‘A true icon’: Legendary Cowboys exec Gil Brandt dies at 91

Brandt, who was the Cowboys’ vice president of player personnel from 1960-1988, passed away Thursday morning, according to the team. DALLAS — Gil Brandt, the longtime Cowboys executive who helped engineer Dallas’ championship run of the 1970s, has died at 91, the team confirmed in a statement Thursday. Brandt, who was the Cowboys’ vice president … Read more

In ‘Equalizer 3,’ Denzel Washington’s assassin goes to Italy

Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has been dreaming about taking the Equalizer abroad for years. The action franchise (very loosely based on a 1980s television series) starring Denzel Washington as the reluctant assassin Robert McCall had rooted itself in humble domestic beginnings, in Boston. But after two films and $382.7 million in box-office receipts in the past … Read more

Conductor John Eliot Gardiner pulls out of future engagements after allegedly hitting a singer

LONDON – Prominent classical music conductor John Eliot Gardiner is pulling out of all engagements until next year after allegedly hitting a singer backstage following a concert. The British conductor said in a statement Thursday that he was stepping back to get “the specialist help I recognize that I have needed for some time.” His … Read more