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After his acclaimed performances in films such as LA Confidential, The Proposition, Memento, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Animal Kingdom and The Hurt Locker, you may be surprised that Guy Pearce has just been nominated for an Oscar for the first time: for his turn as the sociopathic industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren in The Brutalist. Or maybe you haven’t noticed Pearce’s Oscars campaign because he keeps rubbishing his own career: he was “shit” in Memento (“I’m bad in a good movie. Fuck!”), worse in Neighbours (“I played the same thing and it fucking drove me nuts”) and has cheerfully owned up to acting in “a bunch...

Kevin Spacey has responded to Guy Pearce’s claims that he had been “targeted” by Spacey while they were filming the 1997 thriller LA Confidential. Spacey has been accused by numerous actors of sexual harassment.

Pearce told The Hollywood Reporter, “I did that thing that you do where you brush it off and go, ‘Ah, that’s nothing. Ah, no, that’s nothing.’ And I did that for five months.”

He continued, “And, really, I was sort of scared of Kevin because he’s quite an aggressive man. He’s extremely charming and brilliant at what he does – really impressive etc. …He holds a room remarkably. But I was young and susceptible, and he targeted me, no question.”

Pearce recounted how he “broke down and sobbed” when he learned about the sexual assault accusations against Spacey amid the #Metoo movement. “I think it really dawned on me the impact that had...

‘I’ve got nothing to hide’ says Spacey, after the Australian actor said he is attempting to be more candid about his former co-star’s alleged behaviour

Kevin Spacey has responded to Guy Pearce’s allegation that the actor “targeted him” during the filming of LA Confidential, telling Pearce to “grow up” and “you are not a victim”.

On Monday, Pearce expanded further on his alleged experiences with Spacey, having previously called him “a handsy guy” in 2018. Spacey, who has been dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct, has conceded he made some “clumsy” approaches to men in the past, but never anything illegal.

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Guy Pearce is one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, and he’s currently an Academy Award nominee for his work in The Brutalist.

But his pre-Oscar press tour took a dark turn this week, when Pearce revealed that he was “targeted” by co-star Kevin Spacey on the set of the 1997 film LA Confidential.

In recent years, numerous former colleagues have accused Spacey of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to full-blown assault.

Guy Pearce attends “The Brutalist” photocall at The Barbican Centre on January 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)

Now, Pearce is detailing prior claims that he made about Spacey being “a handsy guy” during filming.

Guy Pearce Says He Was ‘Targeted’ By

Pearce first alluded to Spacey’s on-set conduct during a 2018 interview with Australian talk show host Andrew Denton.

“I very much understand that it’s too sensitive a topic to be brushed off.

The Oscar-nominated actor has said he is attempting to be more candid about his former co-star’s alleged behaviour

Guy Pearce, the actor Oscar-nominated for his role in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, has opened up about his experiences when working with Kevin Spacey on 1997 film LA Confidential.

Pearce had previously been oblique about his time with Spacey, who has been dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct, which Spacey has always denied, calling him “a handsy guy” in 2018. But speaking on Hollywood Reporter’s podcast Awards Chatter, the actor said he was now attempting to be franker about his co-star’s alleged behaviour.

Leonard Shelby can try to remember Sammy Jankis all he wants, but Guy Pearce would truly like to forget Memento. Despite Christopher Nolan’s film being a breakout for both the star and its director, Pearce insists he gives an absolutely terrible performance in it, even too bad to forget.

Speaking with The Times, Guy Pearce — who earned his share of acclaim for Memento, although most went to Nolan’s screenplay – admitted that his performance as the tattooed amnesiac is one he genuinely despises and it stands as the chief reason why he hasn’t worked with the director since. “…I’m having an existential crisis. I watched Memento the other day and I’m still depressed. I’m sh*t in that movie. I’d never thought that before, but I did this Q&a of Memento earlier this month and decided to actually watch the film again. But...

Actors are typically known to be a little hard on themselves, with many avoiding watching their final, cut-together performances at all, but Academy Award nominee Guy Pearce is happy to engage with a little self-evaluation. Well… not exactly happy.

