In the age of streaming, there’s a widespread belief that every movie is available, all the time, everywhere. Don’t fall for it! Some of the greatest movies ever made are nowhere to be found due to everything from music rights snafus to corporate negligence. In this column, we take a look at films currently out-of-print on physical media and unavailable on any streaming platform in an effort to draw attention to them and say to their rights holders, “Release This!”
At the end of 1999, Entertainment Weekly ran a cover story titled “The Year That Changed Movies,” celebrating the abundance of highwire masterpieces that the American film industry seemed to be cranking out on a weekly basis that year. “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Magnolia,” “The Limey,” “Fight Club,” “Being John Malkovich,” “Election,” “Boys Don’t Cry”, “The Straight Story,” “The Sixth Sense,” “Bringing Out the Dead,” “The Matrix,” and “Three Kings” are just a random sampling,...
At the end of 1999, Entertainment Weekly ran a cover story titled “The Year That Changed Movies,” celebrating the abundance of highwire masterpieces that the American film industry seemed to be cranking out on a weekly basis that year. “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Magnolia,” “The Limey,” “Fight Club,” “Being John Malkovich,” “Election,” “Boys Don’t Cry”, “The Straight Story,” “The Sixth Sense,” “Bringing Out the Dead,” “The Matrix,” and “Three Kings” are just a random sampling,...
- 1/17/2025
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Ron Harper, star of “Land of the Lost” and the 1974 “Planet of the Apes” series, has died, according to media reports. He was 91.
His daughter, Nicole Longeuay, told the Hollywood Reporter on Monday that he died of natural causes on Thursday at his West Hills home in Los Angeles.
The late actor, who was born Robert Ronald Harper, grew up in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh. He attended Princeton University and, instead of taking up a fellowship to study law at Harvard, decided to learn acting under theater director and actor Lee Strasberg. He later became Paul Newman’s understudy in the Broadway play “Sweet Bird of Youth” in 1959.
Harper opened up about his decision to pursue acting over the law in 1966.
“I kept saying to myself, ‘Should you waste your good education being an actor?’ And that little voice within me kept saying things like, ‘What do you...
His daughter, Nicole Longeuay, told the Hollywood Reporter on Monday that he died of natural causes on Thursday at his West Hills home in Los Angeles.
The late actor, who was born Robert Ronald Harper, grew up in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh. He attended Princeton University and, instead of taking up a fellowship to study law at Harvard, decided to learn acting under theater director and actor Lee Strasberg. He later became Paul Newman’s understudy in the Broadway play “Sweet Bird of Youth” in 1959.
Harper opened up about his decision to pursue acting over the law in 1966.
“I kept saying to myself, ‘Should you waste your good education being an actor?’ And that little voice within me kept saying things like, ‘What do you...
- 3/25/2024
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Alyssa Milano has denied dating Justin Theroux before he was in a relationship with Jennifer Aniston. After Entertainment Weekly listed the 'Charmed' star and the 'Wanderlust' actor as one of their surprising celebrity hookups, Alyssa was quick to shoot the claim down. The 39-year-old actress said via twitter: ''Completely false. We were co-workers & great friends but never dated.'' The pair met on the set of 1997 thriller Below Utopia where their roles as an on-screen couple were rumoured to have led to a real-life romance. However Alyssa has clarified that he was in fact involved with her friend, Kathryne Dora Brown, while...
- 5/25/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Alyssa Milano has denied dating Justin Theroux before he was in a relationship with Jennifer Aniston. After Entertainment Weekly listed the 'Charmed' star and the 'Wanderlust' actor as one of their surprising celebrity hookups, Alyssa was quick to shoot the claim down. The 39-year-old actress said via twitter: 'Completely false. We were co-workers & great friends but never dated.' The pair met on the set of 1997 thriller Below Utopia where their roles as an on-screen couple were rumoured to have led to a real-life romance. However Alyssa has clarified that he was in fact involved with her friend, Kathryne Dora Brown, while they played lovers on camera. She clarified: 'He dated my best friend at the time. I...
- 5/25/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Time flies! "Extra" takes a look back at some of Hollywood's most famous stars who were once romantically linked... check it out! Hollywood's Old Flames: Can You Believe They Once Dated?Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling
Back in 2001, Ryan Gosling and Sandra Bullock werean item.The beautiful pair dated for two years, and Gosling, 31, calls Bullock, 47, one of his best gal pals ever, grouping her with Rachel McAdams (whom he dated for four years).Ryan said,...
Back in 2001, Ryan Gosling and Sandra Bullock werean item.The beautiful pair dated for two years, and Gosling, 31, calls Bullock, 47, one of his best gal pals ever, grouping her with Rachel McAdams (whom he dated for four years).Ryan said,...
- 1/9/2012
- Extra
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