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☆ How Miuccia Prada Reinvented Fashion
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Nick Haramis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

A few seasons earlier, for Miu Miu’s spring 2022 collection, Prada delivered raw-edge chino micro-miniskirts belted below the hip bone. Firstview (8); courtesy of Prada PRADA STILL resides in the Milanese apartment where she and her two older siblings, Marina and Alberto, grew up. In 1993, her days of on-the-ground protest behind her — she’d long stopped handing out flyers at rallies — Prada and Bertelli created Milano Prada Arte, which later became the Fondazione Prada. Styled by Suzanne Koller FOR THE PAST few years, Miuccia Prada hasn’t had to do quite as much all by herself. © TriStar/Everett Collection Bening and Warren Beatty in “Bugsy.” Everett Collection Bening in “American Beauty” (1999).

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Prada, Prada PRADA, Luisa Prada —, Sozzani —, Miuccia’s, Luigi Bianchi, she’d, Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bertelli, we’re, Lorenzo Bertelli, Giulio Bertelli, they’re, ” Francesco Risso, ” Risso, Fabio Zambernardi, “ Bottega, Gaetano Pesce, Saint Laurent, Pedro Almodóvar, Rem Koolhaas, ” James Jean, Frédéric Sanchez, Sanchez, cardigans, Marc Jacobs, Robert Gober, Louise Bourgeois, there’s, Gober, Suzanne Koller Prada pongee, — Prada, Milano, Damien Hirst, ” Koolhaas, Koolhaas, “ I’d, Wes Anderson — who’s, Bar Luce, Fondazione Prada —, ” “, Hirst, Prada sighed, ’ ” Prada, Miuccia Prada hasn’t, Raf Simons, Prada’s, Simons, ” Simons, Dior, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, ” he’d, Miuccia, ’ ”, Andrea Guerra, Lorenzo, who’d, ” Miu, Antoneta Alamat, ” Miuccia Prada, Elio Berenett, Saunders, Awar Odhiang, Jonas Glöer, Chloe Nguyen, Estrella Gomez, America Gonzalez, Marie Duhart, Rafael Medeiros, Stefano Poli, Ariel Sadok, Cameron Koskas, Vassili, Alexandra Adams, Vincent Brière, Vira, Natsuki 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☆ Queen Latifah Redefined Being a Multihyphenate — and Made It Look Easy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Emily Lordi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

© Miramax/courtesy of Everett Collection Latifah and LL Cool J in “Last Holiday” (2006). © Paramount/courtesy of Everett Collection Latifah in “Bessie” (2015). David Lee/© Fox Searchlight Pictures, via Everett Collection Latifah on “The Equalizer” in 2023. Firstview (8); courtesy of Prada PRADA STILL resides in the Milanese apartment where she and her two older siblings, Marina and Alberto, grew up. © TriStar/Everett Collection Bening and Warren Beatty in “Bugsy.” Everett Collection Bening in “American Beauty” (1999).

