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Post by sissa on Oct 21, 2015 22:24:03 GMT 10
Hollywood A-listers flock to Clinton's campaignBy Fredreka Schouten,Christopher Schnaars - 19 may 2015 Hollywood loves Hillary. The Democratic presidential front-runner is scoring financial support from some of Tinseltown’s biggest names, new fundraising reports show. Among the boldfaced names backing Clinton during the July-to-September fundraising quarter: actor Matt Damon, star of the sci-fi blockbuster The Martian, mega-movie star Tom Hanks, and actor John Leguizamo, who each donated $2,700, the maximum they could give to Clinton for the primary election. Other famous contributors include actresses Meg Ryan and Murphy Brown‘s Candice Bergen. Kanye West, who recently proclaimed he plans to seek the presidency in 2020, signaled that he’d like Clinton to occupy the office first. He donated $2,700 to her campaign in July. Actress Octavia Spencer, who earned as Academy Award for her role in The Help, and actor Michael Douglas apparently are so confident that Clinton will win the nomination that they have each donated $2,700 for the primary and another $2,700 for the general election. Mark Ruffalo introduces Bernie Sanders during an event in New York on Sept. 18, 2015. (Mary Altaffer, AP) Mark Ruffalo introduces Bernie Sanders during an event in New York on Sept. 18, 2015. (Mary Altaffer, AP) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s rival for the Democratic nomination, also has received celebrity donations in recent months. Husband-and-wife actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman each donated $2,700. The Avengers star Mark Ruffalo, known for his environmental activism, donated $2,170 to Sanders. Other famous donors include actor Richmond Arquette (brother of Patricia) and Maura Tierney of ER fame who currently co-stars in Showtime’s The Affair.Some Republican contenders have bagged some big-name donors, too. HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 10: Musician Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds performs onstage at a PBS SoCal Holiday Celebration with David Foster and Friends at Dolby Theatre on December 10, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mathew Imaging/WireImage) ORG XMIT: 528050391 ORIG FILE ID: 460273958 Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds performs in Hollywood on Dec. 10, 2014. (Mathew Imaging, WireImage) Singer and music producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is among donors to the presidential campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as is Johnny Van Zant, the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynrd, who contributed $1,100. Country singer Toby Keith, listed in federal records by his full legal name, Toby Keith Covel, donated $2,700 to former Florida governor Jeb Bush, as did producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and TV series such as The Amazing Race) and actress Eloise DeJoria, who appeared in the 1989 movie Weekend at Bernie’s. onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/10/20/hollywood-celebrity-campaign-donations/
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Post by sissa on Oct 21, 2015 22:53:12 GMT 10
WOW - MODEL MAURA - that´s new - for me. BILLY REID JOURNAL Stories of the people, places and gatherings that inspire us.Caftsman Maura Tierney Actress Maura Tierney’s resume includes roles in film, television and Broadway, and is perhaps most memorable for her role as the endearing and complicated Abby Lockhart during eight seasons of the NBC drama series ER. Her most recent role in the award-winning series The Affair premiered its second season on Showtime on October 4. The week before, to promote the show, she was a guest on Late Night With Seth Myers, wearing our Raven Dress. Maura’s a neighbor to our Charles Street store in the West Village and a favorite customer. We recently caught up with her between filming for a quick chat and photo shoot in the neighborhood. This interview as been edited and condensed. Actress Maura Tierney, in a one-of-a-kind black leather dress and Louis Bootie, both by Billy Reid. Journal: How long have you lived in the West Village?Maura Tierney: I’ve lived here for 21 years, since 1994. J: You’ve probably seen it change a lot in that time.MT: Yes. It was always beautiful, but Bleeker Street has completely transformed in the past twenty years with all that’s happening retail wise here, and there are a lot more tourists here now, which also has its pros and cons. But the Hudson River Park is amazing. There was absolutely nothing down there when I moved in and now it’s beautiful. I spend a lot of time down there. J: What are your favorite places in the neighborhood to eat or grab a coffee?MT: I like Morandi, and I like to get my coffee at a place called Sweet Corner Bakeshop. J: You’ve worked in television, cable television, film and on Broadway in Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy” with Tom Hanks. Do you have a favorite medium?MT: They meet different needs. Working on stage is, for me, the most exciting right now, in terms of it gives me the most anxiety, because I’m not experienced in it. But what matters most in all of them is the writing. If the writing is really good, you know you’re kind of just channeling through that to deliver what’s on the page. And whether it’s in front of a camera or in front of an audience, you’re kind of doing similar things. J: In season one of The Affair you play a character about whom you’ve been quoted as saying is “a little too