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Sundance 2015: Jane Fonda calls for shaming of 'gender-biased' studios
The coffee was running low. Women in their 50s were sitting cross-legged on the floor. Even Maria Bello and Ava DuVernay could barely find a seat. The organizers of the Sundance Film Festival had vastly underestimated how many people would turn up to see Jane Fonda in conversation with Lily Tomlin on Monday. “But when you invite Lily and Jane to come talk to women and enlightened men, what did you expect?” moderator Pat Mitchell asked the crowd. The two actresses, who are co-starring in a new Netflix comedy due out in May, came together to discuss their careers and how their gender has affected them in Hollywood. At 77, Fonda -- the more outspoken of the pair -- said...
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Sundance 2015: Jane Fonda calls for shaming of 'gender-biased' studios
The coffee was running low. Women in their 50s were sitting cross-legged on the floor. Even Maria Bello and Ava DuVernay could barely find a seat.
The organizers of the Sundance Film Festival had vastly underestimated how many people would turn up to see...
Evelyn Freeman dies at 96; therapist was pioneer in aging issues
Evelyn Freeman, a pioneer in the field of aging who in the twilight of her life helped people cope with the challenges of getting older, has died. She was 96. Freeman, who was the longtime director of the senior counseling program at what was then called...
Popularity of home elevators gets a lift
Actress Jane Fonda bought a home in Beverly Hills last year with a feature that might seem counterintuitive for a fitness guru: an elevator. The Holmby Hills house that pop icon Michael Jackson leased has one within its 17,200 square feet of living...
Oscars 2013: Bring on the red carpet divas
Several of the stars on the red carpet are turning on the sparkle with diva dresses. They are the naughty to the evening’s cream puff gowns’ nice.
Naomi Watts is wearing an otherworldly gunmetal sequin Armani gown with galactic-looking cap sleeves, and...
The dance floor at the Avalon was still mostly empty when the polls closed Tuesday, with most guests not expected to arrive at Eric Garcetti’s election-night party until a little later in the night.
Paperback writers: Two survivor stories
Many memoirs, and some of the best, are survival stories, tales told by that supposedly fortunate person who emerged living but not unscarred from the carnage of natural disaster or personal tragedy. Survival comes with a price tag: Not only must the...
Scene & Heard: No day off for Jane Fonda
As the star of "33 Variations" at the Ahmanson Theatre, Jane Fonda has been performing six days a week, twice a day on weekends. Instead of relaxing on her day off, she spent Monday discussing her life, career and current play with Michael...
Leonard Weinglass dies at 77; defense lawyer in Pentagon Papers case
Leonard Weinglass, a crusading lawyer who championed radical and liberal causes and clients in some of the most controversial trials of the 1960s and '70s, including the Chicago 7 and Pentagon Papers cases, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 77.
The...
Michael Sarrazin dies at 70; Canadian actor in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
Michael Sarrazin, a tall, dark-eyed Canadian actor who starred opposite Jane Fonda in Sydney Pollack's 1969 film "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", died of cancer Sunday at a Montreal hospital, said his agent, Michael Oscars. He was 70.
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My Turn: Bustin' more than a move
"They shoot horses, don't they?" I was panting heavily. My daughters looked bewildered. Obviously, my reference to the 1969 movie — wherein Jane Fonda nearly dances herself to death during a marathon — utterly escaped them.
My frustration was...
Summer reading: Biographies
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From Refugee Camp to Poker Champ
Jerry Yang with Mark Tabb
Medallion: $24.95
Yang's memoir of becoming a world-class poker champion starts with his family, along with thousands of other Hmong, fleeing their Laotian homeland...
Upbeat mood at Book Expo America
— What makes Jane Fonda say "wow"? A bigger-than-capacity crowd of more than 200 booksellers waiting to hear about her latest, "Prime Time: Creating a Great Third Act," a rousing manual for aging well.
FOR THE RECORD:
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Scene and Heard: Jane Fonda on the senior years
Before she could present Jane Fonda with the UCLA Longevity Center's Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda's lofty achievements — actress, fitness guru, author and activist for environmental, human rights, health,...
The Artisan: Yvan Valentin is exacting with his chocolate truffles
In years past, Yvan Valentin crafted elaborate mousse-filled meringue cakes for Frank Sinatra, built a towering croquembouche (a cream puff pyramid decorated with pulled sugar) for Jane Fonda and Ted Turner's wedding and constructed a chocolate replica...
Liking yourself just the way you are
You know it's tough out there when fashion and beauty executives think that even a model's body isn't good enough to sell clothes or that a celebrity's natural face isn't up to par, even with makeup.The website Jezebel reported in early December that...
David Rayfiel dies at 87; screenwriter collaborated with Sydney Pollack
David Rayfiel, a screenwriter and master script doctor who made his mark — often uncredited — on films by director Sydney Pollack that frequently featured Robert Redford, including "Three Days of the Condor," "The Way We Were" and...
Dolly Parton follows her instinct to 'Better Day'
Don't get Dolly Parton started about end-of-the-world prognosticators. The Country Music Hall of Fame member was raised and remains devoutly religious, as she demonstrated so artfully in her biblically rooted classic song "Coat of Many...
Book calendar events for the week of August 14, 2011
Words & Ideas
Compiled by Grace Krilanovich.
SUNDAY
Georgia Jones-Davis and Hilda Weiss: The poets will read and sign their respective new collections, "Blue Poodle" and "Optimism About Trees." Diesel Bookstore, 225...
Ethan Suplee offers former Jane Fonda residence for sale
Actor Ethan Suplee has listed a Studio City house for sale at $2,295,000.
Formerly Jane Fonda's residence, according to listing details, the country English-style home of 3,787 square feet was built in the early 1950s. It sits on nearly...
Meet the home sellers: Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor
Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have sold part of their compound in the Hollywood Hills for $7,325,000, public records show.
The entire property, listed at $12.5 million two years ago, included two houses and...
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