As the weeks go by and the pandemic begins to lift at a very, very glacial pace we are hearing some more coins drop into the bank of the specialty box office space.
04.02.2021 - 00:34 / cosmopolitan.com
Content warning: This story contains details about sexual assault and suicide.The film’s heroine, Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas, is at the top of her class in med school and on her way to becoming a doctor when her best friend Nina Fischer is raped by a classmate while intoxicated. A gaggle of khaki-pants-clad medical students stand by watching, laughing, and filming.
Traumatized, Nina drops out of college. Cassie leaves med school too, trying to pick up the pieces of her shell of a best friend.
As the weeks go by and the pandemic begins to lift at a very, very glacial pace we are hearing some more coins drop into the bank of the specialty box office space.
ReFrame and IMDbPro have given 29 of the 100 most popular scripted films of 2020 the ReFrame Stamp, which is as a mark of distinction for projects that have achieved gender-balanced hiring. This is a 12% increase over 2019.
There's news on the Stamps front:ReFrame and IMDBPro revealed today that 29 of the 100 most popular scripted films of 2020 have received a ReFrame Stamp,a mark of distinction for projects that have demonstrated gender-balanced hiring. The showing is a jump of 12 percent over 2019 when 26 films were selected.
Livingston.Emergency services scrambled to the scene after the attack on Morrison Way in the town between 12am and 12.30am this morning.The 33-year-old was rushed to St John's Hospital for treatment following the attack.Enquires into the incident are ongoing and officers from Police Scotland are keen to speak to anyone who may be able to assist.They are particularly keen to identify a man who is described as white, in his late teens, around 5ft 6in tall and of skinny build.He was wearing a blue
Inverness.The attack was reported on Friday, 12 February.A video has since surfaced showing a young man with facial injuries which has since been shared online.Writing about the incident, Highlands & Islands Police Division said: "Police in Inverness are conducting inquiries into a serious assault which was reported on 12/02/2021."We are aware of a disturbing video circulating on social media showing a young male with facial injuries."We urge anyone with knowledge of this video to contact Police
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFrom the onset, “Promising Young Woman” director Emerald Fennell and production designer Michael Perry had decided that bright candy colors would be the foundation for the film.Carey Mulligan plays Cassie, a young woman wounded by events from her medical school years who decides to take revenge on the men who caused her best friend unimaginable pain.Blues and pinks were key. For the coffee shop where Cassie holds a day job, Perry was inspired by French bakeries.
While a number of films and performers that received fewer than expected Golden Globe Awards nominations earned more love from SAG-AFTRA with the announcement of the 2021 SAG Awards nominations, other Hollywood Foreign Press favorites were less celebrated by the actors union, and a handful of film and TV titles didn't fare well with either group.
Emerald Fennell is getting candid about being pregnant while directing.
direct to your inboxPolice are keen to speak to a chubby man with a ‘flat face’ who assaulted a woman while she was walking in Stockport. The victim was walking on a path near Willow Avenue, in Cheadle, when a man who was passing pushed her over.
Clayton Davis Carey Mulligan’s performance in Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has been beloved by critics and audiences alike since it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020. She has been considered one of the top contenders in the best actress race, which is among the most competitive of all-time, with no shortage of talent in the running.
Clayton Davis Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” reinvents the revenge thriller, giving the cinematic treatment for woman reclaiming their power. On page 20, Cassandra (played exquisitely by Carey Mulligan) is approached by a former college classmate Ryan (played by the charismatically brilliant Bo Burnham).
Carey Mulligan has been earning rave reviews for her performance as a woman seeking revenge against sexual predators in “Promising Young Woman”, but one film critic’s take had her calling out Variety for a “tone-deaf” review — though its author disagrees.
Carey Mulligan understands the importance of how women are discussed in the media. Her gripping new film,, has received mostly positive reviews from the critics, but Mulligan recently decided to call out a review from , which suggested that producer Margot Robbie might have been a better fit for Mulligan's part as Cassie. «I felt it was, you know, it was a surface read, it was a sort of criticism or an appraisal of my looks as opposed to my performance,» Mulligan tells ET's Matt Cohen.
Variety for their “sexist” review of her new film Promising Young Woman.In a new interview with Zendaya for the publication’s Actors on Actors series, Mulligan addressed Variety‘s apology after she called out the language of the review in a New York Times profile last year.“It made me concerned that in such a big publication, an actress’ appearance could be criticised and that could be accepted as completely reasonable criticism,” Mulligan told Zendaya.“It stuck with me, because I think it’s
Variety‘s “Actors On Actors” issue is here and it features the year’s brightest stars.
Carey Mulligan is reacting to a review.
Kate Aurthur editorIn a profile in the New York Times in December, Carey Mulligan was asked about the initial reactions to her movie “Promising Young Woman” during its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January of last year. After Mulligan “winced” at the question, she answered.“I read the Variety review, because I’m a weak person,’” she told the Times.
Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) and Zendaya (“Malcolm & Marie”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here. In “Promising Young Woman,” Carey Mulligan’s Cassie has been knocked off track by the rape of her best friend, Nina.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorA key scene in Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has audiences falling in love with Paris Hilton’s underrated 2006 single, “Stars are Blind.” The film’s Stars Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham dance to the song affectionately while in a local pharmacy. The tango soundtracks the two characters’ budding relationship, before — spoiler alert — it all goes south.Released on Warner Bros.