Before Blu-ray or DVD, before you could just open up an app on your phone and stream things, there was the beloved VHS tape, that most bulky of physical media. Whether you rented them from Blockbuster, owned a library of them and organized them neatly in the shelves running alongside your home entertainment center, used them to record your favorite movies or TV shows, or simply prayed for your teacher to pull one out on a Friday afternoon in middle school, the VHS tape was king of ’80s and ’90s home media.
There was simply nothing better than the experience that came with popping one of these bad boys into your Vcr — unless the film was a stinker, of course, but then again, you probably still at least remember watching it, unlike so much of the mindless filler on today’s streamers. In fact, let’s take a stroll down...
There was simply nothing better than the experience that came with popping one of these bad boys into your Vcr — unless the film was a stinker, of course, but then again, you probably still at least remember watching it, unlike so much of the mindless filler on today’s streamers. In fact, let’s take a stroll down...
- 2/24/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Many kids dream of one day getting to play a superhero/villain in a major Hollywood motion picture. The thing is, while it must be incredibly edifying to see yourself performing fantastic feats on the big screen via the assistance of wires and computer-generated effects, actually making these movies can be a slow, arduous undertaking.
While film production in general is often a frustratingly piecemeal process, it gets particularly drawn out when you're dealing with people in complex make-up and tremendously uncomfortable costumes. There are myriad horror stories of actors getting stuffed into suffocating suits that can't be donned or removed easily. You may look and move like Batman in the finished film, but, on set, you feel more like Frankenstein's monster.
Indeed, it often feels like the cooler the outfit looks, the more uncomfortable it is to wear. And if you want proof of this, you need look...
While film production in general is often a frustratingly piecemeal process, it gets particularly drawn out when you're dealing with people in complex make-up and tremendously uncomfortable costumes. There are myriad horror stories of actors getting stuffed into suffocating suits that can't be donned or removed easily. You may look and move like Batman in the finished film, but, on set, you feel more like Frankenstein's monster.
Indeed, it often feels like the cooler the outfit looks, the more uncomfortable it is to wear. And if you want proof of this, you need look...
- 1/7/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Bowfinger Int’l Pictures, run by Spanish actor-director Santiago Segura and producing partner María Luisa Gutiérrez, and Beta Fiction Spain (Bfs), the Spanish affiliate of Germany’s Beta Film, have teamed up to produce “Infiltrada” (“Infiltrated”) the true story of a young Spanish policewoman who infiltrated the Basque separatist group, Eta.
To be directed by Bilbao-based helmer Arantxa Echevarría, the feature film based on true events follows the 20-year old policewoman, known only by her alias Aranzazu Berradre Marín, who managed to embed herself with members of the terrorist group, even sharing living quarters with them.
Eventually, she helped lead to the dismantling of the infamous organization that used terrorist tactics in its campaign for an independent Basque state.
Based on extensive research that included the collaboration of journalists and interviews with people who were directly involved in the operation, “Infiltrada” will depict not only the events but will also...
To be directed by Bilbao-based helmer Arantxa Echevarría, the feature film based on true events follows the 20-year old policewoman, known only by her alias Aranzazu Berradre Marín, who managed to embed herself with members of the terrorist group, even sharing living quarters with them.
Eventually, she helped lead to the dismantling of the infamous organization that used terrorist tactics in its campaign for an independent Basque state.
Based on extensive research that included the collaboration of journalists and interviews with people who were directly involved in the operation, “Infiltrada” will depict not only the events but will also...
- 1/27/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Sue Barker has revealed the “frustrating” reason she wishes she’d never “gone near” Cliff Richard, whom she dated in the 1980s.
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
- 9/7/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Sue Barker has revealed the “frustrating” reason she wishes she’d never “gone near” Cliff Richard, whom she dated in the 1980s.
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
- 9/7/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
Sir Cliff Richard has announced the forthcoming release of his first Christmas album in nearly 20 years.
Christmas with Cliff will drop one month before the holiday, on 25 November this year. The album is comprised of 13 tracks, including festive hits such as “Sleigh Ride” and “Jingle Bell Rock”, as well as new songs.
Richard, whose last Christmas album was released in 2003, credited producers Sam Hollander and Chris Walden for “guiding me through the ‘well known’ Christmas songs and freeing me to sing them my way,” in a statement.
He added: “They had differing approaches to the songs that I asked them to produce for me, and they gave this album the dynamics that I had hoped for.”
Ultimately, Richard concluded, the new album is “not just mine... it belongs to all of us involved in creating it”.
“I hope that we add a little something special to your Christmas season,” he said.
Christmas with Cliff will drop one month before the holiday, on 25 November this year. The album is comprised of 13 tracks, including festive hits such as “Sleigh Ride” and “Jingle Bell Rock”, as well as new songs.
Richard, whose last Christmas album was released in 2003, credited producers Sam Hollander and Chris Walden for “guiding me through the ‘well known’ Christmas songs and freeing me to sing them my way,” in a statement.
He added: “They had differing approaches to the songs that I asked them to produce for me, and they gave this album the dynamics that I had hoped for.”
Ultimately, Richard concluded, the new album is “not just mine... it belongs to all of us involved in creating it”.
“I hope that we add a little something special to your Christmas season,” he said.
- 9/6/2022
- by Maanya Sachdeva
- The Independent - Music
Sue Barker has revealed the “frustrating” reason she wishes she’d never “gone near” Cliff Richard, whom she dated in the 1980s.
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
- 9/4/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Sue Barker has revealed the “frustrating” reason she wishes she’d never “gone near” Cliff Richard, whom she dated in the 1980s.
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
- 9/4/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
Sue Barker has revealed the “frustrating” reason she wishes she’d never “gone near” Cliff Richard, whom she dated in the 1980s.
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
- 9/3/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Sue Barker has revealed the “frustrating” reason she wishes she’d never “gone near” Cliff Richard, whom she dated in the 1980s.
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
The broadcaster, who had a brief romance with the “Summer Holiday” singer in 1981, has shared her frustrations with Richard for continuing to “harp on about me” 40 years on.
In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him.”
She said that, despite remaining friends, “the only thing we fell out over was the fact he kept harping on about me in interviews”.
Barker revealed that, despite their time together being extremely brief, Richard, 81, would repeatedly provide the press with quotes that made their relationship seem more than it actually was. These included:...
- 9/3/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
Una Stubbs, beloved actor on television shows like “Sherlock,” “Worzel Gummidge,” “Till Death Us Do Part” and “EastEnders,” has died aged 84.
