“Slow Horses” star Gary Oldman is the frontrunner to win Best Drama Actor at the upcoming Emmys. Oldman earned his first and only Oscar six years ago for his portrayal of World War II-era British prime minister Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour.” That win was sandwiched between two other lead bids for “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (2012) and “Mank” (2021). His sole Emmy nomination to date came in 2001 for his guest appearance in the two-part seventh season finale of “Friends”; he lost to Derek Jacobi (“Frasier”).
On Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses,” which is based on a series of novels by Mick Herron, Oldman plays Jackson Lamb, a particularly uncouth MI5 officer saddled with the responsibility of supervising a group of service rejects. This constitutes his very first regular role on a continuing series and his first live action TV performance at all in over two decades.
Oldman would be the 12th...
On Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses,” which is based on a series of novels by Mick Herron, Oldman plays Jackson Lamb, a particularly uncouth MI5 officer saddled with the responsibility of supervising a group of service rejects. This constitutes his very first regular role on a continuing series and his first live action TV performance at all in over two decades.
Oldman would be the 12th...
- 5/8/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
If you have already seen The Idea of You and are looking for something similar, then these movies are for you.
1. Hello I Must Be Going, 2012
An indie rom-com that is most valuable for its lead actress – Melanie Lynskey, who started her career with a bang in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures and went on to star in one of the biggest hits of recent years, Yellowjackets.
In Hello I Must Be Going, she plays a middle-aged divorced woman who loses everything and moves into her parents' house. She is sure that the dark streak in her life will never end, but a confident 19-year-old boy appears on the horizon and unexpectedly illuminates a possible path to a new life.
2. Licorice Pizza, 2021
Gary Valentine is a charismatic teenager who loves to go on adventures. It's the early 1970s and Gary is trying to become both an actor and an entrepreneur,...
1. Hello I Must Be Going, 2012
An indie rom-com that is most valuable for its lead actress – Melanie Lynskey, who started her career with a bang in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures and went on to star in one of the biggest hits of recent years, Yellowjackets.
In Hello I Must Be Going, she plays a middle-aged divorced woman who loses everything and moves into her parents' house. She is sure that the dark streak in her life will never end, but a confident 19-year-old boy appears on the horizon and unexpectedly illuminates a possible path to a new life.
2. Licorice Pizza, 2021
Gary Valentine is a charismatic teenager who loves to go on adventures. It's the early 1970s and Gary is trying to become both an actor and an entrepreneur,...
- 5/8/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
There’s a first-look photo from “Presumed Innocent” that’s so evocative you’d assume it was planned. In the image from the Apple TV+ series, which premieres June 12, Jake Gyllenhaal stands in a courtroom looking distraught. His hands are clasped in front of his rumpled shirt, and at first glance, it looks like he’s been handcuffed by the policeman who’s hooking his arm. That’s a solid visual metaphor for a story about a man being prosecuted for murder.
But while it’s the stuff of a publicist’s dreams, the photograph was a happy accident. “I was plunked down on the floor, and it was just the luck of me capturing the stuff that was unfolding around me,” said unit photographer Michael Becker. “Sometimes, you get lucky enough to capture a moment that draws you into what’s going on.”
That’s how it goes in his business.
But while it’s the stuff of a publicist’s dreams, the photograph was a happy accident. “I was plunked down on the floor, and it was just the luck of me capturing the stuff that was unfolding around me,” said unit photographer Michael Becker. “Sometimes, you get lucky enough to capture a moment that draws you into what’s going on.”
That’s how it goes in his business.
- 5/8/2024
- by Mark Blankenship
- Indiewire
Michael Douglas played Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, in the MCU. Douglas has appeared in all three Ant-Man films, starting with the first one in 2015. However, he was not entirely happy working in the latest film in the trilogy since the filmmakers failed to implement his one wish for his character. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was a disaster at the box office and it is highly doubtful whether Douglas would appear in another MCU film.
Michael Douglas as Hank Pym in Ant-Man
Douglas’ Hank Pym is a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, entomologist, and physicist. He was a friend and colleague of John Slattery’s Howard Stark and Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter. Interestingly, Douglas chose the Ant-Man role after a few failed projects.
Michael Douglas May Not Return To His Role After Ant-Man 3 Failed To Fulfil His Wish
Ant-Man actor Michael Douglas’s one...
Michael Douglas as Hank Pym in Ant-Man
Douglas’ Hank Pym is a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, entomologist, and physicist. He was a friend and colleague of John Slattery’s Howard Stark and Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter. Interestingly, Douglas chose the Ant-Man role after a few failed projects.
Michael Douglas May Not Return To His Role After Ant-Man 3 Failed To Fulfil His Wish
Ant-Man actor Michael Douglas’s one...
- 4/17/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Two of America’s founding fathers are fed up. Aside from their shared belief in a bold new experiment called the United States, Benjamin Franklin (Michael Douglas) and John Adams (Eddie Marsan) don’t often see eye to eye, and their conflicting visions have only strayed further during negotiations with France. Adams doesn’t see the point in spending so much time catering to one European king while they’re trying to assert their independence from another. Franklin knows the path to freedom comes with tolls that only the French can pay. But more to the point, he knows the French. He knows their customs, their language, and their comportment. Adams’ attempts to speak French are almost as disastrous as his impatience with their languid dealmaking, and after an unnecessary setback, his co-emissary tries to warn him.
“Your notion of diplomacy will be our undoing,” Franklin says. “America cannot suffer anymore of this slow,...
“Your notion of diplomacy will be our undoing,” Franklin says. “America cannot suffer anymore of this slow,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The third installment of the Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews has set its slate, and that will include director Steven Soderbergh engaging in a conversation with directors Anthony and Joe Russo. I will moderate that discussion, which will touch on the preposterously unlikely way that Soderbergh discovered and godfathered the career of the duo that directed Hollywood’s all-time highest grossing film, Avengers: Endgame. The festival runs next month from April 19-21.
Soderbergh’s own career took off with sex, lies, and videotape, the film that just celebrated 35 years since the filmmaker turned Sundance into a lucrative independent film hatchery. It went on to win the Palme d’Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, followed by Soderbergh’s first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He has gone on to direct films as diverse as Traffic, for which he received the 2000 Academy Award for Directing—the...
Soderbergh’s own career took off with sex, lies, and videotape, the film that just celebrated 35 years since the filmmaker turned Sundance into a lucrative independent film hatchery. It went on to win the Palme d’Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, followed by Soderbergh’s first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He has gone on to direct films as diverse as Traffic, for which he received the 2000 Academy Award for Directing—the...
- 3/21/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Douglas, Kyle MacLachlan, Ella Purnell and Daniel Brühl are among the high-caliber stars who will take part in the seventh edition of Canneseries. The robust lineup, unveiled today by Canneseries’ artistic director Albin Lewi at a press conference in Paris, boasts the world premiere of Apple TV+’s “Franklin,” starring Michael Douglas as one of the Founding Fathers, and Disney+’s “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” with Daniel Brühl as the acid-tongued designer.
“Franklin,” which will also close the event, is directed by industry veteran Tim Van Patten, behind “Boardwalk Empire” and “Games of Thrones.” Douglas won an Emmy for playing Liberace in “Behind the Candelabra.”
MacLachlan and Purnell will be on the ground to present the international premiere of “Fallout,” the much-anticipated Prime Video show that’s based on a massively popular video game. Both will be feted during the 7th edition of the event, picking up the Canal+ Icon...
“Franklin,” which will also close the event, is directed by industry veteran Tim Van Patten, behind “Boardwalk Empire” and “Games of Thrones.” Douglas won an Emmy for playing Liberace in “Behind the Candelabra.”
