Meghan Markle’s back in the lifestyle space with American Riviera Orchard. However, a royal commentator says the Duchess of Sussex’s new brand would make “so much more sense” as something else entirely: a members-only club. Ahead, the commentator explains why they think it’d work. Plus, who among Meghan’s friends she could turn to for advice and a potential partnership.
Commentator makes case for Meghan’s American Riviera Orchard as a members club
Meghan unveiled the American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand in March 2024. Since then, details have emerged about potential products and expansion, mainly through a trademark application.
Think preserves, yoga mats, kitchenware, and the possibility of a brick-and-mortar retail space in addition to online shopping. Additionally, Meghan has a new Netflix show in the works. It will reportedly “celebrate the joys of cooking & gardening, entertaining, and friendship.”
However, royal commentator Jack Royston, host of the Royal Report podcast,...
Commentator makes case for Meghan’s American Riviera Orchard as a members club
Meghan unveiled the American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand in March 2024. Since then, details have emerged about potential products and expansion, mainly through a trademark application.
Think preserves, yoga mats, kitchenware, and the possibility of a brick-and-mortar retail space in addition to online shopping. Additionally, Meghan has a new Netflix show in the works. It will reportedly “celebrate the joys of cooking & gardening, entertaining, and friendship.”
However, royal commentator Jack Royston, host of the Royal Report podcast,...
- 5/26/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Kate Middleton can’t stop making headlines. The Princess of Wales, who is the wife of Prince William — and the future queen — disappeared shortly after Christmas of 2023 and has yet to resurface with the exception of a few paparazzi photos all taken at the same time. Kensington Palace announced back in January that Kate had undergone planned abdominal surgery and would require about two months to recover. However, Kate’s disappearance has led to a slew of conspiracy theories; now, one royal expert says Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton, is living with her — and that the Middletons no longer trust the royal family.
Carole Middleton with Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte | Samir Hussein/WireImage Carole Middleton has moved into Kate Middleton’s home, insiders claim
Things are getting more confusing within the royal family. On March 10, Kensington Palace released a new photo of Kate with her three children, but it...
Carole Middleton with Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte | Samir Hussein/WireImage Carole Middleton has moved into Kate Middleton’s home, insiders claim
Things are getting more confusing within the royal family. On March 10, Kensington Palace released a new photo of Kate with her three children, but it...
- 3/11/2024
- by Julia Mullaney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A Golden Globes win could break Taylor Swift‘s losing streak at the annual Hollywood awards show. However, she could also make history, kicking off a new category for the 81-year-old industry mainstay.
Taylor Swift could kick off 2024 with a big win
This year, Taylor Swift was nominated at the Golden Globes for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement for her record-breaking The Eras Tour film. If the famous singer and songwriter takes home the globe, she will be the first-ever winner of the new category.
The Eras Tour film was nominated alongside Barbie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Barbie is favored to win, making the most money overall, with a $600 million gross at the domestic box office and more than $1.4 billion worldwide. However, The Eras Tour historically...
Taylor Swift could kick off 2024 with a big win
This year, Taylor Swift was nominated at the Golden Globes for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement for her record-breaking The Eras Tour film. If the famous singer and songwriter takes home the globe, she will be the first-ever winner of the new category.
The Eras Tour film was nominated alongside Barbie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Barbie is favored to win, making the most money overall, with a $600 million gross at the domestic box office and more than $1.4 billion worldwide. However, The Eras Tour historically...
- 1/8/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Matt Damon was one of many actors who admired Taxi Driver star Robert De Niro. But he once joked that Raging Bull made him question his admiration for the actor for a funny reason.
Why Matt Damon once joked he hated seeing Robert De Niro gain weight in ‘Raging Bull’ Robert De Niro and Matt Damon | George Pimentel/WireImage
Damon knows what it’s like to change his physique for a film role. He’s been experimenting with his body for movies since before hitting his stride with Good Will Hunting. He famously jeopardized his health after losing 50 pounds for Courage Under Fire. But for his 2009 feature The Informant, Damon was required to take the opposite approach to his body. Instead of losing weight, he gained weight to fit the large physique of his character. It was also a much more enjoyable process, as he was able to eat whatever he wanted.
Why Matt Damon once joked he hated seeing Robert De Niro gain weight in ‘Raging Bull’ Robert De Niro and Matt Damon | George Pimentel/WireImage
Damon knows what it’s like to change his physique for a film role. He’s been experimenting with his body for movies since before hitting his stride with Good Will Hunting. He famously jeopardized his health after losing 50 pounds for Courage Under Fire. But for his 2009 feature The Informant, Damon was required to take the opposite approach to his body. Instead of losing weight, he gained weight to fit the large physique of his character. It was also a much more enjoyable process, as he was able to eat whatever he wanted.
- 11/18/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Once upon a time, before she married Prince Harry, Meghan Markle was a working actor living in Toronto and was best friends with stylist Jessica Mulroney. While Meghan did not stay in touch with some of the people she was close to before she became the Duchess of Sussex, she and Mulroney remained tight after Meghan and Harry’s wedding in 2018.
However, in 2020 a lifestyle blogger called Mulroney out for some unacceptable behavior which led to Meghan reportedly cutting all ties with her. Harry’s wife has never spoken publicly about the fallout. But now a post by Mulroney is leading some to believe that Meghan’s ex-bestie is ready to come forward and speak publicly about their friendship, and that is likely giving the duchess “sleepless nights.”
Jessica Mulroney and Meghan Markle attend the World Vision event in Toronto | George Pimentel/WireImage The message Mulroney posted that could signal...
However, in 2020 a lifestyle blogger called Mulroney out for some unacceptable behavior which led to Meghan reportedly cutting all ties with her. Harry’s wife has never spoken publicly about the fallout. But now a post by Mulroney is leading some to believe that Meghan’s ex-bestie is ready to come forward and speak publicly about their friendship, and that is likely giving the duchess “sleepless nights.”
Jessica Mulroney and Meghan Markle attend the World Vision event in Toronto | George Pimentel/WireImage The message Mulroney posted that could signal...
- 10/6/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Northern Touch”, arguably the most important Canadian rap song of all time, turns 25 this year.
To mark the occasion, The Black Academy’s 2023 Legacy Awards, which took place last night at History in Toronto, closed the show with a tribute to the iconic track. The song’s original artists — Kardinal Offishall, Red1 of Rascalz, Choclair and Thrust — introduced a new crop of Canadian rappers — Taaylee G, Tamir, Ysn Fab and Zach Zoya — to perform their take on the 1998 rap anthem.
Eventually, the OGs even joined the young emcees to finish the song. Check out the performance below.
Read More: Kardinal Offishall, Def Jam’s Newest Exec, Says Canada’s Music Industry Needs ‘Radical Change’: ‘We’re Decades Behind Other Countries’
Speaking to Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante at the Legacy Awards, Kardinal Offishall said it was “incredible” to be able to celebrate the track a quarter-century later, adding that...
To mark the occasion, The Black Academy’s 2023 Legacy Awards, which took place last night at History in Toronto, closed the show with a tribute to the iconic track. The song’s original artists — Kardinal Offishall, Red1 of Rascalz, Choclair and Thrust — introduced a new crop of Canadian rappers — Taaylee G, Tamir, Ysn Fab and Zach Zoya — to perform their take on the 1998 rap anthem.
Eventually, the OGs even joined the young emcees to finish the song. Check out the performance below.
Read More: Kardinal Offishall, Def Jam’s Newest Exec, Says Canada’s Music Industry Needs ‘Radical Change’: ‘We’re Decades Behind Other Countries’
Speaking to Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante at the Legacy Awards, Kardinal Offishall said it was “incredible” to be able to celebrate the track a quarter-century later, adding that...
- 9/25/2023
- by Alex Nino Gheciu
- ET Canada
It’s just another day in the life of Jessica Chastain. The above photo suggests that the Oscar-winning actress is calm, cool and collected, safe in the eye of the storm that is the Toronto International Film Festival. A shot painstakingly orchestrated by a veteran photographer, the photo looks effortless and Chastain flawless, bringing Old Hollywood glamour to clamoring Canadian streets.
“I love photographing a woman with great fashion,” said George Pimentel, celebrity photographer. “There’s nothing wrong with photographing men, but a woman who has a great outfit is special. Jessica Chastain came out of her car and I let security know I wanted the streets to be cleared. I wanted her in the middle of the street with Toronto in the back.”
In reality, this is just another day in the life of the Pimentel. This year’s TIFF marks the Toronto native’s 30th year in the industry,...
“I love photographing a woman with great fashion,” said George Pimentel, celebrity photographer. “There’s nothing wrong with photographing men, but a woman who has a great outfit is special. Jessica Chastain came out of her car and I let security know I wanted the streets to be cleared. I wanted her in the middle of the street with Toronto in the back.”
In reality, this is just another day in the life of the Pimentel. This year’s TIFF marks the Toronto native’s 30th year in the industry,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Libby Hill
- The Wrap
Pedro Almodóvar, Spike Lee and Patricia Arquette were among those accepting honors at the Toronto International Film Festival Tribute awards Sunday night: George Pimentel photographed the red carpet and inside the show for TheWrap.
Thanks to SAG-AFTRA strike waivers, several actors including Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke, were also on hand. “Sing Sing” and “Rustin” actor Colman Domingo was also able to collect his Tribute Performer Award in person, as was “The Dead Don’t Die” star Vicky Krieps.
Enjoy these shots of Lee, who was there to receive the Ebert Director Award, and more awards recipients and presenters.
Photo by George Pimentel
Willem Dafoe plays a Hunter S. Thompson-esque writer in “Gonzo Girl” from director Patricia Arquette.
Photo by George Pimentel
“Daisy Jones & the Six” actress Camila Morrone co-stars with Willem Dafoe in “Gonzo Girl,” the directorial debut of Patricia Arquette.
Photo by George Pimentel
Patricia Arquette went...
