Julianne Moore On The Moral Complexity Of ‘May December’: “I Was So Compelled By It, And Even Frightened By It”

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,” a buzzy revival of one of John Patrick Shanley’s early plays, has recouped its initial investment. The show features Aubrey Plaza of “White Lotus” and “Parks and Rec” fame and Christopher Abbott, the star of “James White” and “Girls.” Producers Sam Rockwell and Mark Berger’s Play Hooky Productions, Seaview, Sue Wagner and John Johnson made the announcement that the production, which began performances at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on Oct.

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.

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.

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.

former teacher and convicted child rapist, Mary Kay Letourneau, says he is “offended” that no one involved in the new Netflix movie, “May December,” reached out to him before its release. The film, which stars Natalie Portman and Julianna Moore, tells a story similar to Fualaau’s real-life ordeal. Fualaau was her second-grade student in suburban Seattle when he first met Letourneau.

May December may be shaping up to be an awards season favorite, but not everyone is a fan… One of the very real individuals the film’s fictional story was loosely based on hated it.

The late Mary Kay Letourneau‘s former partner Vili Fualaau is reacting to May December.

Charles Melton opened up about his new movie May December, touching on both his costars and his diet in a new interview.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Every few years, the Golden Globe awards have a category hiccup. In 2015, the Ridley Scott/Matt Damon Robinson-Crusoe-in-space sci-fi movie “The Martian” was nominated (and won) for best motion picture — musical or comedy, even though the movie contained no songs and no one thought it was a comedy. A month ago, in that same category, the Globes gave a nomination to “May December,” Todd Haynes’ acclaimed but hard-to-categorize film based, not so loosely, on the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau.

Brooke Hogan sneakily married hockey player Steven Oleksy over a year ago, and we’re just finding out. Now, you might want to know more about her husband.

Princess Catherine is over wasting her energy on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle!

The Vicar of Dibley is a beloved Christmas classic, but some of the cast have faced tough times off-screen.The BBC comedy, which first aired from 1994 to 2007, still has a loyal fanbase who love to see reruns on TV. The show centred around Reverend Geraldine Granger (Dawn French), the first female vicar in the quiet village of Dibley, and featured a host of talented actors playing unforgettable characters. In addition to the main cast, stars like Miranda Hart, Mel Giedroyc and Peter Capaldi made appearances.

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?

Brian May has shared that he is concerned over the increase in copyright strikes issued against Queen and Adam Lambert concert videos posted on social media.Yesterday (December 18), May took to his official Instagram page to share a screenshot of a fan’s post in which she claimed to have received a strike from both Universal and YouTube over Queen concert videos she posted on the platform.“Hi guys, it looks like Universal and YouTube are now coming for everyone who posts concert videos of Queen and Adam [Lambert]. I got a strike and deleted most of my concert videos. If you get multiple strikes you may lose your channel.

Julianne Moore has some major beef with mashed potatoes.

Matthew Perry‘s toxicology report was a real shocker.

In response to his Golden Globe nomination Monday for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for May December, Charles Melton starts the conversation with gratitude towards his mother, Sukyong Melton, who he recently deemed his hero in a heartfelt speech while being honored at the Critics Choice Celebration of Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements last week. Though he admits to sleeping through the ceremony and being informed by his team about the nomination, he made sure to call her as soon as he found out. “She was so proud, and I am so happy.” Melton said. 

The movie May December is expected to receive a lot of award nominations this season, but one thing might surprise you.