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General Hospital (Gh) spoilers indicate that stalkers have taken center stage in many storylines within the land of Port Charles.

While Natalia Ramirez has yet to worry about this, her portrayer, Eva Larue, has already experienced this type of terror.

Now, a documentary is on the cusp of release that addresses the real-life nightmare Larue and her daughter, Kaya Callahan, went through.

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The name of the documentary that is slated to premiere on Paramount+ in late 2025 is ‘My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva Larue Story’, and it is currently in production.

It outlines the 12 years the actress and her daughter were stalked until the perpetrator was finally caught and sent to prison.

Larue stated (via Deadline), “This documentary shares a deeply painful time in my and my daughter’s life—an experience shared by nearly 13.5 million stalking victims each year.”

She added, “Stalking is a global crisis, often...

Have you ever wanted to meet your favorite actors from General Hospital? Well, you are in luck!

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Coastal Entertainment has been bringing the actors and fans together since the early 90’s! Owner Linda Rohe, who started the company, recounted that soap actors were not her primary bookings. “I was working booking comedy clubs with comedians and managing comedians. I hadn’t watched soaps in years and never planned to even bring soap stars into my business. I was asked to book a soap opera event at a comedy club in Queens and so I went to the city and waited outside of ABC [where All My Children filmed]. I had met Michael E. Knight a few times in my travels and reintroduced myself. He directed me to (the late) John Callahan (Edmund), who was coming out of the studio, and John hopped into my car for a lift across town.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills seems to like casting soap opera ladies.

Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson fit right in when they joined the series in Season 5.

As we jump into Season 14 of Rhobh, the casting team may have snapped another famous soap opera star.

Eva Larue is rumored to join the cast this season, as Crystal Kung Minkoff and Annemarie Wiley were fired following a lackluster Season 13.

Viewers will likely remember Eva from her role on All My Children as Dr. Maria Santos Grey. However, she is currently airing on ABC’s General Hospital as Natalia.

With Season 14 filming already underway, it will be interesting to see where Eva fits in and where she will align herself.

Is Eva Larue joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?

According to a Bravo snark account, Eva Larue is joining the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

They captioned the share,...

I love it when a Batman-centric project arrives animated and has a stylized design. Such is the case with Warner Bros. Animation’s family holiday movie Merry Little Batman, which takes the Caped Crusader and his son Damian Wayne and gives them an illustrative, Ron Searle-inspired coat of paint.

As if Prime Video hasn’t cornered the market enough regarding stellar superhero content, their acquisition of Merry Little Batman, along with a ton of other Batman-related projects, including the Bruce Timm/Matt Reeves/J.J. Abrams animated series Batman: Caped Crusader, from Warner Bros. Discovery, adds just a bit of power to the streamer’s greatness. One Zaslav’s trash is another studio’s treasure. The funniest part is that this is the best DC movie Warner Bros. didn’t even distribute this year. Ain’t that a killer joke?

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Wayne Manor, precocious...

Eddie Murphy is reuniting with Coming 2 America writer Kenya Barris for a forthcoming untitled comedy film for Netflix. Jonah Hill will be joining Eddie Murphy to bring the laughs on screen, as he co-writes the screenplay with Barris behind-the-scenes. While no plot details have been confirmed, the comedy will be an "incisive examination of modern love and family dynamics and how clashing cultures, societal expectations and generational differences shape and affect relationships. Murphy and Hill will find themselves on opposite sides of some of those divides."

You cannot argue the comedic chops of either Eddie Murphy or Jonah Hill, and it's sure to be a mash-up that will bring the giggles. And it looks like both actors are looking to shake things up a little, as both have spent their last few projects in dramatic roles. Eddie Murphy's 2016 film Mr. Church tells the story of a unique friendship that develops...

Even though Sunday’s SAG Awards ceremony will be shortened to just one pre-taped hour on TNT and TBS, the special In Memoriam segment will still be a highlight. Since the 2020 event aired on January 19, it will be over 14 months until the one on April 4. That means even more actors, actresses and members of SAG/AFTRA will hopefully be honored than the 40 people in the tribute last year.

Chadwick Boseman died last August and is a four-time nominee for the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. The two individual nominations are for his leading role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and his supporting performance in “Da 5 Bloods.” Those two films also are nominated for the top ensemble category.

