Richard Dreyfuss Slams New Diversity Requirements for Oscar Contention: ‘They Make Me Vomit’

Another 144 new homes are planned for Stockport town centre - and they are all ‘affordable’. Housing association Great Places has submitted plans for 144 apartments split across two new buildings at the corner of King Street West and Chestergate. Properties include a mix of one and two-bedroom flats and duplexes.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have entered into a legal row with Backgrid, the photo agency that was allegedly involved in a near-catastrophic car chase in which paparazzi hired by the agency followed the royals following an event in New York.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's lawyers have since demanded that Backgrid hand over any footage of the chase, as they argue this will enable them to improve their security. A letter from their lawyer, seen by US celebrity news outlet Page Six, reads: "We hereby demand that Backgrid immediately provide us with copies of all photos, videos, and/or films taken last night by the freelance photographers after the couple left their event and over the next several hours." Lawyers for the photo agency have hit back at these demands, with their own letter, which reads: "In America, as I’m sure you know, property belongs to the owner of it; Third parties cannot just demand it be given to them, as perhaps Kings can do.

Britney Spears is speaking out about the latest unsanctioned documentary focused on her life and the status of her forthcoming memoir.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Grandave Intl. has acquired the international sales rights of sports drama feature film “Sweetwater,” starring Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award winner Jeremy Piven and Academy Award nominated actor Richard Dreyfuss. Other cast include SAG Award nominated actor Cary Elwes, SAG Award winner Kevin Pollak, and rising star Everett Osborne. The film will be released in the U.S. by Universal and Briarcliff Entertainment, in partnership with the NBA. It is written and directed by Martin Guigui (“The Bronx Bull,” “9/11”). The producers are Tim Moore (“American Sniper”), Dahlia Guigui (“9/11”), Darren Moorman (“Blue Miracle”), and Josi Konski (“Babette’s Feast”).

Six months after the landmark debut of its ad-supported subscription tier, Netflix said the plan has hit 5 million monthly active users globally.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, arriving at the Ms Foundation awards ceremony for Women shortly before a “near catastrophic” paparazzi car chase. A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said on Wednesday 17 May that the “relentless pursuit” lasted over two hours and “resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road”.

Miley Cyrus is burning it up in her new music video for “Jaded”, directed by Jack Boxenman.

Larry Birkhead has strong opinions about the new Netflix documentary about the late Anna Nicole Smith and mother of his 16-year-old daughter, Dannielynn. In a statement to ET, Birkhead says he declined to participate in the documentary for a number of reasons.«We declined to participate as I did not want my daughter in a overwhelmingly poorly reviewed cesspool of a project about her Mother, where some people were allowed to invent things and rewrite history,» Birkhead said. «I am looking forward to a true definitive Anna Nicole project where her truth can be heard from her own perspective and by those that truly knew her the best and not just another 'wash, rinse and repeat' Anna Nicole project.

Travis Scott‘s upcoming album ‘Utopia’ could be arriving soon, as the rapper has previewed the record for Houston’s professional baseball team, the Astros.In a clip posted to social media, Scott was seen preparing before sharing the album with the Astros, telling KRIV’s Sports Director Mark Berman: “It’s on the way now, Mark”. Elsewhere in the clip, Scott can seemingly be heard saying that he is in the process of finishing the album’s mastering.No footage of Scott’s ‘Utopia’ preview session with the baseball team was shared.Watch the clip below.Travis Scott (@trvisXX) at Minute Maid Park pic.twitter.com/qmqcw08WfI— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) May 15, 2023While a release date for ‘Utopia’ – and further details including its tracklisting – has yet to be announced, the record has been teased by Scott for awhile now, dating back to 2021.

pointed out, the potential ban he seems to be referring to is from former Tory chancellor George Osborne, who is a Conservative and not a member of the Labour Party. His bold stance drew derision Twitter, with one person tweeting, “Mark Dolan dying of lung cancer to own the libs is … honestly fine by me.”Dolan is a former comedian who hosted “Balls of Steel” from 2005 until 2008 on Britain’s Channel 4. “Doctor Who” writer John Dorney wrote, “Embarrassed to have shared a stage with him once.”'I pledge to take up this filthy habit.

Carole Horst “Those About to Die,”AGC Television’s upcoming gladiator series from Roland Emmerich, stars Anthony Hopkins and boasts a cast drawn from across Europe and the Middle East. It’s also financially innovative.  Rather than rely on a single, deep-pocketed streamer to write the check for the pricey series, budgeted at $145 million for the first season, AGC adopted a split rights structure: U.S. rights are licensed to Peacock, European rights to HEP, the Herbert Kloiber Sr./Constantin joint venture, and AGC International distributing in the rest of the world.  AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford takes pride in proving the naysayers wrong with financing for the project set in ancient Rome and based on Daniel P. Mannix’s book of the same name.

Richard Dreyfuss is one of the most recognizable actors in the history of cinema. Starring roles in films like “Jaws” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” will forever cement him as one of the best of his era.

Oscars’ new diversity and inclusion standards, saying “they make me vomit”.The Jaws actor discussed the Academy’s diversity initiative during an interview with PBS’s Firing Line With Margaret Hoover. The changes, which will come into effect in 2024, will alter the qualifying criteria for the Best Picture category to improve the diversity of its nominees.“They make me vomit,” Dreyfuss said, when asked his view on the changes.

Richard Dreyfuss is not a fan of The Academy‘s newly implemented inclusivity rules.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Richard Dreyfuss doesn’t get it, but most grouchy, self-proclaimed keepers of the old Hollywood guard never do when it comes to creating an industry that gives a chance for everyone to thrive.  It was Sept. 8, 2020, and I was one week into my job as the awards editor for Variety when the Academy dropped its bombshell news that as part of its Aperture 2025 initiative, the organization was introducing new representation and inclusion requirements for submitting in the best picture category. There are four standards a film must meet in order to be eligible. So naturally, the news designed to promote and encourage diversity in the Hollywood system was met with divisive reactions. Some, such as Viggo Mortensen, said, “It’s about exclusion, which is discrimination.”

This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be introducing four new diversity and inclusion standards that must be met in order for a film to be considered for an Oscar nomination.

implemented for next year’s Oscars, saying the new standards “make me vomit.”“This is an art form. It’s also a form of commerce, and it makes money.

stating the changes are “designed to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.”You can watch the entire interview at the top.

Richard Dreyfuss is receiving backlash on social media over his comments about the new diversity rules to be eligible for the Best Picture award at the Oscars.

Daily Mail column, Meghan McCain ripped several top-line celebrities for being a little too forthcoming — even quite graphic  — with their intimate lives."American culture is pornified," she wrote. Meghan's comments come in the wake of Gwyneth Paltrow's recent interview wherein she spoke of her sex life with exes Ben Affleck and Brad Pitt, both of whom she dated in the '90s. Those interviews came around the same time Rachel Bilson and Meghan Trainor openly told raunchy and salacious tales of their sexual likes and dislikes.The former "The View" cohost also ripped Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos for speaking about their sex life for all to hear on "Live with Kelly and Mark.""Everything, everywhere from the Met Gala red carpet to morning talks shows are about skin, side-boob and shock factor," the conservative mother-of-two wrote.