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Richard Dreyfuss' comments about women, LGBTQ+ people and diversity lead venue to apologize
Read full article: Richard Dreyfuss' comments about women, LGBTQ+ people and diversity lead venue to apologizeA venue has issued an apology after actor Richard Dreyfuss showed up in a dress at a “Jaws”-themed event and made comments that were demeaning to women and LGBTQ+ people.
Fred Roos, ‘Godfather Part II’ producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies at 89
Read full article: Fred Roos, ‘Godfather Part II’ producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies at 89Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning producer of “The Godfather Part II” who helped launch the careers of numerous superstars from Jack Nicholson to Tom Cruise, has died.
Melinda Dillon, who appeared in ‘A Christmas Story,’ ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind,’ dies at 83
Read full article: Melinda Dillon, who appeared in ‘A Christmas Story,’ ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind,’ dies at 83Dillon is celebrated for her role as Jillian Guiler in Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), for which she earned an Oscar nomination for supporting actress.
Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster dies
Read full article: Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster diesFILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, Lynn Stalmaster arrives at the TCM Classic Film Festival's Opening Night Gala in Los Angeles. Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. Bang /Invision/AP, File)Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had long resisted giving special recognition to casting directors and Stalmaster was brought to tears. He was an apprentice to a pair of TV producers who made him their casting director.