and eventually rewrite, Dune as a sci-fi epic intended to rival Star Wars. Yet through the vicissitudes of fate—as well as budget, location photography, and post-production studio mandates—the film that reached cinema screens was a fraction of his sprawling vision.

If the summer belonged to Cillian Murphy from “Oppenheimer,” then the upcoming fall season will belong to Colman Domingo in “Rustin.”

The Emmy-winning actor of HBO’s “Euphoria” throws down the gauntlet with his portrayal of the gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin in George C. Wolfe’s biopic, which just premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, where Barack Obama pre-recorded a message for attendees. “This past week marked the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and that March would not have happened without Bayard Rustin,” Obama said in his message. “As President, I had the honor of awarding Bayard the Medal of Freedom. Not just for his work on the March, but for a lifetime spent fighting for justice. This film is a way to share more of his story to the world. Rustin honors Bayard and the thousands of ordinary folks from all walks of life. Many...

Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro has nominated 27 Latino-driven films for inclusion in the National Film Registry. Among the suggestions are films that brought Oscar nominations to Latino actors and artists, including Salma Hayek, as Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in “Frida” (2002); Catalina Sandino Moreno, who portrayed a desperate undocumented pregnant immigrant in “Maria Full of Grace” (2004) and Demián Bichir, who played an undocumented worker in Los Angeles in “A Better Life” (2011). All were nominated for lead acting Oscars.

Other notable titles nominated by the congressman are Peter Sollett’s coming-of-age indie “Raising Victor Vargas,” Alfonso Arau’s romantic drama “Like Water for Chocolate (1992) and Darnell Martin’s “I Like It Like That” (1994), a story of a Puerto Rican family in the Bronx.

“Given the film industry’s continued exclusion of Latinos, we must make a special effort to ensure that Latino Americans’ contributions to American filmmaking are appropriately celebrated and included in the National Film Registry,...

Congressman Joaquin Castro and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have launched a nationwide call for Latino films to nominate for the National Film Registry.

The U.S.’s preeminent archive of films with cultural, historic or aesthetic significance is essential in preserving cinema. Every year, the Librarian of Congress adds 25 new movies to the registry after reviewing titles nominated by the public and conferring with National Film Preservation Board members and Library film curators. As of 2023, there are 24 Latino films on the National Film Registry, less than three percent of the 850 movies in the registry.

“Since the earliest days of cinema, Latino actors, writers, directors, and creatives have made extraordinary contributions to American filmmaking,” said Congressman Castro. “As the Library of Congress works to preserve the films that shaped American culture, public nominations will put a spotlight on the Latino-driven films that have sold out theaters and defined generations.

The trailer for Dune: Part Two brings the first look at Christopher Walken playing Emperor Shaddam IV.

The official Warner Bros. YouTube released the much-anticipated Dune: Part Two trailer, featuring much of the film's returning cast from the first Dune. Timothée Chalamet reprises his role as Paul Atreides, Duke of Arrakis, while Zendaya, Javier Bardem, and Rebecca Ferguson also return as their characters for the sequel, but some major additions to the cast have got fans abuzz. Most notably, Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Walken appears in the trailer's second half as the nefarious Emperor Shaddam IV.

Related: How Denis Villeneuve Brought Arrakis to Life for Dune

Before becoming a box office success, Dune was a series of books by Frank Herbert. In the novels, Emperor Shaddam IV is the ruthless and conniving Emperor of the Known Universe and is known for his relentless and Machiavellian attempts to gain control of House Atreides.

Since 1988, the Library of Congress has selected 25 films each year as new additions to the National Film Registry in order to be preserved for their historical, cultural, and aesthetic contributions to American culture. The United States National Film Preservation Board has included a wide selection of movies since its inception that range from classic films to newsreels to music videos to documentaries. There are even student films and home movies included among the collection.

This year, the selections highlight the diversity of filmmakers in America by including at least 15 projects directed or co-directed by filmmakers of color, women, or LGBTQ+ people. For example, home movies from jazz, blues, and swing pioneer Cab Calloway are included in the latest wave of inductees, along with an 1898 documentary about the Mardi Gras Carnival and the 1950 adaptation of "Cyrano de Bergerac," which propelled José Ferrer to become the first Latinx actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.

The Library of Congress has unveiled its list of 25 films that have been chosen to be preserved in the National Film Registry this year.

In order to qualify, films must be at least 10 years old and “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.

The organization made the selections after conferring with the distinguished members of the National Film Preservation Board and a small group of Library specialists. Additionally, 6,865 titles nominated by the public were considered.

