Tom Hardy famously played the role of Max in Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller‘s smash hit 2015 film.
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Courtney Howard An abundance of book-to-film and play-to-film adaptations this year have connected with audiences, many of which have women either writing and directing or turning in compelling performances. From period pieces that reflect pressing issues of race or toxic masculinity, to modern-set features showcasing deaf culture or the societal mores of motherhood, these ladies’ unwavering dedication to infuse their characters with an organic, captivating sense of realism makes these conversation-stirring pictures come alive in their capable hands.Rebecca Hall, the writer and director of “Passing,” wasn’t familiar with the history of the term, which describes covering one’s racial identity to assimilate into the majority.
However, she recognized the brilliance of the character dynamics in Nella Larsen’s novel. “She takes the idea of racial passing and turns it over and over until it becomes this prism through which anyone can see the crucial truths hidden by our public selves.” But it was a personal connection to the material that provided the impetus to tackle her debut as a filmmaker.
“I had the quite intimate and inexplicable feeling that I knew these women, and when I explored the history further, and my own family’s history, that started to make more sense to me.” She continues, “I wrote the screenplay as a way to understand my purely visceral response to the book, and maybe I made the film for close to the same reason.”For another actress-turned-filmmaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, the motivation to write and direct “The Lost Daughter” came after she became “electrified” reading author Elena Ferrante’s taboo sentiments on motherhood. “I thought, ‘What if instead of this private experience, alone in my room with this
.Tom Hardy famously played the role of Max in Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller‘s smash hit 2015 film.
Jabari Banks, Olly Sholotan and the stars of “Bel-Air” recognize how important this opportunity is.
LOS ANGELES -- Standout facts and notable numbers from Tuesday's Academy Award nominations.A COUPLE OF COUPLES, A QUARTET OF NOMINATIONSThe foursome of Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons have all joined the elite club of couples nominated for Oscars in the same year. Cruz, who has been married to Bardem since 2010, was nominated for best actress for “Parallel Mothers” while Bardem got a best actor nod for “Being the Ricardos.” Dunst and Plemons, who live together and have two sons, have been partners since 2016.
last year’s record heights, the highlights include four Black actors being recognized along with LGBTQ and deaf actors, as well as female and Asian filmmakers in the Best Director race. In the Best Actor race, Will Smith is considered a major contender to become only the fifth Black actor to win the award for his performance as Serena and Venus Williams’ father Richard in the inspirational sports film “King Richard.” If he wins, he would join a list that includes the late Sidney Poitier, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker, and Denzel Washington, the latter of whom also earned his ninth acting Oscar nomination this year for “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” The Best Supporting Actress race also sees Smith’s “King Richard” co-star Aunjanue Ellis among the list of contenders, along with Afrolatina star Ariana DeBose for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” DeBose is also an LGBTQ actress, making it the first time ever that more than one openly queer actor has been nominated in a single year as Kristen Stewart, who identifies as bisexual, was nominated for Best Actress for her performance in “Spencer.” To date, only nine Black women have won acting Oscars, with the first being Hattie McDaniel in 1939 for “Gone With The Wind” and Regina King the most recent in 2018 for “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Eight of those winners were for supporting roles, with Halle Berry being the only Black woman to win for a leading role with “Monster’s Ball” in 2001.
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A Republican New Mexico legislator wants movie actors and other film-set professionals to undergo state-sponsored gun-safety training after a cinematographer was fatally shot last year by Alec Baldwin with a weapon he says he thought was not loaded with live ammunition.
The 2022 nominees for BAFTA’s Rising Star Award have been revealed, including actors from James Bond pic No Time To Die, Jane Campion’s awards contender The Power Of The Dog, and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.
A New Mexico State senator on Monday introduced legislation that would require actors and other crew members to take a gun-safety course offered by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department, a move that comes just more than three months after the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Santa Fe set of Rust.
SANTA FE, N.M. -- A Republican New Mexico legislator wants movie actors and other film-set professionals to undergo state-sponsored gun-safety training after a cinematographer was fatally shot last year by Alec Baldwin with a weapon he says he thought was not loaded with live ammunition.State Sen.
Kirsten Dunst and Jamie Dornan go way back.
As an openly gay actor, Ben Whishaw has some opinions about straight actors playing gay roles.
The Guardian, Whishaw said he “[understood] the questions” surrounding straight actors playing gay characters, adding that “discussion” and “listening to each other” about the issues was important rather than disagreement.“I think Eddie did a beautiful job,” he said of Eddie Redmayne’s performance in The Danish Girl as trans pioneer Lili Elbe. Whishaw had a supporting role in the film.He continued: “And it’s done. Going forward, there will be other films in which the role is given to someone who lived that experience.
Jamie Dornan came to Hollywood with some of his fellow British friends hoping to break into the film industry… and they’re all huge stars now.
Zack Sharf Nicolas Cage once played a man who is convinced he is a vampire (1989’s “Vampire’s Kiss”), but he’s about to go full bloodsucker as Dracula in Universal’s upcoming horror movie “Renfield.” Most moviegoers probably don’t need convincing that Cage has what it takes to transform into the most iconic vampire in film history, but rest assured that Cage lives a goth lifestyle off camera. The actor said as much in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, revealing he even owns a black crow as a pet.Cage’s pet crow is named Hoogan and lives in the actor’s Las Vegas home inside a geodesic dome. According to Cage, “He has taken to calling me names…it’s comical, at least, it is to me.
Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield are opening up about sharing the iconic role of Peter Parker together on the big screen.
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” not only extended the adventures of Tom Holland’s web-slinger into the multiverse, the movie also reunited moviegoers with his predecessors, previous Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.
The mysterious actor rumored to be interviewing Lady Gaga, 35 for Variety’s annual ‘Actors on Actors’ issues has been revealed: Academy-Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, 41! The duo looked the part of Hollywood royalty as this year’s cover stars, where they discussed life, work, art, and even had a little fun. “The two of us are a nightmare,” Gaga reportedly joked on the set of the shoot.