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"We all had our tuxedos ready. I'm not even joking," Colin Farrell said in a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, reflecting on the 2004 historical epic "Alexander," directed by Oliver Stone. "We were all like, 'Right, lads, we're off to the Oscars. This is a sure thing.' And then it came out."

It came out, indeed, and as alluded to by the Oscar-nominated actor, things didn't exactly go as planned. In the aftermath of Ridley Scott's Best Picture-winning "Gladiator," Stone finally had the opportunity to scrape together funding for his three-hour take on Alexander the Great. The timing seemed perfect. The cast was a murderer's row. The production had all of the resources in the world at its disposal. But by just about every measure,...

Some classic rock stars produced hits that overshadowed everything else they ever wrote by a country mile. For example, Cat Stevens’ most famous song is probably “Wild World.” He revealed that the track was intended as a “warning” to someone he knew. He also, at least temporarily, gave the song away.

Cat Stevens said ‘Wild World’ ‘was sort of a semi-obituary’

Stevens gifted the world a number of hit singles, including the original compositions “Peace Train,” “Father and Son,” “Matthew and Son,” and “Moonshadow,” as well as his defiantly old-fashioned cover of the Christian hymn “Morning Has Broken.” “Wild World” might have overshadowed all of his other hits. Throwback stations seem to play it at least once per day.

During a 2019 interview with SongwriterUniverse, Stevens discussed the origin of “Wild World.” “‘Wild World’ was sort of a semi-obituary to my love affair with somebody, and it wasn’t very acrimonious … just simply stating a fact,...

Nicole Kidman was pushed outside of her “comfort zone” while making erotic thriller ‘Babygirl’.The 57-year-old actress stars in the movie as chief executive Romy, who is married to Jacob (Antonio Banderas) but becomes tangled up in an intense affair with her intern Samuel (Harris Dickinson).Nicole has now admitted that the steamy subject matter was a big reason why she signed on because it was “exciting and bold”.When asked whether the sexual themes made her reluctant to appear in the film during an appearance on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, Kidman said: “Not at all. I loved the script, I love supporting women in the industry, and it was just really good. It is exciting and bold, and I am always looking to push out of my comfort zone.”The ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ star described the film as “Weird, but in a good way”, and said she was initially...

It’s safe to say that when Josh Brolin gets riled up, he doesn’t mince words. The actor, 56, widely praised for bringing Thanos to life in the MCU, has recently stirred the pot over what he sees as yet another Oscar oversight. This time, he’s got his sights set on the Academy’s failure to nominate Dune director Denis Villeneuve for his visionary work on the 2021 sci-fi epic. And, let’s just say—Brolin is less than thrilled.

Denis Villeneuves’ Dune 2 | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

This year, Dune: Part Two is back and, according to Brolin, this sequel has only raised the bar. But hold on—this isn’t the first time the Academy Awards has left some serious talent out in the cold when it comes to nominations.

Remember The Dark Knight? Christopher Nolan’s legendary 2008 film redefined the superhero genre, giving us one of the...

Classic rock and Broadway crossed paths more than you might think. For example, Cat Stevens’ “Father and Son” was initially meant for a musical based on major historical events. It’s for the best that the musical never came out.

Cat Stevens’ ‘Father and Son’ was supposed to be part of about the U.S.S.R.

During a 2020 interview with GQ, Stevens discussed his album Tea for the Tillerman. “‘Father and Son’ is probably the most prominent and profound song on the album,” the “Peace Train” singer said. “It doesn’t necessarily refer to my dad. It was originally written for a musical. So, after I had my first expedition, you might say, into the pop fray, which happened in ’67, ’68, I was taken very ill with tuberculosis and I was suddenly erased from the scene.”

The musical was called Revolussia and it centered on the Russian Revolution. Notably, some...

Last month saw streaming platforms settle into their annual cozy season with new fall TV shows and autumn film favorites. This December, Hulu and Disney are hunkering down with premieres for several animated TV series, a solid selection of holiday fare, and feel-good movies both old and new.

Disney will bring its classic characters together for “Mickey and the Very Many Christmases” as well as “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade.” It will also premiere “The Simpsons Christmas Double Episode,” “Doctor Who: Joy to the World,” and “CMA Country Christmas” to honor the season. Top non-holiday picks include the return of “Marvel Animation’s What If…?” (kicking off December 22 with new episodes premiering daily for eight days), “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” and “Elton John: Never Too Late.”

Over at Hulu, the divisive new horror flick “Cuckoo” starring Hunter Schafer is set to stream alongside a robust catalogue of various other movies.

