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It wouldn’t be an Academy Award ceremony without some controversy. While Emma Stone’s (“Poor Things”) Best Actress win over Lily Gladstone (“Killers Of The Flower Moon”) caused a lot of drama over social media, one of the biggest blunders—or what some suspected to be one— was around the presentation of The Best Picture award.

coveted Best Picture award at the 2024 Oscars.The “Scarface” actor, who appeared during Sunday’s star-studded ceremony to present the top honor, went about his presenting duties in an unconventional manner.Instead of building the tension and suspense by naming each of the 10 nominees — as every other presenter before him has — the “Godfather” star just blurted out the winning motion picture, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”But according to the actor, 83, the Academy had not asked him to name the other nominees up for the gong.“There seems to be some controversy about my not mentioning every film by name last night before announcing the best picture award,” Pacino told The Post in a statement.“I just want to be clear it was not my intention to omit them, rather a choice by the producers not to have them said again since they were highlighted individually throughout the ceremony. I was honored to be a part of the evening and chose to follow the way they wished for this award to be presented.”“I realize being nominated is a huge milestone in one’s life and to not be fully recognized is offensive and hurtful,” he went on.

Al Pacino has announced details of his “astonishingly revelatory” memoir Sonny Boy which is set for release later this year.The Scarface and The Godfather actor’s book will be published by Penguin Random House and has been described in a press release as the “memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide.” The statement continues, calling the book “an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full.”Sonny Boy will cover the legendary actor’s childhood in New York, his upbringing with his “fiercely loving but mentally unwell mother and her parents”, his crew of friends in the Bronx along with the years he spent attending New York’s fabled High School of Performing Arts.The book will also discuss Pacino’s work in New York’s avant garde theater scene in the 60s and 70s before his major movie break with The Panic of Needle Park, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon.Speaking of Sonny Boy in a press release, Pacino shared: “I wrote Sonny Boy to express what I’ve seen and been through in my life. It has been an incredibly personal and revealing experience to reflect on this journey and what acting has allowed me to do and the worlds it has opened up.

presentation of the coveted Best Picture award while appearing on “Live with Kelly and Mark.” “I guess he’s never watched an awards show before,” Kimmel, 56, told Kelly Ripa, 53, and Mark Consuelos, 52, in a clip aired on Monday. “It seems like everyone in America knows the rhythm of how it’s supposed to go, down to ‘And the Oscar goes to…’ but, uh, not Al.”The “Scarface” actor — who was supposed to reunite with his co-star Michelle Pfeiffer until she dropped out last-minute — appeared during Sunday’s star-studded assembly to present the top honor … with his own twist. Instead of building the tension and suspense — as other presenters have before — by naming each of the 10 nominated films, the “Godfather” star just blurted out the victor.“This is the time for the last award of the evening, and it’s my honor to present it.

Al Pacino made a minor slip-up when announcing the winner of the Best Picture award at yesterday’s Oscars ceremony.The 96th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, took place yesterday (March 10) in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Award season favourite Oppenheimer took home seven of the thirteen awards for which it was nominated, including Best Director (Christopher Nolan) and Best Actor (Cillian Murphy).However, when it came to awarding the final prize of the evening, Pacino’s slightly unclear announcement led to a few moments of confusion in the Dolby Theatre.The Scarface star didn’t seem to follow the traditional process of reading out the full list of nominees before announcing the winner.

