Rebel Wilson has waded into one of the great acting representation debates of our time.
The Pitch Perfect star, who is engaged to a woman, branded the idea that “only straight actors can play straight roles and gay actors can play gay roles” as “total nonsense.”
She was responding to a question over whether women can get away with different jokes compared to men, and was also speaking to the debate about whether people can make jokes about being overweight if they are not, for example.
“I think that’s hard,” she told the BBC’s Desert Island Discs. “It’s going into this territory of like saying, ‘Well, only straight actors can play straight roles, and gay actors can play gay roles,’ which I think is total nonsense.”
She added: “I think you should be able to play any role that you want. But I always think, in comedy,...
The Pitch Perfect star, who is engaged to a woman, branded the idea that “only straight actors can play straight roles and gay actors can play gay roles” as “total nonsense.”
She was responding to a question over whether women can get away with different jokes compared to men, and was also speaking to the debate about whether people can make jokes about being overweight if they are not, for example.
“I think that’s hard,” she told the BBC’s Desert Island Discs. “It’s going into this territory of like saying, ‘Well, only straight actors can play straight roles, and gay actors can play gay roles,’ which I think is total nonsense.”
She added: “I think you should be able to play any role that you want. But I always think, in comedy,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Mega
Former adult film star Stormy Daniels has finally spoken out after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money criminal trial.
Daniels, who played a vital role in the trial, called for his immediate imprisonment and community service, revealing she still faces threats despite his conviction.
Despite the historic jury verdict, Donald Trump maintains his innocence, calling the trial "rigged."
Stormy Daniels Says Donald Trump Should Be The 'Volunteer Punching Bag At A Woman's Shelter' Mega
Breaking her silence following Trump’s conviction, Daniels called for the ex-president to be jailed immediately.
“I think he should be sentenced to jail and some community service working for the less fortunate or being the volunteer punching bag at a women's shelter," she told The Mirror.
Daniels played a crucial role in bringing down Trump by revealing a $130,000 payment made by his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, to keep her quiet about...
Former adult film star Stormy Daniels has finally spoken out after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money criminal trial.
Daniels, who played a vital role in the trial, called for his immediate imprisonment and community service, revealing she still faces threats despite his conviction.
Despite the historic jury verdict, Donald Trump maintains his innocence, calling the trial "rigged."
Stormy Daniels Says Donald Trump Should Be The 'Volunteer Punching Bag At A Woman's Shelter' Mega
Breaking her silence following Trump’s conviction, Daniels called for the ex-president to be jailed immediately.
“I think he should be sentenced to jail and some community service working for the less fortunate or being the volunteer punching bag at a women's shelter," she told The Mirror.
Daniels played a crucial role in bringing down Trump by revealing a $130,000 payment made by his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, to keep her quiet about...
- 6/2/2024
- by Favour Adegoke
- The Blast
Congratulations are in order for Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi, who got married, Jon Bon Jovi announced.
According to People, the 20-year-old Stranger Things star and the model, 22, tied the knot in a small ceremony last weekend.
During an interview on BBC’s The One Show on May 28, Bon Jovi was asked how the newlyweds were doing, to which he replied, “They’re great.”
“They’re absolutely fantastic,” he continued. “It was a very small family wedding, and the bride looked gorgeous, and Jake is happy as can be. Yeah, it’s true.”
Brown and Bongiovi have yet to publicly confirm or comment on their nuptials.
The couple went public with their relationship in 2021 when Brown posted a photo on her Instagram sharing a kiss with Bongiovi while riding the London Eye. They later made multiple red carpet appearances as a couple, including at the premieres of Enola Holmes 2...
According to People, the 20-year-old Stranger Things star and the model, 22, tied the knot in a small ceremony last weekend.
During an interview on BBC’s The One Show on May 28, Bon Jovi was asked how the newlyweds were doing, to which he replied, “They’re great.”
“They’re absolutely fantastic,” he continued. “It was a very small family wedding, and the bride looked gorgeous, and Jake is happy as can be. Yeah, it’s true.”
Brown and Bongiovi have yet to publicly confirm or comment on their nuptials.
The couple went public with their relationship in 2021 when Brown posted a photo on her Instagram sharing a kiss with Bongiovi while riding the London Eye. They later made multiple red carpet appearances as a couple, including at the premieres of Enola Holmes 2...
- 5/31/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mega
Following his historic guilty verdict, former President Donald Trump held a press conference on Friday to address the hush-money trial.
After over nine hours of deliberation spanning two days, the Manhattan jury convicted the former President of fabricating business records in relation to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.
In addition to slamming the jury for his conviction, Donald Trump also took aim at the "record levels of terrorists" entering the nation.
Inside Donald Trump's Hush-Money Trial Mega
Donald Trump was on trial after he was accused of giving out "hush money" regarding an alleged sexual encounter he had with adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
Both Cohen and Daniels testified that the money was sent as a way to prevent her from telling media outlets that she had sex with Trump one time in 2006. He was found guilty on all 34 charges.
Following his historic guilty verdict, former President Donald Trump held a press conference on Friday to address the hush-money trial.
After over nine hours of deliberation spanning two days, the Manhattan jury convicted the former President of fabricating business records in relation to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.
In addition to slamming the jury for his conviction, Donald Trump also took aim at the "record levels of terrorists" entering the nation.
Inside Donald Trump's Hush-Money Trial Mega
Donald Trump was on trial after he was accused of giving out "hush money" regarding an alleged sexual encounter he had with adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
Both Cohen and Daniels testified that the money was sent as a way to prevent her from telling media outlets that she had sex with Trump one time in 2006. He was found guilty on all 34 charges.
- 5/31/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
A lot has happened in the nearly eight years since Donald Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and announced that he was running for president. He won, he lost, he tried to overthrow the government, and on Thursday, he became — for the first time in the history of the presidency — a felon convicted by a jury of his peers.
On Friday, Trump once again called the media to the lobby of Trump Tower, where he responded to the conviction by railing against President Joe Biden, Judge Juan Merchan,...
On Friday, Trump once again called the media to the lobby of Trump Tower, where he responded to the conviction by railing against President Joe Biden, Judge Juan Merchan,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Mega
Former President Donald Trump held a press conference on Friday, May 31, only one day after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records connected to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
On Thursday, a New York jury of seven men and six women returned the historic verdict after two days of deliberation.
Following the verdict, Donald Trump is now claiming "sick people" for his conviction.
Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict In Trump's Hush-Money Trial Mega
As The Blast reported on Thursday, the former President was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush money trial, which centered on allegations that he falsified business records to hide a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
They concluded that Trump falsified the records to conceal unlawful interference in the 2016 presidential election through the $130,000 hush money payment,...
Former President Donald Trump held a press conference on Friday, May 31, only one day after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records connected to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
On Thursday, a New York jury of seven men and six women returned the historic verdict after two days of deliberation.
Following the verdict, Donald Trump is now claiming "sick people" for his conviction.
Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict In Trump's Hush-Money Trial Mega
As The Blast reported on Thursday, the former President was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush money trial, which centered on allegations that he falsified business records to hide a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
They concluded that Trump falsified the records to conceal unlawful interference in the 2016 presidential election through the $130,000 hush money payment,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
Mega
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, history was made as former President Donald Trump is the first president to be convicted of a crime after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Following the verdict, many are asking if Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, can still run for President of the United States.
Former President Donald Found Guilty On All 34 Counts Of Falsifying Business Records Mega
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush money trial, which focused on allegations that he falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
Those records include 11 invoices from Michael Cohen, 11 checks paid to former lawyer Michael Cohen, and 12 entries in Trump's ledgers.
A jury consisting of 7 men and...
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, history was made as former President Donald Trump is the first president to be convicted of a crime after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Following the verdict, many are asking if Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, can still run for President of the United States.
Former President Donald Found Guilty On All 34 Counts Of Falsifying Business Records Mega
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush money trial, which focused on allegations that he falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
Those records include 11 invoices from Michael Cohen, 11 checks paid to former lawyer Michael Cohen, and 12 entries in Trump's ledgers.
A jury consisting of 7 men and...
- 5/30/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
Mega
As The Blast reported, a verdict was finally reached in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday, May 30, 2024. The hush money trial lasted five intense weeks, with Trump in attendance every day.
The jury, consisting of seven men and six women from New York, delivered their decision after only two days of deliberations. Judge Juan Merchan told the courtroom not to react as the verdict was read.
After being found guilty on all 34 counts, Trump is now a convicted felon. Now, his son, Donald Trump Jr., is breaking his silence.
Donald Trump Jr. Calls The Judge 'Bias' Mega
The jury in Trump's hush money trial has found the former President guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. Moments after the verdict was read, Donald Trump Jr. broke his silence.
"Obviously [it's] just a sad day for America,...
As The Blast reported, a verdict was finally reached in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday, May 30, 2024. The hush money trial lasted five intense weeks, with Trump in attendance every day.
The jury, consisting of seven men and six women from New York, delivered their decision after only two days of deliberations. Judge Juan Merchan told the courtroom not to react as the verdict was read.
After being found guilty on all 34 counts, Trump is now a convicted felon. Now, his son, Donald Trump Jr., is breaking his silence.
Donald Trump Jr. Calls The Judge 'Bias' Mega
The jury in Trump's hush money trial has found the former President guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. Moments after the verdict was read, Donald Trump Jr. broke his silence.
"Obviously [it's] just a sad day for America,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Kelly Coffey-Behrens
- The Blast
A jury in New York City found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a payment to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels quiet about an alleged affair out of fear that it would hurt his chances of winning the 2016 election.
The jury began deliberating on Tuesday before returning the verdict Thursday afternoon. They were unanimous in their decision — which took them about 7.5 hours to reach — that Trump is guilty on all 34 counts on which he was charged.
The conviction comes in the heat of Trump’s third presidential campaign,...
The jury began deliberating on Tuesday before returning the verdict Thursday afternoon. They were unanimous in their decision — which took them about 7.5 hours to reach — that Trump is guilty on all 34 counts on which he was charged.
The conviction comes in the heat of Trump’s third presidential campaign,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Catherina Gioino and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
When Billy Joel’s camp decided to commemorate his 100th show of a mega-residency at Madison Square Garden with a television special, the question arose of whether to go with a major streamer or a major broadcast network. But there was little doubt in the end that they would go with the most populist possible pick, as the producers of “Billy Joel: The 100th Live at Madison Square Garden” explained in a panel discussion for the Variety FYC Streaming Room.
“No one has ever sold out a hundred shows at Madison Square Garden, and I don’t think anybody ever will,” said Steve Cohen, a cohort of Joel’s for about 50 years who is one of the show’s executive producers. “It’s a unicorn event… (The) idea was, hey, if we don’t show this to people, the people in the Midwest or in St. George, Utah, are not...
“No one has ever sold out a hundred shows at Madison Square Garden, and I don’t think anybody ever will,” said Steve Cohen, a cohort of Joel’s for about 50 years who is one of the show’s executive producers. “It’s a unicorn event… (The) idea was, hey, if we don’t show this to people, the people in the Midwest or in St. George, Utah, are not...
- 5/30/2024
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Updated, 2:10 Pm: Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial.
Updated, 1:39 Pm: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial have reached a verdict.
Judge Juan Merchan announced that the jurors had sent a note informing them of their decision. The verdict is expected to be read in about 30 minutes.
The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per CNN.
Previously: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush-money trial are slated to return to court this morning to have a batch of trial transcripts read back to them, and to re-hear the jury instructions the judge spent more than an hour delivering on Wednesday.
The requests arrived in a pair of notes the jury sent to the presiding judge, state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, a few hours into their first day weighing 34 felony charges against the former president.
Updated, 1:39 Pm: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial have reached a verdict.
Judge Juan Merchan announced that the jurors had sent a note informing them of their decision. The verdict is expected to be read in about 30 minutes.
The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per CNN.
Previously: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush-money trial are slated to return to court this morning to have a batch of trial transcripts read back to them, and to re-hear the jury instructions the judge spent more than an hour delivering on Wednesday.
The requests arrived in a pair of notes the jury sent to the presiding judge, state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, a few hours into their first day weighing 34 felony charges against the former president.
- 5/30/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
The Mediapro Studio US/Canada, the offshoot of the Spanish media giant, has unveiled its North American leadership team as it prepares its autumn slate.
Erika Kennair is named head of scripted content and Pam Healey head of unscripted content reporting to The Mediapro Studio US/Canada head Juan Acosta.
The North American leadership team comprises Ari Tan as head of strategy and operations and Robert Haiat as head of commercial in Los Angeles, with Leslie Cohen as head of global acquisitions and Juan Pablo Santos as SVP content and business development, both based in New York.
The Mediapro Studio...
Erika Kennair is named head of scripted content and Pam Healey head of unscripted content reporting to The Mediapro Studio US/Canada head Juan Acosta.
The North American leadership team comprises Ari Tan as head of strategy and operations and Robert Haiat as head of commercial in Los Angeles, with Leslie Cohen as head of global acquisitions and Juan Pablo Santos as SVP content and business development, both based in New York.
The Mediapro Studio...
- 5/30/2024
- ScreenDaily
U.S. actor and producer David Boreanaz, star of hit series “Bones,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel” and “Seal Team,” will serve as president of the fiction jury for the Golden Nymph Awards at the 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which takes place June 14-18.
He will be joined by fiction jury members Piv Bernth, CEO, executive and creative producer of Apple Tree Productions in Denmark; Teresa Fernandez Valdes, producer and CEO of Te Espero en Marte in Spain; Claire Mundell, producer, creative director and founder of Synchronicity Films in the U.K.; Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen and Noor Sadar, producer and CEO of White Lion Films, a subsidiary of Mediawan in France.
