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Elton John Talks Fame, Family and Coming Out: “I Was Being Honest”
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Elton John Talks Fame, Family and Coming Out: “I Was Being Honest”

Elton John opened up about fame and family on Saturday night after the world premiere of Elton John: Never Too Late at the Toronto Film Festival. “Fame is a dangerous thing if you don’t have something else, and that something else is honesty, and if you don’t have honesty to go with fame, then you’re going to be in real, real trouble, like I was before I got sober in 1990. It’s been 34 years now,” John said during a post-screening Q&A for the film directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, his husband.

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Elton John Doc on Overcoming “Adversity, Abuse, Addiction” Set for BFI London Film Festival
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Elton John Doc on Overcoming “Adversity, Abuse, Addiction” Set for BFI London Film Festival

A documentary on the celebrated British singer Elton John will get its European premiere at the 68th BFI London Film Festival. Elton John: Never Too Late will air on Oct. 10 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, with the singer and doc directors R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, who is also John’s husband, set to be in attendance.

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NY Film Festival: Pablo Larraín’s Angelina Jolie Starrer ‘Maria,’ Elton John Doc Among Spotlight Highlights
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NY Film Festival: Pablo Larraín’s Angelina Jolie Starrer ‘Maria,’ Elton John Doc Among Spotlight Highlights

The 2024 New York Film Festival has announced the lineup for its Spotlight section, including Pablo Larraín’s Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in her final days, as well as the U.S. premiere of R.J. Cutler and David Furnish’s documentary Elton John: Never Too Late.

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Oscars: Academy Unveils Shortlists in 10 Categories - BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY
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Oscars: Academy Unveils Shortlists in 10 Categories - BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday unveiled its shortlists for the 2022 Oscars in 10 categories, including documentary and international features. It also includes documentary short subject, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, animated short, live-action short, visual effects, and — returning this year — sound.

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‘Dear…’ Showrunner Donny Jackson Inks First-Look With R.J. Cutler’s This Machine
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‘Dear…’ Showrunner Donny Jackson Inks First-Look With R.J. Cutler’s This Machine

Emmy-winning nonfiction producer Donny Jackson has inked a first-look deal with This Machine, the banner from documentary director R.J. Cutler. The duo has frequently worked together in the past and is currently in production on the upcoming season of Apple TV+ series Dear…, on which Jackson serves as the showrunner. Their previous credits include the Sundance Award-winning The September Issue.

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