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Casey Jones, Stylist’s, Charles Ndiomu, Tyler Sparling, MIUCCIA PRADA, David Cronenberg, Jean, Luc Godard, Dara Birnbaum, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Mario Prada, Patrizio Bertelli, Miu Miu, Guy Marineau, Condé Nast, Homer, “ Prada Marfa, Lauren Weisberger’s, Wears, Drake, Prada hasn’t, Carsten Höller, “ It’s, Suzanne Koller Prada, Suzanne Koller, Gerhard Richter, — Rei Kawakubo, Martin Margiela, Domenico Dolce, Stefano Gabbana, Donatella Versace, Suzanne Koller “, Francesco Vezzoli, Olivier Rizzo, Ferdinando Verderi, Theaster Gates, Uma Thurman, Frank Ocean, Carla Sozzani, Corso, Vivienne Westwood, Yves Saint Laurent, jolie laide, “ She’s, Lotta Volkova, Miu Miu’s, Guido Palau, ‘, Tom Ford, prim, ” Prada, Prada PRADA, Luisa Prada —, Sozzani —, Miuccia’s, Luigi Bianchi, Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bertelli, we’re, Lorenzo Bertelli, Giulio Bertelli, they’re, ” Francesco Risso, ” Risso, Fabio Zambernardi, “ Bottega, Gaetano Pesce, Saint Laurent, Pedro Almodóvar, Rem Koolhaas, ” James Jean, Frédéric Sanchez, Sanchez, cardigans, Marc Jacobs, Robert Gober, Louise Bourgeois, there’s, Gober, Suzanne Koller Prada pongee, — Prada, Milano, Damien Hirst, ” Koolhaas, Koolhaas, “ I’d, Wes Anderson — who’s, Bar Luce, Fondazione Prada —, ” “, Hirst, Prada sighed, ’ ” Prada, Miuccia Prada hasn’t, Raf Simons, Prada’s, Simons, ” Simons, Dior, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, ” he’d, Miuccia, ’ ”, Andrea Guerra, Lorenzo, who’d, ” Miu, Antoneta Alamat, ” Miuccia Prada, Elio Berenett, Saunders, Awar Odhiang, Jonas Glöer, Chloe Nguyen, Estrella Gomez, America Gonzalez, Marie Duhart, Rafael Medeiros, Stefano Poli, Ariel Sadok, Cameron Koskas, Vassili, Alexandra Adams, Vincent Brière, Vira, Natsuki Oneyama, Joel Phillips, Manicurist’s, Akane Kanazawa, Marek Dague, ANNETTE BENING, Diana Nyad, “ Nyad, Bening’s, Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Alex Honnold’s, ” Chin, Nyad, Bening, Rada Owen, Owen “, Ralph Lauren, Carrie Fisher’s, Julia ”, Robert Caro, ” Bening, that’s, Delphine 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Liverpool, Nyad, Cuba, Florida, San Francisco, Denver, Tina Howe’s, Champagne, yips, Kimberley, “ Nyad, American, Topeka, Kan, Wichita, San Fernando Valley, San Carlos, Koreatown, Philando Castile, St, Paul, Oxnard, California, Mississippi, U.S, San Quentin, Castile, bro, Naples, East Texas, Ardmore, Alabama

☆ Annette Bening Knows a Thing or Two About Difficult Women
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Ligaya Mishan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

© TriStar/Everett Collection Bening and Warren Beatty in “Bugsy.” Everett Collection Bening in “American Beauty” (1999). © DreamWorks/courtesy of Everett Collection Bening and Jeremy Irons in “Being Julia” (2004). © Sony Pictures Classics/Everett Collection Bening and Julianne Moore in “The Kids Are All Right” (2010). Suzanne Tenner/© Focus Features, via Everett Collection Bening and Billy Crudup in “20th Century Women” (2016). Firstview (8); courtesy of Prada PRADA STILL resides in the Milanese apartment where she and her two older siblings, Marina and Alberto, grew up.

