His grandson Cory Schenkel confirmed the news to EW. Kennedy would go on to win the Oscar for supporting actor. He was just a pleasure to work with,Naked Gundirector and co-creator David Zucker told EW on Monday. Credit: Everett Collection He didnt venture to wink or venture to be funny. Still, he said, Our instincts were correct about enlisting Kennedy to play against bang out. He was a fine actor, Zucker said....
Its almost like the detox of the awards. It feels like you do: Enough already! Lets all drop balloons and ride off into the summer. Credit: Mark Davis/Getty Images Before that happens, though, hardware will be handed out. (The Greek Dick Clark, sums up Lopez. I think its a lot of yogurt. FXs miniseriesThe People v. O.J. Simpsonwill be honored with the Instant Icon Award. Who can you expect to see among the nights presenters and special guests?...
George Lucas is opening up. Lucas says he decided to go his own way and let J.J. Abrams create his own vision. They wanted to do a retro movie. Credit: CBS I dont like that, Lucas adds. But Lucas doesnt want to be remembered for that; parenthood reigns supreme. I gave up directing so you can become a dad for 15 years, he says. I fell into popular movies by accident....
And people attempt to make decisions about what youre going to do before you do it. You know, its not much fun. You cant do anything. Credit: © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. You have to do it a certain way. I dont like that, I never did. But of course no one wants to see experimental films, he said. I will be directing movies, but not movies generally that will be shown anywhere....
The George Lucas Family Foundation has given an endowment of $10 million to the University of Southern Californias School of Cinematic Arts, to help boost diversity and provide financial support for Hispanic and African American students. Hispanic and African American storytellers are underrepresented in the entertainment industry, Lucas said in a statementon the universitys website. It is Mellodys and my privilege to provide this assistance to qualified students who want to contribute their unique experience and talent to telling their stories....
Star Warscreator George Lucas has a new hope for his planned art museum and it no longer involves the Windy City. Officials at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Artannounced Fridaythey are abandoning plans tobuild the project in Chicago, ending months of contentious debate about the $700 million venture. The museum blamed extensive delays due to Friends of the Parks, a local activist group that sued to block the project from setting up near Chicagos lakefront....
Those materials, to put it bluntly, were discarded. “They weren’t that keen to have me involved anyway. Because they’re not going to do what I want them to do. Credit: Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images for the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival; Lucasfilm And I don’t have the control to do that anymore. All I would do is muck everything up. It’s all about generations, and issues of fathers and sons and grandfathers....
Martins representatives confirmed the news to the Associated Press, noting Martindied peacefully in his home. They were a great band, a great band,Martin said in a 2011 interview. Their songs, I thought, were pretty crappy. Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images But they learned so quickly, they shot up like hothouse plants. The Beatles would score 23 No. 1 hits in the U.S. with Martin as producer and arranger and 30 total in the United Kingdom....
The late star hid his sexuality for years but later became a defiant LGBT icon. Its so common for pop stars to come clean about their sexuality these days. Some declarations barely register a blip on the media radar. His formative suppression also inspired some of his most meaningful music. Maybe that gives gay men the perspective that many have turned into art. And maybe I can do that in a way that will continue to make my life constructive....
Theyll judge the 21 features in competition and hand out their awards on May 22. And lets not read anything about the movies. And thats what we did. Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Thats even more nowadays. It was an extraordinary experience, Miller continued. Its very rare that you have that pure of a film experience. Its a pure, rare experience. And a wonderful one. Ill never forget this, he said....
The fresh experience of being able to lace up is what he delivers. Each of the books comes with a starry guest intro from the likes of Bob Costas and Denis Leary. Even more legendary sports commentators appear in the trailer above, from Gay Talese to Ken Burns. According to Parsley, Plimptons contemporaries barely needed convincing. What was astonishing was the force with which they said yes, Parsley says. These are people who whether or not they knew him, the work helped them become who they are....
Martin revealed to the showrunners ofGame of Thrones. Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss tell EW those conversations included “three holy sh moments” in particular. The first: Stannis Barathon sacrificing his daughter Shireen which was shown during the show’s fifth season. Credit: HBO The second: Hodor’s mind-bending origin story, which was revealed in Sunday’s hour. And the third shocking moment? “… is from the very end…,” Benioff teased. “So much of what we’re doing diverges from the books at this point....
Will you know it? So the show cant do it, because they have killed a character I have not killed. This is going to drive your readers crazy, he teased, but I love it. Credit: Jane Phillip/AP Im still weighing whether to go that direction or not. Its a great twist. Its easy to do things that are shocking or unexpected, but they have to grow out of characters. They have to grow out of situations....
