Bill Thompson Dies: Longtime Booker Of Indie Films For Top Distributors Was 73

Before her life likely takes a turn, Jen Shah is making the most of her time as a free woman in 2023. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star traveled to California to support her husband, Coach Sharrieff Shah, days before she’s set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Bill Pence, a former VP at Janus Films who co-founded the integral Telluride Film Festival in 1974, has died. He was 82. The Telluride Daily Planet said Pence died December 6 after a long illness.

Ruggero Deodato, the Italian filmmaker whose hyper-realistic found-footage horror pic Cannibal Holocaust got him arrested and was banned in more than 50 countries, died today, Italian media reported. He was 83. No details of his death were given.

Thom Bell, who helped to create the soul songs style that became known in the 1960s and 1970s as “The Sound of Philadelphia,” died Thursday in Bellingham, Washington. He was 79 and no cause of death was given.

Murder early American style is pointedly served cold in The Pale Blue Eye, a fancifully gruesome account of killings at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, circa 1832, that attracts the attention of a certain Edgar Allan Poe, among others. Handsomely made in the dead of winter and generally adept at playing its dramatic cards, the film’s intrigue stems from the unusual academic setting, the ritualistic freakishness of the killings, the intelligence of the characters and the admittedly narrow portrait of a United States still just getting on its feet.

Ronald Dennis, the Broadway performer who indelibly played dancer “Richie Walters” in the original 1975 cast of A Chorus Line and introduced one of the show’s musical highlights in “Gimme The Ball,” died Dec. 17 following a lengthy illness. He was 78.

.As we enter the coldest winter months, many celebs have been opting for a of the platinum blonde look, including and . “Warm golden tones are becoming more popular for the new year,” , hairstylist and owner of Renaissance Salon & Spa, . “For years now, the ‘ashy’ blonde trend has been one of the most requested hair colors from my clients at the salon, but I think we are going to be seeing more gold and honey tones in 2023,” added hairstylist .

Kim Simmonds, leader of the last post-Beatles wave of British blues bands with Savoy Brown, has died at the age of 75, the band announced.

Kim Simmonds, leader of the last post-Beatles wave of British blues bands with Savoy Brown, has died at the age of 75, the band announced.

Nick Carter performed at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in New York City on Friday, December 9, with the Backstreet Boys, one day after he denied sexual assault allegations.