MacLachlan and Purnell will be on the ground to present the international premiere of “Fallout,” the much-anticipated Prime Video show that’s based on a massively popular video game. Both will be feted during the 7th edition of the event, picking up the Canal+ Icon...
- 3/12/2024
- by Marta Balaga and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
One of the most infamous cold cases in recent history is set to become the subject of a scripted series.
MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios — the producers of Yellowstone and its assorted spinoffs — are developing a limited series about the killing of JonBenét Ramsey. The project is in its early stages and doesn’t have an outlet attached yet.
Writers Harrison Query and Tommy Wallach sold the project to MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios and will be executive producers. Richard Lagravenese (Behind the Candelabra, Unbroken) will be the showrunner and will also executive produce.
The currently untitled series will “detail the mysterious death and the surrounding media frenzy in the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, a case that captivated an entire nation and left us with more questions than answers,” according to the show’s logline.
Ramsey, a 6-year-old child beauty pageant contestant from Boulder, Colorado, was found dead in...
MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios — the producers of Yellowstone and its assorted spinoffs — are developing a limited series about the killing of JonBenét Ramsey. The project is in its early stages and doesn’t have an outlet attached yet.
Writers Harrison Query and Tommy Wallach sold the project to MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios and will be executive producers. Richard Lagravenese (Behind the Candelabra, Unbroken) will be the showrunner and will also executive produce.
The currently untitled series will “detail the mysterious death and the surrounding media frenzy in the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, a case that captivated an entire nation and left us with more questions than answers,” according to the show’s logline.
Ramsey, a 6-year-old child beauty pageant contestant from Boulder, Colorado, was found dead in...
- 3/7/2024
- by Rick Porter and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Best Costume Design is always a popular category at the Oscars since, unlike some other below-the-line categories, it’s more apparent to moviegoers at large which costumes are worthy of note and thus worthy of winning. This year’s category includes three previous Oscar winners and three first-time nominees, and though period pieces tend to do very well in this category, it’s two of the more unique films that mix contemporary, period and genre elements likely to get the most attention.
It might not be a coincidence that all five of this year’s nominations line-up with this year’s Best Production Design nominees. The two categories go hand-in-hand when it comes to crafting glorious-looking films.
“Barbie”
Jacqueline Durran
Very much the grande dame of costume design, Jacqueline Durran has received nine Oscar nominations with two wins, most recently for Greta Gerwig‘s “Little Women” (2019). She has mostly worked...
It might not be a coincidence that all five of this year’s nominations line-up with this year’s Best Production Design nominees. The two categories go hand-in-hand when it comes to crafting glorious-looking films.
“Barbie”
Jacqueline Durran
Very much the grande dame of costume design, Jacqueline Durran has received nine Oscar nominations with two wins, most recently for Greta Gerwig‘s “Little Women” (2019). She has mostly worked...
- 2/7/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+’s new limited series “Franklin,” a project he was drawn to for one reason: tights.
“I’m sort of at the point in my career where I’m trying different things,” Douglas said Monday during the show’s panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. “I never did a green screen film before the Marvel stuff and comedy was fascinating, so I wanted to do [‘The Kominsky Method’]. And in close to a 60-year career, I’d never done period, so I wanted to see how I looked in tights. Thank God I didn’t have to wear a wig.”
All jokes aside, the two-time Oscar winner wanted to tell the story of the vital role Franklin played in America’s democracy. In 1776, at 70 years old and without diplomatic training, Franklin headed to France with his grandson and secretary, Temple...
“I’m sort of at the point in my career where I’m trying different things,” Douglas said Monday during the show’s panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. “I never did a green screen film before the Marvel stuff and comedy was fascinating, so I wanted to do [‘The Kominsky Method’]. And in close to a 60-year career, I’d never done period, so I wanted to see how I looked in tights. Thank God I didn’t have to wear a wig.”
All jokes aside, the two-time Oscar winner wanted to tell the story of the vital role Franklin played in America’s democracy. In 1776, at 70 years old and without diplomatic training, Franklin headed to France with his grandson and secretary, Temple...
- 2/5/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Production designer Ruth De Jong and costume designer Ellen Mirojnick have worked on projects helmed by incredible filmmakers. De Jong earned an Emmy nomination for David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return and worked as the production designer on Jordan Peele’s Us and Nope. Mirojnick, meanwhile, earned an Emmy for Behind the Candelabra — one of her six collaborations with Steven Soderbergh — and designed costumes for Steven Spielberg (Always), Richard Attenborough (Chaplin), Kathryn Bigelow (Strange Days), Oliver Stone (Wall Street) and Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Showgirls and Starship Troopers).
So the pair know a thing or two about what makes a great director. But it’s Oppenheimer writer-director Christopher Nolan whom De Jong and Mirojnick call the ultimate filmmaker.
“There is no other director like him, and I’ve worked with some of the best,” says Mirojnick. “His method of collaboration is very generous, and he shares a massive amount by comparison to anyone else.
So the pair know a thing or two about what makes a great director. But it’s Oppenheimer writer-director Christopher Nolan whom De Jong and Mirojnick call the ultimate filmmaker.
“There is no other director like him, and I’ve worked with some of the best,” says Mirojnick. “His method of collaboration is very generous, and he shares a massive amount by comparison to anyone else.
- 1/16/2024
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
No one can say that Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh delivers the same movie time after time. In an eclectic three-decade career, he has directed crowd-pleasing all-star vehicles, action comedies, political dramas, micro-mini experimental works, true-life story (“Erin Brockovich”) and even a film starring porn actress Sasha Grey (“The Girlfriend Experience”).
In addition to his Oscar success, Soderbergh has also found success bringing his singular vision to the small screen, winning an Emmy for directing and editing the TV movie “Behind the Candelabra” (which isn’t included on this list of big screen outings). He’s also been nominated twice as a director on “The Knick,” as a cinematographer on “Behind the Candelabra” and as a producer on “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” “His Way” and “Godless.”
Take a tour of our photo gallery of Soderbergh’s 1o greatest films, and see if your favorite topped the list.
In addition to his Oscar success, Soderbergh has also found success bringing his singular vision to the small screen, winning an Emmy for directing and editing the TV movie “Behind the Candelabra” (which isn’t included on this list of big screen outings). He’s also been nominated twice as a director on “The Knick,” as a cinematographer on “Behind the Candelabra” and as a producer on “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” “His Way” and “Godless.”
Take a tour of our photo gallery of Soderbergh’s 1o greatest films, and see if your favorite topped the list.
- 1/6/2024
- by Tom O'Brien, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Casey Kramer, the longtime actress and daughter of legendary director Stanley Kramer died on December 24, according to her sister Kat Kramer. She was 67.
Casey Kramer’s film and TV career spanned four decades, consisting of mostly smaller parts on shows like Falcon Crest, McBride, Criminal Minds, Dexter, Southland, The Young and the Restless, Transparent, Behind the Candelabra, Lethal Weapon and Baskets.
Her filmography begins with her father’s final film, The Runner Stumbles in 1979, which starred Dick Van Dyke and Kathleen Quinlan and featured sister Kat, as well. Her more recent films include Mississippi Requiem in 2018 and 2020’s Darkness in Tenement 45.
Her mother, Anne P. Kramer, was her father’s second wife. They were married from 1950 until their 1963, when they divorced.
During that time Stanley Kramer directed The Defiant Ones, On the Beach, Inherit the Wind, Judgement at Nuremberg and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World. His other films include Ship Of Fools,...
