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Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Gotham Awards brought the usual array of surprises this year, and it wasn’t only about who walked away with the trophies. Aside from the uproar over Robert De Niro’s speech (which is unlikely to have much bearing on the awards campaign for “Killers of the Flower Moon”), some of the other top contenders gained significant traction leading up to a crucial week ahead.

Savannah Chrisley has been fighting relentlessly to get her parents out of jail, and she’s finally seeing the fruits of her labor.

When Julianne Moore first was approached for May December, a dark dramedy that would have her star opposite Natalie Portman under the direction of frequent collaborator Todd Haynes, she said yes immediately. But only in looking more closely at the material and her Gracie character did she come to understand the complexity of what she’d just signed on for. 

BreAnna Bell Without rehearsals, Natalie Portman had a special challenge ahead of her as she took on her latest role in Todd Haynes’ latest drama, “May December.” Portman stars opposite Julianne Moore as Elizabeth Berry, an actress set to portray Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Moore), a woman whose life became the subject of tabloid fodder when she began a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old boy, Joe. Two decades later, Elizabeth studies Gracie and Joe (now a 36-year-old man) as she preps for her role, analyzing the cracks in their façade.

affair heard around the world, when Elizabeth Taylor infamously stole best friend Debbie Reynolds’ husband Eddie Fisher.The “Singin’ in the Rain” star — who died in 2016 just a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher — was married to the singer while Taylor was wedded to Mike Todd.It was after Todd’s death in 1958 that things began to go south.Reynolds’ son, Todd Fisher, opened up about the “Cleopatra” star’s rendezvous with his father and how it made his mother feel to Fox News.Eddie and Reynolds divorced in 1959, and he subsequently married Taylor just weeks after. However, the “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” star left him five years later for two-time husband Richard Burton.“My father left my mother for Elizabeth Taylor,” Todd said.

The Lady Gaga collab from The Rolling Stones’ forthcoming album, Hackney Diamonds, has been released.

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are teaming up on screen.

Sophia Scorziello editor Cannes darling “May December” has unveiled its first trailer starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton. Directed by filmmaker Todd Haynes, the film first premiered back in May and is set for a limited theatrical release before hitting Netflix. “May December” is based loosely on the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau, an American teacher charged with having a sexual relationship with one of her 12-year-old students.

Todd Haynes’ critically acclaimed drama “May December” starring Oscar-winners Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, launched at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. And it is now entering the fall award season with a bang and will surely be a hot ticket as a top-tier awards contender (read our review here).

Uh-oh, some of Todd and Julie Chrisley’s children are not getting along while the two are behind bars!

There's more upsetting news for Paul Foreman in Coronation Street next week after he was caught out by his deterioration following his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis. At the start of the week, Summer Spellman hands Paul and Billy Mayhew a polaroid camera for their stag do and explains that phones are banned.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said that plans are still in the works for a debate with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, but he told Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd that arrangements hit a snag over a “venue issue.”

Todd Longwell When people discuss busy U.S. production hubs outside of Los Angeles and New York, they tend to namecheck Georgia and New Mexico.

Sure, we’re knee-deep in fall film festival time, as we transition from Venice to TIFF and plan ahead for Telluride, NYFF, and the rest, but we can’t forget about those standout films from the festivals earlier this year. One of those films is Todd Haynes’ upcoming “May/December.”  READ MORE: ‘May December’ Review: An Actor Prepares In Todd Haynes’ Superlative Age-Gap Dramedy [Cannes] While the new teaser for “May/December” doesn’t really tell you much about the plot, it does show you how well received Todd Haynes’ film was when it debuted at this year’s Cannes.

The Directors Guild Foundation is contributing $100,000 in new financial assistance to the Motion Picture & Television Fund for industry workers affected by the ongoing strikes. The Writers Guild has been on strike since May 2 and SAG-AFTRA since July 14.

Sophia Scorziello editor Amid Hollywood’s summer of strikes, the Directors Guild Foundation is pledging $100,000 in financial assistance to the Motion Picture & Television Fund for crew members affected by strike-related production halts. “Our film crews are our work family.

A huge Coronation Street star has hinted at a wedding on the cobbles for their on-screen character and their partner.Tony Maudsley, who plays resident funeral director George Shuttleworth on the ITV soap, has revealed that he would love to see his character marry Eileen Grimshaw. George arrived on the famous street in 2020 and he has been seeing Eileen since 2021.Things haven't always been easy for the couple, but they seem to be one of the strongest on the show.

BreAnna Bell Matador Content co-founder Todd Lubin has been named president of unscripted at Boat Rocker Studios. He’ll be taking over the role from Jay Peterson, whose exit was also announced on Thursday. HIs appointment is effective immediately.

There’s change at the top of Boat Rocker’s unscripted division.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta said Tuesday that it has “begun the process of ending news availability in Canada” across Facebook and Instagram in response to a new Canadian law. “These changes start today, and will be implemented for all people accessing Facebook and Instagram in Canada over the course of the next few weeks,” the social media giant said in an Aug. 1 blog post update.

Savannah Chrisley isn’t holding back when it comes to telling the world what things are really like.

The Stone Roses’ frontman Ian Brown and techno heavyweights Leftfield, who recently turned heads with their slot at this year’s Glastonbury.Other acts set to perform at the event include dance acts Inner City and Soul II Soul, as well as A Certain Ratio, who are enjoying a recent resurgence.A vast number of The Hacienda’s returning DJs will also appear at the event, featuring David Morales, Roger Sanchez, Dimitri From Paris, Todd Terry and Kevin Saunderson. Additionally, in what the promoters describe as a “very rare appearance together”, Mike Pickering & Graeme Park will join forces for a special back-to-back set.More returning acts include Greg Wilson, DJ Paulette, Peter Hook, 808 State, K Klass, Justin Robertson, Jon Dasilva, Hewan Clarke, Tom Wainwright and Kath McDermott.

Puppygate” drama and on the heels of “Scandoval,” trouble magnet “Vanderpump Rules” star Raquel Leviss is caught up in another hairy situation — one we’ll call “Puppygate 2.” The crisis began brewing when Leviss and fiancé James Kennedy called it quits in 2021 — that’s when Leviss got full custody of the couple’s fur baby, an adorable golden doodle puppy named Graham Cracker.Fast forward to now, and Kennedy is heard declaring that Graham had come “back into [his] life,” as Page Six reported. But here’s the latest poop scoop — little Graham turns out to have had quite the ruff journey home to his papa.New intel alleges that Leviss, who recently spent some time at a mental health facility, dropped Graham off at a shelter due to “behavioral issues — mostly a biting problem.”Alleged horrible person Leviss, 28, was already in hot water with her “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars and fans, largely due to the months-long affair with not-so-single Tom Sandoval.

Gay adult film star Roman Todd has claimed he was clinically dead for five minutes after snorting fentanyl-laced pills earlier this month.Todd, who won the GayVN Award for Performer of the Year back in January, made the stunning announcement during a July 4 livestream with fellow adult film star Cliff Jensen, reportedly a day after the near-fatal overdose.“I should not be here right now,” Todd said during the livestream.Jensen told viewers that Ricky Larkin, another adult film star, allegedly gave Todd the deadly pills, which Todd crushed and snorted in a bathroom stall at the Los Angeles International Airport before collapsing.“If he would have stayed in the bathroom for 20 more seconds and collapsed in the stall,” Jensen said, “they wouldn’t have found him for, what, 20, 30 minutes, an hour until the next fucking shift came through to clean it?“He would have been dead.”Todd was revived by naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, a medication used to reverse an overdose from opioids, said Jensen, adding that tests showed fentanyl to be the sole drug in Todd’s system. In a since-deleted Twitter post, Jensen called Larkin a “dirt bag,” to which Larkin responded that Jensen was the one who spent the day with Todd. “I’ll pass a piss test right now- will you?” he wrote.

Directors Guild of America announced on Friday evening that its members have voted to approve its bargaining agreement with Hollywood studios.Out of 6,728 votes received, 5,853 votes were in favor of ratification for a vote share of 87%. In a sign that more Hollywood creatives are getting involved with their unions, 41% of the 16,321 eligible DGA members voted, the highest turnout percentage ever for a DGA contract ratification vote and with an overall vote count higher than the 4,155 votes received by the Writers Guild during its 2020 ratification vote.

Members of the Directors Guild of America have overwhelmingly ratified a new film and television contract. The vote was 87% in favor to 13% opposed, with 6,728 members voting out of 16,321 eligible (41%).

EXCLUSIVE: Nina Hoss (Tár) and Nicholas Pinnock (For Life) have closed deals to join the new film Hedda from MGM’s Orion Pictures. While details as to their roles haven’t been disclosed, they join an ensemble that also includes Tessa Thompson, Callum Turner and Eve Hewson, as previously announced.

EXCLUSIVE: Director Daniel DelPurgatorio has rounded out the cast for his sci-fi horror mystery Marshmallow, with Paul Soter (Super Troopers), Giorgia Whigham (Waco: The Aftermath), Alysia Reiner (Better Things) and Maxwell Whittingham-Cooper (Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies) coming aboard for roles in the indie soon heading into production.

Grayson Chrisley isn't holding back when it comes to his parents' time in prison. The 17-year-old son of Todd and Julie Chrisley appeared in a new episode of sister Savannah Chrisley's podcast, where the siblings opened up about how they are coping with their new family dynamic. «To me, it's worse than them dying,» Grayson said of his parents' incarceration.

The stars of our favourite soaps are set to be celebrated as the British Soap Awards returns to screens. The casts of Hollyoaks, Doctors, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders dressed up to the nines and headed to The Lowry theatre at Salford Quays on Saturday night for the glitzy awards bash.