Ox Marks the Spot for Spacey
Kevin Spacey is about to get schooled.
The Oscar-winning actor has accepted a position as visiting theater professor at Oxford University, succeeding Patrick Stewart when the prestigious institution’s new academic term kicks off in October.
As part of his yearlong tenure as the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theater at Oxford’s St. Catherine’s College, Spacey will be required to give at least one lecture, one workshop or one seminar per term.
Preferably not on how to count cards.
“It really is an honor for me to have been invited to follow such illustrious names and take up this role at Oxford,” the 21 star-turned-academic said. “The university is steeped in tradition and has a great heritage in the arts, and I look forward to working with the students and staff.”
In addition to Stewart, previous appointees of the position include Stephen Sondheim, Tim Rice and Diana Rigg.
Along with his gig at the 800-year-old university, Spacey will maintain his one-man British invasion by continuing to serve as artistic director of London’s Old Vic Theatre Company.
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr: Dance Partners
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr: Dance Partners
Joining fellow celebrities at the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation party, Orlando Bloom hit the dance floor with supermodel girlfriend Miranda Kerr on Saturday night (June 7).
In its third year now, the posh charity event took place at the Stud House in Hampton Court Palace, London.
All for a good cause, the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation helps internationally with funding to win the battle against child cancer in Russia.
In attendance alongside Orlando and Miranda were stars like U2’s Bono, Hugh Grant, Kate Beckinsale, and Kevin Spacey, among others.
Nobel Peace Prize Concert Draws A-List Crowd
Nobel Peace Prize Concert Draws A-List Crowd
Oslo, Norway was overflowing with celebrity presence as the Nobel Peace Prize concert got underway last night.
Hosted by Kevin Spacey and Uma Thurman, this year’s festivities centered around honoree Al Gore. And the former Vice President had quite the night of musical performances in his honor.
Pop sensations like Alicia Keys, KT Tunstall, Annie Lennox, and Kylie Minogue all took the stage to add their own flavor to the night. And Gore showed his appreciation by applauding wildly after each song.
At the end of the event, Gore addressed the crowd with the utmost enthusiasm with a message of hope. “Let’s get on with it. We can do this,” he said, referring to the necessary global steps to better the environment.
Recount Teaser Trailer
Each year a poll of 150 development executives and high-level assistants is compiled called the Black List. The resulting list contains a ranking of the hot screenplays making the rounds in Hollywood, which will not be released in theaters during that calendar year. The top three entries of the 2005 list where Things We Lost in the Fire, Juno, and Lars and the Real Girl. So it’s definitely a great list to be on.
The top film on the 2007 Black list was Recount, a behind-the-scenes look at the 2000 presidential election and the scandal that resulted. Written by 33-year old actor turned screenwriter Danny Strong, and directed by Jay Roach (Meet The Parents, Austin Powers), the completed film will premiere on Sunday May 25th at 9:00pm on HBO, and we have the teaser trailer. Kevin Spacey stars as Ron Klain, former Vice President Al Gore’s Chief of Staff, John Hurt as Warren Christopher, who supervised the contested Florida recount, Laura Dern as Katherine Harris, former Secretary of State for the State of Florida, Tom Wilkinson as James Baker and Denis Leary as Michael Whouley.
Spoiler warning: Bush wins the Presidency. Ouch.
Discuss: What do you think about the Recount teaser trailer?
via: Hollywood Elsewhere