Steve Anderson, U.K.-based journalist, executive producer and former controller of news and current affairs at ITV, is president of the news and documentaries jury. Members of this jury include Chiara Avesani, director and journalist with Rai 3 in Italy; Martina Šantavá,...
He will be joined by fiction jury members Piv Bernth, CEO, executive and creative producer of Apple Tree Productions in Denmark; Teresa Fernandez Valdes, producer and CEO of Te Espero en Marte in Spain; Claire Mundell, producer, creative director and founder of Synchronicity Films in the U.K.; Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen and Noor Sadar, producer and CEO of White Lion Films, a subsidiary of Mediawan in France.
Steve Anderson, U.K.-based journalist, executive producer and former controller of news and current affairs at ITV, is president of the news and documentaries jury. Members of this jury include Chiara Avesani, director and journalist with Rai 3 in Italy; Martina Šantavá,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Update: Jurors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial went home early today after they asked Judge Juan Merchan to re-read them some or possibly all of the 53 pages of instructions that he delivered to them this morning ahead of deliberations. It was the second jury note in the space of an hour from the anonymous 12-person panel.
Jurors are deciding the former president’s guilt or innocence on charges of falsifying business records to keep a hush money payment to a porn star secret and keep a potential sexual scandal from derailing his first presidential campaign.
The second jury note, at 3:51 p.m., arrived with Merchan, the lawyers and court personnel working to identify and assemble of the trial testimony the jury requested in its first note at 2:56 p.m. Merchan called the jury in at around 4 p.m. and told them they’d do...
Jurors are deciding the former president’s guilt or innocence on charges of falsifying business records to keep a hush money payment to a porn star secret and keep a potential sexual scandal from derailing his first presidential campaign.
The second jury note, at 3:51 p.m., arrived with Merchan, the lawyers and court personnel working to identify and assemble of the trial testimony the jury requested in its first note at 2:56 p.m. Merchan called the jury in at around 4 p.m. and told them they’d do...
- 5/29/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
The 12 jurors in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial are set to begin deliberating Wednesday whether to convict the former president of a criminal offense.
After Tuesday’s marathon day of closing arguments, Trump took to Truth Social to post a series of all-caps rants on the eve of a day that could end with him becoming a convicted felon.
“Can You Imagine That I, As A Defendant, Am Not Allowed To Rebut Or Correct The Many Lies Told Durung The 5 Hour Filibuster Just Put On By The Soros Backed D.
After Tuesday’s marathon day of closing arguments, Trump took to Truth Social to post a series of all-caps rants on the eve of a day that could end with him becoming a convicted felon.
“Can You Imagine That I, As A Defendant, Am Not Allowed To Rebut Or Correct The Many Lies Told Durung The 5 Hour Filibuster Just Put On By The Soros Backed D.
- 5/29/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Protesters Shouted Down Maga Lawmakers Outside Trump Trial Courthouse: ‘Go Home Carpetbagging Fools’
A crowd of anti-Donald Trump protesters repeatedly shouted down a group of Maga lawmakers outside of a lower Manhattan courthouse while a press briefing was taking place.
Last week, several of the former president’s allies made an appearance to rail against Trump’s prosecution in his New York hush money trial and emphasized their devotion to him.
The group included South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik, ex-Trump administration official Kash Patel, Trump senior adviser Jason Miller and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Georgia).
When Trump’s supporters gathered to talk with the press and deliver their statements of support for the former president, protesters in the crowd jeered at and heckled them.
The police tried to keep the protesters at bay, but their sounds drowned out the Maga lawmakers from declaring support for Trump.
“I wanted this country to understand that prosecutors around...
Last week, several of the former president’s allies made an appearance to rail against Trump’s prosecution in his New York hush money trial and emphasized their devotion to him.
The group included South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik, ex-Trump administration official Kash Patel, Trump senior adviser Jason Miller and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Georgia).
When Trump’s supporters gathered to talk with the press and deliver their statements of support for the former president, protesters in the crowd jeered at and heckled them.
The police tried to keep the protesters at bay, but their sounds drowned out the Maga lawmakers from declaring support for Trump.
“I wanted this country to understand that prosecutors around...
- 5/29/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Update: Closing arguments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended tonight almost 11 hours after they began, with a prosecutor telling jurors that the former president’s “intent to defraud … could not be any clearer,” according to multiple news outlets.
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass, wrapping just ahead of an 8 p.m. deadline set by Judge Juan Merchan, also ran into one last objection from the defense when he invoked a statement that Trump famously made a year before his inauguration as president: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters.”
Merchan upheld the defense objection and Steinglass later moved on to thanking the jury for their time and attention. Six weeks after the first jury candidates walked into the lower Manhattan courtroom, they are expected to begin their deliberations on Wednesday after receiving Merchan’s instructions on the law.
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass, wrapping just ahead of an 8 p.m. deadline set by Judge Juan Merchan, also ran into one last objection from the defense when he invoked a statement that Trump famously made a year before his inauguration as president: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters.”
Merchan upheld the defense objection and Steinglass later moved on to thanking the jury for their time and attention. Six weeks after the first jury candidates walked into the lower Manhattan courtroom, they are expected to begin their deliberations on Wednesday after receiving Merchan’s instructions on the law.
- 5/29/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
New York prosecutors and Donald Trump’s defense team engaged in a verbal tug-of-war over Michael Cohen’s testimony during their closing arguments on Tuesday.
The former president’s former fixer was the subject of the majority of both summations, with both sides freely taking jabs at the other as the defense attempted to paint Cohen as an unreliable witness, while prosecutors reminded jurors it was Trump, not Cohen, on trial.
“The question is not whether you like Cohen,” Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass said during his closing arguments. “It...
The former president’s former fixer was the subject of the majority of both summations, with both sides freely taking jabs at the other as the defense attempted to paint Cohen as an unreliable witness, while prosecutors reminded jurors it was Trump, not Cohen, on trial.
“The question is not whether you like Cohen,” Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass said during his closing arguments. “It...
- 5/28/2024
- by Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this month, Sony / Screen Gems sent a horror movie called Tarot (which was formerly going by the title Horrorscope) out to theatres, and it has racked up over $37 million at the global box office. If you didn’t catch Tarot on the big screen (read our review Here), you now have the chance to watch it in the comfort of your own home, as it has received a digital release today! The film is available for rent on Amazon for the price of $9.99, or it can be purchased for $14.99.
Best known for playing Peter Parker’s best friend Ned in the recent Spider-Man movies, Jacob Batalon plays the title character in the horror comedy Syfy / Hulu / Amazon series Reginald the Vampire, and also has a lead role in Tarot. He’s joined in the cast by Avantika (Mean Girls), Adain Bradley (Wrong Turn: The Foundation), Humberly González (Ginny & Georgia...
Best known for playing Peter Parker’s best friend Ned in the recent Spider-Man movies, Jacob Batalon plays the title character in the horror comedy Syfy / Hulu / Amazon series Reginald the Vampire, and also has a lead role in Tarot. He’s joined in the cast by Avantika (Mean Girls), Adain Bradley (Wrong Turn: The Foundation), Humberly González (Ginny & Georgia...
