Jamie Lee Curtis leans over to give Arnold Schwarzenegger a kiss on the cheek at her Hand and Footprint Ceremony held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Wednesday (October 12) in Hollywood.
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Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features Editor Allison Janney has found that, depending on the person and location, people want to talk to her about different projects. “Sometimes a person will come up to me and I’m sure they’re a ‘West Wing’ person but they say ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ is their favorite movie,” says the 62-year-old actress. “Or I’ll think they’re about to talk about ‘Mom’ and they saw me in ‘A View from the Bridge’ on Broadway. It’s really fun to have people know all these different things.” Yet after so many iconic roles, Janney is still finding she can do new things on screen. Case in point, her latest movie, “Lou,” now available to stream on Netflix, finds her playing an action hero. Not only that, she’s the film’s lead – something she didn’t realize until an interview with Variety.
“That’s funny, I hadn’t thought about that,” she muses. “But to be honest, I always think of working on things together as a group team effort anyway, so even if I was number one on the call sheet, it’s an ensemble thing – all acting is.” Janney plays the titular “Lou,” a mysterious loner who prefers the company of her dog to people and lives a quiet life in the woods. As a storm rages one night, her tenant and neighbor Hannah (Jurnee Smollett) comes to her after her daughter (Ridley Bateman) is kidnapped by the girl’s father (Logan Marshall-Green.) Only then does Hannah (and the audience) begin to learn more about Lou’s past – and exactly what she’s capable of. It’s an action-packed adventure from director Anna Foerster that never lets up on the surprises. Janney was more than happy to jump into the physical role. “I just really want people to be entertained by it and have a good time and watch these women kick ass,” she
Jamie Lee Curtis leans over to give Arnold Schwarzenegger a kiss on the cheek at her Hand and Footprint Ceremony held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Wednesday (October 12) in Hollywood.
“Obliterated,” the upcoming Netflix action-comedy series from the creators of “Cobra Kai,” is adding to its cast. Joining previously announced series regulars (Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Paola Lázaro, Eugene Kim, Alyson Gorske, Terrence Terrell, Kimi Rutledge and C. Thomas Howell) in recurring roles are Carl Lumbly, David Costabile, Costa Ronin, Lindsey Kraft, Tobias Jelinek and Minnie Mills.“Obliterated” “tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas.
Blonde, the Marilyn Monroe biopic, premiered on Netflix and it took the second spot on the charts. The Ana de Armas-starring movie got an 11-minute standing ovation when it was screened at the Venice Film Festival.
EXCLUSIVE: Poppy Liu has joined the Stampede Ventures movie Space Cadet which is currently filming with Emma Roberts (Holidate, Madame Web), Gabrielle Union (The Inspection, Bad Boys II), Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy, Love in the Villa), Columbian Pop Star Sebastián Yatra, David Foley (The Kids in the Hall, A Bug’s Life), and Desi Lydic (The Daily Show, Awkward). Liz. W. Garcia (The Lifeguard) is helming off her screenplay.
Kaia Gerber is getting ready for a day of filming!
who co-stars with husband Ashton Kutcher on the upcoming “That ’90s Show” on Netflix. “It was really hard for me to do. Like, acting with my husband and not being like ‘why are you making that face?’” Kunis, 39, told an audience at the 92nd Street Y after a screening of her new Netflix movie “Luckiest Girl Alive.” Kunis and Kutcher, 44, co-starred for years starting in the late 1990s on “That 70’s Show,” and he was even her first kiss.
donation page reads.The special crossover reunion will also feature Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen, Tony Hale, Gary Cole, Richard Schiff, Matt Walsh, Anna Chlumsky, Mary McCormack, Timothy Simons, Janel Maloney and Melissa Fitzgerald.Louis-Dreyfus and Janney have publicly supported the Democratic Party and called out former President Donald Trump, as the fictional “Veep” vice president lightened the mood at the 2020 Democratic National Convention with pointed critiques and “The West Wing” star noted that Trump had “divided [the U.S.] like it was back in the Civil War.”“We have joined forces with ‘The West Wing’ because winning Wisconsin this November is crucial to saving American democracy,” Louis-Dreyfus told The Hollywood Reporter. “And also because when MAGA Republicans are beaten and democracy thrives and flourishes, ‘Veep’ seems much funnier and less sad.” The event will support the democratic party in the battleground state as gears up for the midterm elections this November.
