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Image via New Line Cinema Could we see a reunion of 1990s icons Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone on the horizon? The possibility definitely gave fans a Twin Peaks experience, you might say. Silverstone happened to co-star with Fraser in 1999’s Blast from the Past. Compared to their combined lists of hit films, this one goes largely forgotten. However, that could change. Answering a fan question during the Clueless panel at 90s Con in Hartford, Connecticut, the actress said she is ready to star alongside…

Actor Brendan Fraser’s career has been on a roll lately after disappearing from the world of filmmaking, the actor recently won the best actor award for his role as an obese man in the movie “The Whale”, he has also been a part of “Doom Patrol” and Killers of the Flower Moon”. Although he has worked in many movies he is mostly known for his role as Richard “Rick” O’Connell in The Mummy franchise and its two sequels. Since his involvement in “The Whale” has thrown him back into the spotlight fans are speculating if they…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeBrendan Fraser is the man of the moment.At the Oscars ceremony on Sunday night (12 March), the actor, 54, completed his career comeback with a Best Actor win for his role as a man with life-threatening obesity in Darren Aronofsky’s divisive drama The Whale.Fraser’s portrayal had previously earned him standing ovations at film festivals in Venice and Toronto, and saw him receive the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhen Harrison Ford announced Everything Everywhere All At Onceas this year’s Oscars Best Picture winner, its star Ke Huy Quan rushed to the stage and immediately leapt into the actor’s arms. Almost four decades ago, the pair had starred together in Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom, when Quan was just a child. Ford’s career went from strength to strength. But the roles for Quan soon…

It was an emotional moment for Hollywood star Brendan Fraser, who was all in tears after hearing his name at the 95th Oscars Awards, where he won the Best Lead Actor for his acclaimed film `The Whale`. The award was given to him by Jessica Chastain and Halle Berry. His name was in the category along with Austin Butler `Elvis`, Colin Farrell `The Banshees of Inisherin`, Paul Mescal `Aftersun` and Bill Nighy `Living`. All in tears of happiness, Fraser said: "So this is what the multiverse looks like. I thank the Academy…

Brendan Fraser, whose career has featured both meteoric success and semi-obscurity, celebrated perhaps his finest hour Sunday, winning the Oscar for lead actor for his performance in “The Whale.”“So this is what the multiverse looks like!” Fraser proclaimed in his acceptance speech, thanking his director Darren Aronofsky for “throwing me a creative lifeline.”Fraser’s road to Oscar began with a six-minute standing ovation for his transformative performance in Darren Aronofsky’s film at its premiere at the Venice…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeBrendan Fraser has recalled almost dying while starring in The Mummy.The actor is continuing his awards campaign with just over a week to go until the Oscars, where he is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in The Whale.On Tuesday (28 February), Fraser was a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where he discussed shooting a sequence for the 1999 adventure film in which his…

“It’s a film that always had the intention to change hearts and minds,” Brendan Fraser said of The Whale, for which he is nominated for the best actor Oscar, ahead of receiving the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s American Riviera Award on Tuesday night. The popular star, who was greeted with huge applause by the Santa Barbarians who packed the historic Arlington Theater, discussed his life and career with Deadline‘s Pete Hammond, who described the actor’s recent resurgence, after several…

It’s a slippery thing, the latest film from Darren Aronofsky. And not just because of the air of general clamminess that pervades this claustrophobic theatre adaptation (although if it were possible for a camera lens to sweat, then cinematographer Matthew Libatique’s would probably do so throughout). More, it’s due to the effortlessly duplicitous way the director pushes and pulls the audience of this story of grief and self-destruction, starring a fat-suited Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a chronically obese shut-in who is…

This year is truly shaping up to be the year of Fraser. The Mummy star had been absent from cinema for nearly a decade before making his big screen come back in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, garnering many nominations and wins this award season. While Brendan Fraser seems like a front-runner for the Academy Award for Best Actor (especially after his big win at the Critics Choice Awards), the actor says he’s still not comfortable with the praise and gigs he’s been receiving amid what fans have dubbed the Brenaissance. …