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Before “Freakier Friday” hit theaters on Friday, we wanted to blast to the past with some of the photos of the iconic cast from the year “Freaky Friday” stole our hearts at the box office.

It’s been 22 years since “Freaky Friday” premiered in theaters, and the tale follows a high school girl and her mother’s wild adventures after they magically swap bodies. Most of the cast members have returned for another hilarious journey, so we’d like to celebrate the moment with some nostalgic flashbacks of the crew.

Check out the main characters and the stars that played them then and now.

Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman in “Freaky Friday” and “Freakier Friday” (Disney) Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan stars as Anna Coleman in the “Freaky Friday” films. She’s the daughter of Tess Coleman, whom Jamie Lee Curtis plays. The two get into a load of shenanigans after they magically switch bodies.

Freakier Friday, the long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2000s classic, is bringing back most of its original cast, with the iconic duo of Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis leading from the front. While rumors of a sequel to Freaky Friday swirled for years, Disney finally unveiled that a follow-up was in development for a 2025 summer release last year.

Moreover, unlike other comeback sequels of its kind, the sequel retains most of its main ensemble, including former NCIS star Mark Harmon and former teen heartthrob Chad Michael Murray.

Every Returning Cast Member in Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis’ Freakier Friday

In addition to marking Lohan and Curtis’ big-screen reunion after over two decades, virtually every member of the main ensemble is returning. This includes Mark Harmon’s Ryan, Chad Michael Murray’s Jake, Christina Vidal Mitchell’s Maddie, Haley Hudson’s Peg, Ryan Malgarini’s Harry, Rosalind Chao’s Pei‑Pei,...

On August 6, 2003, Buena Vista unveiled Freaky Friday, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, in theaters. The comedy went on to gross $160 million globally and get a sequel two decades later. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below:

For an old warhorse, Freaky Friday looks darn cute. Disney made the original film, based on Mary Rodgers’ novel, in 1977. It starred Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster as a mom and daughter who magically switch bodies and must go through a day in each other’s skin. The property was remade for TV in 1995 and, in reality, the concept stretches from 1948’s Vice Versa to 1988’s Big. Thanks to a script by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon, the new Freaky plays the obvious gags in ways both surprising and imaginative. And Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan appear to be having a blast playing each other’s characters for more than half the film.

Comedy icon and 30 Rockcreator Tina Fey shoots down rumors of a remake of The Golden Girls.

Per People, Fey responded to a fan-made poster for a The Golden Girls remake starring her alongside Amy Poehler, Lisa Kudrow, and Maya Rudolph. "Oh, this. I did know about this," Fey said after being shown the poster, which originally circulated the internet in 2024. "I like that this was fooling people. Like, why would we ever take a picture where Amy and Lisa Kudrow are in costume, but we're not?" Fey added, "If this fooled you, you might be a Boomer. And if you're Gen X, and this fooled you, go to a hospital. I would never touch this. This is too perfect. The original is ... those ladies can't be touched."

Created by Susan Harris, The Golden Girls premiered back in 1985 and quickly established itself as the then-latest hit sitcom. The series broke new...

Television sitcoms and dramas alike tend to take place in similar, familiar settings. There's no lack of shows set in hospitals, police stations, and courtrooms (leaving aside any more low-key shows that are family-driven and thus take place in someone's home), and not just among current TV series. But for a very long time, it was much more traditional that, say, a cop show would have to be a drama; how could a show about the people who arrest criminals and attempt to gain justice for whatever crimes have been committed be funny? To be fair, that question has once again become relevant of late and is directly related to why "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" called it a day in 2021.

For a long time, something similar could be said of courtroom shows for the same reasons. Can you really crack jokes on a series that revolves around accused criminals standing trial? Perhaps it's fitting,...

Los Angeles' Palisades High School, a landmark for pop culture, has burned down in the ongoing L.A. fires. The high school, which has been used as a set for several films including 2003's Freaky Friday and 1976's Carrie, has also had a long list of A-list alumni.

Per Business Insider, the Los Angeles Palisades Charter High School burned down in a wildfire on Tuesday evening, Jan. 7. The ongoing fires have affected many areas in Los Angeles, with many Hollywood stars affected by the natural disaster. A series of iconic landmarks in the industry, including the high school, the Pasadena synagogue, the Bunny Museum, and more have been damaged by wildfires.

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Freaky Friday 2 stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teased The Acolyte star Manny Jacintos role in the highly-anticipated comedy sequel to the iconic 2003 movie. Production on the project is currently underway in Los Angeles.

During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Curtis confirmed that Jacinto will be playing the new love interest of Lohans character Anna. "Manny plays Lindsay's husband, but that's as much as we can say," the Oscar winner revealed. Meanwhile, Lohan described The Good Place actor as lovely, so funny. At the end of Freaky Friday, Anna eventually started dating her long-time crush Jake, after successfully solving her body-switching mishap with her mother. With Jacintos addition as Annas husband in the sequel, this seemingly hints that Anna and Jakes romance didnt have a happy ending. Despite this, One Tree Hill vet Chad Michael Murray is still expected to reprise his role as Jake.

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At Disneys D23 Expo on Friday, actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan made several exciting announcements, including the title of the highly anticipated Freaky Friday sequel, now officially named Freakier Friday. The buzz surrounding the movie has been high, but perhaps the biggest revelation came later when Curtis and Lohan sat for an interview with Entertainment Weekly to tease Manny Jacintos role in Freakier Friday. While Jacinto's involvement in the sequel had been speculated before, the fact that he will play Lohans onscreen husband is news to fans.

In their interview with Entertainment Weekly, Curtis and Lohan shared their thoughts on Jacinto joining the cast while emphasizing the secrecy surrounding the actual details of the film. Lohan also chimed in to add how Manny is lovely. So funny.

Manny plays Lindsays husband. But thats like as much as we can say.

Manny Jacinto, best known for his roles...

Freaky Friday's Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan were among the guests at D23. The duo made a surprise appearance and unveiled the sequel's title, as well as some exciting details about what's to come.

Freaky Friday is now considered a cult classic. Released in 2003 and starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis as a mother-daughter who are forced to live each other's lives, Disney announced a new sequel in 2023. During the Walt Disney Studios presentation at D23, they also released the first look at the upcoming sequel.

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The upcoming Freaky Friday sequel will be officially titled Freakier Friday, and confirmed the release window for 2025. It feels like no time has passed, Curtis told the audience.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan took the stage at the Walt Disney Studios presentation during D23 to finally reveal the title of the sequel to their 2003 hit, Freaky Friday. The movie, which just got freakier with this announcement, is now officially titled Freakier Friday. Following the reveal, the on-screen mother-daughter duo bantered amusingly and teased the movies plot, which is potentially even more bizarre, thoughtful, and unpredictable than the original.

