Bradley Cooper has no time for haters.
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“My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington,” Stevens Jr. experienced other pivotal moments supporting his famous father on films. He found a script called “Shane,” and recalls how his father recast the 1953 tearjerking Western in 10 minutes to win over a reluctant studio executive.Stevens Jr.
had a spectacular career of his own, working with journalist Edward R. Murrow in Washington, co-creating the annual Kennedy Center Honors and perhaps most importantly, serving as the founding director of the American Film Institute. (His stories about dealing with AFI Lifetime Achievement honoree Orson Welles back in 1975 are classic.) His is a bicoastal story that encompasses relationships with everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to Cary Grant to Katharine Hepburn.
He had met virtually every notable by the time he moved to the nation’s capital. But none had the charisma of the president he soon befriended. “To see John F.
Kennedy, in color, walk into a room, was much more memorable than meeting any Hollywood star,” he says.The book helps us remember those who left their private lives to serve their country. It also captures how we are emotionally dealing with the tragedy of gun violence in places like Uvalde, Texas. “In ‘Shane,’ my father wanted to undermine the glamor of gunplay,” Stevens writes.
“‘A gunshot, for our purposes,’ he said, ‘is a holocaust.’” Stevens long lived in the shadow of his father, who earned two Oscars for Best Director (for “A Place in the Sun” and “Giant”) in a storied Hollywood career. “Though he always said, ‘We’ll see how the movies hold up in 25 years,” his son says. But while Stevens Jr.
Bradley Cooper has no time for haters.
Zack Sharf Bradley Cooper revealed on a recent episode of the “SmartLess” podcast (via IndieWire) that a famous director once mocked him for having 7 career Oscar nominations. The incident occurred at a party during Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” awards season. The music drama boosted Cooper’s Oscar nomination haul from four (three acting noms and a best picture nom as a producer on “American Sniper”) to seven (actor, original screenplay and best picture for “A Star Is Born”).At an awards season party, Cooper met with a famous director who made a joke out of Cooper’s 7 Oscar nominations.
Lise Pedersen Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”) has unveiled his first-ever animation film project at the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival.Entitled “The Most Precious of Cargos,” it is an adaptation of the eponymous best-selling book by acclaimed French playwright and children’s books author Jean-Claude Grumberg, who is co-writing the film with Hazanavicius.Told in the form of a classic fairy tale in 2D animation, it is set during World War II, and tells the story of a poor woodcutter and his wife who live deep in the Polish forest.
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Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentThe Motion Picture & Television Fund, celebrating its 100th anniversary, might be the most active, admired — and most misunderstood — organization in Hollywood. Silent screen star Mary Pickford started the philanthropic org under the name Motion Picture Relief Fund (it was renamed in 1971).Over the century, entertainment’s biggest heavyweights gave support.
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Victoria Pendleton is one of this country’s most successful female Olympians, who’s been open about suffering from lows along the way.The 41 year old has won nine world titles and represented Great Britain in the 2005 and 2012 Olympics. But while training, the star admitted she "felt pressure" to eat a certain way.
Tom Hanks is looking back on his movie, Philadelphia, which won him his first Oscar.
Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy was spotted out with her dad Jay-Z on Monday in the front row of the NBA Finals game in San Francisco.MORE: Beyoncé sings with Kelly Rowland's children - detailsThe ten-year-old was all smiles as she watched the match, and looked almost identical to her famous mom, in photos obtained by Daily Mail.Looking grown up with a touch of lipgloss and oversized hoop earrings, Blue wore a black T-shirt and leather jacket for the fun day out.VIDEO: Beyoncé and Jay-Z's love story After photos of the father-daughter duo were posted online, many fans were quick to comment on just how much Blue looked like her mother. "Man, Blue Ivy looks exactly like her mom," one wrote, while another remarked: "Blue Ivy's got Beyoncé's whole face." A third added: "Like, little Blue Ivy is 25 now," in reference to just how much the pre-teen had grown.MORE: Beyoncé's mum shares rare video during outing with Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and SirMORE: Beyoncé's mom pays touching tribute to grandbaby in adorable new messageBlue was last pictured in public in February as she attended the Super Bowl with her parents.
Tom Hanks is getting honest about his filmography.
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Kylie Minogue is reflecting on her legal battle with Kylie Jenner.
The Cambridge kids are getting busy in the kitchen in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Family fun! While Prince Louis was notably absent from his family’s Platinum Jubilee outings at Cardiff Castle in Wales and at the “Platinum Party” concert, he returned with the rest of the family for a front row seat at the Jubilee Pageant.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have shared adorable photos of their children baking cakes for The Queen's Jubilee weekend. Posting on social media, the images show the Cambridge children baking cakes with their mother ahead of the festivities in Cardiff on Saturday (4 June).
Prince George was spotted having a whale of a time as he sang along to Sir Rod Stewart singing Sweet Caroline. George, eight, was accompanied by his younger sister Charlotte, seven, and his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the Party at the Palace.The family were, of course, sat in the Royal box alongside the likes of Prince Charles and Camila, Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie, and Zara Tindall. During this evening’s festivities for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, young George was spotted singing to the hit song, as Prince William enthusiastically did so as well.
A body language expert has said Prince George and Princess Charlotte appeared to be "shy" as they arrived in Cardiff for a Platinum Jubilee engagement with their parents.The Duke, 39, and Duchess of Cambridge, 40, decided to show the ropes of a royal engagement to George, eight, and Charlotte, seven, as they met several performers and crew taking part in a Platinum Jubilee celebration concert taking place in Cardiff Castle. Both of the young royals appeared a lot more shy, compared to their usually colourful personalities, with the gravity of the occasion clearly having an impact on them – with Princess Charlotte only reaching out to shake hands after some encouragement from her mother, Kate.