Actress Kate Winslet (“The Regime”) poses for the Longines “Mini DolceVita” watch collection campaign:
Winslet has earned numerous acting awards including an ‘Oscar’, ‘Grammy’, two ‘Primetime Emmy’s’, five ‘BAFTA Awards’ and five ‘Golden Globe Awards’.
She was appointed ‘Commander of the Order of the British Empire’ (‘Cbe’) in 2012.
Her first screen appearance, at age 15, was in the Brit TV series “Dark Season” (1991). She made her feature film debut in “Heavenly Creatures” (1994), and went on to win a ‘BAFTA’ Award for playing ‘Marianne Dashwood’ in “Sense and Sensibility” (1995).
Global stardom followed with her leading role in James Cameron's romance “Titanic” (1997).
She followed this with roles in “Quills” (2000), “Iris” (2001), “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004), “Finding Neverland” (2004), “Little Children” (2006), “Revolutionary Road” (2008), and “The Reader” (2008).
Winslet's portrayal of ‘Joanna Hoffman’ in the biopic “Steve Jobs” (2015) won her another ‘BAFTA’mAward, and she received two ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’ for her performances in...
Winslet has earned numerous acting awards including an ‘Oscar’, ‘Grammy’, two ‘Primetime Emmy’s’, five ‘BAFTA Awards’ and five ‘Golden Globe Awards’.
She was appointed ‘Commander of the Order of the British Empire’ (‘Cbe’) in 2012.
Her first screen appearance, at age 15, was in the Brit TV series “Dark Season” (1991). She made her feature film debut in “Heavenly Creatures” (1994), and went on to win a ‘BAFTA’ Award for playing ‘Marianne Dashwood’ in “Sense and Sensibility” (1995).
Global stardom followed with her leading role in James Cameron's romance “Titanic” (1997).
She followed this with roles in “Quills” (2000), “Iris” (2001), “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004), “Finding Neverland” (2004), “Little Children” (2006), “Revolutionary Road” (2008), and “The Reader” (2008).
Winslet's portrayal of ‘Joanna Hoffman’ in the biopic “Steve Jobs” (2015) won her another ‘BAFTA’mAward, and she received two ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’ for her performances in...
- 5/19/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Melanie Lynskey only appears a handful of times in , but each of her scenes packs a punch — and not just because she hurls prescription bottles at on-screen husband Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) after she catches him cheating. In a movie where the loudest and most belligerent voices take center stage, she infuses June Mindy with a quiet determination that drowns out the nonsense around her.
Lynskey’s talent shouldn’t come as a surprise: The New Zealand–born actor has been stealing scenes since 1994, when she made her big screen debut alongside Kate Winslet in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures. Since then, she’s made a career out of playing relatable women... or, at the very least, the ones who tend to carry dark, twisty secrets under a soft-spoken, unflappable exterior.
Long known for her quirky and memorable supporting roles — she “[had] a baby! In a bar!” — Lynskey’s has...
Lynskey’s talent shouldn’t come as a surprise: The New Zealand–born actor has been stealing scenes since 1994, when she made her big screen debut alongside Kate Winslet in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures. Since then, she’s made a career out of playing relatable women... or, at the very least, the ones who tend to carry dark, twisty secrets under a soft-spoken, unflappable exterior.
Long known for her quirky and memorable supporting roles — she “[had] a baby! In a bar!” — Lynskey’s has...
- 5/13/2024
- by Anne Cohen
- Tudum - Netflix
If you have already seen The Idea of You and are looking for something similar, then these movies are for you.
1. Hello I Must Be Going, 2012
An indie rom-com that is most valuable for its lead actress – Melanie Lynskey, who started her career with a bang in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures and went on to star in one of the biggest hits of recent years, Yellowjackets.
In Hello I Must Be Going, she plays a middle-aged divorced woman who loses everything and moves into her parents' house. She is sure that the dark streak in her life will never end, but a confident 19-year-old boy appears on the horizon and unexpectedly illuminates a possible path to a new life.
2. Licorice Pizza, 2021
Gary Valentine is a charismatic teenager who loves to go on adventures. It's the early 1970s and Gary is trying to become both an actor and an entrepreneur,...
1. Hello I Must Be Going, 2012
An indie rom-com that is most valuable for its lead actress – Melanie Lynskey, who started her career with a bang in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures and went on to star in one of the biggest hits of recent years, Yellowjackets.
In Hello I Must Be Going, she plays a middle-aged divorced woman who loses everything and moves into her parents' house. She is sure that the dark streak in her life will never end, but a confident 19-year-old boy appears on the horizon and unexpectedly illuminates a possible path to a new life.
2. Licorice Pizza, 2021
Gary Valentine is a charismatic teenager who loves to go on adventures. It's the early 1970s and Gary is trying to become both an actor and an entrepreneur,...
- 5/8/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Melanie Lynskey is opening up about the amazing support she receives from her husband Jason Ritter.
The 46-year-old Yellowjackets star and the 44-year-old Freddy vs. Jason actor married in 2020. They have one child together.
In a recent interview, Melanie shared all the different ways that Jason goes above and beyond for her.
Keep reading to find out more…
He’s the most supportive person in the world,” she told People. “The last few years we’ve had this role of like, whoever’s job makes the most sense, whether it’s the most exciting career wise or it’s more money, we would prioritize the one that was going to help move the person’s career forward.”
According to the Heavenly Creatures actress, Jason has been “getting offered stuff all the time,” yet has passed on roles in order to support her.
“It’s like genuinely sacrificing,” Melanie added.
The...
The 46-year-old Yellowjackets star and the 44-year-old Freddy vs. Jason actor married in 2020. They have one child together.
In a recent interview, Melanie shared all the different ways that Jason goes above and beyond for her.
Keep reading to find out more…
He’s the most supportive person in the world,” she told People. “The last few years we’ve had this role of like, whoever’s job makes the most sense, whether it’s the most exciting career wise or it’s more money, we would prioritize the one that was going to help move the person’s career forward.”
According to the Heavenly Creatures actress, Jason has been “getting offered stuff all the time,” yet has passed on roles in order to support her.
“It’s like genuinely sacrificing,” Melanie added.
The...
- 4/27/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Aardman Academy Pacts With New Zealand’s Canterbury University for Stop-Motion Animation (Exclusive)
New Zealand’s University of Canterbury has signed a five-year exclusive agreement with the Aardman Academy, the training arm of the Aardman Animations, the British film and TV studio behind “Wallace and Gromit” and “Shaun the Sheep.”
The agreement enables the Christchurch-based university to become the only educational institution in New Zealand to specialize in Aardman’s unique version of stop-motion animation. It has the potential to upend the country’s animation industry.
The Aardman Academy was created at a time when the studio urgently needed more animators to produce “Chicken Run.” Released in 2000, the film went on to become the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time. The Aardman Academy has since trained hundreds of world-class animators, directors, model makers and other specialists.
Training will be offered to animation students studying for the university’s Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours degree. And it creates the opportunity to receive training...
The agreement enables the Christchurch-based university to become the only educational institution in New Zealand to specialize in Aardman’s unique version of stop-motion animation. It has the potential to upend the country’s animation industry.
The Aardman Academy was created at a time when the studio urgently needed more animators to produce “Chicken Run.” Released in 2000, the film went on to become the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time. The Aardman Academy has since trained hundreds of world-class animators, directors, model makers and other specialists.
Training will be offered to animation students studying for the university’s Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours degree. And it creates the opportunity to receive training...
