Liam Neeson, 72, Teases Retirement: ‘It Has to Stop’
Liam Neeson, star of the uber-successful Taken trilogy, told People his time as an action star is likely coming to an end “maybe the end of next year.” Since taking on the role of former CIA officer Bryan Mills in 2008’s action-packed revenge film Taken, he’s become known for action roles ever since, like Cold Pursuit, Run All Night, and Non-Stop, among others. Now, he says, he’s putting an end date on roles like these. “I’m 72—it has to stop at some stage,” he told People. “You can’t fool audiences.” Neeson told the magazine he does his own fight scenes for the most part, except for the most “intricate” stunt work, which he entrusts to his longtime stunt coordinator Mark Vanselow. At a certain point, Neeson said, Vanselow may have to do more of the work as he ages—and that’s something he’s not up for. “I don’t want Mark to be fighting my fight scenes for me.” So at some point in 2025, he said, “I think that’s it.”Read it at PeopleRead more at The Daily Beast.
Bruce Springsteen rocks for Holocaust remembrance at USC Shoah Foundation Gala in New York
Bruce Springsteen rocked the house for Holocaust remembrance. The Boss was a surprise performer at the star-studded USC Shoah Foundation’s Ambassadors for Humanity Gala Sunday, Oct. 13 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. Springsteen performed solo acoustic versions of "Dancing in the Dark” and “The Ghost of Tom Joad”...
This Auschwitz book trend has got to stop — the sooner the better
To the publishing industry: I am begging you, please, to stop publishing books titled The [Blank] of Auschwitz. Truly, seriously: Please. We’ve had The Tattooist of Auschwitz. The Midwife of Auschwitz. The Violinist of Auschwitz. The Twins of Auschwitz. The Sisters of Auschwitz. The Brothers of Auschwitz. The Daughter of Auschwitz. The Redhead of Auschwitz....
German town’s memorial stones for Nazi victims are stolen on Oct. 7 anniversary
(JTA) — Ten stones that memorialized victims of the Holocaust in a German town were discovered to be missing on Monday, the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Residents in the eastern German town of Zeitz woke up to find that all of the town’s “stumbling stones,” called “Stolpersteine” in German, had...