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  • Tuesday, Sep. 5, 2017
Dancer Fitzgerald Sample creative director John "Jack" Keil dies at 94
In this Feb. 15, 1984, file photo, President Ronald Reagan meets "McGruff" the crime dog, during Crime Prevention Week ceremonies at the White House in Washington. John "Jack" Keil, the advertising executive who led the team that created McGruff the Crime Dog and who voiced the character has died. The family of Keil said he died Aug. 25, 2017, at home in Westminster West, Vt. He was 94. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)
WESTMINSTER, Vt. (AP) -- 

John "Jack" Keil, the advertising executive who led the team that created McGruff the Crime Dog and who voiced the character, has died.

Keil died Aug. 25 at home in Westminster West, Vermont, his family said. He was 94.

Keil was creative director at Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising agency when he and his team created the trench coat-wearing animated dog, with Keil himself saying the slogan "Take a Bite Out of Crime."

McGruff, the National Crime Prevention Council's mascot, first appeared in public service announcements in 1980. Since his creation, the raspy-voiced dog has appeared in newspapers and on radio, television and the internet.

In the mid-1980s, the character was urging people to join neighborhood watch groups and to clean up streets and parks to dissuade criminals, the council said. Today it's used in a variety of campaigns to support safety and crime prevention.

"He was one of the giants in the More

  • Tuesday, Sep. 5, 2017
"Star Wars Episode IX" loses director Colin Trevorrow
In this June 14, 2017, file photo, Colin Trevorrow, director of "The Book of Henry," poses at the premiere of the film on the opening night of the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival at the ArcLight Culver City in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Colin Trevorrow will no longer be directing "Star Wars: Episode IX." Lucasfilm said Tuesday that the company and the director have mutually chosen to part ways citing differing visions for the project.

Trevorrow is best known for directing "Jurassic World" and has been working on the ninth installment of the space saga for some time. He was officially announced as the director of "Episode IX" in August of 2015 and has been co-writing the script as well. It is the final installment in the new "main" Star Wars trilogy that began with J.J. Abrams' "The Force Awakens" in 2015 and will continue this December with director Rian Johnson's "The Last Jedi."

The announcement gave no indication as to whether or not the shakeup would affect the film's previously set May 2019 release date.

"Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development process," the Lucasfilm statement read. "We wish Colin the best and will be sharing more More

  • Monday, Sep. 4, 2017
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" screens in 3-D at Venice
Director John Landis arrives for a photocall of his 'Michael Jackson's Thriller 3D' during the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. (Claudio Onorati/ANSA via AP)
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- 

Director John Landis said Monday that he is still upset by Michael Jackson's death, but a Venice Film Festival screening dedicated to "Thriller" is a chance to celebrate the musician's life.

An enhanced version of the landmark Landis-directed music video, "Michael Jackson's Thriller 3-D," is screening alongside a behind-the-scenes documentary that has never been shown in cinemas before.

Landis told reporters in Venice on Monday that Jackson's death aged 50 in 2009 was a tragedy for his family, his friends and the world.

"Truly great performers are rare, and he was brilliant — and a tragic figure, I think," Landis said. "I was horrified, and I'm still upset about it.

The 14-minute "Thriller" video, released in 1983, stemmed from Jackson's love of Landis' film "An American Werewolf in London" and the King of Pop's desire to turn into a monster onscreen.

Landis says modern technology has let him remix the sound and More

  • Saturday, Sep. 2, 2017
Vince Vaughn runs riot in "Brawl in Cell Block 99" at Venice
Actors Jennifer Carpenter, left, and Vince Vaughn pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Brawl In Cell Block 99 ' during the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- 

Vince Vaughn is becoming a surprising regular at the Venice Film Festival.

Vaughn, best known for comedies, is at the Italian festival as star of S. Craig Zahler's bone-crunching prison thriller "Brawl in Cell Block 99," which screens Saturday.

Last year, he attended to promote Mel Gibson's war movie "Hacksaw Ridge."

Vaughn says he hasn't abandoned comedy, but "I have just had the fortune of being able to try different stuff."

He says it's rewarding to work with directors like gore-master Zahler, who made cannibal horror Western "Bone Tomahawk."

Vaughn said Zahler is refreshing because he has a strong vision and "does not go out saying, 'How do I get the majority of people to like me?' He goes out trying to pick unique characters, and unfold a dramatic life."

  • Friday, Sep. 1, 2017
Fonda, Redford reunite in Venice for "Our Souls at Night"
Actors Robert Redford, left, and Jane Fonda pose during the photo call for the film "Our Souls At NIght" at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
By Jill Lawless
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- 

The older stars are shining the brightest at the Venice Film Festival — and having much of the fun.

A playful Robert Redford and Jane Fonda brought undimmed glitter to the festival on Friday along with their late-life romance "Our Souls at Night."

More than five decades after they first shared the screen, they star in the Netflix-produced drama as widowed neighbors who forge a relationship.

Judging by the star-struck reaction from Venice audiences, the chemistry that lit up the 1967 romantic comedy film "Barefoot in the Park" — one of their most memorable pairings — remains strong.

Fonda said she loves the fact "that these films bookend our careers."

In "Barefoot in the Park," she told reporters, "we played that young love just getting married and now we've played old people's love — and old people's sex."

"Although in my opinion Ritesh cut the sex scene too soon," Fonda added, referring to director Ritesh Batra More

  • Friday, Sep. 1, 2017
Clint Eastwood re-enacts France train attack
Film director Clint Eastwood aims a gun during the filming of "The 15:17 to Paris" in Arras, northern France, Friday Sept.1 2017. The film recounts the story of three Americans who thwarted a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train on Aug. 21 2015. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
ARRAS, France (AP) -- 

Clint Eastwood is in France directing a film that re-enacts the dramatic end to an attempted Islamic State group attack on a high-speed train that saw three Americans take down the gunman.

After renting a Thalys train for five days of filming "The 15:17 to Paris," work was wrapping up in Arras, the town where the express ended up after Ayoub El Khazzani was overpowered by passengers, including the childhood friends from California. They received the Legion of Honor, France's highest decoration. Variety has reported that the friends will play themselves in the movie

Friday's filming shut down two tracks in Arras. El Khazzani's lawyer has said the suspect in the August 2015 attack acted on orders from the leader of the IS cell that attacked Paris three months later.

  • Friday, Sep. 1, 2017
Director Damien Chazelle set for Netflix series "The Eddy"
In this Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Damien Chazelle poses for a portrait at the 89th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- 

Oscar-winning (La La Land) director Damien Chazelle comes to Netflix with The Eddy, an eight-episode series from IMG. 
 
Executive produced by Chazelle, who will direct two of the episodes, and written by five-time BAFTA Award-winning and Olivier-winning writer Jack Thorne (National Treasure, This is England, Wonder), The Eddy is a musical drama series that will be shot in France and feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic. Emmy-winning producer Alan Poul (Six Feet Under, The Newsroom), will also executive produce, and original music will be written by six-time Grammy Award-winner Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette’s "Jagged Little Pill," Michael Jackson’s "Bad"). Following on the heels of other productions in Europe, including The Crown and the upcoming Dark, The Eddy continues Netflix’s investment in international and French content.
 
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  • Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017
A quarter of London Film Festival lineup directed by women
Actress Sally Hawkins, left, poses with director Guillermo Del Toro for photographers during the photo call for the film "The Shape of Water" at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
LONDON (AP) -- 

A quarter of the features in this year's London Film Festival lineup were directed by women, organizers said Thursday as they revealed the schedule for the October extravaganza.

The dearth of female filmmakers at major festivals has drawn much criticism. The Venice Film Festival, running to Sept. 9, has just one woman among 21 directors competing for the main prize.
London, which opens Oct. 4, has done better, with 61 female filmmakers in this year's lineup of 242 films.

The 61st London festival opens with Andy Serkis' based-on-a-true-story "Breathe," and ends Oct. 15 with Martin McDonagh's dark comedy "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." Among the major galas is "Battle of the Sexes," co-directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell as tennis opponents Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

Festival director Clare Stewart said the 1970s-set true story is a comic gem, but also " More

  • Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017
Dan Gilroy's "Roman J. Israel, Esq." Completes Toronto Film Fest's Special Presentations Lineup
Denzel Washington in "Roman J. Israel, Esq." (photo courtesy of TIFF)
TORONTO -- 

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced the world premiere of Academy Award® nominee Dan Gilroy’s Roman J. Israel, Esq., completing the 2017 Official Program Selection. Written and directed by Gilroy and featuring an amazing transformation by Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is the newest and final addition to TIFF’s Special Presentations program, furthering Washington and Gilroy’s collaborative relationship with the Festival.
 
“The Toronto International Film Festival has a wonderful history with both Dan Gilroy and Denzel Washington,” said Cameron Bailey, artistic director of TIFF. “Three years ago TIFF had the honor of premiering Gilroy’s directorial debut, Nightcrawler, at the Festival. In addition to previously screening The Equalizer and presenting the World Premiere of Training Day, which earned Washington an Oscar for Best Actor, the Washington-starring The More

  • Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017
Amazon Original Series "Goliath" casts Mark Duplass for season 2

Amazon Original Series Goliath has cast actor, filmmaker and producer Mark Duplass (Togetherness, Room 104) as a series regular for its second season debuting next year on Prime Video. Duplass will play Tom Wyatt, a successful Los Angeles developer who wants to give the city a distinct skyline. A prominent philanthropist, he is a major contributor to mayoral candidate Marisol Silva (Ana De La Reguera).
 
The new season of Goliath is executive produced by Peabody Award winner Clyde Phillips (Dexter) and Lawrence Trilling (Parenthood). The series’ cast is led by Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo), who in January won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Goliath’s first season, and has also won an Oscar for his role in Sling Blade. Goliath is created by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal) and Jonathan Shapiro (The Practice).
 
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