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The late Prince, David Beckham and Green Day are among the names chosen to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has confirmed the honourees who have been whittled down for a tribute on the famous Hollywood Boulevard sidewalk. As well as the 'Purple Rain' hitmaker - who died aged 57 in 2016 - and the 49-year-old British football legend and the American punk rock trio (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt), actress Jane Fonda, 86, and actor Alan Cumming, 58, are among the selections for next year. The motion picture list also includes Jo...
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David Lynch is making a new album with a ‘Twin Peaks’ singer and actor. The veteran filmmaker, 78, collaborated on the project with 46-year-old performer Chrystabell – born Chrysta Bell Zucht – who played FBI agent Tammy Preston in the director’s 2017 TV series ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’. ‘Wild at Heart’ auteur David said in a teaser clip released online for the upcoming project: “Ladies and gentlemen. Something is coming along for you to see and hear! And it will be coming along on 5 June.” David’s teaser clip came ahead of a music video to promote his new album with Chrystabell, which is title...
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'Rust' armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has launched an appeal against her involuntary manslaughter conviction. The 26-year-old weapons expert was jailed for 18 months in April after being found guilty in charges connected to the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western, and now her legal team have lodged paperwork to attempt to overturn the verdict. According to TMZ, Hannah's lawyers have also filed to appeal the denial of her pretrial motions , which included a motion to dismiss the charges on multiple grounds such as a claim prosecutor Kari Morrissey ha...
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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter. The 26-year-old 'Rust' armourer received her sentence in a court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday (15.04.24), after she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month of the October 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sentenced Gutierrez-Reed to 18 months of incarceration at a women's correctional facility in New Mexico. Gutierrez-Reed did not testify in her defence. However, she did prepare a statement and she read it aloud during the hearing. She said: "First and f...
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John Carpenter has no idea "how you can screw up" an 'Exorcist' reboot. The horror icon - who worked with filmmaker David Gordon Green on the recent 'Halloween' reboot trilogy - has responded after the director's movie 'The Exorcist: Believer' has been panned by critics. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, he said: “I like what David did when he made the three ‘Halloweens'. “I loved No. 2 [‘Halloween Kills’]. Thought that was fabulous. I heard ‘The Exorcist’ really didn’t cut it. "That could be a kick-a** movie. I don’t understand how you can screw that up.” Carpenter - whose horror m...
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Actor James Winburn, who played Michael Myers in the original 1978 ‘Halloween’ film, has died aged 85. James – also a famed Hollywood stuntman – is believed to have passed over the weekend from an undisclosed health issue, but his passing only emerged on Monday. (21.11.22) Monopoly Events, which last month featured James in its ‘For the Love of Horror’ fan convention paid tribute to him on Twitter. The company said on Monday: “We are extremely sad to learn of the passing of James Winburn, who joined us for @ftlohorror last month. “James was an absolute pleasure to work and shared some amazing ...
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John Carpenter doesn't feel ownership over the 'Halloween' franchise. The 74-year-old filmmaker directed the original 1978 movie in the long-running horror series but is happy to see other directors have control over the iconic slasher villain Michael Myers. John told Vulture: "The 'Halloween' movie I love the most is the one I made back in 1978, the one I directed. "Others are other people's visions. That's the way it goes. That's what happens when you give up. I didn't want to direct sequels. I didn't think there was story left. Boy, was I wrong, huh?" John has provided the score for David G...
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Jamie Lee Curtis has thanked her godson Jake Gyllenhaal for rebooting her Hollywood career. The ‘Halloween’ actress, 63, said the actor, 41, is responsible for getting her to star in the reboot of the horror franchise that made her name, which she said has led to a career renaissance. Jamie told NME about agreeing to reprise her role as terrorised babysitter Laurie Strode from John Carpenter’s 1978 ‘Halloween’ hit in director David Gordon Green’s 2018 take on the slasher film: “It wasn’t even a thought in my head to do another ‘Halloween’ movie. “I didn’t want to, but then I got a call from Ja...
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John Carpenter is still keen to make a 'Dead Space' movie. The iconic filmmaker - who has directed the likes of 'Assault on Precinct 13', 'The Thing' and 'Halloween' - has spoken of his love for the video game franchise, and he'd love to adapt it for the big screen. Speaking to the AV Club, he said: "The only one I can think of, and I've mentioned it before, is Dead Space. That would make a real great movie. I could do that." Back in 2013, Carpenter first spoke about how 'Dead Space' would make a "great movie", noting the game "is ready-made" for the feature film treatment. He said at the time...
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John Carpenter says he’s a “broken-down horror director” trying to get through life. The ‘Halloween’ filmmaker, who has not made a movie since his snake-pit thriller ‘The Ward’ from 2010, confessed he hates talking about his past work and now focuses on watching wrestling, basketball, his love of helicopters and playing video games. He told The New Yorker magazine in a wide-ranging, rare interview: "Look, I’m just a broken-down horror director trying to get along in this world, OK? That’s all I’m trying to do, navigate the shoals.” He admitted he still finds a lot of activities “fun” including...
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