How ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ Makeup Designer Linda Dowds Resisted A Caricature Of Tammy Faye Bakker To “Honor Her And Not Make Fun”

12 nominations:“Dune”: DGA, PGA, WGA, ACE, ASC, ADG, CAS.

RIDGELAND, Miss. -- The director of a Mississippi library system says a mayor is withholding $110,000 from his city’s library because LGBTQ books are on the shelves.Tonja Johnson, executive director of the Madison County Library System, told news outlets that Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee received citizen complaints about a handful of books that depicted members of the LGBTQ community.“Funding for this year was being withheld until we removed what he called ‘homosexual material’ from the library,” Johnson told WAPT-TV.

EXCLUSIVE: NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal is booking theaters in Los Angeles this weekend for free screenings of The Queen of Basketball, in honor of Lusia “Lucy” Harris, the late subject of the Oscar-shortlisted documentary.

Bright Eyes, Fleet Foxes and Khruangbin have been announced as the final headliners of End Of The Road Festival 2022.The three artists will all play at the Larmer Tree Gardens festival, which this year will run from September 1-4.The trio join Pixies at the top of the bill, who were confirmed as headliners back in September.The likes of The Magnetic Fields, Yard Act, Black Midi, Aldous Harding, Perfume Genius, Greentea Peng, Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Weather Station, Lucy Dacus, Cassandra Jenkins and Kevin Morby will also perform at End Of The Road 2022 – you can see the line-up so far below.“I’m beyond excited about our 2022 line-up, which features artists we’ve been asking to play since 2006 and includes some of the greatest songwriters of all time in my opinion,” End Of The Road co-founder Simon Taffe said about this year’s festival.“It really feels like this is the summer all festivals have been waiting for, a summer three years in the making for some. We have all been through a lot together and it feels good to be back, and to finally be able to dance with friends and artists from all over the world again.”Tickets for End Of The Road Festival 2022 are on sale now from here.

Linda Lavin is opening up about her own sexual assault story.

EXCLUSIVE: George & Tammy, the country music drama series centered around Tammy Wynette, is bulking up its cast.

Mugler Instagram account.Mugler was responsible for designing the tour outfits for Beyoncé’s 2009 tour, and the music icon reacted to his death, writing “Rest In Peace Thierry Mugler” on her official website.Diana Ross tweeted, “I will miss you Thierry Mugler this was a wonderful time in our lives,” sharing a photo of the pair.I will miss you Thierry Mugler this was a wonderful time in our lives pic.twitter.com/Z3ggaVjK2DDesigner Marc Jacobs discussed Mugler’s legacy in a post on his Instagram, sharing a photo of Geri Hall and writing, “This Mugler show at BONDS Disco, 1980, was a major life changer. Never had I seen or experienced anything like it. The Glamour! The Fashion! The Women! The extraordinary execution of an out of this world dream by fashions most incredible showman. Thank you for sharing your wildest fantasies.

Former Dancing on Ice professional Hamish Gaman claimed he was told to kiss Faye Brookes on the show. Talking to fans in an Instagram Q and A, the 38 year old stated a senior member of the ITV skating show asked that they kiss after their performance. A follower asked what the craziest thing he had to do while skating while on the show.

Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.com“Actors on Actors” is back with another star-studded season.Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Jamie Dornan and Ariana DeBose are among the awards-season heavyweights featured on the 15th season of “Actors on Actors,” premiering Feb. 18 on PBS SoCal.Gaga will be paired with a mystery actor, who will be revealed when Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” issue hits newsstands on Wednesday, for the three-time Emmy-winning series.

Todd Gilchrist In 2021, the ways in which women can define themselves, their identities and their successes is more complex and diverse than ever before, but tradition — and the expectation of adherence to that tradition — continues to exert a powerful influence on how easily or confidently these individuals navigate the spaces they’re creating for themselves.Many of the most memorable stories told on screen this year examined that topic, portraying women of all different ages as they reckon with the roles that society believes they should fill, which come with duties their culture or beliefs tells them they must fulfill, or that lead them down paths, personally or professionally, that the world pressures them to follow. And judges mercilessly when they don’t.

Michele Amabile Angermiller The awards race in the best actress and best supporting actress categories is brimming with real life protagonists getting the big screen treatment. From Nicole Kidman’s Lucille Ball  (“Being the Ricardos”) to Lady Gaga (“House of Gucci”) and Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”),  these women were tasked with preserving and presenting the legacy of flesh and blood icons, telling their stories truthfully and without judgment.“I think everyone wants to be seen as a fully realized human being, not as just a caricature,” notes Kidman, who took home the Golden Globe for her lead turn in the Aaron Sorkin biopic.Being entrusted with someone’s life story is a big responsibility, and these actresses took great care in their prep work.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentWhen Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” screened for industry audiences in late November, Oscar pundits were rapturous but immediately worried: “It’s great, but could a remake win best picture?”The answer, of course, is yes. (Pundits like to either predict the Oscar outcome five months in advance or else predict dire scenarios, nothing in between.)This year, there are some terrific remakes.

“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” star, 44, recalled her troubled upbringing and how it made her a stronger person today. “When people see me, I think they expect a different background than I have,” the northern California native recently told the Times. Chastain grew up with four siblings and a single mom.