Palm Springs ShortFest to Feature Films With Amanda Seyfried, Molly Ringwald, Zachary Quinto

EXCLUSIVE: Next month’s Micheaux Film Festival in LA will honor Bron co-founder and President Brenda Gilbert with the Oscar Micheaux Trailblazer of Excellence Award and filmmaker and Spike Lee collaborator Ernest Dickerson with the Michael Ajakwe Pioneer of Influence Award.

Amanda Seyfried is opening up about Elizabeth Holmes after playing her in Hulu's . The  actress sat down with Jared Leto for  «Actors on Actors» discussion, where they spoke about the controversial characters they played and how they approached playing these very layered humans.While Seyfried said she did not speak to Holmes before filming the series, she would be open to it now that the show has aired.«Hi. Wow.

Most spy thrillers rely on action-oriented scenes with flashy camera movements, but Slow Horses presented a different option that interested cinematographer Danny Cohen. In what Cohen calls an “anti-spy thriller”, the challenge was to pull back on the flashy moves to highlight the dialogue and acting.

Amanda Seyfried is looking back at her time playing Elizabeth Holmes on The Dropout.

It’s tempting to imagine what WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann would say to Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, given their similar public falls from grace. But short of that, we at least had the chance to listen to a conversation between the two actors who played them in recent limited series. Upon sitting down, Jared Leto (Apple TV+’s “WeCrashed”) and Amanda Seyfried (Hulu’s “The Dropout”) reveal they both approached their characters as layered humans — not mustache-twirling villains. They also had to find their real-life inspirations’ distinct voices, which was no small feat.JARED LETO: Thank you for being here.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThere you are, watching Season 2 of HBO Max’s Emmy-winning comedy “Hacks,” and delighting in the genius of American treasure Jean Smart and her worthy sparring partner, Hannah Einbinder.And then along comes Laurie Metcalf, playing a burned out tour manager named Weed.Or there you are again, on a binge of Hulu’s limited series “The Dropout,” marveling at Amanda Seyfried’s spot-on portrayal of Theranos grifter Elizabeth Holmes. And then who pops up? Laurie Metcalf, playing Stanford professor Phyllis Gardner, Hjjfjsgwho early on calls Holmes out on her lies (and later partners with another familiar TV face, William H.

The Dropout on Sunday, June 12, the actor and Emmy frontrunner wore yet another shorts suit—this one with a fun, sparkly twist. Seyfried wore a black Zadig & Voltaire sequin over a crisp white shirt that she buttoned to the very top. She tucked the shirt into a pair of matching black sequin shorts, which fell a few inches above her knees. To finish off the look, the actor wore a simple pair of pointed-toe black heels. For glam, Seyfried wore her signature long blonde hair styled in soft, romantic curls, and went for a pink and purple smokey eye as dramatic as the sequined shorts suit. Makeup artist Katey Deno and shared some advice for a fun, colorful smokey eye.

Amanda Seyfried made sure all eyes were on her on Sunday evening, in a dazzling sequin suit. The 36-year-old actress hit the red carpet last night at the Emmy FYC Clips and Conversations event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, to promote her new Hulu show The Dropout.

Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews are together again!

Amanda Seyfried is supporting husband Thomas Sadoski on his big night!

Antonio Ferme editorWhat does it mean to be a Time 100 honoree?For Jon Batiste, who recently dominated the Grammy Awards with five wins and a colorful performance of “Freedom,” he emphasized the importance of leaning into one’s power.“Lean into yourself because that’s your superpower,” Batiste told Variety on Wednesday night at the Time 100 Gala at Lincoln Center in New York City. “Genius is the one who is most like themselves. The leader is the one who is coming from a place of knowing in himself and can inspire other people.”The ceremony, hosted by “Shang-Chi” superstar Simu Liu, marked TIME’s first in-person event since 2019.

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The Dropout. It's definitely at least a little reminiscent of Holmes' signature look: a black turtleneck à la Steve Jobs, bright red lipstick, and messy blonde bun worn low.

Mary J. Blige, Amanda Seyfried and Quinta Brunson didn’t miss a style beat while arriving at the 2022 Time 100 Gala held at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday night (June 8) in New York City.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTribeca Festival is entering the metaverse.Under a partnership with Meta, 20 titles from Tribeca’s shorts program will be available for the first time on the Meta Quest 2 virtual-reality headset as well as the Tribeca page on Facebook. All of the shorts will stream for free during the festival’s run.

“Top Gun: Maverick” (and judging by the oversized Memorial Day weekend box office haul, you have), then you undoubtedly fell in love with Bob.Played by Lewis Pullman, from future cult classic “Bad Times at the El Royale” and Prime Video’s terrific series “Outer Range,” Bob is a weapon systems officer and recent graduate of the elite Top Gun Naval pilot training program. He’s quiet and unassuming with boxy 1970s glasses; a “dork” if you will.