Casey Kramer’s film and TV career spanned four decades, consisting of mostly smaller parts on shows like Falcon Crest, McBride, Criminal Minds, Dexter, Southland, The Young and the Restless, Transparent, Behind the Candelabra, Lethal Weapon and Baskets.
Her filmography begins with her father’s final film, The Runner Stumbles in 1979, which starred Dick Van Dyke and Kathleen Quinlan and featured sister Kat, as well. Her more recent films include Mississippi Requiem in 2018 and 2020’s Darkness in Tenement 45.
Her mother, Anne P. Kramer, was her father’s second wife. They were married from 1950 until their 1963, when they divorced.
During that time Stanley Kramer directed The Defiant Ones, On the Beach, Inherit the Wind, Judgement at Nuremberg and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World. His other films include Ship Of Fools,...
- 12/27/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Casey Kramer, the daughter of film director Stanley Kramer who acted on stage and screen, has died at 67 years old, her family announced. She passed away at her home in Chicago, Illinois on December 24. No cause of death was given.
Born in Los Angeles, California in 1955, Kramer made her big screen acting debut in her father’s 1979 drama film “The Runner Stumbles” and went on to appear in television series such as “Falcon Crest,” “General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless,” “Criminal Minds,” “Southland,” “Baskets,” and “Transparent,” among others. Her film credits included “Behind The Candelabra” and the indie movies “A Rose For Emily,” “Mississippi Requiem” and “Darkness in Tenement 45.” A long time member of the Actor’s Studio, Kramer also acted in stage plays such as a production of “My Sister In This House” with Deanne Bray at Deaf West Theatre.
Kramer was the daughter of Stanley and Anne Pearce.
Born in Los Angeles, California in 1955, Kramer made her big screen acting debut in her father’s 1979 drama film “The Runner Stumbles” and went on to appear in television series such as “Falcon Crest,” “General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless,” “Criminal Minds,” “Southland,” “Baskets,” and “Transparent,” among others. Her film credits included “Behind The Candelabra” and the indie movies “A Rose For Emily,” “Mississippi Requiem” and “Darkness in Tenement 45.” A long time member of the Actor’s Studio, Kramer also acted in stage plays such as a production of “My Sister In This House” with Deanne Bray at Deaf West Theatre.
Kramer was the daughter of Stanley and Anne Pearce.
- 12/26/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Casey Kramer, an actress and the oldest daughter of late producer-director Stanley Kramer, died on Christmas Eve of natural causes at her home in Chicago, her sister Kat Kramer announced. She was 67.
A longtime member of The Actors Studio, Casey Kramer made her big-screen debut in the Dick Van Dyke-starring The Runner Stumbles (1979), directed by her dad.
She went on to appear on television on Falcon Crest, Criminal Minds, The Young and the Restless, Dexter, Southland, Behind the Candelabra, Transparent and Baskets and in the recent films Mississippi Requiem (2018) and Darkness in Tenement 45 (2020).
She also was active in Los Angeles theater as an actress and director.
Casey Lise Kramer was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 28, 1955. Her mother was the late Anne Pearce, a writer and film executive who was Stanley’s second wife. They were married from 1950 until their 1963 divorce.
Stanley Kramer, the nine-time Oscar nominee and Irving...
A longtime member of The Actors Studio, Casey Kramer made her big-screen debut in the Dick Van Dyke-starring The Runner Stumbles (1979), directed by her dad.
She went on to appear on television on Falcon Crest, Criminal Minds, The Young and the Restless, Dexter, Southland, Behind the Candelabra, Transparent and Baskets and in the recent films Mississippi Requiem (2018) and Darkness in Tenement 45 (2020).
She also was active in Los Angeles theater as an actress and director.
Casey Lise Kramer was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 28, 1955. Her mother was the late Anne Pearce, a writer and film executive who was Stanley’s second wife. They were married from 1950 until their 1963 divorce.
Stanley Kramer, the nine-time Oscar nominee and Irving...
- 12/26/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We have some bad news for fans of Chapelwaite.
The horror drama will not be returning for a second season.
Co-creator and Executive Producer Jason Filardi took to X to share the sad news.
"I'm afraid Captain Boone's story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand," Filardi posted.
"There will be no Season 2. Thank you to all the Chapelwaite fans!"
Chapelwaite launched in August 2021, with the development of a second season being announced shortly after.
But with a lack of updates, fans were left pondering what would become of the series.
Unfortunately, it's likely that no episodes were produced for the planned second season, and Epix becoming MGM+ likely changed the streamer's priorities away from making the new season.
Set in the 1850s, the Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher's Corners,...
The horror drama will not be returning for a second season.
Co-creator and Executive Producer Jason Filardi took to X to share the sad news.
"I'm afraid Captain Boone's story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand," Filardi posted.
"There will be no Season 2. Thank you to all the Chapelwaite fans!"
Chapelwaite launched in August 2021, with the development of a second season being announced shortly after.
But with a lack of updates, fans were left pondering what would become of the series.
Unfortunately, it's likely that no episodes were produced for the planned second season, and Epix becoming MGM+ likely changed the streamer's priorities away from making the new season.
Set in the 1850s, the Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher's Corners,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
MGM+ has given the green light to true crime docuseries The Wonderland Murders & The Secret History of Hollywood.
The four-episode series is based on Michael Connelly’s podcast of the same name and will explore the infamous Wonderland murder case in 1980s Los Angeles. Connelly is also the author of the Bosch and The Lincoln Lawyer series.
Alison Ellwood will direct the limited series.
“I love Alison’s work and look forward to working with her and MGM+,” Connelly said in a statement. “The Wonderland murders left an indelible impact on Hollywood, and exploring it with the original detectives and witnesses is exciting, and is going to help us answer many of the questions that are still out there.”
Here’s more about the case:
On July 1, 1981, four people were discovered severely beaten to death in a suburban home in Laurel Canyon on Wonderland Avenue. The murders’ aftermath spans two...
The four-episode series is based on Michael Connelly’s podcast of the same name and will explore the infamous Wonderland murder case in 1980s Los Angeles. Connelly is also the author of the Bosch and The Lincoln Lawyer series.
Alison Ellwood will direct the limited series.
“I love Alison’s work and look forward to working with her and MGM+,” Connelly said in a statement. “The Wonderland murders left an indelible impact on Hollywood, and exploring it with the original detectives and witnesses is exciting, and is going to help us answer many of the questions that are still out there.”
Here’s more about the case:
On July 1, 1981, four people were discovered severely beaten to death in a suburban home in Laurel Canyon on Wonderland Avenue. The murders’ aftermath spans two...
- 11/7/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
1998’s Halloweentown is one of the most beloved Halloween and Disney Channel movies, and is a gift that keeps on giving as new generations discover the film that is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
Starring Kimberly J. Brown, Joey Zimmerman, Judith Hoag and Debbie Reynolds, the film directed by Duwayne Dunham followed Marnie, who on her 13th birthday discovers she’s a witch and is transported to Halloweentown, a magical place that is facing an evil curse. The film spawned three sequels: Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge in 2001, Halloweentown High in 2004 and Return to Halloweentown in 2006.
Halloweentown, written by Paul Bernbaum, Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson, holds a score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. You can currently watch Halloweentown on Prime Video or on Disney+. The franchise is also airing as part of Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween.”
In celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary, take a look...
Starring Kimberly J. Brown, Joey Zimmerman, Judith Hoag and Debbie Reynolds, the film directed by Duwayne Dunham followed Marnie, who on her 13th birthday discovers she’s a witch and is transported to Halloweentown, a magical place that is facing an evil curse. The film spawned three sequels: Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge in 2001, Halloweentown High in 2004 and Return to Halloweentown in 2006.
