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☆ Louis Gossett Jr., 87, Dies; ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Roots’ Actor
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Anita Gates | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Louis Gossett Jr., who took home an Academy Award for “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for “Roots,” both times playing a mature man who guides a younger one taking on a new role — but in drastically different circumstances — died early Friday in Santa Monica, Calif. Mr. Gossett’s first cousin Neal L. Gossett confirmed the death. Mr. Gossett was 46 when he played Emil Foley, the Marine drill instructor from hell who ultimately shapes the humanity of an emotionally damaged young Naval aviation recruit (Richard Gere) — in “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982). Reviewing the movie in The New York Times, Vincent Canby described Sergeant Foley as a cruel taskmaster “recycled as a man of recognizable cunning, dedication and humor” revealed in “the kind of performance that wins awards.”

Persons: Louis Gossett Jr, ”, —, Gossett’s, Neal L, Gossett, Emil Foley, Richard Gere, Vincent Canby, Sergeant Foley Organizations: Naval, New York Times Locations: Santa Monica, Calif, “

☆ Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots," has died. Gossett became the third Black Oscar nominee in the supporting actor category in 1983. "More than anything, it was a huge affirmation of my position as a Black actor," he wrote in his 2010 memoir, "An Actor and a Gentleman." "I knew too little to be nervous," Gossett wrote. Gossett went to Hollywood for the first time in 1961 to make the film version of "A Raisin in the Sun."

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☆ Sydney Sweeney says she and 'Anyone But You' costar Glen Powell are actively looking for their next project together
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Anyone But You" costars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are planning to work together again. Sweeney told Business Insider they're actively fielding different projects. AdvertisementRom-com fans, rejoice: Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney are already looking for their next project together. Related stories"I love working with Glen," Sweeney told Business Insider. "I actually filmed 'Immaculate' first, and then the next week I started 'Anyone But You,'" Sweeney told BI.

Persons: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Sweeney, they're, —, Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Gere, Roberts, Powell, Glen, we're, Jonathan Davino, Jason Guerrasio, Bea, Ben Organizations: Service, SXSW, TV Locations: Sydney

In her suit, Ormond says she was a star on the rise when she met Weinstein in 1994. She accuses CAA, Disney and Miramax, saying that they knew Weinstein presented a danger to women but did nothing to stop him or to help her. Political Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesThe lawsuit marks the first time Ormond has publicly accused Weinstein of sexual assault. The Associated Press generally doesn't name the alleged victims of sexual assault, but is in this case because Ormond has spoken publicly about it, including in an interview with Variety. Weinstein, 71, was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York in 2020 and is in prison in the state.

Persons: — Julia Ormond, Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Harvey Weinstein, Ormond, Weinstein, Imran Ansari, Julia Ormond, “ Sabrina ”, ”, Sean Connery, Richard Gere, ___ Dalton Organizations: Walt Disney Co, Miramax, Creative Artists Agency, CAA, Disney, Associated Press, Variety, Pitt, Ford Locations: Manhattan, British, New York, Los Angeles

☆ GQ Removes Article Critical of Warner Bros. Discovery C.E.O.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | More About Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The article on the GQ website was a fierce critique of David Zaslav, comparing the Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive to the ruthless business tycoon played by Richard Gere in “Pretty Woman.”Then, hours after the article went online on Monday, it disappeared with no explanation. The article had been altered, and then deleted, after Warner Bros. But it is unusual for mainstream news organizations like GQ to remove an article entirely. In a statement, GQ said the article had not been properly edited before it was published.

