‘Poor Things’ Could Win Emma Stone Her Second (and Third) Oscars, and First for Mark Ruffalo and Yorgos Lanthimos

Jaden Thompson The Newport Beach Film Festival, which will run from Oct. 12-19 this year, has announced their opening and closing night films. Marco Perego’s “The Absence of Eden,” which stars Zoë Saldana, will open the festival on Oct.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Poor Things” can win things. That’s a nugget of information we gleaned at the conclusion of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the three major fall festivals. For starters, Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi dramedy collected the Golden Lion at Venice.

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back on set to wrap part two of Season 5.In April, Costner, Sheridan and the lead cast — Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, Wes Bentley, Gil Birmingham and Jacki Weaver — all skipped PaleyFest last-minute, upsetting fans who bought a ticket for the L.A. panel, and raising suspicions about behind-the-scenes tensions between Sheridan and Costner.Josh Lucas, Wendy Moniz, Mo Brings Plenty and Dawn Olivieri were ultimately brought in as backup.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor What will the people choose? In its final stretch, on Sunday, the Toronto International Film Festival will announce the film chosen by the public for the People’s Choice Award of its 48th edition. After “Poor Things” took home the Golden Lion at Venice, we look to the Canadian awards season staple to boost a film in the hunt for best picture. The top prize has become one of the most vital predictors of awards season success.

McKinley Franklin editor Tom Sandoval can’t remember the last time he and Raquel Leviss were in communication, but he tells Variety he surely wasn’t expecting her to block him on Instagram Tuesday. Sandoval and Raquel Leviss have been at the center of one of reality television’s greatest controversies since it was revealed that he cheated on his long-term partner Ariana Madix with Leviss, whom they both co-star with on “Vanderpump Rules.” The deemed #Scandoval went on to draw record-breaking ratings for the Bravo series (even landing the show its first Emmy nominations) but at a clear cost.

Speaking at the Venice Film Film Festival winners’ press conference, Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos said he was “personally very disappointed” that his lead actress Emma Stone couldn’t be with him to enjoy the film’s Golden Lion win, but that he also “understands the cause”, referring to the SAG-AFTRA strike which has kept the actress away.

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Denmark head coach Kasper Hjulmand could start Rasmus Hojlund against Finland on Sunday but will not play the Manchester United striker for the full 90 minutes.

Aerosmith kicked off their US farewell tour with their first performance of ‘Adam’s Apple’ in five years, and a cover of a classic Fleetwood Mac track. Check out footage of the show and the full setlist below.The rock veterans announced details of their ‘Peace Out’ farewell tour back in May when they told fans that the upcoming tour would be their last and, although “it’s not goodbye”, it is “peace out” to their days on the road. This came over 50 years after they formed.Now, Steven Tyler and co.

Michaela Zee Lily Gladstone is condemning Hollywood’s depiction of the American West in film and television, particularly the Kevin Costner-led series “Yellowstone.” “Delusional! Deplorable!” Gladstone told Vulture of Taylor Sheridan’s Western drama. “Yellowstone” and its spinoff series “1883” and “1923” follow different generations of the Dutton family and their cattle ranch in Montana.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” brings style, swag and a whole lot of Barry Keoghan’s manhood to the award race. After having its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on Thursday night, festivalgoers were in for a wild bonanza of colors, lights and one of the sexiest films to grace the big screen so far this year. Fennell’s previous film as a director, 2020’s “Promising Young Woman,” was a hit with Oscar voters, scoring five nominations, including one for best picture.

A parent’s desire to trap their offspring in perpetual childhood is not a foreign concept to Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, whose 2009 psychological drama “Dogtooth” chronicled the dysfunctional routine of a wealthy businessman, his meek wife, and their severely infantilized adult children.

Guy Lodge Film Critic It’s a failing of our society that we’ve allowed “interesting” to become a euphemism, a blandly veiled insult, something to say when no other praise comes to mind. Little in life is more important than interest: having it, attracting it, identifying it in any crevice of the everyday, making it strange and fresh in the process.

Back in 2009, Yorgos Lanthimos led the so-called Greek Weird Wave with the Oscar-nominated Dogtooth, an unsettling exploration of a family of teenagers kept from the world by their father in a gated estate that they could never leave. The family is rich, so they can have anything they want except the wide world and their freedom; even sex can be bought in. 

Eighteen performing arts physical therapists, athletic trainers, and massage therapists employed on various live theatrical tours such as The Lion King, Wicked, and Moulin Rouge! have voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, marking the first time IATSE will negotiate a collective bargaining agreement for such professionals.

Coming into 2023, one of the most anticipated films has been Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.” Not only is it a reimagining of the classic “Frankenstein” story, but it also serves as a reunion for the filmmaker and the star, Emma Stone.  READ MORE: Fall Film Preview: 60+ Most Anticipated Movies To Watch And in a new behind-the-scenes featurette, we get to hear from Emma Stone about why she’s so excited to be part of “Poor Things.” The film follows the story of a young woman (Stone) who is brought back to life by a brilliant doctor.

Meghan Markle's mom, Doria Ragland, stepped out to support a great cause!The Duchess of Sussex's mother attended the This Is About Humanity 5th Anniversary Soiree on Saturday. While Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, didn't attend the event, Doria was in great company.During the charity benefit, Doria posed for a picture with Kris Jenner.

With summer coming to an end, the royal family have travelled to their Scottish estate of Balmoral, where the late Queen Elizabeth II passed away last September.The country will mark the one-year anniversary of her passing on September 8, and the royals have already arrived at what was thought to be her favourite royal estate. Senior royals, including King Charles and Queen Camilla, were photographed driving to a Sunday church service, held within the estate's grounds.They were joined by a number of other royals, including Prince William and Kate Middleton, who drove to the service in the same car as the disgraced Prince Andrew.

Westlife’s Mark Feehily is sharing a positive health update ahead of the band’s first ever tour of North America.