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CHRISSY TEEMS, 13 Eighth grade, Los Angeles My style changes once every week. I can't stick to the same type of aesthetic. But I do have a lot of pink items in my closet. I love all things girlie. The New York Times for Kids To find out what's trending now, The New York Times for Kids visited middle schools across the country. CHRISSY TEEMS, 13 Eighth grade, Los Angeles My style changes once every week. I can't stick to the same type of aesthetic. But I do have a lot of pink items in my closet.
9 Organizations that Help the Homeless in NYC
The Bowery Mission Find volunteer opportunities with these organizations that help the homeless. Thursday December 7 2023 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email WhatsApp Advertising Homelessness is a serious issue around the country, especially in NYC. As temperatures drop, the situation becomes even more dire. Fortunately there are organizations working tirelessly to help the homeless, and you can get involved.
Dean of UNCSA’s School of Filmmaking Talks Educating the Next Generation
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ School of Filmmaking has earned a reputation as one of the best in the country. Close to 400 students are enrolled in the program, whose alums include actor-writer-director Danny McBride (“The Righteous Gemstones”), Emmy-nominated writer-director Craig Zobel (“Mare of Easttown”), and Emmy-nominated cinematographer Zoë White (“The Handmaid’s Tale”).
Brett Goldstein Reveals the ‘Ted Lasso’ Actor Who Was Easiest to Cast
For Brett Goldstein, 2022 was a huge year: He won his second consectutive Emmy for playing footballer Roy Kent on “Ted Lasso,” a series he also writes for; made his Marvel debut in “Thor: Love and Thunder”; and his podcast, Films to Be Buried With, hit more than 2 million streams. Here, the actor, writer, and producer shares his favorite big-screen pairing and reveals which “Ted Lasso” costar was the easiest to cast.
Brett Goldstein on Everything From ‘Ted Lasso’ to the MCU
Long before tote bags, greetingcards, and baby onesies sported Roy Kent’s trademark scowl, Brett Goldstein vied to play Henchman No. 3 in “Kick-Ass 2.” At the audition, a “casting assistant’s assistant,” the actor recalls, presented him with the character’s line: a threat bellowed at Hit-Girl, who then proceeds to sever three of his limbs. “I just did the line and tried to give it the attitude of the piece,” Goldstein says.
2 Major Movies and a Life Shadowed by Pain and Perfectionism (Published 2020)
Kemp Powers is the co-director of “Soul” and screenwriter of “One Night in Miami,” but his collaborators may not know just how much of himself is in those films. “I’ve had a year that writers, creatives in Hollywood don’t get to have, ever,” Kemp Powers said.Credit...Texas Isaiah for The New York Times Dec. 3, 2020 Kemp Powers had no film credits in 2018, when he was summoned to Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif., to give notes on a secret work in progress.
Seinfeld's bland new book "Is This Anything?" is $35 dollars' worth of ambivalence and old jokes
Jerry Seinfeld "Is This Anything?" (Finlay Mackay/Trunk Archive, Courtesy of Simon & Schuster) The book's retrospective rehash emphasizes the comedian's unwillingness to engage with readers or the present Jenna Marotta October 15, 2020 9:47PM (UTC) On May 14, 1998, I walked onstage in my best clothes, seething. As 76 million people settled in to watch the "Seinfeld" finale, I was required to join my fifth-grade classmates at the spring band concert.
Katarina Hybenova and Gina Pollack on Girls: ‘That’s Not How You Take Off a Condom’
Welcome to Girls Talk, in which two of our favorite New Yorkers share the text messages they sent during this week’s episode of Girls. Mark Schafer/Courtesy of HBO Gina Pollack takes a selfie. The text in green belongs to Gina Pollack, a photographer and writer who has lived in North Brooklyn since before the dawn of Hannah Horvath. She is the news editor for Greenpointers, which means she knows way too much about toxic sludge and Polish doughnuts. Katarina Hybenova takes a selfie.