She died at her home in Edinburgh surrounded by her family, her agent Rebecca Blond said. She had been ill for a few months, the agent told BBC News.
“We are desperately sad to have lost not only a wonderful actress, whose screen and stage career, spanning over 50 years, was so extraordinarily varied, from ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ to ‘Sherlock,’ as well as memorable performances in the West End, at the Old Vic, Donmar Warehouse, Sheffield Crucible and National Theatre, but also a wickedly funny, elegant, stylish, graceful, gracious and kind and constant friend,” Blond said.
Stubbs debuted with TV show “Rush Hour” in 1958. Her last major role was playing Sherlock Holmes’ landlady Mrs Hudson in BBC series “Sherlock” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
Stubbs appeared in...
She died at her home in Edinburgh surrounded by her family, her agent Rebecca Blond said. She had been ill for a few months, the agent told BBC News.
“We are desperately sad to have lost not only a wonderful actress, whose screen and stage career, spanning over 50 years, was so extraordinarily varied, from ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ to ‘Sherlock,’ as well as memorable performances in the West End, at the Old Vic, Donmar Warehouse, Sheffield Crucible and National Theatre, but also a wickedly funny, elegant, stylish, graceful, gracious and kind and constant friend,” Blond said.
Stubbs debuted with TV show “Rush Hour” in 1958. Her last major role was playing Sherlock Holmes’ landlady Mrs Hudson in BBC series “Sherlock” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
Stubbs appeared in...
- 8/12/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Una Stubbs, an English actress best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Hudson on the series “Sherlock” with Benedict Cumberbatch, has died. She was 84.
Stubbs died in Edinburgh on Thursday surrounded by her family, according to a statement from her family.
“Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times,” the family said in a statement to TheWrap.
Una Stubbs was best known for playing the liberal daughter of a reactionary working-class dad in the 1960s British sitcom “‘Till Death Do Us Part,” which ran for seven seasons from 1965-75 and inspired Norman Lear’s U.S. hit “All in the Family.” In the last decade, she regained fame as Sherlock’s landlady Mrs. Hudson on “Sherlock,” appearing in all four seasons of the BBC series dating back to 2010.
“We are desperately...
Stubbs died in Edinburgh on Thursday surrounded by her family, according to a statement from her family.
“Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times,” the family said in a statement to TheWrap.
Una Stubbs was best known for playing the liberal daughter of a reactionary working-class dad in the 1960s British sitcom “‘Till Death Do Us Part,” which ran for seven seasons from 1965-75 and inspired Norman Lear’s U.S. hit “All in the Family.” In the last decade, she regained fame as Sherlock’s landlady Mrs. Hudson on “Sherlock,” appearing in all four seasons of the BBC series dating back to 2010.
“We are desperately...
- 8/12/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Una Stubbs, the English actress who played Mrs. Hudson in Sherlock to cap a half-century career in TV, theater and film, died today following an illness, her agent confirmed to Deadline. She was 84.
“Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times,” a statement from the family read.
Stubbs was a stalwart of British TV and stage for six decades, breaking through in the 1960s with the film Summer Holiday, which starred Cliff Richard, before she landed the role of Rita Rawlings in the long-running sitcom Till Death Do Us Part; she also starred in the 1968 film of the same name. Stubbs also appeared with Richard and the Shadows in 1964’s Swingers’ Paradise.
Stubbs would go on to appear in Worzel Gummidge, The Worst Witch, Call The Midwife and many more series before portraying Mrs.
“Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times,” a statement from the family read.
Stubbs was a stalwart of British TV and stage for six decades, breaking through in the 1960s with the film Summer Holiday, which starred Cliff Richard, before she landed the role of Rita Rawlings in the long-running sitcom Till Death Do Us Part; she also starred in the 1968 film of the same name. Stubbs also appeared with Richard and the Shadows in 1964’s Swingers’ Paradise.
Stubbs would go on to appear in Worzel Gummidge, The Worst Witch, Call The Midwife and many more series before portraying Mrs.
- 8/12/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Una Stubbs, known for her roles in BBC’s Sherlock, EastEnders and the 1960s sitcom Till Death Do Us Part, has died. She was 84.
Stubbs’ sons Joe and Christian Henson and Jason Gilmore announced that the British star had died in a statement to the BBC. “Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times.”
The British theater and screen star broke out in Cliff Richard’s 1963 film Summer Holiday before notably appearing in the 1966 sitcom Till Death Us Do Part as ...
Stubbs’ sons Joe and Christian Henson and Jason Gilmore announced that the British star had died in a statement to the BBC. “Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times.”
The British theater and screen star broke out in Cliff Richard’s 1963 film Summer Holiday before notably appearing in the 1966 sitcom Till Death Us Do Part as ...
- 8/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Actress Una Stubbs, known for her roles in BBC’s Sherlock, EastEnders and the 1960s sitcom Till Death Do Us Part, has died at the age of 84.
Stubbs’ sons Joe and Christian Henson and Jason Gilmore announced that the British star had died in a statement to the BBC. “Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times.”
The British theater and screen star broke out in Cliff Richard’s 1963 film Summer Holiday before notably appearing in the 1966 sitcom Till Death Us ...
Stubbs’ sons Joe and Christian Henson and Jason Gilmore announced that the British star had died in a statement to the BBC. “Mum passed away quietly today with her family around her, in Edinburgh. We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times.”
The British theater and screen star broke out in Cliff Richard’s 1963 film Summer Holiday before notably appearing in the 1966 sitcom Till Death Us ...
- 8/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Catch US If You Can is available to buy now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. To celebrate the release, we have a copy of the film on Blu-ray plus three more pop-music star vehicles courtesy of Studiocanal’s Vintage Classics range including Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday (1963) and David Essex in That’LL Be The Day (1973) and Stardust (1974).
Legendary British director John Boorman made his feature film debut with this cult musical comedy starring 60s pop sensation Dave Clark alongside The Dave Clark Five Band. Inspired by the huge success of The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night”, in the film the Five have been hired to appear in an ad campaign but during the filming of a TV commercial Steve (Dave Clark) absconds with the face of the campaign (Dinah played by Barbara Ferris) and they embark on a magical mystery tour across the country.
Please note: This competition is open...
