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PEOPLE/ARTS Wednesday 20 september

Film academy president welcomes new members at private party

By SANDY COHEN she welcomed hundreds discovered that what
AP Entertainment Writer of new members to the was really best about
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. organization’s head- being a member was
(AP) — Jeanne Tripple- quarters in Beverly Hills, getting involved in
horn has been a profes- California. Director Tom academy programs
sional actress for more Ford, “La La Land” com- and events, not just by
than 25 years. But as a poser Justin Hurwitz and attending them, but by
new member of the film actors Terry Crews and signing up for the com-
academy, she’s almost Rodrigo Santoro were mittees,” he said.Besides
as giddy as her first day among the artists who the foreign-language
on set. turned out to celebrate film committee, Bailey
“I’m already involved in their new membership mentioned the Student
all these different com- status. Academy Awards and
mittees,” she said. “I love Hairstylist Kenneth Walk- Nicholl Screenwriting
film so much... so to be er said he always be- Fellowships, the Mar-
invited to become a lieved he would join the garet Herrick Library ar-
member of the acade- film academy, though it chives and future acad-
my is the greatest honor I took 35 years. emy museum opening in
could have.” After decades in Hol- 2019, and the Academy
Tripplehorn was among lywood, amassing such Gold internship program
the guests at a private credits as “Ali,” ‘’Ameri- that just concluded its in-
reception Monday for can Gangster,” and augural summer.
the newest members of last year’s “Loving,” the Georgian filmmaker
the Academy of Motion 78-year-old is finally a This combination photo shows, top row from left, Zoe Kravitz, Nana Dzhordzhadze
Picture Arts and Scienc- member. Amy Poehler, Kate McKinnon, Maya Rudolph and Leslie Jones, said she can hardly get
es. The organization invit- “Betty White and I de- second row from left, Riz Ahmed, Anna Faris, Chris Pratt, Justin her head around be-
ed a record class of 774 cided to come in at the Timberlake and Jon Hamm, from third row from left, Chris Hem- coming the first from the
new members in June same time,” he said. sworth, Elle Fanning, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dwayne Johnson and former Soviet nation to
Terry Crews, and bottom rom from left, Jordan Peele, Janelle
— 39 percent female (White was also invited Monae, Priyanka Chopra, Barry Jenkins and Gal Gadot, some join the film academy,
and 30 percent non- to join the organization of the newest members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts much less consider what
white, representing 57 this year.)As an acad- and Sciences. committees to sign up
countries — as part of an emy member, Walker Associated Press for. Georgia has a 110-
ongoing effort to diver- said he plans to devote year history of film, she
sify its ranks. The group time to mentoring young receive sometimes star- joined the academy said, and people there
previously had around talent and exploring for- tling insights into how film- in 1981, said member- love movies.“I’m very
6,200 members.Acad- eign film.Academy presi- makers in the rest of the ship isn’t about all the proud to be part of this
emy chief Dawn Hud- dent John Bailey said the world view themselves free DVD screeners dur- great film academy,”
son said the new mem- foreign-language film and their own country ing awards season, but said Dzhordzhadze,
bership class reflects a committee is his “home and also how they view connecting to the past whose films have been
“re-envisioning of the favorite.”“Even ones us. As a creative artist, and future of filmmak- Georgia’s contenders
academy as a truly inter- that may not quite grab this is the best gift you ing through academy in the foreign-language
national institution.”“You the brass ring are win- could give yourself be- efforts to preserve film category six times. “It’s
make our academy bet- dows into the sociopoliti- tween mid-October and history and recruit new really something for
ter, stronger, smarter, cal temperature of their mid-December.”Bailey, talent. my country and for
more open,” she said as country,” he said. “You’ll a cinematographer who “Almost from the start I myself.”q
Words With Friends adds 50,000 pop culture words

By MARK KENNEDY With Friends players are than 200 million times since doesn’t. The team leans
AP Entertainment Writer constantly reaching out — 2009, according to Zynga. toward ones that are inclu-
NEW YORK (AP) — Tell your on social media and in the This year, an estimated 57 sive and popular.
bae or your bestie: The game itself, which has a million active Words With “We try to be very holistic in
mobile game Words With submission feature — with Friends games are being our thinking,” he said. “It’s
Friends is adding thousands words they’d like added to played around the world a game based on con-
of pop culture words as the dictionary. He said Zyn- at any given time. necting and if we feel our
part of its largest diction- ga gets 5,000 suggestions a The 50,000 new words will values are being adhered
ary update in the game’s day, which formed the ba- be added to the existing to by the word that we’re
eight-year history. sis of the update. dictionary of 173,000 words, adding, then even if it’s not
Game developer Zynga “For us, it’s a way to listen to which is always evolving. a proper word — as a stan-
told The Associated Press our players and also have a The game earlier this year dard dictionary would con-
on Tuesday that it is adding bit of fun,” Singh said. “The added “covfefe” after sider it to be — we would
50,000 internet slang words, words that they’re request- President Donald Trump still go ahead and add
including BFF, fitspo, del- ing are really a reflection of introduced the mysterious those.”Does Singh have
ish, FOMO, hangry, kween, what they’re doing in their term and it spread like wild- some favorites? Yes, the
smize, TFW, turnt, werk, yas day-to-day life and how fire on social media, while high-point offering queso
— as well as bae and bes- they communicate with twerk and selfie were add- — “anytime I can use a
tie. their loved ones.” ed in 2014. ‘q,’ I’m happy,” he said — This image released by Zynga
Gurpreet Singh, director of The multiplayer phone- Singh said there’s no hard- as well as turnt, which is a shows the Words With Friends
product for the Scrabble- friendly crossword game and-fast rule for what con- variation on “turn up” that app.
esque game, said Words has been installed more stitutes a word and what means getting excited.q Associated Press