Poor Things

Oppenheimer, a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb, was the big winner at the 77th Bafta film awards, winning top honours for best film and best director, as well as five other awards. One of the highest-grossing movies of 2023, it also won awards for leading actor Cillian Murphy, supporting actor Robert Downey Jr, editing, cinematography and original score. Poor Things was the other big winner on the night, taking home five awards…

The British Academy has chosen its winners for this year, and as always, there are always a few surprises that have shifted gears ahead of the Oscar voting. Still, the BAFTAs this year were a mix of predictable winners and safe acceptance speeches, and if anything is clear- it is that the dark horse of this awards season is Jonathan Glazer's chilling drama The Zone of Interest. A detailed BAFTA report card selects the noteworthy turns. (Also read: BAFTAs full list of winners: Oppenheimer is Best Film, Cillian Murphy…

Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-nominated Poor Things will be available to purchase/rent on Prime Video and Apple TV+ on February 27. It will also be released on Blu-ray/DVD on March 12. Poor Things is set to compete for 11 Academy Awards (IMDb) IMDb says of the storyline, “From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).…

‘The film is adapted from Alasdair Gray’s novel. I met with him in Glasgow in 2012 to get his blessing and an impromptu tour of Glasgow. The film remains true to the essence of the novel, but Tony and I wanted the freedom to change and rearrange the book as much as we needed. Our first and most important decision, which differs from the source material, was to tell the story from Bella’s perspective. From there, the world of the film opened up immensely’…

Emma Stone recently shared her long-held dream of appearing as a contestant on Jeopardy!. But as she confirmed during an appearance on The Late Show, not Celebrity Jeopardy!. “I don’t want to do Celebrity Jeopardy!,” Stone told host Stephen Colbert when asked why she didn’t just sign on for the special edition of the game show. He replied that she is, in fact, a celebrity so any episode she appears on would be Celebrity Jeopardy!. “No, that’s not true,” Stone said. “If you know that you applied, you took the…

The winner in the Oscar nominations race Tuesday after a bruising year for the film industry was “Oppenheimer” with 13 nods, followed by the otherworldly “Poor Things” with 11 and the period epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10 and yes, Barbie was there too. 2023 was marred by strikes and work stoppages for the cinema world, throwing production and release schedules into chaos. Looking to catch up ahead of the Academy Awards on March 10? Here's how (and where) to watch Oscar-nominated films online:“OPPENHEIMER” 13…

The 2024 Oscar nominations are here! Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer dominated with 13 nominations, whereas Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon received 10 nods. Poor Things scored big with 10 nominations. (Also read: Fans slam Oscars 2024 nominations after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's Barbie snubs: ‘Patriarchy wins again’) The 2024 Oscars take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday, March 10. Here are the reactions from the stars, as reported by The Academy, upon hearing the…

POOR THINGS | Official Trailer | Searchlight PicturesNominated for: Best Picture, Actor in a Supporting Role (Mark Ruffalo), Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Stone); Directing (Yorgos Lanthimos), Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Production Design, Writing (Adapted Screenplay)Where to stream: Nowhere yet; Poor Things is only in theaters as of this writing. POOR THINGS | Official Trailer | Searchlight PicturesNominated for: Best Picture, Actor in a Supporting…

On January 14, 2024, actress Emma Stone was honoured for her role as Bella Baxter in Poor Things during the Critics Choice Awards 2024. Expressing her disbelief on receiving the award, she began her acceptance speech by stating that she was in "full-blown shock." "This is completely crazy," she exclaimed. Emma Stone receives the Best Actress Award during the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards on January 14, 2024.(REUTERS) Speaking about her portrayal of Bella, a character with an infant's brain, in the film,…

California , January 8 (ANI): Emma Stone won her second Golden Globe, for her performance in 'Poor Things', a comedy-drama riff on the Frankenstein legend. HT Image In the film, she plays Bella, a Victorian-era woman who was brought back to life with the brain of a fetus; her performance was widely praised by critics, according to The New York Times. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here Yorgos Lanthimos directed 'Poor Things', a 2023 scientific fantasy black comedy film written by…