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Arguably cinema’s most famous voice of all time has gone silent. James Earl Jones died Monday at age 93.

For decades, the Egot winner has left his mark on the minds and hearts of generations of moviegoers in films ranging from dramas like “The Great White Hope” and “The Hunt for Red October” to heartwarming films like “The Sandlot” and “Field of Dreams.” And of course, he will forever be known as Mufasa and Darth Vader, his voice an irreplaceable part of “The Lion King” and “Star Wars.”

On social media, Jones’ fans and peers celebrated Jones’ unparalleled career. The actor’s “Star Wars” co-star Mark Hamill — who famously played Luke Skywalker, son of Jones’ Darth Vader — wrote, simply, “#Rip dad.”

“Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones” co-star Levar Burton wrote that “there will never be another of his particular combination of graces.” And Oscar nominee Colman Domingo celebrated...

Hollywood is mourning the death of one of its most recognizable voices, James Earl Jones, who died Monday morning at age 93. He gave life to “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader and “The Lion King’s” Mufasa, starred in “Field of Dreams,” “Conan the Barbarian” and many more films and shows, plus earned the prestigious Egot honor in his career.

Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker opposite Jones’ Vader in “Star Wars,” took to X (formally Twitter) to pay his respects to his longtime co-star.

#Rip dad...

Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy continue to make Emmy history. Four years ago, their comedy series “Schitt’s Creek” won a staggering nine Emmys including best comedy series, actor, actress, supporting actors, writing and directing. Even before “Schitt’s Creek,” Eugene was no stranger to the Emmy universe, winning statutes in 1982 and 1983 as a writer on the beloved “Sctv.” In fact, Dan was just a month old when his dad received his second honor.

Eugene’s nominated this year for the 14th time for outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special for Apple TV +’ “The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy.” Now Eugene and Dan will be the first father and son to host the Emmys airing Sept. 15 on ABC. And here’s bit more history: the 77-year-old Eugene is the oldest Emmy host ever.

Having two hosts is nothing new for the Emmys. Back in 1952, the Emmys were hosted by the...

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The collision of awards season(s) is about to happen. Just as we get ready to head out to Venice/Telluride/Toronto and the beginning of Oscar season, the Emmy campaigns are on their final sprint.

As the Television Academy reminds its 20,000-ish voters on almost a daily basis, there are only a few precious days left to cast a final ballot for the 75th Emmy Awards. They do not want people to procrastinate like yours truly, who just hasn’t gotten around to it yet (but I will this weekend). All ballots must be in by 10 pm Pt on Monday. Certainly you have to live under a rock not to notice all the visible signs of the campaign around town, particularly with all those FYC ads and more Emmy nominee billboards than I can ever remember.

In any normal year,...

Linda Lee Sylvander, known during her acting career as Linda Haynes, died July 17 in Summerville, South Carolina at 75, with the death only recently coming to public attention. No cause was given by her family, who said she died “peacefully”

Born November 4th, 1947, in Miami, Fl, she was immersed in show business from 1969 to the early 1980s. A life member of The Actor’s Studio, Haynes made her film debut as Dr. Anne Barton in the 1969 Japanse sci-fi monster flick, Latitude Zero.

From there, she appeared in such films as Coffy (1973) and The Nickel Ride (1974). That served as a springboard to her best work, a portrayal of a world-weary barmaid in the revenge thriller Rolling Thunder (1977). She went on to star in the women-in-prison flick Human Experiments (1979), then neatly segued to another prison film, Brubaker (1980).

She wrapped up her acting career with the made-for-tv movie Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones...

Linda Haynes, who notably appeared in films including “Coffy,” “Rolling Thunder,” “The Drowning Pool” and “Brubaker,” died July 17 in South Carolina — the news had not spread widely until Friday. She was 75.

“It is with great sadness that I report that my mother, Linda Haynes Sylvander has passed away, peacefully at home,” her son Greg Sylvander wrote on Facebook on Friday. She had moved to South Carolina three years ago to live with Greg. “As an only child, I have dreaded these times my entire life. I find peace in the knowing that my mother was at peace and had the most beautiful life these final years together with her grandchildren, Courtney Sylvander and I. We are going to miss my mom immensely.”

Haynes’ first film was 1969’s “Latitude Zero,” an international co-production directed by legendary Japanese filmmaker Ishirō Honda. The movie co-starred Joseph Cotton and Cesar Romero, among others. It was in the 1970s,...

