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When I spoke to Alan Rudolph a couple months ago, he confirmed that Criterion had sought to release his Remember My Name but were held up by music rights––a situation so complicated that a lawyer hired by the director himself simply gave up. I like to think something’s changed in less than 60 days: the Criterion Channel will stream Remember My Name as part of a quartet featuring Afterglow, Trouble In Mind, and Breakfast of Champions, the latter recently given a 4K restoration. It’s part of a retrospective-heavy month that also includes a 12-title Johnnie To series, numerous films by René Clair, highlights of Amy Holden Jones and Ougie Pak, and Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip saga in both television and theatrical editions. Meanwhile, Gene Hackman is celebrated with six titles.

One of those, Night Moves, gets a Criterion Edition; so do Les Blank’s A Poem Is...

Movie score aficionados rejoice! The Future Ruins Music & Arts Festival is assembling a line-up of film & TV composers to perform their most celebrated themes, as the credo of the festival is “The Music Tells the Story.” Musical acts like John Carpenter, Danny Elfman, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Questlove and Goblin are among those included on the list of performances for the event. The Future Ruins Festival is scheduled to take place on November 8 and will be held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. You can get tickets at their official website Here.

The official festival description reads,

“Future Ruins is a first-of-its-kind music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage.

Set across three stages at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Future Ruins is designed to feel thoughtful and immersive, bringing this music to...

Future Ruins, a first-of-its-kind music festival in which film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage, will take place at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on November 8.

It will feature genre heavyweights John Carpenter, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Danny Elfman, Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin, Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (“Stranger Things”), and Howard Shore performing the score of David Cronenberg’s Crash.

The line-up also includes Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow, Hildur Guðnadóttir , Isobel Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) , Mark Mothersbaugh, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Candyman), Tamar-kali (Mudbound), Terence Blanchard, Volker Bertelmann, and Questlove presenting the score works of Curtis Mayfield (Superfly).

Set across three stages, Future Ruins is designed to feel thoughtful and immersive, bringing this music to light in an environment where it has never been heard before. Every artist is a headliner, each with their own specially curated moment.

Each artist is...

Nine Inch Nails have announced Future Ruins, a new one-day music festival taking place at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on Saturday, November 8th, 2025.

Created and curated by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Future Ruins is billed as “a first-of-its-kind of music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage.”

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“It’s about giving people who are, literally, the best in the world at taking audiences on an emotional ride via music the opportunity to tell new stories in an interesting live setting,” explained Reznor in a statement.

“There’s no headliner. There’s no hierarchy. This is a stacked lineup of visionaries doing something you might not see again,” added Reznor and Ross.

Alongside Reznor and Ross, the lineup features such composing luminaries as John Carpenter, Danny Elfman,...

Nine Inch Nails principals and veteran film composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have announced “Future Ruins,” a festival featuring some of the top film and TV composers in the business, taking place on Saturday, November 8 in Los Angeles. John Carpenter, Questlove (performing the soundtrack work of Curtis Mayfield), Danny Elfman, Mark Mothersbaugh and Hildur Guðnadóttir are among the participants; the complete lineup and highlights of their careers appears below.

Presented by Live Nation, the event is “a first-of-its-kind of music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage,” according to the announcement. Tickets are available starting Wednesday, May 21 at 12 p.m. Pt.

“It’s about giving people who are, literally, the best in the world at taking audiences on an emotional ride via music the opportunity to tell new stories in an interesting live setting,...

There’s a primordial power to swear words, and you can feel it every time that Uma (Radhika Apte), the ferocious protagonist of Sister Midnight, unleashes an expletive. She swears so emphatically that non-Hindi speakers can feel the full force of the words even if they’ve got the subtitles turned off. Bong Joon-ho once urged us to overcome that “one-inch tall” language barrier, but Uma blasts right through it. And, frankly, she has plenty to swear about.

Writer-director Karan Kandhari’s black comedy begins with Uma being shipped off to live in a dingy, single-room apartment in a strange new city with her new husband, Gopal (Ashok Pathak). Their marriage was arranged by relatives who wanted the pair out of sight and mind, and their life together doesn’t look promising. Uma doesn’t know the first thing about running a household, while Gopal flees in terror whenever she threatens to undress.

At the Movies in the Noughties, a show about the cinema of the 2000s, is the latest addition to the Film Stories Podcast Network.

