Lara Parker, star of soap opera ‘Dark Shadows,’ dead at 84

told The Sunday Times of London.“Paul was going to write, I was going to open a hairdresser’s, George would get a garage,” he continued. “But it went on and then it ended.

EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Kirby and Lauren Dark have come aboard as exec producers for Swiss Oscar entry Thunder from writer-director Carmen Jacquier. Kirby & Dark’s Aluna Entertainment will back the awards push for the film in the race for Best International Feature. 

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent MK2 Films has boarded Bernhard Wenger’s feature debut, “Peacock,” a tragicomedy headlined by Albrecht Schuch, the German actor who starred in “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “System Crasher.” An up-and-coming Austrian director, Wenger developed the script at the Cannes Film Festival’s Cinefondation residency and was part of Berlinale Talents in 2020. His shorts, including “Keeping Balance,” “Guy Proposes to His Girlfriend on a Mountain” and “Excuse Me, I’m Looking for the Ping-Pong Room and My Girlfriend,” have played at festivals in Chicago, Palm Springs and Nashville, among others.

Some of the ex-Islanders due to appear on spin-off show Love Island Games quit before the show even began after being told they were "not guaranteed airtime" despite quarantining for weeks on end. The new Maya Jama-fronted show, which was filmed in Fiji earlier this year, launched in the US on 1 November, with a number of former Love Island stars from the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany and Sweden all competing against each other to take home a $100,000 prize.

Ringo Starr has opened up about the “emotional” experience of creating The Beatles‘ upcoming “final” song ‘Now And Then’.The legendary drummer teamed up with his former bandmate Paul McCartney to make the last-ever track to feature all four members of the band, with the help of AI technology. It’ll be released globally at 2pm GMT this Thursday (November 2).John Lennon first wrote and recorded a demo of ‘Now And Then’ with just his piano and vocals in the late ’70s.

Selome Hailu Tributes poured in from all corners of Hollywood when the news came of Matthew Perry’s death at age 54 on Saturday. The actor, best known for starring as Chandler Bing in “Friends,” was found dead in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles.

Refresh for latest updates….The sudden, tragic death of Friends star has touched a nerve with many of his Hollywood colleagues and fans pouring out their condolences. The 5x Primetime Emmy nominee was found unconscious late this afternoon at his L.A. home by first responders who were unable to revive him.

Matthew Perry, the actor best known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing on Friends, has sadly died at the age of 54.

TMZ. The outlet claims that the TV actor was found dead at his home from an apparent drowning.Matthew Perry found dead at his LA homeMatthew Perry, who is best known for his role as Chandler Bing on “Friends” was found dead at his LA home on Saturday.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The weekly print edition of Soap Opera Digest — the newsstand chronicler of daytime drama — is ending after nearly five decades. Staffers were informed of the decision Friday, according to sources. A spokesperson for a360Media, the company that owns the brand, confirmed that the weekly edition is being discontinued.

John Mayer performed an intro of Grateful Dead‘s ‘Dark Star’ before transitioning into ‘Your Body Is A Wonderland’ during a show in Chicago last week.Back in 2015, the pop-rock star began performing as the touring guitarist for Grateful Dead’s offshoot supergroup Dead & Company – consisting of Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann alongside Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.The link-up has led to tongue-in-cheek speculation about potential mash-ups of their respective back catalogues over the years.Mayer finally delivered during his show at United Center in Chicago, Illinois last week (October 18).“I’m not going to set it up, this is going to be the weirdest thing you ever saw in your life and I’m proud to do it,” Mayer said (via Rolling Stone).“I want you to mark it on the setlist that this is technically ‘Dark Star.’ And I’m going from ‘Dark Star’ into this next song. It’s a transition.

Dancing with the Stars honors Len Goodman this Tuesday night by bringing back a number of fan-favorite pros who have since moved on from the show. Everyone from to Tony Dovolani will grace the dance floor to perform in the late judge's honor, in what is guaranteed to be an extremely emotional evening (as if that wasn't enough, it's also the “Most Memorable Year” night).

Matt Evers has announced he will not return for Dancing On Ice next year. The professional skater’s career on the ITV show began during its first series in 2006, when he was partnered with EastEnders actress Bonnie Langford.

Katcy Stephan Yuri Lowenthal always wanted to be Spider-Man — and he’s got proof. As we chat over Zoom weeks ahead of the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, he excitedly whips out a photo of himself as a child, clad in that signature Spidey mask. “That’s me and my sister.

As a guest on The Playlist’s The Discourse Podcast, Matt Shakman talked about all kinds of topics, including Apple TV+‘s upcoming series “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters,” which he directs the first two episodes of, his upcoming MCU installment “Fantastic Four,” and more.

Lara Parker, who found the role of a lifetime at just 28 years old when she was cast by Dark Shadows producer Dan Curtis as the beautiful, vengeful and altogether evil witch Angelique Bouchard Collins, died Thursday, Oct. 12, in her sleep in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer. She was 84.

Valerie Wu Intern Lara Parker, known for her role as the witch Angelique in the ABC gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows,” died in her sleep on Oct. 12 at her home in the Topanga Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, her daughter confirmed. She was 84.

Suzanne Somers has died at 76 years old.

Todd Haynes tells me that May December, his gripping melodrama starring Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, “aggressively disturbs our moral moorings.”

Exciting news for fans of the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy!