Update: The two-time Oscar-nominated British star of The Elephant Man and Midnight Express has died, his publicist confirmed to Screen on Friday night. He was 77.
Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 and continued to work after it appeared he had overcome the disease. However last summer he withdrew from the stage revival of The Entertainer upon the advice of his doctors. According to his publicist Hurt had intestinal issues when he died.
He recently played a priest in the Natalie Portman starrer Jackie and was in the cast of Joe Wright’s upcoming Second World War drama Darkest Hour for Working Title and Focus Features.
His wife Anwen Rees-Myers issued the following statement: “It is with deep sadness that I have to confirm that my husband, John Vincent Hurt, died on Wednesday 25th January 2017 at home in Norfolk.
“John was the most sublime of actors and the most gentlemanly of gentlemen with the greatest of hearts...
Hurt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 and continued to work after it appeared he had overcome the disease. However last summer he withdrew from the stage revival of The Entertainer upon the advice of his doctors. According to his publicist Hurt had intestinal issues when he died.
He recently played a priest in the Natalie Portman starrer Jackie and was in the cast of Joe Wright’s upcoming Second World War drama Darkest Hour for Working Title and Focus Features.
His wife Anwen Rees-Myers issued the following statement: “It is with deep sadness that I have to confirm that my husband, John Vincent Hurt, died on Wednesday 25th January 2017 at home in Norfolk.
“John was the most sublime of actors and the most gentlemanly of gentlemen with the greatest of hearts...
- 1/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In 2003 Universal Pictures released Seabiscuit, an Oscar-nominated film about horse racing in Depression-era America. Based on a true story, the film had the feel good factor, and perhaps introduced many to the thrilling world of horse racing for the first time. Seabiscuit, the horse, was undersized and unfancied, yet thrilled America with wonderful victories in many races, with the film astutely capturing the atmosphere of the time. However, Seabiscuit was not the first – and perhaps not the best – movie about the sport of kings.
Champions (1984) stars John Hurt as Bob Champion the legendary English jockey who had great success in the 1970s and 1980s. The film portrays Champion’s battle against testicular cancer and how he overcame the disease to win the 1981 Grand National. John Hurt – as ever – is brilliant in the role as the star jockey, giving a nuanced performance that highlights what it takes to be at the...
Champions (1984) stars John Hurt as Bob Champion the legendary English jockey who had great success in the 1970s and 1980s. The film portrays Champion’s battle against testicular cancer and how he overcame the disease to win the 1981 Grand National. John Hurt – as ever – is brilliant in the role as the star jockey, giving a nuanced performance that highlights what it takes to be at the...
- 3/8/2016
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
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With the Premier League’s joint-top goalscorer, England’s brightest defensive prospect, and some of the best young midfielders in the business on its books, Everton’s greatest challenge could be keeping hold of his prized assets this transfer window.
Some of Europe’s top clubs are circling the likes of Romelu Lukaku and John Stones, but Goodison Park is no longer the revolving-door talent hub it once was. Manager Roberto Martinez continues to repel bids for his star players, yet with Champions League qualification no more than a pipe dream, holding onto them longterm could be a big ask.
Then there are valuable squad players like Steven Naismith and Kevin Mirallas, a talented duo who are finding first-team football hard to come by at Everton and may choose to seek it at pastures new, rather than fight for the right to cast off their benchwarmer tags.
With the Premier League’s joint-top goalscorer, England’s brightest defensive prospect, and some of the best young midfielders in the business on its books, Everton’s greatest challenge could be keeping hold of his prized assets this transfer window.
Some of Europe’s top clubs are circling the likes of Romelu Lukaku and John Stones, but Goodison Park is no longer the revolving-door talent hub it once was. Manager Roberto Martinez continues to repel bids for his star players, yet with Champions League qualification no more than a pipe dream, holding onto them longterm could be a big ask.
Then there are valuable squad players like Steven Naismith and Kevin Mirallas, a talented duo who are finding first-team football hard to come by at Everton and may choose to seek it at pastures new, rather than fight for the right to cast off their benchwarmer tags.
- 1/13/2016
- by Mark Langshaw
- Obsessed with Film
DVD Playhouse—March 2012
By Allen Gardner
J. Edgar (Warner Bros.) Director Clint Eastwood provides a rock-solid, albeit rather flat portrait of polarizing FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, covering his life from late teens to his death. Leonardo DiCaprio does an impressive turn as Hoover, never crossing the line into caricature, and creating a Hoover that is all too human, making for an all the more unsettling look at absolute power run amuck. Where the film stumbles is the love story at its core: Hoover’s relationship with longtime aide Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). In the hands of an openly-gay director like Gus Van Sant, this could have been a heartbreaking, tender story of forbidden (unrequited?) love, but Eastwood seems to tiptoe around their romance, with far too much delicacy and deference. The film works well when recreating the famous crimes and investigations which Hoover made his name on (the Lindbergh kidnapping,...
By Allen Gardner
J. Edgar (Warner Bros.) Director Clint Eastwood provides a rock-solid, albeit rather flat portrait of polarizing FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, covering his life from late teens to his death. Leonardo DiCaprio does an impressive turn as Hoover, never crossing the line into caricature, and creating a Hoover that is all too human, making for an all the more unsettling look at absolute power run amuck. Where the film stumbles is the love story at its core: Hoover’s relationship with longtime aide Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). In the hands of an openly-gay director like Gus Van Sant, this could have been a heartbreaking, tender story of forbidden (unrequited?) love, but Eastwood seems to tiptoe around their romance, with far too much delicacy and deference. The film works well when recreating the famous crimes and investigations which Hoover made his name on (the Lindbergh kidnapping,...