Stuart Scott's Memoir Wasn't Supposed to Be Posthumous
Stuart Scott never got to thumb through his memoir, Every Day I Fight. Diagnosed with cancer three times in less than a decade, the SportsCenter anchor died earlier this year at the age of 49, leaving behind his girlfriend, ex-wife, and two teenage daughters, who he memorably thanked while accepting the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards this past July.
Priyanka Chopra on Her Revealing New Guess Ads
Priyanka Chopra. Former Miss World Priyanka Chopra recently became the first Indian woman to ever land a Guess campaign, shot by Bryan Adams (yes, that Bryan Adams, and yes, these are Guess’s most gorgeous ads ever). Last night, she discussed the new campaign at the Keep a Child Alive Black Ball. Was she worried about the photos being overly provocative, particularly back in her home country? “I come from the land of Kama Sutra,” she told the Cut.
The Amy Adams Approach
Inside a stark Hollywood photo studio, Amy Adams’ detailed phrasing while discussing her acting process conjures finger-painted fridge notes, candles with lost wicks, and a garage-strung tennis ball patting a windshield. “I like lived-in characters,” she says. “I want a character to feel like that’s who she’s been her whole life.
Christian Bale Joins 'Mowgli' Director Andy Serkis at Screening of Long-Awaited Film
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos and head of original film Scott Stuber also attended the Arclight Hollywood celebration, as well as the movie's protagonist, 14-year-old actor Rohan Chand. Mowgli: The Legend of the Jungle is finally in theaters 25 months after its original release date, and director/co-star Andy Serkis is in a daze.
Brian Tyree Henry on Widows, Atlanta, If Beale Street Could Talk, and His Life and Legacy
Brian Tyree Henry didn’t have many playmates as a kid in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His parents were the only adults on his block who seemed to work (“We’re one paycheck from being broke or homeless,” his dad used to say). Three of his four half-sisters were teenagers when Henry was born; the neighbors peering at the three-bedroom, horseshoe-shaped house were all retired.
Green Book: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, and Peter Farrelly on How Their Movie Became Awards Season Gold
When he began collaborating on the script that would become his movie Green Book, director Peter Farrelly had never heard of the Negro Motorist Green Book, a late–Jim Crow–era guide informing black travelers which U.S. gas stations, restaurants, and hotels would welcome their business.
John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan Talk Timeliness of Laurel & Hardy's Comedy
The actors first met with 'Stan & Ollie' director Jon S. Baird about transforming into the iconic duo in 2014. All week at AFI Fest, red carpets for films screening at TCL Chinese Theatre such as The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Bird Box, Destroyer, Widows and Thursday's closer Mary Queen of Scots were cancelled as first responders quelled fires that have claimed 59 lives near Los Angeles and Sacramento.
'Black-ish' Creator Kenya Barris: Show "Has Helped Change the World"
Although he relinquished Black-ish showrunner duties and signed a lucrative Netflix deal in August, series creator and executive producer Kenya Barris lauded "the magic of what actual network television can do" during the festivities celebrating the ABC comedy's 100th episode.
'On the Basis of Sex' Team Explains Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg "Is Not a Superhero"
After directing and producing critically acclaimed television like 'The Leftovers,' Mimi Leder is back behind the camera with her first film to receive a theatrical release since 2000's 'Pay It Forward.' Hours before the premiere of Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex — which opened AFI Fest — the filmmakers learned that the 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice who inspired their movie had just broken three ribs.
John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Disney Premiere 'Ralph Breaks the Internet'
Blocks of Hollywood Boulevard barred traffic on Monday for a batch of high-security promotions for Disney's next release, Ralph Breaks the Internet. While fans settled into El Capitan Theatre at the world premiere, castmembers John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Taraji P. Henson, Jane Lynch and Mandy Moore climbed risers outside to take in a performance of Imagine Dragons' “Zero,” the song that plays during the film's credits.
Al Gore, Jaden Smith Plead for Environmental Policy Reform at Summit L.A.
Former Vice President Al Gore indicated he is calling on a higher power to steer the country toward blue waves in the elections. Halfway into his Sunday afternoon Summit LA talk with actor and fellow environmentalist Jaden Smith, Gore reminded the millennial-leaning crowd inside The Orpheum Theatre, "By the way, there is an election on Tuesday," clenching his fists and longingly looking skyward.
Kim Kardashian West Honored at Gift of Life's One Huge Night Gala
Kim Kardashian West attends the Tiffany & Co. 2018 Blue Book Collection: The Four Seasons of Tiffany celebration at Studio 525 on Oct. 9, 2018 in New York City. At the Gift of Life Gala in Beverly Hills, Tony Wolfe met the man who saved him from afar. A Pennsylvania Department of Corrections veteran, last year Wolfe learned he had leukemia, the same disease that killed his 12-year-old son.
Hugh Grant: A Reintroduction
With “A Very English Scandal” and “Paddington 2,” the actor has found the work he’s been looking for. British wedding guest gets the American girl. Bookshop owner gets the celebrity girl. Prime minister gets the government aide girl.
Hugh Grant: A Reintroduction
With “A Very English Scandal” and “Paddington 2,” the actor has found the work he’s been looking for. British wedding guest gets the American girl. Bookshop owner gets the celebrity girl. Prime minister gets the government aide girl.
How Julia Roberts Became Captain of Amazon’s ‘Homecoming’
Photo Source: Jessica Brooks Julia Roberts has been a movie star and household name for three decades, but it wasn’t until reading Micah Bloomberg and Eli Horowitz’s scripts for Amazon’s “Homecoming” that she was lured to television for her first series regular role.
Kim Kardashian West Honored at Gift of Life's One Huge Night Gala
At the Gift of Life Gala in Beverly Hills, Tony Wolfe met the man who saved him from afar. A Pennsylvania Department of Corrections veteran, last year Wolfe learned he had leukemia, the same disease that killed his 12-year-old son. Alan Weinberg, a Queens, New York man found via the namesake non-profit’s bone marrow and stem cell registry, donated stem cells that proved vital to Wolfe’s cancer fight. Introducing the pair Monday night was none other then Kim Kardashian West.
'Pose' Team, Justin Simien Denounce Threats to Trans Identity at Outfest Legacy Awards
“When you’ve been in this business as long as I have, you have numerous opportunities to present numerous people with numerous awards,” began Lily Tomlin on Sunday night at the Outfest Legacy Awards, speaking with characteristic candor. “Sometimes you’re presenting an award because you won it last year, and people really like that kind of sentiment. Sometimes you’re presenting an award because the person receiving it is a colleague.
Cate Blanchett Addresses Divisive Times at Britannia Awards: "We're All F—ed Up"
Jim Carrey’s comments on "us vs. them" fearmongering went viral Friday night at the Britannia Awards, yet earlier during the ceremony, fellow honoree Cate Blanchett made her own convincing plea for universal empathy.
Amazon's Jennifer Salke and Fox TV's Bert Salke Celebrated at Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala
The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala began with a joyful announcement: six years ahead of schedule, the hospital had met the $30 million fundraising goal set for its Regenerative Medicine Institute (RMI), the night’s beneficiary. Using stem cell technology, RMI intends to revolutionize treatment for patients with eye and lung diseases, neurological disorders, Crohn’s disease and broken bones.
Jim Carrey Slams Trump for "Kidnapping Children"
Jim Carrey lashed out at President Donald Trump for "kidnapping children" and referenced this week's bombs sent to Democratic politicians and supporters on Friday night during a wild acceptance speech at the Britannia Awards. The fifth of six honorees at the Beverly Hilton-hosted event in Los Angeles, Carrey commenced his speech by throwing his audience-level chair in the direction of his Dumb and Dumber director Peter Farrelly, who was presenting the award.
Monica Lewinsky Presents Hannah Gadsby with Australians in Film Award
American Timothy Olyphant was the last presenter at Wednesday night’s Australians in Film Awards Gala, and the only one who brought a drink to the podium. Addressing his Justified and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-star, Damon Herriman, Olyphant settled in for a hilarious introduction. “Damon, I’m truly honored and flattered to be asked to present this to you. And yeah, what baseball game? I don’t give a fuck. I love Australians.
Jimmy Kimmel Celebrated by Children's Hospital L.A. One Year After Speaking About Son's Heart Disease
As their son was about to his his 18-month milestone, Jimmy Kimmel and wife Molly McNearney helped raise $5.5 million for the hospital that saved Billy’s life. In April 2017, hours after the delivery, the couple learned that Billy was struggling to breathe. Diagnosed with a heart disease (tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia), the infant he had his first open-heart surgery when he was just three days old.
Pete Davidson Opens Up About Ariana Grande Split at LA Event
Pete Davidson has spoken out for the first time on his split with fiancée Ariana Grande. Earlier this week, the comedian canceled a performance at Philadelphia’s Temple University, but the Saturday Night Live star appeared as scheduled at the Judd & Pete For America — A Benefit to Swing Left event Saturday night in Los Angeles at Largo at the Coronet.
Pete Davidson Opens Up About Ariana Grande Split at L.A. Event
Pete Davidson performs onstage at the Colossal Stage during Colossal Clusterfest at Civic Center Plaza and The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on June 3, 2017 in San Francisco. Pete Davidson has spoken out for the first time on his split with fiancée Ariana Grande.
Pete Davidson Opens Up About Ariana Grande Split
Pete Davidson has spoken out for the first time on his split with fiancée Ariana Grande. Earlier this week, the comedian canceled a performance at Philadelphia’s Temple University, but the Saturday Night Live star appeared as scheduled at the Judd & Pete For America — A Benefit to Swing Left event Saturday night in Los Angeles at Largo at the Coronet.
Ellen Pompeo, 'Will & Grace' Creators Toasted at GLSEN Respect Awards
During their 10-minute acceptance speech at the GLSEN Respect Awards – Los Angeles, Will & Grace creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick apologized to the school kids served by the namesake LGBTQ rights advocacy organization. “Your generation is just better than ours,” Kohan proclaimed to 500 agreeing guests Friday night inside the Beverly Wilshire Hotel’s ballroom.
Brooklynn Prince, Age 8, Already Knows How to Make People Listen
Brooklynn Prince’s latest collaborators include actors Helen Mirren, Bryan Cranston, and Angelina Jolie (The One and Only Ivan); executive producers Steven Spielberg (The Turning), Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part); and Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu (a to-be-titled Apple series).
Brooklynn Prince, Age 8, Already Knows How to Make People Listen
Women and Poweris a series about women and their relationship to power: how they get it, how they lose it, how they wield it, what they sacrifice for it, and what they hope it will help them achieve. Women and Poweris a series about women and their relationship to power: how they get it, how they lose it, how they wield it, what they sacrifice for it, and what they hope it will help them achieve. Brooklynn Prince.
Dan Fogelman on Real-Life Tragedies That Inspired 'This Is Us' and 'Life Itself'
Our House Grief Support Center – a Los Angeles non-profit that has helped more than 150,000 people cope with losing loved ones – borrowed the Sony lot’s John Calley Park Saturday night for its 25th anniversary fundraiser.
Jennifer Garner Honored at Rape Foundation Brunch
Both reporters and talent were instructed not to discuss politics at The Rape Foundation’s annual brunch Sunday, one day after the Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court appointment despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. “I think I’m going to get in trouble if I start talking about it,” sponsor, Will & Grace star and the person tasked with the event’s “beating-people-over-the-head-for-money job,” Eric McCormack, told press at Ron Burkle's Greenacres Estate.
15 Famous Female Directors You Should Know
Although women make up half of all film school graduates, the best director Oscar has nominated only eight women in the awards’ history, with just three women claiming the honor: Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker” in 2010, Chloé Zhao for "Nomadland," and Jane Campion for "The Power of the Dog." Thankfully, women have been in front of and behind the camera for some of the buzziest titles recently, among them Marielle Heller’s “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and “A Beautiful Day in the...
Peter Dinklage, Jamie Dornan Celebrate HBO Film 'My Dinner with Hervé'
Former reporter Sacha Gervasi conducted a series of interviews with Fantasy Island and The Man with the Golden Gun actor Herve Villechaize in 1993, days before the three foot ten Frenchman killed himself. The Mail on Sunday’s You Magazine, Gervasi’s then-employer, never published his lengthy tribute. So within two years, the writer completed a 34-page short film script.
'Jane the Virgin,' 'Vida' Writers Talk Onscreen Representation
“Everybody will always say every story has been told,” said the first Latina to have starred in both a sitcom (ABC’s Cristela) and Pixar film (Cars 3), Cristela Alonzo, during Define American’s Tuesday night panel. “That’s not fucking true.
Brad Pitt, Rashida Jones Fete Flea's Silverlake Conservatory of Music Fundraiser
Taking a night off from shooting Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt on Saturday joined fellow art collectors in Los Feliz to raise money for children’s education. Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea co-founded the Silverlake Conservatory of Music 17 years ago, upon hearing that his local alma mater — Fairfax High School — was cutting its music curriculum. In 2016, the non-profit relocated to an 11,000-square-foot red brick campus on Hollywood Boulevard.
Chris Martin, Angela Bassett, Alejandro G. Inarritu Ring in L.A. Phil's 100th Season
The Los Angeles Philharmonic embarked on its 100th season Thursday night, set to culminate with an Oscar performance this winter. Married classical music buffs Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance sat third-row center at the 2,265 Walt Disney Concert Hall, where Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel led his orchestra in a “California Soul” themed program. Among the selections were compositions borrowed from classic films Inside Daisy Clover and Chinatown.
Bad Times at El Royale Debut Draws Dakota Johnson, Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm
Additional attending cast included Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cynthia Erivo, Cailee Spaeny , Alvina August and Manny Jacinto (Goddard is also an executive producer and director on his NBC series, The Good Place). While Avengers 4 kept Chris Hemsworth in Atlanta, the 20th Century Fox brood came out to support the studio's Oct.
Gilda Radner Gets the Documentary Treatment in Love, Gilda
A decade or so ago, I spent a couple of years as an intern at Saturday Night Live. My tasks included guiding VIP guests to their seats in Rockefeller Center’s Studio 8H, and escorting extras to and from wardrobe—purposeful roaming through time-suspended hallways. Photographs of the show’s iconic sketches and former stars are framed equidistantly, like portholes on a ship, each step bringing a new one to eye level.
Eli Roth Laughs Off Sound Problems at 'The House With a Clock in Its Walls' U.S. Premiere
Best known for his horror films, director Eli Roth had a joke ready Sunday when he introduced PG-rated The House with a Clock in Its Walls to kids and parents at its U.S. premiere: “Are we ready for fun? Are we ready for some magic? Are we ready for some scares?
Assassination Nation LA Premiere: Filmmakers on How "Vitriol and Mob Mentality" in U.S. Inspired Film
Assassination Nation has seen some memorable screenings since it debuted in Sundance months ago. At the Park City-set film festival, a raucous reception greeted the film's midnight screening, while at the Toronto International Film Festival this week viewers reportedly shouted at the screen.
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Showcases Latinx and Hispanic Talent on The Academy's Turf
Hours after Alfonso Cuarón accepted the Venice Film Festival’s top prize Saturday for his film Roma, the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic filmmakers was feted in Beverly Hills at The Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre. Each month, the 11-year-old festival NewFilmmakers Los Angeles hosts a day of themed screenings, panels, and networking.
In Kidding, Jim Carrey Shines in a Familiar Type of Existential Drama
Jim Carrey first played a gentle, grieving, semi-extremist for Michel Gondry in 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The French director now helms more then half the episodes of the first season of Kidding, a Showtime half-hour series premiering on September 9. Gondry executive produces with Carrey, plus creator/showrunner Dave Holstein (Weeds), Jason Bateman, and others.
Jason Derulo Hosts Heart of Haiti Gala with Special Guest Sean Penn
Jason Derulo capped nine months of planning on Thursday night when he threw his Just for You Foundation's inaugural fundraiser, the Heart of Haiti Gala. Established to provide those around the world with access to education, shelter, sustenance, and healthcare, Just for You Foundation feted the resilience of the Haitian people, who lost an estimated quarter-million people in a January 2010 earthquake, among history’s deadliest, on Thursday.
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