"He was a singular talent and a beautiful human being"
31.03.2020 - 21:21 / deadline.com
By Pete Hammond
Awards Columnist/Chief Film Critic
The American Film Institute is looking somewhere over the rainbow to put a little hope in our new daily routines in this age of the coronavirus.
On Tuesday, AFI unveiled the launch of AFI Movie Club, designed to be “a daily virtual gathering to leverage our collective love of film on behalf of optimism in this time of global uncertainty.” Steven Spielberg, an AFI Trustee and 1995 recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, introduced the
"He was a singular talent and a beautiful human being"
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Jessica Chastain and Steven Spielberg have gifted food to healthcare workers on the front line of the coronavirus battle.
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Steven Spielberg is extending a helping hand to the health care professionals who are relentlessly combatting the mounting coronavirus cases around Los Angeles. The three-time Academy award winner, 73, through his production company, Amblin Entertainment, sent over quite the spread of food to doctors and nurses at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., according to TMZ.
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"On behalf of optimism in this time of global uncertainty"
NEW YORK -- Dav Pilkey is going to the cats.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate and Americans face more time in quarantine, “There’s no place like home” resonates in an entirely different way, with the power to save millions – not just Dorothy.
The American Film Institute is hoping to help entertain audiences in this new period of social distancing.
Steven Spielberg and Disney chief Bob Iger are among the Hollywood figures who have donated $500,000 (£403,000) to a fund to help those in need in Los Angeles.
In today’s film news roundup, “The Queen’s Corgi” finds a home, the Overlook Film Festival is postponed and the California Film Commission adjusts its tax credit rules due to the coronavirus.
A Go Fund Me campaign to raise money for New York City movie theater workers who have been laid off or furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic has reached its goal. The Cinema Workers Solidarity Fund has racked up $74,587 in donations, surpassing the $74,000 it set out to raise. The initiative was launched a week and a half ago by Light Industry, Screen Slate, and other community partners.