Nicole Kidman is an icon in the world of Hollywood for a reason. Bringing a layer of mystery to her roles while simultaneously seeming like the most welcoming person in any cast, the actress is almost paradoxical with her acting. From recent works like Babygirl to older classic projects like Moulin Rouge, she is ingrained into the very fabric of the film industry.

Nicole Kidman in Dogville | Credit: Columbia Pictures

While there are more than a few iconic works that Kidman has starred in her career, there is one film that caters to a completely different audience. In 1998, she starred in Practical Magic alongside Sandra Bullock. The film was so iconic that it is currently getting a sequel.

However, this is not surprising considering the rare dynamic that Kidman and Bullock shared.

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock Were Actually Like Sisters

Nicole Kidman recently gave an interview with British GQ,...

The Rolling Stones‘ songs are in so many movies, but Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! is not one of them. A controversial Rolling Stones track was going to serve as a villain song in the movie. That wasn’t in the cards. However, the connection between The Rolling Stones and Moulin Rouge! did not stop there.

1 song by The Rolling Stones was kept out of ‘Moulin Rouge!’ for non-artistic reasons

The soundtrack of Moulin Rouge! includes songs from many different genres, including pop, soul, and Broadway music, but it’s at its best when it recontextualizes classic rock songs as show tunes. The film includes hits by The Beatles, Nirvana, Queen, David Bowie, Elton John, U2, Kiss, Joe Cocker, Paul McCartney & Wings, and The Police. In a 2021 interview with Entertainment Weekly, music supervisor Anton Monsted revealed that several songs were kept out of the final cut of the film, including...

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise met on the sets of the film, Days of Thunder, in 1989 and got married in 1990. The high-profile relationship caught many eyes at the time and the couple adopted two children, born in 1992 and 1995. However, things didn’t work out between the couple and they announced their separation in 2001. Interestingly, Kidman’s career was at an all-time high at this time.

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Kidman was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar in 2002 and she went on to win the award in 2003. However, she revealed that she was devastated after receiving the award as she had finalized her divorce with Cruise the same year. She shared that she couldn’t celebrate her win and it was at this moment that she reflected on her love life.

After Her Oscar Win, Nicole Kidman Realized That She Needed A...

Cat Stevens has released some breathtakingly beautiful classic rock songs. However, one of his most popular ballads feels hypocritical in retrospect. It’s a shame because the song has a timeless message.

1 Cat Stevens song from the Vietnam War era didn’t age well

The Vietnam War deeply impacted the rock music of the late 1960s and 1970s. Tunes like John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance,” The Monkees’ “Last Train to Clarksville,” and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” dealt with the war.

One of the most moving of these songs was Stevens’ folk ditty “Peace Train.” It spoke to the times, but also had a message about harmony that will be relevant until the end of time.

Sadly, “Peace Train” has become hypocritical. Stevens, a Muslim, condemned Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses, which commits blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. Stevens said that anyone who insults the...

Clint Eastwood might've appeared in 14 films after "Unforgiven" but his Oscar-winning directorial effort really does feel like a fond farewell to the genre that defined his career in front of the camera. For many, his stint as Will Munny, a worn down gunman making one last stand, sits as one of his finest and he could've hung up his acting hat for good there and then in one of the best Western movies of all time. For his co-star, Morgan Freeman, though, there's an earlier role rooted in Eastwood's time in the Old West that outshines even that.

Speaking to Rotten Tomatoes in 2023, the five-time Oscar nominee (one of which he won for his performance in Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby"), was asked about his favorite films. Of his five truly fascinating choices, one of them was Eastwood's own cold-blooded 1976 cowboy movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales." The film saw Easwood play the titular character,...

Few actresses of her era take as many chances as Nicole Kidman. The Oscar- and Emmy Award-winning actress has been one of the industry’s most sought-after performers since the early 1990s, and appeared in everything from splashy musicals like “Moulin Rouge!” (which netted Kidman her first of five Academy Award nominations) to historical fiction like “The Hours” (which won Kidman the Best Actress Oscar for playing Virginia Woolfe) to psychological thrillers like “Eyes Wide Shut” (where she starred opposite her now-ex-husband Tom Cruise) to blockbuster superhero movies like “Aquaman.”

And that’s just on the big screen. In recent years, Kidman has acquitted herself exceedingly well in a spate of prestige television series, winning an Emmy for her nuanced work in “Big Little Lies” and scoring a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for “The Undoing.”

One of her biggest challenges was her turn as Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s 2021 film “Being the Ricardos.

Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy has returned with “Let the Flowers Go,” a collaboration with fellow ’80s vocalist Boy George.