Legendary British director John Boorman made his feature film debut with this cult musical comedy starring 60s pop sensation Dave Clark alongside The Dave Clark Five Band. Inspired by the huge success of The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night”, in the film the Five have been hired to appear in an ad campaign but during the filming of a TV commercial Steve (Dave Clark) absconds with the face of the campaign (Dinah played by Barbara Ferris) and they embark on a magical mystery tour across the country.
Please note: This competition is open...
- 4/11/2021
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Veteran actor Jeremy Bulloch passed away on Thursday.
The English actor, who is best known for the role of the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy reportedly died at a London hospital following from health complications after years of living with Parkinson’s disease. He was 75, reports Kcra.
The actor's death was confirmed by his agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews via his website, which said he spent his final days St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London.
"Jeremy died peacefully on 17th December 2020 following health complications, including several years living with Parkinson's disease. He spent his final weeks in the wonderful care of staff at St George's Hospital in Tooting, close to the house where he and his wife Maureen had lived together for more than fifty years. Maureen and two of his sons, Jamie and Robbie, were with him during his final days," read the statement.
The English actor, who is best known for the role of the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy reportedly died at a London hospital following from health complications after years of living with Parkinson’s disease. He was 75, reports Kcra.
The actor's death was confirmed by his agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews via his website, which said he spent his final days St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London.
"Jeremy died peacefully on 17th December 2020 following health complications, including several years living with Parkinson's disease. He spent his final weeks in the wonderful care of staff at St George's Hospital in Tooting, close to the house where he and his wife Maureen had lived together for more than fifty years. Maureen and two of his sons, Jamie and Robbie, were with him during his final days," read the statement.
- 12/19/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor who starred as bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died on Thursday in London of complications from Parkinson’s disease, according to his representatives. He was 75.
“We are very sad to announce the death of actor Jeremy Bulloch, earlier today,” his agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews said on Thursday. “He died peacefully, in hospital, surrounded by his family, from health complications following his many years living with Parkinson’s disease. Jeremy was best known for the role of Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy. He had a long and happy career spanning more than 45 years. He was devoted to his wife, three sons, and ten grandchildren and they will miss him terribly.”
According to Bulloch’s personal site, “He spent his final weeks in the wonderful care of staff at St. George’s Hospital in Tooting, close to...
“We are very sad to announce the death of actor Jeremy Bulloch, earlier today,” his agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews said on Thursday. “He died peacefully, in hospital, surrounded by his family, from health complications following his many years living with Parkinson’s disease. Jeremy was best known for the role of Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy. He had a long and happy career spanning more than 45 years. He was devoted to his wife, three sons, and ten grandchildren and they will miss him terribly.”
According to Bulloch’s personal site, “He spent his final weeks in the wonderful care of staff at St. George’s Hospital in Tooting, close to...
- 12/17/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor best known for his performance as Mandalorian warrior and bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, died on Thursday.
The news was confirmed by a post on Bulloch’s Facebook page — which is private — and also by Daniel Logan, the younger actor who played the role in the prequel Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
In an all caps Instargam post, Logan thanked Bulloch for teaching him the ropes and continued, “I’ll love you forever.!! Conventions wont [sic] be the same without you may the force be with you always.
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Bulloch wore Boba Fett’s armor in both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, though the character was voiced by Jason Wingreen. Interestingly, the character first made a small appearance in the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special.
The news was confirmed by a post on Bulloch’s Facebook page — which is private — and also by Daniel Logan, the younger actor who played the role in the prequel Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
In an all caps Instargam post, Logan thanked Bulloch for teaching him the ropes and continued, “I’ll love you forever.!! Conventions wont [sic] be the same without you may the force be with you always.
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A post shared by #DanielLogan (@instadaniellogan)
Bulloch wore Boba Fett’s armor in both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, though the character was voiced by Jason Wingreen. Interestingly, the character first made a small appearance in the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special.
- 12/17/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeremy Bulloch, the actor best known for portraying intergalactic bounty hunter Boba Fett in the first “Star Wars” trilogy. According to Bulloch’s website and confirmed by his reps, the actor died following health complications, including several years living with Parkinson’s disease. He was 75.
Bulloch played Boba Fett in 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back” and 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.”
Bulloch was born in Leicestershire in 1945, and started his acting career in 1958 with commercials before making the leap to film and Television. He got his first big break at 17 and starred in the classic “Summer Holiday” alongside Sir Cliff Richard.
Bulloch became a household name in his native England when he went on to star in a BBC soap opera “The Newcomers” which ran for three years. During the 1970s, Bulloch portrayed the character “Smithers” (Q’s assistant) in the “James Bond” movies.
In 1978, while starring in the television comedy series “Agony,...
Bulloch played Boba Fett in 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back” and 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.”
Bulloch was born in Leicestershire in 1945, and started his acting career in 1958 with commercials before making the leap to film and Television. He got his first big break at 17 and starred in the classic “Summer Holiday” alongside Sir Cliff Richard.
Bulloch became a household name in his native England when he went on to star in a BBC soap opera “The Newcomers” which ran for three years. During the 1970s, Bulloch portrayed the character “Smithers” (Q’s assistant) in the “James Bond” movies.
In 1978, while starring in the television comedy series “Agony,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
I can’t feel anything but eternal love for this propulsive, unrelenting time-travel sequel that changed my life
Read all the other My favourite film choicesThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolation
I am rubbish at concentrating, sitting still and keeping my mouth shut, traits particularly intense when I was young. Consequently, my interests ranged from sport to board games to general wildness, tricky for an only child, never mind a complete and utter only child, and I could not be detained by toys, Lego or sleep, nor narcotised by a TV set.
But every morning I was stuck in front of one anyway, when my parents dropped me at the childminder’s. There, I and various other kids were primed for a day’s education with a film that would show until we settled into a Vauxhall Cavalier, one in the front, five in the back, one in the front footwell,...
Read all the other My favourite film choicesThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolation
I am rubbish at concentrating, sitting still and keeping my mouth shut, traits particularly intense when I was young. Consequently, my interests ranged from sport to board games to general wildness, tricky for an only child, never mind a complete and utter only child, and I could not be detained by toys, Lego or sleep, nor narcotised by a TV set.
But every morning I was stuck in front of one anyway, when my parents dropped me at the childminder’s. There, I and various other kids were primed for a day’s education with a film that would show until we settled into a Vauxhall Cavalier, one in the front, five in the back, one in the front footwell,...
