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fromThe Independent
6 days ago

Kim Novak says Sydney Sweeney could never play her because she always 'looks sexy'

Kim Novak disapproves of Sydney Sweeney portraying her in the film 'Scandalous!' due to concerns about the film's focus on sexuality.
Independent films
fromAnOther
1 week ago

Letitia Wright Heads to Hawaii in Prada's Re-Nylon Documentary

Prada's Re-Nylon series documentary highlights Hawaii's ecosystems and promotes ocean education through its Sea Beyond initiative.
Right-wing politics
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

Meryl Streep, Could We Interest You in Donating to an Abortion Fund??

Abortion funds face increased demand and shrinking resources as post-Roe restrictions make abortion care more expensive and difficult to access, with costs ranging from $800 to $2,000 per procedure.
Media industry
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Jane Fonda Accepts No Merger

Jane Fonda wore a 'Block the Merger' pin at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party to oppose Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros., citing concerns about job losses, price increases, and political control of media.
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Cherry on the top: Jessie Buckley pulled off a stunning double Oscar win for herself and Chanel

Jessie Buckley won the best actress Oscar and dominated the red carpet with a strategically designed Chanel gown that communicated emotional depth and referenced Oscar history.
Women
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Wendi McLendon-Covey Had a Good Reason to Skip the Bridesmaids Oscars Reunion

Wendi McLendon-Covey missed the 2026 Oscars Bridesmaids reunion due to recovering from a neck lift procedure she underwent the previous week.
#natasha-lyonne
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Fame is the worst thing for us as human beings': Naomi Scott on scream queens, Disney princesses and finding her own voice

Naomi Scott redirected her career from acting to music after a quarter-life crisis at 27, releasing her debut album F.I.G. as a return to her first creative love.
Television
fromConsequence
4 weeks ago

Stream On This Week: Rachel Weisz Is Full of Desire and Two Major Oscar Contenders Hit Streaming

Stream On newsletter recommends Vladimir on Netflix, Hamnet on Peacock, and other new releases across major streaming platforms, featuring Rachel Weisz in an academic psychosexual drama and Jessie Buckley in a Shakespeare biographical film.
Women in technology
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Celebrity coalition calls for action as one in three women face gender-based violence

Over 60 celebrities unite to demand increased funding for women's rights organizations globally, highlighting that one in three women experience gender-based violence in their lifetime.
#nicole-kidman
Film
fromThe Independent
3 weeks ago

Nicole Kidman reveals her 'dealbreaker' when filming intimate scenes

Nicole Kidman uses her heightened sense of smell to establish work boundaries, refusing intimate scenes with actors who have bad breath regardless of their appearance or compensation.
Film
fromThe Independent
3 weeks ago

Nicole Kidman reveals her 'dealbreaker' when filming intimate scenes

Nicole Kidman uses her heightened sense of smell to establish work boundaries, refusing intimate scenes with actors who have bad breath regardless of their appearance or compensation.
NYC LGBT
fromVulture
1 month ago

Nicole Kidman Loves a Cruise

Nicole Kidman enthusiastically endorses cruising as her favorite relaxation activity, having taken a trip to Antarctica and planning two more cruises while explicitly ruling out Disney cruises.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

I love being proactive about ageing gracefully': Kerry Washington on memes, Botox and imperfect women

Kerry Washington stars in Imperfect Women, an Apple TV murder mystery featuring three complex female characters navigating friendship, secrets, and societal pressures in a wealthy California setting.
Film
fromThe Independent
2 weeks ago

Bridesmaids star Wendi McLendon-Covey shares frank reason she missed Oscars

Wendi McLendon-Covey missed the Bridesmaids 15th anniversary reunion at the Academy Awards due to recovering from cosmetic neck surgery.
Film
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Amy Madigan Cackles Through Her Best Supporting Actress Win

Amy Madigan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Aunt Gladys in Weapons, her second nomination after Twice in a Lifetime forty years prior.
fromBustle
1 month ago

Naomi Watts Doesn't Want To Fight To Look 25

I just thought, 'This woman feels underserved, under recognized, and needs to be reflected.' Watts created Stripes Beauty to address the gap in menopause-specific beauty products, emphasizing that her mission extends beyond vanity to providing genuine support and recognition for women navigating perimenopause and menopause symptoms.
Women
Independent films
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Susan Sarandon addresses Hollywood exile in emotional press conference

Susan Sarandon was dropped by her agency in 2023 for publicly supporting Gaza and calling for a ceasefire, effectively excluding her from major Hollywood productions.
Film
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Weapons Star Amy Madigan Wins Best Supporting Actress

Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress at the 98th Academy Awards for her role in Weapons, earning her first Oscar after a 1985 nomination.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

Women in Film honors Oscar nominees, stresses need for progress

Women in Film celebrated Oscar nominees at Bette Davis's home, advancing gender equity advocacy in Hollywood while highlighting women's achievements across filmmaking roles.
Film
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Why Is Rebel Wilson's Tiny Australian Movie at the Center of So Much Drama?

