Ed Nathan Mecate biggest stunt yet, Hollywood
By Anne Wen
Jumping off cliffs. Punching other people. Whacking a monster. It’s all in a day’s work for Ed Nathan Mecate, a Hollywood stuntman with local roots.
For the past five years, he flipped, twirled and elbowed his way from Guam to Los Angeles. Then he became an actor, working both as a stuntman and a double. I always wanted to be like Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, Mecate said.
Growing up in Dededo, Mecate would practice taekwondo and watch his heroes on TV perform tornado and spinning kicks. As a teenager, he flipped through magazines showcasing martial arts masters and dreamed of calling himself an actor.
Richard Bracken, Editor of Columbo and Ironside, Dies At 90
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Bracken died Thursday of kidney failure in Chatsworth, California, according to his daughter Kathleen Bracken.
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Over the course of his 30 year career, Bracken served as editor for a roster of television classics, including “Columbo,” “The Bold Ones” and “Ironside.” He spent a particularly fruitful number of years working for Oscar-nominated producer Ross Hunter, editing films “The Thrill of It All” and “Madame X,” miniseries “The Moneychangers” and NBC drama “A Family Upside Down,” which starred Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes.
Much of Bracken’s career was dedicated to television, having also worked on NBC drama “Run for Your Life,” ABC American Western series “Alias Smith and Jones” and TV movie “The Jesse Owens Story.” His work was recognized with four Emmy nominations, including for the 1976 TV miniseries �
All the Ins and Outs of Netflix This February
All the Ins and Outs of Netflix This February
From a couple of Leonardo DiCaprio movies to several “Power Rangers” installments, it’s time to keep track
From a couple of Leonardo DiCaprio movies to several “Power Rangers” installments, it’s time to keep track
January 27, 2021
Can you believe it’s almost been an entire month since 2021 began? It feels so…not different at all. Well, might as well wait a little more for some serious change to come around (except for the new administration).
One thing that is going through a bit of a change-up is Netflix this coming month. Several shows and movies, new and old, are making their way onto the streaming platform this February. Included among them is