December

As the critically acclaimed “May December” heads toward what will no doubt be a multiple-nomination awards season, director Todd Haynes and screenwriter Samy Burch find themselves on the receiving end of one of the questions their film asks: What do filmmakers owe the people who inspire the stories they tell, particularly when those stories involve abuse or exploitation?“May December” follows Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), an actor, as she visits the home of Gracie (Julianne Moore) and Joe (Charles Melton), an infamous…

The December 2023 security update started rolling out to the Galaxy S21 FE a few days ago. Even more countries have received the update over the past few days. The new security update has now spread across several countries in Asia, Europe, and North America. The variants of the smartphone that still haven't received the new security update should get it within the next few days. However, the update will be released in a phased manner, so not everyone will get the update at the same time. Galaxy S21 FE gets the December…

Hiring in crypto isn't heating up as fast as the recent rally the space has seen on expectations of an imminent approval of a US exchange-traded fund investing directly into Bitcoin. Crypto job postings on LinkedIn declined 57% year-over-year in December, less than the 71% year-over-year drop in November, according to the professional networking site. Between November and the end of the year, Bitcoin's price rose 57%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. At jobs board CryptocurrencyJobs.co, which charges for job…

While other phones are getting the Android 14 update, older Galaxy phones that are not eligible for that update are getting the December 2023 security update. One such phone is the Galaxy A32 5G. The device is getting the December 2023 security update in several Latin American countries. Galaxy A32 5G gets December 2023 security update in Latin America The December 2023 security update is now rolling out to the Galaxy A32 5G, and it comes with firmware version A326BXXS9CWK9. The update is available in Brazil, Chile,…

“May December,” the darkly comic drama loosely inspired by the Mary Kay Letourneau scandal, has been racking up acclaim, awards and nominations, especially for its break-out star, Charles Melton, who plays a 36-year-old man married to the older woman who seduced him as a 13-year-old boy. Melton’s role has been described as the “heart” of Todd Haynes’ movie, but Letourneau’s former husband, Vili Fualaau, who serves as the model for Melton’s Joe Yoo, is not happy about “May December’s” depiction of “my original story,”…

December’s top sale signaled a changing of the guard in Cherry Hills Village. Nicholas D. Miller — a musician, DJ, producer and songwriter known professionally as Illenium — spent $15 million last month to buy a 23,000-square-foot mansion from private equity executive Charlie Gallagher. The eight-bedroom, 14-bath mansion on Cherry Hills Drive sits adjacent to the 10th green at Cherry Hills Country Club. Chicago architect Gregory Maire designed the brick and stone mansion to resemble a 14th-century French country home.…

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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeVili Fualaau, the supposed inspiration for Charles Melton’s character in Todd Haynes’s Oscar-hopeful May December, has taken offense at the director’s latest project.The Carol director’s newest black comedy stars Julianna Moore as Gracie, a former convict jailed for having sexual relations with her young son’s school-aged friend, Joe – played as an adult by Melton. It also stars…

Vili Fualaau, the ex-husband of Mary Kay Letourneau in a tabloid-famous statutory rape case, has spoken out against a critically acclaimed film inspired by the scandal.May December, an awards season contender released by Netflix, tells the story of an actor, Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman), who observes the relationship between Gracie (Julianne Moore) and her husband, Joe Yoo (Charles Melton), whom she seduced when she was 36 and he was 13. The film is loosely based on the real-life events of Mary Kay Letourneau, a…

Vili Fualaau, who married his sixth-grade teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, says he’s upset by filmmaker Todd Haynes’ new film, May December, which drew inspiration from Fualaau and Letourneau’s story. The movie, which stars Julianne Moore as the Letourneau-esque Gracie and Charles Melton as her young husband, Joe Yoo, depicts the couple dodging media exploitation at the hands of an actress played by Natalie Portman after Gracie served time for seducing Yoo when she was 36 and he was 13. In reality, Letourneau was 34, and…