Halloweentown, written by Paul Bernbaum, Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson, holds a score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. You can currently watch Halloweentown on Prime Video or on Disney+. The franchise is also airing as part of Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween.”
In celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary, take a look...
- 10/17/2023
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This November, after three full years of waiting, fans of FX’s “Fargo” will be treated to a brand new season. Unlike the anthology series’ fourth iteration, which served as a prequel to its first two, the upcoming fifth batch of episodes will tell an entirely original Midwestern crime story. Leading the season’s star-studded cast is Jon Hamm, who has his sights set on earning his first Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor Golden Globe nomination this winter. Since he was already honored in the corresponding drama series category for “Mad Men” in 2008 and 2016, his possible new victory would make him the seventh man to clinch Golden Globes for performances on both continuing and non-continuing TV programs.
Hamm, who picked up four additional Golden Globe bids for “Mad Men” between 2009 and 2013, has already begun his splashy 2023 return to prestige TV by playing a new supporting role on the third season of “The Morning Show.
Hamm, who picked up four additional Golden Globe bids for “Mad Men” between 2009 and 2013, has already begun his splashy 2023 return to prestige TV by playing a new supporting role on the third season of “The Morning Show.
- 10/5/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Oscar winner Matt Damon has been one of Hollywood’s most reliable leading men for over two decades. But how many of his titles remain classics? Let’s take a look back at 23 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Though Damon and his childhood friend Ben Affleck became famous by writing their own ticket to fame and fortune with “Good Will Hunting” (1997), the pair had been acting for years before that film became an art house hit, even appearing together in “School Ties” (1992). But it was by returning to their native Boston to tell the inspirational story about a secret math genius (Damon) that put them on the map, winning them an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and bringing Damon his first Best Actor nomination.
Damon has returned to the Oscar race three times in three different categories: Best Supporting Actor for “Invictus” (2009), Best Actor for “The Martian...
Though Damon and his childhood friend Ben Affleck became famous by writing their own ticket to fame and fortune with “Good Will Hunting” (1997), the pair had been acting for years before that film became an art house hit, even appearing together in “School Ties” (1992). But it was by returning to their native Boston to tell the inspirational story about a secret math genius (Damon) that put them on the map, winning them an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and bringing Damon his first Best Actor nomination.
Damon has returned to the Oscar race three times in three different categories: Best Supporting Actor for “Invictus” (2009), Best Actor for “The Martian...
- 9/30/2023
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Academy Award winner Michael Douglas has had a career of almost 50 years in feature films. In his distinguished career, Douglas has been nominated for two Oscars and won both of them — as producer of the 1975 Best Picture winner “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and as Best Actor for 1987’s “Wall Street.” For his film work, he has also been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning three — two for producing “Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Romancing the Stone” and one for his performance in “Wall Street.” And as a member of the cast of 2000’s “Traffic,” Douglas won a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Ensemble. One of his biggest box office successes was also “Fatal Attraction” opposite Glenn Close.
The proud son of screen legend Kirk Douglas returned to the small screen with “The Kominsky Method,” for which he won a Golden Globe and earned SAG and Emmy nominations.
The proud son of screen legend Kirk Douglas returned to the small screen with “The Kominsky Method,” for which he won a Golden Globe and earned SAG and Emmy nominations.
- 9/22/2023
- by Tom O'Brien, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Calling all Damon stans. From oldie-but-goodies to recent box office hits (Oppenheimer), see which titles made Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best Matt Damon movies. Ahead, check out Damon’s best eight films, as ranked by the Tomatometer.
Best Matt Damon movies: Rotten Tomatoes ranks ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ at No. 8 Matt Damon | Valery Hache/Afp via Getty Images
Coming in at No. 8 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best Damon movies is The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). It marked Damon’s third and final time playing former CIA assassin Jason Bourne after The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004).
As for why Bourne Ultimatum ranks higher than its predecessors, which came in 16 and 19, respectively, critics hailed it as an “intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride.”
Best Matt Damon movies: Rotten Tomatoes ranks ‘Ford v Ferrari’ at No. 7
Next is the 52-year-old’s turn as automotive designer Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari.
Best Matt Damon movies: Rotten Tomatoes ranks ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ at No. 8 Matt Damon | Valery Hache/Afp via Getty Images
Coming in at No. 8 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best Damon movies is The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). It marked Damon’s third and final time playing former CIA assassin Jason Bourne after The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004).
As for why Bourne Ultimatum ranks higher than its predecessors, which came in 16 and 19, respectively, critics hailed it as an “intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride.”
Best Matt Damon movies: Rotten Tomatoes ranks ‘Ford v Ferrari’ at No. 7
Next is the 52-year-old’s turn as automotive designer Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari.
- 9/10/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Heist movies are the best movies. This is an irrefutable fact. Stories about a group of people coming together and devising a plan to steal money, jewels, art, or anything of value from a secure location give you everything you could want. They're about interpersonal relationships, people being good at their jobs, sticking it to the powerful, and they're always filled with delightful complications and twists. In terms of big screen entertainments, they truly are the ideal genre, and no one is better at making them than Steven Soderbergh.
Of course, the crowning jewel of his heist oeuvre is the "Ocean's" trilogy, a star-studded triptych of top-shelf Hollywood entertainment that I could watch at any time. I even rewatched "Ocean's Eleven" two days before I even knew I would be writing this. Those films don't make up the entirety of the heist section of his filmography, though. He came back...
Of course, the crowning jewel of his heist oeuvre is the "Ocean's" trilogy, a star-studded triptych of top-shelf Hollywood entertainment that I could watch at any time. I even rewatched "Ocean's Eleven" two days before I even knew I would be writing this. Those films don't make up the entirety of the heist section of his filmography, though. He came back...
- 7/30/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
It’s pretty common for limited series to be Emmy-nominated for both writing and directing, as demonstrated by current dual contenders “Beef” and “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” plus “The White Lotus” and the four 2022 shows it knocked out twice. The same cannot be said, however, for TV movies, which compete directly against non-continuing series in the composite Best Movie/Limited Writing and Directing categories. Prior to this year, no telefilm had achieved this nomination combo since 2014, but Hulu’s “Prey” just closed the gap, signaling a return to form for the genre.
“Prey,” which premiered in August 2022, is also gunning for the Best TV Movie Emmy and picked up bids for its sound editing, picture editing and music composition. Set in 18th century North America and featuring a primarily Indigenous cast, it serves as a prequel to the 1987 theatrical horror film “Predator,” which is now the nexus of a seven-part franchise.
“Prey,” which premiered in August 2022, is also gunning for the Best TV Movie Emmy and picked up bids for its sound editing, picture editing and music composition. Set in 18th century North America and featuring a primarily Indigenous cast, it serves as a prequel to the 1987 theatrical horror film “Predator,” which is now the nexus of a seven-part franchise.
- 7/28/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The Oscars for design — Costume Design, Production Design, and Makeup and Hairstyling — are often awarded together to reward movies that have excelled in their costume creations, set building, and distinct makeup work. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” won all three while “Black Panther” won both Costume Design and Production Design. Those two are fantasy films, which is a leading genre in the design categories. But period pictures, historical epics, sci-fi flicks, and even distinct contemporary films have also done well in these races.
With that in mind, here’s a breakdown of the eight films we expect to be the strongest contenders across the three categories.
“Barbie”
Let’s get the obvious one out of the way. The trailers have flaunted pretty pastels and plastics in both the sets and the costumes and the full film does not disappoint. The legendary Jacqueline Durran is in...
