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Elisabeth Moss and Max Minghella Want to Entertain You With ‘Shell,' a "True Popcorn Movie"

Take Elisabeth Moss as a down-on-her-luck actress and Kate Hudson as the ultra-glamorous CEO of a wellness company who may be protecting a monstrous secret and have them trade zingy one-liners. Add in a long-haired henchman. Top it up with throwback energy courtesy of the likes of Kaia Gerber (Saturday Night, Palm Royale), Arian Moayed […]

2024-09-07T20:25:15Z

Barry Keoghan Talks ‘Bird,' Emerald Fennell and Whether He'll Reprise the Joker in ‘The Batman Part II'

Barry Keoghan didn't miss a chance to promote his young “Bird” co-star Nykiya Adams during an interview at the Variety Studio, sponsored by J.Crew and SharkNinja, during the Toronto Film Festival. "Didn't you say Marvel called you?" he joked. "No,” Adams laughs. “But I love Spider-Man, and I'd love to be in something like that," […]

2024-09-07T18:04:16Z

Ben Stiller and David Gordon Green Blame ‘Cynicism' in Hollywood Comedies for the Lack of Feel-Good Movies Like ‘Nutcrackers'

In David Gordon Green’s “Nutcrackers,” Ben Stiller is forced to look after his newly orphaned nephews, four long-haired hell-raisers who run wild on their family farm. As Stiller’s character, a lonely city slicker named Michael, works toward finding the boys a foster family, he comes to the realization that he needs them just as much […]

2024-09-07T20:49:21Z

Oasis confirm invites for private Wembley ballot will be sent overnight

Oasis confirm invites for private Wembley ballot will be sent overnight - It comes after the band extended their Live ’25 tour to include two more London shows on September 27 and 28.

2024-09-07T20:41:25Z

Venice Film Festival Award Winners List (Updating Live)

The Venice Film Festival draws to a close this evening with its glamorous awards gala, and though the feeling on the ground was that the 21-title-strong main competition was a touch off the pace of recent years, still the festival is looking pretty good for an 81-year-old. Especially one who has spent the past 11 […]

2024-09-07T17:49:21Z

Broken Hill drag queens celebrate Priscilla, Queen of the Desert's impact 30 years on

After growing up on a sheep station, the film was one of the first places Tom Henderson saw people who were "Queer, happy and thriving". Now, he performs as drag queen Amanda Screetly and credits the film for helping shape the culture of Broken Hill.

2024-09-08T01:25:03Z

'Sketch' Review: Tony Hale Is Terrific in Seth Worley's Charming Spielbergian Monster Movie

One of the first films that made me fall in love with cinema was Steven Spielberg's enduring "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial." While I'm most certainly not alone in this, that it's stuck with so many is just more of a testament to its greatness. With its ragtag group of scrappy, resourceful kids navigating the perils of growing up and the somehow equally relatable challenges of caring for a kindly otherworldly visitor that the government is after,...

2024-09-07T20:27:56Z

Priscilla Presley sheds light on Elvis Presley’s private side, says singer would escape to this one place

Priscilla Presley opened up about Elvis Presley's private life and provided insight to where he would escape to in between his performances.

2024-09-07T21:05:51Z

Nicole Kidman unable to collect Venice best actress award after death of mother

Nicole Kidman unable to collect Venice best actress award after death of mother - Speaking to the audience at the festival via a note read out by director Halina Reijn, Kidman said her ‘heart is broken’.

2024-09-07T19:10:49Z

Is the rock scene still a boys' club?

Slam Dunk festival was criticised for releasing a line-up with only two acts featuring women.

2024-09-08T00:17:46Z

Family delighted as home chosen for TV thriller

The Reunion has been written by Sheffield-born William Mager and will be shown on the BBC next year.

