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  • Elizabeth Wilson, Dustin Hoffman’s Mother in ‘The Graduate,’ Dies at 94

    Elizabeth Wilson, best known for her role as Dustin Hoffman’s mother in the 1967 film The Graduate, died on Thursday at a hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. She was 94.

    According to a report from the Washington Post, Elizabeth Wilson starred in later years in the film Nine to Five, alongside actors Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Dabney Coleman.

    A family spokesperson confirmed Wilson’s passing.

    Last July, during an interview with the Hartford Courant, Elizabeth Wilson summed up her many years as an actress.

    “I had no desire to be a star,” she said. “I wanted to be a character actress and be able to do all kinds of parts and work on a lot of things. That was my unconscious choice. I wanted to be an undercover actress.”

    Wilson purchased a home in Branford, Connecticut back in 1988, while working at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven.

    Elizabeth Welter Wilson was born on April 4, 1921, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and made her film debut in an uncredited appearance as part of a party scene in the Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious back in 1946.

    She appeared in another of Alfred Hitchcock’s films–The Birds–in 1963, in which she played an innkeeper’s wife.

    Did you see Elizabeth Wilson when she played Benjamin Braddock’s (Dustin Hoffman’s character) mother in The Graduate? She will likely be forever remembered for that role.

  • Judi Dench Makes Out With Dustin Hoffman

    Judi Dench Makes Out With Dustin Hoffman

    Judi Dench has had a lot of admirers over the years, and one of them says he wants to find a way to film a love story with her due to his longtime admiration.

    Dustin Hoffman said recently that the two of them might have had a relationship had they met earlier in life, and even confessed as much to the Dame.

    “I said to Judi, ‘If I met you then, I wouldn’t have let you get away’. There must be a way to do a love story where we meet in our 20s but yet we’re acting as we are now,” Hoffman said in an interview.

    The duo recently co-starred in Esio Trot for BBC One, which will be released at Christmastime, and have been making the rounds on talk shows to promote it. Recently, they stopped by the Graham Norton Show, where they locked lips during a conversation about kiss cams.

    Dame Dench recently received the worldwide contribution award from Bafta, which was presented by Hoffman, and said she was overwhelmed to be recognized by the group. She was joined by fellow winners Emma Watson and Robert Downey Jr., who took home awards for British artist of the year and the Stanley Kubrick Award for excellence in film, respectively.

    “I’m rather overwhelmed by the award, because I didn’t ever expect to have a film career at all,” she said.

  • Luck Cancelled: Director Blames TMZ for “Spinning Unfair Stories”

    Michael Mann, the director of HBO series, Luck, blames TMZ for the show getting cancelled. In the following clip you can hear Mann telling the cast and crew that the decision was reached by HBO after TMZ and “the media” spun unfair stories after a third horse died on the set.

    TMZ fired back by saying that they didn’t spin anything and addressed the facts about the situation: 1)THREE horses died on their watch; 2) Horse #3 was euthanized on the set … and production continued a few hours later AND 3) Publicist Karen Jones initially LIED to TMZ about the story … in an effort to stall them from publishing.

    TMZ says that their bottom line on the subject is that the show would not have been cancelled if the horses were still alive.

    “The Dead Horse Series” was created by TMZ in reaction to several controversial decisions made by the crew of Luck. The entertainment news outfit wrote a story titled “No Moment of Silence for Dead Horse” that criticized the crew for continuing to film soon after one horse died.

    Mann explained to the cast and crew that the decision was also made to preserve the show’s integrity, and didn’t want the attention that the horse controversy has been getting to overshadow the efforts of the cast and crew. Another contributing factor was that HBO couldn’t guarantee that another animal wouldn’t die.

    The series premiered on January 29th; despite its cancellation, all of the first season’s episodes will air. Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte held prominent roles in the dramatic series.

    Fans are very disappointed that the show was cancelled while others tweet that Luck should have been nixed before a third horse died:

    @barefoot_killer
    Ry New    With Luck cancelled, what one show will now satisfy all my artistic interests (esoteric racing lingo, dead horses, and Nick Nolte)? 52 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @calebsebben
    Caleb Sebben    It sucks that @HBO cancelled #Luck. I was really looking forward to seeing that show. #sorryhorsies 18 minutes ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @hocetheo
    Ted Hocevar    I can’t believe HBO cancelled Luck so suddenly. There’s nothing else like it on TV. 4 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @KellyDoesSoCal
    Kelly    Shameful that 3 had to die before they stopped being greedy. ‘#HBO Cancels #Luck After Third #Horse Death’ http://t.co/FA6OYZTn @peta 31 minutes ago via Tweet Button ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @CyclistPI
    E. Wolf    HBO LUCK show got cancelled..show sucked. 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @TheAuthorGuy
    Christopher Moore    Oh no, they cancelled HBO’s Luck. Just as well, it looked like a Hospice with betting. 59 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @DesolationJakey
    Jake Helme    How depressing. HBO’s Luck has been cancelled due to the third horse death on set. Pity about the horses, pity about the show. It was good. 52 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @monty_ashley
    Monty Ashley    If you ask me, all these jokes about “Luck” being cancelled are just beating a dead horseI’M HILARIOUS, DAMMIT! 51 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Another Horse Dies on HBO’s ‘Luck’ Set

    Another horse has been euthanized after a fatal accident on the set of the HBO series ‘Luck,’ according to TMZ.

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    Apparently, the crew was attempting to get the horse out of a stable when it reared and fell backwards, hitting its head. The horse was then euthanized at the Sanata Anita Race Track in Arcadia, CA. This sort of accident is a common occurrence in stable areas every year, according to a state racing board doctor. Still, a routine necropsy will be conducted and the American Humane Association will investigate the incident.

    This is the third time a horse has died while filming “Luck,” a series about horse racing starring Dustin Hoffman. Last month, it was reported that two other horses died during the filming of ‘Luck’ season one in 2010 and 2011.

    The AHA has called for production to be halted, and released a statement on the matter – “We are also insisting that this stoppage remain in full effect pending a complete, thorough, and comprehensive investigation.” HBO is set to continue production.