Get your aviator sunglasses out because there’s a brand new show to announce on the Film Stories Podcast Network… At the Movies in the Noughties.

A spin-off/sister podcast to At the Movies in the 90s, which has been running since 2023 and now has 55 episodes under the belt, Noughties will have a very similar style and premise under Devon Elson, one of the regular minds behind kitsch horror podcast ChuckyVision, itself having clocked over 100 episodes.

Elson is primed and ready to talk more than just killer dolls, as he explains: “My favourite part of writing retrospectives has always been placing a timeless, or timely, movie in the context of when it came out, so I jumped head-first into the 2000s. In my first two episodes...

This article is part of ScreenRant's Exclusive Summer 2025 Movie Preview. Keep an eye out for the full feature next week!

ScreenRant has exclusively revealed a new image for The Phoenician Scheme. The adventure comedy is the latest from auteur director Wes Anderson, who is behind modern classic movies such as Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Fantastic Mr. Fox. The Phoenician Scheme will act as both a family drama and a global adventure, as businessman Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) works with his estranged daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton) on various taxing journeys. The film features Del Toro, Threapleton, Michael Cera, Scarlett Johansson, Willem Dafoe, F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, and Richard Ayoade.

As part of the 2025 Summer Movie Preview, ScreeRant can reveal a new image from The Phoenician Scheme. The image shows Zsa-Zsa and Liesl sitting across from each other. Del Toro's character looks pretty beat up,...

For all their abundant style, the films of Wes Anderson are always weighted with character depth. Take the detailed family drama of The Royal Tenenbaums, the wistful vitality of M Gustave in The Grand Budapest Hotel, or the youthful innocence of the young heroes in Moonrise Kingdom. For his latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, Anderson once again welcomes audiences into a world that no other filmmaker could create – but at the heart of it all is Benicio del Toro’s Zsa-zsa Korda, an eccentric businessman set to enter the pantheon of ‘Anderson Dads’.

Of course, chief in that category is Royal Tenenbaum, in The Royal Tenenbaums – a film with which The Phoenician Scheme shares certain thematic resonances. “It’s from the same well,” Anderson tells Empire, noting partial inspiration for Zsa-zsa from his own father-in-law, Fouad Malouf, to whom the film is dedicated. “There are many details from his life...

Alec Baldwin is best known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama, in both film and television. He's received a whopping 20 Emmy nominations for his work on the sitcoms Will & Grace, winning three for playing network executive Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock, and Donald Trump on the sketch comedy series, Saturday Night Live. Baldwin also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for playing a casino manager in the 2003 film, The Cooler.

Baldwin's film career began in 1988 with a series of roles in Beetlejuice, Working Girl, and Married to the Mob before playing Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October (1990). Baldwin has made brief, but memorable appearances in movies like Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Along Came Polly (2004), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), Blue Jasmine (2013), and the Mission: Impossible movies Rogue Nation (2015) and Fallout (2018). Now, Baldwin's controversial Western movie has finally been released.

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Ocean’s Eleven is the kind of film that oozes incredible Vegas heists, slick suits, and a cast so star-studded it practically sparkled off the screen. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and their charming crew made robbing casinos look like a high-fashion runway with a criminal twist. But here’s the twist you didn’t see coming: not everyone was eager to join the crew.

Believe it or not, several big-name stars turned down a seat at Danny Ocean’s table. Whether it was scheduling drama, script doubts, or just missing out on the Vegas glitz, some seriously famous faces passed on a chance to steal cinematic gold. Curious who they were? Let’s just say hindsight might be kicking in harder than a blackjack loss. Grab your chips, we’re dealing out the surprising...

Look, actors have to eat too, and all the arthouse and award season favorite projects they do aren't always going to pay the bills. To put it simply, just as we all do jobs that we don't necessarily feel personally invested in, actors can also take on work primarily for the associated salary. This distinction doesn't take away from the work itself, and certainly doesn't diminish our own feelings for it, but it serves as an amusing reminder of the value of the dollar. If anything, it helps humanize the actors involved with the knowledge that they too have to make their own ends meet.

Whether it's celebrated, award-winning actors or beloved character actors looking for the next project, regardless of the material, all actors play a role only for the money in their career. Many of these actors have been forthcoming about their primary motivation for joining a project,...

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Two months after Gene Hackman was found dead alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in the couple’s New Mexico home, the results of the screen legend’s autopsy have been made public.

