Netflix‘s EMEA chief has described his Los Gatos overlords as “very hands off” when it comes to content strategy outside the U.S.
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Jim Halterman Manifesting your dreams is real. Just ask Alison Brie, who was asked repeatedly to name her personal favorite rom-com while doing press for last year’s Prime Video movie “Somebody I Used to Know.” “My favorite film of all time is ‘The American President’ with Annette Bening, so I was saying her name constantly,” she tells Variety.
“Then I got a phone call from my team saying, ‘This show came in; it’s starring Annette Bening.’ It honestly felt magical.” That show was Peacock’s seven-episode drama “Apples Never Fall,” based on Liane Moriarty’s novel about the upscale (and emotionally messy) Delaney family, who grapple with the mysterious disappearance of matriarch Joy (Bening). The series also stars Sam Neill as patriarch Stan and, as the head-butting Delaney siblings, Jake Lacy (Troy), Conor Merrigan Turner (Logan), Essie Randles (Brooke) and Brie (Amy).
With such a large group, however, along came challenges. “We were so lucky on this show to be afforded a fair amount of rehearsal, and that made all the difference in terms of those big group scenes,” says Brie.
“Our director, Chris Sweeney, who directed the first two and last two, suggested we start a group chain, so we had a WhatsApp chain with the Delaney siblings and one with all the Delaneys, including Annette and Sam.” One of the more difficult scenes came during the third episode, when the group goes to identify Joy’s body. “The sisters have a pretty big blowout fight, and Amy reveals something about herself to the family.
That scene became the touchstone for me, for everything I needed to know about Amy,” Brie recalls. “I would always just tap back into the rawness of the character in that moment.” That episode also saw a very emotional moment
.Netflix‘s EMEA chief has described his Los Gatos overlords as “very hands off” when it comes to content strategy outside the U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: Saudi actor and rising star Mohammed Elshehri has signed to host the second season of MBC’s reality-survival game show One Million Dollar Land (Ard Al Malyon).
TV presenter Alison Hammond showed off her slimmer and fitter figure during a fitness segment on This Morning on Friday 14 June. Joined by fellow host and friend Josie Gibson, 49 year old Alison was wearing skinny jeans, a white blouse and cropped jacket as she joined in a series of exercises as part of a fitness segment with doctor Zoe Williams, who demonstrated an easy routine that strengthens knees. Alison, who presents This Morning every Friday, usually with Dermot O’Leary, revealed on air that she suffers from knee pain but has been improving her fitness by using weights.The presenter has previously admitted that she weighed 20 stone at her heaviest and started on a weight loss journey following the death of her mother in 2020.
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog Every major football tournament is met with great excitement, but there’s an extra special buzz around this year’s European Championships. With so many top national teams in great form, this promises to be the most entertaining competition in its history. The major broadcasters will screen the event all across Europe and beyond.
NOFX have announced the line-ups for their final three shows – see the rosters they’ve amassed below.Last night (June 12), NOFX took to social media to share the daily line-ups for their trilogy of farewell shows in San Pedro, California. Each line-up differs from day to day, and will see other iconic bands in the genre support NOFX as they take their final bows.On Friday (October 4), the band will see support from Dropkick Murphys, MXPX, Bouncing Souls, Sick Of It All, 7 Seconds, DOA, D.I., Luicidal, The Last Gang and Knuckleheadz.The following day, NOFX will be supported by Descendents, Less Than Jake, Lagwagon, Strung Out, Good Riddance, Mad Caddies, Swingin’ Utters, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Get Dead and Poli Van Dam.NOFX’s final show ever will take place on October 5 with Pennywise, The Vandals, Subhumans, Fishbone, Codefendants, The Flatlines, We Are The Union, Das Klown and a surprise band from the UK.Tickets to NOFX’s final shows are available now.A post shared by Punk In Drublic (@punkindrublicfestival)Per a statement from the band, their support for the final three shows were “hand selected by the band,” some of whom are their “closest friends from over the years”.The Los Angeles-formed punk rock band announced back in November that they would be embarking on their final run of shows in 2024 to wrap up a 40-year career.
