Oprah Winfrey said that she owns the “major role” she played in modern diet culture, saying she has taken time to process her own shame and now wants to support her audience in their own shift toward healthier mindsets.
“I wanted to gather all of us together because I believe that we have reached a pivotal moment in the way we talk about and the way we think about our bodies,” Winfrey told her in-person and virtual audience during Thursday’s Weight Watcher YouTube live special.
The talk show host went on to say that she acknowledges “that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture. Through my platforms, through the magazine, through the talk show for 25 years and online, I’ve been a major contributor to it. I cannot tell you how many weight-loss shows and makeovers I have done, and they have been a staple since...
“I wanted to gather all of us together because I believe that we have reached a pivotal moment in the way we talk about and the way we think about our bodies,” Winfrey told her in-person and virtual audience during Thursday’s Weight Watcher YouTube live special.
The talk show host went on to say that she acknowledges “that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture. Through my platforms, through the magazine, through the talk show for 25 years and online, I’ve been a major contributor to it. I cannot tell you how many weight-loss shows and makeovers I have done, and they have been a staple since...
- 5/10/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hank Bradford, the clever stand-up comic who performed a half-dozen times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson before serving a five-year stint as head writer on the program, has died. He was 88.
Bradford died Jan. 18 in Los Angeles, his family announced.
Bradford did uncredited dialogue rewrites on the Burt Reynolds-starring Smokey and the Bandit (1977) — when he got the script, “it wasn’t a comedy,” he revealed to host Mark Malkoff on a 2017 episode of The Carson Podcast — and wrote for such TV shows as M*A*S*H, Private Benjamin and Three’s Company.
The Brooklyn native made his first appearance on the Tonight Show in September 1966 when it was based in New York. He got a spot inside the writers room in 1969, succeeded Marshall Brickman as head writer in 1970 and moved with the show to Burbank in 1972.
Bradford’s role on the fabled NBC late-night program was...
Bradford died Jan. 18 in Los Angeles, his family announced.
Bradford did uncredited dialogue rewrites on the Burt Reynolds-starring Smokey and the Bandit (1977) — when he got the script, “it wasn’t a comedy,” he revealed to host Mark Malkoff on a 2017 episode of The Carson Podcast — and wrote for such TV shows as M*A*S*H, Private Benjamin and Three’s Company.
The Brooklyn native made his first appearance on the Tonight Show in September 1966 when it was based in New York. He got a spot inside the writers room in 1969, succeeded Marshall Brickman as head writer in 1970 and moved with the show to Burbank in 1972.
Bradford’s role on the fabled NBC late-night program was...
- 2/9/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Watch out “Woj” and “Shams,” there’s a new NBA scoop machine: “CNN Sports.”
The biggest NBA move of the week broke on TNT’s Inside the NBA Tuesday night, with the studio team revealing that ESPN analyst Doc Rivers had agreed to become the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. Their source? “CNN Sports.”
“Ok, are we ready for breaking news?” Inside the NBA host Adam Lefkoe began. “We have news in from CNN…” “From CNN?!” analyst Jamal Crawford responded. “From CNN Sports,” Lefkoe continued, breaking the Rivers news on-air.
Bleacher Report, TNT Sports’ digital news brand, subsequently shared the news itself, also citing CNN Sports.
And not long after the news broke on TNT, CNN.com published a story (the byline was just “CNN Staff”) with more detail on the move. It wasn’t until Wednesday morning that ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (“Woj”) and The Athletic’s Shams Charania (“Shams”) confirmed the move.
The biggest NBA move of the week broke on TNT’s Inside the NBA Tuesday night, with the studio team revealing that ESPN analyst Doc Rivers had agreed to become the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. Their source? “CNN Sports.”
“Ok, are we ready for breaking news?” Inside the NBA host Adam Lefkoe began. “We have news in from CNN…” “From CNN?!” analyst Jamal Crawford responded. “From CNN Sports,” Lefkoe continued, breaking the Rivers news on-air.
