Month: July 2016

Happy Birthday: David Kross

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davidkrossHappy Birthday actor David Kross

Born: July 4, 1990 in Bargteheide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

In 2007 Stephen Daldry cast Kross in the adaption of his best selling novel “The Reader (2008)” provided that Kross had to learn English until the start of shooting. Later, Kross was honored with the Chopard trophy at the 62nd Cannes Festival playing on of the leading roles, opposite Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes.

 

WAR HORSE
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Jeremy Irvine
Emily Watson
The ReaderThe Reader
dir. Stephen Daldry
Also Starring
Ralph Fiennes

 

Happy Birthday: Gina Lollobrigida

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ginalollobrigida.jpgHappy Birthday actor Gina Lollobrigida

Born: July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, Lazio, Italy

Married to: Javier Rigau y Rafols (November 2010 – present) (separated)

Milko Skofic (15 January 1949 – 25 June 1971) (divorced) (1 child)

QUOTES:

Popularity has a bright side, it unlocks many doors. But the truth is that I don’t like it very much because it changes the private life into a very small thing.

My cinema — the ’50s, ’60s — is different from the cinema today so I thought that it would not be bad to show that kind of cinema where we could dream.

There is only one trouble with having played the most famous courtesan of all times and that is, after Sheba, all other roles will certainly seem tame and anticlimactic.

I’ve had many lovers and still have romances. I am very spoiled. All my life, I’ve had too many admirers.

I do what I like now. I just don’t have time for it all.

A woman at 20 is like ice, at 30 she is warm and at 40 she is hot.
I have experience seducing nephews.

Happy Birthday: Gloria Stuart (1910–2010)

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gloriastuart.jpgHappy Birthday actor Gloria Stuart (1910–2010)

Born: July 4, 1910 in Santa Monica, California, USA

Died: September 26, 2010 (age 100) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to:
Arthur Sheekman (29 July 1934 – 12 January 1978) (his death) (1 child)
Blair Gordon Newell (21 June 1930 – 17 May 1934) (divorced)

At age 86, she was aged by makeup to play Rose DeWitt Bukater at age 101 in Titanic (1997). However, Stuart did not find this a pleasant experience.

THE INVISIBLE MAN
1933
dir. James Whale
Starring:
Claude Rains
Gloria Stuart
THE OLD DARK HOUSETHE OLD DARK HOUSE
1932
dir. James Whale
Starring:
Boris Karloff
Melvyn Douglas

TITANICTitanic
1997
dir. Cameron
starring
Kate Winslet
Leonardo DiCaprio

 

Happy Birthday: Eva Marie Saint

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evamariesaint.jpgHappy Birthday actor Eva Marie Saint

Born: July 4, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Married to: Jeffrey Hayden (28 October 1951 – present) (2 children)

Although the part of Edie Doyle properly is a lead, producer Sam Spiegel listed her as a Supporting Actress in the hopes of getting her a nomination. The ploy worked and she won the Oscar.

 

On the Waterfront
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Saint
North by NorthwestNorth by Northwest
1959
dir. by Alfred Hitchcock
Starring
Cary Grant
Saint
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMINGThe Russians are Coming The Russians are Coming
1966
dir. Jewison
starring
Frank Sinatra
Carl Reiner		 Superman ReturnsSuperman Returns
2006
dir. by Bryan Singer
starring
Kate Bosworth
Brandon Routh
Kevin Spacey
MOVIE POSTERWINTER’S TALE
2014
dir. Akiva Goldsman
Stars:
Colin Farrell
Jessica Brown Findlay		 MOVIE POSTERNOTHING IN COMMON
1986
dir. Garry Marshall
Stars:
Tom Hanks
Jackie Gleason

 

Happy Birthday: Becki Newton

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beckinewtonHappy Birthday actor Becki Newton

Born: July 4, 1978 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Married to: Chris Diamantopoulos (12 May 2005 – present) (1 child)

QUOTES:

When I think of the most beautiful women, they’re not supermodels.

I’m blessed that I can leave it to the pros at work and red-carpet events, because I can’t say I’m adept. Still, I’m definitely not afraid to take chances when it comes to beauty.

Glamour is fun! Spending time to get ready isn’t about being fussy; it’s about taking care of myself.

I’ve learned there’s nothing wrong with being a little fussy. I used to pride myself on being low-maintenance – I wore it like a badge of honor.

Today’s Entertainment NEWS: Sunday July 3, 2016

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Read the best of Entertainment NEWS for Sunday July 3rd, 2016.

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor and Nobel Laureate, Dies at 87

Michael Cimino, Oscar-Winning Director of ‘The Deer Hunter,’ Dies at 77

Caroline Aherne, British Actress and Writer, Dies at 52

Box Office: ‘The Purge 3’ Tops ‘Tarzan,’ Spielberg Bombs With ‘The Bfg’

13 Memorable Computer Hackers on TV Shows, From ’24’ to ‘Mr. Robot’

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RIP Elie Wiesel. Read his best quotes:

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eliewiesel.jpgElie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor and Nobel Laureate, Died yesterday at 87. Here are his best quotes:

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.”

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”

“No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them.”

“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.”

“Peace is our gift to each other.”

“There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.”

“When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his…

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RIP Michael Cimino. Read his best quotes:

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michaelcimino.jpgOscar winning director Michael Cimino died today at the age of 77. Here are his best quotes about life, Hollywood, and directing:

When asked by “People” magazine, Nov. 11, 1996 issue, how the disaster of Heaven’s Gate (1980) affected his life: “It was really a great trauma, as everyone knows. Since then, I’ve been unable to make any movie that I’ve wanted to make. I’ve been making the best of what is available.”

“They’ve been running Deer Hunter like crazy on Bravo. And here is the whole goddamned Congress singing ‘God Bless America’ on the steps of the US Capitol. I said, ‘Holy shit, this is the ending of the movie.'” (on The Deer Hunter (1978) in hindsight, post-9/11, London Independent on Sunday, July 2002)

I don’t make movies intellectually, I don’t make movies to make a point, I make movies to tell stories about people.

Films are home movies…

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