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Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” has already stunned at Venice. Now, the epic drama is unfurling its awards campaign with the first trailer.

“The Brutalist” stars Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a fictional Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor and architect who arrives in America to build a massive modern community center. The film spans 30 years in the life of Brody’s László, ranging from his project with his employer (Guy Pearce) to his rocky marriage with his wife (Felicity Jones).

The cast also includes Joe Alwyn, Alessandro Nivola, Raffey Cassidy, and Stacy Martin.

“The Brutalist” is writer/director Corbet’s third film after “The Childhood of a Leader” (2015) and “Vox Lux” (2018); he has also acted in films such as “Melancholia,” “Mysterious Skin,” and “Thirteen.” Mona Fastvold co-wrote the script for “The Brutalist,” with Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera comparing the feature to King Vidor’s 1949 adaptation of “The Fountainhead.

Indie filmmaker Brady Corbet may have had a shockingly small budget for “The Brutalist,” but the writer/director is explaining why more funding would have been even more brutal.

Period piece “The Brutalist” stars Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a fictional Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor and architect who arrives in America to build a massive modern community center. Guy Pearce plays László’s employer, with Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Alessandro Nivola, Raffey Cassidy, and Stacy Martin co-starring. The film spans 30 years in the life of Brody’s László.

“The Brutalist” was filmed in Budapest and Tuscany in Spring 2023 after Covid delays on a budget of less than $10 million. The feature debuted at the Venice Film Festival, with North American distributor A24 positioning the drama as an Oscar contender. Focus Features has the international distribution rights.

Corbet told Variety that he spent seven years developing “The Brutalist,” which became a 215-minute...

Despite becoming the fan-favorite actor following his highly anticipated role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise, Robert Pattinson has been an outspoken critic of Stephenie Meyer’s story. From time to time, the actor has openly expressed his love-hate relationship with the films—given his gratitude towards the franchise for catapulting his career, while simultaneously bashing the plot.

Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in Twilight | image: Summit Entertainment

During one such interview with Jennifer Lopez on Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Robert Pattinson subtly criticized the Twilight franchise, while mentioning what drew him closer to the project. Highlighting the romantic part of the novels, while comparing its cultural phenomenon with another romantic novel/film adaptation, Pattinson bashed the franchise like never before.

Robert Pattinson Recalled Why He was Interested in Joining Twilight

Although Robert Pattinson has harbored a bizarre relationship with his uber-successful Twilight franchise and has claimed...

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Last Straw is a raw and relentless home invasion thriller starring Jessica Belkin (American Horror Story), Jeremy Sisto and Taylor Kowalski (Snowfall).

Set over one night in a dusty roadside diner, Last Straw follows Nancy (Belkin), a young waitress working alone on the late shift. As a series of chaotic events spiral out of control, Nancy finds herself in a fight for her life when she is terrorised by a group of masked assailants. No one is who they appear to be, and with nowhere to turn, she must do everything she can to survive the night.

Last Straw has played at genre film festivals around the world including Beyond Fest, Sitges and FrightFest Glasgow, and marks the directorial debut of Alan Scott Neal with a script by Taylor Sardoni.

Last Straw is out...

The world of My Hero Academia is packed with characters having extraordinary abilities known as Quirks. These superpowers range from mundane to extraordinary, shaping the series’ exploration of heroism and society. However, among those, there are a huge number of characters introduced in manga and anime, where several stand out for their potent abilities.

These 5 ridiculously overpowered characters whose Quirks demonstrate immense power and versatility, yet their roles remain surprisingly limited in My Hero Academia. Their abilities seek to be seen as having untapped potential within Kohei Horikoshi’s universe and consider how they could have altered the course of the narrative.

5. Stain – The Hero Killer Stain | Credit: Studio Bones

Stain possesses the Quirk Bloodcurdle, which allows him to paralyze anyone by ingesting their blood. His ability, combined with exceptional combat skills and his firm ideology, makes him a formidable character in My Hero Academia.

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Ahead of its theatrical and digital release on September 20th, we have an exclusive preview of Last Straw just for Daily Dead readers that you can watch right now!

"Get the thrill of your life as the small-town siege horror, Last Straw, hits select theaters and digital on September 20, 2024 from Shout! Studios. Bringing the night shift to a tension-filled breaking point, this sleepy diner-set horror marks the directorial debut from Alan Scott Neal stars Jessica Belkin (American Horror Story: Hotel), Taylor Kowalski (Snowfall) and Jeremy Sisto, with a script by Taylor Sardoni and original score provided by Alan Palomo (Neon Indian).

A young waitress working the overnight shift alone at a rural, roadside diner finds herself in a fight for her life when she’s terrorized by a group of masked assailants. With no one to turn to, she will do everything she can to survive the night, even if it means striking back.

