Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele will perform at Joe Biden’s Thursday night fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall.
Biden will be joined by Barack Obama and Bill Clinton for the event, with Stephen Colbert moderating a discussion between the three presidents.
Mindy Kaling will host the event, which has been heavily promoted by the Biden campaign as a key end-of-quarter fundraiser. First Lady Jill Biden also will speak.
The producers of the event are Jordan Roth and Alex Timbers. Jeffrey Katzenberg, Biden campaign co-chair; Rufus Gifford, campaign finance chair; Chris Korge, Biden Victory Fund finance chair; and Anna Wintour spearheaded the event. Another highlight will be a chance for certain attendees to get their photo taken with the three presidents by Annie Leibovitz. NBC News first reported on some of the details of the event.
Biden will be joined by Barack Obama and Bill Clinton for the event, with Stephen Colbert moderating a discussion between the three presidents.
Mindy Kaling will host the event, which has been heavily promoted by the Biden campaign as a key end-of-quarter fundraiser. First Lady Jill Biden also will speak.
The producers of the event are Jordan Roth and Alex Timbers. Jeffrey Katzenberg, Biden campaign co-chair; Rufus Gifford, campaign finance chair; Chris Korge, Biden Victory Fund finance chair; and Anna Wintour spearheaded the event. Another highlight will be a chance for certain attendees to get their photo taken with the three presidents by Annie Leibovitz. NBC News first reported on some of the details of the event.
- 3/26/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Less than 24 hours after Joe Biden declared his Presidential campaign very much alive with a trove of Super Tuesday comeback victories, the former Vice President is celebrating tonight with Hollywood A-listers.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sony Pictures’ Tom Rothman, Bad Robot’s Brian Weinstein, Sony-Screen Gems’ Eric Paquette and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti were some of the guests at a fundraiser at the Beverly Hills home of philanthropist and former Paramount boss Sherry Lansing, according to a source who was there. Co-hosts included John Emerson and Kimberly Emerson, Sim Farar and Debra Farar and Cynthia Telles and Joe Waz.
As Biden’s campaign sees a big boost in new bundlers and donors with momentum swinging his way as the more moderate alternative to Bernie Sanders, the event sold out and had to be moved outside at Lansing’s pad to accommodate all the 350 or so guests. Tickets started at $1,000 per person.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sony Pictures’ Tom Rothman, Bad Robot’s Brian Weinstein, Sony-Screen Gems’ Eric Paquette and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti were some of the guests at a fundraiser at the Beverly Hills home of philanthropist and former Paramount boss Sherry Lansing, according to a source who was there. Co-hosts included John Emerson and Kimberly Emerson, Sim Farar and Debra Farar and Cynthia Telles and Joe Waz.
As Biden’s campaign sees a big boost in new bundlers and donors with momentum swinging his way as the more moderate alternative to Bernie Sanders, the event sold out and had to be moved outside at Lansing’s pad to accommodate all the 350 or so guests. Tickets started at $1,000 per person.
- 3/5/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Exclusive: Zeitgeist Films has announced that it has acquired “Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story,” a documentary about two fascinating (and unsung) heroes of 60+ years of Hollywood history. Directed by Daniel Raim and executive produced by Danny DeVito, the film had its premiere in the Cannes Classics section of the Festival.
The film will open in the first quarter of 2017 with a national rollout to follow.
– Open Road Films has acquired all North American rights to the romantic comedy “Home Again,” which will star Reese Witherspoon. The film was written by Hallie Meyers-Shyer and will be directed by Meyers-Shyer in her directorial debut. Nancy Meyers is producing alongside Black Bicycle Entertainment’s Erika Olde, who also financed the film.
– Exclusive: Zeitgeist Films has announced that it has acquired “Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story,” a documentary about two fascinating (and unsung) heroes of 60+ years of Hollywood history. Directed by Daniel Raim and executive produced by Danny DeVito, the film had its premiere in the Cannes Classics section of the Festival.
The film will open in the first quarter of 2017 with a national rollout to follow.
– Open Road Films has acquired all North American rights to the romantic comedy “Home Again,” which will star Reese Witherspoon. The film was written by Hallie Meyers-Shyer and will be directed by Meyers-Shyer in her directorial debut. Nancy Meyers is producing alongside Black Bicycle Entertainment’s Erika Olde, who also financed the film.