perfect” but that she’s also faulted and never really stands up to her parents on her husband’s behalf. Will we get to see Helen break out a little in season two?MT: Yes, she sort of breaks down first, and then she breaks out. Because she’s kind of forced to confront her whole life that has fallen apart. She has to deal with that and she doesn’t deal with it so gracefully in the beginning, but I think Sarah Treem, the writer and the creator of the show, is aiming to have the second season be about consequences. In the first season, Helen felt very much a victim - and she is a victim, she didn’t do anything wrong - but this season she kind of figures out how she contributed to problems in the marriage. J: Does that feel like playing a completely new character?MT: No, not totally new, because it’s a version of how a person perceives Helen, but it feels nice to have her recognize her shortcomings. She was a little blind to them and it’s nice to have her recognize perhaps that she was a little spoiled. It doesn’t feel totally new, but it’s definitely got more dimension to her, which is fun. Our West Village neighbor Maura Tierney, wearing the Raven Dress, a cream shearling cape, and Schraeder boots, all by Billy Reid. www.billyreid.com/journal/maura-tierney
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Post by sissa on Nov 5, 2015 11:12:17 GMT 10
'It's fascinating to people': Topher Grace insists on WWHL that Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis just 'buddies' on That 70's Show By DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER PUBLISHED: 07:45 GMT, 4 November 2015 | UPDATED: 22:16 GMT, 4 November 2015 The host: Andy Cohen welcomed Topher and actress Maura Tierney to the Bravo chat show Topher Grace insisted during a chat show appearance on Tuesday that there were no signs his That 70's Show co-stars Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis would eventually get married. The 37-year-old actor said they were 'all good buddies' during filming and was adamant that there was never any sexual tension between Ashton and Mila who are now married with a child. ... Topher also left fellow guest Maura Tierney,50, blushing as he proclaimed himself a 'huge fan' - especially of her former show NewsRadio. 'Being on a sitcom, that's like a sitcom actor's sitcom, it's an amazing show,' he said. Maura currently stars in The Affair on Showtime and was blindfolded for a game where she had to guess different celebrities who were notorious for cheating. Cool move: The Affair star played a game involving famous people who have had affairs but drew the line when it came to involving Kristen Stewart Andy and Topher provided the clues as photos of Bill Clinton and Tiger Woods were shown to the audience. The game included Kristen Stewart, 25, but Maura declined to bite on the clues insisting the actress was 'too young'. 'Anything under 30 you do what you want,' she added. Offering clues: Andy and Topher offered clues to Maura in a game of Who's On The Affair-ris Wheel With Maura Maura also revealed that her favorite onscreen kiss was with Denis Leary, but the actor who first gave her 'a lady boner,' as Cohen put it, was Paul Michael Glaser from Starsky And Hutch. 'Starsky, not Hutch,' she stressed, with Cohen excitedly agreeing: 'Yes - he could get it!' ... Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3303028/It-s-fascinating-people-Topher-Grace-insists-WWHL-Ashton-Kutcher-Mila-Kunis-just-buddies-70-s-Show.html#ixzz3qZehie3G Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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Post by sissa on Nov 17, 2015 22:47:41 GMT 10
ConversationsTHE AFFAIR Screening followed by a Q&A with Maura Tierney Tuesday, November 17 2:30pm SAG-AFTRA Foundation Actors Center 5757 Wilshire Blvd, Mezzanine Level, Los Angeles credits: www.facebook.com/SAGActor
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Post by sissa on Nov 17, 2015 23:29:09 GMT 10
Walking Slowpoke Rodriguez Alright, so I walk a little bit like Slowpoke Rodriguez, Speedy Gonzales's sleepy country cousin, but the point is, I am walking. Seventy four days ago, all the tendons in my left knee were cut out and replaced with donor cadaver tendons. The surgery took nearly five hours, start to finish. It seems like a million years ago and yet barely enough time. Taking my first tentative steps wasn't pretty; I'm sure I looked not nearly as steady as an infant and much more surprised. I was absolutely thrilled, proud, and relieved. I wanted to jump for joy, but jumping is not yet part of my allotted PT curriculum. After six weeks of solid bed confinement, five weeks of grueling PT, three custom leg braces and two haircuts, I am finally on the road to fully rejoining the rat race. Inching the expanse of the kitchen crutch-less was just a dream for months. I wore a path between the couch and the "powder-room", went dizzy trolling Netflix, and permanently impressed the shape of my ass on a friends couch (which now looks like an old hammock, sorry Maura). I hobbled my three-legged self every which way but loose, pop-popping to the freezer for ice (plus anything else I could carry in my teeth). I mastered packing my reusable Trader Joes Bag for maximum carrying capacity on my right crutch handle allowing for proper movement--essential elements in my day to day of surgical recovery. Interesting that when finally, actually getting uninterrupted, non-negotiable couch time -- it wasn't 'as sweet as I imagined it would be. Sure, I'm caught up on every season of every streaming "best new show", but it turns