Curtis and Lohan have maintained a close bond since the original movie. While expressing their enthusiasm for the sequel, they only fueled the crowds excitement. It feels like no time has passed, Curtis shared, We both get to play moms. Lohan added more promise to the sequel in her response.

"It doesnt even feel like work. This film is more fun, its more emotional Seriously the only reason we are back here doing this is because of you."

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Jamie Lee Curtis is opening up about her return as Tess Coleman in Freaky Friday 2. The actor recently teased the forthcoming sequel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, as well as revealed how she played a part in getting the movie greenlit at Disney.

Speaking with Screen Rant to promote her new movie Borderlands, Curtis explained how being asked about a Freaky Friday reunion during press junkets for the Halloween reboot trilogy ultimately led to her calling up Disney CEO Bob Iger to pitch a sequel project. "The reason for Freaky Friday is because of stuff like this. During the Halloween press junkets all around the world, we would do Halloween questions and then every single interview, they'd go, 'So what's up with you and Lindsay? Are you going to get back?'" Curtis said. "Because of that real interest around the world, when I got back home, I called Bob Iger.

Filming is currently underway for Freaky Friday 2, with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis set to reprise their iconic roles. Lohan and Curtis aren't the only returning faces, however. The cast confirmed to return are Chad Michael Murray, Haley Hudson, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Stephen Tobolowsky, Lucille Soong, Rosalind Chao, and Mark Harmon.

As part of Freaky Friday 2's nascent marketing campaign, Disney teased fans with the return of one fan favorite in particular: Chad Michael Murray. Disney took to Instagram to showcase Murray, who can be seen in costume sitting on a motorcycle. Disney captioned the image, "Jake is back, baby. The sequel to Freaky Friday is coming to theaters 2025."

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If the 1950s and '60s were the golden age of the television sitcom, the 1970s were its in-the-pocket prime. And when risk-averse TV execs saw the astronomical ratings of hit sitcoms like "All in the Family," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and "M*A*S*H," they exploited this ratings-rich phenomenon by diving into the same-but-different world of spinoffs.

Norman Lear's "All in the Family" was the '70s spinoff king with seven total offshoots, but James L. Brooks and Allan Burns' "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" proved plenty durable by spawning "Rhoda," "Phyllis," and "Lou Grant." Of these, "Rhoda" was by far the biggest hit. Valerie Harper's four seasons as Mary Richards' lovably vivacious neighbor more than confirmed she could carry a series of her own. So, Brooks and Allan sent Rhoda back to her hometown of New York City, where she immediately found love (her...

Lindsay Lohan is feeling like a kid all over again. The former child star returned to the Disney lot to film Freaky Friday 2, and it flooded her with memories of her childhood.

During a recent interview on Nightline, Lohan commented on Freaky Friday 2 finally going into production. She shared how she was able to pick right up with co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, as they'd stayed in touch and are just as much friends now as they were when shooting the original film over two decades ago. Lohan then detailed how she grew emotional stepping onto the Disney lot, as that goes back further than Freaky Friday to other major films from the House of Mouse she had starred in.

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Freaky Friday sequel reunites Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, with original cast returning. Plot details reveal a multigenerational twist, focusing on Tess and Anna's challenges merging two families. The sequel is set for a theatrical release in 2025, not on Disney+.

It may have taken 21 years, but Freaky Friday is finally getting a sequel, and filming has commenced on the follow-up that will reunite Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. However, the treats won't stop there for fans because every significant player from the 2003 original film is returning for Freaky Friday 2 and Disney has also released plot details for the film.

Freaky Friday (2003) PGComedyFamilyFantasy Release Date August 5, 2003Director Mark WatersCast Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray, Stephen TobolowskyRuntime 97Main Genre ComedyWriters Mary Rodgers, Heather Hach, Leslie DixonStudio Walt Disney PicturesTagline Every teenager's nightmare... turning into her mother. Get your freak on.Website http://www.

Jamie Lee Curtis & Lindsay Lohan reunite for Freaky Friday sequel, with original cast returning for new family challenges. Curtis pushed for sequel, set in modern times, hoping to take on role of grandma. Disney confirmed sequel after delay. New Freaky Friday movie set for 2025 release, directed by Nisha Ganatra, with both stars serving in production roles.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are reunited as production has officially begun on the long-awaited Freaky Friday sequel. A first-look image, showing the actresses in front of their dressing room has been unveiled, while social media posts commemorate the occasion. Curtis and Logan will reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman, a mother and daughter duo that swap bodies after some tension and are forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday.

The original 2003 film (based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Mary Rodgers) was directed by...

The Acolyte star Manny Jacinto is in discussions to join Disney's highly anticipated sequel, Freaky Friday 2.

According to Deadline, Jacinto is in talks to join the sequel, but details about his role remain undisclosed. With rumors of the film's plot circulating, the film is set to begin shooting this summer in Los Angeles. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are expected to reprise their roles as body-swapping mother Tess and daughter Anna, with Julia Butters also in talks for a part.

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Freaky Friday 2 has taken a major step forward. Casting has officially begun on the long-awaited Disney sequel.

First reported by The InSneider newsletter and confirmed by Deadline, acclaimed child star Julia Butters is in talks for a role in Freaky Friday 2. If she ends up joining the project, she will become the first new addition to the sequel. Although not officially signed on yet, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are expected to reprise their respective roles from the original 2003 movie, which itself was an adaptation of the 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers.

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Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are close to reprising their iconic roles in the Freaky Friday sequel. The new movie will involve a four-body swap, expanding on the original premise of body exchange. Director Nisha Ganatra is leading progress on the highly anticipated sequel, set to shoot in Los Angeles soon.

The anticipated Freaky Friday sequel is making significant progress. The film has found its director in Nisha Ganatra, who is known for her work at the helm of Late Night, The High Note, and episodes of And Just Like That... and Welcome to Chippendales. According to The Hollywood Reporter, who shared the news of Ganatra's involvement, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, who starred in the 2003 film, are negotiating to reprise their roles.

Freaky Friday PGComedyFamilyFantasy Release DateAugust 5, 2003DirectorMark WatersCast Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray, Stephen TobolowskyRuntime97Main GenreComedyWritersMary Rodgers, Heather Hach,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Irish Wish

Irish Wish cleverly references Lindsay Lohan's past hit movie, adding depth and humor to the rom-com. Lohan shines in her second major movie since her return to Hollywood, proving her talent and charm in romantic lead roles. Thematic connections between Irish Wish and Freaky Friday showcase the characters learning lessons by getting what they think they want.

