The film played to a roughly 1. Os are not as common a happenstance on the Lido as they are at some other festivals. At about six minutes into the ovation, Gibson and the actors were asked to go down into the audience. Check out the photos from inside the Sala Grande below (outside, some fans greeted Gibson with their faces painted blue, Braveheart- style). In attendance alongside Gibson were stars Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving, Teresa Palmer and Luke Bracey as well as co- screenwriter Robert Schenkkan. REX/Shutterstock. Garfield plays Desmond T Doss, the real- life conscientious objector who saved 7. Okinawa without ever firing or carrying a gun. The faith- based film and horrors- of- war action drama is about a man who “does something extraordinary and supernatural, really, that inspired me,” Gibson had earlier told the press corps. I hope this film imparts that message. If it does nothing but that, that’s great,” said Gibson. This is the first film Gibson has directed in a decade and last night at the gala premiere, he and the actors were “overwhelmed” and “very truly speechless,” I’m told by a person close to the gang. A private dinner followed hosted by Hacksaw. While at Fox, Mechanic worked with Gibson on Braveheart and called Hacksaw the director’s “greatest film.” One attendee observed, “It was particularly meaningful. Principal financiers were Cross Creek, Demarest Films and IM Global who acquired international rights for about half the film’s $4. M budget and essentially sold out in Berlin last year. ![]() Lionsgate releases Hacksaw domestically in the heart of awards season on November 4. Overseas release dates are not yet widely confirmed. Not for Maren Ade, the abundantly talented writer and director of “Toni Erdmann,” Germany’s official submission for a foreign language film Oscar. XBIZ offers adult industry news, covering the top headlines in porn, digital media, technology, sex toys, retail and more. A MESSAGE FROM THE MAUI FILM OFFICE Aloha, With the 18th Maui Film Festival upon us, it’s time once again to celebrate films and filmmakers from around the globe. Film awards, academy awards, music awards, bravery, sports awards, excellence awards, corporate awards, recognition awards, employee awards, teacher awards, safety awards. Albuquerque and New Mexico's trusted news source. Statewide weather forecasts, live streaming, investigations, entertainment, local events and living. Debbie Reynolds (April 1, 1932-December 28, 2016) was a show-biz triple threat - an actress, singer and dancer who vaulted into Hollywood fame after being picked by. Debbie Reynolds Dead at 8. Debbie Reynolds, the Oscar- nominated singer- actress who was the mother of late actress Carrie Fisher, has died at Cedars- Sinai hospital. She was 8. 4.“She wanted to be with Carrie,” her son Todd Fisher told Variety. ![]()
She was taken to the hospital from Carrie Fisher’s Beverly Hills house Wednesday after suffering a stroke, the day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died. The vivacious blonde, who had a close but sometimes tempestuous relationship with her daughter, was one of MGM’s principal stars of the 1. Singin’ in the Rain” and 1. The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” for which she received an Oscar nomination as best actress. Reynolds received the SAG lifetime achievement award in January 2. August of that year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences voted to present the actress with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Nov. Governors Awards, but she was unable to attend the ceremony due to an “unexpectedly long recovery from a recent surgery.”Reynolds had a wholesome girl- next- door look which was coupled with a no- nonsense attitude in her roles. They ranged from sweet vehicles like “Tammy” to more serious fare such as “The Rat Race” and “How the West Was Won.” But amid all the success, her private life was at the center of one of the decade’s biggest scandals when then- husband, singer Eddie Fisher, left her for Elizabeth Taylor in 1. Reynolds handled it well personally, but got more tabloid coverage when she divorced her second husband, shoe manufacturer Harry Karl, claiming that he had wiped away all of her money with his gambling. The 1. 98. 7 novel “Postcards From the Edge,” written by Carrie Fisher, and the film adaptation three years later, were regarded as an embellishment on Reynolds’ up- and- down relationship with her actress daughter. In 1. 99. 7, Reynolds declared personal bankruptcy after the Debbie Reynolds Hotel & Casino closed after years of financial troubles. She continued to work well into her 8. TV work, guesting on “The Golden Girls” and “Roseanne” and drawing an Emmy nomination in 2. Will and Grace” as the latter’s entertainer mother. She also did a number of TV movies, including an almost- unrecognizable turn as Liberace’s mother in Steven Soderbergh’s “Behind the Candelabra” for HBO in 2. Younger audiences treasured her in the role of Aggie Cromwell in Disney Channel’s “Halloweentown” and its three sequels. She also frequently did voice work for “Kim Possible” and “Family Guy.”For movie fans, she was always the pert star of movies, TV, nightclubs and Broadway. But to industry people, she was known for her philanthropy, including more than 6. Thalians on mental- health care. She was also known for her energetic battles to preserve Hollywood heritage. She bought thousands of pieces when MGM auctioned off its costumes and props, including Marilyn Monroe’s “subway dress” from “The Seven Year Itch,” a Charlie Chaplin bowler hat and a copy of the ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz.” Reynolds spent decades trying to get these items showcased in a museum. Marie Frances Reynolds was born in El Paso, Texas; when she was 8, her carpenter father moved the family to Burbank. At age 1. 