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The Hollywood Reporter reveal that QED International and banner Groundswell Productions are aiming to tell a Bruce Lee origin story with ‘Birth of the Dragon,’ tapping scribes Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele to pen the tale. Wilkinson and Rivele’s credits include ‘Nixon,’ the 1995 drama directed by Oliver Stone that nabbed them an Oscar nomination…
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Blake Edwards, director of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 10 and eight Pink Panther films, has died aged 88. His publicist Gene Schwam said the death was caused by complications of pneumonia. In 2004 Edwards received an Honorary Academy Award for his “extraordinary body of work” that spanned more than four decades. He is survived by his…
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As a massive fan of Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Martial Arts movies in general, the historical figure Ip Man and anything Bruce Lee related (Ip Man was Bruce Lee’s master), I need to slap myself, put on a dunce hat and sit in the corner of my bedroom facing the wall for not having seen…
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George Lucas has released a statement over at Starwars.com remembering his friend, collegue and mentor Irvin Kershner, who sadly passed away Saturday age 87. Kershner directed ‘Empire Strikes Back,’ the 1980 sequel to George Lucas’ original ‘Star Wars’ film “The world has lost a great director and one of the most genuine people I’ve had…
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Director Irvin Kershner has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 87 after a long bout with illness. Kershner is best known for directing ‘Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back,’ widely regarded as the best film in the Star Wars franchise and a personal favourite of mine. Empire Strikes Back…
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We are incredibly saddened by the news that actor Leslie Nielsen has passed away due to complications from pneumonia at age 84. In an interview with Canadian radio station CJOB 68, Nielson’s nephew Doug Nielsen revealed the news that he had spent the last twelve days in a Ft. Lauderdale hospital due to a severe…
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I’m sad to report that acting legend Tony Curtis passed away last night at the age of 85. Curtis was best known to the world for his roles in Some Like It Hot, Spartacus and The Defiant Ones – which earned him a nomination for the Best Actor Academy Award. From 1949, he appeared in…
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He was not only arguably the greatest martial artist we’ve ever seen, but also a philosopher, teacher, humanitarian, loving family man and a cultural icon. Here’s five great quotes from the man himself…..RIP! ”Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successfull personality and duplicate it.”…
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“To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.” Gary Coleman has sadly died at age 42, he suffered an intracranial hemorrhage and slipped into a coma, from which he never recovered. Coleman was best known from his role in Diff’rent Strokes and the catch phrase’Whatch’you talkin’ about Willis?’
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Lena Horne, the pioneering singer, actress and civil activist, sadly passed away Sunday at the age of 92. Horne was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and went on to achieve international fame as a singer. Through her life she epitomized grace, beauty and tenacity,…