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Robert Downey Jr opened up about how he felt after winning his first Oscar for best supporting actor for playing Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer. In an interview with People, Robert also spoke about how his late father –director, screenwriter and actor Robert Downey Sr – thought he was 'robbed' in 1993 for not winning the best actor Oscar for Chaplin. Also read: Why Robert Downey Jr feels Oppenheimer’s success has become a ‘terrible tragedy’ for Christopher Nolan Robert Downey Jr poses with the Oscar for Best Actor…

Film sets are like families, says Hirokazu Kore-eda. They are loose social structures, nominally hierarchical and ideally geared towards a common goal. While the Japanese director accepts that this puts him in the role of the father, he disputes the suggestion that this automatically makes him the boss. He supposes the cast are the children – often literally so. “The time we all spend together,” he says, “is very intense. The cast and crew become very important to me.” But at the end of each shoot, the unit collapses, the…

Image: Shonen JumpAkira Toriyama, one of the most famous and influential mangaka of all time, has died. He was 68.Transformers’ Cristo Fernandez on Dragon Ball | First FandomsThe news was confirmed by the official Dragon Ball website, in a letter addressed to creatives and fans across the world. Toriyama passed away a week ago on March 1, 2024, from an acute subdural hematoma.“Thanks to the support of so many people around the world, has been able to continue his creative activities for over 45 years,” the letter reads…

Making stepfamilies work is not an easy task. While parents might be excited to approach remarriage and the new family, the children often face challenges and may not share the same enthusiasm. Failing to address these difficulties can lead to long-term issues like feelings of resentment and disappointment towards the parents.Redditor Square-Cloud4942 has even withdrawn from her father over the years because she felt like he prioritized his new family and happiness over her. The stepsiblings and stepmom weren’t exactly…

In a sea of bright pink feathers, soft trills emerge. A male flamingo rubs its beak against the grey-tufted head of its newly hatched offspring. But the clock is ticking, and the chick and its father must listen closely and learn each other's voices quickly. Within 10 days of a flamingo chick hatching, its parents will fly off to find food, while the chick stays behind with the other juveniles under the supervision of a few adults. When the parents return, babies and parents must find each other among their flock.…

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently opened up about one of the regrets he has. The actor shared a video on Instagram of his father accepting a WWE belt for making pro-wrestling history in 1983 when he and Tony Atlas became the first-ever Black Heavyweight Tag Team champions. In the social media post, a young Johnson can be seen sitting in the audience after the match, celebrating his father’s win. “Just delivering flowers to heaven to my old man, Rocky ‘Soulman’ Johnson,” the former wrestler…

Bradley Cooper has opened up about how becoming a father has changed his life.The actor, 49, welcomed his daughter Lea in 2017 with model Irina Shayk, whom he dated from 2015 to 2019.“Honestly I’m not sure I’d be alive if I wasn’t a dad. I don’t know what would have happened,” Cooper admitted during an appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast.The Oscar-nominated star also revealed that it took him several months to develop a strong bond with his daughter, who is now six-years-old. Bradley Cooper has opened…

New South Wales police are investigating allegations Taylor Swift’s father assaulted a member of the paparazzi in Sydney, hours after the sold-out Eras Tour wrapped up in Australia.NSW police have been told that Scott Swift, 71, allegedly assaulted photographer Ben McDonald, 51, at the Neutral Bay wharf around 2.30am on Tuesday.McDonald told Guardian Australia that Taylor Swift and her entourage were cruising the harbour on a superyacht late at night after completing her final Australian show.The superstar got off the…

Sun and Saturn are set for a deep conjunction on February 29, 2024. It is believed that whenever the Sun and Saturn are so close to each other, they bring about profound shifts and transformations in various…

Bob Marley: One Love made its debut as part of the 2024 movie schedule this past week, and it seems that like the beloved musician himself, the biopic can really draw a crowd. Box office expectations for the film were initially moderate, yet One Love is absolutely crushing amid its opening weekend. What’s been particularly sweet about the buzz surrounding the film, though, is that the press tour has given the iconic singer’s loved ones a chance to reflect on him and his impact. One of his sons, Ziggy Marley, did just…