out drowning in a sea of prescription hazed sub-par television was just a romantic notion. Go figure. The reality of forced couch-tivity is more senseless than I imagined. Reading under the influence of Percocet is a ridiculous exercise in repetition. I read the opening pages of something (I can't even remember what) at least a dozen times. I couldn't wait to get off of the pain killers (WHO AM I??) and do something. I built a new website for myself, www.deirdrelovejoy.com. I read about my dear friends Steve Small and Roger Rees succumbing to their battles with cancer. I learned of other friends being diagnosed with cancer. I remembered it's just a few tendons, and really no big deal at all in the scope of things. Yesterday was my second day of walking without crutches (in the house) and sleeping without a brace (in the bed). This morning have my bi-weekly physical therapy, which bears a striking resemblance to medieval torture. People in khakis and tennis shoes wield hot and cold things to distract me from the woman cranking with all her might on my stubborn leg, attempting to coax another degree or two of bend per session. I have a new streamlined "functional brace" that replaces the full leg Terminator situation. I can drive, shop, meet friends, and even walk on the beach. I have arrived! All of which is to say I am immensely grateful. I was cared for 24/7 for weeks by my dear champion Kate Rigg. I've been housed by my incredible friends who have all risen to the challenge of lodging an invalid (thank you Carrie Preston, Patrick Fabian, Elizabeth Lande and Maura Tierney) in Los Angeles (special kudos to Ms. Tierney). And on top of all of those fantastic things, I can walk without pain for the first time in a year (even if I am a bit of a slow poke). It really is the little things. 2 months ago1 comment Share in Lucky Girl Blog www.deirdrelovejoy.com/blog--2/blog/walking
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Post by sissa on Nov 24, 2015 6:43:49 GMT 10
chat room November 22, 2015 8:00 p.m. Maura Tierney on The Affair, Infidelity, and Why She’s Typecast Less on TV Than FilmBy Stacey Wilson Hunt There’s something comforting about watching Maura Tierney act. Whether she’s being typecast, in her own words, as the “grounded, sweet nice girl” or single-handedly reinventing the trope of the Jilted Wife on Showtime’s The Affair, Tierney, 50, manages to infuse a rare, relatable ease into her work that makes you root for her no matter whose skin she’s living in. It’s a skill that’s helped the Boston native sustain a more than 20-year-long career in TV and film, buoyed first by NBC’s smarty-pants sitcom NewsRadio in 1995, then a smattering of notable film roles opposite Jim Carrey and Ben Affleck, intense arcs on ER and Rescue Me, and now on The Affair, whose second season has (thankfully) given Tierney’s Helen Solloway a meatier dose of screen time. Here, the actress reveals why failing as a dancer led her to acting, how Denis Leary helped her heal after cancer, and coming to terms with the inherent “humiliation” of her craft. We’ve spoken a few times over the last year about how polarizing The Affair has been for viewers in its depictions of infidelity, sex and love. How, if at all, have your thoughts on these themes changed since the show started?My instinct of course is to always say, “We’re just acting!” But I do think a lot about this stuff. I’m divorced, so something like monogamy I thought a lot about well before the show. Are they as important as we make them? Are people wiling to look at these things from a different angle? I grew up very Catholic, so yes, the show makes me think. I get asked these questions a lot. But people probably weren’t regularly asking you for medical advice when you were on ER.[Laughs.] No, they weren’t! I’m going to say that from now on. What first inspired you to act?I always acted in high school. Actually I started in preschool. I was in a play about Jesus. I went to a Catholic school and played an angel and recited some poem about Jesus. It felt so long to me at the time. [Laughs]. Then I really wanted to be a dancer. But I didn’t start early enough, I didn’t have the right body. I was a dance major at NYU, but it wasn’t working out. I had friends in the drama department so I switched. Did you have specific aspirations to work in either TV or film?I didn’t really aspire beyond what was immediately in front me. I felt intimidated the entire time I was in school by my teachers and classmates. But I just knew acting was something I wanted to do. I remember seeing the movie Frances and thinking about that performance — If I could make someone feel something like [Jessica Lange] made me feel … it was something to aspire to. Did you immediately move to Hollywood?I was only going to come out here for three months, and then it became 22 years. [Laughs.] A bunch of my college friends were here. My dad was in politics and at the time was running for mayor back home, so my plan was to come out only for the summer and go back and work on his campaign. But I got an acting job in August and stayed. I always had guilt about not going back to Boston because he lost the election. [Laughs.] I always thought it was my fault. What kind of roles did you find yourself being considered for? Did you ever feel typecast?I feel like that happened actually later on because in my first TV job I played the mean cheerleader in a movie called Student Exchange. It was the best character work I’ve ever done. [Laughs.] I wasn’t the sweet, nice girl, who I ended up playing a lot after that. I got a lot