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Todd Haynes has a way with female stars. I would even call him the new-age George Cukor in that regard. Whether in Carol with Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, or his HBOlimited series Mildred Pierce with Kate Winslet, or his homage to the director of so many so-called “women’s pictures” of the ’50s Douglas Sirk in Far From Heaven with Julianne Moore, he seems to be in his comfort zone with women. That has never been more apparent than his latest, May December, a deliciously entertaining showcase for Natalie Portman and Moore (her and Haynes’ fourth film together), which just had its world premiere Saturday in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Natalie Portman has reflected on her debut role in Léon: The Professional, referring to the film as “cringey”.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress spoke about the 1994 Luc Bensson-directed film where she starred as Mathilda Lando, a lonely 12-year-old who befriends Léon, her neighbour and Italian hitman.“It’s a movie that’s still beloved, and people come up to me about it more than almost anything I’ve ever made,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “It gave me my career, but it is definitely when you watch it now, it definitely has some cringey, to say the least, aspects to it. So, yes, it’s complicated for me.”The film was Portman’s acting debut, and she was cast when she was 11 years old.

William Earl Variety and the Golden Globes Awards have announced a partnership celebrating breakthrough artists at the Cannes Film Festival. The event will take place on May 19 at the Barriere Beach at The Majestic Cannes. At the event, Variety will present its Breakthrough Awards which highlights actors whose work have them poised to be some of the most promising talents in the business. This year’s recipients include Cannes 2022 Best Actress winner Zar Amir-Ebrahami, Charles Melton who co-stars in Todd Haynes’ “May December”, Tye Sheridan who stars and produced the film “Black Flies”, and Shaunette Renee Wilson who co-stars in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor From the royalty of Elizabeth I to the betrayal of superhero villain Hela, Australian sensation Cate Blanchett is one of the most revered performers of her generation, with some of the most riveting turns in modern cinema.  To celebrate her birthday, Variety ranks her 15 best performances of her career (so far). Beloved by critics, audiences,s and awards bodies, Blanchett has displayed a career that aspiring actors dream about.

A first-person account. Chase Chrisley has been struggling with the reality his parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, are currently facing in prison.

In 2023, Natalie Portman is one of the biggest stars on the planet. However, back in the mid-‘90s, she was a pre-teen actress looking for her first major break.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Negotiators for the Directors Guild of America on Tuesday gave a video preview of their upcoming talks with the studios, saying they are “fighting to receive our fair share of the new, global future.” The DGA begins its round of bargaining on Wednesday with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The guild is focused on rewriting the streaming residual formula to account for the growth in foreign subscribers. “The explosive popularity of streaming around the world has transformed how, and where, our work is viewed, and our contracts must adapt to changing production and distribution,” said Karen Gaviola, negotiations co-chair.

The Directors Guild of America has released a new video outlining its bargaining position on the eve its contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which get under way Wednesday. The video features Jon Avnet, chair of the DGA’s negotiating committee, and co-chairs Karen Gaviola and Todd Holland.

EXCLUSIVE: “This is about setting the course for the industry for the future,” said Directors Guild of America chief Lesli Linka Glatter today on the guild upcoming talks with studios and the WGA strike that stated this week. “We’re in a team sport. We’re only as good as our teams.”

Carrie Fisher's half-sisters, Joely and Tricia Leigh Fisher, are speaking out following Billie Lourd's comments ahead of her mother's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Thursday.Lourd confirmed that she had intentionally not invited Carrie's brother, Todd, or Joely and Tricia, in a statement made to  on Wednesday after she claimed the trio tried to profit off Carrie's death.Carrie died on Dec. 26, 2016 at 60 years old.

Carrie Fisher’s brother, Todd, is speaking out in response to remarks made by his niece, Billie Lourd, on why he wasn’t invited to Carrie’s Walk of Fame ceremony.

Julie Chrisley is really struggling with her prison sentence!

It’s been nearly four years since Todd Haynes released a new narrative feature film. Thankfully, that’s changing later this year with the release of his new film, “May December.”  READ MORE: ‘Superstar’: Todd Haynes Says His Banned Carpenters Movie May Finally Get An Official Release And with a Cannes debut on the horizon for Todd Haynes’ “May December,” Variety has just published a first-look photo of the new film which stars Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Variety has a first look at the anticipated Cannes Film Festival competition premiere “May December,” led by Oscar-winning heavyweights Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman and directed by Todd Haynes. The title, which is also for sale out of this year’s Marché du Film, represents a “Far From Heaven” reunion for Moore and Haynes and a significant breakout opportunity for “Riverdale” heartthrob Charles Melton. Moore and Melton star as married couple whose 20-year relationship inspired a national tabloid obsession at its offset. Now preparing to send their grown children off to college – as Melton reconciles with empty nest syndrome in his mid-30s – an actress (Portman) embeds with the family to study them for an upcoming film where she’ll play Moore. The couple buckles under the pressure as Portman probes as deeply as she can for an honest performance.

