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Michael J. Fox to be Honored by MoMI for Lifetime Achievement

MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE TO HONOR MICHAEL J. FOX WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT ANNUAL SPRING MOVING IMAGE AWARDS BENEFIT EVENT June 6, 2023 at Museum of the Moving Image Astoria, New York, May 11, 2023 — The Board of Trustees of Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) today announced that actor and activist…

Film Review: ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ Offers a Humorous and Sentimental View Into the Actor’s Life with Parkinson’s Disease

Not allowing misfortune to shrink their feelings of self-worth, especially after garnering long-lasting success as a larger-than-life public personality, isn’t an easy feat for many Hollywood stars. But Michael J. Fox has long used humor to contend with the Parkinson’s diagnosis he received during the height of his career in the 1980’s and ’90s, which…

Sundance Film Festival Review – ‘STILL: A Michael J. Fox’ is a Stirring and Creative Portrait of the Actor

Michael J. Fox was an incredibly popular actor in the 1980s, winning Emmy Awards for the sitcom Family Ties and starring in the science fiction film Back to the Future. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease the next decade at a very young age, something he kept hidden from the world for several years. Since then, he has…