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“Women make the harsher films.” Kira Muratova, the pioneering Soviet, and later Ukrainian, filmmaker made that comment when German director Isa Willinger (Hi, AI. Love Stories From the Future; Plastic Fantastic) just started her career and visited her in Odesa towards the end of Muratova’s career. But the thought stuck with Willinger, the author of…
Filming for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is underway and Elle Fanning is taking over the role of Effie Trinket — with the endorsement of original star Elizabeth Banks. The newest story in the Hunger Games franchise — based on Suzanne Collins‘ best-selling novel — takes place in Panem on the morning of…
While performing in the Gershwins’ musical Funny Face in London in 1928, Fred Astaire bought a custom-bodied 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Town Car. He was so impressed with the vehicle, he shipped it back to the States after the run, outfitted with a custom Louis Vuitton trunk for his tap shoes. Likewise, when Marlene Dietrich…
The Academy Museum hosted its star-studded signature gala on Saturday night, honoring Penélope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen, Bowen Yang and Walter Salles while also raising over $12 million to support its exhibitions, education initiatives and public programming. The fifth annual event, presented in partnership with Rolex, was co-chaired by Jon M. Chu, Common, Viola Davis and…
Robert De Niro is speaking out on the importance of protests, saying, “We can’t let up,” because President Donald Trump “does not want to leave the White House.” The Oscar winner stopped by MSNBC’s The Weekend on Sunday to chat about Saturday’s “No Kings” protests across the nation and the risk of Trump running for…
After premiering at Sundance, Miramax debuted Clerks in theaters on Oct. 19, 1994, kickstarting screenwriter-director Kevin Smith’s career (which would eventually include two more Clerks sequels). The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the feature is below: Hell for Dante Hicks, of the New Jersey Hicks, is not a descent into a fiery inferno but rather…
Blumhouse is back in action. Scott Derrickson’s sequelBlack Phone 2delivered horror maestro Jason Blum a major win in opening to a better-than-expected $26.5 million domestically from 3,411 theaters and $42 million globally. The pic’s debut follows a string of misses for the banner, culminating with the pricey flop ofM3GAN 2.0earlier this year. The Universal and…
Sabrina Carpenter‘s Saturday Night Live hosting debut kicked off with a fun callback to none other than the viral Domingo skit — with a modern pop twist. The “Manchild” singer returned to the late night show on Saturday, where she doubled up as the night’s host and musical guest. The cold open kicked off with…
Sam Rivers, the bassist and founding member of metal band Limp Bizkit, has died. He was 48. Rivers died Saturday, the band announced on Instagram. His cause of death is unknown. “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat. Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic,” the Limp Bizkit…
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