6, “Frannie” entered the Miss Burbank Contest, winning in 1. Betty Hutton singing “My Rockin’ Horse Ran Away.” She was spotted by Warner Bros. Studio head Jack Warner renamed her Debbie — against her wishes, she said. Reynolds languished at the studio, often having to perform errands such as escorting visitors on tours or addressing envelopes; she appeared in front of the cameras only for a bit part in “June Bride” and then a flashier role as June Haver’s sister in “The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady.”When the contract lapsed, MGM picked her up at $3. The studio, where she would reside for the next 2. Helen Kane’s voice as the original Betty Boop in the musical “Three Little Words.” In romantic musical “Two Weeks With Love,” she used her own voice to put across “Aba Daba Honeymoon,” and she was also given a supporting role in “Mr. Imperium,” starring Lana Turner. After the studio insisted on her as the romantic lead in “Singin’ in the Rain,” Gene Kelly put her through rigorous dance training, which she admitted she needed. Many years later, “Singin’ in the Rain” was No. AFI’s 1. 00 Years of Musicals list, and ranked No. American films. She was 2. She was next given the female lead in “The Affairs of Dobie Gillis,” co- starring Bobby Van, and segued into another musical comedy, “Give a Girl a Break,” with Marge and Gower Champion. On loan to RKO, she impressed in the comedy “Susan Slept Here,” with Dick Powell as a screenwriter who must deal with a juvenile delinquent, played by Reynolds, on Christmas Eve. After the film became a hit, Reynolds’ contract was renegotiated. While she was assigned to lackluster musicals such as “Athena” and “Hit the Deck,” the comedies were better, such as “The Tender Trap,” with Frank Sinatra. And she made a big impression in her dramatic turn as Bette Davis’s daughter in Gore Vidal’s adaptation of Paddy Chayevsky’s “The Catered Affair” (1. In 1. 95. 6, she also starred in RKO’s “Bundle of Joy” (a musical remake of “Bachelor Mother”) opposite crooner Eddie Fisher, whom she had recently married.“Tammy and the Bachelor,” which featured her million- selling single of the ballad “Tammy,” defined Reynolds and may have limited her to roles as the wholesome all- American type. She went on to play essentially the same part in such films as “The Mating Game” and “The Pleasure of His Company,” with only the occasional tart turn in movies such as “The Rat Race.”Reynolds had one of the principal roles in 1. Cinerama epic “How the West Was Won.” And in the 1. Mary, Mary,” “Goodbye Charlie” and “The Singing Nun.”When Shirley Mac. Laine dropped out of 1. The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” Reynolds got her best chance to shine centerstage in a musical comedy about the real- life woman who went from rags to riches and survived the Titanic sinking. But her movie roles were slowing down and the actress tried series television; “The Debbie Reynolds Show” lasted only one season on NBC from 1. In 1. 97. 3, the actress divorced Karl and discovered she was almost $3 million in debt as a result of his gambling losses. She worked it off by appearing 4. Las Vegas and Reno. She also established the Debbie Reynolds Professional Studios in Burbank. She went to Broadway in a revival of “Irene,” drawing a 1. Tony nomination for best actress in a musical, which gave daughter Carrie Fisher one of her first roles. After doing “Annie Get Your Gun” on tour, Reynolds returned to Broadway in a short- lived turn in “Woman of the Year.” She toured with Meredith Willson’s stage musical “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” in 1. Reynolds appeared in a number of successful exercise tapes for older women, “Do It Debbie’s Way,” and co- authored the autobiography “Debbie, My Life” in 1. That same year, Reynolds’ private life was again in the spotlight when Carrie Fisher’s novel “Postcards From the Edge” debuted. The work centered on the stormy relationship between an actress and her showbiz- star mother. Though many were convinced this was a roman a clef, Reynolds laughingly pooh- poohed comparisons with the self- centered mom. The next year she opened her Hollywood Movie Museum in Vegas. Reynolds said she got the idea for the hotel as an afterthought, as she was looking for a permanent home for her collection of movie memorabilia. Reynolds appeared in a number of films in the 1. Albert Brooks comedy “Mother.” She also cameo’d as herself in “The Bodyguard”; appeared in Oliver Stone’s “Heaven and Earth”; and played a mother determined to marry off her son whether he’s gay or not in the 1. In and Out.” She also appeared in a broadly comic role as the grandmother in Katherine Heigl vehicle “One for the Money” in 2. Reynolds also did voice work for many animated film and TV works, starting with the title character in 1. Charlotte’s Web.” and providing voices for the English version of anime “Kiki’s Delivery Service” and for “Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer: The Movie,” “Rugrats in Paris” and “Light of Olympia.”In 2. President’s Award at the Costume Designers Guild Awards “for her collection and conservation of classic Hollywood costumes.” However, a deal for placement of the collection fell through, and Reynolds was forced to auction off most of the collection, which was valued at almost $1. In 1. 95. 5 Reynolds was among the young actors who founded the Thalians, a charitable organization aimed at raising awareness and providing treatment and support for those suffering from mental health issues; Reynolds was elected president of the organization in 1. Ruta Lee alternated as chair of the board. Through Reynolds’ efforts, the Thalians donated millions of dollars to the Mental Health Center at Cedars- Sinai (closed in 2. UCLA’s Operation Mend, which provides medical and psychological services to wounded veterans and their families. Reynolds was married to third husband Richard Hamlett, a real estate developer, from 1. Daughter Carrie Fisher died Dec. Reynolds is survived by her son Todd, a TV commercial director from her marriage to Eddie Fisher; and granddaughter, actress Billie Lourd.
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