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Every great screen performance expands the medium in its own way, giving audiences something to respond to, while offering fresh ideas to future actors. A select few can be said to have redefined the craft entirely: Orson Welles in “Citizen Kane,” Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront,” Toshiro Mifune in “Rashomon” and Gena Rowlands in “A Woman Under the Influence.”

Rowlands died Wednesday at age 94, half a century after “A Woman Under the Influence” premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1974. Rowlands was the last to go from among a tight clique of titans — actors who transformed modern cinema: Peter Falk, Seymour Cassel, Ben Gazzara and, of course, Rowlands’ late husband, actor-director John Cassavetes.

Younger audiences who know Rowlands only as the memory-challenged older woman in “The Notebook” (directed by her son Nick Cassavetes) or for her Emmy-winning turn in “Hysterical Blindness” owe it to themselves to investigate her most important work,...

Gena Rowlands, the acclaimed actress known for her captivating roles in A Woman Under the Influence and The Notebook, passed away at the age of 94.

Rowlands died in the afternoon at her home in Indian Wells, California, on August 14, surrounded by her family.

While no official cause of death was provided, it is known that the retired actress had been battling Alzheimer’s, a poignant connection to her role as the elder Allie in The Notebook.

Per Variety, her passing was confirmed by the office of her son’s agent.

According to NPR, in 1950, Rowlands moved to New York to study acting at the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts, where she met fellow student John Cassavetes.

However, she eventually left the academy and started her professional acting career, making her stage debut in a minor role in Paddy Chayefsky’s Middle of the Night on Broadway.

Gena Rowlands’ son...

Gena Rowlands, whose illustrious career saw her star in A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, and The Notebook, died Wednesday at the age of 94.

The actress died at her home in Indian Wells and her death was confirmed by the office of her son’s agent, Variety confirmed. In June, her son, The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes, shared the news that his mother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In the film, Rowlands famously played the older version of Allie, Rachel McAdams’ character, who was also suffering from dementia.

Whenever an actor passes away, the expression "greatest to ever do it" is often tossed around. In the case of four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner Gena Rowlands, the legendary star of the stage, television, and film with a career spanning nearly seven decades, the expression feels somewhat inadequate. Her presence on screen was unwavering and incomparable, a captivating presence who could express a character's entire life story with the lift of an eyebrow or the lighting of a cigarette. She was the type of performer that actors aspired to be more like, and displayed an authentic sense of vulnerability that few have come close to matching. Her passing was first reported by TMZ. She was 94.

Rowlands was graced with an honorary Oscar in 2015, a year after her final on-screen performance. She had been nominated twice before, and one could easily argue that she should have taken home the statue both times.

Gena Rowlands, whose seminal and fearless performance in “A Woman Under the Influence” inspired a generation and who starred in many other John Cassavetes features as well as the romance “The Notebook,” died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells, Calif. She was 94.

Her death was confirmed by the office of her son’s agent. In June, Nick Cassavetes, who directed his mother in “The Notebook,” shared that the three-time Emmy winner and two-time Oscar nominee had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

Rowlands’ role as Mabel Longhetti in the 1974 drama “A Woman Under the Influence,” written for her and directed by husband John Cassavetes, landed the actor the first of two Academy Award nominations. The other nom was for “Gloria” (1980), also directed by her husband. In November 2015, she was awarded an honorary Academy Award at the annual Governors Awards in recognition of her storied career.

“Working this long? I didn...

Gena Rowlands, the iconic actress known for her role as the older Allie in “The Notebook” and a formative career in John Cassavetes classes like “A Woman Under the Influence” and “Gloria,” has died at the age of 94, according to media reports.

The honorary Oscar winner famously portrayed the elderly version of Rachel McAdams’ character in her son Nick Cassavetes’ 2004 romantic drama opposite the late James Garner. News of her death came two months after Cassavetes revealed his mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis — the same disease her character suffers from in “The Notebook.”

“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” he told EW. “She’s in full dementia. And it’s so crazy — we lived it, she acted it...

Gena Rowlands, the two-time Oscar-nominated star of Gloria and A Woman Under The Influence as well as The Notebook, has died. She was 94.

Rowlands earned widespread renown for her performance as a mother wrestling with mental illness in husband John Cassavetes’ 1974 drama A Woman Under The Influence, for which she won a Golden Globe.

She received her second lead actress Academy Award nomination in 1981 as a tough woman who protects her neighbour from The Mob in Cassavetes’ Gloria.

Rowlands had met Cassavetes in her early television days. They were married in 1954 and went on to make 10 films together.

In 2004 Rowlands...

Gena Rowlands, the two-time Oscar-nominated star of Gloria and A Woman Under The Influence, has died. She was 94.

Rowlands earned widespread renown for her performance as a mother wrestling with mental illness in husband John Cassavetes’ 1974 drama A Woman Under The Influence, for which she won a Golden Globe.

She received her second lead actress Academy Award nomination in 1981 as a tough woman who protects her neighbour from The Mob in Cassavetes’ Gloria.

Rowlands had met Cassavetes in her early television days. They were married in 1954 and went on to make 10 films together.

In 2004 Rowlands starred in her son Nick...

Gena Rowlands, whose stellar roster of film roles includes performances in A Woman Under the Influence, Faces and Gloria, has Alzheimer’s disease and is “in full dementia,” her son Nick Cassavetes says.

Cassavetes, the son of Rowlands and the late actor-director John Cassavetes, revealed the sad news in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on the 20th anniversary of the film The Notebook. Cassavetes directed the film in which his mother played Allie, a woman with dementia.

“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes says. “She’s in full dementia. And it’s so crazy — we lived it, she acted it, and now it’s on us.”

Shortly after the film was released in 2004, Rowlands, now 93, said in...

Celebrated actress and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Rowlands’ son, the director and actor Nick Cassavetes, revealed the news while speaking with Entertainment Weekly about the 20th anniversary of his film, The Notebook. In the movie, Rowlands famously played the older version of Allie, Rachel McAdams’ character, who was also suffering from dementia.

“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years,...

June 4, 2024 – Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley, beloved James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan and Star Wars universe luminary Mark Hamill form the ultimate vocal rogues’ gallery in Mofac Animation’s upcoming The King of Kings, an animated family film inspired by a little-known short story by Charles Dickens depicting the life and times of Jesus Christ.

Kingsley voices High Priest Caiaphas, who presided over the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus. Hamill takes on the role of King Herod, who, according to the Gospel of Matthew, ordered the Massacre of the Innocents in an attempt to kill Jesus as an infant. And Brosnan gives animated life to Pontius Pilate, who ultimately ordered the crucifixion of Jesus. The triumvirate of villainous voices further enhances the A-list cast behind the faith-based animated film, which also includes Academy Award & Emmy Award winners Kenneth Branagh (Belfast) and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Golden Globe...

Actress Juliette Lewis (“Yellowjackets”) poses for the Warby Parker Summer 2024 eyewear collection, photographed by Paola Kudacki:

Lewis made her film debut in the feature “My Stepmother Is an Alien” (1988). This was followed by bigger parts in “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation” (1989) and Martin Scorsese's “Cape Fear” (1991), earning her an ‘Oscar’ nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actress’.

Subsequent credits include “Husbands and Wives” (1992), “Kalifornia” (1993), “What's Eating Gilbert Grape” (1993), “Natural Born Killers” (1994), “Strange Days” (1995), and “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996).

She received an ‘Emmy Award’ nomination for the television film “Hysterical Blindness” (2002), and went on to co-star in the mainstream features “Picture Claire” (2001), “Enough” (2002), “Cold Creek Manor” (2003). “Old School” (2003) and “Starsky & Hutch” (2004).

She started a musical career in 2003, forming the rock band “Juliette and the Licks” and continues to release Since 2009, material as a solo artist.

Her film credits also include “Conviction” (2010), “The Switch” (2010), “August: Osage County” (2013), and “Ma” (2019).

Lewis has worked...

For women making their movies and especially making their mark in a male-dominated industry like Bollywood it is not easy. However, Guneet Monga, Mira Nair, Prerna Arora, Ashwini Iyer Tiwary, Kiran Ral, and Zoya Akhtar have proven that everyone has space to exist and excel. To celebrate International Women’s Day today, we want to shine the spotlight on influential women filmmakers who have succeeded and redefined the narrative of Indian cinema with their impactful films.

Mira Nair

A pioneer in film the world over, Mira Nair needs no introduction. The filmmaker was one of the first female filmmakers who put India on the global map. Her filmography boasts epics such as Salaam Bombay!, Golden Globe winner Hysterical Blindness, Vanity Fair, The Namesake, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and the series ‘The Suitable Boy’. This powerhouse of talent also has numerous documentaries and loves to showcase her Indian roots and heritage on...

South Asia Competition jury also includes David Michod, Isabel Sandoval and Marianne Khoury.

Acclaimed India-born filmmaker Mira Nair is to preside over the main South Asia Competition of the upcoming Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival (October 27-November 5).

She will be joined by Australian writer/director David Michod, Filipina filmmaker and actress Isabel Sandoval and Egyptian producer and director Marianne Khoury, who was named artistic director of the El Gouna Film Festival in June.

Jio Mami revealed its full lineup yesterday, confirming that it had dropped its international and India Gold competitive sections in favour of a South Asia Competition, to...

With a slate of contenders who boast a collective total of 17 past Emmy nominations and five wins, the current Best TV Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress race is going to be one of the most exciting of the year. Based on Gold Derby’s odds, Niecy Nash-Betts (Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”) has maintained the frontrunner position all season, but her potential win won’t exactly come easily. Scroll through our photo gallery to learn more about all seven of this year’s Best TV Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress nominees and be sure to finalize your Emmy predictions by September 18.

Nash-Betts’ Emmys history includes a pair of supporting notices for the comedy series “Getting On” (2015-2016) and a lead one for the miniseries “When They See Us” (2019). Her strongest challenger is Claire Danes (FX’s “Fleishman Is in Trouble”), who took the corresponding lead prize for “Temple Grandin...

With a slate of contenders who boast a collective total of 17 past Emmy nominations and five wins, the current Best TV Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress race is going to be one of the most exciting of the year. Based on Gold Derby’s odds, Niecy Nash-Betts (Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”) has maintained the frontrunner position all season, but her potential win won’t exactly come easily. Scroll through our photo gallery to learn more about all seven of this year’s Best TV Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress nominees and be sure to finalize your Emmy predictions by September 18.

Nash-Betts’ Emmys history includes a pair of supporting notices for the comedy series “Getting On” (2015-2016) and a lead one for the miniseries “When They See Us” (2019). Her strongest challenger is Claire Danes (FX’s “Fleishman Is in Trouble”), who took the corresponding lead prize for “Temple Grandin...

Gena Rowlands is the Ocar-nominated thespian who made a name for herself thanks to a series of manic, high-wire performances in several films, many of them directed by her late husband, indie maverick John Cassavetes. But how many of her titles remain classics? Let’s take a look back at 12 of Rowlands’s greatest films, ranked worst to best.

After making a name for herself with bit parts onstage and onscreen, Rowlands flourished when she became the muse of Cassavetes, who she married in 1954. A fellow performer, Cassavetes would raise money from appearing in movies like “The Dirty Dozen” (1967) and “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968), immediately funneling the funds into his own projects. His wife was usually front and center, as were their family members and friends.

Rowlands’s operatic performances were a perfect match for her husband’s improvisational, energetic films, including “Faces” (1968), “Minnie and Moskowitz” (1971), “Opening Night” (1977) and “Love Streams” (1984). Her...

“I am in somebody’s face, quite literally, for anywhere from 15 minutes to 4 hours depending on what the makeup is,” explains makeup department head David Williams about the bond between makeup artist and actor, particularly on a show like “Welcome to Chippendales.” For our recent webchat he adds, “You do develop a rapport with that person and an understanding. You get to know their likes and dislikes on a personal level and on a professional level,” he says. “We spend so much time together, they do become an extension of our families.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

See Exclusive Video Interview: Quentin Plair (‘Welcome to Chippendales’)

“Welcome to Chippendales” was created by Robert Siegel (“Pam & Tommy”), inspired by the book “Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders” by K. Scot Macdonald and Patrick MontesDeOca. It stars Oscar and Emmy nominee Kumail Nanjiani as Steve Banerjee, who founded the famed Chippendales stripper troupe.

Brad Pitt is one of many celebrities in Hollywood who aren’t into Scientology. The star who broke into the limelight in 1991 thanks to his role in Thelma & Louise has been in several relationships.

While each had its own fair share of drama, one almost got him to change his faith. So which of Pitt’s famous ex-girlfriends allegedly brought him into Scientology?

Inside Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis’s relationship

Juliette Lewis and Brad Pitt met while working on the 1990 TV movie Too Young to Die. However, they didn’t start dating until after filming for the movie wrapped up. At that time, Lewis was 17 years old. Pitt, older than her by a decade, was 27. Lewis said she had already seen Pitt’s work before and liked him as an actor.

The pair reunited in Kalifornia two years later. They were thrilled to work together. “We’re like...

The NBC comedy Frasier had plenty of A-list guest stars. Many Cheers cast members visited Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) in Seattle. Patrick Stewart, Bill Gates and Laura Linney were among other Frasier guest stars. One guest star, however, ruled himself out of a Frasier episode with his weird request.

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Frasier writer Ken Levine discussed the episode and guest star in question on an episode of his Hollywood & Levine podcast. Here’s why you never saw Ben Gazzara on an episode of Frasier.