Thanks to SAG-AFTRA strike waivers, several actors including Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke, were also on hand. “Sing Sing” and “Rustin” actor Colman Domingo was also able to collect his Tribute Performer Award in person, as was “The Dead Don’t Die” star Vicky Krieps.
Enjoy these shots of Lee, who was there to receive the Ebert Director Award, and more awards recipients and presenters.
Photo by George Pimentel
Willem Dafoe plays a Hunter S. Thompson-esque writer in “Gonzo Girl” from director Patricia Arquette.
Photo by George Pimentel
“Daisy Jones & the Six” actress Camila Morrone co-stars with Willem Dafoe in “Gonzo Girl,” the directorial debut of Patricia Arquette.
Photo by George Pimentel
Patricia Arquette went...
- 9/12/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Image Source: Getty / George Pimentel
Miley Cyrus is taking a moment to reflect on her divorce. In the weeks following the release of her emotional new single, "Used to Be Young," Cyrus has shared numerous revelations in a series of videos posted to her TikTok account. In one video, for example, the singer playfully pointed out a photo that indicated she was bisexual before she publicly shared her sexuality. In another, she revealed she used the majority of her "Bangerz" Tour salary to pay for the stage design. Now, the singer is opening up about her highly publicized divorce from Liam Hemsworth, which was finalized in 2020.
"The day of the show was the day that I had decided that it was no longer going to work in my life to be in that relationship."
"I just want to slow down. I have to slow down, 'cause this is actually serious,...
Miley Cyrus is taking a moment to reflect on her divorce. In the weeks following the release of her emotional new single, "Used to Be Young," Cyrus has shared numerous revelations in a series of videos posted to her TikTok account. In one video, for example, the singer playfully pointed out a photo that indicated she was bisexual before she publicly shared her sexuality. In another, she revealed she used the majority of her "Bangerz" Tour salary to pay for the stage design. Now, the singer is opening up about her highly publicized divorce from Liam Hemsworth, which was finalized in 2020.
"The day of the show was the day that I had decided that it was no longer going to work in my life to be in that relationship."
"I just want to slow down. I have to slow down, 'cause this is actually serious,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
Mark Wahlberg loves Toronto.
The 52-year-old actor was in the city on Tuesday for an event at Moxies promoting his new tequila brand, Flecha Azul, and Et Canada’s Sangita Patel caught up with him for a chat.
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“We are in the home town of Drizzy Drake, Champagne Papi,” Wahlberg said, going on to talk about his affection for Toronto. “I have had some of the greatest working experiences, not only personal but professional experiences, and built relationships here. So this is a place that’s near and dear to my heart.”
He continued, recalling premiering his 1997 film “Boogie Nights” at the Toronto International Film Festival that year, “I did an interview earlier, and all of a sudden they were playing the song that I sang in ‘Boogie Nights’. Yeah,...
The 52-year-old actor was in the city on Tuesday for an event at Moxies promoting his new tequila brand, Flecha Azul, and Et Canada’s Sangita Patel caught up with him for a chat.
Read More: Max Domi Gets Love From Tom Brady, Mark Wahlberg And More After Signing With The Toronto Maple Leafs
“We are in the home town of Drizzy Drake, Champagne Papi,” Wahlberg said, going on to talk about his affection for Toronto. “I have had some of the greatest working experiences, not only personal but professional experiences, and built relationships here. So this is a place that’s near and dear to my heart.”
He continued, recalling premiering his 1997 film “Boogie Nights” at the Toronto International Film Festival that year, “I did an interview earlier, and all of a sudden they were playing the song that I sang in ‘Boogie Nights’. Yeah,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
In the 1990s, Seinfeld writer Larry Charles learned that his cousin was Bob Dylan’s manager. Eventually, this led to a meeting between Charles and Dylan and a feature film in 2003. Charles directed the film, Masked and Anonymous, and Dylan starred in it, but they worked closely together through the writing process. The film was an overall flop, but Charles said he enjoyed the process of writing with Dylan.
Bob Dylan teamed up with a ‘Seinfeld’ writer to write a movie
Once Dylan and Charles decided to partner up, they spent much of their time writing together. Charles was a writer on Seinfeld and Mad About You, so he had plenty of experience working on scripts. Dylan had primarily written songs at this point, but he enthusiastically threw himself into writing a screenplay.
“I spent a solid two years in a cubicle with him writing,” Charles told Uproxx in 2023. “I mean,...
Bob Dylan teamed up with a ‘Seinfeld’ writer to write a movie
Once Dylan and Charles decided to partner up, they spent much of their time writing together. Charles was a writer on Seinfeld and Mad About You, so he had plenty of experience working on scripts. Dylan had primarily written songs at this point, but he enthusiastically threw himself into writing a screenplay.
“I spent a solid two years in a cubicle with him writing,” Charles told Uproxx in 2023. “I mean,...
- 7/15/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 2003, Bob Dylan starred in the film Masked and Anonymous with a number of Hollywood heavy hitters. His co-stars included Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Luke Wilson, Jessica Lange, Penelope Cruz, Val Kilmer, and many others. Dylan didn’t have nearly as much acting experience as his co-stars. While he had a leading role in the film, his inexperience caused some issues. Dylan seemed far more interested in watching his castmates than he was in giving a performance of his own.
Bob Dylan found his co-stars in a film riveting to watch
Masked and Anonymous had a stacked cast at least partly because the actors wanted a chance to work with Dylan.
“I think John [Goodman] really responded to the part, but a lot of the other people responded to just the idea of working with Bob,” director Larry Charles told Uproxx in 2023. “We were able to attract a lot of people because of that,...
Bob Dylan found his co-stars in a film riveting to watch
Masked and Anonymous had a stacked cast at least partly because the actors wanted a chance to work with Dylan.
“I think John [Goodman] really responded to the part, but a lot of the other people responded to just the idea of working with Bob,” director Larry Charles told Uproxx in 2023. “We were able to attract a lot of people because of that,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the early 2000s, Bob Dylan teamed up with writer Larry Charles to work on the screenplay for the film Masked and Anonymous. This was not the musician’s first movie. Still, this was the first time he worked on a screenplay in this way. Charles said he worked well with Dylan and that the script was the product of their equal collaboration. Charles noted that Dylan had been researching the Civil War at the time, so the historical era influenced the screenplay.
Bob Dylan took inspiration from the Civil War when he wrote a screenplay
When Charles and Dylan began working on Masked and Anonymous, Dylan pulled out a box of possible character names. He’d written them on scraps of paper with assorted words and phrases. In a similar manner to which Dylan writes songs, they began putting the scraps together to write a screenplay.
They also used...
Bob Dylan took inspiration from the Civil War when he wrote a screenplay
When Charles and Dylan began working on Masked and Anonymous, Dylan pulled out a box of possible character names. He’d written them on scraps of paper with assorted words and phrases. In a similar manner to which Dylan writes songs, they began putting the scraps together to write a screenplay.
They also used...
- 7/13/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Julia Fox is ensuring Canadians keep their eyes on her.
The “Forbidden Fruits” podcast host, who fiercely walked down the runway for designer label Dsquared2 in Milan last month, caused eyes to pop as she arrived at the Toronto premiere of “Something You Said Last Night” on Friday night.
Fox, who broke out into the acting industry with her role in A24’s “Uncut Gems” alongside Adam Sandler, made hearts beat fast everywhere by arriving in a black, cut-out dress with crucifix-adorned nipple tassels covering her chest.
Read More: Julia Fox Joins Forces As Executive Producer For Award-Winning Canadian Film ‘Something You Said Last Night’
Julia Fox — Photo: George Pimentel/Shutterstock
The star, a proud mother to her 2-year-old son Valentino, looked glamorously alluring as she flashed her midriff through a sheer, nude fabric. She also rocked her notoriously razor-thin eyebrows but shook up this appearance with her hair in an eye-catching red hue.
The “Forbidden Fruits” podcast host, who fiercely walked down the runway for designer label Dsquared2 in Milan last month, caused eyes to pop as she arrived at the Toronto premiere of “Something You Said Last Night” on Friday night.
Fox, who broke out into the acting industry with her role in A24’s “Uncut Gems” alongside Adam Sandler, made hearts beat fast everywhere by arriving in a black, cut-out dress with crucifix-adorned nipple tassels covering her chest.
Read More: Julia Fox Joins Forces As Executive Producer For Award-Winning Canadian Film ‘Something You Said Last Night’
Julia Fox — Photo: George Pimentel/Shutterstock
The star, a proud mother to her 2-year-old son Valentino, looked glamorously alluring as she flashed her midriff through a sheer, nude fabric. She also rocked her notoriously razor-thin eyebrows but shook up this appearance with her hair in an eye-catching red hue.
- 7/8/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Exclusive: Pier 21 Films, the Canadian production company behind series including Run The Burbs, which is airing on The CW in the U.S., has new bosses.
Nicole Butler (L) & Vanessa Steinmetz (George Pimentel)
Vanessa Steinmetz and Nicole Butler have been named co-CEOs of the company as founder Laszlo Barna transitions to chair of the company.
The news was announced while the Canadian TV industry was gathered at the Banff Media Festival.
The company is also behind Late Bloomer, starring Jasmeet Raina and Indigenous comedy Don’t Even from showrunner Amber-Sekowan Daniels both for Canada’s Crave.
The duo now leads all creative and business activities for the company. Steinmetz, a former SVP of Production Finance at eOne, where she worked on series including The Rookie and Sharp Objects, oversees financing and business operations and Butler, former COO with Pier 21, leads development and production activities.
“Vanessa and Nicole are visionary executives,...
Nicole Butler (L) & Vanessa Steinmetz (George Pimentel)
Vanessa Steinmetz and Nicole Butler have been named co-CEOs of the company as founder Laszlo Barna transitions to chair of the company.
The news was announced while the Canadian TV industry was gathered at the Banff Media Festival.
The company is also behind Late Bloomer, starring Jasmeet Raina and Indigenous comedy Don’t Even from showrunner Amber-Sekowan Daniels both for Canada’s Crave.
