Glen Powell has revealed that he “puked in the bushes” after his first viewing of Hidden Figures because he thought he’d “ruined” the film.The US actor played real-life astronaut and former US senator John Glenn in Theodore Melfi’s Oscar-nominated film about the three African-American mathematicians – played by Octavia Spencer, Taraji P Henson and Janelle Monáe – who were pivotal in his historic launch into space back in 1962.Speaking on a recent episode of Therapuss with Jake Shane, the actor admitted that he had seen Top Gun: Maverick, in which he played pilot Hangman, four times.When host Shane reacted with surprise that the star was able to watch his performances back, Powell responded that “it does get in your own head”, adding: “People forget that when you’re watching a rough cut of a movie, it’s probably like watching the footage of yourself that you’re having to edit. So you sit there and you’re like, ‘I hate myself.’”The Anyone But You star then recalled his experience seeing the first cut of the 2016 film.
‘Force of Nature: The Dry 2’: Eric Bana Returns in a Complicated Second Aussie Mystery
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Dennis Harvey Film Critic After getting through the reopened old wounds and fresh corpses of “The Dry” in his dusty outback hometown, Eric Bana’s Federal Agent Aaron Falk certainly deserved a change of scenery. He gets one in woodsy “Force of Nature: The Dry 2,” though naturally the second feature adapted by director Robert Connolly from Jane Harper’s print mystery series soon finds him equally knee-deep in troublesome sleuthing. This sequel to one of Australia’s biggest homegrown hits reprises much of its page-turning plottiness — as well as a straining for emotional depth that proves elusive.
IFC is releasing to U.S. theaters and home formats on May 10. Once again, and perhaps a little too neatly, a case forces Falk to revisit the tragedies of his own past.
In the prior film, a childhood friend’s funeral set him to investigating its cause, an effort which soon exposed disturbing links to his own girlfriend’s suspicious death two decades earlier. That tale unfolded in a tricky narrative structure which constantly intercut between the two time periods. “Force of Nature” goes even further in that direction from the start, alternating between three temporal threads.
The present-tense one follows Falk and colleague Carmen Cooper’s (Jacqueline McKenzie) official inquiry into a women’s backpacking trip that one participant disappeared from. Then there’s the recap of what actually happened on that trip, from the hikers’ perspective. Finally, we get distant-past flashbacks from Falk’s own memory — as a child (Archie Thomson), he’d accompanied his parents (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Ash Ricardo) on an outing to this same hilly Victoria rainforest, to equally fateful results.
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Paul McCartney delivered an amusing roasting of Bruce Springsteen at the Ivor Novello Awards last night (May 23).The Boss became the first international songwriter to receive the Fellow of the Ivors Academy at Grosvenor House in London, following in the footsteps of Elton John, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Paul McCartney.Becoming an Academy Fellow is the highest honour the organisation bestows, and with it, the iconic singer, songwriter and guitarist becomes the first American songwriter that the Academy has inducted into Fellowship in its 80-year history.Presenting the prize, McCartney who brought Springsteen onstage along with Dave Grohl during his headline slot at Glastonbury in 2022, jokingly said: “Like Bruce’s concerts, I’m going to keep this brief,” referencing the Boss’ three hour plus concerts, before adding that he “couldn’t think of a more fitting” recipient “except maybe Bob Dylan, or Paul Simon, or Billy Joel, or Beyoncé, or Taylor Swift. The list goes on.”He also spoke about his performance at Glastonbury and said he never expected the Boss to show up.“Springsteen is a Dutch name. Did you know that? In Dutch it means man in charge.
‘Leave the World Behind’ Tops All Netflix Viewing for Second Half of 2023 With 121 Million Views, ‘One Piece’ Leads TV With 71.6 Million Views
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Actor Camille Rutherford, ‘Raw’ Star Garance Marillier Lead Marianne Metivier’s Feature Debut ‘The Splendour of Life’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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IFC Films Acquires Academy Award Winner Adam Elliot’s ‘Memoir Of A Snail’ Starring Sarah Snook
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Eurovision bosses promise to review all incidents for those who “didn’t respect the spirit of the rules and the competition”
Eurovision Song Contest 2024.This year’s competition, which was ultimately won by Switzerland’s Nemo, was surrounded by controversy for allowing Israel to compete amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza.A statement shared by the EBU to both The Mirror and The Irish Times read: “We regret that some delegations at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö didn’t respect the spirit of the rules and the competition both onsite and during their broadcasts. We spoke to a number of delegations during the event regarding various issues that were brought to our attention.It continued: “The EBU’s governing bodies will, together with the heads of delegations, review the events surrounding the ESC in Malmö to move forward in a positive way and to ensure the values of the event are respected by everyone.A post shared by European Broadcasting Union (@ebu_hq)“Individual cases will be discussed by the event’s governing body, the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group made up of representatives from participating broadcasters, at its next meeting.”The statement’s release comes after the slew of controversies that took over this year’s edition of the song contest.
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Eurovision 2024: Ireland's Bambie Thug forced to make last minute change - or face performance ban
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