I’d wish I’d had Wikipedia, because I would’ve asked Michael Winner about having worked with Brando a couple of years before that. By the time we did my part in The Sentinel, he was lovely to me. In my very first scene, he screamed at me in front of everybody – before we rolled, while we were rehearsing: “Goldblum! Start acting!” It was not the worst direction I ever got. We had done Death Wish – my very first time on a movie set. What was your experience of working with Michael Winner ? Bauhaus66 Jeff Goldblum performing at Glastonbury in 2018 Photograph: Yui Mok/PA But I still manage to have a whale of a time. I’m respectful and serious about music and acting. The adventure, fun and passion have bled over in a nice way. I’m not doing it with any careerist idea. Even though I’m on my toes and very excited, I’m kind of relaxed. I’ve always been more challenged by my nervous system by acting than the piano. Somehow this whole music element of my life is less identified for me. I play with such great people and at these lovely places like Glastonbury, Ronnie Scott’s and the Royal Festival Hall. I’d have to give credit to my fellow musicians for helping create something that hopefully sounds interesting and fresh. I admire all those people and recordings. There’s always a challenge with anything that’s been done before. How do you go about bringing something fresh to your arrangements? VerulamiumParkRanger Your latest album, Plays Well With Others, includes a cover of Moon River that has been recorded by Audrey Hepburn, Louis Armstrong, Barbra Streisand and Morrissey. So you may be enlightened to know that I did do a movie where one element of the character had to do with Jewish identity. I did do a movie that the wonderful Paul Schrader directed called Adam Resurrected. Is this just a question of not having been offered the right role? JamesMackay You’re one of Hollywood’s most prominent Jewish actors, yet that doesn’t seem to have been a part of your identity you’ve been particularly interested in exploring on screen. She’s so gracious, elegant, brilliant and kind that we were able to do that demanding scene without injury, hurt feelings or psychic injuries.Įmma Thompson and Goldblum in The Tall Guy. She is a person who inspires such respect. It was the great Emma Thompson’s first movie. And no, the scene was very choreographed. It’s a small part but he’s pure quicksilver. I’m in a hallway and he comes out of the bathroom as a moustached man. I have a lot of affection for that movie. I’m aspiring to think more deeply about whether I should do one thing or another, just because I can.ĭid you and Emma Thompson hurt yourselves in tha t sex scene in The Tall Guy or was it choreographed? LilyBee Not unlike the genetic opportunities in that movie. People are weighing in daily about whether we should put a little halt on the progress and use some restraint, wisdom and discretion with the development of AI. It’s an interesting idea you hear people talking about AI. Of course, it quotes the line from Michael Crichton’s brilliant book, and then the movie by Steven Spielberg. Its pitch to Crown is to have cash in investors’ hands by the end of June – before any rival can start its own regulatory approval process – and while The Star Entertainment Group, Crown’s Sydney-based competitor and merger hopeful, is mired in its own probity scandal.Have you ever done something just because you could, without considering whether you should? erret76 But two other sources with knowledge of the events said that after knocking back Blackstone three times since March 2021, the suitor wanted a public vote of confidence from Crown if it put another $400 million on the table (which is a raise of $840 million from its opening offer).īlackstone’s takeover would need approval from NSW, Victoria and WA’s gambling regulators, and has a head start after applying for probity clearance almost a year ago. “But not within a year” and not without risk, the source said, making Blackstone’s cash the best option for investors.Ĭrown’s endorsement of the deal wasn’t strictly necessary, either. The board believes Crown shares (which closed at $11.63 on Wednesday) will certainly be worth more than $13.10 when it recovers from its regulatory woes, and tourism bounces from the pandemic. With Blackstone stalking Crown for the best part of a year, one source close to the board said it had enough feedback from shareholders about what they would accept for their shares and had “war-gamed out” enough scenarios to be able to respond quickly.
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