The circumstances of Hackman and Arakawa’s deaths initially had investigators baffled.

They now believe that she died first, and Hackman, who suffered from dementia, wandered the massive home in a state of confusion before passing away himself.

American actor, Gene Hackman in London, 7th September 1973. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) Gene Hackman’s autopsy results revealed

On Monday, the results of Hackman’s final autopsy were made public, and they reveal chilling details of the actor’s final days.

In addition to a “history of congestive heart failure” and “severe chronic hypertensive changes” to his kidneys, medical investigators determined that Hackman had undergone a period of “prolonged fasting.”

Hackman’s body contained elevated levels of acetone,...

Wes Anderson is the singularly talented filmmaker who has quickly gone from indie darling to Oscar favorite in just a little over two decades, creating a number of quirky, visually splendid classics. Let's take a look back at all 11 of Anderson's films, ranked worst to best.

Anderson made his directorial debut with "Bottle Rocket" (1996), released when he was just 27-years-old. He received his first Oscar nomination five years later: Best Original Screenplay for "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001). He followed that eight years later with a Best Animated Feature bid for the stop-motion film "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009). Another Best Original Screenplay nomination followed for "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012). Then he hit the Oscar jackpot with Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay nominations for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) -- well, almost hit the jackpot, since he went home empty-handed from those awards, losing all three to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for "Birdman." He...

The great Bill Murray has been doing the press rounds in February and March, as he stars in two recent films, the dark crime comedy Riff Raff (with Jennifer Coolidge) and the dramedy The Friend with a wonderful Naomi Watts. One of his most recent interviews was with Andy Cohen on his show Watch What Happens Live, where he took time to discuss his career. None other than Bruce Willis came up in the conversation; the actor retired in 2023 after sharing his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.

“I got to work with, and have a wonderful time with, Bruce Willis. We should remember today. He just had a birthday. Bruce Willis is a good guy, a good f*cking guy,” Murray said before sharing a sweet memory:

“He was a good friend and really always understood — Bruce Willis was a page at NBC when I was on Saturday Night Live. He was a page.

Looking for a way to stay dry during the rainy month of April? What better place to cozy up than your local repertory cinema. For those based in New York and Los Angeles, the offerings over the next few weeks are some of the best of the year thus far, with multiple series being held on both coasts that put a light on some of cinema’s unsung heroes. Starting in the east, Film at Lincoln Center will be paying homage to UCLA’s L.A. Rebellion movement of the 1970s and ’80s. Revitalizing Black cinema after the market for Blaxploitation began to dwindle, this collective included filmmakers such as Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Larry Clark, Zeinabu irene Davis, and many more.

On the west coast, not only will the Eagle at Vidiots be celebrating the late Gene Hackman with showings of two of his films, but American Cinematheque will...

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We have another unsettling update about the bizarre deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa.

As you’re probably aware, the Hollywood legend and his wife were found dead in their Santa Fe home last month.

After days of mystery and speculation, investigators concluded that Arakawa probably passed away, and Hackman’s dementia had progressed to the point that he was unable to seek help.

Now, there’s another strange wrinkle to the story, as Hackman and Arakawa’s bodies remain unclaimed several weeks after they were found.

Gene Hackman arrives at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA on January 19, 2003. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Bodies of Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa remain at local morgue

The bodies were discovered on February 27.

And according to a new report from TMZ, their bodies are still in the custody...

Veteran actor Gene Hackman sadly passed away in February of this year. The Oscar-winning actor was found dead along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog Zinna. Hackman reportedly died due to heart disease and was also said to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Arakawa reportedly died earlier due to hantavirus.

While the deaths have been ruled to be of natural causes, new information has been uncovered from a hairstylist of Arakawa. Hackman’s wife reportedly revealed to the hairstylist that the couple was being stalked by a crazed fan who had followed them and approached the Superman actor twice.

Gene Hackman’s wife revealed the presence of a stalker fan before their death A still from Superman | Credits: Warner Bros.

The world woke up to the tragic news of Gene Hackman’s death on February 18. The actor was known for his incredible performances in films like The French Connection,...

While Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow is mostly known for her roles in films like Se7en and The Royal Tenenbaums, a good number of her fans know her from her presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paltrow started in the MCU in 2008 with the franchise's first film, Iron Man. Through the decades, the actor reprized her role several times, and Pepper Potts became another central character, playing a key role in the Iron Man and Avengers franchises. However, is seems Paltrow has no idea about how important she's been in the world of Marvel, and was shocked to learn who many MCU movies she's been in over the years.