Featuring Murphy’s belting baritone and George’s dramatic vibrato, the duet is a power ballad ode to transformation and becoming rooted in your identity in your younger years. “I’ve been changing/ And mamma don’t know,” they sing in harmony. “Let her tears fall/ And make the flowers grow.” Stream “Let the Flowers Go” below.

The song was produced by Martin “Youth” Glover of the band Killing Joke, who had worked with both Murphy and George on their respective solo records. “Let the Flowers Go” dates back to 2014, when Murphy was working on his solo album Lion. Youth presented the unfinished track written by George and himself to Murphy, who added to the track and presented it back to George.

“With everything going on in the world about identity it feels very powerful,...

Lacma’s Art Film gala entered its brat era over the weekend.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s marquee fundraiser took place on the grounds of the L.A. cultural institution on Saturday night as the rebellious spirit of its musical headliner Charli Xcx and her culture shifting brat album seemed to permeate the festivities. The carpet got a green-hued makeover, Anna Wintour praised honoree Baz Luhrmann’s frenetic creative spirit and how he once convinced Rihanna to dance on a table at the Met Gala, Kim Kardashian caused a stir by wearing another rare piece of fashion history and Chloe Sevigny demanded the crowd “make some fucking noise” for Charli, who turned Lacma into an electric after hours with a quick set featuring her Sweat Tour mate Troye Sivan. It even rained a little, a very brat-coded thing for Mother Nature to do in a city like Los Angeles.

Image Source: 20th Century Studios As a director, Baz Luhrmann has never been afraid to blend genres within the same film, giving his movies a highly stylized look and feel. When he decided to do the musical Moulin Rouge, he wanted the film to pay homage to the classic musicals of yesteryear while still giving a wink and a nod to pop culture at the time. As Nicole Kidman was preparing to star in the film, at the time of the release, she talked about how she got ready by watching as many old musicals as she possibly could. (Click on the media bar below to hear Nicole Kidman) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Nicole_Kidman_Musicals_Moulin_Rouge_.mp3

Moulin Rouge is currently streaming on Peacock and is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and most digital platforms.

The post ‘Moulin Rouge’ Gave Nicole Kidman A Crash Course On Classic...

Peacock’s November programming contains the streamer’s debut of several films like summer box office hit and sequel Twisters starring Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos and more. Shows premiering on the streamer include St. Denis Medical Nov. 13, The Day of the Jackal Nov. 14 and new seasons of Based On A True Story Nov. 21 and Night Court Nov. 20.

For the full schedule of new arrivals, which include some Christmas films later on in the month, read on.

Nov. 1

The American President Angels Sing Annie (1982) Annie (2014) Appetite for Love Atomic Blonde* Back To The Future Back To The Future II Back To The Future III Bad River Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead Belfast* Billy Madison Black Hawk Down Black Nativity Blockers* The Bourne Identity The Bourne Legacy The Bourne Supremacy The Bourne Ultimatum Casino Cbgb A Christmas In Vermont Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas The Day After Tomorrow...

If you’re planning on attending Tom Rothman’s party in November, you’ll need a costume. Rumor has it the Sony chairman is asking invitees to the event — which is a joint birthday bash with his wife, actress Jessica Harper — to dress up as characters from movies made under his reign. Luckily, it’s a long list of wardrobe choices, stretching back a multitude of decades. You could go as Jack Dawson from 1997’s Titanic. Or Satine from 2001’s Moulin Rouge! Or Miranda Priestly from 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada. Or Rick Dalton from 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

The point here is, Rothman is turning 70 and has been in charge at Sony (and before that, Fox) for a very, very long time.

As it happens, he’s not the only silver mogul in Hollywood these days. Bob Iger is 73 and has been running Disney off and on for nearly 20 years.

Joanna “JoJo” Levesque’s first album, JoJo, earned the singer her first platinum record. It scored a top five spot on the Billboard 200. And it was No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart.

She was all of 13 years old.

Now, with over 20 years in the industry, the 33-year-old is taking some time to reflect on her past and look ahead to her future. She’s spent the past year working in a variety of gigs, including writing her (presumably first) New York Times best selling memoir, Over the Influence, and starring as Satine in a Broadway adaptation of Moulin Rouge!.

She’s also released a new single, “Porcelain,” in which the singer explores the idea of metamorphosis and leaving behind sadness.

“I think that I had to overcome all the influences and all the opinions and molding and shaping that was put on me from a young age and some...

Smash, the new stage musical adaptation inspired by the cult favorite 2012 NBC TV series, will begin Broadway previews on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Imperial Theatre, with an official opening on Thursday, April 10 and a cast that will include Robyn Hurder, Brooks Ashmanskas, Krysta Rodriguez, John Behlmann, Kristine Nielsen, Caroline Bowman, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Bella Coppola and Casey Garvin.

