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Renée Victor, whose work as an actress included the hit TV series Weeds and the animated movie Coco, has died.

Per Deadline, Victor died on Friday evening while surrounded by family at her home in Sherman Oaks, California. Her cause of death was attributed to lymphoma. She was 71 years of age, according to The Independent.

Confirming their mother's passing, Victor's daughters, Raquel Victor and Margo Victor, said in a statement, “Renee is perhaps best known as the voice of ‘Abuelita’ in Disney’s 2017 blockbuster Coco. Renee was loved by so many & had fans all over the world. Her memory will be cherished by all who knew her.”

Originally born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1938, Victor relocated to Los Angeles, California, in the 1960s. She started her career in show business as a singer for bandleaders like Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado, and she worked as a dance instructor. With her husband,...

Hulu is out with its list of everything new arriving in August and everything leaving at the end of the month.

Highlights include “Ordinary Love,” a 2019 movie about how a couple endures a breast cancer diagnosis, and “Peanut Butter Falcon,” Shia Labeouf’s 2019 movie about a young man with Down syndrome who runs away from a nursing home to attend the wrestling school of his idol, the Salt Water Redneck.

Hulu Originals to look out for next month include Season 3 of “Find Me in Paris” and the Hulu Original premiere of “The Binge.”

Leaving at the end of the month are 2007’s “3:10 to Yuma,” 1973’s “Charlotte’s Web,” 1988’s “Rain Man,” and “The X-Files.”

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Aug. 1

Monchhichi: Complete Season 1B (Cartoon Network)

The Pier (El Embarcadero): Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (BetaFilm)

UniKitty: Complete Season 2B (Cartoon Network)

71 (2015)

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

A Good Woman...

If you were concerned about there being a content drought in August due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down Hollywood, you were…absolutely right in those concerns.

For its new releases in August 2020, Hulu is following Apple, Disney, and even Peacock’s lead in taking things nice and slowly. The vast majority of the notable offerings here are of the library variety. Hulu adds classic movies like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Rain Man, and Top Gun on August 1. Those go along with the very much still-holds-up Casino Royale on August 31.

Hulu also has room for some interesting recent indie movies like Ordinary Love (Aug. 3) and Peanut Butter Falcon (Aug. 6). But when it comes to Hulu original content there’s not much going on. The unheralded Find Me in Paris debuts its third season on August 21. That is followed by original comedy The Binge on August 28. And that’s about it!

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It’s been awhile since the world has seen a new comedy from Greg Daniels, co-creator of The Office (U.S.) and Parks and Recreation. That all changes this month with Amazon Prime’s new releases for May 2020. That’s right, leading the pack of Amazon originals on May 1 is Daniels’ Upload, a comedy about digital afterlives. That should inject a healthy dose of sci-fi “middletopia” into our lives.

Also premiering in May is the second season of Amazon Prime’s twisty drama Homecoming. This season starts Janelle Monáe and premieres on May 22. After that, the rest of Amazon’s originals this month are fairly film-centric. The Goldfinch, Seberg, and The Vast of Night are the notable original films arriving in May.

Per usual the first of the month sees the biggest injection of movie content. Though there is...

Amazon is out with its list of what’s new in May.

Highlights include the new Amazon Prime Original series “Upload,” Season 2 of “Homecoming,” “Seberg,” “The Goldfinch,” and an original comedy special from “Crazy Rich Asians” star Jimmy O. Yang called “Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal.”

Here is everything available to Amazon Prime members for no additional charge in May:

May 1

Movies

10 Fingers of Steel (1973)

A Cadaver Christmas (2011)

Assassination Tango (2003)

Best of Shaolin Kung Fu (1977)

Who Saw Her Die? (1980)

Crooked Hearts (1991)

Escape From Alcatraz (1979)

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop And Gangster Films That Ruled The ’70s (2014)

Fearless Young Boxer (1979)

Five Fingers of Steel (1982)

Friday The 13th Part III (1982)

Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (1982)

Gloria (2014)

Green Dragon Inn (1977)

House Of D (2005)

Torso (1973)

I Hate Tom Petty (2013)

Indie Film Artists: The Dmv Truth (2016)

Inferno (1980)

Night Train Murders (1975)

Seven Deaths In The Cat’s Eye (1973)

The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)

Lakeboat (2000)

Daughters of Darkness...