The ‘Frasier’ episode they wanted to cast Ben Gazzara for

Gazzara was a film and television actor from the ‘60s through his death in 2012. Though he starred on three seasons of Run For Your Life, it was 2003’s Hysterical Blindness that finally landed him an Emmy. Gazzara also appeared in legendary movies from Anatomy of a Murder to Road House and The Big Lebowski.

While Glenn Close has yet to win an Oscar, she is your overwhelming choice to receive the 2023 Screen Actors Guild life achievement award. We recently hosted a poll about which actress should be selected for the prestigious SAG honor. Over 2,000 people voted worldwide, with 49.27 choosing Close. Following her in second place was Meryl Streep with 29.56. See full poll results below.

The 2022 recipient of the honor was Dame Helen Mirren. There was no award given in 2021, but it was three men in a row before then (see list below). The following living people have already received this award and wouldn’t be chosen again (year referenced is from the ceremony; actors and actresses included): Joanne Woodward (1986), Robert Redford (1996), Angela Lansbury (1997), Clint Eastwood (2003), Julie Andrews (2007), James Earl Jones (2009), Dick Van Dyke (2013), Rita Moreno (2014), Carol Burnett (2016), Lily Tomlin (2017), Morgan Freeman (2018), Alan Alda (2019) and Robert De Niro (2020).

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The Screen Actors Guild will most likely be announcing their life achievement award recipient for 2023 in the near future. Who do you think should be taking home this prestigious trophy chosen by the SAG-AFTRA committee?

The 2022 recipient of the honor was Dame Helen Mirren. There was no award given in 2021, but it was three men in a row before then (see list below). Take our poll below and make your best guess on the selection. All 10 of these actresses in the poll have two things in common with typical decisions by this committee: at least 65 years old with a history of charitable and/or humanitarian works. Coming soon: we will offer a poll for actors in the near future.

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The following living people have already received this award and wouldn’t be chosen again (year referenced is from the ceremony; actors...

Actress Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill”) poses for “Vogue” (Spain) magazine, photographed by Tess Ayano:

Following her first appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of “British Vogue”, Thurman's breakthrough role was “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988).

She played ‘Mia Wallace’ in director Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film “Pulp Fiction”, for which she was nominated for the ‘Academy Award’.

She reunited with Tarantino to play the main role of ‘The Bride’ in “Kill Bill: Volume 1” (2003) and “Kill Bill: Volume 2” (2004).

Thurman’s other notable films include “Henry & June” (1990), “The Truth About Cats & Dogs” (1996), “Batman & Robin” (1997), “Gattaca” (1997), “Les Misérables” (1998), “Paycheck” (2003), “The Producers” (2005), “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” (2006), “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief “(2013), “Nymphomaniac” (2013) and “The House That Jack Built” (2018).

For her performance in the HBO film “Hysterical Blindness” (2002), Thurman won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for ‘Best Actress in a Television Film’ and for her five-episode role in the NBC musical...

Showtime has finalized its plans on how to submit the cast of breakout hit “Yellowjackets” for Emmy consideration — and it comes down to which generation the star is in. Variety has learned exclusively that Showtime plans to submit Tawny Cypress, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis and Melanie Lynskey in the lead drama actress field. Cypress, Ricci, Lewis and Lynskey portray the adult versions of the girls in the show.

Meanwhile, the actresses that play the teenage versions of their characters — Ella Purnell, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher and Samantha Hanratty — will be submitted for supporting actress drama.

The horror drama flashes back and forth between two periods: One, the aftermath of a plane crash, as the members of a high school girls’ soccer team have to fend for themselves; the other, in their adult lives, as they deal with the trauma of that experience.

One of the daunting questions...

Actress Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill”) poses for “Vogue” (Spain) magazine, photographed by Tess Ayano:

Following her first appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of “British Vogue”, Thurman's breakthrough role was “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988).

She played ‘Mia Wallace’ in director Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film “Pulp Fiction”, for which she was nominated for the ‘Academy Award’.

She reunited with Tarantino to play the main role of ‘The Bride’ in “Kill Bill: Volume 1” (2003) and “Kill Bill: Volume 2” (2004).

Thurman’s other notable films include “Henry & June” (1990), “The Truth About Cats & Dogs” (1996), “Batman & Robin” (1997), “Gattaca” (1997), “Les Misérables” (1998), “Paycheck” (2003), “The Producers” (2005), “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” (2006), “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief “(2013), “Nymphomaniac” (2013) and “The House That Jack Built” (2018).

