Emma

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeGwyneth Paltrow has confirmed a longheld rumour about former US president Bill Clinton’s reaction to her film, Emma. Paltrow played the title role in the 1996 Jane Austen film adaptation directed by Douglas McGrath, and won critical acclaim for her performance. In her appearance on the long-running YouTube series, Hot Ones, the 51-year-old actor and businesswoman confirmed how Clinton…

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Bill Clinton wasn’t really feeling Emma when it screened at the White House. During a Hot Ones interview Thursday, Gwyneth Paltrow answered a question about a rumor that Bill Clinton had “passed out asleep” during a showing of the 1996 film based on the Jane Austen book. “True!” Paltrow said. “He was snoring right in front of me.” “I was like, ‘Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie.'” she added. “But it was! So fuck you, Bill Clinton!” Paltrow’s performance in that film earned rave…

Today, the F-word is routinely used to describe how we feel, how objectionable someone is, what a bad day it is, or simply to wish someone a Happy AF Birthday. We may all frown upon swearing and profanity, but scientist Emma Byrne believes that we wouldn’t have “made it as the world’s most populous primate if we hadn’t learned to swear”. Scientist and author Emma Byrne (Courtesy the subject) The author of Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language, Byrne did her PhD in Expectation Violation…

The Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has issued a clarification on what led to the confusion between her and ‘Poor Things’ actress Emma Stone at the 96th Oscars stage, when the latter won the Best Actress honour. Michelle along with fellow past Oscar winners and actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Sally Field, and Jessica Lange were on hand at Sunday`s ceremony to present the award for Best Actress, reports ‘People’ magazine. Each actress gave a short speech about this year`s…

Emma Stone won big at the 96th Academy Awards, clinching the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Poor Things. The actor, however, suffered a wardrobe malfunction while accepting the award, as the back of her strapless Louis Vuitton gown split open. (Also read: Emma Stone suffered a wardrobe malfunction before accepting her Best Actress Oscar. Emma wins Best ActressEmma appeared shocked to hear her name called out by Michelle Yeoh for Best Actress. She repeatedly touched the back of her dress while hugging…

Now, a two-time Oscar winner, Poor Things' very own Bella Baxter, aka Hollywood star Emma Stone's glorious winning streak is nothing short of amazing. Having previously led the Best Actress category at the prestigious awards ceremony for La La Land, the 35-year-old star has done it again. At the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday, March 10, she won Best Actress for the 2023 Yorgos Lanthimos directorial. US actress Emma Stone, Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Poor Things", attends the Vanity Fair Oscars Party at the…

Emma Stone had a major loose end to tie up backstage Sunday after winning her second Academy Award.Stone, who won the lead actress Oscar for her role as the puckish Bella Baxter in “Poor Things,” elaborated on the wardrobe malfunction that nearly eclipsed her acceptance speech during the telecast. “My dress is broken,” she mouthed with trepidation before taking the stage at the Dolby Theatre. Stone attempted to shield the back seam of her custom Louis Vuitton gown as she ascended the stairs, and presenter…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMichelle Yeoh has taken to social media to explain her awkward interaction with Emma Stone while presenting the Oscar for Best Actress last night.Yeoh, 61, won the award last year for her role in multiverse comedy Everything Everywhere All At Once.This year she presented the award to Stone for her performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, but there was a moment of confusion as Yeoh…

When Emma Stone’s name was announced Sunday night as the winner of best actress at the 96th Academy Awards, she looked genuinely stunned, as many pundits had said that Lily Gladstone was the frontrunner and predicted she would make history as the first Native American woman to win an acting Oscar. But in the run-up to Sunday’s ceremony, some awards watchers were skeptical. They expressed doubt that Gladstone would achieve this historic milestone and not because she didn’t give a superb performance in “Killers of the…