I feel “Silent Night” is one of the better “no-dialogue” movies because it feels like it takes place in a world where people do speak, yet there’s just no dialogue present. How did you work with the script, in terms of building this world of no dialogue but there’s still sound, and that sort of … Read more
Marty Krofft — the legendary co-producer and co-creator of a slew of influential kids’ TV shows in the 1970s — has died. He was 86. His death was announced in a statement released by his rep, B. Harlan Boll, Saturday afternoon. Marty — who was one half of a legendary producing duo, alongside his brother, … Read more
Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight has passed away, his family announced Wednesday. He was 83 years old. “It is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family,” a statement by Knight’s loved ones said. “We are grateful for all the thoughts … Read more
Mark Howard James, the beat maker best known as the 45 King, has died, James’ manager, Paul Martinez, confirmed to Pitchfork. The Bronx native started producing in the mid-1980s as hip-hop seemed to pour out of every stereo in New York’s five boroughs. After breaking out with his work for Queen Latifah in the late … Read more
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A buyer from Argentina paid $42,120 for a manuscript of works, including seven unpublished stories, by legendary Argentine writer Julio Cortázar at an auction Thursday in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. The bundle of 60-year-old sheets bound together with metal fasteners bearing the inscription “Julio Cortázar. Historias de Cronopios y de Famas. Paris. … Read more
Cover of Lobo by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant Volume 2Image: DC Comics On the eve of this year’s New York Comic Con, some sad news—but delivered by its subject himself in wry style. According to a post on his official Facebook page that was reposted on his X account, legendary comic book artist Keith … Read more