Sanctum Filmmaker Andrew Wight And Cinematographer Mike deGruy Die In Australian Chopper Crash
We’ve just heard the sad news that SANCTUM producer Andrew Wight has died in a helicopter crash off the coast of New South Wales in Australia. The filmmaker perished with BAFTA and Emmy award winner Mike deGruy More...
RIP Ben Gazzara
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Ben Gazarra. The actor passed away in New York City on Friday (3rd February) after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Gazarra, born Biagio Anthony Gazzara, More...
R.I.P. Ken Russell
I think that I can speak for everyone here at The Hollywood News who were saddened to hear of the passing of filmmaker Ken Russell this past weekend. Russell died at a London hospital following a series of strokes. More...
Steve Jobs: 1955-2011
With great sadness The Hollywood News reports that Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple passed away yesterday at the age of just 56. Jobs, who built a company that changed technology, culture and business forever, died More...
Actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88
Cliff Robertson, the actor who most recently played the role of Uncle Ben in Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN has passed away at the age of 88. The actor died at Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island More...
R.I.P. Bubba Smith (1945-2011)
Bubba Smith in Police Academy Sad news reaches THN today that the former NFL and POLICE ACADEMY actor Bubba Smith (aka Moses Hightower), has died at the age of 66. The cause of death was said to have been of natural More...
RIP Kenickie, Jeff Conaway dies aged 60
Jeff Conaway We always hate to post these types of news post on The Hollywood News, but it is with great sadness today that we report the passing of Jeff Conaway, he who immortalised the character of Kenickie More...
Bullitt and Krull director Peter Yates has died
Peter Yates, director of possibly one of the coolest movies ever made, Steve McQueen‘s BULLITT has died, according to reports online this morning. Apart from directing the 1968 classic film, Yates was responsible More...
Pete Postlethwaite dies at the age of 64
Pete Postlethwaite, the Academy Award nominated actor who has starred in films like THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, to THE USUAL SUSPECTS and BRASSED OFF, has died at the age of 64 after a long battle with cancer. Postlethwaite More...
The Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner dies at 87
I can’t believe the news today. First we hear of Hollywood legend Leslie Nielsen‘s passing and now we learn of the death of Irvin Kershner. The director, whose credits include THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, More...
