Cynthia Hargrave, Producer of ‘Bottle Rocket,’ Dies at 64

Biz Markie sadly passed away at 57-years-old on Friday, July 16. His manager confirmed the news with the following statement obtained by HollywoodLife: “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, Hip Hop pioneer Biz Markie peacefully passed away. We are grateful for the many calls and prayers of support that we have received during this difficult time.”

Producers Ed Saxon and Nina Yang Bongiovi are taking on new roles in support of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California.

Labar’s first wife, Gaile Labar-Bernhardt, told TMZ  that he was found dead Wednesday inside his Nashville apartment.

William Smith, the 1970s action star who tussled with Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can and was a regular on the final season of Hawaii Five-0, has died. He was 88.

Chick Vennera, a prolific voice actor perhaps most recognizable for his scene-stealing disco dance performance atop a parked car in the 1978 hit comedy Thank God It’s Friday, died from cancer yesterday at his home in Burbank.

Dilip Kumar, a legendary Indian actor, has sadly passed away at the age of 98, according to multiple reports.

Two documentary projects reflecting the African-American experience are recipients of the latest grants from the Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator Program for filmmakers of color.

“My heart is shattered [and] to write this feels so wrong, and I don’t even know what to say,” wrote model Meredith Mickelson when mourning the death of her brother, Daniel Mickelson.

After not having a Cannes Film Festival in 2020, obviously due to the pandemic, it appears the French event is making up for lost time with an absolutely stacked lineup of features in 2021. And thankfully, for film fans that aren’t able to make the trip to France right now, the festival has released a bunch of first-look photos for some of our most anticipated features of the festival.

The creator of the viral “Crazy Nastya– Honey Badger” video is the latest person to sell their meme as an NFT!

Many celebrities took to social media to react to the news of Bill Cosby’s surprising prison release.

Donald Rumsfeld, who was the TV face of the George W. Bush Administration’s War in Iraq, has died just days shy of his 89th birthday, according to a statement from his family.

John Erman, an Emmy-winning director-producer who helmed multiple episodes of such classic TV series as Star Trek, M*A*S*H and Peyton Place along with Part 2 of Roots and much of its sequel miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, has died. He was 85.

Robert Sacchi, the actor who so closely resembled Humphrey Bogart that he starred in the 1980 20th Century Fox comedy The Man With Bogart’s Face, died June 23 in Los Angeles after a brief illness, according to a family spokesperson. He was 89.

An offer they can’t refuse. That’s what’s in store for the Big Brother houseguests this summer for the upcoming 23rd season of the CBS reality competition series.

Antonio Ferme editorAlison Greenspan, a film and TV producer known for her work on the ABC drama “For Life” and 2011 feature “Monte Carlo,” died June 27 after a long battle with cancer. She was 48.Greenspan’s death was confirmed by her husband, Jason Michaels, who said she was surrounded by her family at the time of her death.Greenspan was a partner at Doug Robinson Productions over the past several years.

Jon Avnet’s “Righteous Kill,” starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino.Hargrave was a native of Los Angeles who graduated with a B.S. in business from California State University, Northridge.

Award winning film producer Cynthia Hargraves, who produced Wes Anderson’s debut feature film “Bottle Rocket,” passed away on June 9, 2021, at her Venice home, from complications of systemic scleroderma. She was 64. “When Bob Wilson introduced me and his sons Owen, Luke, and Andrew to Kit Carson and Cynthia Hargrave thirty years ago, he introduced us to the pathway to the rest of our lives.

Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has reportedly died of liver failure at the age of 55, according to his wife and his ex-bandmates posting on Facebook.