Tag: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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This Thriller Is the Closest Clint Eastwood’s Come to Making a Horror Movie
“To understand the living, you gotta commune with the dead,” says Minerva (Irma P. Hall), a voodoo priestess and friend of the accused, Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey). The voodoo ceremony for which the piece gets its name happens in a cemetery garden. It begins at 11:30 pm and for half an hour, they do good.…
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Richard Herd, ‘Seinfeld’ Actor Who Played Mr. Wilhelm, Dies at 87
Veteran character actor Richard Herd, best known for portraying Mr. Wilhelm on “Seinfeld,” died on Tuesday at his Los Angeles home of complications from cancer. He was 87.The Boston native broke into show business as a stage actor in New York. He made his film debut in 1970’s “Hercules in New York.” Herd was hired…
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Box Office: Clint Eastwood Suffers Worst Opening in Four Decades With ‘Richard Jewell’
Clint Eastwood might end up with a lump of box office coal after “Richard Jewell” sputtered in its domestic debut. Despite critical acclaim, the drama about the security guard falsely accused by the media for playing a part in the 1996 Olympics bombing ignited with a dismal $5 million from 2,502 theaters.It’s a disappointing result…