Shelley Duvall , the much-loved US character actor and star of films such as The Shining, Annie Hall and Popeye, has died four days after her 75th birthday, reports The Guardian ‘s Catherine Shoard . Duvall died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas, according to Dan Gilroy, who had been her life partner since 1989. Gilroy told The Hollywood Reporter: “My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us.
Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley.” [Read More] Fly Me to the Moon is the kind of movie that isn’t supposed to succeed in theatres anymore, at least if you listen to franchise-obsessed studio executives, reports The New York Times ‘ Brooks Barnes .
The story is a period piece and completely original: In 1968, a government operative ( Woody Harrelson ) hires a marketing virtuoso ( Scarlett Johansson) to convince the public – and Congress – that a troubled NASA can pull off its scheduled Apollo 11 moon landing. Stylish and devious, she clashes with the rigid launch director ( Channing Tatum ) and secretly – as a backup, to be used only in an emergency – arranges for a fake landing to be filmed on a soundstage. What’s the harm? [Read More] Alleged false or misleading promotions to customers have landed consumer goods retailer The Good Guys in court, reports News Corp’s Angelica Snowden .
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has claimed the JB Hi-Fi-owned discount g.
