TV host and car enthusiast Ant Anstead filed for bankruptcy for his car company. This comes just a short time after he admitted that investing in his company as a great risk. It also comes after fraud allegations arose against Renee Zellweger’s boyfriend.
Here is what you need to know.
Ant Anstead Files For Bankruptcy
Ant Anstead’s bespoke carmaker, Roadford Motors, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (via People). The filing was made on October 22 and this came after fraud and misrepresentation allegations rose up against Ant and his company.
Ant Anstead | YouTube
Ant revived defunct British automaker Radford in 2020, aiming to build high-end, custom sports cars. In 2023, he and Formula One champ Jenson Button starred in the five-part docuseries called Radford Reborn. They created a Lotus-Radford Type 62-2 supercar.
ANt said at the time it was high risk, and he and six other people were privately funding the company.
Here is what you need to know.
Ant Anstead Files For Bankruptcy
Ant Anstead’s bespoke carmaker, Roadford Motors, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (via People). The filing was made on October 22 and this came after fraud and misrepresentation allegations rose up against Ant and his company.
Ant Anstead | YouTube
Ant revived defunct British automaker Radford in 2020, aiming to build high-end, custom sports cars. In 2023, he and Formula One champ Jenson Button starred in the five-part docuseries called Radford Reborn. They created a Lotus-Radford Type 62-2 supercar.
ANt said at the time it was high risk, and he and six other people were privately funding the company.
- 10/26/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
Crime musical wins Oscar for Best Picture! That was “Chicago” 22 years ago, and it could be “Emilia Perez” this year. There are plenty of differences between the two films — they’re in different languages, for instance — but both explore unlikely subjects through song. In “Chicago,” you got a pair of murderesses trying to beat the rap and escape the hangman’s noose. And in “Emilia Perez,” you’ve got a Mexican cartel leader undergoing a gender transition to become her true self. “Chicago” was the big winner on Oscar night. Now “Emilia Perez” ranks among our top two contenders for the prize.
See‘Emilia Perez’ will officially campaign for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars
As of this writing “Perez” gets second-place odds of 17/2 in the race for Best Picture, according to the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. But it’s not too far behind front-runner “Anora.
See‘Emilia Perez’ will officially campaign for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars
As of this writing “Perez” gets second-place odds of 17/2 in the race for Best Picture, according to the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. But it’s not too far behind front-runner “Anora.
- 10/25/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“One Day” star Leo Woodall swaps TV presenting for complex math problems in his latest series, “Prime Target.”
In first-look images from the upcoming Apple TV+ thriller, Woodall is dressed up as math postgraduate Edward Brooks, complete with tweed jacket and leather-bound notebook, while co-star Quintessa Swindell (“Black Adam”) plays no-nonsense Nsa agent Taylah Sanders.
“Prime Target” follows Brooks, who is on the verge of a major computational breakthrough, as he realizes someone is trying to destroy his idea – while Sanders has been ordered to spy on him and report on his behavior. Together, they begin to realize that Brooks is in fact at the heart of a troubling conspiracy.
Quintessa Swindell and Leo Woodall in ‘Prime Target’ (Courtesy of Apple TV+)
The show, which consists of eight episodes, is set to debut on Apple TV+ on Jan. 22. “Top Boy” director Brady Hood helms the series.
Woodall and Swindell are joined by Stephen Rea,...
In first-look images from the upcoming Apple TV+ thriller, Woodall is dressed up as math postgraduate Edward Brooks, complete with tweed jacket and leather-bound notebook, while co-star Quintessa Swindell (“Black Adam”) plays no-nonsense Nsa agent Taylah Sanders.
“Prime Target” follows Brooks, who is on the verge of a major computational breakthrough, as he realizes someone is trying to destroy his idea – while Sanders has been ordered to spy on him and report on his behavior. Together, they begin to realize that Brooks is in fact at the heart of a troubling conspiracy.
Quintessa Swindell and Leo Woodall in ‘Prime Target’ (Courtesy of Apple TV+)
The show, which consists of eight episodes, is set to debut on Apple TV+ on Jan. 22. “Top Boy” director Brady Hood helms the series.
Woodall and Swindell are joined by Stephen Rea,...
- 10/24/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Adrien Brody and Nicole Kidman are back in the Oscars race this year with their respective films “The Brutalist” and “Babygirl” from A24, both already making the rounds in the awards contention with strong festival premieres. The stars are now looking to claim victory in their respective categories of Best Actor and Best Actress, and if that sounds familiar, it’s because they both won these same races 22 years ago for “The Pianist” and “The Hours.” Can they strike gold for the second time and become the first duo in Oscars history to win the lead categories twice in the same years?
The year of 2002 was considered one of the most unpredictable Oscar seasons in multiple main categories. Starting with Kidman and “The Hours,” the Stephen Daldry movie took home Golden Globe Awards for Best Drama Actress and Best Drama Motion Picture, along with writing accolades for David Hare at...
The year of 2002 was considered one of the most unpredictable Oscar seasons in multiple main categories. Starting with Kidman and “The Hours,” the Stephen Daldry movie took home Golden Globe Awards for Best Drama Actress and Best Drama Motion Picture, along with writing accolades for David Hare at...
- 10/22/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
Zoe Saldaña is to be honored at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival with the American Riviera Award. The ceremony will include a conversation with Saldaña about her career and her recent role as Rita Moro in the Netflix musical comedy “Emilia Pérez.” The event will take place on Feb. 7.
“Zoe Saldaña has a fantastic filmography worth celebrating any year, but her commanding and stouthearted performance in ‘Emilia Perez’ makes our tribute to her imperative,” said Sbiff’s Executive Director Roger Durling.
“Emilia Pérez,” directed by Jacques Audiard premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, earning it the Jury Prize. Saldaña also took home the Best Actress Award alongside the female ensemble. The spirited musical follows Emilia, played by Karla Sofía Gascón, who is a cartel leader who hires Rita (Saldaña) a fed-up lawyer, to help her fake her death and find a new life. The movie also stars Selena Gomez,...
“Zoe Saldaña has a fantastic filmography worth celebrating any year, but her commanding and stouthearted performance in ‘Emilia Perez’ makes our tribute to her imperative,” said Sbiff’s Executive Director Roger Durling.
“Emilia Pérez,” directed by Jacques Audiard premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, earning it the Jury Prize. Saldaña also took home the Best Actress Award alongside the female ensemble. The spirited musical follows Emilia, played by Karla Sofía Gascón, who is a cartel leader who hires Rita (Saldaña) a fed-up lawyer, to help her fake her death and find a new life. The movie also stars Selena Gomez,...
- 10/22/2024
- by Emiliana Betancourt
- Variety Film + TV
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Fatal Seduction is an erotic thriller series with little to offer as a smart television series but a lot to offer as a guilty pleasure. Created by Steven Pillemer, the Netflix series follows a married woman who goes on a weekend trip where she cheats on her husband because they have been having trouble in their marriage for a long time. Add a murder mystery to that storyline and Fatal Seduction runs like any erotic thriller. So, if you loved the erotic scenes and the thrilling mystery in Fatal Seduction here are some similar erotic thriller shows you should check out next.
Fatal Attraction (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Paramount+
Fatal Attraction is an erotic psychological thriller drama series developed by Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes. Based on the 1987 film of the same name written by James Dearden,...
Fatal Seduction is an erotic thriller series with little to offer as a smart television series but a lot to offer as a guilty pleasure. Created by Steven Pillemer, the Netflix series follows a married woman who goes on a weekend trip where she cheats on her husband because they have been having trouble in their marriage for a long time. Add a murder mystery to that storyline and Fatal Seduction runs like any erotic thriller. So, if you loved the erotic scenes and the thrilling mystery in Fatal Seduction here are some similar erotic thriller shows you should check out next.
