How Knickers, a ‘Condom Coat’ and a State of Undress Define Emma Stone’s Costume Arc in ‘Poor Things’

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Who says you can’t laugh and win Oscars, too? In a stunning year for cinema, the candidates for the coveted best picture category are overflowing with prime comedic endeavors that surpass their dramatic counterparts. From a toy doll to an author with a triumphant “Black book” to a reverse Frankenstein tale that shows a whole lot of sex, the Academy has an opportunity to invite the softer side of cinema to its ceremony.

Man, it’s wild that “The Curse,” the new Showtime series from Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder, and Benny Safdie, got made. And or, maybe another way to say it is, if/when you package three immense talents and names like the aforementioned actor, writer/director, comedian, and filmmaker, you can really go for broke and push the envelope on the medium and what the audience can withstand and bear (more of this, please!) READ MORE: ‘The Curse’: Emma Stone & Nathan Fielder Interrogate Altruistic White Privilege In Hilariously Cringe & Excruciating Series That’s the crux of “The Curse,” a hilariously uncomfortable limited series on Showtime/Paramount+ that debuted in November and we named one of the best shows of 2023.

Ari Aster and Yorgos Lanthimos, who helmed “The Favourite,” have each developed an unmistakable filmmaking voice. But this year, both stretched into brand-new cinematic territory. With “Beau Is Afraid,” Aster crafted a nearly three-hour fever dream chronicling the mental unraveling of its profoundly neurotic title character, played to the hilt by Joaquin Phoenix.

Searchlight Pictures’ Poor Things had a monster of an expansion, sewing up $1.3 million at just 82 theaters for a no. 10 spot at the weekend box office. American Fiction and The Zone of Interest, from, respectively, Amazon MGM Studios and A24, opened nicely as specialty films with original stories of all kinds are seeing traction with ticket buyers.

“Poor Things” in which she plays a sex crazed science experiment. The 35-year-old Oscar winner was onstage on Dec.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Jake Paul returns to the ring this Friday night for his next professional boxing bout against cruiserweight boxer Andre August. The match will take place on Friday, Dec.

all over again…. On December 14, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone proved they still hold the title of Hollywood’s most supportive exes, with Garfield attending of Stone’s latest film, .In case you forgot, began dating while filming The Amazing Spider-Man in 2011, despite being mixing work with romance. Though the pair ultimately split in 2015, they have remained ever since.

The cast of the new movie Poor Things hit the red carpet in London for the film’s UK premiere!

Emma Stone was a sex comedy MVP.The “La La Land” actress got her start in raunch-fests such as 2008’s “The House Bunny,” in which she played the leader of a sorority that invited a retired Playboy Playmate to be its house mother, and she took on the part of a teen outcast who faked hooking up with nerds for a quick buck in “Easy A” in 2010.Running time: 141 minutes. Rated R (strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language).

Journey and Def Leppard are putting on a bona fide hit parade.From July through September, the classic rock co-headliners are playing 23 huge venues all over North America as part of their Summer Stadium Tour along with big name special guests Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick on select dates.Along the way, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are scheduled to drop into Queens, NY’s Citi Field on Wednesday, Aug. 7.“Get ready to rock and roll all night,” Journey shared on Instagram.For fans that can’t wait to get their hands on tickets, you can snag them “Any Way You Want It” as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Dec.

Emma Stone is opening up about her fears surrounding her new movie Poor Things!

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Venice Golden Lion Winner Poor Things is here with Searchlight Pictures sewing up nine theaters in four major markets for leg one of the Emma Stone-starring surreal-period-comedy-horror.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Poor Things” is seducing you with a variety of charming, stylish and tasty partnerships this week alongside its theatrical release on Dec.

Emma Stone opened up about intimate scenes in her new movie Poor Things.

When you conduct an interview via Zoom these days, you often have no idea when you’ll actually speak to your interview subjects. Click a link, and you might be popped into a virtual conference room immediately, or you might find yourself wondering if someone forgot you were on the schedule.

Emma Stone is celebrating the premiere of her new movie Poor Things in serious style.

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!

Taylor Swift is attending her second movie premiere in as many weeks, and she’s supporting another famous friend in the process.

Emma Stone poses for a photo with director Yorgos Lanthimos and writer Tony McNamara at the Poor Things Contenders screening held at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday (December 5) in New York City.

EXCLUSIVE: Most of the serious candidates for Best Picture and other major awards are known quantities, but if you are looking for a dark horse comp for Everything Everywhere All At Once, get ready for Poor Things. A Golden Lion winner at Venice and buzz title at Telluride, New York and Busan, Poor Things has been a relative secret, because the strike prevented its cast from promoting it.