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The Guardian
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Post your questions for Stephen King
If you've ever worried that you haven't done enough with your life, then perhaps don't look at the CV (or résumé, as he'd put it) of the American author Stephen King. Over the past 50 years, the 77-year-old horror, thriller, science fiction and fantasy writer has penned 65 novels and more than 200 short stories. Even if you've never read a Stephen King book in your life, the chances are you've seen a film adaptation of one of his works: be it Stanley Kubrick's The Shining starring Jack Nicolson (1980); The Shawshank Redemption with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman (1994); Misery starring Kathy Bates (1990); The Green Mile with Tom Hanks (1999); or It starring Bill Skarsgård (2017). Even Stand by Me (1986) with River Phoenix and Corey Feldman was based on King's novella The Body. It's hard to know where to even start when it comes to asking him about his life and career. Which is why we're giving you plenty of time to get in your questions as King prepares to take the reader interview chair for an expanded edition ahead of the release of The Life of Chuck starring Tom Hiddleston, based on his 2020 novella. His only notes so far are: no 'lemon' questions, such as where he gets his ideas from. But where does he get his ideas from? How does he feel about being one of the bestselling US authors of all time? Does he really suffer from triskaidekaphobia – an irrational fear of the number 13? And does he really hate interviews as much as he says he does? Please pose your questions in the comments below by 6pm on Monday 4 August and we'll print his best replies in G2 and online later that month – but not on the 13th, we promise, Stephen.
The Guardian
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Post your questions for Stephen King
If you've ever worried that you haven't done enough with your life, then perhaps don't look at the CV (or résumé, as he'd put it) of the American author Stephen King. Over the past 50 years, the 77-year-old horror, thriller, science fiction and fantasy writer has penned 65 novels and more than 200 short stories. Even if you've never read a Stephen King book in your life, the chances are you've seen a film adaptation of one of his works: be it Stanley Kubrick's The Shining starring Jack Nicolson (1980); The Shawshank Redemption with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman (1994); Misery starring Kathy Bates (1990); The Green Mile with Tom Hanks (1999); or It starring Bill Skarsgård (2017). Even Stand by Me (1986) with River Phoenix and Corey Feldman was based on King's novella The Body. It's hard to know where to even start when it comes to asking him about his life and career. Which is why we're giving you plenty of time to get in your questions as King prepares to take the reader interview chair for an expanded edition ahead of the release of The Life of Chuck starring Tom Hiddleston, based on his 2020 novella. His only notes so far are: no 'lemon' questions, such as where he gets his ideas from. But where does he get his ideas from? How does he feel about being one of the bestselling US authors of all time? Does he really suffer from triskaidekaphobia – an irrational fear of the number 13? And does he really hate interviews as much as he says he does? Please pose your questions in the comments below by 6pm on Monday 4 August and we'll print his best replies in G2 and online later that month – but not on the 13th, we promise, Stephen.
South China Morning Post
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito's best One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest stories as it hits 50
Jack Nicholson did not want to go to the Oscars. It was 1976 and he was nominated for best actor in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The Milos Forman film, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, had become a bit of a sensation – it was the second-highest-grossing picture of 1975, behind Jaws, and had received nine Oscar nominations. But Nicholson was not feeling optimistic. In five years, he had already been nominated five times. He had also lost five times. He told his producer, Michael Douglas – who would go on to win his own best actor Oscar in 1988 – that he could not go through it again. 'I remember how hard I had to persuade Jack to come to the ceremony,' Douglas says. 'He was so reluctant, but we got him there. 'And then of course we lost the first four awards. Jack was sitting right in front of me and sort of leaned back and said 'Oh, Mikey D, Mikey D, I told you, man.' I just said, 'Hang in there.'' Jack Nicholson (seated, left) and Danny DeVito (seated, right) with supporting cast in a scene from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Photo: AP Douglas, of course, was right. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest would go on to sweep the 'big five' – best screenplay, director, actor, actress and picture – the first film to do so since It Happened One Night 41 years previously. Only The Silence of the Lambs has done it since.
Wall Street Journal
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
Arts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of July 13
• 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (July 13 and 16): To celebrate its 50th anniversary, a 4K restoration of Miloš Forman's 1975 film arrives in select theaters nationwide. Based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel, it tells the story of convict Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) who pleads mentally unstable to avoid labor duties in prison and is sent to a mental hospital where he leads a rebellion against the tyrannical Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). The movie won five Oscars, including ones for Fletcher and Mr. Nicholson, and will be accompanied by an introduction from Leonard Maltin. • 'Eddington' (July 18): In this western dark comedy by Ari Aster ('Midsommar'), a political standoff between the sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) during May 2020 causes trouble for the members of the titular New Mexico small town. Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Luke Grimes also make appearances.
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Danny DeVito breaks silence on Jack Nicholson's health after frail public appearance sparked fan concern
Danny DeVito has opened up about his friend Jack Nicholson and said the Oscar winner is doing 'great.' Nicholson, 87, was last seen in public during an appearance on the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary show in February, and many fans were concerned he looked quite frail. DeVito, 80, spoke about his long friendship with Nicholson, while promoting the 50th anniversary re-release of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, their first film together. 'I just saw Jack a couple weeks ago — it was his birthday a month ago, and he's great,' the Taxi star told People. Looking back on the experience of making the groundbreaking 1975 film, DeVito said he and his fellow cast members — including Christopher Lloyd and Louise Fletcher — were 'in awe' of Nicholson, who had already been building a reputation with films such as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, and Chinatown. 'We're in the presence of this guy who's really at his moment, where he was breaking out into the big time,' DeVito said of his initial encounter. 'There was no need for an icebreaker,' the Emmy winner recalled. 'He was immediately just so embracing…He started out exactly the way everybody else did, where he couldn't get a job. It was like he came to Hollywood and he was going to just write and direct, and then comes along after the Corman stuff,' he said of Nicholson's start in low-budget thrillers such as The Terror and The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. 'He was in our milieu, and he was always just as open and genuine, and we all felt it immediately,' DeVito said. 'Of course, he was doing it because he's that way,' the write and director explained. 'And he was also doing it because that had to be, because we had to be all joined at the hip in that movie, and we had such great performances.' DeVito noted he and Nicholson eventually bonded over their shared New Jersey backgrounds. They were born in the same hospital and both had sisters who were hair dressers in the same local area. The two would go on to work together again on Goin' South, which was directed by Nicholson, Terms of Endearment, Hoffa, which DeVito directed and the sci-fi comedy Mars Attacks. 'When I was a kid, I always heard about this really handsome guy from Neptune who went out to California and became a movie star,' he recalled. DeVito was keeping that information to himself, but it was his friend and former roommate Michael Douglas, 80, who was producing the film, who spilled the beans. 'Jack came running around the corner: "Ahhhh! You're from Asbury Park?"' he asked. Nicholson received his first Oscar award for his portrayal of a rebellious convict sent to a psychiatric hospital, where he inspired rebellion against a dominating nurse. In fact One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was the first film since 1934's It Happened One Night to sweep all five of the top Academy Awards; Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress for Fletcher, Best Director for Milos Forman, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
