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Demi Moore Honored at Women’s Cancer Research Fund Dinner, With Support From Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
The Women’s Cancer Research Fund hosted its flagship fundraising event, “An Unforgettable Evening” Gala, in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night. Demi Moore received the Courage Award and philanthropist Wallis Annenberg was honored with the Unsung Hero Award. The fundraising dinner – held at the Beverly Wilshire – was hosted by comedian Tig Notaro. The dinner […]
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Tom Hanks’ Costly Wildlife Docuseries ‘The Americas’ Gets Sneak Preview at MIPTV
Hollywood studios have long made a point of promoting tentpole movies at the Cannes Film Festival, using the Cote d’Azur location to highlight their A-list titles with splashy promotional campaigns. A similar, if less flashy, version of the big Cannes launch took place Tuesday for The Americas, the long-awaited premium wildlife documentary series from BBC […]
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Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Here,’ Reuniting Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, Lands Awards Season Release
Sony Pictures’ forthcoming drama feature Here, reuniting the creative forces behind Forrest Gump, is getting a prime awards season spot on the theatrical calendar. Sony announced Friday that the film from director Robert Zemeckis, writer Eric Roth, and stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright is set for a platform release this November. Here will hit […]
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Demi Moore and Wallis Annenberg to be Honored at An Unforgettable Evening Fundraiser
The Women’s Cancer Research Fund is putting the pieces together for An Unforgettable Evening. The org has zeroed in on a pair of honorees for its annual fundraiser. Demi Moore is set to receive a Courage Award for her support in raising awareness for breast cancer. High-profile philanthropist Wallis Annenberg will be honored with the […]
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‘Captain Phillips’ Made Barkhad Abdi an Actor and Oscar Nominee, Now He Wants to Be a Director
One day, Barkhad Abdi was driving taxicabs in Minneapolis and the next, he was on movie sets in Malta and Morocco, making his acting debut opposite Oscar winner Tom Hanks in the high-octane hostage picture Captain Phillips for filmmaker Paul Greengrass. A few days after cameras started rolling, Abdi dialed up Francine Maisler, the casting […]
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Seeking to Expand Your Celebrity Brand? CAA-Backed Caravan Can Help With That
Adding “entrepreneur” to one’s resume unsurprisingly tops the wish list of many Hollywood stars these days — and why not, when Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and Jay-Z are just a few megawatt names who have transformed the blend of celebrity partnership and business acumen into multibillion-dollar success stories? Indeed, there’s no shortage these days of brand […]
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Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Green Day, Ice Spice Perform at Clive Davis Gala as Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Cher Watch On
Stevie Wonder closed the multi-hour, all-star Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala with a rousing harmonica performance, a strong vocal delivery and words of positivity. The icon was joined by Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Andra Day, Keyshia Cole and Frederic Yonnet for performances of “That’s What Friends Are For” and “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” […]
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Austin Butler on Tom Hanks’ ‘Masters of the Air’ Pitch and “Deeply” Loving ‘Dune: Part Two’
As Austin Butler put the finishing touches on his eventual Oscar-nominated performance as Elvis Presley, his Elvis co-star Tom Hanks was already envisioning the budding superstar’s next move. In early 2021, just weeks before Elvis was scheduled to wrap, Hanks took Butler to dinner and pitched him Masters of the Air, the spiritual follow-up to […]
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‘Home Alone,’ ‘Terminator 2,’ ‘Love & Basketball,’ ‘Desperately Seeking Susan,’ ‘Fame,’ ‘Apollo 13’ Enter National Film Registry
Just in time for the holidays, Chris Columbus’ Home Alone and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas have been unwrapped with 23 other cinematic sparklers for entry into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, it was announced Wednesday. Among those also voted in: Dinner at Eight (1933), the seventh film from director George Cukor […]
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Get to Know the Greek Island of Sifnos, Where Margot Robbie Vacationed Post-‘Barbie’
The most popular Greek islands are places like Mykonos and Santorini, the first with its gleaming white fishing village on the seaport, the latter with its cerulean domes perched above the caldera. The photos look dreamy but once visitors arrive, they can sometimes find it’s more crowded than Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Quick […]
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‘Masters of the Air’ Trailer: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks’ WWII Drama Takes Flight
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ long-awaited follow-up to Band of Brothers and The Pacific has its first teaser trailer. Apple TV+ has released a first look at Masters of the Air, a nine-episode limited series that serves as a successor to Spielberg and Hanks’ previous HBO projects. With an ensemble cast led by Austin Butler […]
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Tom Hanks Warns of an AI Version of Him Used to Promote Dental Plan: “I Have Nothing to Do With It”
Tom Hanks is warning fans not to trust a video of him circulating about a dental plan. The Oscar-winning actor took to his Instagram on Sunday to give his fans a heads-up that anything they may see about him online linked to a dental plan was not actually him. “BEWARE!! There’s a video out there […]
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