2024 Oscars when he skipped over announcing all 10 of the Best Picture nominees. Instead, he just quickly blurted out “Oppenheimer.”The Oscar winner, 83, was greeted by a standing ovation as he took to the stage at LA’s Dolby Theatre before he delivered the top award. However, instead of building the tension like several previous presenters and allowing all the films one last chance to be recognized, the “Godfather” actor trudged straight ahead by announcing the victor.

friends, little or large, joining Tony Montana at the Oscars Sunday night. The stage was set for Al Pacino, 83, to appear with Michelle Pfeiffer, 65, to present Best Picture and all signs pointed to a reunion of 1983’s smash hit “Scarface,” which was released 40 years ago in December 2023.However, audience members were shocked to see the Academy Award-winning actor take the stage solo to present the final award of the evening.Pfeiffer was kept from the ceremony for “personal family reasons” that prevented her from making it to Los Angeles, according to Deadline.The camera did, however, notice one of Pacino’s other notable costars from “The ‘Godfather” franchise and focused on Robert De Niro, cheering him on in the crowd.Without building much suspense, Pacino, who received a standing ovation as he took the stage, did not list any of the the 10 Best Picture nominees before announcing “Oppenheimer” as the winner.The pair had starred as Tony Montana (Pacino), a Cuban refugee turned drug kingpin, and Elvira Hancock (Pfeiffer), his cocaine-addicted girlfriend, in the remake of the 1932 film of the same name.“Scarface,” directed by Brian De Palma, never received any Oscar nominations after its release.

In what amounts to a kind of career-defining reunion, Jessica Chastain and Al Pacino will star alongside each other in “Lear, Rex,” a new big-screen Shakespeare adaptation of “King Lear” for filmmaker Bernard Rose (“Immortal Beloved”). Rose will write and direct, Pacino will star as the title character, and Chastain will star as Goneril, the eldest of King Lear’s three daughters.

The hitman has proven a consistent source of inspiration for movies, from 1942’s “This Gun For Hire” to 1967’s “Le Samourai” to the recent “Hitman.” With so many movies centered around a hitman, it’s hard not to feel derivative. One of the ways that filmmakers make their take on the hitman feels fresh and unique is to give the contract killer a quirk, an easily distinguishable characteristic.

Johnny Depp‘s new directorial outing Modi, starring Al Pacino, have been released – you can view them below.The upcoming biopic tells the story of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, known as “Modi” to his friends, and is based on Dennis McIntyre’s play Modigliani, with a screenplay by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski.The synopsis for the story, which takes place over 48-hour period, reads: “On the run from the police, Modi’s desire to end his career and leave the city is dismissed by fellow Bohemians: French artist Maurice Utrillo, the Belarusian-born Chaim Soutine and his English muse and lover, Beatrice Hastings. Modi seeks advice from his Polish art dealer and friend Leopold Zborowski, but the chaos reaches a crescendo when he’s faced with a collector who could change his life.”In the first-look images below, Depp is seen directing his cast, including Pacino who plays real-life French art collector Maurice Gangnat.⁠A post shared by Variety (@variety)The upcoming film, which has now wrapped production, marks the first time Depp and Pacino have worked together since 1997’s Donnie Brasco.

Bad Bunny has teamed up with Al Pacino in the video for his new song ‘Monaco’.The clip, which you can view below, sees the Puerto Rican star dine with the Hollywood legend, hang out on a luxury yacht and speed around in a race car.At the end of the video, Pacino and Bad Bunny are shown chatting, singing and drinking wine.The track features on his new album ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana’ and is built around a sample of Charles Aznavour’s ‘Hier encore’.The album, which translates to ‘Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow’, came out on Friday (October 13), and is the follow-up to last year’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’.The artist’s last release was a feature on Drake‘s song ‘Gently’ from new album ‘For All The Dogs‘. Drake first teased the collaboration onstage during his ‘It’s All A Blur‘ tour.

Madonna: A Rebel Life,” Whitley Hill claimed that the spine-shivering incident took place during the 1970s when Hill’s father, actor Ed Setrakian, invited the pair to dinner in New York City. According to Hill, as Pacino came to sit with the trio, the Queen of Pop, now 65, unwrapped a stick of gum and began chewing on it in a delicate manner. “I think the idea here is to call attention to her mouth,” said Hill in an excerpt obtained by Insider.

Michael Keaton has been acting in movies long enough to know that if you’re making one, as he does for the second time with the proficient neo-noir “Knox Goes Away,” your opening shot needs to say something. His says it all: a tight close-up inventories the personal affects of an unseen figure taking them one by one, heading out the door, then doubling back to grab the watch, filling the audio track with its relentless ticking.

TMZ on Wednesday.Alfallah has indicated that she wants the “Scarface” actor to be a participant in all major decisions such as schooling and medical treatment. Additionally, she asked that Pacino pay for her legal fees and any other court-related costs.Included in Alfallah’s petition — which is reportedly common for unmarried couples who have children — was a Voluntary Declaration of Parentage (VDOP), which was signed by the couple six days prior to the birth of their son recognizing Pacino as the child’s biological father. According to the California Court system, the VDOP is a “government form two parents can sign to create a legal parent-child relationship between a child and parent.” Despite the filing, the couple are still together.

Hollywood legend Al Pacino is understood to have parted ways from his significantly younger girlfriend Noor Alfallah, just three months after the duo welcomed a baby together. According to The Blast, Noor, 29, has also filed documents in Los Angeles for full physical custody of their little boy, Roman Alfallah Pacino, but insisted that his 83 year old actor father will have "reasonable visitation".

Heat, saying he still wants “to make it”.Starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, the 1995 critically-acclaimed crime epic is written and directed by Mann. A sequel, Heat 2, was released as a novel last year, which takes place both after and before the original film.At the time Mann, expressed how he plans to turn the novel into a movie at some point. “It’s totally planned to be a movie,” the director said at the time.

Film director William Friedkin, who died Monday at age 87, was best known for “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” but he also directed two high-profile and controversial gay-themed movies — “The Boys in the Band” and “Cruising.”

Christopher Nolan has revealed that Al Pacino once turned down a directing note on set, insisting to the filmmaker that he’d “already done that”.The acclaimed director – who is preparing to release his new biopic Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy – recalled filming 2002 thriller Insomnia with Pacino.“I had gone up to Pacino after a series of takes and given him a note on what I wanted,” he told The Los Angeles Times.“He told me, ‘I’ve already done that. You can’t see it to the eye, but I’ve done it on the dailies.’ I looked for it and I was like, ‘Oh, my God,’ because there it was.”Nolan added: “Great film actors can do that, and that’s what I had with Cillian.”Elaborating on Murphy’s challenging role of playing J.

Al Pacino's officially a father of four! ET has confirmed that the legendary actor's 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, gave birth to a baby boy and kiddo's name is Roman Pacino.Pacino's rep, Stan Rosenfield, tells ET, «I am confirming that Al Pacino and Noor Alfallah have welcomed a son, named Roman Pacino. No other statement or comments will be provided.»It was back in May when ET confirmed that Pacino, 83, and Alfallah — who is 54 years his junior — confirmed she was eight months pregnant.

ET confirmed on Thursday, June 15, that the 29-year-old producer and her 83-year-old boyfriend, Al Pacino, welcomed a baby boy named Roman Pacino.  News first broke that Alfallah was pregnant on May 30, with Pacino's rep confirming the baby news. This appears to be the first child for Alfallah, while Pacino shares 33-year-old daughter Julie with Jan Tarrant, and 22-year-old twins, Olivia and Anton, with Beverly D'Angelo. Additionally, actress and model Camila Morrone refers to Pacino as her stepfather after he dated her mother, Lucila Solá, for a number of years. Pacino and Alfallah — who have a 54-year age gap between them — have been publicly linked since last year, whenthey were spotted exiting a restaurant in Venice, California, together and leaving in the same car.

Al Pacino is a dad of four! On Thursday, the 83-year-old actor's rep confirmed to ET that Pacino and his 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, welcomed a son named Roman Pacino.The baby boy's birth came just weeks after Pacino's rep confirmed that the actor was expecting his fourth child.The news brought renewed attention on Pacino's past relationships and his other children — 33-year-old daughter, Julie, and 22-year-old twins, Olivia and Anton. Then there's 25-year-old actress and model Camila Morrone, who refers to Pacino as her stepfather after he dated her mother, Lucila Solá, for a number of years.In the past, Pacino has also been linked to Jill Clayburgh, Diane Keaton and acting coach Jan Tarrant.