2024-09-07T16:47:32Z

Ben Stiller and John Turturro Tease ‘Severance' Season 2: ‘We Are Delving Into the Unknown'

At long last, “Severance” Season 2 is set to premiere on Apple TV+ on Jan. 17, 2025, nearly three years after the first season premiered. When the sci-fi workplace thriller returns, it is sure to resolve some of the cliffhangers that left fans buzzing after the Season 1 finale. “I think it’ll be a really […]

2024-09-07T17:49:22Z

UAAP: Jared Bahay shows readiness in Ateneo debut amid boos

MANILA, Philippines — Jared Bahay made sure to come prepared heading into his much-awaited UAAP Season 87 debut playing against the school he initially intended to join. That’s why Bahay didn’t seem to be bothered by the jeers and boos from the University of the Philippines crowd at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night. “Inexpect ko na kung ano mangyayari. I’m ready for it. I didn’t worry sa game, focus lang sa game plan ni coach Tab,” Bahay...

2024-09-07T16:05:52Z

Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)

Night one of the Creative Arts Emmys is underway at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. The first of two Creative Arts ceremonies held this weekend will focus on unscripted and documentary programs. Sunday’s Creative Arts ceremony will bestow trophies on scripted programs. FX's "Shogun" dominated the Emmy nominations with 25 nods. The drama […]

2024-09-08T00:19:40Z

Jacob Elordi, Daisy Edgar-Jones Heat Up Toronto Film Festival With ‘On Swift Horses,' Queer Drama Filled With Steamy Sex

Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones brought some heat to a chilly September night as “On Swift Horses” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. The queer drama follows a card shark and his sister-in-law as they navigate their hidden desires during the height of the 1950s, an era where acting on these impulses could lead to […]

2024-09-08T03:04:27Z

Pamela Anderson Weighs in on Being Minimized by Hollywood Until ‘Last Showgirl': ‘I Underestimated Myself Too'

Despite working in Hollywood for decades, Pamela Anderson never was offered a meaty role like "The Last Showgirl" protagonist Shelley, a struggling dancer about to lose the only job she's ever known due to age and shifting tastes among the Las Vegas tourist set. "I underestimated myself too," Anderson said during an interview at the […]

2024-09-07T20:34:18Z

‘They Will Be Dust' Review: Carlos Marqués-Marcet Orchestrates a Delicate Dance with Death in Lively Musical

Carlos Marqués-Marcet brings life to a grave situation in "They Will Be Dust," realizing that when so many tiptoe around the subject of death, it might not be such a stretch to put an elderly couple in ballet shoes if they're thinking it's time to choose for themselves to shuffle off their mortal coil. The unconventional […]

2024-09-07T23:34:29Z

Campaigner Sir Alan Bates gets married on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island

Campaigner Sir Alan Bates gets married on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island - The wedding was kept as a surprise from his partner Suzanne Sercombe.

2024-09-07T20:40:47Z

Sting says he had ‘a feeling’ he would have a ‘prolonged career’ when he started

Sting says he had ‘a feeling’ he would have a ‘prolonged career’ when he started - The former Police frontman also revealed that working with Snoop Dogg had been ‘a revelation’.

2024-09-07T18:25:50Z

Belgian Films Put on a Show of Force at Festivals as Global Co-Productions Increase

French-speaking Belgium hit a high-water mark at the Cannes Film Festival in May, with 11 Belgian co-productions claiming accolades and acclaim across the Croisette. Alongside Critics' Week opener "Ghost Trail" and the Cannes jury and best actress prize-winner "Emilia Pérez," eight of those co-productions received support from Belgium's Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles, while just as many shared […]

2024-09-07T20:04:27Z

Eve Hewson in Early Talks for Untitled Steven Spielberg Event Film

Eve Hewson is in early talks to star in Steven Spielberg’s untitled event film, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The actress most recently starred opposite Nicole Kidman and Dakota Fanning in Netflix’s limited series, The Perfect Couple. Her other credits include Bad Sisters, Flora and Son, The Knick, Enough Said and This Must Be The […]

2024-09-08T02:25:15Z

‘Elton John: Never Too Late' Review: The Original King of Pop Gets the Satisfying Documentary He Deserves

"Never Too Late," co-directed by R.J. Cutler ("The September Issue," "Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry") and David Furnish, who is Elton's husband, sets what has become Elton's living-fast-and-bottoming-out agony-of-fame mythology in the context of a detailed and archivally rich account of that period. So watching it, it means something again.

2024-09-07T21:04:30Z

Will ‘The Room Next Door' Bring Pedro Almodóvar His First Best Picture Nomination and Tilda Swinton's Second Oscar?

