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The Stars Come Out for the 11th Annual ‘Evening Before’ Party
All weekend it’s been one party after another leading up to the Emmy Awards tonight. Last night was one of the biggest, the 11th annual “Evening Before” party, benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund). The entertainment industry, from Emmy presenters and nominees, to other TV industry members, helped raise funds to support their industry…
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Dr. Jane Goodall, Animal Lover and Activist, Teaches First Online Classes
To say Dr. Jane Goodall is one of the most popular people in the world, in the company of the Dalai Lama, Barack Obama and the Pope perhaps, is no exaggeration. World famous for her pioneering studies in chimpanzee behavior and beloved for her work on behalf of animals and the environment, her message transcends…
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Ted Sarandos and Nicole Avant’s Annual Netflix Emmy Toast
It’s party central this weekend in Los Angeles leading up to the Emmy Awards Sunday. Netflix just sent out photos from Ted Sarandos and Nicole Avant’s Annual Netflix Emmy Toast, which took place Friday evening. Netflix has a lot to celebrate. (These party photos rub it in we were not invited even if we were…
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Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Just Announced in Woody Allen’s Newest Film
Woody Allen officially revealed the full cast of his new untitled feature film last week. Jude Law, Diego Luna, and Liev Schreiber join Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, and Selena Gomez who were previously announced. Co-starring, in alphabetical order, are Annaleigh Ashford, Rebecca Hall, Cherry Jones, Will Rogers, and Kelly Rohrbach. Amazon Studios will release the…
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Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky Celebrate ‘Mother!’ at NY Premiere
I’ve never been to a premiere where the director warned the audience they were going to hate him even before they’d seen the film. But at Wednesday’s night mega premiere of “Mother!,” a psychological horror thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence, writer-director Darren Aronofsky told the audience just that. Before the screening, the Brooklyn born writer-director gazed…
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John Lithgow Will Tell ‘Stories By Heart’ on Broadway
John Lithgow, who transformed himself to play Winston Churchill in “The Crown,” will be returning to Broadway beginning in December. Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) just announced Lithgow’s Broadway in John Lithgow: Stories by Heart, directed by Daniel Sullivan. According to the press release, his one man show will evoke “equal measures of…
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Denzel Washington Stars as Idealistic, Driven Attorney in Dan Gilroy’s ‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’
Denzel Washington stars in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” a dramatic thriller set in the underbelly of the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. The movie screened at the Toronto Film Festival. “Washington plays a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series of events challenge the activism that has defined his career,” according to…
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Jessica Chastain Plays Convicted Poker Queen in ‘Molly’s Game’
MOLLY’S GAME, starring Jessica Chastain, celebrated its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. From the press release: “Molly’s Game is the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI…
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Film Society of Lincoln Center: Jane Campion Talks Cannes, ‘Top of the Lake: China Girl’
During the 70-year history of the Cannes Film Festival, writer-director Jane Campion is the only woman to win the Palme d’Or. She received the top prize all the way back in 1993 for “The Piano” starring Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel. (Sofia Coppola became the first woman in 56 years to win Best Director this…
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James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, David Simon Celebrate Premiere of HBO Porn Drama ‘The Deuce’
“The new HBO porn dram series The Deuce,” stars James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal in stellar roles. Franco plays dual parts as twins Martino and Frankie Martino, while Gyllenhaal plays a prostitute who aspires to direct adult films. Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon, who worked together on the acclaimed two HBO series “Treme”…
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NY Film Critics Series: Karen Allen on Her New Film ‘Year By the Sea’
Karen Allen still has the freckles and sparkling eyes boomers remember from “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Animal House.” Thursday evening the actress turned up at a special New York Film Critics Series screening of her new film, “Year By the Sea,” at Symphony Space on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Rolling Stone critic Peter…
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‘Suburbicon’ Director-Producer George Clooney Walks Red Carpet at Venice Film Festival
George Clooney walked the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival in support of his new film, “Suburbicon,” which he directed and produced. He was joined by co-stars Matt Damon and Julianne Moore. “Suburbicon,” which also stars Noah Jute and Oscar Isaac, is “set in a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns…the…