WASHINGTON—Former Sen. John Warner of Virginia has died of heart failure. He was 94. Warner died late on Tuesday, with his wife and daughter at his side, his chief of staff Susan Magill said in an email to family and friends, according to a Politico report on Wednesday. The Washington Post said he died in…
‘The Office’ Actor Mark York Dies at 55
By Brandon Sapienza From New York Daily News Mark York, who was best known for his role as Billy Merchant in seasons one and two of “The Office,” has died following an illness, according to TMZ. He was 55. York died last week at Miami Valley Hospital in Ohio. The cause of death has not…
‘F9’ Actor John Cena Apologizes to China in Chinese for Calling Taiwan a Country
May 25, 2021
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John Cena, a star in the newest “Fast & Furious” movie, published a video apologizing in Chinese, hours after Chinese state-run media criticized him for calling Taiwan a country. “I’m really, really sorry! You must understand that I love and respect China and Chinese people,” Cena said in Mandarin in a video posted on Chinese…
Charles Grodin, ‘Midnight Run,’ ‘Heartbreak Kid,’ Star, Dies
Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in “The Heartbreak Kid” and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller “Midnight Run” to the bedeviled father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died. He was 86. Grodin died Tuesday at him in Wilton, Connecticut,…
The Moral Certainty of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rope’
May 11, 2021
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Director and producer Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 masterpiece, “Rope,” begins deceptively, with fine lilting music and scenes of an idyllic New York City block. A woman walks her baby in a stroller, a car glides down a one-way street, and a policeman escorts two boys through the light traffic. Despite omnipresent brick, glass, and concrete, the…
Tawny Kitaen, Star of ’80s Rock Music Videos, Dies at 59
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Tawny Kitaen, the sultry red-haired actress who appeared in rock music videos during the heyday of MTV and starred opposite Tom Hanks in the 1984 comedy “Bachelor Party,” has died. She was 59. The Orange County coroner’s office said she died at her home in Newport Beach on Friday. The cause of death…
Josh Duggar Released as He Awaits Trial on Child Pornography
May 7, 2021
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was released from an Arkansas jail Thursday as he awaits trial on federal charges that he possessed and downloaded child pornography. Duggar, 33, did not speak to reporters as he walked out of the Washington County jail in Fayetteville with his attorney Thursday afternoon, a day after a…
China Mutes Reaction to Zhao’s Oscars as S. Korea Lauds Youn
April 26, 2021
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Chloé Zhao’s history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country of birth, and even censorship. Zhao’s “Nomadland” is the second film directed by a woman to win a best picture Oscar. She is the first woman of color and second woman ever to…
‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Picture
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a wistful portrait of itinerant lives on open roads across the American West, won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao became the first woman of color to win best director and a historically diverse group of winners took home awards. In the biggest surprise of a socially distanced…
‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Picture at Academy Awards
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a wistful portrait of itinerant lives on open roads across the American West, won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards. The “Nomadland” victory capped the extraordinary rise of Zhao, a lyrical filmmaker whose winning film is just her third, and which—with a budget less than $5 million and featuring a cast populated…
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