Let Computers Do It: Film Set Tragedy Spurs Call To Ban Guns
With computer-generated imagery, it seems the sky’s the limit in the magic Hollywood can produce: elaborate dystopian universes. Trips to outer space, for those neither astronauts nor billionaires. Immersive journeys to the future, or back to bygone eras. But as a shocked and saddened industry was reminded this week, many productions still use guns — […]
James Michael Tyler, Who Played Gunther In ‘Friends,’ Dies Of Prostate Cancer
James Michael Tyler, who played the lovestruck Gunther on “Friends” for 10 seasons, has died after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 59. Tyler’s manager said he died peacefully at home in Los Angeles Sunday morning. “If you met him once you made a friend for life,” his manager said. He is survived by […]
Film Crew Voiced Safety Complaints Before Fatal Baldwin Shooting
Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fired a fatal gunshot from a prop gun that he had been told was safe, a camera crew for the movie he was filming walked off the job to protest conditions and production issues that included safety concerns. Disputes in the production of the Western film “Rust” began almost from […]
Halyna Hutchins: Colleagues Mourn Cinematographer Killed In Prop-gun Incident On Alec Baldwin Set
The cinematographer who was killed when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set is being mourned and remembered by those she worked closely with. Halyna Hutchins, 42, and director Joel Souza were shot Thursday on the rustic film set on the outskirts of Santa Fe, according to county sheriff’s officials. […]
Warrant: Alec Baldwin Didn’t Know Weapon Contained Live Round
Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show. The assistant director did not know the prop gun was loaded with live rounds, according to a search warrant filed in a […]
Peter Scolari, ‘Bosom Buddies’ and ‘Newhart’ Star, Dies At 66 After Battle With Cancer
Peter Scolari, a veteran actor who rose to fame alongside Tom Hanks on “Bosom Buddies,” died Friday morning. He was 66. Scolari had cancer and had been ill for two years, according to his manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky. He first gained attention as the then-unknown Hanks’ co-star in the 1980-82 sitcom “Bosom Buddies,” in which […]
Alec Baldwin Fired Shot On Movie Set That Killed Woman, Sheriff Says
Authorities are investigating after confirming that a prop firearm discharged by actor Alec Baldwin, while producing and starring in a Western movie, killed the cinematographer and wounded the director. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s officials said Halyna Hutchins, cinematographer on the movie “Rust,” and director Joel Souza were shot Thursday on the rustic film set in […]
Tiwa Post Cryptic Statement In The Wake Of Her Leaked Video Saga
Tiwa Savage, an award-winning diva, has released a cryptic statement in the wake of her leaked video saga, which included an alleged sex film of herself and her lover circulating the internet. The singer has remained mute on the topic since the sex tape became public on Monday night, instead, she has focused on uploading […]
Netflix Increases Standard, Premium Plans In South Africa
Netflix is increasing the price of its two most popular plans in South Africa, ‘the Standard and Premium tiers’, with immediate effect. The company said in an e-mailed statement that the price of the Standard plan, which costs R139/month, will be hiked to R159/month an increase of 14.4%. Subscribers on the Premium plan, which offers […]
Celine Dion Forced To Delay Las Vegas Residency Over ‘severe’ Muscle Spasms
Celine Dion is delaying the opening of her new Las Vegas residency because of “severe and persistent muscle spasms,” she announced Tuesday morning. The “unforeseen medical symptoms” have been preventing her from performing, so the “Taking Chances” songstress is canceling her dates that were originally scheduled from Nov. 5 to Nov. 21, 2021, and Jan. […]