- 5/28/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
While she claims to be taller in interviews, Isla Fisher is believed to measure just 5ft 2 (157.5 cm), making her shorter than the average American woman.
Isla Fisher’s shoe size is 8 in the US, 6 in the UK, and 38 in the European. “I’m 5ft 3ins and about 6st 10Ib (94lbs), although I don’t weigh myself – I don’t own scales,” she told The Mirror in 1998.
Actress Isla Fisher flaunts her feet and legs in Sergio Rossi heels at the premiere of RADiUS-twc’s “Bachelorette” at ArcLight Cinemas on August 23, 2012, in Hollywood, California (Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock)
Height Challenges While Filming ‘Wedding Crashers’
In a 2005 interview with Edinburgh Evening News, she talked about filming the American comedy film Wedding Crashers with Vince Vaughn, who measures 6ft 5 (195.6 cm).
It was difficult to get a rapport in the beginning with Vince though, because my eyes met his belly button, he’s so tall.
Isla Fisher’s shoe size is 8 in the US, 6 in the UK, and 38 in the European. “I’m 5ft 3ins and about 6st 10Ib (94lbs), although I don’t weigh myself – I don’t own scales,” she told The Mirror in 1998.
Actress Isla Fisher flaunts her feet and legs in Sergio Rossi heels at the premiere of RADiUS-twc’s “Bachelorette” at ArcLight Cinemas on August 23, 2012, in Hollywood, California (Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock)
Height Challenges While Filming ‘Wedding Crashers’
In a 2005 interview with Edinburgh Evening News, she talked about filming the American comedy film Wedding Crashers with Vince Vaughn, who measures 6ft 5 (195.6 cm).
It was difficult to get a rapport in the beginning with Vince though, because my eyes met his belly button, he’s so tall.
- 5/26/2024
- by Anne De Guia
- Your Next Shoes
Andy Cohen has filed to dismiss Real Housewives star Leah McSweeney’s lawsuit alleging workplace discrimination and alcohol- and drug-related favoritism.
About three months after McSweeney sued Cohen, the Bravo producer asked a judge to dismiss her previous claims that she had experienced a “hostile work environment” during her time with the TV franchise, including sex/gender and disability discrimination, according to court documents obtained by People magazine Friday.
In her lawsuit filed in February against Cohen, Bravo, Shed Media and other subsidiaries, McSweeney alleged that Bravoland was a “rotted workplace culture that uniquely depended on pressuring its employees to consume alcohol.” The suit also claimed that producers “colluded with her colleagues to pressure Ms. McSweeney to drink,” knowing she struggled with an “alcohol use disorder,” and “retaliated against her when she wanted to stay sober.”
Cohen’s new court documents stated that McSweeney’s allegations are “threadbare” and should...
About three months after McSweeney sued Cohen, the Bravo producer asked a judge to dismiss her previous claims that she had experienced a “hostile work environment” during her time with the TV franchise, including sex/gender and disability discrimination, according to court documents obtained by People magazine Friday.
In her lawsuit filed in February against Cohen, Bravo, Shed Media and other subsidiaries, McSweeney alleged that Bravoland was a “rotted workplace culture that uniquely depended on pressuring its employees to consume alcohol.” The suit also claimed that producers “colluded with her colleagues to pressure Ms. McSweeney to drink,” knowing she struggled with an “alcohol use disorder,” and “retaliated against her when she wanted to stay sober.”
Cohen’s new court documents stated that McSweeney’s allegations are “threadbare” and should...
- 5/26/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Futurama" has lived more lives than any other show since the dawn of the current millennium. It has been saved from cancellation several times over the years and has maintained a very loyal following, even in the periods where no new episodes were making it to air. It's a credit to what creator Matt Groening accomplished, even going back to some of the earliest episodes. It's actually in one of those early episodes where we get one of the initial flashes of hidden brilliance that helped make the show what it is.
The third episode of "Futurama" season 1 is titled "I, Roommate," and it is a pivotal one. Fry is such a slob that he is forced by the rest of the Planet Express crew to move out of the offices where he's been crashing. He decides to take up an offer from Bender to move into his place, only...
The third episode of "Futurama" season 1 is titled "I, Roommate," and it is a pivotal one. Fry is such a slob that he is forced by the rest of the Planet Express crew to move out of the offices where he's been crashing. He decides to take up an offer from Bender to move into his place, only...
- 5/25/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Andy Cohen once described the Real Housewives franchise as “guilt free gossiping,” and now he, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros Discovery and others are denying any guilt in the workplace discrimination and retaliation claims from Rhony vet Leah McSweeney.
And, with the Constitution as their primary shield, it ain’t pretty.
“While Plaintiff attempts to overwhelm with a 754-paragraph complaint, even a cursory review of her allegations reveals that many concern matters entirely irrelevant to her claims and most are devoid of any factual or legal support, speculative, misleading, and/or demonstrably false,” declares a memorandum of law supporting Cohen’s May 22 motion to toss out McSweeney’s drugs, drink and discrimination claims of February 27.
Prepared by Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp’s Christine Lepera, Jacaob Albertson and Adam Levin, the motion, which is also of behalf of fellow defendants NBCU, Wbd, Lisa Shannon, John Paparazzo, Darren Ward, Shed Media US Inc and Bravo Media,...
And, with the Constitution as their primary shield, it ain’t pretty.
“While Plaintiff attempts to overwhelm with a 754-paragraph complaint, even a cursory review of her allegations reveals that many concern matters entirely irrelevant to her claims and most are devoid of any factual or legal support, speculative, misleading, and/or demonstrably false,” declares a memorandum of law supporting Cohen’s May 22 motion to toss out McSweeney’s drugs, drink and discrimination claims of February 27.
Prepared by Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp’s Christine Lepera, Jacaob Albertson and Adam Levin, the motion, which is also of behalf of fellow defendants NBCU, Wbd, Lisa Shannon, John Paparazzo, Darren Ward, Shed Media US Inc and Bravo Media,...
- 5/25/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Allegations that Meghan Markle mistreated members of her staff when she was a working royal have been swirling for years. Following a leaked email from one aide claiming they were “bullied” by Prince Harry’s wife and quit for that reason, the Palace launched an investigation.
More accusations that the Sussexes’ aides were bullied made headlines when Valentine Low published his book Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown. The veteran reporter wrote that those who were able to stick it out on Harry and Meghan’s staff called themselves the “Sussex Survivors Club.”
There were also reports that Prince William stepped in on more than one occasion when the duke and duchess’s employees were on the verge of quitting. Now, a royal author is revealing how Meghan reportedly responded to her brother-in-law’s concerns.
Prince William and Meghan Markle attend events to mark the centenary of the Raf...
More accusations that the Sussexes’ aides were bullied made headlines when Valentine Low published his book Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown. The veteran reporter wrote that those who were able to stick it out on Harry and Meghan’s staff called themselves the “Sussex Survivors Club.”