Fatal Attraction (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Paramount+
Fatal Attraction is an erotic psychological thriller drama series developed by Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes. Based on the 1987 film of the same name written by James Dearden,...
- 10/21/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Mikey Madison is the current Best Actress Oscar frontrunner for her heartbreaking performance in the title role of Sean Baker‘s “Anora.” Her likeliest competitors are two past Oscar winners — Nicole Kidman, 57, for “Babygirl” and Angelina Jolie, 49, for “Maria” — plus six-time nominee Amy Adams, 50, for “Nightbitch” and Karla Sofia Gascon, 52, for “Emilia Pérez.”
At age 25, Madison has one advantage over her main rivals for the award: her youth. Of the 97 winners of this race, almost one-third (32) were in their 20s.
Among those ingenues to take to the stage to collect this coveted prize was Emma Stone, who was 28 when she won for “La La Land” in 2017. Stone was 35 when she picked up a bookend Oscar earlier this year for “Poor Things,” which made her the 35th Best Actress winner in her thirties.
Bracketing Stone’s two wins were five women who defied this bias toward youth: 60-year-old Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once...
At age 25, Madison has one advantage over her main rivals for the award: her youth. Of the 97 winners of this race, almost one-third (32) were in their 20s.
Among those ingenues to take to the stage to collect this coveted prize was Emma Stone, who was 28 when she won for “La La Land” in 2017. Stone was 35 when she picked up a bookend Oscar earlier this year for “Poor Things,” which made her the 35th Best Actress winner in her thirties.
Bracketing Stone’s two wins were five women who defied this bias toward youth: 60-year-old Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once...
- 10/18/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
As Bridget Jones prepares to return to the big screen next year, a whole new generation is identifying with the beloved films’ literary source material.
Author Helen Fielding recently opened up about her newfound fanbase at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and how the titular character has become even more relevant to friends of her 18-year-old daughter, amid the age of TikTok and the Body Positivity Movement.
“What’s good now is that there’s a new audience for Bridget that’s young, that’s Gen Z,” she said, according to BBC. “I’m really happy when 18-year-olds and 20-year-olds come with their books and talk to me about it and say that they find it comforting to laugh at these things.”
Fielding added, “I spent the last two years surrounded by teenage girls, because they all came to my house, and I can see what they’ve got in common with Bridget.
Author Helen Fielding recently opened up about her newfound fanbase at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and how the titular character has become even more relevant to friends of her 18-year-old daughter, amid the age of TikTok and the Body Positivity Movement.
“What’s good now is that there’s a new audience for Bridget that’s young, that’s Gen Z,” she said, according to BBC. “I’m really happy when 18-year-olds and 20-year-olds come with their books and talk to me about it and say that they find it comforting to laugh at these things.”
Fielding added, “I spent the last two years surrounded by teenage girls, because they all came to my house, and I can see what they’ve got in common with Bridget.
- 10/17/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
Nobody thinks they’ve got an accent, which means they really notice when someone is imitating their accent so badly that it borders on mockery. For instance, most Americans would describe their own speech as “normal,” but have you ever heard a foreign actor just completely bomb it? If not, go watch Iwan Rheon pretend to be an American rock star in The Dirt, Just his scenes, though. That movie is a lot.
That’s why it’s all the more impressive when they get it right, even if, by the nature of getting it right, you never even notice. “In high school, I remember people being shocked to learn Hugh Laurie was English when House was huge,” Redditor homeMalone89 told r/Movies. “I think Daniel Kaluuya’s American accent work is the best there currently is.”
However, “while watching Bullet Train, it occurred to me that I’m unaware...
That’s why it’s all the more impressive when they get it right, even if, by the nature of getting it right, you never even notice. “In high school, I remember people being shocked to learn Hugh Laurie was English when House was huge,” Redditor homeMalone89 told r/Movies. “I think Daniel Kaluuya’s American accent work is the best there currently is.”
However, “while watching Bullet Train, it occurred to me that I’m unaware...
- 10/16/2024
- Cracked
A brutal Oscar season is ahead…in a good way.
As the Oscar race heats up, Hollywood is bracing for an intense, wide-open awards season. After its whirlwind tour through the Venice, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals, A24’s newly acquired historical epic “The Brutalist” has emerged as a potential heavyweight in this year’s Academy Awards lineup. Starring Adrien Brody in a career-redefining role as a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and journeys to the U.S., the film screened in front of an influential audience at CAA on Sunday night. The room was filled with industry professionals, journalists, and Oscar winners like Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”). After the screening, the film’s director, Brady Corbet, and co-writer Mona Fastvold participated in a post-screening Q&a session, giving the audience insight into the seven-year odyssey to bring this project to life.
“The Brutalist” follows 30 years in...
As the Oscar race heats up, Hollywood is bracing for an intense, wide-open awards season. After its whirlwind tour through the Venice, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals, A24’s newly acquired historical epic “The Brutalist” has emerged as a potential heavyweight in this year’s Academy Awards lineup. Starring Adrien Brody in a career-redefining role as a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and journeys to the U.S., the film screened in front of an influential audience at CAA on Sunday night. The room was filled with industry professionals, journalists, and Oscar winners like Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”). After the screening, the film’s director, Brady Corbet, and co-writer Mona Fastvold participated in a post-screening Q&a session, giving the audience insight into the seven-year odyssey to bring this project to life.
“The Brutalist” follows 30 years in...
- 10/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Before Hugh Grant started his heel turn in films like “Paddington 2” and the recently release A24 horror film “Heretic,” he was mostly known as a romantic lead. With films like “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill,” Grant warmed his way into the hearts of countless with his dashing good looks and witty charm. One of his most memorable romantic roles was in “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” which spawned two sequels and now an upcoming third one that Grant has been coaxed into returning for after skipping the last one, “Bridget Jones’s Baby.” Discussing the upcoming entry in the franchise, Grant shared on The Graham Norton Show how the film will not only provide laughs, as per usual, but also an emotional underpinning that will feel new for the typically frothy films.
“As well as being extremely funny, it’s very, very sad,” Grant said, adding, “but absolutely no...
“As well as being extremely funny, it’s very, very sad,” Grant said, adding, “but absolutely no...
- 10/7/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
The upcoming fourth Bridget Jones movie will take on a more emotional tone compared to previous installments in the popular romantic comedy franchise. Hugh Grant, who plays Daniel Cleaver in the films, described the new film as quite sad while still funny.
Set for release on Valentine’s Day 2025, the untitled film follows the book “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” by Helen Fielding. It centers on Bridget navigating life as a single mother after the death of her husband Mark Darcy, played once again by Oscar winner Renée Zellweger.
Grant, 64, shared his thoughts on the movie during a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show. He called the script for the fourth Bridget Jones “good and moving,” signaling a shift to more meaningful themes. However, Grant was quick to note it will still make audiences laugh. “It is extremely funny but very sad,” he said.
Incorporating Grant’s character...
Set for release on Valentine’s Day 2025, the untitled film follows the book “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” by Helen Fielding. It centers on Bridget navigating life as a single mother after the death of her husband Mark Darcy, played once again by Oscar winner Renée Zellweger.
Grant, 64, shared his thoughts on the movie during a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show. He called the script for the fourth Bridget Jones “good and moving,” signaling a shift to more meaningful themes. However, Grant was quick to note it will still make audiences laugh. “It is extremely funny but very sad,” he said.
Incorporating Grant’s character...
- 10/5/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
The next instalment of Bridget Jones’s Diary will be “very, very sad,” as revealed by one of its stars, Hugh Grant.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth film in the series, is set for release on Valentine’s Day 2025, with Grant set to reprise his role of womaniser Daniel Cleaver, alongside Renee Zellweger in the title role.
