Robert James Waller, whose best-selling, bittersweet 1992 romance novel “The Bridges of Madison County” was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood and later into a soaring Broadway musical, has died in Texas, according to a longtime friend. He was 77. Scott Cawelti of Cedar Falls said Waller died early Friday at his home in Fredericksburg, Texas.
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‘Bridges of Madison County’ author Robert James Waller dies
Robert James Waller, whose best-selling, bittersweet 1992 novel “The Bridges of Madison County” was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood and a Broadway musical, has died in Texas, according to a longtime friend.
9 political jokes at the Oscars, ranked from worst to best
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Before the stunning and dramatic ending to the Oscars, host Jimmy Kimmel, presenters and winners took the opportunity to make political statements. There wasn’t a Meryl Streep moment at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, and any political fireworks would have been overtaken by the botched Best Picture award at the end of the show anyway.
Netflix’s ‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’…
… season two filming already underway, it appears as if all 13 books may eventually be bingeable for viewers, Entertainment Weekly reported. Watching #LemonySnicket on @netflix . I loved @ActuallyNPH as Olaf & was thrilled and surprised to see another …
Late-night hosts mock Donald Trump for idea that Meryl Streep is ‘overrated’
During Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, she condemned President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign-trail comments about a reporter with a disability. During Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, she condemned President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign-trail comments about a reporter with a disability.
Trump unfiltered: Tweets reveal president-elect’s interests, insecurities
His message came at the start of one of the busiest weeks of Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. It’s a week when he and his team are preparing eight Cabinet picks for confirmation hearings, finalizing appointments and gearing up for his first news conference as president-elect.
Even In The Trump Era, The Film Academy Is Absolutely, Positively Barred From Politics
Meryl Streep ‘s political sermon at the Golden Globes on Sunday called to mind a little-discussed fact about the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences , which will present its Oscars next month in a country still crackling with partisan tension. That is, the group is barred by its by-laws from taking political positions of any kind.
Trump unfiltered: Tweets reveal his interests, insecurities
His message came at the start of one of the busiest weeks of Donald Trump’s transition to the White House.
‘La La Land’ breaks record at Golden Globes
The musical film — starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling — won all seven of the awards for which it received nominations including best motion picture – musical or comedy, best director, best screenplay, best score and acting awards for its stars. Host Jimmy Fallon kicked off the broadcast with a taped sketch that riffed off “La La Land” — foreshadowing the winning theme of the night.
Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds buried together after LA memorial service
Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds have been laid to rest at a funeral in Los Angeles, where the ashes of the Star Wars actress were carried in an urn shaped like a Prozac pill. The actresses were buried together during a private family service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park-Hollywood Hills following their deaths just a day apart.