For her performance in the HBO film “Hysterical Blindness” (2002), Thurman won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for ‘Best Actress in a Television Film’ and for her five-episode role in the NBC musical...

Actress Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill”) poses for the latest issue of “Vogue (Spain)” magazine, photographed by Tess Ayano:

Following her first appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of “British Vogue”, Thurman's breakthrough role was “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988).

She played ‘Mia Wallace’ in director Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film “Pulp Fiction”, for which she was nominated for the ‘Academy Award’.

She reunited with Tarantino to play the main role of ‘The Bride’ in “Kill Bill: Volume 1” (2003) and “Kill Bill: Volume 2” (2004).

Thurman’s other notable films include “Henry & June” (1990), “The Truth About Cats & Dogs” (1996), “Batman & Robin” (1997), “Gattaca” (1997), “Les Misérables” (1998), “Paycheck” (2003), “The Producers” (2005), “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” (2006), “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief “(2013), “Nymphomaniac” (2013) and “The House That Jack Built” (2018).

For her performance in the HBO film “Hysterical Blindness” (2002), Thurman won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for ‘Best Actress in a Television Film’ and for her five-episode role...

Uma Thurman will join the cast of Showtime’s Super Pumped. The Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress is set to appear opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler in the first installment of an anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien.

Based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, Showtime’s Super Pumped tells the story of the ride-sharing company that stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.

Pivoting on Travis Kalanick (Gordon-Levitt), Uber’s hard-charging CEO who ultimately was ousted in a boardroom coup, the series will depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.

Thurman will take on as The Huffington Post co-founder and Uber board member Arianna Huffington. She will also join additional cast members Elisabeth Shue, Kerry Bishé,...

Uma Thurman has been cast as Arianna Huffington in the Showtime series “Super Pumped,” which charts the rise of Uber, Variety has learned exclusively.

Planned as an anthology, the first season of “Super Pumped” is based on Mike Isaac’s book of the same name. Pivoting on Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his sometimes tumultuous relationship with his mentor Bill Gurley (Kyle Chandler), the series will depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley. The series will focus on a different major business world story each season.

Huffington is a business woman and co-founder of The Huffington Post who was an Uber board member. Along with Thurman, Gordon-Levitt, and Chandler, the cast of the series also includes Elisabeth Shue, Kerry Bishé, Jon Bass, Bridget Gao Hollitt, and Babak Tafti.

“We’ve been eager to work with Uma Thurman for a long time,...

After many votes have been tabulated, Barbra Streisand and Meryl Streep are your top two choices to receive the 2022 Screen Actors Guild life achievement award. In our recent poll featuring 10 actress possibilities, these two Oscar winners were far and above the top vote-getters and finished in a very tight race. See full vote percentages below.

The SAG-AFTRA committee will most likely be announcing their life achievement award recipient in the near future for the ceremony next February. This event skipped the annual tradition in 2021 for a pre-taped, shortened ceremony. It was three men in a row for the most recent ceremonies, so our guess is that it will be a woman this time. All 10 of these actresses in the poll had two things in common with typical decisions by this committee: at least 65 years old with a history of charitable and/or humanitarian works.

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The Screen Actors Guild will most likely be announcing their life achievement award recipient for 2022 in the near future. Who do you think should be taking home this prestigious trophy chosen by the SAG-AFTRA committee?

This event skipped the annual tradition in 2021 for a pre-taped, shortened ceremony. It was three men in a row for the most recent ceremonies, so our guess is that it will be a woman this time. Take our poll below and make your best guess on the selection. All 10 of these actresses in the poll have two things in common with typical decisions by this committee: at least 65 years old with a history of charitable and/or humanitarian works.

Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995

The following living people have already received this award and wouldn’t be chosen again (year referenced is from the ceremony; actors and actresses included): Joanne Woodward...

Regina King now has double Emmy bookends. As expected, the “Watchmen” star won Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress at Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, making her the first actress to have multiple wins in the lead and supporting limited categories.

The Oscar winner took home her first two Emmys in supporting for “American Crime” in 2015 and ’16, and triumphed in lead for “Seven Seconds” in 2018. This is her fourth Emmy in six years.

With her second victory for “American Crime,” King became one of five women to have won the supporting category a record two times, alongside Jane Alexander, Judy Davis, Colleen Dewhurst and Mare Winningham. She is the only one to do so consecutively. The other four have been shortlisted in lead, but only Davis has ever won there, in 2001 for “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows” on her fifth of seven bids in the category.

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Our recent Gold Derby poll results show that either Meryl Streep or Cicely Tyson should be the next actress to receive the life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.

