Jessica

Jessica Alba has opened up about how she found success at a young age, but her time in the industry wasn’t traumatic. In an interview to Elle India, the Hollywood actor, who started her career at the age of 13 with Camp Nowhere (1994) and rose to prominence at 19 as the lead actor in the show Dark Angel (2000–2002), said her mother would join her at work. Also read: Important to talk to my daughters about sexual harassment I faced, says Jessica Alba Jessica Alba attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March…

Image: Universal PicturesDavid Lynch’s 1984 Dune was the eccentric auteur’s take on Frank Herbert’s “unfilmable” classic science fiction book series. It was divisive but became a cult film nonetheless, and stars Kyle Machlachlan, Patrick Stewart, Max von Sydow, and Linda Hunt.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoAs Denis Villeneuve’s masterful films adapting Herbert’s work have reinvigorated interest in the series, there’s now a new appreciation of what Lynch was able to accomplish. He walked without rhythm so…

Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League, speaks during a panel on women's professional soccer at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas on Feb. 10, 2024.Omar Vega | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesAt 16 years old, Jessica Berman was one of those rare teenagers who knew exactly what she wanted to do in life: lead a professional sports league.Nearly 30 years later, the New York City native has not only achieved her dream — becoming the commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League in 2022 — but she's…

Holidaying With Dad During the DivorceHis car is a nervous breakdown,scattering chrome along the motorway.He gasps through panic attacksin tunnels and medieval towers.The falconry display goes on regardlessand eejits in velour have a crackat each other with plywood lances.I’m in a fugue state, headphones gluedto me as mum calls to accuse him of kidnapping.Come for a drink, he says.No. Retreat to the Travelodge,dry my one pair of decent flaresrancid from days of rain,in the mysterious trouser press.My anger flits and…

It’s time to face your fears with Blumhouse and Lionsgate’s Imaginary. The film directed and co-written by Jeff Wadlow (Truth or Dare) stars DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World Dominion) as Jessica, who moves her family into her childhood home. While tension-filled domestic dynamics are at play, Chauncey Bear, her tattered old teddy and imaginary friend, seeks out her new stepdaughter Alice—which is where things get real creepy really fast.Grace Byers on Horror and Comedy in The Blackeningio9 recently spoke to Wise about…

“Hurt people hurt people”, or so the truism goes. This uncharacteristically hopeful film from Michel Franco, the Mexican director of 2012’s gruelling Cannes prize winner After Lucia, reminds us of a related truth: two damaged souls can sometimes be damaged in exactly the right ways to heal each other. This might be the case for Sylvia (Jessica Chastain), a social worker and single-mom survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and Saul (Peter Sarsgaard), a widower with early-onset dementia – though it’s not immediately obvious…

Image: Warner Bros.Paul is the son of Duke Leo Atreides and Lady Jessica, rightful heir to House Atreides, new lords of the sand planet Arrakis. However, as we saw in the first film, the Emperor of the Galaxy had another one of the major houses, the Harkonnens, who have a centuries-old feud with the Atreides, slaughter them. They got almost everyone except Paul and his mother, who escaped. But Paul is not just plain old royalty. With a carefully blended bloodline, he’s been carefully groomed to potentially be the most…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMemory would be too contrived a work to buy into if it weren’t for the talents of Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Mexico’s Michel Franco – a light provocateur known for his cool-headed portraits of violent retribution against the wealthy – it’s a romantic drama of sorts, in which affection becomes secondary to suffering.Chastain plays Sylvia, a care worker in a…

Dune: Part Two is more than a mere sequel. It’s a continuation, culmination, and ultimately a fantastic elevation of everything you already loved about director Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film Dune: Part One. That film ended with Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) embracing a new way of life after almost everyone he loved was massacred. Here, after a brief interlude, things pick up right where they left off and weave a sweeping, cautionary tale of a young man burdened by destiny and how he’ll act to fulfill it. The film is…

Image: WBDenis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two dives deeper into the world of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel series. Though the film’s not in theaters until March 1, it has screened for critics and film commentators—and the social embargo is now up, revealing some very positive first reactions.Unboxing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition Playstation 5 BundleDune: Part Two follows Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he forges an allegiance with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen in order to rise up against the Harkonnen…