Rebel Wilson's team allegedly used coordinated smear tactics against producer Amanda Ghost, similar to strategies employed in the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni controversy, involving digital fixers and publicists developing ways to damage Ghost's credibility.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

Chloe Zhao on "Hamnet," Which Is Nominated for Eight Academy Awards

Chloé Zhao discusses her Oscar-nominated film 'Hamnet,' which explores Shakespeare's grief over his son's death through nature imagery and literary adaptation techniques.
Television
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Jennifer Garner, star and producer of The Last Thing He Told Me': I'm comfortable making decisions'

Hannah adapts to life five years after Owen's disappearance while actors reunited for an unexpectedly long break ahead of season two production.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

In defence of Kate Hudson's shocking Oscar nomination

The Independent relies on reader donations to fund on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism covering reproductive rights, climate change, Big Tech, and cultural stories like the Oscars.
#oscar-nominations
fromConsequence
1 month ago
Film

2025's Wildest Horror Performance Might Actually Win an Oscar

Amy Madigan's Oscar nomination for the horror film Weapons marks a rare Academy recognition of acting performances in the horror genre.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago
Film

Amy Madigan reflects on Oscar nomination for 'Weapons,' 40 years after her 1st nomination

Amy Madigan receives her second Oscar nomination 40 years after her first, this time for playing Aunt Gladys in the horror film 'Weapons,' marking a significant career milestone and demonstrating horror's recognition as serious filmmaking.
Film
fromConsequence
1 month ago

2025's Wildest Horror Performance Might Actually Win an Oscar

Amy Madigan's Oscar nomination for the horror film Weapons marks a rare Academy recognition of acting performances in the horror genre.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Amy Madigan reflects on Oscar nomination for 'Weapons,' 40 years after her 1st nomination

Amy Madigan receives her second Oscar nomination 40 years after her first, this time for playing Aunt Gladys in the horror film 'Weapons,' marking a significant career milestone and demonstrating horror's recognition as serious filmmaking.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Catherine O'Hara died of blood clot in lung, says L.A. Medical Examiner's Office | CBC News

Actor Catherine O'Hara died of a blood clot in her lung, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office. The Associated Press has confirmed the report, which listed pulmonary embolism as the immediate cause of death, with underlying rectal cancer. O'Hara died Jan. 30 at the age of 71. The oncologist who signed off on the certificate indicated that he had been treating O'Hara since March of last year, and last saw her on Jan. 27. She died at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif.
Toronto
#acting
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Jodie Foster says early success meant she escaped sexual abuse in Hollywood

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
Media industry
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

She's the best part of Wuthering Heights': How Alison Oliver won over Hollywood

Irish actress Alison Oliver achieved rapid career success through serendipity, landing major roles immediately after graduating from drama school and becoming a coveted figure in film and fashion within five years.
#melania-trump
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Dakota and Elle Fanning, the sisters unhurriedly shaping their own destiny in Hollywood

Despite having been seen hundreds, thousands of times together in photographs, at events and on red carpets, Dakota and Elle Fanning have never shared time on-screen. They're actresses. They're sisters. They're stars who have been nominated for elite awards and who have worked with the best performers and directors in the world.
Film
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

The Fighter star says winning Oscar has not been very good for me or my career'

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
US politics
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

You're Telling Me It's Possible to Be More Beautiful Than Rebecca Hall?

The Beauty blends body-horror and satire, depicting a beauty virus that physically heats people, spreads through bodily fluids and sex, and leads to obsession and self-destruction.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Whoopi Goldberg: "I'm not good at relationships"-but she's wildly successful. Here's why that matters.