The Shakespeare in Love actor and owner of a wellness brand called "Goop" recently discussed her career with Vanity Fair. During the discussion, Paltrow looks back on several scenes from some of her most important roles, reflecting on the likes of Glee,...

April showers… don’t matter if you’re sat inside watching TV. The Disney Bundle™ ensures that this is possible in perpetuity, with the entire libraries of Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN available in whichever permutation serves your lifestyle.

This spring, Disney+ continues the rollout of “Daredevil: Born Again” and soon welcomes the return of “Andor” Season 2 (and achieving the rare astrological phase in which both Marvel and Star Wars are active on the streamer). Plenty of shows and movies will also join the Hulu library; the Emmy-winning original series “The Handmaid’s Tale” returns after a three-year hiatus with its sixth and final season, and FX will premiere the limited series “Dying for Sex” starring Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate (based on the podcast from Molly Kochan and Nikki Boyer).

Top Pick: “Andor” Season 2

The Emmy-nominated (and IndieWire-beloved) series from Tony Gilroy returns for its second and final season this spring,...

Exclusive: Grant Rosenmeyer, Sean San José (Sing Sing), Nora Dunn, Katherine Cunningham (Yellowstone) and Alexis Allotta (Happily Never After) are starring in the semi-autobiographical drama Behind the Eight-Ball. The pic reps the feature directorial debut of Nathan Israileff.

Loosely inspired by Israileff’s experiences, Behind the Eight-Ball follows Trevor (Rosenmeyer) a high-functioning cocaine addict whose spiraling substance abuse threatens his career and closest relationships – forcing him to confront his demons and fight for redemption as his life unravels around him.

Says the filmmaker, “The film is a ‘love letter’ to functional addicts who are afraid to speak up or admit embarrassment for their ongoing issues, letting them know they are not alone and the depression they feel is felt by many.”

Israileff and Rosenmeyer are producing through their companies Artisanal Interrobang and Florida Hill respectively alongside producer Katelyn Henslin.

Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the most talented actors of her generation and has appeared in many iconic movies. Her best movies include Se7en, Shakespeare in Love, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Royal Tenenbaums, and many others. From falling in love with the iconic playwright in Shakespeare in Love to meeting a tragic fate at the end of Se7en, Paltrow has undoubtedly left her mark on cinema. Based on these movies, it is obvious that she has also starred in many different genres.

In 2008, the Oscar-winning actor starred in Iron Man, which helped to kickstart the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the superhero genre. Paltrow has starred as Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's love interest and eventual spouse, in seven MCU movies. She has appeared in all three Iron Man movies, as well as films like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. However, while appearing in some of the biggest blockbusters in the world,...

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There are plenty of contenders for the greatest film of the 2000s decade. The first decade of the new century was absolutely stacked to the brim with instant classics in every conceivable genre, and fans have been relentless in their debate over the best of the best. Comedy fans come to the table with all-time greats like Superbad, Juno, and The Royal Tenenbaums. Action fans pull The Dark Knight, Kill Bill, and Children of Men out of their holsters. Finally, drama fans mention Academy Award-winning heavy hitters from 2007, like No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. An often forgotten contender for best of the decade, however, comes in the form of a fellow 2007 release that was completely shut out at the 80th Academy Awards ceremony.

Zodiac is a 2007 mystery film directed by David Fincher that...

Gwyneth Paltrow has named a $128 million 1999 psychological thriller movie among her top 5 favorite movies that she has made, as well as suggesting that her co-star should have won an Oscar for his performance. With a dynamic and varied career in film and TV, Paltrow came to prominence with roles in movies like Seven, Emma, Sliding Doors, and A Perfect Murder, before achieving international acclaim for her Academy Award-winning turn in Shakespeare in Love. Parenthood resulted in a reduction in roles in the mid-2000s before she enjoyed a career revival as Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Paltrow's best films include quirky comedies like The Royal Tenenbaums, as well as independent dramas like Hard Eight, and blockbusters such as Avengers: Infinity War. One of her best and most underrated movies came with Steve Soderbergh's medical thriller ensemble movie Contagion. Among many other big-name stars, such as Kate Winslet and Marion Cotillard,...