Speaking on The Graham Norton Show in the UK, Grant said: “As well as being extremely funny, it’s very, very sad.”
Grant did not appear in the third film and added that there was no obvious role for him in the fourth instalment but “they wanted to cram me in.”
He said that he wasn’t initially happy with his character’s story in the fourth film, but helped producers create an interim story for his character Cleaver: “He’s in his 60s now, you can’t just...
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth film in the series, is set for release on Valentine’s Day 2025, with Grant set to reprise his role of womaniser Daniel Cleaver, alongside Renee Zellweger in the title role.
Speaking on The Graham Norton Show in the UK, Grant said: “As well as being extremely funny, it’s very, very sad.”
Grant did not appear in the third film and added that there was no obvious role for him in the fourth instalment but “they wanted to cram me in.”
He said that he wasn’t initially happy with his character’s story in the fourth film, but helped producers create an interim story for his character Cleaver: “He’s in his 60s now, you can’t just...
- 10/5/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has bulked up its slate to include many a thriller, slasher, horror and other suspenseful films, both original to the streamer and classic, for October and the spookiest month of the year.
Several options for other moods arrived on the first of the month for viewers to choose from including 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, 8 Mile, The Birds, Bridesmaids, It Chapter Two, Halloween (2018), Psycho, Psycho II, Scarface and more.
Scream arrives later on in the month on Oct. 11. Fans of Yellowjackets will rejoice as Season 1 of the Showtime horror series is now streaming on Netflix as well. Below find a roundup of the best new films streaming on Netflix in October 2024.
Judy – October 1
Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in ‘Judy’
Those counting down the days for the next Bridget Jones movie starring Renée Zellweger can check out another one of her notable works portraying Judy Garland in...
Several options for other moods arrived on the first of the month for viewers to choose from including 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, 8 Mile, The Birds, Bridesmaids, It Chapter Two, Halloween (2018), Psycho, Psycho II, Scarface and more.
Scream arrives later on in the month on Oct. 11. Fans of Yellowjackets will rejoice as Season 1 of the Showtime horror series is now streaming on Netflix as well. Below find a roundup of the best new films streaming on Netflix in October 2024.
Judy – October 1
Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in ‘Judy’
Those counting down the days for the next Bridget Jones movie starring Renée Zellweger can check out another one of her notable works portraying Judy Garland in...
- 10/3/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
With his decades of work in the movie industry, Richard Linklater brought several coming-of-age movies and shows. Out of the lot, Dazed and Confused would definitely stand the tallest given the huge ensemble it boasted. The film was released in 1993 and featured the likes of Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, and Renée Zellweger, to name a few.
A still from Dazed and Confused | Credits: Universal Pictures
While these A-listers were very new to the acting scene at the time, all of them have gone on to have some of the most illustrious Hollywood careers. In this article, we will take a closer look at what the original cast of Dazed and Confused are up to today.
11. Ben Affleck as Fred O’Bannion Ben Affleck in still from Dazed and Confused | Credits: Universal Pictures
In Dazed and Confused, Fred O’Bannion played by Ben Affleck is the closest character to a villain,...
A still from Dazed and Confused | Credits: Universal Pictures
While these A-listers were very new to the acting scene at the time, all of them have gone on to have some of the most illustrious Hollywood careers. In this article, we will take a closer look at what the original cast of Dazed and Confused are up to today.
11. Ben Affleck as Fred O’Bannion Ben Affleck in still from Dazed and Confused | Credits: Universal Pictures
In Dazed and Confused, Fred O’Bannion played by Ben Affleck is the closest character to a villain,...
- 10/3/2024
- by Sakshi Singh
- FandomWire
Nicole Kidman could be on the verge of receiving her sixth acting Oscar bid for the upcoming A24 erotic thriller “Babygirl,” directed by Halina Reijn, best known for the indie film “Bodies Bodies Bodies” (2022). With the movie already making its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival and Kidman taking home the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, let’s take a closer look at her five previous Oscar nominations, including her one win.
Her first recognition came for the Baz Luhrmann jukebox musical “Moulin Rouge” (2001), where Kidman portrayed a cabaret performer and courtesan in love with an English poet. It is certainly one of her most physical performances, as she performs extravagant musical numbers and showcases strong emotions as her character Satine suffers through an illness. Kidman won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and was part of the movie’s eight Oscar nominations,...
Her first recognition came for the Baz Luhrmann jukebox musical “Moulin Rouge” (2001), where Kidman portrayed a cabaret performer and courtesan in love with an English poet. It is certainly one of her most physical performances, as she performs extravagant musical numbers and showcases strong emotions as her character Satine suffers through an illness. Kidman won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and was part of the movie’s eight Oscar nominations,...
- 10/1/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
Peacock is developing a limited series about Thomas Randolph called “The Thing About Tommy,” sources tell Variety.
In April, Randolph was sentenced to at least sixty years in prison for the murder of his wife and the man he hired to kill her. This was not his first conviction or his first deceased wife, however; Randolph is also known as Black Widower for having been married six times, with four of his wives ending up dead, though he maintains his innocence.
The true crime series will be written by Bruce Marshall Romans, who has previously written and produced on “Shantaram” on Apple TV+, “Deputy” on Fox and “Messiah” and “Marvel’s The Punisher” on Netflix.
Romans serves as executive producer alongside Jason Blum, Chris Dickie and Jeremy Gold for Blumhouse and Liz Cole for NBC News Studios. Universal Content Productions is the studio.
“The Thing About Tommy” comes after NBC’s...
In April, Randolph was sentenced to at least sixty years in prison for the murder of his wife and the man he hired to kill her. This was not his first conviction or his first deceased wife, however; Randolph is also known as Black Widower for having been married six times, with four of his wives ending up dead, though he maintains his innocence.
The true crime series will be written by Bruce Marshall Romans, who has previously written and produced on “Shantaram” on Apple TV+, “Deputy” on Fox and “Messiah” and “Marvel’s The Punisher” on Netflix.
Romans serves as executive producer alongside Jason Blum, Chris Dickie and Jeremy Gold for Blumhouse and Liz Cole for NBC News Studios. Universal Content Productions is the studio.
“The Thing About Tommy” comes after NBC’s...
- 9/30/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Another true crime limited series franchise, The Thing About..., is looking to join the likes of American Crime Story, Monster and Dr. Death. Peacock is developing The Thing About Tommy, from writer Bruce Marshall Romans and the companies behind the 2022 NBC limited series The Thing About Pam, NBC News Studios and Blumhouse, sources tell Deadline. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
The Thing About Tommy is inspired by the true story of Thomas Randolph, nicknamed “Black Widower,” who has been married six times and four of those wives ended up dead.
Like The Thing About Pam, which chronicled Pam Hupp’s involvement in the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria, The Thing About Tommy stems from Dateline’s coverage of the case. (The venerable NBC newsmagazine profiled Randolph in the multi-part series The Widower.)
After premiering on NBC, The Thing About Pam, starring Renée Zellweger as Hupp,...
The Thing About Tommy is inspired by the true story of Thomas Randolph, nicknamed “Black Widower,” who has been married six times and four of those wives ended up dead.
Like The Thing About Pam, which chronicled Pam Hupp’s involvement in the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria, The Thing About Tommy stems from Dateline’s coverage of the case. (The venerable NBC newsmagazine profiled Randolph in the multi-part series The Widower.)
After premiering on NBC, The Thing About Pam, starring Renée Zellweger as Hupp,...
- 9/30/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
A quarter century after winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted,” Angelina Jolie is hoping to pick up the Best Actress trophy for her performance in “Maria.” In terms of Oscar history, she’d join Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange, Cate Blanchett, and Renée Zellweger, who all won for featured performances before prevailing again for star turns.
Jolie’s role, that of real-life opera singer Maria Callas, has already been proven to be awards-worthy and won Jane Seymour an Emmy nearly four decades ago. This English rose featured in the 1988 TV movie “Onassis: The Richest Man in the World,” opposite Raul Julia as Aristotle Onassis and Anthony Quinn as his father, Socrates. This remains her only Emmy win from five nominations.
Zellweger won Best Actress for her sensitive portrayal of Judy Garland in the 2020 flick “Judy.” Back in 2001, Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis took home Emmys for their work...
Jolie’s role, that of real-life opera singer Maria Callas, has already been proven to be awards-worthy and won Jane Seymour an Emmy nearly four decades ago. This English rose featured in the 1988 TV movie “Onassis: The Richest Man in the World,” opposite Raul Julia as Aristotle Onassis and Anthony Quinn as his father, Socrates. This remains her only Emmy win from five nominations.
Zellweger won Best Actress for her sensitive portrayal of Judy Garland in the 2020 flick “Judy.” Back in 2001, Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis took home Emmys for their work...
- 9/19/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
‘Emilia Pérez’ Sets Oscar Campaigns for Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez (Exclusive)
This Oscar season, all eyes are on “Emilia Pérez.”
Jacques Audiard’s critically acclaimed Spanish-language musical, recently selected as France’s official submission for the Oscars’ international feature category, is poised to dominate the awards circuit. In an exclusive revealed to Variety, Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the titular character, will be submitted for lead actress consideration. Her co-stars, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz, will vie for nominations in the supporting actress race. The four women collectively won the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival after the film’s world premiere.
“Emilia Pérez” follows Emilia (Gascón), a feared cartel leader who seeks the help of a lawyer, Rita (Saldaña), to fake her own death to finally live her life authentically as her true self.
In a performance that resonates deeply with her personal experiences, Gascón portrays the fearsome drug lord before Emilia’s transitions, blending power...
Jacques Audiard’s critically acclaimed Spanish-language musical, recently selected as France’s official submission for the Oscars’ international feature category, is poised to dominate the awards circuit. In an exclusive revealed to Variety, Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the titular character, will be submitted for lead actress consideration. Her co-stars, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz, will vie for nominations in the supporting actress race. The four women collectively won the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival after the film’s world premiere.
“Emilia Pérez” follows Emilia (Gascón), a feared cartel leader who seeks the help of a lawyer, Rita (Saldaña), to fake her own death to finally live her life authentically as her true self.
In a performance that resonates deeply with her personal experiences, Gascón portrays the fearsome drug lord before Emilia’s transitions, blending power...
- 9/19/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Jimmy Carter won’t turn 100 until Oct. 1, but the birthday celebrations for the former president are already in full swing. Celebrities, family members, and notable public figures all turned out in Atlanta on Sept. 17 to toast Carter, who served in the White House from 1977 to 1981.
“Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” took place at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday evening. Artists scheduled to perform included Maren Morris, B-52s, India.Arie, Eric Church, and Drive-By-Truckers, among others. Proceeds from the event went to support The Carter Center, a nonprofit founded by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and dedicated to advancing peace and health around the world.
Carlene Carter attends Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song at The Fox Theatre on September 17, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia | Paras Griffin/Getty Images
Singer Carlene Carter – no relation to Jimmy – was among the performers at the event. She recalled when her mom and stepdad...
“Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” took place at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday evening. Artists scheduled to perform included Maren Morris, B-52s, India.Arie, Eric Church, and Drive-By-Truckers, among others. Proceeds from the event went to support The Carter Center, a nonprofit founded by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and dedicated to advancing peace and health around the world.
Carlene Carter attends Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song at The Fox Theatre on September 17, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia | Paras Griffin/Getty Images
Singer Carlene Carter – no relation to Jimmy – was among the performers at the event. She recalled when her mom and stepdad...
- 9/18/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s an often-touted cliche that a great way to win an Oscar is for a performer to portray a real-life person. Cillian Murphy won Best Actor earlier this year for playing J. Robert Oppenheimer in “Oppenheimer,” Jessica Chastain took home Best Actress in 2022 for her portrayal of Tammy Faye Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” and Rami Malek won Best Actor in 2019 for his depiction of Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
It’s curious, then, that Best Actress has often been rewarded to performers playing fictional characters rather than real people. Over the past decade, 28 of the 50 nominations have been for original turns, with a whopping seven of those winning out of 10. Here’s the complete breakdown.
Two out of 2024’s Best Actress nominees were nominated for playing fictional people. The others were Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), and Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”). However,...
It’s curious, then, that Best Actress has often been rewarded to performers playing fictional characters rather than real people. Over the past decade, 28 of the 50 nominations have been for original turns, with a whopping seven of those winning out of 10. Here’s the complete breakdown.
Two out of 2024’s Best Actress nominees were nominated for playing fictional people. The others were Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), and Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”). However,...
- 9/18/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Jimmy Carter loves music, and on Tuesday night at Atlanta’s historic Fox Theatre an unlikely cast of admirers let the “rock and roll president” know they love him too.
Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1., was at home in Plains, Ga., but that didn’t stop Angelique Kidjo, the B-52s, BeBe Winans, Carlene Carter, Chuck Leavell, D-Nice, Drive-By Truckers, Duane Betts, Eric Church, Grouplove, India Arie, Lalah Hathaway, the War And Treaty, the Rickey Minor Band, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus from celebrating what Carter’s life and presidency means to them.
Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1., was at home in Plains, Ga., but that didn’t stop Angelique Kidjo, the B-52s, BeBe Winans, Carlene Carter, Chuck Leavell, D-Nice, Drive-By Truckers, Duane Betts, Eric Church, Grouplove, India Arie, Lalah Hathaway, the War And Treaty, the Rickey Minor Band, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus from celebrating what Carter’s life and presidency means to them.
- 9/18/2024
- by Kristi York Wooten
- Rollingstone.com
In 1974, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre laid the groundwork for the slasher genre as we know it today. This subset of horror films introduced the world to fledgling actors who would grow into well-known talents, like Jamie Lee Curtis and Jennifer Aniston. Over the years, many incarnations of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre have done the same: We’ve seen Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey square off against several variations of Leatherface. This year, the TCM franchise is once again taking on a new form — and it’s filled with fresh faces that will likely haunt a whole new generation of viewers. Here’s exactly who Leatherface will be hunting down in the 2022 version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The lead character in our story, Lila, is a survivor of a horrific school shooting. She is weary of traveling to rural Texas and struggles with survivor’s guilt. This...
The lead character in our story, Lila, is a survivor of a horrific school shooting. She is weary of traveling to rural Texas and struggles with survivor’s guilt. This...
- 9/16/2024
- by Reyna Cervantes
- Tudum - Netflix
Although he couldn’t make it to her baby shower, Hugh Grant is back in Bridget Jones’ life.
The Golden Globe winner will return for the upcoming fourth installment of Renée Zellweger‘s romantic comedy franchise, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, after carving out a spot for his womanizing character Daniel Cleaver.
He recently explained to Vanity Fair why he opted not to reprise the role for 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby. “I really couldn’t fit my character in—he just didn’t belong, so I stepped aside,” he said.
The third installment featured Zellweger’s titular character unexpectedly pregnant at 40, trying to determine whether the father is her ex Mark (Colin Firth) or handsome American stranger Jack (Patrick Dempsey). Although Grant did not return for that movie, Bridget attends a memorial for her ex, who is presumed dead after a plane crash.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,...
The Golden Globe winner will return for the upcoming fourth installment of Renée Zellweger‘s romantic comedy franchise, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, after carving out a spot for his womanizing character Daniel Cleaver.
He recently explained to Vanity Fair why he opted not to reprise the role for 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby. “I really couldn’t fit my character in—he just didn’t belong, so I stepped aside,” he said.