The dates and cast were announced today by producers Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Steven Spielberg.

Watch a new trailer above.

Directed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman (The Producers), the company also will include Wendi Bergamini, Sarah Bowden, Jacob Burns, Deanna Cudjoe, Chelle Denton, Daniel Gaymon, Merritt David Janes, Megan Kane, David Paul Kidder, Ian Liberto, Libby Lloyd, McGee Maddox, Connor McRory, J Savage, Jake Trammel and Katie Webber.

Additional casting will be announced shortly.

This is actually what you see when you look to the heavens with someone you love: pic.

Broadway grosses shot up close to 16 percent last week, as prices and demand increased leading into the holiday weekend.

Wicked and The Lion King, two family-friendly offerings, topped the weekly industry grosses, with Wicked bringing in more than $440,000 than the prior week to reach close to $2.5 million. The Lion King made close to $2.2 million.

Hamilton, another stalwart of the top five, had the highest average ticket price in the industry last week, at $189.26, with grosses reaching close to $2 million and the show playing to 98 percent capacity.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical shot up more than $260,000 to reach $1.6 million, as Aaron Tveit and Joanna “JoJo” Levesque ended their runs in the show. Rounding out the top five, best musical winner The Outsiders added close to $100,000 over the prior week to reach $1.5 million.

Other popular offerings include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which saw grosses leap more than $300,000 to reach $1.2 million, and Aladdin,...

Exclusive: Newsies fans have reason for a little Extra! bounce in their step today: The director, composer, lyricist and cast members of the Broadway musical and 1992 movie adaptation have reunited for a non-partisan get out the vote video that features new performances of updated songs from the show.

The project is for Broadway Votes, the theater industry’s largest organized get out the vote effort, and features a remix video of Newsies’ “Carrying the Banner” and “Seize the Day” numbers. The project reunites the film’s director Kenny Ortega with composer Alan Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman. It’s the first time they’ve re-teamed since the film.

The songs are reframed for the 2024 election and newly re-recorded. The video – watch it above – was filmed at the Connelly Theater in Manhattan’s East Village.

The performers include leads from the original Newsies Broadway cast such as Ben Fankhauser, Andrew Keegan-Bolger,...

Hugh Jackman may be the “Greatest Showman,” but now he has a show-woman counterpart: Kate Hudson.

The Tony winner and Broadway staple star will co-lead upcoming movie musical “Song Sung Blue” with Hudson, who recently unveiled her debut album “Glorious.”

The film is based on a true story and follows two down-on-their-luck musicians, played by Jackman and Hudson, who form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band and “prove it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams,” per the official logline.

“Hustle and Flow” and “Coming 2 America” director Craig Brewer will write and direct the Focus Features film.

“Song Sung Blue” is based on the 2008 documentary by director Greg Kohs, here an executive producer of the fictional adaptation.

Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, and Jim Belushi co-star alongside Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, and Hudson Hilbert Hensley.

John Davis and John Fox are producing the film...

Australian actress Nicole Kidman began her professional career in 1983 with an appearance in the holiday film "Bush Christmas," and followed it immediately with Brian Trenchard-Smith's very watchable teens-rule actioner "BMX Bandits." She was 16 at the time. Kidman was a striking screen presence, however, and she immediately began a busy career that hasn't slowed since. For six years, Kidman was all over Aussie TV and cinema, with the actress finally breaking into Hollywood in 1989 with her role in the taut thriller "Dead Calm." In 1990, she was cast opposite Tom Cruise in Tony Scott's "Days of Thunder," and her superstar status was cemented. She also began dating Cruise that year, and they married in 1990, staying one of Hollywood's most visible power couples for a decade. 

Kidman was drawn to a great variety of projects, appearing in costume dramas, comedies, FX-based blockbusters, Oscar bait nonsense, and bonkers experiments like "Dogville," "Fur,...

Nicole Kidman could be on the verge of receiving her sixth acting Oscar bid for the upcoming A24 erotic thriller “Babygirl,” directed by Halina Reijn, best known for the indie film “Bodies Bodies Bodies” (2022). With the movie already making its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival and Kidman taking home the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, let’s take a closer look at her five previous Oscar nominations, including her one win.

Her first recognition came for the Baz Luhrmann jukebox musical “Moulin Rouge” (2001), where Kidman portrayed a cabaret performer and courtesan in love with an English poet. It is certainly one of her most physical performances, as she performs extravagant musical numbers and showcases strong emotions as her character Satine suffers through an illness. Kidman won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and was part of the movie’s eight Oscar nominations,...

