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As hard as it is to believe, 13 Going on 30, one of the best rom-coms of all time, will turn 20 years old in April 2024. But what’s not so hard to believe is the fact that Mark Ruffalo, whose character looked like he would rather have his eyes gouged than show off his moves in the iconic “Thriller” sequence, wasn’t really about the dance life in the Jennifer Garner classic. But why did the Poor Things star and Marvel Cinematic Universe mainstay have such a rotten time and why did he almost quit because of it? Well, let’s…

A recent report suggests AirPods Pro almost had a much worse name before Apple settled on the current one, and we have employees' objections to thank for it.According to internal information seen by MacRumors, AirPods Pro were almost called AirPods Extreme before their official launch back in 2019. The idea was floated by at least one member of Apple’s leadership, but Apple went for AirPods Pro instead, after “many employees objected to the change.”This was not Apple's first time using the Pro branding, as the first…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCelebrity biopics are inevitably dicey. Be too nice and you wind up with sanitised guff like Bohemian Rhapsody. Entirely avoid approval from celebrities themselves and prepare to face their eternal wrath.In some cases, such as Mark Zuckerberg’s dislike of The Social Network, upset is rooted less in the biopics being bad and more their own less-than-flattering depictions. Other times,…

Biogen is abandoning its lackluster Alzheimer’s disease drug, Aduhelm. The Massachusetts-based company announced Wednesday that it is pulling the medication from the market following poor sales and controversy over its approval by the Food and Drug Administration in 2021. The company says it is only doing so to “reprioritize” its resources toward its other, less contentious Alzheimer’s treatments, such as Leqembi.Lisa Frankenstein's Crew on Casting the Right Stars Adulhelm was developed by Biogen in conjunction with the…

On Feb. 20, 1939, more than 20,000 yelling, cheering people packed New York City’s Madison Square Garden. They weren’t there for a basketball game or a concert. They were supporters of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi organization that was ready for an alternative to democracy. They waved Swastika flags and raised quite a ruckus. And they were hardly alone in their mission, as the new PBS American Experience documentary Nazi Town, USA makes abundantly clear. While most Americans identified fascism and the…

Kristen Stewart’s range when it comes to movie roles rivals many other actresses. She’s done indie hits like Adventureland and Personal Shopper, franchise films like the Twilight series, and she was even one of the key leads of the Charlie’s Angels remake. She has certainly enjoyed making more films than others, and apparently Charlie’s Angels was one that didn’t quite land with the Oscar nominee. Stewart recently opened up about why she ended up starring in the ill-fated 2019 film, and how she ultimately ended up…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeKristen Stewart has said that while the 2019 remake of Charlie’s Angels was a good idea at the time, she hated making the movie. During a recent episode of Variety’s “Know Your Lines” video series, Stewart correctly identified her character Sabina’s opening line: “Did you know that it takes men an additional seven seconds to perceive a woman as a threat compared to a man?”“Yeah, I…

Fantasia Barrino has truly had an extraordinary journey. She went from being a single 19-year-old mom on food stamps to being one of the most famous American Idol contestants. Some of the big moments from Barrino’s career include being the third Idol winner in the history of the show, getting to star as Celie in the Broadway adaptation of The Color Purple and reprising the role in the film remake. Surprisingly enough, though, the R&B singer admits that she actually “hated” her time being in the Broadway show.The…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeI want to play a villain. A real dark, evil, nasty human being. Someone like Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs,” says Bella Ramsey in a voice as sweet as piped icing. The ambition may seem incongruous emerging from the mouth of the 20-year-old British actor, but they’ve got the range, I don’t doubt. Ramsey has already shown an aptitude for grit in HBO’s post-apocalyptic The Last…

As critics share their Wonka takes of both the sweet and sour variety, Hugh Grant has opened up about his own sour experience making the film. The actor plays an Oompa Loompa in the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory prequel, and he’s essentially all CGI. It turns out that the process of motion capture and playing a computer-generated character wasn’t exactly his cup of tea as he explained why he “hated” filming the movie. Honestly,  it sounds pretty intense. Ever since the first Wonka trailer dropped, we’ve known…