There are few surefire successes in television. It just so happens that with its new releases for May 2020, Hulu almost certainly found itself one. May 8 sees the debut of all eight episodes of Solar Opposites, the latest sci-fi animated effort from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland. This is a brand new story featuring a family of aliens crashing to Earth and learning to live amongst the rest of us weirdos. But the animation style and sci-fi themes hew so closely to Rick and Morty that there’s no way this won’t be a hit.

On the off chance Solar Opposites doesn’t set the world ablaze, Hulu has some other intriguing content lottery tickets for May. The Great premieres on May 15 and is a comedic period piece about Catherine the Great starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. You can’t accuse Hulu of not taking big swings this month!

It goes without saying that the pandemic is keeping everyone stuck inside with little to do besides watch television, play video games, and read. Here’s some great news, though: There’s plenty coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and Amazon Prime in May, so put away the books and the games, and get ready to binge some excellent shows and films.

On Netflix, you can catch some notable comedy entries next month like the Jim Carrey-led Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Fun with Dick and Jane, while action-horror fans may be delighted to hear that multiple Underworld films will be dropping on the service. The lesser-known Jarhead trilogy will be available on the 1st, and the first two pics in the Back to the Future trilogy will join the third film for streaming. Dozens more movies and shows will join these as well to ensure that Netflix reigns as...

Though much of the entertainment industry is currently paralyzed by Coronavirus and the lockdowns imposed to curb its spread, streaming services are now making out like bandits. Netflix and Amazon Prime both have reported record viewing figures, though that isn’t particularly surprising given that they have an almost literally captive audience.

Anyhow, with all eyes on the small screen, anything new and exciting is eagerly hoovered up. And after learning about all of the new and exciting shows and movies hitting Netflix in May, now it’s Amazon Prime’s turn.

Here’s the full release schedule:

May 2020

New Movies:

10 Fingers of Steel (1973)

A Cadaver Christmas (2011)

Assassination Tango (2003)

Best of Shaolin Kung Fu (1977)

Who Saw Her Die? (1980)

Crooked Hearts (1991)

Escape From Alcatraz (1979)

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop And Gangster Films That Ruled The ’70s (2014)

Fearless Young Boxer (1979)

Five Fingers of Steel (1982)

Friday The 13th Part III (1982)

Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter...

Hulu is out with its list of new additions coming in May, and everything that will be leaving the streaming service at the end of the months.

Highlights include Season 2 of “Ramy,” from Muslim American comedian Ramy Youssef, a new episode of “Into the Dark” called “Delivered,” in which a pregnant woman’s life is thrown into jeopardy when she realizes someone close to her has dark plans for her and the baby, and the series premiere of Hulu original series “The Great” about Catherine the Great, the famous Empress of Russia.

Leaving at the end of the month is “Good Will Hunting,” all three “Free Willy” films, 2006’s “Night of the Living Dead” and 2012’s “Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection,” “Zombieland,” 2002’s “Spider-Man,” and more.

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Here is the full list of everything coming and going...

James Franco and Josh Hartnett are feuding Texas brothers in the trailer for writer, director and star Robert Duvall's Wild Horses.

The neo-Western sets a family drama against a murder investigation, as Duvall plays the influential head of a prominent Texas clan.

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When a 15-year-old murder mystery threatens to bring him down, Scott Briggs (Duvall) will stop at nothing to cover up the evidence.

Wild Horses is Duvall's first directorial effort in 13 years.