The Best Actress race is already extremely stacked as we get closer to the 2025 awards season, with at least 10 significant contenders about to battle it out for only five slots at the Oscars. But if there’s one performance that is going to make it in, I believe it’s Nicole Kidman in “Babygirl,” written and directed by Halina Reijn. Why? Here are my top five reasons.

1. The performance.

Kidman gives a ferocious tour-de-force performance in “Babygirl,” which played at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and is opening in theaters in December. Kidman plays a high-powered CEO named Romy who enters a relationship with an intern named Samuel (Harris Dickinson) and in turn puts her job and family in jeopardy. Romy makes questionable choices throughout the narrative, but Kidman always keeps her grounded and empathetic in what I believe is her best movie performance since 2010’s “Rabbit Hole.”

SEENicole Kidman is ‘bold,...

The Walking Dead is over. Long live The Walking Dead. The zombie franchise has continued in the form of spinoffs and expansions, one of which takes fan favorite character Daryl Dixon to the shores of sunny, rotting, fetid France. The first season debuted last year to pretty good reviews. Now the second season is on its way. Will lightning strike twice in the French countryside? Will it hit a zombie? Because that would be helpful.

Early buzz is good, and the show is upping the ante by bringing Daryl's longtime bestie Carol (Melissa McBride) into the mix. Carol showed up at the end of the first season but will play a much bigger role this time around.

The fun kicks off a couple Sundays from now. Here's the complete release schedule for all six episodes:

Episode 201: "La gentillesse des étrangers" — Sunday, September 29, 2024Episode 202: "Moulin Rouge" — Sunday, October 6, 2024Episode 203: "L'Invisible" — Sunday,...

Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen's is one of the all-time great Hollywood bromances. As Star Wars' Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the duo have fought alongside one another, with one another, and given fans some of the most iconic moments in modern cinema. It's not without good reason that Christensen and McGregor's on-screen reunion in 2022's Obi-Wan Kenobi series — and the recent, long overdue cultural reappraisal of the Prequel Trilogy — has triggered a swell of warm and fuzzies across the galaxy. And yesterday, as McGregor — whose illustrious filmography also includes Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge, and Doctor Sleep among many others — took his well-earned place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame surrounded by friends and family, Christensen was right there leading the tributes to his co-star and close friend.

During a poignant speech, Christensen recalled being given "the biggest hug" by McGregor when they first met on the set of Attack Of The Clones,...

After the late Carl Weathers was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame on August 29, another Star Wars legend is being celebrated for his contributions to film and television.

According to the Walk of Fame, Ewan McGregor will be honored with a star on September 12. The event will take place at 11:30 Am Pt, and guests include filmmaker Mike Mills and McGregor's Star Wars co-star Hayden Christensen. This is fabulous news for Star Wars fans who will have an opportunity to celebrate Ewan's contributions to Hollywood and see his heartwarming reunion with Hayden Christensen.

Ewan McGregor will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week pic.twitter.com/C4Ss3SoSkG

— Star Wars Holocron (@sw_holocron) September 5, 2024

Beyond his contributions to Star Wars, Ewan McGregor has starred in unforgettable films such as Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge, Black Hawk Down, Big Fish, and The Ghost Writer.

Cole Escola’s Oh Mary! broke the house record at the Lyceum Theatre last week, bringing in $1.057 million and besting its own record from July 21.

The production, written and starring Escola as a reimagined Mary Todd Lincoln, played to 100 percent capacity last week, as it has for the majority of its run. The show previously broke the record with a gross of $1.054 million and has extended its previously limited run through Nov. 10.

The revival of The Wiz went out on a high on its final week on Broadway, bringing in $1.94 million, the highest total of its run, and playing to just over 100 percent capacity. The show, which features a revised book by Amber Ruffin, came to Broadway on March 29 after touring across America and will now re-embark on a North American tour in February.

Cumulative grosses for the industry were down 8.6 percent compared to the prior week, as the summer...

This article is part of IndieWire’s 2000s Week celebration. Click here for a whole lot more.

If the movies of the 2000s were defined by a period of violent transition (both onscreen and off), the music that was written for those movies captured the full sweep of that change — and the endless possibilities it allowed for in turn. The aughts were absent a single identifying element as strong to the decade as synths were to the ’80s or symphonic grandeur was to the ’90s, and to judge by our list of the period’s best scores it sounds like they might have been all the better for it.

On the one hand, the 2000s saw venerated masters like John Williams and Terence Blanchard deliver some of the greatest work of their careers, while journeyman like “Lord of the Rings” composer Howard Shore emerged into legendary status with a single...

