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Thursday 13 april 2023
Angie Dickinson is (almost) ready for TCM’s Film Festival

By LINDSEY BAHR mirably protective of the
AP Film Writer people she was close to.
Angie Dickinson has quite She famously declined a
a few stories about her publisher’s request to write
star-making role in Howard a dishier memoir, but she’ll
Hawks’ “Rio Bravo,” that also still play the game with
she is ready to regale audi- a self-deprecating wink.
ences with at the TCM Clas- “Right away you know
sic Film Festival on Thursday there’s authenticity to her.
in Hollywood. She’s just herself in every
She was 27 when she way,” Mankiewicz said. “It’s
played Feathers, the quick- very refreshing. You feel like
witted and strong-willed you’re having a conversa-
widow who stole scenes tion.”
from the likes of John The “Rio Bravo” screening
Wayne with lines like “Hey and discussion marks the
Sheriff, you forgot your world premiere of a new 4K
pants.” And in the 64 years restoration of the film, done
since “Rio Bravo” debuted, in partnership with Martin
she has not tired of it in the Scorsese’s The Film Founda-
least. This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows John Wayne as Sheriff John T. Chance, tion and as part of the 100th
“I could watch it once a left, and Angie Dickinson as Feathers in a scene from “Rio Bravo.” Associated Press anniversary of Warner Bros.
week,” Dickinson said from Steven Spielberg and Paul
her home in Los Angeles. career and “one of the but she liked “most” of the Because of television it lives Thomas Anderson are also
“It’s a delicious movie.” best memories of my life.” experience of working with on.” planning to take the stage
But before she sits down to Though she was intimidat- him. Dickinson retired from act- as part of the celebration.
revisit one of her most trea- ed to share the screen with “He wasn’t a man of ing over a decade ago Pola Changnon, TCM’s
sured roles, the sharp, funny Wayne, a movie star and words,” she said. and hasn’t been tempted general manager, said that
91-year-old cinema legend her political opposite, they Her life didn’t change im- to come back. She also over the past year they
has one little problem: She got along well, and he put mediately when the film said no one has been worked alongside the Film
hasn’t yet decided what to her at ease. came out, however. knocking at her door either. Foundation and Warner
wear for her chat with TCM “He was so generous. He “It came out rather quietly. “I couldn’t do those long Bros. to identify 10 titles in
host Ben Mankiewicz. would just lean on that rifle Not much hoopla about it,” hours, you know?” she said. the studio’s vast library to
“I could talk about ‘Rio and he never, ever showed Dickinson said. “I remember But she’s also leaving the either restore or upgrade to
Bravo’ forever, but that’s any impatience,” she said. one of my closest friends, door open for possibilities: be shown at the festival.
not the problem,” she said. “For all the scenes, espe- she was kind of a men- “Now watch me take a The festival will close Sun-
“The problem is getting all cially the big one where I tor and we played poker movie next week.” day with a full day of mov-
done up and finding a nice cry at the end for him, he every Saturday night. She Mankiewicz, who has in- ies, including “The Big Chill,”
outfit for it. That’s not easy.” just was as helpful as he said, ‘I saw your film.’ That terviewed her many times with Lawrence Kasdan,
Dickinson counts getting could be by just being pa- was it. I think she was not over the years, loves talk- Tom Berenger and JoBeth
cast as Feathers as the tient.” impressed. It’s like ‘thanks ing to Dickinson, who is Williams leading a talk be-
happiest moment in her Hawks was a different story, a lot.’ But it worked out OK. both full of stories and ad- fore. q

Ariana DeBose to host Tony Awards for 2nd consecutive year

By MARK KENNEDY an, with roles in “Summer: diversity and representa- Her performance mixed a named-checked famous
AP Entertainment Writer The Donna Summer Musi- tion on Broadway, saying high-energy medley of Eu- actors like Angela Bassett,
NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana cal,” “Hamilton,” “A Bronx it was becoming “more re- rythmics’ “Sisters Are Doin’ Viola Davis and Jamie Lee
DeBose’s stint as host of last Tale,” “Pippin,” “Motown flective of the community It for Themselves” and Sis- Curtis.
year’s Tony Awards went so the Musical,” “Bring It On: that adores it.” She noted ter Sledge’s “We Are Fam- “I had a blast,” she said
well that she’s been asked The Musical” and “Com- the season was full of Black ily” with a rap number that later.q
to return this year. pany.” She won an Oscar creative voices both on
The Academy Award win- for her role in Steven Spiel- and offstage, and that
ner and Tony Award nomi- berg’s remake of “West two Broadway theaters
nee will lead the June 11 Side Story” and can be were being renamed for
celebration from New York seen in the new season of the great Black performers
City’s uptown United Pal- “Schmigadoon!” on Apple James Earl Jones and Lena
ace theater live on CBS TV+. Horne. And she quipped
and on Paramount+. “A Strange Loop” took the that she sees the phrase
“I was honored to serve best new musical crown “The Great White Way,” as
as host last year and even at the last Tony Awards. Broadway has long been
more so to be asked back,” Joaquina Kalukango won called, to be a nickname
DeBose said in a statement. for best leading actress in “as opposed to a how-to
“So looking forward to cel- a musical, and Myles Frost guide.”
ebrating this incredible sea- moonwalked away with She received some back-
son and the people who the award for best lead ac- lash on social media after
make the work happen.” tor in a musical for playing performing an original rap
Tony nominations will be Michael Jackson. in honor of the female nom- Ariana DeBose arrives at the Oscars, March 12, 2023, at the
announced May 2. At that Tonys, DeBose inees at the Feb. 19 BAFTA Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
DeBose is a theater veter- broached the subject of Awards show in London. Associated Press