Prince Andrew left royals furious after his 'completely inappropriate' actions right after Prince Philip's death.
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The meat of this melancholy, live-action country ballad is left up to the imagination, somewhere in the missing years between the title credits and the point at which Michael Morris’s feature debut actually starts. It’s probably just as well, since To Leslie is a hard enough watch as it is, not because it’s significantly depressing (redemption is suggested in myriad moments in its two-hour running time) but because it’s a testament to Andrea Riseborough’s never less than committed performance that it’s hard to see such a sad and vulnerable woman snatch defeat from the jaws of victory at every turn. There are no indications on screen, but anecdotal reports that screenwriter Ryan Binaco based the script on his own mother seem pretty credible.
The credits are a mini-movie in themselves, to the sound of Here I Am by Dolly Parton (SXSW’s patron saint this year) we see a montage of family snaps that seem to tell the unspoken story of a once-happy family ripped apart by domestic abuse. There follows a grainy TV news clip in which our heroine, Leslie (Riseborough), celebrates winning $190k on a local lottery. What will she do with it? “I dunno, maybe buy a house, buy somethin’ nice for my boy, just have a better life.” A sudden cut to a squalid motel room and a title card reading “Six years later” suggests that none of that happened.
After being turfed out, Leslie’s first port of call is her teenage son James (Owen Teague), and her treatment of him is heartbreaking, stealing money from his housemate and spending it on booze, despite promising him she’ll say sober. James makes a call to his grandmother, a matriarchal, religious woman whose presence we feel but never see, and soon Leslie is on a bus back to her West Texan
Prince Andrew left royals furious after his 'completely inappropriate' actions right after Prince Philip's death.
A new report has emerged about Queen Elizabeth and her son Prince Andrew.
The Queen’s decision to have Prince Andrew accompany her at Prince Philip's Thanksgiving service was insisted upon, a royal expert has said.The 95 year old monarch was seen making her way to the service, held in honour of her late husband at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday morning, by car with her son Prince Andrew seated next to her.This has been the Duke of York’s first public outing since he settled his sexual assault lawsuit with accuser Virginia Giuffre six weeks ago and might have come as a surprise to many, after it was announced he would retire from public duties following his legal troubles. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticFor an actor, there’s an obvious showboat appeal to playing a serious out-of-control drunk. You can fight, you can rage, you can tap your inner party animal, you can rotate through emotions like a human mood ring, you can descend into the kind of degraded dishevelment that’s the lower-depths version of an awards-bait transformation. Yet to give a truly remarkable performance as an alcoholic, you have to make good on the old line about it — that someone who’s drunk is working hard not to act that way.
Reba McEntire has a very definitive idea about who she thinks should portray her if her life ever becomes the subject of a biopic.
Reba McEntire has someone specific in mind for her future biopic!
New Zealand-born Australian filmmaker Andrew Dominik might be on the precipice of a banner year. His long-awaited Marilyn Monroe film starring Ana de Armas, “Blonde,” just received an NC-17 rating from the Film Ratings board, something of a first for Netflix, and should make its world premiere later this year (likely Venice, since Netflix avoids Cannes).
Elvis Presley was building his popularity. The singer was slowly but surely growing a passionate fanbase that would catapult him into stardom in the years to follow, but at the time, he was a humble Mississippi boy on the road with his guitar. On one tour he teamed up with country singer Wanda Jackson, and Elvis became besotted with her.
Reba McEntire has paid tribute to the eight members of her band who died in 1991.MORE: Reba McEntire divides fans as she counts down to big comeback with fiery throwbackThe singer shared that she still had a "broken heart", 31 years after road manager Jim Hammon, keyboardist and bandleader Kirk Cappello, fellow keyboardist Joey Cigainero, drummer Tony Saputo, guitarists Michael Thomas and Chris Austin, bassist Terry Jackson and backup singer Paula Kaye Evans, and two pilots, Donald Holmes and Christopher Hollinger, died when their plane crashed in Michigan.WATCH: Country superstars Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton release first track together"Once again, the world doesn’t stop for my broken heart," she posted on Facebook along with a picture of the eight crew members.She had previously shared in her autobiography that her team had leased two jets for traveling between shows but that on 15 March 1991 she wasn't feeling well and chose to fly the next day.MORE: Inside Reba McEntire's chic home after selling $5million mansionMORE: Reba McEntire looks absolutely sensational in fringed black catsuitHer private pilot, Roger Woolsey, then called her at 2am to tell her that he had been driving back from the airport when he saw a ball of fire in the mirror, and knew the plane had crashed; it later emerged that the jet’s left wing hit part of Otay Mountain causing the plane to crash."I didn’t know if it was God’s way of jerking my chain, saying slow down," the 66-year-old recently shared with fans during an appearance on Apple Music Country.Reba shared the heartache with fans "I’m not going to put that on him. It just happened.
Memes before movies.
Taking inspiration from the Dolly Parton quote, “Find out who you are and do it on purpose,” the Australian comedy “Seriously Red” features the most Dolly Parton paraphernalia you’ll ever see outside of Dollywood itself. Directed by Gracie Otto (“Under The Volcano”) and written by its star Krew Boylan, the film is as bold, brash, and heartfelt as the icon herself, although not entirely as original as it could be.
Elvis Presley was just coming up in popularity. The singer was slowly but surely building a fanbase that would catapult him into stardom in the years to come, but at the time, he was a humble Mississippi boy on the road with his guitar. On one tour he teamed up with country singer Wanda Jackson, and Elvis became besotted with her.
The Masked Singer, welcomes back four judges along with new guest appearances. The Masked Singer judgesHosted by Nick Cannon, the show’s new season premiered on 9 March at 8pm ET on Fox, returning with its regular panel of judges.
Elvis Presley was a very smart man - especially when it came to music. The King of Rock and Roll would not have been able to achieve 18 number one songs if he was not an expert in his craft.
“We need more Dollys in the world,” is the message of this raucous but hugely enjoyable comedy, which, at the same time, reminds us that there is—and can only be—one Dolly Parton. The 76-year-old country legend is having quite a moment at SXSW this year, arriving at the festival with a concert to promote her new album (and novel) Run, Rose, Run and her online NFT project Dollyverse, while riding a wave of public goodwill after her philanthropic support of the Covid vaccine with a $1 million donation.
The 1980 comedy hit 9 To 5 came at a crucial turning point for women in the workplace. Star/Producer Jane Fonda explains in the new documentary of its creation and the movement that spawned it, that she and producting partner Bruce Gilbert wanted to do a serious film on the struggle women had endured for decades, but instead decided that to get anyone to pay attention the only way to do it was with laughs. Thus a smash hit comedy was born, initially with a screenplay by Patricia Resnick that as she explained was met with creative differences, and then later saw its problems solved when ironically a man, the late Colin Higgins (Harold And Maude) came in to write and direct the final film.
The opening credit sequence of Michael Morris’ “To Leslie” is a real roller coaster ride, and thus appropriate preparation for the emotional turmoil to follow. We meet the title character (Andrea Riseborough) via a series of photos, mostly family snapshots: happy memories, a young woman coming of age, getting married, having a baby.