March 29, 2024

Lew Palter, ‘Titanic’ actor and mentor to Hollywood stars, dead at 94

Lew Palter, who played businessman Isidor Straus in James Cameron’s 1997 epic “Titanic,” has died. He was 94 years old.  Along with his acting career, which included roles on “Hill Street Blues” and “The Flying Nun” and extensive theater work, Palter was a longtime acting teacher at CalArts in Santa Clarita, California.  “It is with […]

‘Titanic’ director James Cameron breaks silence on submarine disaster

“Titanic” director James Cameron is speaking out after the search for the missing OceanGate Titan submersible came to a devastating end Thursday. Cameron, 68, found the tragic story of the sub eerily similar to what happened to the doomed ship Titanic in 1912. “Well, I’ve been down there many times,” Cameron told ABC News on […]

James Cameron, Explorers Club respond after missing Titanic submarine found

The search for a missing tourist submersible carrying five men came to a tragic end Thursday after rescue officials discovered debris from the imploded vessel near the wreckage of the Titanic.  Reactions poured in on social media shortly after the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the debris field officials had found was the Titan submersible they […]

‘Titanic’ Director James Cameron Speaks Out on Titan Sub: ‘Warnings Went Unheeded’

“I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship,” the Oscar winner told ABC News. Published Jun. 22, 2023 5:03PM ET Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesTitanic director James Cameron has weighed in on the tragic Titan submersible voyage that now appears to have claimed the lives

Billionaire Is on the Missing Titanic Tourist Sub, Stepson Says

Billionaire Hamish Harding is one of the five people on board the Polar Prince, the missing submersible that was meant to take tourists down to see the Titanic’s shipwreck. Harding’s stepson, Brian Szasz, confirmed the news with posts asking for “thoughts and prayers” on social media.“Thoughts and prayers for my stepfather Hamish Harding as his

‘We Have The Band Playing On The Deck’: Rep. Kinzinger Compares Republican Party To The Titanic

Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger compared the Republican Party to the Titanic as he defended Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s criticisms of former President Donald Trump. “It’s basically the Titanic. We are in the middle of this slow sink and we have the band playing on the deck and we tell everybody it’s fine,” Kinzinger told…

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