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☆ Ellen Degeneres’s Oscar selfie turns 10: remembering the epic moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It’s been 10 years since Ellen Degeneres broke X (then still Twitter) by posting an instantly iconic selfie packed with A-List actors during the 2014 Oscars telecast. Revisiting this moment, and the famous faces in it, is a time capsule. Ellen DeGeneres at the final taping for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Degeneres at the time was still hosting her long-running daytime talk show “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” which aired its final episode in 2022 after 19 years. Jolie and Pitt at the time of the selfie were still a couple.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Ellen Degeneres, Degeneres, Streep, Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, Lupita Nyong’o, Channing Tatum, Spacey, Cooper, “ Maestro ” –, Lawrence, “ Joy ”, Leto, ”, ” Leto, Ellen DeGeneres, Michael Rozman, Jolie, Pitt, Oscar, Meryl Streep, “, Cate Blanchett Organizations: CNN, “, week’s, “ Dallas Buyers, Warner Bros, ” Locations: France, Hollywood, Osage County, ”

☆ Ellen DeGeneres' internet-breaking Oscars selfie was taken 10 years ago, and wow, has it aged badly
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ellen DeGeneres' widely circulated Oscars selfie was taken on March 2, 2014 — 10 years ago. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementEllen DeGeneres' internet-breaking Oscars selfie was taken 10 years ago and wow, has it aged badly. The moment Elle DeGeneres gathered members from the audience for a selfie at the 2014 Academy Awards was televised. AdvertisementIf another Oscar selfie were to be taken at this year's ceremony, I can't imagine any of these stars would make it in.

Persons: Ellen DeGeneres, selfie, —, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Lupita Nyong'o, Junior, Channing Tatum, Kevin Spacey, Jared Leto, DeGeneres, Elle DeGeneres, Al Seib, he's, there's DeGeneres, DeGeneres hasn't, messier, Jolie, Pitt, Maestro, There's, et, Oscar selfie Organizations: Service, Twitter, Samsung, Los Angeles Times, Getty, NBC, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood

☆ Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway drag Meryl Streep during 'The Devil Wears Prada' reunion at SAG Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Devil Wears Prada" actors Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Anne Hathaway reunited at the SAG Awards. "I don't think I'm anything like Miranda," Streep sheepishly retorted. AdvertisementMeryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Anne Hathaway came together at Saturday's Screen Actor Guild Awards to honor the 18th anniversary of the 2006 film, "The Devil Wears Prada." Blunt and Hathaway then walked out, holding just what Streep needed: Large, black, square-framed glasses and an awards envelope. "I don't think I'm anything like Miranda," Streep sheepishly retorted.

Persons: Prada, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway, Streep, Miranda, Streep sheepishly, —, Wears, Blunt, Hathaway, — Versace, Louis Vuitton, Meryl, Miranda Priestly, Anna Wintour, Wintour, Hathaway interjected, Jeremy Allen White, Andy Sachs, Vanessa Williams, Pedro Pascal, Ali Wong, Tan, Oprah, Edebiri Organizations: Service, Vogue, Netflix Locations: London's, Tan France, Edebiri

☆ Best red carpet fashion at the 2024 SAG Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rather, for all the top stylists and Hollywood fashionistas who’ve been hoarding their best gowns and suiting, tonight’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards marks one of the last opportunities to win a red carpet superlative before the Oscars. The SAG Awards honor standout performances across the past year’s films and TV shows. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesAnne Hathaway in vintage Atelier Versace — a shade of blue she described as "cerulean" on the red carpet (though Miranda Priestly might just disagree). Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesEmily Blunt in a vibrant red gown. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesGlen Powell.

Persons: “ Barbie, ” “ Oppenheimer, Prada ”, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Barbra Streisand, Margot Robbie, Selena Gomez, Gilbert Flores, Danielle Brooks, Mike Blake, Ali Wong, Iris van Herpen, Kevin Mazur, Jeremy Allen White, Brie Larson, Jordan Strauss, Greta Lee, Tyler James Williams, Frazer Harrison, Miranda Priestly, Emma Stone Jordan Strauss, Jennifer Aniston, Celine slipdress, Hedi Slimane, Glen Powell, Amy Sussman, WireImage, Joy Randolph, Brian van der Organizations: CNN, Guild, SAG, Variety, Getty, Los Angeles Times Locations: Luar

☆ SAG Awards 2024: Winners list
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Saturday night’s winners were familiar to those who have been following awards season, as actors from “The Bear,” “Oppenheimer” and “Beef” took home statuettes as expected. Alan Ruck, center, and the cast of "Succession" photographed during the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards in Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 24. The cast of “Succession” led the nominations among the television categories with five – nabbing the top honor for best ensemble. “Oppenheimer” reigned victorious with three of those awards, while “Barbie” was shut out. This is the first SAG Awards since last year’s prolonged actors’ strike in Hollywood – a fact that was brought up several times throughout the evening – and is also the last major entertainment awards event before next month’s Oscars ceremony.

