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He steals from the rich and gives to the poor. In Nottingham, England, the legend of Robin Hood is the story of a hero forever locked in combat against the dastardly sheriff and his henchman, Guy of Gisbourne.

He’s appeared many times on screen over the years; Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Cary Elwes in Men in Tights, Jonas Armstrong in the BBC TV series, and Taron Egerton in the box office bomb that nearly killed any ideas of future adaptations. These are just to name a few, and now another adaptation is in the works - and this one is set to bring a Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings alum to his core cast list. Per Deadline, Sean Bean has joined the cast of the new Robin Hood series at MGM+ that's in the works. He will play the Sheriff of Nottingham.

No 1970s car exudes more Hollywood allure than the Ferrari 365 Gtb/4, known colloquially as the “Daytona.” Not only was it coveted by movie stars and rock gods, but it had several memorable screen appearances itself. One played a significant role in Robert Altman’s Elliott Gould-starring ode to Film Noir, The Long Goodbye. Perhaps most famously, a convertible version starred in 1976’s A Star Is Born, with Kris Kristofferson at the wheel and Barbra Streisand in the passenger seat.

Now, just as that movie inspired an acclaimed remake a few years back, the 365 Gtb/4 is having a revival. Ferrari design head Flavio Manzoni likes to suggest that all cars from the Italian exotic automaker are of-the-moment, reflecting their time. But he has not been shy in discussing the historical inspiration for the brand’s new, $459,000 two-seater, the 12Cilindri. Manzoni has said quite clearly that the front end and overall shape echo the Daytona.

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is a British comedy series that will have you laughing at all the horrors of 18th Century England. Created by Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis, and Stuart Lane, the Apple TV+ series shows us a comedic version of the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin, as he leaves his village and his legacy of butcher behind and goes into the murky business of robbery. The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin stars Noel Fielding in the titular role with Hugh Bonneville, Mark Heap, Dolly Wells, Tamsin Greig, and many more. So, if you loved the made-up and hilarious adventures of Dick Turpin, then you should check out these similar shows.

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If you loved the comedic and goofy nature of Noel Fielding’s Dick Turpin in the Apple TV+ series, then Rhys Darby’s Stede Bonnet...

Sure, “Barbie” was a billion-dollar blockbuster, but writer-director Greta Gerwig is revealing that the film’s backers were skeptical about her approach to the material due to Todd Haynes’ controversial 1987 short “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.”

During a roundtable discussion for The Hollywood Reporter, Gerwig admitted that “Barbie” producers were “nervous about the possibilities” of bringing the Mattel doll to the big screen in part because of Haynes’ use of the dolls in “Superstar.” Haynes’ experimental 1987 short film focused on singer Karen Carpenter’s battle with anorexia, with Barbie dolls used to convey the star’s disintegrating state in the public eye. Richard Carpenter sued over the licensing of The Carpenters’ music, and the film was never properly distributed.

“I was going to say, you made the original ‘Barbie’ movie,” Gerwig said to Haynes. “There was a bootleg of it at Cannes.”

She added, “It’s a wonderful thing that...

It has been 40 years since Karen Carpenter — the charismatic sister half of the multiplatinum-selling sibling act The Carpenters — died at the age of 32, and the chasm she left behind has never been filled. A virtuosic drummer with a sweet, melancholic singing voice, she and brother Richard Carpenter conquered the easy-listening charts with melodically sophisticated hits like “Superstar” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” Even President Richard Nixon was a fan and invited the Carpenters to the Oval Office in 1972 — cementing their status as the ultimate squares to the Flower Power generation. But time has been kind to the Carpenters, whose signature sound is now widely considered an American classic. In a new biography, Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter, author Lucy O’Brien reframes Karen Carpenter’s life as that of a pioneering woman within the male-dominated recording industry and offers new insights into her tragic battle with anorexia, a...

Exclusive: There is a little-discussed Hollywood rumor, explains Nicolas Winding Refn and his long-time collaborator Matthew Read, that Scooby Doo only came to be because Warners failed to land the rights to adapt The Famous Five.

And when you look at the two properties and their uncanny similarities, this argument does begin to hold some weight. Both have daring female characters from a bygone era, ridiculous story-of-the-week capers that always end neatly, and, of course, those lovable pooches — in the former case Scooby and in the latter, Timmy.

If the rumor is true, Winding Refn is thankful for how things played out, as he credits both generation-traversing works with influencing his career and driving his love for the screen. Now, more than 50 years on from when Warner Bros. allegedly failed to land the rights, the Denmark-born director has become the latest to take on best-selling English children’s writer Enid Blyton’s iconic novel series,...

Exclusive: Christine Vachon offered her outlook on some of the industry’s most pressing issues at a keynote masterclass session this afternoon at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

The session, moderated by Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr, opened with a focus on Vachon’s career before blossoming into a wider discussion about the industry, including what Vachon believes exhibitors can be doing to encourage audiences to get back into cinemas.

“It’s about creating environments that make the experience feel more like an event,” she said of the moviegoing experience. “I know in Europe this is old, but in America, the idea of eating a meal or having a drink in a movie theater is still relatively new, and creating an event where your seat is extraordinarily comfortable with actually decent projections.”

Vachon, a native New Yorker, later joked: “I don’t know if in New York you are...

Exclusive: Before Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie captured the zeitgeist with their Warner Bros-backed Barbie, the popular doll was the subject of a much darker indie pic directed by Todd Haynes.

Titled Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987), the experimental pic used archival material, dramatized talking heads, and, most importantly, stop-motion animation featuring Barbie dolls to tell singer Karen Carpenter’s rapid journey from obscurity to pop stardom and her untimely death due to anorexia-related-complications. Among the team behind the film was stalwart indie producer Christine Vachon, who dug into the film’s origins and checkered legal past at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Monday afternoon.

Vachon isn’t listed as a producer on the pic but receives a “Special Thanks” from the filmmakers. She told the audience in Karlovy Vary that Barbie’s parent company Mattel paid a visit to their office when the film was released, but...

Nearly every couple has a song -- one they both love that defines and reinvigorates their love for each other. Homer and Marge of The Simpsons have a song, and it's much more than just a mutual favorite. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by The Carpenters, a classic tune from 1970, has come to encapsulate Homer and Marge's love story, both the good and the bad. This has helped the song to stay in the musical spotlight for all these years.

The Carpenters' lovely, melodic ballad is featured in not just one but three episodes of The Simpsons over eight seasons, as well as in The Simpsons Movie. Marge and Homer's love story, and this song's place within it, have gone on quite a journey over the years, one more heart-wrenching than casual fans of the show might expect.

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Eminent filmmaker S.S. Rajmouli has said that music director M. M. Keeravani couldn’t control tears on seeing the surprise gift from well-known American musician Richard Carpenter of the famous pop duo.

The “Rrr” director told Carpenter that during the entire Oscar campaign, Keeravani maintained his calm and composure. Calling Keeravani his brother, Rajmouli said he displayed no emotions before or after winning the Oscar award.

“Sir, throughout this Oscar campaign my brother maintained a calm composure. Whether it is before winning or after he didn’t let his emotions out. But the moment he saw this, he couldn’t control the tears rolling down his cheeks…most memorable moment for our family… thank you so much,” wrote Rajamouli on Instagram in his comments on the video posted by Carpenter to thank Keeravani.

Reacting to Carpenter’s post, the “Rrr” music director stated that tears were rolling out of joy.

EntertainmentResponding to Richard’s video on an emotional note, Keeravani wrote, “This is something I didn’t expect at all. Tears rolling out of joy. Most wonderful gift from the universe.”Close on the heels of his shoutout to popular American pop band ‘The Carpenters’ at the 95th Academy Awards, Oscar-winning music composer Mm Keeravani received a special response from Richard Carpenter. In an Instagram video congratulating Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose, Richard and his family sang a rejigged rendition of the Carpenters’ song ‘Top of the World’ with the lyrics, “We're on the top of the world for your winning creation, and we hope you know how proud of you we are. You're the best there is around and we hope you know it now, your win puts us at the top of the world.” “To Mm Keeravani and Chandrabose: Heartiest congratulations on your win for Best Original Song. Here...

