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Category Archives: Obits

Hazel Court, Horror Queen, Dies

April 17, 2008 – 10:01 am

The devil girl from mars was 82.

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Charlton Heston Dies

April 7, 2008 – 6:53 am

The actor/NRA spokesman was 84.

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Richard Widmark, Dead at 93

March 26, 2008 – 2:44 pm

The star of PANIC IN THE STREETS and PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET passes away.

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Anthony Minghella, Dead at 54

March 18, 2008 – 9:45 am

The filmmaker heads to the COLD MOUNTAIN in the sky. But why?

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BlogNosh 02/12/08

February 11, 2008 – 5:00 pm

Don’t criticize Chris Matthews when Jeffrey Wells is looking. Says the film blogger of the MSNBC anchor: “He’s the greatest free-associating blabbermouth provocateur on the airwaves right now. A brilliant shoot-from the hipper, an old-school boomer newshound, a Bill Maher facsimile, a sardonic preacher, a print guy from way back, an agitator, a stalker of [...]

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Trade Roughage 12/27/07

December 27, 2007 – 8:00 am

Why the studios have no immediate incentive to end the strike. Plus: Will Smith doesn’t really sympathize with Hitler, silly!

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Norman Mailer 1923-2007

November 12, 2007 – 11:30 am

My experience with Norman Mailer, who died this weekend at age 84, was fairly limited, so here’s a look at some of the tributes to him springing up on the blogs:

Jeff Wells recalls interviewing Mailer for the press kit for his final film, Tough Guys Don’t Dance: “He was in a pissy mood when [...]

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