Persons: ” “ Oppenheimer, ”, Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “, Idris Elba, Billie Eilish, Jessica Chastain, America Ferrera, Robert Downey Jr, Fran Drescher, Jennifer Aniston, Barbra Streisand, ” Bradley Cooper, Alan Ruck, Robert Gauthier, Streisand, Wears, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt –, Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, David Cronenberg, “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, ’, Bradley Cooper, “ Maestro ” Colman Domingo, “ Rustin ” Paul Giamatti, ” Cillian Murphy, “ Oppenheimer, Jeffrey Wright, Annette Bening, Carey Mulligan, “ Maestro ” Margot Robbie, “ Barbie, Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer, Matt Winkelmeyer, Sterling K, Brown, ” Willem Dafoe, Robert De Niro, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Penélope Cruz, “ Ferrari, Jodie Foster, Matt Bomer, Jon Hamm, David Oyelowo, Bass Reeves, Tony Shalhoub, Mr, Monk’s, Steven Yeun, Painkiller ” Kathryn Hahn, Brie Larson, Bel, Ali Wong, Brian Cox, Billy Crudup, Kieran Culkin, Matthew Macfadyen, Pedro Pascal, Elizabeth Debicki, Bella Ramsey, Keri Russell, Sarah Snook, Brett Goldstein, “ Ted Lasso, Bill Hader, “ Barry ” Ebon Moss, Bachrach, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Allen White, Alex Borstein, Maisel, Rachel Brosnahan, Maisel ” Quinta Brunson, “ Abbott, Hannah Waddingham, “ Ted Lasso ” Ayo Edebiri, Frazer Harrison, Abbott, ” “ Barry ”, Ted Lasso ”, Indiana Jones, John Wick Organizations: CNN, Actors Guild, Auditorium, Netflix, SAG, Los Angeles Times, Jewish, “, Getty, Guardians Locations: Los Angeles, “, America, Brooklyn, Europe, Hollywood

☆ Cillian Murphy had to have his head 'glued shut' at 3 a.m. on the 'Oppenheimer' set because of a pillow Emily Blunt gave him
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cillian Murphy had to have his head "glued shut" on the set of "Oppenheimer." Emily Blunt gave him a luxury pillow to help him sleep during the intense production. Because Murphy wasn't used to it, he turned over in the night and smacked his head on a table. AdvertisementCillian Murphy had to have his head glued shut by a makeup artist at 3 a.m. on the "Oppenheimer" set after he cut it open while sleeping on a pillow Emily Blunt gave him. The pillow isn't the first gift that Blunt gave to her "Oppenheimer" colleagues, as in January she recalled giving the director his own pair of Ugg boots.

Persons: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt, Murphy wasn't, —, Christopher Nolan, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Jean Tatlock, Florence Pugh, Kitty Puening, Blunt, Jimmy Kimmel, Cillian, Luisa Abel, Murphy, Nolan, Miranda Priestly, Meryl Streep, Wears Organizations: Service

☆ ‘Madame Web’: Dakota Johnson is not watching her movie as a form of ‘self care’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dakota Johnson is choosing to sit out from watching her newest movie, and her reasoning might be a bit surprising. “Madame Web” stars Johnson as a clairvoyant paramedic and is tenuously connected to Sony Pictures’ grouping of films that include both the “Venom” movies as well as 2022’s “Morbius” with Jared Leto. Reviews for “Madame Web” have been less than enthusiastic, with a 13% on Rotten Tomatoes. When it comes to self care, though, at least Johnson knows the right answer to the question, “Do you Google yourself?”“No! God no,” the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson told MagicFM this week.