The duo now leads all creative and business activities for the company. Steinmetz, a former SVP of Production Finance at eOne, where she worked on series including The Rookie and Sharp Objects, oversees financing and business operations and Butler, former COO with Pier 21, leads development and production activities.
“Vanessa and Nicole are visionary executives,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Little House on the Prairie alum Melissa Gilbert has been married three times. If you asked her at the time of each marriage, she’d probably say each one was for love. But she found herself in love and with “limited funds” in her third marriage with Timothy Busfield.
Melissa Gilbert on her contemporaries ‘for whom money was no object’ Melissa Gilbert | George Pimentel/WireImage for Turner
After Gilbert and Busfield got married in 2013, they lived together in a modest home in Michigan, Busfield’s home state. In 2019, they bought a rundown “cabbage” (Gilbert’s word for the home combining cottage and cabin) in the Catskills to fix up. Especially after their respective divorces from their previous partners, Gilbert and Busfield found themselves needing to be extra smart with their money. The former Laura Ingalls actor couldn’t help but notice a stark difference in herself and some of her peers in the industry.
Melissa Gilbert on her contemporaries ‘for whom money was no object’ Melissa Gilbert | George Pimentel/WireImage for Turner
After Gilbert and Busfield got married in 2013, they lived together in a modest home in Michigan, Busfield’s home state. In 2019, they bought a rundown “cabbage” (Gilbert’s word for the home combining cottage and cabin) in the Catskills to fix up. Especially after their respective divorces from their previous partners, Gilbert and Busfield found themselves needing to be extra smart with their money. The former Laura Ingalls actor couldn’t help but notice a stark difference in herself and some of her peers in the industry.
- 6/3/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Run the Burbs” star Andrew Phung is widely considered to be one of Canada’s biggest sneakerheads. But his former “Kim’s Convenience” co-star Simu Liu is no sneaker slouch either, having famously rocked some ultra-rare Jordans in “Shang-Chi”. So whose kick game reigns supreme?
If you ask Phung, it’s not even a debate: Kimchee all the way.
“Oh yeah,” says the actor when asked by Et’s Carlos Bustamante if his shoe appreciation is above and beyond Liu’s. “I think he would even admit to that. Look, Shang-Chi is wearing some Jordan 1s in the movie, I respect that. But even he would admit to it.”
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Still, Phung admits Liu’s “leveled up” his sneaker collection in recent years. “Sometimes I’ll see a photo of him at a Clippers game or...
If you ask Phung, it’s not even a debate: Kimchee all the way.
“Oh yeah,” says the actor when asked by Et’s Carlos Bustamante if his shoe appreciation is above and beyond Liu’s. “I think he would even admit to that. Look, Shang-Chi is wearing some Jordan 1s in the movie, I respect that. But even he would admit to it.”
Read More: Here’s Who The 2023 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Will Be Rooting For This Year
Still, Phung admits Liu’s “leveled up” his sneaker collection in recent years. “Sometimes I’ll see a photo of him at a Clippers game or...
- 5/17/2023
- by Alex Nino Gheciu
- ET Canada
Canadian Screen Week is officially underway — it’s the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s annual week-long celebration of the best in Canadian film, TV and digital media. With in-person ceremonies returning for the first time since 2019, nominees across 145 categories are being honoured over four days of live award shows at Toronto’s Meridian Hall. It’s all leading up to a star-studded broadcast hosted by Samantha Bee on Sunday night, when the winner of the Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award will be revealed.
The hour-long special, which airs at 8 p.m. Et on CBC and CBC Gem, will look back at the past year in Canadian film and TV. Also on tap? Interviews with this year’s slate of Special Award recipients — which includes Canadian icons like Catherine O’Hara, Ryan Reynolds and Simu Liu — along with special guests Amy Poehler, Lamar Johnson, “White Lotus” star Adam Dimarco and more.
The hour-long special, which airs at 8 p.m. Et on CBC and CBC Gem, will look back at the past year in Canadian film and TV. Also on tap? Interviews with this year’s slate of Special Award recipients — which includes Canadian icons like Catherine O’Hara, Ryan Reynolds and Simu Liu — along with special guests Amy Poehler, Lamar Johnson, “White Lotus” star Adam Dimarco and more.
- 4/13/2023
- by Etcanadadigital
- ET Canada
In October 2021, Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent and her then-fiancé Randall Emmett were involved in a messy breakup. There has been a lot of drama between the ex-couple, including allegations of infidelity and public jabs at one another. Kent, who used to be very vocal about the relationship, hardly mentions Emmett in recent Vanderpump Rules episodes. Here’s why.
Lala Kent and ex Randall Emmett split after a three-year engagement
Lala Kent and Randall Emmett have reportedly split after a 3-year engagement https://t.co/Eac8QgAGOB pic.twitter.com/URJQZpCqYx
— HollywoodLife (@HollywoodLife) October 18, 2021
Kent and Emmett first met in 2015. At the time, Emmett was going through a divorce from his ex-wife Ambyr Childers. The pair started out working together professionally, and Kent was even cast in one of Emmett’s movies. Their relationship quickly turned romantic, and Kent started referring to him as “my man” on Vpr.
The couple...
Lala Kent and ex Randall Emmett split after a three-year engagement
Lala Kent and Randall Emmett have reportedly split after a 3-year engagement https://t.co/Eac8QgAGOB pic.twitter.com/URJQZpCqYx
— HollywoodLife (@HollywoodLife) October 18, 2021
Kent and Emmett first met in 2015. At the time, Emmett was going through a divorce from his ex-wife Ambyr Childers. The pair started out working together professionally, and Kent was even cast in one of Emmett’s movies. Their relationship quickly turned romantic, and Kent started referring to him as “my man” on Vpr.
The couple...
- 4/5/2023
- by William Decker
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Dennis Rodman and Travis Scott have several things in common. Both men came from humble backgrounds and both rose to fame as pop culture icons in their time. Both Rodman and Scott are also savvy businessmen — but that’s where the line has been drawn, at least in Rodman’s estimation. The NBA pro recently came after the embattled rapper, accusing him of “stealing” his Nike shoe design. While Scott hasn’t responded publicly to Rodman’s diss, the controversy isn’t Scott’s first.
Dennis Rodman is a retired NBA pro and businessman
Rodman rose to fame in the late ’80s as a basketball player with the Detroit Pistons. Over the course of his NBA career, Rodman played with several teams, including the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, and Dallas Mavericks. He won multiple awards during his time with the NBA, including five NBA championships. In the ’90s, Rodman...
Dennis Rodman is a retired NBA pro and businessman
Rodman rose to fame in the late ’80s as a basketball player with the Detroit Pistons. Over the course of his NBA career, Rodman played with several teams, including the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, and Dallas Mavericks. He won multiple awards during his time with the NBA, including five NBA championships. In the ’90s, Rodman...
- 4/4/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Aj McLean wants to give his kids real self-confidence.
The former Backstreet Boys singer was in Toronto this week to celebrate the launch of his new series “The Fashion Hero: A New Kind of Beautiful”, and he sat down with Et Canada to talk all about it.
Streaming on Paramount+, “the series breaks down barriers in the beauty industry by encouraging regular people to be confident in who they are. ”
Read More: Backstreet Boys’ Aj McLean Hosting New Reality Series ‘The Fashion Hero: A New Kind Of Beautiful’
McLean spoke about raising his two young daughters in the age of social media and trying to instill them with strong self-esteem.
“The way that my wife and I try to parent our kids is again, everyone is beautiful. Everyone is unique,” he explained. “My youngest has come to me a few times upset, ‘Daddy, why don’t I look like my sister?...
The former Backstreet Boys singer was in Toronto this week to celebrate the launch of his new series “The Fashion Hero: A New Kind of Beautiful”, and he sat down with Et Canada to talk all about it.
Streaming on Paramount+, “the series breaks down barriers in the beauty industry by encouraging regular people to be confident in who they are. ”
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McLean spoke about raising his two young daughters in the age of social media and trying to instill them with strong self-esteem.
“The way that my wife and I try to parent our kids is again, everyone is beautiful. Everyone is unique,” he explained. “My youngest has come to me a few times upset, ‘Daddy, why don’t I look like my sister?...
- 3/31/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The 2023 SAG Awards were full of fun and quirky moments.
On Sunday night, the stars were out in full force to hand out awards for the year’s best performances, and some big moments had fans all abuzz.
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“Parks and Recreation” Reunion
In one of the night’s biggest moments, “Parks and Recreation” stars Amy Poehler and Adam Scott reunited onstage to present, with Phoeler ribbing her former co-star for moving over to the drama category with his role in “Severance.”
Amy Poehler and Adam Scott had a Parks and Recreation reunion onstage at the #SAGAwards. https://t.co/8ullW8arMy pic.twitter.com/pFkSjcluoN
— People (@people) February 27, 2023
“You’re on a hit drama, so you’re very dramatic now,” Poehler joked.
But that wasn’t all for “Parks and Rec” fans.
On Sunday night, the stars were out in full force to hand out awards for the year’s best performances, and some big moments had fans all abuzz.
Read More: Stephanie Hsu Shares The Special Gift Jamie Lee Curtis Gave The ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Cast At 2023 SAG Awards
“Parks and Recreation” Reunion
In one of the night’s biggest moments, “Parks and Recreation” stars Amy Poehler and Adam Scott reunited onstage to present, with Phoeler ribbing her former co-star for moving over to the drama category with his role in “Severance.”
Amy Poehler and Adam Scott had a Parks and Recreation reunion onstage at the #SAGAwards. https://t.co/8ullW8arMy pic.twitter.com/pFkSjcluoN
— People (@people) February 27, 2023
“You’re on a hit drama, so you’re very dramatic now,” Poehler joked.
But that wasn’t all for “Parks and Rec” fans.
- 2/27/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Christopher Nolan added another memorable movie to his respected filmography when he put out the film Interstellar.
