Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss shared a remorseful video message over the weekend, revealing he had been hospitalized with viral bronchitis and would have to cancel his appearance at fan event SharkCon. In the clip, Dreyfuss explained that he had been diagnosed with viral bronchitis and would not be able to …
Read More »'Jurassic World: Rebirth' Tries to Revive Something Best Left Dead. We Don't Mean the Dinosaurs
You remember the original Jurassic Park, right? The blockbuster that crawled out of the primordial ooze of 1993, signaled that Steven “I Made Jaws” Spielberg could still turn a beach-read paperback into box-office gold, and gave the Tyrannosaurus Rex his biggest P.R. boost in 66,000,000 years? Of course you do. …
Read More »You're Gonna Need a Bigger Blockbuster: 'Jaws' at 50
The shark refused to work. The main boat nearly sank. The young director, who insisted on filming on open water, nearly had a nervous breakdown; he’d later admit that the production left him with serious PTSD. Two of the leads hated each other — the British stage actor thought the …
Read More »Flashback: David Lynch Makes Final On-Screen Appearance With Unforgettable 'Fabelmans' Cameo
While the late David Lynch made an inimitable and indelible mark on cinema from the director’s chair, his final big-screen contribution came in front of the camera with an unforgettable cameo in The Fabelmans. In Steven Spielberg’s 2022 semi-autobiographical film, Lynch appears toward the end of the movie as another …
Read More »At Last, 'Smash' Sets Broadway Dates, Announces Cast
The Steven Spielberg-produced series Smash is finally making its way to Broadway next year. The 2012 musical series, which ran for two seasons, will be adapted for the stage with preview performances beginning March 11, and official performances beginning on April 10 announced on Tuesday, as Deadline reports. Spielberg and …
Read More »A Tropical Island, a Chocolatier, and a Brutal Double Murder — Who Killed the Hollywood Expats?
T he Caribbean island of Dominica is a kind of thorny paradise — a land of jewel-toned flowers and lush foliage that’s a refuge for sunburned foreigners looking to avail themselves of the waterfalls and hot springs, not to mention lucrative tax shelters. Woven through the tropical escapism is a …
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