The third installment featured Zellweger’s titular character unexpectedly pregnant at 40, trying to determine whether the father is her ex Mark (Colin Firth) or handsome American stranger Jack (Patrick Dempsey). Although Grant did not return for that movie, Bridget attends a memorial for her ex, who is presumed dead after a plane crash.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,...
- 9/15/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
Huge news, fellow "Shark Tale" fans: It's finally our time to shine. The animated 2004 movie starring Will Smith and Robert De Niro recently made the leap to Netflix, and according to streaming data numbers site Flix Patrol, it's currently topping the charts. Specifically, as of this writing, it's number one on the kids' movies viewership chart and number five on the overall movies viewership chart, having beat out more recent family-friendly hits like "Sonic the Hedgehog," "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," and "Trolls Band Together" on both lists.
On Netflix's own Top 10 site, "Shark Tale" sits in the number 7 position on the top movies list, mostly bested in viewership numbers by new Netflix original movies like Jeremy Saulnier's thriller "Rebel Ridge" and Lee Daniels' possession flick "The Deliverance." This week's top dog on the kids' film front, "Shark Tale" debuted on Netflix on September 1, 2024 and has been in the...
On Netflix's own Top 10 site, "Shark Tale" sits in the number 7 position on the top movies list, mostly bested in viewership numbers by new Netflix original movies like Jeremy Saulnier's thriller "Rebel Ridge" and Lee Daniels' possession flick "The Deliverance." This week's top dog on the kids' film front, "Shark Tale" debuted on Netflix on September 1, 2024 and has been in the...
- 9/13/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Whether you know Hugh Grant from his rom-com success in the ’90s with his charming roles in Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral or his recent bad boy turn in The Gentlemen and A Very English Scandal, you always think of him in relation to Christmas blockbuster Love Actually and delightful family film Paddington 2. All stellar choices, but none of them represent the real Grant, so to speak. The role most like his actual personality is the charmingly sarcastic Daniel Cleaver. This character first made an appearance in the iconic Renée Zellweger-led flick, Bridget Jones’ Diary. He popped up again in the sequel, The Edge of Reason, which was presumed to be his last appearance in the series since he was not seen in the 2016 edition of Bridget Jones’s Baby. As was alluded to in the last installment, Daniel didn’t actually die in a plane crash.
- 9/12/2024
- TV Insider
Hugh Grant is explaining why he has been skeptical to star in some big-budget fare.
In a Vanity Fair profile published Wednesday, the actor reflected on working more in indies and television and why he rejected a few roles in major Hollywood studio films.
“I’ve turned down a few that I thought were insufficient in quality or independence allowed to the filmmakers — you felt like a big corporation [was] breathing down the neck of these filmmakers, and I don’t want to make that decision,” he said.
As for how he could tell, Grant explained, “I asked them bluntly. I quizzed the directors. You can tell quite early on, since you might have a few ideas about the part before you’ve signed up — you suggest things, and you can tell if there’s a lot of pushback from noncreative executives.”
An exception was the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,...
In a Vanity Fair profile published Wednesday, the actor reflected on working more in indies and television and why he rejected a few roles in major Hollywood studio films.
“I’ve turned down a few that I thought were insufficient in quality or independence allowed to the filmmakers — you felt like a big corporation [was] breathing down the neck of these filmmakers, and I don’t want to make that decision,” he said.
As for how he could tell, Grant explained, “I asked them bluntly. I quizzed the directors. You can tell quite early on, since you might have a few ideas about the part before you’ve signed up — you suggest things, and you can tell if there’s a lot of pushback from noncreative executives.”
An exception was the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,...
- 9/11/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hugh Grant opened up about his involvement in the new Bridget Jones movie!
The 64-year-old star is reprising the role of Daniel Cleaver alongside the likes of Renee Zellweger in the new movie, which is called Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. It’s his first time in the franchise again since 2004′s The Edge of Reason.
In a new interview, Hugh reflected on returning and revealed that his involvement almost didn’t happen.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Hugh explained that he was not involved in the 2016 movie Bridget Jones’s Baby because his character “just didn’t belong.”
When he got contacted about Mad About the Boy, he said that he “loved the script.”
“It made me cry, and I wanted to help with this one,” he explained. “But really there’s no part for Daniel Cleaver in it at all. They wanted him in it,...
The 64-year-old star is reprising the role of Daniel Cleaver alongside the likes of Renee Zellweger in the new movie, which is called Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. It’s his first time in the franchise again since 2004′s The Edge of Reason.
In a new interview, Hugh reflected on returning and revealed that his involvement almost didn’t happen.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Hugh explained that he was not involved in the 2016 movie Bridget Jones’s Baby because his character “just didn’t belong.”
When he got contacted about Mad About the Boy, he said that he “loved the script.”
“It made me cry, and I wanted to help with this one,” he explained. “But really there’s no part for Daniel Cleaver in it at all. They wanted him in it,...
- 9/11/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The most compelling moments in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ mostly sharp religious horror Heretic involve Mr. Reed, a cerebral theologian played with reptilian persuasiveness by Hugh Grant, intellectually sparring with two young Mormon evangelists. Grant, whose eager eyes and puckish smile wooed Renée Zellweger’s Bridget Jones and Julia Roberts’ Anna Scott (Notting Hill), uses his signature charm here to test the bounds of these junior missionaries’ beliefs. He imbues his character, a sinister recluse, with a well-intentioned disposition that soon reveals itself to be an unsettling trap. Heretic, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before it hits theaters November 15, sells Grant as a convincing villain and makes you wonder why he hasn’t played more of them.
Mr. Reed is the kind of guy whose intense gaze and off-color jokes betray a bizarre personality that’s initially easy to ignore. That’s what happens with Sisters...
Mr. Reed is the kind of guy whose intense gaze and off-color jokes betray a bizarre personality that’s initially easy to ignore. That’s what happens with Sisters...
- 9/11/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shailene Woodley has been tapped to play the rock icon Janis Joplin in a new biopic.
Variety reports that Woodley has joined the cast of the film and will produce as well. The yet-to-be-named biopic is being funded by a $2.5 million tax credit from the state of California’s Film Commission, and per Variety, will have a $10 million budget for “qualified expenditures.”
We don’t know much else about the film, but Woodley wrote in a statement that she’s excited to tell Joplin’s story in California specifically. “California meant so much to Janis Joplin — from the stoops of San Francisco to the wooden walls of Sunset Sound, the state became the stage upon which she explored not just the world of music, but the world of her vibrant humanity,” she wrote.
Surprisingly, a Janis Joplin biopic has never been made. Numerous filmmakers have tried — per a Hollywood Reporter article from earlier this year,...
Variety reports that Woodley has joined the cast of the film and will produce as well. The yet-to-be-named biopic is being funded by a $2.5 million tax credit from the state of California’s Film Commission, and per Variety, will have a $10 million budget for “qualified expenditures.”
We don’t know much else about the film, but Woodley wrote in a statement that she’s excited to tell Joplin’s story in California specifically. “California meant so much to Janis Joplin — from the stoops of San Francisco to the wooden walls of Sunset Sound, the state became the stage upon which she explored not just the world of music, but the world of her vibrant humanity,” she wrote.
Surprisingly, a Janis Joplin biopic has never been made. Numerous filmmakers have tried — per a Hollywood Reporter article from earlier this year,...
- 9/10/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Film News
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A new Janis Joplin biopic is in the works. And this time it’s Shailene Woodley who’s attached to play the legendary singer and musician.
The project was revealed — oddly enough — in a press release issued by the California Film Commission announcing which movies and TV shows would receive its coveted tax credits. As such, the details are pretty scant. Woodley is set to star and produce, and the production company backing the film is Temple Hill Entertainment, which has done the Twilight movies,...
