Tag: Get Smart
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Gayle Hunnicutt, ‘Dallas’ and ‘Marlowe’ Star, Dies at 80
Gayle Hunnicutt, the Texas-born actor known for 1969’s “Marlowe” and her role as Vanessa Beaumont in “Dallas,” died on Aug. 31 in London, according to The Times of London. She was 80.Hunnicutt played Vanessa Beaumont, an English aristocrat who shares an illegitimate son with Larry Hagman’s J.R. Ewing, in the final three seasons of “Dallas”…
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Mel Brooks’ ‘History of the World, Part II’: Where to Watch
In the history of American comedy, one name stands above the rest. Mel Brooks first came to prominence as a television writer on Your Show of Shows along with future collaborators like Carl Reiner, and fairly soon, he made a name for himself as one of the most hilarious and innovative voices on TV. He…
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Dwayne Johnson Applauds Brendan Fraser’s Comeback: He ‘Kicked Off My Hollywood Career’
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is honoring Brendan Fraser’s return to the big screen.Johnson credited former “Mummy Returns” co-star Fraser for helping launch his own film career after making history in the WWE. The “Black Adam” actor tweeted in support of Fraser after the standing ovation for the Venice Film Festival premiere of “The Whale,” starring…
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Mel Brooks to Be Honored With L.A. Film Critics Career Achievement Award – Film News in Brief
Mel Brooks Awarded With the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Career Achievement AwardThe Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Lafca) has announced that legendary filmmaker Mel Brooks will receive the Lafca Career Achievement Award.Brooks began as a comic and writer on Sid Caesar’s variety show, “Your Show of Shows” and went on to create the comic…
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Richard Donner: His Life and Career in Photos
Richard Donner, who died July 5 at 91, directed for TV series including “Twilight Zone,” “Get Smart” and “Man From U.N.C.L.E” before becoming one of the top movie directors of the 1970s and ’80s with films including “Superman,” “The Goonies” and “Lethal Weapon.” His later films included “Conspiracy Theory” and “Timeline.”More from VarietySteven Spielberg, Mel…
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Richard Donner, Director of ‘Superman’ and ‘The Goonies,’ Dies at 91
Richard Donner, director of the original “Superman” film as well as “The Goonies” and all four “Lethal Weapon” films, has died at the age of 91. Deadline reported that his wife, Lauren Schuler Donner and business manager confirmed his passing. No cause of death has been provided.Richard Donner spent nearly two decades working on some…
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Dave Bautista to Lead Action Comedy ‘My Spy’ for ‘Get Smart’ Director
After helming the 2008 film adaptation of the spy comedy series Get Smart, director Peter Segal is heading back to the spy movie genre with a new action comedy called My Spy. Wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista is set to play the lead role opposite a 9-year-old girl, and you know what […]The post Dave Bautista to…
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‘Fifty First Dates’ Director Tackling Dave Bautista Action-Comedy for STX (Exclusive)
Peter Segal, the director of the Get Smart movie and films such as Fifty First Dates, has been tapped to helm My Spy, STXfilms’ action-comedy starring Dave Bautista.The move keeps Segal in the fold of STXfilms, a division of Robert Simonds’ global media company STX Entertainment, as the filmmaker is already prepping Second Act, a…