Netflix's hit rom-com Irish Wish perfectly references a $160.8 million hit movie from 21 years ago, adding a deeper meaning to the 2024 Lindsay Lohan film. Irish Wish tells the story of a book editor named Maddie who is in love with her author, Paul, and gets a chance to live out her dream of marrying him thanks to some magic from St. Brigid and the Irish wind. This Lindsay Lohan movie is charming and funny, making it easy to root for Maddie to find love.

Blink and you'll miss it! A TikTok user is drawing attention to a particular scene in the 2003 movie Freaky Friday. As fans of the comedy well know, the film is about a single mother named Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) who don't see eye to eye. But after they read a fortune that causes them to switch bodies and live a day in the other person's shoes, they gain a new appreciation for each other. Near the end of the movie, Anna's little brother Harry (Ryan Malgarini) is seen arguing with their grandfather (Harold Gould) and they're given a similar fortune. But before the two experience the same fate, they're tackled to the ground.  So,...

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The Warner Archive has released Robert Mulligan’s Inside Daisy Clover on Blu-ray and this new edition is a winner.

15 year-old Daisy Clover is a Depression era resident of Angel Beach, CA where she lives with her mother (Ruth Gordon) in a trailer on the boardwalk. She scratches out a living selling autographed photos of Hollywood stars that she signs herself. Daisy dreams of becoming a singer and enters a contest sponsored by mercurial studio owner Raymond Swan (Christopher Plummer).

Daisy auditions for Swan, wins a contract with the studio and is immediately put to work in a Busby Berkley style musical. With the help of Swan’s wife, Melora (Katharine Bard), Daisy is primed to become America’s newest movie sweetheart. This includes removing her from her mother’s care and allowing her obnoxious sister (Betty Harford) to become her guardian.

It’s a Hollywood rags-to-riches tale seen as a cruel coming-of-age story — when Natalie Wood’s feisty street kid becomes a child star, she learns that tinsel town is not only fake, but oppressively evil as well. Cut off from her dotty mom (Ruth Gordon) and surrounded by the sinister minions of studio head Swan (Christopher Plummer), Daisy Clover finds that major stardom is hollow and dispiriting. Gavin Lambert & Robert Mulligan’s beautifully made movie does everything but make an audience feel good, especially when the dazzled Daisy falls in love with a sexually dishonest dreamboat matinee idol (Robert Redford). It’s a great picture and also a big downer.

Inside Daisy Clover

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Starring: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon, Roddy McDowall, Katharine Bard, Peter Helm, Betty Harford, Harold Gould.

Cinematography: Charles Lang...

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Best known as Rhoda, Valerie Harper started as a dancer and never left the stage behind.

Valerie Harper, whose Rhoda Morgenstern character is an icon of television, died on Friday August 30, eight days after her 80th birthday.

"My dad has asked me to pass on this message," Harper’s daughter Cristina Cacciotti, confirmed on Twitter. “'My beautiful caring wife of nearly 40 years has passed away at 10:06 a.m., after years of fighting cancer. She will never, ever be forgotten. Rest In Peace, mia Valeria. -Anthony.'”

The Emmy winning actor was battling lung and brain cancer, according to Variety. When her brain cancer was first diagnosed in January 2013, Harper was told she had three months to live. While she was never cancer-free, she responded well enough to treatment to compete on Dancing with the Stars. Harper started in show business as a dancer, and her defining...

Troupers, a documentary about growing old in Hollywood, proves it's never too late to follow your dreams. The hit documentary that originally aired on PBS will see a wider release Friday, May 3rd, 2019 from Global Digital Releasing. From filmmakers Saratoga Ballantine and Dea Lawrence, Troupers profiles actors over the age of 80 who continue to pursue their acting careers in Hollywood. From surviving parental disapproval, the dreaded blacklist of the 50's, poverty, divorce, rejection, disappointment, critics, bad acting coaches and decades of auditions, the cast of Troupers takes a humorous and human approach to it all. Troupers features interviews with Golden Globe winner Betty Garrett (All in the Family), primetime Emmy Winner Pat Carroll (Caesar's Hour), primetime Emmy nominee Harold Gould (Golden Girls), Kaye...

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Warren Adler, author, playwright and poet, whose novels The War of the Roses and Random Hearts were adapted into feature films, has died. Adler died Monday of complications from liver cancer, the Los Angeles Times reports. He was 91.

His 1981 novel The War of The Roses was turned into the 1989 dark comedy feature starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. In both the novel and the film, the married couple’s family name is Rose, and the title is an allusion to the battles between the Houses of York and Lancaster (English Civil War) during the Late Middle Ages.

His novel Random Hearts also was adapted into a film starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas in 1999. His published manuscript Private Lies sparked an unprecedented bidding war between TriStar Pictures, Warner Bros. and Columbia. According to a report in Newsweek, TriStar Pictures won the rights for $1.2 million, at that time...

Warren Adler, the novelist, playwright and poet whose novel “The War of the Roses” was adapted into the dark comedy starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, has died. He was 91.

His son, David Adler, said that his father died on Monday of complications from liver cancer.

Adler was the author of 50 novels, and sold the rights to a number of them for film, TV and stage adaptations. They included “Random Hearts,” which was turned into a 1999 movie directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas; and “The Sunset Gang,” which was adapted into a PBS “American Playhouse” in 1991, with Jerry Stiller, Uta Hagen, Harold Gould and Doris Roberts in the cast. “The Sunset Gang” was later adapted into an off-Broadway musical.

Another novel, “American Quartet,” part of his Fiona Fitzgerald mystery stories, was optioned by NBC and Lifetime.

Four months before his 1991 novel “Private Lies,...

Ross Macdonald’s Cool Cat detective — originally Lew Archer — comes alive in Jack Smight’s smart SoCal kidnapping mystery, thanks to a charismatic Paul Newman and a hot cast of bright, smart actors. It’s the first screenplay sale for the celebrated William Goldman, and the crisp cinematography by ace cameraman Conrad Hall doesn’t hurt either.

Harper

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1966 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 121 min. / Street Date February 27, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99

Starring: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, Janet Leigh, Pamela Tiffin, Robert Wagner, Robert Webber, Shelley Winters, Harold Gould, Roy Jenson, Strother Martin, Martin West, Jacqueline deWit.

Cinematography Conrad Hall

Art Direction Alfred Sweeney

Film Editor Stefan Arnsten

Original Music Johnny Mandel

Written by William Goldman from The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald

Produced by Jerry Gershwin, Elliott Kastner

Directed by Jack Smight

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An emotionally affecting and inspiring trailer for the biographical film Another Mother’s Son has been released. The film stars Judge John Deed actress, Jenny Seagrove as Louisa Gould – one of the first recipients of Her Majesty’s British Hero of the Holocaust Awards in March 2010.

