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Actor Treat Williams, 71, Dies in Motorcycling Accident

  Actor Treat Williams was killed on Monday in a motorcycling accident in Dorset, Vermont. The veteran performer was 71. After a film career that began in the 1970s with Grease and Hair, Williams later starred in the TV dramas Blue Bloods and Everwood. According to reports by the Vermont State Police, the accident happened…

“Jaws,” “The Conversation” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Cinematographer Bill Butler Dies at 101

Director Steven Spielberg, camera operator Michael Chapman and cinematographer Bill Butler on the set of the Universal Pictures production of ‘Jaws’ in 1975. Acclaimed cinematographer Bill Butler, who rose to fame for shooting director Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning 1975 horror thriller Jaws, died on April 5 at the age of 101, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

Alexander Payne Set to Direct ‘Election’ Sequel With Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon is set to reprise her role as go-getter Tracy Flick in “Tracy Flick Can’t Win,” a sequel to the 1999 political comedy “Election.” Reese Witherspoon is set to reunite with director Alexander Payne. The 1999 original film had a breakout success for Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, an Oscar nomination for best adapted…

World Mourns Olivia Newton-John, Died at 73

Legendary actor and singer Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73, according to a statement posted by her husband, John Easterling. Newton-John had been a star of the first magnitude for half a century, having turned in stellar performances in films like as Grease that helped define the exuberant pop-music scene of the…

Paramount+ ‘Grease’ Prequel ‘Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Announces Cast

It’s been in the works for a while, but the Grease prequel finally has a cast and has begun filming. Originally ordered way back in November 2019 by HBO Max, at which point it was titled Grease: Rydell High, the show moved to Paramount+, which was then still CBS All Access, in October 2020 and…