A note from Emma

Emma Watson

Emma Watson, who stars in the latest film version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic “Little Women,” posted on Instagram: “I’m excited to reveal a global effort with @bookfairiesworldwide to hide 2,000 copies of ‘Little Women’! #LWBookFairies features over a hundred different editions of [the] classic novel to celebrate the release of #LittleWomenMovie, every one of which has a special note from me inside. 38 countries are involved in the campaign, and it’s going to be the largest book fairy event ever – follow the hashtag to see where they are being hidden over the next few days! Do you believe in book fairies? #ibelieveinbookfairies”Watson’s role in the movie was reportedly originally intended for Emma Stone, who was unable to join the project because of obligations for the Fox Searchlight film “The Favourite.” The latest version of “Little Women,” a coming-of-age period drama and the eighth film adaptation of the 1868 novel, was written and directed by Greta Gerwig.

Partners in self-care

“Alex and I believe that self-care is a right, and everyone deserves to look and feel their best. We are so excited to announce our partnership with @hims @hers!” said Jennifer Lopez on Instagram.

Alex, of course, is fiancé Alex Rodriguez, better-known in the sports world as A-Rod, former American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman.

Hers is the new brand of startup Hims that offers men easy-to-access telemedicine. Writer Rina Raphael described Hims as a “direct-to-consumer brand dedicated to boosting men’s self-esteem by way of penis pills, hygiene products and hair loss gummies”.

Alex Rodriguez (left) and Jennifer Lopez

Nearly a year after the men’s brand was launched, Hers, “Hims badass sister,” as one writer puts it, is now also offering easy-to-access telemedicine for women.

JLo said Hers made “self-care easy and effective” for women. She said other women could multitask as well as she did with the help of Hers.

The 50-year-old actress recently starred in “Hustlers,” based on a true story that appeared in New York magazine about a savvy group of exotic dancers who stole from wealthy clients, Wall Street denizens, and a few who were not. Described by some as a stripper movie, it has generated Oscar buzz for JLo.

Why Al Pacino is a great actor

Al Pacino said on Instagram: “The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful—my personal life suffers.”The intensity Pacino displays in some of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed films should be proof enough of how much effort and passion he puts into every role he plays.

Al Pacino

Surprisingly, although Pacino was in two Oscar-winning movies both directed by Francis Ford Coppola, “The Godfather” (1972) and “The Godfather, Part II” (1974), he did not receive the Oscar best actor trophy until 1992 for the drama “Scent of a Woman,” produced and directed by Martin Brest. The film is about a preparatory school student who takes a job as an assistant to Pacino’s irritable and blind Army officer character.

The 79-year-old actor was recently seen with another “The Godfather” alumnus, Robert de Niro, in “The Irishman” (2019), as labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, whose disappearance in 1975 caused much speculation. It was Pacino’s first film with director Martin Scorsese, a frequent De Niro collaborator. The mob drama had a theatrical release before airing on Netflix.

Pacino received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for his role as homophobic lawyer Roy Cohn in “Angels in America” (2003), the adaptation of Tony Kushner’s two-part play about acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the 1980s.

His performance as Jack Kevorkian, a doctor who assisted in the suicide of terminally ill patients in “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010) earned him the same awards.

Pacino, who frequently returns to the stage, won a Tony for his leading role in “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel” (1977). He received the Cecil B. de Mille Award (a Golden Globe for lifetime achievement) in 2001, the National Medal of Arts in 2011 and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2016. INQ