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Actress Barbara Leigh-hunt Dies Aged 88
Barbara Leigh-Hunt has died at the age of 88.The actress is best known to wider audiences for playing Brenda in Alfred Hitchcock's epic film 'Frenzy' and as Lady Catherine de Bourgh in the BBC's...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 September 2024
Bing Crosby’S Acting Icon Widow Kathryn Dead Aged 90
Silver screen icon Kathryn Crosby has died aged 90.The widow of fellow acting great Bing Crosby – who died in October 1977 while golfing with friends in Spain, after a sudden heart attack aged 74...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 September 2024
Ruby Wax’S Shock Moment Where Oj Simpson Pretended To Stab Her Resurfaces
Ruby Wax’s shock moment when OJ Simpson pretended to stab her in the style of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ has resurfaced online.The clip was shot for a 1998 BBC documentary that saw the comic, 70, interview...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 April 2024
'They're Wonderful Together': Ocean's Prequel Producer Josey Mcnamara Excited For Margot Robbie And Ryan Gosling Reunion
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling will "do right by" the 'Ocean's' franchise.The 'Barbie' stars are set to reunite in the prequel to the heist movies and producer Josey McNamara is looking forward to seeing the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 October 2023
Ben Wheatley Promises To Respect The First Film In Meg 2: The Trench
Ben Wheatley has promised to respect 'The Meg' in the second film in the franchise. The 48-year-old director is set to helm 'Meg 2: The Trench', the shark thriller sequel, and has insisted he will...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 April 2021
Ben Wheatley Wraps Production On In The Earth
Ben Wheatley has wrapped production on horror movie 'In The Earth'.The 48-year-old director has shot the picture under the radar amid the coronavirus pandemic and it is set to be released next year.Joel Fry, Ellora...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 November 2020
Ben Wheatley Wasn't 'Haunted' By Hitchcock On Rebecca
Ben Wheatley was not "haunted" by Alfred Hitchcock when filming 'Rebecca'.The 48-year-old director has helmed a new take on the romantic thriller, which had been adapted for the big screen by the 'Master of Suspense'...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 October 2020
Actress Nova Pilbeam Dead At 95
The British actress passed away on 16 July (15), but no further details about her death were available as WENN went to press. Pilbeam rose to fame as a child star with...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 July 2015
Woody Allen Dreams Of Perfect Murder
The moviemaker admits he has always been fascinated by crime and murder and he often falls asleep while planning a chilling killing. He tells WENN, "I learned everything I know about crime...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 July 2015
Michael Bay Developing The Birds Remake - Report
Sources claim Naomi Watts is the frontrunner to land the role Tippi Hedren played in the 1963 original, which Hitchcock adapted from a Daphne du Maurier short story. Insiders tell Variety.com that...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 July 2015
Pamela Anderson Strips For Peta's Psycho Ad
The former Baywatch star recreated the most famous scene from Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Psycho to highlight the needless water use surrounding animal agriculture. The campaign, 'Make a splash for the environment -...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 May 2015
Benjamin Millepied To Present Vertigo-inspired Ballet Piece At Cannes
The dancer, director of the Paris Opera Ballet, has centred the five-minute piece around a sequence in 1958 thriller, featuring James Stewart and Kim Novak. The performance, set to the sounds of...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 May 2015
Tippi Hedren Pays Tribute To Hitchcock & The Birds With Jungle Gym
Actress Tippi Hedren has erected a replica of the jungle gym that features prominently in her classic Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds at her big cat sanctuary in rural California.The metal frame, complete with a...
By World Entertainment News Network in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 October 2014
Olivier Dahan: Grace Kelly And Nicole Kidman Have Similar Struggles
Director Olivier Dahan says Nicole Kidman was perfect for 'Grace of Monaco' since they shared similar marital struggles.The filmmaker's latest project opened the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month and tells the story of...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 May 2014
Kirsten Dunst: 'I Could Handle Hitchcock'
Kirsten Dunst insists she could've handled working with Alfred Hitchcock. The 32-year-old actress has been referred to as a ''classic Hitchcock blonde'' a number of times throughout her career, and although the legendary director of...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 May 2014
Eva Marie Saint Discusses Marlon Brando, Cary Grant & Paul Newman On Upcoming Tcm Interview
Eva Marie Saint's upcoming appearance on TCM on Monday night (31st March) promises to restore our faith in Hollywood. The actress, who will celebrate her 90th birthday in July, has sat down with presenter Robert...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 March 2014
Alfred Hitchcock's Lost Holocaust Documentary To Air
Alfred Hitchcock's lost documentary about the horrors of the Holocaust is to be screened in full for the first time.The legendary moviemaker created the documentary using footage filmed during the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 January 2014
Which Role Will Ed Lauter Be Remembered For?