The Oscars will surely knock on Pedro Almodóvar's door this awards season. Pedro Almodóvar's expansive filmography has shaped international cinema for over four decades. With his English-language directorial debut, “The Room Next Door,” fresh off winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the Spanish auteur and distributor Sony Pictures Classics are setting their […]

2024-09-07T22:49:34Z

Pamela Anderson on her 'Last Showgirl' dream role: 'I have nothing to lose'

Pamela Anderson gets the role of a lifetime and Billie Lourd finds catharsis in "The Last Showgirl," co-starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Dave Bautista

2024-09-07T15:39:37Z

‘Bring Them Down' Director Christopher Andrews on Losing Paul Mescal - but Gaining Barry Keoghan - for His Irish Thriller: ‘We Struck Lucky'

What do you do when you lose Paul Mescal as one of your lead stars? In the case of filmmaker Christopher Andrews and his tense revenge thriller ‘Bring Them Down,' bowing in Toronto on Sep. 8, you simply replace the Oscar-nominated and in-demand young Irish star of the moment with the other Oscar-nominated and in-demand […]

2024-09-07T16:49:24Z

Liam Gallagher says he ‘won’t have a bad word said’ about brother Noel

Liam Gallagher says he ‘won’t have a bad word said’ about brother Noel - Liam said he would be ‘blowing him kisses in between each song’ at Oasis reunion gigs.

2024-09-07T09:55:49Z

Brazil’s Sergio Mendes who made bossa nova popular globally dies at 83

BRASILIA — Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to international audiences in the 1960s, died on Friday at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, his family said. In a statement posted on his website, the family said Mendes, who had been suffering from the effects of long Covid, died peacefully surrounded by his […]

2024-09-08T03:12:37Z

Toronto Premiere of Ron Howard's 'Eden' Interrupted by Medical Emergency in Audience

As the Ron Howard-directed "Eden" made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, a medical emergency interrupted the screening. The film was stopped to allow for someone to be carried out from the front section of the Roy Thomson Hall venue, near the stage. Howard was in attendance and introduced the movie, alongside members of the cast, including Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, Ana de Armas and Jude Law. The announcer said simply,...

2024-09-07T23:27:53Z

Nick Hamm's ‘William Tell' Gives History's Most Famous Archer the Action Pic Treatment: ‘Studios Stopped Making These Films, and I Don't Know Why'

Nick Hamm’s “William Tell” is a throwback. It’s a big-budget - roughly $45 million - action pic based on popular folklore and loaded with rousing action sequences, inspiring speeches from the frontlines and a glossy blend of digital and practical effects. It screens Sept. 10 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Set in 1307, the […]

2024-09-07T18:34:20Z

Garfield, Pugh charm Toronto in new romance 'We Live in Time'

Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh are both hard-pressed to explain exactly how on-screen chemistry is created, but they have oodles of it in their new tearjerker romance "We Live in Time," which debuted at the Toronto film festival. "I'm so happy that I did it and I got to do it with Florence," Garfield said.

2024-09-07T20:16:59Z

The Weeknd Brings Out Anitta and Playboi Carti, Premieres Several New Songs at Massive Concert in Brazil

The Weeknd doesn't do anything by half, and for his "One Night Only" concert Saturday night at MorumBIS Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he rose to the moment with cameos from Anitta and Playboi Carti, a giant stage backlit with an enormous video screen that must have been 100 feet tall, dozens of (of course) […]

2024-09-08T03:04:53Z

After label switch, Angeline Quinto eyes recording songs for Korean market

As a fan of Korean pop culture, Angeline Quinto couldn’t be more thrilled, after being tapped to record the English version of “Take It All”—the theme song of the BTS-inspired drama series “Begins ≠ Youth.” “I’m an avid fan of K-dramas. And the series I did a song for was inspired by BTS so I’m very happy, especially my ‘purple heart,’” she told the Inquirer in an interview. “Begins ≠ Youth” is a coming-of-age story that follows seven boys as...

