Hollywood reacts to the death of Peter Bogdanovich

Jordan Moreau Peter Robbins, who was the first person to voice Charlie Brown in several “Peanuts” TV specials in the 1960s, has died. He was 65.His family told Fox 5 San Diego on Tuesday that he died by suicide last week.At 9 years old, Robbins first voiced Charlie Brown in “A Boy Named Charlie Brown,” which was a television documentary about “Peanuts” creator Charles M.

"Game of Thrones" star Peter Dinklage sounded off on Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of "Snow White."  The actor appeared on the most recent episode of Marc Maron’s "WTF" podcast in which the two of them discussed the concept of being politically correct or "woke." That’s when Dinklage commented on what he saw as the strange fact that the casting of Latina actress Rachel Zegler and Israeli actress Gal Gadot in the film was heralded as a boon for diversity. Meanwhile, the "Cyrano" actor, who has dwarfism, noted that they’re starring in a movie based on the 1937 animated movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which makes caricatures out of people like him.

Entertainment Weekly reported.“I’m just like, what are you doing?” the 52-year-old Emmy winner told Maron of the reboot, which will star “West Side Story” actress Rachel Zegler, who recently called herself a “white Latina,” as Snow White.Dinklage, who has achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism that results in him being 4-foot-5, found the movie especially hypocritical as they were “very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White.”“You’re progressive in one way, but then you’re still making that f–king backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the f–k are you doing, man?” the “Station Agent” actor spluttered. “Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there.

In memoriam…

Clayton Davis Cate Blanchett delivers two outstanding performances that are both in the awards conversation this year: “Don’t Look Up” and “Nightmare Alley.” The star shepherds grace and a hypnotic trance that has the viewer hanging on every single word she releases.With another impressive turn in Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Blanchett is a contender in what is easily our strongest field of supporting actress contenders in the last 30 years. Blanchett was shortlisted at BAFTA for “Don’t Look Up,” and also picked up a SAG Award nod for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley.”Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast recently spoke with Blanchett about her double dip in the awards arena this season, and having to turn down the role of Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos,” which ultimately went to Nicole Kidman.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Bogdanovich, who died January 6 at age 82, had one final creative project that will just got set for release. Weeks before his death, the disruptive filmmaker made LIT Project 2: Flux, which stars Kim Basinger in the first NFT collaboration between a legendary director and Oscar winning actress created specifically for and available only on the Ethereum blockchain. The project has been scheduled for January 25 release on that platform. Bodganovich worked with LIT, a project on the Ethereum blockchain dedicated to pushing the boundaries of NFTs.

Sam Adams, a literary agent whose career began in the postwar years at Warner Bros. and ended with the deal to bring The Handmaid’s Tale to the big screen, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 94.

A pained observation: The only intriguing stories on Hollywood this week consisted of obits – all kinds of obits. There were obits reminding us of the remarkable lives of Sidney Poitier, Peter Bogdanovich and Betty White. Also speculative obits about the Golden Globes, sentimental obits about the extinct 20th Century Fox and even speculative obits about MGM and ICM.

Paramount+ has set April 28 for the premiere of The Offer, its anticipated limited event series about the making of The Godfather, starring Miles Teller.

The National Society of Film Critics has named Drive My Car for its Best Picture Awards of 2021.

The National Society of Film Critics voting for the best films of 2021 is underway today.

NEW YORK -- As a trailblazing actor to generations of Black performers in Hollywood, Sidney Poitier often spoke about his larger off-screen role.Poitier, who died Thursday at the age of 94, entered the film industry at a time when portrayals of African Americans were generally stereotypical. But Poitier, who refused to play such caricatures, emerged as a matinee idol, an Oscar-winning actor and one of the most potent and graceful screen presences of his time, paving the way for countless who followed him.In interviews and in his 2000 autobiography, “The Measure of a Man,” Poitier spoke and wrote about the hardships, responsibilities and importance of his historic ascent in Hollywood. Here are excepts of Poitier in his own words through the years.———“There was almost no frame of reference for us except as stereotypical, one-dimensional characters.

Hollywood icon Sir Sidney Poitier has passed away at the age of 94.

Sidney Poitier, the trailblazing and iconic Black actor, director, civil rights activist and humanitarian, has died, Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell has announced.

2021 ended with the unexpected death of filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee, as well as the passing of Betty White, leaving TV and film fans distraught. Well, we’re not even a whole week into 2022, and there’s already the loss of another legend — filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich.

Cybill Sheperd, Barbra Streisand and Cher – stars of the Peter Bogdonavich films The Last Picture Show, What’s Up, Doc? and Mask, respectively – remembered the late director today.