Ideally, we like to watch movies in a state of willful ignorance regarding their making, even if the whole machinery of selling and promoting a movie seems to defy that. But taking in the western “Rust” is a different matter. It’s the film on which up-and-coming cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally killed by a live … Read more
Three and a half years after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” set in New Mexico, Alec Baldwin’s western movie is finally being released. Baldwin accidentally shot the film’s 42-year-old cinematographerHalyna Hutchins, during the film’s production on Oct. 21, 2021. She died that day, a tragedy that sparked investigations, numerous lawsuits and two criminal trials. … Read more
A week after Alec Baldwin and his wife’s TLC reality show premiered, attorney Gloria Allred demanded the actor testify in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the “Rust” shooting tragedy. Allred represents the Ukrainian family of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died in October 2021 after being shot when Baldwin’s gun fired during a run-through … Read more
Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s “Homeward Bound” to open the show, five-decade “Saturday Night Live” luminary Steve Martin delivered the monologue, and Paul McCartney gave an epic closing to a 50th anniversary special celebrating the sketch institution that was overflowing with famous former cast members, superstar hosts and legendary guests. The 83-year-old … Read more
