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Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 11:30AM • Salon remembers the 'gentlemanly gruffness' of Fred Ward (Tremors, The Right Stuff), who has passed away at 79. We will remember him best from Henry & June, Big Business, and Short Cuts.
• IndieWire interesting report on how the streamers are all doing. It was a rough quarter given the expensive (to streamers and viewers) content wars but HBOMax is holding steady and AppleTV got an enormous boost from CODA's Best Picture Oscar win.
• Harvard Film Archives posters of queer movies over the decades from multiple countries
Character actor James Hong, Stephen King adaptations, a royal role for Christopher Walken, smoking hot silent film stars, and more after the jump...
• /Film Alexander Skarsgård and Dane Dehaan to star in tiger hunting drama in The Tiger
• The New Yorker looks back on the celebrity photography of Ron Galella
• AV Club Christopher Walken to play the Emperor in Dune Part Two
• The Root Kerry Washington & Delroy Lindo will lead a comedy series Unprisoned
• Pajiba James Hong (Everything Everywhere All At Once) finally receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 93 years of age
• AV Club 15 Stephen King novels that needs adapting (or re-adapting)
• Boy Culture images from the GLAAD Media Awards last week: Ariana DeBose, Judith Light, and more
• Gr8ter Days fun list of the 13 hottest male silent film stars from Valentino to Cooper
• IndieWire depressing news for Los Angelenos (and awards fanatics and indie film lovers) the Landmark in Los Angeles will close on May 31st
• Slate What's fact and what's fiction in Netflix's war drama Operation Mincemeat...
• TFE ... Ben reviewed it here in case you missed that
• IndieWire Who is distributing which Cannes titles? Most of these were already known but it'll be interesting to see what else gets picked up.
Reader Comments (6)
I always liked when Fred Ward showed up in a movie - and he worked really well with Altman. He's great in both The Player and Short Cuts.
I always enjoyed seeing Fred Ward on-screen, too. I especially like his performance in The Right Stuff - all of the actors are so good in that and it's fun to see them just as they were becoming stars.
HBO Max is the best mainstream streamer, and Apple TV Plus has been building a surprisingly strong profile this Spring with Pachinko, Severance, and WeCrashed, so those statistics seem fair.
Fred Ward crowning glories are as Lily Tomlin's and sexy slightly dim rough trade object of affection in Big Business and in 85's crazy action adventure Remo Williams.
Can we get James Hong his honorary Oscar this year?! He has been working since the 1950's. Maybe he and Jamie Lee Curtis can both get honorary and Yeoh can win best actress? Sounds too good to be true but if enough people push for it, maybe it will happen.
Fred Ward is awesome. A dude who embodies the every man as he is tough but also cool and caring. He will be missed.
Christopher Walken as the Emperor of Dune Pt. 2....
Honestly, why... didn't they.... think of this.... before? This is... the kind of casting that.... Jodorowsky's.... version would've... gone for. It's crazy! Just like... Jodorowsky wanting to.... have Salvador Dali.... DALI!!!! As... the emperor! It's perfect! After all... the Great... Christopher Walken... is going to... knock it out of the park! He's also... going to ask for.... more spice! I'VE GOT A FEVER!!!!! AND THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION IS.... MORE SPICE!!!!!
It looks like A24 has read my comments on how to build up a possible EEAAO Awards campaign, by setting on fire the conversation on James Hong's possible Honorary Oscar as a way to double dip the film's association with Oscar buzz. Happy for it, Hong has always been underrated and consistent, and would totally deserve one.
Just saw the trailer for Danny Boyle's Pistol, and I was hoping it would be a film, but it's going to be a series... it looks amazing and totally my cup of tea.