Bleacher Report, TNT Sports’ digital news brand, subsequently shared the news itself, also citing CNN Sports.
And not long after the news broke on TNT, CNN.com published a story (the byline was just “CNN Staff”) with more detail on the move. It wasn’t until Wednesday morning that ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (“Woj”) and The Athletic’s Shams Charania (“Shams”) confirmed the move.
- 1/24/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kids Baking Championship‘s Valerie Bertinelli has revealed that she’s not returning to the Food Network competition series she’s hosted and judged for 12 seasons due to budget cuts.
“I’ve been avoiding facing what I got confirmation for last night and I didn’t want to talk about it last night. I wanted to sleep on it because it really hurt my feelings,” she shared via Instagram video Saturday. “I know it’s not supposed to. Logically, I know that it’s business. Budget cuts, right? But it really hurt my feelings to know that I’m not...
“I’ve been avoiding facing what I got confirmation for last night and I didn’t want to talk about it last night. I wanted to sleep on it because it really hurt my feelings,” she shared via Instagram video Saturday. “I know it’s not supposed to. Logically, I know that it’s business. Budget cuts, right? But it really hurt my feelings to know that I’m not...
- 1/22/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Why Mark Harmon and the Woman He Chose on ‘The Dating Game’ Stopped Dating: ‘She Was a Bird Trainer’
NCIS star Mark Harmon married his wife, Pam Dawber, nearly 40 years ago. But before he met her in 1986, he had trouble finding the great love of his life. While in college, Harmon tried his luck on The Dating Game twice, and he left the show with a woman he met. Unfortunately, their relationship didn’t last. Here’s what Harmon said about it.
Mark Harmon and the women he met on ‘The Dating Game’ didn’t last long
Before Mark Harmon was married, the NCIS star was a contestant on The Dating Game twice in college. The Dating Game aired from 1965 to 1986, and it first involved Harmon sitting next to two other bachelors hidden from the view of the bachelorette star. The bachelorette asked questions to the hidden men, and she chose the winner. She didn’t choose Harmon, but he later starred in the show as the bachelor choosing...
Mark Harmon and the women he met on ‘The Dating Game’ didn’t last long
Before Mark Harmon was married, the NCIS star was a contestant on The Dating Game twice in college. The Dating Game aired from 1965 to 1986, and it first involved Harmon sitting next to two other bachelors hidden from the view of the bachelorette star. The bachelorette asked questions to the hidden men, and she chose the winner. She didn’t choose Harmon, but he later starred in the show as the bachelor choosing...
- 1/7/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
NCIS star Mark Harmon has been married to his wife, Pam Dawber, for 37 years. Before he met Dawber, he was considered a heartthrob amongst fans of his work. But he didn’t always have great luck in dating. In the ’80s, he once explained to Joan Rivers that he had a strange encounter with a woman who hit on him after asking him for a pen. Here’s what happened.
‘NCIS’ star Mark Harmon said he was hit on strangely after People named him the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
NCIS star Mark Harmon adores his wife of nearly 40 years, Pam Dawber. However, he wasn’t always lucky in his love life. He spoke to Joan Rivers, via Youtube, shortly after he was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1986. And he explained that his dating world didn’t improve much after the incredible title.
Rivers mentioned to Harmon that he seemingly never had trouble attaining dates,...
‘NCIS’ star Mark Harmon said he was hit on strangely after People named him the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
NCIS star Mark Harmon adores his wife of nearly 40 years, Pam Dawber. However, he wasn’t always lucky in his love life. He spoke to Joan Rivers, via Youtube, shortly after he was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1986. And he explained that his dating world didn’t improve much after the incredible title.
Rivers mentioned to Harmon that he seemingly never had trouble attaining dates,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tom Wilkinson, the Emmy-winning actor who starred in the 1997 film The Full Monty and reprised his role in the 2023 sequel TV series, has died. He was 75.