- 4/16/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The “Titanic” sketch scene could have played out differently. Or perhaps Kate Winslet would have just felt more comfortable filming it.
The “Regime” actress told The New York Times that she ideally would have had an intimacy coordinator for “every single” nude scene and/or sex scene in her career.
“I would have benefited from an intimacy coordinator every single time I had to do a love scene or be partially naked or even a kissing scene,” the Oscar winner said. “It would have been nice to have had someone in my corner, because I always had to stand up for myself.”
She could have better voiced — or had someone voice on her behalf — concerns with camera angles, like: “I don’t like that camera angle. I don’t want to stand here full-frontal nude. I don’t want this many people in the room. I want my dressing gown to be closer.
The “Regime” actress told The New York Times that she ideally would have had an intimacy coordinator for “every single” nude scene and/or sex scene in her career.
“I would have benefited from an intimacy coordinator every single time I had to do a love scene or be partially naked or even a kissing scene,” the Oscar winner said. “It would have been nice to have had someone in my corner, because I always had to stand up for myself.”
She could have better voiced — or had someone voice on her behalf — concerns with camera angles, like: “I don’t like that camera angle. I don’t want to stand here full-frontal nude. I don’t want this many people in the room. I want my dressing gown to be closer.
- 3/5/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
If you're making a list of the greatest film acting debuts of all time, Kate Winslet's unnervingly ecstatic portrayal of Juliet Hulme in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures" better be at or near the top of the list -- and you should absolutely tether it to co-star Melanie Lynskey's startling debut as Pauline Parker in the same fantastic movie. You can't set the bar any higher than this, and all the two actors have done over the last 30 years is meet or surpass our expectations.
While Lynskey ultimately found her groove as a versatile and rousingly effective character actor, Winslet's career skyrocketed to superstardom in 1997 when she landed the role of Rose in James Cameron's disaster epic "Titanic." Her red-hot romance with Leonardo Di Caprio's dashing Jack granted her cinematic immortality, at which point she was faced with the daunting challenge of living up to mainstream moviegoers' expectations.
While Lynskey ultimately found her groove as a versatile and rousingly effective character actor, Winslet's career skyrocketed to superstardom in 1997 when she landed the role of Rose in James Cameron's disaster epic "Titanic." Her red-hot romance with Leonardo Di Caprio's dashing Jack granted her cinematic immortality, at which point she was faced with the daunting challenge of living up to mainstream moviegoers' expectations.
- 3/5/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Clockwise from top left: Thelma And Louise (MGM), Chicago (Miramax), The Handmaiden (Cj Entertainment), and Ocean’s 8 (Warner Bros.)Graphic: The A.V. Club
The trailers for the upcoming films Drive-Away Dolls (opening February 23) and Love Lies Bleeding (opening March 8) have us thinking about all the badass women who have...
The trailers for the upcoming films Drive-Away Dolls (opening February 23) and Love Lies Bleeding (opening March 8) have us thinking about all the badass women who have...
- 2/23/2024
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
‘Langue Étrangère’ Review: Two Foreign Exchange Students Fall for One Another in Volatile Teen Drama
At age 17, there are only so many ways a high school student can flee a suffocating life. Bullied by her fellow students, Fanny (Lilith Grasmug) tried to commit suicide — or so she says — but fortunately, that didn’t work. Now, this shy, self-questioning and clearly troubled teen is counting on a foreign exchange program to make a fresh start, escaping to Leipzig, Germany, to get away from the mean girls back home in Strasbourg, France.
“Party Girl” co-director Claire Burger’s third feature, “Langue Étrangère,” splits its time between the two cities. The first half takes place in Leipzig, where Fanny forms an intense intellectual and erotic connection with her German pen pal, Lena (Josefa Heinsius). Fanny’s host is practically hostile when this uninvited foreigner first shows up, but that’s before a disarmingly candid (and frequently dishonest) Fanny starts to share stories invented to earn sympathy. By the second half,...
“Party Girl” co-director Claire Burger’s third feature, “Langue Étrangère,” splits its time between the two cities. The first half takes place in Leipzig, where Fanny forms an intense intellectual and erotic connection with her German pen pal, Lena (Josefa Heinsius). Fanny’s host is practically hostile when this uninvited foreigner first shows up, but that’s before a disarmingly candid (and frequently dishonest) Fanny starts to share stories invented to earn sympathy. By the second half,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
It's hard to imagine anyone besides Alyson Hannigan as the unforgettable sidekick-turned-superpowered Willow Rosenberg in the hit series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but the casting directors almost went in a completely different direction. Indeed, the role nearly went to another accomplished television actor — Melanie Lynskey, the Emmy-nominated star of the acclaimed Showtime series "Yellowjackets."
The New Zealand actor kicked off her career with a leading role in Peter Jackson's 1994 film "Heavenly Creatures" opposite "Titanic" star Kate Winslet. She had also appeared in Jackson's 1996 horror-comedy "The Frighteners" -- which, like "Heavenly Creatures," was filmed in New Zealand — when she got the opportunity to audition for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
"It was kind of a visa issue, but not really," she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023. "I also was not sure about doing television at that time. It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like,...
The New Zealand actor kicked off her career with a leading role in Peter Jackson's 1994 film "Heavenly Creatures" opposite "Titanic" star Kate Winslet. She had also appeared in Jackson's 1996 horror-comedy "The Frighteners" -- which, like "Heavenly Creatures," was filmed in New Zealand — when she got the opportunity to audition for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
"It was kind of a visa issue, but not really," she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023. "I also was not sure about doing television at that time. It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
[The following story contains spoilers for No One Will Save You.]
During an uneventful weekend at the domestic box office, Brian Duffield’s alien invasion thriller No One Will Save You became the talk of social media. The Hulu release, which features virtually no dialogue, is another critical win for Duffield following his critically acclaimed directorial debut, Spontaneous, and it’s even received Guillermo Del Toro and Stephen King‘s stamps of approval.
The Kaitlyn Dever-led sci-fi film begins with the high concept of an alien home invasion, but eventually widens its scope into something more affecting on a character level. Dever’s Brynn Adams accidentally killed her 12-year-old best friend a decade earlier, and her small-town community of Mill River has turned her into persona non grata ever since, resulting in a life of alienation inside her late mother’s home.
To pass the time, Brynn makes dresses, builds idyllic dioramas of Mill River,...
During an uneventful weekend at the domestic box office, Brian Duffield’s alien invasion thriller No One Will Save You became the talk of social media. The Hulu release, which features virtually no dialogue, is another critical win for Duffield following his critically acclaimed directorial debut, Spontaneous, and it’s even received Guillermo Del Toro and Stephen King‘s stamps of approval.
The Kaitlyn Dever-led sci-fi film begins with the high concept of an alien home invasion, but eventually widens its scope into something more affecting on a character level. Dever’s Brynn Adams accidentally killed her 12-year-old best friend a decade earlier, and her small-town community of Mill River has turned her into persona non grata ever since, resulting in a life of alienation inside her late mother’s home.
To pass the time, Brynn makes dresses, builds idyllic dioramas of Mill River,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alyson Hannigan was brilliant in the role of Willow Rosenberg on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series, which ran for a total of seven seasons and 144 episodes, beginning in 1997 and wrapping up in 2003… But she didn’t join the show until the pilot was reshot, replacing the previously cast Riff Regan as Willow. And during an interview with Shut Up Evan, Melanie Lynskey confirmed that she was also a potential Willow.