With that in mind, here’s a breakdown of the eight films we expect to be the strongest contenders across the three categories.
“Barbie”
Let’s get the obvious one out of the way. The trailers have flaunted pretty pastels and plastics in both the sets and the costumes and the full film does not disappoint. The legendary Jacqueline Durran is in...
- 7/24/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Actor Michael Douglas teamed up with Matt Damon for the critically acclaimed feature Behind the Candelabra. Douglas played famous artist Liberace in the picture, with Damon co-starring as his lover Scott Thorson.
Although Douglas had no problems playing a gay character in the film, there was one scene that the Oscar-winner felt was too extreme.
Michael Douglas had these gay scenes cut out of ‘Behind the Candelabra’ for his kids Michael Douglas | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Douglas was well aware of what he was getting into when playing Liberace in Behind the Candelabra. Although the film came out in 2013, he’d been considered for the project as far back as 2000. Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh was interested in doing a film about Liberace, and approached Douglas about the idea in Traffic.
“I was cast in Traffic as a government drug-enforcement czar in a gray suit and tie. And Steven came up to me...
Although Douglas had no problems playing a gay character in the film, there was one scene that the Oscar-winner felt was too extreme.
Michael Douglas had these gay scenes cut out of ‘Behind the Candelabra’ for his kids Michael Douglas | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Douglas was well aware of what he was getting into when playing Liberace in Behind the Candelabra. Although the film came out in 2013, he’d been considered for the project as far back as 2000. Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh was interested in doing a film about Liberace, and approached Douglas about the idea in Traffic.
“I was cast in Traffic as a government drug-enforcement czar in a gray suit and tie. And Steven came up to me...
- 7/14/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
History was made 10 years ago at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held Sept. 22, 2013. It was the first time in history that a streaming service took home a trophy. Three Netflix series — the “Arrested Development” reboot, “Hemlock Grove” and the lauded “House of Cards” — earned a total of 14 nominations. “House of Cards” helmer David Fincher won an Emmy for the pilot episode. Netflix had earlier received two Creative Arts Emmys,
The TV landscape has changed dramatically in the past decade. When the 75th Primetime Emmy nominations were announced July 12rh, several streaming service programming scored multiple nominations. Apple TV +’s “Ted Lasso” leads the streaming service nominations with 21, followed by Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” with 14, Netflix’s “Beef” and “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” with 13 and “Wednesday” with 12; followed by Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” with 11.
And several of the nominees and winners from a decade ago...
The TV landscape has changed dramatically in the past decade. When the 75th Primetime Emmy nominations were announced July 12rh, several streaming service programming scored multiple nominations. Apple TV +’s “Ted Lasso” leads the streaming service nominations with 21, followed by Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” with 14, Netflix’s “Beef” and “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” with 13 and “Wednesday” with 12; followed by Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” with 11.
And several of the nominees and winners from a decade ago...
- 7/13/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
At a time when overall deals are getting the side-eye, no disapproving stares need be sent toward Steven Soderbergh. The Oscar- and Emmy-winning director signed a three-year deal with WarnerMedia in 2020, when Max was still HBO Max and HBO still had exclusive rights to its original library, and he’s continue to deliver throughout the streamer’s tumultuous transition — one film per year, including the third in his trilogy with Channing Tatum (“Magic Mike’s Last Dance”), a buzzy thriller starring Zoë Kravitz (“Kimi”), and a little movie featuring the one-and-only Meryl Streep (“Let Them All Talk”).
For an artist who once thought he was done with filmmaking for good, Soderbergh has become the portrait of reliability. People can quibble over quality — none of his films have garnered the awards attention seen in his early career or the critical adoration of, say, HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” — but he’s produced thoughtful stories,...
For an artist who once thought he was done with filmmaking for good, Soderbergh has become the portrait of reliability. People can quibble over quality — none of his films have garnered the awards attention seen in his early career or the critical adoration of, say, HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” — but he’s produced thoughtful stories,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Just days after it premiered on May 29, 2023, “Reality” is now predicted to receive a top Emmy nomination for Best TV Movie. In the 82-minute telefilm, former two-time Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney (“Euphoria” and “The White Lotus”) portrays Reality Winner, the American intelligence specialist who, in 2017 at the age of 25, was arrested for allegedly leaking a report about potential Russian interference in the 2016 election to the media.
“Reality” made its initial debut at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year to great fanfare. It’s based on the play “Is This A Room” by Tina Satter, who now co-writes (with James Paul Dallas) and directs the movie. Co-stars include Josh Hamilton as Agent Garrick and Marchánt Davis.
SEESydney Sweeney offers a very brief tease for ‘Euphoria’ Season 3
According to Gold Derby’s updated Emmy predictions, the five nominees for Best TV Movie will be “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” at 82/25 odds,...
“Reality” made its initial debut at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year to great fanfare. It’s based on the play “Is This A Room” by Tina Satter, who now co-writes (with James Paul Dallas) and directs the movie. Co-stars include Josh Hamilton as Agent Garrick and Marchánt Davis.
SEESydney Sweeney offers a very brief tease for ‘Euphoria’ Season 3
According to Gold Derby’s updated Emmy predictions, the five nominees for Best TV Movie will be “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” at 82/25 odds,...
- 6/11/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Steven Spielberg was thought to have played a part in preventing veteran actor Michael Douglas from adding another acting award to his shelf. But Douglas believed his possible snub pointed to another growing issue in the film industry.
Michael Douglas felt Steven Spielberg stopped him from getting a best actor award at Cannes Michael Douglas | Anne-christine Poujoulat/ Getty Images
Douglas was up for a best actor award for his 2013 HBO movie Behind the Candelabra. At the time, the feature was recognized for several accolades. It took home prizes from the Critics’ Choice Television Awards and the Golden Globes, where Douglas won Best Actor for a miniseries or television film. But one award that eluded Douglas that year was at the Cannes Film Festival.
Douglas wasn’t even nominated for a best actor award at 2013’s Cannes despite rumblings he was going to win. The Ant-Man actor theorized that Spielberg was...
Michael Douglas felt Steven Spielberg stopped him from getting a best actor award at Cannes Michael Douglas | Anne-christine Poujoulat/ Getty Images
Douglas was up for a best actor award for his 2013 HBO movie Behind the Candelabra. At the time, the feature was recognized for several accolades. It took home prizes from the Critics’ Choice Television Awards and the Golden Globes, where Douglas won Best Actor for a miniseries or television film. But one award that eluded Douglas that year was at the Cannes Film Festival.
Douglas wasn’t even nominated for a best actor award at 2013’s Cannes despite rumblings he was going to win. The Ant-Man actor theorized that Spielberg was...
- 6/7/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Since making his screen debut at age eight opposite his father, Lloyd Bridges, on TV’s “Sea Hunt,” Jeff Bridges has enjoyed an acting career that now spans a whopping 65 years. His resume mainly consists of film roles, but he has occasionally ventured back to the small screen, most recently as the star of “The Old Man.” Having already picked up Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his performance on the FX series, he is naturally one of the strongest contenders for this year’s Best Drama Actor Emmy. If his likely bid results in a victory, the Best Actor Oscar winner will join a distinguished group of leading men who were lauded by the film and then TV academies.
Bridges earned his first and only Oscar 13 years ago for his portrayal of recovering alcoholic country singer Bad Blake in “Crazy Heart.” He had previously...
Bridges earned his first and only Oscar 13 years ago for his portrayal of recovering alcoholic country singer Bad Blake in “Crazy Heart.” He had previously...