Wilkinson passed away on Saturday at his home in the UK, according to the BBC. No cause of death has been reported.
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In The Fully Monty, Wilkinson plays an unemployed steel worker, Gerald, who joins a striptease dance group to make money.
Wilkinson passed away on Saturday at his home in the UK, according to the BBC. No cause of death has been reported.
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In The Fully Monty, Wilkinson plays an unemployed steel worker, Gerald, who joins a striptease dance group to make money.
- 12/30/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
The BBC has just released a two-episode miniseries adapted from Agatha Christie’s murder mystery titled Murder is Easy. It would be fair to say that reading Agatha Christie’s stories is much more engaging than watching something that has been adapted from the source material. But Murder is Easy is an easy-on-the eyes, quite picturesque adaptation of Christie’s work. It might not be that thrilling, but it takes us back to the scenic England village where someone might be murdering people in cold blood. The juxtaposition is nicely explored, but the performances feel jaded. Set in Wychwood village in England, the miniseries shows us how a Nigerian man sets foot in the village and tries to get to the bottom of all the strange ‘accidents’ happening around town. There is a special reason for him to be doing so, and he finds himself going too far down the Wychwood rabbit hole,...
- 12/30/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Contains spoilers for Murder is Easy including the identity of the murderer.
A Christmas Christie is a treat and Murder is Easy scratches that itch very nicely. Telling the story of a rural village of two halves where people keep getting murdered while the police seemingly do nothing, this latest adap written by Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre makes some meaty changes to Christie’s original story. Most noticeably our hero, Luke Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) is no longer a white policeman but a young Nigerian diplomat. After encountering a lady on a train (Penelope Wilton) who tells him about the deaths in the village and that they were carried out by a respectable person with a point to make, and who is subsequently killed herself, Fitzwilliam feels it’s his duty to find out what’s going on.
In the village of Wychwood Fitzwilliam meets a racist doctor (played by Mathew Bayton...
A Christmas Christie is a treat and Murder is Easy scratches that itch very nicely. Telling the story of a rural village of two halves where people keep getting murdered while the police seemingly do nothing, this latest adap written by Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre makes some meaty changes to Christie’s original story. Most noticeably our hero, Luke Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) is no longer a white policeman but a young Nigerian diplomat. After encountering a lady on a train (Penelope Wilton) who tells him about the deaths in the village and that they were carried out by a respectable person with a point to make, and who is subsequently killed herself, Fitzwilliam feels it’s his duty to find out what’s going on.
In the village of Wychwood Fitzwilliam meets a racist doctor (played by Mathew Bayton...
- 12/28/2023
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Bobby Rivers, an entertainment journalist and radio/television personality best known for hosting the Top 5 show on the Food Network, has died. He was 70. The news of Rivers’ passing was first reported by Wisn 12, an ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Rivers served “as the city’s first Black film critic on television” when he joined the station in 1979. According to Deadline, Rivers’ sister, Betsy Rivers, confirmed her brother died on Tuesday, December 26, writing in a Facebook post, “Bobby passed away last night and is no longer in any pain.” A cause of death was not given. A graduate of Marquette University in Wisconsin, Rivers made his first TV appearance as a high school student on a 1970 syndicated classic film trivia game show. He later worked in Milwaukee radio before transitioning to TV as part of the Wisn broadcast team, beginning as a film critic and eventually moving up to...
- 12/28/2023
- TV Insider
Bobby Rivers, the sassy celebrity interviewer and film critic who hosted Watch Bobby Rivers for VH1 and Top 5 for the Food Network, has died. He was 70.
Rivers had been living in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died Tuesday night in a Minneapolis hospital, his sister, Betsy, told The Hollywood Reporter. She said he had suffered a series of mini-strokes and had a recurrence of lung cancer.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Rivers was the oldest of three kids. He once noted in an interview with Our Lives magazine that “both my parents loved old films, so they really cultivated and encouraged this in me.”