Persons: David Zaslav, Richard Gere, “, they’re, GQ, “ GQ Organizations: GQ, Warner Bros . Discovery, Warner Bros

☆ Opinion: ‘No Hard Feelings’ with Jennifer Lawrence is a sex worker romcom that won’t admit it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Friday’s debut of “No Hard Feelings,” a sex work romcom that doesn’t want to admit to its own subgenre, is very much of our era. Noah Berlatsky Noah BerlatskyThe Jennifer Lawrence vehicle from Sony Pictures revolves around a sex worker who, like the film, doesn’t want to admit what she’s doing. In sex worker romcoms, you’re supposed to be scandalized at the sordidness — but in a fun way. Anti-sex and anti-porn advocates have put a lot of effort into (falsely) conflating sex work and sex trafficking. Every film, sex worker romcom or otherwise, doesn’t have to be enthusiastically political, or, for that matter, sexual.

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☆ Exiled leader tells US Congress Tibet faces 'slow death' under China
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - Tibet is dying a "slow death" under Chinese rule, the head of the India-based organization known as Tibet's government in-exile said on Tuesday in a first address to the U.S. Congress. The Sikyong role was created in 2012 after the Dalai Lama, Tibetans' 87-year-old spiritual leader, relinquished political authority in favor of an organization that could outlive him. China has ruled the remote western region of Tibet since 1951, after its military marched in and took control in what it calls a "peaceful liberation." Actor and long-time Tibet activist Richard Gere told the hearing that Chinese policies in Tibet increasingly "match the definition of crimes against humanity." Reporting by Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Between '97 and '02, HBO released TV series like "Sex and the City," "The Wire," and "The Sopranos." Counterprogram, counterprogram, counterprogramFrom its very inception in the early 1970s, HBO executives came to believe that if HBO was to thrive in the long-run, it would have to focus on doing things differently than the big three commercial TV networks: ABC, CBS, and NBC. When HBO executives sent the first episode of "The Sopranos" to a focus group, it scored horribly. The screening was attended by the film's cast, HBO executives, and a collection of Russian dignitaries. Anybody could watch a new TV series from the comfort of their home, and the actors starring in new TV shows were rarely famous.

☆ A Classic Mercedes Helped Him Shift Gears in Work and Life
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( A.J. Baime | Photographs Martin Albert For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

William Li , 53, co-host of the television culinary series “Lucky Chow” and co-founder of the wellness brand the Hao Life, who lives in Columbia County, N.Y., on his 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL, as told to A.J. To me, cars played an outsize role in the movies and TV shows of that era, and one model in particular. I remember seeing Richard Gere in “American Gigolo”—he drove a Mercedes 450 SL. The character Jennifer Hart in “Hart to Hart” was always in her Mercedes 450 SL. As a teenager, I thought that car typified success.

☆ Chris Evans named 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People magazine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES — Chris Evans may have put down Captain America’s shield but he’s got a new badge of honor: he’s been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. Evans, who for nearly a decade played Captain America in Marvel’s sprawling superhero films, takes the baton from another Avenger, Paul Rudd. “It’s ripe for harassment.”Among those likely to heckle him are co-stars and previous Sexiest Man Alive winners like Rudd, Ryan Reynolds and Chris Hemsworth. Evans’ first film role came in 2000′s “The New Comers” and he played superhero Johnny Storm in two “Fantastic Four” films released in 2005 and 2007. “It’s something that as I become old and saggy I can look back on and say ‘I remember then…’” Evans said.

☆ (video) David Beckham a fost desemnat cel mai sexy bărbat al anului 2015
▼ + stars: | 2015-11-18 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Sunt foarte încântat să accept acest premiu”, a spus David Beckham. Cu toate acestea, David Beckham spune că îşi doreşte totuşi ca soţia sa, Victoria Beckham, să îl considere mereu „cel mai sexy bărbat în viaţă”. Titlul de cel mai sexy bărbat în viaţă a fost acordat pentru prima dată în 1985, într-un articol despre actorul australian Mel Gibson. Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Brad Pitt şi Richard Gere au fost fiecare desemnaţi de câte două ori drept „cel mai sexy bărbat în viaţă”. Anul trecut, câştigătorul a fost actorul Chris Hemsworth.

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