Heath Ledger Autopsy Offers No Answers
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Celeb News, Obituaries
Twenty-eight-year-old Heath Ledger, who was recently found dead in his New York apartment, still has no official cause of death. The autopsy has been completed, but the results are inconclusive and now hinge upon test results which won’t be available for at least another ten days. Prescription sleeping pills were found near the body, and authorities are currently labeling the death an “accidental overdose.” Investigators say there is no evidence of either suicide or foul play.
At the moment, there are no plans for a memorial service and the Ledger family has asked to be allowed to grieve in private. Fans have been flocking to Ledger’s New York apartment to leave tokens of their sorrow, and Hollywood remains stunned by the news. He was a great talent.
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Two New Films Put John Lennon in Limelight
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: IFC Films, Documentary, New Releases, Upcoming Releases
He was killed in January of 1980…and the world hasn’t been the same since. Once a Beatle, always a star, and nearly deported by President Nixon, British-born John Lennon grabbed his fair share of headlines during his remarkable life. But in death, he has become a legend, and now two new movies will explore the events surrounding his assassination.
Historical accuracy rules the film The Killing of John Lennon, which delves deeply into the world of killer Mark David Chapman. The other, Chapter 27, stars Jared Leto (who put on weight for the role). Excerpts from Chapman’s diaries are featured in The Killing, done voice-over style as fans watch the horrific re-creation of Lennon’s murder in New York City. The Killing honestly makes an effort to take viewers into Chapman’s head, but as his famous crime has never been fully explained this theatrical attempt falls a little short.
Read More | Hollywood Reporter
Kicking ‘The Bucket List’
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Warner Bros, Drama, Upcoming Releases
In a season rich with holiday movies about family, friendship and fun, Rob Reiner is giving audiences cancer. Not literally, but the disease is the subject of Reiner’s latest film, The Bucket List. A-listers Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star in the flick, reason enough to drive moviegoers to the theaters. The movie is about two cancer patients (Nicholson and Freeman) who make a list of 10 things they’d like to do before they die (kick the bucket, get it?). The movie is set to open January 11, well after the holiday movie rush, but will viewers be in a mood for post-holiday death melodrama?
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Johnny Depp and Tim Burton: Together Again
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: DreamWorks, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Drama, Musicals, Casting, Upcoming Releases
Over the years, many actors have come and gone. Few have had the staying power of Johnny Depp, who continues to get high-profile roles and enjoys his pick of scripts. The raven-haired thespian has showcased his acting talents over the years with an array of somewhat odd roles, preferring darker-toned movies rather than lighthearted comedy. A long-standing director-actor relationship and Depp’s penchant for the unordinary makes him perfect for Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, an adaptation based on the successful Broadway play.
The movie, set in London more than one hundred years ago, features Depp as none other than Todd, a deranged barber bent on murderous revenge. DreamWorks and Warner Bros. both lent studios to create this tale of cannibalism, revenge, death, and darkness. By the way, it’s a musical.
Sweeney Todd hits theaters December 21.
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Kurt Cobain Story Hits the Silver Screen
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Universal, Adaptation, Drama, Filmmaking, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
David Benioff (Troy screenwriter) has signed an agreement to write a movie about former Nirvana singer, Kurt Cobain. A Universal project, the movie will be based on the 2001 book Heavier Than Heaven, written by Charles Cross. Details are still up in the air on the film, which may or may not contain an on-screen appearance from Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love. She will, however, serve as an executive producer.
After Cobain’s 1994 death, rumors and innuendo abounded regarding the mysterious circumstances of how he died. Whenever a celebrity is involved, gossip circles will often repeat the same question: ‘Was it murder or suicide?’ From Marilyn to Anna Nicole, no one wants to believe their favorite stars would take their own lives (or attempt to). It’s unknown at this point which side of the story the movie will tell. In any event, it’s a death that will continue to remain question-rich and somewhat unsolved in the minds of fans…like many other Hollywood deaths before and since.
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Deborah Kerr: An Actress to Remember
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Classics, Obituaries
Best known for her roles in 1957’s An Affair to Remember (opposite Cary Grant) and 1953’s From Here to Eternity (opposite the one and only Burt Lancaster in the famous beach scene), legendary actress Deborah Kerr has passed away at age 86. Kerr won the Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination during her lengthy Hollywood career, which included more than forty films.
Born in Scotland, Kerr blazed on the screen with her red hair and powerful voice. It was that same voice which helped Kerr land the role of a lifetime – Anna in The King and I. She starred opposite Yul Brenner, the sexiest bald man in the history of Hollywood (you wish, Telly Savales), making film history in the musical with classic songs like ‘Getting to Know You’. Kerr became a Bond girl at age 46 in the film Casino Royale.
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Peter Boyle Dies at 71
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Celeb News, Obituaries
The actor possibly best known for his role as the grotesque, but comical creation in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein died Tuesday after a long struggle with multiple myloma and heart disease. Boyle, who more recently played Frank Barone on the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, had a notable career in both film and television, for which he received much praise and an Emmy in 1996. No stranger to health problems – he suffered a stroke in 1990 and a heart attack in 1999 – Boyle always bounced back and returned to work, playing his range of grumpy, charming, and comical men.
We’ll sure miss Boyle here at FilmCrunch. He was always a familiar, friendly face to see on screen and indicated a performance worth watching. We’ll always remember his amusingly realistic portrayal of the angry and confused, yet sensitive monster in Young Frankenstein, helping make it one of the greatest comedies of all time.
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