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Louis Gossett Jr., the First Black Man to Win Best Supporting Actor Oscar, Dead at 87
Gossett won the Academy Award as Richard Gere's hardcore drill sergeant in "An Officer and a Gentleman."
2-min read - EntertainmentVariety
USC Unveils New Dramatic Arts Building
The University of Southern California has unveiled its new Dramatic Arts Building in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Set to open on April 13, the School of Dramatic Arts (SDA) revitalized one of the university’s oldest and most historical buildings on campus, the University of Southern California UUC (United University Church), to create a new home for …
3-min read - PoliticsThe Wrap
Joe Biden Says He Challenged Donald Trump to a Golf Game on 1 Condition | Video
The sitting president relayed the story (joke?) during Thursday's star-studded fundraiser The post Joe Biden Says He Challenged Donald Trump to a Golf Game on 1 Condition | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Where can Marvel take Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man film?
The MCU’s wall-crawler is swinging into a fourth headline film, but trading multiverse madness for street-level antics could see your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man turn emo – again
4-min read - EntertainmentIndiewire
Ang Lee Says Oscars Stage Manager Suggested ‘Brokeback’ Was Winning Best Picture — Then It Lost
Lee tells IndieWire that he was asked to wait in the wings at the 2006 Oscars after accepting Best Director because it was "assumed" by all "Brokeback Mountain" would win — then Jack Nicholson read the envelope: "Crash."
3-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Louis Gossett Jr., ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ Oscar Winner, Dies at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., who won a supporting actor Oscar for playing the hard-as-nails drill instructor in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman” a few years after winning an Emmy for his role as the cunning Fiddler in “Roots,” has died, the AP reports. He was 87. In Taylor Hackford’s “An Officer and a Gentleman,” Gossett’s Sgt. …
5-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘Tommy’ Review: Broadway Musical Revival is Strictly for the Boomers
There are two kinds of people in this world: Those that love bone-shaking, ear-splitting spectacles, like fireworks and arena-sized heavy metal concerts, and those who want nothing more than to miss such events for a night on the couch with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate. One such youngster had a seat …
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