The ongoing actors and writers strikes have caused the TV academy to postpone the Primetime Emmy Awards from September. Speculation about a new date is just that. While there are rumors of rescheduling in either November or January, nothing can be firmed up until the two guilds reach an agreement with the powers-that-be. To date, there have not been any negotiations between the parties. The WGA walked on May 2 while SAG-AFTRA hit the picket lines on July 14 (two days after the Emmy nominations were announced).

The primetime ceremony had been set to take place on September 18 and air live coast-to-coast on Fox. The Creative Arts section of the Emmys were to be handed out at two non-televised events on September 9 and 10. Despite the uncertainty about new dates for these awardsfests, the final round of Emmy voting will still kick off on August 17. This second phase of the process will run for 12 days until Aug.

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The acclaimed Vestron Video Collectors’ Series delivers a double-barreled, brawny Western with Extreme Prejudice, arriving on Blu-ray + Digital on May 17 from Lionsgate. Directed by Walter Hill with story co-written by Academy Award® nominee John Milius, this action-packed shoot-’em-up stars three-time Academy Award® nominee Nick Nolte, Primetime Emmy Award® nominee Powers Boothe, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Michael Ironside. Extreme Prejudice includes hours of new special features, and will be available on Blu-ray for the suggested retail price of 17.99.

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Directed by the legendary Walter Hill, this gritty, modern Western is regarded as a classic and features an all-star cast with Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Maria Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, and Michael Ironside. Lean, mean Texas Ranger Jack Benteen (Nolte) locks horns with a former friend, Cash Bailey (Boothe), now a ruthless drug kingpin. Though they’re on opposite sides of the law, they share a love interest...

Film and TV actor Ned Beatty, who was Oscar nominated for his supporting role in “Network” and appeared in a number of the most significant American films of the 1970s, has died. He was 83.

Beatty’s management confirmed his death to Variety, adding that he died from natural causes on Sunday morning surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Los Angeles.

Beatty appeared in four films that were nominated for the Oscar best picture award in the 1970s: “Deliverance” (1972), “Nashville” (1975), “All the President’s Men” (1976) and “Network” (1976). In addition, he voiced a character, Lotso, in 2010’s “Toy Story 3,” which was also nominated.

The actor was equally at home in the drama of “All the President’s Men,” in which he played a reporter who uncovers part of the conspiracy, and the buffoonery of his role in 1977’s “Superman,” in which he played Lex Luthor’s sidekick Otis.

Beatty was...

This year the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will look a little different in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting a virtual ceremony; exactly how this will be carried out will be another interesting and likely memorable part of our current times. However, there have been quite a few times the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has been challenged by an outside event affecting the ceremony, with one such event forty years ago also resulting in a largely empty auditorium – but for an entirely different reason.

An ongoing strike by members of the Screen Actors Guild resulted in a very small crowd at the 32nd gala, which was hosted by Steve Allen and Dick Clark at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on September 7, 1980. Most presenters and 51 of the 52 nominated performers opted to boycott the event, with the exception of one brave soul who chose to accept his statuette in person.

Last year, Darren Criss became the second youngest Emmy winner in the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor category when the then-31-year-old took home the award for “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.” But he may get knocked back to third youngest this year. “When They See Us” star Jharrel Jerome is 21 and would be the first twentysomething to win that category.

First awarded in 1955, Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor, which has underdone various name changes over the years, has long favored middle-aged men and seasoned thespians. Anthony Murphy holds the record as the category’s youngest winner, just 17 when he prevailed for “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” in 1973, which was also his first and only acting role. Actors in their 20s have completely struck out here and only 12 men in their 30s have won.

Three of those thirtysomething champs triumphed in the last five years: Criss,...

Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and Jesse Plemons (“USS Callister: Black Mirror”) could break the curve in the big way at the Emmys. Both are nominated for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor and if either wins, he’d be the second youngest champ in the category.

At 31 and 30, respectively, Criss and Plemons are competing in a category that has long favored middle-aged and older stars. The category’s youngest winner is Anthony Murphy, who was 17 when he prevailed for “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” in 1973, which was also his first and only acting role. That record looks to stand for a long time, considering that no one in their 20s has ever won.

See 2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards

Eleven people have won in their 30s, including last year’s champ Riz Ahmed (“The Night Of”), who was...

