Grace Van Dien has come under fire online for playing Eddie Munson’s love interest in season four of the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” on Netflix.
18.02.2023 - 23:19 / deadline.com
When Brian Tyree Henry was approached for the Causeway role of James, a New Orleans auto mechanic “traversing this land of grief and pain and shame alone,” he found himself doing something unlike him — judging the character based on “the choices that he made,” and why he wound up where he was.
“I try very much to meet [my characters] where they are,” said Henry, who earned an Oscar nomination for the role, during a panel for the Apple Original Films movie at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees event. “But with James, there was truly this thing that was pulling at me that wanted to shake him by the shoulders and be like, ‘What are you doing, man? Why are you living this way?’”
Causeway afforded Henry his first chance to work with Lila Neugebauer — a renowned writer and director of theater he met at almost 20 years ago — as well as Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, an actress he’d long admired. The story is, in Henry’s words, a “two-hander” built from “stillness” that explores James’ connection through trauma to Lynsey, a U.S. soldier adjusting to life back home after suffering a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan.
If James was a character that Henry was quick to judge, he was also one that “terrified” the actor on first approach given the emotional nakedness he’d need to bring to his performance. “As an actor, you…have to give certain parts of yourself, or let loose certain parts of yourself. But … there’s a lot that comes with that,” said the actor. “There’s a lot of exposure that can happen, there’s a lot of vulnerability that can happen, and James was definitely that for me.”
Henry’s journey with his Causeway character — extended by both 2019’s Hurricane Barry and the outbreak of the Covid pandemic — came
Grace Van Dien has come under fire online for playing Eddie Munson’s love interest in season four of the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” on Netflix.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Nominations for the 2023 CMT Music Awards are led by country’s woman of the moment, Lainey Wilson, with four, followed by three apiece for Cody Johnson, newcomer Jelly Roll and the show’s recurring co-host, Kane Brown. For the second year in a row, the three-hour telecast will be getting its premiere network airing on CMT’s big sister network, CBS — along with a livestream on Paramount+ — and for the first time, it will be based out of Austin. The show goes out live from the Moody Center April 2 at 8 p.m. ET on the broadcast network and airs tape-delayed in the same time slot on the west coast. Several days after the broadcast and streaming premiere, the show will appear on its titular network, CMT, as an “extended cut” with 30 minutes of additional material, bringing the running time there to three and a half hours. That expanded edition bows on CMT April 6 at 8 ET/PT.
CMT Music Awards will have plenty of familiar faces — and a whole lot of new ones. Lainey Wilson leads the charge with four noms, including Performance of the Year and Female Video of the Year. Tied with three nominees apiece are first-time nominee Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, and CMT Music Awards co-host Kane Brown.Across all categories, CMT is recognizing 21 first-time nominees.Meanwhile, the first round of nominations for the highly coveted Video of the Year award has 16 acts, including another nod for Carrie Underwood, who reigns as the most awarded artist in CMT history with a total of 25 wins.
Brian Tyree Henry celebrated his first Oscar nomination by hugging a stranger. “This poor guy, this poor white man,” Henry recalls with a laugh. The actor, who is currently shooting the Apple TV+ series “Sinking Spring” in Philadelphia, had spent the morning in his building’s gym with his phone on “do not disturb.” As he stepped into the elevator following his workout, he turned his phone on. “It started pinging and banging with notifications. There was 130-something text messages. I opened the first one and just saw: ‘Congratulations.’ And I screamed.” At this point, they were trapped. “The doors of the elevator were closing. He can’t go anywhere now,” Henry says, then reveals the following exchange:
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Bryan Cranston said in an interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace that Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan could be received as a “racist remark,” and he asked both Wallace and viewers at home if they’ve ever taken time to consider why that is the case. “The ‘Make America Great Again’ – my comment is: Do you accept that that could possibly be construed as a racist remark?” Cranston said. “And most people, a lot of people go, ‘How could that be racist? Make America Great Again?’ I said, ‘So just ask yourself from, from an African American experience, when was it ever great in America for the African American? When was it great?’”
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Former TOWIE star Frankie Essex gave birth to her twins, whom she shares with boyfriend Luke Love, in May and has since revealed to the world that they’ve named their little bundles of joy Logan and Luella. In her exclusive column for OK! , Frankie has discussed a range of topics in regards to motherhood – from her first social outing with the twins and a blackout at her home when they were just a few days old, to “feeling more human again” as the babies dropped their dreaded 2am feed. This week, Frankie opens up about how her “baby brain” has gotten worse, Luella’s teeth finally coming through and weighs in on the ongoing bath towel/bed sheet debate… YouTube tutorials have been a life saver I’ve used YouTube tutorials for loads of things with the babies.
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Christine Brown is loving her new life with boyfriend David Woolley. The 50-year-old star publicly revealed her new man's identity on Valentine's Day and hasn't been shy about sharing some PDA on social media ever since.On Thursday, the mother of six posted a Boomerang video of herself and David dancing together in the kitchen at a recent family Super Bowl party.«I love having someone to dance with me in the kitchen #dancingthroughlife #loveofmylife #feelinggood #finallyhappy #thisismyyear,» Christine captioned the video.David replied to the post, writing, «I will always dance with you my Queen ❤️»A post shared by Christine Brown (@christine_brownsw)Christine and David have been enjoying their love publicly for the last few days.
Have Mercy!”Chlöe Bailey, 24, disappointed fans Thursday when she announced a new single, “How Does It Feel,” featuring embattled R&B star Chris Brown, 33.Bailey’s Twitter post included a sensual snap of the pair holding each close as their heads touch. “2ND PIECE. HOW DOES IT FEEL @chrisbrown.
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Jennifer Lawrence took time out on Monday night to shine a light on her Oscar nominated co-star Brian Tyree Henry and his work in their Apple/A24 movie Causeway, diving deep into his process. The actress sat down with the Best Supporting Actor nominee for a Q&A following a screening of the film at the London Hotel at Los Angeles.