The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2020 - Issue 27

bite film review tears saying that she is not used to being praised like that. She also thanked her fiancé Alex Rodriguez and sobbingly said, “He makes me feel like a winner every single day.” On the red carpet, Lopez said she aims to make more movies about the stories of women — the good, the bad and the inter- esting. “One of the things I want to do at my production com- pany with my partner (Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas) is to take the women from the background and put them at the forefront and tell their stories.” Renée Zellweger received the Desert PalmAchievement Award, Actress for Judy presented by director Rupert Goold. Zellweger referenced when she stopped for gas off Interstate 10 in Decem- ber 1993 and described the chilly air, desert breeze and stuffed Honda she was in. "I could never have imagined that I’d be in- vited back here under such special circumstances," she said. Charlize Theron received the International Star Award, Actress for Bombshell presented by director Jay Roach. On the red car- pet, Theron talked about the relevance of the film. “The story of the women of Fox,” she said, “really kind of catapulted us into this moment where we’re having a real conversation about sexual harassment in a way where it’s not going away and there have been real consequences for this kind behaviour and abuse of power. "I do think that this movie will be somewhat of a historical marker for this fight that women are facing right now.” Theron also referenced in a more lighthearted way about the last time she was in Palm Springs for her child's field trip. "I drank myself into a daytime coma dealing with 40 first-graders, so it’s nice to be back under more celebratory circumstances,” she laughed. Adam Driver received the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for Marriage Story, presented by co-star Laura Dern. Driver expressed extreme gratitude and many thanks to every- one involved in the recent movie and said he “wanted to thank Palm Springs Festival publicly for such an opportunity to stand here on behalf of Marriage Story and I feel very lucky to be a benefactor of such support.” Last but definitely not least closing out the night, Martin Scors- ese took centre stage upon receiving the Sonny Bono Vision- ary Award from Robert De Niro. Before Scorsese came out to accept the award, De Niro got political when referencing the namesake behind it. “Sonny was a Republican,” he said to a round of cheers. “Back in the days when the Republicans still supported the arts, believed in science and could put partisanship aside to cham- pion what’s best for our country. It's a different time now,” he added and continued the ceremony with the introduction of Scorsese. De Niro did not spare words in praising the director with whom he created many movies throughout the years. “It is amazing for me that Marty who absorbed the entire histo- ry with respect and love still manages to be completely orig- inal every time he steps behind the camera. He doesn’t break boundaries for the sake of breaking boundaries. He simply doesn’t acknowledge the creative limits when it comes to sto- rytelling.” And finally, Scorsese gave his speech, which was definitely worth the wait. The wisdom, passion, and experience of many years in the moving pictures industry were clearly transmitted through his speech. The director famously said, “We cannot have a future of our art form without knowing its past”. He thanked Netflix for allowing him to make The Irishman . He said how appreciative he is for all the new opportunities out there to make and stream new movies, yet he is concerned about the way people are seeing them and that the definition of moviegoers should soon be replaced with movie watchers Charlize Theron