Oscar winners who have died in the past 14 months include Sean Connery, Olivia de Havilland, Cloris Leachman and Christopher Plummer. Academy Award nominees include Boseman, Kirk Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Ian Holm,...

The Emmys’ In Memoriam segment Sunday left out a number of actors we lost in 2020, but the Television Academy hasn’t entirely overlooked them. Nick Cordero, Chi Chi DeVayne, Kobe Bryant, Shelley Morrison, Honor Blackman, and soap actors Roscoe Born, John Callahan, Marj Dusay and John Karlen are among the many names included in a more comprehensive roster on the Academy’s website.

Some of the names, including Morrison, actress Kelly Preston and Saturday Night Live‘s music producer Hal Willner, were represented in a not-particularly easy-to-read memorial segment during the Creative Arts ceremonies last week (see it below) but didn’t make the shorter roster on the Emmys broadcast Sunday.

The comprehensive scrolling roster includes performers whose body of work fell largely in other areas of entertainment – Cordero, Zoe Caldwell, Mark Blum and Brent Carver from the stage, Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green from music, Honor Blackman from film...

Many TV legends and contributors were included for the “In Memoriam” segment on Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony for ABC. But producers are always forced to omit some of the 100+ insiders who died since the last ceremony. Who was left out of the group that was honored?

With dozens of television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, people certainly included were these six TV Academy Hall of Fame members:

Diahann Carroll

Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)

Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)

Regis Philbin

Carl Reiner

Fred Silverman

SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery

Even though he wasn’t known for his TV work, blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman was featured in the final slot. NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant was not mentioned, even though the event was being held in the Staples Center.

For Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on ABC, producers will have the always difficult task of assembling a memoriam segment. Even though the event hosted by Jimmy Kimmel will be virtual, it’s a certainty they will include the popular “In Memoriam” on the show.

With over 100 television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, those expected to be honored would include such TV legends and TV Academy Hall of Fame members:

Diahann Carroll

Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)

Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)

Regis Philbin

Carl Reiner

Fred Silverman

SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery

Even though they weren’t known for their TV work, it’s very likely NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant and blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman will be honored. Also among the dozens most likely included since they...

Soap star John Callahan’s ex-wife, Eva Larue, has recently shared that the actor’s identity was stolen during a home burglary after his unexpected death in March. Callahan died on March 28 after suffering a stroke. He was 66 years old at the time. In an interview published on Tuesday with Fox News, Larue opened up […]

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Following Regis Philbin’s death, Kelly Ripa is mourning the loss of her former daytime cohost.

In a joint statement with her current Live partner Ryan Seacrest, Ripa said she is “beyond saddened” by Philbin’s passing, calling him “the ultimate class act” throughout his multi-decade showbiz career.

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“We were beyond lucky to have him as a mentor in our careers...

“General Hospital” will move to four episodes a week as a measure to stretch out the remaining episodes filmed before the coronavirus pandemic forced the shut down of all film and TV production, ABC announced on Tuesday.

Starting this Friday, April 6, the show will air repeat episodes every Friday through May 22. Dubbed “Flashback Fridays,” the episodes will feature an introduction from a “General Hospital” actor highlighting the episode.

This Friday’s episode will be a repeat of the 56th-anniversary episode which aired on Tuesday, April 3, 2019. Featuring an introduction by Laura Wright, the episode is described as “a loving tribute to the hospital’s past, present and future, providing a pivotal moment for some of Port Charles’ most memorable characters.”

Also Read: John Callahan, 'All My Children' Actor, Dies at 66

“General Hospital,” like every other television series currently in production, was forced to shut down earlier this month when...

Kelly Ripa took a moment during Monday’s Live broadcast to remember her late All My Children co-star John Callahan, who died on March 28 after suffering a massive stroke.

“I really had a bad weekend this weekend. A very dear friend of mine for many, many years — almost 30 years — passed away over the weekend,” said Ripa, who played AMC‘s Hayley Vaughan from 1990 to 2001. “He was a great actor, a really good friend, one of the funniest people I’ve ever met… He was 66 years old. Way too young to be taken from us.”

More from TVLineJohn Callahan, of All My Children and Santa Barbara,...

