Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton) and Prince William were two of the guests of honor at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday (November 30) in London, England.
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EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing from sources that Origin, the new movie from Oscar nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, is not only the highest tested movie in her career, but for Neon, the pic’s distributor too.
Origin landed a 91 total positive in the top two boxes with an 81 definite recommend in its audience testing, outstripping Neon’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or and 2020 Best Picture Oscar winner, Parasite, which clocked a 91 total positive and 73 definite recommend, as well as the studio’s other Oscar winner, I, Tonya, which earned an 88 total positive, and 68 definite recommend.
We understand that the focus groups who remain after an Origin test screening are emotionally in tears, moved by what they’ve just seen, with deep conversations with other moviegoers on the pic’s social issues. The movie has an awards qualifying release in LA and NYC on Dec. 8 before opening on Jan. 19.
Neon took global rights on Origin before its premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it received an eight-minute standing ovation. In the wake of its premiere, the movie stands at 85% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. With Origin, DuVernay became the first Black American woman to have a selection in the Venice Film Festival.
Origin is based on Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 bestseller Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents and tracks the Pulitzer Prize winner’s creative and personal journey over several continents through grief, revelation and the evils of historical stratification. King Richard Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor plays Wilkerson. The movie contains strong and scary connections to today’s political realities, both domestic and international, from antiquity to India’s Dalit caste (once called Untouchables) to slavery in America
Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton) and Prince William were two of the guests of honor at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday (November 30) in London, England.
Theo Von, the host of “This Past Weekend” and formerly of “King and the Sting” is currently midway through his North American stand-up ‘Return Of The Rat Tour’ that will send him to venues all over the country from now up until February 2024.That includes a stop at Syracuse, NY’s Upstate Medical University Arena on Thursday, Feb. 8.And if you want to see the former MTV reality show star turned conservative comic do his thing live, you can still grab last-minute tickets for all nine shows on his tour calendar.At the time of publication, prices start at $58 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $61 to $72 before fees.Curious how much tickets cost for the show closest to you?You’re in the right place, Von fans.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Theo Von’s stand-up comedy tour below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
Timothée Chalamet has said that he didn’t reach out to Johnny Depp for advice before playing Wonka.Depp starred as the eccentric chocolatier in 2005’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, which was directed by Tim Burton and served as the second film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel, following 1971’s musical Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, starring the late Gene Wilder.On Tuesday (November 28), at London premiere of Wonka, Chalamet was asked by E! News if he spoke to Depp about the role. And while he said he didn’t, the 27-year-old actor did offer some praise to Burton’s take on the story.“[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory] came out when I was about 10 or 11 years old.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes.Directed by Francis Lawrence, the prequel is set 64 years prior to the first film and depicts the events that led Coriolanus Snow (originally played by Donald Sutherland) to become the tyrannical leader of Panem.Tom Blyth plays the young Snow, who is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) in the 10th Hunger Games.It’s the fifth film in series, following 2012’s The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One and Part Two.There are currently no announced plans for another film in the franchise. Producer Nina Jacobson, who has overseen all five Hunger Games films, has said she is uninterested in making another instalment unless author Suzanne Collins writes another story.“If [Collins] had a story in this world with something she wanted to talk about, something to explore, then great,” Jacobson told Polygon in summer 2023.
Amazon Prime Video is delving deeper into the true crime mystery game.
Emmerdale fans appear to have surprised themselves as they ended up 'feeling sorry' for David Metcalfe as he confronted Jacob Gallagher about his relationship with Victoria Sugden. The shopkeeper has been unaware that his son has been seeing his ex-girlfriend behind his back.
Matt Smith is to star in and EP a Sky adaptation of Nick Cave‘s sophomore novel The Death of Bunny Munro.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor With a few weeks to go until the original song for Oscars shortlist is released, Aotearoa, New Zealand-based Māori Artist Stan Walker (Tūhoe, Ngāi TeRangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Whakaue and Ngai Tahu) has released the video for the haunting original song created for Ava DuVernay‘s searing drama “Origin,” “This summer, I was talking with my producing partner Paul Garnes about wanting something unexpected for an original song to end our film, ‘Origin.’ The next day, he showed me Stan’s ‘Ultralight Beam’ interpretation and I watched it four times, back to back. I jumped online and blessedly, we had a producer pal of mine, Chelsea Winstanley in common.
Robbie Savage feels it's 'unbelievable' that Manchester United are just six points off the top of the Premier League but believes Erik ten Hag and his team will be properly tested as the fixtures get tougher over the next few weeks.
The Kansas City Chiefs are certainly one of the most headline-making teams in the NFL right now!
We’ve all heard of the first screenings for Oscar contending movies during Thanksgiving weekend, i.e. American Hustle and Joy in years past, however, to literally hold a glittery world premiere post-Turkey day is a rare feat. But that’s exactly what 32x Grammy winner Beyoncé did tonight with her AMC-distributed concert documentary movie Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé which made its grand debut at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Megan Thee Stallion joins a parade of celebrities helping NBCUniversal to tout its looming coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a promo that debuted during NBC’s annual telecast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the three-time Grammy-winning recording artist performs at the Palace of Versailles, the site of the equestrian competition at the next athletic extravaganza.
Friends co-star Matthew Perry, praising him for his “impeccable comic timing” and big “heart”.The actor, who portrayed Ross Geller opposite Perry’s Chandler Bing in the US sitcom, shared a photo of the pair dressed in ’80s suits from an episode alongside his note on Instagram today (November 15).Schwimmer wrote: “Thank you for ten incredible years of laughter and creativity.“I will never forget your impeccable comic timing and delivery. You could take a straight line of dialogue and bend it to your will, resulting in something so entirely original and unexpectedly funny it still astonishes.“And you had heart.
EXCLUSIVE: The Harlem Globetrotters and Todd Lieberman‘s Hidden Pictures are set to produce a documentary chronicling the history and impact of the legendary basketball team as they approach their 100th anniversary in 2026.
Miss Universe was founded 70 years ago on June 28, 1952. It only took four years for a Latin American pageant to win the United States-run and Thailand-based organization’s annual beauty contest.
Matt LeBlanc is opening up about the loss of his dear friend Matthew Perry.
Friends co-star Matthew Perry, saying it was an “honour” to share the stage with him.After the cast of Friends released a joint statement shortly after Perry’s death on October 28, LeBlanc, who played Joey in the sitcom, has now posted his own tribute on Instagram (November 14).“Matthew. It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye,” LeBlanc wrote in the post, alongside some stills from Friends. “The times we had together are honestly among the favourite times of my life.“It was an honour to share the stage with you and to call you my friend.
Matt LeBlanc has taken to social media to pay tribute to his co-star and long-time friend Matthew Perry.
Friends star Matt LeBlanc has paid an emotional tribute to his co-star Matthew Perry after his tragic death on Saturday, 28 October. Matt played Joey Tribbiani in the American sitcom Friends alongside Matthew Perry, who was known for the fun and loveable character Chandler Bing.Taking to Instagram Matt said: "It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye.The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life. "It was an honor to share the stage with you and to call you my friend.
The Voice is back in full swing.