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people & arts Monday 30 april 2018
Danny DeVito gets

his own day in his

native New Jersey

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) —
Danny DeVito has gotten
his own day in his native
New Jersey.
The Asbury Park Press re-
ports the Asbury Park City
Council honored the actor
Saturday night by declar-
ing his birthday, Nov. 17, as In this May 3, 2017 file photo,
“Danny DeVito Day” in his Danny DeVito participates in
the 2017 Tony Awards Meet
hometown. the Nominees press day in
The honor was announced New York.
as DeVito appeared at the Associated Press
Asbury Park Music and Film The 73-year-old was born
Festival. in Neptune Township and
DeVito starred in the clas- raised in Asbury Park.
sic TV series “Taxi” and films New Jersey Gov. Phil Mur-
including “Twins” and “Bat- phy also spoke at the fes- This image released by Showtime shows filmmaker Liz Garbus, left, talking with New York Times
man Returns.” He starred in tival, saying: “Danny has White House correspondent Julie Hirschfeld Davis in Washington, during the filming of the original
the hit comedy “It’s Always never forgotten where he documentary series “The Fourth Estate.”
Sunny in Philadelphia.” came from.”q Associated Press

Lupita Nyong’o Documentary chronicles New
York Times’ year covering Trump
to voice giant in

VR animated ‘Jack’ By JAKE COYLE docu-series gives a rare the impact it has on our
AP Film Writer
view of the day-to-day toil daily lives when we do that.
of investigative journalists I think it shows us as regular
NEW YORK (AP) — Liz Gar-
bus’ first day shooting in- navigating an unpredict- people as opposed to arro-
tual reality version of the side The New York Times able and ceaseless story. gant, distant, whatever the
“Jack and the Beanstalk” newsroom was President And in giving such a win- worst is people think of us. I
story. The Oscar winner will Donald Trump’s inaugura- dow into the machinations think it’s good for the Times,
participate in the next in- tion day. Her final day was of The New York Times, “The and I think it’s good for jour-
stallment of the VR experi- April 16, when the Pulitzer Fourth Estate” surely will nalism.”
ence, produced by Bao- Prizes announced the Times give fodder to both sup- Garbus, whose 2015 Nina
bab Studios. The first install- had won three of the cov- porters and critics of the Simone documentary
ment, “Jack: Part One,” is
In this June 13, 2017 file photo, eted awards. newspaper. Trump has fre- “What Happened, Miss Sim-
Lupita Nyong’o attends the now showing at the Tribeca In between, she spent quently attacked the press, one?” was nominated for
Women In Film 2017 Crystal Film Festival. more than a year docu- but his gripes with “the fail- an Oscar, first conceived
and Lucy Awards in Beverly The studio says it was in- menting one of journal- ing New York Times ,” as of the project while con-
Hills, Calif. spired by “the social move- ism’s most distinguished in- he has repeatedly called templating postelection
Associated Press ments of today” to dismiss stitutions while it grappled it, have been especially subjects. When Trump, then
By The Associated Press preconceived notions of with, and tirelessly reported pronounced. He recently president-elect, engaged
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the the Giant and present the on, an unprecedented called White House corre- with a back-and-forth with
latest example of gender- character as “a dynamic presidency. From the first spondent Maggie Haber- the Times over an interview
bending casting: Actress and powerful woman.” moments of “The Fourth man, who shared in one of at the newspaper’s offices ,
Lupita Nyong’o will voice The film is directed by Estate” — as Times Execu- the Pulitzers, a “third-rate a light bulb went off.
the role of the Giant in French director Mathias tive Editor Dean Baquet reporter” and claimed “I thought: Wow. Wouldn’t
“Jack,” an animated vir- Chelebourg.q watches Trump sworn on he doesn’t speak to her. it be great to be a fly on

Anti-harassment a screen in the newsroom Haberman, a key figure in the wall of this president-
— there’s the dramatic air the documentary, is seen elect meeting with his
campaign unrolled for of a gauntlet being thrown interviewing Trump by hometown newspaper that
he constantly disparaged
down.
phone in “The Fourth Es-
“What a story,” marvels tate.”
yet clearly craves its posi-
Cannes Film Festival Baquet. “I honestly believe if peo- tive coverage? What an
The first episode of “The ple get a look inside the interesting dynamic, what
Fourth Estate” premiered newsroom of the New York an interesting relationship,”
PARIS (AP) — Participants ment announced Friday Saturday as the closing Times, it will only help us,” Garbus said.
at the Cannes Film Festival that she reached a deal night film at the Tribeca Film Baquet said in an interview. Garbus initially reached out
will be given fliers warning with Cannes organizers for Festival. It will air on Show- “It humanizes the New York to the newspaper through
“Proper Behavior Required” the campaign. It will in- time beginning May 27. A Times. It shows our flaws, a friend, Times Magazine
as part of an anti-sexual clude written warnings urg- bracing, real-life thriller with too. How could it not?” writer Jonathan Maler. He
harassment campaign at ing appropriate behavior shades of “All the Presi- said Baquet. “But it shows introduced her to Sam Dol-
the May 8-19 event. and a hotline for victims dent’s Men” (Trent Reznor a bunch of reporters and nick, an assistant editor,
The top women’s rights of- and witnesses to report and Atticus Ross supply the their editors struggling to who brought the idea to
ficial for the French govern- abuse.q propulsive soundtrack), the cover a big story. It shows Baquet.q