His 2002 movie Assassination Tango received mixed reviews, but 1997's The Apostle earned Duvall an Oscar nomination.

Wild Horses opens on June 5 in the Us. A UK release is coming.

The first Wild Horses trailer for the new film from writer/director Robert Duvall has been released online. Duvall stars in the cowboy crime drama as a Texas Ranger compelled to reopen a 15-year-old missing persons case, while also contending with this relationship with his son, played by James Franco. This is Duvall’s first directorial effort since 2002’s Assassination Tango, and it doesn’t look half bad. Of course the most striking thing about it is Franco’s “Southern” accent, which is pretty great/terrible. He likely didn't have ample time to prepare, seeing as how he's also busy prepping/writing/directing/starring in 74 other movies at the same time. Watch the Wild Horses trailer below, via Yahoo! Movies. The film also stars Josh Hartnett, Angie Cepeda, and Jim Parrack and will be available in theaters and VOD on June 15th.

The post Wild Horses Trailer: Robert Duvall Directs...

In Robert Duvall’s latest western, Wild Horses, he stars as an old rancher who once kicked his son off his property for being gay and now finds himself at the center of a missing person investigation. In addition to starring, Duvall directed a cast that includes James Franco and Josh Hartnett.

While Duvall was in Austin at SXSW to promote the film, we had a chance to sit down with the Oscar-winner. We talked about why this project spoke to him, working on a small budget, and using actual Texas rangers in the production. Check out the full interview below!

What was it about this movie that made you want to direct it?

Duvall: Well, not a lot in the beginning. The script we got was pretty unshootable. We took it, I took the option. I wanted to do it because I wanted to have a lady ranger in...

Palm Springs, CA (December 19, 2014) . The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival(Psiff) will present Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall with the Icon Award and Academy Award-nominated director Alejandro G. Iñárritu with the Director of the Year Award for Birdman at its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Richard Linklater, Julianne Moore, David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Redmayne, J.K. Simmons, Reese Witherspoon and the cast of The Imitation Game. Presented by Cartier, and hosted by Mary Hart, the Awards Gala will be held Saturday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 2-12.

.Robert Duvall gives an outstanding and amazingly realistic performance as Judge Joseph Palmer in The Judge,. said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. .This is sure to be remembered in his long listof iconic character roles, including Tom Hagen in The Godfather films, Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove, Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies,...

Exclusive: Production has wrapped on Robert Duvall’s Wild Horses, which Voltage Pictures is selling internationally at the Afm.

Duvall stars in the Western alongside James Franco, Josh Hartnett, Luciana Duvall and Adriana Barraza.

Wild Horses is based on Duvall’s screenplay about the impact on a Texas rancher’s family when the Texas Rangers reopen an investigation into a missing person case.

Michael Mendelsohn of Patriot Pictures serves as producer alongside Rob Carliner and Duvall. Arnold Rifkin of Cheyenne Enterprises is executive producer.

“I had the distinct privilege and pleasure of working with some very talented actors on Wild Horses,” said Duvall, who previously directed The Apostle and Assassination Tango.

“It was very beneficial to have worked in Utah with these actors and wonderful crew. We could not have done the movie without the input from the Texas Rangers. Their expertise plus their natural acting abilities within the film made this a memorable experience.

“I hope the...

Siesta Fest: Aragon’s English Language Debut Incredibly Forced

The one discernible reason to watch Cuban director Emilio Aragon’s English language debut, A Night in Old Mexico, would be to see star Robert Duvall front and center dancing circles around the cringe worthy supporting cast. To be fair, his is the only character granted any kind of depth, as written by screenwriter William D. Wittliff, reteaming with Duvall for the first time since the memorable 1989 television miniseries, “Lonesome Dove.” It’s a project that’s reputed to be nearly 35 years in the making, but the end product can’t quite justify the means with this reunion that feels akin to Duvall’s last stint as director, 2002’s Assassination Tango (an effort that feels far superior in comparison).