- 5/26/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Angel Parker (The Recruit), Shiv Pai (Uncut Gems) and Navia Robinson (Gotham Knights) have closed deals to join Ctrl Alt Del, the indie drama that will also star Jason Priestley, Laurel Marsden, Elsie Fisher and Mena Suvari, as previously announced.
The debut feature from Kit Williamson (Eastsiders) follows disaffected teen Ava (Marsden) and her estranged filmmaker father Greyson (Priestley) as they try to reconnect in the aftermath of a tragic incident prompted by his latest movie. Pic explores timely questions about the responsibility of media in our society, and how what we consume profoundly affects us and the people around us.
Robinson will play Makayla, the daughter of Greyson’s agent, who befriends Ava for clout, with Parker as Makayla’s agent mother Jordyn, who is delighted when the publicity from a tragic incident involving her client’s controversial movie makes it a box office smash.
The debut feature from Kit Williamson (Eastsiders) follows disaffected teen Ava (Marsden) and her estranged filmmaker father Greyson (Priestley) as they try to reconnect in the aftermath of a tragic incident prompted by his latest movie. Pic explores timely questions about the responsibility of media in our society, and how what we consume profoundly affects us and the people around us.
Robinson will play Makayla, the daughter of Greyson’s agent, who befriends Ava for clout, with Parker as Makayla’s agent mother Jordyn, who is delighted when the publicity from a tragic incident involving her client’s controversial movie makes it a box office smash.
- 5/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
There are two Harrison Fords in Indiana Jones: The Dial of Destiny: a digitally de-aged adventurer battling Nazis over plundered artifacts in 1944, and a retiring college professor reluctantly called back into the high-speed chase life in 1969. The one who gets the movie’s shirtless scene? That would be 1969 Indy, played by the contemporary Ford, now 80, who is shown waking up in boxers and walking across Indy’s New York apartment.
The scene is not played for cheap, age-joke laughs, nor does it look like Ford spent months injecting growth hormones or recovering from invasive aesthetic treatments to prepare. No, this Indy looks like his handsome self, just older, like life has kicked him around a bit, the way it does if any of us are lucky enough to make it to 70 and beyond. And this image of a movie star we’ve watched since his beautiful youth being allowed to...
The scene is not played for cheap, age-joke laughs, nor does it look like Ford spent months injecting growth hormones or recovering from invasive aesthetic treatments to prepare. No, this Indy looks like his handsome self, just older, like life has kicked him around a bit, the way it does if any of us are lucky enough to make it to 70 and beyond. And this image of a movie star we’ve watched since his beautiful youth being allowed to...
- 5/20/2023
- by Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paris, May 17 (Ians) By modern standards, Paul Verhoevens 1992 sex noir drama Basic Instinct might not seem that scandalous, but it was a much different story when it first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Michael Douglas, the films male star, said on Wednesday, reports Variety
"Seeing a lot of those sex scenes on the Grand Palais’ huge screen, it was a little overwhelming for a lot of people. We had a very quiet dinner afterwards, everyone was sort of digesting it," Douglas recalled (the cast included Sharon Stone and Jeanne Tripplehorn).
He was at the festival ahead of receiving the Honorary Palm d’Or as a salute to his "brilliant career and commitment to cinema".
‘Basic Instinct’, notes ‘Variety’, followed a weary homicide detective (Douglas) investigating a successful crime writer (Stone). The film was initially given an Nc-17 rating, but was downgraded to an R after studio lobbying.
A scene...
"Seeing a lot of those sex scenes on the Grand Palais’ huge screen, it was a little overwhelming for a lot of people. We had a very quiet dinner afterwards, everyone was sort of digesting it," Douglas recalled (the cast included Sharon Stone and Jeanne Tripplehorn).
He was at the festival ahead of receiving the Honorary Palm d’Or as a salute to his "brilliant career and commitment to cinema".
‘Basic Instinct’, notes ‘Variety’, followed a weary homicide detective (Douglas) investigating a successful crime writer (Stone). The film was initially given an Nc-17 rating, but was downgraded to an R after studio lobbying.
A scene...
- 5/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
This year’s Honorary Palme d’or recipient Michael Douglas received a lengthy standing ovation as he cruised on stage in Buñuel theatre to chair a masterclass session where he broke down his career as an actor and producer.
Opening the session, Douglas said that he has a long history with the Cannes Film Festival, which began with his father, Kirk, who met his stepmother Anna at the festival.
He went on to list some of the films he has brought to the Croisette over the years, including Steven Soderbergh’s pic Behind the Candelabra, which screened in 2013. Douglas said that at the time, his performance as Liberace in the pic was in the pole position to nab the Festival’s Best Actor prize, but his momentum was quashed by critics who said the project couldn’t be described as a feature film because it was set to be released on HBO in the US.
Opening the session, Douglas said that he has a long history with the Cannes Film Festival, which began with his father, Kirk, who met his stepmother Anna at the festival.
He went on to list some of the films he has brought to the Croisette over the years, including Steven Soderbergh’s pic Behind the Candelabra, which screened in 2013. Douglas said that at the time, his performance as Liberace in the pic was in the pole position to nab the Festival’s Best Actor prize, but his momentum was quashed by critics who said the project couldn’t be described as a feature film because it was set to be released on HBO in the US.
- 5/17/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
By modern standards, Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 sex noir “Basic Instinct” might not seem that scandalous. It was a much different story when the film first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, star Michael Douglas said.
Considered genre-defining or high camp depending on who you ask, Douglas said the project was “unique, even for France,” during a conversation in Cannes on Wednesday.
“Seeing a lot of those sex scenes on the Grand Palais’ huge screen, it was a little overwhelming for a lot of people. We had a very quiet dinner afterwards, everyone was sort of digesting it,” he remembered (the cast included Sharon Stone and Jeanne Tripplehorn).
“Basic Instinct” followed a weary homicide detective (Douglas) investigating a successful crime writer (Stone). The film was initially given an Nc-17 rating, but was downgraded to an R after studio lobbying. A scene where Stone flashes detectives in a police interview is one...
Considered genre-defining or high camp depending on who you ask, Douglas said the project was “unique, even for France,” during a conversation in Cannes on Wednesday.
“Seeing a lot of those sex scenes on the Grand Palais’ huge screen, it was a little overwhelming for a lot of people. We had a very quiet dinner afterwards, everyone was sort of digesting it,” he remembered (the cast included Sharon Stone and Jeanne Tripplehorn).
“Basic Instinct” followed a weary homicide detective (Douglas) investigating a successful crime writer (Stone). The film was initially given an Nc-17 rating, but was downgraded to an R after studio lobbying. A scene where Stone flashes detectives in a police interview is one...
- 5/17/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
At the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday, six titles — not counting midnight screenings or the TV series The Idol — will screen “out of competition,” meaning with a big red carpet premiere and the heavy media coverage that accompanies one, but without eligibility for festival prizes.
They include fest opener Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp (following in the footsteps of star vehicles ranging from 2011’s The Beaver to 2018’s Gotti); fest closer Elemental, from Pixar (animated pics are almost never invited into competition); franchise flick Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (a 2008 Indiana Jones pic also screened out of competition, as have installments of Kill Bill, Matrix, Oceans, Star Wars and X-Men); and cineastes’ most highly anticipated title, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
Among those, Killers is a unique case, in that fest director Thierry Fremaux revealed in April that it was — and remains — invited to screen in competition.