The sad news that Ed Lauter had passed away hit the mainstream media on Wednesday (October 16, 2013), as his characteristic and unique roles started flooding into the zeitgeist. During a career that spanned five...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 October 2013
Kim Novak Defends Under-fire Alfred Hitchcock
Veteran actress Kim Novak has spoken out to defend legendary director Alfred Hitchcock amid allegations he preyed on female actresses, insisting he was the perfect gentleman on set.Actress Tippi Hedren hit headlines last year (12)...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 October 2013
Cannes Thief Makes Off With More Than $53 Million In Jewels
Cannes is usually associated with glitz and glamour; a sunning spot for some of the world's most powerful people and the biggest stars in Hollywood. Things became much more 'Hollywood' on Sunday (28 July) however,...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 July 2013
Psycho Slasher Moment Named Best Bathroom Scene
The terrifying moment Norman Bates knifes to death a motel guest in Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Psycho has been voted the best movie bathroom scene of all time.The skin-crawling shower scene, featuring Anthony Perkins as knife-wielding...
By WENN on 11 April 2013
The Girl Leads Bafta Tv Nominations
Sienna Miller's Alfred Hitchcock drama The Girl looks set to be a big hit at the upcoming British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) Tv Awards after scoring four nominations.The Alfie star plays actress...
By WENN on 09 April 2013
Skyfall Included In Barry Norman's Top 49 British Movies Of All Time
Esteemed movie critic and broadcaster Barry Norman has unveiled his Top 49 movies of all time for a Radio Times supplement. The list, which does not rank films in order, includes works from 75 years...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 February 2013
Driven To The Brink: Tippi Hedren And Alfred Hitchock, Documented In The Girl
“To be the object of someone’s obsession is horrible,” said Tippi Hedren, the actress who was very much the object of Alfred Hitchcock’s affections, for a large part of his career. Hedren’s tale of abuse...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 December 2012
Anthony Hopkins Refused To Gain Weight To Play Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Anthony Hopkins refused to pile on the pounds to play Alfred Hitchcock in a new biopic as he feared he would struggle to slim down after the shoot.The actor, who stunned fans in 2009...
By World Entertainment News Network on 27 November 2012
Is Sacha Gervasi's 'Hitchcock' Really Generating Oscars Buzz?
Read anything on Sacha Gervasi's new movie Hitchcock, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins as the legendary Hollywood director, and you'll probably come across the phrases "Oscars buzz" and "Oscar tipped." The movie has enjoyed decent reviews...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 November 2012
Helen Mirren Reveals Her Forgettable Meeting With Alfred Hitchcock
Regardless of being dead for over thirty years, Alfred Hitchcock is still one of Hollywood's biggest names and with a host of biopics set to be released about the late director's life on both the...
By Joe Wilde on 24 November 2012
Hitchcock: Hit Or Miss? Let's Take A Look At The Reviews
Alfred Hitchcock, one of cinema's greatest icons, has an enormous portfolio of incredible hits. He can claim North by Northwest, Hitchcock's Half Hour (which became something of an institution), The 39 Steps, The Man Who...
By Lorna Greville on 24 November 2012
Hot Tickets! This Weekend’S Us Movie Releases
It’s slim pickings this week, in terms of big budget movies, as the industry winds down a little over the festive period (though prepare yourselves for the usual onslaught of Christmassy slush hitting the big...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 November 2012
Hitchcock Heads To The Big Screen On The Wave Of Critical Endorsement
It was always going to be a tough order to pull off an homage to the great Alfred Hitchcock, but Sacha Gervasi has largely gained kudos from the reviewers for having a going at it,...
By Contributor in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 November 2012
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