- 3/7/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Jen sports her first ever tattoo–its the name of her favorite pooch! Did the heavily-tattooed Justin convince Jen to get ink of her own?
Jennifer Aniston‘s first tattoo is the latest in a string of unusual behavior of the usually very private A-lister! From sporting matching gold rings with her new boyfriend, Justin Theroux, to gushing about how happy her personal life is on Good Morning America, we are seeing a whole new side of the former Friends star!On June 24, Jen, 42, stepped out in NYC sporting her first ever tattoo on the inset of her right foot. At first we were excited to think that it might say Justin, but the script actually reads “Norman.”
Who is Norman, you ask? Norman was her Welsh corgi-terrier mix, who died at 15 years old. Aww this is so sweet of Jen!
Though Jen’s first tattoo is not for her new man,...
Jennifer Aniston‘s first tattoo is the latest in a string of unusual behavior of the usually very private A-lister! From sporting matching gold rings with her new boyfriend, Justin Theroux, to gushing about how happy her personal life is on Good Morning America, we are seeing a whole new side of the former Friends star!On June 24, Jen, 42, stepped out in NYC sporting her first ever tattoo on the inset of her right foot. At first we were excited to think that it might say Justin, but the script actually reads “Norman.”
Who is Norman, you ask? Norman was her Welsh corgi-terrier mix, who died at 15 years old. Aww this is so sweet of Jen!
Though Jen’s first tattoo is not for her new man,...
- 6/27/2011
- by Sofia
- HollywoodLife
After all the twists and turns, pratfalls and pitfalls, sambas and salsas– not to mention an endless stream of headline-grabbing delights from the Kirstie Alley School of Tearstained Drama — we’ve come to the end of what may be the most epic season of Dancing With The Stars ever. Can it be? Say it isn’t so!
I’ve indulged my inner beast all season by kvetching non-stop about my string of DWTS pet peeves—um, Dance Troupe, anyone?—but in honor of our new Mirrorball champion (see below) and the close of a mostly sensational Season 12, let’s focus on the positives,...
I’ve indulged my inner beast all season by kvetching non-stop about my string of DWTS pet peeves—um, Dance Troupe, anyone?—but in honor of our new Mirrorball champion (see below) and the close of a mostly sensational Season 12, let’s focus on the positives,...
- 5/25/2011
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
Kevin Spacey stars in the dramatic retelling of the controversial events that saw George W Bush elected in 2000. Elsewhere, Chelsea and Man City duke it out in the Champions League place race, while Steve McGarrett says, 'Aloha', in Hawaii Five-0. Film: Recount Sky Atlantic/HD: Sun 20 Mar, 9pm An all-star cast that includes Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern and John Hurt tell the incredible tale of the 2000 Us election, when George W Bush and Al Gore were a voting slip apart in the exit polls.
- 3/18/2011
- Sky TV
The new cast of Dancing with the Stars answer a few questions from the audience:
Full Dwts Cast list and Dancing with the Stars schedule below:
The 11 celebrities heading to the dance floor this season, as announced tonight by “Dancing with the Stars” hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke in a live press conference during “The Bachelor,” are as follows:
Kirstie Alley – Kirstie Alley has emerged as one of the great actresses of her generation, proving time and again that she is capable of great depth and range, as well as possessing comedic timing second to none. Kirstie’s work in television has earned her seven Golden Globe and eight Emmy nominations, winning one Golden Globe, two Emmys and three People’s Choice Awards. She co-wrote and starred in Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy “Fat Actress,” and played the title character, as well as serving as executive producer, on the NBC sitcom “Veronica’s Closet.
Full Dwts Cast list and Dancing with the Stars schedule below:
The 11 celebrities heading to the dance floor this season, as announced tonight by “Dancing with the Stars” hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke in a live press conference during “The Bachelor,” are as follows:
Kirstie Alley – Kirstie Alley has emerged as one of the great actresses of her generation, proving time and again that she is capable of great depth and range, as well as possessing comedic timing second to none. Kirstie’s work in television has earned her seven Golden Globe and eight Emmy nominations, winning one Golden Globe, two Emmys and three People’s Choice Awards. She co-wrote and starred in Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy “Fat Actress,” and played the title character, as well as serving as executive producer, on the NBC sitcom “Veronica’s Closet.
- 3/1/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (realitytvnews)
Edward Woodward, star of The Wicker Man, Callan, Hot Fuzz and the classic TV show, The Equalizer, has died. He was 79.His agent, Janet Glass, has confirmed that Woodward passed away, surrounded by his family, at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, following a long illness. He was surrounded by his family.The Croydon-born star, affectionately nicknamed Ewah Woowah, was perhaps most famous for his iconic TV roles – he played ace secret agent Callan in the British series of the same name from 1967 to 1972, and then the titular The Equalizer, aka Robert McCall, in the wildly successful Us TV show in the mid-80s. He also did a stint on EastEnders earlier in the year, a stint which marked his last on-screen appearance.But his film career was equally storied, with standouts including Breaker Morant (famous for his defiant cry of “Shoot straight, you bastards! Don’t make a mess of it!
- 11/16/2009
- EmpireOnline
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