Persons: Queen Latifah Annette Bening Henry Taylor Miuccia Prada, I’m, Queen Latifah, Henry Taylor, D’Angelo Lovell Williams, Miuccia Prada, Collier Schorr, Annette Bening, Katy Grannan, Delphine Danhier, Rob Talty, Sara Tagaloa, Rahim Fortune, Ian Bradley, Iasia Merriweather, Raisa, Prada, you’ve, YANAGIHARA, ANNETTE BENING, Diana Nyad, “ Nyad, ”, Bening’s, Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Alex Honnold’s, ” Chin, “, Nyad, Bening, —, Rada Owen, Owen “, Ralph Lauren, Carrie Fisher’s, Julia ”, Robert Caro, ” Bening, that’s, Delphine Danhier Gabriela Hearst poncho, Dianne Feinstein, She’s, Austin Butler, Elvis, manqué, “ It’s, Mike Mills, Nyad ”, Diana, he’s, Cillian Murphy, “ Oppenheimer, Kurt Collins, BENING, Tina, Tony, Pierre Choderlos, didn’t, Marquise de Merteuil, Milos Forman’s “, Glenn Close, Valmont, she’s, Lisa Cholodenko, Meryl Streep, Alexander McQueen, Forman, Stephen Frears, Myra Langtry, Langtry, Bugsy ”, she’d, Warren Beatty, moll Virginia Hill, Reagan, “ I’ve, Fairuza, “ Valmont ”, “ Bugsy ”, “ Bugsy, ” Everett, Jeremy Irons, Julianne Moore, Suzanne Tenner, Billy Crudup, Merrick Morton, “ Nyad ”, ” Liz Parkinson, Liz Parkinson, Angela Bassett, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Rather, you’re, Pete Zuccarini, Jodie Foster, Nyad’s, Tracy Letts, ” Letts, — “, Beatty, ” Mills, Ella Beatty, “ She’s, ” Vasarhelyi, Dale Carnegie’s, Sophie Buhai, Vasarhelyi, they’re, I’ve, slathering, Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Julia, callow, Shaun Evans, Corey Stoll, Howard Hughes —, “ I’m, it’s, Jesse Hoffman, Cam Lindfors, Christian Scutt, Ronna Jones, Francesca Martin, Susie Kourinian, Rachel Pollen, Jazmine Robinson, MIUCCIA PRADA, David Cronenberg, Jean, Luc Godard, Dara Birnbaum, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Mario Prada, Patrizio Bertelli, Miu Miu, Guy Marineau, Condé Nast, Homer, “ Prada Marfa, Lauren Weisberger’s, Wears, Drake, Prada hasn’t, Carsten Höller, Suzanne Koller Prada, Suzanne Koller, Gerhard Richter, — Rei Kawakubo, Martin Margiela, Domenico Dolce, Stefano Gabbana, Donatella Versace, Suzanne Koller “, Francesco Vezzoli, Olivier Rizzo, Ferdinando Verderi, Theaster Gates, Uma Thurman, Frank Ocean, Carla Sozzani, Corso, Vivienne Westwood, Yves Saint Laurent, jolie laide, It’s, Lotta Volkova, Miu Miu’s, Guido Palau, they’d, ‘, Tom Ford, prim, ” Prada, Prada PRADA, Luisa Prada —, Sozzani —, Miuccia’s, Luigi Bianchi, Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bertelli, we’re, Lorenzo Bertelli, Giulio Bertelli, ” Francesco Risso, ” Risso, Fabio Zambernardi, “ Bottega, Gaetano Pesce, Saint Laurent, Pedro Almodóvar, Rem Koolhaas, ” James Jean, Frédéric Sanchez, Sanchez, cardigans, Marc Jacobs, Robert Gober, Louise Bourgeois, there’s, Gober, Suzanne Koller Prada pongee, — Prada, Milano, Damien Hirst, ” Koolhaas, Koolhaas, “ I’d, Wes Anderson — who’s, Bar Luce, Fondazione Prada —, ” “, Hirst, Prada sighed, ’ ” Prada, Miuccia Prada hasn’t, Raf Simons, Prada’s, Simons, ” Simons, Dior, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, ” he’d, Miuccia, ’ 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☆ Paris Fashion Week: Highlights from the Spring-Summer 2024 runways
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Samantha Tse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Meanwhile over at Miu Miu, it was a heartfelt adieu to Fabio Zambernardi after more than four decades with the Prada Group; as in Milan, Miuccia Prada came out and took a bow with him one last time. Pamela Anderson attended fashion week shows sans makeup, as shown here at Vivienne Westwood. At Miu Miu, Sydney Sweeney, Emma Chamberlain, Zaya Wade and Mia Goth made for an eclectic, très-trendy front row; Cate Blanchett appeared at Louis Vuitton alongside Zendaya, who wore a dramatic white double-zipper dress that has gone viral. Issey Miyake continues to explore movement in its runway shows, this season with musicians imitating chirping and other sounds found in nature. Peter White/Getty ImagesOne of the most joyful moments on the Miu Miu runway was the accessory styling.

