Tag: Vanishing Point

  • Barry Newman, ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘The Limey’ Actor, Dies at 92

    Barry Newman, ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘The Limey’ Actor, Dies at 92

    Barry Newman, the Emmy-nominated actor who starred in the 1971 cult action thriller “Vanishing Point” and as the eponymous lawyer in the NBC series “Petrocelli,” died on May 11. He was 92. No further details are currently available on his death.In “Vanishing Point,” Newman played former race car driver Kowalski, a speedster that darts around…

  • Venice Horizons: ‘Anatomy’ Team Says It Is Now Thailand’s Time to Shine

    Venice Horizons: ‘Anatomy’ Team Says It Is Now Thailand’s Time to Shine

    Thailand’s arthouse films, frequently employing stellar craft in service of slow cinema, often struggle to achieve meaningful theatrical releases in a home market that is driven by the young multiplex crowd. But Thai cultural films are earning growing attention on the festival and international specialty circuits.After Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s big-screen return to Cannes this year with…

  • Paul Koslo Dies: Veteran Character Actor Was 74

    Paul Koslo Dies: Veteran Character Actor Was 74

    Veteran character actor Paul Koslo, known for his work in films such as The Omega Man and Vanishing Point, has died. Koslo died January 9 of pancreatic cancer surrounded by family at his home in Lake Hughes, California, his family said in a statement. He was 74.Koslo, born in Germany and raised in Canada, began…

  • ‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Vanishing Point’ Reveals Stunning Stakes for the Finale and Some Tragic Twists

    ‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Vanishing Point’ Reveals Stunning Stakes for the Finale and Some Tragic Twists

    [Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for “Westworld” Season 2, Episode 9, “Vanishing Point.”]Programming NoteThis is the last episode provided to critics before next week’s season finale, which means that no, we have no idea what happens next either, and that this review will be untainted by any potential future knowledge. Enjoy.Diagnostic ReportIt’s not a…

  • France’s Damned Films boards Thai drama ‘Anatomy Of Time’ (exclusive)

    France’s Damned Films boards Thai drama ‘Anatomy Of Time’ (exclusive)

    Jakrawal Nilthamrong’s Anatomy Of Time will start shooting late 2018/early 2019.Paris-based production house Damned Films has boarded Thai filmmaker Jakrawal Nilthamrong’s Anatomy Of Time as co-producer alongside Thailand’s Diversion and Mit Out Sound Films.Nilthamrong previously directed Vanishing Point, which won the Tiger Award at Rotterdam film festival in 2015. His new project follows an old…