Al Pacino is excited for the arrival of his upcoming bundle of joy.Last week, the 83-year-old actor's rep confirmed that he is expecting a baby with his 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah. In a video obtained by, the  star spoke out about the news for the first time.«It's very special,» Pacino told a photographer in the video while taking a walk. The actor agreed when asked if the news is exciting, adding: «It always has been. I've got many kids.

Robert De Niro surprised many when he recently revealed he is a father of a newborn daughter named Gia, whom he had with his 45-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany Chen. And the longtime actor is not the only one in Hollywood with unexpected baby news, with his former co-star, Al Pacino, also set to become a dad again at 89 years old. While Gia marks De Niro's seventh child, Pacino's baby with 29-year-old girlfriend Noor Alfallah will be his fourth. And when asked by ET's Rachel Smith while promoting the 2023 Tribeca Festival if he had an opportunity to congratulate Pacino, De Niro said, «Not yet.

Al Pacino's 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, will give birth to the celebrated actor's fourth child. The surprising news, confirmed by Pacino's rep, that Alfallah is currently eight months pregnant drew headlines worldwide.And, as such, there's renewed attention on Pacino's past relationships and his other children — 33-year-old daughter, Julie, and 22-year-old twins, Olivia and Anton.

expecting a baby in the coming weeks with her 83-year-old boyfriend, Al Pacino. The surprising news came on Tuesday, May 30, with Pacino's rep confirming reports that Alfallah is currently eight months pregnant with the couple's child. This appears to be the first baby for Alfallah, while Pacino shares 33-year-old daughter Julie with Jan Tarrant, and 22-year-old twins, Olivia and Anton, with Beverly D'Angelo. Additionally, actress and model Camila Morrone refers to Pacino as her stepfather after he dated her mother, Lucila Solá, for a number of years. Pacino and Alfallah — who have a 54-year age gap between them — have been publicly linked since last year, whenthey were spotted exiting a restaurant in Venice, California, together and leaving in the same car.

pregnant. The Oscar winner is also pops to eldest daughter Julie with Jan Tarrant as well as twins Olivia and Anton with ex-partner Beverly D’Angelo.De Niro recently expanded his clan with the birth of his seventh child, Gia with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen.

Scarface and The Godfather actor is set to have the child with his 29-year-old girlfriend Noor Alfallah, who is eight months pregnant.Pacino and Alfallah have been quietly dating in the time since the pandemic, and were first spotted together publicly back in April 2022.As BBC News reports, Pacino’s representatives have now confirmed that the actor’s fourth child is set to arrive within the next month.Pacino already has two children with Beverly D’Angelo (22-year-old twins named Anton and Olivia) and one child with Jan Tarrant (a 33-year-old daughter named Julie Marie).Earlier this year, Pacino’s longtime friend and frequent co-star Robert De Niro revealed that he had quietly welcomed his seventh child.The 79-year-old announced the news in an interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada while promoting his recent film, About My Father.In other Al Pacino news, last month the actor joked that he was responsible for Harrison Ford’s acting career.This came as he admitted that he turned down the role of Han Solo in the Star Wars franchise as he “couldn’t understand” the premise.“When I first came up, I was the new kid on the block, you know what happens when you first become famous. It’s like, ‘Give it to Al’,” he recalled.

Al Pacino is going to be a new father once again. The 83-year-old actor is expecting his first child with his girlfriend, Noor Alfallah.Alfallah, 29, is eight months pregnant with what will be the Oscar-winning actor's fourth child, Pacino's rep confirmed to ET, after initially reported the news. Pacino has been romantically linked to Alfallah since April 2022.

