It has been rather bewildering to witness no less than two dozen low-budget action movies involving Bruce Willis being churned out over the last three years. That legacy-dimming run ends with “Assassin,” which arrives almost exactly one annum after his family announced a retirement due to diagnosis of cognitive disorder aphasia. Like nearly every preceding opus featuring the erstwhile global superstar in roles of prominent billing but little screentime, this rote genre exercise is little more than a time-killer, and as such a regrettable close to a significant career. Saban Films is releasing it to U.S. theaters, digital and VOD platforms on March 31.
It is … um, sometime in the near future, somewhere or other. Alexa (Nomzamo Mbatha) and Sebastian (Mustafa Shakir) are a married couple both in the U.S. Army, though they get to see each other less than they’d like between separate tours of duty. An unhappy...
It is … um, sometime in the near future, somewhere or other. Alexa (Nomzamo Mbatha) and Sebastian (Mustafa Shakir) are a married couple both in the U.S. Army, though they get to see each other less than they’d like between separate tours of duty. An unhappy...
- 3/29/2023
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Variety writer Jon Burlingame’s new book, “Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring,” is published today. The product of 35 years of research and more than 450 interviews, it tells the backstory of every great TV theme dating back to 1949. What follows is an excerpt from the sitcom chapter.
In the summer of 1994, ABC Entertainment president Ted Harbert (in response to a question from this writer at a network press conference) admitted that he was asking his producers to eliminate the traditional main-title sequence – and with it, the musical theme – from all new shows.
“I think it’s an antiquated practice,” he said. “It gives the audience an opportunity to take the little remote and zap around. We really have to find ways to stop them from doing that. The 60-second, or in some cases 90-second, main title that they see week after week, given all the choices they have,...
In the summer of 1994, ABC Entertainment president Ted Harbert (in response to a question from this writer at a network press conference) admitted that he was asking his producers to eliminate the traditional main-title sequence – and with it, the musical theme – from all new shows.
“I think it’s an antiquated practice,” he said. “It gives the audience an opportunity to take the little remote and zap around. We really have to find ways to stop them from doing that. The 60-second, or in some cases 90-second, main title that they see week after week, given all the choices they have,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Bruce Willis, Nomzamo Mbatha, Mustafa Shakir, Dominic Purcell, Andy Allo | Written by Jesse Atlas, Aaron Wolfe | Directed by Jesse Atlas
It’s finally here, unless there’s something stashed away and kept secret, Assassin is the last film featuring Bruce Willis. Given the quality or lack thereof, of most of his later career output it seemed almost pointless to hope that he would go out on a high note, working with Jesse V. Johnson on White Elephant was probably his last chance of that. But could we at least hope that his last on-screen appearance wouldn’t be another embarrassment?
Alexa is angry and wants answers. Her husband Sebastian was a drone pilot until a work-related accident put him in a coma. She demands answers from his boss Valmora, the head of a private military operation.
Despite starting the meeting with a gun levelled at his head, Alexa ends...
It’s finally here, unless there’s something stashed away and kept secret, Assassin is the last film featuring Bruce Willis. Given the quality or lack thereof, of most of his later career output it seemed almost pointless to hope that he would go out on a high note, working with Jesse V. Johnson on White Elephant was probably his last chance of that. But could we at least hope that his last on-screen appearance wouldn’t be another embarrassment?
Alexa is angry and wants answers. Her husband Sebastian was a drone pilot until a work-related accident put him in a coma. She demands answers from his boss Valmora, the head of a private military operation.
Despite starting the meeting with a gun levelled at his head, Alexa ends...
- 3/28/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Bruce Willis’s wife Emma Heming Willis has revealed that the couple renewed their vows on their 10th wedding anniversary.
The Armageddon star’s wife posted a video of the ceremony surrounded by friends and family in a new Instagram post.
“On our 10th wedding anniversary we decided to renew our vows in the same place we said ‘I do’ back in 2009,” she wrote in the caption.
“I’m so happy we did. Seize every opportunity to unite and celebrate with family and friends. Those are the moments and beautiful pockets of memories that you get to hold on to for a lifetime.
“And we get to keep those memories safe and alive for the ones that might not be able to.”
In February this year, Willis’s family announced that his previous diagnosis of the cognitive condition aphasia has developed into frontotemporal dementia.
In an update shared online, the...
The Armageddon star’s wife posted a video of the ceremony surrounded by friends and family in a new Instagram post.