M M Keeravani is a man of few words, but he has mastered the art of bringing the house down across his many public appearances in America. In an unusual acceptance speech that got him several rounds of applause, Keeravani gave his unusual spin to the ageless hit of The Carpenters, ‘Top of the World’, that many of his age have grown up grooving to.

“I grew up listening to The Carpenters and now here I am with the Oscars,” Keeravani began, and then started singing his own version of the ’70s pop smash hit: “There was only one wish on my mind. … ‘Rrr’ has to win, pride of every Indian, and must put me on top of the world.”

The brothers-and-sister duo, Karen and Richard Carpenter, became hugely popular and sold more than 100 million albums in the 1970s, their joint career coming to an end when Karen succumbed to anorexia nervosa,...

Louise Fletcher, whose Oscar-winning performance as the sadistic Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest gave Hollywood one of its greatest all-time villains and provided the culture with a portrait of bureaucratic evil so indelible that the character’s last name could carry a TV series 45 years later, died Friday at her home in Montdurausse, France. She was 88.

Her death was announced to Deadline by her family through agent David Shaul. Although no cause was specified, Shaul said she passed away in her sleep at the home she had built from a 300-year-old farmhouse, surrounded by family. Earlier today, she said to her family about her beloved home, “I can’t believe I created something so meaningful to my well-being.”

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Although forever linked with her most famous character, Fletcher enjoyed an acting career that spanned more than 60 years and included...

Haven’t yet seen all the best old-school vintage naval combat epics? This color & ‘scope thriller has a terrific cast of Brit stars and up-n-comers, can boast excellent visuals and is historically accurate. Alec Guinness captains a ship during the Napoleonic Wars, and finds his duty complicated by a psychopathic top officer (Dirk Bogarde) who usurps authority and sees the crew as fresh meat for his sadistic ideas about discipline. All the tech and art credits are top-tier, plus we get nice supporting perfs from the likes of Anthony Quayle, Nigel Stock, Maurice Denham, Victor Maddern, Tom Bell, and Murray Melvin.

Damn the Defiant!

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Starring: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Peter Gill, David Robinson, Robin Stewart, Ray Brooks, Peter Greenspan, Anthony Quayle, Tom Bell,...

In the new book 1973: Rock at the Crossroads, writer Andrew Grant Jackson gives a comprehensive account of the year of 1973 and its legendary music and momentous social change. He breaks down the iconic year chronologically, from the release of Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy in March to The Exorcist hitting theaters in December. Read a chapter below, titled “Counterculture ’73,’ in which Jackson breaks down the pivotal counterculture moments of the summer.

The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, New York, on July 28 makes the Guinness Book of World...

Watch out, Universal Music Group and A&M Records; Richard Carpenter longs to be close to you — in a courtroom. Carpenter — one half of the legendary musical duo The Carpenters — filed suit against Universal and A&M on Wednesday, claiming that he’s owed a mountain of royalties from The Carpenters’ catalog of hits. The estate of Karen Carpenter, Richard’s sister and musical partner, who died in 1983, is also listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. “Throughout their entire career, the Carpenters loyally provided their recording to services to defendant A&M, now a division of.

This ravishing song has an interesting history. The lyric was written in 1946 by a nineteen-year old Frank Pooler, as a gift to a girlfriend he was missing. Twenty years later, a nineteen-year old Richard Carpenter set it to music. In four years, this recording by The Carpenters went to 1, which it did for three consecutive holiday seasons. It sounds as fresh today as it did in 1970, partly because of Richard's lush arrangement and backup vocals, and that famous tenor sax solo. But honestly, it's all about Karen. For my money, Karen Carpenter had one of the warmest and truest voices in the history of popular music. Sometimes the universe makes a terrible mistake and we lose someone way too soonlong before they've finished. That's how I feel about Karen Carpenter.

One of Disney’s greatest treasures has been with us for 22 years. It was on June 24, 1994 that The Lion King opened in theaters across the country. The tale of a Simba stepping into the light and into his father’s footsteps was an instant hit with both audiences and critics, and it earned four Oscar nominations for its breathtaking music, winning two of those — one for Hans Zimmer’s score and one for Elton John and Tim Rice-penned song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” The Lion King has remained one of Disney’s most celebrated and beloved films, and that was clear when its 3D re-release hit theaters in 2011, becoming a box office juggernaut as parents who were young upon the original release of the film towed their young ones to the theater for the treat of seeing the beauty of the animated savannah on the big screen again.

Chicago – One of the best films of 2015 is the atmospheric and kinetically performed “Carol.” The film, set in the early 1950s, depicts a love that dares not speak its name, and also showcases the breathtaking presence of actress Cate Blanchett as the title character. The director of the film is the veteran Todd Haynes, known for another set-in-the-1950s classic, “Far from Heaven,” as well as “Velvet Goldmine,” “I’m Not There” and the recent HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce.”

Haynes first got attention with a controversial short film way back in 1987, entitled “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.” It was the life story of the famous singer, told entirely by having the characters represented by Barbie dolls (it was withdrawn from circulation by a copyright lawsuit in 1990, more on that below). His feature debut, “Poison” (1991), won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He followed that up with “Safe,...

New York Film Critics Awards: Best Film winner 'Carol' with Cate Blanchett. 2015 New York Film Critics Awards have enlivened Oscar race Catching up with previously announced awards season winners that will likely influence the 2016 Oscar nominations. Early this month, the New York Film Critics Circle announced their Best of 2015 picks, somewhat unexpectedly boosting the chances of Todd Haynes' lesbian romantic drama Carol, Clouds of Sils Maria actress Kristen Stewart, and László Nemes' Holocaust drama Son of Saul. Below is a brief commentary about each of these Nyfcc choices. 'Carol' Directed by Todd Haynes, starring two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (The Aviator, Blue Jasmine) and Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), and adapted by Phyllis Nagy from Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel The Price of Salt,[1] Carol won a total of four New York Film Critics awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay,...

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Chicago – The Red Carpet was well trod during the 51st Chicago International Film Festival. with film stars, directors and other personalities taking their walks in representing their films during the two weeks of the event. Photographer Joe Arce took the Exclusive Portraits, and Patrick McDonald got the soundbites.

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman is the Oscar-nominated screenwriter known for his offbeat view of the world through films like “Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation,” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” He presented his latest film at the Festival, “Anomalisa.”

HollywoodChicago.com: How would you describe yourself if someone asks you why you write the type of stories that you write?

Charlie Kaufman: I just try to be honest, because I think that’s my job description as a writer. I try to present something that is true, so...

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Following on from yesterday’s (12th December UK) news that the Weinsteins are suing Warner Bros. over The Hobbit on the grounds that expanding it into a trilogy means a loss of earnings, I’d like you to look at other times court disputes overshadowed famous films.

Hollywood is a legal merry go round with lots of litigious happenings every year. It is a surprise that any films get made at all. The problem is that Hollywood is a big business enterprise, and where there is a lot of money – there are invariably a lot of greedy people wanting to hop on the financial bandwagon.

There are, of course, legitimate complaints mixed into the piggy backing. There was the human tragedy of the Twilight Zone movie in which the director was charged with being negligent and thereby causing the deaths of three people. Court cases of that...

