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Aran Murphy is having quite a month, as he co-stars on not one, but two HBO shows — “Youth” and “War” — and plays one of the leads of Taika Waititi’s dystopian film “Klara and the Sun,” set to be released on Oct. 23. But if you think you’ve seen the 19-year-old actor before, it […]
Taylor Swift got some of the old gang back together for her first full-band performance since the Eras Tour, delivering a four-song set to a black-tie audience Saturday night at the Academy Museum 6th Annual Gala. Conan O’Brien introduced her by saying, “It’s an insane, unprecedented honor to introduce a cherished member of our little […]
Jesse Eisenberg has said he was frozen out of studio movies after winning a Razzie for Zack Snyder’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The Razzies — short for Golden Raspberry Awards — are a tongue-in-cheek ceremony that “honor” the supposedly worst films of the year. They are traditionally handed out the night before the […]
"Capturing Bigfoot" is an amazing documentary about the legend of Bigfoot — about how it was born, how it took hold, and how that iconic piece of film footage came to be. It’s a documentary that answers all the questions and solves all the mysteries. Unlike your typical film about UFOs, it doesn’t leave you with that vague feeling of "The truth is still out there, and I’m not sure what it is." "Capturing Bigfoot" shows you the truth, but what it really shows you is what that truth says about us, a society that went down the rabbit hole of wanting to believe and now, increasingly, lives there.
In a major shift in the theatrical tides, Netflix has reported box office grosses for the first time ever. The streamer’s awards hopeful “La Bola Negra” scored $277,500 from just four theaters, averaging $69,375 per location. Those ticket sales are notable as the second-highest screen average ever for a non-English language film behind 2019’s “Parasite,” […]
Georgina Cates, the British actress who appeared in films including “An Awfully Big Adventure” and the TV series “2point4 Children,” has died. She was 51. Cates’s death was announced by her daughter, Naiia, on Instagram in June, though it had not been reported until now. “My beautiful, free-spirited mom lived a hard life and still […]
Jaime Pressly has joined former “Mom” co-star Anna Faris in responding to show co-creator Chuck Lorre’s professional criticism. In his recent memoir “Sitcom,” Lorre wrote that he “was, in fact, right” to be hesitant to cast Faris as the lead character, Christy Plunkett. Pressly, who joined the CBS sitcom in its second season as recovering […]
Piano, the Mexican production and distribution company behind Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness,” has boarded Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Jengira’s Magnificent Dream,” producer Julio Chavezmontes has confirmed. Tilda Swinton is attached to the project. Just like Östlund’s multi-Oscar-nominated dark comedy, “Jengira’s Magnificent Dream” dovetails with Piano’s ongoing commitment to international collaborations with filmmakers whose work […]
“You Can See Everything” accomplished a true box office feat, becoming the rare must-see documentary on the big screen. Director Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s much-hyped look at Elizabeth Holmes has generated a massive $15 million from just 855 theaters. Those ticket sales were enough for second place behind another newcomer, Paramount’s video game adaptation […]
It is one of the most notorious social experiments ever conducted, inspiring numerous films, documentaries and psychological studies. In August of 1971, Stanford psychology professor Philip Zimbardo recruited 24 male college students to participate in a study — funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research — about antisocial behavior and the effects of imprisonment. […]
It’s just before halftime of the Los Angeles Rams’ Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills, and comedian Atsuko Okatsuka is standing in the tunnel, hyping herself up. In less than a minute, the comedian, actress and native Angeleno will strut onto the field at SoFi Stadium to perform with the Rams cheerleaders. Okatsuka […]
Sergei Loznitsa’s “Imperium,” which revisits the Soviet Union of the early 1970s through footage shot by Italian cameramen, has won the best film award at the 70th BFI London Film Festival competition. The prizes were unveiled Sunday as the festival drew to a close. The competition jury was led by filmmaker Sam Pollard, whose credits […]
“SNL U.K.” didn’t hold back from criticizing its American counterpart on Saturday night’s Weekend Update, roasting Shane Gillis’ controversial hosting appearance. After cracking jokes about everything from U.S. President Donald Trump’s recently fired press secretary to ridiculous claims that King Charles might be Muslim, co-host Ania Magliano turned her attention to Gillis. The comedian caused […]
Walking through Turin with his wife and creative partner James Ellis Deakins, Roger Deakins found himself thinking about Giorgio de Chirico. The Italian painter, one of his favorites, had drawn inspiration from the city’s vast squares, long arcades and unusual arrangements of light and shadow. Deakins was noticing the relationship for himself. It’s characteristic of […]
Donald Trump made his first appearance on “SNL U.K.,” courtesy of “SNL” cast member James Austin Johnson. Saturday night’s cold open recreated U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham (George Fouracres) meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy (Freddie Meredith) to reaffirm Britain’s support in their war with Russia. “We need America to restore the Starlink internet. Without it, […]
His wife wrote on Instagram that the actor had been "mugged at a cash machine behind a Sainsbury's in Islington".
Turkish girl group manifest on taking their music to a global audience, as they prepare for their first UK concert.
It's not just treachery and villainy - the soundtrack for Traitors helps set the show's campy tone.
For Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Paul Lambert Lambert, of all the huge challenges presented by Ryan Gosling space epic “Project Hail Mary,” the most daunting was creating convincing zero gravity. “Zero-G was probably my personal biggest concern going into the movie,” he said at View Conference in Turin, Italy, drilling down on its VFX. “We tried […]
The red carpet at the Academy Museum Gala is now open. Once again, the event is proving to be one of Hollywood’s most glamorous A-list nights of the year. Among those expected to walk the carpet are Taylor Swift, Connor Storrie, Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, Jacob Elordi, Kendall Jenner, Eva Longoria, Salma […]