Charna Flam Denzel Washington returns as the fan-favorite vigilante Robert McCall in the trailer for the third “Equalizer” film, premiering in theaters on Sept. 1 via Sony Pictures. No longer in the U.S., Robert McCall is fighting crime on an international scale, and this time he’s at odds with the Italian mafia.

Since returning to the iconic soap last year, Coronation Street’s killer Stephen Reed has rocked the cobbles, and put viewers at home on the edge of their seats numerous times, with some of them branding the plots he's involved in as "ridiculous". The 61 year old, who first joined the cast back in 1996 as Audrey Roberts’ illegitimate son, has been an on-again off-again recurring character over the years.

John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) is set to star opposite Honorary Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) in The Piano Lesson — a Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson’s classic play, which will mark the feature directorial and screenwriting debut of his brother, Malcolm Washington. Pic’s starry ensemble will also include Ray Fisher (Rebel Moon), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Michael Potts (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Corey Hawkins (The Tragedy of Macbeth).

“Killers of the Flower Moon” will screen out-of-competition on May 20, while James Mangold’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the final installment in the franchise begun in 1982 by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, will also screen in an out-of-competition slot.French director and actress Maïwenn will have the opening-night film with “Jeanne du Barry,” which stars Johnny Depp in his first film since his court battle with Amber Heard. And Pedro Almodovar’s short film “Strange Way of Life,” which stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, was also confirmed in advance of Thursday’s announcement.Other films screening out of competition include “The Idol,” directed by Sam Levinson and starring The Weeknd, and “Occupied City,” a film about Amsterdam from British director Steve McQueen.The Un Certain Regard section, which is typically devoted to films from less established directors, includes Australian director Warwick Thornton’s “The New Boy,” starring Cate Blanchett.Additional films are typically added to the Cannes lineup in the weeks leading up to the festival.

Harry Styles is enjoying his time in Japan with old and new flames. Last month on March 25th the “Watermelon Sugar” singer was spotted making out with Emily Ratajkowski on the streets of Tokyo. Hours later in the wee morning hours of March 26, he was spotted on a live webcam strolling down the street with his ‘old flame’ Kiko Mizuhara.   The Sun posted the footage, where Styles can be seen wearing the same white shirt he rocked with Gonzalez, reporting that the pink-wigged woman was Mizuhara.

The peaches are back with The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 15 premiering on Sunday, May 7 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.

Lady Gaga stepped out in character as Harley Quinn for the first time on the set of the upcoming "Joker" sequel in New York City Saturday. The 36-year-old singer and actress was pictured filming scenes at Manhattan's City Hall for Todd Phillips’ "Joker: Folie à Deux," which will see the return of Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role.

Daft Punk have released the first track, ‘The Writing Of Fragments Of Time’ from the upcoming expanded version of their last album ‘Random Access Memories’, which is being reissued for its 10th anniversary.‘The Writing Of Fragments Of Time’ captures “intimate moments of creation” at the time that Daft Punk were composing the eleventh track from ‘Random Access Memories’, ‘Fragments Of Time’, with longtime friend and collaborator Todd Edwards.The story goes, per a press release: “At the legendary Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles on February 29, 2012 a tape ran for the full session, capturing the entire creative journey behind the making of the track and we hear some of these intimate moments of creation between Thomas Bangalter and Todd Edwards in The Writing of Fragments of Time.“The lyrics written that day were from the perspective of the collaborators’ future selves speculating how they would feel in the future as if remembering this specific creative moment thereby creating a narrative of future nostalgia. Listening to the lyrics ten years later along with the creative process behind them offers listeners the feeling of mirrored reflections in an infinity loop lending to an existential foresight as if creating a sonic time capsule.”Check out ‘The Writing Of Fragments Of Time’ below:The reissue of ‘Random Access Memories’ features 35 minutes of outtakes and unheard demos across nine tracks.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor No, Daft Punk are not reuniting — but the duo are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their epochal Grammy-winning final album, “Random Access Memories,” with an expanded edition that features 35 minutes of previously unreleased music across nine songs. Today, the duo dropped “The Writing of Fragments of Time,” the first track from the album (which comes out May 12). According to the announcement, the track is a “documentary track” that nods back to the album song “Giorgio by Moroder,” in which the iconic Giorgio Moroder discusses his own creative process and come up. “This newest behind the scenes track glimpses the actual humans at work with all their doubts, excitement and first draft imperfections.”