- 9/23/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday approved and sent to the chamber’s floor three of the ambassador-designates President Barack Obama has nominated from among his leading Hollywood-connected supporters. The nominations of HBO executive James Costos as ambassador to Spain, longtime California Democratic insider John Emerson as U.S. representative to Germany and one-time producer-turned-mega fundraiser Rufus Gifford as America’s top diplomat in Denmark. All three of the nominations now go to the full Senate for final confirmation. The three are part of an unprecedentedly large number of ambassadorial appointments drawn from the ranks of Obama’s
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- 7/30/2013
- by Tina Daunt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An HBO executive is among a group of new appointees to key Obama administration posts. James Costos, HBO's vp global licensing and retail, consumer marketing, and a key fundraiser for the president, has been named ambassador to Spain, the Obama administration announced Friday. In addition to Costos, Obama nominated two other Hollywood political insiders, with more nominations from the entertainment industry expected to follow. If confirmed by the Senate, John Emerson, the longtime Southern California DNC chief and financial executive, will be ambassador to Germany; Obama campaign finance chief and former studio exec Rufus Gifford will be America’s chief diplomat in
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- 6/14/2013
- by Tina Daunt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CNN’s coverage of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden accepting their nominations at the Democratic National Convention last night (read Ken Tucker’s review of their speeches) taught us 10 things:
1. Some cutaway shots are simply too brief.
“Gentlemen, it’s never been a good bet to bet against the American people.”
Biden exits… to a dance party.
2. The higher your office, the more reverent the hats shown during your speech.
Joe Biden:
Barack Obama:
John Kerry:
3. Sometimes you really want the camera to pan right.
4. If the veteran on Camera 1 sneezes, immediately cut to...
1. Some cutaway shots are simply too brief.
“Gentlemen, it’s never been a good bet to bet against the American people.”
Biden exits… to a dance party.
2. The higher your office, the more reverent the hats shown during your speech.
Joe Biden:
Barack Obama:
John Kerry:
3. Sometimes you really want the camera to pan right.
4. If the veteran on Camera 1 sneezes, immediately cut to...
- 9/7/2012
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
Obama's new social secretary-the first man and gay person to hold the job-is a bold pick. Jacob Bernstein on Jeremy Bernard's climb up the social ladder and what this means for gay rights.
In October of 2009, tens of thousands of Lgbt people marched on Washington, lambasting President Obama for what they saw to be a totally underwhelming agenda on gay rights.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Obama's Head-in-the Sand Budget
What a difference a year and a half can make. Since that time, when Andrew Sullivan loudly declared that Obama's speech at a gay rights event was little more than "bullshit...campaign boilerplate," the president has signed a major hate crimes prevention act, repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell, refused to support the Defense of Marriage Act, and now the latest: appointed Jeremy Bernard as the first man and the first openly gay person to be the White House social secretary,...
In October of 2009, tens of thousands of Lgbt people marched on Washington, lambasting President Obama for what they saw to be a totally underwhelming agenda on gay rights.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Obama's Head-in-the Sand Budget
What a difference a year and a half can make. Since that time, when Andrew Sullivan loudly declared that Obama's speech at a gay rights event was little more than "bullshit...campaign boilerplate," the president has signed a major hate crimes prevention act, repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell, refused to support the Defense of Marriage Act, and now the latest: appointed Jeremy Bernard as the first man and the first openly gay person to be the White House social secretary,...
- 2/26/2011
- by Jacob Bernstein
- The Daily Beast
Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post is reporting that the Obama White House is naming Jeremy Bernard as the White House social secretary. Bernard will be the first man to hold the position as well as the first out gay person to do so.
Bernard, along with his then partner Rufus Gifford, were early supporters of President Obama doing quite a bit of fundraising for him in California. Bernard subsequently went to work for the Obama administration as the White House liaison at the National Endowment for the Humanities and then became the Senior Advisor to the Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
About Bernard's appointment, President Obama said "Jeremy shares our vision for the White House as the People’s House, one that celebrates our history and culture in dynamic and inclusive ways. We look forward to Jeremy continuing to showcase America’s arts and culture to...
Bernard, along with his then partner Rufus Gifford, were early supporters of President Obama doing quite a bit of fundraising for him in California. Bernard subsequently went to work for the Obama administration as the White House liaison at the National Endowment for the Humanities and then became the Senior Advisor to the Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
About Bernard's appointment, President Obama said "Jeremy shares our vision for the White House as the People’s House, one that celebrates our history and culture in dynamic and inclusive ways. We look forward to Jeremy continuing to showcase America’s arts and culture to...
- 2/25/2011
- by Michael Jensen
- The Backlot
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