It’s been almost been 20 years since Doctor Who was revived for a new audience, and the show has brought us lots of Christmas and New Years specials since then. Although Christopher Eccleston rang in this new era with his Ningth Doctor in 2005, David Tennant's Tenth Doctor was the first to star in a holiday special.

We're going to rank every holiday special of the New Who era, including the New Years specials produced during Jodie Whittaker's run as the Thirteenth Doctor. Let's begin!

Bradley Walsh as Graham, Mandip Gill as Yaz, Tosin Cole as Ryan - Doctor Who Special 2020: Revolution Of The Daleks - Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/Bbca 17. "Resolution" — 2019

The Doctor: Jodie Whitaker, the Thirteenth Doctor

Director: Chris Chibnall

While “Resolution” is certainly a visually impressive episode, it's dragged down by a lack of urgency and imagination. This is the first time we see Thirteen meet Daleks.

In the latest episode of Drury’s Thirteen, viewers are set for an exciting hunting adventure with Season 11, Episode 8, titled “Matt Drury is Desperately Seeking.” Airing on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, at 6:00 Pm on Outd, this episode delivers thrilling moments from the heart of the hunt.

Matt Drury takes center stage as he embarks on a quest in Missouri, aiming to make his mark on the board with a notable catch. His determination and skill are put to the test as he navigates the challenges of hunting in the Show-Me State.

Meanwhile, Terry Drury also makes a significant impact, successfully bagging a mature buck in Illinois. His achievement highlights the rewarding experience of hunting in the Land of Lincoln and showcases his expertise in securing a prized catch.

This episode of Drury’s Thirteen is packed with intense moments and successful hunts, offering an engaging watch for outdoor enthusiasts and hunting fans alike.

The 20th anniversary HollyShorts Film Festival is set to honor a quartet of major Hollywood talents, from industry veterans to an up-and-coming star.

Actor Tom Skeritt, actor-director Alden Ehrenreich, director Catherine Hardwicke, and young actress Lexi Underwood will receive laurels at the prestigious Oscar-qualifying festival, which runs from August 8-18.

HollyShorts will present its Luminary Award to Ehrenreich in recognition of his work in front of and behind the camera. Ehrenreich’s directorial debut, Shadow Brother Sunday, screened last year at HollyShorts following its world premiere at Tribeca Festival.

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“I was very flattered to have my film Shadow Brother Sunday included in this wonderful festival last year and had a great time meeting all those involved,” Ehrenreich said in a statement. “I am even more flattered – flattered times two – to be chosen to receive this special honor. I am proud to see the Los Angeles film community gather and support each other.

A night shift in a rural, roadside diner transforms into a harrowing, rage-fueled siege in Last Straw, the feature directorial debut by Alan Scott Neal. A new trailer debuted today, highlighting the intense violence that breaks out.

Shout Studios opens Last Straw in select theaters, VOD, and Digital on September 20, 2024.

In the film, “A young waitress working the overnight shift alone at a rural, roadside diner finds herself in a fight for her life when she’s terrorized by a group of masked assailants. With no one to turn to, she will do everything she can to survive the night, even if it means striking back.”

It stars Jessica Belkin (“American Horror Story”), Jeremy Sisto (“Thirteen”, May, Wrong Turn), and Taylor Kowalski (“Snowfall”), with a script by Taylor Sardoni and original score provided by Alan Palomo (Neon Indian).

“Last Straw is an outlet for revealing what horror awaits when the mask comes off and,...

Filmmaker Brady Corbet has premiered features twice before at Venice, but never at this scale.

“The Brutalist” is the director’s first feature since 2018’s “Vox Lux,” which starred Natalie Portman as a pop star haunted by a school shooting. Before that, Corbet also premiered “The Childhood of a Leader” (2015) at Venice, announcing a singular cinematic voice after years of acting in indies like “Melancholia,” “Simon Killer,” “Mysterious Skin,” and “Thirteen.”

As Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera revealed during the July 23 press conference announcing the lineup, “The Brutalist” will premiere in competition. It’s also a whopping 215 minutes long, which includes a 15-minute intermission. The film was shot on Vista Vision by Lol Crawley, director of photography on the celluloid-made “Vox Lux” and “The Childhood of a Leader” as well as Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” more recently. Barbera confirmed that the Italian film festival will screen “The Brutalist” in 70mm,...

As much as classic Doctor Who fans hate to admit it, romantic tension between the Doctor and their companions is part of the formula. Eight was a dashing lead alongside Grace Holloway, Ten and Rose’s love story has been well documented, while Fifteen’s flirtation with almost-companion Rogue has us hoping that Jonathan Groff will board the Tardis again. And heck, long-time Whovians know all about the behind-the-scenes marriage of Four and Romana II.

