MaryAnn’s quick take… Goes well beyond the typical mindless array of slapstick and humiliation to reach disgusting new depths of coarseness. Not just appalling, but actually dangerous. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): hated Daddy’s Home; this one looked worse
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I was going to skip Daddy’s Home 2. The first one was appalling, and did not demand a sequel, and this one looked worse. Life is too short, even for a film critic, to give in and see every idiotic movie. But then a critic friend asked me to attend a press screening with her — you know, as moral support — so I did. As my self-sacrificing good deed for the day. And I’m actually glad I ended up seeing the movie after all. Not because it’s good: dear god in heaven, no.
I’m “biast” (con): hated Daddy’s Home; this one looked worse
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I was going to skip Daddy’s Home 2. The first one was appalling, and did not demand a sequel, and this one looked worse. Life is too short, even for a film critic, to give in and see every idiotic movie. But then a critic friend asked me to attend a press screening with her — you know, as moral support — so I did. As my self-sacrificing good deed for the day. And I’m actually glad I ended up seeing the movie after all. Not because it’s good: dear god in heaven, no.
- 11/28/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Anna Faris is the latest celebrity to speak out on sexual harassment.
On the newest episode of her Unqualified podcast, the 40-year-old actress alleges that a director inappropriately touched her while on set of a movie. "I was doing a scene where I was on a ladder and I was supposed to be taking books off a shelf and he slapped my ass in front of the crew so hard,” she recalls. “And all I could do was giggle."
More: Anna Faris Talks Jealousy, Heartbreak and Still Being ‘Great Friends’ With Ex Chris Pratt
While Faris says she attempted to laugh off the director's behavior, that was not how she was feeling on the inside. "I remember looking around and I remember seeing the crew members being like, ‘Wait, what are you going to do about that? That seemed weird,’" she continues. "And that’s how I dismissed it. I was like, ‘Well, this isn’t a...
On the newest episode of her Unqualified podcast, the 40-year-old actress alleges that a director inappropriately touched her while on set of a movie. "I was doing a scene where I was on a ladder and I was supposed to be taking books off a shelf and he slapped my ass in front of the crew so hard,” she recalls. “And all I could do was giggle."
More: Anna Faris Talks Jealousy, Heartbreak and Still Being ‘Great Friends’ With Ex Chris Pratt
While Faris says she attempted to laugh off the director's behavior, that was not how she was feeling on the inside. "I remember looking around and I remember seeing the crew members being like, ‘Wait, what are you going to do about that? That seemed weird,’" she continues. "And that’s how I dismissed it. I was like, ‘Well, this isn’t a...
- 10/24/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Close-Up is a feature that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Carol Salter's Almost Heaven (2017) is playing October 9 - November 8, 2017 on Mubi in the United Kingdom.“The mosquitos are extra toxic here. Maybe they’ve bitten the dead bodies.”—Jin, Almost Heaven “I washed away your illness and pain. I wish you a good journey.”—Ying, Almost Heaven It was by coincidence that I saw Almost Heaven and the new Blade Runner days apart. They’re worlds apart, to be clear. Denis Villeneuve’s $150 million-plus sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 Philip K. Dick adaptation is a big, bold film whose sense of melancholy and intimacy is embedded into its massive scale and haunting imagery—imagery which has, as a welcome refresher on what an audiovisual art form is meant to do, continued to move me a week later. Carol Salter’s documentary, about trainee undertakers in China, clocks in...
- 10/11/2017
- MUBI
Premiering out of competition at the Venice Film Festival last week before traveling to Toronto, John Woo’s breezy, tongue-in-cheek actioner Manhunt sees him return to his roots in genre filmmaking and delighted fans on both continents, including our own reviewer out of Tiff.
We had the honor of speaking with the iconic director in Venice about making a movie in Japan, how he collaborates with action choreographers and, of course, those white doves.
How does it feel to be regarded as a legend of action cinema?
John Woo: I’m not a legend. I’m just one of many filmmakers. I know I love film. I love being part of the filmmaking world. I’m not trying to be humble when I say this but I’m very much still a student. I still like to learn from my fellow filmmakers, from world cinema. I learn so much...
We had the honor of speaking with the iconic director in Venice about making a movie in Japan, how he collaborates with action choreographers and, of course, those white doves.
