The lovable character actor Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86 following a battle with cancer. Known to multiple generations of filmgoers due to roles in iconic films like The Heartbreak Kid, the 1976 version of King Kong,…
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The 1980s were a magical time for animation. Thanks to the blurring of the lines between commerce and entertainment — helped largely by changes in regulations on children’s television — toy lines became, um, transformed into cartoons that dominated the…
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From working with the masters in cinema classics to earning new generations of viewers on television, Norman Lloyd truly did it all in his decades-spanning career. Arguably best known for his role as Dr. Daniel Auschlander in the groundbreaking medical…
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Over the weekend, acclaimed character actress Olympia Dukakis died at the age of 89. Beginning her career in the early 1960s on stage in New York City, she quickly established herself as a performer whose humanity and intensity helped her…
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Since today is May 4th (as in “May the Fourth Be With You”) we wanted to give you the opportunity to once again vote for your favorite movie set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Which…
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We recently lost veteran character Felix Silla, who was perhaps best known for his work as the lovable Twiki in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. The 1979-81 science-fiction series found 20th-century astronaut Capt. William “Buck” Rogers (Gil Gerard) thawed…
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In space no can hear you scream. Or pick your favorite character from Alien. Who is your favorite character from Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece? This poll originally ran in 2018. We are reprinting it as part of our Alien Day…
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For the nearly 25 movies the Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought us superhero action, humor and excitement unlike no other franchise in motion picture — or pop culture — history. A huge part of the appeal of these films are…
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He’s a character actor who is prolific and iconic, that everyone in pop culture is six degrees of separation from him! We are of course talking about Kevin Bacon! Since exploding onto the scene in the late 1970s, he has…
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For this week’s poll, we are celebrating one of our greatest character actors: Joe Pesci. From Raging Bull to Home Alone to Goodfellas (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor) to My Cousin Vinny to his…
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