So it’s understandable that some fans feel a bit of disappointment about the way things ended up between Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Doctor and Yaz, her most consistent companion. Despite the clear attraction between the two, Thirteen regenerated into David Tennant’s Fourteen before they could act on their feelings.

Whittaker has a message for those longing for more pining between the Doctor and Yaz: “[N]ever say never! We’ve got adventures to do.

When Steven Soderbergh remade ratpack favourite Ocean’s 11 in the early 2000s, he not only assembled one of the all-time-great ensemble casts – he reinvigorated the heist movie in the process. First, in 2001, came Ocean’s Eleven, with all its swaggering Vegas charm. Then came Ocean’s Twelve in 2004, bringing greater ambition with multiple European heists. And then, capping it all off in 2007, was the all-glam Ocean’s Thirteen, dialling up the star power even further to deliver one last great score.

With the entire legendary Ocean’s trilogy now available on 4K, it’s the ideal time to revisit the legendary filmsat home – here’s every crew member you need to pull off the ultimate heist.

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Danny Ocean (George Clooney)

The brains of the operation. Danny Ocean always has a scheme and a dream on the go, steps ahead of everyone else – and, crucially, always multiple moves ahead of even the most high-tech casinos.

Warning: spoilers for Doctor Who finale “Empire of Death”.

The mystery of Ruby Sunday has been solved, and after teasing the parentage of Millie Gibson’s motherless Mancunian since she arrived in Doctor Who’s 2023 Christmas special, series 14 finale “Empire of Death” brought everything full circle. Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteen had been helping Ruby try to trace her family tree all series, and now, we know who her mother is… a regular human woman with no supernatural or alien connections.

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies has now confirmed that the big twist of Ruby’s mother being a young woman called Louise Alison Miller (played by The Responder‘s Faye McKeever) was directly inspired by one of Star Wars’ most divisive reveals.

As soon as we first saw baby Ruby being dropped off at the church on Ruby Road, there were swirling fan theories, with the wildest suggesting she...

Casinos have played prominent roles in many blockbuster films over the past decades with film producers taking advantage of the illustrious settings and glamour provided by casinos. In some of the biggest hits involving casinos, Asian actors have also played their parts in iconic scenes and storylines. These movies also serve as a nice reminder that casinos still very much exist despite the ongoing shift to the online world.

These portrayals of film characters in a physical casino are refreshing to see in a world where live casino games at Cloudbet for example are starting to take over. For the traditional casino players, here are a few movies to get those juices flowing and the actors of Asian descent that have starred in these Hollywood blockbusters.

Qin Shaobo – Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen

Danny Ocean’s “grease man” in the Oceans trilogy was born in Guangxi, China and played Yen.

Actress Jodie Comer (“The Bikeriders”) poses for the June/July issue of “Elle"(Uk) magazine, photographed by Cass Bird:

Comer is noted for her role as 'Oksana Astankova'/'Villanelle' in the BBC America comedy spy thriller series "Killing Eve" (2018–present)...

...winning a 'Primetime Emmy' for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series' and the 'British Academy Television Award' for 'Best Actress'.

Her other notable roles include 'Chloe Gemell' in the E4 comedy-drama series "My Mad Fat Diary" (2013–2015)…

… 'Kate Parks' in the BBC One drama series "Doctor Foster" (2015–2017), 'Ivy Moxam' in the BBC Three drama miniseries "Thirteen" (2016)…

…and as 'Elizabeth of York' in the Starz historical miniseries "The White Princess" (2017).

Comer co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in the action comedy "Free Guy" and starred with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel" (2023).

Currently Comer can be seen in “The Bikeriders” (2024).

Actress Jodie Comer (“The Bikeriders”) poses for "Evening Standard”(UK) magazine, photographed by Rory Payne:

Comer is noted for her role as 'Oksana Astankova'/'Villanelle' in the BBC America comedy spy thriller series "Killing Eve" (2018–present)...

...winning a 'Primetime Emmy' for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series' and the 'British Academy Television Award' for 'Best Actress'.

Her other notable roles include 'Chloe Gemell' in the E4 comedy-drama series "My Mad Fat Diary" (2013–2015), 'Kate Parks' in the BBC One drama series "Doctor Foster" (2015–2017), 'Ivy Moxam' in the BBC Three drama miniseries "Thirteen" (2016), and as 'Elizabeth of York' in the Starz historical miniseries "The White Princess" (2017).

Comer co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in the action comedy "Free Guy" and starred with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel" (2023).

Currently Comer can be seen in “The Bikeriders” (2024).

Take a look at actress Jodie Comer ("The Bikeriders”) posing for "InStyle" magazine, photographed by Charlotte Hadden:

Comer is noted for her role as 'Oksana Astankova'/'Villanelle' in the BBC America comedy spy thriller series "Killing Eve" (2018–present)...

