Matthew Perry, star of the hit US comedy series Friends, has been found dead at his Los Angeles home aged 54.
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Spike Lee has always been a filmmaker who is willing to critique other people’s art. And when you’re Christopher Nolan and you released one of the biggest films of 2023, you can expect everyone to have an opinion.
So, it makes sense that the outspoken Lee would have something to say about “Oppenheimer.” READ MORE: Paul Thomas Anderson Applauds ‘Oppenheimer’ & Its Massive Box Office: “I Would Call This Nature’s Way Of Healing” In a new interview with the Washington Post, Spike Lee talked about Christopher Nolan’s massively popular (both critically and commercially) film, “Oppenheimer.” And though he has great things to say about the film, there is one bit of criticism he feels is warranted, given the subject of the film and its run-time. Continue reading Spike Lee Loved ‘Oppenheimer’ But Thinks Nolan Should Have Added “Some More Minutes” To Discuss The Bombings Of Japan at The Playlist.
.Matthew Perry, star of the hit US comedy series Friends, has been found dead at his Los Angeles home aged 54.
Selome Hailu Tributes poured in from all corners of Hollywood when the news came of Matthew Perry’s death at age 54 on Saturday. The actor, best known for starring as Chandler Bing in “Friends,” was found dead in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles.
Refresh for latest updates….The sudden, tragic death of Friends star has touched a nerve with many of his Hollywood colleagues and fans pouring out their condolences. The 5x Primetime Emmy nominee was found unconscious late this afternoon at his L.A. home by first responders who were unable to revive him.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Shannon Lee, daughter of the legendary actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, recently told The Telegraph that she remains unaware why Quentin Tarantino decided to portray her father as “the a-hole” in his 2019 movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Shannon Lee spoke out against the film’s portrayal of Bruce Lee at the time, which led to a highly-publicized back and forth between her and Tarantino in many interviews. “It’s interesting. I actually don’t know,” Shannon says now about the reasoning behind Tarantino’s controversial portrayal of Bruce Lee.
The Rock‘s French waxwork has had a makeover.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent France’s Musée Grévin took Dwayne Johnson‘s comments and social media outcry over the star’s botched wax figure to heart. Within 24 hours, his figure was updated by artists who gave it a slightly darker skin tone with meticulous strokes of oil painting.
Britney Spears should return to acting.Barry, who was the casting director on The Notebook, released Spears’ 2002 audition tape for the role of Allie Hamilton earlier this week. The role ended up going to Rachel McAdams, who starred in the 2004 romance drama opposite Ryan Gosling.Speaking to Billboard about her audition, Barry explained that Spears took the audition very seriously and asked if she could work with him and his partner Nancy Green-Keyes prior to meeting the film’s director, Nick Cassavetes.“She wanted to get it right,” Barry said.
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has essentially finished its box-office run, and while the film fell short of the $1 billion mark—grossing $942.1 million worldwide—a three-hour biopic earning anything over $150 million at the box office globally is an astounding achievement these days and demonstrates how Nolan can “eventize” any subject and make it into an epic. While its Oscar prospects seem very high—sure to earn a Best Picture and Best Director nomination, among others—the film has its critics and had criticism lobbied at it.
One of the Knicks’ most passionate fans is showing off some of his most prized possessions.Oscar-winning director Spike Lee is giving fans a front-row seat to his basketball obsession — and much more — at the Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibit, “Spike Lee: Creative Sources,” on display through Feb. 4, 2024.There’s an entire room devoted to Lee’s love of the Knicks, withsigned gear, artwork, photos, and even a net from the franchise’s first championship in 1970.All these years later, the filmmaker’s fandom remains as fierce as ever, buoyed by stars like Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle.
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One of the Knicks’ most passionate fans is showing off some of his most prized possessions.Oscar-winning director Spike Lee is giving fans a front-row seat to his basketball obsession — and much more — at the Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibit, “Spike Lee: Creative Sources,” on display through Feb. 4, 2024.There’s an entire room devoted to Lee’s love of the Knicks, withsigned gear, artwork, photos, and even a net from the franchise’s first championship in 1970.All these years later, the filmmaker’s fandom remains as fierce as ever, buoyed by stars like Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle.
A senior marketing executive at the NFL maintained that the league had nothing to do with helping to engineer Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce‘s ultra-viral courtship of pop superstar Taylor Swift.
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YouTube personality KSI has said he should have won his fight against Love Island star Tommy Fury but feels he accomplished what he set out to do. Tommy extended his record to 10-0 as a professional after winning the fight by majority decision on Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester.
With “Ferrari” fresh off its Fall festival circuit run, Michael Mann is on the press circuit himself to plug his latest feature and talk about previous films. But in a new interview with Vulture, the director spoke about another recent movie that featured legendary automobile mogul Enzo Ferrari: James Mangold‘s “Ford v Ferrari” from 2019.
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Christopher Nolan will be honored by the Federation of American Scientists for his cinematic portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Universal’s Oppenheimer this November. The five-time Oscar nominee will be bestowed with the org’s Public Service Award which recognizes outstanding work in science policy and culture.
This year, we’ve seen quite a bit of talk regarding run times of films. It started earlier this year when people were concerned by the 3-hour length of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” Obviously, that film ended up doing just fine at the box office.
Spike Lee has commented on Oppenheimer, suggesting it should have shown “what happened to the Japanese people”.The recent Christopher Nolan historical drama follows the story of the Manhattan Project during World War 2, which developed the first nuclear weapons. These were ultimately dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and are estimated to have killed up to 226,000 people.The film focuses solely on the US side of the events, and in a recent interview Lee – who has directed films such as Do The Right Thing and BlacKkKlansman – praised Nolan, though suggested a “comment” regarding the historical depiction of events.“Chris Nolan with Oppenheimer, you know, he’s a massive filmmaker.