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Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87
Read full article: Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87Fellow actors and famous fans are paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after his death at age 87.
Andrews, Evans, Mirren pay tribute to Christopher Plummer
Read full article: Andrews, Evans, Mirren pay tribute to Christopher PlummerFILE - Canadian-born actor Christopher Plummer, shown June 15, 1973, poses for a photo before making his musical debut on Broadway in "Cyrano." "RIP to Christopher Plummer, a living legend who loved his craft, and was an absolute gentleman. RIP Christopher Plummer. "Pixar remembers Christopher Plummer, who as Charles Muntz in ‘Up,’ taught us that 'adventure is out there.' “If I live to be 91 maybe I’ll have time to fully appreciate all the great work of Christopher Plummer.” — actor Dave Foley on Twitter.
Michael Apted, director of ‘Up’ documentary series, dies
Read full article: Michael Apted, director of ‘Up’ documentary series, diesA representative for the Directors Guild of America said his family informed the organization that he passed Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Michael Apted, the acclaimed British director of the “Up” documentary series and films as diverse as the Loretta Lynn biopic “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and the James Bond film “The World Is Not Enough,” has died. A representative for the Directors Guild of America said his family informed the organization that he passed Thursday night. Apted served as a researcher on the first film and took over as director seven years later, continuing to check in with the subjects every seven years. “The series was an attempt to do a long view of English society,” Apted told Slant Magazine in 2019.