REM‘s first interview as a group in 30 years will air on CBS tomorrow (June 13).The quartet – frontman Michael Stipe, drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills – have come together to speak about their induction into the Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame.In a clip shared to CBS’ social media accounts, the band are asked what it means to them to have their songwriting recognised in such a way.“We lived and died on the strength of our songs, so this is a huge honour,” said Buck.“it is the hardest thing that we do and it’s the thing that we’ve worked on most from the very beginning,” added Mills.“Because we had to. I mean really early on, just to put food on the table we had to write songs as fast as we could,” said Berry.In their first group interview in nearly 30 years, all four original members of R.E.M.
Iggy Pop dug a selection of Stooges songs from out of the archives for the first time in over a decade with Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ Nick Zinner, Matt Sweeney, and more in tow.During an appearance at California’s No Values Festival, Pop brought together an all-star band to dust off some old classics in his first show of 2024 and the first since wrapping up the touring cycle for his 2023 album ‘Every Loser’.Joining him on stage was Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner, Chavez frontman Matt Sweeney, The Armed’s Uriah Hackney, Las Nubes leader Ale Campos, multi-instrumentalists Joan As Police Woman and Pam Amsterdam, and jazz trombonist Corey D. King.The set was only made up of two of Pop’s own songs, ‘Lust For Life’ and ‘The Passenger’.
Ethel Cain has criticised the behaviour of some fans at her live shows, saying that they shouldn’t have to “fight for their life just to hear some music”.The US singer-songwriter wrapped up the UK and European leg of her 2024 ‘Childish Behaviour’ tour with a performance at The Roundhouse in Camden Town, London last night (June 10).She is also scheduled to support Mitski at All Points East in the capital and make an appearance at Electric Picnic in Ireland this summer.Ahead of yesterday’s London concert, Cain shared a statement on her Instagram Stories in which she reminded ticketholders of gig etiquette and how to treat one another in the audience.“Hi all! Just wanted to reiterate before tonight’s show in London that it is extremely important to me that you all respect each other both in the queue and once in the venue,” the musician began.“I very much hate hearing that anyone attending our shows walked away with a negative experience because of bad behaviour in the pit. Barrelling to the front, slapping people’s hands away when I reach for them, verbally insulting people, it’s all just not very nice.”Cain continued: “I come and I play these songs because I love them and I would hope the reason you’re coming is because you love them also.
Alison Hammond attended The Sky Summer Party on Wednesday, 5 June, and was looking slimmer than ever in a summery floral outfit. The This Morning presenter, 49, was in attendance amongst former footballer Jamie Redknapp and his model wife Frida Andersson-Lourie. Opting for a comfy but chic look, Alison stunned in a floor length patterned summer dress with a tanned leather jacket.
The press tour for “The Fall Guy” had its stars championing the film’s crew, particularly its stuntpeople, for helping create jaw-dropping spectacle in Doug Leitch‘s latest. But Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt & co.
Dr Michael Mosley, who makes regular appearances on This Morning, has been reported missing and police have confirmed he left his phone behind before going on a remote walk.The diet guru, 67, failed to return from a walk on the Greek island of Symi after setting off at 1.30pm on Wednesday, 5 June. His wife, Dr Clare Bailey, sounded the alarm at 7.30pm on Wednesday, as police fear he might have fallen from a height while hiking along St Nicholas Beach on the island. Local authorities in Symi tried to trace the route that Dr Michael was likely to have taken overnight but couldn't find him.
Jeannette Charles, an actress whose uncanny resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II launched a movie career that included scene-stealing moments in National Lampoon’s European Vacation, The Naked Gun, and Austin Powers sequel Goldmember, died June 2 at a care home in Great Beddow in Essex, England. She was 96.
