Katie Couric, Orlando Bloom, Lindsey Vonn and Vera Wang celebrated the tournament’s opening night in Queens with a charity dinner and matches featuring two titans of tennis.
Category: Actors and Actresses
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Venice Film Festival: Ellen Burstyn to Recieve a Lifetime Achievement Award
The New York Times – Movies:The actress will receive a Golden Lion for her decades on stages and screens large and small at the Venice Film Festival.
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Remembering Moritz de Hadeln at the Venice Film Festival
The New York Times – Movies:Moritz de Hadeln’s legacy is one of bringing film to the masses and celebrating the power of cinema.
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What Saoirse Ronan Learned in the Director’s Chair
The New York Times – Movies:The actress, 32, will make her directorial debut with the Irish short film “Paper Plane” at the Venice Film Festival.
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Peter Cullen, Who Voiced Optimus Prime in ‘Transformers,’ Dies at 85
The New York Times – Movies:He voiced the main protagonist of the “Transformers” franchise on television and in blockbuster films for more than four decades. He also had success as Eeyore in “Winnie the Pooh” cartoons.
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As a Storyteller, Tim Curry Had the Gift
The New York Times – Movies:He was a blast to watch, whether playing a mad scientist in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a butler in “Clue” or a singing King Arthur in “Spamalot.”
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Even in Her Movies, Dolly Parton Kept Control
The New York Times – Movies:During her Hollywood peak, Parton played women who knew their value, whether they were a secretary, brothel madam, hairdresser or radio show host.
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Tim Curry Was Also a Fashion Pioneer
The New York Times – Movies:His performance as Frank-N-Furter, the cross-dressing mad scientist of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” was ahead of its time.
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Tim Curry: A Life in Pictures
The New York Times – Movies:Curry thrived onstage and onscreen in meaty roles that brought him widespread recognition and generations of dedicated fans.
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Dolly Parton’s Best Movie Performances: Where to Stream
The New York Times – Movies:In movies like “9 to 5” and “Steel Magnolias,” Parton shined as a version of herself.
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Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80
The New York Times – Movies:The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.
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Dolly Parton Outsmarted Every Dumb-Blonde Joke
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Nothing a critic or comic said about Parton — and they said plenty — compared with what she said about herself. She stepped on their punchlines and took away their power.