Culture Club frontman Boy George is to be the subject of a feature film, which appears to be back in development. More here.

George Alan O’Dowd, better known as Boy George, shot to fame in the 1980s as the flamboyant lead singer of Culture Club (website pictured), co-writing six albums which spawned hits like Karma Chameleon and Do You Really Want to Hurt Me. He went on to have a successful solo career, and has sold over 100 million records. He recently headlined the Broadway production Moulin Rouge! The Musical

According to Deadline, a biopic is in development. Or more to the point, back in development. It was all the way back in 2019 that this particular project first surfaced.

The screenplay will be written by Jc Lee, adapted from George’s autobiographies Take It Like A Man, Straight and Karma. It will be produced by Oscar winning producer Cathy Schulman, George’s manager Paul Kemsley,...

Oh, Mary!, a sleeper hit if ever there was one, and The Outsiders, a musical so popular that more than 200 people bought tickets last week knowing they wouldn’t get an actual seat, are continuing what can only be described as blazing hot summers.

Consider Oh, Mary!, writer/actor Cole Escola’s campy, hysterically funny period play (flawlessly directed by Sam Pinkleton) about an alcoholic, off-the-rails Mary Todd Lincoln (that would be Escola), her doomed, sneaky gay president husband (Conrad Ricamora) and an amorous acting teacher (James Scully). It was a hit last year Off Broadway, but that certainly doesn’t always translate to Broadway success.

But this time, it did. Oh, Mary! has been selling out for weeks, and has been pulling in more than $1 million a week since July 21. Last week (the week ending August 4) Oh, Mary!, a smallish play with a cast of five and a set that,...

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

Click on for more of our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards.

The State of the Race

One could argue that the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category has the strongest frontrunner among the comedy acting categories because “The Bear” star Ebon Moss-Bachrach is not nominated against anyone else who has won before, or is...

GMA3: What You Need to Know welcomes the cast of Moulin Rouge, chef Frances Tariga, and attorney Brian Buckmire to the show. The cast of Moulin Rouge, including Aaron Tveit and Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, will perform a musical number from the show. Tveit and Levesque play Christian and Satine, respectively, in the musical, which is […]

GMA3: Moulin Rouge Cast, Frances Tariga,...

Broadway business held steady last week as New York City heads into the hottest dog days of summer. For the week ending July 28, a full 23 of the 25 Broadway productions filled at least 90% of their seats, with eight of those selling out completely.

In all, the 25 shows last week grossed $31,287,760, about even with both the previous week and the same period last year. Attendance of 240,301 was down a small 4% from the previous week and 3% year-over-year. About 96% of all available seats were filled last week, with an average ticket price of $130.20.

The productions exceeding the 90% capacity mark (some considerably) were & Juliet, Aladdin, Back to the Future, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Illinoise, Job, Mj, Six, Suffs, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, The Lion King, The Notebook, The Wiz, and, hitting the 100% mark, Hadestown, Hamilton, Hell’s Kitchen, Moulin Rouge, Oh, Mary!, Stereophonic, The Outsiders,...

Nicole Kidman is known and loved for her iconic roles in Moulin Rouge, Practical Magic, Big Little Lies, and more. The Australian actress is among Hollywood’s tallest, measuring 5’10.5″ (179.1 cm). She is a full 14.5 inches (36.9 cm) taller than the petite Simone Biles.

Simone Biles, standing at 4’8″ (142.2 cm), looks adorably petite next to the statuesque Nicole Kidman, who stands tall at 5’10.5″ (179.1 cm) (Credit: Jennifer Graylock / INSTARimages)

In Australia, the average height for adult women typically ranges from about 162 cm to 167 cm (approximately 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 6 inches).

Kidman’s height puts her approximately 12.1 to 17.1 centimeters taller than the average Australian woman, highlighting her above-average stature within the country.

Towering Elegance: Nicole Kidman stands tall next to her husband, Keith Urban, showcasing her notable height advantage (Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock)

A Peek at Her Shoe Size

Nicole Kidman is believed to wear a shoe size 11 in the United States. In other international shoe sizing systems,...

Swept Away, a musical with a score by the Avett Brothers, will come to Broadway’s Longacre Theatre this fall.

The musical, which follows four survivors of a shipwreck in 1888 trying to stay alive, including a young man and his older brother, the captain and the first mate, will start performances Oct. 29, with an opening night on Nov. 19. The production had previous runs at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Arena Stage in Washington D.C.

The musical features a book by John Logan (Red, Moulin Rouge! The Musical), direction by Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, American Idiot) and choreography by Tony Award nominee David Neumann (Hadestown). Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock and Madison Wells Live are the producers.

Broadway casting will be announced at a later date. The Avett Brothers initially announced the move to Broadway during a concert at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. At that time, the band brought out John Gallagher Jr.,...

Nicole Kidman was on the verge of retiring from acting during the early 2000s, but she was inspired by someone to continue her passion for acting. The actress, known for her roles in Moulin Rouge and The Hours, planned to settle down after she had a child.

Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge / 20th Century Studios

She was previously married to action star Tom Cruise, and being tied to one of the most in-demand actors of all time, she would have felt so burned out from all the press and paparazzi. This was the root cause of why Kidman wanted to quit Hollywood.

Nicole Kidman Reveals She Almost Gave Up Hollywood To Live In A Farm

Speaking with Deadline, actress Nicole Kidman shared she had a lot of thoughts about retiring after she gave birth. The plan was to live quietly in a farm without the attention of the media.

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Nicole Kidman’s most expensive ad in history still remains unbeatable at the top after two decades. Kidman was paid a massive amount of money to star in Le Film (The Film), an ad film aimed at promoting Chanel’s No. 5 perfume. The Nine Perfect Strangers actress and director Baz Luhrmann were picked for the campaign after their collaboration in the 2001 Oscar-winning musical Moulin Rouge!.

Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! | Bazmark Productions

The ad film was made on a budget of $33 million, which is equivalent to around $52 million today after adjusting for inflation. The short film lasted 120 seconds which meant it cost $275,000 to film per second. Besides Kidman, Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro also starred in the ad film.

Nicole Kidman Was Paid Handsomely For The Costliest Ad Ever Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s The Film | Chanel

Modern consumers are still coming to terms with new-age ads...

The list of movies is only guaranteed to be available until the end of June, but until then Apple TV customers can watch some true classics.

Apple TV is continuing to step out of its wheelhouse and try something new in 2024. At the start of March, the streamer imported a wide selection of movies from various Hollywood studios, marking the first time in its history that Apple TV had added on a substantial number of non-original titles. Those films were only available for a limited time, some as short as a few weeks, but it proved popular enough for the platform to add more in April. Now, as first reported by 9to5 Mac, Apple TV is rolling out another wave of licensed films as it tries to determine which ones its audience are responding to the most.

Key Details: A total of 56 new movies are now available to stream on...

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Though many thought Nicole Kidman should have been welcomed into the Academy's good graces with 1995's To Die For, it would take six years until that early promise materialized in the actress' first Oscar nomination. Curiously, the path to such success went through a return to down under cinema that started to take shape with The Portrait of a Lady by kiwi auteur Jane Campion. This was also when Kidman began to challenge herself conspicuously by collaborating with true visionaries, picking projects based on who was behind the camera. That line of thinking took the actress into the dark reveries of Kubrick's swan song and, ultimately, the musical riot of Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge!, which started shooting shortly after Eyes Wide Shut hit theaters.

As Satine, the cabaret's star performer, Nicole Kidman is at the height of her powers, delivering a feat of such off-the-charts...

Kate Hudson is joining the chain of actresses who aspire to portray Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks in a biopic.

The “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” star told Rolling Stone that playing Nicks onscreen is her dream role; Hudson recently made her own music debut with album “Glorious.”

“To me it’s also about the interesting life, and being able to tell that story correctly,” Hudson said. “The ultimate is Stevie [Nicks]. But my family might, like, disown me if I ever got a chance to play Stevie. ‘Cause they’d be like, ‘Can we not go method?’ I would probably go way too far into that character.”

Hudson added, “I think for all girls who love rock, Stevie’s just our number one. Her whole life experience and the music. Fleetwood Mac, that whole journey from before Stevie to after Stevie? And her relationship with Lindsey? It’s like a trilogy.

The turn of the millennium brought about a rapid and progressive change in Hollywood. From shrinking the pay gap to featuring prominently in leading roles, women began to usher in a true sense of modern film-making. Stark examples in the form of Mean Girls, Gravity, The Morning Show, and Captain Marvel have become flag-bearers of this change. In recognition of this showcase of women’s power, a Drama Actress Roundtable took place courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter.

Jennifer Aniston, Sofía Vergara, Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, Anna Sawai, Naomi Watts, and Jodie Foster in The Drama Actress Roundtable | The Hollywood Reporter

Featuring a star-studded group of some of the best actresses from the entertainment world, the candid talks centered around a plethora of topics regarding showbiz. Additionally, the actresses left no holds barred in dropping truth bombs and opening up on the true reality of working in this industry along with the numerous challenges involved regularly.

