Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English language film from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
09.01.2024 - 22:03 / variety.com
Jon Burlingame Taking an old film score and dropping it into a new film is “like wearing somebody else’s underwear,” veteran composer Earle Hagenused to say. Hagen, the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning composer of such classic themes as “The Andy Griffith Show,” “The Dick VanDyke Show” and “The Mod Squad,” would have been appalled by the musical choices in Netflix’s “May December.” A scene from that film, with Julianne Moore opening her refrigerator door to a melodramatic piano cue, has gone viral. It’s a funny moment if you don’t recognize that music.
But if you do, like thousands of film buffs around the world, then it’s either cringe-worthy or just head-scratching. The music in question is Michel Legrand’s score for “The Go-Between,” a 1971 English cinema classic directed by Joseph Losey from a script by renowned playwright Harold Pinter. “The Go-Between” was a period romantic drama that starred Alan Bates and Julie Christie and has, over the years, been hailed as “one of the world’s great films” and “Losey’s masterpiece,” among other praise.
It won the Palme d’Or at Cannes that year. Legrand’s score — classically structured as a theme and 11 variations for two pianos and orchestra, reflecting his training at the Paris Conservatory — is among the greatest works of the French composer, conductor, pianist and singer, who died in 2019. And while other Legrand movie scores (“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” “Summer of ’42,” “Yentl”) and popular songs (“The Windmills of Your Mind,” “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?”) may be more famous, “The Go-Between” is considered among his masterpieces.
He often performed the entire 21-minute suite in concert, playing one of the pianos himself. Context is everything. Legrand
.Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English language film from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
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Les Miserables legend Martin McCallum has died at the age of 73.
Martin McCallum, a British theatrical producer whose work on more than 500 Broadway and West End shows saw his participation in some of the most successful stage productions in modern theater history, died January 14 in Sydney, Australia. He was 73.
Snoop Dogg “giving up smoke” campaign “did not lead to sales” as planned.Back in November, the ‘Gin and Juice’ rapper announced that he would be giving up his smoking habit.The rapper took to his official social media accounts to share a statement that read: “After much consideration and conversation with my family, I have decided to give up smoke. Please respect my privacy at this time.” No additional details were immediately provided.A few days after his announcement, the rapper shared that he is not giving up weed but is “giving up smoke” in an advert for a Solo smokeless stove.I’m giving up smoke.
died on Oct. 28 due to “acute effects of ketamine,” during Monday night’s in memoriam segment, but Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer were noticeably absent.
Jason Priestley is forever grateful he got out of Los Angeles!
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy’s Sveva Alviti (“Dalida”) and U.S. actor Newton Mayenge (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”) are attached to star in Cannes-set romantic drama “The Other Side of Fame” to be directed by Erik Bernard (“Free Dead or Alive”).
Charles Melton and Julianne Moore bring the color to the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
Charles Melton has had a good year; although saying farewell to Riverdale hit him hard, he went head-to-head with Natasha Lyonne for an episode of Poker Face and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Todd Haynes’ May December. Sandwiched between Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, the U.S.-born actor with Korean roots handled himself impeccably, playing the husband of Gracie (Moore), an older woman once sent to prison for molesting him as a minor. Melton brings a diffident grace to the part, which is crucial to the film’s unfolding when actress Elizabeth Berry (Portman) turns up.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The SAG Awards nominations provided an exciting blend of usual suspects and stunning omissions. For some awards season strategists — particularly the ones behind critically adored films like “Anatomy of a Fall” and “May December” — there’s no choice but to ask, “what happened?” The SAG Awards’ pearl anniversary brought expected mentions for Oscar contenders such as the two summer smash hits “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” leading the tally for all movies with four nominations each. In addition, the crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and the satirical dramedy “American Fiction” managed three mentions.
Edie Falco: It’s like you want to be a race car driver and the first thing they hand you is a Lamborghini. That’s what [“The Sopranos”] felt like to me. It remains a very specific chapter in my life with tremendous emotional reverberations, still.My family kept trying to tell me [how good the show was] and I told them, “Stop telling me that stuff because it’s just going to mess with me — I don’t know where to put that information.” I felt maybe I really don’t know what I’m doing or maybe they’re going to find out I don’t know what I’m doing.
Natalie Portman and Rosamund Pike had a bit of a wardrobe mishap while attending the 2024 Golden Globes!
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are speaking out after Vili Fualaau slammed their new movie May December.
The cast of May December is hitting the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards!
May December has said he is “offended” by the film.Directed by Todd Haynes (Carol, I’m Not There), May December is a darkly dramatic film starring Natalie Portman as an actress who is preparing to play the part of Julianne Moore’s character Gracie in a film. Gracie is infamous for her long-term relationship with Melton’s character Joe, which began when he was only 13 years old.Screenwriter Samy Burch has confirmed that Gracie and Joe were inspired by the real life story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau.
The National Society of Film Critics 58th annual awards has honored Celine Song’s directorial debut Past Lives for its top prize, beating out runners-up Oppenheimer and The Zone of Interest for Best Picture.
Barbie director Greta Gerwig emerged from the elevator at the Château Marmont with producer David Heyman and her agent Jeremy Barber in tow.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is stepping out for her first press appearance after getting out of prison.
Escape From Tarkov developer Battlestate Games has confirmed that snow, which was added as part of the game’s temporary Christmas event, could become a regular fixture in the hardcore shooter.Along with the return of Christmas trees and an in-raid Santa Claus that hands out gifts, Escape From Tarkov‘s December update also blanketed each of the game’s maps in snow.While the shift in weather was presumably designed as a seasonal event, Battlestate Games COO Nikita Buyanov has teased that players could be seeing it more often thanks to its popularity.“Sooo, you like snow, right,” asked Buyanov in this Reddit post. “Vote up! We are thinking about [keeping] it and add as [a] weather event.”The idea has been met with enthusiasm from Tarkov‘s community – Buyanov’s post racked up over 2000 upvotes within three hours of being posted, along with tens of replies approving the change.However, it remains to be seen whether snow would work the same as rain and fog – which can appear in raids year-round – or be one of Tarkov‘s rarer events.Elsewhere, Buyanov added that Battlestate Games is “aware of issues” within the game, though asked for fans’ patience.