Louisa Gould was a shopkeeper in Jersey during the Second World War, in charge of handing out rations to those in the only British territory to fall under the control of the Third Reich. After learning of her son’s death in battle she takes under her wing a young Russian Pow who escaped a German Prison camp despite her family’s concerns. Singer/songwriter, and ex-Boyzone member, Ronan Keating plays her brother Harold Gould. He is no stranger to acting following his role as Guy in the West End show, Once, which earned him rave reviews.

Directed by Emmy-nominated Christopher Menaul (Summer in February,...

Second World War drama begins UK shoot; first image revealed.

Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating has joined the ensemble cast of period drama Another Mother’s Son, which also includes Jenny Seagrove, John Hannah, Amanda Abbington, Peter Wight and Susan Hampshire.

Principal photography is underway on the film, which will shoot for six weeks across Somerset and the South West of England.

Another Mother’s Son is set during the Second World War, when the island of Jersey was occupied by the Nazis.

The film is based on the true story of Louisa Gould, who took in an escaped Russian Pow and hid him over the course of the war, amid growing tension as it became clear that British wartime leader Winston Churchill would not risk an assault to re-capture the island and the community began to fray under pressures of hunger, occupation and divided loyalty.

BAFTA-winning Chris Menaul (Summer In February) directs a screenplay by Jenny Lecoat.

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Techno-thriller fans have been waiting a long time for a good disc of action ace John Sturges' sci-fi espionage suspenser. George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis and Dana Andrews must stop a madman who has snatched a full battery of deadly bio-warfare viruses from a super-secret government lab. Each flask can wipe out an entire city, and one of them will kill every living thing on the planet. The Satan Bug Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1965 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 114 min. / Street Date September 22, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, Dana Andrews, John Larkin, Richard Bull, Frank Sutton, Edward Asner, Simon Oakland, John Anderson, James Hong, Hari Rhodes, Henry Beckman, Harry Lauter, Tol Avery, Russ Bender, James Doohan, Harold Gould, Carey Loftin. Cinematography Robert Surtees Film Editor Ferris Webster Original Music Jerry Goldsmith Written by Edward Anhalt, James Clavell from the novel by Ian Stuart (Alistair MacLean...

Episode 47 of 52: In which Katharine Hepburn stars in a geriatric version of The Way We Were.

Mrs. Delafield wants to die. The TV movie opens on an ambulance rushing the society widow to the hospital after an unnamed relapse. Obscured by a breathing apparatus and various medical paraphernalia, Mrs. Delafield lies comatose as her children begin to mourn and divvy up her estate. Her neighbor waxes elegiac on the imminent elegancy of her death. Then, a handsome doctor puts a hand on her shoulder and--miracle of miracles! Mrs. Delafield opens her eyes! And then, out of nowhere, it becomes a marriage comedy.

After last week’s morbid misfire of a movie, the opening of Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry feels a little like purposeful trolling. Grace Quigley extolled the virtues of death for the elderly with an ailing Hepburn at its center, but Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry celebrates...

Natalie Wood: Hot Hollywood star in the ’60s - TCM schedule on August 18, 2013 See previous post: “Natalie Wood Movies: From loving Warren Beatty to stripping like Gypsy Rose Lee.” 3:00 Am The Star (1952). Director: Stuart Heisler. Cast: Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood, Warner Anderson, Minor Watson, June Travis, Paul Frees, Robert Warrick, Barbara Lawrence, Fay Baker, Herb Vigran, Marie Blake, Sam Harris, Marcia Mae Jones. Bw-90 mins. 4:30 Am A Cry In The Night (1956). Director: Frank Tuttle. Cast: Edmond O’Brien, Brian Donlevy, Natalie Wood. Bw-75 mins. 6:00 Am West Side Story (1961). Director: Robert Wise. Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, William Bramley, Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Eliot Feld, John Bert Michaels, David Bean, Robert Banas, Anthony ‘Scooter’ Teague, Harvey Evans aka Harvey Hohnecker, Tommy Abbott, Susan Oakes, Gina Trikonis, Carole D’Andrea, Jose De Vega, Jay Norman,...

Eleanor Parker 2013 movie series continues today (photo: Eleanor Parker in Detective Story) Palm Springs resident Eleanor Parker is Turner Classic Movies’ Star of the Month of June 2013. Thus, eight more Eleanor Parker movies will be shown this evening on TCM. Parker turns 91 on Wednesday, June 26. (See also: “Eleanor Parker Today.”) Eleanor Parker received her second Best Actress Academy Award nomination for William Wyler’s crime drama Detective Story (1951). The movie itself feels dated, partly because of several melodramatic plot developments, and partly because of Kirk Douglas’ excessive theatricality as the detective whose story is told. Parker, however, is excellent as Douglas’ wife, though her role is subordinate to his. Just about as good is Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Lee Grant, whose career would be derailed by the anti-Red hysteria of the ’50s. Grant would make her comeback in the ’70s, eventually winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her...

The Buddy Holly biopic “The Day the Music Died” had been sitting in limbo due to some now-dismissed litigation after its festival premiere, but now Memento Films International project is free to set a theatrical release date–January 2013. The film is a quite different take on Holly’s life: “The Day the Music Died” is an inventive bio?pic that explores the pathos of rock legend Buddy Holly in a surreal, modern?day setting. Starring newcomers Guy Kent as the re?imagined Holly and Paige Segal as his muse Peggy Sue, the film also stars 5?time Emmy® nominee, the late Harold Gould. To prepare you Holly fans for the film, ShockYa received an exclusive [ Read More ]...

Universal will mark its 100th anniversary in 2012, and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong celebration honoring the studio's rich film history and cultural legacy. The campaign draws its inspiration from Universal's extraordinary and diverse library of films, many of which will be highlighted throughout the year, and is designed to engage fans of all ages in the art of moviemaking.

A significant element of the centennial includes the extensive restoration of 13 of the studio's most beloved titles such as To Kill a Mockingbird, All Quiet on the Western Front, Jaws, The Sting, Out of Africa, Frankenstein and Schindler's List.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment will kick off the celebration in January with a special 50th anniversary release of To Kill a Mockingbird, debuting on Blu-ray for the first time ever. Throughout the year, Universal will pay tribute to other influential films in the Universal library with special events and Blu-ray...

Let’s face it. We can’t hide it. We all have those movies that we like that others would shun. These are guilty pleasures: the ones that aren’t that great but we love for some reason or another. Here are mine. Be sure to list yours in the comments, if you’d like.

