rayliotta
Martin Scorsese says 'Goodfellas' was hated by cinema-goers for showing the "glamour of evil". The veteran director released his classic mobster movie - starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci - back in 1990 to widespread critical acclaim and it landed six Academy Awards nominations with Pesci winning for Best Supporting Actor but Scorsese is adamant many film fans didn't like it because it showed gangsters profiting from their crimes. Speaking at the Montclair Film Festival in New Jersey, Scorsese explained: "It was a nightmare. People were furious. They stormed out of the theatre. ...
BANG Showbiz English
Ray Liotta's "powerful" final scene in 'Dangerous Waters' blew the cast and crew away. The 'Goodfellas' star – who died aged 67 while the picture was being filmed in the Dominican Republic in May last year – epic performance in his closing scene as The Captain left a lasting impression on director John Barr. The filmmaker told MovieWeb: "What he achieves in a six-or-seven-minute span is just art. "The arc that he goes through, from innocent to terrifying, it's so powerful and it's a testament to how incredible he was as an actor." The scene captures Liotta's character's shift from good to evil...
BANG Showbiz English
Charlie Day's "relationship" with 'Fool's Paradise' changes on an hourly basis. The 47-year-old actor made his directorial debut with the satirical comedy film - which stars the likes of Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody and Jason Sudeikis - and Charlie has now confessed to having mixed feelings about the project. Speaking to The Independent prior to the actors' strike, Charlie explained: "Every time I think about the movie, on a day-to-day basis – or even hour to hour – I have a different relationship with [it]. "It’s absolute madness. Highs and lows ... One moment it’s joy and pride, thinking id...
BANG Showbiz English
Ray Liotta has been mourned by his fiancee Jacy Nittolo on the first anniversary of his death. The 'Goodfellas' actor passed away in his sleep aged 67 in the Dominican Republic on May 26, 2022 and Jacy took to social media to reflect on a year without her partner. She captioned an Instagram post: "A year ago today I was on a flight home from the Dominican Republic by myself in shock. My entire world unexpectedly turned upside down. "I'll never forget this beautiful woman, a complete stranger, who sat next to me and didn't say a word. She gently grabbed and held my hand the entire flight as I c...
BANG Showbiz English
Ray Liotta died from acute heart failure. The 67-year-old 'Goodfellas' actor was found dead at his hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in May, 2022 and now officials in the country have reportedly confirmed his cause of death was respiratory insufficiency, pulmonary edema and acute heart failure. In the documents, obtained by TMZ.com, Liotta's death was categorised as "natural and nonviolent" and officials found the star was suffering from atherosclerosis - a thickening of the arteries which can lead to problems including heart attacks and strokes. Liotta had been in the Dominican Repub...
BANG Showbiz English
Charlie Day's "biggest regret" is that Ray Liotta did not live to see the reaction to their new movie 'Fool's Paradise'. The 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' star wrote and directed the comedy which features Ray - who died in May 2022 aged 67 - alongside actors including Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Jason Sudeikis, Ken Jeong, Edie Falco and John Malkovich but he passedaway 12 months before the film's release - and Charlie feels bad about the delays which meant the actor never got to see the project hit cinemas. Speaking on an episode of 'Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist', Day explained: "My...
BANG Showbiz English
Jimmy Kimmel is fighting to lose weight by eating tiny tubs of food before he hosts this year’s Oscars as he thought he looked like a swollen sausage when he tried to squeeze into an old tuxedo. The TV host, 55, is dieting and exercising ahead of the fronting this year’s Academy Awards on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, after he failed to fit into the tux that came with a white jacket he wore to present the 2018 awards. He told People: “I did have a very unfortunate moment where I tried to fit into the tuxedo I wore in 2018 and I didn’t quite make it. “I looked a little bit like a ...
BANG Showbiz English
Dame Olivia Newton John, Kirstie Alley, and Raquel Welch were among the stars honoured during the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards In Memoriam segment. The ceremony on Sunday (26.02.23) featured an emotional montage of career highlights from various stars who have died in the past year, and the tribute also included the likes of Leslie Jordan, Ray Liotta, Barbara Walters, Angela Lansbury, Cindy Williams, Anne Heche, and Richard Belzer. The segment was introduced by 58-year-old Don Cheadle, who praised the lost stars for their abilities to tell "the best stories". Speaking on stage at Los Angel...
BANG Showbiz English
Late ‘Goodfellas’ actor Ray Liotta’s loved ones were among fans who turned out at the premiere of his last film ‘Cocaine Bear’. His only child Karsen Liotta, 24, who he had with ex-wife Michelle Grace, as well as his businesswoman fiancée Jacy Nittolo, 47, and sister Linda Matthews were at the Regal LA Live cinema in Los Angeles on Tuesday (21.02.23) for the showing of the comedy horror flick. It was inspired by the true story of a bear that ingested an entire bag of coke in 1985, and sees Ray plays a drugs baron. He shot the film before he died in his sleep aged 67 in the Dominican Republic o...
BANG Showbiz English
Elizabeth Banks has recalled Ray Liotta "laughing" and "so happy" days before his death. The 'Cocaine Bear' filmmaker worked with the late actor on what turned out to be his final final shortly before he died in his sleep aged 67 in May 2022, and he came in to re-recorded some audio earlier that month. She told Entertainment Tonight: "He came in for ADR eight days before he passed away, actually, and he loved it. "He was so happy. He was laughing. It was just delightful." The action horror comedy is loosely based on real events in 1985 and tells the story of a black bear that goes on a drug-fu...
BANG Showbiz English
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら