Talia Mar is taking being a pop star seriously. So seriously, in fact, that she's already studied (and is emulating) the greats.
19.03.2023 - 21:03 / variety.com
Joe Leydon Film Critic Winner of SXSW’s narrative grand jury award, “Raging Grace” deserves ample credit both for what it is and what it is not. But it’s difficult to be much more detailed in any appraisal of this cunning thriller without prematurely releasing cats from bags. On the other hand, it is safe to say that Paris Zarcilla, the British-born Filipino writer-director here making his feature debut, does an impressive job of infusing scary movie conventions with the potent urgency of a sharply observed social critique. Right from the start, Zarcilla generates a compelling rooting interest in his protagonist: Joy (Max Eigenmann), a single Filipina mom who’s trying to maintain a low profile while working at various housekeeping jobs — mostly for well-off folks who sound condescending even during the most innocuous conversational gambits — and saving to purchase a gray-market visa so she and Grace (Jaeden Paige Boadilla), her mischievous young daughter, can remain in London.
Joy stoically accepts a demeaning system that allows (and, indeed, encourages) the exploitation of undocumented immigrants in her position. If she contrives to occasionally claim as temporary homes for herself and Grace the houses of clients on out-of-town trips, her actions are not signs of budding class-war rebelliousness. Rather, she comes off as an anxious mom simply trying to do right by the daughter she loves, having long ago chalked up pride as a luxury neither one of them can afford. In all likelihood, only someone stuck in such day-to-day drudgery would refrain from asking too many questions when she’s offered what appears to be, if not a dream job, a safe refuge. So it doesn’t strain credibility to a deal-breaking degree when Joy
Talia Mar is taking being a pop star seriously. So seriously, in fact, that she's already studied (and is emulating) the greats.
Two Shell's efforts to remain anonymous yet signal their sense of humor continue to grow ever more elaborate. Today the U.K.
Tilda Swinton is the latest high-profile industry figure to throw their support behind a campaign to save Edinburgh’s Filmhouse Cinema as reports suggest the popular rep house is close to being bought by a hospitality business.
An MP who travelled on the train while knowingly infected with Covid-19 could face a 30-day suspension from parliament - and could lose her seat if a by-election is called.
Piers Morgan was quickly flooded with comments as he reunited with Susanna Reid, two years after they were suddenly forced to stop hosting Good Morning Britain together. As many will already know, Piers quit the ITV news programme in 2021, storming off set after a clash with weatherman Alex Beresford about comments he made concerning Meghan Markle.
Procol Harum’s recorded material – has died at the age of 76.Reid died last Thursday (March 23), a post on the Procol Harum website confirms, with his former bandmates writing in a statement that he died in a hospital in London; “He had been receiving cancer treatment for the past couple of years,” they wrote.The band went on to note that Reid’s family “would like to thank numerous well-wishers for their very kind messages”, and confirmed that a private funeral will be held in the near future. The website, too, “will be updated soon with details for those who would like to make a donation in his memory”.“Keith will be greatly missed,” Procol Harum’s statement said in closing.Reid’s biggest hit with Procol Harum was their 1967 debut ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’, which fast became one of the anthems for the mid-‘60s “summer of love”.
Paul O’Grady famously snapped back at police officers who conducted ‘homophobic’ raids at gay bars in London and Manchester during the AIDS epidemic.
Prince Harry and Elton John make their way out of the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday afternoon (March 27) in London, England.
The last time he was in the UK, it was for his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September and the reason Prince Harry was in London is, once again, not for a happy reason.
Prince Harry has flown to London on a surprise solo visit for the four-day hearing of his privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The Duke of Sussex arrived at the High Court in London for a hearing in his claim against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers over allegations of unlawful information gathering on Monday morning.
EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has begun on Take My Hand, a romantic drama feature starring Radha Mitchell (Finding Neverland), Adam Demos (UnReal), Bart Edwards (The Witcher), Meg Fraser (Bloody Hell) and former Big Brother contestant Xavier Molyneux making his film debut.
