TV chef James Martin has shared the one key change to his diet that helped him lose an impressive three stone.
10.08.2022 - 18:23 / variety.com
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Fall” is a very good “don’t look down” movie. It’s a fun, occasionally cheesy, but mostly ingeniously made thriller about two daredevil climbers, Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), who decide to scale the B67 TV tower — an abandoned 2,049-foot communication tower that juts up in the middle of the California desert, 23 miles from Sacramento.
It’s an actual structure, like the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the skyscraper that became the pedestal for Tom Cruise’s you-are-there stunt sequences in “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.” And if, like me, you loved that movie in part because of how deviously it toyed with your fear of heights, “Fall” is likely to hit you as an irresistible piece of vertigo porn. It’s for anyone who ate up “Ghost Protocol,” as well as the awesome rock-climbing documentaries “Free Solo” and “The Dawn Wall,” and wants to continue that shivery vicarious high.
Critics, for some reason, now like to mock the visual sleight-of-hand that goes into a thriller like this one, as if the CGI involved were all too easy to see through. But in this case I couldn’t disagree more.
“Fall” was shot in the Imax format in the Mojave Desert, and there are moments when I honestly don’t know how the director, Scott Mann, the cinematographer, MacGregor, and the two actors did it. Were they actually on the tower — and, if so, how high up? Were there stunt people, or was every bit of this brought off with computer trickery?Built in 1986, the KXTV/KOVR Tower is the tallest structure in California and the fourth highest in the U.S., and with its photogenic vermilion finish (imagine the Golden Gate Bridge as a rusty hypodermic needle), it turns out to be the perfect
.TV chef James Martin has shared the one key change to his diet that helped him lose an impressive three stone.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Austrian director David Wagner’s feature debut “Eismayer,” which has its world premiere in Venice Critics’ Week on Sunday, has been picked up for international sales by Paris-based Loco Films. The trailer for the film debuts here (below). In a statement, Loco’s chiefs Laurent Danielou and Arnaud Godart said: “From this true and extraordinary story, [Wagner] managed to make a very subtle and cinematic film.” The film centers on Sergeant Major Eismayer, who is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian armed forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order and macho toughness. But when he starts to fall in love with Falak, a new recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer’s closeted existence is shaken to the core. To a man like Eismayer, loving another man cannot be reconciled with the understanding of what a model soldier should be. Will he choose to protect his badass, tough guy image over all else, or can he follow his heart and his true desire? The film is inspired by a true story.
Ben Affleck looked exhausted as he was being driven to the airport in Georgia to board a plane home after his lavish wedding to Jennifer Lopez over the weekend. The 50-year-old actor could barely open his eyes and looked as if needed a nap after the whirlwind celebrations - when he was spotted in the back of an SUV on the way to the airport Sunday evening. Newlywed Lopez was reportedly in the SUV with husband Affleck but she was not visible in the photos.
As its title suggests, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is a subversive delight.
With the sheer onslaught of material based around Princess Diana’s life — “The Crown,” “Spencer,” “Diana: The Musical” — the thought of another film taking her famous life is, honestly, a bit draining. What more can one say about the world’s most famous Princess? Her relationships with Prince Charles, her children, Dodi Al Fayed, and the media have been covered so exhaustively that it comes as something of a surprise that Ed Perkins’ HBO documentary “The Princess” manages to be surprising and novel, if not exactly revelatory.
What’s the matter with Armie Hammer? A new Discovery+ docuseries gets to the bottom of the disturbing accusations against the disgraced actor through a long look at his family’s legacy. And Hammer’s aunt, Casey Hammer, helps the three-part series peel back the layers of her nephew’s troubled mind.
Emmerdale legend Lisa Riley is getting ready to 'spill the tea' on her showbiz career as she returns to the town she fell in love with while growing up in neighbouring Bury. The Mandy Dingle star is hosting a special afternoon tea with a twist at Bolton Food and Drink Festival 2022.
how long you might live. To carry out the test:Sit on the floor from a standing position without using your hands, arms, or knees to slow your descent. Then stand back up without using your hands, arms, or knees to help if possible.
ABC Signature extended its deal with Yara Shahidi and her 7th Sun Production Company to include a partnership with Onyxn Collective.
In hot Bridgerton news, we may have just been given a little teaser for series three in the form of Charithra Chandran, aka Edwina Sharma, who has been showing off a hair makeover on Instagram.The star has just unveiled a full fringe featuring choppy layers, and we think you’ll agree that the look is worthy of an entire special issue of Lady Whistledown’s weekly newsletter.The rest of her hair remains a glossy raven colour and has been given a mirror-like shine with the help of some professional styling from Patrick Wilson, celebrity hairstylist. We can’t say for certain that her updated look is for Bridgerton specifically, but we do know that filming for series three is officially underway.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDaniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the directing duo known collectively as Daniels, signed an exclusive five-year partnership with Universal Pictures.The agreement, which includes their producing partner Jonathan Wang, comes shortly after their latest film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” cleared a major box office milestone, crossing $100 million in global ticket sales. It’s the first A24 movie, as well as the first independent movie in pandemic times, to hit that box office benchmark.“Daniels are creators who have evolved their craft with a distinct vision and singular voice that is unmistakable across the spectrum of content vying for viewers’ attention,” said Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAutumn Durald Arkapaw made Variety’s 10 Cinematographers to Watch list in 2014, and she just landed her first Emmy nomination for lensing for a single-camera series for Disney+’s “Loki.”“Loki,” which earned six noms, was her first foray into the comic book realm. She met with director Kate Herron and the two immediately hit it off. The bonus was that she already was a fan of Tom Hiddleston’s leading character.
Take the location of last summer’s hit “The White Lotus,” the let’s-solve-a-mystery comedy structure of “Only Murders in the Building,” some of the underlying foundation of “Search Party,” and toss in a dose of “The Twilight Zone,” and you have the TV recipe for Peacock’s ambitious new comedy “The Resort.” It’s a quirky show that falls a little bit into the shadow of its inspirations and the brisk nature of its season, but its ace ensemble manages to keep it consistently entertaining.