Rob Lowe’s son John Owen spoke about the “nepo baby” thing in Hollywood.
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“Today” show with an ashen smudge on his forehead — a symbol of Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent, for some Christian denominations. For worshippers, these six-and-a-half weeks leading up to Easter commemorate the death and resurrection of their prophet Jesus Christ.Wahlberg noted how religion has helped him stay disciplined in his film career.“[Faith] is everything, it’s afforded me so many things,” the “Father Stu” star, 51, said, adding that exercising his religion publicly is “a balance” and he doesn’t “want to jam it down anybody’s throat.”“It’s not popular in my industry, but, you know, I cannot deny my faith.
It’s important for me to share that with people. I have friends from all walks of life and all different types of faiths and religions, so you know, it’s important to respect and honor them as well,” the Boston native said.The former rapper then explained how his career transition from music to movies forced him to realize that he needed more discipline in his life.Wahlberg added, “And that discipline has afforded me so many other things.
I want to share that with people. So whether that’s with fasting, detaching from other things, and just spending more time with God in prayer or in thoughtful reflection and those things are important.”“God knows the things that He wants you to detach from,” the father-of-four stated.
“We all know those things that make us feel guilty, don’t make us feel as good as we should. So being able to detach from those things and focus on good habits as opposed to bad habits is just challenging people to be better versions of themselves.”In 2017, Walhberg asked for God’s forgiveness for playing porn star Dirk Diggler in the 1997 drama “Boogie Nights.” He said during
.Rob Lowe’s son John Owen spoke about the “nepo baby” thing in Hollywood.
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Oscars red carpet — has been experiencing a series of losses and recoveries in power. Ovation Hollywood, a shopping area previously known as Hollywood & Highland, has seen several key areas go completely dark, including credential and safety offices. The Dolby Theater, which will host the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, is part of the Ovation site.
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Brent Lang Executive Editor It was supposed to be a night of celebration, but as the Academy Awards unfolded on April 7, 1970, there was a sense of anxiety and dissatisfaction gripping the movie business. Much like today, the industry was being divided by changing tastes and sensibilities, struggling to remain relevant in a period of social upheaval. Just before Bob Hope took the stage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to the familiar refrain of “Thanks for the Memory,” John Wayne introduced the comic as “everybody’s friend.” But in an opening monologue, Hope made it clear to the audience that he was aligned with one ideological group in Hollywood. And even as he smiled good-naturedly, the biting tone of his jokes revealed that he was none too pleased with the direction that the movies were heading in.
Baseball star Joe DiMaggio, a towering figure of American popular culture both on and off the field, died in Hollywood, Florida, after a battle with lung cancer on this day in history, March 8, 1999. The New York Yankees legend was 84 years old. "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio was a nine-time World Series champion, three-time American League MVP and, most memorably on the field, hit safely in 56 straight games in 1941 — an incredible record of consistency which has never been approximated since. DiMaggio died, according to some accounts, whispering the name of his life-long love and ex-wife, also an American idol, Marilyn Monroe. Others close to him disputed the deathbed claim.
, Debbie arrives in Morocco and is ready to start her new life with Oussama, who's 43 years younger than her. Despite her two failed marriages in the past and her son, Julian's, reservations, Debbie is moving from Georgia to be with Oussama. In the clip, Oussama tells cameras that he and Debbie are «like a team» as he goes to pick her up from the airport.
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never” watch the third installment, even though he has a producer credit on the movie.Last July, Stallone posted to Instagram a photo-illustration of a vampiric Winkler sucking the blood out of Rocky. It has since been removed from the site but can be seen on Deadline Hollywood.In the caption, he wrote, “Throughout history so many artists in every industry, recording, painting, writing, you name it have been destroyed by these blood suckers Who have destroyed so many families, lining their pockets with other people[‘s] work.”He’s also described Winkler as “Presumed to be the most hated, untalented, decrepited Producer in Hollywood.”Representatives for Winkler, 91, did not respond to a request for comment.It all began in the mid 1970s, when a friend of Stallone’s arranged a meeting with producing partners Bob Chartoff (now deceased and Winkler — who is now a seasoned movie producer on films such as “The Irishman,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “The Right Stuff.” Stallone, a struggling actor, told them about his idea for “Rocky.” The producers asked him to write the script on spec.
told USA Today.“Sometimes rejecting faith, sometimes rejecting God even, in a period of being pretty angry about it. Like, ‘Where were you?’ That kind of thing. But I have come to terms with it and have found great peace in my faith and in Jesus.”“It’s not cavalier.
