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On July 6, 2022, one of Hollywood's most iconic actors passed away at the age of 82.  Best remembered for his Oscar-nominated performance in "The Godfather" (1972), James Caan's career spanned almost 60 years of theatrical and television work.

Born in the Bronx on March 26, 1940, Caan made his TV debut on an episode of "Naked City" in 1961, and his film debut two years later in an uncredited role in Billy Wilder's "Irma la Douce." He soon made a name for himself co-starring alongside such Hollywood legends as Olivia de Havilland in "Lady in a Cage" (1964) and John Wayne and Robert Mitchum in "El Dorado."

In 1971, he earned his sole Primetime Emmy nomination for his title role in the tearjerker "Brian's Song," and the following year achieved an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, for his memorable turn in "The Godfather." This was the role with which he became most identified; however, over the next half century,...

If you’re a fan of film and a fan of TikTok, you might have heard of Paloma Diamond. If not, keep reading — and watch Paloma Diamond pull you in.

The internet inside joke revolves around a character created by high school teacher-turned-social media star Julian Sewell. The 29-year-old, from New Zealand, first went viral on the app in 2023 when he posted a parody of the Oscars. “And the nominees for best actress are…” he begins in the video, which pans to Sewell as all five actresses. Each one is sporting a deliciously convincing wig as a 20-second clip from their made-up film follows, such as The Remedy — which appears to be a medical drama — or, poking fun at long movie names with a specific location, Awake, Alone and Aware on the Streets of Topeka, Kansas.

All five characters were distinctive and had their own personality, like Lorelai Lynch, a...

Yentl.The publication of My Name Is Barbra, Barbra Streisand's 970-page memoir, has offered fans of the actress-singer-icon a long-awaited glimpse into her life. It’s a lot of book, a maximalist feast of details and anecdotes that paints a lavish portrait of the woman who became a generational star. It’s easy to forget just how much of Streisand's career was besieged by misogyny, whether it was critics' repeated derision of appearance or co-stars like Walter Matthau berating her on set. Streisand certainly never forgot, and her memoir offers frequent reminders of the sexism that hampered her path to success at every turn. Her memoir conveys an achingly detailed portrait of endurance by a wildly ambitious woman. Wherever she went, she was derided for trying to do or be “too much,” and she took pleasure in proving her detractors wrong in her inimitable style. When she chose to get behind the camera and direct,...

James Caan's final film has gained popularity on Netflix's US top ten movies chart, highlighting his lasting impact on the industry. The Hollywood icon, known for his roles in movies like "The Godfather" and "Elf," sadly passed away in 2022 at the age of 82. Released in 2021, Caan's last film has now found success in the streaming realm, earning a spot on the top ten list after grossing $2.3 million on a $5 million budget.

James Caan’s final movie to be released in his lifetime lands on Netflix’s US top ten movies chart. Caan rose to become a huge Hollywood star thanks to roles in classic films like The Godfather, Funny Lady, Rollerball and Thief. The famous tough-guy actor was later embraced by a whole new generation of movie fans thanks to his relatively warm-and-fuzzy performance alongside Will Ferrell in the beloved Christmas movie Elf. The star sadly passed away...

January 2024 will mark the eighth anniversary of Jennifer Lawrence’s second Best Comedy/Musical Actress Golden Globe victory for “Joy,” which, having followed her previous lead and supporting triumphs for “Silver Linings Playbook” (2013) and “American Hustle” (2014), made the 25-year-old the youngest three-time film acting honoree in the organization’s history. That particular hot streak ended there, but she may be set for a comeback at the upcoming 81st Golden Globe Awards if enough voters favor her work in the raunchy summer flick “No Hard Feelings.” If she does end up adding another trophy to her vast collection, she will set several new precedents and tie her category’s record for most wins.

At this point, the only two women who have clinched three Best Comedy/Musical Actress Golden Globes are Rosalind Russell and Julie Andrews, who respectively reached the milestone in 1963 (“Gypsy”) and 1983 (“Victor/Victoria”). Russell had previously been lauded for...

Brett Hadley, who starred as Genoa City police detective Carl Williams for more than a decade on the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless”, has died. He was 92.

Hadley died Wednesday, according to a Facebook post from his friend, Mary Ann Halpin.

“He has been my friend since I was 19 [y]ears old. We were in an acting class and were the bad kids in the class. We sat in the back and giggled,” she wrote, later adding, “I will miss his playful and deep conversation, his funny flirty giggle and twinkling eyes. He took his last bow and gracefully left us yesterday. Thank you to my dear sweet soul sister Darcy Lee Caplan for midwifing him out.”