Last Action Hero (1993)

Rotten Tomatoes: 38%

Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O’Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance

Director: John McTiernan/Writers: Shane Black and David Arnott

Here’s the thing: I will defend this movie’s concept till Doomsday. A movie about a kid with a magic ticket that gets pulled into an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie? Genius concept. Yes, the kid is annoying. Yes, the movie doesn’t reach the heights of a McTiernan/Black team-up as well as one might think. It’s interesting to note that McTiernan isn’t working as much...

Music biopics haven't had a bad history. Walk The Line and Ray spring to mind as quite the success. So here's an exclusive clip from The Day The Music Died which does look rather promising. Synopsis: The Day The Music Died, the film that explores the pathos of rock legend Buddy Holly in a surreal, modern-day setting, releases two new film clips in anticipation of the film's official teaser release on 5 Dec 2011. Starring newcomers Guy Kent as the re-imagined Holly and Paige Segal as his fictional muse Peggy Sue, the film also stars 5-time Emmy® nominee Harold Gould, Mariana Campos, Jon Morgan Woodward, and Anastasia Lofgren. Directed by Bruno Miotto and produced by Film Shelf Entertainment's Ryan Kai. video platform video management video solutions video player...

2 clips and images from The Day the Music Died, starring Guy Kent and Paige Segal The music/drama biography helmed by Bruno Miotto also stars the late 5-time Emmy® nominee Harold Gould, Jon Morgan Woodward, Mariana Campos, Jon Morgan Woodward, and Anastasia Lofgren. The Day the Music Died explores the pathos of rock legend Buddy Holly in a surreal, modern-day setting. Guy Kent stars as a re-imagined Holly and Paige Segal as his fictional muse Peggy Sue. Jake Shideier and Boyan Dimitrov also star as Buddy's band mates, The Heartbeats. Miotto helms as well as scripts the film which was shot in Los Angeles and Ontario, California...

2 clips and images from The Day the Music Died, starring Guy Kent and Paige Segal The music/drama biography helmed by Bruno Miotto also stars the late 5-time Emmy® nominee Harold Gould, Jon Morgan Woodward, Mariana Campos, Jon Morgan Woodward, and Anastasia Lofgren. The Day the Music Died explores the pathos of rock legend Buddy Holly in a surreal, modern-day setting. Guy Kent stars as a re-imagined Holly and Paige Segal as his fictional muse Peggy Sue. Jake Shideier and Boyan Dimitrov also star as Buddy's band mates, The Heartbeats. Miotto helms as well as scripts the film which was shot in Los Angeles and Ontario, California...

2 clips and images from The Day the Music Died, starring Guy Kent and Paige Segal The music/drama biography helmed by Bruno Miotto also stars the late 5-time Emmy® nominee Harold Gould, Jon Morgan Woodward, Mariana Campos, Jon Morgan Woodward, and Anastasia Lofgren. The Day the Music Died explores the pathos of rock legend Buddy Holly in a surreal, modern-day setting. Guy Kent stars as a re-imagined Holly and Paige Segal as his fictional muse Peggy Sue. Jake Shideier and Boyan Dimitrov also star as Buddy's band mates, The Heartbeats. Miotto helms as well as scripts the film which was shot in Los Angeles and Ontario, California...

Rochester, NY - Ever wonder why schools today stink compared to decades ago? Every think tank moron has their dubious reasonings that appeases their corporate masters. But the truth is extraordinarily simple: Schools dumped their education films.

Do you remember those days when the gym teacher had to pad out health class by wheeling in the 16mm projector from the Av department? They’d thread up classic tales about your body, narcotics, driving safety and manners. Things which kids nowadays can’t seem to handle.

When the Vcr arrived in schools, the 16mm projector was quickly dumped as teaching tool.

Where did these classic films go? Many arrived at the city dump. However a few lucky tens of thousands found themselves on the racks of the Av Geeks Archive. This repository of cinematic education is overseen by Skip Elsheimer. He started collecting the films after I moved out of the infamous PineHaus.

It may sound a touch morbid, but one of the segments that I look forward to the most during every Oscar broadcast is the Academy's 'In Memoriam' spot. It is an important and necessary moment for cinema fans to remember and reflect upon those great movie-makers that have passed away over the previous year, whether in front of the camera or behind it. For every new Ellen Page or Hailee Steinfeld that begins a promising young career, there is a Leslie Nielsen or Dennis Hopper that sadly shuffles off their mortal coil forever, leaving wistful memories and brilliant catalogs of their wonderful work in film.

It is for that reason - memory - that the 'In Memoriam' portion of the show is crucial to the celebration as a whole. While the film-loving community congratulates those that represent the best that film-making has to offer, another group - the men and...

The soap world lost a number of greats both in front of and behind the camera this year. Here is the annual We Love Soaps TV tribute to those who passed away in 2010 including Michael Gene Adams, Danny Aiello III, Himan Brown, Dixie Carter, Christopher Cazenove, Jill Clayburgh, Gary Coleman, Jacqueline Courtney, John Forsythe, David Froman, James Gammon, Harold Gould, Carl Gordon, Suzanne Grossman, Park Yong Ha, Peter Haskell, June Havoc, Carol Pfander Henderson, Bernard Kates, Larry Keith, Antonie Kamerling, Mick Lally, Simon MacCorkindale, Nan Martin, Kevin McCarthy, Rue McClanahan, Caroline McWilliams, Werner Michel, James Mitchell, Gordon Mulholland, Roger Newman, Michelle Nicastro, Leslie Nielsen, Vince O'Brien, Niek Pancras, Nancy Pinkerton, Addison Powell, Carla Princi, Bob Rappaport, Frances Reid, Lynn Redgrave, Rosa Rio, Zelda Rubinstein, Paul Ryan Rudd, Jean Simmons and Helen Wagner.

It's been an incredible year in the world of showbiz, with the usual headline-grabbing antics, scandal, sleaze, celebrity births, star weddings, and bitter break-ups. Here, WENN takes a look back at the final six months of 2010...

July

Love was in the air in July as a host of celebrities walked down the aisle - Spanish stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem tied the knot in the Bahamas, while Emily Blunt became Mrs. John Krasinski after marrying The Office star in romantic Como, Italy.

A pregnant Alicia Keys said 'I do' to Swizz Beatz, while Orlando Bloom and Australian model Miranda Kerr became husband and wife in a secret ceremony. Wedding bells also rang in Georgia as country sweetheart Carrie Underwood married her hockey hunk, Mike Fisher.

But there was also plenty of heartache in Hollywood - Kelly Osbourne called off her engagement to model Luke Worrall over allegations he had cheated on her, and Frasier star Kelsey Grammer's wife filed for divorce after almost 13 years of marriage. R&B singer Christina Milian picked July to announce she was splitting from her producer husband The-Dream - less than a year after the couple wed in Las Vegas.

