The International Rescue Committee honored designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg with the Freedom Award and Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, Inc. with the John C. Whitehead Humanitarian Award at the recent Rescue Dinner Benefit.
Diane von Furstenberg Honored at International Rescue Committee Rescue Dinner
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The annual dinner raised $16.8 million to support the organization’s lifesaving humanitarian work around the world.
The evening’s program celebrated two visionary philanthropists their pioneering leadership and significant contributions to IRC’s mission. The event also featured inspirational stories of courage, resilience and hope from IRC staff and beneficiaries.
The Freedom Award, presented to Diane von Furstenberg, honors those who have made extraordinary contributions in support of refugees, and who have championed the cause of liberty, individual freedom and dignity. Diane von Furstenberg, a legend in the fashion industry, is a dedicated philanthropist and an outspoken advocate for vulnerable people.
Diane von Furstenberg Honored at International Rescue Committee Rescue Dinner
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images
The annual dinner raised $16.8 million to support the organization’s lifesaving humanitarian work around the world.
The evening’s program celebrated two visionary philanthropists their pioneering leadership and significant contributions to IRC’s mission. The event also featured inspirational stories of courage, resilience and hope from IRC staff and beneficiaries.
The Freedom Award, presented to Diane von Furstenberg, honors those who have made extraordinary contributions in support of refugees, and who have championed the cause of liberty, individual freedom and dignity. Diane von Furstenberg, a legend in the fashion industry, is a dedicated philanthropist and an outspoken advocate for vulnerable people.
- 11/8/2018
- Look to the Stars
This week the world lost a peerless filmmaker (and Egot winner) who delivered a hot tub full of fantastic films. Mike Nichols put Dustin Hoffman in a compromising position, tortured Meryl Streep and found a grounding commonality even with his most extraordinary characters. We’ll celebrate his work with Professor John Whitehead, author of “Mike Nichols and the Cinema of Transformation,” and try to recapture what made his stories so moving. Plus, Geoff answers your screenwriting questions about third person expository openings (so to speak), the new trend in query letters and whether you should get a script consultant. Double plus, we’ll chat briefly about Bill Cosby and the question of enjoying good art from bad people. You should follow the show (@brokenprojector), Geoff (@drgmlatulippe) and Scott (@scottmbeggs) on Twitter for more on a daily basis. Please review us on iTunes Download Episode #77 Directly Or subscribe through iTunes On This Week’s Show: What We Learned...
- 11/21/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Et takes an in-depth look at the use of drones -- for movies and by the paparazzi.
Et takes an in-depth look at the use of drones -- for movies and by the paparazzi.
In terms of the film industry, drones seem to be a helpful invention.
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"It allows for really interesting new shot-making," said director/actor Jon Favreau. "But like any new technology it has to be watched and it has to be regulated."
For celebrities, the regulation part is key especially when it pertains to the paparazzi.
"If you start to allow little machines to fly in our backyards they'll be looking in our windows and then where do you stop?" said Halle Berry. "Where does it end?"
While California just banned paparazzi drones, attorney John Whitehead told us that it may not be enough.
"Here's the key: we moved into a new terrain and a new...
Et takes an in-depth look at the use of drones -- for movies and by the paparazzi.
In terms of the film industry, drones seem to be a helpful invention.
News: Iggy Azalea Has Stern Words for the Paparazzi
"It allows for really interesting new shot-making," said director/actor Jon Favreau. "But like any new technology it has to be watched and it has to be regulated."
For celebrities, the regulation part is key especially when it pertains to the paparazzi.
"If you start to allow little machines to fly in our backyards they'll be looking in our windows and then where do you stop?" said Halle Berry. "Where does it end?"
While California just banned paparazzi drones, attorney John Whitehead told us that it may not be enough.
"Here's the key: we moved into a new terrain and a new...
- 11/6/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
A Florida woman who let her 7-year-old son walk alone to a park has been charged with felony child neglect. Thirty-four-year-old Nicole Gainey's son was en route Saturday to a park about a half-mile from his home when he stopped and sat at a nearby pool, according to an arrest affidavit. Lifeguards said they had seen the boy five previous times and one approached him to ask where his mother was. Apparently spooked by the questioning, the boy fled, running across a six-lane road toward the park, where an officer found him and asked if he was allowed out alone often.
- 8/1/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
A Florida woman who let her 7-year-old son walk alone to a park has been charged with felony child neglect. Thirty-four-year-old Nicole Gainey's son was en route Saturday to a park about a half-mile from his home when he stopped and sat at a nearby pool, according to an arrest affidavit. Lifeguards said they had seen the boy five previous times and one approached him to ask where his mother was. Apparently spooked by the questioning, the boy fled, running across a six-lane road toward the park, where an officer found him and asked if he was allowed out alone often.