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One of the most notable 2022 inductees is Marvel Studios’ 2008 film “Iron Man,” which kicked off the now popular Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“Iron Man was the very first film Marvel Studios independently produced. It was the first film that we had all of the creative control and oversight on and it was really make or break for the studio,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said a statement.

The Library of Congress has unveiled its annual list of 25 movies to make the cut for the National Film Registry. The selection, considered among America’s most influential motion pictures, features titles ranging from an 1898 documentary of the Mardi Gras Carnival parade in New Orleans to the 1950 Cyrano de Bergerac — which made José Ferrer the first Hispanic actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor — and more recent classics like Super Fly (1972), Carrie (1976), Hairspray (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), When Harry Met Sally (1989), House Party (1990) and Iron Man (2008). Scroll down for the full list.

Selected for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage, the latest group includes a diversity of American filmmakers, as well as landmark works in key genres. There are at least 15 films directed or co-directed by filmmakers of color, women or LGBTQ+ helmers. The selections bring the number of films in the registry...

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When Harry Met Sally …, Iron Man, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, House Party and Carrie are among the 25 cinematic gems chosen this year for the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, it was announced Wednesday.

Also voted in: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), which made José Ferrer the first Hispanic actor to win the Oscar for best actor; Stanley Donen‘s Charade (1963), starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant; the documentaries Titicut Follies (1967) from Frederick Wiseman and Union Maids (1976) from the recently deceased Julia Reichert; Super Fly (1972), the blaxploitation classic starring Ron O’Neal; and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), starring Edward James Olmos.

The latest selections span the years 1898 (a film about a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans) to 2011 (Pariah, directed by Dee Rees) and include at least 15 films directed or co-directed by filmmakers of color, women or LGBTQ+ filmmakers.

TCM will screen some of the inductees starting at 5 p.

With filming still underway on the sequel, Dune: Part Two's Feyd-Rautha actor Austin Butler is looking back on his surreal first day on set. The next chapter in Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic franchise continues the story of Frank Herbert's source novel, with Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides now out for revenge against the House Harkonnen and those who brought the downfall of his once-royal family. Alongside Chalamet, the cast for Dune: Part Two will see the returns of Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem, as well as featuring the franchise introductions of Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, and Léa Seydoux.

While speaking with Variety at the recent Academy's Governor Awards, Austin Butler shared some insight for production on Dune: Part Two. Though unable to offer much in the way of what to expect from his character, the Feyd-Rautha actor...

Still Photography on the set of “Ticket To Paradise” From the time he was born, it seemed like George Clooney was destined for a job in the public eye. After all, it ran in his family: his father was a local television mainstay in Cincinnati and several other markets, his aunt was singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, his uncle was actor José Ferrer, and his cousin was veteran character actor the late Miguel Ferrer. So, young George was exposed to show business at an early age, including several television appearances with his father. That being the case, George Clooney says that nobody was surprised when he wound up pursuing a show business career himself. (Click on the media bar below to hear George Clooney ) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/George_Cloone_Acting_-carrer_.mp3 Clooney’s latest film, Ticket to Paradise, is now playing in theaters.

The post George...

Jennifer Lopez has been working for more than 30 years now, first as a Fly Girl dancer on the TV show “In Living Color,” then as an ascendent star in the biopic “Selena” and a leading lady in pictures like “Out of Sight,” and finally as an icon in her own right in music and film in the 21st century, a beauty of Puerto Rican heritage with the smile of a conqueror and a proudly flaunted body that won’t quit.

In “Halftime,” a documentary from director Amanda Micheli, Lopez is seen rehearsing for the halftime show at the Super Bowl and talking about the challenges of her life and career as she also does interviews and appears at award shows for her hit movie “Hustlers,” for which she is told again and again that she will likely receive an Oscar nomination.

“Halftime” details the various frustrations Lopez deals with when...

In the 125 years since the first play based on the life of 17th century author Cyrano de Bergerac premiered, the classic underdog tale’s eternal relevance has been proven time and time again. Its simple love triangle premise has served as the basis for many stage and screen adaptations, two of which captured the attention of Oscar voters. José Ferrer and Gérard Depardieu both earned academy recognition for their portrayals of de Bergerac, and now Peter Dinklage is gunning for a Best Actor bid for starring in the new film “Cyrano.” If he succeeds, the character will become one of only a handful in Oscars history to have inspired three nominations.