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic On Oscar night, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” will almost certainly win the Academy Award for feature animation. For many of those following along at home, it will look as though the director of “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape of Water” is being rewarded for some kind of secondary passion, as if del Toro had scaled Everest and then set his sights on a smaller peak on which to plant his flag. But that’s not how it happened at all. Way back in Mexico, del Toro started his filmmaking career doing animated shorts: Obsessed with Ray Harryhausen, the amateur future auteur built rudimentary armatures, painstakingly repositioning the puppets one frame at a time. Decades later, once established in Hollywood, del Toro accepted a side gig at DreamWorks Animation, serving as a story consultant on films such as “Megamind” and “Kung Fu Panda 2” as a pretext for teaching himself the trade. With “Pinocchio,” he put those lessons to work on a stop-motion passion project that’s every bit as challenging as his most impressive films.
Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux has barely gotten over his jet lag after a whirlwind trip to Los Angeles this month, but he’s already planning a return visit as he attempts to pull together one of the most formidable lineups in the 76-year history of the event. He’s made it clear to studio executives that he would love to highlight both their blockbusters and their awards contenders, and though formal offers have not been made or accepted, this year’s Cannes has the potential to match or even surpass the 2022 edition — which played host to Tom Cruise and “Top Gun: Maverick” and Austin Butler and Tom Hanks with “Elvis” — in movie star moments.
Everything Everywhere All At Once.The actor’s history of hate crimes, including a series of incidents in the 1980s during which Wahlberg attacked two Vietnamese men, has resurfaced online.Wahlberg attacked two Vietnamese men, Thanh Lam and Johnny Trinh, knocking the former unconscious with a wooden stick and punching the latter in the eye.
Mark Wahlberg is taking a lot of (well-deserved, TBH) heat online right now after a very awkward award moment at Sunday night’s SAG Awards.
2023 SAG Awards is catching flak for Mark Wahlberg’s role in the ceremony, presenting an award to the predominantly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — 35 years after he was accused of hate crimes against Asians.In 1988, the 51-year-old actor was convicted for assaults he committed in Boston when he was 16 toward two Vietnamese American men. Wahlberg hit Thanh Lam in the head with a stick while trying to steal alcohol and punched Johnny Trinh in the face.
Patricia Arquette has been outspoken on social issues, famously using her 2015 Oscar speech to call for equal pay. She shared her thoughts on the upcoming contract negotiations between the Hollywood guilds and the studios on the red carpet for the SAG Awards, where she was nominated as part of the cast of Apple TV+’s Severance.
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J. Kim Murphy Walter Mirisch, a former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and an Oscar-winning producer for “In the Heat of the Night,” died Friday in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 101. Mirisch’s death was confirmed by a statement released by the Academy on Saturday afternoon. “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is deeply saddened to hear of Walter’s passing,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in the statement. “Walter was a true visionary, both as a producer and as an industry leader. He had a powerful impact on the film community and the Academy, serving as our President and as an Academy governor for many years. His passion for filmmaking and the Academy never wavered, and he remained a dear friend and advisor. We send our love and support to his family during this difficult time.”
Mark Walhberg wants to share his faith with people but won't "jam it down anybody's throat". The 'Father Stu' actor admitted discussing his Christian beliefs requires a "balance" between acknowledging how important it is to him and how it has helped him become a better person, and not forcing his ideals on anyone else. Appearing on TV show 'Today', he said: “It’s a balance.
Mark Wahlberg is opening up about his faith and why he refuses to deny it, even though religion is not a popular subject in Hollywood.