Stephan James knows what it’s like to be inside a Barry Jenkins close-up, but he’s struggling to find the words to describe it. “Just think about having to emote all these things in front of a glass wall,” he says over Sunday brunch at a bright hotel restaurant in Santa Monica, the light bouncing off […]
Read moreRussia blamed bureaucracy rather than censorship for a decision to halt the release of a Hollywood movie that tells the fictional story of U.S. troops rescuing a Russian president from a Kremlin coup. The thriller “Hunter Killer” was due to hit screens in Russia on Nov. 1, but the release was pulled, prompting allegations from […]
Read moreDespite their differences, Jane Fonda says she wanted Megyn Kelly to succeed. The Grace and Frankie star spoke to ET at Thursday night’s Women’s Media Center Awards in New York City, where she was asked about the recent cancellation of Megyn Kelly Today, following the intense backlash to her on-air defense of blackface in Halloween costumes. “I feel badly, because, you know, I wanted […]
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Actor Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday afternoon after an altercation about a parking spot. It happened on East 10th Street near Union Square West in Greenwich Village. Baldwin was in police custody Friday afternoon after the incident. Police say Baldwin was backing into an open parking spot when a man in a different car came in from […]
Read moreJulia Roberts is in a TV show. That’s a big deal. She knows it’s a big deal, that megawatt smile of hers, that Oscar-winning charisma of hers, that indelible laugh of hers, all on TV—though, to be fair, there is not much laughter in her new Amazon series, Homecoming, which is available for bingeing starting Friday. That huge, […]
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Turn to movies and art for a mental reset during these trying political times. Here are seven picks to remind you that unity and shared values still exist. No one should bury their head in the sand about the reality of our politics, culture, and media. But we also shouldn’t ignore our past trials and […]
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Early in the production of The Other Side of the Wind, Orson Welles’ lead actor, the impressionist Rich Little, was having trouble understanding his part. The scene was a party for the legendary movie director Jake Hannaford, played by the legendary director John Huston, on what would become the last day of Hannaford’s life. Welles instructed […]
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One day after President Donald Trump shared a racist ad about the caravan of Central American refugees headed to the U.S. border, late-night hosts slammed his foreboding rhetoric about the migrants on Thursday night. Trump has endeavored to make the caravan a hot-button issue in an effort to gin up support for the GOP before the […]
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Scores of Google employees around the world walked away from their desks on Thursday to protest what they perceive as the company’s mishandling of sexual misconduct accusations. Hundreds of Google workers, from Tokyo to London, participated in the walkout, according to the LA Times. That number will likely rise as employees in the U.S. head to […]
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Kim Kardashian is looking to atone for using the word “retarded” in an Instagram video after people didn’t understand her and Jonathan Cheban‘s Halloween costume as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. “I want to apologize for what I said in a recent video post that is inappropriate and insensitive to the special needs community,” she told […]
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Ewan McGregor is in talks to play Batman villain Black Mask in the Harley Quinn spinoff, “Birds of Prey,” sources tell Variety. Variety first reported that Warner Bros. was eyeing McGregor for this role when Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell joined the cast as Huntress and Black Canary, respectively. At the time, no meeting had taken place, but the studio was eager to […]
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Seth Meyers was admittedly “shocked” to hear the news that Ariana Grande and Pete Davidsonhad called off their whirlwind engagement and romance. When the “Late Night” host stopped by “Watch What Happens Live” Wednesday night, he told Andy Cohen, “I was shocked because I feel like a couple that agrees to buy a pig together has a deep, abiding — I mean, again, both people in […]
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While he has been eyeing other projects that include a coming of age Merlin movie at Disney, Ridley Scott has begun forward progress on a sequel toGladiator, the 2000 film which garnered 11 Oscar nominations and five wins including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe. While Crowe’s Maximus character met his end in the classic original film, Gladiator […]
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With Halloween upon us, horror movies are in fashion to be watched this evening. Horror has faced aspersions time after time. In being on the fringe of pop culture, the genre has had the space to do bold things. To be transgressive. To leave an indelible mark on the medium of film. This isn’t to […]
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These talented performers can do it all. For this list, we’ll be ranking the best performances by musicians on the silver screen. Our list includes Lady Gaga in “A Star is Born”, Eminem in “8 Mile”, Queen Latifah in “Chicago”, and more! Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Movie […]
Read moreMegyn Kelly’s slow-motion exit from NBC News has turned into an all-out legal battle. Kelly’s 9 a.m. show was canceled last week, but her contract goes through 2020. So now there’s a protracted negotiation taking place — and in an unusual move, Kelly’s lawyer Bryan Freedman is talking about it publicly. “Andy Lack needs to stop,” […]
Read moreRobin Wright discuss the season finale of ‘House of Cards,’ what it’s like to have to compete with the White House for drama, and her new gig directing on the Netflix series. Video From: Variety
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The new sales and acquisition label will focus entirely on films directed for, about and by women. Octane Entertainment has launched a new sales and acquisitions division, FAB, which will focus entirely on films directed For, About and By women. At AFM, the company will showcase the first six films under its new brand: the […]
Read moreRed Dead Redemption 2 had the largest opening weekend for any entertainment product in history, managing to sell through $725 million in copies over just three days. It’s actually the second-highest grossing entertainment launch, although Rockstar won’t be too unhappy with that, given that the record-holder is Grand Theft Auto V. The discrepancy between biggest opening weekend and biggest overall launch […]
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In a cryptic Twitter storm on Tuesday, Kanye West said he’s “distancing” himself from politics and said he was “used to spread messages” he no longer believes in. “My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to spread messages I don’t believe in,” West tweeted. “I am distancing myself from politics […]
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Gymnast Mary Lou Retton has been keeping a secret all season on “Dancing With the Stars” — she finalized a divorce from her husband of 27 years in February. Retton told her dance partner Sasha Farber the news in a rehearsal segment aired on Monday night’s show. “I went through a divorce. People don’t know […]
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After lengthy negotiations, Naomi Watts has signed on to lead the ensemble cast of HBO’s Game Of Thrones prequel pilot, from writer Jane Goldman and author/GOTco-executive producer George R.R. Martin. Created by Goldman and Martin and written by Goldman based on a story by her and Martin, the untitled prequel takes place thousands of years before the events of Game Of Thrones. It chronicles the world’s […]
Read moreNot every actor in the DCEU has been happy with their decision! While acting in a giant Hollywood superhero movie might seem like a dream to comic book fans and aspiring actors alike, for some stars, the dream is actually more of a nightmare. Whether it’s costume conundrums, fights with the director, a performance left […]
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