In the latest TV ratings, Fox’s presentation of The iHeart Living Room Concert for America averaged 4.6 million total viewers and a 1.3 rating, tying ABC’s American Idol for the Sunday night demo win.

Elsewhere on Sunday….

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ABC | Afv (6.5 mil/1.1) ticked up a tenth, while American Idol (7.3 mil/1.3) dipped a tenth week-to-week.

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Kelly Ripa is mourning the loss of a beloved co-star.  On Saturday, former All My Children star John Callahan died at 66 years old. "We're devastated to share that John Callahan passed away earlier today," the Daytime Emmys confirmed in a tweet. "Sending our deepest condolences to Eva La Rue and all his loved ones." Larue, who was married to Callahan on-screen and off-screen before their divorce in 2005, also addressed his passing on social media, writing, "Love knows not its depth till the hour of separation. Our hearts are broken. Thank you so much for all the love and support, you'll never know how much it means to us." The two welcomed daughter Kaya in...

All My Children and Santa Barbara veteran John Callahan has died.

He was 66.

Eve La Rue, Callahan's former AMC co-star and ex-wife broke the news on Instagram.

“May flights of angels wing you to your rest, my dear friend,” she shared.

“Your bigger-than-life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever."

They were married from 1996-2005, have an 18-year-old daughter named Kaya McKenna.

“Kaya and I are beyond broken-hearted, so stunned, sorry that my thoughts are a mess,” La Rue continued in her tribute to Callahan, shown in full below.

“You gave the best most beautifully written tributes, and I am at a complete loss for words right now for you."

"I hope Heaven has baseball and that your team always wins! The Yankees has just lost their biggest fan.”

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May Flights of Angels Wing You to Your Rest my Dear Friend. Your bigger than life,...

John Callahan, a soap opera veteran with roles on All My Children and Days of Our Lives, died Saturday morning, according to his former wife and co-star Eva Larue. He was 66.

“Wing You to Your Rest my Dear Friend. Your bigger than life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever. We are devastated-My great friend, co parent partner, and loving father to Kaya,” Larue shared on Instagram. “You gave the best, most beautifully written tributes, and I am at a complete loss for words right now for you. I hope Heaven has baseball and that your team always wins! The Yankees has just lost their biggest fan.”

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Actor John Callahan, best known for his roles on the daytime soap operas “All My Children” and “Santa Barbara,” died Saturday morning after suffering a massive stroke. He was 66.

Callahan’s former wife and “AMC” leading lady Eva Larue shared the news on Instagram.

“May Flights of Angels Wing You to Your Rest my Dear Friend. Your bigger than life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever,” she wrote.

“We are devastated-My great friend, co parent partner, and loving father to Kaya. That big belly laugh, bear hugs, bad puns, ability to harmonize to any song, great kitchen table singing-fests, and two steppin bad ass! ‘Johnny Numbers’, my All My Children soap stud, the great time keeper, Beatles fanatic ( I wish to God we could go back to ‘Yesterday’).”

Also Read: Roscoe Born, Veteran Soap Actor and Star of 'One Life to Live,' Dies at...

John Callahan, a soap opera star on “All My Children,” died on Saturday morning after suffering a stroke at his Palm Springs, Calif., home on Friday. He was 66.

“Your bigger than life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever. We are devastated–my great friend, co-parent partner, and loving father to Kaya,” his ex-wife and former co-star Eva La Rue wrote on Instagram. “You gave the best, most beautifully written tributes, and I am at a complete loss for words right now for you. I hope Heaven has baseball and that your team always wins! The Yankees has just lost their biggest fan.”

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May Flights of Angels Wing You to Your Rest my Dear Friend. Your bigger than life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever. We are devastated-My great friend, co parent partner, and loving father to Kaya.

John Callahan has passed away at the age of 66. The actor was best known in the soap world, and his role on All My Children as Edmund Grey was a fan-favorite. Soap Opera Digest shared news of John Callahan’s death. The All My Children star was rushed to the hospital on March 27, and he didn’t recover. What happened...

All My Children and Santa Barbara vet John Callahan died on Saturday morning after suffering a massive stroke at his home in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 66.

“May flights of angels wing you to your rest, my dear friend,” Callahan’s ex-wife and former AMC screen partner, Eva La Rue, shared on Instagram. (The two were wed from 1996 to 2005, and have an 18-year-old daughter, Kaya McKenna.) “Your bigger-than-life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever.

