Who Else Might Die at Age 69 This Year?
Actor Alan Rickman and musician David Bowie have both died already this year, both at the young age of 69. Surprising and sad! The modest coincidence of their age got us wondering what other …..
Posts tagged: Steven Spielberg
Star Wars World Premiere: Photos and Torch-Passings
Yes, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens world premiere was held last night in Los Angeles, and Hollywood turned out for the passing of the light saber. Let’s go …..
J.J. Abrams Biography: New!
Who2 has a new biography of TV producer and movie director J.J. Abrams. His latest, Star Trek Into Darkness, is now playing everywhere.
Alan Menken Biography: New!
He’s the most-Oscared person alive (sort of) and he just won his first Tony. Do you know him?
Ralph McQuarrie, Original ‘Star Wars’ Designer, Dies at 82
His spectacular drawings helped convince 20th Century Fox execs to finance the very first film.
Peter Travers Goes All ‘Jingle Bells’ About Ryan Gosling
The Rolling Stone critic says Drive (yes, Drive) is the best movie of the year. And he loves Gosling like McAdams loves cupcakes.
Happy Birthday, John Williams!
Today is the birthday of composer John Williams of movie soundtrack fame. He turns 79.
Millions of people — maybe billions of people — have heard the music of John Williams, whose first movie score was for 1960s Because They’re Young.
During the 1970s, we learned to love Williams for the music in big disaster movies such as The Towering Inferno, Earthquake and The Poseidon Adventure.
How to Enjoy ‘True Grit’: the Do’s and Don’ts
Kudos and thumbs up to True Grit, the 2010 reboot of the 1969 film that won John Wayne his first Oscar. It’s a great holiday flick.
Abraham Lincoln is Hollywood’s Next Big Star
According to this story from The Telegraph, we’re about to be bowled over at the cineplex by Abraham Lincoln. Abe Lincoln has been called the most famous of all the Civil War presidents.
President Lincoln was kilt in 1865, shot by John Wilkes Booth.
River Phoenix Doesn’t Turn 40 Today, Alas
Actor River Phoenix would have turned 40 today.
Abrams + Spielberg = Top Secret Goodness
The cat is out of the bag on the top-secret J.J. Abrams + Steven Spielberg movie project at Paramount.It’s sci-fi, it’s called Super 8, and it will be out in 2011. Trailers are going out with screenings of Iron Man 2.
Lawrence Kasdan on Writing ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
When I finished Raiders of the Lost Ark, I took the script up to George to give to him. I was very ceremonial back then.
Jurassic Prez?
Steven Spielberg and Robert Redford are planning duelling biopics of beloved President Abraham Lincoln, according to The Guardian.Spielberg wants Liam Neeson as Abe.
Steven Spielberg, That Sly Dog, Was Born in 1946
Our friends at Answers.com asked us to take a closer look at the birth year of director Steven Spielberg. Who2 says 1946, but many sources online say 1947. Spielberg himself often led people to believe he was born in 1947. (Even the great Roger Ebert wrote a 50th birthday tribute to the director in 1997.) So which year is correct?
Was Alexander Hamilton Born in 1757 or 1755?
We’ve been taking a closer look at the birthdate of Alexander Hamilton, founding father and duelling victim. Some sources say he was born in 1757, but others insist on 1755.[[wysiwyg_imageupload:2225:]]