For the last seven years, Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead have been searching for a project to work on together. At one point, they were certain they had found the perfect match.

“We thought we had something, but someone else made it in the meantime,” McGregor says with a laugh. “We didn’t know! It was like, ‘How’s it going with that?’ And we Googled and someone fucking made it!”

It’s now been eight years since they met on the set of “Fargo” in 2016, and two years since they tied the knot. But they’re still in the honeymoon stage. During our photoshoot, they effortlessly pose together, spending much of their time looking into each other’s eyes with little direction whatsoever.

This loving interaction was on also on display during our subsequent interview, with the pair holding hands, touching each other’s faces lovingly after sharing...

Actor John Leguizamo has featured in some of the most iconic films in his almost three-decades-long career. Leguizamo is also one of the few actors who has had the opportunity to collaborate with director Baz Luhrmann on more than one project. The duo worked together on the 2001 jukebox musical film Moulin Rouge!

John Wick actor John Leguizamo has worked with Baz Luhrmann on two critically acclaimed movies.

During an interview, Leguizamo spoke about working on the movie and playing a key supporting role in it. However, Leguizamo admitted that he was initially offered a different part, which he rejected. Leguizamo later had to convince Luhrmann to let him play a character, which was initially supposed to be played by Rowan Atkinson. Here is what Leguizamo had to say about his casting in Moulin Rouge!

John Leguizamo Talks Convincing Moulin Rouge! Director After Rejecting Initial Role

Actor John Leguizamo first worked...

John Leguizamo is an actor-comedian who has worked on movies like John Wick, Moulin Rouge, Love in the Time of Cholera, among others. He has worked on more than hundred movies, and made a name for himself with his amazing performance. The actor rose to fame playing Luigi in Super Mario Bros. (1993), and although the movie failed to make a mark, Leguizamo became a popular name among fans.

John Leguizamo in John Wick

But there are also movies that he has turned down in his career, with some decisions that he regretted in the long run. Since he started his Hollywood journey in 1984, with as many films as he has done till now, as well as working in TV and theatre, it is no surprise that he has had to let go of a few projects for various reasons. So let’s find out which famous movies that John Leguizamo...

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. (L to R) Aditi Rao Hydari as Bibbo, Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan, Sanjeeda Sheikh as Waheeda, Richa Chadha as Lajjo in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

This month, many anticipated new releases are hitting the Netflix homepages, such as the popular Sydney Sweeney flick ‘Anyone But You’ and the newest season of ‘Bridgerton’. Many Bollywood releases have been sweeping Netflix’s new releases, especially hitting hard in the musical category. However, one of the new releases, ‘Heeramandi’ stands out from many of the releases, as this new musical series is an anticipated reunion for the Bollywood fanbase. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to...

For over a decade, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were the dream Hollywood couple. The actors who had a fairytale romance on the sets of their film Days of Thunder, tied the knot in 1990 and seemed to have the perfect life until their shocking divorce in 2001. During this period, the ex-couple also starred in Stanley Kubrick’s bold erotic drama, Eyes Wide Shut.

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in Days Of Thunder (image credit: Paramount Pictures)

The director who pushed the boundaries of s*xual intimacy in various ways through his very specific conditions, was incidentally rumored to have been the cause for the rift between Kidman and Cruise which ultimately led to their separation. But the Oscar winner confirmed in clear terms that the film and Kubrick had nothing to do with her divorce.

Nicole Kidman Shut Down Speculations About Her Divorce With Tom Cruise

For over 11 years, Nicole...

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were once the Hollywood “it” couple. They were married for 11 years after meeting on a movie set, but soon realized that their marriage was not going to last forever. They divorced in 2001.

Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder

It’s quite sad to see famous couples breaking up, but Kidman and Cruise remained good pals who share mutual respect and love for each other. The actress even acknowledged her ex-husband in a recent event.

Nicole Kidman Makes A Heartwarming Reference To Tom Cruise In Her Acceptance Speech

Nicole Kidman received a 49th AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday as the actress and her colleagues relive the journey of her career in Hollywood. She gave a moving speech that chronicled the joys and the sorrows of being a celebrity as well as forging relationships with her costars.

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Nicole Kidman received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award Saturday at a gala in Los Angeles, where she became the first-ever Australian to earn the honor.

Kidman co-stars like Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, and Morgan Freeman — who spoofed Kidman’s iconic AMC ad at the ceremony — were on hand to celebrate the Oscar-winning Moulin Rouge actress.

Morgan Freeman parodies Nicole Kidman’s AMC spot at #AFILife pic.twitter.com/LHnblEh33Y

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Fellow Australians Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and Cate Blanchett also contributed video tributes to Kidman,...