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John Callahan, best known for All My Children, has died. His death was revealed by his ex-wife, fellow actress Eva Larue, who on Saturday afternoon posted a tribute via Instagram. He was 66.

No cause of death was given. 

"May Flights of Angels Wing You to Your Rest my Dear Friend," wrote Larue. "Your bigger than life, gregarious personality will leave a hole in our hearts forever. We are devastated-My great friend, co parent partner, and loving father to Kaya. That big belly laugh, bear hugs, bad puns, ability to harmonize to any song, great kitchen table singing-fests,...

Jonah Hill is best known for breakout comedies like “Superbad” and his Oscar-nominated supporting turns in Bennett Miller’s “Moneyball” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” but the performance Hill holds in the highest regard is one most moviegoers probably have never seen. Hill was recently interviewed on GQ’s Instagram page and revealed he considers his performance in Gus Van Sant’s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” the best work of his career. As Hill put it, “It’s the best acting I have done or will ever do, but no one saw it because Amazon completely fucked it up.”

“Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” world premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and stars Joaquin Phoenix as John Callahan, an alcoholic cartoonist who becomes a quadriplegic after a drunk driving accident. The drama co-starred Rooney Mara and Jack Black. Hill...

1960: As the World Turns' Grace wanted to help her son.

1979: Guiding Light's Holly received a marriage proposal.

1986: Young and Restless aired the "It's Ok to Say No" concert.

1986: Days of our Lives' Marlena and "Roman" were remarried."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1955: On The Brighter Day, Lydia's (Murial Williams) romantic life suffered as she became more stressed over her desire to confess that she had taken the silver clock.

1960: On As the World Turns, Dr. Cassen (Nat Polen) explained to Penny Hughes Baker (Rosemary Prinz) that he couldn't keep her husband,...

1968: The Doctors' Nick proposed to Althea.

1980: Texas' Justin rescued Rikki from a burning race car.

1981: Edge of Night's Sky plotted with Gunther against Gavin.

1991: Young and the Restless' Traci helped Brad with a Jabot ad."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1946: Prolific radio soap opera writer Elaine Sterne Carrington (Pepper Young's Family; Rosemary) was featured in Time magazine.

1968: On The Doctors, while at dinner, Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) asked Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) to marry him.

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1995: The exorcism of Days of our Lives' Marlena began.

1997: General Hospital's Monica wanted to shoot Pierce.

2001: All My Children's Anna heard her daughter's voice.

2006: Days of our Lives' Sami met Ej Dimera."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1938: Radio soap opera Joyce Jordan, M.D. debuted on the Mutual Network. Elspeth Eric was the original actress to play Joyce, who worked at Heights Hospital. Other cast members during the show's run included Bill Johnstone and Agnes Moorehead. Note: Three decades later...

1985: Santa Barbara's Mason interrupted C.C. and Gina's wedding.

1993: All My Children's Kendall Hart arrived in Pine Valley.

1994: All My Children's Maria and Edmund were married.

2013: Dallas' Ewing family mourned at J.R.'s funeral."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: On Another World, at the dance, Dr. Joe Bernardi (Joe Bennett) encouraged Lee Randolph (Gaye Huston) to see the man underneath the doctor, then discouraged her from speaking to Dr. Farmer about John. He wouldn't let her use his medical opinion to...

1954: CBS daytime soap opera The Secret Storm premiered.

1980: CBS aired the final episode of Love of Life.

1980: The Edge of Night's Nola admitted she was Mrs. Corey.

1994: As the World Turns' Holden and Lily reunited in the bell tower."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1954: The Secret Storm premiered on CBS. The daytime soap opera was created by Roy Winsor. Read "Remembering Woodbridge: A History of the Late, Great 'Secret Storm'" here.

After 20 years, CBS canceled the show with the final episode...

Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Amazon continues to battle in the streaming service industry, creating its own original content as Netflix has done for a few years. In February, the streaming service is set to release a new original movie entitled Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot. The movie, which is based on a true story, is about John Callahan, who has a life-changing accident, which causes him to have a battle with alcohol. Surrounded by friends, acquaintances, and other alcoholics, Callahan uses his hands to create art and hilarious cartoons, that appear to […]

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The debate rages on over whether a Netflix movie is legitimate, bona fide cinema, as the streaming behemoth has somewhat reluctantly joined Amazon Studios in giving its award-hungry offerings at least a limited theatrical run. But good old-fashioned talent makes contrasting the streamers with their Old Hollywood rivals a moot point. And, along with star-studded casts and esteemed directors, many of this season’s Netflix and Amazon original films were soundtracked by prestige composers.

“Roma” had no original music, but Netflix scored a coup with “The Other Side of the Wind,” the belatedly released Orson Welles film that features a new score by three-time Oscar winner Michel Legrand. Meanwhile, Amazon nabbed not one but two Radiohead members for its original features this year: Jonny Greenwood for “You Were Never Really Here” and Thom Yorke for “Suspiria.”

Netflix’s “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” is the latest in a 35-year collaboration...

1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas choked, thanks to Angelique.

1987: Santa Barbara's Mason and Julie had sex in a cave.

1989: Another World's Rachel spent Thanksgiving without Mac.

1999: Chloe Lane first appeared on Days of our Lives."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1967: On Dark Shadows, Angelique Bouchard (Lara Parker) put a handkerchief around the toy soldier's neck. As she tightened it, Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) began to choke, and he eventually collapsed on the floor.

1975: On Ryan's Hope, Mrs. Huber (Martha Greenhouse) complained to Frank Ryan (Michael Hawkins) about her apartment building possibly being sold without the tenant's approval.

Amazon Studios is a fairly new player in feature films having released its first title, “Chi-Raq,”in 2015. This year it is touting five films to Academy Awards voters, including the heartbreaking family drama “Beautiful Boy” starring Oscar nominees Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet; the red-hot love story “Cold War” by Oscar winner Paweł Pawlikowski (“Ida”); and Luca Guadagnino‘s remake of the horror classic “Suspiria.” All three of these Oscar contenders have been sent to academy members in time to watch over Thanksgiving.

And voters will get a chance to see Joaquin Phoenix in two very different films. In Gus Van Sant‘s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot,” he portrays John Callahan, a recently paralyzed alcoholic who finds fame drawing newspaper cartoons. And in Lynne Ramsay‘s psychological thriller “You Were Never Really Here,” he plays a traumatized hired gun who rescues trafficked girls. Phoenix...

Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, Tony Greenhand, Beth Ditto, Mark Webber, Ronnie Adrian, Kim Gordon, Udo Kier, Carrie Brownstein | Written and Directed by Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant’s biopic Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot is a beautifully melancholic coy and frequently dark passage and resulting examination of addiction and pain in the short, but the remarkably artistic life of John Callahan. Callahan, played by the extraordinary talented Joaquin Pheonix, who injects such passion and character into a cold story. The energy and understanding of such a script and the character are what Pheonix excels in throughout his career. Nothing ever feels like a cash grab, nor fluke in his strongest most marvellous performances and his spectacular rendition in Van Sant’s film is nothing short of perfect.

Understanding the pain of Callahan’s distress and the resulting problems that...

In Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot, Joaquin Phoenix is reunited once again with his To Die For director Gus Van Sant in this quirky, unconventional and heartfelt biopic about the life of controversial cartoonist John Callahan and his struggles with addiction and physical disability. Adapted from Callahan’s best selling memoir of the same name, the film is a return to form for Van Sant whose last film The Sea of Trees sadly proved to be a critical and box office misfire.

Set in the mid 70s and structured in a rather disjointed and non-linear fashion, Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot offers a tender and painfully honest depiction of a life in tatters, and what it took to get it back on track. After a near-fatal car-crash lands him in a wheelchair for the rest of his days, John Callahan...

1930: Irna Phillips' soap opera Painted Dreams premiered.

1987: General Hospital's Duke and Anna were married.

1994: All My Children's Edmund faced the press.

1998: The Young and the Restless' Sharon was hit by a car."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1930: The soap opera was born! Irna Phillips’ radio soap Painted Dreams premiered on Wgn Radio in Chicago. The show is widely recognized by broadcast historians as the very first soap opera. The show ran on Wgn and later CBS Radio until July 1943.

Click here to read Rob Wargo's in-depth feature from the 80th anniversary of...