The recent passing of the iconic and legendary actor Gene Hackman has led to innumerable accounts of his work ethic and the impact he made throughout decades of film work. Naturally, one of the other discussions has centered around how he inspired his fellow actors and actresses through those distinctive performances. The nature of his lengthy filmography is such that Hackman wound up working with many younger actors who are now titans of their generations. He had a fiery chemistry with Denzel Washington in the 1995 thriller "Crimson Tide," he worked with a young Willem Dafoe in the 1988 historical drama "Mississippi Burning," and in one of his last roles, he had to face off against John Cusack in "Runaway Jury." One actor with whom Hackman didn't exactly work next to, but who was still impacted by him, was Alec Baldwin.

It should be noted at the top that Hackman and Baldwin...

Hollywood woke up to terrible news as headlines were buzzing that legendary actor Gene Hackman had passed away at the age of 95. He was considered one of the greatest actors of his time and had a long illustrious career spanning several decades. In addition to this, what also shocked everyone was that his wife of 34 years, Betsy Arakawa, was also found dead along with one of their pet dogs.

While this surely left everyone in utter disbelief, it also opened doors for several rumours. Fans and his well-wishers wanted to get answers as to what actually happened. More than that, they thought if any foul play was involved in their deaths, as both the husband and wife being found dead at the same time was something that looked suspicious.

Gene Hackman in The Conversation (1974) | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Given the severity of the case, the authorities immediately took action and tried to unravel the details.

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The entertainment industry was rocked by the death of Gene Hackman. The veteran actor, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs were found dead in their New Mexico home. Since then, fans have been looking back at his storied career. Tributes have come in, honoring the actor's diverse filmography.

While Hackman may be best remembered as Lex Luthor, there is another underrated movie the actor starred in the year 2000 that he doesn't get enough praise for: The Replacements, starring Keanu Reeves. What truly stands out about the film is that Hackman, as Coach Jimmy McGinty, subverted a tiresome Hollywood trope when it came to the depiction of coaches.

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In the annals of sports films, coaches are often portrayed as too aggressive.

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. To keep up with our latest features, sign up for the Weekly Edit newsletter and follow us @mubinotebook on Twitter and Instagram.News The Blob.While moviegoing trended downward elsewhere (though box office receipts increased), France, Great Britain, Brazil, and Turkey saw an uptick in cinema attendance last year. French theater owners and analysts point to several nationally specific contributing factors: government art subsidies, distribution laws that mandate long theatrical windows, the inability for urban apartments to accommodate big home-theater setups, and the public's strong cultural connection to the cinema.As more small-town movie theaters close because of low ticket and concession sales, local residents have begun forming nonprofit organizations to save them. In 2023, Nicki Wilson of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, successfully organized a fundraiser to save the Triplex Cinema, the town’s only moviehouse. By means of donations, grants, and volunteer labor,...

There have already been several tragic celebrity deaths in 2025, including David Lynch and Gene Hackman. Though he was 95 years old, Hackman's passing came as a particular shock as he was discovered in conjunction with the death of his much younger wife, Besty Arakawa. His death was announced days before this year's Academy Awards, where a special speech was given by former co-star and friend, Morgan Freeman. Hackman was a two-time Oscar winner, taking home acting awards for his roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven.

One of the most impressive things about Hackman's career was his ability to play a wide range of roles. The actor could, at once, play both intense drama, like Harry Caul in The Conversation, and comedy, such as when he played the Blindman in Young Frankenstein. One of his most iconic late-career roles blended drama and comedy, playing dying patriarch Royal Tenenbaum in Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums.

Over three decades after the release of the classic film Groundhog Day, actor Bill Murray has opened up about a memorable on-set incident involving his furry co-star.

During a recent appearance on First We Feast's "Hot Ones" to promote his exciting new movie Riff Raff, Murray showcased a scar on his finger, attributing it to bites from the groundhog during filming. "I'm not flipping you off, but that right there, that nodule there, that's from the groundhog," Murray explained, displaying his middle finger. "He got me back to back, two days in a row. And the second day, I thought I was being smart, and I put some fisherman's gloves, like steel gloves on, underneath the gloves I was wearing. His teeth went right through the steel."

This revelation sheds light on the challenges faced during the production of the 1993 classic comedy, where Murray portrayed Phil Connors, a cynical and...

