Some of Broadway’s brightest were recognized at the 2023 Drama Desk Awards!
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just due to a pukey provocation jury president Ruben Östlund may take as a game, set, match.In simplest terms, “Club Zero” is a film about eating disorders, and one so unflinching about the subject that it warrants a content warning ahead of the opening credits. Of course, Hausner makes abundantly clear that her film is about so much more from the moment those credits roll, and we find ourselves in an affluent private academy full of wood panels, Formica surfaces and about a hundred other interior design choices pulled from a rec room in 1970s hell.Onto the scene struts Ms.
Novak (Mia Wasikowska, with a pageboy ‘do and an implacable accent pitched between Dutch pervert and Austrian gnome) and into the classroom she goes. A wellness coach of apparently some renown (she does have her own brand of Fasting Tea with her face plastered on each box), Ms.
Novak has been hired as Bell Bottom High’s new health instructor. Only once her new pupils speak up, they reveal acutely modern anxieties.One is concerned about ecological collapse, another about economic imbalance, the next about personal optimization.
But whatever the stress, the balm is the same – each must reset their body’s relation to food under a program called Conscious Eating. Like any good scheme, the program comes in steps.
First, they must eat slower – a lot slower, chewing in slow-mo and using cutlery with the theatrical flourish of a classical dancer. Then they must eat less – a lot less, and only one (unprocessed, ideally organic) food item at a time, and then, for those who are really committed, they are to eat nothing at all.As she follows the various string bean students, Hausner uses irony as a cudgel, creating dissonances between the kitschy, taffy-colored
.Some of Broadway’s brightest were recognized at the 2023 Drama Desk Awards!
After the announcement that Kim Cattrall is making a brief cameo in And Just Like That, we’re looking back at an interview star Sarah Jessica Parker gave where she spoke, at length, about what happened between her and Kim.
. The iconic HBO show (now Max) spanned six seasons and two feature films.
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spinoff series,, Kim Cattrall is set to make a surprise cameo this season, and she's speaking out.Cattrall will reprise her beloved character, Samantha Jones, for the first time since the 2010 film, The main question on everyone's mind is how showrunner Michael Patrick King convinced her to return, and if she's still embroiled in drama with her former co-star and lead, Sarah Jessica Parker.While the alleged feud came to light just a few years ago, it has fascinated fans ever since and led to her character being written out of the show — although not killed off — when was picked up in 2021.In light of the unexpected casting news, ET is looking back at the years-long public drama between Cattrall and Parker to examine when things went south, and what both actresses have said about the headline-grabbing drama ever since.When was shooting its final season, Cattrall sat down for a chat on the British talk show,, and vented a bit about the financial elements that led to the show ending after six seasons. Cattrall claimed at the time, «I felt after six years it was time for all of us to participate in the financial windfall of . When they didn’t seem keen on that I thought it was time to move on.»King also claimed, in an interview in August 2018, that tensions ran high between the stars of the show — Cattrall, Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Davis — from early on in the series.
Jessica Biel is bracing herself for her kids' teenage years. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with the actress during a junket for season 2 of , which Biel executive produces, and the mom of two admitted that she worries about what life will be like when her boys are teens like the characters on her show.«I am devastatingly nervous about it,» said 41-year-old Biel, who shares Silas, 8, and Phineas, 2, with her husband, Justin Timberlake.«God, I mean it's terrifying,» she added.
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Instagram user on Monday who outlined what specifically Tessa was up to. Instead of providing advice that could be widely perceived as “safe” for someone dealing with an eating disorder, Tessa instead argued that intentional weight loss and eating disorder recovery could safely coexist.
has officially dropped — and it's jam-packed with signs of what's ahead and hat tips to what the characters left behind… or did they? From the start, fans see Carrie Bradshaw unboxing her iconic bird headpiece from her wedding and trying her hand at boiling an egg in her kitchen, a place that once only served as an extra closet. As the beloved New York City writer leans on her signature coping mechanisms — namely going on a shoe spree at Bergdorf Goodman — it seems like Carrie is still steadying her footing after the death of her husband, Mr. Big, a year earlier. «I thought I was doing so well,» she says.