...winning a 'Primetime Emmy' for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series' and the 'British Academy Television Award' for 'Best Actress'.

Her other notable roles include 'Chloe Gemell' in the E4 comedy-drama series "My Mad Fat Diary" (2013–2015)...

...'Kate Parks' in the BBC One drama series "Doctor Foster" (2015–2017)...

...'Ivy Moxam' in the BBC Three drama miniseries "Thirteen" (2016), and as 'Elizabeth of York' in the Starz historical miniseries "The White Princess" (2017).

Comer co-stars with Ryan Reynolds ("Deadpool") in the action comedy feature "Free Guy" and stars in the Ridley Scott feature "The Last Duel", “The End We Start From” and the upcoming feature “The Bikeriders”.

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D.W. Waterson’s cheer drama Backspot, also produced by Elliot Page under Page Boy Productions, aims to tell a more well-rounded and ambitious story about the seemingly glamorous but occupationally hazardous world of competitive cheerleading. The film follows Riley (Devery Jacobs), an ambitious cheerleader hell-bent on perfection, as she, alongside her girlfriend (Kudakwashe Rutendo) and their best friend (Noa Dibertro), land highly competitive spots on a prestigious all-star cheerleading squad led by an overbearing head coach (Evan Rachel Wood) and her presiding assistant coach Thomas Antony Olajide). The film acts as a multi-hyphenate social commentary on queerness, mental health and coming-of-age tale for young women in sports.

Here, Deadline talks to Waterson about executing the perfect shot, casting their star leads and cinematic inspirations.

Deadline: What were some of the films that inspired Backspot?

D. W. Waterson: Bend It Like Beckham had a huge influence on me growing up.

Today, Paramount announced that Academy Award winner Holly Hunter will star in the upcoming original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy.

The series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the galaxy’s most legendary places. Produced by CBS Studios, it will begin production later this summer.

“It feels like we’ve spent our entire lives watching Holly Hunter be a stone-cold genius,” said co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau. “To have her extraordinary authenticity, fearlessness, sense of humor, and across-the-board brilliance leading the charge on Starfleet Academy is a gift to all of us and to the enduring legacy of Star Trek.”

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors,...

The “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” series at Paramount has cast Holly Hunter in a lead role, Variety has learned.

Hunter’s character will serve as the captain and chancellor of the Academy, presiding over both the faculty and a new class of Starfleet cadets as they learn to navigate the galaxy in the 32nd century.

“It feels like we’ve spent our entire lives watching Holly Hunter be a stone-cold genius,” said co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau. “To have her extraordinary authenticity, fearlessness, sense of humor, and across the board brilliance leading the charge on ‘Starfleet Academy’ is a gift to all of us, and to the enduring legacy of ‘Star Trek.'”

“Starfleet Academy” will begin shooting in Toronto later this summer, featuring the largest contiguous set ever constructed for a “Star Trek” series, a central academic atrium that will span two stories and include an amphitheater, classrooms,...

Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed have had something in the works since 2019. And it was going to pull them away from the glitz and glamor of Hollywood.

While the ‘Vampire Diaries’ alum opened up about his love for acting, he did admit that he did it for too long. It was time for a breath of fresh air. “I loved what I did for a really long time,” Somerhalder told E! News of his decision to step away from Hollywood.

The 45-year-old dad revealed that he and his wife, actress Nikki Reed, quit Hollywood life for a farm life. And they have no regrets. “I don’t miss any of it. I love making films, and I just did it for so long. We had an amazing run,” Somerhalder told E! News.

Reed and Somerhalder Ditch Hollywood For Sustainable and Eco-friendly Farming

After becoming a mom, the Twilight alum suggested...

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.

Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.

The Pitch: Justice for Lori Petty!

One of cinema’s greatest action heroes is a fiercely feminist freedom fighter captured by an oppressive regime controlling the water supply of a post-apocalyptic landscape. Seeking revenge after her family was ripped from her, the heroine escapes the grasp of the army by stealing a vehicle of war, and ventures across the vast post-punk deserts of Australia with the ultimate goal of eventually slaying the white-haired tyrant who ruined her life.

No, I’m not talking about Furiosa, Charlize Theron’s iconic badass in “Mad Max: Fury Road.

Fox’s The Masked Singer Season 11 premiere is finally here, and fans can’t wait to see the first six masks to hit the stage. The premiere, “Rita We Love Your Ora,” celebrates new celebrity panelist Rita Ora taking Nicole Scherzinger’s place. And fans think they already know the identities of some singers hitting the stage. So, who is Goldfish, one of the first singers to hit the high notes this season? Here are The Masked Singer Season 11 spoilers.

[Spoiler alert: The Masked Singer Season 11 spoilers ahead regarding Goldfish.]