Dinklage, who bagged four Emmys during his eight-season tenure on “Game of Thrones,” first played de Bergerac during the Off-Broadway run of the stage musical from which his film derives. His potential Oscar nomination would come 71 years after Ferrer’s,...

In regards to his filmic output, director Michael Winner was wildly inconsistent at his worst and wholly divisive at his best (and vice versa). The remarkable thing is that those two extreme opinions can be about the same film; some find the kinetic sleaze of Death Wish (1974) powerful and disturbing, others find its ham-fisted social grazing problematic and off-putting. But it was a big hit, so naturally Universal let him ride the satanic tide with The Sentinel (1977), a Good vs. Evil, Portal to Hell potboiler that warms this Fulci-loving heart three years before Lucio even set foot in New Orleans.

Given a limited release in January stateside, The Sentinel barely broke even on its $4 million budget, and the critics hated it, deeming it lurid, reprehensible trash. Which it is; but it’s also ridiculously entertaining and has a few truly haunting moments. Turns out Winner could do horror—and yet...

By Doug Oswald

“Hitler’s SS: A Portrait of Evil” is a 1986 made-for TV movie telling the fictional story of Helmut (Bill Nighy) and Karl Hoffmann (John Shea), brothers who become a part of Hitler’s rise to power in Germany. The movie opens in 1931 as we meet the brothers, their family, friends and associates. Hoping they can sway and minimalize the radical elements through their intellect and character, Helmut and Karl willingly join the Nazi Party.

The Hoffmann brothers are eager participants in the Nazi party early on as their mother Gerda (Carroll Baker) provides worried commentary. Factory worker Karl joins the Sa while his university student brother Helmut is coaxed into joining the SS by fencing instructor Reinhard Heydrich (David Warner), much to the objection of his mentor and Jewish professor Ludwig Rosenberg (Jose Ferrer). Tony Randall is interesting appearing as a comic performer for the Nazis known as Putzi.

On Sunday, March 5th, the NCIS: Los Angeles TV show on CBS will pay tribute to its late star, Miguel Ferrer, who died of throat cancer on January 19, 2017. The son of Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer, Miguel was also a cousin of actor George Clooney. NCIS: Los Angeles also stars Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Linda Hunt, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa, and Renée Felice Smith.According to Variety, episode 8.16, "Old Tricks," will feature Ferrer singing a version of the Bob Dylan song “Knocking on Heaven’s Door.” Ferrer’s band, the Jenerators, accompanies him in the performance. Guest stars this week include Peter Cambor, Daniel J. Travanti, Martin Mull, Debra Jo Rupp, India De Beaufort, Marsha Thomason, Terryn Westbrook, Mike Erwin, Anzu Lawson, Connor Weil, John Colton, Jeronimo Spinx,...

Paul Lukas and Bette Davis in "Watch on the Rhine"

It's ten days until Oscar and soon this post may be obsolete! To date, unless I've miscounted, ten actors have won the leading Oscar for reprising a role they won praise for first on the Broadway stage. Soon there could be 11 depending on how well Denzel Washington fares on Oscar night for Fences.

Actors Who Won Lead Oscars Reprising Their Broadway Roles

They are...

• George Arliss for Disraeli (1929/30)

Arliss had played this role in the Broadway production in 1911

• Paul Lukas for Watch on the Rhine (1943)

He previously played this role from 1941 through early 1942 on Broadway -- the transfer to the screen was mighty quick!

• Jose Ferrer for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

He won the Tony for this iconic role in 1947. Later in 1990 Gerard Depardieu would also be nominated for playing the same role -- and Steve Martin arguably should have been...

Tomorrow marks the one-month anniversary of the tragic death of beloved actress Carrie Fisher, who passed after suffering a heart attack at the age of 60. To honor the late actress, Empire has brought in a number of the actress' closest friends as part of a 24-page farewell in their March 2017 issue, which goes on sale today. The publication released an excerpt from this touching tribute, written by the late actress' former fiancee, comedy legend Dan Aykroyd.

Empire released this excerpt before the issue went on sale, where Dan Aykroyd opened up about his relationship with Carrie Fisher, revealing how it was a "privelege and honour" to even know Carrie Fisher, having grown up "a simple Catholic kid from a government family in Hull, Quebec." Here's what he had to say about this "one-off, broke-the-mould woman," and how they first met and fell in love.

"I met Carrie at Saturday Night Live.

Dan Aykroyd opened up about his love for the late Carrie Fisher in a letter he penned for a recent issue of London's Empire magazine.

Fisher and Aykroyd met when she hosted Saturday Night Live in 1978, and they fell in love while working together on 1980's Blues Brothers.