Tamar Braxton and Kandi Burruss have some things to work out. During a taping of, Braxton confirmed rumors of a months-long feud between her and Burruss. The Braxtons singer confirmed that she was referring to Burruss and her husband, Todd Tucker, in a December 2022 Instagram post that alleged a RHOA star had «threatened» her while answering a fan question.«It really did happen, I'm not lying,» Braxton told host Andy Cohen. «Like, I'm not looking for attention or drama or anything like that, but that s**t really happened, it was not cute.»Cohen incorrectly guessed Eva Marcille and Drew Sidora, before adding, «It's not Kandi...» prompting Braxton to sit back and take a sip of her drink.

Todd Chrisley, is facing legal troubles of his own. Kyle was arrested in Tennessee on Tuesday.A spokesperson for the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department confirmed the news of his arrest to ET, sharing, «Kyle Chrisley was arrested for aggravated assault by Smyrna, Tennessee Police Department.»«He was booked into Rutherford County Adult Detention Center and later released on $3,000 bond,» the Sheriff's Department rep confirmed.Details regarding Kyle's arrest were not made immediately available following his arrest. Kyle is due in court on March 30.The charges against Kyle come two months after his father, Todd, began serving his 12-year sentence in federal prison for tax evasion and fraud.

The best actress category at the 95th Oscars is full of great awards season drama, from the surprise nomination of Andrea Riseborough to the potential history to be made if Michelle Yeoh wins, which AP’s film writers predict will happen.

Cate Blanchett is in the awards hunt again this year for her stellar performance in Todd Field‘s “TÁR.” But before everyone finds out if she adds a third Oscar to her impressive repertoire, check out the actress in something more offbeat. What may that be? Blanchett stars in the music video for “The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte,” the first single and title track for Sparks‘ anticipated 26th studio album.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Are the SAG Awards Michelle Yeoh’s last stand in the battle for best actress Oscar?  SAG-AFTRA is the final industry group to bestow awards before final Oscar voting begins. With Academy members’ eyes on that Feb. 26 event, all hopes for Yeoh — after losing Critics Choice and BAFTA — are in the hands of the org’s approximately 16,000 members.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Ryan Reynolds is setting up a production hub in his home country of Canada. Maximum Effort, the production and advertising company the “Deadpool” star co-founded and leads with George Dewey, is part of an ownership group for a new 1.2 million-square-foot studio being built in Markham, Ontario, Canada, just outside of Toronto. The studio is one of the first projects for a $1.5 billion private-equity fund that will focus on real estate, sports, media and venture capital. Real-estate development firm Watford Group, based in Markham, is leading the investment raise, which is already halfway committed.

that contaminated at least 15,000 pounds of soil and 1.1 million gallons of water to date.The comedian, who has gone on passionate rants against the Environmental Protection Agency before, took to the social media platform over the weekend to talk about the tragic chemical spill, claiming that “nothing was being done” about it.“I’ve been reading all the news about this horrible train derailment and chemical spill – toxic poisoning – in Ohio,” she said at the beginning of the three-minute clip. “Fish dying, chickens dying and animals getting sick and people getting sick, and then the EPA comes out with a very non-alarmist, ‘Everything’s OK; don’t worry about a thing’ statement, and it’s infuriating.”train derailment ohio #ohio #chemicalspill #epa #toxic #tragedy #criminalIn an update last week, the EPA wrote to the public that they were monitoring and testing the area’s air and water quality, both of which have not exceeded their standard for “quality concerns.”“This is like a tragedy of epic proportion,” O’Donnell said.

EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has wrapped in New York state on COUP!, a period satire starring Peter Sarsgaard and directed by Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman.

Todd and Julie Chrisley’s daughter Savannah revealed it was a strange experience during her last visit to her father in prison.  Their 25-year-old daughter admitted it was "really weird" to see her dad’s new look while he serves a 12-year sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion. "I will say it’s really weird seeing him with grey hair… really weird… oh my gosh," she detailed on her "Unlocked" podcast. "Like, really weird.

Savannah Chrisley came away with a weird experience after recently visiting her father, Todd Chrisley, in prison.Savannah opened up about it in the latest episode of her podcast, recalling how her dad's hair has changed since he reported to Federal Correctional Institute Pensacola in Florida. Todd, who is serving a 12-year prison sentence following his conviction in a federal tax evasion and fraud case, reported to prison on Jan.

Eugene Lee, the Emmy-winning production designer for Saturday Night Live since 1975 and a multiple Tony Award-winner for such Broadway hits as Wicked, Sweeney Todd and Candide, died yesterday in Providence, Rhode Island. He was 83.

Apparently there was some tension between Todd and Julie Chrisley before they had to go to report to jail!

Growing up and facing new areas of life is rough on any 16-year-old, but it’s an entirely different struggle for Grayson Chrisley.