Charles Durning

Date of Birth

1923-02-28

Date of Death

2012-12-24

Place of Birth

Highland Falls, New York, USA

Known for

O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Dog Day Afternoon, The Front Page, Spy Hard, Local Color

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Muppet Man: Jim Henson biopic currently in development for Disney

Posted 5 years ago

Disney and The Jim Henson company have set The Current War and The Giver scribe Michael Mitnick as the writer of Muppet Man, a biopic revolving around the life and talent of the legendary puppeteer Jim Henson. The project, which is currently in development, will...

The Muppet Show heading to Disney+ this February

Posted 5 years ago

Fans of The Muppet Show woke up to news worth celebrating this morning. It has been announced that all five seasons of the classic series are headed to Disney+. The show will begin streaming on February 19, 2021, and in...

The cast of O Brother, Where Art Thou? reuniting at Nashville Film Festival

Posted 6 years ago

After escaping prison, robbing a bank with George "Baby Face" Nelson, battling a cyclops, exposing the KKK, and being paid $10 each to sing into a can, the men who make up the Soggy Bottom Boys band are coming back!...

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Original Muppet performers to reunite this Saturday for online fundraiser

Posted 6 years ago

Editor's Note: The link that allows you to pre-register for the Muppet-related charity event is currently experiencing difficulties. We hope and suspect that it will be up and running again soon, so be sure to check back so that you...

Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Ian Glaubinger

Posted 6 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We've Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase...

The Test Of Time: When A Stranger Calls (1979)

Posted 7 years ago

We all have certain movies we love. Movies we respect without question because of either tradition, childhood love, or because they’ve always been classics. However, as time keeps ticking, do those classics still hold up? Do they remain must see?...

The Muppet Movie will return to theaters for a 40th anniversary event!

Posted 7 years ago

Good grief, who among you feels super old after reading the headline for this article? Fathom Events has announced that Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, Electric Mayhem, and the rest of The Muppets are poised...

The F*cking Black Sheep: When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)

Posted 7 years ago

THE BLACK SHEEP is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATH. We’re hoping this column will...

Pacino’s Hangman film tanks on Rotten Tomatoes with a rare zero score

Posted 8 years ago

"Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don't sum up a man's life in one moment." – Al Pacino Woof. I don't imagine that Al Pacino will be happy when he hears about this. According to...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Batman ’66, The Exorcist, Zodiac

Posted 9 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net:Boba Fett, Get Out, Moana, The Shadow

Posted 9 years ago

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Back To The Future, Doom, Sharknado

Posted 10 years ago

Attica! Attica! Dog Day Afternoon is being groomed for Broadway

Posted 10 years ago

DOG DAY AFTERNOON is coming to the Great White Way. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures has commissioned a stage adaptation of Sidney Lumet‘s 1975 film for a future run on Browadway, with playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis brought in to work on...