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I always reflect on my friend Andrew's thoughts about Karen Carpenter when looking back at her catalog: "It just sucks that we can't spend $80 bucks to see her in Palm Springs right now." Karen Carpenter is not only a heavenly vocalist with almost eerie, yet totally serene timbre, she's a distinct mega-talent whose gift for confessional vulnerability is still unmatched. You want her vocal perfectionism to live on forever (which it does), but you want the sublime Karen there to keep delivering it herself. Ugh.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Karen Carpenter's death at the age of 32, a tragedy that finally shed light on the under-discussed disease anorexia nervosa. To commemorate her sterling legacy, I figured we'd pick out some of Karen's most underrated moments.

1. Her vaudevillian drumming skills.

The girl remains mysteriously underrated among drummers, even though she could dazzle and amaze at a kit. Here she...

Tonight, Raising Hope (Fox, 9:30 p.m.) begins its two-part season 2 finale, which finds the family’s history with Hope’s mother, the Boyfriend Killer, chronicled on Inside Probe, a TV program hosted by guest star Nancy Grace. At the end of the first half hour, there’s a bombshell that sends the family to court in the April 17 episode to retain custody of Jimmy’s daughter. “It’s an old-fashioned ‘To be continued…’ cliffhanger, which I love,” Martha Plimpton says of Part 1. “They always did that kind of stuff on all the shows I grew up watching. I love...

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"By his 12th regeneration Dr. Who's outfits were just beyond silly but his dutiful companion didn't have the heart to tell him."

Thanks to Morgan for this week's winning caption.

Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Jedward (above) are 20, Isaac Mizrahi is 50, Linda Lavin is 74, Penny Marshall is 69, Tanya Roberts is 56, Suzanne Somers is 65, John Mayer is 34, Angela Lansbury is 86 and Richard Carpenter is 65. Time to name your top five songs from The Carpenters! Here are mine: 5. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft," 4. "There's A Kind Of Hush," 3. "Top Of The World," 2. "Touch Me When We're Dancing," 1. "Superstar."

ABC's reboot of Charlie's Angels has officially become the latest cancellation of the fall TV season.

This post will self-destruct in two weeks...well, not exactly, but the videos below will be since Google unceremoniously announced the end of Google Video over the weekend that they are putting a kibosh on the video service as of April 29th that unlike the one they eventually bought, YouTube, allowed users to upload video longer than 10 minutes. This development won't be mourned by many, as the video quality was never that great and since 2009, users lost the ability to upload videos, so it became something of a barren wasteland in terms of content.

However, unrestricted by time and largely ungoverned, the site also became the place on the Internet where cinema's orphans could be widely seen, either because they now belong to the public domain or because issues legal or otherwise have prevented their release through traditional means. Naturally, this meant there was plenty of piracy on the site of more recent films,...

Who are "bad gays"? What's Bradley Cooper's gay appeal? Is there anything to be done to save a dying TV show? Is Nambla a "gay" group? Is Madonna bisexual? Plus, is the Glee Finn/Kurt fan fic "art"?

Have a question about gay male entertainment or life? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)

Q: Who do you consider to be bad examples of gay men? I understand your rational for disliking Perez Hilton, so much so that I agree with your reasoning, but who else do you think has harmed the community, or perhaps does disservice to the community, and why? Are there truly any bad gay men? – Maharajah, West Palm Beach (not yet oil drenched), Florida

A: Well, that's a big fat can-o-worms, 'innit?

But intellectually, I reject the whole “bad gay” argument. If some idiot is going to...

Animator Nina Paley has placed her entire feature film Sita Sings the Blues online for viewing. That’s it embedded above in really good quality on YouTube, which sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s not. It’s extremely crisp looking so that the incredibly eye-catching animation really grabs you.

Paley’s situation with her film has been a big story in 2009, particularly in the past month or so. Here’s the deal: Paley crafted the film — which combines her own personal story of her painful divorce with the ancient Indian story of Sita and Rama, two gods who try to exist as human beings — around songs sung by Annette Hanshaw, a jazz singer who was popular in the ’20s.

However, in trying to clear the copyrights to the composition of those songs, Paley ran into a big problem: Namely that the copyright holders wanted Paley to pay $50,000 to include them in the film.