Darren Criss barely looks like he’s aged a day since “Glee,” but the “Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” star is 31 years old — definitely not old, but not a whippersnapper either. But if he takes home the Emmy for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor, he’d be the second youngest to prevail in the category.

Criss wouldn’t come close to dethroning the youngest winner, Anthony Murphy, who was 17 when he won for “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” in 1973. It was Murphy’s first and only acting role; he’s now a painter. No one has won the category in their 20s. Eleven people have won in their 30s, including reigning champ Riz Ahmed (“The Night Of”), who was 34. Criss would bump down Peter Strauss (“The Jericho Mile”) and Powers Boothe (“Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones”), who were both 32 when they won in 1979 and 1980, respectively.

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The Miskatonic Institute Horror Studies – London will use the Manson family as a springboard to delve into the sub-genre of films inspired by cults and alternative religions in California from the 60s and 70s, in a masterclass entitled No Sense Makes Sense: Gurus, Cults, Murder and Movies, taught by author Ian Cooper who frequently writes on horror and cults.

This class will examine the rise of alternative religious movements/cults in California in the 1960s and 70s which spawned an ongoing sub-genre of the horror film. The focus will be on the Manson Family, not only the most notorious of these groups but also the one with the greatest cultural impact. This is due to a number of factors including the nightmarish, random violence, the involvement of a number of high-profile artists and celebrities, from Roman Polanski and Dennis Wilson through to Dennis Hopper and Angela Lansbury and the dark glamor of Manson himself,...

Deadwood actor Powers Boothe died of a heart attack, according to his death certificate obtained by TMZ.

The Emmy award winning actor suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest on May 14 after battling pancreatic cancer for the past 6 months. The certificate names his wife, Pamela, as his surviving relative and informant.

Boothe was buried in a private service in his home state of Texas. He was born and raised in the small town of Snyder (population: 11,000, give or take), where he was the youngest of three sons to a sharecropper farmer. In west Texas, he saw a future in either oil or farming,...

The Hollywood community is in mourning once again after another beloved performer was lost this weekend. Powers Boothe, an Emmy-winning character actor with several diverse roles to his credit, passed away at the age of 68 on Sunday. The actor's death was first announced online in a tweet from actor Beau Bridges, and was later confirmed by his rep, Karen Samfilippo. The rep confirmed that he died in his sleep from apparent natural causes.

The Entertainment Weekly report doesn't reveal if there will be an autopsy performed or not. The actor was born June 1, 1948 in Snyder, Texas, USA, the son of a sharecropper who spent his youth chopping cotton and became the first member of his family to attend a university, receiving a fellowship to Southern Methodist University to study acting, where he received a degree in Fine Arts. After performing in Oregon, Connecticut and Philadelphia, the actor arrived in New...

Powers Boothe has died. The actor, known for his roles in television series such as “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “Deadwood” and in films like “Tombstone” and “Sin City,” passed away Sunday morning in his home in Los Angeles. He was 68.

His publicist confirmed the sad news to TVLine, adding that the actor died in his sleep of natural causes. A private service will be held in Boothe’s home state of Texas, and a memorial celebration is also being considered, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The news of his passing was first shared on Twitter by his friend actor Beau Bridges.

It's with great sadness that I mourn the passing of my friend Powers Boothe. A dear friend, great actor, devoted father & husband.

— Beau Bridges (@MrBeauBridges) May 14, 2017

Boothe started his acting career in the theater, starring in various Shakespearean productions including “Henry IV.” He made his Broadway debut in the...

Hollywood is mourning the loss of one of their own.

Actor Powers Boothe, best known for his roles in the hit television show Deadwood as well as successful films such as Sin City and The Avengers, died in his sleep from apparent natural causes on Sunday, his rep tells EW. He was 68.

News of Boothe’s death first broke online through longtime friend Beau Bridges. He tweeted, “It’s with great sadness that I mourn the passing of my friend Powers Boothe. A dear friend, great actor, devoted father & husband.”

Actress Lea Thompson, Boothe’s costar in the 1984 cult classic Red Dawn,...

Screen legend Powers Boothe died on Sunday. He was 68.

Boothe, best known for his powerhouse performances in westerns like Tombstone and the HBO original series Deadwood, died of natural causes in his sleep Sunday morning, the actor's rep confirmed to Et.

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Boothe's death was first announced on Twitter by his friend and colleague, Beau Bridges, who wrote, "It's with great sadness that I mourn the passing of my friend Powers Boothe. A dear friend, great actor, devoted father & husband."

