Emma Thompson

Shekhar Kapur is back in the world of cinema with his Hollywood project, What’s Love Got to Do with It? The filmmaker’s last feature-length directorial effort was the Cate Blanchett-starrer drama Elizabeth: The Golden Age in 2007. He asserts that he might have been away, but he is not detached from Indian cinema.“I haven’t made a film in India since the Bandit Queen (1994). I don’t know why people call me a Bollywood director, unless you consider Mr. India (1987) and Masoom (1983) a Bollywood project. I don’t know what…

Photo: Steven Henry (Getty Images)Buddy the elf traveled across “the seven levels of the candy cane forest, through the sea of swirly-twirly gum drops, and then ... through the Lincoln Tunnel” to find his dad after the man who raised him, Papa Elf, tells him he was adopted.When he finally finds Walter, his birth father and the editor of a highly successful New York City book publisher, chaos ensues. Although Buddy’s interests are considered widely unpopular, such as living off the elves’ four main food groups, candy,…

Screenshot: NetflixAstonishingly, you are looking at a picture of Dame Emma Thompson. I know, I can scarcely believe it either, but this is just part of the magic of Netflix’s upcoming film adaptation of the award-winning, internationally successful musical of Mathilda, based on the beloved children’s tale by Roald Dahl about a little girl with telekinesis who gets forced into a horrifying boarding school run by the even more horrifying character played by Thompson.If you don’t know Mathilda the book—which was also turned…

Shabana Azmi has received a compliment from her What's Love Got To Do With It? co-star Emma Thompson for her work in the film. The film, directed by Shekhar Kapur, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this week. Emma was not present with her co-stars Shabana, Lily James, and Sajal Aly at the premiere where the film received two standing ovations, but she sent a heartfelt message to Shabana after watching it. Also Read| Emma Thompson wows in vibrant Indian outfit in Shekhar Kapur's filmShabana…

Emma Thompson dons a bright orange kurta outfit in a picture from the sets of her upcoming Shekhar Kapur directorial, What’s Love Got To Do With It? In the image that was recently released by the makers, the British actor is seen in an eye-catching traditional Indian ensemble while filming with co-star Lily James, who plays her daughter in the film. The upcoming romantic-comedy also stars Shabana Azmi. Read more: Shabana Azmi cherishes working with Emma Thompson on Shekhar Kapur's film What’s Love Got To Do With It?Also…

Cruella — out now on Disney+ Hotstar — has the same problem as Game of Thrones' final season. Before it wraps up, the Disney movie needs Emma Stone to turn into the 101 Dalmatians villain (or thereabouts) that we all know. Just as Game of Thrones needed Daenerys Targaryen to become the antagonist. The HBO series failed spectacularly in that regard, and though Cruella's heel turn isn't as horrible, it's certainly not believable. Events happen not because they make sense, but because they know they are part of a movie.…

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press Female desire is not a topic that gets a lot of space in mainstream Hollywood movies. And the desire of women north of 45? Well, that’s been almost exclusively the province of Nancy Meyers, Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton. There have been others, sure, but it’s often either played for humor or scrubbed and sanitized of anything remotely carnal. Usually it’s some horrifyingly infantilized combination of both. It’s as though someone decided that audiences couldn’t possibly bear to watch a…