Charles Grodin, droll and deadpan actor noted for the hit films The Heartbreak Kid and Midnight Run – obituary
Grodin wrote plays and numerous books of memoir, and was a popular mainstay of American chat shows
Charles Grodin, 1994
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Charles Grodin, who has died aged 86, was an adaptable actor whose droll, sardonic charm was a feature of film, television and theatre for more than 50 years; he was also a playwright and memoirist and, in the US, a familiar face as a talk-show raconteur.
His movie breakthrough came in 1972 with the role of Lenny Cantrow, the impossibly romantic protagonist of the acerbic comedy The Heartbreak Kid, written by Neil Simon and directed by Elaine May.
Tuesday, 18th May 2021 at 5:38 pm
2021 is shaping up to be a huge year for movie musicals – with Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake and the film adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway debut In the Heights already firmly marked in our calendars.
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And another upcoming film to get excited about is Dear Evan Hansen, which is based on the Tony Award-winning stage show of the same name and includes songs from the people behind two of the biggest movie musicals of recent years: La La Land and The Greatest Showman.
The stage musical has already been a huge hit on Broadway and the West End, and quite the cast has been assembled to bring it to the silver screen – with original stage star Ben Platt featuring alongside Hollywood heavyweights such as Julianne Moore and Amy Adams.
Dear Evan Hansen Trailer Released
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After countless delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of major blockbusters are preparing to finally make their way to the big screen. Among them is
Dear Evan Hansen, a star-studded adaptation of the popular Broadway musical of the same name. On Tuesday, Universal Pictures released the first official look at the film, in a trailer that you can check out below. The trailer provides the major beats in the story of Evan Hansen (Ben Platt), an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.
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A 72-year-old Paterson man was charged with sexually assaulting two victims – one of whom recently turned 14 and another who’s now 43, authorities said.
The younger child spoke with detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office after being brought to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center by the youngster’s mother.
The child spoke of being sexually assaulted by Juan “Milton” Cordero-Rivera, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Tuesday..
“During the investigation a 43-year old victim was identified who also disclosed being sexually assaulted by Mr. Cordero-Rivera as a child,” Valdes said. “Both assaults occurred in different residences in Paterson.”
Dear Evan Hansen Movie Adaptation Trailer
By Rachel LeishmanMay 18th, 2021, 12:55 pm
So the trailer for the movie version of
Dear Evan Hansen is here, and it’s about what I expected: nothing bad and nothing spectacular more of this show that I think is fine and that’s all. Can’t wait to hear about
Dear Evan Hansen for months and watch people slowly realize what this show is
actually about.
The press release describes
Dear Evan Hansen stating, “The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.”