But his sci-fi epic took some inspiration from the superhero Superman in a small but significant way.
Christopher Nolan was a producer on ‘Man of Steel’ Christopher Nolan | George Pimentel/WireImage
Although he didn’t direct the project, Nolan played a small part in bringing Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel to the big screen. He served as a producer on the movie, and had full faith in Snyder’s vision at the time. He felt audiences would share his faith after seeing what Snyder had in store for them.
“It’s very much Zack’s film and I think people are going to love what he’s done. I think it’s really remarkable to take on that character. Superman is a completely different character than Batman, so you can’t in anyway use the same template,...
But his sci-fi epic took some inspiration from the superhero Superman in a small but significant way.
Christopher Nolan was a producer on ‘Man of Steel’ Christopher Nolan | George Pimentel/WireImage
Although he didn’t direct the project, Nolan played a small part in bringing Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel to the big screen. He served as a producer on the movie, and had full faith in Snyder’s vision at the time. He felt audiences would share his faith after seeing what Snyder had in store for them.
“It’s very much Zack’s film and I think people are going to love what he’s done. I think it’s really remarkable to take on that character. Superman is a completely different character than Batman, so you can’t in anyway use the same template,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pamela Anderson has been busy promoting her new book Love, Pamela and Netflix documentary “Pamela, A Love Story” in Toronto this week.
The Canadian actress posed with her son Brandon Thomas Lee at a special screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox for her tell-all doc on Tuesday, donning a stunning little black dress for the occasion.
Pamela Anderson, Brandon Thomas Lee pose at a “Pamela: A Love Story” special film screening in Toronto, Canada. Credit: George Pimentel/Shutterstock Pamela Anderson poses at a special “Pamela: A Love Story” film screening in Toronto, Canada. — George Pimentel/Shutterstock
Before that, she signed books at Toronto Eaton Centre’s Indigo on Monday, after surprising restaurant staff at the vegan hotspot Gia by turning up to eat.
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Fans lined up around Indigo’s...
The Canadian actress posed with her son Brandon Thomas Lee at a special screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox for her tell-all doc on Tuesday, donning a stunning little black dress for the occasion.
Pamela Anderson, Brandon Thomas Lee pose at a “Pamela: A Love Story” special film screening in Toronto, Canada. Credit: George Pimentel/Shutterstock Pamela Anderson poses at a special “Pamela: A Love Story” film screening in Toronto, Canada. — George Pimentel/Shutterstock
Before that, she signed books at Toronto Eaton Centre’s Indigo on Monday, after surprising restaurant staff at the vegan hotspot Gia by turning up to eat.
Read More: Pamela Anderson Wrote Britney Spears A Letter After The Singer Praised Her For Speaking Out In Her New Netflix Doc
Fans lined up around Indigo’s...
- 2/8/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
U.S. Dramatic Competition
This unexpected film, which if anything might be a contemporary version of ‘Pumping Iron’ in which bodybuilding and celebrity-to-be meets Travis Bickle of ‘Taxi Driver’, shows a restraint and rechanneling of psychopathological leanings which redeem the film and its hero, a sweet but uncontrollable and, in the end, an invincible dreamer.
Director Elijah Bynum. Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Surely the producer Jennifer Fox felt an affinity to this project. Much of Fox’s work deals with understanding trauma. The emotional depth of the filmic concerns her in both her docs and fiction features. Jennifer Fox and In 2018, Jennifer Fox directed the film The Tale (2018), inspired by her own experience as a survivor of child sexual abuse. Unlike her previous works, the film is not a documentary but a narrative film. That film featured Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern and premiered at the Sundance film Festival in 2018 and was picked up there by HBO. The plot of the film directly references Fox’s own experience of recognizing and grappling with her own abuse history. While writing the script, Fox developed the idea of “issue-based fiction,” in which she is able to use storytelling to “dive into issues that people could learn from and experience.” Borrowing from her documentary filmmaking, Fox collaborated extensively on the production of the film, outreaching to mental health advocates, lawyers, sexual abuse survivors, and women’s lived experiences to transform narrative into a tool for change. Along with HBO, Fox was able to develop a resource website and viewing guides to accompany the film to be used in educating and opening up the conversation about childhood sexual abuse, the effects of trauma, and memory.[*] In films like The Tale and Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, trauma is examined in relation to memory and womanhood. In both films Fox is interested in how past trauma is able to shape one’s life and memory. In this film, this same element of a trauma-based life and memory is crucial to understandng the character of Killian Maddox, an obsessive bodybuilder who strives to win the Mr. Olympia contest and to be featured on the cover of body-building magazines.
Jonathan Majors in ‘Magazine Dreams’. Courtesy of Sundance Institute, photo by Glen WilsonJennifer Fox. Photo by George Pimentel — © 2019 George Pimentel — Image courtesy gettyimages.com
Surely the producer Jennifer Fox felt an affinity to this project. Much of Fox’s work deals with understanding trauma. The emotional depth of the filmic concerns her in both her docs and fiction features. Jennifer Fox and In 2018, Jennifer Fox directed the film The Tale (2018), inspired by her own experience as a survivor of child sexual abuse. Unlike her previous works, the film is not a documentary but a narrative film. That film featured Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern and premiered at the Sundance film Festival in 2018 and was picked up there by HBO. The plot of the film directly references Fox’s own experience of recognizing and grappling with her own abuse history. While writing the script, Fox developed the idea of “issue-based fiction,” in which she is able to use storytelling to “dive into issues that people could learn from and experience.” Borrowing from her documentary filmmaking, Fox collaborated extensively on the production of the film, outreaching to mental health advocates, lawyers, sexual abuse survivors, and women’s lived experiences to transform narrative into a tool for change. Along with HBO, Fox was able to develop a resource website and viewing guides to accompany the film to be used in educating and opening up the conversation about childhood sexual abuse, the effects of trauma, and memory.[*] In films like The Tale and Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, trauma is examined in relation to memory and womanhood. In both films Fox is interested in how past trauma is able to shape one’s life and memory. In this film, this same element of a trauma-based life and memory is crucial to understandng the character of Killian Maddox, an obsessive bodybuilder who strives to win the Mr. Olympia contest and to be featured on the cover of body-building magazines.
“On every street in every city in this country, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.” So says the tagline for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Killian Maddox is such a nobody. Occupying a small space in the film, it is revealed that his uncontrollable temper stems from past abuse and trauma which includes the murder of his mother by his father and his father’s suicide in front of his own childish eyes. That shapes his chaotic and antisocial vision of the world and at the film’s climax is re-experienced.
Killian Maddox lives with his ailing veteran grandfather, obsessively working out between court-mandated therapy sessions and part-time shifts at a grocery store where he has developed a crush on a friendly cashier. Killian struggles to read social cues and to maintain control of his volatile temper. He senses his disconnection in a hostile world, but pours his passion into a dream of bodybuilding superstardom.
The film has you squirming in your seat as he veers toward destruction but, just as you wonder, what good can come out of his journey. As Killian’s behavior becomes more obsessive and erratic, he still looks after his unconditionally loving grandfather. And as his delusions of destruction escalate, he faces his own trauma and breaks down into tears as he embraces his grandfather. This is the turning point for him. Killian sees success in bodybuilding as the link to acceptance and emotional connection. As our pathetic though physically stunning hero googles answers to “How do you make people like you?” and “How do you make a mark upon the world?” (or something like that) he finds the answer he needs in order to keep living.
Jonathan Majors
Jonathan Majors’ has created an alarmingly single-minded body building character with a soft-spoken shyness alternating with indomitable fury, a multisided black man living in perpetual mental chaos. Majors’ eclectic collection of roles show his huge dramatic range. For his role as Montgomery Allen in The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Majors was nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of “Breakthrough Actor” and an Independent Spirit Award for “Best Supporting Male.” From The Last Black Man to a fighter pilot in the recent Devotion, to the western The Harder They Fall and soon a villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, his choices reveal a huge dramatic range which will reap fans for a long time to come. Born September 7, 1989 in Lompoc, California, Majors is a graduate from the Yale School of Drama and is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters (Nsal), National Drama Competition. He made his screen debut starring in the ABC miniseries When We Rise and has since landed strong roles, cementing him as a Hollywood actor to watch.
For more insight into Jonathan Majors and his work, read the interview with The Hollywood Reporter November 30, 2022 on the subject of Devotion.
Majors is executive producing under his Tall Street production banner along with Nightcrawler producers Jennifer Fox, Dan Gilroy and Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman. CAA Media Finance arranged financing through the Los Angeles Media Fund and is repping the film for both domestic and international distribution. Los Angeles Media Fund (Jeffrey Soros, Luke Rogers III, Simon Horsman and Andrew Blau) fully financed the film. They are currently working on The Color of Cola, a documentary based on a book by Stephanie Capparell, The Real Pepsi Challenge: How One Pioneering Company Broke Color Barriers in 1940s American Business, which shares the experience of the all-Black sales team at Pepsi, directed by Stanley Nelson and Jacqueline Olive.
This unexpected film, which if anything might be a contemporary version of ‘Pumping Iron’ in which bodybuilding and celebrity-to-be meets Travis Bickle of ‘Taxi Driver’, shows a restraint and rechanneling of psychopathological leanings which redeem the film and its hero, a sweet but uncontrollable and, in the end, an invincible dreamer.
Director Elijah Bynum. Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Surely the producer Jennifer Fox felt an affinity to this project. Much of Fox’s work deals with understanding trauma. The emotional depth of the filmic concerns her in both her docs and fiction features. Jennifer Fox and In 2018, Jennifer Fox directed the film The Tale (2018), inspired by her own experience as a survivor of child sexual abuse. Unlike her previous works, the film is not a documentary but a narrative film. That film featured Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern and premiered at the Sundance film Festival in 2018 and was picked up there by HBO. The plot of the film directly references Fox’s own experience of recognizing and grappling with her own abuse history. While writing the script, Fox developed the idea of “issue-based fiction,” in which she is able to use storytelling to “dive into issues that people could learn from and experience.” Borrowing from her documentary filmmaking, Fox collaborated extensively on the production of the film, outreaching to mental health advocates, lawyers, sexual abuse survivors, and women’s lived experiences to transform narrative into a tool for change. Along with HBO, Fox was able to develop a resource website and viewing guides to accompany the film to be used in educating and opening up the conversation about childhood sexual abuse, the effects of trauma, and memory.[*] In films like The Tale and Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, trauma is examined in relation to memory and womanhood. In both films Fox is interested in how past trauma is able to shape one’s life and memory. In this film, this same element of a trauma-based life and memory is crucial to understandng the character of Killian Maddox, an obsessive bodybuilder who strives to win the Mr. Olympia contest and to be featured on the cover of body-building magazines.
Jonathan Majors in ‘Magazine Dreams’. Courtesy of Sundance Institute, photo by Glen WilsonJennifer Fox. Photo by George Pimentel — © 2019 George Pimentel — Image courtesy gettyimages.com
Surely the producer Jennifer Fox felt an affinity to this project. Much of Fox’s work deals with understanding trauma. The emotional depth of the filmic concerns her in both her docs and fiction features. Jennifer Fox and In 2018, Jennifer Fox directed the film The Tale (2018), inspired by her own experience as a survivor of child sexual abuse. Unlike her previous works, the film is not a documentary but a narrative film. That film featured Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern and premiered at the Sundance film Festival in 2018 and was picked up there by HBO. The plot of the film directly references Fox’s own experience of recognizing and grappling with her own abuse history. While writing the script, Fox developed the idea of “issue-based fiction,” in which she is able to use storytelling to “dive into issues that people could learn from and experience.” Borrowing from her documentary filmmaking, Fox collaborated extensively on the production of the film, outreaching to mental health advocates, lawyers, sexual abuse survivors, and women’s lived experiences to transform narrative into a tool for change. Along with HBO, Fox was able to develop a resource website and viewing guides to accompany the film to be used in educating and opening up the conversation about childhood sexual abuse, the effects of trauma, and memory.[*] In films like The Tale and Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, trauma is examined in relation to memory and womanhood. In both films Fox is interested in how past trauma is able to shape one’s life and memory. In this film, this same element of a trauma-based life and memory is crucial to understandng the character of Killian Maddox, an obsessive bodybuilder who strives to win the Mr. Olympia contest and to be featured on the cover of body-building magazines.
“On every street in every city in this country, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.” So says the tagline for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Killian Maddox is such a nobody. Occupying a small space in the film, it is revealed that his uncontrollable temper stems from past abuse and trauma which includes the murder of his mother by his father and his father’s suicide in front of his own childish eyes. That shapes his chaotic and antisocial vision of the world and at the film’s climax is re-experienced.
Killian Maddox lives with his ailing veteran grandfather, obsessively working out between court-mandated therapy sessions and part-time shifts at a grocery store where he has developed a crush on a friendly cashier. Killian struggles to read social cues and to maintain control of his volatile temper. He senses his disconnection in a hostile world, but pours his passion into a dream of bodybuilding superstardom.
The film has you squirming in your seat as he veers toward destruction but, just as you wonder, what good can come out of his journey. As Killian’s behavior becomes more obsessive and erratic, he still looks after his unconditionally loving grandfather. And as his delusions of destruction escalate, he faces his own trauma and breaks down into tears as he embraces his grandfather. This is the turning point for him. Killian sees success in bodybuilding as the link to acceptance and emotional connection. As our pathetic though physically stunning hero googles answers to “How do you make people like you?” and “How do you make a mark upon the world?” (or something like that) he finds the answer he needs in order to keep living.
Jonathan Majors
Jonathan Majors’ has created an alarmingly single-minded body building character with a soft-spoken shyness alternating with indomitable fury, a multisided black man living in perpetual mental chaos. Majors’ eclectic collection of roles show his huge dramatic range. For his role as Montgomery Allen in The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Majors was nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of “Breakthrough Actor” and an Independent Spirit Award for “Best Supporting Male.” From The Last Black Man to a fighter pilot in the recent Devotion, to the western The Harder They Fall and soon a villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, his choices reveal a huge dramatic range which will reap fans for a long time to come. Born September 7, 1989 in Lompoc, California, Majors is a graduate from the Yale School of Drama and is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters (Nsal), National Drama Competition. He made his screen debut starring in the ABC miniseries When We Rise and has since landed strong roles, cementing him as a Hollywood actor to watch.
For more insight into Jonathan Majors and his work, read the interview with The Hollywood Reporter November 30, 2022 on the subject of Devotion.
Majors is executive producing under his Tall Street production banner along with Nightcrawler producers Jennifer Fox, Dan Gilroy and Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman. CAA Media Finance arranged financing through the Los Angeles Media Fund and is repping the film for both domestic and international distribution. Los Angeles Media Fund (Jeffrey Soros, Luke Rogers III, Simon Horsman and Andrew Blau) fully financed the film. They are currently working on The Color of Cola, a documentary based on a book by Stephanie Capparell, The Real Pepsi Challenge: How One Pioneering Company Broke Color Barriers in 1940s American Business, which shares the experience of the all-Black sales team at Pepsi, directed by Stanley Nelson and Jacqueline Olive.
- 1/25/2023
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Sundance 2023: ‘Magazine Dreams’ Directed by Elijah Bynum
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The producer-savvy and emotional depth of Jennifer Fox and her previous filmic concerns contribute to this unexpected film which if anything might be a contemporary version of ‘Pumping Iron’ in which bodybuilding and celebrity-to-be meets Travis Bickle of ‘Taxi Driver’. The restraint and rechanneling of psychopathological leanings redeem the film and its hero, a sweet but uncontrollable and, in the end, an invincible dreamer.
Director Elijah Bynum. Courtesy of Sundance Institute
In 2018, Jennifer Fox directed the film The Tale (2018), inspired by her own experience as a survivor of child sexual abuse. Unlike her previous works, the film is not a documentary but a narrative film. That, with the script film featured Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern, and premiered at the Sundance film Festival in 2018 and on HBO in May 2018. The plot of the film directly references Fox’s own experience of recognizing and grappling with her own abuse history. While writing the script, Fox developed the idea of “issue-based fiction,” in which she is able to use storytelling to “dive into issues that people could learn from and experience.” Borrowing from her documentary filmmaking, Fox collaborated extensively on the production of the film, outreaching to mental health advocates, lawyers, sexual abuse survivors, and women’s lived experiences to transform narrative into a tool for change. Along with HBO, Fox was able to develop a resource website and viewing guides to accompany the film to be used in educating and opening up the conversation about childhood sexual abuse, the effects of trauma, and memory.[*] Surely she felt an affinity to this project. Much of Fox’s work deals with understanding trauma. In films like The Tale and Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, trauma is examined in relation to memory and womanhood. In both films Fox is interested in how past trauma is able to shape one’s life and memory. In this film, this same element of a trauma-based life and memory is crucial to understandng the character of Killian Maddox, an obsessive bodybuilder who strives to win the Mr. Olympia contest and to be featured on the cover of body-building magazines.
Jennifer Fox. Photo by George Pimentel — © 2019 George Pimentel — Image courtesy gettyimages.com
“On every street in every city in this country, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.” So says the tagline for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Killian Maddox is such a nobody. Occupying a small space in the film, it is revealed that his uncontrollable temper stems from past abuse and trauma which includes the murder of his mother by his father and his father’s suicide in front of his own childish eyes. That shapes his chaotic and antisocial vision of the world and at the film’s climax is re-experienced.
Killian Maddox lives with his ailing veteran grandfather, obsessively working out between court-mandated therapy sessions and part-time shifts at a grocery store where he has developed a crush on a friendly cashier. Killian struggles to read social cues and to maintain control of his volatile temper. He senses his disconnection in a hostile world, but pours his passion into a dream of bodybuilding superstardom.
The film has you squirming in your seat as he veers toward destruction but, just as you wonder, what good can come out of his journey. As Killian’s behavior becomes more obsessive and erratic, he still looks after his unconditionally loving grandfather. And as his delusions of destruction escalate, he faces his own trauma and breaks down into tears as he embraces his grandfather. This is the turning point for him. Killian sees success in bodybuilding as the link to acceptance and emotional connection. As our pathetic though physically stunning hero googles answers to “How do you make people like you?” and “How do you make a mark upon the world?” (or something like that) he finds the answer he needs in order to keep living.
Jonathan Majors’ has created an alarmingly single-minded body building character with a soft-spoken shyness alternating with indomitable fury, a multisided black man living in perpetual mental chaos. Majors’ eclectic collection of roles show his huge dramatic range. For his role as Montgomery Allen in The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Majors was nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of “Breakthrough Actor” and an Independent Spirit Award for “Best Supporting Male.” From The Last Black Man to a fighter pilot in the recent Devotion, and soon a villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, his choices reveal a huge dramatic range which will reap fans for a long time to come. Born September 7, 1989 in Lompoc, California, Majors is a graduate from the Yale School of Drama and is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters (Nsal), National Drama Competition. He made his screen debut starring in the ABC miniseries When We Rise and has since landed strong roles, cementing him as a Hollywood actor to watch.
For more insight into Jonathan Majors and his work, read the interview with The Hollywood Reporter November 30, 2022 on the subject of Devotion.
Majors is executive producing under his Tall Street production banner along with Nightcrawler producers Jennifer Fox, Dan Gilroy and Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman. CAA Media Finance arranged financing through the Los Angeles Media Fund and is repping the film for both domestic and international distribution. Los Angeles Media Fund (Jeffrey Soros, Luke Rogers III, Simon Horsman and Andrew Blau) fully financed the film. They are currently working on The Color of Cola, a documentary based on a book by Stephanie Capparell, The Real Pepsi Challenge: How One Pioneering Company Broke Color Barriers in 1940s American Business, which shares the experience of the all-Black sales team at Pepsi, directed by Stanley Nelson and Jacqueline Olive.
Jonathan Majors in ‘Magazine Dreams’. Courtesy of Sundance Institute, photo by Glen WilsonBlackMoviesFilm FestivalsBodybuilding...
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The producer-savvy and emotional depth of Jennifer Fox and her previous filmic concerns contribute to this unexpected film which if anything might be a contemporary version of ‘Pumping Iron’ in which bodybuilding and celebrity-to-be meets Travis Bickle of ‘Taxi Driver’. The restraint and rechanneling of psychopathological leanings redeem the film and its hero, a sweet but uncontrollable and, in the end, an invincible dreamer.
Director Elijah Bynum. Courtesy of Sundance Institute
In 2018, Jennifer Fox directed the film The Tale (2018), inspired by her own experience as a survivor of child sexual abuse. Unlike her previous works, the film is not a documentary but a narrative film. That, with the script film featured Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern, and premiered at the Sundance film Festival in 2018 and on HBO in May 2018. The plot of the film directly references Fox’s own experience of recognizing and grappling with her own abuse history. While writing the script, Fox developed the idea of “issue-based fiction,” in which she is able to use storytelling to “dive into issues that people could learn from and experience.” Borrowing from her documentary filmmaking, Fox collaborated extensively on the production of the film, outreaching to mental health advocates, lawyers, sexual abuse survivors, and women’s lived experiences to transform narrative into a tool for change. Along with HBO, Fox was able to develop a resource website and viewing guides to accompany the film to be used in educating and opening up the conversation about childhood sexual abuse, the effects of trauma, and memory.[*] Surely she felt an affinity to this project. Much of Fox’s work deals with understanding trauma. In films like The Tale and Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, trauma is examined in relation to memory and womanhood. In both films Fox is interested in how past trauma is able to shape one’s life and memory. In this film, this same element of a trauma-based life and memory is crucial to understandng the character of Killian Maddox, an obsessive bodybuilder who strives to win the Mr. Olympia contest and to be featured on the cover of body-building magazines.
Jennifer Fox. Photo by George Pimentel — © 2019 George Pimentel — Image courtesy gettyimages.com
“On every street in every city in this country, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.” So says the tagline for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Killian Maddox is such a nobody. Occupying a small space in the film, it is revealed that his uncontrollable temper stems from past abuse and trauma which includes the murder of his mother by his father and his father’s suicide in front of his own childish eyes. That shapes his chaotic and antisocial vision of the world and at the film’s climax is re-experienced.
Killian Maddox lives with his ailing veteran grandfather, obsessively working out between court-mandated therapy sessions and part-time shifts at a grocery store where he has developed a crush on a friendly cashier. Killian struggles to read social cues and to maintain control of his volatile temper. He senses his disconnection in a hostile world, but pours his passion into a dream of bodybuilding superstardom.
The film has you squirming in your seat as he veers toward destruction but, just as you wonder, what good can come out of his journey. As Killian’s behavior becomes more obsessive and erratic, he still looks after his unconditionally loving grandfather. And as his delusions of destruction escalate, he faces his own trauma and breaks down into tears as he embraces his grandfather. This is the turning point for him. Killian sees success in bodybuilding as the link to acceptance and emotional connection. As our pathetic though physically stunning hero googles answers to “How do you make people like you?” and “How do you make a mark upon the world?” (or something like that) he finds the answer he needs in order to keep living.
Jonathan Majors’ has created an alarmingly single-minded body building character with a soft-spoken shyness alternating with indomitable fury, a multisided black man living in perpetual mental chaos. Majors’ eclectic collection of roles show his huge dramatic range. For his role as Montgomery Allen in The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Majors was nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of “Breakthrough Actor” and an Independent Spirit Award for “Best Supporting Male.” From The Last Black Man to a fighter pilot in the recent Devotion, and soon a villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, his choices reveal a huge dramatic range which will reap fans for a long time to come. Born September 7, 1989 in Lompoc, California, Majors is a graduate from the Yale School of Drama and is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters (Nsal), National Drama Competition. He made his screen debut starring in the ABC miniseries When We Rise and has since landed strong roles, cementing him as a Hollywood actor to watch.
For more insight into Jonathan Majors and his work, read the interview with The Hollywood Reporter November 30, 2022 on the subject of Devotion.
Majors is executive producing under his Tall Street production banner along with Nightcrawler producers Jennifer Fox, Dan Gilroy and Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman. CAA Media Finance arranged financing through the Los Angeles Media Fund and is repping the film for both domestic and international distribution. Los Angeles Media Fund (Jeffrey Soros, Luke Rogers III, Simon Horsman and Andrew Blau) fully financed the film. They are currently working on The Color of Cola, a documentary based on a book by Stephanie Capparell, The Real Pepsi Challenge: How One Pioneering Company Broke Color Barriers in 1940s American Business, which shares the experience of the all-Black sales team at Pepsi, directed by Stanley Nelson and Jacqueline Olive.
Jonathan Majors in ‘Magazine Dreams’. Courtesy of Sundance Institute, photo by Glen WilsonBlackMoviesFilm FestivalsBodybuilding...
- 1/24/2023
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Olivia Rodrigo helped her role model Alanis Morissette add another honour to her “long list of musical achievements.”
The 19-year-old pop star attended the 2022 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on Sept. 24 where she delivered a touching speech to help induct Morissette, 48, into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
But, before steeping foot inside Toronto’s Massey Hall, where the gala took place, attendees hit the red carpet, where Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante caught up with Morissette.
Read More: Olivia Rodrigo Surprises Fans In L.A. With Alanis Morissette Duet Of ‘You Oughta Know’
“It means the world to me that my writing has invited people to express themselves in whatever way they want,” the singer-songwriter shared, acknowledging her honorary achievement as a Canadian artist.
Morissette’s music has, according to the singer herself, inspired people “to just be who they are,” including Rodrigo.
Alanis Morissette and Olivia RodrigoCanadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala,...
The 19-year-old pop star attended the 2022 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on Sept. 24 where she delivered a touching speech to help induct Morissette, 48, into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
But, before steeping foot inside Toronto’s Massey Hall, where the gala took place, attendees hit the red carpet, where Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante caught up with Morissette.
Read More: Olivia Rodrigo Surprises Fans In L.A. With Alanis Morissette Duet Of ‘You Oughta Know’
“It means the world to me that my writing has invited people to express themselves in whatever way they want,” the singer-songwriter shared, acknowledging her honorary achievement as a Canadian artist.
Morissette’s music has, according to the singer herself, inspired people “to just be who they are,” including Rodrigo.
Alanis Morissette and Olivia RodrigoCanadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala,...
- 9/26/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Image Source: Getty/George Pimentel/WireImage
In a May 11 interview on "The Late Late Show With James Corden," Jessica Biel went into detail about the romantic, if risky, way her husband of 10 years, Justin Timberlake, proposed.
"We were in Montana on a piece of property that we owned at the time. We had snowboarded all day. It was in the middle of the winter. Waist-high snow. We were [in] head-to-toe snowboarding outfits - hats, gloves, everything," Biel said. "And we go up to the property to just check out how the foundation is looking. And all of a sudden, he gets down onto his knees and just . . . sinks into the snow," she continued. "And then he looks up at me and pulls up this ring and it was the most lovely, surprising, hilarious . . . "
Corden was a bit skeptical of the whole thing, saying, "Bold to go skiing with a ring in your pocket!
In a May 11 interview on "The Late Late Show With James Corden," Jessica Biel went into detail about the romantic, if risky, way her husband of 10 years, Justin Timberlake, proposed.
"We were in Montana on a piece of property that we owned at the time. We had snowboarded all day. It was in the middle of the winter. Waist-high snow. We were [in] head-to-toe snowboarding outfits - hats, gloves, everything," Biel said. "And we go up to the property to just check out how the foundation is looking. And all of a sudden, he gets down onto his knees and just . . . sinks into the snow," she continued. "And then he looks up at me and pulls up this ring and it was the most lovely, surprising, hilarious . . . "
Corden was a bit skeptical of the whole thing, saying, "Bold to go skiing with a ring in your pocket!
- 5/12/2022
- by Laura Marie Meyers
- Popsugar.com
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Dan Levy's mom, Deborah Divine, didn't make an on-camera appearance with her family for the SAG Awards on April 4, but she was rooting for them behind the scenes. Deborah, Eugene Levy's wife of 43 years, is a proud parent to Dan and Sarah Levy. She frequently uses Twitter to cheer on her kids, and Sunday night's Schitt's Creek win was no exception.
Following the cast's win for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, Deborah tweeted her congratulations. "Proud to ride their coattails!" she wrote, tagging Dan, Sarah, and Eugene. But Dan wouldn't let his mom go without credit. "Hardly. You're steering the ship," he responded. Aw! This is why we love the Levys so much. Her follow-up message, "You might want to check the bridge," proves the funny apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Clearly, she and Eugene are the...
Dan Levy's mom, Deborah Divine, didn't make an on-camera appearance with her family for the SAG Awards on April 4, but she was rooting for them behind the scenes. Deborah, Eugene Levy's wife of 43 years, is a proud parent to Dan and Sarah Levy. She frequently uses Twitter to cheer on her kids, and Sunday night's Schitt's Creek win was no exception.
Following the cast's win for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, Deborah tweeted her congratulations. "Proud to ride their coattails!" she wrote, tagging Dan, Sarah, and Eugene. But Dan wouldn't let his mom go without credit. "Hardly. You're steering the ship," he responded. Aw! This is why we love the Levys so much. Her follow-up message, "You might want to check the bridge," proves the funny apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Clearly, she and Eugene are the...
