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Chris Hemsworth teases his villainous turn in Furiosa. The Last of Us season 2 sets a date to begin production. Netflix reveals its next Gundam project. Plus, what’s coming on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and more. To me, my spoilers!“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedDeadpool 3New photos from the set of Deadpool 3 confirms the return—seeming demise — of Tyler Mane’s Sabretooth.Relatedly, a new report from insider @DanielRPK, suggests Ray Park will additionally return as Toad.FuriosaSpeaking at CCXP,…

Why do you enjoy putting Julianne Moore through hell? She seems nice. Seriously, though, what is it about her that has kept you returning to that working relationship for almost 30 years? penny_lane00I could speak at length about the reasons why. It was remarkable, when we found each other on my second feature film, Safe, how fully formed she was, that early in her acting career. She had such a command of the medium and understood how much the camera picks up things that may not even be perceivable when you’re shooting.…

Warwick Thornton’s latest film sure is a strange one. In sheer stylistic bravado The New Boy matches, and in some ways exceeds, the great auteur’s previous works, which include Samson and Delilah and Sweet Country. But driven by a desire for symbolic heft, The New Boy becomes a cryptic and borderline impenetrable noodle-scratcher stuffed full of heavy religious imagery. Reportedly inspired by Thornton’s own upbringing as an Aboriginal child attending a Christian boarding school, the film revolves around a young Aboriginal…

Hollywood star Cate Blanchett feels the need to "constantly justify" her career in her native Australia. The actress said she hates strangers asking her what she does for a living when she`s in Down Under because she doesn`t think her craft is "celebrated" in the way it is in the UK and US, where she spends a lot of her time, reports aceshowbiz.com. "The worst thing for us as an actor in Australia is getting in the back of the cab and a cabbie asking `What do you do?` Because you think, `Oh, God ...,` " she said,…

Cate Blanchett feels she has to fight for the right to be an artiste while in Australia ( Photo Credit – IMDb ) Hollywood star Cate Blanchett feels the need to “constantly justify” her career in her native Australia. The actress said she hates strangers asking her what she does for a living when she’s in Down Under because she doesn’t think her craft is “celebrated” in the way it is in the UK and US, where she spends a lot of her time, reports aceshowbiz.com. “The worst thing for us as an actor in Australia is…

Warwick Thornton still remembers the first time he saw a crucifix. After a childhood as a mischief-maker in Alice Springs, he was exiled by his mother to a remote Western Australian town and sent to a boarding school run by Spanish Benedictine monks. It was there, aged 11, that he first walked into a church and came face-to-face with the gruesome effigy towering above him.“ seeing this man being tortured up there,” the 52-year-old says. “And being incredibly scared and fearful.”It’s an experience the Kaytetye film-maker…

Lydia Tár probably would have detested Cate Blanchett‘s unexpected performance at this year’s Glastonbury music festival — but the crowd absolutely ate it up.The “Tár” star made a cameo this weekend at the English event, joining eclectic-pop sibling duo Sparks onstage for a live performance of “The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte.” Her Day-Glo yellow pantsuit and quirky dance moves were a far cry from her Oscar-nominated, no-nonsense portrayal of fictional maestro Lydia Tár.“We have a super special treat tonight,” singer…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCate Blanchett had a hilariously dramatic response to winning an award titled the Cate Blanchett Award for Good Acting.Over the weekend, the Australian actor made a surprise appearance by video at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, which were held at the Lincoln Center in New York.The show, a send-up of award ceremony culture from the comedy podcastLas Culturistas, was hosted by…

Cate Blanchett kicked off her stilettos on Friday night as she took the stage at the Cannes Film Festival party. Because this is Cannes, where women are mandated to wear heels on the red carpet, shoes have become a political symbol on the French Riviera. Indeed, in this case, as reported, Blanchett went barefoot to make a statement—to stand in solidarity with the women of Iran. The A-list actor, who was to present Holy Spider star Zahra Amir Ebrahimi with a breakthrough artiste’s award, grabbed the trophy and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCate Blanchett has recalled attending her first Cannes Film Festival back when she was a “nobody”. On Friday (19 May), the Oscar-winning actor returned to the French Riviera event to promote her latest film, The New Boy, and reflected on her debut experience years ago in 1999.“The first time I came to Cannes, I was covered in bruises because I just came into the market with a little…