The project was revealed — oddly enough — in a press release issued by the California Film Commission announcing which movies and TV shows would receive its coveted tax credits. As such, the details are pretty scant. Woodley is set to star and produce, and the production company backing the film is Temple Hill Entertainment, which has done the Twilight movies,...
- 9/10/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
2019 was a great year for Scarlett Johansson. Apart from being part of the phenomenal Avengers: Endgame, which was the highest-grossing film of all time for a while, she received her first and second Oscar nominations. The actress headlined Noah Baumbach’s divorce drama Marriage Story, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
While the same year she also got the nod for Best Supporting Actress in Jojo Rabbit, her performance as Nicole Barber, an actress going through a divorce, has many wondering how she missed the win. The film also starred Adam Driver, who was nominated for Best Actor, and Laura Dern, who beat Johansson for Best Supporting Actress.
Scarlett Johansson’s Marriage Story Should Have Won Her An Oscar A still from Avengers: Endgame | Credits: Marvel Studios
Scarlett Johansson hit it big in 2019. Not only was she a part of the highest-grossing film (for a while...
While the same year she also got the nod for Best Supporting Actress in Jojo Rabbit, her performance as Nicole Barber, an actress going through a divorce, has many wondering how she missed the win. The film also starred Adam Driver, who was nominated for Best Actor, and Laura Dern, who beat Johansson for Best Supporting Actress.
Scarlett Johansson’s Marriage Story Should Have Won Her An Oscar A still from Avengers: Endgame | Credits: Marvel Studios
Scarlett Johansson hit it big in 2019. Not only was she a part of the highest-grossing film (for a while...
- 9/8/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Christina Hall and Ant Anstead put aside their differences for their son’s birthday. Hall and Anstead posted for Hudson’s birthday on Instagram and Hall even commented on Anstead’s post.
Christina Hall and Ant Anstead’s Relationship
Hall and Anstead separated in September 2020. Then, in April 2022, Anstead filed for sole custody of Hudson. His case statement claimed that he was exploited by Hall by being put in paid social media advertisements.
Additionally, Hall disregarded the claim and argued that Anstead was trying to turn her loved ones and supporters against her through manipulation and lies. Hall decided to keep Hudson off social media and television until he was at an age where he felt able to decide his level of fame.
After being in a custody battle over Hudson for two years ago, the case was settled and they had joint custody. Though it’s clear they have their differences,...
Christina Hall and Ant Anstead’s Relationship
Hall and Anstead separated in September 2020. Then, in April 2022, Anstead filed for sole custody of Hudson. His case statement claimed that he was exploited by Hall by being put in paid social media advertisements.
Additionally, Hall disregarded the claim and argued that Anstead was trying to turn her loved ones and supporters against her through manipulation and lies. Hall decided to keep Hudson off social media and television until he was at an age where he felt able to decide his level of fame.
After being in a custody battle over Hudson for two years ago, the case was settled and they had joint custody. Though it’s clear they have their differences,...
- 9/7/2024
- by Sammie Neibloom
- TV Shows Ace
As HGTV star Christina Hall navigates her third divorce, she’s really relying on her close relationships. Friends, family, and loyal fans mean the world to her right now.
Over time, she’s had a bit of a contentious relationship with her previous ex-husbands too. But it seems like she’s rekindled a friendship with them. Whether it’s for the sake of her children or something more, fans are happy to see Christina Hall in a healthier headspace.
Which ex has she been connecting with lately?
Christina Hall Develops Amicable Relationships With Her Children’s Fathers
HGTV fans know that Christina Hall is collaborating on The Flip Off with her first husband, Tarek El Moussa, and his second wife, Heather Rae Young. Christina and Tarek share two children together and their relationship seems quite amicable.
However, these days, Christina seems to be mending fences with her second husband, Ant Anstead.
Over time, she’s had a bit of a contentious relationship with her previous ex-husbands too. But it seems like she’s rekindled a friendship with them. Whether it’s for the sake of her children or something more, fans are happy to see Christina Hall in a healthier headspace.
Which ex has she been connecting with lately?
Christina Hall Develops Amicable Relationships With Her Children’s Fathers
HGTV fans know that Christina Hall is collaborating on The Flip Off with her first husband, Tarek El Moussa, and his second wife, Heather Rae Young. Christina and Tarek share two children together and their relationship seems quite amicable.
However, these days, Christina seems to be mending fences with her second husband, Ant Anstead.
- 9/5/2024
- by Nikole Behrens
- TV Shows Ace
True superstars exist once in a lifetime and it looks like the spot is currently held occupied by Tom Cruise. The man has such irresistible charm that whenever he is on screen you are so captivated by his presence that it’s impossible to move your eyes from the screen. If there is an ambassador for Tinseltown, it is Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise in and as Jerry Maguire | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing
Despite being the brightest star in the sky, Tom Cruise has not let the fame get to his head. There are countless recollections from his colleagues who swear by the man’s generosity and kindness. Director Cameron Crowe narrated such an endearing anecdote about the actor which really makes one wonder about his relationship with his estranged daughter, Suri.
Tom Cruise’s Adorable Gesture for a Child Actor A still from Jerry Maguire | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing
Tom...
Tom Cruise in and as Jerry Maguire | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing
Despite being the brightest star in the sky, Tom Cruise has not let the fame get to his head. There are countless recollections from his colleagues who swear by the man’s generosity and kindness. Director Cameron Crowe narrated such an endearing anecdote about the actor which really makes one wonder about his relationship with his estranged daughter, Suri.
Tom Cruise’s Adorable Gesture for a Child Actor A still from Jerry Maguire | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing
Tom...
- 9/5/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
As I sat through the North American premiere of Pablo Larraín’s biopic of Maria Callas at the Telluride Film Festival, which stars Angelina Jolie as the famed opera singer, I couldn’t help but recall a line from Al Pacino in “The Godfather Part III” (1990): “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”
It’s been an awfully long time since Jolie was contending for a statuette — her last acting nomination was for 2008’s “Changeling” and she’s spent the time since then starring in popcorn movies like “Salt” and “Maleficent” or directing films like “Unbroken.” But if you needed a reminder of what a formidable acting talent Jolie is, it’s on display in her transformative portrayal of one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. It’s a chameleonic turn that can best be described as a a kind of cinematic possession.
It’s been an awfully long time since Jolie was contending for a statuette — her last acting nomination was for 2008’s “Changeling” and she’s spent the time since then starring in popcorn movies like “Salt” and “Maleficent” or directing films like “Unbroken.” But if you needed a reminder of what a formidable acting talent Jolie is, it’s on display in her transformative portrayal of one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. It’s a chameleonic turn that can best be described as a a kind of cinematic possession.
- 9/1/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
According to the current combined predictions of Gold Derby users, Angelina Jolie (“Maria”) is in fourth place for Best Actress with 17/2 odds at this year’s Oscars. The movie itself just debuted at the Venice Film Festival, earning an eight-minute standing ovation. That could be a sign of how strong a force she’ll be in the upcoming awards season. If she goes all the way, it would be similar to the Oscars path of another recent Best Actress winner.
In 2019 Renée Zellweger starred as actress and singer Judy Garland in Rupert Goold‘s biographical film “Judy,” which took place during the final year of the showbiz legend’s life in London, shortly before her death in 1969. Zellweger had previously been very active in Hollywood in the 1990s and 2000s, during which she received three consecutive Oscar nominations: 2001’s “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” 2002’s “Chicago” and 2003’s “Cold Mountain.” The last...