Gene Hackman, nothing less than a titan of the screen, has left us. He was announced dead at the age of 95, along with his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their dogs, under strange circumstances that are still being investigated. Hackman left the world with a career full of iconic performances, including two Oscar-winning turns in The French Connection and Unforgiven, as well as nominations for Bonnie and Clyde, I Never Sang For My Father, and Mississippi Burning.

This is only scratching the surface of his legacy; mainstream audiences most likely recognize him as Lex Luthor in the 1978 Superman, as the mix of comedy and menace he brought to the role defined one of the most iconic versions of that character. Hackman actually retired from acting in 2004, citing how the intensity of being on set was having effects on his heart condition. Yet one of his final roles in The Royal Tenenbaums,...

The entertainment community recently lost an icon when the legendary Gene Hackman died at the age of 95. While there are still some unknowns surrounding his death, no one is disputing his status as a Hollywood legend. The French Connection, Superman, The Poseidon Adventure, Unforgiven, Hoosiers, The Firm, and The Royal Tenenbaums are just a few of his acclaimed works. But there's one title that's far less well-known, and it was Hackman's final film prior to retirement.

Hackman's last onscreen appearance was in 2004's Welcome to Mooseport. He played a former President of the United States who retired to a small town in Maine and befriended a local handyman, played by Ray Romano. Welcome to Mooseport was a critical and commercial failure, and it did not deserve to be Hackman's last outing. But was its underperformance the reason for his retirement? Or were there other factors that led to him leaving the spotlight?...

Words cannot express the monumental loss of Gene Hackman, arguably the finest actor of any Hollywood generation. As investigators sift through the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Hackman, his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs, pointing fans toward one of Hackman's final TV appearances may help ease the pain.

In 2008, well into retirement, Hackman briefly appeared on The Food Network's culinary road show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Humble, humorous, down-to-earth, and as natural in front of non-famous locals as he was in front of a movie camera, Hackman's delightful cameo sheds insight into his small-town New Mexico life post-Hollywood.

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For younger crowds who may be unaware of Gene Hackman's unparalleled acting greatness, the two-time Oscar winner amassed 101 credits from 1961 to 2004. After breaking out in Bonnie and Clyde in 1967, Hackman showcased tremendous range and natural onscreen charisma across all genres.

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Despite retiring from acting two decades ago, people were shocked to learn 95-year-old Gene Hackman died, along with his wife Betsy Arkawa. The couple were found in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home, with authorityies confirming both individuals died at different times. Hackman's passing, naturally, led to an outpouring of emotional tributes for the decades of work Hackman is known for.

While Hackman's dramatic prowess is unmatched, he was also fond of comedic acting, seeing it as a challenge greater than the roles he was best known for. What makes his turn in The Birdcageso spectacular is that he wasn't "supposed to be" the "funny" character. He played a conservative Senator whose daughter was set...

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died from heart disease and complications related to Alzheimer’s, while his wife, Betsy Arakawa, succumbed to a rare respiratory illness, according to findings released by New Mexico authorities. The couple, who had lived privately in Santa Fe for decades, died about a week apart in their home before being discovered on February 26.

A forensic report from the New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner’s office detailed that Hackman, 95, passed away due to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s as a contributing factor. His pacemaker reportedly stopped functioning on or around February 17, indicating the estimated time of his death. Autopsy results showed no signs of trauma, but evidence suggested Hackman had not eaten for several days prior to his death.

Arakawa, 65, died first, likely on February 11, after contracting Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (Hps), a severe respiratory illness linked to exposure to rodent droppings. According to Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza,...

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It’s been over a week since the world learned about the shocking deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa.

And for most of that time, the circumstances surrounding those deaths were completely baffling to investigators.

Hackman was 95, so normally, his passing would not merit much of an investigation. But his late wife was only 65, with no known health issues.

Gene Hackman arrives at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA on January 19, 2003. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s causes of death revealed

Earlier today, the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator announced the findings of the couple’s autopsies.

The examiner announced that Hackman died of heart disease and complications caused by Alzheimer’s.

Arakawa passed away from a rare illness known as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. It is usually spread by rodents.

The causes of death of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been revealed, the chief medical examiner announced Friday, nine days after the couple was found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home.

Both Hackman and Arakawa’s deaths were found to be the result of “natural causes,” albeit six days apart: Dr. Heather Jarrell said that Arakawa likely died on Feb. 11 from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, while Hackman died Feb. 18 (based on pacemaker information) from heart disease, with “advanced Alzheimer’s disease” also a contributing factor.

