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'White Dudes for Harris' is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president
Read full article: 'White Dudes for Harris' is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice presidentOn a āWhite Dudes for Harrisā virtual call, it was probably fitting that āThe Dudeā dropped in.
John Lithgow takes on the role of the new kid in school for a PBS special celebrating arts education
Read full article: John Lithgow takes on the role of the new kid in school for a PBS special celebrating arts educationBesides being an accomplished actor, John Lithgow is a Harvard graduate who was a Fulbright Scholar at the London School of the Arts.
Fonda says Hollywood needs more diversity after Globes honor
Read full article: Fonda says Hollywood needs more diversity after Globes honorIn this video grab issued Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, by NBC, Jane Fonda accepts the Cecil B. deMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards. (NBC via AP)LOS ANGELES ā Just like in her career, Jane Fonda used the Golden Globesā platform to speak on deeper issues calling for greater diversity in Hollywood while praising the ācommunity of storytellersā as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award. While wearing an all-white suit, Fonda raised the Globesā highest honor above her head Sunday before commending storytellers for their vital role in troubled times. She is the daughter of Oscar winner Henry Fonda, who died in 1982, and sister of Peter Fonda, who died in 2019. She launched IndieCollectās Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors, an organization aimed to support the restoration of films helmed by women from around the world.
Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster dies
Read full article: Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster diesFILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, Lynn Stalmaster arrives at the TCM Classic Film Festival's Opening Night Gala in Los Angeles. Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. Bang /Invision/AP, File)Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had long resisted giving special recognition to casting directors and Stalmaster was brought to tears. He was an apprentice to a pair of TV producers who made him their casting director.
Jane Fonda to receive Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Award
Read full article: Jane Fonda to receive Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille AwardFILE - Actress Jane Fonda appears at the 71st international film festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 12, 2018. The Golden Globes will bestow the Cecil B. DeMille Award to Fonda during the 78th annual awards show next month. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES ā Jane Fonda cemented herself into Hollywood allure as a chameleonlike actor and social activist, and now the Golden Globes will honor her illustrious career with its highest honor. Fonda will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 78th annual awards ceremony on Feb. 28, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday. She launched IndieCollectās Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors, an organization aimed to support the restoration of films helmed by women from around the world.
Jeff Bridges says he has lymphoma, cites good prognosis
Read full article: Jeff Bridges says he has lymphoma, cites good prognosisLOS ANGELES ā Jeff Bridges says he is being treated for lymphoma and his prognosis is good. The 70-year-old actor channeled his The Dude character from āThe Big Lebowskiā in a statement on social media about the diagnosis Monday evening. He expressed gratitude to his family, friends and medical team and promised to keep fans posted on his recovery. Bridges is a seven-time Oscar nominee known for his roles in āStarman,ā āTrue Grit,ā āThe Last Picture Showā and many other films. He won an Academy Award in 2010 for āCrazy Heartā and was most recently nominated for playing a grizzled lawman in āHell or High Water.āThe affable Bridges is considered Hollywood royalty, the son of actors Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges, who both died in 1998.