VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes To NY Times For 'Shoddy Reporting' Remark
Posted on Feb 16, 2011 @ 06:20AM - Add a comment
Whoopi Goldberg ended her three-days-old feud with the New York Times Wednesday, as the fiercely opinionated host of The View apologized to the paper after declaring them guilty of "sloppy journalism" a few days back.
Whoopi Goldberg Again Says NY Times Guilty Of 'Sloppy Journalism
Here's how the whole fiasco played out:
Goldberg, on Monday's edition of The View, said she was upset by a Sunday article by critics Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott about the history of African Americans and the Oscars, thinking that her supporting actress Academy Award for 1990's Ghost had been overlooked.
She said she was "dismissed and erased by the New York Times critics who should know better," and implored the paper to "get your facts straight!"
Whoopi Goldberg Again Says NY Times Guilty Of 'Sloppy Journalism
Posted on Feb 15, 2011 @ 05:40AM - 6 comments
Whoopi Goldberg was hardly apologetic after the New York Times said The View host misunderstood the premise of an article she thought overlooked her Oscar win, saying even if the paper didn't forget her, it's still guilty of "sloppy journalism."
Here's how the brouhaha began:
VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Slams NY Times' Oscar Snub: 'Dammit, Get Your Facts Straight!'
Posted on Feb 14, 2011 @ 09:35AM - 4 comments
Whoopi Goldberg got the first Oscar snub of the season -- for an award she won 20 years ago!
The View personality was infuriated by a Sunday New York Times article by critics Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott, about the history of African Americans and the Oscars. The article completely omitted Goldberg’s best supporting actress Academy Award for 1990s' Ghost, as if it never existed.
"I have to tell you, it hurt me terribly," Whoopi groused. "When you win an Academy Award, that's part of your legacy ... and to be dismissed and erased by the New York Times critics who should know better ... this is not hidden information.
DVD Review: Patrick Swayze’s City of Joy (1992)
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 @ 06:30PM - Add a comment
Over the span of his career, Patrick Swayze appeared in dozens of productions, playing characters that mostly had a few key assets: seductive dance moves, tough-guy attitude and, as his performance in Ghost revealed, the gravity of a leading man (plus: those hands!). But in City of Joy, Roland Joffe’s 1992 adaptation of Dominique LaPierre’s eponymous book, Swayze portrayed a different kind of character; a man who was searching for answers, who had lost his way in life and, above all, needed some purpose -- and fast.
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Swayze To Be Cremated
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 @ 09:44AM - 10 comments
Patrick Swayze’s body will be cremated within 48 hours, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Click here to take a look at Patrick’s amazing career
His ashes will be spread across his ranch in New Mexico, a source told RadarOnline.com.
Swayze loved the ranch and visited whenever he could. Swayze turned his Rancho de Días Alegres (Ranch of Happy Days) into a wildlife preserve and timber farm, he loved the rugged mountains and canyons of his ranch and the cowboy life he led there.
He had his own plane that he would pilot and fly there often.
People in town loved the actor, and he said it was his favorite place in the world.
Swayze’s body is currently in Los Angeles.
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The actor, best known for his roles is such movie classics as Dirty Dancing, Point Break and Ghost, died September 14 after a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer.
Click here to read reflections from co-stars and friends
Patrick Swayze: Career Highlights
Posted on Sep 14, 2009 @ 08:16PM - Add a comment
We're taking a look back at the career of Patrick Swayze.
Demi Moore's Farewell To Patrick
Posted on Sep 14, 2009 @ 08:10PM - 4 comments
Patrick Swayze will be missed by many and his dearest friends and colleagues continue to share their thoughts about the beloved actor. His most famous leading lady Demi Moore remembers the man behind the heartthrob with words from their iconic film Ghost:
"Patrick you are loved by so many and your light will forever shine in all of our lives," she said in a statement. "In the words of Sam to Molly. 'It's amazing Molly. The love inside, you take it with you.' I will miss you. Demi"
Read their co-star Whoopi Goldberg's touching words here
