Fame

When thinking of “former child stars,” it’s’ likely that Macaulay Culkin, known for his role as Kevin McCallister in two of the best Christmas Movies of all time, Home Alone and its sequel, Lost in New York, comes to mind. Despite a decline in his fame over the years, the Good Son performer is among several former child stars who continue to work in the industry. Recently, the actor experienced an emotional reunion with his on-screen mom, Catherine O’Hara, during the unveiling of his Hollywood Walk of Fame star. The…

One film in 1990 named Home Alone changed child actor Macaulay Culkin’s life. He was all of 9, but the world had nothing but praise for his portrayal of the street-smart Kevin Mc Callister in the Christmas classic. On Friday, the now 43-year-old received a star on the historic Hollywood Boulevard sidewalk. (Also Read: Chris Hemsworth and Jason Momoa banter as they show off their muscles) Macaulay Culkin and Catherine O' Hara reunited after three decades(AP/20th Century Fox) A Home Alone reunionKeeping in mind…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeYou ok little buddy?” Simon Pegg is cooing at something off camera. He bends down and scoops it up to reveal a big, brown bundle of fur. “This is Branwell,” announces Pegg, proud new dad to the puppy now chewing on the brim of his cap. The actor and writer is back from the school run and supervising the latest, boisterous member of the Pegg family.This is how Pegg likes it: school…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMacaulay Culkin was moved to tears during an emotional reunion with his Home Alone mother Catherine O’Hara at a ceremony to unveil his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today.In a heartfelt speech, O’Hara reflected on watching Culkin become an international star at the age of 10. “Home Alone was, is, and always will be a beloved global sensation,” she said. “The reason families…

The Apprentice, a biopic about former US president Donald Trump’s rise to power and fame, has begun filming this week with a star-studded cast. A glimpse into Donald Trump's early years and controversial lawyer in upcoming biopic(AP) The film will explore the former US president’s early years as a New York real estate mogul and his relationship with Roy Cohn, the infamous lawyer who mentored him and was later disbarred for unethical conduct. The film is directed by Ali Abbasi, the Iranian filmmaker who…

As It Happens6:45Behold Turkules, the turkey who charmed and terrorized a New Jersey town for monthsFor the longest time, it seemed as though nothing could stop Turkules the turkey.The wild fowl roamed the streets of West Orange, N.J., for months, gaining both fame and notoriety as it stopped traffic, pecked tires, chased residents and evaded state officials' many attempts to capture him.When he was hit by a car, he walked away "unscathed," according to a statement by the West Orange Township. When an officer shot him…

Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: November 14, 2023, 18:55 ISTDayanand Shetty Aka Daya. (File photo)The Super Meteor 650 was introduced in Indian market under the price bracket between Rs 3.54 lakh to Rs 3.84 lakh (ex-showroom)After hitting the headlines with his acting skills in reel life, the famous CID fame actor Dayanand Shetty aka Daya has become the talk of the town in real life, credit goes to his choice of two-wheeler. Recently, the actor gifted himself Royal Enfield’s one of the hot-selling products Super…

When people tell Nicolas Cage that he has appeared in their dreams, he gets a little jumpy. “I’m like: ‘Well, I hope I behaved,’” he says in his unmistakably emphatic drawl. “You wanna make sure you didn’t do something horrific.” Dreams are on his mind today because of his new film, the Ari Aster-produced black comedy Dream Scenario, which he has phoned from Perth, Australia, to discuss. It is early evening there, and the 59-year-old actor is in a rented beach-front house with his fifth wife, Riko Shibata, and their…

As a child of no more than seven or eight, Christopher Eccleston saw an animated version of A Christmas Carol. It was his introduction to the Dickens classic and he was so taken with it, he says, that he started to draw it “quite obsessively. The scene where Scrooge arrives home and passes the Scrooge & Marley sign.” What was it that grabbed him? “The unpleasantness of him. I presume that all of us are aware of our duality. I think, from an early age, I was very aware of it. I thought I could be very good or I could…

Nicolas Cage has perhaps never been Nicolas Cagier in what could be his Nicolas Cagiest performance ever. This is a surreal fantasy-satire about the unsafe space of social media and the nature of viral fame, something to be aspired to – or dreamed of – by everyone: the democratised and accessible stardom that can happen to anyone, despite or in some way because of their lack of achievement. This kind of fame can be alchemised from ordinariness, a fame produced and consumed on smartphones and capable of getting inside…