Actor Gene Hackman was found to have died likely a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, with both determined to have died of natural causes, autopsies revealed on Friday.

Hackman was found to have advanced Alzheimer’s Disease prior to his death, according to an autopsy of his body as announced by the medical investigator of Santa Fe in a press conference on Friday. Hackman’s official cause of death was revealed to be “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” with Alzheimer’s deemed a “significant contributory factor” in his death.

The medical examiner in the press conference revealed that Betsy Arakawa, Hackman’s wife, likely died on the afternoon of February 11, while Hackman died on Feb. 18, according to an analysis of his pacemaker. Her cause of death was revealed as “Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome.” The sheriff and medical examiner said it’s likely Hackman was in his home for a week while Arakawa was deceased,...

Gene Hackman likely died about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died due to hantavirus, a medical examiner announced Friday.

Hackman died of cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributing factor, said Heather Jarrell, the chief medical examiner for the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.

Arakawa likely died about a week earlier, on Feb. 11, of hantavirus, a potentially fatal virus transmitted by mice. Both deaths fall under natural causes, which can include heart disease, stroke, cancer, respiratory failure, infections and age-related complications.

Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 65, were found dead on Feb. 26. Authorities said at the time they did not suspect foul play.

At a news conference on Friday, Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza said that surveillance cameras showed that Arakawa did errands on Feb. 11, visiting Sprouts market and a Cvs pharmacy. She also corresponded with a massage therapist by email that day.

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Chaos: The Manson Murders (Errol Morris)

Over half a century later, what new information can be gleaned from the nights of August 9 and 10, 1969? Tom O’Neill and Dan Piepenbring’s riveting (if convoluted) book Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties––released in June 2019, between the Cannes premiere and theatrical release of Quentin Tarantino’s cathartic rewrite of that history––argues that while all the evidence of the murders has been gleaned, there’s a complex and knotty web of conspiracies for the motivations, some more plausible than others. To pare down the 528-page book to its most overarching theory, it postulates Manson may have been allowed (and perhaps even directed) by the CIA to concoct a reign...

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We lost one of our great, most respected actors in the last days of February: Gene Hackman, the New Hollywood maverick who could bring both “intimidating brusqueness” and “convincing tenderness” to any role, as IndieWire wrote in our obituary on February 27. It’s a death whose suspicious details continue to unravel. But Hackman’s many great roles, from a morally complicated New York police detective in “The French Connection” to an absent patriarch dying of cancer in “The Royal Tenenbaums,...

Before he was a Ghostbusterand an Oscar-nominee, Bill Murray was a cast member on Saturday Night Live, where he entertained late-night audiences from 1977 to 1980. Now, the Golden Globe-winning Lost in Translation star, who attended the 50th anniversary of SNL on Feb. 16, is reflecting on what the experience was like.

Per Entertainment Weekly, Murray appeared on SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning with host Sway Calloway and talked about what the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live meant to him. “It was surprisingly emotional. I wept three times in the show. It really got to me,” Murray said.

When Calloway asked what he wept for, Murray started off by telling a joke, “Oh, there were sketches that were dying,” he said. “No, I’m kidding.”

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As Hollywood continues to mourn the death of acting legend Gene Hackman, one of his highest-rated films finds a new streaming home, allowing fans to catch up with some of his best work. Hackman and fellow Oscar-winner Kevin Costner's neo-noir classic, No Way Out, is now available on Amazon Prime Video.

Prime Video recently premiered No Way Out, which made its theatrical debut in 1987. The film has been available to stream on Apple TV and Tubi, with Prime subscribers becoming the latest to check out the Roger Donaldson-helmed thriller.

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Only three years before his retirement, citing health concerns, late actorGene Hackman, who passed away recently, reminded fans of his unmatchable acting potential by stealing the thunder from an ensemble cast featuring Anjelica Houston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Murray, and Owen Wilson. In the role of the absentee patriarch Royal O'Reilly Tenenbaum, Hackman brought to the screen both his character's eccentricity and the sincerity that lies at the heart of all emotions evoked by the 2001 Wes Anderson film, The Royal Tenenbaums. While it may be unimaginable now to think of the film without Hackman's portrayal of the callous patriarch, he initially rejected one of his last iconic roles in a career spanning six decades that ended with 2004's Welcome to Mooseport.