2018 has been a very prolific year for three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix. He has already starred in two acclaimed films — as a gun-for-hire in Lynne Ramsay‘s “You Were Never Really Here” and Gus Van Sant‘s biopic about paralyzed cartoonist John Callahan, “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.” And now Phoenix returns to the nation’s theaters in Jacques Audiard‘s Western, “The Sisters Brothers,” for which Audiard recently won the Best Director prize at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Phoenix has been no stranger to awards circles. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards (including a win for 2005’s “Walk the Line”) and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Phoenix looks to have a busy 2019 as well as he stars in the title role as DC Comics’ “Joker,” focusing on the iconic supervillain in a film directed by “The Hangover’s” Todd Phillips.

In its latest big-screen move, curated streaming service Mubi has landed U.K. theatrical rights to Gus Van Sant’s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.” The deal comes on the heels of Mubi’s acquisition of U.K. theatrical rights to Luca Guadagnino’s lavish “Suspiria” remake.

“Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” stars Joaquin Phoenix as John Callahan, a heavy-drinking slacker who discovers a gift for drawing edgy, irreverent newspaper cartoons after a car accident leaves him paralyzed. The cast also includes Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black.

The movie premiered at Sundance. “Joaquin Phoenix shines as quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan in this uplifting biopic about an alcoholic’s bounce back from rock bottom,” Variety said in its review.

Mubi acquired “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” from Amazon and will release the Amazon Studios film in Britain on Oct.

1968: The Doctors' Nick proposed to Althea.

1980: Texas' Justin rescued Rikki from a burning race car.

1981: Edge of Night's Sky plotted with Gunther against Gavin.

1991: Young and the Restless' Traci helped Brad with a Jabot ad."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1946: Prolific radio soap opera writer Elaine Sterne Carrington (Pepper Young's Family; Rosemary) was featured in Time magazine.

1968: On The Doctors, while at dinner, Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) asked Dr. Althea Davis (Elizabeth Hubbard) to marry him.

Thanks to Scott for sending in the item above.

1980: On Texas, Terry Dekker (Shanna Reed...

1960: As the World Turns' Grace wanted to help her son.

1979: Guiding Light's Holly received a marriage proposal.

1986: Young and Restless aired the "It's Ok to Say No" concert.

1986: Days of our Lives' Marlena and "Roman" were remarried."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1955: On The Brighter Day, Lydia's (Murial Williams) romantic life suffered as she became more stressed over her desire to confess that she had taken the silver clock.

1960: On As the World Turns, Dr. Cassen (Nat Polen) explained to Penny Hughes Baker (Rosemary Prinz) that he couldn't keep her husband,...

Sony’s Hindi-language sports drama Soorma opens at number 25.

Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation beat Skyscraper from Universal and Legendary to take the North American box office crown with an estimated $44.1m, as Focus Features’ Won’t You Be My Neighbor? became the highest grossing documentary of the year-to-date, and Eighth Grade scored the highest per-site average so far this year.

Featuring a voice cast led by Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, and Andy Samberg, Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3 arrived in 4,267 theatres. It delivered the lowest debut of the series when the opening weekends of the previous...

“Eighth Grade” is already scoring high marks.

The feature debut from writer-director Bo Burnham launched this weekend with $255,000. Its debut was especially noteworthy given the film opened in just four theaters, translating to a per-screen-average of $63,071. That was enough to top the record previously held by Fox Searchlight’s “Isle of Dogs.” Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated film, which opened in March with a per-theater-average of $58,148.

Elsie Fisher stars in the coming-of-age film as a middle schooler navigating her last week of eighth grade. The movie, which holds a coveted 99% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has been a critical favorite since it premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. A24 will continue rolling out “Eighth Grade” in coming weeks.

Though documentaries have been dominating the specialty box office this year, recent nonfiction titles have started to impress. Annapurna’s “Sorry to Bother You” generated $4.3 million when it expanded to 805 theaters,...

So far this summer, the indie box office has been defined by documentaries. But now scripted films are finally making their mark as A24’s “Eighth Grade” sets a new record for the best per screen average of 2018, while Annapurna’s “Sorry to Bother You” begins its wide run.

Selling out screenings at its four locations in Los Angeles and New York, “Eighth Grade” has gotten off to a huge start with $252,284, earning a per screen average (PSA) of just over $63,000. That beats out Fox Searchlight’s “Isle of Dogs” for the top PSA of the year, as the Wes Anderson stop-motion film earned a $60,000 average back in March.