In a recent interview with The Times of London, the Australian actor reflected on his work in Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending crime thriller “Memento” and the “existential crisis” that was brought on from revisiting it in a recent viewing.

“I watched ‘Memento’ the other day and I’m still depressed. I’m shit in that movie,” Pearce said. “I’d never thought that before, but I did this Q&a of ‘Memento’ earlier this month and decided to actually watch the film again. But while it was playing I realized I hate what I did. And so all this stuff about an exec at Warners being why I’ve not worked with Chris again?...

It might be one of the most popular films of the early aughts, but “Memento” star Guy Pearce has recently realized he can’t stand his role in the movie. “I watched ‘Memento’ the other day and I’m still depressed. I’m s–t in that movie,” the actor told The Telegraph in an interview published Saturday.

The actor rewatched the movie ahead of a planned Q&a event, he added, and “while it was playing I realized I hate what I did. And so all this stuff about an exec at Warners being why I’ve not worked with Chris again? It came crashing down. I know why I didn’t work with Chris again — it’s because I’m no good in ‘Memento.'”

The comment followed a question about why Pearce was not cast in Christopher Nolan’s Batman film that shortly followed “Memento.” Pearce had...

87North and XYZ Films have begun production in Finland on Jorma Taccone’s thriller The Trip starring Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant, and Juliette Lewis.

Paul Guilfoyle and Keith Jardine round out the key cast on the story of a dysfunctional couple who head to a remote cabin under the pretence of reconnecting while harbouring a wish to kill each other.

Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney adapted the screenplay from Tommy Wirkola’s Norwegian thriller I Onde Dager that starred Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie, and was written by Wirkola, John Niven, and Nick Ball. That film was produced...

Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis have signed up to star in upcoming thriller “The Trip,” directed by “SNL” alumnus and The Lonely Island member Jorma Taccone/

Paul Guilfoyle (“LA Confidential”) and former UFC star Keith Jardine (“Inherent Vice”) will also appear in the film, which XYZ is financing and also producing alongside 87North’s Kelly McCormick, Lee Kim, and Guy Danella. Taccone and Tommy Wirkola are executive producing with Karen Gillan co-producing.

The film — now shooting in Finland — follows a dysfunctional couple (Segel and Weaving) who head to a remote cabin to supposedly reconnect, but each has secret plans to kill the other.

The script was adapted by Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney from Wirkola’s Norwegian thriller, “I Onde Dager,” which starred Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie, and was written by Wirkola, John Niven, and Nick Ball. “I Onde Dager” was produced by Jørgen Storm Rosenberg...

87North and XYZ Films have begun production in Finland on Jorma Taccone’s thriller The Trip starring Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant, and Juliette Lewis.

Paul Guilfoyle and Keith Jardine round out the key cast on the story of a dysfunctional couple who head to a remote cabin under the pretence of reconnecting while harbouring a wish to kill each other.

Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney adapted the screenplay from Tommy Wirkola’s Norwegian thriller I Onde Dager that starred Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie, and was written by Wirkola, John Niven, and Nick Ball. That film was produced...

This British-Australian actor came into the limelight with Curtis Hanson crime-thriller L.A Confidential where he played Detective Sergeant Edmund “Ed” Exley, an intelligent, ruthless, and morally ambitious fellow. While he was brilliant in the role, he was quietly overshadowed by the likes of Kevin Spacey & Russell Crowe. But his most widely known is Christopher Nolan’s psychological thriller Memento. Now a cult, Memento chronicled the life of Leonard who is vulnerable and confused because he cannot form new memories. After Memento, Pearce slowly subsided into the league of soul-less B-movies which didn’t do him any good. But after watching a few of his recent performances, I can ensure that Guy Pearce has still got it. He is one of the most underrated actors in the industry. Here are four movies of Guy Pearce that we recommend you watch right now.

1. Results (2015)

Results follows the life of Trevor (Guy Pearce...

The genre of crime thrillers is very appealing. Its suspenseful plots, psychological tension, and surprising turns captivate audiences worldwide. Crime thrillers blend intrigue, suspense, and the darker side of human nature to create stories that keep viewers on the edge of their seats. These films make us think about right and wrong while entertaining us.