of grounded roles later on as “the straight guy.” It’s been 20 years since you broke out in your role as producer Lisa Miller on NBC’s NewsRadio. How did you get that part?I auditioned in New York and they sent my tape to L.A., but the funny thing was that the audition got ruined somehow and I had to go back and re-audition the next day, which happened to be when they were lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. It was such a bitch to get there — I couldn’t believe I had to go back! Then the role was narrowed down and they flew out the other women, including actress Nina Siemaszko, on the same day rehearsal started. We had to go in front of the network and then wait in this trailer to see if we got the job. This was when Warren Littlefield was running NBC. They moved us around the schedule like 16 times. People have said recently the show was ahead of its time, but I remember it was more unique than anything. There was nothing really like it on TV. We tried to cram in as many jokes as we could into each episode. There was never going to be “A Very Special Thanksgiving Episode of NewsRadio.” It was always very unsentimental. You appeared in a lot of high-profile movies in the late 1990s, including Liar, Liar and Forces of Nature. But when NewsRadio wrapped, you quickly joined the cast of another TV series, ER. Did you feel more comfortable working in TV?In film, I was usually the Wife, the Girlfriend or the Ex-Wife. But in TV, writers had time to actually work with us and write to our strengths. I definitely knew I didn’t want to do another sitcom because I’d had such a special experience on NewsRadio. I’d hoped to do a drama like NYPD Blue. Then ER called and I was there for eight years. In 2009 you were diagnosed with breast cancer and had to drop out of NBC’s Parenthood, a role that eventually went to Lauren Graham. You returned to series TV in ABC’s short-lived legal drama The Whole Truth in 2010. How difficult was it go back to work after your illness?Well, The Whole Truth was a mistake. [Laughs.] People were like, “Maybe you came back to work too soon?” And I was like, "Maybe I came to this job too soon." I also did a play right after I was sick with the Wooster Group in 2010. That felt different and great. You also returned for a second arc on FX’s Rescue Me in which your cancer was written into the show.I love those guys, [creators] Denis Leary and Peter Tolan. They were so willing to listen to me about the script. They were the first people after ER to hire me for a totally different character — a rock-and-roll chick, so different from Abby on ER. I was actually always supposed to come back to Rescue Me, then I got sick and I told them, “Well I’m bald now.” And they were like, “That’s okay!” The Affair creator Sarah Treem has said she’s been shocked at how willing people are to go the mat on the subject of infidelity, no matter which side they’re on. Do you have the same feeling?Yes. There is a lot of questioning: Is there a definitive objective truth in the show? Whose point of view is right? The answer is, everybody and nobody. It all definitely touches a nerve. Helen has had a lot of intense moments in season two, from her pot-induced arrest at her kids’ school to that terrible fight with her mother. Do you have a favorite moment or scene from this season?Actually, I love the one in the hospital where Helen says to Noah, “You can call her back.” And he says, “No it’s okay.” And she says, “No, I want you to.” I think that joke is really funny. I also love that the writers allowed Noah to be heroic in the scene where he carries your son into the ER. Helen sees him as a good father for the first time in awhile. [Laughs.] Yes it was time for poor Dom [West] to get to do a heroic thing. I actually hated shooting in that hospital. I felt like everything I did was so phony because I worked in an ER for so many years. I felt paralyzed. I didn’t want to overact, I got crippled. It was really hard for me for some reason. You kept hoping Dr. Carter would walk around the corner and help you.[Laughs.] Did I ever! I was very embarrassed and self-conscious. Another favorite scene is in the episode that airs November 22. It’s between Helen and Noah. We’re in a bar at our old college, where we met. There are 16 pages of dialogue that we shot in one day. It’s really fun because one perspective is more serious, the other is more drunken. What do you tell aspiring actors when they ask you for advice?I’ve been lucky to have worked with great writers, but mostly you have to like what you’re doing. Otherwise the humiliation is unbearable. [Laughs.] It doesn’t matter how many paychecks you get. I just had to put myself on tape for another role and the director texted me, “Great work, tough choice!” And I was like, “Are you f**king kidding me? You’re texting me?” I put his name in my phone as “Humiliation: Is It Worth It?” You have to really care. It’s what has sustained me. www.vulture.com/2015/11/maura-tierney-on-why-shes-typecast-less-on-tv.html#
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Post by sissa on Mar 9, 2016 23:15:59 GMT 10
