News about Richard Dreyfuss

Films from 2024 will disqualify films from Best Picture contention that are deemed not to have enough actors, are from the LGBTQ community, or disabled. If nominated today, a group of Best Picture winners from the decade, such as 2001 champion Gladiator (bottom right) and 1977 winner All the President's Men (bottom left), may lose out on the prestigious award if nominated today. The Godfather, who lived in 1973, and Schindler's List, which was awarded in 1994, may not have fulfilled the requirements.

TOM LEONARD: Fans of R&B singer Kelis' appearance at the Mighty Hoopla Festival in south London last week weren't surprised to find her belting out some of the old hits from a glittering career spanning more than 25 years. It was even more surprising to learn that her admiringly from the wings was a much older blast-from-the-past. Bill Murray, the septuagenarian comedy sensation, is certainly the last person many would want to see stageside at one of her shows.

Worth it or Woke, a conservative response to films directed by studios that continue to push for greater racial and gender representation in their films, James Carrick, who describes himself as a "passionate film enthusiast with a [British] degree in theater and philosophy," has launched Worth it or Woke as a conservative response to studios that want to see greater racial and gender representation in their films. Carrick's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, which he gave a rating of 37,'sacrificializes all of the original's charm and joy.' It comes after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences introduced legislation that allows for greater representation both on-screen and in-production to be eligible for best picture at the Oscars. 'The film on his website reads: "The modern Disney void, the creative vacuum, sacrifices all of the original's charm and fun in the name of personal politics and photo realistic fish.'

Richard Dreyfuss, an Academy Award-winning actor, has slammed the Oscars' new diversity and inclusion criteria, saying, "they make me vomit." To qualify for the best picture award under new conditions, filmmakers will have to satisfy minimum requirements related to promotion and inclusion. During an episode of PBS' Firing Line, Dreyfuss, 75, struck out at the woke rules and said the Academy was treating people like children by enforcing such policies.

Ben, a 36-year-old actor who appeared on ABC as a young Bernie Madoff, expressed his views on Twitter in response to an agony aunt column's letter from someone accused of fat-shaming their partner. Dreyfuss, 36, began by writing: 'That is outrageous!I've never dated a fat person!' He declared, before starting a multi-tweet thread on the subject. He also stated that if one of his partners started to put on weight, he'd insist they lose it, angering hundreds of tweeters. Dreyfuss, who is blind in one eye as a result of a genetic disorder, later said that he was unconcerned if those angry by his first tweets mocked his 'glass eye.'