‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ actually a touching drama
[ad_1] “Lahn Mah,” a small comic drama about a young man trying to wheedle his way into his dying grandmother’s good graces for a possible inheritance and accidentally growing up along the way, is a huge hit in its home country. It became the second-highest-grossing Thai film last year and the 12th-highest ever. The tearjerker […]
Oscars 2025: Predictions for animated, international, documentary
[ad_1] Looking at the front-runners in the Oscar races for animated feature, international film and documentary, I’d guess you’ve seen two of the three movies leading their respective categories. DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” arrived at the end of September, three weeks after the rapturous reception it received at its Toronto International Film Festival premiere. […]
Stanley Tucci digs into doubt and faith with ‘Conclave’
[ad_1] This awards season, Stanley Tucci stars in “Conclave,” a film centered on the process of electing a new pope after the death of the previous one. The politically progressive Cardinal Bellini, played by Tucci, vies for the position — despite doubting his worthiness — to stop a far more conservative candidate from winning the […]
‘It Ends With Us’ stars spawned a universe of legal and PR battles
[ad_1] A conflict between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the stars of the movie “It Ends With Us,” has turned into a jobs program for attorneys and flacks. Lively last month filed a sexual harassment and retaliation complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against Baldoni, her co-star and director; his company, Wayfarer Studios; and […]
Kate Middleton says her cancer is now in remission
[ad_1] After battling cancer most of last year, Kate Middleton says she’s now in remission. Catherine, Princess of Wales, who confirmed last March that she had cancer after months of speculation about her health and well-being, said Tuesday that she is focused on recovery. “It is a relief to now be in remission and I […]
Jimmy Kimmel praises L.A. ‘superheroes’ amid SoCal fires
[ad_1] Jimmy Kimmel is moved by community support and the commitment of first responders amid a dark period of L.A. history defined by devastating wildfires and immense loss. Returning Monday to his late-night TV slot, Kimmel delivered an emotional opening monologue about the “very scary, very stressful, very strange week here in L.A.” Several fires […]
Why Magnus von Horn changed his mind about ‘Girl With the Needle’
[ad_1] Magnus von Horn never wanted to make a biopic of a serial killer: The Poland-based filmmaker finds that morally strange. But when he was approached to direct a film about Dagmar Overbye, a Danish woman who killed at least nine babies in the 1910s, he reconsidered, centering “The Girl With the Needle” on a […]
MSNBC president Rashida Jones is leaving the network
[ad_1] Rashida Jones is ending her run as president of MSNBC after four years. Jones is leaving two months after the progressive news channel’s parent company Comcast announced it will spin MSNBC off into a new company with most of its other cable networks. She informed staff of her decision Tuesday morning. Mark Lazarus, the […]
Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson separate after 10-year marriage
[ad_1] Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson are separating after 10 years of marriage. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” the “I Wanna Love You Forever” singer said Tuesday in a statement to The Times. Simpson and the former NFL tight end got engaged in 2010 after […]
‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy’: 4 allegations from Peacock documentary
[ad_1] Da Band singer Sara Rivers says she heard Sean Combs make plenty of outrageous threats while working with him on MTV’s “Making the Band 2.” “When he got angry with one of my band members, he said, ‘You make me so mad I want to eat your flesh,’” Rivers alleges in the new documentary […]