Interviewer Evan Ross Katz had been told by Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar that the show’s creator Joss Whedon had envisioned Lynskey (only known from Heavenly Creatures at the time) as Willow when he was writing the pilot script, but Lynskey, who is from New Zealand, couldn’t audition because there was an issue with her visa. Katz asked Lynskey about that and she replied, “It is basically true. It was kind of a visa issue, but...
Interviewer Evan Ross Katz had been told by Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar that the show’s creator Joss Whedon had envisioned Lynskey (only known from Heavenly Creatures at the time) as Willow when he was writing the pilot script, but Lynskey, who is from New Zealand, couldn’t audition because there was an issue with her visa. Katz asked Lynskey about that and she replied, “It is basically true. It was kind of a visa issue, but...
- 7/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Alyson Hannigan played Willow Rosenberg on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, but had things gone another way it could have been Melanie Lynskey helping Sarah Michelle Gellar slay all those vamps in the TV horror hit.
In a recent interview with Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter, the “Yellowjackets” star revealed she was asked to audition for the role, but it didn’t work out.
“It was kind of a visa issue,” Lynskey explained. “But not really. I also was not sure about doing television at that time.”
Read More: Melanie Lynskey Says Losing Touch With ‘Heavenly Creatures’ Co-Star Kate Winslet Was ‘Heartbreaking’ And ‘So Painful’
Lynskey, who had recently arrived in Hollywood from her native New Zealand after earning rave reviews for her film debut in “Heavenly Creatures”, admitted she was uncertain about television at that time.
“It was very early in my career,” she said. “I had a very old-school agent who was like,...
In a recent interview with Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter, the “Yellowjackets” star revealed she was asked to audition for the role, but it didn’t work out.
“It was kind of a visa issue,” Lynskey explained. “But not really. I also was not sure about doing television at that time.”
Read More: Melanie Lynskey Says Losing Touch With ‘Heavenly Creatures’ Co-Star Kate Winslet Was ‘Heartbreaking’ And ‘So Painful’
Lynskey, who had recently arrived in Hollywood from her native New Zealand after earning rave reviews for her film debut in “Heavenly Creatures”, admitted she was uncertain about television at that time.
“It was very early in my career,” she said. “I had a very old-school agent who was like,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Melanie Lynskey is opening up about why she initially turned down auditioning for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
During a recent interview with Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter, conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the actress explained why she didn’t feel like she was ready to make the jump from film to television at the time.
“It was kind of a visa issue, but not really,” she said. “I also was not sure about doing television at that time. It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like, ‘TV? That’s for has-beens!’ and I was like, ‘I don’t think it is anymore.’ Certainly, now things have really changed, but I just wasn’t super into it (TV) at the time.”
Before the Sarah Michelle Gellar-led series made its debut in 1997, Lynskey made her acting debut in Peter Jackson’s 1994 film Heavenly Creatures,...
During a recent interview with Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter, conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the actress explained why she didn’t feel like she was ready to make the jump from film to television at the time.
“It was kind of a visa issue, but not really,” she said. “I also was not sure about doing television at that time. It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like, ‘TV? That’s for has-beens!’ and I was like, ‘I don’t think it is anymore.’ Certainly, now things have really changed, but I just wasn’t super into it (TV) at the time.”
Before the Sarah Michelle Gellar-led series made its debut in 1997, Lynskey made her acting debut in Peter Jackson’s 1994 film Heavenly Creatures,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For Pride Month, Team Experience is looking at LGBTQ+ related Oscar nominations...
by Nick Taylor
Hello! Are you an enterprising young queer and/or Milf lover fresh off the newest season of Yellowjackets looking for another story of dangerous, imaginative, mentally unwell young women starring The Melanie Lynskey? Would you like it to focus on an obsessive life-bond so intense it has almost no choice but to be queer? What if this one was based on a true story? Then have I got a film for you! Try your hand at Heavenly Creatures, the restaging of the infamous Parker-Hulme murder case in 1954 New Zealand about two pubescent girls so wrapped up in the fantasy world they’ve created over two years of isolating friendship that the only way the can imagine protecting each other from life’s unsustainable realities is to kill Mom.
Heavenly Creatures was directed by Peter Jackson,...
by Nick Taylor
Hello! Are you an enterprising young queer and/or Milf lover fresh off the newest season of Yellowjackets looking for another story of dangerous, imaginative, mentally unwell young women starring The Melanie Lynskey? Would you like it to focus on an obsessive life-bond so intense it has almost no choice but to be queer? What if this one was based on a true story? Then have I got a film for you! Try your hand at Heavenly Creatures, the restaging of the infamous Parker-Hulme murder case in 1954 New Zealand about two pubescent girls so wrapped up in the fantasy world they’ve created over two years of isolating friendship that the only way the can imagine protecting each other from life’s unsustainable realities is to kill Mom.
Heavenly Creatures was directed by Peter Jackson,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Nick Taylor
- FilmExperience
Narrowing down the best movies in any genre is tough, but for lesbian films you have to begin with a reductive question: What is a lesbian film? What, in fact, is a lesbian?.
Must the film focus primarily on a gay storyline, or can it feature strong lesbian characters doing something entirely different than just being lesbians? Is subtext enough, or must the sapphic be explicit? How much cinephile wrath will rain down on us for the absence of a certain recent Oscar winner?
Compared to the stand-outs of queer television, the best lesbian movies have relatively little time to convey their perspective on the vast, varied, (sometimes) vaginal lesbian experience. And yet, ultimately, the best lesbian films honor not just their own perspectives, but also the glory and traditions of all of queer cinema. Strong women, high entertainment value, and bold visuals reign supreme.
The following tales of mini...
Must the film focus primarily on a gay storyline, or can it feature strong lesbian characters doing something entirely different than just being lesbians? Is subtext enough, or must the sapphic be explicit? How much cinephile wrath will rain down on us for the absence of a certain recent Oscar winner?
Compared to the stand-outs of queer television, the best lesbian movies have relatively little time to convey their perspective on the vast, varied, (sometimes) vaginal lesbian experience. And yet, ultimately, the best lesbian films honor not just their own perspectives, but also the glory and traditions of all of queer cinema. Strong women, high entertainment value, and bold visuals reign supreme.
The following tales of mini...
- 6/21/2023
- by Jude Dry and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Old friends Natasha Lyonne and Melanie Lynskey have lots to reminisce about, having first forged a bond during the filming of the 1999 Kiss-inspired movie “Detroit Rock City.” But their most memorable on-screen pairing was in another movie that premiered that year — director Jamie Babbit’s queer cult classic “But I’m a Cheerleader.”
A quarter century into their friendship, Lynskey and Lyonne appreciate that both of their careers are peaking now that they’re in their 40s. On Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” Lynskey plays Shauna, a reckless New Jersey housewife traumatized by her experiences in the wilderness as a teenager. In the Peacock howdunit “Poker Face,” Lyonne portrays human lie-detector Charlie Cale, who solves crimes as she traverses the country while on the run.
Natasha Lyonne: Welcome to my soundstage. I told you I bought one.
Melanie Lynskey: I was surprised at that choice, but it’s beautiful.
Lyonne: You...
A quarter century into their friendship, Lynskey and Lyonne appreciate that both of their careers are peaking now that they’re in their 40s. On Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” Lynskey plays Shauna, a reckless New Jersey housewife traumatized by her experiences in the wilderness as a teenager. In the Peacock howdunit “Poker Face,” Lyonne portrays human lie-detector Charlie Cale, who solves crimes as she traverses the country while on the run.
Natasha Lyonne: Welcome to my soundstage. I told you I bought one.
