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Hugh Grant spent half his career in rom-coms. Now he plays monsters, and he's never been happier
Read full article: Hugh Grant spent half his career in rom-coms. Now he plays monsters, and he's never been happierAfter decades in romantic comedies, Hugh Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career.
Film academy adds handwritten āPulp Fictionā script, Miyazaki art, more to vast collection
Read full article: Film academy adds handwritten āPulp Fictionā script, Miyazaki art, more to vast collectionQuentin Tarantino's handwritten script for āPulp Fictionā is the stuff of moviemaking legend.
As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience
Read full article: As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audienceIn a time when streaming and a pandemic have radically transformed cinema consumption over the past decade, a growing number of mostly younger people are contributing to a renaissance of the Los Angeles independent movie theater scene.
We may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year's Oscars are evidence
Read full article: We may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year's Oscars are evidenceOld age may be debated as a liability on the presidential campaign trail, but it's not at this yearās Oscars.
What to stream this week: Adam Sandler is in space, 'Elsbeth' sleuths and Japan shines in 'Shogun'
Read full article: What to stream this week: Adam Sandler is in space, 'Elsbeth' sleuths and Japan shines in 'Shogun'This weekās new streaming entertainment releases include Ridley Scottās āNapoleonā storming Apple TV+, East meets West in feudal Japan with the kick-off of the series āShogun,ā and Disney+'s animated series āIwĆ”jĆŗā offers a coming-of-age story set in the future in Lagos, Nigeria.
Weinstein accuser takes stand in LA after New York testimony
Read full article: Weinstein accuser takes stand in LA after New York testimonyThe only Harvey Weinstein accuser to testify at both his New York and California trials has taken the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom to repeat her account of what she says was a sexual assault by the former movie mogul in 2013.
Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reigned
Read full article: Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reignedFive years after womenās stories about him made the #MeToo movement explode, Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles, where he once was king of the Oscars.
Delfonics lead singer William 'Poogie' Hart dead at 77
Read full article: Delfonics lead singer William 'Poogie' Hart dead at 77William āPoogieā Hart, a founder of the Grammy-winning trio the Delfonics who helped write and sang a soft lead tenor on such classic āSound of Philadelphiaā ballads as āLa-La (Means I Love You)ā and āDidnāt I (Blow Your Mind This Time),ā has died at age 77.
'Elvis' and Austin Butler feel the temperature rising
Read full article: 'Elvis' and Austin Butler feel the temperature risingWhen āElvisā opens in theaters Friday, it will resurrect one of the most iconic figures in American music in the biggest, most bedazzled film to ever try to capture the King of Rock ānā Roll.
'Bad Guys' bests 'The Northman,' Nick Cage at the box office
Read full article: 'Bad Guys' bests 'The Northman,' Nick Cage at the box officeOn an unusually crowded weekend at movie theaters that featured a pricey Viking epic and Nicolas Cage playing himself, DreamWorks Animationās āThe Bad Guysā bested the field.
Penelope Cruz honored by MoMA for her career in cinema
Read full article: Penelope Cruz honored by MoMA for her career in cinemaDuring a tribute to her career at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), Penelope Cruz recalled the Betamax videotape store that opened in her neighborhood, in a suburb of Madrid, when she was a child and that made her discover cinema.
Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax
Read full article: Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox CaraxThe Cannes Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup of films from big-name auteurs ā including Wes Anderson, Asghar Farhadi, Mia Hansen-LĆøve and Sean Penn ā for its 74th edition in July.
Costume Designers Guild to honor Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers
Read full article: Costume Designers Guild to honor Shonda Rhimes, Betsy BeersTelevision producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers will be honored for their wardrobe efforts on hit TV shows like āGreyās Anatomyā and āBridgertonā at Tuesday's Costume Designers Guild Awards.
Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian
Read full article: Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarianClooney was honored Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, by co-stars and colleagues at the annual film benefit for the Museum of Modern Art, held virtually. MoMAās annual film benefit raises funds to bring great works of film to the museumās collection. Also giving virtual tributes Monday evening were actors Felicity Jones, Tiffany Boone, Kyle Chandler and Demian Bichir, who appear in āA Midnight Sky,ā which Clooney stars in and directs. The benefit featured clips from some of Clooneyās many films: āMichael Clayton,ā āSyriana,ā "The Descendants,ā āGravity,ā and āGood Night, and Good Luck,ā among others. In earlier comments to The Associated Press, Clooney said āGood Night, and Good Luckā was probably his proudest professional accomplishment.
Tarantino has deal for 2 books on films, including 1 his own
Read full article: Tarantino has deal for 2 books on films, including 1 his ownThe Oscar-winning director has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of āOnce Upon a Time ... In Hollywoodā was released in 2019 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an actor and Brad Pitt as his stunt double. āIn the ā70s movie novelizations were the first adult books I grew up reading," Tarantino said in a statement Tuesday. āI see myself writing film books and starting to write theater, so Iāll still be creative. I just think Iāve given all I have to give to movies.ā_____AP Film Writer Jake Coyle contributed to this report.
Japanese director known for single shots releases Zoom film
Read full article: Japanese director known for single shots releases Zoom filmThis undated photo provided by the @One Cut of the Dead Mission: Remote shows Shinichiro Ueda, director of One Cut of the Dead Mission: Remote, a YouTube spinoff of his 2017 award-winning film. A comedic horror film centered around teleworking, "One Cut of the Dead Mission: Remoteā was released earlier this year and shared for free on YouTube. It features the same characters from his award-winning 2017 film āOne Cut of the Dead,ā which has one shot that was 37-minutes long. Uedaās style incorporates slapstick comedy and focuses on visual, rather than explanatory verbal storytelling, an approach relatively rare in contemporary Japanese film. āItās only after 200 or 300 bad films you will have that one great film,ā he said.
TV's 'Warrior' latest proof that Bruce Lee still holds sway
Read full article: TV's 'Warrior' latest proof that Bruce Lee still holds sway(Cinemax via AP)PHOENIX ā Even nearly 50 years after his death, Bruce Lee can still make ripples. Shannon Lee isnāt giving up on finding a new home for āWarrior,ā which will eventually be available on HBO Max. āI think heās really getting his due as a creative ā someone who knows how to story-tell,ā Shannon Lee said. āItās just little things that the writers put in there to pay homage to Bruce Lee without being a caricature, which I think is the danger zone whenever you get to the subject of Bruce Lee,ā Nguyen said. āHe believed in celebrating peopleās cultures and backgrounds and not holding it against them,ā Shannon Lee said.
Grammy Museum to launch online streaming service
Read full article: Grammy Museum to launch online streaming serviceFILE - Barbara Streisand performs at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2011. The Grammy Museum is launching its own online streaming service featuring performances and interviews from A-list musicians, as well as material from the museums archive. The Grammy Museum is launching its own online streaming service featuring performances and interviews from A-list musicians, as well as material from the museums archive. Without the GRAMMY Museum, we wouldnt have gotten to experience or learn about so many important artists before us, FINNEAS said in a statement. We are proud to be part of this series.The Grammy Museum is a nonprofit organization through The Recording Academy, which annually produces the Grammy Awards.