There are surely better and more in-depth documentaries to be made about the genius of Jim Henson than Ron Howard‘s Jim Henson Idea Man, but perhaps not documentaries made with the full involvement of the Henson family, access to the Henson archives and an easy avenue to broadcast on Disney+. …
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It may not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Jim Henson came up with the concept for an immersive video dome long before Sphere bubbled up in Las Vegas. In the mid-1960s he developed an idea for a nightclub he called Cyclia – “the entertainment experience of …
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Hollywood spent the weekend paying tribute to Roger Corman, the independent filmmaking legend who died last Thursday. Corman, known during his time as the “King of the B’s,” was a beloved producer and director who helped boost careers for names such as Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Gale Anne Hurd and James …
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The Cannes Film Festival’s Classics sidebar celebrates 20 years this year with a lineup of films including a 4K restoration of Wim Wenders’s Palme d’Or winning Paris, Texas, and a debut screening of Ron Howard’s 2024 doc Jim Henson Idea Man. Wenders and Howard will be on the ground in …
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Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of murder. Reader discretion is advised. Ronald “Ron” Goldman, a native of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, worked several jobs after moving to California, reported People Magazine per The Los Angeles Times. Goldman was 18 when he and his family moved, and he started working as a tennis instructor, headhunter, …
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, ending a faltering bid where he tried to cast himself as a Trump-like candidate in a race where so much of the Republican base ended up preferring the real thing. In a videotaped message posted this afternoon, DeSantis …
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California Governor Gavin Newsom, appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, defended his largely behind-the-scenes role during the protracted actors and writers strike last year, as well as his decision to take on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Maher, returning for his first show of 2024, started off by asking …
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UPDATE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will finish a distant second place in the Iowa caucuses, networks projected late Monday night. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley had hopes of a No. 2 finish as she eyed pulling off a surprise next week in New Hampshire. Speaking with supporters, DeSantis said tonight’ …
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Realizing they needed a voice over actor to provide the narration for a new show in development called Arrested Development, producer Ron Howard looked around the empty recording studio, finding no voice over actor in sight. So this Oscar winning former child star stepped in to provide a temporary voice …
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Bob Iger said he hasn’t addressed when Disney will start advertising on X, formerly Twitter, again since he made the decision to pull back from the social media platform after owner Elon Musk amplified an antisemitic post. “I have a lot of respect for Elon and what he’s accomplished. Not …
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Ron Nyswaner, the executive producer and writer of the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers, says that he feared there were three strikes against getting it made: “It’s period, it’s political and it’s gay.” At a recent Washington, D.C. screening, though, he summed up some of the initial reaction to the …
Read More »Ron Cephas Jones, best known for portraying William Hill in This is Us, has died aged 66. His representative confirmed the tragedy in a statement to People on Saturday (Sunday in Australia). “Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a …
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