- 4/29/2020
- by Daniel Harris
- The Guardian - Film News
Summer Holiday, the hit-filled, toe-tapping, feel-good 60s musical starring Cliff Richard is released for the first time on Blu-ray from 26th August 2019. To celebrate we have 3 copies of the movie to give away on Blu-ray, featuring a brand-new restoration of the film, and new interviews included among the Special Features,
Cliff Richard stars as Don, a London Bus mechanic who, along with his friends, strikes up a deal with London Transport to convert a double-decker bus into a hotel on wheels. The gang heads off to Europe for fun in the sun and adventures along the way.
A wonderfully entertaining slice of 60s nostalgia, directed by Peter Yates, and also starring Una Stubbs and Lauri Peters, Summer Holiday features a host of Cliff Richard hits performed by Cliff and The Shadows including ‘Bachelor Boy’, ‘Foot Tapper’, ‘The Next Time’ and the title track ‘Summer Holiday’.
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Cliff Richard stars as Don, a London Bus mechanic who, along with his friends, strikes up a deal with London Transport to convert a double-decker bus into a hotel on wheels. The gang heads off to Europe for fun in the sun and adventures along the way.
A wonderfully entertaining slice of 60s nostalgia, directed by Peter Yates, and also starring Una Stubbs and Lauri Peters, Summer Holiday features a host of Cliff Richard hits performed by Cliff and The Shadows including ‘Bachelor Boy’, ‘Foot Tapper’, ‘The Next Time’ and the title track ‘Summer Holiday’.
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- 8/28/2019
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Patty Jenkins is now known as the director behind celebrated films “Monster” and “Wonder Woman,” as well as the recent gritty TNT limited drama series “I Am the Night.” But her first passion is comedy — and in particular, surreal, absurdist comedy.
“A lot of my friends who I’d known in the comedy world, in the ’90s, in New York, were shocked [after ‘Monster’ was released],” she told Variety‘s “My Favorite Episode” podcast. “They were sort of like, ‘we all thought you were, like, a comedy person — what happened?'”
Jenkins said she’s been obsessed with comedy since listening repeatedly to Steve Martin’s “Wild and Crazy Guy” album. “There was something about edgy, interesting comedy that always has really delighted me and caught my imagination,” she said. “I always was, all through my youth, going out of my way to find kind of underground, comedic things.”
As she...
“A lot of my friends who I’d known in the comedy world, in the ’90s, in New York, were shocked [after ‘Monster’ was released],” she told Variety‘s “My Favorite Episode” podcast. “They were sort of like, ‘we all thought you were, like, a comedy person — what happened?'”
Jenkins said she’s been obsessed with comedy since listening repeatedly to Steve Martin’s “Wild and Crazy Guy” album. “There was something about edgy, interesting comedy that always has really delighted me and caught my imagination,” she said. “I always was, all through my youth, going out of my way to find kind of underground, comedic things.”
As she...
- 7/8/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
By Howard Hughes
(The following review is of the UK release of the film on Region 2 format.)
In Roy Ward Baker’s 1960s comedy-drama Two Left Feet, Michael Crawford plays Alan Crabbe, a clumsy and unlucky-in-love 19-year-old who begins dating ‘Eileen, the Teacup Queen’, a waitress at his local cafe. She lives in Camden Town and there are rumours that she’s married, but that doesn’t seem to alter her behavior. Alan and Eileen travel into London’s ‘Floride Club’, where the Storyville Jazzmen play trad for the groovers and shakers. Eileen turns out to be a ‘right little madam’, who is really just stringing Alan along. She’s the kind of girl who only dates to get into places and then starts chatting to randoms once inside. She takes up with ruffian Ronnie, while Alan meets a nice girl, Beth Crowley. But Eileen holds a strange hold over...
(The following review is of the UK release of the film on Region 2 format.)
In Roy Ward Baker’s 1960s comedy-drama Two Left Feet, Michael Crawford plays Alan Crabbe, a clumsy and unlucky-in-love 19-year-old who begins dating ‘Eileen, the Teacup Queen’, a waitress at his local cafe. She lives in Camden Town and there are rumours that she’s married, but that doesn’t seem to alter her behavior. Alan and Eileen travel into London’s ‘Floride Club’, where the Storyville Jazzmen play trad for the groovers and shakers. Eileen turns out to be a ‘right little madam’, who is really just stringing Alan along. She’s the kind of girl who only dates to get into places and then starts chatting to randoms once inside. She takes up with ruffian Ronnie, while Alan meets a nice girl, Beth Crowley. But Eileen holds a strange hold over...
- 10/5/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Mickey Rooney was earliest surviving Best Actor Oscar nominee (photo: Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy in ‘Boys Town’) (See previous post: “Mickey Rooney Dead at 93: MGM’s Andy Hardy Series’ Hero and Judy Garland Frequent Co-Star Had Longest Film Career Ever?”) Mickey Rooney was the earliest surviving Best Actor Academy Award nominee — Babes in Arms, 1939; The Human Comedy, 1943 — and the last surviving male acting Oscar nominee of the 1930s. Rooney lost the Best Actor Oscar to two considerably more “prestigious” — albeit less popular — stars: Robert Donat for Sam Wood’s Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) and Paul Lukas for Herman Shumlin’s Watch on the Rhine (1943). Following Mickey Rooney’s death, there are only two acting Academy Award nominees from the ’30s still alive: two-time Best Actress winner Luise Rainer, 104 (for Robert Z. Leonard’s The Great Ziegfeld, 1936, and Sidney Franklin’s The Good Earth, 1937), and Best Supporting Actress nominee Olivia de Havilland,...
- 4/9/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Cliff Richard and the Shadows were Pathé's perfect poster boys for pop when it decided to boost its coverage in the early 60s
In the early 60s, Pathé ramped up its pop coverage. Once the Age of the Teenager had been established, youth became worthy of coverage and even traditional news sources followed suit. As we've seen, Pathé had some youth culture reportage during the second half of the 50s but from 1961 on, the trickle turned to a flood. And who better to represent this shift than the biggest homegrown star of the period?
Cliff Richard and the Shadows ruled British pop from spring 1959 to spring 1963. During that period they had, separately and together, 27 top 10 singles – including 12 No 1s. There were also two massively successful films, The Young Ones and Summer Holiday, with their associated soundtracks: in both cases the lead-off singles and the albums went to No 1.
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In the early 60s, Pathé ramped up its pop coverage. Once the Age of the Teenager had been established, youth became worthy of coverage and even traditional news sources followed suit. As we've seen, Pathé had some youth culture reportage during the second half of the 50s but from 1961 on, the trickle turned to a flood. And who better to represent this shift than the biggest homegrown star of the period?
