Sarah Ferguson and her ex-husband Prince Andrew had a social media gaffe over the weekend.
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Andrew Birkin If one daydreams about what film, music, Hollywood, London and all ports in between felt like in the ’60s and ’70s, writer-director Andrew Birkin’s new memoir, “POV: A Life in Pictures,” is a dreamscape of glorious days and nights and legendary personalities. Starring Birkin’s famous model-actress-singer sister, Jane Birkin, along with her famous husbands, plus filmmakers from Walt Disney to Stanley Kubrick (for whom he worked for two years) and festooned with pop stars such as the Beatles and Slade as well as Hitler’s architect Albert Speer thrown in for good measure, the tome is a swirling kaleidoscope that Birkin paints with vivid colors.
Here are a few edited entries that should give the reader a feel for what the era hath wrought, courtesy of Birkin’s sharp eye on the swinging times all those years ago. What follows are some excerpted scenes from the book.By the age of 18, Birkin had already worked on a couple of U.K.-based pictures as a tea boy/gofer, but could rise no further without a union membership or guild card.
In April 1964, he set out for Hollywood.Party With WaltAt one party given by Hayley Mills’ parents I met Walt Disney, who seemed rather shy and retiring from the general hubbub. He spotted me looking equally out of water, patted the seat beside him and seemed intrigued by my freight-jumping exploits and general take on middle America; never once did I think to ask him about the origins of Mickey Mouse, still less for a job.
Later I had lunch at Disney’s studio where Hayley was shooting “That Darn Cat!” Afterwards, Disney ushered me to one side. “Hayley tells me you take her down to Watts?” “Yes,” I responded with enthusiasm — “to show her the other side of L.A.
Sarah Ferguson and her ex-husband Prince Andrew had a social media gaffe over the weekend.
Shortly after attending their first public event together, Andrew Garfield and Alyssa Miller have split up. The 38-year-old Oscar-nominated actor and the 32-year-old Sports Illustrated model broke up recently, a source tells ET.
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That didn’t age well. The ever-sarcastic Razzie Awards have retracted their special category for Worst Performance by Bruce Willis, whose retirement due to illness was announced Wednesday.
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“Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in 2021” award after much backlash. In a joint statement given to the Post, the award show’s cofounders, John Wilson and Mo Murphy, said, “After much thought and consideration, the Razzies have made the decision to rescind the Razzie Award given to Bruce Willis, due to his recently disclosed diagnosis.”Willis, 67, revealed that he was diagnosed with the brain disorder aphasia on March 30 and decided to take a step back from acting.The statement continued, “If someone’s medical condition is a factor in their decision making and/or their performance, we acknowledge that it is not appropriate to give them a Razzie.”The organizers also told the Post that they will be taking back “The Shining” star Shelley Duvall’s Razzie as well.“As we recently mentioned in a Vulture interview, extenuating circumstances also apply to Shelley Duvall in ‘The Shining,'” they added.“We have since discovered that Duvall’s performance was impacted by Stanley Kubrick’s treatment of her throughout the production.
decision to stand by their “Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in 2021” award. “After much thought and consideration, the Razzies have made the decision to rescind the Razzie Award given to Bruce Willis, due to his recently disclosed diagnosis,” a statement by co-founders John Wilson and Mo Murphy says.“If someone’s medical condition is a factor in their decision making and/or their performance, we acknowledge that it is not appropriate to give them a Razzie.” Willis’ family announced on Wednesday that the actor had been diagnosed with the cognitive disorder aphasia and was stepping away from acting.The Razzie Awards came under fire on Wednesday for refusing to rescind the special award for Willis, and for making an inflammatory Tweet.
Prince Andrew left royals furious after his 'completely inappropriate' actions right after Prince Philip's death.
A new report has emerged about Queen Elizabeth and her son Prince Andrew.
The Queen’s decision to have Prince Andrew accompany her at Prince Philip's Thanksgiving service was insisted upon, a royal expert has said.The 95 year old monarch was seen making her way to the service, held in honour of her late husband at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday morning, by car with her son Prince Andrew seated next to her.This has been the Duke of York’s first public outing since he settled his sexual assault lawsuit with accuser Virginia Giuffre six weeks ago and might have come as a surprise to many, after it was announced he would retire from public duties following his legal troubles. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
Prince Philip in a Service of Thanksgiving. The service was held to accommodate a larger group of people after the Duke of Edinburgh's April 2021 funeral was forced to be cut back due to COVID-19 protocols. For the special occasion, Prince George and Princess Charlotte attended the service with their parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Prince Philip in a Service of Thanksgiving. The service was held to accommodate a larger group of people after Philip's April 2021 funeral was forced to be cut back due to COVID-19 protocols. For the special occasion, Prince George and Princess Charlotte attended the service with their parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have revealed that they once dissected Kraftwerk‘s 1981 album ‘Computer World’ in front of the band.The duo, who recently formed side project The Smile with Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, admitted they were big fans of the electro pioneers on Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes’ comedy podcast SmartLess.The pair admitted studying the album in detail and once sitting Kraftwerk down during a Radiohead tour in South America and dissecting the record over dinner.“We literally study ‘Computer World’ in terms of playing it to each other and discussing what is going on and why, it’s so good,” Greenwood said of the record.“We can pretty much list what every instrument was and how they did it [on that record],” said Yorke before he added: “They came on tour with us once to South America and we had a very long prolonged dinner with them where we basically dissected the whole record and asked which instrument and what was used on every single piece of that [record]. It was the ultimate geek out.”During the podcast, Yorke also discussed how Stanley Kubrick and Ennio Morricone influenced Radiohead’s landmark album ‘OK Computer’.“The Shining was a really massive one [influence],” Yorke said.
New Zealand-born Australian filmmaker Andrew Dominik might be on the precipice of a banner year. His long-awaited Marilyn Monroe film starring Ana de Armas, “Blonde,” just received an NC-17 rating from the Film Ratings board, something of a first for Netflix, and should make its world premiere later this year (likely Venice, since Netflix avoids Cannes).
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterBen Stiller is in talks to star in Ivo van Hove’s upcoming stage adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic “The Shining,” Variety has confirmed. The play is scheduled to open on the West End next year.Should Stiller’s deal close, he will play the lead role of Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who is hired as an off-season caretaker in a historic Colorado hotel.Stiller has performed on stage before, in 2011’s Broadway revival of John Guare’s “House of Blue Leaves” with Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Ben Stiller is eyeing the lead role in the Ivo van Hove stage adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic The Shining!
EXCLUSIVE: A major new Ivo van Hove stage adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic The Shining is in the works for a 2023 West End debut, with an A-list creative team in place and Ben Stiller in talks to play the role of the crazed, haunted dad Jack Torrance.