In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, guest host Joe Scott explores the lives of star-crossed lovers as well as love-crossed country music stars in the award-winning Showtime miniseries “George and Tammy.” Created by Abe Sylvia (“Nurse Jackie,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Hap and Leonard,” and “The Affair“), all six episodes of the miniseries were directed by Australian filmmaker John Hillcoat.
And just like that, fans of "Sex and the City" will get to see Kim Cattrall back on the same screen as Sarah Jessica Parker. Streaming service MAX announced on Wednesday that Cattrall would be returning to the screen as Samantha, who has been noticeably absent from the reboot "And Just Like That," starring original cast members Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. An off-camera feud between Cattrall and Parker – which would eventually seep into character development in the reboot – seems to be impacting Cattrall's return.The women reportedly share a scene, but never actually see each other.
Jessica Alba knows is important to put focus on your mental health, and is encouraging others to make themselves a priority. Mental Health Awareness Month is coming to an end, and on Wednesday, the actress posted a video with some of the ways she keeps balanced.Una publicación compartida por Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba)In the clip, Alba can be seen calmly meditating, enjoying sound baths, self-care, smudging her space, exercising, and more.
Exciting news for Samantha fans. Kim Cattrall, the 66-year-old actress, will be making a return to the Sex and the City universe. She is set to appear as her beloved character Samantha Jones in the second season of And Just Like That...
Jessica Biel and Beverley Mitchell reunited on the red carpet on Wednesday, for a fun reunion.Both stars — who played sisters on the popular family drama series — walked the carpet at the season 2 premiere of at the Grace E. Simons Lodge in Los Angeles, and spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura about their friendship. «It's literally like a high school reunion for all of us,» Mitchell marveled.
Jessica Biel has reunited with her on-screen sister Beverley Mitchell!
spinoff series,, it seems Kim Cattrall will be making a surprise cameo this season.Cattrall is set to reprise her beloved character, Samantha Jones, for the first time since the 2010 film, The main question on everyone's mind is how showrunner Michael Patrick King convinced her to return, and if she's still embroiled in drama with her former co-star and lead, Sarah Jessica Parker.While the alleged feud came to light just a few years ago, it has fascinated fans ever since and led to her character being written out of the show — although not killed off — when was picked up in 2021.In light of the unexpected casting news, ET is looking back at the years-long public drama between Cattrall and Parker to examine when things went south, and what both actresses have said about the headline-grabbing drama ever since.When was shooting its final season, Cattrall sat down for a chat on the British talk show,, and vented a bit about the financial elements that led to the show ending after six seasons. Cattrall claimed at the time, «I felt after six years it was time for all of us to participate in the financial windfall of . When they didn’t seem keen on that I thought it was time to move on.»King also claimed, in an interview in August 2018, that tensions ran high between the stars of the show — Cattrall, Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Davis — from early on in the series.
Sex and the City franchise. The actress will appear as her iconic character, Samantha Jones, for the season two finale of Max’s revival of HBO’s Sex and the City, And Just Like That…Sources confirmed the news to Variety, revealing she will only appear in one scene, and did not see or speak to the stars of the series, including Sarah Jessica Parker, or showrunner Michael Patrick King. The scene will be a phone conversation between Samantha, who had moved to London, and Sarah's Carrie Bradshaw, although it is reported that Kim will be seen on screen.
Gordon Cox Theater Editor When Jessica Chastain explains how she and her collaborators created the standout moments in her Tony-nominated Broadway performance in “A Doll’s House,” one wouldn’t expect to hear her mention the Sam Raimi horror movie “Evil Dead.” Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:
Mia Wasikowaska’s newest movie is turning heads on the festival circuit.