About to lose the property that’s been in his family for generations, Texas rancher Red Bovie (Robert Duvall) is contemplating suicide...

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Our journey through the half-remembered, underappreciated films of the 1990s continues. Here, we look to 1997...

Dominated by the box office behemoth that was James Cameron's Titanic, 1997 was a year of high drama and outlandish special effects. The Lost World: Jurassic Park brought with it a new batch of genetically revived dinosaurs, George Lucas dug his original Star Wars trilogy out of the cupboard and added new (controversial) computer-generated sequences, while Nicolas Cage and John Travolta did impressions of one another and fired guns in John Woo's delirious action movie, Face/Off.

It was a varied year for movies, for sure, particularly by 21st century standards; it's difficult to imagine a British feel-good comedy about amateur male strippers (The Full Monty) getting into the year's 10 highest grossing films these days. But among all those winners, there had to be some...

Photo: Utopia Pictures Obviously timed to coincide with The Masters this weekend, Utopia Pictures has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming golf drama Seven Days in Utopia, which reteams Get Low actors Robert Duvall and Lucas Black along with a fleet of other recognizable names including recent Oscar winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), Deborah Anne Woll ("True Blood") and Kathy Baker who starred in the Duvall-directed 2003 feature Assassination Tango.

To be entirely honest, I hadn't heard of this film before now, but the names attached captured my interest. The film is based on David Cook's best-selling novel "Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia" and centers on Luke Chisolm (Black), a talented young golfer set on making the pro tour. When his first big shot turns out to be a very public disaster, Luke escapes the pressures of the game and...

hollywoodnews.com: Robert Duvall will be honored on Wednesday, January 5 at 11:00 am with a Handprint and Footprint Ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre along the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame to celebrate 50 years of Excellence in film.

This year for his outstanding performance as Felix Bush in Sony Pictures Classics’ ‘Get Low’ Duvall is nominated for a SAG Best Actor Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Critic’s Choice award for ‘Best Actor,’ he has already won ‘The Best Actor Award’ at the Hollywood Film Festival, and recently received a career Tribute by the Gotham Awards and will be honored by the Palm Springs International Film Festival in early 2011 with the ‘Career Achievement Award.’

‘Get Low’ is a magical and moving blend of folk tale, fable and real-life legend. ‘Get Low’ is a movie spun in the Southern storytelling tradition about the mysterious 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party,...

Robert Duvall's career spans a series of classic characters and performances in several of cinema's all-time greatest films. So, after you've played consigliere to the Godfather, worked with Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky, and directed yourself to an Oscar nomination, what could possibly get you excited? "Anytime I hear about a guy that wants to go to his own funeral, I think that's pretty unique," Duvall says about his latest film, "Get Low," adding, "And you know they're not gonna do a sequel or a remake in 10 years." In the film, Duvall plays troubled hermit Felix Bush, who, after 40 years of living alone, throws a funeral party for himself—while still alive. Supported by an all-star cast—including Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, and Lucas Black—Duvall shines in the lead role and secures a spot for Bush on the actor's list of unforgettable characters. Although Bush has spent his last 40 years shunning society,...

Robert Duvall is to be honoured at the upcoming 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival's Awards Gala. The veteran actor will receive the 'Career Achievement' award at the January event, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Oscar winner Duvall has starred in a number of classic films, including The Godfather, The Conversation and Network. The Get Low star has also directed four films, including The Apostle and Assassination Tango. "For nearly 50 years, Robert Duvall has transfixed cinematic audiences with his gritty, intuitive performances," (more)...

Robert Duvall, pictured here in his latest film "Get Low" (he deserves a Best Actor nomination for the flick!), will receive the Career Achievement Award at the Awards Gala of the 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.