Melanie Lynskey: I was surprised at that choice, but it’s beautiful.
Lyonne: You...
- 6/15/2023
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
“Yellowjackets” has served as a great career boost for actresses like Sophie Thatcher, who landed the lead in this year’s “The Boogeyman,” thanks to the hit series. The older actors, including Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis and Tawny Cypress, come to the hit Showtime series with their own rich filmography.
If you haven’t already seen some of their best, most macabre and mysterious movies like “Heavenly Creatures” and “Sleepy Hollow,” here’s a great place to start for your “Yellowjackets”-adjacent viewing.
Sophie Thatcher in “The Boogeyman” (2023)
Thatcher, who plays hard partying Teen Natalie on “Yellowjackets,” stars as a high schooler trying to protect her little sister from a sinister entity in this adaptation of the short story by Stephen King.
It’s now in theaters.
Jasmin Savoy Brown in “Scream VI” (2023)
Brown, who plays Teen Taissa, has a bigger role as Mindy Meeks-Martin in this sequel to 2022’s “Scream.
If you haven’t already seen some of their best, most macabre and mysterious movies like “Heavenly Creatures” and “Sleepy Hollow,” here’s a great place to start for your “Yellowjackets”-adjacent viewing.
Sophie Thatcher in “The Boogeyman” (2023)
Thatcher, who plays hard partying Teen Natalie on “Yellowjackets,” stars as a high schooler trying to protect her little sister from a sinister entity in this adaptation of the short story by Stephen King.
It’s now in theaters.
Jasmin Savoy Brown in “Scream VI” (2023)
Brown, who plays Teen Taissa, has a bigger role as Mindy Meeks-Martin in this sequel to 2022’s “Scream.
- 6/9/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
1999 is often considered one of the greatest years in Hollywood history. From "The Matrix" to "Fight Club," many films released that year remain important cultural touchstones. The 1990s was also one of the most prolific eras for independent filmmaking; the classics from this decade run the gamut from funny, to tragic, to downright strange. Those three words provide a succinct description of the 1999 classic "Girl, Interrupted," a film that still resonates today, especially with the younger generations of young women.
"Girl, Interrupted" is based on Susanna Kaysen's memoir of the same name, and follows an 18-year-old girl who checks herself into a psychiatric hospital in 1967. While there, Susanna (Winona Ryder) meets a group of eclectic women who make her question where insanity truly lies: inside the mental institution, or outside of its walls? Some of the brightest stars of the late '90s play Susanna's fellow residents, including Angelina Jolie...
"Girl, Interrupted" is based on Susanna Kaysen's memoir of the same name, and follows an 18-year-old girl who checks herself into a psychiatric hospital in 1967. While there, Susanna (Winona Ryder) meets a group of eclectic women who make her question where insanity truly lies: inside the mental institution, or outside of its walls? Some of the brightest stars of the late '90s play Susanna's fellow residents, including Angelina Jolie...
- 5/29/2023
- by Kira Deshler
- Slash Film
Peter Jackson is a name that many people recognize, and for good reason.
He has experienced tremendous success in his career, from creating short films to directing Hollywood blockbusters like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit. But what many don’t know is that he’s an independent filmmaker who has been making movies since the 1980s.
In this article we’ll look at Peter Jackson’s epic career. We’ll explore his early career, discuss his film-making style, and discover how his involvement in projects such as The Lord of the Rings has shaped the Hollywood film industry today.
We will also look at some of the lessons aspiring filmmakers can learn from Peter Jackson’s journey. So let’s dive into this exciting story and find out how an independent Kiwi filmmaker made it big in Hollywood!
Early Life and Short Films: Peter Jackson’s Humble Beginnings Peter Jackson.
He has experienced tremendous success in his career, from creating short films to directing Hollywood blockbusters like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit. But what many don’t know is that he’s an independent filmmaker who has been making movies since the 1980s.
In this article we’ll look at Peter Jackson’s epic career. We’ll explore his early career, discuss his film-making style, and discover how his involvement in projects such as The Lord of the Rings has shaped the Hollywood film industry today.
We will also look at some of the lessons aspiring filmmakers can learn from Peter Jackson’s journey. So let’s dive into this exciting story and find out how an independent Kiwi filmmaker made it big in Hollywood!
Early Life and Short Films: Peter Jackson’s Humble Beginnings Peter Jackson.
- 5/13/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Melanie Lynskey is opening up about drifting apart from her once-close friend and Heavenly Creatures co-star Kate Winslet.
While speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast Thursday about the nature of the industry and how people “move on” following projects, the Yellowjackets actress explained that “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.
“It was so painful because it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time,” she added. “I wouldn’t hear from her, you know, and it just sort of like gradually happened, and it happens in relationships. People kind of drift apart, but it was so painful for me.”
But before their bond even existed and before she had the role of Pauline Parker in the Oscar-nominated film, Lynskey...
While speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast Thursday about the nature of the industry and how people “move on” following projects, the Yellowjackets actress explained that “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.
“It was so painful because it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time,” she added. “I wouldn’t hear from her, you know, and it just sort of like gradually happened, and it happens in relationships. People kind of drift apart, but it was so painful for me.”
But before their bond even existed and before she had the role of Pauline Parker in the Oscar-nominated film, Lynskey...
- 4/21/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Melanie Lynskey admitted losing touch with Kate Winslet was “heartbreaking.”
The pair starred in the 1994 flick “Heavenly Creatures” together when they were younger, and became close.
However, with Winslet going on to star in blockbusters like the “Titanic”, while Lynskey also had her own successful acting career, the pair lost touch.
In a new episode of Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Lynskey said: “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.
“It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time,” she added.
“Heavenly Creatures”: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, 1994. — Cp Images
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The pair starred in the 1994 flick “Heavenly Creatures” together when they were younger, and became close.
However, with Winslet going on to star in blockbusters like the “Titanic”, while Lynskey also had her own successful acting career, the pair lost touch.
In a new episode of Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Lynskey said: “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.
“It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time,” she added.
“Heavenly Creatures”: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, 1994. — Cp Images
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- 4/21/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Melanie Lynskey compared losing touch with Kate Winslet to a breakup in a recent podcast appearance.
The two actors – now 45 and 47, respectively – co-starred in Peter Jackson’s psychological thriller Heavenly Creatures in 1994 when they were teenagers.
It was both of their feature film debuts and they played two friends whose relationship culminates in the murder of one of their mothers.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast on Thursday (20 April), Lynskey said: “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.”
The Yellowjackets star continued: “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”
Winslet went on to star in Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility in 1995 before...
The two actors – now 45 and 47, respectively – co-starred in Peter Jackson’s psychological thriller Heavenly Creatures in 1994 when they were teenagers.
It was both of their feature film debuts and they played two friends whose relationship culminates in the murder of one of their mothers.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast on Thursday (20 April), Lynskey said: “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.”
The Yellowjackets star continued: “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”
Winslet went on to star in Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility in 1995 before...
- 4/21/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Melanie Lynskey compared losing touch with Kate Winslet to a breakup in a recent podcast appearance.
The two actors – now 45 and 47, respectively – co-starred in Peter Jackson’s psychological thriller Heavenly Creatures in 1994 when they were teenagers.
It was both of their feature film debuts and they played two friends whose relationship culminates in the murder of one of their mothers.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast on Thursday (20 April), Lynskey said: “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.”
The Yellowjackets star continued: “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”
Winslet went on to star in Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility in 1995 before...
The two actors – now 45 and 47, respectively – co-starred in Peter Jackson’s psychological thriller Heavenly Creatures in 1994 when they were teenagers.
