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theguardian.com | Benjamin Lee
In Apple’s 2023 car crash Ghosted, things went from worse to genuinely never been this bad when the sounds of Uptown Funk erupted during another shoddily choreographed action sequence. It was a marriage so heinous that one would be tempted to think it was parody had it not existed in a film so entirely devoid of humour and self-awareness.
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theguardian.com | Benjamin Lee
The trailer for Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere has offered the first real look at Jeremy Allen White in the lead role. The award-winning star of The Bear plays the musician as he puts together his sixth album Nebraska in the early 1980s. The film, from Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper, is based on Warren Zanes’ 2023 book.
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theguardian.com | Benjamin Lee
Tom Cruise and Dolly Parton will be among this year’s recipients of honorary Oscars. The pair join choreographer, actor and director Debbie Allen and production designer Wynn Thomas, all scheduled to receive special Oscars at this year’s governors awards in November. Academy president, Janet Yang, called them “four legendary individuals whose extraordinary careers and commitment to our film-making community continue to leave a lasting impact” in a statement.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Benjamin Lee
Mel Brooks is set to reprise his role as Yogurt in an already-confirmed sequel to Spaceballs. Brooks, who turns 99 later this month, co-wrote, directed and starred in the 1987 original which spoofed the Star Wars franchise among other films. “I told you we’d be back,” Brooks wrote in a Bluesky post on Thursday. Last year it was announced that a follow-up was in development at Amazon-MGM with Brooks producing and Josh Gad co-writing and potentially starring.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Benjamin Lee
Harris Yulin, a character actor with more than 100 film and TV credits, has died at the age of 88. According to Deadline, his death was announced by family and his manager. He died on 10 June of a cardiac arrest in New York City. The Los Angeles-born actor appeared in films including Scarface, Ghostbusters II, Training Day, Rush Hour 2, Night Moves, Doc, Final Analysis, Multiplicity, The Hurricane, Bean and Clear and Present Danger.
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