- 4/6/2021
- by Karenna Meredith
- Popsugar.com
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Rainn Wilson and Ed Helms just had a (virtual) The Office reunion! During the most recent episode of Wilson's "Hey There, Human" series on Instagram with SoulPancake, the pair sang a mini version of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads." Fans of the show will remember that Wilson and Helms's characters, Dwight Schrute and Andy Bernard, famously had a sing-off to the song on the show in an attempt to serenade Erin Hannon, who had recently started working at Dunder Mifflin. They may not have had a banjo and guitar to back them up this time, but something tells me this performance would have Erin insisting on an encore. Ahead, see the Office alums discuss what they used to do in between takes on the show, and watch them sing their latest version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads."
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Rainn Wilson and Ed Helms just had a (virtual) The Office reunion! During the most recent episode of Wilson's "Hey There, Human" series on Instagram with SoulPancake, the pair sang a mini version of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads." Fans of the show will remember that Wilson and Helms's characters, Dwight Schrute and Andy Bernard, famously had a sing-off to the song on the show in an attempt to serenade Erin Hannon, who had recently started working at Dunder Mifflin. They may not have had a banjo and guitar to back them up this time, but something tells me this performance would have Erin insisting on an encore. Ahead, see the Office alums discuss what they used to do in between takes on the show, and watch them sing their latest version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads."
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- 4/18/2020
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
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If you and your significant other have a history of breaking up and making up, you're not alone: there have been a handful of celebrity couples who suffered a split before ultimately getting married, and one of them has royal ties. Yes, Kate Middleton and Prince William called off their relationship before their lavish wedding in April 2011. In 2007, four years after they began dating and four years before tying the knot, the royal couple hit a rough patch and decided to part ways. Clarence House declined to comment about the relationship's end at the time, saying, "We don't comment on Prince William's private life."
Related: How Did Kate Middleton and Prince William Meet? "We were both very young . . . we were both finding ourselves and being different characters."
So why did they split? In late 2006, Kate's family invited William to celebrate New Year's Eve with them.
If you and your significant other have a history of breaking up and making up, you're not alone: there have been a handful of celebrity couples who suffered a split before ultimately getting married, and one of them has royal ties. Yes, Kate Middleton and Prince William called off their relationship before their lavish wedding in April 2011. In 2007, four years after they began dating and four years before tying the knot, the royal couple hit a rough patch and decided to part ways. Clarence House declined to comment about the relationship's end at the time, saying, "We don't comment on Prince William's private life."
Related: How Did Kate Middleton and Prince William Meet? "We were both very young . . . we were both finding ourselves and being different characters."
So why did they split? In late 2006, Kate's family invited William to celebrate New Year's Eve with them.
- 7/13/2019
- by Britt Stephens
- Popsugar.com
A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on March 3rd, 2018 for the 16th annual ‘Night Before’ party to benefit Mptf.
George Clooney, Leslie Bibb, Sam Rockwell, and Jack Black
Credit/Copyright: George Pimentel/Getty Images for Mptf
Funds raised during the legendary evening will be used to support Mptf in providing social services and financial assistance to the entertainment community, as well as it’s renowned retirement community and innovative programs for seniors and those who care for them. The organization impacts thousands of people each year who have committed their lives to a career in entertainment. The annual event raised $5 million last night, totaling just over $80 million in the event’s history.
The 2018 host committee included a lineup of the industry’s most elite talent, including Amy Adams & Darren Le Gallo, Tanya Haden Black & Jack Black,...
George Clooney, Leslie Bibb, Sam Rockwell, and Jack Black
Credit/Copyright: George Pimentel/Getty Images for Mptf
Funds raised during the legendary evening will be used to support Mptf in providing social services and financial assistance to the entertainment community, as well as it’s renowned retirement community and innovative programs for seniors and those who care for them. The organization impacts thousands of people each year who have committed their lives to a career in entertainment. The annual event raised $5 million last night, totaling just over $80 million in the event’s history.
The 2018 host committee included a lineup of the industry’s most elite talent, including Amy Adams & Darren Le Gallo, Tanya Haden Black & Jack Black,...
- 3/5/2018
- Look to the Stars
Image Source: Getty / Joe Scarnici Caitriona Balfe is headed down the aisle! The Outlander actress revealed to People on Sunday that she recently got engaged to her boyfriend, Tony McGill. "It happened over the break. I'm very happy," she gushed. To make matters even more exciting, Caitriona debuted her beautiful diamond ring at the Golden Globes that same night. Even though Tony didn't accompany Caitriona to the ceremony, the two have been going strong for almost two years now. They were photographed together at the 2017 Oscar Wilde Awards in February, and Tony was by her side at Jodie Foster's Hollywood star ceremony back in 2016. Congrats to the happy couple! Image Source: Getty / George Pimentel...
- 1/8/2018
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Meghan Markle will soon be picking out the most important dress of all time: her wedding gown!
The Suits star officially announced her engagement to Prince Harry on Monday, and in anticipation of what she'll wear to her spring 2018 nuptials, Et's ranking her most regal red carpet looks.
7. Suit Up
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Known for her cool and casual style, Markle opted for a dressed-down look during her appearance at the P.S. Arts party in May 2016. The brunette beauty rocked a matching denim blazer and shorts combo, topping off her look with a white blouse and black stilettos.
6. Edgy and Chic
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Markle made at a statement at the opening of a Sephora store in Toronto, Canada, in May 2016 in this trendy monochromatic look. The bride-to-be paired her high-waisted black flare skirt with a basic black top and leather jacket with gold hardware. If the shoes look familiar, your eyes aren't...
The Suits star officially announced her engagement to Prince Harry on Monday, and in anticipation of what she'll wear to her spring 2018 nuptials, Et's ranking her most regal red carpet looks.
7. Suit Up
Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Known for her cool and casual style, Markle opted for a dressed-down look during her appearance at the P.S. Arts party in May 2016. The brunette beauty rocked a matching denim blazer and shorts combo, topping off her look with a white blouse and black stilettos.
6. Edgy and Chic
Photo: George Pimentel/WireImage
Markle made at a statement at the opening of a Sephora store in Toronto, Canada, in May 2016 in this trendy monochromatic look. The bride-to-be paired her high-waisted black flare skirt with a basic black top and leather jacket with gold hardware. If the shoes look familiar, your eyes aren't...
- 11/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Image Source: Getty / Mike Marsland Lady Louise Windsor, or as you probably know her, the adorable bridesmaid who cozied up to Prince Harry at the royal wedding in 2011, is 13! That's right, the daughter of Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is a teen. Alongside fellow bridesmaids Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Grace Van Cutsem, Eliza Lopes, and page boys Tom Pettifer and William-Lowther Pinkerton, Lady Louise was one of the stars of the big day but is almost unrecognizable today. RelatedAn Obscene Amount of People Cared About the Royal Wedding The granddaughter of the Queen and Prince Phillip was eighth in line of succession for British throne at the time of her birth, but is now 11th, to be made 12th once the new royal baby arrives. But she certainly isn't letting it bother her; this teen has a diary of carriage driving, Royal church services, and horse shows to keep her busy.
- 11/10/2017
- by Lucy Kenny
- Popsugar.com
Image Source: Getty / David M. Benett They should really issue some sort of warning in Hollywood about Taylor Swift and Kanye West's feud, because the drama between the two is starting to affect more than just their inner circles. Idris Elba, all around gorgeous and lovely human, revealed in a recent interview that the 2016 Met Gala got a little uncomfortable for him when it came time to present an award with the "Look What You Made Me Do" singer. The Mountain Between Us actor, who cochaired the event that year with Taylor, told the New York Times about the high school-level drama he felt during the night. "It was a bit awkward because Taylor Swift and I had to present an award," he said. "We were walking through the crowd and obviously, there was a little beef between Taylor and Kanye. I didn't know any of this. But I was there!
- 10/5/2017
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
An impressive 1.1 million dollars was raised at the annual Artists for Peace and Justice (Apj) Festival Gala, presented by Bovet 1822, held at the Art Gallery of Ontario (Ago).
Morgan Spurlock, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ben Stiller, Jackson Browne, Natasha Koifman, Paul Haggis, Yannick Bisson and Suzanne Boyd
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Co-chaired by Natasha Koifman and Suzanne Boyd, the event was co-hosted by an influential team, including Apj Founder, Paul Haggis, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ben Stiller, Shantelle and Yannick Bisson, George Stroumboulopoulos and Audrey Raffy, daughter of Bovet 1822 owner Pascal Raffy. The event kicked off with a surprise for guests in attendance, when Apj CEO David Belle and Haggis called on notable attendees to join them in the spirit of social justice and activism to help serve the meal. All the co-hosts jumped up from their seats and proceeded to serve the guests.
Later that evening, Haggis and Belle with Bovet...
Morgan Spurlock, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ben Stiller, Jackson Browne, Natasha Koifman, Paul Haggis, Yannick Bisson and Suzanne Boyd
Credit/Copyright: George Pimentel
Co-chaired by Natasha Koifman and Suzanne Boyd, the event was co-hosted by an influential team, including Apj Founder, Paul Haggis, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ben Stiller, Shantelle and Yannick Bisson, George Stroumboulopoulos and Audrey Raffy, daughter of Bovet 1822 owner Pascal Raffy. The event kicked off with a surprise for guests in attendance, when Apj CEO David Belle and Haggis called on notable attendees to join them in the spirit of social justice and activism to help serve the meal. All the co-hosts jumped up from their seats and proceeded to serve the guests.
Later that evening, Haggis and Belle with Bovet...
- 9/13/2017
- Look to the Stars
Image Source: Getty / George Pimentel The world lost something special when comedian and actor Chris Farley passed away in 1997 at the age of 33. In addition to being a huge part of Saturday Night Live's golden years in the '90s, Chris also starred in classic movies like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. But as bright of a light as he was for other people, Chris battled dark demons in his personal life, including drug and alcohol addiction. A few months before his death, Chris, who had gone to rehab 17 times to try to kick his bad habits, relapsed. "I want to live fast and die young," he told one of his friends. And to the heartbreak of his many fans, that's exactly what happened. RelatedIn Memoriam: 46 Stars We've Lost This Year On Dec. 18, 1997, Chris was found dead in his Chicago apartment from an overdose of cocaine and morphine after...