It was both of their feature film debuts and they played two friends whose relationship culminates in the murder of one of their mothers.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast on Thursday (20 April), Lynskey said: “When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.”
The Yellowjackets star continued: “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”
Winslet went on to star in Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility in 1995 before...
- 4/21/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet earned their acting breakthroughs together as the leads of Peter Jackson’s 1994 drama “Heavenly Creatures,” but the two actors grew apart in the years afterward as Winslet’s star power exploded with “Titanic.” On a new episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly), Lynskey said losing her close friendship with Winslet was “painful.”
“When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had,” Lynskey said. “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”
In a 2012 interview with Time magazine, Lynskey said the two actors had “a very intense” relationship. “It was more intense than some love affairs that I have had in my life,...
“When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had,” Lynskey said. “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”
In a 2012 interview with Time magazine, Lynskey said the two actors had “a very intense” relationship. “It was more intense than some love affairs that I have had in my life,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
“Yellowjackets” star and Emmy Award nominee Melanie Lynskey said in a recent interview it was “heartbreaking” to lose touch with her “Heavenly Creatures” co-star Kate Winslet after the 1994 film.
“When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had,” Lynskey told Josh Horowitz on his “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”
She added, “People kind of drift apart, but that was so painful for me.” While Lynskey said the pair of former co-stars remained on good terms, she hasn’t seen Winslet since the premiere of 2009’s “Away We Go,” the Sam Mendes film in which Lynskey had a role. (Winslet was...
“When I lost touch with Kate, it was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had,” Lynskey told Josh Horowitz on his “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “It was so painful and it wasn’t like anything happened, it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time and then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time.”
She added, “People kind of drift apart, but that was so painful for me.” While Lynskey said the pair of former co-stars remained on good terms, she hasn’t seen Winslet since the premiere of 2009’s “Away We Go,” the Sam Mendes film in which Lynskey had a role. (Winslet was...
- 4/21/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Anne Perry, the prolific crime novelist, died at a Los Angeles hospital on Monday, her literary agent Meg Davis confirmed to the New York Times. Perry was 84.
Perry, who was born as Juliet Marion Hulme, served five years in prison after being convicted of murdering her best friend Pauline Parker’s mother Honorah Rieper alongside Parker when they were just teenagers in 1954. Perry was just 15 years old and Parker was 16 at the time.
In 1994, Perry’s past came to light when director Peter Jackson based his film “Heavenly Creatures” on Perry’s story. Perry was played by Kate Winslet, who was making her onscreen acting debut in the film. Melanie Lynskey starred as Parker. “Heavenly Creatures” would end up being nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
Kate Winslet, left, and Melanie Lynskey in “Heavenly Creatures.” (Miramax)
Perry’s first novel “The Cater Street Hangman,” was published in 1979. The crime novel is...
Perry, who was born as Juliet Marion Hulme, served five years in prison after being convicted of murdering her best friend Pauline Parker’s mother Honorah Rieper alongside Parker when they were just teenagers in 1954. Perry was just 15 years old and Parker was 16 at the time.
In 1994, Perry’s past came to light when director Peter Jackson based his film “Heavenly Creatures” on Perry’s story. Perry was played by Kate Winslet, who was making her onscreen acting debut in the film. Melanie Lynskey starred as Parker. “Heavenly Creatures” would end up being nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
Kate Winslet, left, and Melanie Lynskey in “Heavenly Creatures.” (Miramax)
Perry’s first novel “The Cater Street Hangman,” was published in 1979. The crime novel is...
- 4/14/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Peter Jackson's 1994 drama "Heavenly Creatures" was based on the real-life Parker-Hulme murder case which took place in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1954. The story goes that the convicted killers, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, became friends as adolescents and began to obsess over each other. They lived a very vivid fantasy life, and even invented their own religion, to which they were the only adherents. When Parker's mother, Honorah, threatened to separate the girls, they plotted to murder her, a crime they committed in Victoria Park. They spent five years in prison and were spared the death penalty, as Pauline was 16 and Juliet was 15. Jackson's film maintained that the two young women could be released from prison under the condition that they never see each other again, but this, however, was not true.
"Heavenly Creatures" was widely lauded at the time and was nominated for Best Screenplay at that...
"Heavenly Creatures" was widely lauded at the time and was nominated for Best Screenplay at that...
- 4/9/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Among the fundamental questions of Yellowjackets is how much trauma does or doesn’t change a person. The Showtime drama largely takes place in two timelines: one showing the immediate aftermath of a plane crash that stranded a high school girls’ soccer team in the remote Canadian wilderness, the other catching up to the survivors in the present day. Some of them, like overeager Misty (Samantha Hanratty in the Nineties, Christina Ricci in the present), seem more or less the same in both eras. Then there are the ones like...
- 3/24/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Emmy-nominated actress Melanie Lynskey said she’s tired of being asked about body-shaming at the Season 2 premiere of “Yellowjackets” on Wednesday at the Tcl Chinese Theatre.
Lynskey, who previously revealed that someone on the set of the Showtime series commented that they expected her to lose weight for a scene in which she strips to her underwear and jumps in the water, said the conversation has gotten “exhausting.”
“I’m tired of it. I wish I could just talk about my acting. Or even, I dunno, my husband or what cereal I like,” she told TheWrap on the red carpet. “It’s a bit exhausting to have to keep saying, ‘Yes, it’s my body…'” Lynskey is married to “Parenthood” star Jason Ritter, whose father was comedian John Ritter.
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She added, “It’s a very particular obsession.
Lynskey, who previously revealed that someone on the set of the Showtime series commented that they expected her to lose weight for a scene in which she strips to her underwear and jumps in the water, said the conversation has gotten “exhausting.”
“I’m tired of it. I wish I could just talk about my acting. Or even, I dunno, my husband or what cereal I like,” she told TheWrap on the red carpet. “It’s a bit exhausting to have to keep saying, ‘Yes, it’s my body…'” Lynskey is married to “Parenthood” star Jason Ritter, whose father was comedian John Ritter.
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She added, “It’s a very particular obsession.
- 3/23/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Melanie Lynskey is done being typecast.
The “Yellowjackets” star recalled being cast in roles described as “the fat friend or the jokey kind of fat person” in her career. “There was one thing I read where the person had a candy bar in every scene,” Lynskey told The New York Times.
Stints on TV shows like “Two and a Half Men” and supporting roles in films such as “Sweet Home Alabama” led Lynskey to rethink what she defined as weighty characters. “I very much want to be onscreen representing an interesting person who’s not paying attention to what her tummy looks like,” the “The Last of Us” actress said, before adding, “If there were more people who look like me [on screen], then I wouldn’t have to talk about it as much.”
The “Heavenly Creatures” breakout previously admitted to finding watching herself onscreen a special kind of “torture” due to being “so self-conscious.
The “Yellowjackets” star recalled being cast in roles described as “the fat friend or the jokey kind of fat person” in her career. “There was one thing I read where the person had a candy bar in every scene,” Lynskey told The New York Times.
Stints on TV shows like “Two and a Half Men” and supporting roles in films such as “Sweet Home Alabama” led Lynskey to rethink what she defined as weighty characters. “I very much want to be onscreen representing an interesting person who’s not paying attention to what her tummy looks like,” the “The Last of Us” actress said, before adding, “If there were more people who look like me [on screen], then I wouldn’t have to talk about it as much.”
The “Heavenly Creatures” breakout previously admitted to finding watching herself onscreen a special kind of “torture” due to being “so self-conscious.
