I love inspiring true stories — but when it comes to flicks about the bond between humans and canines, I cringe a bit before watching. This mainly occurs out of experience from watching previous movies that invariably feature someone in the relationship dying. Old Yeller, Turner and Hooch, Eight Below, Hole in the Paper Sky [...]
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An outspoken advocate for human rights in Tibet, as well as many other causes, Richard Gere is now adding the Galapagos Islands to his list of conservation efforts. The 59-year-old actor recently visited Galapagos National Park with his family and was apparently awed by their beauty. “He was very enthusiastic about the Islands and offered, [...]
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Reps for Berlin’s Cinema for Peace — a high-profile gala taking place during the Berlin International Film Festival — have confirmed that Leonardo DiCaprio will be attending. The actor plans on using the black-tie event as a platform to promote awareness of environmental issues. From the Hollywood Reporter,
Now in its eighth year, the Cinema [...]
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These days, if you’re an actor/actress, chances are you also have hubraic dreams to a.) create a line of perfume, b.) start your own fasion label, or c.) open up your own restaurant. It’s the later that we’ll be focusing on today — having gathered what we believe are the top 5 most delicious eco-friendly [...]
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Representing the other side of the debate, George Clooney has come out against a boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Over the past few months, we’ve seen everyone from Steven Spielberg to Richard Gere publicly condemn the country for failing to act on the Darfur crisis and human rights violations. Clooney, however, believes [...]
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Summer’s on its way and with it comes crappy re-runs, crappy reality television and the (maybe crappy, maybe not) 2008 Summer Olympics. The event hasn’t even begun and already it’s covered in gooey, international controversy. Earlier this month, Ecorazzi told you that Richard Gere wanted the USA to boycott the Olympics over all the [...]
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Actor Richard Gere is placing the final touches on a new restaurant/inn in Bedford, NY called the Bedford Post Inn. The 56-year-old purchased the property — which features several 18th century buildings — last year with a business partner. Spread over 14 acres, Gere’s new venture will feature a cafe/bakery, formal restaurant, multipurpose rooms for [...]
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Actor/vegetarian/long time Tibet activist Richard Gere is urging the world to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics in response to China’s brutal attack on the recent Himalayan protest.
Gere, chairman of the International Campaign For Tibet was disgusted with the violent treatment of demonstrators who were protesting against Chinese rule in Tibet on Friday. So far it’s [...]
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