How does it feel to be regarded as a legend of action cinema?
John Woo: I’m not a legend. I’m just one of many filmmakers. I know I love film. I love being part of the filmmaking world. I’m not trying to be humble when I say this but I’m very much still a student. I still like to learn from my fellow filmmakers, from world cinema. I learn so much...
- 9/11/2017
- by Zhuo-Ning Su
- The Film Stage
2017-08-16T12:38:11-07:00Did Anna Faris Just Slam Chris Pratt for Not Having Her Back?
In the wake of her split from Chris Pratt, Anna Faris is opening up about what she’s learned about relationships. The actress, 40, offered romantic advice to a caller on her Unqualified podcast, and revealed that she’s struggled with her own independence.
“Life is too short to be in relationships where you feel this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back, or somebody doesn’t fully value you,” she said on Tuesday, August 15. “Don’t be afraid to feel your independence if things aren’t right.”
Faris explained to the caller that she relates to the same struggles. “I made that mistake, I think, a little bit, like ‘I’m checking my relationship off the list,’” she said. “And if that would be the final piece...
In the wake of her split from Chris Pratt, Anna Faris is opening up about what she’s learned about relationships. The actress, 40, offered romantic advice to a caller on her Unqualified podcast, and revealed that she’s struggled with her own independence.
“Life is too short to be in relationships where you feel this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back, or somebody doesn’t fully value you,” she said on Tuesday, August 15. “Don’t be afraid to feel your independence if things aren’t right.”
Faris explained to the caller that she relates to the same struggles. “I made that mistake, I think, a little bit, like ‘I’m checking my relationship off the list,’” she said. “And if that would be the final piece...
- 8/16/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Anna Faris has some relationship advice to offer.
In a new episode of her weekly podcast, Unqualified, Faris encouraged a female caller to know her “worth” and not be scared to share her feelings with her boyfriend of five years.
Watch: Anna Faris Breaks Silence After Chris Pratt Split, Thanks Fans for Their Support: 'I Truly Love You'
“Life is too short for you to be in relationships where you are not feeling like this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back, or somebody doesn’t fully value you in every way,” she said to the caller, who shared her insecurities about the way her boyfriend’s coworker teases him about being in a relationship. “Don’t be afraid to feel your independence if things aren’t right.”
“For years, I would think of my identity through men,” she said. “Don’t be afraid of the future.”
“I made that...
In a new episode of her weekly podcast, Unqualified, Faris encouraged a female caller to know her “worth” and not be scared to share her feelings with her boyfriend of five years.
Watch: Anna Faris Breaks Silence After Chris Pratt Split, Thanks Fans for Their Support: 'I Truly Love You'
“Life is too short for you to be in relationships where you are not feeling like this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back, or somebody doesn’t fully value you in every way,” she said to the caller, who shared her insecurities about the way her boyfriend’s coworker teases him about being in a relationship. “Don’t be afraid to feel your independence if things aren’t right.”
“For years, I would think of my identity through men,” she said. “Don’t be afraid of the future.”
“I made that...
- 8/16/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Anna Faris On Chris Pratt Split: 'Life Is too Short' to be with Someone Who 'Doesn't Have Your Back'
Anna Faris is continuing to open up about her shocking split from Chris Pratt.
In a new episode of her weekly podcast Unqualified, the actress, 40, offered heartfelt relationship advice to a caller, stressing the importance of knowing ones “worth” and “independence.”
“Life is too short to be in relationships where you feel this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back, or somebody doesn’t fully value you,” she said to the caller. “Don’t be afraid to feel your independence if things aren’t right.”
Hinting at the end of her own marriage, Faris admitted that...
In a new episode of her weekly podcast Unqualified, the actress, 40, offered heartfelt relationship advice to a caller, stressing the importance of knowing ones “worth” and “independence.”
“Life is too short to be in relationships where you feel this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back, or somebody doesn’t fully value you,” she said to the caller. “Don’t be afraid to feel your independence if things aren’t right.”
Hinting at the end of her own marriage, Faris admitted that...
- 8/16/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Six woman turned the tables on a man who they claim scheduled back-to-back dates with them all on the same night at the same location.
Lisette Pylant, 26, said she recently showed up at a Washington, D.C. bar for a date with a man named Justin. She soon learned that she wasn’t the only one the lothario invited out that evening.
“As soon as Kristen and Raven showed up, we decided it was too ridiculous not to share,” Pyalnt said during a Wednesday appearance on Good Morning America. “If this was happening to us it might be happening to other people too.
Lisette Pylant, 26, said she recently showed up at a Washington, D.C. bar for a date with a man named Justin. She soon learned that she wasn’t the only one the lothario invited out that evening.
“As soon as Kristen and Raven showed up, we decided it was too ridiculous not to share,” Pyalnt said during a Wednesday appearance on Good Morning America. “If this was happening to us it might be happening to other people too.
- 8/9/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Simon Brew Jun 30, 2017
Jon Ronson talks to us about writing Okja, writing films, his upcoming projects and Jason Statham...
This is the second time that Den Of Geek has had the pleasure of interviewing author, screenwriter and broadcaster Jon Ronson. The occasion this time was the release of the film Okja, that he’s co-written. The first time? Well, that seemed like a good place to start this interview…
I did always wonder how I’d start a conversation with you, given that the last time you and our website crossed, it nearly brought down Den Of Geek altogether…!
You know what, I’ve got a memory of this. But my memory’s so shit, you’re going to have to remind me!
You touched on it in the early passages of The Psychopath Test. We interviewed you ahead of the release of the film The Men Who Stare At Goats,...
Jon Ronson talks to us about writing Okja, writing films, his upcoming projects and Jason Statham...
This is the second time that Den Of Geek has had the pleasure of interviewing author, screenwriter and broadcaster Jon Ronson. The occasion this time was the release of the film Okja, that he’s co-written. The first time? Well, that seemed like a good place to start this interview…
I did always wonder how I’d start a conversation with you, given that the last time you and our website crossed, it nearly brought down Den Of Geek altogether…!
You know what, I’ve got a memory of this. But my memory’s so shit, you’re going to have to remind me!
You touched on it in the early passages of The Psychopath Test. We interviewed you ahead of the release of the film The Men Who Stare At Goats,...
- 6/27/2017
- Den of Geek
When people say they’ll give you everything they’ve got, few mean it the way Jonathan Tucker does. Blood, sweat, and tears only begin to describe what he puts into his work, and he’s literally given all three to “Kingdom” — you can watch him do it.
The sweat and the tears are to be expected when portraying a fighter, as Tucker has done for nearly 40 episodes on the Audience Network original series (now airing and set to end this year). Long before he stole the opening scene of “American Gods,” the young actor from “The Virgin Suicides,” “Sleepers,” “The Black Donnellys” and “Justified,” has embodied the physical and emotional requisites of an impassioned tough guy. He trained every day on the “Kingdom” set’s functioning gym, and he’s wept repeatedly on camera during Jay Kulina’s many vulnerable moments.
But the blood, well, there’s a story there.
Before Tucker gets into sharing why he sought medical advice from a fight choreographer instead of the recommended emergency room doctor, it’s important to know something about Tucker: The man respects his art. No — the man really respects his art.
“We’re storytellers; that’s the reason why our species has succeeded so extraordinarily,” Tucker said in a recent interview. “We’re able to tell and subscribe to stories in a potent and unique way. They’re important for our culture, but also for our species, and we have to take that responsibility seriously as storytellers because these stories mean something to people.”
Read More: ‘Kingdom’ Season 3 Review: Nick Jonas Finishes Strong in a Drama That Deserves More Viewers — and More Time
When you speak to Tucker, either over the phone or on set, he’s relaxed and well-reasoned; he speaks with passion, but he’s not overly indulgent. You get the sense praise given is praise earned, and he’s only willing to exalt his co-workers — especially the crew on “Kingdom.” He sees acting as a “luxury” and feels privileged to be able to hone his skills during downtime on set, while producers, directors, gaffers, lighting technicians, and more crew members handle the real problems.
But it’s not that he’s lazy. Tucker firmly believes in being as prepared as humanly possible before coming to work. “Life is too short for us to warm up,” Tucker said. “You have to do the warm-up on your own. When you come to set, it’s time to put everything on the line.”
Such quotes could sound cliched if he didn’t back them up. For instance — regarding the day he shed more blood than one should for a TV show — he said “I was completely and utterly obsessed with finishing this fight.” And you know he’s serious. He wasn’t there for himself, he was there for the show, for the art, for the story, and they were going to get this scene — even if it meant forever scarring the face that supports his career.
The short version of the story is that Tucker got clocked, hard, right in the face by a real Mma fighter, and he needed stitches before they could finish shooting a pivotal scene. But the long story, which takes a bit of prying to get out of Tucker, is much better.
“In that scene, I was fighting Jay ‘Thoroughbred’ Hieron, who is a terrific Mma star and weights probably 35 to 40 pounds more than I do — at least — because in the story, I was fighting significantly above my weight class,” Tucker said. “In the scene, he picks me up and puts me down on the mat and then he puts me in a position called ‘full mount,’ which means both of his knees are over my shoulders or over the sides of my arms. So he’s fully mounting me, and he comes down with an elbow. He puts that elbow into the ether of the heavens and then drops it right down into my head.”
Tucker blamed “a miscommunication” between himself and Hieron for what happened next.
“He opened my eye up a good three inches — a good gash, but it looked a lot worse than it ultimately ended up being when the stitches went in at Cedar Sinai at one in the morning.”
The “miscommunication” happened before lunch, so why did it take so long for Tucker to get stitches for the bloody gash in his face? He had to finish the fight.
Read More: Giancarlo Esposito is Invisible on ‘Dear White People,’ But It’s His Best Performance of the Year
“I spent all this time rehearsing this scene, and the fight choreography is really what gives our show street credentials for so many of the Mma fans,” Tucker said, again crediting the crew, trainers, and choreographers. But he wanted to help build that legitimacy, too.
“I did not want to go to the hospital. I wanted to finish the scene up,” Tucker said. “They said ‘super glue’ and they super glued my eye closed as much as they could.”
While Tucker did not elaborate on who “they” were, a representative for the series said it was Tucker who refused to leave — knowing how many problems it would cause the production for him to be gone for hours on end — and that he asked the Mma fighters on set what they would do in a real-life fight. One told him he’d use super glue to close the wound, and no one could talk Tucker out of doing just that.
“The problem, though, is that it would pop open from time to time when I was exerting myself physically — the blood flow pops the glue,” Tucker said. “That happened a few times, which was pretty shocking for a few people on our set. [But] it gave me just a bit more information to put into the files for my character and to the show.”
When pressed about whether or not he would have done the same thing for any role, any show, any team of storytellers, Tucker said he doesn’t want to work on projects where he’d feel Ok about “leaving my crew behind.” But first he tried to think of a scenario in which he would’ve left the “Kingdom” set.
“It wasn’t like my leg was broken,” Tucker said, before immediately reconsidering. “Even if my leg was broken, it wasn’t like I was going to lose my arm or something. Having some stitches on my face — as a male [actor] — is not a problem.”
Moreover, Tucker saw the moment as a way to prove to his collaborators how seriously he took his part in the story.
“Everybody knows I’ll literally bleed for this character and their jobs,” he said. “I’ll bleed for this show, just like I’ll ask you guys to make sacrifices on your end. So it was a good thing.”
Yet after all this — all the training, all his physical efforts to bring the production together as a team, and for his complete dedication to earning the respect of the Mma community — these aspects aren’t the most remarkable elements of his onscreen performance. The series is realistic in a way that keeps you from questioning the legitimacy of these fighters, which is exactly the effect Tucker described.
And that allows audiences to marvel at his intimate, honest scenes outside the ring. Much like “Friday Night Lights” wasn’t really about football, “Kingdom” is about the men and women of their sport more than the sport itself. Tucker’s range extends from quiet intensity to open-hearted anguish; from sweat counted in beads to tears rolling like a stream.
For the blood, Tucker has a simple rule to live by:
“Life throws elbows at you, and you’ve got to superglue the wounds together.”
“Kingdom” airs new episodes of its final season every Wednesday at 8 p.m. on Audience Network.
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The sweat and the tears are to be expected when portraying a fighter, as Tucker has done for nearly 40 episodes on the Audience Network original series (now airing and set to end this year). Long before he stole the opening scene of “American Gods,” the young actor from “The Virgin Suicides,” “Sleepers,” “The Black Donnellys” and “Justified,” has embodied the physical and emotional requisites of an impassioned tough guy. He trained every day on the “Kingdom” set’s functioning gym, and he’s wept repeatedly on camera during Jay Kulina’s many vulnerable moments.
But the blood, well, there’s a story there.
Before Tucker gets into sharing why he sought medical advice from a fight choreographer instead of the recommended emergency room doctor, it’s important to know something about Tucker: The man respects his art. No — the man really respects his art.
“We’re storytellers; that’s the reason why our species has succeeded so extraordinarily,” Tucker said in a recent interview. “We’re able to tell and subscribe to stories in a potent and unique way. They’re important for our culture, but also for our species, and we have to take that responsibility seriously as storytellers because these stories mean something to people.”
Read More: ‘Kingdom’ Season 3 Review: Nick Jonas Finishes Strong in a Drama That Deserves More Viewers — and More Time
When you speak to Tucker, either over the phone or on set, he’s relaxed and well-reasoned; he speaks with passion, but he’s not overly indulgent. You get the sense praise given is praise earned, and he’s only willing to exalt his co-workers — especially the crew on “Kingdom.” He sees acting as a “luxury” and feels privileged to be able to hone his skills during downtime on set, while producers, directors, gaffers, lighting technicians, and more crew members handle the real problems.
But it’s not that he’s lazy. Tucker firmly believes in being as prepared as humanly possible before coming to work. “Life is too short for us to warm up,” Tucker said. “You have to do the warm-up on your own. When you come to set, it’s time to put everything on the line.”
Such quotes could sound cliched if he didn’t back them up. For instance — regarding the day he shed more blood than one should for a TV show — he said “I was completely and utterly obsessed with finishing this fight.” And you know he’s serious. He wasn’t there for himself, he was there for the show, for the art, for the story, and they were going to get this scene — even if it meant forever scarring the face that supports his career.
The short version of the story is that Tucker got clocked, hard, right in the face by a real Mma fighter, and he needed stitches before they could finish shooting a pivotal scene. But the long story, which takes a bit of prying to get out of Tucker, is much better.
“In that scene, I was fighting Jay ‘Thoroughbred’ Hieron, who is a terrific Mma star and weights probably 35 to 40 pounds more than I do — at least — because in the story, I was fighting significantly above my weight class,” Tucker said. “In the scene, he picks me up and puts me down on the mat and then he puts me in a position called ‘full mount,’ which means both of his knees are over my shoulders or over the sides of my arms. So he’s fully mounting me, and he comes down with an elbow. He puts that elbow into the ether of the heavens and then drops it right down into my head.”
Tucker blamed “a miscommunication” between himself and Hieron for what happened next.
“He opened my eye up a good three inches — a good gash, but it looked a lot worse than it ultimately ended up being when the stitches went in at Cedar Sinai at one in the morning.”
The “miscommunication” happened before lunch, so why did it take so long for Tucker to get stitches for the bloody gash in his face? He had to finish the fight.
Read More: Giancarlo Esposito is Invisible on ‘Dear White People,’ But It’s His Best Performance of the Year
“I spent all this time rehearsing this scene, and the fight choreography is really what gives our show street credentials for so many of the Mma fans,” Tucker said, again crediting the crew, trainers, and choreographers. But he wanted to help build that legitimacy, too.
“I did not want to go to the hospital. I wanted to finish the scene up,” Tucker said. “They said ‘super glue’ and they super glued my eye closed as much as they could.”
While Tucker did not elaborate on who “they” were, a representative for the series said it was Tucker who refused to leave — knowing how many problems it would cause the production for him to be gone for hours on end — and that he asked the Mma fighters on set what they would do in a real-life fight. One told him he’d use super glue to close the wound, and no one could talk Tucker out of doing just that.
“The problem, though, is that it would pop open from time to time when I was exerting myself physically — the blood flow pops the glue,” Tucker said. “That happened a few times, which was pretty shocking for a few people on our set. [But] it gave me just a bit more information to put into the files for my character and to the show.”
When pressed about whether or not he would have done the same thing for any role, any show, any team of storytellers, Tucker said he doesn’t want to work on projects where he’d feel Ok about “leaving my crew behind.” But first he tried to think of a scenario in which he would’ve left the “Kingdom” set.
“It wasn’t like my leg was broken,” Tucker said, before immediately reconsidering. “Even if my leg was broken, it wasn’t like I was going to lose my arm or something. Having some stitches on my face — as a male [actor] — is not a problem.”
Moreover, Tucker saw the moment as a way to prove to his collaborators how seriously he took his part in the story.
“Everybody knows I’ll literally bleed for this character and their jobs,” he said. “I’ll bleed for this show, just like I’ll ask you guys to make sacrifices on your end. So it was a good thing.”
Yet after all this — all the training, all his physical efforts to bring the production together as a team, and for his complete dedication to earning the respect of the Mma community — these aspects aren’t the most remarkable elements of his onscreen performance. The series is realistic in a way that keeps you from questioning the legitimacy of these fighters, which is exactly the effect Tucker described.
And that allows audiences to marvel at his intimate, honest scenes outside the ring. Much like “Friday Night Lights” wasn’t really about football, “Kingdom” is about the men and women of their sport more than the sport itself. Tucker’s range extends from quiet intensity to open-hearted anguish; from sweat counted in beads to tears rolling like a stream.
For the blood, Tucker has a simple rule to live by:
“Life throws elbows at you, and you’ve got to superglue the wounds together.”
“Kingdom” airs new episodes of its final season every Wednesday at 8 p.m. on Audience Network.
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- 6/21/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What is your go-to guilty pleasure viewing?
Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter
Love what you watch, watch what you love and don’t be guilty to love what you love. Life is too short to have guilty pleasures. Of course, are there things I watch that I know aren’t “quality”? Sure! Any time I watch an episode of “House Hunters” or “House Hunters International” and find myself rooting for an incompatible, self-absorbed couple with an outlandish and indefensible budget to either break up on the spot or to make a housing choice that will surely facilitate a “Money Pit-“style scenario in which their...
This week’s question: What is your go-to guilty pleasure viewing?
Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter
Love what you watch, watch what you love and don’t be guilty to love what you love. Life is too short to have guilty pleasures. Of course, are there things I watch that I know aren’t “quality”? Sure! Any time I watch an episode of “House Hunters” or “House Hunters International” and find myself rooting for an incompatible, self-absorbed couple with an outlandish and indefensible budget to either break up on the spot or to make a housing choice that will surely facilitate a “Money Pit-“style scenario in which their...
- 6/13/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Connor Franta made headlines when he came out as gay to his millions of online fans in 2014, but even in a world where self-exposure can lead to fame, Franta, 24, has held back.
For years the Hokah, Minn., native has privately suffered from depression, a struggle he writes about in a new book, Note to Self (his first memoir, 2015’s A Work in Progress, was a bestseller).
Franta‘s latest work centers on reflections he wrote while going through “copious amounts of therapy” to help deal with the condition.
Growing up a closeted teen in a small midwestern town with “living...
For years the Hokah, Minn., native has privately suffered from depression, a struggle he writes about in a new book, Note to Self (his first memoir, 2015’s A Work in Progress, was a bestseller).
Franta‘s latest work centers on reflections he wrote while going through “copious amounts of therapy” to help deal with the condition.
Growing up a closeted teen in a small midwestern town with “living...
- 4/14/2017
- by Patrick Gomez
- PEOPLE.com
Admit it, you went through a handful of tissues, didn't you?
And by "handful," I mean potentially an entire box.
It has been a while since Grey's Anatomy has given us one of those episodes that leaves you curled up in the fetal position bawling your eyes out. There have been a few sniffles here and there, but not a sob-fest.
Grey's Anatomy Season 13 Episode 18 was exactly that, a sob-fest. It also was one of the best installments of the season thus far.
Hats off to Ellen Pompeo for making her directorial debut. She did an incredible job, and one can only hope that she continues down this path and chooses to direct more down the road.
But I would be remiss to go on discussing this amazing hour without commenting on just how breathtaking Kelly McCreary's performance was throughout this hour.
Someone, anyone, submit this for an Emmy reel.
And by "handful," I mean potentially an entire box.
It has been a while since Grey's Anatomy has given us one of those episodes that leaves you curled up in the fetal position bawling your eyes out. There have been a few sniffles here and there, but not a sob-fest.
Grey's Anatomy Season 13 Episode 18 was exactly that, a sob-fest. It also was one of the best installments of the season thus far.
Hats off to Ellen Pompeo for making her directorial debut. She did an incredible job, and one can only hope that she continues down this path and chooses to direct more down the road.
But I would be remiss to go on discussing this amazing hour without commenting on just how breathtaking Kelly McCreary's performance was throughout this hour.
Someone, anyone, submit this for an Emmy reel.
- 3/31/2017
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Actress Sanaa Lathan sticks to a primarily vegan diet — but she isn’t afraid to let loose and indulge.
“I love food. I can’t nor do I have any interest in starving myself, so I try to be as healthy as possible when I’m at home and have fun when I’m going out,” the star of Fox’s Shots Fired, 45, tells People. “Life is too short to be starving and miserable all the time.”
Lathan tops her salad with vegan meat crumbles and sticks to veggie sushi, and ends her day with some (vegan) ice cream.
Read...
“I love food. I can’t nor do I have any interest in starving myself, so I try to be as healthy as possible when I’m at home and have fun when I’m going out,” the star of Fox’s Shots Fired, 45, tells People. “Life is too short to be starving and miserable all the time.”
Lathan tops her salad with vegan meat crumbles and sticks to veggie sushi, and ends her day with some (vegan) ice cream.
Read...
- 3/20/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
New mom of two and Little Women: La star Terra Jolé made history as the first little person to compete on Dancing with the Stars last season, and now she’s back on Lifetime’s hit show and blogging about season 6 exclusively for People. Follow Jolé, 36, on Twitter!
It’s incredible that we are already starting the crazy world of season six! There’s going to be drama, tears and laughter … with a side of screaming because what would Little Women be without some screaming?! When we were shooting this episode, it was towards the end of my journey on Dancing with The Stars.
It’s incredible that we are already starting the crazy world of season six! There’s going to be drama, tears and laughter … with a side of screaming because what would Little Women be without some screaming?! When we were shooting this episode, it was towards the end of my journey on Dancing with The Stars.
- 3/1/2017
- by Melody Chiu
- PEOPLE.com
The new year is off to a great start for Khloé Kardashian.
In a recent post on her app/website, the 32-year-old reality star reflected on 2016, noting that her biggest resolution for 2017 is to maintain her “peace and happiness.”
“At this moment, a few days into 2017, I feel incredibly clear and probably the happiest I’ve been in years,” Kardashian wrote. “It’s such a great feeling that I have my happy back! It’s from a genuine place and the most peaceful place I’ve been in for longer than I can even remember.”
It’s been a big year for Kardashian,...
In a recent post on her app/website, the 32-year-old reality star reflected on 2016, noting that her biggest resolution for 2017 is to maintain her “peace and happiness.”
“At this moment, a few days into 2017, I feel incredibly clear and probably the happiest I’ve been in years,” Kardashian wrote. “It’s such a great feeling that I have my happy back! It’s from a genuine place and the most peaceful place I’ve been in for longer than I can even remember.”
It’s been a big year for Kardashian,...
- 1/4/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
They say blood is thicker than water. But for Teresa Giudice, that's not the case. The 44-year-old Turning Tables author has spent season 7 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey focused on redemption after her 11-month stay in prison - even repairing strained relationships with former best friend Jacqueline Laurita, her brother Joe Gorga and her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga. But on Sunday's all-new episode, Giudice showed she wasn't ready to forgive and forget with just anyone. Meeting with estranged cousins Kathy Wakile and Rosie Pierri, Giudice closed the book on their relationship for good - telling them that she wanted to "cut the cancer out.
- 9/19/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Gigi Gorgeous shared an emotional post on Instagram after airport personnel in Dubai detained her for several hours because she is transgender. The Canadian model, who candidly documented her transition on YouTube, described the ordeal as "one of the scariest moments of my entire life." "After being detained and held at the Dubai airport for over 5 hours, this was the moment my baby came to rescue me," Gorgeous captioned a photo embracing friend Nats Getty. She continued, "Yesterday was one of the scariest moments of my entire life and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. How you can be denied...
- 8/10/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
Helen Mirren may not tune into Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but she's a fan of Kim Kardashian West for reasons that have nothing to do with her reality star status.
"I'm not into the Kardashians – it's a phenomenon I just don't find interesting, but – and this is the big word: B-u-t-t – it's wonderful that you're allowed to have a butt nowadays!" Mirrren, 70, told U.K.'s The Telegraph. "Thanks to Madame Kardashian, and before her, J-Lo. We're also allowed to have thighs now, which is great too. It's very positive."
Mirren also opened up about no longer considering herself a sex symbol.
"I'm not into the Kardashians – it's a phenomenon I just don't find interesting, but – and this is the big word: B-u-t-t – it's wonderful that you're allowed to have a butt nowadays!" Mirrren, 70, told U.K.'s The Telegraph. "Thanks to Madame Kardashian, and before her, J-Lo. We're also allowed to have thighs now, which is great too. It's very positive."
Mirren also opened up about no longer considering herself a sex symbol.
- 6/6/2016
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- People.com - TV Watch
Helen Mirren may not tune into Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but she's a fan of Kim Kardashian West for reasons that have nothing to do with her reality star status. "I'm not into the Kardashians - it's a phenomenon I just don't find interesting, but - and this is the big word: B-u-t-t - it's wonderful that you're allowed to have a butt nowadays!" Mirrren, 70, told U.K.'s The Telegraph. "Thanks to Madame Kardashian, and before her, J-Lo. We're also allowed to have thighs now, which is great too. It's very positive." Mirren also opened up about no...
- 6/6/2016
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
Helen Mirren may not tune into Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but she's a fan of Kim Kardashian West for reasons that have nothing to do with her reality star status. "I'm not into the Kardashians - it's a phenomenon I just don't find interesting, but - and this is the big word: B-u-t-t - it's wonderful that you're allowed to have a butt nowadays!" Mirrren, 70, told U.K.'s The Telegraph. "Thanks to Madame Kardashian, and before her, J-Lo. We're also allowed to have thighs now, which is great too. It's very positive." Mirren also opened up about no...
- 6/6/2016
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Thure Lindhart, David Ajala, Tom McKay, Mike Noble, Bentley Kalu, Deborah Rosan, Osi Okerafor | Written and Directed by Steven Gomez
In Kill Command, a group of military meatheads travel to a remote island for a training exercise involving ten-foot-tall combat robots designed to give the soldiers a run for their money but never actually do harm. A spoiler alert shouldn’t be necessary for telling you that within about ten minutes that “do no harm” protocol has been wiped clean.
It’s an uninspired premise and, as expected, the resulting film feels like a shoddy videogame adaptation of Terminator, with exactly the absence of imagination and intensity that comparison implies. I could go into detail about all the film’s flaws: the onslaught of gung-ho action clichés the screenplay delivers like a barrage of bullets; the unironic stereotypes that not even the most enthusiastic performances could salvage (for example,...
In Kill Command, a group of military meatheads travel to a remote island for a training exercise involving ten-foot-tall combat robots designed to give the soldiers a run for their money but never actually do harm. A spoiler alert shouldn’t be necessary for telling you that within about ten minutes that “do no harm” protocol has been wiped clean.
It’s an uninspired premise and, as expected, the resulting film feels like a shoddy videogame adaptation of Terminator, with exactly the absence of imagination and intensity that comparison implies. I could go into detail about all the film’s flaws: the onslaught of gung-ho action clichés the screenplay delivers like a barrage of bullets; the unironic stereotypes that not even the most enthusiastic performances could salvage (for example,...
- 5/6/2016
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
Vikram Bhatt’s upcoming film ‘Love Games’ has been creating quite a buzz for its foray into the scandalous world of swingers. But as bold as the topic may seem, the filmmaker reveals that he came up with the idea for his film when he came across people who made shocking revelations about their sex lives and the relationships with their partners. Vikram adds that the sexual experiences that these people shared with him, especially a girl who made some startling confessions about her sex life, is what prompted him to explore the idea further.
Talking about the girl’s confession to him, Vikram says, “She spoke to me about having had threesomes, while hoping that I wouldn’t judge her. I think it took a lot of courage for the girl to share it with me on just our third date. Fate did not allow the affair to last long,...
Talking about the girl’s confession to him, Vikram says, “She spoke to me about having had threesomes, while hoping that I wouldn’t judge her. I think it took a lot of courage for the girl to share it with me on just our third date. Fate did not allow the affair to last long,...
- 4/7/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
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