Al Ruddy Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘The Godfather’ & ‘Million Dollar Baby’ Producer Was 94

Manchester United made history 25 years ago by becoming the first English club to win the Treble.

Ariana DeBose helped pay tribute to the late Chita Rivera during the 2024 Tony Awards on SUnday night (June 16) in New York City.

Sam Mendes is bringing back his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning blockbuster production of The Lehman Trilogy for a fourth run in London.

Just one look at the cast, and you can see why there’s a lot of hype surrounding the Peacock original series, “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.” Some of the best actors working today are showing up in Kevin Hart’s new show. READ MORE: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch As seen in the trailer, “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” tells the true story of one of the most brazen criminal heists ever to happen in the U.S.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Talpa Studios, the company founded by “The Voice” and “Big Brother” creator John de Mol, has recommissioned its hit reality show “Million Dollar Island” for new seasons in the Middle East and the Netherlands, produced at Saudi Arabia’s innovative Neom production hub. The upcoming seasons, respectively titled “Million Dollar Land” for Middle East broadcaster MBC and “Million Dollar Desert” for NET5 in the Netherlands, will be executive produced at Neom by Dubai-based Blue Engine Studios.

Netflix have vowed to “vigorously defend” a multi-million dollar lawsuit by Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha.

David and Victoria Beckham are determined to come out on top amid their bitter feud with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry!

, who, with newly glittering engagement rings, begin to see themselves as an Elizabeth Taylor or a Marilyn Monroe-type. Even the most timid of wallflowers will begin to gesticulate with broad sweeps of the hand and clink the bands of their rings against coffee mugs until someone, anyone, says: “Oh my gosh! Congratulations?” You will see a similar thing happen on social media, too, wherein the ring is always (always) in shot: boomeranging with champagne flutes, obscuring views of the countryside, and casually showing off a new manicure.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.That is how this week decided to debut her most recent engagement ring—a four-prong, oval-cut diamond designed by Lorraine Schwartz—alongside a fresh set of on Instagram.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic If you want to know how the definition of “scandal” has changed with the decades, you couldn’t do much better than to see “Taking Venice,” Amei Wallach’s highly enjoyable and revealing documentary about a legendary uproar in the art world. The film chronicles what happened at the 1964 Venice Biennale — the exhibition of contemporary art, held every two years, that culminates in the awarding of an esteemed grand prize. At the time, the Biennale was considered to be a kind of art-world equivalent of the Olympic Games.

Your first look at the new season of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles is here!

Ethan Shanfeld More money, more problems. That seems to be the motto of Netflix‘s brand new competition series, in which one contestant is saddled with a $1 million prize as the other 11 players fight to hunt them down and claim it for themselves. The series, with the working title “Million Dollar Secret,” will be hosted by Peter Serafinowicz, the British comedian and actor whose credits include “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Shaun of the Dead,” “John Wick: Chapter 2” and “Spy.” Here’s how the competition works, in Netflix’s own words: “The million-dollar prize is won by one of 12 players right at the start of the first episode.

Al Pacino has led tributes to The Godfather producer Albert S. Ruddy, who has died aged 94.Ruddy died “peacefully” last Saturday (May 25) at the UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles, according to a spokesperson (via Sky News), who added that among his final words were: “The game is over, but we won the game.”Ruddy produced more than 30 films including Million Dollar Baby and The Longest Yard while his TV credits included Hogan’s Heroes and Walker Texas Ranger.Pacino, who played the iconic Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, was one of the first to pay his respects to the late producer.“Al Ruddy was absolutely beautiful to me the whole time on The Godfather; even when they didn’t want me, he wanted me.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Al Ruddy, two-time Oscar winner for producing “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” died May 25 at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ruddy was also co-creator of “Hogan’s Heroes” and of “Walker, Texas Ranger.” After the success of sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes,” Ruddy went on to produce “Little Fauss and Big Halsy” and “Making It” before coming on to Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather,” which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.

The Cannes Film Festival will crown its Competition winners tomorrow night and the consensus seems to be building around a few titles.

Caleb Carr, whose bestselling 1994 novel The Alienist made the author a household name and was adapted into a 10-episode limited series on TNT, died of cancer Thursday at his home in Cherry Plains, New York. He was 68.

The long and contentious legal battle between Kelly Clarkson and her ex-husband and former manager Brandon Blackstock is OVER!

Vanessa Hudgens is opening up about her decision to become a contestant on The Masked Singer.

Chris Hemsworth‘s performance as Thor ensured that the god of thunder become a fan-favorite character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, he had to fight for the role, and he competed with some very big stars to get cast.

went on pause when he left.Serhant married lawyer Emilia Bechrakis in 2016, and their nuptials were shown in a miniseries, “Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan’s Wedding,” that same year. They have one daughter, 5-year-old Zena, and they also renovated a $7.8 million townhouse in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn — which was chronicled on-screen in the 2021 miniseries “Million Dollar Listing: Ryan’s Renovation.” In 2020, he founded Serhant, a real estate brand operating around the world, with 600 agents.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Fred Roos, casting director for landmark films such as “American Graffiti” and who went on to have a close relationship with Francis Ford Coppola, including producing best picture winner “Godfather Part II” and “Apocalypse Now,” died Saturday in Beverly Hills. He was 89.