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The Sound of Music, which takes place during the late 1930s, opens on a sweeping view of the Austrian Alps and a young woman, Maria (played by Julie Andrews), singing. When she hears church bells, she hurries back to the abbey, where she is a postulant, but she arrives too late for the church service. She tries to explain herself to the Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood), who tells her that she is to take up a position as governess to the seven children of the widowed former naval officer Captain Georg...

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A year ago at this time, the society scene was still intact before the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down indefinitely. As a result so many events have been cancelled, including Sammy’s Valentine’s Gala which raised much needed funds for SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy Canada). In fact, since its launch in 2003, $1.5 million has been raised. Sammy is Sammy Cavallaro, a 20-year-old Kirkland resident who indeed inspires us all. With the support of his parents Aniello and Rosa and his...

Murder, weapons charges dismissed for woman arrested in fatal Charleston house fire Court records state that Tammy Teresa Adderley now faces a charge of arson. Charges of robbery, obstruction and a weapons charge have also been dismissed in the December 2018 case. (Source: CCDC) By Ray Rivera | February 19, 2021 at 5:11 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 5:11 PM CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - A murder charge has been dismissed against a woman who was arrested for a downtown Charleston house fire ...

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Lynn Stalmaster, Hollywood’s ‘Master Caster,’ Dies at 93 With his eye for talent, he was a godsend to directors and could make careers. Ask John Travolta, Jeff Bridges, Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis and many more actors. Lynn Stalmaster collected his honorary Oscar from Jeff Bridges in 2016. He was the first and only casting director, to date, to receive the award.Credit...Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 Lynn Stalmaster, an empathetic and tenacious casti...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard Whenever I first hear that a film I love is getting remade, I’m always a little apprehensive. Such was the case when news first came out about West Side Story, even with the knowledge that Steven Spielberg was going to be the one behind the camera. However, the more that we have learned about this new adaptation, whether its many of Spielberg’s frequent collaborators taking part, an exciting cast (Ansel Elgort and others) or just the chance to see the le...

Claire Bloom at 90: a new interview with the veteran of British stage and screen Discovered by Chaplin as a young actress, Claire Bloom has had a long and varied career taking in work with Laurence Olivier and Richard Burton, Doctor Who and one of the great haunted house movies. As she turns 90, Bloom spoke to us in an exclusive interview to reflect on a lifetime of stardom. 15 February 2021 Brideshead Revisited (1981) Few careers in cinema can boast as illustrious a start as that of Claire Blo...

Michelle Monroe FILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, Lynn Stalmaster arrives at the TCM Classic Film Festivals Opening Night Gala in Los Angeles. Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. He was 93.(Photo by Annie I. Bang /Invision/AP, File) February 13, 2021 - 2:31 PM Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director...

Academy Award-winning casting director Lynn Stalmaster, who helped launch the careers of John Travolta and Richard Dreyfuss, has died at the age of 93.