Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records show.
Peter Scolari, of ‘Newhart,’ ‘Bosom Buddies’ and ‘Girls,’ dies at 66
Scolari, a versatile character actor whose television roles included recurring parts on Evil and Girls, has died after fighting cancer for two years.
The latest on the fatal prop gun shooting involving Alec Baldwin
Actor Alec Baldwin says he is “full cooperating” with the investigation into how he discharged a prop gun on a New Mexico movie set Thursday, killing a crew member and injuring the film’s director.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by a prop gun, was a rising star
Celebrated as a rising star by colleagues and collaborators, Hutchins grew up on a military base, and had a taste for filming herself doing extreme sports.
Alec Baldwin is cooperating with police in the prop gun shooting death on ‘Rust’ set
The actor fired the prop gun that killed a cinematographer during filming of the movie Rust, police said. On Friday, Baldwin expressed “shock and sadness” over the incident.
On-set deaths from prop guns are rare — but not unheard of
The death of director of photography Halyna Hutchins on a film set in Santa Fe, N.M., is a reminder that prop weapons can pose a serious risk. But Hollywood history includes only a few such incidents.
Sci-Fi epic ‘Dune’ is an immersive but incomplete experience
Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel is undeniably staggering. But his Dune also feels rudimentary, as if he’s managed his source material without fully mastering it.
The house from the movie ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ is up for sale
For $3.5 million, you can roam the halls of the Los Angeles house where Freddie Krueger murdered his victims. You have until Halloween to make an offer.
Alec Baldwin fires prop gun on movie set killing a film crew member
Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of Rust near Sante Fe, killing the film’s director of photography and injuring the director, according to the sheriff’s office of Santa Fe County, N.M.
A prop gun discharged by Alec Baldwin killed a film crew member on set, sheriff says
Production on the Western movie Rust in New Mexico has been halted. The investigation is ongoing and authorities say no charges have been filed.
Lorli von Trapp Campbell from the ‘Sound of Music’ family has died at age 90
Campbell was born in Austria, the second daughter of Georg and Maria von Trapp and a younger stepsibling to the older von Trapp children who went on to be depicted in the musical and beloved movie.
Review: ‘Dune’ may be on HBO Max, but it’s one film you want to see on a big screen
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune — based on Frank Herbert’s bestselling sci-fi novel — arrives in cinemas and on home screens starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya.
For Oscar Isaac, life — and acting — is all about impermanence
Isaac says the bonds he makes on set are both meaningful and transient: “You have these really intense months … and then it goes away.” He stars in Dune, The Card Counter and Scenes from a Marriage.
The world’s largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations
The world’s largest movie theater chain is adding onscreen captioning to 240 locations across the U.S. in an effort to make moviegoing more accessible.
With ‘Dune,’ Denis Villeneuve has made Hollywood’s definitive post-9/11 epic
With the new 2021 movie, director Denis Villeneuve turns the novel’s meditations on race, culture and colonialism into riveting and undeniable cinema.
The film version of ‘Dune’ aims to remain true to the sci-fi author’s vision
Director Denis Villeneuve’s film Dune recreates the desert world of the 1965 sci-fi novel. He tells NPR’s A Martínez that Dune has lived in his imagination since he was a kid.
‘The French Dispatch’ is a love letter to ‘The New Yorker’ — and to love itself
Wes Anderson’s meticulously-constructed tenth feature adopts the format of a New Yorker-like Sunday magazine supplement to tell three very different, but equally idiosyncratic, love stories.
From Scar to James Bond enemy Safin, movie villains have long shared a harmful trope
The new James Bond film No Time To Die is providing an opportunity for advocates to push back on ways villains are portrayed with scars and other facial differences.
Velvet Underground documentary gets to the heart of the band’s radical magic
Todd Haynes’ inventive, immersive movie is full of interesting ideas. The Velvet Underground neatly sidesteps the usual rock-doc banalities as it plunges us into the Velvets and their world.
‘Genius’ actor Cynthia Erivo opens up her voice on ‘Ch. 1 Vs. 1’
The British actor and singer played abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Harriet, and Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha. Now Erivo has a debut album. “I sing often with a bit of a smile,” she says.
‘The Last Duel’ was inspired by a real trial by combat in medieval France
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to film critic Kenneth Turan about The Last Duel, directed by Ridley Scott. The story takes place in 14th century France, based on true events about a trial by combat.
Behind-the-scenes workers in Hollywood avert a strike
Crew members in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees have reached a deal. A strike would have shut down much of the film and TV production across the country.
IATSE vice president believes tentative deal will be ‘overwhelmingly ratified’
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Michael Miller, of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, about a deal they struck with Hollywood studios, averting the threat of a labor strike.
How writer Nicole Holofcener told the true tale of ‘The Last Duel’
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to writer Nicole Holofcener about her new movie, The Last Duel.
It’s been 42 years since ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide’ answered the ultimate question
The first Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it’s still relevant.
‘Dune’: A sweeping, spectacular spice-opera — half of one, anyway
Denis Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s novel of galactic intrigue and revolution manages to be both epic and introspective, though it doles out its story with gravid deliberateness.
Hollywood crew members reach a tentative deal with major studios, averting a strike
After months of negotiation and a strike on the horizon, Hollywood crew members in the union IATSE have agreed to a deal with the major studios.
The joys of surprising yourself with ‘The Last Duel’ … and ‘Succession’
There’s a kind of satisfaction that comes from something living up to your expectations. But there’s a different kind of pleasure that only being surprised by your own reactions can bring.
What’s making us happy: What you should watch, read and listen to this weekend
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour share what’s bringing them joy. This week: Spirit Halloween videos, the podcast Suspect, and more.
‘The Last Duel’ is a ‘Rashomon’-style #MeToo story — and a messy medieval epic
Ridley Scott’s epic, which opens in 1386 Paris, tells the story of a duel between a squire of a knight from three points of view — including that of the woman they’re fighting over.