The Awards Gala will kick off the 2011 awards season on Saturday, January 8 at the Palm Springs Convention Center and will be hosted by .Entertainment Tonight.s. Mary Hart. Duvall will join previously announced honorees Javier Bardem, Colin Firth, Jennifer Lawrence, Carey Mulligan and Natalie Portman. The Festival runs January 6-17.

Here's the rest of the press release:

.For nearly 50 years, Robert Duvall has transfixed cinematic audiences with his gritty, intuitive performances,. said Film Festival chairman Harold Matzner. .In Get Low, his most recent role, Duvall portrays a backwoodsman who stages his own funeral while still alive. Duvall gives a virtuoso performance, challenging audiences to understand his character who is caught between myth and reality.

hollywoodnews.com: The 14th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce that Academy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening will be honored with the “Hollywood Actress Award” and Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall will receive the “Hollywood Actor Award” at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.

“It is a privilege to honor and to celebrate Annette Bening’s and Robert Duvall’s extraordinary talent as well as remarkable work and to recognize their outstanding acting achievements,” said Carlos de Abreu, Founder of the Hollywood Awards Gala.

The gala ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 25, 2010.

About Annette Bening

Annette Bening has received three Academy Award nominations for her roles in “Being Julia,” “American Beauty, ” and “The Grifters.” She can be seen recently in Lisa Cholodenko’s “The Kids Are All Right,” which also stars Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo,...

Welcome back to the Casting Couch, where you will find all the interesting perhaps cool tinsel town casting news. Where are your favorite actors/actresses ending up today? find out below with all the casting tidbits you could want from around the web. In today’s edition we have Thomas Lennon and Danny Trejo joining the cast if Harold and Kumar 3, while Michael and Virginia Madsen line-up different projects, Jeremy Irons is working again and finally our boy Denzel Washington is nagging a role too.

>> The ensemble cast has been set for Mandate Pictures’ and New Line Cinema’s third installment of the popular Harold and Kumar franchise, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas and joining the Harold & Kumar ensemble this time around are Thomas Lennon (17 Again, TV’s Reno 911!) and Danny Trejo (Grindhouse). Rounding out the new film’s cast are Amir Blumenfeld, David Burtka, Fred Melamed, Patton Oswalt and Richard Riehle.

Michael Madsen stars in the low budget zombie film According to Variety, Michael Madsen is going to star in the low budget zombie film Infected for Verdi-Corrente Productions.

The film will begin shooting in October with Glenn Ciano directing.

Infected focuses on a father and son who must to fight to survive against a deadly, quickly spreading blood virus. Producers are managing partners Chad A. Verdi and Michael Corrente (Assassination Tango).

Verdi-Corrente is in post-production on its first feature, the horror film Inkubus, starring Robert Englund.

Infected is in development and stars Michael Madsen, Tom DeNucci. The film is directed by Glenn Ciano.

The 2002 Toronto Film Festival has announced its line-up for the 27th festival, which will showcase 343 films from 50 countries, including 263 features, of which 193 are world and North American premieres. Seven Gala films were announced in addition to the previously announced presentations; they include Joel Schumacher.s Phone Booth (world premiere), Neil Jordan.s The Good Thief (world premiere), Danièle Thompson.s Jet Lag (world premiere), Todd Haynes. Far From Heaven (world premiere), Jim Sheridan.s In America (world premiere), The Other Side of the Bed (world premiere), and Patrice Leconte.s L.Homme Du Train (North American premiere). Special Presentations films, in addition to those previously announced, include Robert Duvall.s Assassination Tango, Matt Dillon.s City of Ghosts, Alan Rudolph.s The Secret Lives of Dentists, Michael Hoffman.s The Emperor.s Club, Paul Schrader.s Auto Focus, Menno Meyjes. Max, Pedro Almodóvar.s Talk To Her, and two films from Philip Noyce: Rabbit-Proof Fence and the long-delayed The Quiet American. See http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2002/ for the complete schedule.