- 3/14/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Melanie Lynskey often plays complex female roles that defy societal norms, most recently her dark turns in "Yellowjackets" and "The Last of Us." But before Lynskey played a quietly fierce plane survivor or ruthless leader in a zombie apocalypse, she gave a bone-chilling performance in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures," her screen debut alongside the equally talented Kate Winslet.
Lynskey was chosen from 500 New Zealand schoolgirls for the role of Pauline Parker, a glum outcast who engages in an obsessive friendship with an intelligent English rose named Juliet Hulme. The imaginative teen girls share eventually conspire to kill Pauline's mother with a brick.
"We were looking for an actor who could capture the quiet intensity of Pauline Parker — who was by all accounts, a fiercely passionate introvert," says the "Heavenly Creatures" screenwriter Fran Walsh. "We knew immediately that she was right for the role. Mel was a natural in front of the camera,...
Lynskey was chosen from 500 New Zealand schoolgirls for the role of Pauline Parker, a glum outcast who engages in an obsessive friendship with an intelligent English rose named Juliet Hulme. The imaginative teen girls share eventually conspire to kill Pauline's mother with a brick.
"We were looking for an actor who could capture the quiet intensity of Pauline Parker — who was by all accounts, a fiercely passionate introvert," says the "Heavenly Creatures" screenwriter Fran Walsh. "We knew immediately that she was right for the role. Mel was a natural in front of the camera,...
- 3/5/2023
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
Kate Winslet has often played characters in period pieces like Titanic and The Reader. Although she’s dabbled in more contemporary work as well, she was once a bit put off by more modern features. If only for how they made actors look onscreen.
How Kate Winslet once felt about her reputation for period pieces Kate Winslet | Mike Marsland/WireImage
Winslet has been especially drawn to period pieces since the early days of her career. Her first film role, Heavenly Creatures, was a biographical feature that focused on a murder in the 1950s. Afterwards, Winslet found herself in works like Hamlet, Jude, and Titanic, which were all period flicks as well.
In a 1995 interview with the New York Times, Winslet recognized the amount of period pieces she did. Although she didn’t consider herself to be a period-piece actor exclusively, she didn’t feel the need to break the pattern.
How Kate Winslet once felt about her reputation for period pieces Kate Winslet | Mike Marsland/WireImage
Winslet has been especially drawn to period pieces since the early days of her career. Her first film role, Heavenly Creatures, was a biographical feature that focused on a murder in the 1950s. Afterwards, Winslet found herself in works like Hamlet, Jude, and Titanic, which were all period flicks as well.
In a 1995 interview with the New York Times, Winslet recognized the amount of period pieces she did. Although she didn’t consider herself to be a period-piece actor exclusively, she didn’t feel the need to break the pattern.
- 2/14/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This post contains spoilers for "The Last of Us" episode 5.
When Melanie Lynskey's Kathleen meets with a group of imprisoned Fedra "collaborators" in the new episode of "The Last of Us," she calls to mind a schoolteacher. She neatly unfolds a metal chair and takes a seat in front of the group. They're on the ground, huddled in fear, but from the right angle they look like they could be listening to story time. Her language when she speaks to them, simple yet patronizing, reinforces the idea. "Did it feel good?" she asks the group, describing the way they sold out their neighbors for the barest of rewards. "Did it make you feel safe? How does it make you feel now?"
Indeed, that was how the character was envisioned by "The Last of Us" creator Craig Mazin. Speaking on the latest episode of the official podcast, Mazin described the...
When Melanie Lynskey's Kathleen meets with a group of imprisoned Fedra "collaborators" in the new episode of "The Last of Us," she calls to mind a schoolteacher. She neatly unfolds a metal chair and takes a seat in front of the group. They're on the ground, huddled in fear, but from the right angle they look like they could be listening to story time. Her language when she speaks to them, simple yet patronizing, reinforces the idea. "Did it feel good?" she asks the group, describing the way they sold out their neighbors for the barest of rewards. "Did it make you feel safe? How does it make you feel now?"
Indeed, that was how the character was envisioned by "The Last of Us" creator Craig Mazin. Speaking on the latest episode of the official podcast, Mazin described the...
- 2/11/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Most actors and directors are involved at some point in movies they'd prefer to forget about. No one is lucky enough to make hits every time, after all. For Tim Burton, that's his 2001 remake of "Planet of the Apes." Even with his unimpressive 21st-century track record, that one sticks out as a clunker, and it always comes in near the bottom of the "Apes" series rankings.
Shortly after the movie's release, Burton said he would "rather jump out of the window" than direct an "Apes" sequel. His star, Mark Wahlberg, doesn't seem fond of the movie either, even if he phrased himself more diplomatically: "It was an amazing experience working with Tim. I think we kind of set the franchise back a little bit."
Another sign that Wahlberg doesn't have fond memories? He gave away the costume he wore in "Planet of the Apes." While speaking to /Film, writer-director Joe Cornish...
Shortly after the movie's release, Burton said he would "rather jump out of the window" than direct an "Apes" sequel. His star, Mark Wahlberg, doesn't seem fond of the movie either, even if he phrased himself more diplomatically: "It was an amazing experience working with Tim. I think we kind of set the franchise back a little bit."
Another sign that Wahlberg doesn't have fond memories? He gave away the costume he wore in "Planet of the Apes." While speaking to /Film, writer-director Joe Cornish...
- 1/21/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Comedian Jonah Ray discusses his favorite year in cinema (1994) with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Airport (1970)
Airport 1975 (1975)
Airport ’77 (1977)
Airplane! (1980)
Basket Case (1982)
Destroy All Neighbors (Tbd)
Satanic Hispanics (2022)
Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)
Black Christmas (1974) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s franchise power rankings
Tales From The Crypt (1972)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Pooka! (2018)
Pooka Lives! (2020)
Harvey (1950) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Ed Wood (1994)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Bride Of The Monster (1955) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Glen Or Glenda (1953)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Frankenweenie (2012)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Dumb And Dumber (1994)
Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
The Mask (1994)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
Scream (1996)
Evil Laugh (1986)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Clerks (1994)
The Search For One-Eye Jimmy (1994)
Cabin Boy (1994)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Scary Movie 4...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Airport (1970)
Airport 1975 (1975)
Airport ’77 (1977)
Airplane! (1980)
Basket Case (1982)
Destroy All Neighbors (Tbd)
Satanic Hispanics (2022)
Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)
Black Christmas (1974) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s franchise power rankings
Tales From The Crypt (1972)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Pooka! (2018)
Pooka Lives! (2020)
Harvey (1950) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Ed Wood (1994)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Bride Of The Monster (1955) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Glen Or Glenda (1953)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Frankenweenie (2012)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Dumb And Dumber (1994)
Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
The Mask (1994)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
Scream (1996)
Evil Laugh (1986)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Clerks (1994)
The Search For One-Eye Jimmy (1994)
Cabin Boy (1994)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Scary Movie 4...
- 1/17/2023
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
The early films in Kate Winslet’s portfolio came with an impressive array of directors, including Peter Jackson (Heavenly Creatures), Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility), and Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet). But while those projects came with plenty of prestige, they were far from being box office blockbusters. So, when Winslet was auditioning for James Cameron’s “Titanic,” she knew that would be a different kind of film, and she talked to us about how much she was hoping she’d get the part. (Click on the media bar below to hear Kate Winslet) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kate_Audition_Titantic_aud.mp3 Titanic is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and most digital platforms.