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Directed by YouTuber Bo Burnham in his feature film debut, “Eighth Grade” follows an awkward 13-year-old named Kayla (Elsie Fisher) as she navigates the final days of what has...

From writer/director Gus Van Sant and based on a true story, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot follows the path to sobriety after a life-changing accident pushes John Callahan to discover the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing often quite controversial cartoons that bring him attention and a following. Seeing what led up to that turning point in his life and how he copes with it afterwards, provides a fascinating perspective on the relationships in his life, whether it’…...

The weekend’s two box office openers are coming in a far cry apart, with “Hotel Transylvania 3” soaring to an estimated $41 million from 4,267 sites while Dwayne Johnson’s “Skyscraper” heads for a stale $25 million from 3,782 domestic locations.

“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’s” estimate places it at the top of the box office, with Disney-Marvel’s latest installment, “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” looking to nab the second place spot in its sophomore weekend with an estimated $28 million from 4,206 theaters. That leaves Universal’s “Skyscraper” in third.

“Incredibles 2” will again battle it out with “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” for the fourth place slot, with each likely to bring in around $15 million.

“Hotel Transylvania 3” earned $16.65 million on Friday for Sony. The first “Hotel Transylvania” debuted with $42.5 million in North America in 2012 and earned $358.4 million globally by the end of its run. “Hotel Transylvania 2” launched with $48.5 million domestically in...

From writer/director Gus Van Sant and based on a true story, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot follows the path to sobriety after a life-changing accident pushes John Callahan to discover the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing often quite controversial cartoons that bring him attention and a following. Seeing what led up to that turning point in his life and how he copes with it afterwards, provides a fascinating perspective on the relationships in his life, whether it’…...

Today is a rare day in Hollywood: We have two major stars, Dwayne Johnson and Joaquin Phoenix, releasing films in which they play disabled characters. In “Skyscraper,” Johnson’s alter ego undergoes a below-knee amputation following an opening-scene explosion; “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” casts thrice Oscar-nominated Phoenix as John Callahan, the late artist who became quadraplegic in a car accident.

On-screen representation of disabilities is so infrequent it can seem like a fluke. According to the last U.S. Census, 19 percent of Americans have a disability, but a 2017 study from USC Annenberg’s Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative found that just 2.7 percent of all 2016 speaking roles included a discernible disability. So two in one week is progress, right?

Some disability rights advocates say: Nope. “We are over continually having non-disabled people trusted to tell our stories more than actual disabled actors,” said Rebecca Cokley,...

Gus Van Sant’s new biographical film Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot, based on the memoir of the same name, tells the story of cartoonist John Callahan, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who became a quadriplegic after being in an auto accident when he was 21. Starring opposite Phoenix are Jonah Hill and Jack Black as…

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Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, the new film from Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting), finds strength in a discombobulated narrative. The tale of late quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan, a mean-spirited alcoholic on the road to being better, Van Sant’s biopic hits every beat expected of a based-on-a-true-story story — the tragedies, […]

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About 20 years after Robin Williams bought the rights to Portland, Oregon, cartoonist John Callahan's autobiography, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, the film adaptation finally premiered Wednesday in Los Angeles, with Joaquin Phoenix filling in for the late Williams as its star.

Director, screenwriter and editor Gus Van Sant shepherded the '70s- and '80s-set story of a man with alcoholism who becomes paralyzed in a drunken car accident. After Williams' death in 2014, Phoenix was tapped to play Callahan, who readjusts to life in a wheelchair alongside his new stewardess girlfriend (Rooney Mara) ...

About 20 years after Robin Williams bought the rights to Portland, Oregon, cartoonist John Callahan's autobiography, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, the film adaptation finally premiered Wednesday in Los Angeles, with Joaquin Phoenix filling in for the late Williams as its star.

Director, screenwriter and editor Gus Van Sant shepherded the '70s- and '80s-set story of a man with alcoholism who becomes paralyzed in a drunken car accident. After Williams' death in 2014, Phoenix was tapped to play Callahan, who readjusts to life in a wheelchair alongside his new stewardess girlfriend (Rooney Mara) ...