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Theodor Pištěk, Czech Oscar-winning costume designer, dies at 93

Theodor Pištěk, a Czech costume and stage designer, has died at 93

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50: Unruly, boneheaded, and still a classic

INSIDE FILM: Rejected by most major studios at the time and certainly not expected to win multiple Oscars and place second only to ‘Jaws’ in the biggest films of 1975, Milos Forman’s barbed mental hospital tale remains an underdog story for the ages in more ways than one, writes Xan…

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

Actors face a lifetime of rejection, says Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill believes actors need "a certain confidence" to achieve success in the film business.

BANG Premier · Sep 11, 2025

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17 writers who despised adaptations of their work: ‘If you like my stuff, don’t watch that movie’

From Truman Capote’s problem with Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ to Lois Duncan’s very personal offence over ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and Quentin Tarantino’s public beef with Oliver Stone, Annabel Nugent counts down 17 times writers hated adaptations of their work

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2024

Bo Goldman death: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest screenwriter dies aged 90

Writer won Oscars for two of his screenplays, including for the 1975 movie starring Jack Nicholson

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

An appreciation: Treat Williams was a triple threat, just shy of Hollywood stardom

Actor Treat Williams: versatile, rock-solid, widely respected. And now, gone. He died Monday in Dorset, Vermont, after his motorcycle collided with an SUV turning into a parking lot, according to Vermont State Police.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 14, 2023

Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning actor who played Nurse Ratched in 'Cuckoo's Nest,' dies

Actor Louise Fletcher, who gave an Oscar-winning performance as the villainous Nurse Ratched in 1975's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and won hearts when she signed to her deaf parents during her Academy Awards speech, died Friday.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 24, 2022

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Louise Fletcher: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest actress dies aged 88

Oscar-winner Louise Fletcher, who shot to prominence as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has died.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2022

Oscar-winning 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest' actor Louise Fletcher dies aged 88

Fletcher's agent says she died peacefully at her home in France and was surrounded by family

Wales Online · Sep 24, 2022

Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher has died

Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" set a new standard for screen villains, has died at 88.

WEKU · Sep 24, 2022

Actor Louise Fletcher, cruel Nurse Ratched in “Cuckoo’s Nest,’ dies at 88

Fletcher won an Oscar for playing the nurse who demands order in a mental ward.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 24, 2022

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

Oscar winner Louise Fletcher has died at age 88

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022

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