Cliff Richard and the Shadows ruled British pop from spring 1959 to spring 1963. During that period they had, separately and together, 27 top 10 singles – including 12 No 1s. There were also two massively successful films, The Young Ones and Summer Holiday, with their associated soundtracks: in both cases the lead-off singles and the albums went to No 1.
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- 8/23/2012
- by Jon Savage
- The Guardian - Film News
Since Una Stubbs's film debut half a century ago, she's never been out of work. With a string of memorable TV series to her name, from Till Death Do Us Part to Sherlock, how does she feel now about her return to the National theatre stage at 75?
Una Stubbs can't quite believe she's being interviewed. "So who else are you speaking to from this production?" she asks when we meet backstage at the National Theatre. No one, I tell her. Just you. Behind her round-framed spectacles, Stubbs's eyes widen anxiously. "Oh," she says, brow crinkling. "Really?"
You might expect Una Stubbs to be more convinced by her own reputation. At 75, she has starred in some of the most memorable television programmes of the past four decades (Till Death Us Do Part, Give Us a Clue, Worzel Gummidge, Sherlock) and been directed on stage by such theatrical luminaries as Sir Peter Hall and Michael Grandage.
Una Stubbs can't quite believe she's being interviewed. "So who else are you speaking to from this production?" she asks when we meet backstage at the National Theatre. No one, I tell her. Just you. Behind her round-framed spectacles, Stubbs's eyes widen anxiously. "Oh," she says, brow crinkling. "Really?"
You might expect Una Stubbs to be more convinced by her own reputation. At 75, she has starred in some of the most memorable television programmes of the past four decades (Till Death Us Do Part, Give Us a Clue, Worzel Gummidge, Sherlock) and been directed on stage by such theatrical luminaries as Sir Peter Hall and Michael Grandage.
- 6/30/2012
- by Elizabeth Day, Simon Stephens
- The Guardian - Film News
London, Jan 25: Sir Cliff Richard has revealed that he is taking a hiatus for the whole of 2012 after "overdoing it" with a heavy touring schedule during the last three years.
The 'Summer Holiday' hitmaker has completed four treks since the start of 2009 and he has decided to give himself some rest over the next 12 months.
The singer also insists that he has chosen to take the break because it was "asking too much" of his loyal fans to expect them to keep buying concert tickets.
He took to his Facebook account to post a video message to his fans.
"I do wish all of you well for the new year," the Daily.
The 'Summer Holiday' hitmaker has completed four treks since the start of 2009 and he has decided to give himself some rest over the next 12 months.
The singer also insists that he has chosen to take the break because it was "asking too much" of his loyal fans to expect them to keep buying concert tickets.
He took to his Facebook account to post a video message to his fans.
"I do wish all of you well for the new year," the Daily.
- 1/25/2012
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
London, Dec 2: Sir Cliff Richards has said that though he would love to take on The X Factor for the Christmas No 1, he just can't take up the massive promotional campaign that it will require.
The Summer Holiday star, who has had two solo Christmas No1 hits as well as one with The Shadows and another with Band Aid II, realizes that when it comes to time to promote the record he may lose out to the reality show.
"I'd have to do every TV show available for a month because they have 26 weeks and the public are waiting for the winner to release their record," the Daily Express quoted Sir Richards as saying.
"Of.
The Summer Holiday star, who has had two solo Christmas No1 hits as well as one with The Shadows and another with Band Aid II, realizes that when it comes to time to promote the record he may lose out to the reality show.
"I'd have to do every TV show available for a month because they have 26 weeks and the public are waiting for the winner to release their record," the Daily Express quoted Sir Richards as saying.
"Of.
- 12/2/2011
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Production designer behind the deadly gadgets used by James Bond – and his foes
The production designer Syd Cain, who has died aged 93, was one of many behind-the-scenes professionals elevated to something like prominence by the worldwide interest in the James Bond films. An industry veteran who began work in British cinema as a draughtsman in 1947, contributing to the look of the gothic melodrama Uncle Silas, Cain is credited on a range of film and television projects, but remains best known for his work in various design capacities on the 007 series, from Dr No in 1962 to GoldenEye in 1995.
Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Cain served in the armed forces in the second world war, surviving a plane crash and recovering from a broken back. Working at Denham Studios in Buckinghamshire in the 1940s and 50s, he moved up from uncredited draughtsman (on Adam and Evelyne, The Interrupted Journey, You Know What Sailors Are...
The production designer Syd Cain, who has died aged 93, was one of many behind-the-scenes professionals elevated to something like prominence by the worldwide interest in the James Bond films. An industry veteran who began work in British cinema as a draughtsman in 1947, contributing to the look of the gothic melodrama Uncle Silas, Cain is credited on a range of film and television projects, but remains best known for his work in various design capacities on the 007 series, from Dr No in 1962 to GoldenEye in 1995.
Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Cain served in the armed forces in the second world war, surviving a plane crash and recovering from a broken back. Working at Denham Studios in Buckinghamshire in the 1940s and 50s, he moved up from uncredited draughtsman (on Adam and Evelyne, The Interrupted Journey, You Know What Sailors Are...
- 12/2/2011
- by Kim Newman
- The Guardian - Film News
Everett The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios in 1967.
Celebrations to mark Abbey Road’s 80th anniversary will feature never-before-heard orchestral arrangements of songs by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Oasis and Radiohead among other popular rock and roll names.
The legendary recording venue adopted by the Fab Four and other music heavyweights, turns 80 in November but celebrations are kicking off this weekend in London. In conjunction with American Express, the studios have put together a weekend event entitled Symphony at the Park,...
Celebrations to mark Abbey Road’s 80th anniversary will feature never-before-heard orchestral arrangements of songs by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Oasis and Radiohead among other popular rock and roll names.
The legendary recording venue adopted by the Fab Four and other music heavyweights, turns 80 in November but celebrations are kicking off this weekend in London. In conjunction with American Express, the studios have put together a weekend event entitled Symphony at the Park,...
- 8/18/2011
- by Javier Espinoza
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Wish You Were Here?
“We’re going where the sun shines brightly
We’re going where the sea is blue
We’ve seen it in the movies
Now let’s see if it’s true”
Septuagenarian pop star Cliff Richard was (typically) seeing life through rose-tinted shades when he starred in Summer Holiday, back in 1963. Most Brits heading off to Europe this month won’t be travelling in an old London double-decker, like clean-cut Cliff and his pals in Peter Yates’s musical. They’ll be joining long queues at the airport; muttering about the extortionate price of petrol; or praying that Eurostar doesn’t grind to a shuddering halt on this side of the Channel.
