Gwyneth

Early-birds have already screened The Color Purple, the upcoming musical adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1982 novel of the same name, the subsequent 1985 film by Steven Spielberg (which featured one of Whoopi Goldberg’s best performances as well as Oprah Winfrey in a career-defining role) and the 2005 Broadway production. And among those lucky first-watch moviegoers are some household names like Gwyneth Paltrow and Laura Dern.Most movie lovers won't be able to see Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA host of Hollywood A-listers, including Nicolas Cage, Gwyneth Paltrow and Andrew Garfield, were among the stars attending the third Red Sea Film Festival this week.Held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the 10-day event ran from 30 November to 9 December, and showcased an array of films, from big-name auteur projects to international indies.Elvis director Baz Luhrmann headed the juries for…

Gwyneth Paltrow has a tenuous relationship with the MCU despite playing Pepper Potts in numerous Marvel films. During an appearance at the Red Sea Film Festival, Paltrow confirmed that she “stopped watching them at some point.” “I’ve never seen Endgame,” the actress told the audience during a career retrospective event. “I’ve never seen any of these. I can’t keep track. I probably should at some point.” She explained that she only did Iron Man with Robert Downey Jr. after receiving assurances from the studio…

Actor Gwyneth Paltrow had her kids by her side for Thanksgiving. The Goop founder shared a few photos and videos as she enjoyed the family holiday with her daughter Apple, 19, and son Moses, 17, reported People. The first image displayed a relaxing fire burning in a fireplace, while the next two depicted a decked-out charcuterie platter, Moses playing piano, and gorgeous fall table decorations. Paltrow, 51, then posted photos of Moses looking handsome in a suit, Apple kissing her on the cheek, and Apple and Paltrow…

John Madden, directorShakespeare in Love had been in development for years before I got involved. At one point, Julia Roberts was going to be the female lead. The big problem, though, was casting Shakespeare. Julia wanted Daniel Day-Lewis, but I think pretty much every male actor of a certain age was suggested. In the end, she withdrew from the project.A film with the word “Shakespeare” in its title was considered risky, and without Julia involved the project languished – until the script was bought by Harvey Weinstein,…

Gwyneth Paltrow’s legal battle with a retired Utah optometrist who accused her of injuring him in a skiing accident shared qualities with the most enthralling theatre: drama and teary testimony; a seemingly endless run of chic outfits; and even a devastating final line, whispered by Paltrow as she left the courtroom: “I wish you well.”Months after the trial that stopped the internet, a stage musical inspired by the court case is set to open in London, with audience members serving as the jury.Gwyneth Goes Skiing, put on…

Gwyneth Paltrow may have lost half a day of skiing, but she’s gained a musical based on her recent courtroom adventure. A London theatre has announced Gwyneth Goes Skiing, a satire musical based on the actress and wellness guru’s 2016 ski slope collision with a retired optometrist and subsequent 2023 courtroom battle, where she successfully defended herself against a lawsuit. Reads the musical’s official description on the Pleasance Theatre site: “She’s the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding,…

A little over six months ago, Gwyneth Paltrow — an actress who has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and an Emmy (an EGGO?) — won one whole dollar in a civil suit against a retired optometrist who collided with her while skiing. The prize was the result of a surreal two-week trial that stopped just short of a cause célèbre due to the meme-ably absurd nature of how it unfolded. Now, all of the proceedings’ head-scratching moments (like when Paltrow joked with opposing counsel that she’s shrinking and all that Taylor Swift…

Every actor has roles they regret taking, but few are as open about their dislike of a project as Gwyneth Paltrow. In 2020 she was quizzed about her “least favorite performance” and didn’t even hesitate before dubbing one movie a “disaster”. This is 2001’s Shallow Hal, a romantic comedy starring Paltrow opposite Jack Black. The concept is that Black plays a man hypnotized into seeing a person’s inner beauty, leading him to fall in love with a 300lb woman who he believes resembles the skinny Paltrow. Shallow Hal has not…

Justin Bieber has seemingly lost more than 1.2 million real, fungible U.S. dollars on a single digital image of a sad chimpanzee. The multihyphenate pop sensation and mega-star joined in on the crypto/NFT celeb-endorsement hype train in January 2022, when he purchased one of Yuga Labs’ notoriously shitty-looking Bored Apes. The Biggest Crypto Heists of 2022…So FarThe Canadian singer bought into the Bored Ape Yacht Club to the tune of $1.29 million (500 ETH) early last year. Even at the time, that purchase price seemed…