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Robert Dinero Covers Cigar Aficonado: Read Quotes

 
 Legendary actor Robert Dinero covered Cigar Aficionado, and the notoriously private star answered some personal questions about his life. For more, visit Cigar Aficionado. Read some choice quotes below.

Working with Martin Scorsese
Ask any actors who work with him. They love Marty because he’s very easy, he goes with your ideas, he’s very, very flexible, and takes whatever he can from every actor. Yet he’s very clear as a director, and guides it, the piece, in the direction he feels he should. He gives you a lot of support. I think that we were just lucky to work together all those times…It was always a joy.

Reaction to NOT being cast for “Boardwalk Empire” on HBO, produced by Martin Scorsese
Marty didn’t ask me, but that’s fine.

Being a director
You have to make all the decisions, you have to make them quickly at times…it’s hard to give up certain things, but you have to. When you shoot them you might have to give them up anyway for the overall story, the overall picture, and sometimes it’s hard to give them up because you’ve put so much effort into those scenes and you don’t have enough objectivity. And you have to balance what is good for the picture and what you want.

Moving into comedy

I didn’t worry about that too much. After Analyze This, Jay Roach asked me if I wanted to do Meet the Parents. I liked Jay a lot, so that’s how it started.

Actors who have influenced him

Brando’s great actor, I always mention him, James Dean, Montgomery Clift as the three that I was affected by.

Who he wants to work with next

I’d like to do something with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Matt Damon is ‘The Martian’ — Watch Trailer Now

Can you go wrong with a hit novel, a major star, and a famed director? We’re about to find out, as Ridley Scott directs Matt Damon on Mars, where attempts to “science the shit” out of surviving on Mars. Will they risk the lives of many to rescue the life of one? It’s seems like an odd cross between Cast Away and Gravity, but I’m on board. Watch the trailer for ‘The Martian’ below.

‘I Am Cait’ Conversation: How Do We Define Women?

 When Kim Kardashian told Caitlyn Jenner that she still has “a little Bruce in her,” it got me thinking. What defines a woman? If you follow the Caitlyn Jenner story, much of her journey feels more physical than emotional. It’s often taboo to call women sensitive and emotional, as if they cry often and are too unstable to run companies. But watching Caitlyn Jenner’s journey made me appreciate the sensitivity, empathy, and compassion behind womanhood, while simultaneously realizing that she has a long way to go. On the latest episode, Kim Kardashian brought Kris Jenner’s sadness to Caitlyn’s attention, and she was dismissive and defensive, qualities often associated with men. Caitlyn was again dismissive when told about Kendall and Kylie’s sadness toward being called a “distraction,” and abruptly explained that’s “not what she meant.”
 

Could it be possible that for the entirety of Bruce Jenner’s marriage to Kris Jenner, he had dreams of becoming a woman, and that underlying pain can explain why he abandoned four biological children, and was painfully anti-social and reclusive? Judging from what I’ve seen of ‘I Am Cait,” that’s an easy, though unlikely explanation. She has no friends on the show, and it’s clear that her transgender posse was a casting choice. Her children from her first and second marriage opted not to appear for fear that it would “become a circus,” and the Kardashian Klan is team Kris Jenner, thereby limiting their appearances to a here-and-there format. As for the transgender, educational story-lines, I find it disturbing that Bruce Jenner wanted to be a woman for so many years, yet did absolutely nothing for the transgender community, including personal research from the privacy of his home. To be fair, I wasn’t in his home during the Kris Jenner years, but the show suggests that every episode is a “huge learning experience,” which I find rather shocking.
 
Unfortunately, Caitlyn Jenner picked the wrong producers for ‘I Am Cait.’ The show should have been a documentary, following each plastic surgery, and interviewing each child, ex-wife, and Kardashian about what they knew and did not know. This brings me back to my original question? What does it mean to be a woman? And why can’t a woman have a big nose, small boobs, less hair extensions, and a cover page on Vanity Fair sans sexual corset? I’m a woman, and I have a big schnoz and small boobs. Why not Cait? It all feels far too physical for my taste, and I opt out.
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Tabloid Gossip: Your Week of Links

Ben Affleck celebrated his 43rd birthday with Jennifer Garner and his kids. E! Online

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk shared a very steamy seaside kiss. Just Jared

Kylie Jenner and Tyga have gone public with their romance. People

Sharon Stone got naked. Harper’s

Lamar Odom ambushed Khloe Kardashian outside her spin class. In Touch

‘Modern Family’s’ Ariel Winter had a breast reduction. The Blemish

Chyna had something to say to Triple H at Rowdy Roddy Piper’s funeral. WGO

Kim Kardashian is naked and pregnant. ICYDK

Ed Sheeran got an ugly tattoo. Digital Spy

Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift aren’t cool anymore. Hollywood Life

‘American Pie’s’ Chris Klein is married. Us Mag

Kelly Rutherford had to send her kids back to Monaco. Yahoo!

Kim Kardashian confronted Caitlyn Jenner. Refinery29

 

 

Ticket Giveaway: MEW With The Dodos

Photo by Paul Heartfield
Photo by Paul Heartfield

If you like MEW and you like The Dodos, then you’re in luck! The bands are joining forces on tour, and I’ve got two tickets for their show at The Fonda. This will be MEW’s first North American tour as headliners since 2009, and The Dodos will open at all stops. For your chance to win tickets to the Los Angeles show on September 25, email Info@TheDishmaster.com with the CODE “MEWDO.”

Keith Richards on Sgt. Pepper: “It Was Rubbish”

“There’s not a lot of roots in that music. I think they got carried away. You’re starting to do Sgt. Pepper. Some people think it’s a genius album, but I think it’s a mishmash of rubbish, kind of like their satanic majesties. If you can make a load of shit so can we.” Keith Richards to Esquire Magazine on The Beatles

Artist Spotlight: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

  
It’s tough to find an act I like, so when Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats came across my desk via Ian Imhof of Xavier MGMT, I was elated. The Denver-based folk rock group is about to enter superstar status, which is good news for its members, which include Nathaniel Rateliff Joseph Pope III, Patrick Meese, Mark Shusterman, Luke Mossman, Andy Wild, and Wesley Watkins. Their self-title album will be released on August 15. Watch their performance on Fallon below.

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Are Bethenny Frankel and Eric Stonestreet Dating? Get the Answer on WWHL

If it’s true that Bethenny Frankel is dating Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet, then I’ll give her credit for finally picking the nice guy. As for the idea that they’re mismatched, I’d say that their personalities are probably more aligned than some might think. Watch as the RHOBH reality star admits to the actor sleeping in her bed. Joke or not, I’m hoping there’s truth to this.