Infrared-capable drones are hunting poachersNew drone missions in South Africa will protect elephants and rhinos from poachers By Greg Nichols for Robotics | March 9, 2016 -- 11:42 GMT (03:42 PST) | Topic: Robotics So this is pretty awesome. Poachers in South Africa are being hunted with infrared drones. Drone use is on the rise among law enforcement, conservation groups, and first-responders. The Lindbergh Foundation's Air Shepherd program was developed to protect elephants and rhinos from poaching by spotting the bad guys from the air. The program just officially launched in South Africa with an event featuring Golden Globe-winning actress Maura Tierney and sponsored by South African AirwaysAir Shepherd, whose operations have been covered here before, sends drone teams through months of extensive training and are deployed into areas known for illegal poaching activities. Using intelligence from many sources, infrared-capable drones fly silently at night when poachers operate. Once poachers are spotted on screens in the operation vehicles, rangers are sent to the area to intercept them. It would be even cooler if the drones shot big nets, but it's a start. The Air Shepherd drones offer more protection to rangers who, while patrolling at night, are exposed to a high level of danger from armed poachers and wild animals. The program is new, but early tests have suggested that when Air Shepherd drones are flying, poaching stops. Something about being stealthily hunted by a technologically superior predator must be off-putting for poachers. "We are thrilled that our drone teams are fully operational," explains John Petersen, chairman of the board of the Lindbergh Foundation. "The poaching of wildlife has hit record highs and we have come to a critical juncture where action must be taken. Fortunately, many other African countries recognize this and have reached out to the Lindbergh Foundation with interest in implementing Air Shepherd pilot programs." Developed by the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, the Air Shepherd program hopes that drones and data analytic capabilities can protect rhinos and elephants in Africa. Using sophisticated three-aircraft operating teams that work with rangers on the ground, drones are flown over high probable poaching areas, allowing rangers to intercept suspects before a poaching incident can take place. For more information, or if you want to donate to a pretty cool organization doing great things with tech, please visit www.lindberghfoundation.org or www.AirShepherd.org. Big stars to come out to honour off-Broadway Vineyard TheatreENTERTAINMENT by MARK KENNEDY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted Feb 23, 2016 1:09 pm EST Last Updated Feb 23, 2016 at 4:37 pm EST FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo, Kathleen Chalfant attends the global premiere of Canon's "Project Imaginat10n" Film Festival in New York. Chalfant and press agent Sam Rudy will be celebrated at the Vineyard Theatre's March 14 fundraiser gala at Edison Ballroom. Individual tickets start at $1,000 and tables start at $10,000. Scott Schwartz will direct and Paul Masse will be the music director. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Close caption NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Vineyard Theatre’s annual gala will have a starry lineup including Sally Field, Santino Fontana, Ann Harada, Bill Irwin, John Kander, Bill Pullman, Molly Ringwald, Mercedes Ruehl, Stephen Spinella, Colman Domingo and Maura Tierney. Actress Kathleen Chalfant and press agent Sam Rudy will be celebrated at the Vineyard’s March 14 fundraiser gala at Edison Ballroom. Individual tickets start at $1,000 and tables start at $10,000. Scott Schwartz will direct and Paul Masse will be the music director. Chalfant, who earned a Tony nod in “Angels in America,” made her Vineyard debut in 1983 in Brian Friel’s “Faith Healer” and has appeared there in “The Party,” ”True History and Real Adventures” and “Somewhere Fun.” She has served on the theatre company’s board for 20 years and is its newly elected president. Rudy has spent 35 years as a publicist for Broadway and off-Broadway shows, 25 of them representing the Vineyard, including the groundbreaking shows “Three Tall Women,” ”The Scottsboro Boys” and “How I Learned to Drive.” He is the press agent for the Broadway smash “Hamilton” and also represents Cherry Lane Theatre, La MaMa and Ma-Yi Theater Company. Online: www.vineyardtheatre.org
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Post by sissa on Apr 12, 2016 0:01:37 GMT 10
HOLLYWOOD INSIDERS REVEAL WHAT "DRESSING YOUR AGE" MEANS IN N.Y. VS. L.A.10:30 AM PDT 4/7/2016 by THR Staff Bethenny Frankel, 'Power' creator Courtney Kemp and Maura Tierney open up on the differing coastal styles: "In New York, women dress to kill — and they do." “We actually do dress our age.” Frances Berwick, president of lifestyle networks, NBCU “In L.A., everyone dresses like a teenager, except the teenagers, who are desperately trying to look like hookers. I love that people in New York still dress like adults — suits, pants, dark colors. Even though I love the warmth of L.A., I love the fact that Couric in New York I’m never overdressed.” Courtney Kemp, Power creator “Women in L.A. tend to wear clothes that are too tight, too short and show too much skin. My goto look is Phoebe Philo at work: James Perse trousers, Saint Laurent trainers, a white oxford or T-shirt and some kind of jacket. I want meetings to focus on our discussion, not what I’m wearing.” Christina Wayne, CEO, Assembly Entertainment “Society’s obsession with youth is everywhere, not just L.A. But I do think there is an inherent feminine appeal to strolling down Madison Avenue in a tweed blazer and ballet flats.” Abby Elliott, actress “L.A. is more casual and coffee-shop, yoga chic. In New York, women dress to kill — and they do.” Bethenny Frankel, reality TV star and creator of Skinnygirl “In New York, you see thousands of people in one day, so people make an effort and in general are more tailored. In L.A., women’s shoes are usually impractical and never scuffed because they drive. Then you have the total opposite: workout clothes that never get changed out of. This is just boring and feels like the old West Hollywood gym vibe. Like, ‘Let’s get that coffee in on Sunset at Starbucks!’ So dated.” Debi Mazar, actress “I find New York to be a place where people dress to be themselves more than to impress others. It’s a mature city by nature, and like everything, that is reflected in how people dress.” Carla Gugino, actress “You have much more fun dressing in New York because it gets cold. I’m not really a fashion plate, but I tend to care a little less in L.A. And whenever I’m meeting friends in New York it’s always to eat, so you tend to dress up more.” Maura Tierney, actress This story first appeared in the April 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stand-up-to-cancer-honors-co-founder-and-award-winning-journalist-katie-couric-for-her-dedication-to-cancer-advocacy-at-star-studded-nyc-fundraising-event-with-42-million-pledged-to-support-su2c-300249043.htmlStand Up To Cancer Honors Co-Founder And Award-Winning Journalist Katie Couric For Her Dedication To Cancer Advocacy At Star-Studded NYC Fundraising Event, With $42 Million Pledged To Support SU2CAmerican Airlines and Merck Announced as New Major Donors; New Major Contributions from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Genentech Major League Baseball, MasterCard, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Celebrated for Long-Standing Commitment Co-Chaired by Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth, with MasterCard President/CEO Ajay Banga and his wife Ritu, Event Featured Performances by Tony Bennett, Sheryl Crow, Jamie Foxx and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum 09:46 ET from Stand Up To Cancer NEW YORK, April 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) honored SU2C Co-Founder and award-winning journalist Katie Couric for her dedication to cancer advocacy at a star-studded fundraising event here Saturday night. A portion of the proceeds will be devoted to research on colorectal cancer, the disease that took her first husband's life and launched her tireless career as a cancer advocate. The cancer-fighting initiative also announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar commitment from American Airlines, welcoming the company together with Merck as a new major donor. Also announced were new major commitments from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. With Bristol-Myers Squibb and Genentech, Major League Baseball, MasterCard, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research were also celebrated at the event for their significant, long-standing support of Stand Up To Cancer. Presented by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), the "Standing Room Only" event was chaired by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon, and MasterCard President and CEO Ajay Banga and his wife Ritu, and featured special performances by Tony Bennett, Sheryl Crow, Jamie Foxx and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum. Upon receiving her award, Katie Couric said, "This honor means the world to me, but the real heroes are the scientists and doctors who are working day and night to find new ways to help patients fighting cancer. My fellow co-founders and I are in awe of what you do, and it is our incredible privilege to share the major strides that you've made -- and the hope you've already given so many patients -- by collaborating through Stand Up To Cancer." American Airlines' new collaboration with Stand Up To Cancer will actively engage its employees and customers to grow the SU2C grassroots community, while increasing awareness of cancer research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. American Airlines is dedicated to supporting causes that are personal to its employees as well as its customers. "We couldn't be more pleased to support Stand Up To Cancer, an organization that is taking a very unique and progressive approach to solving the cancer equation," said Elise Eberwein, Executive Vice President, People and Communications at American Airlines. "Their mission to share research opportunities and results across a variety of populations and aggregate those findings for the betterment of all synchs up perfectly with our own calling to deliver seamless service. Further, with an employee population of over 100,000 employees, cancer is unfortunately more familiar to many of us than we want. We're hopeful that our own team members could potentially benefit from research advanced through Stand Up's collaborative approach." Additional celebrities and notable guests in attendance included Alec Baldwin, Ken Jeong, Maura Tierney, Joe Torre, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Emmy Rossum, Alice Eve, Donna Karan, Scott Lagasse, Jr. and Alana Stewart. In addition to Couric, members of SU2C Council of Founders and Advisors Sherry Lansing, Lisa Paulsen, Rusty Robertson, Sue Schwartz, Pam Williams, Ellen Ziffren, Kathleen Lobb; and SU2C President Sung Poblete, Ph.D. also attended. "Whether it's the next great performance or the next scientific breakthrough, our imagination and ambition make these milestones possible," said event chair Jim Toth. "Tonight, we honor and celebrate those who've come together to imagine a new world -- a world in which every cancer patient becomes a survivor." Colorectal cancer survivor David McGowan, who credits Katie's awareness efforts with saving his life, helped