Rivers was a winning contestant on the syndicated program The Movie Game while he was attending the all-boys Verbum Dei Jesuit High School in L.A., then came to Milwaukee in 1972 and graduated from Marquette University, where he majored in broadcasting.
After writing weekend newscasts for Milwaukee’s Writ-FM,...
Rivers had been living in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died Tuesday night in a Minneapolis hospital, his sister, Betsy, told The Hollywood Reporter. She said he had suffered a series of mini-strokes and had a recurrence of lung cancer.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Rivers was the oldest of three kids. He once noted in an interview with Our Lives magazine that “both my parents loved old films, so they really cultivated and encouraged this in me.”
Rivers was a winning contestant on the syndicated program The Movie Game while he was attending the all-boys Verbum Dei Jesuit High School in L.A., then came to Milwaukee in 1972 and graduated from Marquette University, where he majored in broadcasting.
After writing weekend newscasts for Milwaukee’s Writ-FM,...
- 12/28/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bobby Rivers, an entertainment reporter and television personality on the Food Network and VH1, has died. He was 70.
ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisn 12, shared the news about Rivers. The on-air host joined the station in 1979 “as the city’s first Black film critic on television.”
Rivers died on Tuesday, Dec. 26, with his sister, Betsy Rivers, confirming his death in a Facebook post, writing, “Bobby passed away last night and is no longer in any pain.”
He graduated from Marquette University in the 1970s and went on to be one of the VJs from VH1 in the 80s.
L-r: VH1 VJs Bobby Rivers, Rosie O’Donnell and Roger Rose in July 1988
Rivers also hosted a series of Food Network specials with a show titled Top 5.
“Sticky buns, deep-fried candy bars, TV dinners and $20,000 cakes. From quirky to outrageous, Top 5 pays homage through food to the Top 40 countdown shows each generation has grown to love,...
ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisn 12, shared the news about Rivers. The on-air host joined the station in 1979 “as the city’s first Black film critic on television.”
Rivers died on Tuesday, Dec. 26, with his sister, Betsy Rivers, confirming his death in a Facebook post, writing, “Bobby passed away last night and is no longer in any pain.”
He graduated from Marquette University in the 1970s and went on to be one of the VJs from VH1 in the 80s.
L-r: VH1 VJs Bobby Rivers, Rosie O’Donnell and Roger Rose in July 1988
Rivers also hosted a series of Food Network specials with a show titled Top 5.
“Sticky buns, deep-fried candy bars, TV dinners and $20,000 cakes. From quirky to outrageous, Top 5 pays homage through food to the Top 40 countdown shows each generation has grown to love,...
- 12/28/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Bobby Rivers, who was known for hosting Food Network’s “Top 5” and VH1’s “Watch Bobby Rivers” celebrity talk show, died Tuesday in Minneapolis at the age of 70.
Wisn 12, the network Rivers joined as the city of Milwakee’s first Black film critic on television, confirmed the news. The TV host’s sister Betsy also confirmed his death via Facebook.
“Bobby passed away last night and is no longer in any pain,” she wrote Wednesday.
Upon graduation from Marquette University in the 1970s, Rivers began his career at Milwaukee radio station Wqfm where he was hired as a morning newsman. After he grew in popularity as an on-air personality, Rivers was let go from the network in July 1978. Over 1000 listeners signed three separate petitions to the station to keep Rivers, who renegotiated his contract and stayed on for another year.
Rivers debuted on television via Wisn-tv as Milwaukee’s first...
Wisn 12, the network Rivers joined as the city of Milwakee’s first Black film critic on television, confirmed the news. The TV host’s sister Betsy also confirmed his death via Facebook.
“Bobby passed away last night and is no longer in any pain,” she wrote Wednesday.