- 9/1/2017
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
Image Source: Getty / George Pimentel Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger starred together in the Oscar-nominated Brokeback Mountain back in 2005, along with Heath's then-partner Michelle Williams. Michelle was pregnant with the couple's only child during promotion for the film and when their daughter Matilda was born in October of that year, Michelle and Heath named Jake as her godfather (her godmother is Michelle's longtime Bff Busy Philipps). Image Source: Getty / Gareth Cattermole When Heath tragically passed away in 2008, Jake stepped in to help Michelle care for Matilda, who was just 3 years old at the time. Jake has since opened up about the impact Heath's death has had on him, saying, "It affected me in ways I can't necessarily put in words," while Michelle has been vocal about the struggles of being a single mother and her concerns about Matilda growing up without a father. Read about more celebrity godparents you didn't...
- 3/29/2017
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
Kristen Stewart is much more than an actress.
The Twilight star co-authored a research paper, which published Wednesday on Cornell Univerity's ArXiv, an online cache of non-peer reviewed research. The paper investigates the use of artificial intelligence technology called "Neural Style Transfer" to re-create several scenes from her new short film, Come Swim in the style of the impressionistic painting that inspired it -- which was also created by Stewart!
Exclusive: Kristen Stewart Opens Up About Feeling More 'Uninhibited' in the Public Eye, Has 'Twilight' Reunion
"The painting itself evokes the thoughts an individual has in the first moments of waking (fading in-between dreams and reality), and this theme is explored in the introductory and final scenes where this technique is applied," the paper reads. "This directly drove the look of the shot, leading us to map the emotions we wanted to evoke to parameters in the algorithm as well as making use of more conventional techniques...
The Twilight star co-authored a research paper, which published Wednesday on Cornell Univerity's ArXiv, an online cache of non-peer reviewed research. The paper investigates the use of artificial intelligence technology called "Neural Style Transfer" to re-create several scenes from her new short film, Come Swim in the style of the impressionistic painting that inspired it -- which was also created by Stewart!
Exclusive: Kristen Stewart Opens Up About Feeling More 'Uninhibited' in the Public Eye, Has 'Twilight' Reunion
"The painting itself evokes the thoughts an individual has in the first moments of waking (fading in-between dreams and reality), and this theme is explored in the introductory and final scenes where this technique is applied," the paper reads. "This directly drove the look of the shot, leading us to map the emotions we wanted to evoke to parameters in the algorithm as well as making use of more conventional techniques...
- 1/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Mariah Carey is the queen of a lot of things – Norwegian salmon, eight-part reality docuseries, elaborate bustiers. Yet every year when the holidays roll around, we’re reminded of Carey’s most important political role of all: Queen of Christmas.
Not only does the “All I Want For Christmas Is You” singer have one of the most iconic Christmas albums of all time (sorry, Justin Bieber), Carey cherishes the spirit of the holidays and spreads a truly shocking amount of cheer.
As if you needed a reminder … here is the definitive, scientifically backed proof that Mariah is the Reason for the Season.
Not only does the “All I Want For Christmas Is You” singer have one of the most iconic Christmas albums of all time (sorry, Justin Bieber), Carey cherishes the spirit of the holidays and spreads a truly shocking amount of cheer.
As if you needed a reminder … here is the definitive, scientifically backed proof that Mariah is the Reason for the Season.
- 12/16/2016
- by Maria Yagoda
- PEOPLE.com
Delaney Clements, a big-time Taylor Swift fan who is currently battling cancer in Colorado, got the surprise of a lifetime when her idol walked through the door of her bedroom on Saturday. "I was just laying down taking a nap in my room when my mom said I had a visitor and I thought it might just be another person coming to see how I was," Delaney captioned the adorable selfie she took with the "Bad Blood" singer. "Then suddenly the most amazing miracle happens...The Taylor Swift walked [in] and spent the afternoon with me just talking and hanging!!!!" Taylor, who is known for going above and beyond for her fans, also uploaded a picture to Instagram showing off the supercute moments she shared with Delaney over the weekend, writing, "Merry Christmas Baby @delaneyy.bugg." Keep scrolling to see all the sweet snaps from Taylor and Delaney's heartwarming hangout session,...
- 12/21/2015
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Principal photography has begun on the new drama from Serendipity Point Films, whose Holocaust drama Remember screened in Venice and Toronto.
Below Her Mouth is being made by an all-women crew and tells of an unexpected affair between two women and stars Natalie Krill and Swedish model Erika Linder.
April Mullen directs from a screenplay by Stephanie Fabrizi. Melissa Coghlan produces.
The film is a Serendipity Point Films production in association with Distant Horizon.
Photo (L-r): Fabrizi, Coghlan, Krill, Mullen, Linder. Credit: Copyright George Pimentel...
Below Her Mouth is being made by an all-women crew and tells of an unexpected affair between two women and stars Natalie Krill and Swedish model Erika Linder.
April Mullen directs from a screenplay by Stephanie Fabrizi. Melissa Coghlan produces.
The film is a Serendipity Point Films production in association with Distant Horizon.
Photo (L-r): Fabrizi, Coghlan, Krill, Mullen, Linder. Credit: Copyright George Pimentel...
- 9/24/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ryan Reynolds had his mom by his side when he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto on Saturday. Tammy Reynolds looked like she couldn't be prouder of her dashing son at the red carpet event, where their fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams also received an honor. Meanwhile, the dad-to-be's wife, Blake Lively, stayed closer to home in NYC, hanging out with her Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants costars. Blake linked up with Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel at a performance of America Ferrera's new off-Broadway show, and later showed off her baby bump in an Instagram picture she took with Amber and artist Travis Louie. The sweet reunion was just one of the highlights in Blake's exciting week. It kicked off with her stunning trip up the red carpet at the Golden Heart Awards, where she opened up about becoming a mom for the first time. On Friday,...
- 10/20/2014
- by Nick-Maslow
- Popsugar.com
Source: Getty / George Pimentel Over the years, Kanye West has earned a reputation for not smiling, and on Saturday, the rapper hilariously addressed his b*tchy resting face with a perfect (and rare) tweet to explain why, exactly, he doesn't smile. He's famous for wearing a sulky expression, and even his daughter, North West, looks unimpressed more often than not. So what's the deal? Kanye shed some light on his solemn ways in a short but sweet tweet this past weekend, writing, "Not smiling makes me smile." not smiling makes me smile — Kanye West (@kanyewest) October 11, 2014 You have to love that kind of mocking self-awareness, right? Of course, Kanye does flash a grin every once in a while, and we've seen plenty of smiley Kanye moments - particularly when he's with his other half, Kim Kardashian. In any case, well played, Kanye. Well played. Source: Getty / Didier Baverel...
- 10/13/2014
- by Laura-Marie-Meyers
- Popsugar.com
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are expecting! Blake announced the news through her lifestyle website, Preserve, with an editor's letter celebrating "all the expecting mothers out there" and a photo of her growing baby bump. Blake's surprising announcement is sending a lot of traffic to her new site, as her editor's letter was already down within an hour of her big news going live. In the original post, she wrote: "Preserve at its core is about family. Family is the single word our founder, Blake built this home on. We have something for men, for women, for the old, but we realized, we don't have anything for the new. With family on our mind, we looked to the origin of it all-to the women in our lives who are right there, at that special moment; at the creation of family. Today we celebrate them. With food to fill their tummies...
- 10/6/2014
- by Maria-Mercedes-Lara
- Popsugar.com
Jennifer Aniston got deeply personal when she sat down with Carson Daly for an interview on Today. The star, who is promoting her newest film, Life of Crime, opened up about her previous comments about feminism during an interview with Gloria Steinem and how she feels as the subject of constant pregnancy speculation. She said, "I don't have this sort of checklist of things that have to be done and . . . if they're not checked, then I've failed some part of my feminism or my being a woman or my worth and my value as a woman." Jennifer continued, "I feel like I've birthed many things and I feel like I've 'mothered' many things. I don't think it's fair to put that pressure on people." Watch more from Jennifer's interview above. Front Page Image Source: Getty / George Pimentel...
- 8/27/2014
- by Maria-Mercedes-Lara
- Popsugar.com
Source: David Sims/Love Kendall Jenner posed topless for the cover of Love magazine, wearing nothing but a big fur hat. Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo's wedding included multiple performances from both the bride and groom. Adam sang a duet with Stevie Nicks and his band, Maroon 5, and Behati serenaded Adam with Bright Eyes' "First Day of my Life." Tim McGraw opened up about slapping a female fan in the face during a recent concert. "It happened in a split second," he said. "It was pure instinctive reaction. I think you just got to move on." Meet Jimmy Kimmel's newborn daughter, Jane: The black boxes from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 were handed over by Ukraine rebels for experts to examine. Terrorist group Boko Haram attacked three towns in Nigeria, causing over 15,000 people to flee. More than 60 residents were killed. Texas Governor Rick Perry will reportedly...
- 7/22/2014
- by Alyse Whitney
- Popsugar.com
Adam Levine will reportedly marry Behati Prinsloo on Saturday, July 19, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy his last few hours of bachelorhood by checking out his fit frame. Whether he's crooning on stage, spinning in a red chair on The Voice, or showing off his shirtless - or even suited-up - body, he always look good. To celebrate his big day, we've gathered up the most scorchingly hot photos of the Maroon 5 frontman. Let's get right into it. Let's take a moment and be thankful that this man exists. Source: Ben Riggot/Cosmopolitan UK He doesn't have to be naked to look hot, either. Source: Getty / Randy Brooke He looks incredible covered up in a suit and tie. Source: Getty / Sarjoun Faour Or even just a tie and white shirt with no jacket. Source: Getty / Paul A. Hebert But it doesn't hurt when he strips down. Source: Alix...
- 7/19/2014
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- Popsugar.com
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