Hadley’s friend of 30 years, Darcy Lee Caplan, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died on Wednesday of sepsis at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.

Brett Hadley, who starred as Genoa City police detective Carl Williams for more than a decade on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, has died. He was 92.

Hadley died Wednesday of sepsis at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, his friend of 30 years, Darcy Lee, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a wonderful, sweet and kind man,” she said.

Hadley joined the daytime serial as the father of Doug Davidson’s Paul Williams in 1980 and remained with the show through 1990, when his character mysteriously disappeared.

Wouldn’t you know it, just as his onscreen wife, Mary (Carolyn Conwell), was about to remarry, Hadley returned in 1998 as a man named Jim Bradley. It seems a savage beating had left Carl with amnesia, and he would never remember who he was. He left the show for good in 1999.

“He was a delight to work...

Brett Hadley, best known for his longtime role as Genoa City police detective Carl Williams on The Young and the Restless, died Wednesday, according to Soap Opera Digest and his longtime friend, photographer Mary Ann Halpin, who shared the news on Facebook. Hadley was 92. A cause of death was not revealed.

Born on September 25, 1930, in Louisville, Ky, Hadley studied drama at the University of New Mexico. He began working in television in the early 1970s, with guest roles on numerous series including Room 222, The F.B.I., Ironside, Lucas Tanner, The Waltons and Kojak, as well as a major recurring role on Marcus Welby, M.D.

However, it was his role as no-nonsense Genoa City police detective Carl Williams on The Young and the Restless for which he is best remembered. Hadley joined the daytime soap in 1980 and played the role until 1991, when Carl became an off-screen unseen character who was “always...

The Young and the Restless‘ Brett Hadley, who played Genoa City detective Carl Williams, has died at the age of 92, Soap Opera Digest reports.

A cause of death was not disclosed.

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Hadley made his debut as the Williams family patriarch in 1980. Upon his initial departure in 1991, Carl became an unseen character who was kept alive off screen, always said to be “in the other room.

Broadway and film star Joel Grey and John Kander, composer of Cabaret, Chicago and more, will receive the 2023 Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Grey was the original Amos Hart in the 1996 Chicago and the original Emcee in Cabaret on Broadway, for which he won a Tony Award. He later received an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA for his performance in the film adaptation. Kander, who co-wrote those legendary musicals with the late lyricist Fred Ebb, is currently represented on Broadway with the musical New York, New York.

“We are immensely thrilled to honor two legends in their own rights. John Kander has composed the soundtrack to all of our lives – meeting us in every decade – creating unforgettable scores for Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and his current Broadway hit New York, New York,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League.

“As a legendary actor and director,...

Imagine a New York where construction workers tap dance on steel girders high above the city, sorta like that famous photograph you’ve seen a million times, and where kindly landladies who once played Carnegie Hall might tutor a young Holocaust refugee to a Julliard scholarship, and breezy jam sessions do away with generations of friction between races, genders and sexual identities. You’d go there, right?

Well, you can. New York, New York, the new(ish) Kander & Ebb musical, opens tonight at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. But be warned: Even the rosiest-hued urban utopia can get a bit tiresome when it’s this overstuffed with good intentions.

Inspired, at least in name, by Martin Scorsese’s 1977 movie starring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli, New York, New York is less an adaptation than it is a John Kander & Fred Ebb jukebox musical: In addition to the two very...

Arnold Schulman, who landed Oscar nominations for his screenplays for Love With the Proper Stranger and Goodbye, Columbus and found success with several incarnations of his Broadway hit A Hole in the Head, has died. He was 97.

Schulman died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Peter Schulman, told The Hollywood Reporter.

In two late-career triumphs, Schulman was recruited by Francis Ford Coppola to write the biopic Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), and he scored an Emmy nomination and a Humanitas Prize in 1994 for his teleplay for HBO’s And the Band Played On, an adaptation of Randy Shilts’ nonfiction book about the onset of AIDS.

An original member of the Actors Studio, Schulman in the 1950s worked alongside the likes of James Dean and Paul Newman on live television. In 1962, he quit as the original screenwriter on the never-completed Marilyn Monroe movie Something’s Got to Give,...

Cinematography retrospectives are the way to go—more than a thorough display of talent, it exposes the vast expanse a Dp will travel, like an education in form and business all the same. Accordingly I’m happy to see the Criterion Channel give a 25-film tribute to James Wong Howe, whose career spanned silent cinema to the ’70s, populated with work by Howard Hawks, Michael Curtz, Samuel Fuller, Alexander Mackendrick, Sydney Pollack, John Frankenheimer, and Raoul Walsh.

