Early film roles include the comedies Still Crazy (1998), and Blow Dry (1999) before his breakout role in “Love Actually” (2003) which earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Oscar Actors: Nighy, Bill (“Living” in 2022)–Background, Career, Awards (Cumu Advantage, Tony Nom, Olivier, BAFTA, London Critics)
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Death in Hollywood: Welsh, Raquel–Sex Symbol of Liberated 1960s, Dies at 82
February 15, 2023 by
Raquel Welch, the symbol who turned a doeskin bikini into iconic cinematic images of the 1960s, has died. She was 82.
Death in Hollywood: Luddy, Tom–Telluride Film Fest Co-Founder, World Cineaste, Dies at 79
February 14, 2023 by
He also led the influential Pacific Film Archive in the 1970s and produced movies like Barfly and The Secret Garden for Coppola’s American Zoetrope,
John Wayne: Movies Hated by Him–Suddenly, Last Summer; They Came to Cordura; Midnight Cowboy–Gay Text/Subtext; Cannibalism
February 12, 2023 by
Suddenly, Last Summer is an adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play, which follows Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor) after she witnesses her cousin’s death while on a trip to Europe. Meanwhile, her aunt, Violet Venable (Katharine Hepburn), doesn’t want the news about her son’s death to get out, so she bribes a surgeon named John Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift) […]
Oscar Directors: Hugh Hudson, Helmer of 1981 Oscar Winner “Chariots of Fire,” Dies at 86
February 10, 2023 by
The Oscar-nominated British helmer also had a hit with Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan but stumbled with the Al Pacino-starring Revolution, a huge flop.