Above all, they’ll be hoping that their vacation doesn’t turn out to be anything like in the movies. Cliff may have been weaned on a wholesome diet of Elvis and Gidget, but...
“We’re going where the sun shines brightly
We’re going where the sea is blue
We’ve seen it in the movies
Now let’s see if it’s true”
Septuagenarian pop star Cliff Richard was (typically) seeing life through rose-tinted shades when he starred in Summer Holiday, back in 1963. Most Brits heading off to Europe this month won’t be travelling in an old London double-decker, like clean-cut Cliff and his pals in Peter Yates’s musical. They’ll be joining long queues at the airport; muttering about the extortionate price of petrol; or praying that Eurostar doesn’t grind to a shuddering halt on this side of the Channel.
Above all, they’ll be hoping that their vacation doesn’t turn out to be anything like in the movies. Cliff may have been weaned on a wholesome diet of Elvis and Gidget, but...
- 8/4/2011
- by Susannah
- SoundOnSight
Movie buses aren’t like real buses at all. While you wait ages for a normal bus to arrive and then two come at once, great cinematic buses pull into your stop about once every decade. When they do arrive, however, they are always worth getting on.
When you or I take the bus, the floor is sticky and someone opens a window even though it’s minus 17 degrees. In the movies, buses do more than keep you waiting in the cold. And isn’t a bus nothing but a giant moving cinema? You can be cool by sitting at the back… the floor isn’t worth putting your shoes on… there are lots of annoying kids playing with their mobile phones… you’re often stuck in them for at least two hours.
Here are the big screen buses worth standing in the queue for.
5. Dirty Harry (1971)
When crazed killer...
When you or I take the bus, the floor is sticky and someone opens a window even though it’s minus 17 degrees. In the movies, buses do more than keep you waiting in the cold. And isn’t a bus nothing but a giant moving cinema? You can be cool by sitting at the back… the floor isn’t worth putting your shoes on… there are lots of annoying kids playing with their mobile phones… you’re often stuck in them for at least two hours.
Here are the big screen buses worth standing in the queue for.
5. Dirty Harry (1971)
When crazed killer...
- 1/24/2011
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Chicago – On the stadium set of “Breaking Away,” during the 1978 filming of the climatic bike race sequence, an extra ran up to director Peter Yates and handed him a cold beer. The filmmaker raised it high, and lustily took a drink. The onlookers roared their approval for the characteristic gesture. Peter Yates passed away yesterday at age 81.
British born, Yates graduated from London’s Royal Academy of the Arts, where he began as an actor. Afterward, he performed in repertory theater and did some race car driving, before working his way up through the British film system as an editor and assistant director. His first film as director was a 1963 musical, directing the “British Elvis,” Cliff Richard, in “Summer Holiday.”
Steve McQueen (left) is directed by Peter Yates on the set of ‘Bullitt’
Photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
Yates came to Hollywood for the memorable “Bullitt” (1968) starring Steve McQueen. In that film,...
British born, Yates graduated from London’s Royal Academy of the Arts, where he began as an actor. Afterward, he performed in repertory theater and did some race car driving, before working his way up through the British film system as an editor and assistant director. His first film as director was a 1963 musical, directing the “British Elvis,” Cliff Richard, in “Summer Holiday.”
Steve McQueen (left) is directed by Peter Yates on the set of ‘Bullitt’
Photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
Yates came to Hollywood for the memorable “Bullitt” (1968) starring Steve McQueen. In that film,...
- 1/11/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Versatile British film director known for Bullitt, The Deep and Breaking Away
The director Peter Yates, who has died aged 81, helped Steve McQueen achieve iconic status with the cop movie Bullitt (1968), enjoyed a massive box-office success with The Deep (1977) and made one of the most beguiling of all youth movies in Breaking Away (1979). He maintained a steady career throughout five decades, initially in the theatre and then in mainstream cinema, but he suffered the critical neglect so often accorded those who tackle a variety of subjects and genres and become known, somewhat disparagingly, as journeyman directors.
Pauline Kael described him as a competent director "with a good serviceable technique for integrating staged movie action into documentary city locations". David Thomson suggested that, in America, Yates had "done nothing more profound than send hubcaps careering around corners". Bullitt's famous San Francisco car chase (later revived by Ford as part of...
The director Peter Yates, who has died aged 81, helped Steve McQueen achieve iconic status with the cop movie Bullitt (1968), enjoyed a massive box-office success with The Deep (1977) and made one of the most beguiling of all youth movies in Breaking Away (1979). He maintained a steady career throughout five decades, initially in the theatre and then in mainstream cinema, but he suffered the critical neglect so often accorded those who tackle a variety of subjects and genres and become known, somewhat disparagingly, as journeyman directors.
Pauline Kael described him as a competent director "with a good serviceable technique for integrating staged movie action into documentary city locations". David Thomson suggested that, in America, Yates had "done nothing more profound than send hubcaps careering around corners". Bullitt's famous San Francisco car chase (later revived by Ford as part of...
- 1/11/2011
- by Brian Baxter
- The Guardian - Film News
Peter Yates, one of cinema’s most versatile directors. has died in London at age 81. Upon graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Yates worked his way up from dubbing assistant to assistant director in the classic films A Taste Of Honey and The Guns Of Navarone. He gained experience as a director on the British produced TV shows The Saint ( starring Roger Moore ) and Danger Man ( re-titled Secret Agent for America and starring Patrick McGoohan. Yates began his feature film directing career with 1963′s Summer Holiday. After two more features Yates traveled to the U.S. where he helmed the action film classic Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. The film is still highly regarded for it’s groundbreaking car chase sequence through the winding streets of San Francisco. For the next few years Yates worked mostly in the states on dramas like John And Mary and The Friends Of Eddie Coyle...
- 1/10/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Peter Yates, who directed one of cinema's legendary car chase scenes in Bullitt, has died. He was 82.
Yates died Sunday in London after a long illness, his agent, Judy Daish, said.
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A native of Hampshire, England, Yates got his start as a dubbing assistant and later worked as an assistant director for Tony Richardson. He made his directorial debut in 1963 with Summer Holiday, but it was ...
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Yates died Sunday in London after a long illness, his agent, Judy Daish, said.