Persons: Dakota Johnson, ”, MagicFM, she’ll, Johnson, Grey, “, ” Johnson, Meryl Streep, Adam Driver, Emma Stone, Nicole Kidman, Jared Leto, Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson Organizations: CNN, Sony Pictures, Rotten

☆ Everything we know about season 4 of 'Only Murders in the Building'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Only Murders in the Building," Hulu's hit TV show about a misfit trio of true-crime podcast fans turned sleuths, is returning for a fourth season. The series stars Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora, Martin Short as Oliver Putnam, and Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage, residents of an apartment building in NYC called The Arconia. AdvertisementSeason 4 will partly take place in Los AngelesMartin Short, Steve Martin, and Selena Gomez on season three, episode nine of "Only Murders in the Building." Meryl Streep will return as Loretta DurkinMeryl Streep and Martin Short on the season three finale of "Only Murders in the Building." AdvertisementThere's no release date yetSelena Gomez on season three, episode 10 of "Only Murders in the Building."

Persons: —, Selena Gomez, Mabel Mora, Martin Short, Oliver Putnam, Steve Martin, Charles, Haden Savage, Sazz Pataki, Jane Lynch, Sazz, Los Angeles Martin Short, Patrick Harbron, TVLine, cocreator John Hoffman, I've, Hoffman, Craig Erwich, Steve, Martin, Selena, Meryl Streep, Loretta Durkin Meryl Streep, Streep, Loretta, Oliver, Dickie Glenroy, Jeremy Shamos, Dickie, Molly Shannon, Jordan Strauss, Shannon Organizations: Service, LA, Disney Television Group, Hollywood, Hulu Locations: NYC, Los Angeles, Hulu, New York, LA, NY

☆ Valentine’s Day movies for almost every mood
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Dan Heching | Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Like so many other holidays, Valentine’s Day can evoke a staggeringly wide range of feelings. The good news: Whether you lean in to the romance of it all or run screaming from it, there’s a movie out there for you. In light of the very subjective nature of this red heart-drenched day, here’s a list of mood-specific film recommendations that are sure to scratch whatever itch you might be feeling. If you hate the whole concept of Valentine’s Day, watch ‘True Romance’ or ‘Heathers’If you’re feeling like you need a little bit of die-for-you action to get you through the day – or just the terrific sonic offerings of a Hans Zimmer score – flip on the Quentin Tarantino-written “True Romance.” Not your speed? If you like a little bit of fantasy with your romance, watch ‘Kate & Leopold’There she is again!

Persons: there’s, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Meg Ryan, Hans Zimmer, Quentin Tarantino, “, who’s, Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner, Dolly Parton, Warner, Laura Esquivel, ’, ”, you’re, George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Roberts, Luca, Timothee, Celine Song’s, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Soderbergh, –, Oscar, Dame Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Harry Met Sally ’, Harry Met Sally ”, Billy Crystal, Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman, Harry Met Sally, Jon M, Chu, Henry Golding, Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Kate, Leopold ’, Duke, Hugh Jackman, Jude, Jim Sturgess, Lucy, Evan Rachel Wood, Valentine ’ Organizations: CNN, Houston, Warner Bros, Everett, Sony Pictures, Rich, Valentine’s Locations: Seattle, Chicago, Italy, India, New York City, Columbia, Singapore, York City

(AP) — Annette Bening, a two-time Golden Globe winner who recently received her fifth Oscar nomination, was feted Tuesday with a raucous parade full of colorful costumes and drag performers as part of festivities honoring her as Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2024 Woman of the Year. The Pudding is the oldest theatrical organization in the nation and one of the oldest in the world. As the parade made its way through Cambridge, Bening, wearing a brown coat, hat and sunglasses, blew kisses to the crowd, and at point, was pecked on both cheeks by drag performers. Benning, who will also be roasted Tuesday night before attending a performance of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 175th production, “Heist Heist Baby,” launched into can can dance with several other people as the parade ended. “We’re absolutely thrilled to honor Annette Bening in this milestone 175th anniversary year for the Hasty Pudding,” said Josh Hillers, the organization’s president.

Persons: — Annette Bening, “, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Coolidge, Bening, Benning, ”, “ We’re, Annette Bening, Josh Hillers, we’re, ” Bening, Diana Nyad, Barry Keoghan Organizations: Golden Globe, Harvard Locations: CAMBRIDGE, Cambridge, ”, Dunkirk

☆ Billy Joel, Taylor Swift and more: Highlights from the 2024 Grammy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —With unprecedented and dangerous storm activity in and around Southern California, the music industry mustered all of its “the show must go on” spirit to pull off the 66th Grammy Awards, live from Los Angeles. Fantasia Barrino performs at The 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Mariah Carey, left, presents the award for best pop solo performance to Miley Cyrus for "Flowers" during the 66th annual Grammy Awards. First, she won her first-ever Grammy Award for best pop solo performance. Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs perform at The 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

