Tag: Private Benjamin
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The Daily Stream: Private Benjamin Is An Unapologetic Feminist Icon
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Private Benjamin” (1980)Where You Can Stream It: ShowtimeThe Pitch: Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) has dreamed of one thing since she was eight years old, according…
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Lee Wallace, Actor in ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’ and ‘Batman,’ Dies at 90
Lee Wallace, the Ed Koch look-alike who coincidentally or not played mayors in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and Tim Burton’s Batman, died Sunday in New York after a long illness, his family announced. He was 90.Wallace also appeared in other notable films including Klute (1971), The Hot Rock (1972), The Happy Hooker…
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Goldie Hawn: ‘I was born with a high set point for happiness’
One of the biggest film stars of the 70s and 80s, Hawn left acting and producing behind for 15 years. She talks about Hollywood, patriarchy, dancing – and how meditation changed her lifeGoldie Hawn is Hollywood royalty, but that’s not how she sees it. Sure, she won an Oscar at 24, for her role starring…