Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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Penny Marshall Defined: Here’s Merriam-Webster’s Tribute to the ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star
The dictionary was at no loss for words in honoring the actress-director
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Penny Marshall Remembered by Rosie O’Donnell, Tom Hanks and More: ‘So Talented and Funny’
Busy Philipps, Vincent D’Onofrio and Billy Crystal also tweet their memories of the “Laverne & Shirley” star
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Bron Creative Announces $100 Million Co-Financing Deal With Warner Bros.
“The Mule,” “Joker” and Ben Affleck’s “Torrance” among the projects that Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth will come on as exec producers
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Penny Marshall, Director and ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star, Dies at 75
Marshall also directed “Big” and “A League of Their Own”
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David Schwimmer Lookalike Thief Fails to Show Up for Court, Arrest Warrant Issued
A U.K. judge issued a warrant for arrest for Abdulah Husseni, who resembles “Friends” actor
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Cate Blanchett Does a Disappearing Act in ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’ First Trailer (Video)
Richard Linklater directs film based on novel by Maria Semple
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‘Black Panther’ and ‘Ready Player One’ Land on Oscars Shortlist in Visual Effects Race
“Avengers: Infinity War” and “Welcome to Marwen” also among 10 films on the list
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‘Roma’ and ‘Cold War’ Lead Oscars Best Foreign Language Film Shortlist
Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 22
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Terry Gilliam’s Long-Delayed ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Acquired by Screen Media
Distributor is planning March 2019 release for film starring Jonathan Pryce and Adam Driver
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Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney Biopic ‘Vice’ Polarizes Critics, From ‘Clunky’ to ‘Zeitgeist Event’
“This is an unsubtle, difficult, often depressing film. It’s also one of the year’s best,” Chris Evangelista at /Film says
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Former Model Says She Had 8-Year Affair With Woody Allen When She Was a Teenager
“This is not ‘bring down this man.’ I’m talking about my love story. This made me who I am. I have no regrets,” Christina Engelhardt says in profile
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‘Dark Crystal’ Series: Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy Lead Voice Cast of Jim Henson Prequel
Netflix fantasy series “Age of Resistance” will launch in 2019
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Amy Adams on Why She ‘Became the First Woman in History to Reject a Hug From Brad Pitt’ (Video)
“You think he’s going to move in slow motion and you imagine yourself looking pretty in a white gown. But that wasn’t the case,” actress says
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Benicio del Toro to Voice Swiper the Fox in ‘Dora the Explorer’ Live-Action Film
Isabela Moner stars as a teenage Dora in adaptation of Nickelodeon TV show
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Sondra Locke Remembered as ‘Early Pioneer’ for Women in Hollywood
“Sondra Locke, like Barbara Lowden, deserves to be known for her work, not for the famous man she was disastrously involved with,” author Sarah Weinman tweets