Further retrospectives are granted to Romy Schneider (recent repertory sensation La piscine among them), Carlos Saura (finally a chance to see Peppermint frappe!), the British New Wave, and groundbreaking distributor Cinema 5, who brought to U.S. shores everything from The Man Who Fell to Earth and Putney Swope to Pumping Iron and Scenes from a Marriage.

September also yields streaming premieres for the recently restored Bronco Bullfrog, Ang Lee’s Pushing Hands,...

Lea Michele is Broadway bound, and a new video features our first look at the “Glee” alum as Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl”.

Michele will hit the stage next month, taking over from Beanie Feldstein, who left the show in July.

Read More: Lea Michele To Replace Beanie Feldstein In ‘Funny Girl’ Revival On Broadway

In the promo, Michele can be heard singing the show’s signature song “I’m the Greatest Star” while footage from her rehearsals is shown.

The role of a lifetime. Lea Michele joins the cast of Funny Girl as Fanny Brice beginning September 6. See you at the August Wilson! pic.twitter.com/nQatXGOzee

— Funny Girl on Broadway (@FunnyGirlBwy) August 19, 2022

Michele will be starring alongside Tovah Feldshuh, who’ll be taking over for Jane Lynch as Fanny Brice’s mother in the revival of the classic musical.

“Funny Girl” first debuted in 1964, with Barbra Streisand starring...

Hey hard-rockin’ film fans, better hope the sound system at your local multiplex goes well past eleven because it’s musical biography time once more. Sure popular musicians have been recreated on screen through the years, Surprisingly the lives of Al Jolson and Fanny Brice inspired two hit films and a couple of sequels (The Jolson Story begat Jolson Sings Again while the great Streisand starred in Funny Girl then Funny Lady). Ah, but late 2018, a little over six months ago rock and roll ruled the box office (and garnered 4 Oscars) with the story of Queen in Bohemian Rhapsody. And a fictional music flick, the fourth iteration of A Star Is Born, inspired by real performers and showcasing the acting debut of a current music superstar, grabbed a gold statue and lots of filmgoers. Plus earlier this year Netflix got into the act with a “biopic” of those heavy metal hellions,...

This article marks Part 13 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the winners.

The 1974 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:

“I Feel Love” from “Benji”

“Blazing Saddles” from “Blazing Saddles”

“Wherever Love Takes Me” from “Gold”

“Little Prince” from “The Little Prince”

“We May Never Love Like This Again” from “The Towering Inferno”

Won: “We May Never Love Like This Again” from “The Towering Inferno”

Should’ve won: “I Feel Love” from “Benji”

While 1973 marked perhaps the strongest Best Original Song line-up of the decade, 1974 nearly competes with the truly dreadful 1972 as the decade’s bottom of the barrel in original music for the big screen. If not for a couple of these nominees, this category would be...

“A Star Is Born” opens this weekend as one of the most anticipated releases of 2018. The film’s title may as well refer to its lead actress, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, whose previous movie experience came from brief appearances in two Robert Rodriguez films. Her reviews are rapturous and she’s a leading contender for a Best Actress Oscar nomination, all of which could make her the biggest singing crossover since Barbra Streisand.

Hollywood hasn’t seen a singer become a breakout success since Whitney Houston in 1992 — although many have tried. John Singleton’s 1993 “Poetic Justice” featured Janet Jackson opposite Tupac Shakur, which grossed $61 million. She costarred with Eddie Murphy in “The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps” ($212 million), and was part of a Tyler Perry ensemble in two “Why Did I Get Married” films.

In 2001, Mariah Carey starred in “Glitter,” which was an embarrassing flop. The 2002 “Wise Girls” was a...

Ellen Burstyn and James Caan are starring in the romantic comedy “Welcome to Pine Grove!” with shooting expected to begin later this summer.

Astute Films is the production company. Producers are Harrison Powell, Dominique Telson, and Fred Bernstein. Executive producers are Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte.

Burstyn will play a widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school, full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. Caan plays the hot new guy at Pine Grove and Burstyn’s love interest.

Donald Martin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Powell, which was inspired by his grandmother’s own experience of moving into a retirement community.

“’Welcome to Pine Grove!’ is ‘Mean Girls’ meets ‘Golden Girls’ in a senior community,” said Powell. “We wanted to make a film that inspires others because it is never too late to make friends, to laugh, to dance,...

While “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again” (Universal) may not open better than the eleven sequels so far this summer– well, it may beat “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and “The First Purge”– it continues to build on the renewed interest in musicals created by 2008 surprise global smash “Mamma Mia!”

