Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were photographed driving their Rolls Royce in Los Angeles. The two were accompanied by his kids Samuel, 11, and Seraphina, 14.
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Carole Horst “Unicorns” explores a world not seen much in feature films — the world of “gaysians,” the South Asian gay community in the U.K. The film, directed by Sally El Hosaini (“The Swimmers”) and James Krishna Floyd and written by Floyd, follows Aysha/Ashiq (charismatic newcomer Jason Patel) a queer, Muslim, South Asian drag queen living a double life who sparks a friendship then romance with white, straight mechanic and single father Luke (“Eastenders’ ” Ben Hardy, equally charismatic). The film bowed to rave reviews at the Toronto Intl.
Film Festival. Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales at AFM.
“Unicorns” is El Hosaini and Floyd’s third collaboration.
“I think mainstream society is very good at lumping very reductive identity labels on all of us. Obviously, in terms of sexuality, but I think in terms of everything in terms of race and gender and I’ve always felt that these things are very gray and very fluid.
These two have been for me,” says Krishna Floyd, a veteran actor who made his directing and screenwriting debut on the film. “I always wanted to make a film that was going to explore that, that feeling and boil it up and put it in a story that was that was worth telling.”
The film is gritty but it’s still got the heart of a traditional romcom. “I love the tension of these two opposing worlds,” says El Hosaini.
Authenticity, especially being authentic to and representing the South Asian drag queen community was also very important to the filmmakers.
“In South Asian culture, the kind of drag that we’ve had for centuries is realism drag, which is what you see in the film. Realism drag is the opposite of the American-style drag, which is wonderful. It’s very fierce; however, the kind of drag that
.Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were photographed driving their Rolls Royce in Los Angeles. The two were accompanied by his kids Samuel, 11, and Seraphina, 14.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor SPOILER ALERT: This story contains descriptions of key scenes and storylines in “Saltburn.” Oscar-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell’s new twisted thriller, “Saltburn,” includes several graphic scenes that have left moviegoers debating whether to be titillated or disturbed. “It gets under your skin,” Fennell told me Tuesday at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. “We just want to make something that makes people feel something.
By diving headlong into the title role for Flora and Son, Eve Hewson — the daughter of U2 frontman Bono — conquered her fear of singing, the actress said at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles in a panel with co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the film’s composer and primary songwriter Gary Clark.
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Alison Herman TV Critic To witness Emma Stone’s latest leading role in a TV series, a gripping portrait of self-delusion on par with any of her Oscar-honored star turns, viewers will have to pay a hefty toll: They’ll have to sit through a predictably agonizing odyssey from two auteurs who’ve already mastered the art of making audiences squirm. Here, the creators combine their talents to reach new depths of discomfort.
Andy Cohen is keeping his kids out of the Bravo universe.
In 2018, Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie starred in a wilderness drama called Leave No Trace in which a father taught his daughter to live off the grid well out of view of “civilization.” I thought of that as I viewed the new thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, but for some reason this story kept reminding me more of 1962’s terrifying suspense drama Cape Fear, as well as its Martin Scorsese-directed 1991 remake. Maybe it is just because of the remote setting and a key character who comes back and sparks terror in the hearts of a family that didn’t know what they were in for.
The Mean Girls are BACK!
For almost a century, exactly 100 convicted criminals were hanged in Manchester at Strangeways Prison. The last execution at the prison, and in England, took place in 1964 - almost 60-years ago.
Carole Horst The Exchange has picked up world sales rights to “The Islander,” starring Harry Connick Jr. Variety can share an exclusive first look of the romantic feature. The Exchange will be introducing the title to buyers at AFM, which kicks off Oct.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Cornerstone has closed sales on multiple territories including North America and the U.K. for writer and director Daniel Kokotajlo’s “Starve Acre,” a brooding and atmospheric folk horror. “House of the Dragon’s” Matt Smith and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” actor Morfydd Clark star in the film, which is produced by House Productions.
Taking to the Strictly dance floor in front of millions last Saturday night, Bury-born actor Layton Williams and his dance partner Nikita Kuzmin delivered a mesmerising samba which received huge praise from the judges.
Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline!
K.J. Yossman In celebration of Disney’s centennial, the Mouse House is touring a 20,000-foot exhibition showcasing the company’s history and innovation. “Disney 100: The Exhibition” recently rolled into London, where visitors can marvel at Cinderella’s glass slipper and get up close and personal with items from Disney’s parks, films and TV shows.
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov believes Manchester City ace Julian Alvarez can benefit from being in Erling Haaland's shadow.