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His films, including “First Blood” and “Weekend at Bernie’s,” covered a range of genres. He was later an executive producer ...
Kirk Douglas was originally cast in First Blood, but his demands led to his firing. Here’s how Richard Crenna replaced him.
Ted Kotcheff, director of the 1971 Australian cult classic Wake in Fright has died at the age of 94. David Stratton pays ...
Bruce Shapiro critiques Donald Trump's first hundred days in office. Fifty years ago Kerala was one of India’s poorest states, now it's one of the richest. How? And a tribute to Canadian Ted Kotcheff, ...
EXCLUSIVE: I caught up with Carolco co-founder Mario Kassar, who had two recently deceased artists on his mind, and how they ...
The Canadian filmmaker also helmed 'North Dallas Forty,' 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz' and 'Wake in Fright' and exec produced 'Law & Order: SVU.' ...
Hollywood director Ted Kotcheff has sadly died aged 94 his heartbroken family has revealed. The filmmaker, who was behind a number of films including Weekend at Bernie's and the Rambo trilogy, died at ...
Cinema's master chameleon Ted Kotcheff danced through Hollywood's back alleys, crafting gems that sparkled across the genre spectrum while somehow dodging the spotlight himself. This cinematic ...
Ted Kotcheff, whose long career included directing 'First Blood,' 'Weekend at Bernie's,' 'Wake in Fright' and 'North Dallas ...
Ted Kotcheff, whose six-decade career as film and television director included helming the first instalments of two hit movie ...
While balancing television gigs for the BBC with stage work on the West End, Kotcheff made his feature directorial debut with the 1962 British comedy Tiara Tahiti, starring James Mason. A string of ...
Ted Kotcheff, the Canadian filmmaker who introduced moviegoers to Sylvester Stallone’s traumatized Vietnam War veteran John Rambo with “First Blood” and helmed comedies like “Weekend at ...