Beau Bridges. New movie. “Rushlights.” Opens today. He says:
“I haven’t done a mystery in a long time. This monthlong shoot in LA is a twisted thriller. A couple doing something else get involved in a murder. I play a small-town sheriff. My son’s in it. Jordan’s 30, an actor.
“We have scenes together. Like when we first arrive to interview this couple and we’re suspicious. He plays my assistant sheriff.
“Great having actors in the family. We run lines together. Improv together.
My actress daughter Emily, 26, did a play ‘Acting: The First Six Lessons’ with me. My idea. We both wrote it, and we’re now touring it.
“I have five children. The youngest also likes acting. Casey’s building huge centers in South Africa, and I’ve visited there. Dylan does social media digital marketing for Universal.”
This award-winning family burns no Bridges. Beau, daddy Lloyd, brother Jeff.
Qué pasa with all their statuettes and mementoes?
“I’m lightening up. The kids are all working, doing their own thing, so my wife and I moved into a smaller house. You can’t keep all that crap. You have to choose what to get rid of. I still keep some Dad stuff — original prints, a gold magazine cover, a painting my brother did that dad didn’t want.
“I’d love coming back to Broadway, but I’m a terrible critic. Peter Ustinov once wrote a play so good I laughed my ass off. The audience didn’t. In my 20s, with illustrious company, I did William Inge’s ‘Where’s Daddy?’. I flopped.”
He’s a good hubby
A P.s. about Brad Pitt now flogging his “World War Z” movie. Ask about Angelina, and he’ll say only, graciously: “Fine. Doing great.” He always shoulders his woman’s problems. And each has problems. Forever Aniston wasn’t speaking to her mother, and Angelina wasn’t speaking to father Jon Voight.
Maybe 15 or so years ago Hillary Clinton’s huge celebrity-studded outdoor party. I sat back-to-back, next table, with Jennifer and Brad — then a red-hot couple. Knowing I’d defended Jennifer’s mother, Nancy, new husband Brad politely, nicely said: “You shouldn’t take sides. You don’t really know what happened.” The conversation continued, but he was right. Now everyone’s again friendly, but the point was outsider Brad, caring and concerned, was gentle and quiet and taking care of the lady in his life.
Peace and food
CLINTON, De Niro, Sharon Stone, Tony Blair celebrating President Shimon Peres’ 90th birthday in Jerusalem. Singing “People,” Streisand twisted it into a plea for peace . . . Maybe in sympathy for the Jews, Amar’e Stoudemire did a run on the Second Avenue Deli. Knaidels, matzo balls, gefilte fish and a shot of pastrami on chalah.
Here’s what I’m hearing
Unwed grandkid Hollis and her live-in to make Judy Collins a first-time great-grandma . . . “Little Anthony” getting hydrated in San Diego’s Scripps Hospital. Ironically, Anthony Gourdine’s sweating onstage, a health hazard, gives new meaning to his ’65 hit “Hurt So Bad”. . . Fie on his troubles, Michael Douglas’ career is booming. He’s now filming “And So It Goes” in Connecticut with Rob Reiner and Diane Keaton.
Good duo
Terence Stamp co-starring with Vanessa Redgrave in their new film “Unfinished Song”: “We worked together in theater, doing Ibsen 20 years ago. So, when I came on the set this time, there was absolute one-ness. I didn’t know where I finished and she began. We have this rare relationship based on having worked together and knowing one another. Also, with all her family grief lately, I thought what I’ll do is to think I’m just here for her and put all other thoughts aside. I have enormous respect for Vanessa.
“Although, of course, politically, she is not my cup of tea.”
Sixth Avenue. Guy on a cellphone wheeling a baby carriage. Inside, a bulldog and a Persian cat.
Only in New York, kids, only in New York.