‘The Masked Singer’ Season 11 spoilers: Who is Goldfish?

The Masked Singer Season 11 premiere brings six new masks to the stage. Goldfish, Lovebird, Ugly Sweater, Starfish, and Book are the first five masks to sing, and Koala also performs as the wild card during the premiere.

So, who is Goldfish? According to The Masked Singer Season 11 spoilers, fans think Goldfish has to be Vanessa Hudgens.

It’s been two decades since an epic fantasy film made history at the Oscars, winning every category in which it was nominated, and three women set new records. There weren’t many surprises at the 76th Academy Awards, but there were some memorable moments. Billy Crystal hosted for his eighth time on February 29, 2004. Read on for Gold Derby’s Oscars flashback 20 years ago to 2004.

It was finally Peter Jackson‘s time as the third installment of his “Lord of the Rings” trilogy earned him a trio of awards. Despite numerous nominations, the first two films failed to make big showings; however, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” not only claimed Best Picture, but won all 11 categories in which it was nominated. It tied with “Ben-Hur” (1960) and “Titanic” (1998) for most wins in one ceremony, and holds the record for biggest sweep. It was the 10th film...

In terms of new original content coming to Hulu, March is a slight month, with the streamer’s highlight being the limited series premiere of We Were the Lucky Ones at the end of the month. The show, which is based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, is inspired by the true story of a Jewish family who are separated at the start of WWII, and who then have to survive in order to eventually reunite. We Were the Lucky Ones stars Joey King from The Kissing Booth films alongside Percy Jackson‘s Logan Lerman, and debuts on March 28.

Here’s everything coming to Hulu (and leaving) in March…

Hulu New Releases – March 2024

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Vrains: Complete Seasons 1-3 (Dubbed) Dark Side of the 90s: Complete Season 2 Dark Side of the 2000s: Complete Season 1 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 2007 Ali | 2001 Bad Teacher | 2011 Batman Begins | 2005 Beasts of the Southern Wild...

UK sales outfit HanWay Films has taken worldwide rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s A French Pursuit, a re-imagining of France’s box office hit Antoinette Dans Les Cévennes, and starring Toni Colette.

The comedy is due to start shooting late spring, and marks the third creative alliance between Collette, Hardwicke and producer Christopher Simon. Simon will produce via New Sparta Productions alongside Collette with her outfit Vocab Films.

The trio previously worked together on Miss You Already and most recently on Mafia Mamma, while Hardwicke’s further directorial credits include Twilight and Thirteen.

The film is about a British art...

Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to her first son with Travis Barker, Rocky Thirteen, in November 2023, and the couple is over the moon to share the news. Kardashian’s pregnancy with Rocky wasn’t easy, and she even underwent IVF treatments to try and conceive before getting pregnant naturally. Now, Kardashian and Barker are allegedly discussing expanding their family further with a surrogate.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker reportedly want to have a baby via surrogate

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker officially welcomed their baby, Rocky Thirteen, at the end of 2023. And they may not be finished having children just yet. An insider told the Daily Mail that having her fourth baby made Kardashian want to expand her family further.

“It was touch and go for a moment, but everyone is healthy and happy, and it has made them want even more children together,” the source shared. “This pregnancy challenged their...

Welcome to Origins, a recurring series from Consequence that gives artists a place to break down everything that went into their latest release. Today, Winter takes listeners through “the lonely girl.”

Dream pop act Winter has debuted a new song titled “the lonely girl.” The track boasts tasteful ’90s nostalgia, nodding toward various styles of music popular from that decade.

The initial idea for the song came in the midst of a songwriting course with Phil Elverum, during which he proposed writing a song with two juxtaposed sections. The first half of the song mixes trip-hop and dream pop influences with spoken word-style vocals. Then, just before the two-minute mark, the song explodes into shoegaze fuzz and the vocals take a turn towards the melodic.

The artist born Samira Winter tells Consequence that the song was also inspired by the concept of “verticalization.” “Basically, if you were to conceptualize time...

Fans of Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” had to wait more than 50 years to see the classic children’s novel transferred to the big screen, but their patience was finally rewarded this spring. Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (“The Edge of Seventeen”) and featuring such A-listers as Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates, the faithful film adaptation boasts an awe-inspiring Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 99% and was even described by its source’s author in a “Today” interview as “better than the book.” As the 2024 movie awards season begins, its best shot at a Golden Globe nomination lies with its 15-year-old star, Abby Ryder Fortson, who would be the fifth youngest contender in the history of her category.

At this point, Fortson is hovering directly outside of Gold Derby’s predicted six-person Best Comedy/Musical Actress lineup with the support of just over a quarter of our oddsmakers.