In a recent interview with Interview magazine, Goldberg opened up about her solo life, which she happens to genuinely love. So much, in fact, that she says she plans to stay single because, as she put it, "in the last 25 years, I recognized that not everybody's cut out to be in a relationship." She continued, revealing that she doesn't ever "want to live with anybody," echoing her 2016 statement to The New York Times when she famously said "I don't want somebody in my house!"
Television
fromAnOther
1 month ago

Charlize Theron: "I Do Want a Little Bit of Control over My Own Destiny"

Theron is sipping kombucha. The ostensible reason for our conversation, via video call this winter afternoon, is to discuss 2026. In the film Apex the Academy Award-winning actor will play Sasha, a rock climber who is menaced, in the badlands of Australia, by two unrelenting forces: the wily hunter character (Taron Egerton) and her own enormous grief. Sasha is a modern woman: stubborn, powerful, individualistic, solitary.
Film
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Michelle Yeoh honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Michelle Yeoh received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre, honoring her four-decade career and 2023 Academy Award, attended by actors.
Film
fromVulture
1 month ago

Natasha Rothwell Goes Off-Prompter to Condemn ICE at Independent Spirit Awards

Celebrities at the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards protested ICE; Natasha Rothwell displayed "Fuck ICE," many wore "ICE OUT" pins, and concerns about ICE killings and detentions were foregrounded.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Billy Crudup: My celebrity crush? I got to marry her'

Billy Crudup is a New York-born actor with notable film and TV roles, two Emmys, a London stage run, and a family with Naomi Watts.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Melissa Leo: Winning an Oscar was not good for me or my career'

She declined an on-screen kiss with Denzel due to a boss‑trainee character dynamic; pottery supplanted knitting, and she seeks diverse, non‑typecast roles including period royalty.
#margot-robbie
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

When Kate Hudson Realized She 'Hadn't Put Everything Out on the Table,' It Changed Her Career Forever

As it goes, her eventual co-star Hugh Jackman saw Hudson performing and chatting on "CBS Sunday Morning" in 2024, where the actress and Oscar nominee was promoting her soon-to-be-released solo album, "Glorious." Jackman, who was already on board to star as Mike Sardina in Craig Brewer's fact-based film, was so taken by Hudson's energy (and singing!) that he immediately texted Brewer that he had found their Claire.
Film
Film
fromIndependent
2 months ago

How to win an Oscar: the hustling, dirty tricks and the whispered $60m campaigns to win cinema's biggest prize

Studios run months-long awards campaigns; Jessie Buckley, nurtured in school theatre, is tipped to add an Oscar to her Golden Globe.
Film
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Sandra Bullock's The Blind Side co-star Quinton Aaron 'fighting for life'

Quinton Aaron, star of The Blind Side, is hospitalized and on life support with a severe blood infection while his family seeks financial support via GoFundMe.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Want to scare a Hollywood star? Just set up a fundraiser in their name | Emma Brockes

Unsolicited public crowdfunding for celebrities exposes financial decline and causes humiliation, exacerbating declining respect and new vulnerabilities in modern celebrity culture.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Kate Hudson, Timothee Chalamet, Elle Fanning among Oscars Nominees Luncheon attendees

The 98th Oscars Nominees Luncheon gathered 230 nominees from 29 countries, with record 76 women nominated and international representation across all 24 categories.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Jodie Foster plans more French roles after 'A Private Life'

After dozens of films over a storied six-decade career, Jodie Foster is trying something new, playing the lead role in a French film for the very first time. There's hardly a trace of an American accent in Foster's turn as Parisian therapist Lilian Steiner in A Private Life (Vie privee) and she appears to be very much at home. The character she plays is an American woman who built her career in France.
Film
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I was still black the next morning': Halle Berry says Oscar win didn't change her career

Halle Berry and Lupita Nyong'o experienced persistent limited role opportunities and typecasting despite Oscar wins due to industry uncertainty about stories of people of colour.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Rachel McAdams honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Rachel McAdams received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after a long, acclaimed acting career including The Notebook and Mean Girls.
Film
fromJezebel
2 months ago

The Best Tidbits from the Golden Globes

Nikki Glaser hosted the Golden Globes; awards largely matched expectations, with standout moments arising from celebrity interactions and a few surprising wins.
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Jessie Buckley wins best actress at Critics Choice Awards - and Timothee Chalamet has emotional words for his partner, Kylie Jenner

Killarney-born Buckley collected the award for best actress for the historical drama Hamnet. During her speech she thanked director Chloe Zhao and co-stars Paul Mescal and Emily Watson, who she called her "north star". "Chloe Zhao, you have reminded me of the power of telling a story and the journey that you can go on to touch the deepest parts of what it is to be alive, thank you," she said.
Film
fromVulture
2 months ago

I Want Your Sex Gives Olivia Wilde Her Best Role Yet

Listen to the spectacular nonchalance with which she says, "Fine, I'll fuck you, but you have to bring someone who will open your ass for me." Or when she passes Elliot off to an out-of-town associate, with a "Screw her real good, but don't let her penetrate you, she's not that close a friend." Erika's a great, outsize character, and she's also an avatar for Araki's many gleeful provocations.
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