Persons: Milan —, Peter Do, Helmut Lang, Francesco Risso, Marni, Stefano Gallici, Ann Demeulemeester, “, Sarah Burton’s, Alexander McQueen, Burton, Lee McQueen’s, Magdalena Abakanowicz’s, McQueen, Sarah Burton, Ik Aldama, Alexander McQueen Naomi Campbell, Aldama, Anna Wintour, Tim Blanks, Gabriela Hearst, Chloe, Miu Miu, Fabio Zambernardi, Miuccia Prada, Paris Hilton, Angela Bassett, Fan Bingbing, Jared Leto, Sigourney Weaver, Cher, Usher, Chanel, Riley Keough, Jennie Kim, Blackpink, Pamela Anderson, Vivienne Westwood, JM Haedrich, Pamela Anderson forewent, Issa Rae, Francesco Risso’s, Mugler, Sydney Sweeney, Emma Chamberlain, Zaya Wade, Mia Goth, Cate Blanchett, Louis Vuitton, Zendaya, Jun Takahashi, Victor Virgile, Junya Watanabe, Casey Cadwallader, chiffon, corseted, Rick Owens, Zimmermann, charmeuse, Van Noten, Karl Lagerfeld’s, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Issey Miyake, chirping, Valentino, FKA, Demna, Cathy Horyn, Guram Gvasalia, Amanda Lepore, Emmanuel Grégoire, Victor Lochon, Glenn Martens, Tweed, Virginie Viard, Bertrand Guay, Gabriela Hearst's, Ik, Hearst, Aitor Rosas Sune, WWD, Isidore Montag, Victoria Beckham Kendall Jenner, David, Romeo, Harper, Peter White, Bingbing, Daniele Oberrauch, Jonas Gustavsson, Karl Lagerfeld's, Miyake, Isabel Marant's, Filippo Fior, Isabel Marant, Jun, Valerio Mezzanotti, Ann Valerio Mezzanotti Junya Watanabe, Miu, Jane Birkin, Julien De Rosa, Gigi Hadid, Caliee Spaeny, Priscilla Organizations: France CNN, Milan, Paris, Prada Group, SAG, Givenchy, Champs Elysee, Louis, LVMH, Getty, Washington Post, Rugby Locations: Paris, France, New York, London, “ Paris, Polish, Brazil, Milan, Hollywood, Balenciaga, AFP, Brooklyn, Van

☆ How an Army combat medic pivoted to filmmaking, thanks in part to a Sundance program that fostered directors like Ryan Coogler and Chloe Zhao
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Directors Lab, which goes back 40 years and claims graduates from Quentin Tarantino and Gina Prince-Bythewood to Ryan Coogler to Chloe Zhao, is a supercharged accelerator for new filmmakers. Rashad Frett, right, a member of the 2023 Directors Lab, speaks with Michelle Satter, founding director of the Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program. It's a 20-minute short that screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January; Fretts' time at the Directors Lab was devoted to developing it into a feature, filming multiple scenes. But it took a few tries before his application to join the Directors Lab was successful, he said. Rashad Frett works on his short film "Ricky" during this year's Directors Lab, conducted by the Sundance Institute.