Phyllida Lloyd’s stage musical adaptation turned into the biggest domestic musical hit since “Chicago” (2002), grossing $175 million in the U.S./Canada (all figures are adjusted to 2018 ticket prices). That was less than “Chicago” at $259 million. But its success was notable enough to encourage other musicals in the years since.

In a season of non-stop sequels and franchise entries, here’s why musicals are making a comeback:

1. Sequels reign

Musical sequels are not common. Of all the genres that have been traditional staples of successful sequels, musicals have seen the fewest.

We have seen several big-level musical successes in the last two years,...

Funny lady Kristen Wiig appeared at the 74th Venice Film Festival to promote her latest film Downsizing. Kristen Wiig At 74th Venice Film Festival The comic wore a Zuhair Murad Fall 2017 Couture gown that was pinkish-white and full of gold and silver intertwining sparkles. The star left her back exposed and her short hair slicked back. She […]

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She's the host with the most! Funny lady Leslie Jones put on quite the show hosting the 2017 Bet Awards tonight. The show was action packed and the Ghostbusters star did her best to keep viewers on their toes (and yell at them a lot!). Presenters included Yara Shahidi, Cardi B, Issa Rae, Jamie Foxx, La La Anthony, the cast of Girls Trip (Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah), Robin Thede, Trevor Noah, Demetrius Shipp Jr. and Cari Champion. The show's crowd-raising performers included Big Sean, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, DJ Khaled, Future, Lil' Wayne, Migos, Post Malone, Trey Songz, Tamar Braxton and Roman Gianarthur.  Here are some of Leslie's...

She's shedding the pounds and showing the world what she's made of! Funny lady Leslie Jones has been hitting the gym and then hitting the "Share" button on Instagram, showing off her new fitness regimen as she sheds the pounds for all to see. About six weeks ago, the Saturday Night Live star started posting gym pics on social media and ever since then it's been a non-stop, workout-sesh selfie storm. The 49-year-old comedian has been working with personal trainer Thaddeus Harvey in New York City and it seems like the fitness expert is kicking Jones' butt in gear! Last August, the Ghostbusters star went on Live with Kelly and opened up to Kelly Ripa about her 40-pound weight loss,...

The tides of Hollywood are changing—for better and for worse. If you want any indication of how actresses are progressing in the industry, follow the money. On the heels of Forbes' annual list of highest-earning female movie stars, it's clear that there are benefits to being an actress in 2016 as opposed to previous periods. Leading the pack this year is Jennifer Lawrence who, at 26 years old, has garnered four Oscar nominations, one win, topped the list for the last two years and came in second place for the previous two. However, it's Forbes' runner up that has caught our eye. Funny lady Melissa McCarthy secured the second spot after a year of anticipated...

Jason from Mnpp here feeling sweaty and gross here in the annual inferno named July -- I wish I could say I was using this week's "Beauty vs Beast" to cool us down but instead I'm turning the heat up up up thanks to today being the 78th birthday of the spicy Paul Verhoeven, helmer of the hotly anticipated rape-revenge thriller Elle with Isabelle Huppert, and of legendarily epic dumpster-fires (a term I use in this context with extreme admiration) like Showgirls and Starship Troopers and today's honoree, 1992's Basic Instinct. Muy caliente! So everybody slip off your underpants (if you're wearing any), straddle your favorite gal-pal in the bathroom, and help me slash away at this one...

Previously Anticipating this past weekend's Ghostbusters we hit rewind to Paul Feig's last great comedy Spy, forcing you to choose between Head Funny Lady Melissa McCarthy and Supporting Funny Lady Rose Byrne...

Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres got her start in television in the early '90s, and ever since, she's graced the world with her golden sense of humor. Not only can she put a smile on almost anyone's face (just ask Kanye West), but she's also received several awards for her talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show; appeared in a handful of films including Finding Nemo and Finding Dory; and even served as a judge on American Idol. In addition to her onscreen success, she's also made a difference with her personal life. Ellen famously came out as a lesbian on her sitcom in 1997 and graced the April cover of Time magazine with the words "Yep, I'm Gay," written across it, inspiring many in the Lgbt community. Ellen then went on to meet her wife, Portia de Rossi, who she's been with for more than 10 years. To celebrate Ellen's time in the spotlight,...

Funny lady Melissa McCarthy dropped by The Tonight Show to promote her latest comedy, The Boss, on Monday night. After discussing the film, the actress brought on the laughs when she hit the stage for a Lip Sync Battle against Jimmy Fallon. In addition to belting out songs like Zayn's "Pillowtalk" and "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas, Melissa really got into it when she performed Dmx's "X Gon' Give It to Ya." Check out the must-see clip above, then watch her and Ellen DeGeneres battle it out with their spouses in the Not-So-Newlywed Game.

