This week has kicked off on a tough note with the loss of a true icon, singer, songwriter, and philanthropist Dolly Parton, who passed away yesterday, August 25, at 80. Even though country music isn't really my thing, I believe Parton's impact goes way beyond that genre and music as a whole. I was so …
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Posts about specific movie/TV actors
Musings on who’ll be the next James Bond—and FlixChatter’s top 3 picks
It’s been more than a year since Amazon Studios chose Denis Villeneuve to direct the next Bond film, but we still don’t have an official word on who will take over from Daniel Craig as Bond. It feels like every week brings a new rumor about the next James Bond. As a die-hard Bond fan, …
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Rest in Peace, Glen Hansard—My brief tribute to the Irish singer-songwriter
It’s with a heavy heart that I share a tribute today for Glen Hansard, who sadly passed away at 56. He was reportedly involved in a motorcycle accident early Wednesday morning on the outskirts of Dublin. I’ve never had the chance to see his rock band. The Frames live; my knowledge of Hansard’s work mainly …
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Rest in peace, Sam Neill—From Dead Calm to Jurassic Park, 5 Favorite Roles of the New Zealand Thespian
I woke up to the heartbreaking news that one of my favorite actors, Sam Neill, has passed away at 78. I knew he was battling a rare type of blood cancer back in 2022, but his family mentioned he was cancer-free, making his sudden death even more tragic. Sam was born in Northern Ireland in …
Happy Cinco de Mayo! 🇲🇽💃🏾🪅 5 great movies by 5 Mexican filmmakers released in the last 5 years
Happy Cinco de Mayo to all who celebrate! 🇲🇽💃🏾🪅 The fifth of May is a holiday following Star Wars Day that marks the Mexican army's victory over France on May 5, 1862, at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. So it's not the same as Mexican Independence Day. I'm a bit late to …
MSPIFF 2025 Week 1 Recap – Films that I saw + A conversation with Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee
We were blessed with 'mostly' fantastic weather last week and a gloriously sunny weekend as I attended MSPIFF! Thank God for that, as there have been years where I had to cancel screening plans due to a snowstorm in April. My hubby and I even took a stroll by the Mississippi River in between screenings. …
RIP Dame Maggie Smith – 10 favorite roles of the venerable Grande Dame of Films + TV
This weekend started with a somber note with the passing of Dame Maggie Smith last Friday, who died at the age of 89. It's disheartening that I'm doing another tribute post after we lost the great James Earl Jones earlier this month, but I simply had to do a tribute to one of my favorite …