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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Film News Roundup: Jon Bernthal Joins Williams Sisters’ Tennis Drama ‘King Richard’
In today’s film news roundup, Jon Bernthal is cast in “King Richard,” FilmFreeway sets a Toronto Film Festival deal and “Phoenix, Oregon” gets distribution.CastingJon Bernthal is in talks to star as tennis coach Rick Macci in Warner Bros.’ “King Richard” opposite Will Smith.Reinaldo Marcus Green is directing the drama, written by Zach Baylin, about Richard […]
Continue reading‘Ford v Ferrari’ Race Re-Creations Better Than The Real Thing
Over a long career that stretches back 25 years, stuntman and stunt coordinator-turned-second-unit-director and actor Darrin Prescott has choreographed many a spectacular car chase and race in such testosterone-fueled movies as “Drive,” “Deadpool 2,” “Baby Driver” and “The Bourne Ultimatum,” which won him a Screen Actors Guild award as part of the stunt ensemble.But when […]
Continue reading‘Ford v Ferrari’ Director James Mangold Explains How Too Much Research Can Hurt a Movie
James Mangold directs Matt Damon and Christian Bale in Ford v Ferrari, a film known at Le Mans ’66 in Europe and other regions where that famous endurance race is more religion than sport. Damon plays Carroll Shelby, an ex-driver who has channeled his competitive edge into building cars. He asks a wild yet talented […]
Continue readingNatalie Portman’s 20 best film performances – ranked!
With Lucy in the Sky out next week, we rate the actor’s greatest roles from V for Vendetta to AnnihilationTerrence Malick films are never entirely without value, but this comes pretty close: a tiresomely self-indulgent and male-gazey homage to La life, tricked out with Malick’s late-phase tics that only restate the obtuseness of it all. […]
Continue readingBox Office: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Races to First Place, ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Collapses
“Ford v Ferrari” left its box office competitors in the dust as the historical sports drama from Disney and 20th Century Fox sped its way to $31 million in North America.Directed by James Mangold and starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, “Ford v Ferrari” debuted ahead of expectations, thanks to strong word-of-mouth from moviegoers. However, […]
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