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Look at Me by Dustin Hoffman review – an era-defining actor says his piece

At 89, the star of the Graduate and Rain Man demonstrates both brilliance and a startling lack of self-awareness The choice of title for an actor’s autobiography can be revealing. Sylvester Stallone went with The Steps, conflating life’s challenging progress with those steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art that Rocky euphorically ran up. Michael Douglas cheerfully and unreflectively called his One Helluva Ride. Dustin Hoffman’s is one of those that harks back to the poignantly vulnerable youthful world in which the acting bug first took effect. Al Pacino called his Sonny Boy; Anthony Hopkins

The Guardian
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International

Shutdown of Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta: “We were killed”

On the front page of the press this Monday, November 9, was the publication of the latest issue of the Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta, symbol of the fight for democracy. A figure also on the front page: 500. This is the number of days that French journalist Christophe Gleizes will have spent in prison on Wednesday. The start of COP31 on climate today in Antalya. A host country widely criticized in terms of environment and human rights. And speculation about the new James Bond.

France 24
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