- 8/1/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
TV One’s popular docu-series Celebrity Crime Files, returns with bigger celebrities and bigger crimes, starting on Monday, August 5, 9pm Et, with a 12-episode season planned. Expected cases include: Michael Jackson, The Notorious B.I.G., Bumpy Johnson, John Whitehead, Scott Larock, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, Mac Dre, Lorenzen Wright, Magnolia Shorty, Lyman Bostock, Mike Winans, and Kwame Kilpatrick. The full details via press release below: July 16, 2013, Silver Spring, MD – After a critically acclaimed season one, the investigative docu-series Celebrity Crime Files returns Monday, August 5, at 9 Pm/Et for a second season. Probing into some of the most...
- 7/16/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Best positioned in the 2012 Gop field on the economy and job creation, seasoned in global business, and survivor of a great learning experience with health care in Massachusetts-a day after launching his presidential exploratory committee, Mitt Romney framed his talking points for the campaign ahead at a breakfast for big-ticket donors Tuesday in New York.
Mitt Romney, wasting no time reeling in the cash for his presidential campaign, held a meeting with high-dollar donors in New York City on Tuesday, a day after announcing his exploratory committee for president.
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Romney's announcement Monday came on the five-year anniversary of his health-care plan in Massachusetts, a happenstance Democrats were eager to point out. And while the plan, which has been compared to President Obama's health legislation, was missing from the former governor's announcement video, he did discuss it at Tuesday's fund-raising meeting,...
Mitt Romney, wasting no time reeling in the cash for his presidential campaign, held a meeting with high-dollar donors in New York City on Tuesday, a day after announcing his exploratory committee for president.
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Romney's announcement Monday came on the five-year anniversary of his health-care plan in Massachusetts, a happenstance Democrats were eager to point out. And while the plan, which has been compared to President Obama's health legislation, was missing from the former governor's announcement video, he did discuss it at Tuesday's fund-raising meeting,...
- 4/13/2011
- by Shushannah Walshe
- The Daily Beast
He may not officially be running yet, but the Massachusetts governor is lining up an impressive array of big-money donors in early primary states. Shushannah Walshe reports.
Mitt Romney is on the road, dropping into early primary states-not officially campaigning, because he isn't an official candidate yet-but securing high-dollar donors and bundlers, making the Ask.
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He's made stops in important primary states like Florida and has trips planned for another early state, Nevada. The former and would-be candidate also met with donors in New York City and Washington, D.C. this week. When all is said and done, the money tour is expected to hit 30 cities including stops in Los Angeles and Detroit.
Fundraisers in some of these meetings say Romney is planning to announce his exploratory committee-the step before an official announcement-in mid April. The Romney team...
Mitt Romney is on the road, dropping into early primary states-not officially campaigning, because he isn't an official candidate yet-but securing high-dollar donors and bundlers, making the Ask.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Trump to McCain: 'You're Hired!'
He's made stops in important primary states like Florida and has trips planned for another early state, Nevada. The former and would-be candidate also met with donors in New York City and Washington, D.C. this week. When all is said and done, the money tour is expected to hit 30 cities including stops in Los Angeles and Detroit.
Fundraisers in some of these meetings say Romney is planning to announce his exploratory committee-the step before an official announcement-in mid April. The Romney team...
- 3/27/2011
- by Shushannah Walshe
- The Daily Beast
New York -- Alex Gibney took the wraps off his work-in-progress doc about former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Saturday night at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The untitled film, which includes several interviews the filmmaker conducted with Spitzer about midway during A&E Indie Films' two-year production process, offers a largely sympathetic though occasionally critical look at Spitzer's accomplishments -- as well as his downfall and the suspected forces behind it. Allies and enemies, including former New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, also are interviewed.
The project was one of the most warmly received titles available for acquisition during Tribeca's opening weekend. Several films have emerged from under the radar to attract buyer interest, including the polygamy doc "Sons of Perdition," the poetic drama "Lucky Life" and the Vietnamese actioner "Clash."
As is traditionally the case at Tribeca -- and increasingly the case even in hotter markets like Sundance,...
The untitled film, which includes several interviews the filmmaker conducted with Spitzer about midway during A&E Indie Films' two-year production process, offers a largely sympathetic though occasionally critical look at Spitzer's accomplishments -- as well as his downfall and the suspected forces behind it. Allies and enemies, including former New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, also are interviewed.
The project was one of the most warmly received titles available for acquisition during Tribeca's opening weekend. Several films have emerged from under the radar to attract buyer interest, including the polygamy doc "Sons of Perdition," the poetic drama "Lucky Life" and the Vietnamese actioner "Clash."
As is traditionally the case at Tribeca -- and increasingly the case even in hotter markets like Sundance,...
- 4/24/2010
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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