Bollywood Mascot: (Morgan Freeman) The 97th Academy Awards took a deeply emotional turn as Hollywood honored the late Gene Hackman during its In Memoriam segment. The two-time Oscar-winning actor, known for his powerful performances in The French Connection and Unforgiven, was remembered for his immense contribution to cinema.

Among those paying tribute was Morgan Freeman, who delivered a moving speech reflecting on Hackman’s career and legacy. With his signature deep voice and heartfelt words, Freeman spoke about Hackman’s ability to transform every role he took on, leaving an unforgettable mark on the industry. He recalled their time working together and emphasized the profound impact Hackman had on generations of actors.

Hackman, who passed away recently, was known for his incredible versatility, seamlessly transitioning from intense crime dramas to thought-provoking character studies. With a career spanning over five decades, he starred in some of the most iconic films of all time,...

One legend of cinema paid tribute to another on Sunday night as Morgan Freeman took to the stage at the Oscars and paid tribute to Gene Hackman. Having starred together in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, there could be no one better to deliver the kind of tribute that Hackman deserved. The speech was made ahead of the Academy's in memoriam section, which also featured tributes to James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, David Lynch, and the many other stars that have been lost in the last year. In his speech, Freeman said:

“This week, our community lost a giant. And I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman. I had the pleasure of working alongside gene on two films, ‘Unforgiven’ and ‘Under Suspicion.’ Like everyone who ever shared a scene with him, I learned he was a generous performer and a man whose gifts elevated everyone’s work. Gene always said, ‘I don’t think about legacy.

The news of Gene Hackman’s death saw tributes from all generations of Hollywood pouring over the last week, and one of the latest comes from the actor who had the impossible task of taking over one of Hackman’s best-known roles. Michael Rosenbaum starred as Superman villain Lex Luthor in the TV series Smallville, decades after Hackman made the part iconic with his performance in Christopher Reeves’ comic book movies. In a personal tribute, the actor shared an image of a poster signed by Hackman, citing him as “the second best Lex Luthor.”

Hackman and his wife were discovered at their home towards the end of last week, and while the investigation into their death is still being investigated, the tragic news hit many Hollywood stars, and fans of Hackman’s huge legacy of work, really hard. For Rosenbaum, there was a connection of a different kind to many,...

The cause of the deaths of Oscar-winning film star Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, remains under investigation after the couple was found deceased in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Feb. 26. Now, family friends of Hackman and Arakawa are talking about how the late actor’s health had been declining for some time.

In an interview with People, Daniel and Barbara Lenihan, and their son, Aaron, talked about the friendship they had with Hackman and Arakawa that spanned more than three decades. They said the Supermanactor’s health had been on the downturn in the last few months.

Daniel Lenihan said that “in recent times” Hackman was “essentially kind of home-bound.” Barbara Lenihan added that Hackman had “quit riding his bike through the neighborhood” about a year ago.

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It's never easy to learn that yet another screen titan has left us. The rate at which we've been losing our legends is gutting, which is why it deeply saddened me when I found out about the great Gene Hackman passing away with his wife Betsy Arakawa in their New Mexico home.

When it comes to the actor's diverse body of work, there's almost too much to talk about. But that was how Hackman secured his legacy as one of the industry's most versatile performers for decades. Any contemporary actor alive would kill to have the resume Hackman had. He worked with greats like Arthur Penn ("Bonnie and Clyde"), Francis Ford Coppola ("The Conversation"), Richard Donner ("Superman: The Movie"), Sam Raimi ("The Quick and the Dead"), Tony Scott ("Crimson Tide"), and Wes Anderson ("The Royal Tenenbaums"), among countless others.

Hackman won his first Academy Award in 1972 for his turn as...

Following the news that Hollywood star Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa passed away, many big questions remain after their deaths were labeled as "suspicious" by investigators. It had been greatly speculated that carbon monoxide poisoning could have been the cause, with even Hackman's daughters believing that to be possible, but that possibility has now been ruled out.

Per Variety, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adam Mendoza shared an update on the investigation during a press conference on Friday. He revealed that the bodies of both Hackman and Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, according to preliminary autopsy findings. Local firefighters and a gas company had already determined that there were no signs of a gas leak at the home, but carbon monoxide poisoning remained a possibility, if a leak had theoretically dissipated before first responders arrived. Testing negative rules that out as the cause, which remains undetermined pending further autopsy results.