Australia's Favourite Flicks Oct 21, 2008
The 2001 film looked at love and loss from a number of angles, and touched on some gay issues through the character of Valerie (Barbara Hershey), a therapist mourning the loss of her daughter who s disturbed by a session with a gay client, Patrick (Peter Phelps), who is having an affair with a married man. Australia Post is getting in on the act, issuing a series of commemorative stamps of the five films. (Same Same)
Louisa May Alcott gets a biopic Sep 14, 2008
Among the offerings at the Boston Film Festival, which opened this weekend at the Loews Boston Common and continues through Wednesday, are "Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning," with Hannah Endicott-Douglas, Barbara Hershey, and Shirley MacLaine, Monday at 8:15 p.m.; "Detained: The New Bedford Immigration Raid," Jenny Alexander 's snapshot of the 2005 arrest of 361 undocumented factory workers, Tuesday at 6 p.m.; and "Flash of Genius," with star Greg Kinnear attending, Wednesday at 7 p.m. ().... (Boston Globe)
Irene Gammel's 'Looking For Anne of Green Gables' Aug 15, 2008
To celebrate Anne's centennial, there are two new reissues of the original book, yearlong celebrations on Prince Edward Island (where the story is set) and, for those who can't get enough, two prequels: "Before Green Gables" by the Canadian author Budge Wilson and a TV movie with Barbara Hershey and Shirley MacLaine. Perhaps the most interesting addition, however, is Irene Gammel's "Looking for Anne of Green Gables," a well researched if occasionally overreaching dual biography of Anne and her... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Fest Highlights Jul 20, 2008
Among the women in Max's (and Max's character's) life are Rhea Perlman as his jealous girlfriend of 12 years, Barbara Hershey as an amorous former student, Elizabeth Pea as a disabled housekeeper and Tovah Feldshuh as a depressed widow. - Leba Hertz. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A Dream Come True May 4, 2008
But then Woody Allen, who chose Christopher Walken as Diane Keaton's brother in "Annie Hall" and Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey and Dianne Wiest as sisters in "Hannah and Her Sisters," never puts much store in physical resemblance when casting sibling parts, relying instead on clever acting to make you believe his characters are related. In "Cassandra's Dream," McGregor plays Ian, the emotionally stronger of two brothers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Oxford Resident Wins Medals in First Plowing Competition May 2, 2008
About eight years ago, she purchased a ten-acre property that belonged to actress Barbara Hershey and built a house, barn and several sheds where she now keeps seven horses. In addition to managing her farm, Dorothy is a senior pilot with Delta Airlines. (Voices, CT)
Cougars stress sophistication over sex Feb 24, 2008
had come up with a list of "25 Hottest Cougar Tales," calling out the likes of Barbara Hershey, Susan Sarandon, and Geena Davis. All are gorgeous in their own right, which is no surprise: Hollywood has long been packed with the agelessly attractive. (Boston Globe)
How actors go from zero to music virtuoso for film roles Nov 22, 2007
Balter had just five weeks to teach Tom Cruise a Haydn sonata for "Interview with the Vampire," and two weeks to teach Schubert to Barbara Hershey for "The Portrait of a Lady.". John Tibbetts, a film historian and author of the book "Composers in the Movies," believes the practice of actors learning instruments started with the rise of composer biopics in the late 1930s. (Christian Science Monitor)
Quartet added to 'Mourning' Nov 19, 2007
Joseph Cross, Heather Graham, Barbara Hershey and Tim Curry will star in the indie satire "Son of Mourning." Yaniv Raz will direct from a screenplay he wrote. Story, set amid an international climate crisis, centers on a dissatisfied ad copywriter (Cross) who returns home to a resort town in Florida to mediate his parents' divorce. (Variety)
Shirley of Greene Gables Oct 24, 2007
The cast also includes Barbara Hershey as the adult Anne Shirley and Hannah Endicott-Douglas as the young one. New Feature: Recommend this article to other Globe readers. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
A new Anne lands at CTV Oct 17, 2007
Barbara Hershey will play Anne in her 50s as she reflects on her past. Jim Bawden. (Toronto Star)
Woman Found Guilty in Infant Death Oct 4, 2007
The jury found Barbara Hershey guilty of second-degree manslaughter for the death of her four-month-old grandson Ethan Hershey. In October of 2005, Hershey became upset with the infant when he wouldn't stop crying. (R News)
Lament for the female friendship flick Aug 26, 2007
In Steel Magnolias, Julia Roberts dies of diabetes complications after having a child, and in Beaches Barbara Hershey is stricken down with the big C. In the Witches of Eastwick, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer are put through the (literal) hell of sex with Jack Nicholson and in Ghost World Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch drift apart after high school and make each other miserable over a middle-aged male character actor. It would seem that girls who get along in the movies either... (Globe and Mail)
His effects are special May 16, 2007
Stockstill first got into the business when Shy People, starring Barbara Hershey and Jill Clayburgh was being filmed in South Louisiana. He had a pump company at the time and when the film company had trouble with one of their fog-producing machines, he was called in. (New Iberia, LA)
REMEMBERING KURT VONNEGUT JR. Bone-dry wit, heart-rending prose Apr 13, 2007
Bruce Willis and an A-list cast including Nick Nolte and Barbara Hershey, starred in the film adaptation of Vonnegut's book, "Breakfast of Champions." But Vonnegut wasn't thrilled with the result. He huffed that they'd "made a perfectly terrible movie out of 'Breakfast of Champions,' " his novel about a fictional Midwest town populated by slightly neurotic and idiosyncratic characters. (Indianapolis Star)
Movie loves baseball, Naturally Apr 2, 2007
Barbara Hershey is fine in her brief appearance as Harriet Bird, the comely mystery woman who's gunning down famous athletes with silver bullets. And Joe Don Baker is perfect as The Whammer, the Babe Ruth-like star the young Hobbs blows away with three pitches on a dare. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Paparazzi label doesn't fit photographers Mar 12, 2007
He has worked with Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Jim Belushi, Robert Redford, Tara Reid, Timothy Dalton, Ally Sheedy, Gary Oldman, Skeet Ulrich, Vivica Fox, Dennis Hopper and Barbara Hershey and has snapped stills for more than 20 movies in the last six years. The celebrity photography business is fiercely competitive. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Hannah and her Sisters Mar 11, 2007
Allen heads a cast featuring Mafia Arrow, Michael Caine, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey and Max von Sydow. an error occurred while processing this directive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Four faves Feb 28, 2007
Despite that embarrassing revelation, Andrews, 38, says his relationship with longtime companion, actress Barbara Hershey, 59, is still strong. "Fantastic and happy," he says, noting they recently reunited after her 10-week location shoot in South Africa for the drama The Bird Can Fly, due in theaters this year. (USA Today -- Life)
Paris is not burning with energy Feb 6, 2007
Actress Barbara Hershey is 59. Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 59. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The daily dish Feb 3, 2007
Saturday, February 3, 2007. a spicy serving of celebrity news. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
2006 was the year of leading ladies on the London stage Jan 3, 2007
Jodhi May, a prizewinner at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988 when not yet a teenager for her performance opposite Barbara Hershey in the film "A World Apart," proved her grown-up skills with a scorching turn in David Harrower's two-hander, "Blackbird." Playing Una, a woman moving toward 30 who is reunited with the lover (Roger Allam's Ray) whom she had at age 12, May fielded with ease a lengthy and startling monologue of reminiscence that looks likely to be a mainstay of drama classes from this... (International Herald Tribune)