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A native of Hampshire, England, Yates got his start as a dubbing assistant and later worked as an assistant director for Tony Richardson. He made his directorial debut in 1963 with Summer Holiday, but it was ...
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- 1/10/2011
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Four time Oscar nominee Peter Yates passed away on January 9th at the age of 82 after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. He directed and produced several films over the years, starting his career in 1963 with Summer Holiday.
After working as a director for television shows, he moved to the crime triller Robbery in 1967, which grew into a very impressive career. Some of the films he was best known for was Bullitt, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Breaking Away, Suspect, and The Dresser. And while it doesn't hold up today, he also directed one of my favorite films from my youth, Krull.
After working as a director for television shows, he moved to the crime triller Robbery in 1967, which grew into a very impressive career. Some of the films he was best known for was Bullitt, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Breaking Away, Suspect, and The Dresser. And while it doesn't hold up today, he also directed one of my favorite films from my youth, Krull.
- 1/10/2011
- by Josh Baldwin
- GetTheBigPicture.net
London — British filmmaker Peter Yates, who sent Steve McQueen screeching through the streets of San Francisco in a Ford Mustang in "Bullitt," has died at the age of 81.
A statement from Yates' agent, Judy Daish, said he died Sunday in London after an illness.
Yates was nominated for four Academy Awards – two as director and two as producer – for cycling tale "Breaking Away" and backstage drama "The Dresser."
A graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who directed stage greats including "Dresser" star Albert Finney and Maggie Smith, Yates also created one of film's most memorable action sequences – the much-imitated car chase in the 1968 police thriller "Bullitt."
Born in Aldershot, southern England in 1929, Yates trained as an actor, performed in repertory theater and did a stint as a race-car driver before moving into film, first as an editor and then as an assistant director on films including Tony Richardson's...
A statement from Yates' agent, Judy Daish, said he died Sunday in London after an illness.
Yates was nominated for four Academy Awards – two as director and two as producer – for cycling tale "Breaking Away" and backstage drama "The Dresser."
A graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who directed stage greats including "Dresser" star Albert Finney and Maggie Smith, Yates also created one of film's most memorable action sequences – the much-imitated car chase in the 1968 police thriller "Bullitt."
Born in Aldershot, southern England in 1929, Yates trained as an actor, performed in repertory theater and did a stint as a race-car driver before moving into film, first as an editor and then as an assistant director on films including Tony Richardson's...
- 1/10/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Peter Yates, the Oscar-nominated English filmmaker who gave us one of the greatest car chases in cinema history and the defining sports drama of the '70s, died Sunday in London at the age of 82 following a long illness. We thought we'd look back at his life and his five best films... After breaking into the British theater as an actor, director and stage manager, Yates began helming TV episodes of The Saint before making his feature debut with the 1963 musical Summer Holiday. During a five-decade career that followed, he worked on everything from B-movies (see 1977's The Deep and 1983's Krull) to Oscar-worthy prestige pictures (1979's Breaking Away and 1983's The Dresser). Along the way he...
- 1/10/2011
- E! Online
Sad news kicks off this January week as Deadline reports director Peter Yates, the man behind the prolific action-filled cop drama Bullitt has passed away at 82-years old. Though he hadn't directed anything since 2004, Yates had already left a permanent impression on the film industry. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the filmmaker worked as an assistant and assistant director before finally getting his first feature, Summer Holiday starring Cliff Richards, in 1963. But it wouldn't be until he helmed Robbery in 1967 that he would catch a break that would lead him to direct one of the most memorable cop movies of all time. In 1968 the British filmmaker directed Steve McQueen and some of the best car chases you've ever seen in Bullitt. You may have seen The Fast and the Furious, but Bullitt has some real, kick-ass driving. Since then Yates has also worked ...
- 1/10/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
He was responsible for directing the King of Cool in one of cinema’s great car chase scenes but the director of Bullitt, Peter Yates, passed away following a long illness at the age of 81.
The British director who received 4 Oscar nominations died yesterday ending a film career which saw him work alongside different talents such as Roger Moore, Steve McQueen and Cliff Richard.
He directed Richard, the British pop singer, in the cult classic Summer Holiday which became famous for its cheesy songs. Prior to that, he had worked with Bond actor Moore in the TV series The Saint. Bullit proved to be his most recognised work with Steve McQueen playing the rogue cop in a film that added great tension as a cop film especially with That chase scene.
He then directed the uplifting bike drama Breaking Away featuring early roles for Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern and Jackie...
The British director who received 4 Oscar nominations died yesterday ending a film career which saw him work alongside different talents such as Roger Moore, Steve McQueen and Cliff Richard.
He directed Richard, the British pop singer, in the cult classic Summer Holiday which became famous for its cheesy songs. Prior to that, he had worked with Bond actor Moore in the TV series The Saint. Bullit proved to be his most recognised work with Steve McQueen playing the rogue cop in a film that added great tension as a cop film especially with That chase scene.
He then directed the uplifting bike drama Breaking Away featuring early roles for Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern and Jackie...
- 1/10/2011
- by Craig Kell
- FilmShaft.com
Well, last week we passed along the unfortunate news that Pete Postlethwaite had died [1], and now this week Hollywood has lost another Pete. Peter Yates, director of such classics as Bullitt, Murphy's War, and the Jay Cheel favourite Krull has passed away after a long illness. He also directed The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which turned up at the top of Ben Affleck's list of best heist films [2] just a few days ago. He was 82 years old. Yates had a long and fruitful career and directed a wide variety of films in a number of different genres starting with Summer Holiday starring Cliff Richard and The Shadows in 1963. In addition to some of the classic crime films for which is best known, he also directed Peter Benchley's The Deep, Suspect starring Cher and Dennis Quaid, Year of the Comet, and Mother, Jugs & Speed starring Bill Cosby, Harvey Keitel and Raquel Welch.
- 1/10/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Some sad news to start your week as four-time Oscar nominated director Peter Yates has died at the age of 82, following a long illness. Yates graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and got his start in the movie industry as an assistant and assistant director to Tony Richardson. His first film as a director was the Cliff Richards vehicle "Summer Holiday," based on the play "One Way Pendulum" which Yates had directed at the Royal Court. However, it wouldn't be long until he broke out in a big, big way. If 1967's "Robbery" opened the door to…...