Persons: —, Jay, Z, Taylor Swift, Swift, Department ”, Fantasia Barrino, Sonja Flemming, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett, Annie Lennox, Sinéad O’Connor, Jon Batiste, ”, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Turner, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Chris Pizzello, Miley, Cyrus, Tracy Chapman, Luke Combs, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel aren’t, you’d, Brandi Carlile, Chapman, who’s, Joel, Celine Dion, Dion, “ Organizations: CNN, Recording Academy, Department, CBS Locations: Southern California, Los Angeles, didn’t

☆ How to watch the 2024 Grammy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

At Sunday’s 66th annual Grammy Awards, nominees SZA and Taylor Swift are poised for significant wins, while the stage is set for some legendary performances. The hostHost Trevor Noah at the Grammy Awards in 2023. I’m really, really, really not even saying this just to be humble or anything. The nomineesSZA, performing here in 2022, leads this year's Grammy nominees. If her “Midnights” wins album of the year, she will become the first artist to win the category four times.

Persons: CNN —, Taylor Swift, Tracy Chapman, Luke Combs, Joni Mitchell, Trevor Noah, Kevin Winter, Noah, He’s, Dave Chappelle, Wanda Sykes, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, “ I’m, ” Noah, I’m, Jemal Countess, SZA, Lauryn Hill ”, Midnights ”, Olivia Rodrigo, boygenius, Jon Batiste, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Victoria Monét, Joe Okpako, Meryl Streep, Lenny Kravitz, Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie, Mark Ronson, Samara Joy, Taylor Tomlinson, Oprah Winfrey, Cindy Ord, MG23, Travis Scott, Burna, Billy Joel, John Locher Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, North, CBS, Paramount, Showtime Locations: Maluma, Samara, North America, Dua Lipa

Admittance to Davis' event is notoriously challenging to receive. When it came time to introduce Clive Davis to the stage, actor Tom Hanks did the honors. Clive Davis, Clive Davis, Clive Davis,” he told the cheering crowd. "Clive Davis is the chef, in the kitchen, of the food of love of music, music, music. “We concentrate on the pure celebration of music,” Davis said at the start of the night — and by the end, that was evident.

Persons: Serena Williams, “, Clive Davis, Beverly Hilton, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, ” Wonder, ” Knight, Jon Platt, ”, Platt, —, Usher, Jay, Drake, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, “ Jon, Harvey Mason, “ He's, ” Davis, Davis, Barry Manilow’s, Mandy, Smokey Robinson, Meryl Streep, Babyface, Jon Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Gayle King, Ted Danson, Shania Twain, Diane Warren, Cameron Crowe, Sammy Hagar, Cher, Jack Antonoff, Gloria Esteban, Busta, Megan Thee, David Foster, Mark Ronson, Tom Hanks, Isley, ” Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Ken, Lainey Wilson, Ryan Gosling, Noah Kahan's, Josh Groban, Treaty's Michael Trotter, Jelly Roll Organizations: ANGELES, Beverly, Warwick, “, Sony Music Publishing, ” Recording Academy, Sony, Arista Records, Spice Locations: Beverly Hills , California

(AP) — Annette Bening, a two-time Golden Globe winner who recently received her fifth Oscar nomination, was named Thursday as the 2024 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The Pudding is the oldest theatrical organization in the nation and one of the oldest in the world. The festivities, including a celebratory roast of Bening, will take place Tuesday night. Bening will attend a performance of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 175th production, “Heist Heist Baby.”“We’re absolutely thrilled to honor Annette Bening in this milestone 175th anniversary year for the Hasty Pudding,” said Josh Hillers, the organization's president. He will honored Friday night.

Persons: — Annette Bening, Harvard University’s, “, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Coolidge, Bening, We’re, Annette Bening, ”, Josh Hillers, we’re, ” Bening, Diana Nyad, Barry Keoghan Organizations: Golden Globe, Harvard Locations: CAMBRIDGE, ”, Dunkirk

☆ Martin Short shuts down speculation he and Meryl Streep are dating
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —No, Martin Short and Meryl Streep are not dating. So says Short, who has addressed the speculation that he and his recent “Only Murders in the Building” costar are a couple. Streep portrayed Loretta Durkin on “Only Murders in the Building.” The Hulu series stars Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez. Short has been a widower since his wife Nancy Dolman died of ovarian cancer in 2010. A representative for Streep confirmed last year that she and her husband of 45 years, Don Gummer, have been separated for years.

