Gill Pringle

Mar 6, 2025 | seniorplanet.org | Gill Pringle

In a career spanning almost five decades, triple Oscar nominee Joan Allen, 68, has intrigued audiences with her roles in The Ice Storm, The Upside of Anger, the Bourne trilogy and many others. The long-time New York resident tells Senior Planet why she couldn’t resist the opportunity to play First Lady Sheila Mullen to Robert De Niro’s former US president George Mullen in Netflix political thriller series with a tech twist, Zero Day. Q: What was it like working with Robert De Niro?

Feb 27, 2025 | seniorplanet.org | Gill Pringle

Celebrated for his roles in Avatar, Public Enemies and Don’t Breathe, Stephen Lang, 72, is still enjoying his career and his latest role as the prophet Samuel in the House of David Biblical  drama series. Q: You grew up in a Jewish/Catholic household. Did your faith attract you to this role? STEPHEN: I think every actor has a checklist in your brain with genres that you have to do during your career. And the biblical epic was unchecked in my head.

Feb 20, 2025 | seniorplanet.org | Gill Pringle

Each year, Senior Planet reviews the Oscar landscape to point out the older candidates and their performances. This year’s group offers some rare exceptions in youth-obsessed Hollywood.  You could call the the Academy Awards selections this year “Oscars with Attitude,” especially considering two popular films in the mix. Not only is Director Edward Berger’s papal thriller Conclave up for a Best Picture Oscar – it also stands out as that rarity – a film showcasing a predominantly senior cast.

Feb 13, 2025 | seniorplanet.org | Gill Pringle

Chazz Palminteri, who starred in Bullets Over Broadway, The Usual Suspects and Mulholland Falls, is above all known for A Bronx Tale, an autobiographical one-man play based on his own rough childhood. He first staged it in 1989, playing 18 different characters, followed by a musical version and an award-winning film version directed by Robert De Niro. Today Chazz, 72, tells Senior Planet why he’s finally bringing a film version of his play to the big screen.

Jan 16, 2025 | seniorplanet.org | Gill Pringle

Arkansas native Billy Bob Thornton, 69, has been making music and movies most of his adult life. After he took home the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Sling Blade in 1996, he’s appeared in films like A Simple Plan and Monster’s Ball and  more. Wed six times – most famously to Angelina Jolie for three years – he is now happily married to specific effects artist Connie Angland with whom he shares a daughter.