The ability of crime thriller movies to blend logic and suspense makes them fascinating. People aren’t just watching a story; they’re in the middle of a psychological game. The best crime thriller movies have complicated plots and characters with many sides. They also keep us wondering until the very end. The suspense keeps audiences waiting for every turn and twist, whether it’s searching for a mysterious killer or discovering a complicated conspiracy.

Crime thrillers often probe the minds of their characters to reveal what drives them, how they deal with moral problems,...

Exclusive: The Santa Barbara Film Festival is lauding The Brutalist stars, Oscar winner Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce, with the Cinema Vanguard Award during the 40th annual event on February 13, 2025.

The Cinema Vanguard Award recognizes actors who have forged their own path, taking artistic risks and making a significant and unique contribution to film. Previous honorees include Paul Giamatti, Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carey Mulligan, Laura Dern, Michael B. Jordan, William DaFoe, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Rooney Mara, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, Jean Dujardin, Bernice Bejo, Nicole Kidman, Peter Sarsgaard, Christoph Waltz, Vera Farmiga, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stanley Tucci and Ryan Gosling.

Directed by Brady Corbet with a scheduled release from A24 on December 20, The Brutalist follows an immigrant architect (Brody) who makes waves in post-World War II America, working for a fierce industrialist (Pearce). They plan to erect a mesmerizing, and defying,...

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Kevin Costner has had a long, fruitful career in Hollywood that spans more than four decades dating back to his early roles in films like "The Big Chill" and "Silverado." That career has included some wildly high highs, including his Best Picture winning Western epic "Dances With Wolves," which is still regarded as one of his best films. "Dances With Wolves" also started Costner's career as a director, kicking off his time behind the camera on a high note. Unfortunately, his follow-up -- which came in the form of 1997's "The Postman" -- didn't go nearly as well.

With a big budget, heralded source material and the world on his side, Costner's "The Postman" seemed destined for success. Instead, it became a box office bomb that derailed his career for years and was arguably an even bigger Costner-led flop than...

Building on what is already the largest film-related collection in the world, comprised of more than 52 million items, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed some of their most recent acquisitions today, including the Studio Ghibli animation collection, which contains more than 80 pieces of original art by Hayao Miyazaki and Noboru Yoshida, as well as the studio’s Japanese movie posters and animator’s desk. Another hot ticket item, presented at the Academy Museum Gala on October 19 in Los Angeles, is Quentin Tarantino’s personal, handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction,” which won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar and celebrated its 30th anniversary this year.

Filmmakers Curtis Hanson, Nicole Holofcener, Barbara Kopple, Oliver Stone, and Paul Verhoeven also donated their personal collections to the Academy, which features production records, photographs, scripts, and more from films such as “L.A. Confidential,” “Harlan County, U.S.A,” “Platoon,” “Showgirls,” and “Enough Said.

Exclusive: The Mentalist actor Simon Baker, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories and Australian agent-producer Lee-Anne Higgins are taking to adapt Emily Perkins’ novel ‘Lioness.’

The trio have optioned the hot book, which comes from bestselling Aotearoa New Zealand author Perkins and won the recent Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

Baker, who took his first full TV series starring role since The Mentalist in Netflix’s Boy Swallows Universe earlier this year, will direct all episodes. Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Katie Amos will produce for Made Up Stories, along with Higgins, Baker and Perkins.

Lioness follows Therese Thorne, a woman who has married a wealthy older man and built a successful career, but now finds a fraud investigation threatening her sense of loyalty as well as her reputation. She faces a midlife reckoning about love and complicity, while being drawn to her neighbour,...

Russell Crowe has been an A-list actor since the 1990s. He started in minor roles before breaking big in 1997 with LA Confidential. While many of his movies are definitely worth checking out, some films are better than others. A truly outstanding Russell Crowe performance is slightly erratic, yet always captivating. He has the same unfiltered energy as Nicolas Cage and the same raw talent. Yet, for some reason, Crowe hasn't had the same amount of mainstream success.