Persons: Rashad Frett, Frett, Quentin Tarantino, Gina Prince, Bythewood, Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao, Michelle Satter, who's, Sciences Jean Hersholt, Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, Carol Littleton, Satter, —, Jonathan Hickerson, he'd, Spike Lee, Ricky, Lin Que Ayoung, It's, Fretts, Sam Emenogu, Joan Darling, Joan Tewkesbury, it's, he's, Reed Alexander Organizations: Army, Sundance, Labs, Hollywood, of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, New York University, NYU, Sundance Film, Lab, Sundance Institute Locations: New York, Sundance, Utah, New, Hollywood

☆ Pirelli calendar 2024: Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell and Angela Bassett top latest edition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Ayanda Ntuli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Featuring Idris Elba, Angela Bassett and Naomi Campbell, the latest edition of the prestigious Pirelli calendar is the first to have been shot by a Black photographer in its more than half-century history. Known as “The Cal,” the Pirelli calendar started in 1964. Until the 2024 edition, no Black photographer had been selected for the commission. Prince Gyasi directs actor Angela Bassett for the 2024 Pirelli calendar. Alessandro ScottiGyasi chose to shoot some of his subjects for the 50th Pirelli calendar in Ghana, where some of them have ties.

Persons: CNN —, Idris Elba, Angela Bassett, Naomi Campbell, Prince Gyasi, ”, Tiwa Savage, Amanda Gorman, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asante, supermodels Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Campbell, Patrick Demarchelier, Nick Knight, Annie Leibovitz, risqué photoshoots, Terence Donovan, Edward Enninful, Tim Walker, Alessandro Scotti Gyasi, Burna, “ I’m, “, “ They’ve, ” Gyasi, “ We’ve, you’re, Alessandro Scotti, ” Pirelli Organizations: CNN, Pirelli, Cal, Black, Black British Vogue, Puma, Apple, Converse, Balmain, GQ, Idris Elba braves Locations: Ghanaian, Ghana, West African, Black British, White, Accra, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Elba

☆ A Landmark Year for a Rare Calendar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Elizabeth Paton | More About Elizabeth Paton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Though the images in the calendar have become more diverse, the 2024 edition was the first installment produced by a Black photographer. Known for making bold, colorful images, Mr. Gyasi, who is also the first African photographer to shoot the Pirelli calendar, has tried to challenge traditional narratives about Africa as well as Western beauty ideals in his work. He said the opportunity to shoot the calendar was too good to turn down, partly because he would be following in the footsteps of celebrated photographers like Annie Leibovitz, Tim Walker and Albert Watson. For his edition, which focuses on the themes of Black empowerment and mastering time, Mr. Gyasi also assembled an all-Black cast. Everyone featured in the calendar has inspired him, he said, “at times when I’ve thought cracking the ceiling and to belong in certain spaces was just not possible.”

Persons: Gyasi, Annie Leibovitz, Tim Walker, Albert Watson, Ms, Bassett, Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell, Tiwa Savage, “ Organizations: Pirelli Locations: Africa, Nigerian

☆ Elon Musk's first dates with Grimes included driving his Tesla with his eyes closed on Autopilot, a 'Lord of the Rings' quiz, and a box of animal bones
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk and Grimes told Walter Isaacson about their first few dates together. Musk took Grimes for a spin in his Tesla and quizzed her on "Lord of the Rings," the biographer said. Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk's biographer, offered a window into the early days of the Musk's relationship with the singer Grimes on Monday. "I was like, oh shit, this guy is fucking crazy," Isaacson said Grimes told him of the experience. The singer told Isaacson she gave Musk a box full of animal bones and the two would listen to history podcasts and audiobooks before bed.

Persons: Elon Musk, Grimes, Walter Isaacson, Musk, they've, Elon Musk's, Isaacson, Claire Boucher, Amber Heard, Tesla, quizzed Grimes, Chelsea Manning, Natasha Bassett Organizations: Morning, Twitter Locations: Fremont, Australian

☆ Who is Elon Musk dating now? The answer isn't clear
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's not clear who, if anyone, Elon Musk is dating at the moment. Before Bassett, Musk dated Grimes for almost three years and before that, actress Amber Heard. But what about Elon Musk? Before Bassett, Elon Musk dated Grimes, an avant garde pop singer, whom he dated for almost three years and had two kids with. Felt nothing then," Heard told Hughes about the Musk relationship, according to Hughes' notes.