James Caan's wife is asking for more money in the child support department because she says her 75-year-old estranged husband is still rolling in the dough. As we reported, James has put his foot down, claiming his wife has been draining his assets to the point he has to take unworthy roles just to keep the financial boat afloat. According to legal docs obtained by TMZ, he made more than a million bucks last year alone just from residuals.

'Sorrell and Son' with H.B. Warner and Alice Joyce. 'Sorrell and Son' 1927 movie: Long thought lost, surprisingly effective father-love melodrama stars a superlative H.B. Warner Partially shot on location in England and produced independently by director Herbert Brenon at Joseph M. Schenck's United Artists, the 1927 Sorrell and Son is a skillful melodrama about paternal devotion in the face of both personal and social adversity. This long-thought-lost version of Warwick Deeping's 1925 bestseller benefits greatly from the veteran Brenon's assured direction, deservedly shortlisted in the first year of the Academy Awards.* Crucial to the film's effectiveness, however, is the portrayal of its central character, a war-scarred Englishman who sacrifices it all for the happiness of his son. Luckily, the London-born H.B. Warner, best remembered for playing Jesus Christ in another 1927 release, Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings, is the embodiment of honesty, selflessness, and devotion. Less is...

Omar Sharif in 'Doctor Zhivago.' Egyptian star Omar Sharif, 'The Karate Kid' producer Jerry Weintraub: Brief career recaps A little late in the game – and following the longish Theodore Bikel article posted yesterday – below are brief career recaps of a couple of film veterans who died in July 2015: actor Omar Sharif and producer Jerry Weintraub. A follow-up post will offer an overview of the career of peplum (sword-and-sandal movie) actor Jacques Sernas, whose passing earlier this month has been all but ignored by the myopic English-language media. Omar Sharif: Film career beginnings in North Africa The death of Egyptian film actor Omar Sharif at age 83 following a heart attack on July 10 would have been ignored by the English-language media (especially in the U.S.) as well had Sharif remained a star within the Arabic-speaking world. After all, an "international" star is only worth remembering...

Actor best known for roles in Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago.

Actor Omar Sharif has died aged 83. The Egypt-born actor, who had stepped away from acting since being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, died following a heart attack this afternoon in a hospital in Cairo.

Sharif won two Golden Globes and an Oscar nomination for his role as Sherif Ali in David Lean’s 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia.

He won a further Golden Globe three years later for Doctor Zhivago.

Sharif was born Michel Demetri Chalhoub in Alexandria on April 10, 1932, and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Sharif began his acting career in 1953 with a role in romantic drama Sira` Fi al-Wadi before appearing in more than 20 Egyptian productions, including Ayyamna el helwa with singer Abdel Halim Hafez, La anam (1958), Sayedat el kasr (1959) and Anna Karenina adaptation Nahr el hub (1961). He also starred with his wife, Egyptian actress...

Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor who broke through barriers to become a major international star, has died in Cairo from a heart attack at age 83. In recent months, he had been battling the onset of Alzheimer's Disease. Sharif and Peter O'Toole were virtual unknowns when they were cast as the leads by director David Lean in his 1962 masterpiece "Lawrence of Arabia". Both received Oscar nominations for the film and went on to become two of the biggest stars to emerge in the 1960s. Sharif reunited with Lean for another blockbuster, the 1965 production of "Doctor Zhivago" in which Sharif played the title role. He also co-starred with Barbra Streisand in her Oscar-winning 1968 film "Funny Girl" and appeared with her in the 1975 sequel "Funny Lady". Other prominent films Sharif appeared in during the 1960s include Samuel Bronston's ill-fated but underrated "The Fall of the Roman Empire", "Behold a Pale Horse", the...

Tributes have begun to pour in for Omar Sharif, who died today (July 10) at the age of 83.

The Egyptian actor was known for roles in movies such as Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia and Funny Girl. Stars from stage, screen and beyond have paid their respects to the Academy Award nominee.

Very saddened by the passing of Omar Sharif. Blessed that I was able to work with such a legend. Love to the family.

— Roland Emmerich (@rolandemmerich) July 10, 2015

Lawrence of Arabia. Dr. Zhivago. Funny Girl. Top Secret! And Many more. If you haven't seen, see! Rip Omar Sharif.

— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) July 10, 2015

Elegance & Grace.Omar Sharif was a brilliant artist. He transported me to distant worlds in his films. A true Movie Star! Rest in Peace.

— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) July 10, 2015

Omar Sharif Rip. You were so fantastic. Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia Legend

— donal logue (@donallogue) July 10, 2015

Rip, Omar Sharif...

Omar Sharif, the handsome, Egyptian-born actor best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Sherif Ali in David Lean’s Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) and the title role in Lean’s follow-up Doctor Zhivago (1965) has died. Sharif appeared in other notable films including the title role in Che! (1969), Juggernaut (1974), and Funny Lady (1975). He had made a comeback of sorts in 2004 with Monsieur Ibrahim, which had won him the coveted César Award. Sharif was quite the renaissance man, speaking four languages, and was considered one of the world’s foremost experts on the card game Bridge, having written several books on the subject and he licensed his name to a Bridge computer game. Sharif remained close friends with his Lawrence Of Arabia costar Peter O’Toole until O’Toole’s death in 2013. Omar Sharif was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2012 and died today of a heart attack at a hospital in Cairo.

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Actress/comedy legend Anne Meara -- who was also wife of Jerry Stiller and mother of Ben Stiller -- died of undisclosed causes on Saturday, May 23. The Stiller family shared a statement with the Associated Press, calling Jerry Anne's "husband and partner in life," adding that "The two were married for 61 years and worked together almost as long. [...] Anne's memory lives on in the hearts of daughter Amy, son Ben, her grandchildren, her extended family and friends, and the millions she entertained as an actress, writer and comedienne."

Some of those millions were her Hollywood peers, and they took to Twitter to react to the news of her death:

I did 2 films with Anne Meara, a lovely, gracious & Funny Lady. We lost one of the Good Ones! Rip Ms Anne.

- Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) May 25, 2015

Anne Meara--- no words. I had the immense honor of working with her.

Twilight Time is celebrating its 4th anniversary with a major promotion that sees some of their limited edition titles reduced in price through April 3. These are the titles on sale.

Group 1

Retail price point: $24.95

Picnic

Pal Joey

Bite The Bullet

Bell, Book, And Candle

Bye Bye Birdie

In Like Flint

Major Dundee

The Blue Max

Crimes And Misdemeanors

Used Cars

Thunderbirds Are Go / Thunderbird 6

Group 2

Retail price point: $19.95

Rapture

Roots Of Heaven

Swamp Water

Demetrius And The Gladiators

Desiree

The Wayward Bus

Cover Girl

High Time

The Sound And The Fury

The Rains Of Ranchipur

Bonjour Tristesse

Beloved Infidel

Lost Horizon

The Blue Lagoon

Experiment In Terror

Nicholas And Alexandra

Pony Soldier

The Song Of Bernadette

Philadelphia

The Only Game In Town

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

Sleepless In Seattle

The Disappearance

Sexy Beast

Drums Along The Mohawk

Alamo Bay

The Other

Mindwarp

Jane Eyre

Oliver

The Way We Were...

Amy Schumer is destined to be this summer's Most Wanted Funny Lady. Because her movie Trainweck is going to be massive. Schumer stars in the sometimes-raunchy comedy (in theaters on July 17) as a woman who sleeps around a lot because she doesn't believe in monogamy. Wrestling star John Cena plays one of the guys she sees on a regular basis. To say Schumer and Cena's sex scene is eye-popping hilarious is an understatement—especially when we get a peek at the Total Divas star's naked (and very tan!) butt. "He's huge," Schumer told me the day after Trainwreck had its world premiere at South by Southwest. "People just gasped." Their romp in...

Today we are once again speaking with a world renowned living legend all about his phenomenal career on Broadway and in Hollywood in honor of his new 54 Below engagement later this month, titled Steppin Out', the one and only Ben Vereen. Besides sharing what lucky attendees can expect from his 54 Below shows, Vereen also shares preliminary plans to bring a new biomusical to Broadway some season soon as well as the forthcoming release of a star-studded documentary all about his iconic show business legacy planned to be released later this year. Additionally, Vereen reflects on a number of recent milestones and looks back at some of his most memorable movie musical work in honor of the 45th anniversary of the release of Sweet Charity last month, plus the brand new Blu-ray editions of Funny Lady and All That Jazz now available. Plus, Vereen shines a light on his ongoing patronship...

Twilight Time is a boutique label known for showing love to older, occasionally but not always obscure films in the form of limited-run Blu-ray releases. Their releases are capped at 3000 copies each and sold exclusively at Screen Archives Entertainment, so check out their latest while you still can. The label released six Blu-rays in December, and we’ve taken a look at four of them below. (The two titles we haven’t seen are Funny Lady and Yentl.) The releases include The Fortune — a Mike Nichols film you’ve probably never heard of starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty; Heaven & Earth — Oliver Stone’s third Vietnam-focused movie; Inherit the Wind — a classic courtroom drama concerning the Scopes “Monkey” Trial; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie — a British film starring the incomparable Maggie Smith exhibiting sharp wit and smoother skin than most of us are used to seeing on her. The Fortune...