They include fest opener Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp (following in the footsteps of star vehicles ranging from 2011’s The Beaver to 2018’s Gotti); fest closer Elemental, from Pixar (animated pics are almost never invited into competition); franchise flick Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (a 2008 Indiana Jones pic also screened out of competition, as have installments of Kill Bill, Matrix, Oceans, Star Wars and X-Men); and cineastes’ most highly anticipated title, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
Among those, Killers is a unique case, in that fest director Thierry Fremaux revealed in April that it was — and remains — invited to screen in competition.
- 5/14/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Douglas is receiving a prestigious honour at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The actor will be given the Honorary Palme d’Or and will be honoured as part of the opening ceremony on May 16, Variety reported.
Read More: Catherine Zeta-Jones Makes Michael Douglas Flash Her When He Loses To Her In Golf: ‘I Have To Whip It Out’
The “Basic Instinct” star said in a statement, “It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling.
“From my first time here in 1979 for ‘The China Syndrome’ to my most recent premiere for ‘Behind the Candelabra’ in 2013, the festival has always reminded me that magic of cinema is not just in what we see on-screen but in its ability to impact people all around the world.
“After more than 50 years in the business,...
The actor will be given the Honorary Palme d’Or and will be honoured as part of the opening ceremony on May 16, Variety reported.
Read More: Catherine Zeta-Jones Makes Michael Douglas Flash Her When He Loses To Her In Golf: ‘I Have To Whip It Out’
The “Basic Instinct” star said in a statement, “It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling.
“From my first time here in 1979 for ‘The China Syndrome’ to my most recent premiere for ‘Behind the Candelabra’ in 2013, the festival has always reminded me that magic of cinema is not just in what we see on-screen but in its ability to impact people all around the world.
“After more than 50 years in the business,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Longtime Cannes Film Festival attendee Michael Douglas is the recipient of the Honorary Palme d’or this year.The 78-year-old Hollywood star will receive the highest honour in recognition of his legendary career during the Opening Ceremony on May 16.He said: “It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities, and excellence in storytelling."In celebration of the movie icon, Amine Mesta's documentary 'Michael Douglas, The Prodigal Son' will be aired at the festival on May 14 and May 16.A preview reads: “This special documentary shows us how Michael, an actor, and producer like his father Kirk, had to embrace their resemblance throughout his remarkable career in order to assert his difference. The time to learn how to become Michael when your name is Douglas.” Douglas follows in the footsteps of Tom Cruise, Forest Whitaker, Jodie Foster,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
Michael Douglas, the Oscar-winning star of features like “Fatal Attraction,” “Wall Street,” “Basic Instinct” and more recently Marvel’s “Ant-Man” film, will be recognized this month with the Cannes Film Festival’s honorary Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement.
Per an announcement from the festival Wednesday, the 78-year-old Hollywood vet will be subject of an opening ceremony tribute on May 16. It will mark his return to the Croisette after 10 years — where he first premiered HBO’s Matt Damon co-starrer “Behind the Candelabra.” The celebrated actor — and son to Hollywood royalty Kirk Douglas — made his Cannes debut in 1979 alongside Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and director James Bridges for the “The China Syndrome” premiere.
The tribute to Douglas will be also be commemorated with the premiere of previously unreleased documentary, “Michael Douglas, The Prodigal Son” from filmmaker Amine Mesta. Produced by Folamour and soon to be broadcast on Arte, the project will...
Per an announcement from the festival Wednesday, the 78-year-old Hollywood vet will be subject of an opening ceremony tribute on May 16. It will mark his return to the Croisette after 10 years — where he first premiered HBO’s Matt Damon co-starrer “Behind the Candelabra.” The celebrated actor — and son to Hollywood royalty Kirk Douglas — made his Cannes debut in 1979 alongside Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and director James Bridges for the “The China Syndrome” premiere.
The tribute to Douglas will be also be commemorated with the premiere of previously unreleased documentary, “Michael Douglas, The Prodigal Son” from filmmaker Amine Mesta. Produced by Folamour and soon to be broadcast on Arte, the project will...
- 5/3/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Paris, May 3 (Ians) Multiple award-winning actor Michael Douglas will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, reports ‘Variety’.
Cannes revealed that the ‘Basic Instinct’ star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival — and will be honoured as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.
Douglas’s first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival in 1979, with James Bridges’ disaster thriller movie ‘The China Syndrome’, adds ‘Variety’.
He returned for ‘Basic Instinct’ in 1992 and again in 1993 for ‘Falling Down’. He was most recently in Cannes for Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 movie, ‘Behind the Candelabra’, where he played the pianist-singer Liberace.
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling,” Douglas said in a statement, quoted by ‘Variety’.
Douglas’ first venture as a producer,...
Cannes revealed that the ‘Basic Instinct’ star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival — and will be honoured as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.
Douglas’s first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival in 1979, with James Bridges’ disaster thriller movie ‘The China Syndrome’, adds ‘Variety’.
He returned for ‘Basic Instinct’ in 1992 and again in 1993 for ‘Falling Down’. He was most recently in Cannes for Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 movie, ‘Behind the Candelabra’, where he played the pianist-singer Liberace.
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling,” Douglas said in a statement, quoted by ‘Variety’.
Douglas’ first venture as a producer,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Michael Douglas will receive an Honorary Palme d’Or for the sum of his career at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival on 16 May. Photo: Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival/ © Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images After previous tributes to Forest Whitaker, Agnès Varda, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jodie Foster and Manoel de Oliveira it’s the turn of Michael Douglas to receive an honorary Palme d’Or for the sum of his career and achievements during the opening ceremony of the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 16 May.
Douglas came to the Festival for the first time in 1979 for the premiere of The China Syndrome alongside Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon and returned in 2013 for Stephen Soderberg’s Behind The Candelabra in which he played Liberace.
When told of the news, he said: “The Festival has always reminded me that magic of cinema is not just in what we see onscreen but in...
Douglas came to the Festival for the first time in 1979 for the premiere of The China Syndrome alongside Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon and returned in 2013 for Stephen Soderberg’s Behind The Candelabra in which he played Liberace.
When told of the news, he said: “The Festival has always reminded me that magic of cinema is not just in what we see onscreen but in...
- 5/3/2023
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Wall Street, Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction star Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Michael Douglas will receive the Palme d’or d’honneur at the opening ceremony for the 76th Festival de Cannes on May 16, where the festival will pay tribute to his “brilliant career [and] his engagement for cinema.”
Douglas first appeared on Cannes’ legendary red carpet steps in 1979, together with Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and director James Bridges, for the premiere of The China Syndrome. He returned for the 1992 competition bow of Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct, the film that rocketed Sharon Stone to superstardom, and was back a year later for the Cannes competition premiere of Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down. Douglas’ last official Cannes appearance was for Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, where he played the famous pianist.
“It is...
Michael Douglas will receive the Palme d’or d’honneur at the opening ceremony for the 76th Festival de Cannes on May 16, where the festival will pay tribute to his “brilliant career [and] his engagement for cinema.”
Douglas first appeared on Cannes’ legendary red carpet steps in 1979, together with Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and director James Bridges, for the premiere of The China Syndrome. He returned for the 1992 competition bow of Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct, the film that rocketed Sharon Stone to superstardom, and was back a year later for the Cannes competition premiere of Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down. Douglas’ last official Cannes appearance was for Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, where he played the famous pianist.
“It is...
- 5/3/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Festival will also screen upcoming Arte doc about actor’s life.
Cannes is to award legendary US actor Michael Douglas with an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s festival.
The festival will pay tribute to him during the opening ceremony on May 16.
As part of the tribute, an upcoming Arte documentary - Michael Douglas, The Prodigal Son - by Amine Mesta, produced by Folamour, will be shown at the festival, for two days, from Sunday May 14 at 6pm to Tuesday May 16 at 6pm.