“On our 10th wedding anniversary we decided to renew our vows in the same place we said ‘I do’ back in 2009,” she wrote in the caption.
“I’m so happy we did. Seize every opportunity to unite and celebrate with family and friends. Those are the moments and beautiful pockets of memories that you get to hold on to for a lifetime.
“And we get to keep those memories safe and alive for the ones that might not be able to.”
In February this year, Willis’s family announced that his previous diagnosis of the cognitive condition aphasia has developed into frontotemporal dementia.
In an update shared online, the...
- 3/23/2023
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Film
Bruce Willis is ringing in another year with his loved ones.
The “Die Hard” and “Pulp Fiction” icon celebrated his 68th birthday on March 19. Willis was diagnosed with aphasia in March 2022 and announced he would be retiring from acting. His family announced a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia almost one year later in February 2023.
“Happy birthday, Bw! So glad we could celebrate you today,” Willis’ ex-wife Moore captioned in an Instagram video celebrating his birthday. “Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes — we all feel them.”
Willis’ wife Emma Willis and ex-wife Moore and daughters Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel, and Evelyn Willis were all in attendance to sing “Happy Birthday” to Willis, followed by multiple cheers of “hip, hip, hooray!”
Emma recently spoke out on social media asking photographers and paparazzi to leave their family alone in public.
“If you are someone...
The “Die Hard” and “Pulp Fiction” icon celebrated his 68th birthday on March 19. Willis was diagnosed with aphasia in March 2022 and announced he would be retiring from acting. His family announced a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia almost one year later in February 2023.
“Happy birthday, Bw! So glad we could celebrate you today,” Willis’ ex-wife Moore captioned in an Instagram video celebrating his birthday. “Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes — we all feel them.”
Willis’ wife Emma Willis and ex-wife Moore and daughters Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel, and Evelyn Willis were all in attendance to sing “Happy Birthday” to Willis, followed by multiple cheers of “hip, hip, hooray!”
Emma recently spoke out on social media asking photographers and paparazzi to leave their family alone in public.
“If you are someone...
- 3/20/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Demi Moore shared a video of Bruce Willis enjoying his 68th birthday celebration with family over the weekend, just over a month after they announced that the actor had been diagnosed with dementia.
In the clip, Willis was surrounded by family singing “Happy Birthday,” as he sang along himself and blew out the candles with plenty of vigor. “Happy birthday, Bw!” wrote Moore, who was married to Willis between 1987 and 2000. “So glad we could celebrate you today. Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love...
In the clip, Willis was surrounded by family singing “Happy Birthday,” as he sang along himself and blew out the candles with plenty of vigor. “Happy birthday, Bw!” wrote Moore, who was married to Willis between 1987 and 2000. “So glad we could celebrate you today. Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love...
- 3/20/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood star Bruce Willis’ family wished the actor a happy 68th birthday in separate Instagram posts. He was diagnosed with a form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or Ftd, last month.
His ex-wife Demi Moore posted a video of Willis celebrating with her, his current wife Emma Heming Willis, his daughters and other family members, reported The Hollywood Reporter.
The video shows the family singing “Happy Birthday” to Willis followed by him blowing out candles on a pie.
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Moore captioned the video: “Happy birthday, Bw! So glad we could celebrate you today. Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes, we all feel them.”
Willis has three grown daughters with Moore and two with his current wife Emma (Mabel and Evelyn).
Scout also posted the same video, with the caption:...
His ex-wife Demi Moore posted a video of Willis celebrating with her, his current wife Emma Heming Willis, his daughters and other family members, reported The Hollywood Reporter.
The video shows the family singing “Happy Birthday” to Willis followed by him blowing out candles on a pie.
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A post shared by Demi Moore (@demimoore)
Moore captioned the video: “Happy birthday, Bw! So glad we could celebrate you today. Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes, we all feel them.”
Willis has three grown daughters with Moore and two with his current wife Emma (Mabel and Evelyn).
Scout also posted the same video, with the caption:...
- 3/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Demi Moore is honouring ex-husband Bruce Willis on his 68th birthday.
The actress took to Instagram on Sunday, March 19 to share a video of the family singing “Happy Birthday” to the “Die Hard” actor.
Read More: Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Heming Slams Anyone Suggesting She’s Using Actor’s Dementia Diagnosis To Get Her ‘5 Minutes’ Of Fame
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“Happy birthday, Bw! So glad we could celebrate you today,” she wrote. “Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes — we all feel them.”
