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Spielberg, Gaga, Sign Get-Well Card for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Steven Spielberg, Lady Gaga, Spike Lee and Glenn Close have a message for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Get well soon.
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Ron Howard to Make Doc About Town Devastated by Wildfires
Director Ron Howard is planning to make a documentary about a Northern California town’s attempt to rebuild after a devastating wildfire last year National Geographic Documentary Films announced the project Thursday which will focus on the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise, California. In November of 2018, flames destroyed nearly 15,000 homes and displaced over 50,000 people. Its working title...
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Star Wars Fans Show Up for ‘Solo' Red Carpet in Hollywood
Fans came out in droves for the red carpet premiere of “Solo,” the next installment in the “Star Wars” film legacy. Hollywood Boulevard was shutdown at Highland Thursday because the Millennium Falcon was blocking traffic.
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Before ‘Solo,' Ron Howard Debuts Online Directing Class
Ron Howard’s 40-year directing career almost ended before it began. His first day directing a feature film, the high-octane road movie “Grand Theft Auto,” came the day after his 23rd birthday. “I thought I was going to be fired by lunchtime,” remembers Howard. “The second day felt more comfortable. By the wrap party, it had fulfilled all my expectations for...
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Redeveloping ‘Arrested Development'
The remixed Season 4 – debuting on Netflix Friday – offers a rare opportunity to improve the story of a family whose dysfunction resonates anew.
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With New Trailer, ‘Solo' Hopes to Outrun Production Troubles
The first trailer of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” has finally arrived, offering the first glimpse of the much-anticipated spinoff plagued by production troubles.
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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' and ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Trailers Drop During Super Bowl LII
Ok, so you’re the one person at your super bowl party who’s not into the game. Never fear. Perhaps you’d be interested in some brand new movie trailers hot off the presses for the summer’s hottest releases.
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Goodbye Princess: ‘Star Wars' and the Enduring Force of Carrie Fisher
The late actress’ presumably final appearance as Leia Organa “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” offers an opportunity to celebrate a legacy of hope.
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'A Beautiful Mind', ‘Apollo 13' Actor Rance Howard Dies at 89
Actor Rance Howard has died, his son, filmmaker Ron Howard, announced on Twitter Saturday afternoon.
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Han Solo Star Wars Spinoff Film Finally Has Title
The young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film finally has a title: “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
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The Strange Direction of ‘Star Wars'
The latest ouster of a director from the revived franchise suggests a disturbance in The Force.
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‘Happy Days' Stars Reunite to Honor Erin Moran
Erin Moran’s Happy Days co-stars gathered to celebrate her life.
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Perry's ‘Madea' Stuns Hanks' ‘Inferno' in Box Office Upset
Tom Hanks. Tom Cruise. Ben Affleck. None of them have been a match for Tyler Perry’s Madea. In a surprise victory at the weekend box office, Perry’s “Boo! A Madea Halloween” toppled another A-lister as Hanks’ and Ron Howard’s new Dan Brown adaption, “Inferno,” went up in flames. Perry’s latest movie about his tough-talking grandmother remained No. 1 for the...
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‘Big' Win: Tom Hanks Recites Rap from Iconic Role
Tom Hanks doesn’t even need a beat. Twenty-eight years after his breakout on the big screen in ‘Big,’ Hanks still knows the rap that his character and friend chant to each other. Wesley Chan and Philip Wang of Wong Fu Productions went to Florence, Italy to meet Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, who were promoting their new film, ‘Inferno.’ Chan...
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Tom Hanks Sees US Election Warning in Thriller ‘Inferno'
Embedded within the manic action of “Inferno,” the latest big-screen adaptation of a Dan Brown thriller, is a warning about the dangers of seeking simple solutions to complex problems. Star Tom Hanks says it’s a theme with echoes in the current U.S. presidential race. “Inferno” sets Hank’s polymathic professor Robert Langdon on the trail of a deadly plague concocted by...
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Oscar-Winning Composer James Horner Died in Plane Crash: Agent
There is an outpouring of grief in Hollywood for James Horner, the Oscar-winning “Titanic” and “Avatar” composer who has been missing since a plane he owned crashed in Southern California.
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“Birdman,” “Boyhood” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Lead Critics' Choice Nominees
“Birdman,” the black comedy directed by Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu and starring Michael Keaton, tops the list of nominees for the 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.