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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOscar-winning filmmaker Ed Zwick on his forty-plus years in HollywoodFilmmaker Ed Zwick joins CNBC's Carl Quintanilla to dig into the details in his new memoir "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions." Ed's adventures range from what he learned under Sydney Pollack's mentorship, discovering Denzel Washington's talent on the set of "Glory," and the lessons he has for up-and-coming filmmakers.
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It's one of the surprising revelations in Willie Nelson 's new book, “Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs,” an examination of the 90-year-old country legend and soon-to-be Rock & Roll Hall of Famer 's seven decades of songwriting. “The melodies are easier to write than the words,” Nelson told The Associated Press in an interview ahead of Tuesday's release of his book. “I don’t write as much as I used to,” he told the AP. And on Friday, the same week the book is released, he'll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “You can get rock ‘n’ roll in country, rock and roll in any kind of music,” he said.
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Leslie Phillips, the British actor in the “Harry Potter” and “Carry On” films, has died following a long illness. Phillips, who was the voice of the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” films, starred in over 200 movies, TV and radio series during a career that spanned more than 80 years. From left, actors Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips and Richard Griffiths on Feb. 8, 2007, in London. He was mobbed everywhere he went,” Zara said to the newspaper. Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee promote their BBC radio show 'Navy Lark' in London on March 26, 1969.
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