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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 2 November 2019
Ellen Burstyn talks women in film, Pacino interview, #MeToo

By JOHN CARUCCI who would be cast in it
Associated Press and how it would be done
NEW YORK (AP) — Ellen — the intention of the film,
Burstyn hoped her Oscar- which was to tell her story
winning performance in the from a woman's point of
1974 film in "Alice Doesn't view, and Marty succeed-
Live Here Anymore" would ed in doing. So that was a
lead to more Hollywood huge change," she said.
stories told from a woman's But perhaps the biggest
perspective. change she's seen lately in
It didn't happen quickly, Hollywood has been how
but over the past couple women are treated.
of years there's been an "I think there's been behav-
increase in female-driven ior by people in power that
films and women's voices has long been tolerated
in the wake of the #MeToo that is now being called
movement that has put a into question," Burstyn said.
spotlight on sexual miscon- "A line like, 'when you're a
duct. star you can do anything
The 86-year old actress with them you want,' is
and long advocate for the definition of abuse of
women calls the impact power and we should not
of the #MeToo movement be surprised if somebody
"a long time coming" and makes a statement like that
says boundaries of what's in relation to a woman that
acceptable creatively still they manifested in other ar-
need to be worked out. eas too," she said.
Recently, Burstyn spoke with Dozens of entertainment in-
The Associated Press about This Sept. 28, 2019 photo shows actress Ellen Burstyn posing for a portrait in the Paul Newman dustry figures — from actors
changes in Hollywood, Library of the Actors Studio in New York, where she serves as a co-resident of the Actor’s Studio to network bosses — have
highlights of her seven- with fellow actors Al Pacino and Alec Baldwin. been accused of sexual
decade career, #MeToo, Associated Press misconduct. Most nota-
bad behavior and her turn says she was able to relate — the show's iconic final tion." She saw the Martin bly among them is movie
as a host for the rebooted to him on a different wave- segment. Scorsese-directed "Alice mogul Harvey Weinstein,
"Inside the Actor's Studio." length. "You know we didn't do the Doesn't Live Here Anymore" who faces a January trial
An episode airs Sunday "Jim was a very skilled inter- 10 questions. Somehow, we as a gateway to changing in Manhattan on charges
in which she interviews Al viewer," Burstyn said. "But Al just didn't get to it. It was a attitudes on how women he raped a woman in a
Pacino. and I have had the same freewheeling kind of event, see the world. In the movie, hotel room in 2013 and per-
"When we did the interview, training with the same and it had its own structure, Burstyn played a widowed formed a forcible sex act
he was - he was Al. He's a teacher (Lee Strasberg) so I never got to ask him mother trying to make a on a different woman in
genius. He's unpredictable and almost the same num- his favorite swear words," new life. The movie was the 2006. He has pleaded not
and deep and profound ber of years of career. And Burstyn said. basis for the TV sitcom "Al- guilty and denies all allega-
and funny and there's no- so, I can appreciate him in Burstyn has had roles in ice." tions of nonconsensual sex.
body like him," Burstyn said. a different way. And it af- iconic films "The Exorcist" "Working with Marty and Burstyn applauds justice
Pacino had appeared on fected the kinds of ques- and "The Last Picture Show." being able to achieve but thinks that sometimes
the show with host James tions I asked him." She starred in "Requiem for what I wanted in a film in the boundaries are not
Lipton in 2006, but Burstyn She did leave one thing out a Dream," and "Resurrec- terms of who would direct, overly clear.q

Michael Kiwanuka’s 3rd album is expressive wonder

By PABLO GORONDI yourself while possessing album for denser, fuzzier need to keep moving; and
Associated Press the talent in and around and more percussive atmo- a smoldering track that
Michael Kiwanuka, "Kiwa- you for it to be more than a spheres. adds instruments and voic-
nuka" (Interscope Records) mere vanity exercise. The songs usually flow into es and then breaks back
Advice about letting your "Kiwanuka" expands and each other, simultaneously down as the singer both of-
personality flourish, over- deepens the sonic palette linked and separated by fers and seeks support and
coming self-doubt, trusting of its predecessor, reunit- electronics, spoken-word guidance.
your instincts and gaining ing the Londoner born fragments, vocal quilts and Kiwanuka's voice is altered
the confidence to do your into a family of Ugandan other assorted buffers, pro- to sound worn and weary This cover image released
best work is meted out of- refugees with producers viding a sense of unity that at the acoustic start to by Interscope Records shows
ten and by many, but that's and creative collaborators also serves as a recommen- "Hero," but regains its youth "Kiwanuka" by Michael
easier said than done. Danger Mouse and Inflo. dation for listening to each and vigor as the track gains Kiwanuka.
While Michael Kiwanuka The three collaborators re- song as part of a whole. momentum, including an Associated Press
was struggling with similar turn to some of the musi- The opening trio of "You electrifying guitar solo, to swirls, while the hope and
difficulties as he recorded cal touchstones of "Love & Ain't the Problem," ''Rolling" focus on violent fates, so- devotion on closer "Light"
his excellent second al- Hate" — Isaac Hayes, Terry and "I've Been Dazed" cov- cietal failures and personal intensify as strings, an ethe-
bum, 2016's "Love & Hate," Callier, Marvin Gaye — ers most of the bases — an challenges. real choir and another ex-
his new effort is an extreme- while often swapping the uplifting, joyous start; a soul- "Hard to Say Goodbye" tended Kiwanuka guitar
ly successful example of generally acoustic-based ful guitar riff that illustrates beautifully explores depths solo each add a turn to the
being able to truly express and neat sounds of that the lyrics' urgency and the of feeling as the music kaleidoscope.q