Robert Stevenson: Last News

Guillermo del Toro has recently shared his top picks from TCM’s lineup of movies that have aired this October.The director, known for Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape Of Water is no stranger to sharing his views about movies online, with his Twitter feed being full of comments and opinions on some of cinema’s greats.But in a recent video via IndieWire, del Toro shares some of his top picks, which are fitting for this time of year considering their spooky themes.First up, he recommends Alfred Hitchock’s 1941 Suspicion, a romantic psychological thriller starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. On the movie, del Toro said: “Suspicion is one of my favourite Hitchcock films.

Eric Clapton, Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett, Rod Stewart, Johnny Depp and Aerosmith‘s Joe Perry were among the musicians who came together to pay tribute to the late Jeff Beck at two special concerts last week (May 22-23).Beck died suddenly in January at the age of 78 after he contracted bacterial meningitis.The ensemble of musicians took to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall to perform material and covers that Beck himself played throughout his lifetime. Among the highlights were a cover of John Lennon‘s ‘Isolation’ performed by Hammett, Depp and ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons, in tribute to Beck and Deep’s take on the song that was released in 2022.

Eric Clapton has announced a pair of Jeff Beck tribute concerts at the Royal Albert Hall – find all the details below.The special shows are due to take place at the historic London venue on May 22 and 23, and will “honour the memory and artistry” of Beck, who died suddenly on January 10 aged 78.Clapton is set to be joined at the gigs by a host of “colleagues and friends”, including Johnny Depp, Rod Stewart, Imelda May, Gary Clark Jr and Joss Stone. Also scheduled to appear are Rhonda Smith, Anika Nilles and Robert Stevenson from Jeff Beck’s live band.Per a press release, surplus income from the two concerts will be donated to Folly Wildlife Rescue in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.The final list of artists will be finalised.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Johnny Depp brought his tour with Jeff Beck at the Hackensack Meridian Health Center at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ, Tuesday night, four months after a jury awarded the actor $10 million in damages following his Virginia defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. The pair kicked off their U.S. tour in Washington, D.C. just a few nights earlier, on Oct. 5, after releasing the joint album “18” this summer, and Tuesday’s show capped off a two-night New Jersey stand that attracted a crowd of fervent Depp supporters who regularly screamed “I love you, Johnny” and showered the actor with bras, cards and notes tossed to the stage. 

TV legend Dick Van Dyke posted a video on Instagram Friday night of himself knocking on the door and peeking through the glass of an apparently closed Spirit Halloween store.  The 96-year-old put his hands around his face so he could get a better look inside the seasonal shop while someone taking the video laughed and said "There’s somebody in there all right, but…" "This is Halloween" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" played over the "Mary Poppins" actor’s video, which also had blinking jack-o’-lantern and creepy yellow eye emojis. Online commenters agreed that the store needed to open up so the "Dick Van Dyke Show" star could get his spooky fix.  Dick Van Dyke accepts the Britannia Award for Excellence in Television presented by Swarovski onstage at the 2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 27, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Frazer Harrison/BAFTA LA/Getty Images for BAFTA LA) "Come on now, @SpiritHalloweenSomebody please let American Treasure [Van Dyke] into the go---mn Halloween store!!!" one person joked.  Another wrote, "Open JUST FOR HIM IMMEDIATELY," along with a gif of a young Van Dyke clapping uproariously.  "Imagine not knowing a legend is at the door…" a third lamented.  "The man is a national treasure...LET HIM IN!!!" a fourth said, adding a laughing emoji.  Dick Van Dyke as Bert, Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins, Karen Dotrice as Jane Banks and Matthew Garber (1956 - 1977) as Michael Banks in the Disney musical "Mary Poppins," directed by Robert Stevenson, 1964.

Julie Andrews has had a slew of memorable roles as a star of the stage and the screen over a seven-decade career.But, arguably, none of them are more iconic than Mary Poppins, the Walt Disney film directed by Robert Stevenson, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers.The 1964 film, which combines live-action and animation, was actually Andrews' first feature film of her career, which ended up winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress.In a new interview with Vanity Fair, the Surrey, England native revealed that it was the music that first grabbed her attention and drew her to the role. Music to her ears: Julie Andrews, 86, revealed that it was the music of Mary Poppins, which was written by the Sherman Brothers, that first drew her in to want to play the iconic role'It was a brand new thing in my life that I'd never done before.

The legendary Dick Van Dyke enjoyed a lunch date with his second wife, Arlene Silver, in Malibu on Wednesday after exercising at the gym.At 96, the national treasure is 46 years older than the former make-up artist, but they celebrated 10 years of marriage on February 29.'I thought there would be an outcry about a gold digger marrying an old man,' Dick admitted to Closer Weekly in March. Looking good!The legendary Dick Van Dyke enjoyed a lunch date with his second wife, Arlene Silver, in Malibu on Wednesday after exercising at the gym'But no one ever took that attitude.'Van Dyke - who's only an Oscar away from elite EGOT status - was sporting a grey sweatshirt emblazoned with critters submerged in a 'Spoonful Sugar.' A Spoonful of Sugar was one of Julie Andrews' famous songs from Robert Stevenson's 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins, in which the Midwesterner portrayed cockney jack-of-all-trades Bert.Dick is also known for his memorable roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and, most recently, Mary Poppins Returns (2018).

A Lanarkshire lighthouse expert is in buoyant mood as he stages his first exhibition in three years – showcasing treasures including a bespoke model of the world’s oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse.