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fromThe Independent
3 days ago

Josh O'Connor's hot streak comes to an end with the stilted Rebuilding - review

Josh O'Connor portrays Dusty, a cowboy grappling with identity loss after a wildfire, in Max Walker-Silverman's film 'Rebuilding'.
Television
fromEsquire
5 days ago

O-T Fagbenle Has No Bounds

O-T Fagbenle's unexpected journey from a nomadic childhood to a successful acting career showcases his range and ambition in the entertainment industry.
Film
fromThe Independent
3 days ago

Asa Butterfield 'really wanted' Beatles role but lost to Gladiator star

Asa Butterfield auditioned for George Harrison in The Beatles biopics but lost the role to Joseph Quinn.
#james-mcavoy
fromThe Independent
1 week ago
Independent films

James McAvoy makes Scotland proud in his directorial debut - review

James McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin' explores themes of authenticity and deception through the true story of Dundee rappers posing as Americans.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
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James McAvoy: I've been that Scottish person, reduced to a noise that comes out of my mouth'

James McAvoy's directorial debut, California Schemin', tells the true story of two Scottish friends who con a major label in London.
Independent films
fromThe Independent
1 week ago

James McAvoy makes Scotland proud in his directorial debut - review

James McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin' explores themes of authenticity and deception through the true story of Dundee rappers posing as Americans.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

James McAvoy: I've been that Scottish person, reduced to a noise that comes out of my mouth'

James McAvoy's directorial debut, California Schemin', tells the true story of two Scottish friends who con a major label in London.
Film
fromIndependent
4 days ago

Ciaran Hinds: 'We made it very clear to my daughter that we don't do nepotism. It's held her in good stead'

Ciarán Hinds reflects on his career, family, and experiences in the entertainment industry.
#ai
Music production
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Independent films
fromThe Independent
1 week ago

Everything Cary Elwes owned fit in a paper bag. Then he made a film with his brother

Cary Elwes faced personal loss due to wildfires but found support and purpose while filming 'Dead Man's Wire' with his brother.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

'Thank You For Generating With Us!' Hollywood's AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train

Generative AI is revolutionary, but it cannot replace human creativity, which is rooted in effort and experience.
Television
fromQueerty
2 weeks ago

Will Trent's Cora Lu Tran dishes on bringing nonbinary representation to network TV & working with an animal co-star - Queerty

Will Trent showcases significant nonbinary representation through the character Nico, positively impacting both the actor and viewers alike.
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Karl Urban Wants To Star In A Red Dead Redemption Film

I'd love to play that character. Red Dead is a fantastic game. It's interesting because I didn't really have too much of an opportunity to get that heavily invested in the gaming culture... when I did get the rare opportunity, Red Dead was certainly one of the games that spoke to me.
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fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

It's A Shame Rockstar Won't Make A Red Dead Movie, Jack Black Says

Jack Black stated, "It would be, like, too easy to make them into great movies," expressing his belief that the cinematic nature of the games lends itself well to film adaptations.
Independent films
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Disney Has Taken This Live-Action Thing As Far As It'll Go

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson sports a budget curly wig backlit by a harsh sun as he introduces himself to the Polynesian heroine as the 'Hero of men ... ah, and women, too.'
DC food
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fromVulture
1 week ago

James Corden Should Play Jerks More Often

James Corden showcases his acting talent in The Christophers, reminding audiences of his earlier impactful roles, particularly in All or Nothing.
Silicon Valley
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The tech that restored Eric Dane's voice shows how AI can be used for good, says Rebecca Gayheart Dane

ElevenLabs uses AI technology to restore voices for people who have lost them, having helped approximately 7,000 people worldwide and aiming to provide free access to one million people.
fromThe Independent
2 weeks ago

James McAvoy says he's faced 'bias' in industry over Scottish accent

"[Bias] is that thing that stops you being regarded as a person and makes you something smaller. With my accent, I've had that experience where I'm suddenly no longer a person with infinite possibilities and potential - I am 'that Scottish person'. I'm reduced to a noise that comes out of my mouth."
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Video games
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Arc Raiders replaced some of its AI-generated voice lines with professional actors

Embark Studios replaced some AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with human voice actors after player backlash, acknowledging that professional actors deliver superior quality compared to AI.
#harrison-ford
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Dances With Wolves actor to be sentenced in Nevada after sexual abuse conviction

The central accuser said she was 14 in 2012 when Chasing Horse allegedly claimed that spirits required her to give up her virginity in order to save her mother, who had cancer. According to deputy district attorney Bianca Pucci, he then assaulted her and warned that if she told anyone, her mother would die. Pucci said the abuse continued for years afterward.
NYC LGBT
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Arc Raiders Replacing AI-Generated Voices With Human Actors

Embark Studios replaced AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with real human-recorded dialogue after launch, acknowledging superior quality of professional actors over AI text-to-speech.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Val Kilmer to Be Resurrected with AI for New Film Role: This Is What Val Wanted'

He was the actor I wanted to play this role. It was very much designed around him. It drew on his Native American heritage and his ties to and love of the Southwest. Voorhees emphasized that Kilmer had really wanted to participate in the filming, but was just going through a really, really tough time medically, and he couldn't do it.
Independent films
Film
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Glen Powell Might Be The Perfect Voice For Fox, Actually

Glen Powell's casting as Fox in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is well-received, with fans optimistic about his fit for the character.
Film
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

John Boyega to appear in BBC Damilola Taylor film

John Boyega will appear in a documentary about his childhood friend Damilola Taylor, who was fatally stabbed in 2000.
#academy-awards
NYC LGBT
fromABC7 New York
1 month ago

Best Actor nominees representing New York, New Jersey roots at 2026 Oscars

New York and New Jersey have significant representation at the 98th Academy Awards with multiple nominees including Timothée Chalamet and Ethan Hawke in Best Actor categories for films deeply rooted in the region.
Film
fromVulture
1 month ago

Michael B. Jordan Wins for His Twins

Michael B. Jordan won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Sinners, becoming the sixth Black man to win the award in history.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

I lost every good acting job to Riz Ahmed annoyingly, his James Bond comedy is a jaw-dropping hoot

Bait explores racial identity and ambition through the story of an Asian actor vying for the role of James Bond amidst toxic online reactions.
DC food
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Jon Favreau Says Jeremy Allen White's Deezed Hutt In New Star Wars Is Like Apollo Creed's Son - Kotaku

Jeremy Allen White plays adult Rotta, a muscular gladiator Hutt wielding battle axes in The Mandalorian and Grogu theatrical film, departing from typical Hutt criminal stereotypes.
Film
fromInsideHook
3 weeks ago

How Ryan Gosling Became This Generation's Tom Hanks

An actor must be engaging and charming to carry a film alone, as seen in Ryan Gosling's performance in Project Hail Mary.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Sex assault trial for Dances with Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse begins

After four days of jury selection, opening statements began in Las Vegas court Tuesday in the trial of Nathan Chasing Horse, an actor and self-proclaimed spiritual leader accused of abusing Indigenous girls and women for over two decades. Chasing Horse, who's best known for playing a character named Smiles a Lot in the 1990 Oscar-winning western Dancing with Wolves, was arrested in North Las Vegas in January 2023 following months of investigation into alleged sex crimes he'd committed in Clark County.
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US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Bringing Zohran Mamdani to the Big Screen

A documentary followed Zohran Mamdani's unexpected rise from little-known state assemblyman to New York City mayor over two and a half years.
Film
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Are you in a competitive creative career? Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins has advice on what it takes to find success

Even Academy Award-winning filmmakers like Barry Jenkins worked survival jobs while building their careers, emphasizing that persistence and flexibility are essential for sustaining a creative career in film.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Remembering Harvey Pratt, Roger Allers, and Robert Burleigh

Several notable artists and cultural figures recently died, including the designer of the National Native American Veterans Memorial and prominent animators, illustrators, and educators.
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 month ago

As Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse faced justice, these two Bay Area women built a network of survivors

When a Las Vegas jury on Jan. 30 found Nathan Chasing Horse guilty of 13 felony counts, most of them related to child sexual abuse, it sent reverberations through tribal communities across North America. One of the most powerful tremors passed through Sonoma County. I don't have the words to describe what it feels like to have this conviction come through, and to know this process started on a bench in (Santa Rosa's) Howarth Park, said Kathryn Lombera, who lives in Windsor.
US news
NYC LGBT
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Colman Domingo on the beautiful reason his stepfather fired him from his summer job - Queerty

Colman Domingo received the President's Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards, honoring his achievements and crediting his parents' influence on his success and values.
fromVulture
2 months ago

Industry's Toheeb Jimoh Found Kwabena's Turning Point in Ghana

Where Harper, Eric, and Sweetpea are certain that they've found Tender hiding a massive secret in Accra, Ghana, Kwabena is going primarily as a "babysitter," says Toheeb Jimoh of his character's trip back to his family's country of origin. He'll have some fun while Sweetpea plays Erin Brockovich, and then they'll go home to London and work on something else.
Television
Film
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Never too late: Delroy Lindo isn't first Oscar star to be celebrated in golden years

Delroy Lindo receives his first Oscar nomination at age 73, fifty years after his screen debut, for his role in Sinners.
#eric-dane
Film
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

These Oscar-nominees made magic on Sinners and are helping craft a diverse environment for young filmmakers | CBC News

Ruth E. Carter, Oscar-winning costume designer with five nominations, credits breaking barriers and prioritizing authenticity and representation as key to advancing diversity in Hollywood.
Television
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Cultural Nuances in Apple TV's "Pluribus"

Individualism versus collectivism shapes characters' responses, cooperation, perspective-taking, and resource strategies in Pluribus's depiction of a global hive-mind crisis.
#super-mario-galaxy-movie
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Every role I do, I'm going to be a Black man first': David Jonsson on winning Baftas, rebooting Alien and leaving TV's hottest show

David Jonsson delivers a deeply personal, physically transformed performance as heroin addict Taylor in Wasteman, reflecting his upbringing and earning critical recognition.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 months ago

"Trojan Horse Filmmaking": Adam and Zack Khalil on Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]

Tribal specialists pursue repatriation decades after a 1990 law, confronting institutions that continue to hold Indigenous ancestors and sacred items.
Film
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Jacob Elordi: I practised my Northern accent in the bath

Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie star in Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights filmed on Yorkshire moors; Charli XCX composed songs and London's premiere drew enthusiastic fans.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

The Sudden Ascent of Lewis Pullman

Lewis Pullman approaches acting roles by assessing whether the challenge of embodying a character outweighs his fear, believing meaningful work requires overcoming that initial instinct of doubt.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Sope Dirisu: 'If the west doesn't say a film is good, that doesn't mean it's no good'

Sope Dirisu embraced his Nigerian identity by filming My Father's Shadow in Lagos as lead actor and executive producer, reconnecting with family and cultural roots.
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Josh Hutcherson, the Hollywood actor who speak Spanish with a Madrid accent

Josh Hutcherson built a sustained acting career from childhood, navigating early success, setbacks, and renewed momentum while maintaining personal control over his choices.
Film
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on 'Wonder Man', 'Avengers: Doomsday,' and Joining the MCU

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II portrays Wonder Man in a Marvel Studios Disney+ comedy while maintaining prominent genre franchise roles and longstanding industry connections.
#casting-controversy
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Nonprofessional Actors Are the Heart of the Movies

This year's Oscar contenders feature nonprofessional actors alongside established performers, creating authentic performances that distinguish these films in the new casting achievement category.
Film
fromVulture
2 months ago

Michelle Yeoh Is Everything Everywhere Again

Michelle Yeoh portrays multiple distinct characters in Sean Baker's short film Sandiwara, set in a Penang restaurant and premiering at Berlinale on February 13.
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Colman Domingo vanishes into the role of Joe Jackson in full trailer for biopic Michael - Queerty

The first full trailer for the Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, dropped yesterday. In it, we get our first look at Colman Domingo as the King of Pop's father, Joe Jackson, and Nia Long as his mother, Katherine Jackson.
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fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Ben Affleck Went to the Theater Just to See 'The Odyssey' Trailer

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star in The Rip, a Netflix Miami crime film about detectives finding $20 million; it earned 41.6 million views.
Film
fromIndieWire
1 month ago

No, Matthew McConaughey, AI Actors Are Not Coming for Your Oscar

Despite widespread AI hype in Hollywood, actual generative AI usage in commercial films remains minimal, with most applications limited to behind-the-scenes tools rather than visible on-screen content.
Film
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Sir Ben Kingsley 'never dreamt' that he would play a Marvel character four times

Ben Kingsley returns as Trevor Slattery for a fourth time in Disney+'s eight-part Wonder Man series, a role spanning 15 years of his career.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I wasn't acting: that was me': how non-actors took over Oscar season

Directors often cast non-professionals to capture authenticity through lived experience and physical presence alongside trained actors.
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