David Lynch, a painter turned avant-garde filmmaker whose fame, influence and distinctly heteronormative worldview extended far beyond the movie screen to include television, records, books, nightclubs, a line of organic coffee, and consciousness-based education and the world This extended to his foundation for peace. , is dead. He was 78 years old. his family announced … Read more
In my reading of your career, around 2010, a real change occurs. You started making less big, broad comedies and instead made films like “Greenberg,” “While We’re Young” and “The Meyerowitz Stories.” You did “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “Brad’s Status.” These are all about middle-aged people working on big questions. Was doing … Read more
Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing New Mexico prosecutors and law enforcement officials of conducting a “malicious prosecution” against him following the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the “Rust” film set. His involuntary manslaughter case against Mr. Baldwin in the shooting death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins ended dramatically at a hearing in Santa … Read more
Perry, a miniature donkey whose handlers said he was used by DreamWorks animators as the model for a talking “Shrek” character named Donkey, died last week at the age of 30. Jenny Kiratli, Chief Operator Baron Park Donkey Project The organization that cares for Perry in Palo Alto, California, said he was euthanized on Thursday … Read more
Amazon said Sunday that its Prime Video streaming service will release a “behind-the-scenes” documentary about the life of Melania Trump. The film will be released in theaters in the second half of this year and stream on Amazon Prime, the company said in a statement. Mrs. Trump will be an executive producer of the documentary, … Read more
Jeff Baena, the director and screenwriter who co-wrote the dark comedy “I Heart Huckabees” and directed films including “Life After Beth” and “Horse Girl,” died Friday. He was 47 years old. His death was confirmed by a press representative, who did not give a cause. Mr. Baena often blends dark thematic elements with humor in … Read more