Matt Damon, an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist, is the founder of H2O Africa, which is a part of the Running the Sahara expedition. In 2009, it merged with WaterPartners to create Water.org. He is also one of the founders of Not On Our Watch, along with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle and Jerry Weintraub.

Damon supports the One Campaign, which is aimed at fighting AIDS and poverty in Third World countries. He is also an ambassador for Onexone, a non-profit foundation committed to supporting, preserving and improving the lives of children at home in Canada, the United States, and around the world. He has twice hosted the Onexone Awards.

A caring campaigner, Mr. Damon has backed many protests against the wars in Darfur. He has worked tirelessly to find a resolution to the crisis. Along with Clooney, they have raised more than £4.5 million for Darfur. Matt Damon and...

Industry vets Dominic Glynn, Rob Legato, Nancy Richardson, Deborah Scott, Tom Sito and Sharon Smith Holley have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Visual effects supervisor and VFX branch member Legato won Oscars for Titanic, Hugo and The Jungle Book. His VFX credits also include Apollo 13, The Aviator and Jon Favreau’s The Lion King. He most recently served as VFX supervisor and second unit director on Emancipation.

Costume designers branch member Scott also won an Oscar for her work on Titanic and her additional costume design credits include E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Heat, The Patriot, Minority Report and Avatar: The Way of Water. She was the Costume Designers Guild’s 2023 Career Achievement Award recipient.

Pixar senior scientist Glynn’s work as an imaging and audio specialist helped to launch the world’s first...

Presumably, you’ve got your 60th anniversary outfit sorted and you’ve snacks to hand.

You’ve invited any guests you might want around, you’ve wrapped up the Doctor Who Top Trumps in the centre of your pass-the-parcel, and cleared your calendar from the 60th anniversary itself on Thursday November 23rd through to Saturday December 9th when the final special airs, so there’ll be no interruptions. You’re ready, basically, to celebrate Doctor Who’s birthday. You’ll watch the three anniversary episodes, of course, but what else?

Take a look below at what’s on offer in the UK. We’ll update this guide when more information arrives.

Already Aired & Available To Stream Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration

Recorded on September 28 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, this special BBC Radio 2 concert hosted by Jo Whiley was where the Fifteenth Doctor’s theme music made its world debut.

(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)

"I think 'Twilight' could be huge." Those were the words that were once said to be uttered by Paramount's former co-president of production Karen Rosenfelt, who helped turn the YA novel into a movie. While the movie ultimately wouldn't be made at Paramount, it turns out she was more right than anyone could have possibly predicted. In the end, Paramount's loss would turn into Summit Entertainment's ridiculous gain as the movie based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling book would kick off not just a billion-dollar franchise, but an entire blockbuster YA craze.

It's easy to take for granted now, but the saga of Bella and Edward — which is now ingrained in popular culture — did not reek of success at the outset.

Emma Thompson has turned in a host of eclectic, effective, excellent performances throughout her illustrious career. She started out with period dramas such as “Howards End” and “The Remains of the Day” before later moving into fantasy with roles in “Nanny McPhee” and “Harry Potter.” Add to that top-tier performances in the likes of “Sense and Sensibility,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” “Cruella,” and “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” and you’ve got one hell of a performer.

However, Thompson has stated herself that the role she gets the most praise for is actually… “Love Actually.” The classic Richard Curtis Christmas movie, which turns 20 this year, tells the interconnected love stories of eight different sets of people with Thompson delivering the most emotional and heartbreaking storyline of all of them. Thompson’s Karen is an under-appreciated stay-at-home mother who spends her days looking after the kids, making costumes for their school nativity,...

Whether running for parliament or in multiple marathons, performing on film and in multilingual standup, the star will be here to tell you how on earth she does it

From running 32 marathons in 31 days to performing shows in French, Arabic, German, Russian and Spanish, to a bid to stand as Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Pavilion, there’s no doubt Eddie Izzard has – and is continuing – to live a remarkable life. On the silver screen, Izzard has appeared in everything from The Avengers to Ocean’s Twelve/Thirteen to Shadow of the Vampire, and is about to star as Dr Nina Jekyll/Rachel Hyde in a gender-swapping remake of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale.

Talking of gender-swapping, Izzard adopted female pronouns in 2020, and now likes to be called either Eddie or Suzy. “I am gender-fluid,” she told the Guardian earlier this year. “I don’t want to lose Eddie. What...

By the time Evan Rachel Wood made Thirteen, she had already spent nearly a decade as a child actor, with regular or recurring roles on three TV series, along with appearances in six TV movies and five theatrical films, including Practical Magic and the Al Pacino movie Simone. But when the script for Thirteen came along, it was unlike anything Wood had ever done — it was an edgy teen movie filled with all kinds of bad behavior. At the time of the movie’s release in 2003, Wood admitted she’d had reservations about making the movie, until she met with director/co-writer Catherine Hardwicke.(Click on the media bar below to hear Evan Rachel Wood) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Evan_Rachel_Wood_Thireen_.mp3

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Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at the teaser trailer for horror thriller Last Straw, which will world premiere at Sitges before making its way to Beyond Fest next month.

