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Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher dies

Oscar winner Louise Fletcher has died at age 88

The Independent UK

Louise Fletcher dead: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and Star Trek star dies aged 88

The iconic actress won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role as savage nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoos nest and as villainous Star Trek character Kai Winn Adami

Daily Mirror

Don’t Worry Darling review: Harry Styles is charisma-free in Olivia Wilde’s messy sci-fi thriller

Florence Pugh and Chris Pine star in a film that’s nowhere near as captivating as the tabloid frenzy surrounding it

The Independent UK

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Hotel that inspired ‘The Shining’ recreates iconic bathroom from terrifying scene

in 1980 movie Jack Nicholson’s character finds a silent and naked woman in bathtub of Room 237 of fictional Overlook Hotel

The Independent UK

Don’t Worry Darling, Venice review: Harry Styles is charisma-free in Olivia Wilde’s messy sci-fi thriller

Olivia Wilde’s latest film is nowhere near as captivating as the tabloid frenzy surrounding it

The Independent UK

Don’t Worry Darling, Venice review: Harry Styles is charisma-free in Olivia Wilde’s messy sci-fi thriller

Olivia Wilde’s latest film is nowhere near as captivating as the tabloid frenzy surrounding it

The Independent UK

Helen Hunt: ‘There were a couple of years I was spooked – I just became very boring’

When an Oscar win brought the paparazzi to her door, the actor figured that endless pictures of her with a yoga mat would be of no interest to them. Now she’s out of Hollywood’s glare, and about to appear on the London stage

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Twilight of the A-list: has the 21st century killed off the movie star?

Brad Pitt’s new film is fizzling out. Meryl Streep is doing TV. Only Tom Cruise fills cinemas – and, in the age of superheroes and streaming, his days may be numbered. So, what does the future hold for Hollywood’s big beasts?

The Guardian - UK

A League of Their Own, The Bear and Game Night: what’s new to streaming in Australia this August

Plus more Reservation Dogs, The Sandman adaptation and a new instalment in the Marvel Comic Universe

The Guardian - AU

Bob Rafelson obituary

Screenwriter, director and co-creator of the Monkees who had a 1970 hit with his film Five Easy Pieces

The Guardian - UK

Bob Rafelson: subtle and complex director was presiding genius of the Hollywood new wave

Rafelson was a director who got era-defining performances out of Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens, as well as co-creating the Monkees

The Guardian - UK

Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89.

WEKU

Bob Rafelson, New Hollywood era director, dies at 89

Bob Rafelson, a co-creator of “The Monkees” who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, has died

The Independent UK

Bob Rafelson, Monkees co-creator and ‘Five Easy Pieces’ director, dies at 89

The filmmaker was a leader of the New Hollywood era, which saw a classical studio system giving way to rebellious young voices and fresh filmmaking styles.

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Sonny Barger obituary

Longtime Hells Angels president who cultivated his outlaw image and turned the motorcycle club into a global brand

The Guardian - UK

‘Horror and comedy were a saving grace’: facing her anger gave Elf Lyons the last laugh

Scary movies can exorcise the audience’s own demons but silliness can also help you process rage, says the comedian

Los Angeles Times

Roman Polanski criminal case transcripts must be unsealed, court rules

LOS ANGELES — An appeals court ruled Wednesday that transcripts related to Roman Polanski's criminal case must be made public, a decision that could bring an end to a legal saga the acclaimed film director set in motion when he fled the U.S. after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a…

Los Angeles Times

Roman Polanski sex abuse case documents should be unsealed, Los Angeles DA says

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón asked a state appeals court Tuesday to unseal transcripts related to the criminal case against Roman Polanski, which could end the decades-long legal saga over the film director's sexual abuse of a teenager in 1977.

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James Caan was rarely a star. But he was a remarkable actor's actor who could hold his own among the greats

James Caan, who died last week at 82, was one of those actors who wouldn’t attract mass audiences to a movie just because he was in it. He wasn’t a “star” in the same way we see his contemporaries such as Jack Nicholson, Jane Fonda, Al Pacino or Robert De…

The Guardian - UK

Once Upon a Time in Londongrad review – a blazing fireball that could topple our democracy

This true-crime documentary looks at 14 London deaths that point the finger at Putin – and how our weak governance has led to a shady system that threatens the very rule of law

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Luka Dončić's path to NBA stardom began with a 76ers draft pick who could dunk over a car

PHILADELPHIA — Marko Milič didn’t have money for a car, so he hitched a ride with a friend twice a day to drive the 30 miles between his Slovenian hometown and the city he was playing in.

The Guardian - UK

Nightmare Alley and the best modern film noirs

Guillermo del Toro’s seductive remake of the gritty cult classic hits a genre sweet spot alongside LA Confidential, The Postman Always Rings Twice and more

The Independent UK

Celebrity swings and roundabouts – the Hollywood role swaps that launched (and killed) careers

Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones? Will Smith as The Matrix’s Neo? It’s unthinkable now but the chaotic nature of Hollywood casting means it might have been. With new dramedy Ten Percent following the fates of a team of agents and their A-list clients, we take a look at the swings…

The Independent UK

Jack Nicholson: Resurfaced video shows actor moments before Stanley Kubrick filmed The Shining axe scene

Clip shows actor getting into the mindset of Jack Torrance

Inverse

Tim Burton's most influential sci-fi movie is finally streaming on HBO Max

Tim Burton's go-to story has always been off-kilter oddballs trying to find their way in an on-kilter world. In 'Batman,' he found his ultimate oddball: the Joker.

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