Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary on Saturday.
09.06.2022 - 23:23 / deadline.com
“Unless you happen to be Tom Cruise, launching a new movie today is a study in frustration. Or self-destruction.”
So states one veteran indie film distributor commenting on the current film market (see below), whose testimony is supported by the filmmakers and wannabes gathered this week at the Tribeca Festival.
Tribeca marks the start of festival season in the U.S., where opportunity and disaster loom side by side. Indie filmmakers view Tribeca as a delicious launching pad, but this year its agenda is also crammed with streamers, music, audio awards, assorted activist presentations and even celebrity sightings: Taylor Swift will introduce her new short and Wednesday night saw Jennifer Lopez tout her new documentary Halftime, which was the festival’s opening film but, even with Lopez’s promotional clout, will not have a theatrical release. It debuts on Netflix next Tuesday.
There will also be premieres of indie dramas and rom-coms, but they’ll take some work to find. Tribeca dropped the word “film” from its title, so its busy program reflects the content maze: It’ll be tougher than ever to discover the next Last Picture Show or Sex, Lies and Videotape, those revered “sleepers” from generations past. But the high-energy fest has added online premieres, splitting receipts with creators overseas well as in the U.S.
Even in banner times, Hollywood has found movie launches to be expensively self-defeating. Twenty years ago two rival Wyatt Earp movies opened back to back; so did a couple of $100 million disaster films (Armageddon and Deep Impact) with alarmingly similar plots.
While the studios summon up marketing muscle to support their tentpoles, indie films remain dependent on the kindness of critics and festivals. “Every
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary on Saturday.
Gloria Estefan assured she was asked to be the third act during the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show. According to the singer and actress, she rejected the offer to perform alongside Jennifer Lopez and Shakira on the most watched live event in the world.During a guest appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the Cuban superstar explains why the NFL decided to bring several Latinas to the stage.
Unconditional love. Nicole Kidman has had nothing but positive things to say about her two adopted children, Isabella (born December 1992) and Connor (born January 1995), with ex-husband Tom Cruise.
A loving tribute. Jennifer Lopez shared a special video celebrating Ben Affleck on Father’s Day, two months after announcing their engagement.
Jennifer Lopez is sending her love to Ben Affleck on Father’s Day!
Miles Teller didn’t always have the best time taking to the skies on the set of Top Gun: Maverick!
Iceman and Maverick are reunited. Val Kilmer recently shared what it was like to film "Top Gun: Maverick" with Tom Cruise nearly 30 years after the original "Top Gun" was released. "It was like no time had passed at all," Kilmer shared with Entertainment Weekly on Thursday.
Jennifer Lopez is in her feels!
Jennifer Lopez was honored with the Generation Award during the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday night. Presented the award by the show's host and her co-star, Vanessa Hudgens, Lopez's accomplishments were listed in full as a medley of her best moments from her decades-long career in TV, film, music and fashion, flashed across the screen.Wearing a black corset-topped gown by Monot, Lopez accepted the honor by first thanking her fans.«Thank you.
Jennifer Lopez is showing her love for Ben Affleck!
Thanking her loved ones! While accepting the Generation Award at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Jennifer Lopez made sure to end the speech with a special message to her fiancé, Ben Affleck.
"Thank you to the people who gave me this life, the people who gave me joy, and the ones who broke my heart," she continued, adding: "The ones who were true and the ones who lied to me. Thank you to disappointment and failure for teaching me to be strong, and to my children for teaching me to love."To cheers from the audience at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar, she shared: "I want to thank all the people who told me to my face and behind my back I couldn't do this - I really don't think I could have done this without you."Jennifer also gave a shout out to her manager Benny Bedina for "believing in me from the beginning" before apologizing for being "so emotional"."It is an honor to be able to connect with audiences and you guys, and because of you I will continue to do justice to that honor as long as I am around.