There was a shock in Coronation Street as Stephen Reid's desperation for money led to him becoming a murderer. Last week viewers of the ITV soap saw Leo Thompkins start to suspect something wasn't quite right with the Canadian businessman.
Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett are stepping out for the premiere of their new Netflix movie!
Allison Janney is looking back on her time working alongside Elliot Page in the 2007 film, . ET's Denny Directo spoke to Janney at the premiere of her new film, , where she spoke about the film, which celebrates its 15th anniversary later this year.«Oh my God, Elliot Page — having the best time with him on that movie,» Janney gushed. «And reading the script, Diablo Cote's script was something that just was so, it was like nothing else I'd ever read before, and I knew it when I read it, I was excited to be a part of that, and Jason Reitman, the director's extraordinary.»It was a wonderful experience I had yeah," she added. While Page, who has since come out as transgender, earned an Oscar nomination for their work in the film, he told in June, that it was at the height of the film's success that he was struggling with his identity the most.«During awards-season time, I was closeted, dressed in heels and the whole look — I wasn’t okay, and I didn’t know how to talk about that with anyone,» Page recalled.«I can't pinpoint a 'worst' day,» he continued, «but when was blowing up — this sounds strange to people, and I get that people don’t understand.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Allison Russell, Brandi Carlile and Billy Strings were among the winners Wednesday night at the Americana Honors & Awards ceremony in Nashville, where the love was spread around among the genre’s current leading lights. Six different performers prevailed in the six voted categories, with newcomer Sierra Ferrell, instrumentalist Larissa Maestro and the husband-wife duo the War and Treaty also coming up winners. The competition can be more inter-familial at the Americana Awards than at other shows, and the three leading nominees — Carlile, Russell and Yola, who had three nominations each — have been particularly tight-knit in supporting and guesting with one another. Carlile was even instrumental in helping get Russell her record deal with Fantasy Records.
Emmys acceptance speech with a misjudged skit.On Monday night (September 12), Kimmel and actor Will Arnett presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. The skit saw Arnett drag Kimmel’s “passed out” body onto the stage, before placing him right next to the microphone.READ MORE: Emmys 2022: the winners, losers, snubs and successesBut as Brunson – who won for her work on the ABC series Abbott Elementary – stepped onto the stage to accept her award, Kimmel continued the gag by pretending to be out cold, prompting Brunson to give her speech over his body.Viewers soon took to Twitter to criticise Kimmel, with many describing the skit as “disrespectful”.“Quinta Brunson deserved better than giving her acceptance over Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘dead’ body,” wrote one viewer.Another added: “The choice to make Quinta Brunson step over Jimmy Kimmel to get to the mic and then play her off early was atrocious.”“Jimmy Kimmel RUINED Quinta Brunson’s onstage pictures!” said another.
Quinta Brunson is taking it all in stride!
Quinta Brunson won her first Emmy Award last night in the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for her hit ABC series Abbott Elementary!
“Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong made a bit of a dig at King Charles as he accepted the Drama Series award at Monday’s 2022 Emmys.
Zendaya is officially a two-time Emmy-winning actress after landing the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in HBO's . ET caught up with the 26-year-old star after the show where she gushed about the production team behind and even shared some insight into her plans to celebrate. «It's so special, it's such an honor to be acknowledged for something that you're really proud of. It means it means the world to me,» Zendya said of the accolade.
Lizzo delivered one of the most emotional moments at tonight’s Emmy Awards.The singer’s Prime Video reality series Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, which follows 13 women as they compete to join her troupe of backing dancers, won the Outstanding Competition Prize – ahead of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the winner in each of the four previous years.Accepting her trophy in tears, Lizzo gave a sweet shout-out to the show’s contestants, saying: “The trophy is nice, but my emotion is for these people who are on the stage with me. The stories that they shared, they’re not that unique.
Musical appreciation. After winning her first Emmy, Sheryl Lee Ralph broke into song to celebrate the big moment.