"Carrie embraced my friends and I was embraced in warmly human and Hollywood-glamorous emotional comfort, elegance and excitement," Aykroyd wrote. "Debbie [Reynolds] would cook for us and Carrie’s tech-wizard brother Todd would take me on high-intensity cruises in muscle cars and on motorcycles through Beverly Hills with great young people, Jose Ferrer...

“Smiles Of A Chekhovian Night”

By Raymond Benson

Most cinephiles know that Woody Allen is a huge fan of Ingmar Bergman. Allen has paid homage to the Swedish master several times, and his 1982 work, A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, is an example. It draws upon one of Bergman’s very few comedies, Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), which is also the basis of the Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical and later film, A Little Night Music.

Smiles takes place at the turn of the last century (1800s to 1900s) in a rural village in Sweden, and the story follows the bawdy escapades of several couples. Likewise, Allen’s Midsummer takes place in the same time period, although the story is transplanted to “the country” somewhere in New York state, and concerns an ensemble of six characters—three couples—who also embark on bawdy escapades.

Bergman’s original film, in turn,...

American actor and voiceover artist who enjoyed a breakthrough role in the 1987 film RoboCop and played the FBI forensic expert Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks

Miguel Ferrer, who has died aged 61 after suffering from throat cancer, was an engaging character actor adept at portraying over-the-top, obsessive villains, often flamboyantly likable, as typified by his breakthrough film role in RoboCop (1987), as Bob Morton, the coke-snorting designer of the automated policeman. He was even better cast as a hero’s abrasive, acerbic and difficult boss or colleague, as in the hit television show Twin Peaks, with Ferrer as the FBI forensic expert Albert Rosenfield.

Although he found success as a jobbing actor and voice talent, Ferrer started his career in music. He was born in Santa Monica, California, into Hollywood royalty. His father, José Ferrer, won the best-actor Oscar in 1951 for Cyrano de Bergerac; his mother was Rosemary Clooney, one of America...

Dana Andrews movies: Film noir actor excelled in both major and minor crime dramas. Dana Andrews movies: First-rate film noir actor excelled in both classics & minor fare One of the best-looking and most underrated actors of the studio era, Dana Andrews was a first-rate film noir/crime thriller star. Oftentimes dismissed as no more than a “dependable” or “reliable” leading man, in truth Andrews brought to life complex characters that never quite fit into the mold of Hollywood's standardized heroes – or rather, antiheroes. Unlike the cynical, tough-talking, and (albeit at times self-delusionally) self-confident characters played by the likes of Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and, however lazily, Robert Mitchum, Andrews created portrayals of tortured men at odds with their social standing, their sense of ethics, and even their romantic yearnings. Not infrequently, there was only a very fine line separating his (anti)heroes from most movie villains.

Actor Miguel Ferrer, known for a variety of distinctive roles in movies and television shows, has passed away, according to Variety. He was 61. The son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney and cousin of George Clooney began his entertainment career as a musician before turning to acting, landing his first role in 1981. He began popping up in television shows and movies, then broke through in a big way as the nasty and ambitious corporate stooge Bob Morton in RoboCop (above). Note: clip below is Nsfw due to explicit language and bloody violence.   He showed a different side of his acting personality as FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield on TV's Twin Peaks, a forensic analyst with a cutting sense of humor.   In Steven Soderbergh's Traffic, Ferrer was...

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Actor Miguel Ferrer, known for a variety of distinctive roles in movies and television shows, has passed away, according to Variety. He was 61. The son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney and cousin of George Clooney began his entertainment career as a musician before turning to acting, landing his first role in 1981. He began popping up in television shows and movies, then broke through in a big way as the nasty and ambitious corporate stooge Bob Morton in RoboCop (above). Note: clip...

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Kyle MacLachlan and Miguel Ferrer in Twin Peaks

Actor Miguel Ferrer has died at the age of 61, it was announced last night. The much-loved actor, who made his breakthrough in the original RoboCop, had recently completed work on a new series of David Lynch's cult hit Twin Peaks. "Agent Rosenfield, I love you. Rip. – Coop," tweeted co-star Kyle MacLachlan.

Although he mostly played bit parts, Ferrer's charisma and dry humour won him a devoted fan following. He was the son of 1950 Oscar winner José Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney. "Miguel made the world brighter and funnier and his passing is felt so deeply in our family that events of the day... pale in comparison," said George Clooney, his cousin, referring to the fact that to most Americans today will always be bout a presidential inauguration but to his family it will be about the loss of their loved one.