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New Delhi, Acting is all about using one's skills to try new things, says Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal, who didn't mind sweating it out in the gym to play a former UFC boxer in his new film "Road House". HT Image In a career of over 20 years, the actor has created a rich tapestry of diverse performances with films such as "Brokeback Mountain", "Zodiac", "Source Code", "Prisoners", "Nightcrawler", "Nocturnal Animals", "Enemy", "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Ambulance". Hindustan Times - your fastest…

One day a close friend of Sharon Stone’s went for dinner with her family. The friend’s father-in-law counselled that she should not choose pizza, since she had just had a baby and ought to lose weight. This incident inspired one of Stone’s paintings, It’s My Garden, Asshole: a gorgeous acrylic on canvas depicting a shimmering impressionistic garden held together with an undulating ground of salmon and De Kooning-esque pinks.So the father-in-law was the asshole, I ask? Not quite, explains the star during a video call from…

Eugene Levy is not afraid of retirement. The actor, who has been working in the industry for more than three decades, has revealed in a new interview with The Independent about the possibility of stepping down from acting. (Also read: Kumail Nanjiani joins cast of Only Murders in the Building 4; will play important role in this season's investigation) Eugene Levy will be seen in the Apple TV+ television series The Reluctant Traveller. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)(Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) What Eugene…

"That was honestly some of the worst acting I've ever seen, and I've seen me," Colin Jost joked Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took aim at Donald Trump‘s verbal blunders and the GOP’s State of the Union rebuttal by Alabama Senator Katie Britt. Reacting to how Trump had criticized President Joe Biden’s address to Congress Thursday, writing on Truth Social that “the words are not flowing smoothly out of his mouth,” co-anchor Colin Jost said in jest that “we can’t all speak with the…

As was foretold in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” music video, in which Christopher Walken danced to a line from Dune (“Walk without rhythm, It won’t attract the worm”), the actor would be destined to join Frank Herbert’s sci-fi universe in Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed adaptation. In fact, Dune: Part Two brought Walken out of a four-year acting break.Denis Villeneuve on Ending Dune: Part Two That WayIn an interview with Vanity Fair, Walken discussed why he took on the role of the formidable Emperor who sets in motion…

As one of the biggest celebrities on the planet, both in terms of pop culture cache and in terms of sheer body mass, Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t the kind of dude that many people would readily make fun of to his face. And even fewer would produce an entire Super Bowl commercial taking aim at the strongman’s unmistakable Austrian accent, at least not without consent from the man himself. Thankfully, the Terminator vet was all good appearing with Jake from State Farm for the company’s latest Super Bowl commercial, which…

LONDON (AP) — Now that he's been doing it for well over half a century, Anthony Hopkins believes acting is much “easier” now. HT Image “As you get older, you have a little more knowledge of life. When you’re young, you think you know a thing or two, but you don’t. When you get to my age, you know a couple of tricks for a living,” the 86-year-old, who stars as real-life hero Nicholas Winton in “One Life,” said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking…

After wrapping production on Phantom Thread in 2017, Daniel Day-Lewis put out a statement announcing his retirement from acting. This came as a shock to many, as fans were hoping for more films starring the Oscar winner. And hasn’t done another movie since though, as of late, rumors have suggested that Day-Lewis ould potentially sign on to another film. However, according to director Jim Sheridan, these rumors are unfounded, and the actor remains firm on his retirement. Apparently, streaming and the "seven thousand…

If fans are wondering whether Daniel Day-Lewis will return to acting, then the answer is an unfortunate no. At least that is what the actor's friend, and longtime director Jim Sheridan has suggested, in a new interview with Screen Daily. The director revealed that Daniel said that ‘he’s done' with acting. (Also read: Oscars 2024: Barbie and Oppenheimer to Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon, a guide to Best Picture) Daniel Day Lewis accepts the Oscar for best actor for his role in Lincoln at the 85th…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDaniel Day-Lewis is said to be officially “done” with acting despite attempts to lure him back to the big screen.The actor, who is the only star to have ever won three Best Actor awards at the Oscars, decided to stay away from pursuing new roles after his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, which was released in 2017.Naturally, since then, the actor has been offered…