Celebrations were in order for Christina Applegate after she revealed she was pregnant with her first child, while Vince Vaughn, Zac Hanson, Ugly Betty star Becki Newton and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor also announced they were expecting babies with their respective partners.

Director Sam Taylor-Wood and Aaron Johnson became the proud parents of a baby girl - their first child together - while Australian pop star Dannii Minogue welcomed baby boy Ethan with her partner Kris Smith.

But July was not without scandal - Paris Hilton was questioned by authorities at the World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa over allegations she was smoking pot. Just two weeks later, she was held by police in France after she was allegedly caught carrying cannabis in her handbag.

The heiress' former pal Lindsay Lohan also hit headlines for all the wrong reasons - just days after turning 24, she was ordered to spend 90 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation stemming from a 2007 DUI arrest.

Former Wham! star George Michael also had a run-in with the law - he was arrested after driving his car into a shop in London, and Foxy Brown was also taken into custody after allegedly violating a protective order.

Meanwhile, Rosemary's Baby director Roman Polanski was freed from house arrest after officials in Switzerland threw out a request to extradite him to the U.S. for sentencing on a child-sex charge.

Mel Gibson's marital woes continued into July - Los Angeles police launched an official investigation amid claims the Braveheart star punched his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a heated altercation. It came after the leaking of a series of audio recordings in which a man said to be Gibson unleashes a series of foul-mouthed rants at his ex.

There was a health scare for British singer Cheryl Cole as she was diagnosed with malaria after collapsing at a photoshoot, while movie legends Tony Curtis and Zsa Zsa Gabor were also hospitalised. Pink was rushed to the emergency room after a stage stunt went wrong, sending the pop punk flying into a metal barrier during a concert in Germany.

Courtroom battles loomed for bad boy actor David Boreanaz, who was slapped with a sexual harassment lawsuit from a former extra on his hit TV show Bones, and Casey Affleck, who was sued by a producer of his movie I'm Still Here over sexual harassment allegations.

August

There were festival dramas aplenty in August, with The Libertines and Guns N' Roses dominating headlines at Britain's Reading and Leeds weekenders. Pete Doherty's group reunited earlier this year and played sets at the festivals - but their performances were blighted when overeager fans got crushed and trampled during the frenetic gigs, forcing the rockers off the stage to allow the revellers chance to recover. Axl Rose sparked an ongoing war-of-words with event boss Melvin Benn after he decided to shut the sound off when the band overran its curfew.

Further drama occurred in August when Naomi Campbell took to the stand in The Hague, Netherlands to testify at the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor, socialite Paris Hilton was arrested for cocaine possession in Las Vegas, and Charlie Sheen pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanour assault relating to a Christmas Day fight with now-estranged wife Brooke Mueller. The Two And A Half Men actor was sentenced to 30 days in jail, but served time in rehab instead.

Another star seeking help for her personal issues was Lindsay Lohan. The Mean Girls actress walked free from prison before the end of her sentence for violating her probation relating to a 2007 DUI arrest, and immediately entered rehab - only to leave the health centre early as well.

Lohan's woes weren't the only ones in Hollywood - Zsa Zsa Gabor was in and out of hospital due to complications stemming from her summer accident which resulted in several bone fractures, while Aretha Franklin broke her ribs in a freak fall, prompting her to cancel a string of shows.

However, the biggest health shock of the month was the revelation that Michael Douglas had been diagnosed with a throat tumour. The Wall Street legend began radiation and chemotherapy shortly before going public with his battle and helped raise awareness of the disease by appearing on America's Stand Up 2 Cancer TV special to urge fans to raise cash for research.

There was happier health news for many in the public eye in August - Miranda Kerr, Penny Lancaster and Alanis Morissette all announced their pregnancies, while British Prime Minister David Cameron became a father again when his wife Samantha gave birth to their fourth child, Florence, while they were holidaying in Cornwall, south-west England.

Wedding bells were also chiming, with Hilary Duff walking down the aisle to marry ice hockey star Mike Comrie, veteran singer Julio Iglesias exchanging vows with his longtime girlfriend, and James Van Der Beek cementing his union with his then-pregnant girlfriend Kimberly Brook - they've since welcomed baby Olivia.

September

Lady Gaga was the big winner and talking point at the MTV Video Music Awards this month - she picked up eight accolades and stunned everyone by taking to the stage in a meat dress. Meanwhile, Penelope Cruz confirmed the news she was pregnant with Javier Bardem's baby, and Angelina Jolie - who visited flood-ravaged Pakistan - was named Best Celebrity Role Model in an online poll.

George Michael began his eight-week prison sentence in London after being found guilty of cannabis possession and driving under the influence of drugs, and Guns N' Roses were booed and bottled offstage in Ireland after making fans wait for their performance.

Smashing Pumpkins star Billy Corgan confirmed reports he was dating Aussie pop star Jessica Origliasso, and the Charlatans axed U.S. shows after Jon Brookes collapsed onstage during a concert in Pennsylvania. He was later diagnosed with a brain tumour..

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen welcomed their second child, John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman was denied parole for a sixth time, and Sofia Coppola picked up the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival amid a storm of controversy - her ex-boyfriend, Quentin Tarantino, led the jury!

Meanwhile, Take That bandmates Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow performed together for the first time in 15 years at a benefit for injured British soldiers, but Duff McKagan quit Jane's Addiction after five months and just three gigs.

The Troggs star Reg Presley suffered a stroke while holidaying in Spain and country music duo Brooks & Dunn split after an emotional night at a Nashville charity gig.

Elsewhere, T.I. and his wife were arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of drug possession, UB40 star Ali Campbell was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Syndrome, and Leonardo DiCaprio won a three-year restraining order against a woman claiming to be his wife.

Johnny Depp was named the highest paid actor by Forbes magazine, Britney Spears' one-time minder, Fernando Flores, filed suit against the pop star, claiming she had sexually harassed him and exposed herself in front of him, and The xx picked up Britain's prestigious Mercury Music Prize.

Eddie Vedder, Johnny Knoxville and David Essex wed - not to each other - and R&B star Lyfe Jennings was jailed for three and a half years over a violent altercation with his former girlfriend.

Meanwhile, James Gandolfini was caught driving on a suspended licence, Paris Hilton was refused entry to Japan; Kings of Leon star Caleb Followill and hot model Lily Aldridge announced their engagement, and actor Randy Quaid and his wife were arrested and charged with burglary amid allegations they had been illegally squatting in the house they once called home.

