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Even by the HFPA’s eccentric standards, Todd Haynes’ May December is a wild card in the Best Musical or Comedy category. But it does feature elements of both, in a deceptively dark story that harks back to the days of Hollywood’s self-imposed censorship code, when ingenious directors found sensitive and intelligent ways to address taboo subjects in mainstream movies. Here, the inspiration is the real-life case of Mary Kay Letourneau, a 35-year-old married teacher who, in 1997, seduced a pupil and was sentenced to prison for it, twice. A year after her release in 2004, claiming their love was “eternal and endless”, Letourneau married the boy, then 21. That wedding, and their subsequent life together, was covered, flatteringly, by the media. May December is not their story, but it does address two key points. What was she thinking. And how did the media become so complicit?

TikTok star and recording artist Natalie Jane has often been accused of using autotune in her videos and now she has shared a new video that proves she’s singing live.

Emma Stone and filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos are on a roll, so much so they could be one of the next great actor/director partnerships like Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio or perhaps a more appropriate analogy, George Cukor and Katharine Hepburn (who did eight films between 1932 and 1952). READ MORE: Yorgos Lanthimos Retitles His Upcoming Film ‘AND’ To ‘Kinds Of Kindness’ The duo, who are currently promoting their third film together, the fabulous demented Frankenstein-esque tale of self-actualization, “Poor Things,” have actually made three films together.

Another Ghostbusters movie is on the way!

Josh Kramer, who produced Roman Polanski’s Death and the Maiden and Sidney Lumet’s Night Falls on Manhattan and later led sales for Capitol Films before becoming Head of Motion Picture Business Operations at Amazon Studios, has died. He was 67.

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“I know this is going to sound crazy but somehow, the past is tied to all this,” says Gavin (Eoin Macken) at the opening of the trailer for the third and final season of NBC‘s La Brea.

As we dive headfirst into the festivities, who doesn't want to shine their brightest? To make sure you steal the spotlight, make-up bags will need to be filled with absolute must-haves to help transform our look. A brand that knows a thing or two about iconic products is Charlotte Tilbury, who has garnered relentless praise from shoppers and beauty lovers alike.

BBC EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy took to Instagram to show off her lavish Christmas decorations as she prepares to celebrate the festive season - joining a host of other festive celebrities.The actress, who often updates her fans on social media, shared a few snaps of the stunning decorations which surrounded the grand front door of her home.The decorations included a huge silver and gold wreath which ran along her door frame, with two circular wreaths placed in the middle. Captioning the post, Natalie wrote: "Just wanted to say a big thank you to Hayley @thedoordisplaycompany for another beautiful door.

Peacock has released some of the first images of Apples Never Fall, Peacock’s upcoming limited series based on Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers author Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel. Annette Bening and Sam Neill lead the cast, along with Alison Brie, Jake Lacy, Conor Merrigan-Turner and Essie Randles. The series is set to release on the streamer in March.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Apple Studios has emerged victorious in a bidding war for “Two For The Money,” a hot package that has attached Oscar-winner Charlize Theron and ex-007 Daniel Craig. Justin Lin, who oversaw several “Fast & Furious” films, is set to direct and produce.

Josh Rogin, a longtime former aide to senior House Democrats, will join the Motion Picture Association as senior vice president of federal government affairs.

Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse are making their first joint public appearance since announcing that they were expecting their first child together, and they did so with Taylor Swift!

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry had a strike of inspiration on the flight to Saudi Arabia, where she gave a career-spanning conversation at the third edition of the Red Sea Film Festival. The flight, she said, led her to figure out what she wants to direct next: “It’s a love story at its core but it deals with the supernatural, time travel and the future.” This will mark Berry’s sophomore feature after 2020’s MMA drama “Bruised.” When asked about her first directing experience, the actor was frank, labelling the entire process “hell.” “Because I was a woman, and a Black woman, the treatment I received and the things I had to put up with were unconscionable,” she said.

Natalie Portman if she was also in the original Star Wars films during The Phantom Menace premiere in 1999.The actor was reflecting on her role as Padmé Amidala in George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel trilogy, which was completed by 2002’s Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005.The first two original Star Wars films – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – came out before Portman was born in 1981, while Episode VI: Return of the Jedi was released in 1983.The actor was still only a teenager when she began filming for the prequels, but revealed that King Charles once wondered if she might have been involved in the originals.“I remember Prince Charles, he was then Prince Charles, asked me if I was in the originals,” Portman recalled of the premiere on Watch What Happens Live with host Andy Cohen. “I was like, ‘No, I’m 18!’ But he was very friendly.”The actor appeared on the show alongside Julianne Moore to discuss their new drama May December, when Portman added that while “no one has asked” her, she would also be open to reprising her role of Padmé Amidala.She said that working on the trilogy was “amazing,” adding: “It was the first time I worked digitally.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Natalie Portman appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” to promote her buzzy Netflix drama “May December” and once again told “Star Wars” fans that she is more than open to reprising her role of Padmé Amidala on screen. Portman was just a teenager when she landed a leading role in George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequel trilogy. Her first entry, “The Phantom Menace,” opened in 1999 when Portman was 18 years old.

forced to keep her cool when King (then-Prince) Charles mistakenly thought she was in the original “Star Wars” films from the 1970s and ’80s.The Oscar winner, 42, recalled meeting the royal, 75, at the 1999 London premiere of “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” on a recent episode of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.”Portman recounted the galactic incident on the Bravo chat show, saying: “I remember Prince Charles asked me — he was then Prince Charles — if I was in the originals.”“I was like, ‘I’m 18,'” she joked. “But he was very friendly.”The “May December” star portrayed Padmé Amidala in the space opera prequel.She further described the “amazing” experience shooting the flick, telling Cohen, 55, “It was the first time I had shot digitally.The Long Island native went on: “I don’t think anyone was shooting that way then.

Natalie Jane is speaking out in response to accusations that her TikTok videos are autotuned.

Emmerdale viewers have begged for ITV bosses to kill off Amy Wyatt (played by Natalie Ann Jamieson) after it was revealed that she has secretly been hiding where Chloe Harris is living with her son Reuben. The truth was unveiled during Thursday night's episode of the ITV soap, 30 November, when fans watched as Amy went to visit her sister in a poky flat down a hidden corridor. It turned out that Amy had lied to her longtime boyfriend Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano) and Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) about not knowing Chloe's whereabouts since she left the village in a desperate bid to get away from her former fiancé.

Nearly two years after it debuted on Paramount +, the military science fiction television series “Halo” will return in 2024. As expected—Paramount accidentally revealed the news early when they put all of season one on YouTube—“Halo” season two will return on February 8, 2024.