Since it’s been three men in a row for the most recent ceremonies, we only offered 10 actresses in our poll. Streep and Tyson were the only two ladies with double digit support. All of them have two things in common with typical decisions by this committee: at least 70 years old with a history of charitable and/or humanitarian works.

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Here are the final poll results with awards info about each actress:

Meryl Streep (30%)

Three-time Oscar winner in 21 nominations; three-time Emmy winner in five nominations; Kennedy Center Honors; AFI life achievement; Cecil B. DeMille Award.

See Meryl Streep movies: 25 greatest films ranked from worst to best

Cicely Tyson (22%)

One-time Oscar nominee...

Sometime in the next few weeks, the Screen Actors Guild will most likely be announcing their life achievement award recipient for 2021. Who do you think will be taking home this prestigious SAG Awards trophy?

It’s been three men in a row for the most recent ceremonies, so our guess is that it will be a woman this time. Take our poll below and make your best guess on the selection. All 10 of these actresses in the poll have two things in common with typical decisions by this committee: at least 70 years old with a history of charitable and/or humanitarian works.

Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995

The following living people have already received this award and wouldn’t be chosen again (year referenced is from the ceremony; actors and actresses included): Joanne Woodward (1986), Robert Redford (1996), Angela Lansbury (1997), Sidney Poitier (2000), Edward Asner (2002), Clint Eastwood (2003), Julie Andrews...

The trailers for upcoming HBO miniseries “I Know This Much is True” advertise, “Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo, Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, Emmy winner Rosie O’Donnell, Emmy winner Archie Panjabi, with Academy Award nominee Juliette Lewis and Emmy winner Kathryn Hahn.” With such a deep bench and Ruffalo the Best Movie/Limited Actor front-runner for his dual role as twins Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, “I Know This Much is True” is a formidable contender for a Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actress nomination, but for which star?

SEEour rundown on the “Mrs. America” supporting actresses.

Honorable mention: Juliette Lewis as Nedra Frank

Nedra is a scholar whom Dominic hires to translate an Italian manuscript for an autobiography by his late grandfather. Anyone who tunes into the premiere might want to nominate Lewis, who is unhinged and unpredictable in an uncomfortable nine-minute scene when she shows up unexpectedly at Dominic’s door one night.

Before Regina King won her Oscar for “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018), she took home three Emmys in four years. She could make it four in six years in September if she nabs Best Limited/TV Movie Actress for “Watchmen,” and if she does, she’d also carve out her own slice of Emmy history as the first actress have two wins each in the lead and supporting limited categories.

King prevailed in this category in 2018 for “Seven Seconds.” The star also has double statuettes in supporting, going back to back for the anthology series “American Crime” in 2015 and ’16.

At the moment, King is one of five women to have won the supporting category a record two times, alongside Jane Alexander, Judy Davis, Colleen Dewhurst and Mare Winningham. King is the only one to do so consecutively. All of the other four have been nominated in lead, but only Davis has ever won there,...

Uma Thurman has lined up another TV role, this time at Apple.

Thurman is set to star in the thriller series “Suspicion,” an adaptation of the Israeli series “False Flag.” The series is about the kidnapping of the son of a prominent American businesswoman (Thurman). Twenty-one year-old Leo’s abduction from a large, upmarket hotel in central New York is captured on video and goes viral. Swiftly, four British citizens staying at the hotel become the prime suspects. But are they guilty of anymore than being in the wrong place at the wrong time?

Kunal Nayyar, Noah Emmerich, Georgina Campbell, Elyes Gabel, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Angel Coulby will all star alongside Thurman in the series. Rob Williams will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Chris Long will direct and executive produce. Howard Burch will executive produce for Keshet Productions, as will Avi Nir for Keshet Media Group and Anna Winger.

Throughout her career, Helena Bonham Carter received seven prior Golden Globe nominations, but has yet to win one. As she now just received her eighth nomination this year for the third season of the acclaimed Netflix series “The Crown” (taking over for Vanessa Kirby from the first two seasons as Princess Margaret), will Carter finally win a Globe herself this year?

“The Crown” traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman) from her wedding in 1947 through to the present day. Season 3 covers the time period between 1964 and 1977, beginning with Harold Wilson‘ (Jason Watkins) election as Prime Minister and ending with the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Events depicted include the unmasking of the Queen’s art adviser Sir Anthony Blunt (Samuel West) as a Soviet spy, Wilson’s time as Prime Minister, the Aberfan disaster, the Apollo 11 moon landing, the 1969 Investiture of Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor), the decolonization of Africa and the Caribbean,...

Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Juliette Lewis (Camping) and Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Christina Ricci (Z: The Beginning of Everything) are set as series regulars in Showtime drama pilot Yellowjackets, from writers Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (Narcos), Entertainment One and studio-based producer Drew Comins.

Rounding out the cast are regulars Ella Purnell (Sweetbitter), Sammi Hanratty (Shameless), Sophie Thatcher (Prospect), Sophie Nélisse (The Book Thief), Steven Krueger (The Originals) and Amy Okuda (Atypical). They join previously announced Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress and Jasmin Savoy Brown.

Karyn Kusama (Destroyer) will direct and executive produce the pilot, a co-production of Showtime and Entertainment One. Comins of Creative Engine also serves as executive producer.

Written by Lyle and Nickerson, Yellowjackets is equal parts survival epic, horror story and coming-of-age drama and tells the narrative of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors...

Gena Rowlands celebrates her 89th birthday on June 19, 2019. The Oscar-nominated thespian made a name for herself thanks to a series of manic, high-wire performances in several films, many of them directed by her late husband, indie maverick John Cassavetes. But how many of her titles remain classics? In honor of her birthday, let’s take a look back at 12 of Rowlands’s greatest films, ranked worst to best.

After making a name for herself with bit parts onstage and onscreen, Rowlands flourished when she became the muse of Cassavetes, who she married in 1954. A fellow performer, Cassavetes would raise money from appearing in movies like “The Dirty Dozen” (1967) and “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968), immediately funneling the funds into his own projects. His wife was usually front and center, as were their family members and friends.

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Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Rosie O’Donnell (Smilf), Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) and Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later) are set to star alongside Juliette Lewis (Camping) and Kathyrn Hahn (Mrs. Fletcher) opposite Mark Ruffalo in I Know This Much Is True, a six-episode limited drama series based on Wally Lamb’s bestselling book. The project, which has received a production commitment from HBO, hails from Mark Ruffalo, who stars in a dual role and executive produces; Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond the Pines); and FilmNation Entertainment.

Written, directed and executive produced by Cianfrance, the family saga follows the parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, both played by Ruffalo, in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th century America.

Leo will play Ma (Concettina Ipolita Tempesta Birdsey), mother of Dominick and Thomas.

O’Donnell portrays Lisa Sheffer, a social worker...

Uma Thurman is the latest A-lister to join the Netflix talent pool: the Oscar nominee will attempt to heal trauma with horror in the streaming giant’s newest psychological fantasy series “Chambers.” The “Pulp Fiction” actress stars alongside Tony Goldwyn, Candian TV’s Griffin Powell-Arcand, and newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose in the ten-episode drama, set to premiere late April. The drama centers around a young heart attack sufferer (Rose) who is recovering from a much-needed heart transplant, but what comes afterward is anything but celebratory. There’s something odd about her new heart, and she’s determined to find out what caused her donor’s sudden death. The closer she comes to uncovering answers, the more she begins to lose herself and take on the more sinister characteristics of the deceased.

Netflix released an intriguing batch of first-look photos that promise plenty of fresh-faced talent, while hinting ominously at the...

Pulp Fiction Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winning actress Uma Thurman has inked with ICM Partners. Thurman can next be seen this spring in Netflix’s Chambers, starring opposite Tony Goldwyn.

She will also return to the stage in Ghosts at the Williamstown Theater Festival this summer. Two years ago, Thurman completed her Broadway debut as the star of The Parisian Woman.

Thurman completed production on various upcoming film releases including Lars Von Trier’s The House That Jack Built, James Haslam’s The Con is On, and Rodrigo Cortés’ Down a Dark Hall. She will also star opposite Robert De Niro in Tim Hill’s The War with Grandpa.

Thurman is best known for her motion picture canon with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino including her turn as alluring mob wife Mia Wallace in the Oscar- and Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Pulp Fiction, for which she received a 1995 Best Supporting Actress Oscar nom,...

Exclusive: Uma Thurman has been tapped for a starring role in Chambers, Netflix’s upcoming hourlong supernatural drama from Stephen Gaghan and Super Deluxe.

Created and written by Leah Rachel, who co-showruns with Akela Cooper, Chambers centers on a young heart attack survivor who becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor’s sudden death, the more she starts taking on the characteristics of the deceased — some of which are troublingly sinister.

Thurman will play Nancy, the mother of the heart donor who forges a hesitant relationship with the young recipient only to find out her daughter may not be as dead as she thought.

Gaghan executive produces Chambers via Super Emotional alongside Rachel and Cooper as well as Wolfgang Hammer and Winnie Kemp via Super Deluxe. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon as an executive producer and...

Sneak Peek new revealing images of "Kill Bill" actress Uma Thurman in the Fall 2017 issue of "DuJour Magazine", photographed by David Bellemere, wearing "Dolce & Gabbana", "Emilio Pucci", "Tom Ford" and a whole lot more:

Following appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of "British Vogue", model Uma Thurman went on to star as a nubile innocent in "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988).

She rose to prominence with an Oscar-nominated performance in director Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994)...

...followed by "Batman & Robin" (1997)...

..."Gattaca" (1997), and "Les Misérables" (1998).

Thurman was awarded a 'Golden Globe' award for 'Best Actress in a Television Film' for "Hysterical Blindness" (2002).

She then reunited with Tarantino to play 'The Bride' in both Kill Bill films (2003–2004).

Other acting credits include "Be Cool" (2005), "The Producers" (2005), and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" (2006).

She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her five-episode role in "Smash" (2012) and received critical praise...

In an age where special effects reign supreme, there’s one aspect of the filmmaking process that hasn’t gone through a radical transformation — music. Some of the best movies in any given year would be sorely lacking without their memorable scores, and this has remained true well into the first two decades of the 21st century.

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Film composers play an integral part in the filmmaking process, and there are a handful whose bodies of work stand out in recent years. Of course, this list of 12 major composers only begins to scratch the surface of the talent out there. There are plenty of other worthy contributors to the medium who didn’t make the cut — Danny Elfman and John Williams, we’re looking at you — but rest assured that this top dozen represent the cream of the crop.

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Reuniting with Kenneth Lonergan after 2000’s You Can Count on Me, composer Lesley Barber‘s score for Manchester by the Sea is one of the year’s most beautiful. When we recently spoke with her, we said the soundtrack is, “like the surrounding film, something of a contradiction: unmissable yet unintrusive, and enveloping as it disappears into the dramatic action.” We’ve now teamed with Milan Records to give away four CDs to our readers. All entries must be received by 11:59 Pm Est on Sunday, November 27th.

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I know that M. Night Shyamalan has become a bit of a joke in the film world, and I think that’s a little sad. I count The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable among my favourite movies of all time, but even I can admit that it’s only been a downward slide since then. I’ve been hoping for a return to form for a while but could that hope have finally been realized with a TV series?

A new trailer for his (he’s a producer and directed the pilot) new series Wayward Pines looks extremely promising. Many wrote this off as a wannabe Twin Peaks, and while there definitely is a major Twin Peaks vibe happening here, but I think it could surprise us and turn into something unique.

Come May 14th, I’ll be on board to check this out. This trailer definitely has me more intrigued...

The stage, TV and screen actress is best known for her stellar work on ten films directed by her husband John Cassavetes which started with “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), “Shadows” (1959) and “Faces” (1968) and continued through two Oscar-nominated performances in "Woman Under the Influence" (pictured, 1975) and "Gloria" (1981); their last film together was “Love Streams” (1984). The Lafca gave Cassavetes the career achievement award in 1986--this is the first husband and wife team to be so rewarded in the group's 40 year history. Rowlands began her career on the New York stage in the mid-1950s and moved to television, marryingCassavetes in 1954 and made 10 films with him, from Rowlands won four Emmys --“The Betty Ford Story” (1987), “Face of a Stranger” (1991), “Hysterical Blindness” (2003) and “The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie” (2004)--and two Golden Globes (“The Betty Ford Story” and “A Woman Under the Influence.")....

This new trailer for "Wayward Pines," heading to Fox in 2015, has a suitably spooky, "Twin Peaks"-ish vibe, and it's certainly chock-full of the type of stars we used to only see in the movies. It's a good time for horror on TV for sure! Check it out, and let us know what you think.

Synopsis:

Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.

Based on the best-selling novel Pines by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs), "Wayward Pines" is the intense new mind-bending event thriller evocative of the classic cult hit “Twin Peaks.”

Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke (Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon; Crash, City of Ghosts...

Was yesterday's trailer for Fox's upcoming event series "Wayward Pines" just not enough for you? Then how does another 3-1/2-minute look featuring commentary by producer M. Night Shyamalan and star Matt Dillon sound? Dig in!

Synopsis:

Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.

Based on the best-selling novel Pines by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs), "Wayward Pines" is the intense new mind-bending event thriller evocative of the classic cult hit “Twin Peaks.”

Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke (Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon; Crash, City of Ghosts) drives to the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID, searching for two missing federal agents. Ethan is the logical choice for the mission.