There were also reports that Prince William stepped in on more than one occasion when the duke and duchess’s employees were on the verge of quitting. Now, a royal author is revealing how Meghan reportedly responded to her brother-in-law’s concerns.
Prince William and Meghan Markle attend events to mark the centenary of the Raf...
- 5/24/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Judge Juan Merchan scolded lawyer Robert Costello for his behavior during former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial.
On Monday afternoon, Merchan cleared out his Manhattan courtroom of jurors, spectators and the press so that he could dress down at Costello, who was there as a key defense witness for Trump, after he made a frustrated comment about the judge’s rulings, according to a court transcript.
The transcript also mentioned that the lawyer commented under his breath and rolled his eyes.
The judge told Costello that his behavior during testimony was “contemptuous.” Costello frequently angered the judge, in part by speaking after objections were sustained.
“Geez,” the lawyer muttered after Merchan sustained several prosecution objections to his testimony.
He also called the whole exercise “ridiculous.”
When the judge had addressed Costello for not adhering to basic courtroom decorum, the witness told the court stenographer to “strike...
On Monday afternoon, Merchan cleared out his Manhattan courtroom of jurors, spectators and the press so that he could dress down at Costello, who was there as a key defense witness for Trump, after he made a frustrated comment about the judge’s rulings, according to a court transcript.
The transcript also mentioned that the lawyer commented under his breath and rolled his eyes.
The judge told Costello that his behavior during testimony was “contemptuous.” Costello frequently angered the judge, in part by speaking after objections were sustained.
“Geez,” the lawyer muttered after Merchan sustained several prosecution objections to his testimony.
He also called the whole exercise “ridiculous.”
When the judge had addressed Costello for not adhering to basic courtroom decorum, the witness told the court stenographer to “strike...
- 5/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
A violent and dangerous trio returns to theaters for the first time since 2018. The Strangers became a surprise franchise after a ten-year gap between the first two features. While 2008’s edition evolved into cult status, director Renny Harlin began formulating a plan. In conjunction with Lionsgate, Harlin brings The Strangers: Chapter 1 to theaters this weekend. As part of a filmed trilogy, the action and horror director has an opportunity to turn these characters into horror icons. Harlin brings his sense of style to the flick, which becomes a necessity. The first part of this new series primarily retells Bryan Bertino’s original story while grounding it firmly in the Pacific Northwest.
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A young couple, Ryan (Froy Gutierrez) and Maya (Madeline Petsch), make their way to Portland for a job interview. As they do, they celebrate their fifth anniversary.
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A young couple, Ryan (Froy Gutierrez) and Maya (Madeline Petsch), make their way to Portland for a job interview. As they do, they celebrate their fifth anniversary.
- 5/22/2024
- by Alan French
- FandomWire
Obviously, it’s no fun to be a target, Cohen revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. So, yes, it’s hurtful. But I have no regrets about the way I’ve handled anything. Andy Cohen has finally spoken out about the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by two of his former Real Housewives stars. While sitting down with The Hollywood Reporter, Cohen was asked outright whether the sexual harassment complaints by Brandi Glanville and Caroline Manzo are “isolated complaints or symptoms of a larger problem” within the network. The publication also brought up complaints Leah McSweeney made to Vanity Fair, accusing producers
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- 5/22/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Update: The testimony is done in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and the jurors are off until next Tuesday, but Judge Juan Merchan still found cause this afternoon to call out one of Trump’s lawyers.
Merchan scolded lawyer Emil Bove during a conference on jury instructions for trying to resurrect a defense that the judge rejected during pre-trial motions. Merchan said it was “disingenuous” of Bove to bring the matter up again. It was a moment reminiscent of the judge warning defense lawyer Todd Blanche that he was “losing all credibility” during a gag order hearing in April.
The subject today was “advice of counsel,” in which defendants can lessen or eliminate their guilt by providing evidence that they relied on what their lawyers told them. More than two hours into the negotiation, Bove raised the subject — but apparently under a different name, “involvement of counsel.” The language...
Merchan scolded lawyer Emil Bove during a conference on jury instructions for trying to resurrect a defense that the judge rejected during pre-trial motions. Merchan said it was “disingenuous” of Bove to bring the matter up again. It was a moment reminiscent of the judge warning defense lawyer Todd Blanche that he was “losing all credibility” during a gag order hearing in April.
The subject today was “advice of counsel,” in which defendants can lessen or eliminate their guilt by providing evidence that they relied on what their lawyers told them. More than two hours into the negotiation, Bove raised the subject — but apparently under a different name, “involvement of counsel.” The language...
- 5/21/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Cohen may have directly transferred the funds, but he says it was at the behest and benefit of Donald Trump that he made the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.
After four days on the witness stand, the prosecution’s key witness stepped down on Monday following a barrage of fast-paced questions and quick-shifting topics from Trump’s defense team. Cohen’s testimony covered his various consulting gigs and legal work he did for the Trump family, as well as his actions leading up to the Daniels hush-money payment and how,...
After four days on the witness stand, the prosecution’s key witness stepped down on Monday following a barrage of fast-paced questions and quick-shifting topics from Trump’s defense team. Cohen’s testimony covered his various consulting gigs and legal work he did for the Trump family, as well as his actions leading up to the Daniels hush-money payment and how,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
The big news from Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush money trial Monday was Judge Juan Merchan clearing the courtroom so he could reprimand the Trump legal team’s combative witness, Robert Costello — who had spent the last several days publicly attacking the judge and the proceedings.
Costello, a lawyer, previously advised Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump fixer who is now prosecutors’ key witness in their case against the former president. During his testimony, Merchan admonished Costello for audibly and visibly reacting — including apparently rolling his eyes — in response to...
Costello, a lawyer, previously advised Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump fixer who is now prosecutors’ key witness in their case against the former president. During his testimony, Merchan admonished Costello for audibly and visibly reacting — including apparently rolling his eyes — in response to...
- 5/21/2024
- by Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
Update: A “suicidal” Michael Cohen said he almost threw himself off a 21-story building on Park Avenue in Manhattan because he saw no other way out after an FBI raid turned him into a federal criminal target, a lawyer testified this afternoon in the hush money trial of Cohen’s former boss, Donald Trump.
Shortly after prosecutors for the Manhattan District Attorney rested their case against the former president, the lawyer, Robert Costello, was called by Trump’s defense team to discuss a meeting with Cohen. The meeting took place a week after an April 2018 raid by the FBI on Cohen’s hotel room, home, office and safety deposit box.
“He was putting on quite a show,” criminal defense lawyer Costello said, referring to the sit-down at the Loews Regency New York hotel, where Cohen was also staying with his family when the raid occurred.
Costello was introduced to Cohen...
Shortly after prosecutors for the Manhattan District Attorney rested their case against the former president, the lawyer, Robert Costello, was called by Trump’s defense team to discuss a meeting with Cohen. The meeting took place a week after an April 2018 raid by the FBI on Cohen’s hotel room, home, office and safety deposit box.
