Snooker legend John Virgo wants to revive BBC's hit snooker quiz Big Break - and bring back "comic genius" Jim Davidson.
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Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterOne of the most intriguing film actors of his generation, and a pioneering advocate for numerous social causes, Elliot Page has spent the majority of his life in front of cameras. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Page notched his first role at the age of 10, earning a Young Artist Award nomination for a part in the Halifax-set Canadian TV movie “Pit Pony,” which eventually spun off into a two-season series.After a few other scattered television parts, his feature film debut came three years later, and was the first of several emotionally weighty roles that the thesp tackled at a very young age.
Directed by Wiebke von Carolsfield, “Marion Bridge” saw Page take on the role of a young girl – conceived as the result of a rape and given up for adoption – who reunites with her birth mother as a teenager. The film allowed Page to make the first of several trips to the Toronto Intl.
Film Festival, though it never managed a U.S. theatrical release.
A capsule review of the film in Variety neglected to mention Page by name, saying simply, “solid performances lend conviction if not quite distinction to the drama.” It was shortly after that, however, that Page truly emerged into the critical consciousness with David Slade’s psycho-sexual shocker “Hard Candy,” in which the then-15-year-old essayed an immensely complex role as an underage girl who takes a potentially predatory man hostage. Calling Page’s performance “spectacular,” Variety’s Todd McCarthy observed:“Self-possessed to an astonishing degree, both as an actor and as the character, Page handles [his] enormous load of dialogue with adult-sized portions of emotion, insinuation and driving rage, not to mention an appreciation of sexual
.Snooker legend John Virgo wants to revive BBC's hit snooker quiz Big Break - and bring back "comic genius" Jim Davidson.
Steven Gaydos Executive VP of ContentActress-director Anjelica Huston may have been born into film royalty and may have fulfilled that royal destiny by becoming the third generation, after actor grandfather Walter and director-actor-writer father John Huston, to score Oscar gold, but her early innings were not the stuff cinema dreams are made of.“Casino Royale” is the film where she first appeared, as an uncredited young teen 55 years ago this month. It is largely regarded as an overcooked comedy fiasco, or as Variety deemed it back then, “an attempt to spoof the pants off the James Bond.” The film had no less than five directors, including her father, John.Variety was kinder to John Huston’s 1969 film “A Walk with Love and Death,” Anjelica’s first starring role, but most other outlets were tougher on the film and Huston’s performance, and it came and went with little notice. In a vain attempt to overcome that fate, 20th Century Fox publicity took Anjelica and her costar, Assi Dayan (son of Israeli war hero Moshe Dayan) on a multi-city promo tour and ran this quirky early branded content item in Variety:“Assaf Dayan romances his costar Anjelica Huston, under the watchful eye of her director-father, John Huston.
We had THE BEST day! Got to reconnect with America’s Next Top Model icon Lisa D’Amato and enjoy a glorious time at her castle with our kids! No joke! She and her husband live in a castle in Hollywood, which you can rent for a wedding or party! She’s got two children of her own AND a succesful business! Was so great to catch up with her! She even gave us a little show on her pole! Watch!
Steven Gaydos Executive VP of ContentThe first time Bob Dylan was mentioned in Variety was 60 years ago on March 28, 1962. The article’s thesis was that the indie labels were more adept at breaking new music acts.
David and Victoria Beckham have left touching tributes to their son Brooklyn Beckham and their new daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz after the couple married in an extravagant ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday. Brooklyn, 23, and actress Nicola, 27, said their vows and then celebrated their new union alongside hundreds of family and friends, including celebrities such as Gordon Ramsay, Serena Williams and Eva Longoria.The newlyweds have shared the first of their official wedding photos, which were shot by Vogue, and now Brooklyn’s parents have chimed in with their well-wishes for the couple. In one beautiful black and white photo of the couple, Nicola can be seen gazing lovingly at Brooklyn as he smiles and leads her by the hand.
Naman Ramachandran Popular Indian television soap star Helly Shah is debuting in cinema with feature film “Kaya Palat” and short “Zibah.” Inspired by the true story of rival mafias, “Kaya Palat” is a dark thriller set in Jammu, which is part of the politically volatile state Jammu and Kashmir. Principal photography has commenced on the outskirts of Jammu.
EXCLUSIVE: Prodigal, Inc, the L.A.-based entertainment company headed by Arvind Ethan David, a producer of the Tony Award-nominated Jagged Little Pill, has hired Tarquin Pack, producer of films including Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, The Debt, Stardust and X-Men: First Class, as Producer + Head of Film & TV.
(CNN)Elliott Page's character on "Umbrella Academy" will mimic real life.Page's character on the hit Netflix series will come out as transgender in the third season.The streaming giant celebrated the news by retweeting Page on it's dedicated LGBTQ+ content Twitter account, Most."FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY THIS: Elliot Page stars as Viktor Hargreeves in Umbrella Academy S3!!!," the Most tweet read.Page's original tweet included a photo of the star in character.In 2020 the Oscar-nominated performer went public with being transgender and identifying as non-binary.
Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentHappy Anniversary — well, sort of “happy” — to Sarah Paulson, since it’s exactly 25 years since Variety ran a review of her feature film debut, “Levitation.” In the indie, she plays a pregnant teenager. Critic Leonard Klady on April 14, 1997, said it was a grim saga with “a strong cast” who were “not ably supported by the script.”It’s not the most promising debut and the film was quickly forgotten, but Paulson continued to work.Like many New York actors, she worked on stage and made her TV debut in a 1994 “Law & Order” episode, about a year after her high school graduation.She continued to do theater, including Broadway’s 2005 “The Glass Menagerie” with Jessica Lange, and films, such as the Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave,” where she proved herself a team player by working hard to promote the movie, even though she had a relatively small role.
Elliot Page sat down with leading trans activists to discuss visibility, ongoing anti-trans legislation, and celebrating trans joy. Page joined writer Raquel Willis and ACLU attorney Chase Strangio on Instagram Live to commemorate the second annual Trans Week of Visibility and Action, where The Umbrella Academy star touched on what trans joy means to him. “I feel the best I’ve ever felt,” Page began the discussion.
“Umbrella Academy” character Vanya Hargreeves is going through their own transformation!The 35-year-old’s onscreen superhero will come out as transgender in season three of the Netflix series. Page announced the news on Twitter alongside a snapshot of himself in costume.Netflix retweeted his post, writing: “Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here!”“Umbrella Academy” is based on the Dark Horse comic book by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerald Way.The series follows a family of adopted siblings who moonlight as superheroes who reunite to figure out who killed their father while on the brink of an apocalypse. Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H.
In the upcoming third season of The Umbrella Academy, Elliot Page’s character will come out as transgender.Page tweeted the news, saying, “Meet Viktor Hargreeves.”Meet Viktor Hargreeves ☂️@UmbrellaAcad pic.twitter.com/ZraQNBhfTb— Elliot Page (@TheElliotPage) March 29, 2022Netflix tweeted in response, “Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here.” Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here ❤️ https://t.co/hQwD4Vvlkd— Netflix (@netflix) March 29, 2022Soon after, The Umbrella Academy’s official account tweeted, “WE LOVE YOU VIKTOR.”
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Elliot Page is sharing the first photo of his character in the upcoming third season for the Netflix series.The actor, who came out as transgender in December 2020, wrote an introductory message on Tuesday alongside the image, which sees the character sitting alone at a darkened bar, looking up at something offscreen: «Meet Viktor Hargreeves.» Previously, the character was known as Vanya and used she/her pronouns for the series' first two seasons. Now, the character will be referred to as Viktor and use he/him pronouns when the new season kicks off Wednesday, June 22.A post shared by @elliotpageNetflix confirmed the news when it reshared Page's tweet on Tuesday afternoon, writing, «Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here.»Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here ❤️ https://t.co/hQwD4VvlkdHis co-stars and fellow Hollywood peers, such as Indya Moore, Julia Garner and Tommy Dorfman, expressed their support on Tuesday for Page and his character, Viktor, on social media.«Ben would be so proud,» tweeted Justin H.
Season three of “The Umbrella Academy” is nearly here and Elliot Page’s character has a meaningful storyline.
Elliot Page’s character Vanya Hargreeves will come out as transgender in the upcoming third season of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy, and will be known as Viktor Hargreeves, Page revealed Tuesday on Twitter.
There’s a huge update about Elliot Page‘s character!