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Celebrate the star’s birthday with a look back. Michael Caine through the years Michael Caine celebrates his 86th birthday Thursday. In honor of Caine’s birthday, see the star through the years, ahead. Paramount Pictures/Getty Images; Terry O’Neill/Getty Images; Vera Anderson/WireImage Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Hulton Archive/Getty Images Hulton Archive/Getty Images Paramount Pictures/Getty Images Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Terry O’Neill/Hulton Archive/Getty Images...

From the Desk of ‘TRAB’ September 2013:Performances start at the Public Theater. The misprint makes it even better. At this point, we didnt know whether this was the end of the road or the beginning. Joan Marcus And it turned out to be both. I think theyve stayed heaviest with Beth and me. And weve been profoundly grateful for each other ever since. Courtesy of Michael Cerveris It was part research trip, part surreal sense memory exploration....

News of Ciminos death was first reported by Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux on Twitter. We loved him too. Heavens Gatecame two years later in 1980. Credit: Jeff Christensen/AP Initially derided as an example of Hollywood excess, the film has enjoyed a critical reevaluation in recent years. AfterHeavens Gateflopped, Cimino went on to direct four more films, his last beingThe Sunchaserin 1996. His last interviewhappened in 2015 withThe Hollywood Reporter....

Our work together is something I will always remember. He will be missed, the actor said. Owen Gleiberman similarly paid tribute to the director in a post forVariety. Credit: Bruno Vigneron/Getty Images … no filmmaker of his time dreamed bigger than Michael Cimino. He didnt just want to tell stories. There was a crazy majesty woven into the very fabric of his ambition. Directors Guild of America president Paris Barclay also issued a statement toThe Hollywood Reporterregarding Ciminos death....

Theyd lost the pulse of the times… and they knew it. So they did the only thing they could do: They loosened their grips. They handed the keys (and their checkbooks) to a hip new generation in tune with the times. Credit: United Artists/Getty Images Until one day, the arrangement didnt work out so beautifully anymore. And when that day came, it was Cimino who got the blame. But it was as a screenwriter that he found his earliest success....

Michael Fassbender would be the first person to tell you he doesnt really look like Steve Jobs. He told Danny Boyle as much when the director approached him to play the charismatic Apple co-founder inSteve Jobs. And Danny was like, Well, thats not what Im interested in. Im interested in capturing an essence of the man. Fassbender continued, Once we had that conversation, that was it. This is a dramatization; its not a biopic, Fassbender said....

Suffice to sayMichael Fassbenderwasnt in a Silicon Valley state of mind. It is always very special when you get a nomination through your peers. So Im very happy. Credit: Francois Duhamel But theSlumdog Millionairedirector remained convinced Fassbender was the man for the, ahem, job. I remember thinking there was something very uncompromising about Michael, Boyle tells EW. That is really Jobs-ian. Watch this space for anAssassins CreedFirst Look inEntertainment Weeklylater this month....

I was taken aback by how much I believed those characters. They felt so real. From then on, I said, that is one of the smartest, most surprising actors working. Credit: Davi Russo It reminded me of when I was trying to break through and getting opportunities. It was so visceral and it was pretty amazing to behold in her. I wasnt familiar with her work. But it’s possible for you to tell immediately when somebody has all the goods and more....

Synchronicityis the latest film from writer-directorJacob Gentry, one of the folks responsible for 2007s criminally underseen apocalypse movieThe Signal. Gentrys new project concerns a physicist who has invented a machine which can fold space-time and a ruthless tycoon who will stop at nothing to get his mitts on it. Starring Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis, Scott Poythress,Youre NextactorAJ Bowen, and the great Michael Ironside,Synchronicityis released in theaters, on VOD, and via iTunes on Jan....

“That is so stupid,” Jackson immediately responds. “That’s the most ridiculous, horrifying story I’ve ever heard… Number one, it’s my face as a child in the commercial. Credit: Chris Walter/Getty Images Me when I was little. Why would I want a white child to play me? I’m a black American. I’m a black American. I’m proud to be a black American. I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am....

Michael JacksonsThrillerjust hit another huge milestone. The 1982 smash is now certified 30x platinum, the Recording Industry Association of America announced Wednesday. We are honored to celebrate the unique status ofThrillerin Gold & Platinum history. Credit: Chris Walter/Getty Images What an exceptional achievement and testament to Thrillers enduring spot in our hearts and musical history. WhenThrillercame out, it was nominated for 12 Grammys and won seven. The collection also spent 37 weeks at No....

The singer-songwriter teams with Danger Mouse for an excellent experiment in Spaghetti Western soul. British singer Michael Kiwanuka did more than just broaden his sound on his second album. He created a whole new musical hybrid: Spaghetti Western Soul. Credit: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images By then, were lost to his long bluesy guitar cries and the siren-like choir. Its a far more sweeping sound than the one Kiwanuka presented on his striking debut, 2012sHome Again....

Michael Moore has founda new Charlton Heston. Police asked the Oscar-winning director to leave, which he eventually did. … And so, as you may remember … Credit: Facebook I went up and introduced myself to you. That you werent going to pick on me for something ridiculous. I was struck by how you, a self-described tough guy from Queens, seemed like such a fraidey-cat. You and I went on to do the show....