Last Straw is an homage to the pressure cooker genre films of yesteryear and is said to be “a raw and relentless twist on the home-invasion thriller that subverts expectations at every turn.”

The story revolves around a young waitress working the late shift alone at a rural roadside diner. Her life takes a terrifying turn when she becomes the target of a group of masked assailants. As the night unfolds she must muster all her strength to survive.

“Last Straw is an outlet for revealing what horror awaits when the mask comes off and, at the same time, an attempt to understand what causes some people to turn towards violence,” says director Alan Scott Neal, making his feature directorial debut.

Bloody Disgusting has a first image from the horror thriller Last Straw, which will world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival before making its way to Beyond Fest next month. Variety reports Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide sales.

Written by Taylor Sardoni, Last Straw pays homage to the pressure cooker genre films of the past and aims to present a raw and unrelenting twist on the home-invasion thriller.

“The story revolves around a young waitress working the late shift alone at a rural roadside diner. Her life takes a terrifying turn when she becomes the target of a group of masked assailants. As the night unfolds she must muster all her strength to survive.”

This film marks the directorial debut of Alan Scott Neal and the cast includes Jessica Belkin (“American Horror Story”), Jeremy Sisto and Taylor Kowalski (“Snowfall”).

The original score is composed by Alan Palomo of Neon...

Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide sales on horror-thriller, “Last Straw,” set to have its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival before making its way to Beyond Fest next month.

Written by Taylor Sardoni, “Last Straw” pays homage to the pressure cooker genre films of the past and aims to present a raw and unrelenting twist on the home-invasion thriller. The story revolves around a young waitress working the late shift alone at a rural roadside diner. Her life takes a terrifying turn when she becomes the target of a group of masked assailants. As the night unfolds she must muster all her strength to survive.

This film marks the directorial debut of Alan Scott Neal and the cast includes Jessica Belkin (“American Horror Story”), Jeremy Sisto (“Thirteen”) and Taylor Kowalski (“Snowfall”). The original score is composed by Alan Palomo of Neon Indian and the cinematography is by Andrey Nikolaev.

The trailer for Prime Video’s Wilderness asks how far is too far to go for revenge. The trailer then seems to answer that question with scenes of a wife imagining ways to kill her cheating husband.

Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) stars as Liv, the wife with murderous thoughts, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House) is her philandering husband, Will, in the six-episode drama premiering on September 15, 2023.

The cast of the thriller also includes Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars) as Cara, Eric Balfour (Six Feet Under) as Garth, Claire Rushbrook (Sherwood) as Caryl, Marsha Stephanie Blake (Orange is the New Black) as Detective Rawlins, and Morgana Van Peebles (Superstition) as Ash. Jonathan Keltz (Reign) plays Detective Wiseman, Talia Balsam (Divorce) is Bonnie, Crystal Balint (The Fall of the House of Usher) is Liana, Natalie Sharp (The Flash) plays Marissa, Geoff Gustafson (A Christmas Proposal) is Zach, and Jake Foy (Designated Survivor) is Anton.

Jenna Coleman is a wife looking to settle a score with her cheating husband in the trailer for Wilderness, a revenge thriller premiering Friday, Sept. 15 on Prime Video (with all six episodes).

Written and created by Marnie Dickens (Gold Digger, Thirteen) and based on B.E. Jones’ novel of the same name, Wilderness is described as “a tale of betrayal from the intoxicating pull of an affair to the devastation it leaves behind.”

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On a recent day at the beach, actress Nikki Reed was basking in the California sun when a 15-year-old girl approached her. “I would love to take a picture with you!” the young fan exclaimed. Her interest in Reed, however, had nothing to do with her role as vampire Rosalie Hale in the mega-popular Twilight movies.

“Thirteen is my favorite film in the world,” the teenager said. “It actually inspired me to want to write and I already wrote my first screenplay.”

Although she’d long been conscious of the...

When it was released back in 2001, Dark Castle Entertainment’s remake Thirteen Ghosts (stylized as Thir13en Ghosts) didn’t exactly set the box office on fire, scaring up just $68 million worldwide on a sizable production budget of $42 million. Reviews for the film were also largely negative at the time, making it both a financial as well as a critical misfire.

But the times, well, they have changed. Like many horror movies over the years, director Steve Beck’s Thirteen Ghosts has been re-evaluated in the two decades since its original theatrical release, becoming something of a fan favorite here in 2023. Fans have come to appreciate the gruesome effects, the big budget production design, and the titular monsters themselves, which came equipped with their own backstories thanks to a DVD special feature that we’ve written about in the past. And it’s safe to say Dark Castle has noticed this renewed interest.

Exclusive: Dctv, the nonprofit acclaimed as “New York City’s preeminent community of and for documentary storytellers,” is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series spotlighting the work of Dctv founders, the filmmaking couple Keiko Tsuno and Jon Alpert.

The series Dctv @ 50 kicks off September 21 at Dctv Firehouse Cinema in lower Manhattan with a screening of Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive, a 1980 documentary directed by Tsuno and produced by Alpert. The filmmakers will participate in a Q&a as part of the evening’s program.

The September 26 program for the Dctv @ 50 series will be dedicated to exploring the documentary legacy of late actor James Gandolfini, who joined the Dctv board in 2012, a year before his untimely death at age 51.

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“Dctv knew James Gandolfini as a committed advocate for the rights and welfare of America’s war veterans,” Dctv said in a release. “We proudly worked with him on several documentaries,...

Ah, The Twilight Saga. What a moment in time. From the release of the first installment in 2008 to the conclusion in 2012, it was an era in which online randos believed the epitome of comedy was responding to the announcement of a new piece of vampire media with, "So long as the vampires don't sparkle, I'm in!" All the while, the movie adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's uber-popular supernatural teen romance novels continued to rake in enough money to fill several dump trucks with each passing year, no matter how much their detractors roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.

As Twilighters await the arrival of the already-doomed-to-fail TV revival of the franchise, what better way to pass the time than by revisiting the original "Twilight" movie and its sequels on home media? Timed to coincide with the 15th...

The life of a movie director isn't all glamour and red carpets. Getting movies made, particularly personal stories or passion projects, can be exceedingly difficult. Then if the movie fails to turn a profit, the director will be left more precarious and with fewer doors open than before. Oftentimes, directors will make compromises to get their movies realized — particularly financial compromises. Catherine Hardwicke, in a recent interview with Yahoo News, detailed her struggles to make her debut "Thirteen."

The film is about two (you guessed it) 13-year-old delinquents, Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) and Evie (Nikki Reed). According to Hardwicke, the characters' ages and the sensual subject matter meant no studio would touch it: "Every financier said, 'No, we can't make it. How could we make a movie that's gonna be R-rated with an unknown 13-year-old girl in the lead?'"

"Thirteen" was ultimately shot for $2 million (raised by Hardwicke herself with independent equity) over 24 days.

Years before “Euphoria,” director Catherine Hardwicke had the teenage milieu locked down with her film, Thirteen.

The drama centered on honors student Evan Rachel Wood, who meets a new friend (Nikki Reed) who turn her on to a world of sex, drugs, and petty crime. That tests Wood’s relationship with her mother, Holly Hunter.

The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2003 and celebrates its 20th anniversary on Sunday.

“I like elevating things,” Hardwicke said in a Yahoo! Entertainment interview. “I wanted you to feel how the hormones are raging and what it feels like to be a kid when everything matters.”

Hardwicke was a prolific production designer when she teamed with Reed — then 14, and the daughter of an ex-boyfriend — to write the script for Thirteen in only six days. “We really tried to [show] what it felt like to be a teenager, and just...

Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”) said she was paid $3 to direct “Thirteen” because studios didn’t want to make an R-rated film about teen girls.

Hardwicke’s film “Thirteen” turns 20 on Sunday, and while reflecting on the making of the movie — which she wrote in just six days — Hardwicke told Yahoo! Entertainment how much her paycheck was for pulling off the job despite studios rejecting the film from the jump.

“I mean, every studio and every financier said, ‘No, we can’t make it. How could we make a movie that’s gonna be R-rated with an unknown 13-year-old girl in the lead?’ Everybody said no,” Hardwicke said.

In her efforts to produce the film, Hardwick relied on independent equity financing, and by the end of it, the movie was produced with a budget of about $2 million, per Yahoo! Entertainment. It was shot in 24 days.

“We made it by hook or crook,...

Catherine Hardwicke directs the Succession star and Beckinsale in a family drama that falls flat on its face

Here’s a terrible TV-movie-style piece of work with some awful acting and a deeply questionable, crass finale; it’s all the more wince-inducing given the lineup of alpha talent behind it. Catherine Hardwicke is the director of the powerful Thirteen, the first and best Twilight, and the tender Miss You Already (2015); her lead actor here is none other than Brian Cox, whose star could hardly be more starrily in the ascendant after his stunning performance as Murdochian media plutocrat Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession. There is also the estimable Kate Beckinsale. But there is only so much they can do with this material.

Cox plays Max, an ageing tough guy in jail, given compassionate leave after a terminal cancer diagnosis to spend his remaining months with long-suffering daughter Maxine (Beckinsale...