The video sees Willis dancing and blowing out candles while being serenaded by his blended family, including daughters Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn, along with wife Emma Heming and ex-wife Moore.
Read More: Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Heming Willis Reveals She’s Feeling ‘Sadness’ And ‘Grief’ On The...
The actress took to Instagram on Sunday, March 19 to share a video of the family singing “Happy Birthday” to the “Die Hard” actor.
Read More: Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Heming Slams Anyone Suggesting She’s Using Actor’s Dementia Diagnosis To Get Her ‘5 Minutes’ Of Fame
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A post shared by Demi Moore (@demimoore)
“Happy birthday, Bw! So glad we could celebrate you today,” she wrote. “Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes — we all feel them.”
The video sees Willis dancing and blowing out candles while being serenaded by his blended family, including daughters Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn, along with wife Emma Heming and ex-wife Moore.
Read More: Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Heming Willis Reveals She’s Feeling ‘Sadness’ And ‘Grief’ On The...
- 3/20/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
Update 6 Pm: Bruce Willis’ ex-wife, Demi Moore, also posted a video to mark his birthday. It was from the family celebration with everyone singing “Happy Birthday” and Willis blowing out the candles. You can watch it below.
Previous: It’s a happy birthday to Bruce Willis, who turns 68 today. But while the occasion is joyous, his deteriorating condition from dementia has been hard on his family, Emma Heming Willis said in an Instagram message today.
Last month it was revealed that Willis has frontotemporal dementia (Ftd), an increasingly debilitating form of the illness.
To relieve some of the stress, Emma has been using her Instagram platform to keep fans updated on the Die Hard actor’s condition. But today she vented her own emotional state.
“So today is my husband’s birthday. I have started the morning by crying, as you can see by my swollen eyes and snotty nose.
Previous: It’s a happy birthday to Bruce Willis, who turns 68 today. But while the occasion is joyous, his deteriorating condition from dementia has been hard on his family, Emma Heming Willis said in an Instagram message today.
Last month it was revealed that Willis has frontotemporal dementia (Ftd), an increasingly debilitating form of the illness.
To relieve some of the stress, Emma has been using her Instagram platform to keep fans updated on the Die Hard actor’s condition. But today she vented her own emotional state.
“So today is my husband’s birthday. I have started the morning by crying, as you can see by my swollen eyes and snotty nose.
- 3/20/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Note: Today marks Bruce Willis’s 68th birthday. We wanted to take a moment to wish the icon a very happy birthday and reflect on his career:
Here at JoBlo – we love Bruce Willis. When we heard back in March of 2022 that he would step back from acting due to his tragic Aphasia diagnosis, we were as shocked as everyone else, even if there were signs that things weren’t great with Willis going back a number of years. His last truly prominent role was M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass in 2019, while his last lead role was in Eli Roth’s Death Wish. Since then, it’s been chiefly VOD movies for Willis, where his roles were secondary at best. With his recent frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, we now know the truth.
Whatever the case, we here at JoBlo Originals wish to extend our very best to the man and his family at this difficult time.
Here at JoBlo – we love Bruce Willis. When we heard back in March of 2022 that he would step back from acting due to his tragic Aphasia diagnosis, we were as shocked as everyone else, even if there were signs that things weren’t great with Willis going back a number of years. His last truly prominent role was M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass in 2019, while his last lead role was in Eli Roth’s Death Wish. Since then, it’s been chiefly VOD movies for Willis, where his roles were secondary at best. With his recent frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, we now know the truth.
Whatever the case, we here at JoBlo Originals wish to extend our very best to the man and his family at this difficult time.
- 3/19/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Actor Bruce Willis is best known for starring in the Die Hard movie franchise. He played the character John McClane from 1988 until 2013. How much was Willis paid for Die Hard? Here’s what we know.
Bruce Willis’ movie and TV career Bruce Willis | Sean Gallup/Getty Images
One of Willis’ early acting roles was in a 1984 episode of Miami Vice titled “No Exit.” He played the character Tony Amato. The following year, Willis starred in Moonlighting alongside Cybill Shepherd. Willis remained on the series for 66 episodes until it ended in 1989.
In 1987, Willis secured his first major film role. He played the character Walter Davis in Blind Date alongside Kim Basinger. Willis established himself as an action movie star the following year when he played John McClane in Die Hard.
In 1989, Willis voiced Mikey in Look Who’s Talking and the 1990 sequel Look Who’s Talking Too. Some of Willis’ other acting appearances include roles in Armageddon,...
Bruce Willis’ movie and TV career Bruce Willis | Sean Gallup/Getty Images
One of Willis’ early acting roles was in a 1984 episode of Miami Vice titled “No Exit.” He played the character Tony Amato. The following year, Willis starred in Moonlighting alongside Cybill Shepherd. Willis remained on the series for 66 episodes until it ended in 1989.
In 1987, Willis secured his first major film role. He played the character Walter Davis in Blind Date alongside Kim Basinger. Willis established himself as an action movie star the following year when he played John McClane in Die Hard.
In 1989, Willis voiced Mikey in Look Who’s Talking and the 1990 sequel Look Who’s Talking Too. Some of Willis’ other acting appearances include roles in Armageddon,...
- 3/19/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hulu is not moving forward with a pilot that was set to star comedian Ronny Chieng as the general manager of the Brooklyn Nets.
The project is from 20th Television, which hopes to find a new home for the pilot. The story is inspired by real-life Nets owner Joe Tsai.
It was being developed by producing partners Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar.
In the meantime, Chieng joined the cast of Interior Chinatown, a new series in the works for Hulu from 20th Television and creator/executive producer Charles Yu, who wrote the 2020 bestseller of the same name.
Interior Chinatown follows the story of Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), a background character trapped in a police procedural trying to find his way into the larger story–and along the way discovers secrets about the strange world he inhabits and his family’s buried history. Chieng will play Fatty Choi, Willis’s...
The project is from 20th Television, which hopes to find a new home for the pilot. The story is inspired by real-life Nets owner Joe Tsai.
It was being developed by producing partners Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar.
In the meantime, Chieng joined the cast of Interior Chinatown, a new series in the works for Hulu from 20th Television and creator/executive producer Charles Yu, who wrote the 2020 bestseller of the same name.
Interior Chinatown follows the story of Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), a background character trapped in a police procedural trying to find his way into the larger story–and along the way discovers secrets about the strange world he inhabits and his family’s buried history. Chieng will play Fatty Choi, Willis’s...
- 3/17/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
New Delhi, March 17 (Ians) Google security teams have discovered 18 zero-day vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos chips used in several top Android smartphones and wearables that may put those devices at risk.
Google’s Project Zero head Tim Willis said in a blog post that four most severe of these vulnerabilities “allowed for Internet-to-baseband remote code execution”.
Tests conducted by Project Zero confirmed that those four vulnerabilities allow an attacker to remotely compromise a phone at the baseband level with no user interaction, and require only that the attacker know the victim’s phone number.
With limited additional research and development, “we believe that skilled attackers would be able to quickly create an operational exploit to compromise affected devices silently and remotely”, said Google security researchers.
“Until security updates are available, users who wish to protect themselves from the baseband remote code execution vulnerabilities in Samsung’s Exynos chipsets can turn off...
Google’s Project Zero head Tim Willis said in a blog post that four most severe of these vulnerabilities “allowed for Internet-to-baseband remote code execution”.
Tests conducted by Project Zero confirmed that those four vulnerabilities allow an attacker to remotely compromise a phone at the baseband level with no user interaction, and require only that the attacker know the victim’s phone number.
With limited additional research and development, “we believe that skilled attackers would be able to quickly create an operational exploit to compromise affected devices silently and remotely”, said Google security researchers.
“Until security updates are available, users who wish to protect themselves from the baseband remote code execution vulnerabilities in Samsung’s Exynos chipsets can turn off...
- 3/17/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd had unbeatable chemistry on Moonlighting. In fact, their chemistry could be so volatile the show ultimately could not continue, although the success of Die Hard and other movie offers probably would’ve been an irresistible force for Willis regardless. At least there were five seasons of Moonlighting, all available on DVD and creator Glenn Gordon Caron is working on getting them available on streaming services. Until then, here are 10 other shows to capture the chemistry and comic mystery if you like Moonlighting.
Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images If you liked ‘Moonlighting,’ ‘Remington Steele’ is another mystery rom-com
Pierce Brosnan got his big break on Remington Steele playing a pseudo James Bond like character. Stephanie Zimbalist played a private investigator who invented the fictional partner Remington Steele because clients wouldn’t take a female detective seriously.
Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images If you liked ‘Moonlighting,’ ‘Remington Steele’ is another mystery rom-com
Pierce Brosnan got his big break on Remington Steele playing a pseudo James Bond like character. Stephanie Zimbalist played a private investigator who invented the fictional partner Remington Steele because clients wouldn’t take a female detective seriously.
- 3/14/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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