present the award to Couric. The evening also brought together cancer survivors with the SU2C doctors who treated them. Dr. Shannon Maude of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a member of the SU2C-St. Baldrick's Pediatric Cancer Dream Team, joined her patient Emily Hunt, a 16 year-old who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 7 and was treated with an immunotherapy 18 months ago; she remains in remission today. Dr. Jedd Wolchok of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the co-leader of the SU2C-American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Dream Team, joined Karen Taphorn, a patient diagnosed with metastatic melanoma that spread to her lungs; she was treated with a combination of immunotherapy drugs and is now stable. "When we Stand Up To Cancer, we are putting this insidious disease on notice that we won't back down -- that each and every one of us can make a difference. Fighting cancer is an all-hands proposition. MasterCard is privileged to be one of those hands," said event chairs Ajay and Ritu Banga. "Cancer is personal. It's indiscriminate. It's soulless. And its time is running out, if not in our lifetimes, then in our children's -- but soon!" "At Merck, we believe strongly that advancing innovative science and the care of patients with cancer requires collaboration," said Dr. David Kaufman, executive director, Oncology Clinical Research at Merck Research Laboratories. "Our support of this initiative stems from our commitment to patients and recognizes the tremendous impact that Stand Up To Cancer continues to have on the cancer community." "Bristol-Myers Squibb remains a long-time supporter of Stand Up To Cancer, as we have a shared mission of increasing survivorship for the cancer community," said Murdo Gordon, senior vice president and head of Worldwide Markets, Bristol-Myers Squibb. "We will continue to partner with others to relentlessly pursue research that may positively impact patients, and thank Stand Up To Cancer for their enduring determination to fight this disease." "We recognize SU2C as an important ally in the fight against cancer, and share a mission to advance science to better treat and one day possibly find a cure," said Troy Cox, senior vice president, BioOncology at Genentech. "We are proud to join forces with SU2C, because cancer is a formidable opponent and it will require every one of us coming together to beat it." American Airlines and Merck & Co., Inc., join Founding Donor Major League Baseball, MasterCard, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech and the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research as major donors. Bloomberg Philanthropies, CVS Health, Eli Lilly, Fifth Third Bank, Fox Family Cancer Research Funding Trust, KWF (the Dutch Cancer Society), Pfizer, the Safeway Foundation, Sean Parker Foundation, Siemens, Oakland A's Owner and Managing Partner Lew Wolff and the Laura Ziskin Family Trust are also among SU2C's significant donors. Collaborators include The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, American Cancer Society, Cancer Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Farrah Fawcett Foundation, HPV & Anal Cancer Foundation, Melanoma Research Alliance, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance, Prostate Cancer Foundation, St. Baldrick's Foundation and The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) provides scientific oversight and grants administration. Photos are available at bit.ly/1VfxWHG. To join the conversation, use the hashtag #StandingRoomOnly, like us on Facebook at @standuptocancer, and follow us on Twitter at@SU2C and on Instagram at @su2c. www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stand-up-to-cancer-honors-co-founder-and-award-winning-journalist-katie-couric-for-her-dedication-to-cancer-advocacy-at-star-studded-nyc-fundraising-event-with-42-million-pledged-to-support-su2c-300249043.html
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Post by sissa on Apr 22, 2016 23:12:41 GMT 10
New York: Maura Tierney at Soho House NYSATURDAY 7 MAY 2016, 7.00PM Pin Drop: Live will be making its New York debut with acclaimed actor, Maura Tierney. At this very special event exclusively for Soho House members and their guests, Maura will read a complete short story, followed by a Q&A. Maura is currently starring in the award-winning television drama The Affair, for which she won a Golden Globe Award in 2016. Pin Drop: Live in New York and LA is brought to you by Simon Oldfield in collaboration with John McIlwee and Bill Damaschke. WHERE? Soho House New York, 29-35 9th Ave, New York, NY 10014 Booking opens soon www.pindropstudio.com/programme/#post-1832
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Post by sissa on May 19, 2016 8:54:55 GMT 10
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Post by sissa on May 19, 2016 8:58:09 GMT 10
