Warner Bros. has announced that a fifth Matrix movie is in the works!
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Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Some film festivals take themselves entirely too seriously. Not South by Southwest, the Austin-based multidisciplinary megaevent where amped-up crowds welcome comedies with open arms — the raunchier, the better. This year, one logline stood out as especially promising: “A 30-year-old Indian American virgin gets a job teaching high school Sex Ed.” Alas, “Doin’ It,” doesn’t cut it (it’s basically 2014 Haley Joel Osment comedy “Sex Ed” with a cultural spin).
The concept is funny, but the execution feels forced, in part because the substitute in question (played by Lilly Singh) is supposed to be following an abstinence-based curriculum. In theory, her deep-seated celibacy should make her perfect for the job. The movie aims to combat the shame around all aspects of human sexuality, which seems like an admirable but inevitably controversial goal.
But “Doin’ It” goes too far straight out of the gate, opening with an embarrassment no teenager can live down: A teenage version of Singh’s character, Maya (played by Celine Joseph), waits nervously backstage at the school dance show, when her dance partner chooses this (of all times) to compare private parts. His pants drop, then the curtain does, exposing both of them to the whole school. There in the audience, looking horrified, sit her conservative mother (Sonia Dhillon Tully) and Nani (Usha Uppal).
But that’s not all, and while it’s inappropriate (as opposed to prudish) to describe her X-rated humiliation in detail, suffice to say the incident is so messy, the camera lens needs to be cleaned. Meant to be hilarious, the indignity is mostly just gross, closer to a sex crime than a punch line. The incident makes a legend of the boy (later played by
.Warner Bros. has announced that a fifth Matrix movie is in the works!
Here at OK! we're constantly on the look-out for the best mascaras, and one that regularly appears in lists is Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara.This cheekily-named make-up item is a long-time bestselling, loved for the high-impact volume it gives lashes – and now it may have just got even better. Too Faced has just launched a new version called Better Than Sex Doll Lashes Mascara, £29, which delivers even more lift and curl than the original for a doll-like effect.
Homeware fans are raving over a Home Bargains candle that smells like chocolate - and it's under £3.
Steven Spielberg has shared high praise for Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune: Part Two – see what Spielberg had to say below.Both Spielberg and Villeneuve recently appeared together on the March 26 episode of The Director’s Cut podcast, during which Spielberg shared his thoughts on Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, Dune.“It’s an honour for me to sit here and talk to you,” Spielberg said to Villeneuve. “Let me start by saying there are filmmakers who are the builders of worlds.
Jack Dunn Celina Biniaz, who at 93 is the youngest of the 1,200 people saved by Oskar Schindler in 1944, slowly walked her way to the podium as the ballroom fell still. In her presence, the audience of about 265 people who gathered Monday on the USC campus were eager to watch living history unfold on stage, no doubt with memories of friends and family lost during World War II on their minds. The audience at included 30 Holocaust survivors.
Hollywood star Paul Rudd has revealed he's a huge fan of Gogglebox and reckons TV is better in the UK than it is in the USA. The 54-year-old stars in the latest Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire film which released on Friday (March 22).
Emotional Steven Gerrard has issued a personal pledge in a bid to continue starring for Liverpool in the coming years.
After three weeks in theaters, “Dune: Part Two” currently reigns as the top-grossing film of 2024 with $512.1 million earned globally. That’s about $80 more total gross than its 2021 predecessor, which guarantees Warner Bros. will greenlight “Dune: Messiah,” right? Not so fast.
Former ITV Coronation Street and Netflix star Michelle Keegan is known for her glowing and 'flawless' skin. The 36-year-old never fails to look effortlessly beautiful, and her buttery smooth skin is often the talk of beauty buffs, who want to know how she achieves it.
Dune and Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve has commented on what it would take for him to make a third film in the sci-fi franchise.Speaking with Empire, Villeneuve spoke about the newly-released Dune: Part Two, in which he completes his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s first Dune book. Villeneuve has not shied away from addressing the potential of a third Dune film, though he previously stated that he’s planning to take a break first.Now, Villeneuve has reiterated to Empire that he doesn’t have Part Three – dubbed Dune Messiah after the book of the same name – on his mind right now: “I did both movies back-to-back, which makes absolute sense for me.
Naomie Harris is the latest to join the Steven Soderbergh thriller Black Bag at Focus Features. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Rege-Jean Page and Marisa Abela. Soderbergh will direct from a script by David Koepp. Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs producing are producing.
Coleen Rooney stepped out this week looking better than ever. After putting the drama of the Wagatha Christie trial behind her, she is relishing family life with her husband, ex-footballer Wayne Rooney, and their four sons. As she attended a glitzy bash in Manchester, Coleen, 37, showed off a fresh, shorter haircut to go with her pink trouser suit.
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic The press are the good guys, but also kind of the bad guys, in Alex Garland’s virtuosic “Civil War,” a jarring ground-level account of what a near-future disunification of the United States might look like. Intended as a wake-up call, the long-fuse thriller — which starts slow and snowballs to a jaw-dropping raid on Washington, D.C. — embeds viewers alongside a dedicated team of journalists making their way to the Capitol while the country unravels around them.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Steven Mnuchin, former treasury secretary under President Trump and Hollywood producer, said he’s assembling an investor group to acquire TikTok — although there’s no clear indication he could swing a deal with TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, to buy the popular app. Mnuchin’s comments come a day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a fast-tracked bill — by a wide margin — that would effectively ban TikTok unless China-based ByteDance sold off its ownership stake.
Steven Mnuchin, the former treasury secretary and film financier, says that he’s getting an investor group together to try to buy TikTok.
Very obviously trying to emulate the DIY approach of producers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, Michael Felker’s lo-fi mind f*ck “Things Will Be Different” is both a fascinating debut and somewhat derivation of the filmmakers’ body of work. Clearly influenced by the Benson/Moorhead aesthetic and style, and sometimes slavish to their approach in a way that makes the film feel fairly familiar, this tiny, one-setting film may bring up more questions than answers.
Manchester United's debt stands at £773.3million after the club released their latest financial figures for the three months ending December 31, 2023.
Steven Naismith hailed Hearts for setting up another semi-final crack at Rangers - then promised his stars are hungry to avenge their last Hampden meeting as they eye cup glory.
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic In a strange reversal of a longstanding trend with the Academy, this year’s documentary short ballot is almost entirely domestic (which is to say, films made by or about Americans), while the feature doc category — where subtitles aren’t so common — is entirely international. Judging by the overall quality of the films in the 141-minute “2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary” lineup, that’s no sign of compromise. In fact, for Oscar completists, ShortsTV’s annual roundup is one of the most rewarding theatrical experiences audiences could hope for this year.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were moved to tears recently during a heartfelt visit to the family of a brave teacher. The Duchess of Sussex, who recently gave a rare insight into their family life in the US, and the Duke Of Sussex visited the loved ones of Irma Garcia, 48, who heroically gave her life to protect her young students during a tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Sadly, two days after the incident, Irma's husband Joe passed away from heartbreak.