2024-09-07T16:13:21Z

Gokongwei scholars get to dream bigger

Jhan Albert Avila’s story is the stuff told in many tearjerker films and television soap operas. The second of nine children, his basic education was spotty, away from school almost as often as he needed to work odd jobs to augment the family income. He did manage to get a high school diploma and even briefly tried to pursue a college education while working at the same time. But working and studying, he found out, were not much easier in...

2024-09-07T18:30:52Z

Megan Thee Stallion Wants to Collab With Taylor Swift

Megan Thee Stallion is looking to add to her long list of collabs with none other than Taylor Swift. The rapper spoke to People magazine about her hopes for working with The Tortured Poets Department singer-songwriter. “I love Taylor Swift, and I would like to collab with her one day,” Megan said. “She’s a stallion […]

2024-09-07T18:25:02Z

Elton John Says Eye Infection Has Been ‘Distressing': ‘It's Been 7 Weeks Since I've Been Able to See' Fully

Elton John, who’s been recovering from a severe eye infection that left him with “limited vision in one eye,” provided an update on his condition when he stopped by Variety’s studio at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. John was there to tout his new documentary, “Elton John: Never Too Late,” which captures the music […]

2024-09-07T21:34:27Z

'Hard Truths' Stars Say Making the Mike Leigh Film Was an 'Intense and Beautiful Process' | Wrap Studio

"Hard Truths" star David Webber said working with costar Marianne Jean-Baptiste was a "very intense and beautiful process" that was also "painful." The pair play husband and wife Curtley and Pansy in the new Mike Leigh-directed film, which follows various members of an extended Black family living in London. "Mike and I worked, individually, until things got to a certain level. Then we started to work together and we discovered how they work...

2024-09-07T20:27:57Z

Marianne Jean-Baptiste is Worthy of Another Trip to the Oscars for Her Brilliant, Biting Performance in Mike Leigh's ‘Hard Truths'

It shouldn’t be hard for “Hard Truths” to get some Oscar love, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be. British actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste delivers an emotionally charged performance in Mike Leigh’s powerful drama. She portrays a woman on the verge of mental collapse, navigating her life with a volatile mix of vulnerability and rage. Whether […]

2024-09-07T20:49:31Z

Dakota Johnson ‘Basically Overdosed' on Caffeine While Filming Her Directorial Debut ‘Loser Baby'

Dakota Johnson was feeling a little jittery while shooting “Loser Baby,” a short film that serves as her directorial debut and will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. But it wasn’t nerves that put her on edge. “I discovered Celsius on day one of filming,” she said at Variety’s Toronto Film Festival studio, sponsored […]

2024-09-07T19:49:29Z

Anthony Azizi Joins Iran-Set Romance Thriller ‘Cast Aside the Clouds' (Exclusive)

24 actor Anthony Azizi is set to star in Cast Aside the Clouds, an Iran-set romance thriller to shoot in Athens, Greece. The indie from director Mary Darling and WestWind Pictures will see Azizi play Farhad Khosrovi, a Tehran bookstore owner whose daughter Utab (Parmiss Sehat) attends a secret university aligned with the Iranian […]

2024-09-07T19:40:13Z

‘The Fire Inside' Sparks Oscar Buzz for Brian Tyree Henry at TIFF; Boxer Claressa Shields and Coach Jason Crutchfield Make Surprise Appearances

Following in the footsteps of Oscar-nominated boxing coaches like Paul Giamatti in “Cinderella Man” and Burgess Meredith in “Rocky,” Brian Tyree Henry could make another trip to the Oscars for his standout role as Jason Crutchfield in the uplifting and inspirational drama “The Fire Inside.” Henry portrays the coach who trains Claressa Shields, the first […]

2024-09-07T22:34:24Z

How ‘The Deliverance' Transformed Glenn Close Into a Demon-Possessed Monster

SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points in "The Deliverance," now playing on Netflix. "Nothing says evil like black sclera contact lenses." That was the key to Glenn Close's devil-possessed transformation in Lee Daniels' "The Deliverance." In addition to the special lenses, Close spent four hours in the makeup chair, with special effects makeup artist Jason Collins […]

2024-09-07T18:04:29Z

‘The Fire Inside' Director Rachel Morrison on Upending Sports Movie Conventions: "Nobody Can Stay at the Top Forever"