Persons: It's, Elon Musk, Natasha Bassett, Bassett, Musk, Grimes, Amber Heard, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Elon, Dixie Locke, Elvis Presley's, Baz Luhrmann's, Elvis, Shanahan, didn't, Maye Musk, Heard, Johnny Depp, Depp, Heard's, Dawn Hughes, Hughes, Talula Riley, Justine Wilson Organizations: Hollywood Life Locations: Australian, Los Angeles, Cannes, American

☆ ‘Secret Chef’ is just one of the delicious shows out this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Something to sip on…David Chang is an executive producer and one of the stars of "Secret Chef." Jim Fiscus/ HULUReminder that I simply adore movies and shows that celebrate food. “Guided by a mischievous animated talking hat, the chefs are tasked to perform a series of cooking challenges. With their true identities concealed, everything will be hidden except the one thing that matters most … the food.”Yes, please! “Is It Cake?” is over on Netflix, while “Secret Chef” is currently streaming on Hulu.

Persons: let’s, David Chang, Jim Fiscus, ”, –, Angela Bassett, Mike Coppola, Bassett, Tina Turner, “, Oscar, I’m, Lily, Rose Depp, Abel, Eddy Chen, Abel “, Madonna, Tesfaye, “ I’ve, ‘, Bowie, ” Tesfaye, Can’t, Kevin Baker, Henry Cavill, Cavill, Liam Hemsworth Organizations: CNN, Hulu, Netflix, Marvel Studios, HBO, Warner Bros . Locations: Hulu, Hollywood , California

☆ Angela Bassett and Mel Brooks Are Among Those to Receive Honorary Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just a few months after Angela Bassett came close to clinching a supporting-actress Oscar for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” she’ll become one of four Hollywood figures to receive an honorary Oscar at this year’s Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced. Also getting honorary Oscars will be the director Mel Brooks and the editor Carol Littleton, while the Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter will be presented with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The awards “honor four trailblazers who have transformed the film industry and inspired generations of filmmakers and movie fans,” the academy president Janet Yang said in a statement. Bassett, 64, was first nominated for playing Tina Turner in the biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” and also starred in films like “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” “Malcolm X” and “Boyz N the Hood.” Her awards-season run for Wakanda Forever” earlier this year netted her a Golden Globe, and though she lost the Oscar to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” supporting actress Jamie Lee Curtis, Bassett is still one of only four Black actresses to have received more than one Oscar nomination for acting.

Persons: Angela Bassett, Oscar, “, she’ll, Mel Brooks, Carol Littleton, Michelle Satter, Jean Hersholt, ”, Janet Yang, Bassett, Tina Turner, Stella, ” “ Malcolm X ”, Jamie Lee Curtis Organizations: Academy of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, Sundance, Globe

☆ Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to get honorary Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 27 (Reuters - Actor Angela Bassett and veteran filmmaker Mel Brooks will receive Academy Honorary Awards this year in honour of their careers and contribution to cinema, Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has said. The Academy announced it had voted to present the awards to two-time Oscar nominee Bassett and "The Producers" writer Brooks, as well as to editor Carol Littleton at its Governor Awards in November. "Across her decades-long career, Angela Bassett has continued to deliver transcendent performances that set new standards in acting. Mel Brooks lights up our hearts with his humor, and his legacy has made a lasting impact on every facet of entertainment," Yang added. Writer, director, actor and producer Brooks, who turns 98 on Wednesday, began his career writing comedy routines for Sid Caesar's TV shows.

