Marisa Tomei to headline George Clooney-produced HBO miniseriesFebruary 25, 2015 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Marisa Tomei is tapped to headline a new HBO miniseries called "Ms." from producer George Clooney. The 50-year-old actress is set to play feminist leader Gloria Steinem in the series named after the magazine founded by Steinem and editor Letty Cottin Pogrebin in the 1970s. The miniseries will take place in the years surrounding the first issue of Ms. magazine. Tomei will be joined by Kathy Najimy, 58, who is cast as Bella Abzug, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and one of Steinem's best friends. They serve as producers along with Clooney. Steinem, who is now 80 years old, will become a consultant for the project. She was previously portrayed by Peggy Lipton in the NBC miniseries "The '70s", and by Kirstie Alley in the TV movie "A Bunny's Tale". Back in 2011, HBO aired a documentary about the famed feminist. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |