54 posts tagged ‘oscar’
R.I.P. Ryan O'Neal, star of Barry Lyndon and Love Story
Ryan O’Neal has died. As first a TV star, and then an Oscar-nominated actor—for box office smash Love Story, in 1970—O’Neal had a celebrated run as a performer throughout the 1960s and ’70s, before both his public reputation and his career were tarnished by a mixture of diminishing returns, box office failures, and… Read more...
Bradley Cooper immediately FaceTimed Emma Stone after watching Poor Things
Variety didn’t just get two Oscar-bait stars from off the street for the latest Actors on Actors conversation. Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper have history, having met on the set of 2008’s The Rocker. So when Bradley Cooper saw Poor Things and was completely “blown away” by it, “I called you and luckily you answered…… Read more...
R.I.P. Elliot Silverstein, Cat Ballou and A Man Called Horse director
Elliott Silverstein, who directed films such as Cat Ballou and A Man Called Horse as well as multiple television episodes, died this past Friday. The news was announced by his family (via The Hollywood Reporter). He was 96. Read more...
Natalie Portman's 20 best performances, ranked
From indie comedies to sci-fi box office juggernauts and seemingly every genre in between, Natalie Portman’s career is staggeringly expansive. With more than 30-plus years in the industry (and one Oscar and three Academy Award nominations under her belt), few actresses her age boast a resume anywhere near as… Read more...
Saltburn's Emerald Fennell Dreams of Making an Erotic Jurassic Park
Where can the Jurassic Park franchise go after the disappointing Jurassic World Dominion? How about down an unexpectedly sexy path? If Oscar winner Emerald Fennell (Saltburn, Promising Young Woman) has her druthers, that maybe could happen—if only in our collective imaginations. Read more...
December's most anticipated films: Ferrari, The Color Purple, Wonka, and more
December has always been one of the most important moviegoing months of the year; you’ve got all the prestige pics competing for Oscar nominations, plus plenty of family-friendly crowd-pleasers for the holiday season. This year, Ferrari and The Color Purple are the big awards-season blockbusters to watch out for,… Read more...
The Gilded Age recap: It’s a nice day for a doomed wedding
Finally, real messiness has hit The Gilded Age. We’re talking light poisonings, forbidden marriages, torch-wielding mobs—Sunday night’s episode gifted us all that and more as we enter the back-half of season two. Read more...
Bradley Cooper would do another Hangover, but oh darn, he doesn’t think Todd Phillips wants to do it
Do you ever have one of those days where you definitely want to keep the plans you made with somebody to do something, but then—dang it all—something totally unexpected (and 100 percent completely real) comes up that prevents you from doing it? It’s just so flippin’ frustrating! Anyway, this isn’t related at all, but… Read more...