Lennie Niehaus, Emmy-Winning Film Composer and Frequent Clint Eastwood Collaborator, Dies at 90

Leave it to the Television Academy to make major rule changes just two weeks before voting for the 2020 Emmys is scheduled to begin. The big news out of the new guidance is that both the Original Comedy Series and Original Drama Series will have eight nominees each this year.

Dave McNary Film ReporterIn today’s film news roundup, the Santa Barbara Film Festival moves back, Legion M is backing “Save Yourselves!,” Gravitas buys “Odd Man Rush,” a Tiny Tim documentary finds a home and The Creative Coalition is backing films about obesity.FILM FESTIVALThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival has shifted its dates backwards for its 36th annual event, which will now take place from March 31 to April 10, 2021.The festival, which typically occurs in January and is a key

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDrama and comedy series previously nominated but not yet winners at the Emmys, this could be your year.The incumbent victors, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” in drama and Amazon Prime Video’s “Fleabag” in comedy, wrapped up their runs last year, making their wins the sweet cherry on top of already successful series.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerIFC Films has secured the North American distribution rights to Shithouse, the SXSW entry that picked up the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative.

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Clint Eastwood turned 90 last week and is feeling grateful as he enters into a new decade of his life. The esteemed director “keeps in touch with all eight of his children and their families" an insider told Closer Weekly. “He’s taken great comfort that at this time of his life, all his kids are close.” Eastwood is also grateful for his girlfriend, Christina Sandera.The pair have been together since 2014.

After a 20-year old clip of Saturday Night Live resurfaced on social media last week that featured Jimmy Fallon in blackface, the comedian has issued a formal apology on air and he claims that he is “not a racist.” Fallon opened up Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show by promising his fans “a different kind of show” to address the controversy. The clip was from a 2000 episode of SNL that saw Fallon in blackface while impersonating his fellow comedian and SNL alum, Chris Rock.

Lennie Niehaus, who went from Stan Kenton sideman to Clint Eastwood’s movie composer during a nearly 60-year career in music, died Thursday at his daughter’s home in Redlands, Calif. He was 90.

By Leo Barraclough

Lennie Niehaus, the West Coast alto saxophonist, arranger and composer who played with Stan Kenton's band and collaborated with Clint Eastwood on more than two dozen films, has died. He was 90.

By Jon Burlingame

Clint Eastwood celebrates his 90th birthday on May 31, 2020, and fans across the globe are showing honor to the beloved actor, director, and producer. With the Coronavirus pandemic putting a halt on Hollywood, many have wondered what the actor has been up to or if he is slowing down.

By Todd McCarthy

Clint Eastwood has celebrated several Oscar wins, the births of his eight children, multiple marriages and more, but now, he's celebrating something entirely different.

Clint Eastwood is gearing up for a major milestone. The actor will turn 90 years old on Sunday, and his son, Scott Eastwood, dished on the family's plans to celebrate.

Scott Eastwood is celebrating!