There were plenty of celebrity Instagram posts and celebrity tweets that got people talking this year, but some stars really dominated social media. Funny lady Mindy Kaling cracked people up with her witty tweets and candid Instagram captions, while The Fault in Our Stars brought Ansel Elgort's online fanbase to a new level. Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian broke a record for most Instagram "likes," Robert Downey Jr. gained three million followers in just six months, and Beyoncé shared some ridiculously cute Blue Ivy moments that everyone loved. Take a look at 10 celebrities who dominated social media this year and see which star got the most votes at the end, then check out more of our best of 2014 content!

Netflix giveth and Netflix taketh away.

While everyone's favorite subscription streaming service is adding a ton of awesome movies and TV shows in December, it's also yanking a huge list of popular titles from its library. Below is said list. I'm especially sad to see "Dirty Dancing" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" go. Those movies are the sh...

Watch them while you can!

Movies Being Dropped by Netflix on December 1st

"1941" (1979)

"The Apostle" (1997)

"Audrey Rose" (1977)

"The Believers" (1987)

"Better than Chocolate" (1999)

"Blood & Chocolate" (2007)

"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" (2008)

"Chaplin" (1992)

"The Choirboys" (1977)

"The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County" (1970)

"Coffee and Cigarettes" (2003)

"The Cold Light of Day" (1996)

"The Constant Gardener" (2005)

"Count Yorga, Vampire" (1970)

"Cry-Baby" (1990)

"Dirty Dancing" (1987)

"Double Indemnity" (1944)

"En la Cama" (2005)

"Event Horizon" (1997)

"Eye for an Eye" (1996)

"Fairy Tale: A True Story" (1997)

"First Knight" (1995)

"Five Easy Pieces" (1970)

"Foreign Student" (1994)

"Free Men" (2011)

"Funny Lady" (1975)

"The Ghost and Mrs Muir" (1947)

"The Girl from Petrovka...

Move that Thanksgiving feast to the couch, because you have a lot of Netflix-watching to do before December 1, when these movies will disappear from the streaming service. (But given how Netflix has worked in the past, they may be back at some point in the future.) Here they are, in alphabetical order, though if you only have a limited amount of time, can we steer you toward Spice World? No? Well, take your pick.1941 (1979)An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)The Apostle (1997)Audrey Rose (1977)The Believers (1987)Better Than Chocolate (1999)Blood & Chocolate (2007)The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)Chaplin (1992)The Choirboys (1977)The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)The Constant Gardener (2005)Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)The Return of Count Yorga (1971)Cry-Baby (1990)Dirty Dancing (1987)Double Indemnity (1944) En la Cama (2005)Event Horizon (1997)Eye for an Eye (1996)Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997)First Knight (1995)Five Easy Pieces (1970)Free Men (2011)Funny Lady...

As she walked the red carpet on eldest son Parker's arm earlier this week, Rosie O'Donnell was beaming - and looking slimmer than ever after losing more than 50 lbs. The talk-show host - out in New York Monday for the Rosie's Theater Kids gala, benefiting her namesake nonprofit - spoke candidly on The View about the stressful side of watching her own body change so drastically. But she also shared with People the upside of her weight loss. "In my opinion, [this surgery is] something that needs a little more attention for people who have suffered with morbid obesity their whole lives," she...

Whoopi Goldberg may have an Oscar, a Tony, a Grammy and a (Daytime) Emmy, but it’s hard to make the case that she could handle hosting The View all by her lonesome. (Who, exactly, would interrupt her every 10 seconds during “Hot Topics”?)

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And yet with Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy announcing their exits last week, Whoopi stands as the show’s sole remaining panelist heading into Season 18.

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Funny lady Chelsea Handler already announced she and E! were breaking up. Now we know which career move is she is taking now and it isn’t unusual. She signed a huge contract with Netflix that includes her goal, a talk show. This former late night show host dreamed of being the modern day Oprah. Now she will finally launch it on demand media in 2016. However, her contract is also loaded with 3 docu-comedy shows and 1 stand up comic show. The series will allow her to run with topics of her choice. No word on how many episodes or how often they will release the new episodes.

We are not crazy about Chelsea landing a new series. Yes, she is a savvy business woman, but she isn’t my favorite. I was glad to hear her show was ending on E!-but now we know her loudness is not going away.

