Michael B. Jordan is getting so much love on his birthday!
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Jordan Moreau “Hatching,” a Finnish horror movie premiering at Sundance, has two monsters at the center of its story: a grotesque bird creature and a pushy gymnastics mom.Helmed by Hanna Bergholm in her feature directorial debut, “Hatching” follows 12-year-old gymnast Tinja (Siiri Solalinna) as she struggles to live up to the high expectations of her mother (Sophia Heikkilä) — oh, and she discovers a mysterious bird egg and secretly cares for it in her room. Over time, the egg grows larger until it hatches a disturbing, bird-like monster whom Tinja affectionately names Alli.
Tinja keeps the creature hidden from her family, and the two soon grow a close bond as Alli senses the pressure Tinja is under, though the feathered freak of nature meanwhile develops a taste for blood. “[Tinja] has hatched into the egg all her sorrow and fear of her mother seeing her unable to be a perfect gymnast,” Bergholm explained to Variety ahead of “Hatching’s” Sundance premiere.
“The creature, in my mind, is a metaphor of all of she’s afraid of. This Alli creature is kind of an image of a teenager who is smelly and slimy and raging to its mother, but at the same time it wants to be hugged and taken care of.”With the help of creature FX designer Gustav Hoegen, who has created alien species in several “Star Wars” films and dinosaurs in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” Alli was brought to life as an avian animatronic.
Over time, the feathery creature molts and transforms in unsettling ways, making it a particularly “fowl” body horror film.However, Bergholm says Alli isn’t the scariest part of “Hatching” and that Tinja’s social-media obsessed mother is the real monster. She constantly vlogs her family’s lives, though she films a fake,
.Michael B. Jordan is getting so much love on his birthday!
Lori Harvey's babying Michael B. Jordan on his 35th birthday, and it's adorable!The SKN by LH founder took to Instagram on Wednesday to wish the star a happy 35th birthday by sharing a photo of the doting couple dressed elegantly while gazing into each other's eyes.
EXCLUSIVE: Macro Television Studios has tapped Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to direct the pilot episode of its action-adventure drama Cordoba. The filmmaking duo also will serve as executive producers of the potential series, which is currently being shopped.
Black Panther (ahem, Michael B. Jordan), My Cousin Vinny, and , an iconic ‘90s supermodel, a Rock & Roll hall of fame inductee, and even a former president of the United States. Though many were born in different decades, each share the same sign, Aquarius, which is generally believed to last from January 21 to about February 20. Typical Aquarians are thought to be particularly assertive, analytical, independent, and possess a fierce social conscience. Keep reading to see 10 celebrities born today, February 9.
Focus Features, Peacock and Jordan Peele’s MonkeyPaw Productions have acquired worldwide rights to the megachurch satire starring Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall.
Focus Features, Peacock, and Monkeypaw Productions have acquired global rights to Sundance Film Festival premiere Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul which will receive a theatrical day-and-date release in theaters and on Peacock later this year.
New mom milestone. Nine weeks after giving birth to her and Tristan Thompson’s son, Maralee Nichols has returned to her pre-baby weight.
Gavin Rossdale got in some family time! The 56-year-old rocker was spotted with his eldest daughter Daisy on her 33rd birthday, as well as sons Kingston, 15, Zuma, 13, and Apollo, 7, at Universal Studios earlier this week in photos published by the DailyMail on Jan. 29. The crew looked like a blast as they hit up various rides at the outdoor theme park, with Gavin even fist pumping on one.
If you’ve never been to Sundance before, you can expect a lot of fresh features from oft-marginalized directors and — at least these days — films shot with square aspect ratios. “Girl Picture,” a delightful, Finnish coming-of-age tale by the director Alli Haapasalo, fulfills both criteria.
A drama about an undocumented nanny in New York City, a documentary about three exiled dissidents from Tiananmen Square and another doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny won top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival. Winners were announced Friday evening in a virtual ceremony.
A drama about an undocumented nanny in New York City, a documentary about three exiled dissidents from Tiananmen Square and another doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny won top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival. Winners were announced Friday evening in a virtual ceremony.“Nanny,” from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu and starring Anna Diop and Michelle Monaghan, won the Grand Jury Prize in the drama category for its depiction of a Senegalese immigrant working for a wealthy family in New York City.
Clayton Davis A tsunami of buzz and Oscar-telling indicators drop on Thursday, with the major guilds announcing award nominations. The Directors Guild of America (DGA), Writers Guild of America (WGA), Producers Guild of America (PGA) and American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddies) all serve as critical barometers for the Academy Awards, especially in the race for best picture.DGA has averaged four of their five nominees landing in the Oscars’ best director category, including last year with Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) getting bumped for Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”).
Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall has shared a rare insight into her life with boyfriend Jordan Stephens with some loved-up snaps for his birthday.The 29 year old pop star looked utterly loved-up as she posed for a number of adorable images with the Rizzle Kicks musician. Celebrating his 30th birthday, Jade grinned as she closed her eyes and leaned in for a cute hug with her beau. Jordan wrapped his arms around the starlet and planted a big kiss on her forehead.
A 'creepy' Currys driver has been fired and dumped by his girlfriend after he was alleged to have sent 'creepy' messages to two separate customer.
NEW YORK -- There are two women who Chanté Adams always thanks before hitting the stage each night on Broadway: her grandmothers, together in a picture frame in her dressing room.“Those are my angels that kind of watch over me, my ancestors that provide guidance. It’s their prayers that got me here," she says before joining her cast at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre for “Skeleton Crew.”“There’s just something about having that photo there that makes them feel like they’re here with me and able to witness.
RLJE Films last night acquired U.S. rights to Riley Stearns’ thriller Dual in a competitive bidding situation, striking a low-mid seven figure deal for the film, which recently premiered in U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival.