It’s one of the worst-kept secrets in journalism that most public figures play a role in creating their obituaries. They don’t decide the wording of the stories, or even the angles such final assessments take; but prominent people usually grant major newspapers interviews about their lives and careers, often multiple times over the years, and in doing so subtly shape how they’ll be perceived.
Category: Movies
Tampa Theatre revives Oscar shorts showcases to help your ballots
Starting Feb. 10, the historic movie palace presents a rotation of shorts showcases: live action, animated and for the first time, documentary. The program continues through Feb. 28, two days after the 89th annual Academy Awards are presented in Hollywood.
Woody Harrelson Confirms Role in “Young Han Solo” Movie
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Gore stays mum on Trump meeting, says a ita s not the lasta
Former Vice President Al Gore said that while he wouldn’t divulge specifics about his December conversation with Donald Trump, it wasn’t “the last conversation.” Speaking to a packed auditorium in Park City following the premiere of the climate change documentary “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” which kicked off the 33rd Sundance Film Festival Thursday, Gore said that he’s seen a lot of people who started out as climate deniers change over time.
From Al Gore to Water Politics, Climate Change Heats Up Sundance
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore hosts a 24-hour live webcast from the foot of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Nov. 13, 2015. As former U.S. Vice President Al Gore filmed the sequel to his environmental documentary last year, he did not expect to be dealing with a new president who has dismissed climate change as a hoax.