In 2019 Renée Zellweger starred as actress and singer Judy Garland in Rupert Goold‘s biographical film “Judy,” which took place during the final year of the showbiz legend’s life in London, shortly before her death in 1969. Zellweger had previously been very active in Hollywood in the 1990s and 2000s, during which she received three consecutive Oscar nominations: 2001’s “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” 2002’s “Chicago” and 2003’s “Cold Mountain.” The last...
- 9/1/2024
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Chris Evans couldn’t believe that none of the scenes in Scarlett Johansson’s critically acclaimed movie were improvised. Johansson shared with Evans that Noah Baumbach, the director of Marriage Story, was very specific about every spoken word in his film. Evans, who compared the film to theater, was surprised and shared that Baumbach and Johansson deserved Oscars for the film.
Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Credits: Marvel Studios
Johansson accepted the role of Nicole Barber while she was still filming reshoots for Avengers: Endgame. Evans too was ready to move on from the superhero role right after the two-part Infinity Saga finale since he wanted to explore other types of roles. He landed the role in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, while the Scoop actress had her second chance for a film with Baumbach.
Chris Evans Believed Scarlett Johansson Should’ve Won The...
Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Credits: Marvel Studios
Johansson accepted the role of Nicole Barber while she was still filming reshoots for Avengers: Endgame. Evans too was ready to move on from the superhero role right after the two-part Infinity Saga finale since he wanted to explore other types of roles. He landed the role in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, while the Scoop actress had her second chance for a film with Baumbach.
Chris Evans Believed Scarlett Johansson Should’ve Won The...
- 9/1/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Bruce Campbell has played supporting roles in so many films and TV shows, he once wrote a fictionalized autobiography -- "Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way" -- about how his biggest possible break would be playing a sage-like doorman in a high-profile Hollywood drama starring Richard Gere and Renée Zellweger. In the fake Hollywood movie, Campbell would be the character to dole out advice to the lead characters and get their lives on track. It's telling that Campbell, even in a fictional version of Hollywood, didn't cast himself as the leading man.
Of course, Campbell has rarely been romantic about acting. He takes his craft seriously, but sees it more as a blue-collar profession than a heady art that requires years of study. Given that Campbell started his career getting splashed with fake blood in a series of zero-budget monster movies, this attitude is understandable. The ironic twist in "Make Love!
Of course, Campbell has rarely been romantic about acting. He takes his craft seriously, but sees it more as a blue-collar profession than a heady art that requires years of study. Given that Campbell started his career getting splashed with fake blood in a series of zero-budget monster movies, this attitude is understandable. The ironic twist in "Make Love!
- 8/31/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
“Angelina! Angelina! Angelina!”
The Venice Film Festival loves its movie stars, and Angelina Jolie was the toast of Italy on Thursday night. The actress wept during an eight-minute standing ovation at the Sala Grande Theatre at the world premiere of “Maria,” Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama about the Greek opera singer Maria Callas.
The outpouring of love and emotion brings to mind another standing ovation in Venice that launched the Oscar campaign for Brendan Fraser in “The Whale,” as he sobbed through the applause that cemented a career comeback in 2022.
Jolie was similarly taken by the rapturous response, wiping away tears and at time turning her face away from the cheering as she was overcome by emotion. She hugged Larraín and the cast of the film, which is sure to be an Oscar contender, putting Jolie in the best actress race for the first time in 15 years.
Netflix will release “Maria” later this year.
The Venice Film Festival loves its movie stars, and Angelina Jolie was the toast of Italy on Thursday night. The actress wept during an eight-minute standing ovation at the Sala Grande Theatre at the world premiere of “Maria,” Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama about the Greek opera singer Maria Callas.
The outpouring of love and emotion brings to mind another standing ovation in Venice that launched the Oscar campaign for Brendan Fraser in “The Whale,” as he sobbed through the applause that cemented a career comeback in 2022.
Jolie was similarly taken by the rapturous response, wiping away tears and at time turning her face away from the cheering as she was overcome by emotion. She hugged Larraín and the cast of the film, which is sure to be an Oscar contender, putting Jolie in the best actress race for the first time in 15 years.
Netflix will release “Maria” later this year.
- 8/29/2024
- by Ramin Setoodeh and Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
A fourth Bridget Jones film is on the way, and some returning faces as well as new famous ones have joined the latest installment in the rom-com franchise.
Renée Zellweger, who first brought the titular character to life in Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) will return to reprise her role in the film. The news of the fourth film first arrived in April 2024, and a cast has been rounded out. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the working title for the upcoming film.
For everything we know about Bridget Jones 4, read on below:
When will Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy come out?
As of August 2024, the film is slated for a theatrical release on Valentine’s Day 2025.
Who will be in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?
Alongside Zellweger, returning cast include Emma Thompson, who appeared as Bridget’s Ob/Gyn Dr. Rawling in Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016, will return to the fourth film.
Renée Zellweger, who first brought the titular character to life in Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) will return to reprise her role in the film. The news of the fourth film first arrived in April 2024, and a cast has been rounded out. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the working title for the upcoming film.
For everything we know about Bridget Jones 4, read on below:
When will Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy come out?
As of August 2024, the film is slated for a theatrical release on Valentine’s Day 2025.
Who will be in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?
Alongside Zellweger, returning cast include Emma Thompson, who appeared as Bridget’s Ob/Gyn Dr. Rawling in Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016, will return to the fourth film.
- 8/28/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
HGTV star Christina Hall is working through a very public divorce from her third husband, Josh Hall. But even so, she’s doing everything in her power to keep going. On her own social media pages, she’s discussed rediscovering her inner peace and spending time with loved ones.
Although her kids are adjusting to losing their stepdad, Christina confirmed they are handling the divorce just fine. Her oldest two children are from her first marriage to Tarek El Moussa while her youngest is from her second marriage to Ant Anstead.
Both men have moved on and found love again after divorcing Christina Hall. Now, one is publicly sharing how delighted he is in his new relationship.
One Of Christina Hall’s Exes Is Happier Than Ever Before
So far, Josh Hall doesn’t seem to be having the best time amid the breakup. While Christina Hall vacations in paradise,...
Although her kids are adjusting to losing their stepdad, Christina confirmed they are handling the divorce just fine. Her oldest two children are from her first marriage to Tarek El Moussa while her youngest is from her second marriage to Ant Anstead.
Both men have moved on and found love again after divorcing Christina Hall. Now, one is publicly sharing how delighted he is in his new relationship.
One Of Christina Hall’s Exes Is Happier Than Ever Before
So far, Josh Hall doesn’t seem to be having the best time amid the breakup. While Christina Hall vacations in paradise,...
- 8/26/2024
- by Nikole Behrens
- TV Shows Ace
“Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy”, directed by Michael Morris in London UK, is the fourth rom-com installment in the “Bridget Jones” film series, based on Helen Fielding’s 2013 novel, again starring Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger’s return as the fourth installment in the Bridget Jones film series, releasing February 14, 2025 in theaters:
“…now in her fifties, ‘Bridget Jones’ gets back on track following the death of her husband. As she opens her door to dating once again, she will enter a new decade and a new diary…
Cast also includes Emma Thompson as ‘Doctor Rawlings’, Hugh Grant as ‘Daniel Cleaver’, Jim Broadbent as ‘Colin Jones’, Gemma Jones as ‘Pamela Jones’, Sarah Solemani as ‘Miranda’, Sally Phillips as ‘Sharon’, Shirley Henderson as ‘Jude’, James Callis as ‘Tom’, Celia Imrie as ‘Una Alconbury’, Chiwetel Ejiofor as ‘Mr. Wallaker’, Leo Woodall as ‘Roxster, Isla Fisher as ‘Rebecca’ and Nico Parker as ‘Chloe’.