As an actor, Russell Crowe is defined by a grizzled persona that seems as though it was transported from another time in history. He's often cast in period pieces for this reason, as well as in schlocky action films like Unhinged and fast-paced, hard-hitting blockbusters like Robin Hood or Zack Snyder's Justice League. Of course, Crowe isn't all brawn. As an actor, he can turn on a unique type of heartfelt earnestness...

Russell Crowe has starred in some of the most memorable and acclaimed films of the 90s and early 2000s. Films like Romper Stomper, L.A Confidential, and The Insider made Hollywood take great notice of the actor’s capabilities. After The Insider, Crowe would commit to his biggest movie up to that point with Ridley Scott’s Gladiator.

Russell Crowe in The Insider | Touchstone Pictures

At the time, no one believed that Gladiator was a wise choice for Crowe to commit to as historical epics were not as celebrated anymore. However, Crowe trusted Scott’s vision and put his heart and soul into the movie. Industry experts had already written off the film and the actor got to know that through a surprising conversation.

People Had No Hope For Russell Crowe’s Gladiator And Believed It Would Be A Big Flop

Russell Crowe played Maximus Decimus Meridius in Ridley Scott’s...

Russell Crowe’s filmography may look a little odd to the average cinephile. From “L.A. Confidential” to “Thor: Love and Thunder,” from winning an Oscar for “Gladiator” to starring in not one but two exorcism films – Crowe seems to have done it all, from high to lowbrow.

And according to the star, that’s the whole point of having a lasting career: To pick and choose what one wants to do regardless of how prestige (or not) the project may be.

“I’ve been unreasonably happy for most of my life. I know that bothers some people, but that’s just not my problem. I pursue creatively and artistically what I want to do, and I have done that for probably about 35 years, you know? I do it unapologetically,” Crowe told GQ UK. “And my choices are always freaking people out.”

He used 2011 film “The Man With the Iron Fists...

Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television honored the winners of its inaugural Mfa Screenwriting Competition, a contest that engages industry leaders to evaluate the best work emerging from the student body.

The winning students were selected blindly by a panel of more than 40 experts from companies including Anonymous Content, Gotham Group, Macro, Verve, Entertainment 360, Temple Hill, Scott Free, Riot Games and more. Awards were presented Tuesday night by Lmu Sftv graduates Melissa Blake, who has written and produced series including Based on a True Story and One Mississippi, and Evan Romansky, creator of the four-time Emmy nominee Ratched, which he wrote as an Mfa thesis project.

The Mfa Screenwriting Competition highlights the best feature and pilot scripts written by second- and third-year graduate students from Lmu’s Writing for the Screen and Writing and Producing for TV programs. It is one of numerous Sftv initiatives designed to...

Brian Helgeland was one of the writers working on a Game of Thrones spinoff that George R.R. Martin signed off on but one that HBO did not pick up.

In a new interview, Helgeland discusses why the tentatively titled 10,000 Ships series didn’t happen despite his saying his script “came out great.”

“I think they felt the period of my show was too far removed from the pillars of the original. That’s why it hasn’t been picked up yet, but nothing is ever dead,” Helgeland said in an interview with Inverse.

The Man on Fire and L.A Confidential writer says his script, “was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia. Essentially, it was the story of Moses but swapping him out for Nymeria. Her country gets ruined and her people are forced to live on the water, which...

Brian Helgeland’s illustrious Hollywood career includes winning an Oscar for writing “L.A Confidential,” directing Heath Ledger’s beloved 2001 comedy “A Knight’s Tale” and scripting films such as “Man on Fire” and “Mystic River.” It also could’ve included a “Game of Thrones” spinoff series had HBO moved forward on his pitch, which was titled “Ten Thousand Ships” and centered on Queen Nymeria.

“It came out great, but I think they felt the period of my show was too far removed from the pillars of the original,” Helgeland recently told Inverse about his spinoff. “That’s why it hasn’t been picked up yet, but nothing is ever dead. My script was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia.”

“Essentially, it was the story of Moses but swapping him out for Nymeria,” he continued. “Her country gets ruined and her people...

