John G Avildsen, ‘Rocky’ and ‘Karate Kid’ Director, Dies at 81
Filmmaker won an Oscar for directing the original “Rocky” starring Sylvester Stallone in 1976
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12 Actors Over 80 Still Killing It in Hollywood, From Ed Asner to Morgan Freeman (Photos)
Freeman joined the club on June 1
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Burt Reynolds Lays Down the Law in New ‘Pocket Listing’ Clip (Exclusive Video)
James Jurdi and Rob Lowe also star in Conor Allyn’s real estate drama
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‘The Birth of a Nation’ and 13 Other Movies You Only Want to Watch Once (Photos)
Some truly great films are too tough to see twice
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11 All-Time Weirdest Celebrity Auction Items (Photos)
From Truman Capote’s ashes to Lady Gaga’s fingernail
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Chris Pratt Thanks 29 Male and Female Action Stars in MTV Movie Awards Acceptance Speech (Video)
“Jurassic World” actor rattles off impressive roster of cinematic badasses while collecting golden popcorn trophy
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Burt Reynolds Recalls Bra-Tossing Fans, Dumb Dogs and ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ (Video)
SXSW 2016: The star and documentary director Jesse Moss talk to TheWrap’s Matt Donnelly
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Burt Reynolds, Tatiana Maslany Light Up TheWrap’s SXSW 2016 Portrait Studio (Photos)
Stars from Elijah Wood to Gillian Jacobs stop by TheWrap’s studio at Summit Austin Night Club in Austin, Texas
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11 Buzziest Films Hitting SXSW 2016 (Photos)
From Seth Rogen’s “Sausage Party” to the second coming of Marina Abramovic
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9 Best ‘SNL’ Sketches of 2015: From ‘Celebrity Jeopardy’ to CNN’s Democratic Debate (Video)
And yes, we have Hillary Clinton’s cameo, Ryan Gosling breaking, and a whole bunch of Kate McKinnon
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Charlie Sheen Is ‘Getting What He Deserves,’ Burt Reynolds Says (Video)
“Deliverance” star shows little sympathy for actor who recently went public with his HIV-positive status
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Burt Reynolds Bashes Paul Thomas Anderson, and 4 Other Takeaways From GQ Interview
The actor backhands Peter Bogdanovich, lauds Donald Trump and admits Angelina Jolie was “stunning” when she was 10
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When Julia Roberts Was a Nobody to Superagent Sue Mengers (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
In a passage from his new biography “Can I Go Now?” Brian Kellow describes the brash Hollywood legend’s bumpy return to the agenting business in the late 1980s
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Jack Carter, Emmy-Nominated Comic Actor, Dead at 93
The Brooklyn-born performer’s credits ranged from Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theatre” to Showtime’s “Shameless”
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Ryan Reynolds Shares ‘Deadpool’ Fan-Made Movie Poster
Star of upcoming “X-Men” spinoff captions image, “There should be an award for fan art”
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‘Deadpool’ First Look: Ryan Reynolds Channels Burt Reynolds, Lounges in Front of a Fire (Photo)
Tim Miller is directing the comic book movie
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Hollywood’s Endorsement Deals Gone Wrong: 12 Stars Who Got Fired Before Rob Schneider (Photo)
State Farm pulled its campaign featuring Schneider over the comedian’s outspoken anti-vaccine views
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Bond Villain Robert Kiel: 5 Other Moments You Might Have Missed (Video)
Best known as Jaws, the character actor, who died, at 74, had a career spanning 50 years
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Hal Needham, Hollywood Stuntman and Director, Dead at 82
Needham was a frequent stunt double for Burt Reynolds
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Cannes: Jerry Lewis Skewered for Latest Bad-Taste, Sexist Remarks
The octogenarian comedian still doesn't think women are funny — then made matters worse by saying his favorite female comics were Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds
