B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer known for “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,’ died Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas, from complications due to stage four lung cancer. He was 78.
Thomas’ death was announced via his official Facebook page. “It is with profound sadness we confirm the passing of Bj Thomas,” read the post.
Among his hits were the 1966 cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — which was released by Skepter Records and became Thomas’ first million-selling single — and “(Hey Won’t You Play) ...
Thomas’ death was announced via his official Facebook page. “It is with profound sadness we confirm the passing of Bj Thomas,” read the post.
Among his hits were the 1966 cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — which was released by Skepter Records and became Thomas’ first million-selling single — and “(Hey Won’t You Play) ...
- 5/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer known for “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,’ died Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas, from complications due to stage four lung cancer. He was 78.
Thomas’ death was announced via his official Facebook page. “It is with profound sadness we confirm the passing of Bj Thomas,” read the post.
Among his hits were the 1966 cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — which was released by Skepter Records and became Thomas’ first million-selling single — and “(Hey Won’t You Play) ...
Thomas’ death was announced via his official Facebook page. “It is with profound sadness we confirm the passing of Bj Thomas,” read the post.
Among his hits were the 1966 cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — which was released by Skepter Records and became Thomas’ first million-selling single — and “(Hey Won’t You Play) ...
- 5/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Look at all these people who share Charlize Theron's birthday! Our favorite Atomic Blonde isn't even the only South African Oscar winner born on this day. It's quite a day in showbiz history all told. Which of these luminaries will you celebrate today inside your hearts?
Jeanne Moreau as Mata Hari in 1964
1876 Mata Hari, exotic dancer / spy / juicy role for both Greta Garbo & Jeanne Moreau
1884 Billie Burke, Glinda the Good Witch herself (also an Oscar nominated actress for Merrily We Live, 1938)
1901 Yuliya Solntseva, actress/director (the only female to win Best Director at Cannes until Sofia Coppola this summer)
1902 Ann Harding, Oscar nominated actress (Holiday, 1930)
1914 Ted Moore, Oscar winning cinematographer from South Africa
1927 Carl "Alfafa" Switzer of Our Gang fame
1942 Garrison Keillor of A Prairie Home Companion
1942 Bj Thomas, singer of the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
1942 Caetano Veloso, singer of the sublime "Cucurrucucú Paloma" which is...
Jeanne Moreau as Mata Hari in 1964
1876 Mata Hari, exotic dancer / spy / juicy role for both Greta Garbo & Jeanne Moreau
1884 Billie Burke, Glinda the Good Witch herself (also an Oscar nominated actress for Merrily We Live, 1938)
1901 Yuliya Solntseva, actress/director (the only female to win Best Director at Cannes until Sofia Coppola this summer)
1902 Ann Harding, Oscar nominated actress (Holiday, 1930)
1914 Ted Moore, Oscar winning cinematographer from South Africa
1927 Carl "Alfafa" Switzer of Our Gang fame
1942 Garrison Keillor of A Prairie Home Companion
1942 Bj Thomas, singer of the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
1942 Caetano Veloso, singer of the sublime "Cucurrucucú Paloma" which is...
- 8/7/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Songs On Screen: All week HitFix will be featuring tributes by writers to their favorite musical moments from TV and film. Check out all the entries in the series here. When we talk about underrated directors, it's hard not to mention Walter Hill. Hill is an underrated director, the way Michael Ritchie and Peter Yates were underrated directors, the way Roger Donaldson, Joe Dante, and Fred Schepisi are underrated directors. They’re all underrated because it’s only when you look at their filmographies that the numbers start to total up and you realize, boy, he directed a lot of really good movies. In Hill’s case, that list includes "The Warriors," "48 Hours," "The Long Riders," "Southern Comfort,: "Hard Times," "Trespass," and "Wild Bill." Some great. Some solid. (My personal favorite of those is Hard Times, a pulpy film about bare-knuckle boxers in the Great Depression.) There were clunkers...
- 6/25/2015
- by Michael Oates Palmer
- Hitfix
Will the most hyped comic book movie of the year debut electrifying new superheroes, or just a bunch of space misfits?
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Guardians of the Galaxy's trailer debuted on Thursday in the Us. It's the latest film from Marvel studios, the Disney-owned outfit that has over...
• More from the Week in geek series
• 2014 preview: sci-fi films to watch over the next 12 months
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It all used to be so simple when it came to superheroes on the big screen. Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, X-Men … the odd spot of Catwoman or Daredevil if one were really unlucky. So how did we reach a place where the most hyped comic book movie of the year stars a futuristic crazy gang of blisteringly obscure space weirdos featuring a talking racoon with a machine gun, several emerald-skinned extraterrestrials and something that looks a bit like a tree with legs?
Guardians of the Galaxy's trailer debuted on Thursday in the Us. It's the latest film from Marvel studios, the Disney-owned outfit that has over...
- 2/21/2014
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
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