Playwright Christopher Durang has been named the recipient of The Dramatists Guild of America’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, joining a prestigious roster of such past awardees as John Guare, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Miller.
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Dennis Harvey Film Critic English animator Robert Morgan has deservedly accrued a shelf of awards over the past quarter-century or so for shorts like “The Cat With Hands,” “The Separation” and ickily awesome “Bobby Yeah.” Their macabre, surreal nightmares are at once threatening and oddly winsome, with a sinister aesthetic equally redolent of the Brothers Quay, early David Lynch and the painter Francis Bacon — all of whom count among the director’s admitted influences. He’s been in no hurry to adopt a longer format, and his first feature underlines the wisdom of that reluctance.
Not unprecedented among his work in its mix of animated and live-action elements, “Stopmotion” demonstrates the difficulty in stretching such a singular, fantastical sensibility to suit a full-length project’s storytelling requirements. This “Repulsion”-like tale of a fragile young woman’s descent into madness, starring “The Nightingale’s” Aisling Franciosi, arrests attention with its vivid, escalating eruptions of grotesque imagination.
What’s problematic here is the real world those intrusions should trouble — masterful as he is at creating the stuff of nightmares, Morgan (as well as co-writer Robin King) is much less assured handling the character actions, psychology and dialogue outside his heroine’s fevered psyche. “Stopmotion,” which IFC opens on U.S.
screens on Feb. 23 (general VOD release follows March 15, then specialty streamer Shudder on May 31), is at heart the old horror nugget of the cursed creation that seems evermore inclined to kill its creator.
Playwright Christopher Durang has been named the recipient of The Dramatists Guild of America’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, joining a prestigious roster of such past awardees as John Guare, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Miller.
Fans of the Royal Family were left shocked this evening (Tuesday, February 27) with the tragic news that Lady Gabriella Kingston's husband, Thomas Kingston, has died at the age of 45. A statement on behalf of the family began: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother.Tom was an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him.
The fourth season of Hulu’s acclaimed comedy series “Only Murders in the Building” keeps getting more and more intriguing. Meryl Streep is already back for a second go around and Molly Shannon and Eva Longoria were recently announced as new cast members.
Annika Pham One of Banijay’s scripted centrepieces at the London TV Screenings, the Swedish crime drama “Fallen” (“Sanningen”), sees the first reunion of star actor Sofia Helin, writer Camilla Ahlgren, and Stockholm-based Filmlance International since the multi-season hit crime show “The Bridge” (2011-2018). Their collaboration has paid off again as “Fallen” has wooed a first batch of global sellers – including MHz Choice for the U.S.
Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) is left in critical condition after a car accident in EastEnders spoilers, can she be saved? In a special episode that takes place across five weeks, Whitney and Zack Hudson (James Farrar) go to visit Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) in Milton Keynes.The pair are met with discontent from two local children, Britney (Lola Campbell) and Taylor. Whitney also tells Bianca about her pregnancy, but asks her to keep it secret from Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) who is struggling to conceive. A few weeks later, still in Milton Keynes, Whitney and Britney start to form a kinship and the youngster comes over for dinner at Bianca’s house.
Martin and Shirlie Kemp have opened up about their children's love lives, revealing why they may not attend their famous son Roman's wedding.The pair, who have been married for over 30s have also shared what advice they've given to Roman, 31, and their daughter Harley Moon, 34.The parents of two have shared that they would love to attend their children's weddings, but that in Roman's case, it may not happen as they hope, with the radio presenter potentially opting to follow in his parents' footsteps with a small private ceremony instead. Martin and Shirlie tied the knot in 1988 in a private ceremony, with no guests, In St Lucia. Speaking to Hello!, Shirlie said: "I'm not bothered that they're not married or have children.
Ellie Goulding shared some big news about her relationship status.
Zendaya is giving back in a major way!
“Livin’ La Vida Loca” — which translates to “Living the Crazy Life” — Ricky Martin is feeling a different kind of “loca” these days.Now 52, the Puerto Rican star — who became Latin pop’s hottest sex symbol after he released the first single from his English-language debut, “Ricky Martin,” in March 1999 — has revealed what he’s really wild for: feet.“I love feet. I have a foot thing,” Martin told GQ in a new profile.
Coronation Street fans think they have worked out who Bethany Platt is receiving abusive messages from after she planned to write a story about Lauren Bolton's experience in the far-right group. Needing money, Lauren said she'd talk to journalist Bethany for a story with Chit Chat magazine.
Line of Duty star Martin Compston's life might be a million miles away from when he lived in Scotland now that he reside in Las Vegas with wife Tianna Chanel Flynn - but he'll always have a special place in his heart for his hometown of Greenock. "I'm very lucky to have a home in Vegas where my wife is from - but I've still got my place in Greenock," the 39 year old explained to OK! when we caught up with him and best pal Phil MacHugh ahead of their new TV show on BBC, Norwegian Fling. "I actually spend most of my time here.
They may be the most photographed family in the world, but many members of the British monarchy also display passion and talent on the other side of the camera. The Princess of Wales is the most acclaimed royal snapper of all, having become known for sharing beautiful, close-up pictures of her children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
They may be the most photographed family in the world, but many members of the British monarchy also display passion and talent on the other side of the camera.
Martin Scorsese revealed he is still mulling how to tackle the life of Jesus on the big screen, at a press conference at the Berlin Film Festival where he will receive its honorary Golden Bear on Tuesday evening.
Jessica Kiang As with so much, you can blame Pablo Escobar. Following the druglord’s 1993 death, the exotic animals that populated the menagerie at his sprawling Hacienda Nápoles estate faced an uncertain future. Many were sent to zoos, but the hippos remained – although not indigenous to the Americas, they were thriving in Colombia.
Instagram photo dump posted Saturday, the 82-year-old sexpot reached for a measuring tape to show off her indoor plants — and ravishing roses received from her suitors. “The tall Phaius swamp orchid with twelve flower stems is 44″ tall, the Lady Slipper is 5″ across, the Cattleya is unusual shades of magenta and yellow, and the roses from three different men friends are gorgeous all together. How often does that work out so well?” she asked.The Post has contacted reps for Stewart for comment.
So many celebrities went from the 2024 BAFTAS to the British Vogue And Tiffany & Co. Celebrate Fashion And Film Party 2024 on Sunday night (February 18).
The final numbers are in:Jon Stewart’s February 12 return to Comedy Central’sThe Daily Show averaged more than 3 million total viewers across the night in Nielsen’s Live+3 numbers, which include simulcasts and the encore.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Antonia Nava, producer and sales chief on Brad Anderson’s “The Machinist” and “Transsiberian” when she headed up Filmax Intl. for over 10 years, is returning to the sales arena, joining forces with Spain-based sales agent Liliana Bravo to launch Neo Art Intl., a new division of Nava’s Barcelona-based Neo Arte Producciones.
Paul McCartney has finally been reunited with his famed Höfner bass guitar.The bass guitar – which has been dubbed the most important bass in history for its role in recording numerous Beatles hits – was stolen from the musician in 1972, and was last week returned to McCartney, according to his official website.According to the post, the bass was returned to McCartney and was authenticated by Höfner.The statement read: “Following the launch of last year’s Lost Bass project, Paul’s 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar, which was stolen in 1972, has been returned. The guitar has been authenticated by Höfner and Paul is incredibly grateful to all those involved.”The long-lost instrument was discovered through the Lost Bass campaign, which began in 2018 but only began to make progress last year to locate the historic bass.