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☆ Robin Williams wrote a letter to a school principal urging they 'rethink' the expulsion of a 'Mrs. Doubtfire' child star
  + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewOne of the child stars of "Mrs. Doubtfire" revealed that Robin Williams went to bat for her after she was expelled for taking time off to star in the blockbuster comedy film. "Mrs. Doubtfire" starred Williams as a divorced dad who hatches an elaborate plan to imitate a female housekeeper so he can work for his estranged wife and see his children. "I got thrown out of high school on 'Doubtfire,'" Jakub told her costars. I was attending high school in Canada, then I left for four months to go film the movie." Speaking to Business Insider last year on the 30th anniversary of the movie, "Mrs Doubtfire" director Chris Columbus said that he and Williams began discussing the possibility of a sequel in 2014.
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☆ Stream These 8 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in July
  + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Jason Bailey | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +4 min
‘Julie & Julia’ (July 31)Julia Child was an easy figure to impersonate but perhaps not so simple to inhabit. The film focuses on Gardner’s period of homelessness and the sacrifices he made while completing an unpaid internship at a prestigious firm. It’s a formulaic piece of work but a nevertheless affecting one. ‘Stepmom’ (July 31)The “Home Alone” director Chris Columbus continued the softening of his touch that began with “Mrs. Julia Roberts plays the title character, a fashion photographer who is dating, and then marries, a much older, divorced father (Ed Harris).
Persons: ‘ Julie, Julia ’, Julia Child, Meryl Streep, Julie Powell, Amy Adams, Nora Ephron, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Happyness ’, Gabriele Muccino, Chris Gardner, Oscar, Will Smith, Gardner, Jaden, Skyfall ’, Daniel Craig, James Bond, “ Bourne, Sam Mendes, Roger Deakins, Thomas Newman, Javier Bardem, Stepmom ’, Chris Columbus, “ Mrs, Doubtfire ”, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Susan Sarandon, —, It’s, ’, Kate Beckinsale Organizations: “
☆ How drag was pushed back into the shadows in Tennessee
  + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +9 min
Now, a Tennessee law restricting drag in front of minors is due to come into force on April 1. Several planned drag events were canceled over the winter after protests, and many venues felt forced to make previously family-friendly drag shows into adults-only events. Drag performers and venue owners say they are worried about their livelihoods and their rights of free expression. The Starbucks say there is no such thing as family-friendly drag; drag performers cite Bugs Bunny, Shakespeare's cross-dressing comedies and the Robin Williams film "Mrs. Doubtfire" among counterexamples. Outside of public Pride events, most Tennessee drag performers largely work in clubs and bars that admit only those over 18.
☆ Here's everything you need to know about the history and meaning of drag
  + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Drag culture has centuries of history behind it, from Ancient Greece to the Harlem Renaissance. Here's a guide to drag culture in the US and how what it means today. But in drag, cis men don't have to present as women, and cis women don't have to present as men. But at the end of the day, Giuliani wasn't actually participating in drag culture, Walsh said. There's been a lot of grassroots-level organization around drag recently, Walsh said, partly in response to the uptick in violence against drag culture.
☆ We asked Broadway actors which audience behaviors annoy them most — here are their 8 theater-etiquette rules
  + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Iris Dorbian | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Insider asked Broadway and off-Broadway experts about their top etiquette tips for watching a show. Recently, Insider spoke to a number of Broadway and off-Broadway experts to ask about proper theater etiquette. Below are eight tips to follow the next time you're in a Broadway theater. Robin Rothstein, a playwright and former director of operations at touring-show producer Broadway Across America, told Insider: "The Broadway theaters are old and seats are small. Now that you know the eight rules of proper Broadway etiquette, buy a ticket and enjoy a show.
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