- 1/10/2011
- The Playlist
Bullitt director Peter Yates has died at the age of 82. The British filmmaker, who received four Oscar nominations throughout his 42-year career, passed away in London yesterday following a long illness. Yates started his career helming episodes of Roger Moore's The Saint before directing Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday. His Hollywood breakthrough came with Steve McQueen thriller Bullitt, a film whose signature car chase through the streets of San Francisco is often credited as inspiring contemporary action movies. Yates also directed underwater adventure (more)...
- 1/10/2011
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Celebrated British director Peter Yates has died aged 82. The Hampshire-born filmmaker passed away yesterday in London after a long illness. Nominated in his time for four Oscars, the director began working in the film industry in the 1950s, and directed his first film – Summer Holiday, starring Cliff Richard – in 1963. It was with 1967 crime thriller Robbery that Yates made the industry sit up and take notice, the film earning accolades for its depiction of the '63 Great Train Robbery. Yates was also credited with shooting one...
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- 1/10/2011
- by Josh Winning
- TotalFilm
British moviemaker Peter Yates has died at the age of 82.
The director passed away in London on Sunday after suffering a long illness. No more details were available as WENN went to press.
Yates dreamed of becoming an actor in his youth, studying at Britain's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and going on to star on the stage before working as an assistant director for Tony Richardson.
His feature directorial debut was 1963's low-budget Summer Holiday starring Sir Cliff Richard and he went on to direct Steve McQueen in acclaimed 1968 cop movie Bullitt.
Yates received four Academy Award nominations throughout his career, a double nod for Best Producer and Best Director for Breaking Away (1979) and another two nominations for The Dresser (1983).
More recently, he worked on a 2000 TV adaption of Don Quixote and 2004's A Separate Peace.
The director passed away in London on Sunday after suffering a long illness. No more details were available as WENN went to press.
Yates dreamed of becoming an actor in his youth, studying at Britain's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and going on to star on the stage before working as an assistant director for Tony Richardson.
His feature directorial debut was 1963's low-budget Summer Holiday starring Sir Cliff Richard and he went on to direct Steve McQueen in acclaimed 1968 cop movie Bullitt.
Yates received four Academy Award nominations throughout his career, a double nod for Best Producer and Best Director for Breaking Away (1979) and another two nominations for The Dresser (1983).
More recently, he worked on a 2000 TV adaption of Don Quixote and 2004's A Separate Peace.
- 1/10/2011
- WENN
British director of Summer Holiday, Breaking Away and Steve McQueen film Bullitt has died after long illness
Peter Yates, the four-time Oscar-nominated British director of Bullitt, Breaking Away and The Dresser, has died in London after a long illness. He was 82.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art whose first film as a director was the lightweight Cliff Richard and the Shadows vehicle Summer Holiday, Yates made his name with the action-packed 1967 crime thriller Robbery, a dramatisation of the great train robbery. Hollywood beckoned, and Yates's first Us effort, Bullitt, featured the first car chase in the modern style, with star Steve McQueen himself taking the wheel for a large part of a bravura extended sequence in which his Ford Mustang slaloms and chicanes through the streets of San Francisco.
Academy recognition came later in Yates's career with the 1979 coming-of-age tale Breaking Away. The comedy about four working-class...
Peter Yates, the four-time Oscar-nominated British director of Bullitt, Breaking Away and The Dresser, has died in London after a long illness. He was 82.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art whose first film as a director was the lightweight Cliff Richard and the Shadows vehicle Summer Holiday, Yates made his name with the action-packed 1967 crime thriller Robbery, a dramatisation of the great train robbery. Hollywood beckoned, and Yates's first Us effort, Bullitt, featured the first car chase in the modern style, with star Steve McQueen himself taking the wheel for a large part of a bravura extended sequence in which his Ford Mustang slaloms and chicanes through the streets of San Francisco.
Academy recognition came later in Yates's career with the 1979 coming-of-age tale Breaking Away. The comedy about four working-class...
- 1/10/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Peter Yates 1928-2011
British director Peter Yates has passed away, aged 82, after a prosperous career spanning 48 years, as one of the film industry’s most acclaimed directors.
The 82-year-old made his feature film directorial debut in 1963 with the colourful Summer Holiday, featuring the nation’s favourite showman of the 60s, Cliff Richard.
After the success of Summer Holiday, Yates’ career continued to climb and it wasn’t long before he was hailed for his work on the Oscar-winning Bullitt – starring legendary silver screen icon Steve McQueen.
During his time in the film industry, Yates also had the privilege of working with some of cinema’s finest, including Peter O’Toole, Christopher Plummer and Sigourney Weaver.
His work was widely recognised and in 1979 he bagged an Oscar-nod for the coming-of-age drama Breaking Away, then later again for The Dresser in 1983.
Yates will be fondly remembered for lighting up screens with a...
British director Peter Yates has passed away, aged 82, after a prosperous career spanning 48 years, as one of the film industry’s most acclaimed directors.
The 82-year-old made his feature film directorial debut in 1963 with the colourful Summer Holiday, featuring the nation’s favourite showman of the 60s, Cliff Richard.
After the success of Summer Holiday, Yates’ career continued to climb and it wasn’t long before he was hailed for his work on the Oscar-winning Bullitt – starring legendary silver screen icon Steve McQueen.
During his time in the film industry, Yates also had the privilege of working with some of cinema’s finest, including Peter O’Toole, Christopher Plummer and Sigourney Weaver.
His work was widely recognised and in 1979 he bagged an Oscar-nod for the coming-of-age drama Breaking Away, then later again for The Dresser in 1983.
Yates will be fondly remembered for lighting up screens with a...
- 1/10/2011
- by jennifer.trevorrow@lovefilm.com (Jennifer Trevorrow)
- LOVEFiLM
Steve McQueen, Bullitt (top); Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, The Dresser (bottom) Peter Yates, Oscar nominated for directing and producing Best Film nominees Breaking Away (1979) and The Dresser (1983), has died after "a long illness." The news was first reported by Deadline.com. Yates, who is probably best known for the 1968 car-chasing thriller Bullitt, was 81 or 82, depending on the source. Following an apprenticeship in the English theater, Yates (born July 24, 1928 or 1929, in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) began his film career as a dubbing assistant at a London studio. He worked his way up to assistant director in several important international productions, e.g., Mark Robson's The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Jack Cardiff's Sons and Lovers (1960), J. Lee Thompson's The Guns of Navarone (1961), before being handed his first full-fledged directorial assignment: the B musical Summer Holiday (1963), starring Cliff Richard. Yates would become an internationally renowned [...]...
- 1/10/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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