The actor made his film debut in the 1977 film The Goodbye Girl, and built a career on playing mainly darker, villainous roles. Recently, he starred as the sinister Senator Roark in 2005's Sin City and its sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, in 2014.

Boothe also worked extensively on a number of TV shows, including Philip Marlow, Private Eye in the 1980s and the political thriller 24. Most recently, he had a recurring...

Powers Boothe, a versatile character actor who won an Emmy for portraying cult leader Jim Jones and more recently appeared on ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has died of natural causes in Los Angeles. He was 68. Beau Bridges tweeted the news Sunday, saluting him as “a dear friend, great actor, devoted father & husband.” In 1980, Boothe won an Emmy for lead actor in a limited series or special for his performance in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones on CBS. After…...

Powers Boothe, a versatile character actor who won an Emmy for portraying cult leader Jim Jones and more recently appeared on ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has died of natural causes in Los Angeles. He was 68. Beau Bridges tweeted the news Sunday, saluting him as “a dear friend, great actor, devoted father & husband.” In 1980, Boothe won an Emmy for lead actor in a limited series or special for his performance in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones on CBS. After…...

As confirmed from a publicist by TV Line, actor Powers Boothe died in his sleep on Sunday morning from natural causes. News of his death first came from Beau Bridges, who eulogized Boothe in a tweet that referred to him as “a dear friend, great actor, devoted father, and husband.” Boothe was probably best known these days for his work on HBO’s Deadwood and as Hydra big-shot Gideon Malick on Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. and in The Avengers. Boothe was 68.

It’s with great sadness that I mourn the passing of my friend Powers Boothe. A dear friend, great actor, devoted father & husband.

— Beau Bridges (@MrBeauBridges) May 14, 2017

Born in Texas in 1948, Boothe’s big break as an actor came in 1980 when he starred in the TV movie Guyana Tragedy: The Story Of Jim Jones as the eponymous cult leader ...

Powers Boothe, best known for his role as Cy Tolliver on HBO’s critically acclaimed Deadwood, has died. He was 68.

Boothe died in his sleep of natural causes Sunday morning, his publicist confirms to TVLine. Word of his passing was first reported by actor Beau Bridges, who took to Twitter on Sunday afternoon to eulogize his “dear friend.”

It's with great sadness that I mourn the passing of my friend Powers Boothe. A dear friend, great actor, devoted father & husband.

— Beau Bridges (@MrBeauBridges) May 14, 2017

Boothe first broke out as the title character in the 1980 miniseries Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones,...

The Emmy-nominated TV and film helmer whose movies included Elvis vehicle Change of Habit and 1991′s Return to the Blue Lagoon died September 12 of complications from pneumonia, per the La Times. He was 87. William A. Graham was a prolific small screen director with credits directing episodes of The Fugitive, Batman, 12 O’Clock High, and The X-Files as well as TV movies The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer, Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story, and Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones which nabbed him a 1980 Emmy nomination for outstanding directing.

William A. Graham, who directed Elvis Presley's final film and the pilots for The Big Valley and Police Story, died Sept. 12 of complications from pneumonia, his wife told the Los Angeles Times. He was 87. During his career that spanned nearly a half-century, Graham also helmed the movies Honky (1971), Where the Lilies Bloom (1974) and Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991); earned an Emmy nomination for directing the telefilm Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980), with Powers Boothe as the head of the 1970s suicidal cult; and directed three episodes of The X-Files in the

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Sneak Peek new key art supporting History's upcoming 3-part TV mini-series "The Hatfields & McCoys".

Cast includes Kevin Costner (Dances With Wolves") Bill Paxton ("Aliens"), Tom Berenger ("Platoon"), Powers Boothe ("Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones") and Lindsay Pulsipher :

"..the 'Hatfield-McCoy' saga begins with 'Devil Anse Hatfield' (Costner) and 'Randall McCoy' (Paxton).

"Close friends and comrades during the Civil War, they returned to their neighboring homes — Hatfield in West Virginia, McCoy just across the 'Tug River' border in Kentucky — to increasing tensions, misunderstandings and resentments that soon exploded into all-out warfare between the two families.

As hostilities grew, friends, neighbors and outside forces joined the fight, bringing the two states to the brink of another Civil War.

"Their story also includes a tempestuous love affair between Hatfield’s son and McCoy’s daughter, the execution of McCoy’s sons in retaliation for the killing of Hatfield’s brother, a...