Upon graduation from Marquette University in the 1970s, Rivers began his career at Milwaukee radio station Wqfm where he was hired as a morning newsman. After he grew in popularity as an on-air personality, Rivers was let go from the network in July 1978. Over 1000 listeners signed three separate petitions to the station to keep Rivers, who renegotiated his contract and stayed on for another year.
Rivers debuted on television via Wisn-tv as Milwaukee’s first...
- 12/27/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Bobby Rivers, a veteran television and radio personality whose credits included hosting Food Network’s Top 5, died on Dec. 26 at age 70.
“Bobby passed away last night and is no longer in any pain,” his sister Betsy shared on Facebook.
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Rivers started his career writing weekend newscasts at Writ-fm (Milwaukee), and after applying five times, he got hired as a morning newsman at Wqfm (based out of Nanticoke,...
“Bobby passed away last night and is no longer in any pain,” his sister Betsy shared on Facebook.
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Rivers started his career writing weekend newscasts at Writ-fm (Milwaukee), and after applying five times, he got hired as a morning newsman at Wqfm (based out of Nanticoke,...
- 12/27/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Tom Smothers, who with his brother Dick performed as the Smothers Brothers comedy team, passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, following a recent battle with cancer. He was 86.
Dick Smothers said in a statement that Tom was at home with his family at the time of his death.
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“Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner,...
Dick Smothers said in a statement that Tom was at home with his family at the time of his death.
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“Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner,...
- 12/27/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Lee Sun-kyun, who played the wealthy Park family patriarch in the Oscar-winning film Parasite and whose TV credits included My Mister and Apple TV+’s Dr. Brain, has died at age 48.
The South Korean actor was found on Wednesday morning in a car parked in central Seoul, dead in an apparent suicide, South Korean police told NBC News. Law enforcement had reportedly begun looking for Lee upon receiving a tip from his manger that he had left behind what appeared to be a suicide note.
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The South Korean actor was found on Wednesday morning in a car parked in central Seoul, dead in an apparent suicide, South Korean police told NBC News. Law enforcement had reportedly begun looking for Lee upon receiving a tip from his manger that he had left behind what appeared to be a suicide note.
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- 12/27/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Tony Romo is a retired quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, you might recognize his voice calling games for the NFL on CBS.
We’re taking a moment to highlight his lovely wife Candice Romo and their sons Jones, 3, Rivers, 8, and Hawkins, 10.
Keep reading to find out more…
If you don’t know, Candice and Tony met while she was an intern for the Dallas Cowboys. She previously studied journalism at the University of Missouri. She participated in pageants and she’s the former Miss Missouri!
Another fun fact about Candice: her brother is Chace Crawford, who starred in Gossip Girl!
Also, her parents are huge Cowboys fans, and she grew up a Cowboys fan!
About being a big boy mom, Candice once said, “Sure, it would have been new and different to have a little girl running around,. But we love our boys and I love being a ‘boy mom...
We’re taking a moment to highlight his lovely wife Candice Romo and their sons Jones, 3, Rivers, 8, and Hawkins, 10.
Keep reading to find out more…
If you don’t know, Candice and Tony met while she was an intern for the Dallas Cowboys. She previously studied journalism at the University of Missouri. She participated in pageants and she’s the former Miss Missouri!
Another fun fact about Candice: her brother is Chace Crawford, who starred in Gossip Girl!
Also, her parents are huge Cowboys fans, and she grew up a Cowboys fan!
About being a big boy mom, Candice once said, “Sure, it would have been new and different to have a little girl running around,. But we love our boys and I love being a ‘boy mom...
- 12/26/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
HBO’s dramatization of the infamous 1972 Watergate scandal, White House Plumbers, reached a melting point this week when the two most important plumbers came under legal fire. After Jim McCord forgot to remove a piece of tape from the door of the DNC building they snuck into in the previous week’s episode, the FBI and the cops traced their way to Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy. Now, as the pressure mounts for both of them with financial and legal troubles reaching an all-time high, here’s what happens in this week’s episode of White House Plumbers.
