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In the first episode of the new Apple comedy series Palm Royale, Kristen Wiig‘s Maxine tells a long, rambling story to Dinah (Leslie Bibb), a wealthy woman she’s trying to befriend. An impatient Dinah tells her, “I have lost the thread here, Maxine.” Dinah is meant to be one of the villains of Palm Royale, forever trying to undercut Maxine’s attempts to claw her way into Palm Beach high society in the summer of 1969. Yet in this moment and many others, her complaints about Maxine ring truer than the series would…

With a combined 30 career Oscar nominations, these actors hope to break their losing streak Seasoned actors like Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, and Mahershala Ali, who share seven Oscars among them, make winning the gold trophy look easy. Other actors spend their careers in pursuit of the elusive accolade. It took Viola Davis two decades before her supporting role honor in Fences (2016). It took Joaquin Phoenix longer, losing three lead actor nods before taking home an…

The latest Bleachers album exudes Springsteen vibes, and pre-fame nostalgia The latest Bleachers album exudes Springsteen vibes, and pre-fame nostalgia FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish…

One of the most beloved movie theaters in Los Angeles, the historic Village Theater in Westwood, is now under new management — and the owners include some of the biggest names in Hollywood.On Wednesday, a coalition of directors led by Jason Reitman announced they had closed a deal to take over the 93-year-old movie palace that has been a favorite site for movie premieres since its opening in 1931, with a 170-foot white Spanish Revival/Art Deco tower that has long served as a beacon for film lovers in search of old-school…

After its 2023 was subsumed by the shadow of Jonathan Majors and his legal drama, Marvel Studios likely hoped to keep any casting woes away from the spotlight heading into 2024. Unfortunately, just days into the year, the MCU has been hit once again by a shock exit from a major A-list actor. Thanks to the actors and writers’ strikes, Marvel’s 2024 release slate is a lot sparser than planned, with July’s Deadpool 3 the only movie from the studio coming out over the next 12 months. One of several films delayed into 2025…

At the start of the 70s, a new musical term came into vogue – “the singer-songwriter.” It referred to a swelling wave of stars that included James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne, all of whom, it turns out, hated the term with a passion. “I don’t know one musician who used it,” said Danny Kortchmar, a guitarist who played with all those stars. “Everyone loathed it.”A new documentary, titled Immediate Family, helps explain why. “When you say ‘singer-songwriter’ it makes it sound like you’re talking…

As much as a certain group won’t want to admit it, Brie Larson is one of the biggest stars the Marvel Cinematic Universe has at its disposal, and a minor detail in the trailers and posters for upcoming sequel The Marvels has reinforced that notion by giving the Academy Award winner a rare honor that only six other actors have received before. It might go unnoticed by the majority, but it’s nonetheless a massive show of support, confidence, and respect from the powers that be to have Larson’s name featured before the…

On paper, a genre-bending dystopian crime thriller boasting a star-studded cast that only cost $15 million to produce reads as a shoo-in for box office success, but the opposite proved to be true for Hotel Artemis. The feature-length directorial debut of Iron Man 3 scribe Drew Pearce clearly had a screenplay worth getting invested in, seeing as the stacked ensemble boasted Jodie Foster, Dave Bautista, Jeff Goldblum, Sterling K. Brown, Charlie Day, Zachary Quinto, Sofia Boutella, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, and even…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeGreta Gerwig has named the two celebrity cameos she tried and failed to achieve for her star-studded Barbie film.The director’s much-hyped film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as the main doll and her partner Ken. You can read the first reactions from the film’s premiere here.Emma Mackey, Issa Rae, and Hari Nef are among the actors playing other Barbies, while Simu Liu, Ncuti…

via A24 If you were to take nothing but the various components at face value, then 2015’s psychological thriller Dark Places would lead you to believe that it was going to be a top-tier addition to the ever-expanding murder mystery canon. Writer and director Gilles Paquet-Brenner was adapting the novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn, the novelist-turned-screenwriter to gifted Gone Girl to the world, while the ensemble was loaded from top to bottom with esteemed talent dripping in awards recognition. via A24…