Persons: Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, Bassett, Brooks, Carol Littleton, Michelle Satter, Jean Hersholt, Janet Yang, Yang, Carol Littleton’s, Tina Turner, Exhale, Ramonda, Sid Caesar's, Oscar, Robin Hood, Littleton, Satter, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Ed Osmond Organizations: Hollywood's Academy, Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, The Academy, Sundance, Jean, Governors, Sundance Institute, Academy, Thomson

☆ The Atlantic published a story describing killer whales as 'sadistic jerks.' The pro-orca internet was unamused.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An Atlantic article published Saturday described orcas as "sadistic jerks" in nature. This is after a string of boat attacks involving orca whales off the coast of Spain and Portugal. Orcas off the coast of Spain and Portugal, potentially inspired by a female whale named White Gladis, are sinking ships and destroying vessels. One person pointed out that they were called killer whales for a reason. After a recent spike in orca-boat incidents off the southern European coast over the past few months, orca attacks on boats are happening daily and may continue to ramp up.

Persons: —, White Gladis, orcas, they've, Jacob Stern, They're, Whales, Philip Lewis, Laura Bassett, Jezebel, Stern Organizations: Service, Twitter Locations: Spain, Portugal

☆ They Knew Little About Oysters. Now They Have a Farm With 2 Million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Heather Senison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They’re installing an oyster automat outside the warehouse to sell boxes of Little Rams and shucking gear, and plan to bottle their homemade oyster sauce. It’s not every day that a couple shows up from Brooklyn and elbows their way in with folks who grew up clamming. They joined the Long Island Oyster Growers Association, where Ms. Bassett helps with public relations and marketing. Phil Mastrangelo, 57, part owner of the Oysterponds Shellfish Company in Orient, one of the biggest farms on Long Island with 10 million oysters, said the wife-and-wife team’s marketing has benefited others. 1 oyster in the world and it’s good for them to be promoting the region again,” he said.

☆ Iconic singer Tina Turner dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Singer Tina Turner has died at the age of 83 after a long illness, according to a statement posted on her official Facebook page Wednesday. "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. In a separate statement to Sky News, a spokesperson said Turner died "peacefully" at her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland. Tuner began her career as a teenager in the late 1950s singing backup for musician Ike Turner's blues band Kings of Rhythm. "I'm so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner," tweeted Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.

☆ Jamie Lee Curtis wins best supporting actress Oscar for 'Everything Everywhere'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Jamie Lee Curtis wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaBy Mary MillikenLOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Jamie Lee Curtis won the Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday for her role as the imperious IRS auditor bearing down on a Chinese American laundromat owner struggling to finish her taxes in "Everything Everywhere All At Once." It was the first Academy Award for the 64-year-old Curtis, in her first ever Oscar nomination over a 45-year career in film that kicked off with horror movie "Halloween." The daughter of famous Hollywood actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, Curtis has jokingly called herself "nepo baby" but is known in Hollywood for her lack of pretension. (Reporting by Mary Milliken; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)((mary.milliken@thomsonreuters.com))Keywords: AWARDS OSCARS/SUPPORTING ACTRESSOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Cate Blanchett, best actress nominee for "Tar," wore a draped azure top over a black skirt with a train. Several attendees took advantage of the indoor lights to don shimmery silver dresses or gowns encrusted with reflective materials. Ana de Armas, best actress nominee for "Blonde," wore a silver column dress with a flamenco dancer-like flounce on the bottom. Education activist Malala Yousafzai, executive producer of documentary short film "Stranger At The Gate," wore a shimmery silver hooded gown. Several women opted for gowns with high-cut slits, including Nicole Kidman in a shimmery black gown and Cara Delevingne in a dramatic red dress.

☆ Champagne carpet and crisis team ready for Oscars celebration on Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In case of an unexpected twist, a crisis response team will be on hand at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Several of 2022's biggest hits at the multiplex landed in the best picture race, from "Top Gun" and "Everything Everywhere" to "Elvis" and "Avatar: The Way of Water." To change up the look, organizers swapped out the traditional red carpet for the first time since 1961, opting instead for a champagne color. "Everything Everywhere All at Once," an offbeat story about a Chinese-American laundromat owner struggling to finish her taxes, comes in as the favorite to win best picture. The dimension-hopping kung fu adventure has swept the major Hollywood awards in the weeks leading up to the Oscars.

