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FAMILY AT THE RANCH
My daughter, Vanessa, and her family are with me at my ranch outside Santa Fe. They will have been here 10 days. I couldn’t come when I’d planned because I had hand surgery and there were ...
THE JOY OF OLD AGE. (NO KIDDING.)
That is the title of an article in today’s (Sunday) New York Times. It’s by 80-year-old Oliver Sacks. I’m stealing it for this blog cause I, too, feel joyful. I feel joyful more ofte...
UPDATES POST CANNES
Seems strange that I’ve done so little blogging but filming has required exceptionally long hours, plus last week I flew to Los Angeles to film the final episode of The Newsroom, 2nd season. Fir...
CANNES 2013
There are several things different about the Cannes Festival this year. For one thing, the weather has been horrible. I’m told it’s the worst weather of any festival in memory–rain, ...
MY FIRST DAYS SHOOTING
The film is “This Is Where I Leave You,” based on a novel by the same name. It’s very funny. My children, Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Corey Stoll and Adam Driver, are amazing beyond bel...
MY HAND AND FOOT PRINTS ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
Saturday was one of my happiest days—for many reasons. As I said at the ceremony, “I thought Hollywood wouldn’t give me this opportunity until the city poured a new sidewalk in front...
GCAPP AUCTION WINNERS WITH ME IN NEW MEXICO
I have spent the last 5 days at my New Mexico ranch with 8 wonderful women from Atlanta. Some I have known for a long time, some were new to me. Let me explain. Every year my non-profit, The Georgia C...
A Day at Home With Oprah
Mary Williams has been part of my family since she was 16. She came to our children’s camp from Oakland at age 13 and I fell in love with her. Both her parents were members of the Black Panther ...
FOUR DAYS AT THE RANCH
I've been here with Troy and Simone and it has snowed and been beautiful. I've waited 13 years to see wild turkey on the place. I'd been told there were flocks of them in times gone by. Suddenly ...