Guy Pearce has recently wrapped production on “Inside,” an Australian crime thriller and coming of age drama film. The picture is the debut feature of Charles Williams, whose short film “All These Creatures” won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

The story sees after a young man transferred from juvenile to adult prison, where he is taken under the wing of both Australia’s most despised criminal, and a soon-to-be-a-paroled inmate. A paternal triangle grows between them, suggesting that even the worst of men may have a little bit of good inside them — that will be their eventual undoing.

The cast is headed by Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis and newcomer Vincent Miller. Supporting actors include Toby Wallace, Tara Morice, Chloé Hayden (“Heartbreak High”) and Michael Logo (“Colin From Accounts”).

“Inside” is being produced by Marian Macgowan for Macgowan Films and Kate Glover for Never Sleep Pictures, with Thomas M. Wright...

Former film executive Michael Nathanson, who previously served as head of MGM, is joining the nonprofit Rewilding America Now (Ran) as CEO and managing director. The organization is dedicated to preserving the wild horses of the U.S. and advocating for innovative environmental conservation practices. Nathanson will lead Ran’s rebranding and new initiatives.

In addition to championing horse rewilding and conservation awareness, Ran, formerly known as the Cana Foundation, promotes the inclusion of traditional knowledge through Native American culture. The organization is currently in the midst of acquiring 400,000 acres of grazing lands in the Birch Creek Valley of Idaho to rewild.

“I am honored and excited to join Rewilding America Now and lead their mission to protect and preserve America’s native landscape and wild horses,” said Nathanson. “This is one of those rare opportunities where we can apply our trade to something with a much higher calling, one that will make a difference.

Fisherman, family, blue-collar life, debts that pile up, and crime all swirl together in the new drama, “Finestkind” from Oscar-winning writer/director Brian Helgeland, who won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for “LA Confidential” in 1998. Helgeland’s done a ton since, writing the Oscar-winning “Mystic River” for Clint Eastwood, “Man on Fire” for Tony Scott, and directing the Jackie Robinson biopic “42,” “Legend” with Tom Hardy, and now, “Finestkind.”

“Finestkind” stars Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jenna Ortega, and it’s a crime drama about a crew of fishermen who tread dangerous waters after their debts start piling up.

Continue reading ‘Finestkind’ Trailer: Bluecollar Fisherman Get Ensared In Crime Starring Ben Foster, Jenna Ortega, Tommy Lee Jones & More at The Playlist.

Barber is a mystery thriller film directed by Fintan Connolly, who also co-wrote the script with Fiona Bergin. The thriller film follows the story of Val Barber, a private investigator who is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter. During his investigations, several dark secrets surface, and Barber gets entangled with some powerful men who don’t want this investigation to reach its conclusion. So, if you loved Barber here are some similar movies you could watch next.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures

Synopsis: Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) accepts an invitation to surreptitiously investigate a forty year old unsolved murder on behalf of the victim’s uncle, Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer). Meanwhile, tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), hired to investigate Blomkvist, discovers the truth behind the conspiracy that led to his fall from grace.

Christopher Nolan is one of the great filmmakers of our time. Even if you’re not a full-on Nolan fanboy or girl, you have to admit his brand of mixing mind-bending narratives with a genuine reverence for the craft always yields compelling results: Be it historical drama, suspenseful mystery or colossal action-thriller, the man knows how to deliver a picture that gets the adrenaline and the brain working, and that’s a rare feat indeed nowadays.

But it all had to start somewhere, and while we’re not exactly going back to the very beginning, we’re going to highlight the movie that introduced Chris Nolan to the world and kickstarted his incredibly successful career. Don’t quite recall which movie we’re talking about? Don’t worry, we made a note of it – in fact, we’ve got plenty of notes scribbled down about it somewhere – so try your...

There’s been an unfortunately high number of movies throughout history where, no matter how impressive or popular the story is, its release has ultimately been overshadowed by the success of another project. This can happen for a number of different reasons: maybe the two films are too similar in themes and style, or maybe one has been building excitement for a little bit longer. Regardless, many of these movies sadly get lost in the popularity of their competitor and end up as box office failures.