The fourth episode is all about cleaning up the mess that the White House Plumbers created in the DNC Building, and now that the FBI and the police are barging into the homes of Gordon Liddy and Howard Hunt, they need to save their skin. Howard wakes up his son Saint John...
The fourth episode is all about cleaning up the mess that the White House Plumbers created in the DNC Building, and now that the FBI and the police are barging into the homes of Gordon Liddy and Howard Hunt, they need to save their skin. Howard wakes up his son Saint John...
- 5/23/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
She’s known as a Hollywood trailblazer, expanding what audiences and the women inspired by her legacy thought was possible from a successful female comic. And like most artistic innovators, the late Joan Rivers’ ascent was due to a combination of incredible talent and a touch of luck surrounding her big break.
She performed in comedy clubs across New York throughout the early ’60s. She appeared on the Jack Paar edition of The Tonight Show at the beginning of the decade. But her stand-up spots on The Ed Sullivan Show played a big role in her mainstream breakthrough. For all the work Rivers was doing as a comedian, she received her place on the platform because of an error by Sullivan.
Ed Sullivan’s slip of the tongue gave Joan Rivers her big break on his talk show Actress and Comedian Joan Rivers takes part in a photocall for her...
She performed in comedy clubs across New York throughout the early ’60s. She appeared on the Jack Paar edition of The Tonight Show at the beginning of the decade. But her stand-up spots on The Ed Sullivan Show played a big role in her mainstream breakthrough. For all the work Rivers was doing as a comedian, she received her place on the platform because of an error by Sullivan.
Ed Sullivan’s slip of the tongue gave Joan Rivers her big break on his talk show Actress and Comedian Joan Rivers takes part in a photocall for her...
- 3/23/2023
- by Sam Hines
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is performing her last set this spring. On Monday, Amazon Prime Video released the trailer for the fifth and final season of the Emmy-winning dramedy about comedy, which premieres in April.
In Season 5, Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is trying to book a spot on “The Gordon Ford Show,” a late-night talk show. If she nails “Gordon Ford,” she will become a big star. But it’s not easy. To paraphrase the official Season 5 synopsis, Midge is closer than ever to the success she desires but closer than ever is still so far away.
The storyline appears to be inspired by Joan Rivers’ legendary appearance on “The Tonight Show” in 1965. After seven auditions, Rivers finally landed a spot, and she did so well that Johnny Carson told her, “You’re gonna be a star.” After that, she was.
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino...
In Season 5, Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is trying to book a spot on “The Gordon Ford Show,” a late-night talk show. If she nails “Gordon Ford,” she will become a big star. But it’s not easy. To paraphrase the official Season 5 synopsis, Midge is closer than ever to the success she desires but closer than ever is still so far away.
The storyline appears to be inspired by Joan Rivers’ legendary appearance on “The Tonight Show” in 1965. After seven auditions, Rivers finally landed a spot, and she did so well that Johnny Carson told her, “You’re gonna be a star.” After that, she was.
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino...
- 3/20/2023
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Film fans and the entire Hollywood community lost a giant in the acting world when River Phoenix tragically passed away on Halloween night in 1993. Fortunately, he left behind some incredible performances that ensure his legacy will live on for years to come. One of his most enduring roles came in 1989 when Phoenix portrayed a young version of Harrison Ford in the thrilling opening sequence to "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." If the Shanghai sequence at Club Obi Wan in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" is Spielberg's homage to James Bond, the "Last Crusade" opening adventure shows the visionary director's love for classic Westerns. It's Spielberg at his absolute best, propelling the entire movie forward while also giving Indy fans a fun backstory that could have been an entire movie on its own.
Phoenix is never doing a straight up impression of Ford but the similarities between the two are undeniable.
Phoenix is never doing a straight up impression of Ford but the similarities between the two are undeniable.
- 3/18/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
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