Jean-Hugues Anglade became an arthouse cinema star of the ’80s and ’90s behind the potent one-two punch of international hits Betty Blue and La Femme Nikita. Playing men who loved hard and recklessly, the actor embodied onscreen a raw, alluring passion that he then upended, to powerful effect, portraying mad King Charles IX in writer-director Patrice Chéreau’s 1994 period epic Queen Margot.But a decade earlier, Anglade made his big-screen breakthrough embodying another raw, reckless lover in Chéreau’s gritty, gay, mean streets drama L’homme blessé, or The Wounded Man (★★★☆☆), earning a Most Promising Newcomer César Award nomination for his intense performance as Henri, a young man who comes of age cruising his local train station.The film — which premiered at Cannes in 1983, and had an extremely limited stateside release in 1985 — actually did win the César for its script, by Chéreau and author-activist Hervé Guibert, inspired by the street-savvy works of Jean Genet.Viewing the film now, as it arrives finally on digital home video via a brilliant, new 4K restoration courtesy of Altered Innocence and Studiocanal, other muses also spring to mind, from the slinky sailors of Rainer Fassbinder’s Querelle, released a year prior, to the pugnacious gay hustler of Wallace Potts’ sublimely sexy 1979 French erotica Le Beau Mec.Somewhere between Le Beau Mec and William Friedkin’s Cruising, we might meet Henri, looking like a sweaty, unstable young Al Pacino, as he prowls his economically depressed, French provincial town.

“heat” between these two Hollywood heartthrobs. One Twitter user sparked a massive online debate on Saturday when they asked fellow tweeters who they thought was hotter: a young Robert De Niro or a young Al Pacino?The question, posed by journalist Ashley Reese to her 60,500 followers, came after De Niro, 79, welcomed his seventh child on Tuesday. Eighty-three-year-old Pacino, meanwhile, has been fresh on fans’ minds following his retrospective interview with the 92nd Street Y in New York City.“At a wedding and having a big debate rn.

This is the time of year, right before the kickoff of the Cannes Film Festival, when filmmakers put together tentative projects to present at the Cannes Film Market. This is when we get teases for massive features with amazing casts and filmmakers all being offered to the highest bidder.

With his high-profile court case with ex-wife Amber Heard behind him, Johnny Depp begins his career comeback. First up, he stars in Maïwenn‘s “Jeanne du Barry” as King Louis XV, with the film opening the Cannes Film Festival on May 16.

Star Wars.Speaking recently to Variety, the Oscar-winning actor said he was offered “so much money” to play the iconic smuggler, but passed up the opportunity after failing to understand the script.“Well, I turned down Star Wars. When I first came up, I was the new kid on the block, you know what happens when you first become famous. It’s like, ‘Give it to Al.’ They’d give me Queen Elizabeth to play,” said Pacino.“They gave me a script called Star Wars.

Variety reports that legendary actor Al Pacino had all sorts of stories to share at a talk he did at the 92nd Street Y in NYC this week. Among them: Pacino turned down the role of Han Solo in “Star Wars,” despite “so much money” being offered him.

Never hate your enemies.“Al Pacino doesn’t hold a grudge against “The Godfather” costar Marlon Brando, who scored the best actor Oscar award, despite having more lines than him in the 1972 drama.The “Gucci” star, 82, sat down for a rare chat on Wednesday with David Rubenstein as part of New York City’s 92nd Street Y’s “People Who Inspire Us” series, where he looked back on his legendary career.Pacino was asked if he was mad about Brando’s Academy Award, 50 years later. The New York native did receive a nod for best supporting actor at the 1973 ceremony.“How does a story like that get out? I wasn’t upset, are you kidding me?” Pacino noted, via the Hollywood Reporter.“Let’s clear the air on that one.

Deadline reported yesterday. For the upcoming second installment, the filmmaker would be both writing the script and directing the film.The “Miami Vice” director is also still in negotiations to finalize a deal for his movie.Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Val Kilmer famously starred in the parent flick with Mann writing, directing and co-producing.