The festival has previously awarded its Palme d’Or d’Honneur to stars and filmmakers such as Forest Whitaker,...
Cannes is to award legendary US actor Michael Douglas with an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s festival.
The festival will pay tribute to him during the opening ceremony on May 16.
As part of the tribute, an upcoming Arte documentary - Michael Douglas, The Prodigal Son - by Amine Mesta, produced by Folamour, will be shown at the festival, for two days, from Sunday May 14 at 6pm to Tuesday May 16 at 6pm.
The festival has previously awarded its Palme d’Or d’Honneur to stars and filmmakers such as Forest Whitaker,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Michael Douglas will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes revealed on Tuesday that the “Basic Instinct” star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival, and will be honored as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.
Douglas’ first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival in 1979, with James Bridges’ “The China Syndrome.” He returned for “Basic Instinct” in 1992 and again in 1993 for “Falling Down.” He was most recently in Cannes for Steven Soderbergh’s “Behind the Candelabra.”
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling,” said Douglas in a statement.
“From my first time here in 1979 for ‘The China Syndrome’ to my most recent premiere for ‘Behind the Candelabra’ in 2013, the festival has always reminded me that...
Cannes revealed on Tuesday that the “Basic Instinct” star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival, and will be honored as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.
Douglas’ first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival in 1979, with James Bridges’ “The China Syndrome.” He returned for “Basic Instinct” in 1992 and again in 1993 for “Falling Down.” He was most recently in Cannes for Steven Soderbergh’s “Behind the Candelabra.”
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling,” said Douglas in a statement.
“From my first time here in 1979 for ‘The China Syndrome’ to my most recent premiere for ‘Behind the Candelabra’ in 2013, the festival has always reminded me that...
- 5/3/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Michael Douglas is to receive the Honorary Palme d’or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The festival will pay tribute to the actor and hand him the award during the Opening Ceremony on May 16.
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities, and excellence in storytelling,” Douglas said.
As part of the tribute, the festival will screen a previously unreleased documentary by Amine Mesta on Douglas titled Michael Douglas, The Prodigal Son on the festival site for two days, from May 14 at 6 pm to May 16 at 6 pm. The doc was produced by Folamour and will be broadcast on Arte.
The doc’s synopsis reads: “This special documentary shows us how Michael, an actor, and producer like his father Kirk, had to embrace their resemblance throughout his remarkable career in order to assert his difference.
The festival will pay tribute to the actor and hand him the award during the Opening Ceremony on May 16.
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities, and excellence in storytelling,” Douglas said.
As part of the tribute, the festival will screen a previously unreleased documentary by Amine Mesta on Douglas titled Michael Douglas, The Prodigal Son on the festival site for two days, from May 14 at 6 pm to May 16 at 6 pm. The doc was produced by Folamour and will be broadcast on Arte.
The doc’s synopsis reads: “This special documentary shows us how Michael, an actor, and producer like his father Kirk, had to embrace their resemblance throughout his remarkable career in order to assert his difference.
- 5/3/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Sylvester Stallone’s first regular television series role on the Paramount+ mob-themed series “Tulsa King” has put him in this year’s Emmy race. And while it’s not rare for a performer primarily or solely identified with features to find Emmy success, it’s significantly less common for them to generate it in a comedy category, where Stallone presently finds himself in 10th place among series leads in the Gold Derby combined count.
A longshot? Absolutely. But there is certainly plenty of precedent for movie stars shuttling to TV and earning Emmy recognition. Here are 10 examples:
Al Pacino – He won lead actor in a miniseries or movie statues for his portrayal of Roy Cohn in “Angels in America” (2004) and Dr. Jack Kevorkian in “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010). That’s double his number of Oscar wins, Pacino’s lone triumph being for “Scent of a Woman” in 1993. Meryl Streep – Streep...
A longshot? Absolutely. But there is certainly plenty of precedent for movie stars shuttling to TV and earning Emmy recognition. Here are 10 examples:
Al Pacino – He won lead actor in a miniseries or movie statues for his portrayal of Roy Cohn in “Angels in America” (2004) and Dr. Jack Kevorkian in “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010). That’s double his number of Oscar wins, Pacino’s lone triumph being for “Scent of a Woman” in 1993. Meryl Streep – Streep...
- 4/6/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
The White House Plumbers (accidentally) took down the presidency, but can Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux take down their Emmy competition? The “White House Plumbers” stars are both contending in Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor, but only Harrelson is currently predicted to earn a nomination at the moment, sitting in fourth place, while Theroux is in ninth. If you’re predicting just one of them, you might want to reconsider that because this category is kinder to double noms than you might think.
Since 2000, there have been 10 projects that have fielded a pair of nominees in limited series/TV movie actor. And half of them hailed from HBO, home to “White House Plumbers” as well. In 2004, “Something the Lord Made” nabbed bids for Mos Def and Alan Rickman. Four years later, “Recount” stars Kevin Spacey and Tom Wilkinson faced off. The trend really took off in the 2010s, during...
Since 2000, there have been 10 projects that have fielded a pair of nominees in limited series/TV movie actor. And half of them hailed from HBO, home to “White House Plumbers” as well. In 2004, “Something the Lord Made” nabbed bids for Mos Def and Alan Rickman. Four years later, “Recount” stars Kevin Spacey and Tom Wilkinson faced off. The trend really took off in the 2010s, during...
- 4/6/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Among the Emmy categories that “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” is looking to get nominated in, Best Movie/Limited Actor for its star Daniel Radcliffe is right at the top along with Best TV Movie. The Roku Channel’s hit telefilm may seem like an unconventional nominee, but there are several promising factors that are working in his favor.
The fact that the movie is a flat-out comedy could be viewed as something of an obstacle for it to overcome. But, performances from comedic-dramas have scored noms here, including Jeff Bridges for “A Dog Year” (2010) and Hugh Grant for “A Very English Scandal” (2019). We have also seen three comedy performances contend in this category: two for Ricky Gervais for “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (2008) and “Derek: The Special” (2015) and one for Jesse Plemons for “Black Mirror: USS Callister” (2018).
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The fact that the movie is a flat-out comedy could be viewed as something of an obstacle for it to overcome. But, performances from comedic-dramas have scored noms here, including Jeff Bridges for “A Dog Year” (2010) and Hugh Grant for “A Very English Scandal” (2019). We have also seen three comedy performances contend in this category: two for Ricky Gervais for “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” (2008) and “Derek: The Special” (2015) and one for Jesse Plemons for “Black Mirror: USS Callister” (2018).
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- 4/6/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
The limited series/TV movie acting races have been some of the most interesting to watch in recent years. But with HBO’s “The White Lotus” moving into drama this year (everything is a limited series until it isn’t), the field is a bit less crowded and a little less predetermined. This is good news for everyone, but especially Daniel Radcliffe, whose good standings in the odds for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor becomes even more impressive when one considers he’s eligible for a performance in a TV movie, a format that has largely been abandoned by networks in favor of limited series.
Radcliffe is in contention for his performance in Roku’s satirical movie “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” in which he brings to life a fictionalized version of singer and accordionist Alfred “Weird Al” Yankovic, who co-wrote the screenplay. The film, which is very loosely based on Yankovic’s life,...
Radcliffe is in contention for his performance in Roku’s satirical movie “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” in which he brings to life a fictionalized version of singer and accordionist Alfred “Weird Al” Yankovic, who co-wrote the screenplay. The film, which is very loosely based on Yankovic’s life,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
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