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- 12/19/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
The internet is all abuzz now that Showtime has revealed the Yellowjackets Season 2 release date. The episodic drama created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson ignited the pop culture zeitgeist upon its 2021 debut, and fans have been craving more of the harrowing story ever since. Luckily, on streaming and On Demand, Showtime says its Yellowjackets Season 2 release date is poised to sting on Friday, March 24, 2023. Meanwhile, others will have to wait for the show’s on-air date, set for Sunday, March 26, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Nominated for seven Emmy awards, Yellowjackets is sitting pretty with a 100 Average Score on Rotten Tomatoes, with an Average Audience Score of 78 Fresh. The pulse-pounding thriller is the second-most streamed series in Showtime history, and new episodes of the survivalist saga can’t arrive fast enough.
Showtime’s Yellowjackets tells the story of a talented high school soccer team whose plane crashes deep in the Canadian wilderness.
Nominated for seven Emmy awards, Yellowjackets is sitting pretty with a 100 Average Score on Rotten Tomatoes, with an Average Audience Score of 78 Fresh. The pulse-pounding thriller is the second-most streamed series in Showtime history, and new episodes of the survivalist saga can’t arrive fast enough.
Showtime’s Yellowjackets tells the story of a talented high school soccer team whose plane crashes deep in the Canadian wilderness.
- 12/7/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Kate Winslet was weight-shamed early in her career.
The Academy Award and Emmy winner revealed that she was asked about her weight ahead of auditions when starting out in Hollywood.
“When I was younger my agent would get calls saying, ‘How’s her weight?'” Winslet told The Sunday Times, adding that she cared more “about being that actor who moves their face and has a body that jiggles.”
The “Avatar: The Way of Water” star noted that the media cycle has changed so much in recent years that tabloids are more unrelenting than ever.
“It was hard enough having the flipping News of the World on my doorstep, but that doesn’t even cut it now,” Winslet said. “That phrase about ‘today’s news being tomorrow’s fish and chip paper’ doesn’t exist.”
She continued, “The thing you did when you were drunk or foolish? It may come back to haunt you.
The Academy Award and Emmy winner revealed that she was asked about her weight ahead of auditions when starting out in Hollywood.
“When I was younger my agent would get calls saying, ‘How’s her weight?'” Winslet told The Sunday Times, adding that she cared more “about being that actor who moves their face and has a body that jiggles.”
The “Avatar: The Way of Water” star noted that the media cycle has changed so much in recent years that tabloids are more unrelenting than ever.
“It was hard enough having the flipping News of the World on my doorstep, but that doesn’t even cut it now,” Winslet said. “That phrase about ‘today’s news being tomorrow’s fish and chip paper’ doesn’t exist.”
She continued, “The thing you did when you were drunk or foolish? It may come back to haunt you.
- 12/5/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Peter Jackson's 1992 film "Braindead," released in North America as "Dead Alive," while certainly an object of intimidation for gore-averse cineastes, remains, at its heart, a comedy film. Jackson has spoken in the past about how "Dead Alive" was not inspired so much by raw, hard-edged gore films like "Cannibal Holocaust," and more by the whimsical violence of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." A notable scene in the 1974 comedy classic features a bridge sentry, the Black Knight (John Cleese), getting into a swordfight with King Arthur (Graham Chapman). Over the course of the fight, his extremities are sliced off one by one, only to return to battle unfazed. While blood spurts copiously from each severed limb, the Black Knight doesn't seem to feel any pain.
When he is reduced to a mere head and torso, only then will he admit that his swordfight will now have to be declared a draw.
When he is reduced to a mere head and torso, only then will he admit that his swordfight will now have to be declared a draw.
- 10/29/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Jean-Pierre Jeunet was hailed a hero in France for directing 1997’s Alien Resurrection – the divisive (if misunderstood) fourth Alien film. “It was like I’d won the World Cup alone,” says Jeunet, who also directed the human butchery black comedy Delicatessen and later Amelie. “I had five stars on every magazine. Even I thought, man, it’s too much! The script is not so good... it’s a little bit stupid!”
Alien Resurrection, which premiered on 6 November 1997, was less celebrated elsewhere (“The American people hate it!” laughs Jeunet) and remains shorthand for the series’ critically dubious crash into franchise fodder – a comically dark space romp in which Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley is reborn as a part-alien superwoman and almost smooches with a human-alien hybrid, the much-ridiculed “Newborn”, which also happens to be her grandchild.
Alien Resurrection was a tough gig from the start. At the end of 1992’s Alien 3...
Alien Resurrection, which premiered on 6 November 1997, was less celebrated elsewhere (“The American people hate it!” laughs Jeunet) and remains shorthand for the series’ critically dubious crash into franchise fodder – a comically dark space romp in which Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley is reborn as a part-alien superwoman and almost smooches with a human-alien hybrid, the much-ridiculed “Newborn”, which also happens to be her grandchild.
Alien Resurrection was a tough gig from the start. At the end of 1992’s Alien 3...
- 10/29/2022
- by Tom Fordy
- The Independent - Film
With The Rings of Power doing great numbers on Amazon, The Lord of the Rings is experiencing a resurgence. The mixed reaction to The Hobbit trilogy has largely faded and fans are ready to return to Middle-earth. While the first and best source for the enthusiasm garnered by the new series must be J.R.R. Tolkien‘s original books, there’s no denying that The Rings of Power would not enjoy its current level of prestige were it not for The Lord of the Rings trilogy from director Peter Jackson. The movies took a beloved but notoriously unfilmable series of books, filled with strange fantasy races, lost languages, epic battles, and an omnipotent singing hippie, and made them into crowd-pleasing adventures for audiences of all ages.
But it almost fell apart, right at a crucial moment. The studio initially showed remarkable confidence in Jackson’s talents, greenlighting three huge movies to be shot consecutively.
But it almost fell apart, right at a crucial moment. The studio initially showed remarkable confidence in Jackson’s talents, greenlighting three huge movies to be shot consecutively.
- 10/13/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
When it comes to the most entertaining Easter eggs and tidbits sprinkled throughout "The Lord of the Rings," there are a handful of time-honored traditions that fans have passed down and made sure to turn into endearing memes. Did you know that Viggo Mortensen broke his toe after kicking a helmet? How about the fact that Sir Christopher Lee was the only cast member to actually know J.R.R. Tolkien? Oh, and then there are all the various cameos by director Peter Jackson throughout the trilogy.
But even the most knowledgeable viewers may have missed a specific fun fact that has linked every single live-action Tolkien adaptation together. Of all the talent that have participated in various Middle-earth stories over the last two decades, only a sole individual has left their fingerprints on each and every one on-camera. No, it's not mo-cap actor extraordinaire Andy Serkis or even director Peter Jackson,...
But even the most knowledgeable viewers may have missed a specific fun fact that has linked every single live-action Tolkien adaptation together. Of all the talent that have participated in various Middle-earth stories over the last two decades, only a sole individual has left their fingerprints on each and every one on-camera. No, it's not mo-cap actor extraordinaire Andy Serkis or even director Peter Jackson,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
One of the standout narratives of this year’s crop of nominations is the warm reception to Showtime’s freshman series “Yellowjackets.” The show follows two timelines, 1996 and 2021, focusing on the 1996 championship soccer team, the titular Yellowjackets, and their harrowing tale of survival, trauma and the aftermath of a devastating plane crash. Of the seven bids it received, the one category that has been generating buzz around a potential victory is Best Drama Actress for first-time nominee Melanie Lynskey. Can she upset the category’s front-runner, Zendaya (“Euphoria”)?