Theo James is making a rare red carpet appearance with his wife!
Kelly Ripa's children are growing up fast - and have started to carve out careers in the spotlight themselves.The star's only daughter, Lola, 21, is gearing up to graduate from NYU with a degree in Music, and has already made a name for herself in the industry, having released her debut song, "Paranoia Silverlining," in 2022.What's more, Lola opened up about her parents' reaction to her single, giving an insight into their relationship in the process.VIDEO: Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos' love story is unrealChatting to People, she said: "They love it. My parents are the last people to sugarcoat anything when it comes to my singing.
Kim Kardashian steps out of her car for a shopping outing in London, England on Friday (March 17).
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief ABS-CBN, once The Philippines largest broadcast group, said Thursday that it would sell its internet and broadband division Sky Cable to PLDT, the country’s biggest telecoms company. The transaction is valued at $123 million and means that ABS-CBN will focus even more on content production and distribution. “The proceeds from the sale of the shares of ABS-CBN and the settlement of Sky Vision’s obligations to ABS-CBN will be used by ABS-CBN to settle and fund its retirement obligations. The sale of the company’s ownership in Sky will also allow ABS-CBN to focus its resources on content creation,” ABS-CBN said. Since losing its TV licenses, it distributes it content via its own streaming business and on Facebook and YouTube.
Dev Hynes – aka Blood Orange – has launched a new show on BBC Radio 3 which, and I quote, “celebrates all aspects of classical music and explores the wider musical world from electronic through to soundtracks”.Called ‘Composed With Devonté Hynes’, the programme also aims to “showcase how classical music is constantly evolving”, with the official blurb adding: “From shining a light on overlooked composers through to navigating the beauty and tension of modern music, the series will be an intimate glimpse into the mind and influences of one of the most exciting and boundary-pushing artists of the last decade”.The twelve part weekly series will start airing on Radio 3 this weekend, though the first three episodes are already available on the BBC Sounds app. And as the show premieres on air, Hynes will play two dates at the Barbican in London on 18 and 19 Mar where he will be joined by the London Symphony Orchestra to perform “contemporary classical music that confronts the complexities of 21st Century identity and defies the expectations of orchestral music”.Commenting on all this, Hynes says: “I am honoured to present this series dedicated to my influences within the classical world.
MAMAMOO are set to embark on their first-ever tour of the US as part of their wider ‘MY CON’ world tour.Today (March 15), the quartet officially announced that they would be going on their first North American tour, which will comprise shows in nine cities on both coasts, as well as southern and midwestern markets, over two months.MAMAMOO’s US tour will first kick off on May 16 in New York, before heading down the coast to Baltimore, Maryland and Atlanta, Georgia. The girl group will then head down south, with shows in Tennessee, Texas and Arizona.
As SXSW basks in the Oscars afterglow of Everything Everywhere All at Once, which premiered out of competition at the event last year, jury and special awards winners for the 30th edition of the film and TV festival have been announced.
Naman Ramachandran Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service has acquired Makbul Mubarak’s award-winning debut feature, “Autobiography,” for the Southeast Asian region. The film, which is being sold by Alpha Violet, follows young Rakib (Kevin Ardilova), whose father is in prison and whose brother works abroad. He works as the housekeeper in a mansion in a rural Indonesian town belonging to retired general Purna (Arswendy Bening Swara). Purna returns to the town to start his mayoral election campaign and Rakib, whose clan has worked for the general’s family for centuries, serves as his assistant. An act of vandalism during the campaign triggers an escalating chain of violence.
EXCLUSIVE: The Power, Prime Video’s global thriller drama based on Naomi Alderman’s feminist sci-fi book, continues to undergo personnel changes. Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale director Reed Morano, who had been with the project since its early stages, has exited as both a director and an executive producer.