☆ Women's stories stand out in Oscars race, but Hollywood lagging in gender parity
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"It's such an extraordinary year for women," "Tar" actress Blanchett said at last month's British Film Academy Awards (BAFTAs). "Every year, there's idiosyncratic, remarkable performances that just break down the myth that women's experience is monolithic." Still, Hollywood remains far from a place of gender parity. "Women are making progress in certain areas on screen," said UCLA sociologist Darnell Hunt, co-author of an annual Hollywood diversity report. "There's a great tradition of strong female characters and strong female leads in movie history, mainly in the 1950s," Field said.

Diverse creators are building incubators, their own production pipelines and venues where they can screen work and receive feedback and support each other. Of the 13,252 Oscar nominees since 1929, 6% are from underrepresented ethnicities, a USC Annenberg Inclusion at the Academy Awards report concludes. Located in Atlanta and Los Angeles, it creates collaborative spaces for diverse talent to support each other. As the most underrepresented group in the industry, Latino talent is also keen to change their narrative. There were 32 years without Latino nominees at the Academy Awards, with the most recent shutout in 2002.

☆ Film academy response to Will Smith slap was 'inadequate,' group's president says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb 13 (Reuters) - Hollywood's film academy did not adequately respond to Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards last March, the organization's president said on Monday at a gathering of this year's Oscar nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was criticized for allowing Smith to remain in his seat, and accept the best actor trophy, after he assaulted Rock on stage. "What happened on stage was totally unacceptable," academy president Janet Yang said at the annual Oscar nominees' luncheon in Beverly Hills. Smith resigned from the academy after the incident, and the academy banned him from attending the Oscars for 10 years. He remains eligible to be nominated for and win Academy Awards.

☆ Movie theaters get creative with food and drink as they struggle to fill seats
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

At many movie theaters, popcorn and soda appear alongside flatbreads, lobster grilled cheese and elaborate cocktails. "It is things like concessions and how that fits into a broader movie theater experience that really are things that movie theaters need to focus on and hammer in," Gallinari said. AMC Entertainment , the world's largest movie theater chain, exited its third quarter with more than $5.3 billion in debt. According to data from research firm EntTelligence, the average medium popcorn at domestic movie theaters is $8.14, while a medium drink runs for $6.20. "With movie theaters and concessions already having a reputation for being overpriced, being subject to the wills of the market in that way can really work against the movie theater's favor," Gallinari said.

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus. Check out the trailer for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'Though the original "Black Panther'' movie starred Boseman as T'Challa, Boseman does not appear in the sequel. How to watch 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' on Disney PlusYou can watch "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" at home on Disney Plus. How to rent or buy 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is also available for purchase for $20 from digital retailers including Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu. Is 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' worth watching?

☆ Some critically acclaimed films by and about Black people don’t make the Oscars list in a major letdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Michelle Garcia | Michelle Garcia Is The Editorial Director Of Nbcblk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

While the Golden Globes brought several notable nominations and wins for Black performers in television and film, this year’s Oscar nominations look very different. “Till,” starring Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till-Mobley, chronicles the 14-year-old’s mother during her quest for justice after her child was brutally murdered. The film earned no Academy Award nominations. “Wakanda Forever” also failed to match the best picture nod earned by 2018’s “Black Panther” — the first superhero movie nominated for the top Oscar. Bassett is also the second oldest Black woman ever nominated for an acting Oscar, behind supporting actress nominee Ruby Dee, who appeared in 2007’s “American Gangster.”

The film won nominations for best picture, best director and its stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan won nods for best performance by an actress and actor in a leading role. The nominations were announced by Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed on Tuesday morning at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Voting for the nominations concluded Jan. 17, and 9,579 members of the academy were eligible to vote, according to Variety. Neither women of color made it to the list for best leading actress. The Oscar nominations come just weeks after the Golden Globes returned to the airwaves.

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