Actor Shelley Malil was convicted of attempted murder, Wyclef Jean announced he'd be running for presidential office in Haiti again in 2015 after his 2010 bid was dismissed, and comedian Greg Giraldo died in hospital after suffering an accidental drug overdose. Lindsay Lohan returned to rehab, David Beckham's lawyers served a writ to a hooker who claimed she'd slept with the soccer stud, and Heart rocker Nancy Wilson filed for divorce from moviemaker Cameron Crowe.

There was baby news for Mario Lopez, actresses Jodie Sweetin and Danica McKellar, actor James Van Der Beek, Rascal Flatts star Joe Don Rooney and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

Elo star Mike Edwards was killed in a freak accident, while veteran actors Harold Gould, Gloria Stuart and Kevin McCarthy also passed away along with legendary French director Claude Chabrol and filmmakers Arthur Penn and Clive Donner.

Other deaths included that of former boy band star Rich Cronin, who passed away after a stroke, aged 35, and Hollywood lost true legends in Eddie Fisher and Tony Curtis.

October

Celebrity break-ups were big news in October with a number of high-profile couples calling time on their relationship. Courteney Cox and David Arquette stunned the world by announcing they were taking a break from their 11-year marriage, and just days later singer Christina Aguilera confirmed her split from husband Jordan Bratman. Ben Harper and Laura Dern also filed for divorce after 10 years together.

But October also saw an influx of celebrity weddings - Katy Perry and Russell Brand sealed their love in a lavish Indian ceremony, and both Paul Weller and David Schwimmer hit the news when it emerged they had married their girlfriends in secret earlier in the year.

There was also plenty of baby news - Mariah Carey confirmed she is expecting her first child with husband Nick Cannon after months of speculation, while Celine Dion put the heartache of fertility treatment behind her to become a mum to twin boys. Hip-hop supercouple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz welcomed a baby boy named Egypt and Neil Patrick Harris became father to twins born via a surrogate.

Britain was in mourning following the loss of comedy legend Norman Wisdom, who passed away at the age of 95, while the world of music was rocked by the death of legendary soul singer Solomon Burke after he collapsed at an airport in Amsterdam, Holland. The death of soprano Joan Sutherland in Switzerland at the age of 83 prompted an outpouring of grief in her native Australia, and The Slits star Ari Up lost her battle with cancer at the age of 48.

The scandal of the month came courtesy of Charlie Sheen, who hit headlines when cops were called to his trashed suite at a New York City hotel during a night with a young model/actress. The star's reps blamed his meltdown on "an adverse reaction to medication". It was also a bad month for Mel Gibson - his personal problems with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva cost him a role in The Hangover sequel, while Taylor Swift was hit with a multi-million dollar lawsuit from a former manager. But the country star made up for it by embarking on a new romance with Hollywood hunk Jake Gyllenhaal.

There were also plenty of stars keeping the prison service busy - rapper T.I. was sent back to jail for breaching his probation while Lindsay Lohan escaped her second potential prison sentence of 2010 when a judge ordered her to spend three months in rehab instead. Careless driver George Michael regained his freedom after completing 27 days of his eight-week jail sentence.

November

The royal news of the year was the talk of the month as Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement and plans to wed in 2011

Teen star Demi Lovato stunned young Hollywood when she quite the Jonas Brothers tour and checked into rehab to address personal and "emotional" issues, and Charlie Sheen and Lil Wayne officially became free men again - the actor's divorce from Brooke Mueller became official, while rapper Wayne was released from prison.

MGM, the studio behind the James Bond film franchise, filed for bankruptcy, actor Justin Long was injured in a car crash, and soul queen Aretha Franklin pulled out of a series of shows to undergo surgery.

Spice Girls star Emma Bunton and Pink announced they were pregnant, Lady Gaga was the big winner at the European Music Awards, and Rachel Weisz and moviemaker Darren Aronofsky split.

The Munsters child star Butch Patrick entered rehab to tackle substance abuse and alcohol issues, Wesley Snipes was ordered to jail after losing his bid for a retrial in his tax case, Audrina Patridge's stalker was jailed for two years when he failed to stay away from the star, and country singer Eddie Montgomery was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, Eva Longoria split from her husband Tony Parker amid reports he had been cheating on her, Kate Winslet split from boyfriend Louis Dowler, and Hollywood was stunned when top publicist Ronni Chasen was shot dead while driving through Beverly Hills .

In music news, Take That's Progress became Britain's fastest selling album of the century so far, Radiohead's Thom Yorke helped mastermind a piece of human art that could be seen from space, Miley Cyrus celebrated her 18th birthday party with pals Demi Moore and Rumer Willis, and Justin Bieber stole the show at the American Music Awards, taking home four prizes.

Malin Akerman replaced Lindsay Lohan as Linda Lovelace in the much-hyped Inferno, Leonardo DiCaprio was caught up in a mid-air drama when a plane he was flying to Russia in was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine stalled, and there was drama backstage at hit U.S. TV show Dancing With The Stars as studio staff came across an envelope containing a mysterious white powder intended for contestant Bristol Palin - it turned out to be talc!

Emmy Rossum and Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz split, Jennifer Jason Leigh filed for divorce from filmmaker husband Noah Baumbach, and Ugly Betty actor Michael L. Brea was charged with murder after stabbing his mother with a Samurai sword. Willie Nelson was arrested and charged with drug possession, indie movie Winter's Bone became a big Oscars contender after claiming top prizes at the Stockholm and Gotham Film Festivals, and the Spider-Man musical opened on Broadway after a series of delays - the critics largely hated it.

Meanwhile, David Cassidy pleaded not guilty to DUI charges following his arrest in Florida, Uma Thurman's stalker was arrested after violating a restraining order, and AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was convicted of cannabis possession in New Zealand.

The baby news of the month came from the Travoltas as movie star John and his wife Kelly Preston welcomed Benjamin into the world and the proud new parents list for November also featured Stella McCartney, Ne-Yo, Vera Farmiga, Green Day star Mike Dirnt and actress Emilia Fox, while rocker Chris Daughtry became a dad to twins.

The music world mourned the loss of Australian rocker James Freud who died just days after his band Models were inducted into the Aria Hall of Fame.

And it was a sad month for Hollywood as movie mogul Dino De Laurentiis passed away alongside actresses Ingrid Pitt and Jill Clayburgh and Naked Gun star Leslie Nielsen.

The film world also bid farewell to The Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner and revered Italian filmmaker Mario Monicelli.

December

December saw a series of scandals as the stars brought a touch of sex and drugs to the festive season - and wildchild Miley Cyrus led the way. The former Disney star ended 2010 by reminding us all she's a grown up now after she was caught on camera smoking legal hallucinogenic Salvia from a bong, and hit headlines again days later when she was pictured in a girl-on-girl clinch and exposing her bra while surrounded by hunky men.

