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Ethan Shanfeld Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ career has been defined by Hall of Fame sitcom roles in “Seinfeld” and “Veep” (not to mention her Emmy-winning turn in “The New Adventures of Old Christine”). But in her years since dominating the small screen, she’s gravitated toward a diverse array of film projects. She played an oblivious Brentwood mom in Kenya Barris’ race relations comedy “You People,” a writer betrayed by her husband in Nicole Holofcener’s Sundance dramedy “You Hurt My Feelings” and the conniving CIA director in a handful of Marvel projects, including the upcoming “Thunderbolts.” But perhaps her boldest project to date is A24’s “Tuesday,” the debut film from writer-director Daina O.
Pusić in which Louis-Dreyfus stars as a mother forced to confront the fact that her terminally ill teenage daughter is dying. Death is a character, too, in the form of a talking parrot who delivers fate and, in one scene, smokes weed and sings along to Ice Cube. In theaters now in New York and starting June 14 nationwide, the film twists and turns in ways that, without spoiling, Louis-Dreyfus can only describe as “cuckoo bananas.” “Tuesday” also involves the most dramatic acting of Louis-Dreyfus’ career.
Asked how she prepared for some of those gut-wrenching scenes, she tells Variety, “You have to find your way in to make it truthful.” “It is your responsibility as an actor to bring authenticity,” Louis-Dreyfus adds. “You can’t fake it. I mean, you can fake it, people do.
My guest on 20 Questions this week is Anthony Michael Hall.
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What’s going on with Academy Award-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s “Star Wars” movie centering on Rey Skywalker (Daisy Ridley)? Rumored to be called, “Star War: A New Jedi Order” and then more recently, “Star Wars: Episode X – A New Beginning” (who knows if any of that’s true), for months, all Daisy Ridley has said is she’s been waiting to read a script from Academy Award-nominated writer Steven Knight, the creator of “Peaky Blinders,” and writer of “Eastern Promises,” “Spencer” and more.
Ghost frontman Tobias Forge and filmmaker Alex Ross Perry have spoken to NME about the band’s debut feature film, RITE HERE RITE NOW.Out today (June 20), RITE HERE RITE NOW sees the band combine a typical concert film with an intricate narrative surrounding the band’s mysterious lore – one that’s been told since 2018. The film comes at the tail-end of Ghost’s touring cycle behind 2022’s ‘Impera’ as fans are left wondering where the band goes from here.RITE HERE RITE NOW‘s mashing of the band’s fictional backstory and their music is the next step in band’s evolution.
Jessica Biel was busy spending time with her family and working before husband Justin Timberlake was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons.The “Cry Me a River” singer, 43, was pulled over in Sag Harbor and taken into custody on Monday night. According to TMZ, he was cited for running a stop sign and failure to keep in his lane.He appeared in court Tuesday and was released without bail.Timberlake was partying with friends at the American Hotel on Main Street before he drove off around 12:30 a.m.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus has spoken again on the topic of political correctness in comedy.The Seinfeld star has previously pushed back against the idea that being sensitive towards certain subjects has impacted the comedy industry in a negative way.Speaking with Kara Swisher on her podcast, Louis-Dreyfus addressed the topic, saying: “There’s a lot of talk about how comics can’t be funny now… I think that’s bullshit.”“Physical comedy and intellectual comedy and political comedy, I think, has never been more interesting, because there’s so much to do. It’s a ripe time,” Louis-Dreyfus added.“Comedy is risky and it can be offensive, but that’s what makes it so enjoyable.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Julia Louis-Dreyfus is calling “bullshit” when it comes to comedy being hurt by political correctness. Speaking on the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast (via The Daily Beast), the Emmy winner pushed back against the idea that comedy has in any way suffered due to a changing social landscape that favors P.C. content over anything offensive.
It was a special night for Wicked fans at the 2024 Tony Awards!
28 Years Later will be set in Newcastle, and lead star Jodie Comer has revealed she’s studying Cheryl‘s accent in preparation for her role.Comer will star alongside Cillian Murphy, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jack O’Connell in the third instalment of Danny Boyle‘s zombie apocalypse trilogy, which reportedly began filming in Newcastle last month.Now, in a new profile piece for ELLE, Comer has revealed that she’s been watching clips of Cheryl on The X-Factor in order the grasp the Geordie accent.“I’m excited to get the first day done,’ she said, ahead or shooting her scenes. “Danny just seems like such a confident, intuitive and intelligent director.
Every drinker knows that mixing drinks in the same session is a bad idea. But that didn’t stop Seth Meyers and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who decided to go day drinking on a Tuesday in a Late Night celebration of her new movie, coincidentally named Tuesday.
Ivanka Trump is showing off some of the skills she’s picked up while in Miami. The former White House advisor shared a video of herself surfing and enjoying herself on the beach, one of the places she enjoys the most.Lauren Sánchez and Ivanka Trump are officially part of Kim Kardashian’s bestiesDonald Trump’s daughter-in-law shares video of former president with grandkidsA post shared by Ivanka Trump (@ivankatrump)The post was shared on Instagram and is made up of various videos and a photo. The first shows Ivanka surfing as she wears a vest, a black bathing suit, and a black hat.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is not in agreement with her former Seinfeld co-star.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus has THOUGHTS on her old co-star’s take on political correctness.
and Seinfeld co-starred on the massively popular sitcom Seinfeld, and since the show ended, she's gone on to be one of the biggest stars on TV, while he has…well, he made a couple movies and he does stand-up and he's obviously rich and successful, but he's nowhere close to as relevant as he was. So maybe it makes sense that they have very different perspectives on modern comedy.“If you look back on comedy and drama both, let’s say 30 years ago, through the lens of today, you might find bits and pieces that don’t age well.
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When you look at comedians who complain that political correctness is ruining comedy, it’s typically said by older white men. They just believe that comedy is dying because you can’t knowingly offend people.
political correctness and how it has affected comedy.“This is the result of the extreme left, and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people,” Seinfeld, 70, said in April to The New Yorker about the deterioration of TV comedy.But Louis-Dreyfus, 63, disagreed with his take and said that political correctness is “fantastic.”“If you look back on comedy and drama both, let’s say 30 years ago, through the lens of today, you might find bits and pieces that don’t age well,” she told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday.“And I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a bad thing. It doesn’t mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result.”The “Veep” star continued: “When I hear people starting to complain about political correctness — and I understand why people might push back on it — but to me that’s a red flag, because it sometimes means something else.
Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has shared her thoughts on political correctness in comedy.Speaking to The New York Times, the actor addressed the current debate about sensitivity in comedy towards some subjects.When asked to respond to former co-star Jerry Seinfeld’s comments about political correctness, Louis-Dreyfus gave a somewhat contrasting view.“It doesn’t mean that all comedy goes out the window as a result,” she said. “When I hear people starting to complain about political correctness — and I understand why people might push back on it — to me that’s a red flag, because it sometimes means something else.”She continued: “I believe being aware of certain sensitivities is not a bad thing.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is weighing in on comedians who say political correctness affects their comedy.