“He was putting on quite a show,” criminal defense lawyer Costello said, referring to the sit-down at the Loews Regency New York hotel, where Cohen was also staying with his family when the raid occurred.
Costello was introduced to Cohen...
- 5/20/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush money trial was briefly thrown into chaos on Monday when Judge Juan Juan Merchan ordered the courtroom cleared in order to dress down a combative witness.
Robert Costello, a lawyer and former adviser to Michael Cohen, testified on behalf of Trump’s defense in a tense interrogation and cross-examination by the former president’s attorneys and state prosecutors. Throughout his testimony, Costello was visibly annoyed by the prosecution’s objections to lines of questioning leveled by Trump’s attorneys. At one point, Costello was...
Robert Costello, a lawyer and former adviser to Michael Cohen, testified on behalf of Trump’s defense in a tense interrogation and cross-examination by the former president’s attorneys and state prosecutors. Throughout his testimony, Costello was visibly annoyed by the prosecution’s objections to lines of questioning leveled by Trump’s attorneys. At one point, Costello was...
- 5/20/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark attended Donald Trump‘s trial in Manhattan on Thursday. Clark, a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Justice Department, was indicted for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
During Trump’s Thursday trial, Clark sat at the back of the courtroom during the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. On the stand, Cohen called Trump a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on his podcast. Several other Trump allies joined Clark, though they did not come with Trump’s entourage.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson was among those who made the pilgrimage to the Manhattan courtroom.
After President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Clark falsely claimed the Justice Department was investigating errors and irregularities in the election results. In April, a D.C. Bar panel found Clark responsible for ethical violations by promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
During Trump’s Thursday trial, Clark sat at the back of the courtroom during the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. On the stand, Cohen called Trump a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on his podcast. Several other Trump allies joined Clark, though they did not come with Trump’s entourage.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson was among those who made the pilgrimage to the Manhattan courtroom.
After President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Clark falsely claimed the Justice Department was investigating errors and irregularities in the election results. In April, a D.C. Bar panel found Clark responsible for ethical violations by promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Dorit Kemsley and Pk Kemsley released a statement several weeks ago announcing they had separated. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills duo have been together for years, and their separation shocked many fans. There is one person who was not surprised to read the news. Lisa Vanderpump talked about Dorit and Pk’s separation during a recent TV appearance. She revealed that the couple has been separated for a “very long time.”
Lisa Vanderpump talks about Dorit and Pk Kemsley’s separation
Lisa Vanderpump might not be a member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills anymore, but she still has all the tea. Vanderpump sat down for a chat on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen recently. The TV personality was asked about Dorit and Pk Kemsley’s relationship, and she was more than happy to chat about their recent split. Vanderpump said she was not surprised when...
Lisa Vanderpump talks about Dorit and Pk Kemsley’s separation
Lisa Vanderpump might not be a member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills anymore, but she still has all the tea. Vanderpump sat down for a chat on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen recently. The TV personality was asked about Dorit and Pk Kemsley’s relationship, and she was more than happy to chat about their recent split. Vanderpump said she was not surprised when...
- 5/20/2024
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Former CBS Media Ventures licensing and distribution executive Jonathan Bingaman has been named President, Domestic Multi-Platform Licensing & Distribution for Paramount Global Content Distribution. He will report to Dan Cohen, Chief Content Licensing Officer, Paramount Global and President, Republic Pictures, who announced the appointment in a note to staff.
Bingaman will continue with many of his former responsibilities during his time at CBS, heading content licensing in the U.S. outside of sales to local stations for first-run syndicated shows, he will be adding SVOD, Fvod, cable and digital distribution. His team already has secured second window licensing opportunities for CBS Studios series, including early seasons of Evil, which immediately launched into the top 10 on Netflix.
During his time as EVP, Domestic Licensing and Distribution at CBS Media Ventures, Bing oversaw the sales of all first-run content including the launch of the The Drew Barrymore Show, the library sale of Judge Judy,...
Bingaman will continue with many of his former responsibilities during his time at CBS, heading content licensing in the U.S. outside of sales to local stations for first-run syndicated shows, he will be adding SVOD, Fvod, cable and digital distribution. His team already has secured second window licensing opportunities for CBS Studios series, including early seasons of Evil, which immediately launched into the top 10 on Netflix.
During his time as EVP, Domestic Licensing and Distribution at CBS Media Ventures, Bing oversaw the sales of all first-run content including the launch of the The Drew Barrymore Show, the library sale of Judge Judy,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
While testifying at Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial, Michael Cohen, his former lawyer, admitted that he ridiculed the former president repeatedly and explained why he stopped admiring him.
On Thursday, Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, continued his cross-examination in an attempt to discredit Cohen’s testimony against Trump.
The attorney asked Cohen about the many compliments he gave the former president when he was still his lawyer and the money Cohen had made from books and podcasts since he turned against him.
Cohen wasn’t flustered when his statements were read back to him, and Trump barely reacted to his lawyer’s interrogation.
Regarding the ex-Trump lawyer’s first podcast in 2020, Blanche asked him if he called his former client a “Did you call Trump a ‘boorish cartoon misogynist’ and a ‘Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain’ on your podcast?” Blanche asked.
“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen stated.
On Thursday, Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, continued his cross-examination in an attempt to discredit Cohen’s testimony against Trump.
The attorney asked Cohen about the many compliments he gave the former president when he was still his lawyer and the money Cohen had made from books and podcasts since he turned against him.
Cohen wasn’t flustered when his statements were read back to him, and Trump barely reacted to his lawyer’s interrogation.
Regarding the ex-Trump lawyer’s first podcast in 2020, Blanche asked him if he called his former client a “Did you call Trump a ‘boorish cartoon misogynist’ and a ‘Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain’ on your podcast?” Blanche asked.
“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen stated.
- 5/17/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Executive producer Steve Cohen has worked with Billy Joel for decades, and if there’s one thing he knows about the legendary musician it’s that Joel is quite reluctant to perform on camera. But the New York native made an exception for a historic milestone in his monthly residency at Madison Square Garden. To celebrate the 100th consecutive sellout at the world’s most famous arena, Cohen and Joel decided to commemorate the occasion with a special event on CBS, “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden,” the first concert film for Joel since 2010’s “Last Play at Shea.”
“I’m an old school guy, I remember appointment television on Sunday evening and Billy’s the same,” Cohen tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Making of “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden” roundtable panel. So the choice was made to...
“I’m an old school guy, I remember appointment television on Sunday evening and Billy’s the same,” Cohen tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Making of “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden” roundtable panel. So the choice was made to...
- 5/17/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Update: Michael Cohen appeared to win a battle this afternoon over how reliable his memory is of eight-year-old phone calls with Donald Trump, after faltering in an earlier round of cross-examination questioning today in the former president’s hush money trial in New York.
Before a lunch break, Trump lawyer Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit that his memory of a key call with Trump in late October 2016 — to discuss paying off porn star Stormy Daniels — was largely a product of reviewing phone logs provided by prosecutors.