Demi Lovato has been an open book when it comes to her struggles with mental health. The 31-year-old singer recently spoke candidly about finding balance during a chat with Dr. Charlie Shaffer at the Center for Youth Mental Health at New York Presbyterian’s annual benefit.As reported by People, during the conversation, Lovato revealed, “I have been to inpatient treatment five times, and every single time I walked back into a treatment center, I felt defeated.” She shared that she started to experience a “glimmer of hope” when she began working and building relationships with her treatment team.The singer emphasized the importance of finding joy in the little things in life, mentioning that this was a new experience for her as she had been accustomed to “not seeing hope.” She stressed the significance of living a life in recovery and how she had pushed this realization away for a long time, particularly after her fifth trip to inpatient mental health treatment.Jennifer Lopez feels ‘relieved’ after canceling her tour: ‘She needs to take care of herself’Allison Holder reveals late Stephen Boss’ character ‘tWitch’ would ‘drain his energy’911 star Ryan Guzman opens up about mental health and death of tWitchIn addition to the emotional work, Lovato also highlighted the crucial role of finding the right mix of medication in her recovery journey.
Madonna has been sued by a fan, who has claimed that he and others were “forced” to watch sex acts while at her ‘Celebration’ shows.The lawsuit was filed by a fan named Justen Lipeles in a California court, and alleges that neither he nor other concertgoers were warned about the explicit content that would appear as Madonna took to the state in Los Angeles.He attended the singer’s show at the Kia Forum on March 7, and is claiming that he should have been warned about what to expect from the show beforehand.In his filing, he claims that the performance started over an hour and a half late, Madonna was lip-syncing during parts of the set, and fans were subjected to uncomfortable conditions because of both the heat and explicit content (via TMZ).The heat at the show, he claims, was caused because the singer requested that the air conditioning be turned off, and told people in the crowd to strip down if they felt too warm. He also alleges that the move created an uncomfortable environment and even resulted in some becoming physically ill.As for the explicit nature of the live show, Lipeles said in the lawsuit that the fans were subjected to “pornography without warning” and “forced to watch topless women on stage simulating sex acts” on stage.“Forcing consumers to wait hours in hot, uncomfortable arenas and subjecting them to pornography without warning is demonstrative of Madonna’s flippant disrespect for her fans,” the suit stated, as per The Independent.The lawsuit sees Madge sued for breach of written contract, negligent misrepresentation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false advertising, negligence/negligent infliction of emotional distress and unfair competition.
EXCLUSIVE: Renowned martial arts filmmaker, stunt coordinator and performer, and action director Andy Cheng (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) has been tapped to direct a feature adaptation of Shadow Ghost, the comic book written and illustrated by kung fu master and Fifth Ring Studios founder Sifu Kurtis Fujita, for Atchity Productions (The Meg franchise).
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Musician James Blunt recently said at the Hay Festival in Wales (via People) that his close friend Carrie Fisher faced tremendous pressure to be thin for “Star Wars” when she reprised her iconic role of Princess Leia in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Fisher previously told Good Housekeeping U.K. in 2015 shortly before “The Force Awakens” opened in theaters that she lost 35 pounds for the movie.
Eamonn Holmes has thanked viewers for their support following news of his divorce from Ruth Langsford. The veteran broadcaster returned to his GB News breakfast show today (Tuesday May 28) following the bank holiday weekend and addressed the fact his relationship has been the subject of headlines.
Hilarie Burton spilled some tea about her and Chad Michael Murray‘s departure from One Tree Hill.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked the world in 2020 when they announced their decision to step down from their roles as senior working royals. They soon relocated to the US, where they started a new life with their son, Archie, and later welcomed their daughter, Lillibet.
Alison Hammond has showed her support for her son as he posted pictures and videos of his recent time in hospital. Aidan Hammond, 19, posted a series of clips to his Instagram as he headed in for a tonsillectomy.