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‘Kill Bill’ actress
Lucy Liu honored to be part of religious legacy
at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) —
Actress Lucy Liu has been
honored at Harvard for her
humanitarian work.
The “Kill Bill” and “Charlie’s
Angels” actress, currently
starring in the CBS series
“Elementary,” was named
2016 artist of the year by
the Harvard Foundation for
Intercultural and Race Re-
lations.
She received the award
Saturday evening in a pre-
sentation at the Cultural
Rhythms Festival at Sanders
Theater in Cambridge.
Born to immigrant parents
in the New York City bor-
ough of Queens, Liu is a
UNICEF Ambassador and
has been a spokeswoman
for the Human Rights Cam-
paign. Harvard says she’s
“worked tirelessly to raise
Lock of
John
Lennon’s
hair
fetches
$35,000 at
auction squad that oversees the
This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions on Saturday,
Feb. 20, 2016 shows a box containing a lock of John Lennon’s
hair that was snipped as he prepared for a film role. MARK KENNEDY
DALLAS (AP) — A lock of
John Lennon’s hair that
was snipped as he pre-
pared for a film role has
sold for $35,000.
Dallas-based Heritage
Auctions said Saturday that
the 4-inch (10-centimeter)
lock of hair was purchased
by Paul Fraser, a United
Kingdom-based memora-
bilia collector.
A German hairdresser kept
a tuft of Lennon’s hair af-
ter giving him a trim before
the Beatle started filming
‘Risen’ star Fiennes proud
JOHN CARUCCI
Associated Press
In this Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, NEW YORK (AP) — With his
Lucy Liu participates in AOL’s new role as a Roman tri-
BUILD Speaker Series at AOL bune in “Risen,” Joseph
Studios in New York. Fiennes joins Charlton Hes-
ton, Richard Burton and
Associated Press Max von Sydow in the long
list of actors who have
awareness of the plight starred in biblical films.
of women and children in Films like “Ben-Hur,” ‘’The
some of the world’s most Robe” and “The Great-
impoverished countries.” est Story Ever Told,” have
Previous Harvard Founda- perennial appeal during
tion winners have included the Easter season, so Fi-
Eva Longoria, Andy Gar- ennes now belongs to a
cia, Matt Damon, Denzel special club. “It’s great to
Washington and Salma be a part of that legacy,”
Hayek.q Fiennes recently told The
Associated Press. Over
the years, many films have
dealt with the life of Jesus
Christ and the crucifixion,
but not many go beyond
the resurrection. “Risen”
plays more like a detective
story as Fiennes’ character
heads up an investigation
into the disappearance of
the body of Christ.
“I loved ‘The Robe’ — and
this isn’t too dissimilar —
with Richard Burton as a
Roman that has contact
with the robe of Christ,” Fi-
ennes said. His character in
“Risen” is part of the death
crucifixion of Christ.
“He goes through a series
of interrogations because
he’s been charged by Pon-
tius Pilate to find the body
Alfie Boe to be next hero in
Broadway’s ‘Finding Neverland’
AP Drama Writer
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Opera
and theater star Alfie Boe
“How I Won the War,” a will go from prisoner to
dark comedy released in playwright when he trades
1967. The movie follows the in “Les Miserables” for
World War II misadventures “Finding Neverland” late
of British troops led by an in- next month on Broadway.
ept commander. The British tenor, who
The hair was one of sev- has been playing Jean
eral Beatles-related items Valjean, will start as “Peter on to sing for the Queen’s
on auction. A photograph Pan” creator J.M. Barrie on
of the iconic band signed March 29 at the Lunt-Fon-
by all four members went tanne Theatre, replacing
for $42,500. And a sealed Tony Yazbeck in the role,
copy of the band’s “butch- who finishes his run two
er” cover for the “Yester- nights earlier.
day and Today” album
went for $125,000.q
Monday 22 February 2016
This image provided by Columbia Pictures, shows Tom Felton,
left, as Lucius and Joseph Fiennes as Clavius in Columbia Pic-
tures’ “Risen.” The movie opens in U.S. theaters nationwide Feb.
19, 2016.
of Christ because they are
aware that followers of
Christ would steal the body
and promote the myth that
he is resurrected, so they
have to find the body.”
But he feels “Risen,” also
picks up the plot of a more
recent film.
“’The Passion of the Christ,’ “He looks authentically
phenomenal film, left us
at the cross, and this is
where we pick up from.
There’s great value in the
equation, the final equa-
tion — the resurrection,”
Fiennes said. Fiennes cites
actors Robert Powell and
Ted Neeley as some of his
favorites who have played
Jesus. Powell starred in the
Classically trained at the
Royal Opera House, Boe
was spotted by super-pro-
ducer Cameron Mackin-
tosh and invited to the “Les
Miserables” anniversary
concert in London in 2010
in front of 28,000 people.
Boe delivered a stunning
version of the song “Bring
Him Home.” He would go
Diamond Jubilee concert,
the Olympics and a sym-
phonically reimagined The
Who’s “Quadrophenia.”
“Finding Neverland” is
adapted from the 2004
Associated Press
Franco Zeffirelli film “Jesus
of Nazareth,” and Neeley
had the title role in the film
version of “Jesus Christ Su-
perstar.”
Yet, Fiennes thinks Cliff Cur-
tis, who plays the Jesus role
in “Risen” has the edge
over the others.
Middle Eastern, so we’ve
moved away from the
very typical blond-haired
and blue-eyed Christ, and
I think that’s a great de-
parture,” said Fiennes, who
himself has been caught
up in a casting controversy
after landing the role of Mi-
chael Jackson for an up-
coming TV film. q
In this Oct. 2, 2013 file photo,
English tenor Alfie Boe arrives
for the Classic BRIT Awards in
London.
Associated Press
whimsical film of the same
name about a widow
whose four young sons in-
spired M. Barrie to write the
children’s classic.q