Her pal Demi Lovato joined the Hannah Montana star in scandal when provocative photos which appeared to show her partly-exposing her breasts leaked on the internet, and Christina Aguilera's reps vowed to hunt down computer hackers who leaked nearly-nude photos of the Beautiful hitmaker.

Pink Floyd rocker David Gilmour told of his shame after his son was arrested for clambering over a war memorial during student riots in London, and Hulk Hogan's wedding to Jennifer McDaniel descended into chaos when cops were called to break up a clash between a bodyguard and a photographer.

Love was in the air for Reese Witherspoon, who got engaged to Hollywood agent Jim Toth, and also making wedding plans this month were Ginnifer Goodwin, Shania Twain, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany, Poison rocker Bret Michaels, and Hugh Hefner. And it was double delight for Natalie Portman – the actress got engaged and announced she's pregnant by choreographer Benjamin Millepied. Meanwhile, Michael Sheen and Rachel McAdams became Hollywood's hottest new couple.

Actor Vince Vaughn became a father for the first time, and there were also new arrivals for Alanis Morissette, Ali Larter, and Elton John, who became a father at 63 after he and boyfriend David Furnish welcomed a son via a surrogate mother.

Nicole Richie had her father Lionel dancing on the ceiling when she wed Joel Madden, but other stars weren't so lucky in love - Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens ended their romance, Elizabeth Hurley confirmed her marriage split from Arun Nayar after she was linked to cricketer Shane Warne, rocker John Mellencamp split from his wife of 18 years, and Ryan Reynolds filed for divorce from Scarlett Johansson.

In the courts, Kc and The Sunshine Band co-founder Richard R. Finch was jailed for seven years for sexually abusing young boys, Rip Torn was given a suspended jail term for his drunken bank break-in, and rapper Dmx was sent to prison for a year for violating his probation by using drugs. In Florida, officials posthumously pardoned Jim Morrison over his infamous arrest for indecent exposure at a 1969 The Doors concert.

Meanwhile, Heather Locklear was hospitalised for a bacterial infection, Eminem was celebrating after landing 10 Grammy nominations, rap mogul Suge Knight was arrested after missing a court hearing, and exiled moviemaker Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer was the big winner at the European Film Awards.

Lady Gaga was named Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine editors, veteran entertainers Dame Julie Andrews and Dolly Parton were announced as recipients of lifetime achievement Grammy awards at a special upcoming ceremony in 2011, and Natalie Portman's hopes of Oscar glory for her movie Black Swan received a major boost by landing a record 12 nominations for the 2011 Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

The showbiz world mourned the loss of jazz musicians Billy Taylor and James Moody, Pink Panther creator Blake Edwards, rocker Captain Beefheart, singer/songwriter Teena Marie, and Boney M star Bobby Farrell.

And it was a miserable end to 2010 for Taylor Momsen - the Gossip Girl star spent Christmas in Amsterdam, Holland - away from her family and friends in the U.S. - after she became stranded in Europe due to flights chaos following snowstorms across the continent.

American actor who played an array of kindly fathers, doctors, lawyers and rabbis

Harold Gould, who has died aged 86, was categorised as a character actor, usually a euphemism for an actor who did not quite make it to the top. But it would be more accurate to describe him as a supporting actor who made invaluable contributions to innumerable television shows and dozens of films. The elegantly dressed Gould, with his grey hair and natty moustache, "supported" many a star, often in the roles of kindly uncles, fathers and husbands as well as doctors, psychiatrists, lawyers, rabbis and teachers.

The five times Emmy-nominated Gould was probably most widely known as Martin Morgenstern, Valerie Harper's handsome smoothie father in Rhoda (1974-78), and the college professor widower who courts Rose (Betty White) in the sitcom The Golden Girls (1985-92). In the latter, Gould played Miles Webber, a mild-mannered man who turns...

In case you haven't heard, actor Stephen Tobolowsky and I do a podcast for /Film called The Tobolowsky Files, which has been the subject of some humbling praise recently. While we're currently on hiatus until October, that didn't stop the folks at The New York Times from taking note of Stephen's amazing storytelling (which has also been published in The Awl). Today, Stephen has written an op-ed for The New York Times entitled "They Had Great Character," a tribute to five character actors (Kevin McCarthy, Carl Gordon, Maury Chaykin, James Gammon, Harold Gould) who have passed recently, and a meditation on what it means to be a character actor: My first day on “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray shook hands with me and said, “Hello, nice to meet you — now show me what you’re going to do.” I jumped into a few enormously energetic moments of Ned Ryerson and Bill...

The La Times has sad news to report. The great character actor, Harold Gould, has passed away.

Harold Gould, a veteran character actor who played con man Kid Twist in the 1973 movie The Sting, Valerie Harper’s father on TV’s “Rhoda” and Betty White’s boyfriend on “The Golden Girls,” has died. He was 86.

Gould, who also was known for his stage work, died Saturday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement community in Woodland Hills of prostate cancer that had metastasized, said Leah Gould, his daughter-in-law.

A former university drama teacher who launched his career in front of the camera in the early ’60s, Gould appeared in movies such as “Harper,” the 1974 remake of “The Front Page,” “Love and Death,” “Silent Movie,” “Freaky Friday” and “Patch Adams.”

Over the last five decades, he made scores of guest appearances on TV shows such as “Route 66,” “Perry Mason,...

The cunning, mustached Kid Twist took part in one of the greatest cons to grace the silver screen in The Sting. But Paul Newman and Robert Redford wouldn't have had a partner in crime if it wasn't for character actor Harold Gould who sadly passed away over the weekend at 86 years-old. The actor died on September 11th after a struggle with prostate cancer. Before The Sting, Gould previously found success alongside Newman in Harper and with Redford in Inside Daisy Clover. The actor gained even more fame by appearing in over 100 TV series incuding "Golden Girls," "Hogan's Heroes," "Hawaii Five-0," and, perhaps most notably, "Rhoda." More recently Mr. Gould found consistent work as the resident grandfather in several family films including Disney's Freaky Friday remake and Stuart Little. In addition, Gould shared the screen with Robin Williams as a mental hospital patient in Patch Adams. According to The Washington ...

Harold Gould racked up five Emmy nominations during an impressive career that saw him woo Betty White and share screen time with Lindsay Lohan. The veteran character actor, best known for playing Valerie Harper's dad on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda, as well as the relentless suitor of White on The Golden Girls, passed away from prostate cancer on Saturday. He was 86. Yet, Gould's work certainly didn't begin and end there… The suave actor made numerous guest appearances on several TV shows over the course of his long career, including Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii Five-o, St. Elsewhere, Felicity and The King of Queens. Gould also appeared in dozens of movies,...