New York Women in Film & Television Announce 2016 Designing Women Honorees Staff Writer - Lamarco McClendon MAY 17, 2016 | 07:00AM PT Makeup artist Anita Gibson, hair stylist Rose Chatterton and costume designer Sarah Edwards will be honored at New York Women in Film & Television’s 17th annual Designing Women Awards Gala June 13. Co-presented by Variety, the gala brings together names including Ray Liotta and Maura Tierney to recognize the make-up artists, hair designers and costume designers that create and oversee the diverse characters in film and TV. Liotta, one of the stars of “Shades of Blue,” will present the award to Chatterton (“The Good Wife,” “It’s Complicated”), who works with him on “Shades,” while Tierney will present the Variety Ensemble Award to the makeup, hair and costume design teams of the show in which she stars, “The Affair.” “It is so essential to devote an evening to commemorating all of the work these women do for each other and for our industry, helping to bring rich characters and stories to audiences around the world,” said Terry Lawler, the executive director of New York Women in Film & Television. Gibson is being honored for makeup work that includes “Confirmation,” “Power” and “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” while Edwards is being recognized for costume designs for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” among other projects. The year’s gala will be held at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in the Proshansky Auditorium. variety.com/2016/biz/news/nywift-designing-women-2016-1201775840/
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Post by sissa on Jun 12, 2016 5:11:27 GMT 10
Actress Maura Tierney on "The View": Talks About "The Affair" and Air Shepherd InitiativeBy Marisa Dabney | Jun 10th, 2016 On the Friday June 10th, 2016 episode Actress Maura Tierney joined The View co-hosts at the Hot Topics table and discussed covering up for a friend and whether or not she would date a man who lived with his parents. Maura is the star of Showtime's The Affair and has worked on various film and television projects. She talks about what it was like to work with leading men including Jim Carey, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Richard Gere. Maura is also a proponent of animals and is working with the Lindbergh Foundation to prevent the pouching of elephants and rhinoceroses in South Africa. For more information on Air Shepherd, visit AirShepherd.org. Watch her interview below. abc.go.com/shows/the-view/news/view-news/actress-maura-tierney-on-the-view-talks-about-the-affair-and-air-shepherd-initiative
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Post by sissa on Jun 12, 2016 5:22:18 GMT 10
My Favorite Room: Maura Tierney finds a simple serenity in VeniceMy Favorite Room | Maura Tierney Tierney says she responds to a variety of decor. "Sometimes it’s taxidermy, and sometimes it’s Julian Schnabel." (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Tiffany Hsu Actress Maura Tierney doesn’t spend as much time as she’d like to in Southern California now that she’s doing more theater work and filming television shows in New York. Tierney, who is known for her roles in “ER,” “NewsRadio” and “The Affair” (for which she won a Golden Globe Award this year), keeps an apartment in Manhattan. But when she’s looking for serenity, she goes to the living room of her Venice home, which she purchased in 2008. Emily Kovner Architectural created a wall of glass doors opening out to a canal-facing patio. Designer Michael Angelo Stuno helped pick out the modernist furniture. What is it about the living room that speaks to you?It’s very sparse, really very simple. There’s so much of the outside that comes inside the house. There are nice, pretty, big trees — I live on the canal, and not everyone has trees in front of their house. It’s less about how the room is decorated and more that you can see the trees, the canal and the bridge. What kind of personal touches did you put on the room?There’s some art in there that I like a lot, some taxidermy — two squirrels talking to each other in a little diorama, a little baby chick. There’s a Julian Schnabel painting that’s really beautiful, and I never get tired of looking at it. And a Heather Barron multimedia piece that’s very calm, pretty, feminine that juxtaposes well with the other stuff, which is rather masculine. I just respond to what I love. Sometimes it’s taxidermy, and sometimes it’s Julian Schnabel. My Favorite Room | Maura Tierney Maura Tierney's living room looks out on the canals of Venice, Calif. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Where does one find good taxidermy in L.A.?There are so many flea markets here, one every month. Rose Bowl, Santa Monica — every weekend there’s someplace to go here, if you want to shop for that sort of stuff. In New York, the markets are disappearing. I’m not a taxidermy freak, just so you know. It’s not a passion. I find it interesting, but I’m not a devotee. Has anything especially emotional happened in the room?My father passed away in 2009, and so 2010 was the first Thanksgiving the family had had without him. I grew up in Boston, and we’d have every Thanksgiving at my parents’ house there. That year, I was like, “Why doesn’t everybody just come out here?” It would be a different place, a way to alleviate the loss of his presence. It was just a very beautiful Thanksgiving in L.A., which I’d never had before. Why this house?I’ve lived all over Venice, so it’s like my neighborhood in L.A. The parking stinks, though. But that’s just part of living here. I liked that this was a modern house. I’d been living in Hollywood for eight or nine years in a beautiful Craftsman, but it was built in 1916. I’d been looking in the canals for two years. This house just feels really spacious but not too big. You know, sometimes you just walk into a place and it feels right. www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-my-favorite-room-20160611-snap-story.htmlhotproperty@latimes.com
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Post by sissa on Jul 15, 2016 23:34:11 GMT 10
Emmy nominations 2016 - Maura Tierney for The Affair. Great yeahhhhhhhh
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