‘The Goodbye Girl’ Oscar Winner Richard Dreyfuss Signs With Innovative Artists

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.

J. Kim Murphy Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss issued some criticism for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new diversity and inclusion standards, saying that the updated requirements for Oscar contention “make me vomit.” Dreyfuss’ comments came during a wide-ranging interview on PBS’ “Firing Line With Margaret Hoover,” in which the actor discussed civics education in the United States, partisan discourse and the Academy’s diversity inclusion initiative. “It’s an art. No one should be telling me as an artist that I have to give in to the latest, most current idea of what morality is. What are we risking? Are we really risking hurting people’s feelings? You can’t legislate that,” Dreyfuss told Hoover. “You have to let life be life. I’m sorry, I don’t think there is a minority or majority in the country that has to be catered to like that.”

A trove of documents that were in the possession of disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein reportedly show he interacted with people who included a former Israeli prime minister, a former treasury secretary, other high-powered financiers and Woody Allen. The documents revealed Epstein's scheduled meetings with former Treasury Secretary and Harvard President Emeritus Lawrence Summers, billionaire LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black and others, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Michelle Obama was the surprise guest at Bruce Springsteen’s concert. The former First Lady joined Springsteen onstage in Barcelona with a tambourine on hand, becoming his backup singer for an evening. Michelle Obama encourages you to take up this therapeutic hobbyMichelle Obama talks about losing friendships when entering the White HouseBarack and Michelle Obama’s night out with Bruce Springsteen and Steven Spielberg in SpainA post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama)Michelle shared the moment on her Instagram, showing Barack Obama cheering her on.

Actor Joel Grey and composer John Kander will each receive the 2023 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, the Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today

EXCLUSIVE: Tunisian-Egyptian actress Hend Sabry has signed with CAA for representation.

Richard Dreyfuss believes that America is on the wrong track if nasty political partisanship and Americans' ignorance of history and civics continues. The actor known for his starring roles in films like "Jaws," "American Graffiti" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" is passionate about educating others on U.S. civics.  He also rejects the idea that any one party is morally superior to the others.

Barack and Michelle Obama had a very special dinner in Barcelona. The pair had a great time with Steven Spielberg and Bruce Springsteen ahead of his concert, which is taking place on Friday, April 28, and is his first performance in Spain since 2016.The 73-year-old musician was accompanied by his wife Patti Scialfa, who seems to be good friends with the former First Lady.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor and creator Simon Kassianides, known for his portrayal of Axe Woves in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, has signed with Alchemy Entertainment for management.

The Shark Is Broken, the Olivier Award-nominated stage comedy that goes behind-the-scenes of Jaws, will arrive on Broadway this summer with co-writer Ian Shaw playing his father Robert Shaw, who starred as shark-hunter Quint in the 1975 classic.

Dorit Kemsley leads the way to the 2023 Homeless Not Toothless Hollywood Gala held at The Beverly Hilton on Saturday (April 22) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

EXCLUSIVE: Zoë Chao has signed with Entertainment 360 for representation. She most recently appeared in Netflix’s Your Place Or Mine opposite Reese Witherspoon. She will next be seen in Hulu’s Nightbitch opposite Amy Adams and can currently be seen in the Party Down reboot for Starz. In March, SXSW premiered the independent film If You Were The Last, starring Chao and Anthony Mackie.

Matthew McConaughey smoking a joint in Guy Ritchie’s new movie “The Covenant.” The prolific British director has, for the moment, left behind quirky crime and comedy for his Afghanistan War film — and it’s not hard to understand why. The story the movie is based on is a harrowing and special one. A US Army sergeant and an Afghan interpreter are on the run from the Taliban, when the American is knocked unconscious and his companion must go to extraordinary lengths to save him.Running time: 125 minutes.

EXCLUSIVE: LBI Entertainment has signed BAFTA Award-nominated writer, director and producer John Lee Hancock for management, Deadline has learned.