Katie Finneran, the two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway and TV star, makes her nightclub debut at 54 Below from May 28 to 31 with the show It Might Be You - A Funny Lady's Search for Home. Endearing, brilliantly funny and always entertaining, she gives us a peek into the life of a performer juggling Hollywood, Broadway and starting a family. Singing an eclectic array of songs and sharing extraordinary backstage stories, Katie takes us on a comical and poignant pilgrimage to her greatest destination yet home. Expect to hear songs ranging from Stephen Sondheimto Ingrid Michaelson, with homages to Betty Hutton and Julie Andrews in between. The evening will be directed by Katie's longtime pal, Broadway's Andrea Burns The Nance, In the Heights and will feature musical direction bySteve Marzullo.

Usually June is associated with the first real month of summer -- a time to go out and frolic through the wilderness like a snowman that doesn't know any better. But it also gets really, really hot, which has people retreating to their local multiplex or, even better, their luxuriously air-conditioned living rooms. With that in mind, take a look at the television shows and movies that will be available on Netflix's steaming service come June (via Vulture).

Thought the snail-who-dreamed-of-being-a-racecar saga ended with last summer's DreamWorks Animated joint "Turbo?" Think again. Apparently there's a television spin-off. And you can watch it on Netflix. We also have to give it up for a pair of wonderful sequels that are going to be on in June: the obviously-shot-in-Canada-even-though-it's-set-in-New York robo-epic "Short Circuit 2" (a favorite since childhood) and the far darker and more sinister "Wolf Creek 2," a sequel to the...

Katie Finneran, the two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway and TV star, will make her nightclub debut at 54 Below from May 28 to 31 with the show It Might Be You - A Funny Lady's Search for Home. Endearing, brilliantly funny and always entertaining, she gives us a peek into the life of a performer juggling Hollywood, Broadway and starting a family. Singing an eclectic array of songs and sharing extraordinary backstage stories, Katie takes us on a comical and poignant pilgrimage to her greatest destination yet home. Expect to hear songs ranging from Stephen Sondheim to Ingrid Michaelson, with homages to Betty Hutton and Julie Andrews in between. The evening will be directed by Katie's longtime pal, Broadway's Andrea Burns The Nance, In the Heights and will feature musical direction by Steve Marzullo.

The 2014 Oscars full winners list released. Last night, the 2014, 86th Academy Awards (Oscars) took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles,CA. Funny lady, Ellen DeGeneres was a great host, and Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong'o garnered some huge wins in the Supporting Actors categories. Then we saw Cate Blanchett and Matthew McConaughey take home the wins for best Leading Actors. Also, the cast and crew of "12 Years a Slave" won for Best Picture. With no further ado, here is your complete list of 2014 Oscars winners : Best picture Winner: 12 Years a Slave. Best actor Winner: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club. Best actress Winner: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine. Best supporting actor Winner: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club. Best supporting actress Winner: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave. Best director Winner: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity. Best animated feature film Winner: Frozen. Best foreign film Winner: The Great Beauty. Best original screenplay Winner: Her,...

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Time and time again, we praise the stars for their “classic” beauty. But where exactly does this classic beauty come from? Well friends, we think we’ve cracked the code. With a little bit of snooping into the glorious archives of some famous works of art, we’ve found the spring of celebrity exquisiteness — and it streams from the paint strokes of Leonardo Da Vinci… and a bunch of other cool dudes with a knack for the arts. What are we talking about? Famous painting doppelgängers, of course! Funny lady Kristen Wiig has a particularly good match with Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” – but that’s just skimming the surface. Anthony Hopkins has got his own artsy clone, plus 8 more celebrities you won’t believe… until you see them. So come take a cultural tour of the arts, and check out our gallery of 10 Celebs Who Look...

The actress who voiced Edna Krabappel on ‘The Simpsons’ unfortunately passed away on Oct. 25 after losing a battle to pneumonia. Once the sad news broke, celebs and fans alike rushed to Twitter to mourn and send their prayers to the fallen star.

Marcia Wallace, who gave life to The Simpsons character Edna Krabappel, died at the age of 70 on Oct. 25, but it’s clear that she’s left a lasting mark on the world. After the star passed, stars like Andy Cohen and Rj MItte (Breaking Bad) took to Twitter to remember the actress, and fans joined in, tweeting their thoughts and prayers.

Rj Mitte, Andy Cohen & More: Stars Tweet About Marcia Wallace

Marcia was an integral part of The Simpsons, and before that The Bob Newhart Show, and celebrities everywhere made sure she was honored properly on Twitter:

Rip Marcia Wallace, the voice of Edna Krabappel –Bart Simpson’s jaded,...