Oscar Actors: Rowlands, Gena–Extraordinary Actress, Wife and Muse of John Cassavetes, Dies at 94 

She received Oscar nominations for A Woman Under the Influence and Gloria.

Film Theory: Budget Impact

In the end, budget and special effects alone tend to bear very little relation or impact on the overall artistic of emotional quality of a movie.

Oscar Directors: Lynch (“Blue Velvet”) Health Update, Can No Longer Leave House

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Yes, I have emphysema from my many years of smoking,” he wrote. “I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do love tobacco — the smell of it, lighting cigarettes on fire, smoking them — but there is a price to pay for this enjoyment, and the price for me is emphysema

Death in Hollywood: Doherty, Shannen–Actress on “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” Dies at 53

Doherty also appeared on Little House on the Prairie and starred in Heathers and Mallrats before cancer took its toll.

Movie Stars: Lamas, Frenando–Latin Lover, B-Level Actor/Star

“I couldn’t break the Latin lover image,” Lamas later claimed.