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'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

Brett Goldstein on His Toronto Romance ‘All of You': ‘I Rarely Say This - I'm Really Proud of It'

"All of You," a sales title premiering in Toronto Sept. 7, features a test many viewers might shy away from taking. In the story, set in the near-future, science has devised a method to determine one's true soulmate - if one is willing to take the test. An unexpected answer comes between Simon (Brett Goldstein) […]

2024-09-07T12:49:13Z

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

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

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”! All the Fun Callbacks the Sequel Makes to the Original, from Sandworms to That Red Dress

As with 1988’s ‘Beetlejuice,’ possessed musical numbers and imaginatively dead characters factor into the new sequel

2024-09-07T13:03:49Z

Max Minghella Breaks Out of His ‘Shell' With Black Comedy Starring Kate Hudson and Elisabeth Moss

Most audiences would recognize Max Minghella from his stellar turn in Hulu's "Handmaid's Tale" or "The Mindy Project" or any number of acting gigs in film and TV. But he's also a writer/producer/director, and with "Shell," he not only makes his sophomore directorial feature effort, he also reunites with "Tale" topliner Elisabeth Moss. Moss stars […]

2024-09-07T13:49:20Z

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 Rings of Power’ stars feel lucky to have Filipino fans

MANILA, Philippines — They say fans can make or break a show — or even a star. For these cast members of Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” they believe that if you’re lucky enough to have a Pinoy fan, you’re set for life. When The STAR attended the media junket in Singapore for the Asian premiere of the show’s second season, we were surprised by how Puerto Rican actor Ismael Cruz Córdova and Australian actor-singer Tyroe...

2024-09-07T16:36:53Z

‘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

Kevin Costner Admits First “Horizon” Movie 'Didn't Have Overwhelming Success' as He Premieres Second Part in Venice

'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2' is making its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival after its Aug. 16 release date was scrapped

2024-09-07T15:23:49Z

‘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

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

‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2' Review: Kevin Costner's Ambitious Western Project Frustrates Once Again

There’s an enormous amount to describe, but very little to actually say about Kevin Costner’s bedraggled “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2,” the second of a planned four installments in his sprawling, multistranded western, that plays, after “Chapter 1″‘s muted reception in Cannes, out of competition on the final day of Venice. Doubling down […]

2024-09-07T13:34:13Z

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

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

Gazini Ganados | Preview Ball 2024

Gazini Ganados 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

2024-09-07T16:08:21Z

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

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

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

‘Senna' Producer Gullane Preps Sequel to Animated 'Noah's Ark' (EXCLUSIVE)

São Paulo production shingle Gullane, which is behind upcoming Netflix series "Senna," has moved into development on a sequel to the animated feature "Noah's Ark." Produced by Gullane and Walter Salles' Videofilmes, "Noah's Ark" has been sold to 45 countries by Edward Noeltner's CMG Management. It has grossed $4.25 million in territories in which it's been […]

2024-09-07T13:34:18Z

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

Usher setlist: All the songs on his innovative Past Present Future tour

Embarking on the Past Present Future tour, Usher is firing on all cylinders as he takes the stage for a two-hour concert extravaganza.

2024-08-21T04:03:07Z

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

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

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

Elton John unveils new documentary and shares what he wants on his tombstone

With a new Disney+ documentary on the way, Elton John relishes honesty, family, great movies and having "the best time of my life."

2024-09-07T14:54:46Z

Toronto Premiere ‘U Are the Universe' Offers Star-Crossed Love in Interstellar Ukrainian Sci-Fi Dramedy, Drops Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)

Not long after he's canned from his job as an intergalactic trucker for the biggest nuclear waste disposal company in Eastern Europe, Ukrainian Everyman Andriy Melnyk is blinded by a flash of light as his clunky cargo ship hurtles across the galaxy. When he comes to, his robot assistant, Maxim, informs him that the Earth […]

2024-09-07T13:34:33Z

Bernardo Bertolucci's Unfinished Film ‘The Echo Chamber' Being Shopped at Toronto Film Festival

Italian screenwriters Ilaria Bernardini and Ludovica Rampoldi have completed the screenplay for The Echo Chamber, the unfinished project by Bernardo Bertolucci he worked on before his death. Italian producer Indigo Films acquired the dramatic feature in 2018 and now has the project in active development and being shopped for co-production partners at the Toronto Film […]

2024-09-07T15:55:05Z

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

'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' spoilers! Let's unpack that wild ending, creative cameo

Michael Keaton's demonic weirdo was bad enough but a maniacal new monster comes alive in Tim Burton's sequel 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' (spoilers!).

2024-09-07T13:10:02Z

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

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

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’.

2024-09-07T18:26:37Z

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

'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

Zoë Kravitz is 'excited' about directing more films

Zoë Kravitz is "definitely excited" about making more movies. The Big Little Lies actress recently received critical praise for her psychological thriller Blink Twice, which stars Channing Tatum as a tech billionaire who invites two waitresses to his private island. While she found directing her first feature to be "so hard", Kravitz is keen to con...

2024-09-07T13:12:34Z

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

‘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

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

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

Will Jennings, Co-writer of ‘My Heart Will Go On,' ‘Tears in Heaven' and Other Classics, Dies at 80

Will Jennings, an Oscar winner for “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong” and one of the best known lyricists in the contemporary songwriting community, has died, his longtime publisher confirms to Variety. No cause of death was announced, although he had been ill for some time; he was 80. Although the […]

2024-09-07T16:04:25Z

Kevin Costner Gets Crowded by Fans, Hugs Susan Sarandon as ‘Horizon 2' Gets 3-Minute Venice Ovation

Kevin Costner’s second installment of his Western franchise “Horizon: An American Saga” earned a three-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The standing ovation for Costner's "Horizon 2" had barely passed three minutes when the director and star of the Western epic was crowded by fans and therefore escorted out by security. The […]

2024-09-07T16:49:17Z

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

Jennifer Lopez slays on Toronto red carpet, brings 'sass' to 'Unstoppable' role

Jennifer Lopez won the red carpet at Toronto International Film Festival for her new movie "Unstoppable." Ben Affleck didn't attend the premiere.

2024-09-07T13:39:59Z

First Look at Survival Thriller ‘A Prayer for the Dying' Starring John C. Reilly and Johnny Flynn (EXCLUSIVE)

John C. Reilly and Johnny Flynn look contemplative in this first look image from “A Prayer for the Dying,” the survival thriller now in production outside Bratislava, Slovakia. Anton and New Europe Films are co-repping worldwide rights on the film, and are continuing sales at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. “A Prayer for the Dying” […]

2024-09-07T16:49:17Z

'The Room Next Door' Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival Awards

Pedro Almodóvar's "The Room Next Door" won the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice Film Festival. The Spanish auteur's first feature in English took the top prize at the awards ceremony on Saturday, where he accepted the honor in person. Based on Sigrid Nunez's novel "What Are You Going Through," the film stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore as friends who reunite after several years. Though Almodóvar's latest was not reviewed as enthusiastically...

2024-09-07T18:57:53Z

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

Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Scaring Up Near-Record September Opening, Could Cross $100M

Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is off to a rip-roaring start at the domestic box as if no time had passed between now and when the first film graced the big screen 36 years ago. From Warner Bros., the first event pic of the fall season topped Friday’s chart with $41.5 million, including $13 […]

2024-09-07T16:40:07Z

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