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Monte Hellman, who has died in Los Angeles at the age of 91, was nothing short of a legendary figure in American independent cinema.
From his start in the Roger Corman stable in the early 1960s, a veritable breeding ground for the talent that would emerge at the tail end of the decade, Hellman began his career with a bang, forging a partnership with Jack Nicholson that would yield four features as director â two written by Nicholson himself, one by Carole Eastman, who would go on to write Five Easy Pieces (1970) for Bob Rafelson.
Aubrey Plaza was snapped walking her dogs in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old actress donned a vintage Snoop Dogg shirt with black shorts and trainers as she stepped out on the spring day in Southern California.
Aubrey, who played April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation from 2009 to 2015, had her dark locks pulled back and parted to the side as she donned sunglasses and a face mask amid the ongoing pandemic.
Out and about: Aubrey Plaza, 36, was snapped walking her dogs in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday
The Wilmington, Delaware native has been in a decade-long romance with filmmaker Jeff Baena, 43, who she s collaborated with on projects including 2014 s Life After Beth and 2017 s The Little Hours.
Two-Lane Blacktop and
Ride in the Whirlwind, died Tuesday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, California, after a fall in his home. His daughter, Melissa Hellman, confirmed his death to
Hellman was well regarded for his genre films, such as his 1964 war drama
Back Door to Hell, 1966’s pair of Westerns
The Shooting and
Two-Lane Blacktop starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson.
Born in New York City in 1932, Hellman relocated to Los Angeles with his family when he was five years old, and later got his start in the film and television business as an editor’s apprentice at ABC. He made his directorial debut with the 1959 horror film