As Hollywood rallies around Bruce Willis after his family revealed his aphasia diagnosis, Kevin Smith is taking ownership of his past comments.
13.03.2022 - 23:05 / variety.com
Guy Lodge Film CriticAs the crow flies, only about 30 miles separate the port towns of Dover and Calais — a distance that, in many parts of the world, wouldn’t span any greater culture shift than a slight tweak in accent. When those miles are filled with the English Channel, however, opposite coastlines represent opposite worlds, where everything from language to sexual mores are poles apart.
It’s a short but jolting journey, an exercise in social and geographic disorientation that British-Pakistani filmmaker Aleem Khan probes to layered, thoughtful effect in his auspicious first feature “After Love.”Galvanized by Joanna Scanlan’s quiet, searing turn as a white Muslim widow piecing together the separate lives her late husband led on both shores, Khan’s debut confidently blends old-school melodrama with a contemporary political consciousness, suggesting broader, Brexit-era cross-cultural friction while maintaining an intimate domestic focus. Selected for the Critics’ Week program of 2020’s nixed Cannes festival, Khan’s unassuming debut has gone on to robust arthouse success on home turf, sweeping last year’s British Independent Film Awards and scoring a couple of major BAFTA nominations.
A North American distributor, however, has yet to step forward for a film that is by no means limited in its cultural resonance to the narrow band of south England and northern France it evocatively explores. Though “After Love” mints an intriguing career for its young writer-director, already BAFTA-nominated for his short film work, it is equally notable as a belated big-screen breakthrough for Scanlan, a well-regarded character actor best known in the U.K.
As Hollywood rallies around Bruce Willis after his family revealed his aphasia diagnosis, Kevin Smith is taking ownership of his past comments.
Montana Brown has opened up on life after Love Island for many contestants, and said that some of those that don’t end up successful feel “embarrassed” about returning to their day jobs. Montana, 26, shot to fame on the popular ITV2 show in 2017 and lasted an impressive 50 days in the Love Island villa. While Montana has gone on to become a successful influencer, as well as launching her own swimwear line called Swim Society, not everyone ends up successful after leaving the show.
It took forever — well, 122 years — but Hollywood Forever Cemetery was designated a historic-cultural monument by the Los Angeles City Council today following a unanimous recommendation from the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticDavid Dobrik, the 25-year-old YouTube superstar, has a grin that speaks a thousand words. Dobrik is the quintessence of cute — eager and baby-faced, with big dark puppy eyes and floppy brown hair combed so that it never seems combed. Clad in sweatshirts that he wears like pajamas, he looks like the comic-strip character Dondi crossed with Mark Wahlberg in 1995 crossed with the world’s smarmiest frat-house douche.
BAFTAs, delighting everyone after scooping the Best Actress in a Leading Role prize. The Larkins star took home the award for her acclaimed performance in After Love on Sunday (March 13), beating the likes of Lady Gaga and Tessa Thompson. However, it turns out her heartwarming speech really was "from the heart", as the star revealed exclusively to Digital Spy on the red carpet beforehand that she had not prepared anything to say.
Small world? Kyle Abrams and Deepti Vempati‘s recent brunch outing may have sparked speculation about their relationship status — but it was the location that had an interesting connection to Love Is Blind.
Moving on! Shaina Hurley didn’t find her soulmate on Love Is Blind, but she’s ready to walk down the aisle.
may have wrapped, but some of the cast remain tight.
Loni Love has spoken out amidst reports that The Real is about to be canceled after eight seasons. “It’s been a busy few days but I got a call from the studio.. no official decision has been made about #TheReal,” the comedian and actress, 50, wrote on Twitter March 13. “I will be ok but please give grace to the 150 crew members this may affect… we will finish Season 8 and wait for official word,” she added.
Joanna Scanlan broke down in tears backstage at the EE BAFTA Film Awards after pipping Lady Gaga and others to the post to win the award for Lead Actress. During the glitzy ceremony, hosted by Rebel Wilson, viewers watched as Joanna, 60, was left open-mouthed at being crowned the winner for her role in British film After Love.
Kenneth Branagh and his wife Lindsay Brunnock cut a glamorous pair as they posed arm-in-arm on the red carpet at this year's BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday. Director Sir Kenneth, 61, whose movie Belfast won the Outstanding British Film gong and was nominated in the Best Film category, looked dapper in a black tuxedo and crisp white shirt. Lindsay, 52, coordinated with her filmmaker partner by wearing a floor-length black dress with a leg split.
LONDON -- Winners of the 2022 British Academy Film Awards, announced Sunday:Film — “The Power of the Dog”British Film — “Belfast”Director — Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”Actor — Will Smith, “King Richard”Actress — Joanna Scanlan, “After Love”Supporting Actor -- Troy Kotsur, “CODA”Supporting Actress -- Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”Rising Star -- Lashana LynchBritish Debut — Director Jeymes Samuel for “The Harder They Fall”Original Screenplay — Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”Adapted Screenplay — Sian Heder, “CODA”Film Not in the English Language — “Drive My Car”Musical Score — Hans Zimmer, “Dune”Cinematography — Greig Fraser, “Dune”Editing — “No Time to Die”Production Design — “Dune”Costume Design — “Cruella”Sound — “Dune”Casting — “West Side Story”Visual Effects — “Dune”Makeup and Hair — “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”Animated Film — “Encanto”British Short Film — “The Black Cop”British Short Animation — “Do Not Feed the Pigeons”Documentary — “Summer of Soul”
EE British Academy Film Awards.The annual ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall and British and international stars alike went glam for the special occasion. Rebel Wilson hosted this year's event, and the night was full of laughs and golden statues as the annual awards show crowned its winners.See the complete list below: Aleem Khan : James Cummings, Hester Ruoff : Jeymes Samuel : Posy Dixon, Liv Proctor : Rebecca Hall, Aleem Khan , Ryûsuke Hamaguchi , Audrey Diwan , Paul Thomas Anderson , Jane Campion , Julia DucournauLADY GAGA, ALANA HAIM, EMILIA JONES, RENATE REINSVE, JOANNA SCANLAN, TESSA THOMPSON, ADEEL AKHTAR , MAHERSHALA ALI, BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, LEONARDO DICAPRIO, STEPHEN GRAHAM, WILL SMITH, CAITRÍONA BALFE, JESSIE BUCKLEY, ARIANA DEBOSE, ANN DOWD, AUNJANUE ELLIS, RUTH NEGGA, MIKE FAIST, CIARÁN HINDS, TROY KOTSUR, WOODY NORMAN, JESSE PLEMONS, KODI SMIT-MCPHEE, Ariana DeBose Harris Dickinson Lashana Lynch Millicent Simmonds Kodi Smit-McPhee 2022 BAFTA Nominations: The Complete List 2021 BAFTA Awards: The Complete List of Winners Prince Philip Honored With Heartfelt Tribute at 2021 BAFTAs