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“…now in her fifties, ‘Bridget Jones’ gets back on track following the death of her husband. As she opens her door to dating once again, she will enter a new decade and a new diary…
Cast also includes Emma Thompson as ‘Doctor Rawlings’, Hugh Grant as ‘Daniel Cleaver’, Jim Broadbent as ‘Colin Jones’, Gemma Jones as ‘Pamela Jones’, Sarah Solemani as ‘Miranda’, Sally Phillips as ‘Sharon’, Shirley Henderson as ‘Jude’, James Callis as ‘Tom’, Celia Imrie as ‘Una Alconbury’, Chiwetel Ejiofor as ‘Mr. Wallaker’, Leo Woodall as ‘Roxster, Isla Fisher as ‘Rebecca’ and Nico Parker as ‘Chloe’.
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- 8/22/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
A fourth Bridget Jones movie is on the way! Renée Zellweger will reprise her iconic character in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The first poster was released on August 22 and put Bridget Jones front and center again. “New decade. New diary,” the tagline reads. Bridget Jones is back and ready for the next chapter. pic.twitter.com/DcY6flGIgp — Working Title (@Working_Title) August 22, 2024 Additional cast members for the new movie have been announced, but there’s one major person missing: Colin Firth‘s Mark Darcy. Firth starred in the three previous Bridget Jones installments, so his absence is raising alarm bells. From what the book tells us about Mark Darcy to new cast members to the Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy release date, scroll down to get all the latest details. When is the release date for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy? The film adaptation of...
- 8/22/2024
- TV Insider
Colin Firth is in early talks to join Emily Blunt in Steven Spielberg’s next film.
It’s unclear who the Oscar-winning actor will play or what the movie is even about, though it has been described as an “event film,” and the fact that is has been slated to open in the summer of 2026 suggests it will be a return to the kind of blockbusters that made Spielberg a household name. Otherwise, mums the word on what on screen action awaits. Spielberg cooked up the story and David Koepp, who wrote “Jurassic Park” and the first “Mission: Impossible,” penned the script. Universal will release the film, which is produced by Spielberg’s company, Amblin.
Firth is set to appear in “Lockerbie,” a Peacock series about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, as well as “Young Sherlock,” a Prime Video series about the famous detective’s early years from Guy Ritchie.
It’s unclear who the Oscar-winning actor will play or what the movie is even about, though it has been described as an “event film,” and the fact that is has been slated to open in the summer of 2026 suggests it will be a return to the kind of blockbusters that made Spielberg a household name. Otherwise, mums the word on what on screen action awaits. Spielberg cooked up the story and David Koepp, who wrote “Jurassic Park” and the first “Mission: Impossible,” penned the script. Universal will release the film, which is produced by Spielberg’s company, Amblin.
Firth is set to appear in “Lockerbie,” a Peacock series about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, as well as “Young Sherlock,” a Prime Video series about the famous detective’s early years from Guy Ritchie.
- 8/16/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
This article is part of IndieWire’s 2000s Week celebration. Click here for a whole lot more.
After Sam Raimi’s darkly playful 2009 fright fest “Drag Me to Hell” came out, star Alison Lohman said she faced a question. “It was kind of like: Do you want to be a household name?” she remembers in a recent phone call.
She didn’t. “I don’t think I really really wanted that, to be in the public eye,” she said.
If you had told film fans in the 2000s that Lohman would have essentially vanished from the big screen in 2024, they might have a hard time believing you. The decade offered Lohman an incredible run, starting with her breakout role in 2002’s “White Oleander,” Peter Kominsky’s melodrama, where she played the daughter of Michelle Pfeiffer. She played the love of Ewan McGregor’s life in Tim Burton’s “Big Fish,...
After Sam Raimi’s darkly playful 2009 fright fest “Drag Me to Hell” came out, star Alison Lohman said she faced a question. “It was kind of like: Do you want to be a household name?” she remembers in a recent phone call.
She didn’t. “I don’t think I really really wanted that, to be in the public eye,” she said.
If you had told film fans in the 2000s that Lohman would have essentially vanished from the big screen in 2024, they might have a hard time believing you. The decade offered Lohman an incredible run, starting with her breakout role in 2002’s “White Oleander,” Peter Kominsky’s melodrama, where she played the daughter of Michelle Pfeiffer. She played the love of Ewan McGregor’s life in Tim Burton’s “Big Fish,...
- 8/13/2024
- by Esther Zuckerman
- Indiewire
In a hazy, smoke-filled theater, dozens of red strings dangle from the ceiling. They’re connected to the backs and hands of reporters, all slumped over in their seats, notebooks in hand. There’s a man in the spotlight, with what appears to be a marionette doll over his knee and another journalist, this one conspiratorially close on his other shoulder. As a chorus begins to sing, the strings move, revealing the crowd of press to be puppets, voices orchestrated toward one common belief: “Oh yes, they both reached for the gun.
- 8/11/2024
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
“A Complete Unknown” debuted its trailer on July 24, and it’s already paying dividends for star Timothee Chalamet in our Oscar odds for Best Actor. As of this writing he’s within striking distance of a nomination. Make or update your forecasts now here in our predictions center.
“A Complete Unknown” is that classic Oscars genre: the music biopic. It focuses on Bob Dylan (played by Chalamet) in the early years of his career. Playing famous musicians has resulted in Oscars for multiple actors, including Jamie Foxx (Ray Charles in “Ray”), Reese Witherspoon (June Carter in “Walk the Line”) and Renee Zellweger (Judy Garland in “Judy”). Jeff Bridges even won Best Actor for playing a fictional musician in “Crazy Heart.”
The most recent music men to earn Best Actor nominations were Andrew Garfield, Austin Butler (Elvis Presley in “Elvis”) and Bradley Cooper (Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro”). And the most recent...
“A Complete Unknown” is that classic Oscars genre: the music biopic. It focuses on Bob Dylan (played by Chalamet) in the early years of his career. Playing famous musicians has resulted in Oscars for multiple actors, including Jamie Foxx (Ray Charles in “Ray”), Reese Witherspoon (June Carter in “Walk the Line”) and Renee Zellweger (Judy Garland in “Judy”). Jeff Bridges even won Best Actor for playing a fictional musician in “Crazy Heart.”
The most recent music men to earn Best Actor nominations were Andrew Garfield, Austin Butler (Elvis Presley in “Elvis”) and Bradley Cooper (Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro”). And the most recent...
- 7/29/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Bee Movie and Seinfeld actor Patrick Warburton firmly believes that both projects “succeeded” for the same reasons — and if you got a question, you ask the 8-ball.
Very soon after Jerry Seinfeld’s highly anticipated feature film screenwriting debut Bee Movie premiered on November 2, 2007, the buzz that surrounded the animated comedy thanks to its massive marketing campaign quickly died down, and the sting of its lukewarm reception began to set in for Universal Pictures. Critics and audiences alike expected a more clever and cohesive movie than what the tandem of the Seinfeld namesake and DreamWorks Animation created, and Bee Movie’s awkward, unfocused and unfunny plot failed to deliver a memorable experience beyond a couple of uncomfortable and unforgettable interspecies date scenes.
The box office return on Bee Movie landed just shy of doubling its budget, which is the generally accepted break-even point on such big studio films, and by...
Very soon after Jerry Seinfeld’s highly anticipated feature film screenwriting debut Bee Movie premiered on November 2, 2007, the buzz that surrounded the animated comedy thanks to its massive marketing campaign quickly died down, and the sting of its lukewarm reception began to set in for Universal Pictures. Critics and audiences alike expected a more clever and cohesive movie than what the tandem of the Seinfeld namesake and DreamWorks Animation created, and Bee Movie’s awkward, unfocused and unfunny plot failed to deliver a memorable experience beyond a couple of uncomfortable and unforgettable interspecies date scenes.
The box office return on Bee Movie landed just shy of doubling its budget, which is the generally accepted break-even point on such big studio films, and by...
- 7/25/2024
- Cracked
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