By John Carucci
NEW YORK (AP) --Michael Douglas paid simple homage to Prince at the Tribeca Film Festival with his attire: a matching purple shirt and pullover V-neck sweater.
"He was such a private man, protected his work so much," he said Saturday night. "But he was an extraordinary talent, just an extraordinary talent. I really feel a loss."
Besides being a fan, Douglas has a connection to Prince: he gave him his 1985 Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song Score for "Purple Rain."
Douglas was at the festival to help filmmakers Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser promote their multimedia installation, "The Bomb." The immersive experience, which closed the festival, puts the viewer in the middle of the film, which is displayed on screens around them while a live band plays in the center.
"I think this film, 'The Bomb' and the presentation, how beautifully it's done, is gonna bring in hopefully a new generation of younger people to make them conscious of the most important issue in our life that is least talked about," Douglas said.
Douglas feels the less we talk about nuclear weapons, the more dangerous they become.
"We cannot wait for a nuclear accident to happen before there's action to take place," Douglas said.
Douglas has already brought the conversation of a possible nuclear catastrophe to the big screen, having produced and starred in the 1979 thriller, "The China Syndrome."
"I was making a horror picture, involving a nuclear power station, and in doing our research and finding out about the half-life of plutonium and realizing, 'My God, this is really a monster.' And I've pursued this issue for years," he said.
Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton among hosts for “SNL” season 50
Fresh off her Emmys win, Jean Smart will kick off the landmark 50th season of "Saturday Night Live."
NBC on Thursday announced the lineup of hosts for the season, which premieres Sept. 28. Joining Smart on the first show will be Jelly Roll as the musical act. He was also at the Emmys, singing during the ceremony's in memoriam segment.
It will be Smart's first time hosting "SNL."
Comedian Nate Bargatze will host on Oct. 5, with Coldplay as the musical guest.
Ariana Grande will host Oct. 12, with musical guest Stevie Nicks.
"Beetlejuice" star Michael Keaton will host on Oct. 19, the last show before Halloween, and Billie Eilish will be that night's musical guest.
The host on Nov. 2 will be "SNL" alum John Mulaney, with breakout sensation Chappell Roan as the music guest.
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