Inspiring Hollywood boxing movies like Rocky and Cinderella Man where underdogs struggle to the top in the ring have long given movie audiences triumphant heroes to root for. And Rachel Morrison's The Fire Inside, about boxer Claressa Shields' true-life ascent to women's boxing gold at the Olympics and set for a world premiere at the […]

2024-09-08T00:40:20Z

With Searing Political Drama ‘I'm Still Here,' Walter Salles Delivers an Urgent Warning: ‘A Country Without Memory Is a Country Without a Future'

There was something about the Paiva family’s house that Walter Salles never forgot. It was a few blocks from the beach in Rio de Janeiro. The doors and gates were always unlocked, the windows open to let in sunlight and ocean breezes. It was filled with music and dancing, parties and people, debates and ideas. […]

2024-09-07T18:49:29Z

Melai Cantiveros and Jason Francisco | Preview Ball 2024

Melai Cantiveros and Jason Francisco at the Preview Ball 2024. #PEPAtPreviewBall2024 #PreviewBall2024 #PreviewBall Video: Khryzztine Baylon Subscribe to our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@pep_tv Read the latest in showbiz at http://www.pep.ph Watch more videos at https://www.pep.ph/videos Follow us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pepalerts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PEPalerts Twitter: https://twitter.com/pepalertsViber: https://bit.ly/PEPonViber Kumu: pep.ph Visit our DailyMotion channel! https://www.dailymotion.com/PEPalerts

2024-09-07T17:23:24Z

Demi Moore on ‘St. Elmo's Fire' Sequel and the Punishing Lengths She Went to Pull Off ‘The Substance'

The Brat Pack may be getting back together. Demi Moore, currently generating Oscar buzz for her daring turn in “The Substance,” revealed that discussions are underway with Sony, the studio behind “St. Elmo’s Fire,” to make a sequel to the seminal 1985 film. “The update is definitely, conversations are happening,” Moore said in an interview […]

2024-09-07T21:49:25Z

10 Must-See Horror Movies for Gen Z

It may be September, but spooky season is upon us. And that means it's time to start forming your list for your next scary movie night. While Gen Z has reverence for the horror classics like "Halloween," "The Exorcist" and "Psycho," to name a few, several movies released just in the past few years handle topics relevant to the generation in a fun and captivating way. Whether its Timothée Chalamet as a cannibal or Florence Pugh trapped in a cult...

2024-09-07T18:13:06Z

Ron Howard's ‘Eden' Toronto Premiere Paused Due to ‘Medical Emergency' as Attendee Carried Out on Stretcher

The world premiere of Ron Howard’s “Eden,” starring Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Jude Law and Daniel Brühl, was briefly halted at the Toronto Film Festival due to a “medical emergency,” as one attendee was carried out of the Roy Thomson Hall on a stretcher. The screening began at 5:45 p.m. and was […]

2024-09-08T00:19:23Z

Yeonjun drops intro film for upcoming solo mixtape

Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun just dropped the first official teaser for his solo mixtape on YouTube. On Saturday, HYBE Labels released an intro film featuring Yeonjun with the title “Disconnect.” The cinematic one-and-a-half minute video opened with Yeonjun in a car before quickly shifting to videos of him in hideouts and falling into what seemed like a bad crowd. Yeonjun also dropped a collection of polaroids and a stick of bubblegum on...

2024-09-07T19:11:48Z

Andrea Bocelli on New Doc ‘Because I Believe' and a Possible Taylor Swift Duet: "Why Not? I'm Ready"

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is a beloved presence on the stages of this world. Now, his fans have a chance to find out more about his personal history since his childhood in the Tuscan village of La Sterza, get a feeling for what happens behind the scenes, and enjoy new insight into his private life […]

2024-09-07T23:55:11Z

A Master of Deception: ‘Marco, The Invented Truth' Explores the Life of a False Concentration Camp Survivor

It’s been a good week for Basque directors Jon Garaño and Aitor Arregi, who, along with Jose Mari Goenaga, world premiered "Marco" at Venice and landed a spot on the shortlist for Spain's Oscar entry. Sold by Film Factory Entertainment, with market screenings in Toronto and upcoming stops at San Sebastian, London and Vancouver, "Marco" is […]

2024-09-07T19:04:25Z