Blanche showed Cohen texts from the same exact time frame that suggested another matter — a 14-year-old prank caller — was the reason Cohen rang Trump’s bodyguard.
Cohen said he still believed that the bodyguard, Keith Schiller, handed the phone to Trump so he could report to the presidential candidate that a deal with Daniels was close. Cohen was getting ready to pay her...
Before a lunch break, Trump lawyer Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit that his memory of a key call with Trump in late October 2016 — to discuss paying off porn star Stormy Daniels — was largely a product of reviewing phone logs provided by prosecutors.
Blanche showed Cohen texts from the same exact time frame that suggested another matter — a 14-year-old prank caller — was the reason Cohen rang Trump’s bodyguard.
Cohen said he still believed that the bodyguard, Keith Schiller, handed the phone to Trump so he could report to the presidential candidate that a deal with Daniels was close. Cohen was getting ready to pay her...
- 5/16/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Cohen sat for a third day of testimony in Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal hush-money trial on Thursday. The attorney and former fixer sat for rigorous cross-examination by Trump’s lawyers, who attempted to poke holes in Cohen’s previous testimony and cast doubt on his credibility given his past conviction on charges of perjury.
Trump’s attorneys pressed Cohen on his personal feelings regarding the trial, and the possibility that Trump might be convicted. At one point, the jury heard a recording of Cohen discussing the news of...
Trump’s attorneys pressed Cohen on his personal feelings regarding the trial, and the possibility that Trump might be convicted. At one point, the jury heard a recording of Cohen discussing the news of...
- 5/16/2024
- by Catherina Gioino and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The landscape of horror cinema is strewn with sequels, prequels, reboots, and remakes—many of which fail to capture the essence of their predecessors. My philosophy is, If a film is to be rebooted, remade, or re-purposed, it must find a way to distinguish itself and justify its existence. Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 1, directed by Renny Harlin and written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, does neither. This latest installment is a lackluster attempt to revive a franchise that should have remained in its original, standalone glory. With wooden performances from Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez, this film only serves to remind us of what was once innovative in The Strangers (2008), is now rendered commercial, and lifeless.
The film opens with a man running frantically through the woods, beaten and bruised, pursued by masked figures wielding knives and axes. His eventual demise, though inevitable, is barely shown, denying...
The film opens with a man running frantically through the woods, beaten and bruised, pursued by masked figures wielding knives and axes. His eventual demise, though inevitable, is barely shown, denying...
- 5/16/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
“Is Tamara here?” In May of 2008, those three words hung in the air with foreboding menace (along with “because you were home”) as Bryan Bertino’s The Strangers played in theaters and shocked moviegoers like myself with its straightforward approach to home invasion horror and random violence. Now, 16 years later, the masked murderers now known as Pin-Up Girl, Dollface, and Scarecrow are back on the big screen in The Strangers – Chapter 1, the first film in a new trilogy and the third movie overall in the franchise (the most recent being 2018’s The Strangers: Prey at Night). More of a relaunched expansion of the franchise rather than a full-on remake of the original movie, The Strangers – Chapter 1 still retreads a lot of the first film’s frights, but it does so effectively while weaving in its own intriguing story threads, delivering a promising start to a new trilogy of terror...
- 5/16/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Israeli film professionals are “open to dialogue” at Cannes despite a reported reluctance to engage with them by some in the the international industry due to the ongoing war in Gaza, according to Osnat Bukofzer, director of the Israeli Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Pavilion has programmed just two panel events on its seven-day market programme, down from 14 events with participants from 15 countries last year.
Security is at the same level as previous years with two security guards.
Contrary to some reports, there are no events addressing October 7 nor are family members of Israeli hostages in Gaza planning to attend.
The Pavilion has programmed just two panel events on its seven-day market programme, down from 14 events with participants from 15 countries last year.
Security is at the same level as previous years with two security guards.
Contrary to some reports, there are no events addressing October 7 nor are family members of Israeli hostages in Gaza planning to attend.
- 5/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
Donald Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, revealed that his ex-client was highly confident that he could replace Melania Trump if she discovered he had an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
During court testimony on Tuesday, Cohen made this claim as he testified on the witness stand during Trump’s New York hush money trial.
During his testimony, Cohen was asked about how the former president reacted when he found out Daniels was shopping around her story about him less than a month before Election Day in 2016.
Cohen recounted that when they had been dealing with the possibility that the former adult star could go public, he asked his ex-client how things had been going “upstairs” with Melania, to which Trump implied that he would not be single long after.
“‘Don’t worry,’ he goes, ‘how long do you think I’ll be on the market for,'” Trump allegedly said to Cohen.
During court testimony on Tuesday, Cohen made this claim as he testified on the witness stand during Trump’s New York hush money trial.
During his testimony, Cohen was asked about how the former president reacted when he found out Daniels was shopping around her story about him less than a month before Election Day in 2016.
Cohen recounted that when they had been dealing with the possibility that the former adult star could go public, he asked his ex-client how things had been going “upstairs” with Melania, to which Trump implied that he would not be single long after.
“‘Don’t worry,’ he goes, ‘how long do you think I’ll be on the market for,'” Trump allegedly said to Cohen.
- 5/15/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Sheffield DocFest today announced the full industry program for its 31st edition, a lineup of panel discussions, marketplace sessions, live pitch forums, the annual Filmmaker Challenge, marketplace rough cuts and more.
The industry program runs concurrently with the festival from June 12-17. DocFest last week revealed a slate of 109 films that will be showcased in the 2024 event, including 49 world premieres.
“The Industry program dives into the business of documentary in all its many forms,” a release noted, “complimenting the previously announced film program, exploring the skills and techniques behind many of this year’s films…” [Scroll for the full lineup].
‘Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice’
Among the intriguing panel discussions is one set for Thursday, June 13 titled “Women in the Frame: Representing Women in Crime Documentaries,” which will include the participation of Kirsty Cunningham, creative director of the documentary Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice. That BBC Studios film, which premiered in the U.
The industry program runs concurrently with the festival from June 12-17. DocFest last week revealed a slate of 109 films that will be showcased in the 2024 event, including 49 world premieres.
“The Industry program dives into the business of documentary in all its many forms,” a release noted, “complimenting the previously announced film program, exploring the skills and techniques behind many of this year’s films…” [Scroll for the full lineup].
‘Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice’
Among the intriguing panel discussions is one set for Thursday, June 13 titled “Women in the Frame: Representing Women in Crime Documentaries,” which will include the participation of Kirsty Cunningham, creative director of the documentary Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice. That BBC Studios film, which premiered in the U.
- 5/15/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Isla Fisher Speaks Out After Sacha Baron Cohen Divorce. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
A month after Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen announced their divorce, the actress broke her silence on Tuesday, May 14. Last month, Cohen and Fisher shocked fans by revealing that they divorced in 2023 after a 14-year marriage.
