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Patrick Swayze Dies at 57 of Pancreatic Cancer, Defies Odds in 1.5-Year Public Battle

14 September 2009 8:29 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – “Dirty Dancing,” “Ghost,” film, TV and dance icon Patrick Swayze died on Sept. 14, 2009 at 57 after a 1.5-year public battle with pancreatic cancer. He was in his Los Angeles home beside friends and family.

The legendary actor made no secret of his condition, wrote a memoir with his wife since he was diagnosed in Jan. 2008 and braved through filming of the TV crime drama “The Beast” while refusing to ingest painkillers so as not to derail his performance. He was noticeably thinner on “The Beast” and shooting was difficult on Swayze physically, but he persisted with his craft nonetheless.

Patrick Swayze in 1987’s “Dirty Dancing.

Photo credit: Vestron Pictures

In addition to “The Beast” as Swayze’s most recent and last project, he also starred in “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights,” “Power Blue,” “One Last Dance,” “Donnie Darko,” “Point Break,” “The Outsiders,” “Red Dawn,” “Road House,” “Ghost,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Youngblood” and “Skatetown, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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A Story So Scary They Told it Twice: What We Know About Upcoming Horror Remakes

23 March 2009 10:35 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The total number of horrendous, stupid, useless horror movie remakes could fill a film festival from Hell, but this year we’ve already seen the massively successful “Friday the 13th” and the critically lauded surprises of “My Bloody Valentine 3D” and “Last House on the Left”. Maybe there’s actually life in this horror remake trend after all and it’s not just the walking undead.

So, what’s the next “My Bloody Valentine”? Where will the next “Friday the 13th” come from? We’ve highlighted six horror movie remakes in current stages of production - from mere rumor to shooting to practically already at a theater near you - with the details about what we know so far, who’s in it, and our gut feeling on if it’s going to be a successful reboot or merely a reason to go back and rent the original. Hit rewind and take notes. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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[DVD Review] The Warner Brothers Romance Classics Collection

7 February 2009 2:27 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Talk about digging deep, Warner Brothers. The Romance Classics Collection digs up, what I’m classifying as, a bunch of B-Grade romance films aimed at teenagers of old. While I watched them there was a part of me that had to roll my eyes as many of the sentiments are quite dated. Poodle skirts and good ol’ fashioned soda fountains as iconic pieces of youth culture faded long ago – so where does one find modern value in material whose epochal values have vanished? Granted, love stories have and probably will be a staple of film forever – but it’s the ancillary elements of the story that make a given tale a truly entertaining experience. With that said, The Romance Classics Collection must be viewed with a grain of salt and can’t really be considered too seriously.

Parrish (1960)

The titular character played by Troy Donahue represents that age-old archetype of »

- Lex Walker

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R.I.P. 2008: A Rough Year For Hollywood

5 January 2009 3:56 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

For me, the only part of the Oscars worth watching every year is their tribute video, highlighting those in the movie industry that passed away in the previous year. It always puts a lump in my throat and often surprises me due to the passing of people I hadn’t heard about. And with the actors who were popular decades ago, it gives me a sense of melancholy nostalgia.

TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has put together their version of a tribute video which you can watch below, and it gave me the same feelings I just mentioned (I wasn’t aware they do one every year). It’s a beautiful video and very classy. They did miss a couple of people which I mention below.

 

I would suggest you watch the video before moving on to the list of names below it. It includes actors, directors, composers, screenwriters, animators, etc. »

- Vic Holtreman

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