Cinema

Richard Matheson in 2008

The American writer Richard Matheson died last Sunday after a long illness. Richard Burton Matheson was born on February 20, 1926 in Allendale, New Jersey. As a writer he was famous for novels such as “I Am Legend”, as a screenwriter for the movie “Duel” and many adaptations for TV show episodes.

Malcolm McDowell at the Cannes Film Festival 2011

Malcolm John Taylor, this is his birth name, was born on June 13, 1943 in Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Malcolm McDowell has done more than 100 movies but his name will be especially linked to the role of Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange”.

Peter Cushing in the trailer of the movie The Brides of Dracula

Peter Wilton Cushing was born on May 26, 1913 in Kenley, South London, England. He’s been a great actor in theatre, television and cinema. He’s been a simbol of horror movies in the ’60s and ’70s. He had other famous roles such as Sherlock Holmes, The Doctor and Tarkin in “Star Wars”.

Kristen Bell on the Veronica Mars set

The fund raising for the production of a “Veronica Mars” moive through the crowd-funding site Kickstarter started on March 13, 2013 with the goal of reaching $2 millions. The success was extraordinary and that figure was exceeded in less than 24 hours. Right now the amount raised is $3,837,584 and there’s time until April 12, 2013 to donate at least $10 to the project.