When Gérard Depardieu’s gotta go, Gérard Depardieu’s gotta go. The passengers and crew of an Air France flight from Paris to Dublin learned that the hard way today when the legendary French actor, denied entry to one of his plane’s locked lavatories, proceeded to empty his bladder on the floor.
In Lone Scherfig’s One Day , adapted by David Nicholls from his own novel, young Brits Emma ( Anne Hathaway ) and Dexter ( Jim Sturgess ) meet cute on the last day of college and spend the ’80s and ’90s flitting in and out of each other’s lives. As the pair grows into adulthood, they begin to realize the love that existed between them from the start — even if neither can fully see it. The film — which occurs on a single day of each year throughout the relationship — is not just about romance, however; it’s about maturing, making mistakes and the memories we hold on to from precious moments spent with the ones we love.
On August 17, 1943, Robert De Niro was born in New York City to parents Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Admiral. Over the course of the next six decades, the younger De Niro rose to become one of the most acclaimed actors in the history of Hollywood, as well as a paycheck player seemingly willing to star in anything. (Hello, New Year’s Eve !) In honor of Bobby’s big birthday, let’s celebrate the less-lauded performances he’s given in his career. What’s Robert De Niro’s finest slumming performance?