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Julianne Hough “Really Excited” About “Footloose” Casting

Dancing with the Stars pro turned country music starlet Julianne Hough is beaming over her role in the upcoming Footloose remake.

The talented hoofer, 22, will show off her fancy footwork in the role of rebellious preacher’s daughter Ariel Moore in the movie musical. And Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford has already been cast as Ren [...]

June 16, 1959: George Reeves, Superman, Felled by Speeding Bullet

1959: Los Angeles police arrive at the home of 45-year-old actor George Reeves, famous for his role as TV’s Superman, and find him naked and dead of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled as a suicide, Reeves’ death inspires a series of conspiracy theories and the interpretive biopic Hollywoodland, as well as [...]

June 15, 1878: Muybridge Horses Around With Motion Pictures

1878: Photographer Eadweard Muybridge uses high-speed stop-motion photography to capture a horse’s motion. The photos prove that the horse has all four feet in the air during some parts of its stride. The shots settle an old argument … and start a new medium and industry.
Former California Governor Leland Stanford financed Muybridge’s photo experiments. They [...]