Persons: Martin Short, Meryl Streep, Bill Maher ”, Streep, “, ”, Loretta Durkin, Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, Maher, Nancy Dolman, Don Gummer Organizations: CNN Locations: Hollywood

☆ Anna Wintour kept her sunglasses on while firing Pitchfork staff, writer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAnna Wintour is famous for her intimidating black shades — and one writer says she didn't remove them while laying off workers at music site Pitchfork. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Allison Hussey, a former staff writer for Pitchfork, wrote on X that the longtime Vogue editor kept her sunglasses on in a meeting informing staff they were losing their jobs. Wintour was elevated to global chief content officer of Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue in 2020. Condé Nast did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: —, Anna Wintour, Allison Hussey, Wintour, Condé Nast, Anna Wintour —, Hussey, Puja Patel, Semafor, Meryl Streep's, Wears, Meryl Streep, Catherine Martin, Baz Luhrmann, Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Lauren Indvik Organizations: Service, Pitchfork, Business, Vogue, GQ, Fox, CNN, Financial, Ritz Locations: London

☆ Nicole Kidman shares update on possible third season of ‘Big Little Lies’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

“We are working on it,” Witherspoon told Variety of a third season. “Big Little Lies” earned eight Emmys over two seasons and follows a group of California women and a murder. Alongside Kidman and Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Alexander Skarsgård, Kathryn Newton and Meryl Streep have starred in the series. Kidman is currently promoting another show, “Expats,” which follows a group of expatriates living in Hong Kong. “I read the book, my sister gave it to me to read, and I knew it would make an amazing film,” Kidman said.

Persons: CNN — Nicole Kidman, Kidman, “ We’ve, Jean, Marc Vallée, ”, Reese, Witherspoon, ” Kidman, Variety, We’ve, ” Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Alexander Skarsgård, Kathryn Newton, Meryl Streep, “ Organizations: CNN, Entertainment, HBO, Globes Locations: California, Hong Kong

☆ Vietnam War Historian Breaks Down 7 More Vietnam War Scenes in Movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Margaret Guzman | Benjamin Nigh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Military history professor Bill Allison rates more Vietnam War movies, such as "Forrest Gump," for realism. Allison breaks down additional battlefield tactics used by the Viet Cong, or VC, and People's Army of Vietnam, or PAVN, during the Vietnam War, such as the ambush scene in "Forrest Gump" (1994), starring Tom Hanks, and the nighttime attacks of the Tet Offensive in "Full Metal Jacket" (1987). He covers the public perception of the Vietnam War in the United States, such as the war of attrition portrayed in "Hamburger Hill" (1987); the maltreatment of civilians in "Casualties of War" (1989), with Sean Penn and Michael J. Fox; and the overlap of the civil-rights movement with anti-war and anti-draft protests in "Da 5 Bloods" (2020), starring Chadwick Boseman. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Bill Allison, Forrest Gump, Allison, Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, Michael J, Chadwick Boseman, Hunter, Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep Organizations: People's Army, Fox, Business Locations: Vietnam, Viet, United States, Russian, South Vietnam

☆ Jodie Foster says she nearly played Princess Leia in 'Star Wars': 'I don't know how good I would have been'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewJodie Foster says she almost played Princess Leia in "Star Wars," but had to turn it down because of a scheduling conflict. The late Carrie Fisher made the role famous in George Lucas' classic space saga, which launched with "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope" in 1977. However, the character could have looked different if Foster had chosen to take the role. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "The Silence of the Lambs" star recalled her brush with "Star Wars" on Wednesday's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

Persons: —, Jodie Foster, Leia, Carrie Fisher, George Lucas, Foster, Jimmy Fallon, Casey Brown, Sigourney Weaver, Sissy Spacek, Anjelica Huston, Meryl Streep, Fisher, Streep, I've, Amy Irving, Jodie, Robert Englund, Han, Harrison Ford, " Englund, Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill Organizations: Service, Business, Lambs, Disney, Daily Locations: England

The annual invite-only luncheon honored 10 films and 10 television shows with well-spoken words about each celebrated project followed by a brief clip of a scene. “Welcome to the annual AFI group hug,” institute President Bob Gazzale said as many in the audience chuckled. Robbie chatted for a while with “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan, who eventually pivoted to shake hands with Robbie's “Barbie” castmate America Ferrera. Director Steven Spielberg took photos with “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig. “Thank you all for celebrating the best without making it a competition, just a shared appreciation.

Persons: —, Margot Robbie, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio —, “, Bob Gazzale, Robbie chatted, “ Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Robbie's “, ”, Maestro ”, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Ali Wong, Ted Sarandos, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K, Brown, James Marsden, Debra L, Lee, Steven Spielberg, “ Barbie, Greta Gerwig, ” Gazzale, It's, that's, ” “ Barbie, ” “ Maestro, ” “, ” “ Oppenheimer, “ Abbott, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey Jr, Emma Stone, Selena Gomez, Quinta Brunson, Lily Gladstone, Ayo, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ellen Burstyn, Oscar, Tony Organizations: American Film, AFI, Netflix, BET, ” Films, ” Television, “ Locations: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif, Beverly Hills

☆ Dolly Parton and Cher remind us it’s greater, later
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Something to sip on…Dolly Parton In the film "Rhinestone" in 1984 and Cher in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Getty ImagesDolly Parton and Cher are both making 77 years old look lovely. The same day Parton was on the football field, Cher performed her new Christmas single “DJ Play a Christmas Song” at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. You should listen to…Sir Paul McCartney performing in 2017. Poet Paul Muldoon collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney on the bestselling book, “The Lyrics: 1965 to Present,” and their relationship is clear in the ease of their conversations on this podcast.

Persons: Lisa Respers, Dolly Parton, Cher, Parton, Diana Ross, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Martin, Samuel L, Jackson, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Kevin Mazur, Giselle Knowles Carter, Beyoncé ”, – she’s, Bey, EGOT, Oscar, Tony, Sir Paul McCartney, “ McCartney, Paul Muldoon, McCartney, ”, … Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Who, ” Peope, Russell T Davies, it’s “ Organizations: CNN, Getty, Dallas Cowboys, ”, Disney Locations: Lisa Respers France, Los Angeles , California, London, England, Atlanta, AFP

☆ How Jewish People Built the American Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +46 min

Let Us Tell You A Story How Jewish people built the American theater as we know it. The theater, which for many Jews was a major way of becoming American in the first place, seems unable to acknowledge that the danger that American Jews face is not just historical, and not just onstage. (Both of Adler’s parents were Yiddish theater stars — her father, Jacob Adler, was a renowned Shylock in 1903.) Embedding their own observation and experience within Stanislavsky’s, along with the best of Yiddish theater and a generous dollop of Freud, they converted the American theater to Judaism. Sara Krulwich/The New York TimesThe Jewish contribution to the creation of the American theater was built on the acknowledgment of a larger humanity alive within each of us, available to some, with natural empathy and rigorous training.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working class lives and the elite of show business and Manhattan society, has died at 82. Robert Mann, owner of the Robert Mann Gallery, told The Associated Press that Fink died Saturday at his home in Martins Creek, Pennsylvania. Mann did not cite a specific cause of death, but said that Fink had been in failing health. “Of course the revolution didn't quite get there so I was left with a career,” he told Blind Magazine in 2021. Fink's survivors include his second wife, the artist Martha Posner, and a daughter, Molly, from his marriage to painter Joan Snyder.

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☆ ‘Scene Partners’ Review: Is She Brilliant? Demented? Both?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jesse Green | More About Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Acting Like a Maniac” is not your typical acting class: You have to sign a personal injury waiver to join it. But then Meryl Kowalski, with that double whammy of a theatrical name, isn’t your typical student. Though 75, she’s no cute oldster; Hugo Lockerby, the guru-like teacher with a wandering accent, thinks she may even be a genius. “Scene Partners,” by John J. Caswell Jr., with the transcendent Dianne Wiest as Meryl, is definitely more like whoa. In any case, it’s often impossible to tell whether what we’re watching is Meryl’s life, a film about her life, a dream about the film, a hallucination of the dream, or some other nesting doll of narration.

Persons: Meryl Kowalski, Hugo Lockerby, John J, Caswell Jr, Dianne Wiest Locations: Soviet Union, Meryl’s

Aldean and Anthony's dominance wasn't long — and Combs did earn a 2024 Grammy nomination for best country solo performance — but Wallen stands out as an obvious exclusion. While “Last Night” is nominated for best country song, a songwriter's award, Wallen himself isn't despite his successful year. Monét has also picked up record of the year and best R&B song nominations for her glossy, brassy “On My Mama,” best R&B performance and best traditional R&B performance. Her 2023 release, “Jaguar ll,” is up for best R&B album and best engineered album, non-classical. IT'S RAINING WOMEN, HALLEJUAHThe best story of the 2024 Grammy nominations, of course, is just how many women are represented in the major categories.

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