At the time, a joint statement shared by the couple, who share three children, said, “After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down. In 2023, we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritized our privacy and have been quietly working through this change.”
The couple added, “We forever share in our devotion and love for our children,” before asking people to respect their privacy. A month after the divorce announcement, the “Wedding Crashers” star Isla Fisher spoke out for the first time through an Instagram story, thanking fans for their kindness and support.
A month after Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen announced their divorce, the actress broke her silence on Tuesday, May 14. Last month, Cohen and Fisher shocked fans by revealing that they divorced in 2023 after a 14-year marriage.
At the time, a joint statement shared by the couple, who share three children, said, “After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down. In 2023, we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritized our privacy and have been quietly working through this change.”
The couple added, “We forever share in our devotion and love for our children,” before asking people to respect their privacy. A month after the divorce announcement, the “Wedding Crashers” star Isla Fisher spoke out for the first time through an Instagram story, thanking fans for their kindness and support.
- 5/15/2024
- by Anushree Madappa
- KoiMoi
Missed Tuesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
When the Cohen Gets Rough
Former Donald Trump pal and legal “fixer” Michael Cohen continued to undergo cross examination in a New York courtroom on Tuesday, as Trump’s current lawyers attempted to paint the former lawyer/henchman as a crude, self-promoting narcissist—apparently after forgetting who they’re representing. Cohen persisted in delivering the damning goods in Trump’s business/election fraud hush money trial, providing a fetid trove of incriminating texts, recollections, and documents that paint his former best buddy as, well, a crude, self-promoting narcissist.
For late-night hosts, these daily court rundowns are likewise a mixed blessing of sordid insider details and present-day GOP monkeyshines. Or, as Stephen Colbert put it, “It’s been a real case of déjà ewwww.”
“Former President Trump appeared...
When the Cohen Gets Rough
Former Donald Trump pal and legal “fixer” Michael Cohen continued to undergo cross examination in a New York courtroom on Tuesday, as Trump’s current lawyers attempted to paint the former lawyer/henchman as a crude, self-promoting narcissist—apparently after forgetting who they’re representing. Cohen persisted in delivering the damning goods in Trump’s business/election fraud hush money trial, providing a fetid trove of incriminating texts, recollections, and documents that paint his former best buddy as, well, a crude, self-promoting narcissist.
For late-night hosts, these daily court rundowns are likewise a mixed blessing of sordid insider details and present-day GOP monkeyshines. Or, as Stephen Colbert put it, “It’s been a real case of déjà ewwww.”
“Former President Trump appeared...
- 5/15/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
The Vanderpump Rules reunion kicked off Tuesday night with the first part of what promises to be a fiery three-part special. When the cast gathered one year after Scandoval, former partners Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval finally sat in the same semi-circle and addressed each other’s presence for the first time since last season’s reunion.
The trailer for the annual post-finale sitdown had teased that twists would be in store when the main cast filmed in Los Angeles to hash out the events of season 11, which began filming shortly after last year’s Scandoval season had wrapped. The finale, which aired May 7, ended on an explosive note when Madix exited a cast event early after refusing to film with Sandoval, who had approached her for an attempted filmed apology. The exes communicate via a third party and have not directly filmed together all season.
The entirety of season...
The trailer for the annual post-finale sitdown had teased that twists would be in store when the main cast filmed in Los Angeles to hash out the events of season 11, which began filming shortly after last year’s Scandoval season had wrapped. The finale, which aired May 7, ended on an explosive note when Madix exited a cast event early after refusing to film with Sandoval, who had approached her for an attempted filmed apology. The exes communicate via a third party and have not directly filmed together all season.
The entirety of season...
- 5/15/2024
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated: Donald Trump’s attorney in the former president’s hush money trial went straight at the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, kicking off a profanity-laced cross examination.
To start off, Todd Blanche introduced himself to Cohen, saying that although they’d never met “you went on TikTok and called me a crying little s—t” after the trial started.
“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen deadpanned before a prosecutor could finish objecting to the question.
So it went for much of the next two hours in a Manhattan courtroom: Blanche confronting Cohen with insults he’s lobbed mainly at Trump on his podcasts and social media, including a TikTok account he signed up for about six weeks ago to live-stream chats, and Cohen allowing that he had probably said those things.
“Dictator d—bag,” “boorish cartoon misogynist” and “Cheetoh-dusted cartoon villain” were a few of the slurs that Cohen admitted to.
To start off, Todd Blanche introduced himself to Cohen, saying that although they’d never met “you went on TikTok and called me a crying little s—t” after the trial started.
“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen deadpanned before a prosecutor could finish objecting to the question.
So it went for much of the next two hours in a Manhattan courtroom: Blanche confronting Cohen with insults he’s lobbed mainly at Trump on his podcasts and social media, including a TikTok account he signed up for about six weeks ago to live-stream chats, and Cohen allowing that he had probably said those things.
“Dictator d—bag,” “boorish cartoon misogynist” and “Cheetoh-dusted cartoon villain” were a few of the slurs that Cohen admitted to.
- 5/14/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
In court testimony on Monday, Michael Cohen, the former attorney and key witness in the Manhattan trial against Donald Trump, claimed that Melania Trump, then-candidate Trump’s wife in 2016, referred to his controversial comments on the infamous Access Hollywood tape as “locker room talk” after it leaked before the election.
Cohen, who played a pivotal role in Trump’s alleged hush money scheme, stated that he became aware of the tape, which features Trump making inappropriate remarks about touching women without their consent, when he received a call from the campaign’s press secretary, Hope Hicks, during the 2016 campaign.
The former president’s ex-fixer expressed concern about the tape and promptly sent emails to the campaign manager at the time, Steve Bannon, to safeguard Trump’s interests.
After multiple conversations with Trump and other campaign staff members, Cohen revealed that there was a concerted effort to “spin” the narrative around the tape.
Cohen, who played a pivotal role in Trump’s alleged hush money scheme, stated that he became aware of the tape, which features Trump making inappropriate remarks about touching women without their consent, when he received a call from the campaign’s press secretary, Hope Hicks, during the 2016 campaign.
The former president’s ex-fixer expressed concern about the tape and promptly sent emails to the campaign manager at the time, Steve Bannon, to safeguard Trump’s interests.
After multiple conversations with Trump and other campaign staff members, Cohen revealed that there was a concerted effort to “spin” the narrative around the tape.
- 5/14/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Michael Cohen is back in court Tuesday for a second day of testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, detailing to the jury how he repeatedly lied about his role in orchestrating hush money payments to “protect” the former president.
In 2018, when the public learned that Cohen had arranged a $130,000 payment in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels in order to buy her silence about an alleged affair with the former president, the lawyer denied that Trump’s campaign or company had anything to do with the arrangement.
Cohen said that “while crafting the statement,...
In 2018, when the public learned that Cohen had arranged a $130,000 payment in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels in order to buy her silence about an alleged affair with the former president, the lawyer denied that Trump’s campaign or company had anything to do with the arrangement.
Cohen said that “while crafting the statement,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
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