Lynskey has rocketed up to the number two slot in our combined odds. Her portrayal of Shauna Sheridan, a senior member of the Yellowjackets team who is struggling with the demons of her past, has garnered acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Adrian Horton, arts writer for The Guardian, states, “Lynskey does by far the most emotional heavy lifting of the series,...
Lynskey has rocketed up to the number two slot in our combined odds. Her portrayal of Shauna Sheridan, a senior member of the Yellowjackets team who is struggling with the demons of her past, has garnered acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Adrian Horton, arts writer for The Guardian, states, “Lynskey does by far the most emotional heavy lifting of the series,...
- 9/10/2022
- by Hunter K. Taylor
- Gold Derby
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "King Kong" (2005)
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max
The Pitch: Peter Jackson's "King Kong" doesn't get the respect it deserves and I think it's high time to re-evaluate his epic love letter to the movie that made him want to be a filmmaker in the first place. Is it a little indulgent? Yes. Is it overlong? Maybe. But it's also a fascinating moment where one of our most visionary directors was coming off a landmark trilogy that forever changed the way movies were made with all the clout, creative freedom, and budget that comes with a success as big as "The Lord of the Rings." A lot of the unique chemistry that made "Lord of the Ring...
The Movie: "King Kong" (2005)
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max
The Pitch: Peter Jackson's "King Kong" doesn't get the respect it deserves and I think it's high time to re-evaluate his epic love letter to the movie that made him want to be a filmmaker in the first place. Is it a little indulgent? Yes. Is it overlong? Maybe. But it's also a fascinating moment where one of our most visionary directors was coming off a landmark trilogy that forever changed the way movies were made with all the clout, creative freedom, and budget that comes with a success as big as "The Lord of the Rings." A lot of the unique chemistry that made "Lord of the Ring...
- 8/31/2022
- by Eric Vespe
- Slash Film
Josh Olson shares his top 10 movies from his favorite movie year, 1992, with Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Star Wars (1977)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
The Last Of The Mohicans (1992)
Thief (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Manhunter (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Last Of The Mohicans (1936)
The Player (1992) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Popeye (1980)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Quintet (1979)
HealtH (1980)
Come Back To the Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Secret Honor (1984)
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Touch Of Evil (1958) – Howard Rodman’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Dead Alive a.k.a. Braindead (1992) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary
Meet The Feebles (1989) – Mike Mendez’s...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Star Wars (1977)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
The Last Of The Mohicans (1992)
Thief (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Manhunter (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Last Of The Mohicans (1936)
The Player (1992) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Popeye (1980)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Quintet (1979)
HealtH (1980)
Come Back To the Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Secret Honor (1984)
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Touch Of Evil (1958) – Howard Rodman’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Dead Alive a.k.a. Braindead (1992) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary
Meet The Feebles (1989) – Mike Mendez’s...
- 8/30/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Though it has contributed to some of the highest-grossing movies of all time, including "Avatar" and "Avengers: Endgame," Peter Jackson's visual effects company, Wētā FX (formerly known as Weta Digital), was still in its infancy when it set to work on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Jackson had co-founded the company with Sir Richard Taylor and Jamie Selkirk in the 1990s, when it handled the effects for his films "Heavenly Creatures" and "The Frighteners," along with the Robert Zemeckis sci-fi adaptation "Contact." However, neither Wētā nor Jackson had attempted anything on the scale of "The Lord of the Rings" before, and the majority of its VFX team had no prior filmmaking experience.
In a 2010 interview with HollywoodChicago.com, Taylor — who also serves as Wētā's creative director — was asked to pinpoint the thing he was most proud of when looking back at the legacy of "The Lord of the Rings.
In a 2010 interview with HollywoodChicago.com, Taylor — who also serves as Wētā's creative director — was asked to pinpoint the thing he was most proud of when looking back at the legacy of "The Lord of the Rings.
- 8/30/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
This year Showtime amassed a total of 17 Primetime Emmy nominations, the biggest chunk of which are for the new drama series “Yellowjackets.” The show could potentially score wins in six categories, including Best Drama Series and Best Drama Actress. That lead performing prize would go to Melanie Lynskey, who has now finally been recognized by the TV academy after two steady decades of small-screen work.
Seetv directors roundtable panel: ‘Dopesick,’ ‘Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ ‘Yellowjackets’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Lynskey stars on “Yellowjackets” as Shauna, one of several middle-aged women who, as teenagers, were forced to live in the Canadian wilderness for more than a year after surviving a plane crash. Her submitted episode, “Doomcoming,” involves the modern-day Shauna learning that the person who has been blackmailing her and her friends is not her paramour (who she killed out of misplaced suspicion) but rather her husband. Once the...
Seetv directors roundtable panel: ‘Dopesick,’ ‘Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ ‘Yellowjackets’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Lynskey stars on “Yellowjackets” as Shauna, one of several middle-aged women who, as teenagers, were forced to live in the Canadian wilderness for more than a year after surviving a plane crash. Her submitted episode, “Doomcoming,” involves the modern-day Shauna learning that the person who has been blackmailing her and her friends is not her paramour (who she killed out of misplaced suspicion) but rather her husband. Once the...
- 8/26/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" is a singular filmmaking achievement. Greenlit by the smallish New Line Cinema in 1999, the trilogy was initially budgeted at 180 million. But after a footage presentation at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival wowed audiences, the studio, realizing it had something special in the works, loosened the purse strings. The epic series ultimately cost 281 million, which is plenty steep, but it's a luxury you can afford when the movies go on to make 3 billion at the global box office.
And it all came so close to never happening.
Though J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novels were a publishing phenomenon in the 20th century, their popularity had peaked in the 1960s and '70s. Typically, when an undertaking of this magnitude goes into production at a Hollywood studio, it's because there's been a resurgence. Instead, Jackson, who was smarting from the commercial failure of his first studio movie,...
And it all came so close to never happening.
Though J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novels were a publishing phenomenon in the 20th century, their popularity had peaked in the 1960s and '70s. Typically, when an undertaking of this magnitude goes into production at a Hollywood studio, it's because there's been a resurgence. Instead, Jackson, who was smarting from the commercial failure of his first studio movie,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Melanie Lynskey is looking back on Hollywood’s typecasting of women based on their bodies, and the “Heavenly Creatures” alum couldn’t help but point out one cautionary “heartbreaking” tale: Brittany Murphy.
Lynskey, nominated for an Emmy thanks to her stunning performance in “Yellowjackets,” has been open about the criticisms of her physique onscreen. While Lynskey has slammed the backlash, she opened up about what it means to be a woman in Hollywood.
“I was friends with Brittany Murphy, and the way she viewed herself was always really heartbreaking to me — the things she felt she had to change to be a successful actor,” Lynskey told InStyle for a cover story. “She was perfect just as she was, but people were trying to cast her as, like, ‘the fat one,’ because when she was a very young teenager, her cheeks were a little bit round.”
Lynskey explained, “People tell you...
Lynskey, nominated for an Emmy thanks to her stunning performance in “Yellowjackets,” has been open about the criticisms of her physique onscreen. While Lynskey has slammed the backlash, she opened up about what it means to be a woman in Hollywood.
“I was friends with Brittany Murphy, and the way she viewed herself was always really heartbreaking to me — the things she felt she had to change to be a successful actor,” Lynskey told InStyle for a cover story. “She was perfect just as she was, but people were trying to cast her as, like, ‘the fat one,’ because when she was a very young teenager, her cheeks were a little bit round.”
Lynskey explained, “People tell you...
- 8/11/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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