After leaving L.A., and making only one public appearance since — on a widely condemned mental illness episode of 'Dr. Phil' — the complicated actress sat down for a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter about her legacy and the trauma of the Stanley Kubrick film: "To wake and realize that you had to cry all day, I don’t know how I did it."

Out on the tranquil banks of a river in Texas Hill Country, Shelley Duvall pulls up in a white Toyota 4Runner. Her favorite place to sit is in the driver's seat. It's also the only place to sit: The rest of the car is filled from floor to roof with a crush of acquisitions, including a bucket of plastic silverware, a jar of Green Giant sliced mushrooms and a bouquet of silk roses. Duvall, 71, passes entire days in her car, chatting with locals and snacking on takeout food. She shares a home in the area with Dan Gilroy, 76, a member of the early Madonna band Breakfast Club. Gilroy was briefly romantically linked to the singer but has been with Duvall since 1989, the two having fallen in love while co-starring in the Disney Channel movie Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme. Produced by Duvall, it featured an all-star cast (including Duvall's former boyfriend Paul Simon) and has become an abiding cultural touchstone among millennials.

There's little chance that any passersby would recognize Duvall as Little Bo Peep from that movie — or, for that matter, as Wendy Torrance from The Shining, the part for which she is best known. Her hair has thinned and grayed, her breathy, Minnie Mouse voice gone gravelly (she chain-smokes Parliaments) and her trademark stick figure — the one she used to full advantage playing Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's Popeye — has filled out. But there are tells. Her eyes still sparkle, even from a distance. And her toothy grin is warm and familiar.

Duvall arrives making jokes and raving about the cherry scones at the cafe next door. A waitress skips down the steps with one in hand and passes it to her through the car window. "Heaven," Duvall says as she takes a bite. Later, the waitress, Kristina Keller, a 50-something with a Texas twang, pulls me aside. "I'm not sure who you are," she says. "But out here amongst these rural Hill Country communities, we look out for each other and we take care of each other. Does that make sense?"

SOURCE: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/searching-for-shelley-duvall-the-reclusive-icon-on-fleeing-hollywood-and-the-scars-of-making-the-shining

Armie Hammer In Hot Water, Drooped By WME Over Social Media Posts

WME has dropped Armie Hammer as a client, Deadline confirmed Friday, the latest fallout from the actor’s controversial social media posts that were leaked online.

The news today comes after Hammer exited roles in a pair of projects. He was set to co-star opposite Jennifer Lopez in Lionsgate’s film Shotgun Wedding, but the studio said he asked to step aside amid the controversy, in which direct messages reportedly from Hammer and detailing disturbing sexual fantasies were leaked by anonymous social media account.

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Alec Baldwin Leaves Twitter After Wife Hilaria’s Heritage Debacle

Alec Baldwin has flown the Twitter coop, announcing on Monday that he will leave the social media platform “for now.”

“Twitter is like a party where everyone is screaming. Not much of a party,” he Tweeted. “Goodbye for now.”

Baldwin’s departure from Twitter comes weeks after wife Hilaria Baldwin’s came under fire after the internet began questioning the podcaster and author’s Spanish heritage. Old videos surfaced of Hilaria Baldwin seeming to speak with a Spanish accent. She was born in Boston, MA, but spent time in Spain growing up.

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The Oldest Actor To Win An Oscar Christopher Plummer Dies Aged 91

Christopher Plummer, the dazzlingly versatile Canadian actor whose screen career straddled seven decades, including such high-profile films as The Sound of Music, The Man Who Would Be King and All the Money in the World, has died aged 91.

His family confirmed the news, saying he died peacefully at home in Connecticut with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side.

Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager of 46 years said:

“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humour and the music of words. He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”

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Not Going Out: Bring The Theatre Home With These Great Movies

We can't go to the theatre right now. It's infuriating but things will get better.

Instead, let's bring the theatre home with a selection of great films that started life on the stage. 

Top 10 Films' selection includes A Streetcar Named Desire, Wait Until Dark and Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, and is based around movies that capture the theatre's unique connection between character and audience.

Dennis Quaid Says Son Jack Quaid Refused His Help When Getting Into Acting

Jack Quaid wanted to start his career separately from his ultra-famous parents.

Dennis Quaid revealed his son Jack, 28, turned down his old man's help when he needed an agent to start his career in Hollywood. Dennis, 66, shares Jack with Meg Ryan, 58, from their 10-year marriage, which ended in 2001.

"My agent wanted to represent him and he said no I want to do it on my own," Dennis, 66, told Kelly Clarkson on the Kelly Clarkson Show about Jack. "And then of course he gets an agent on his own and his first movie is Hunger Games. Then he gets in [Martin] Scorsese’s Vinyl on television, which was the hottest show there was. Now he’s doing The Boys, which is the hottest thing on streaming. It’s a great show."

"So I’m saying like hey, how 'bout a little help over here, I don’t care," Dennis joked. "Even more than an actor, he’s really turned out to be a really fine man."

Read the full article on People.com. 

Dennis Quaid – "The Luckiest Guy On Earth" - Interview With Cryptic Rock

How do you sustain a career in entertainment over four decades and running? Simple: never lose sight of why you entered that world in the first place – for the love of creating! Beginning his professional career as an actor in the late ’70s, Dennis Quaid would attain a slew of success in the years to follow, starring in a list of films including 1983’s The Right Stuff, 1987’s Innerspace, and 1989’s Great Balls of Fire!. Continuing on an upward trajectory, now over 40 years in, Quaid has continued to strike hits, most recently the popular series Fortitude. Amidst it all Quaid has kept his engine running on hard work, dedication, and a passion that burns deep inside.

"It’s a lucky life," says Dennis Quaid in an interview with Cryptic Rock. "It’s not that I feel I don’t deserve it, I’ve worked hard at it. I’m good at what I do, but at the same time, I feel really lucky to still be here. There are so many people I grew up and started out with who aren’t around for one reason or another – either they faded away, lost the fire in their belly for it, or whatever. I am lucky! I have more fire in my belly for it now than I did in my twenties. That’s a gift."

Read the full interview at Cryptic Rock.