Arts Feb 24 Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71 By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
Arts Jan 22 'Sinners' makes Oscars history with 16 nominations Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences voters showered “Sinners” with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before, breaking the 14-nomination mark set by “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land.”… By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Arts Sep 24 Claudia Cardinale, star of '60s and '70s European cinema, dies at 87 Cardinale starred in more than 100 films and made-for-television productions, but she was best known for embodying youthful purity in Federico Fellini’s "8½."… By Victor L. Simpson, Associated Press
Arts Aug 12 Danielle Spencer, young actor on 'What's Happening!!' turned veterinarian, dies at 60 Spencer played Dee, the smarter, more serious younger sister who offered a steady stream of deadpan roasts of her big brother and his friends. The show, set in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, was among the first on television… By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Arts Jun 26 The name is Villeneuve. Denis Villeneuve. 'Dune' director will helm next James Bond film The untitled film will be the first since Amazon MGM Studios took creative reins of the storied film franchise after decades of control by the Broccoli family. By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
May 26 Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-winning filmmaker who made 'The Sorrow and the Pity,' is dead at 97 By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The Academy Award-winning filmmaker's landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resisted the Nazis during World War II. Continue reading
Jan 17 Joan Plowright, Tony Award-winning British actor, dies at 95 By Mark Kennedy, Pan Pylas, Associated Press Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy. Continue reading
Aug 15 Acting legend Gena Rowlands dies at 94 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Rowlands was hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies directed by her husband, John Cassavetes. Continue reading
Jun 21 8 movies to watch for a summer escape By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson It’s not the summer of Barbenheimer, but Hollywood is still hoping to lure moviegoers with breakneck blockbusters and smaller charmers. Continue reading
Jun 18 French actress Anouk Aimée dies at 92 By Associated Press Born in Paris to parents who both worked as actors, Aimée worked with an array of acclaimed directors, including Federico Fellini, Bernardo Bertolucci and Robert Altman. Continue reading