Even when these less popular movies manage to survive the commercial hit, their reputation and legacy is rarely as strong as the movie that overshadowed them. Perhaps two great movies were released around the same time, but one was slightly more talked-about and goes on to sweep all the awards that could’ve feasibly gone to its competitor. Timing is absolutely everything when it comes to releasing movies,...

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey gets a thrill by preying on other men, a prosecutor told jurors during his sexual assault trial Friday in a London courtroom.

Spacey is “a man who does not respect personal boundaries or space, a man who it would seem delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable — a sexual bully,” Prosecutor Christine Agnew said in her opening statement. “His preferred method of assault is, it appears, to grab aggressively other men in the crotch.”

The four men who have accused Spacey of sexual assault did not know each other, but all “had the misfortune to attract” his attention, she said.

Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges including sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.

Read More: Kevin Spacey Faces Sex Assault Trial In London On Allegations Over A Decade Old

Defence lawyer Patrick Gibbs...

Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey walked into a London courtroom Wednesday to face trial on charges of sexually assaulting four men as long as two decades ago.

The actor was dressed in a dark blue suit, light blue shirt and pink tie as he was called by his full name and asked if he was Kevin Spacey Fowler.

“I am,” he said as he stood behind a window in the dock.

Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges including sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in sex activity without consent. He could face a prison sentence if convicted.

Spacey nodded and smiled at potential jurors as Justice Mark Wall told them that they may know Spacey by name or have seen his films.

Read More: Kevin Spacey Blasts Media For Turning Him ‘Into A Monster’

More than two dozen entered the courtroom and the...

Russell Crowe will receive the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival (June 30-July 8). The Oscar winning actor will also deploy his musical talent with his band Indoor Garden Party, which will perform at the festival’s opening night concert. The festival also revealed Friday that Johnny Depp would appear in its trailer, which will have its premiere at the opening ceremony.

Crowe, who was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia at an early age, began his acting career at the age of 6, working in TV and theater. In 1989, he started working in Australian films, with “The Crossing”, “Proof”, and “Romper Stomper”. He won two Australian Academy Awards: supporting actor for “Proof” and best actor for “Romper Stomper.”

His first appearance in a U.S. film was alongside Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio in Sam Raimi’s...

The 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival is highlighting two of the biggest stars of the 2000s, announcing Friday that Russell Crowe will receive the 2023 lifetime achievement honor, the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema, and securing Johnny Depp to feature in this year’s festival trailer.

Crowe will also show off his musical chops at the Czech festival, taking the stage to perform with his band Indoor Garden Party at the Karlovy Vary opening night concert on June 30.

Since his breakthrough performance as an Australian skinhead in Geoffrey Wright’s Romper Stomper in 1992, Crowe has been unavoidable on the global film scene. His iconic turns as rough cop Bud White in Curtis Hanson’s L. A. Confidential (1997), as Big Tobacco whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand in Michael Mann’s The Insider (1999), as Roman general Maximus in Ridley Scott’s sword-and-sandals epic Gladiator (2000), and as mentally-ill mathematical genius John Nash...

LA Confidential author James Ellroy has ripped the acclaimed film adaptation to pieces.

The writer said he is now free to “disparage” the 1997 crime thriller following director Curtis Hanson’s death in 2016.

Ellroy acknowleged that the movie, which was a box office hit and was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, is considered to be high quality by many, but he revealed he does not share these sentimenets.

In fact, he told Los Angeles Times he thinks “it’s turkey of the highest form”.

Ellroy also had harsh words for two of the film’s stars, Russell Crowe and Kim Basinger, whose performances he called “impotent”.

Basinger won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film, which also won Best Screenplay for Hanson and Brian Helgeland.

Hanson previously condemned the adaptation of his 1990 novel in 2016, saying that Hanson “rearranged my world and repopulated it...

Exclusive: Filming is to begin on May 8 in Toronto on David Cronenberg’s next movie, The Shrouds, which will star Vincent Cassel (La Haine), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), and Guy Pearce (Memento).

Kruger has replaced Léa Seydoux on the project (as first noted by blog World Of Reel). Cassel, star of Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises and A Dangerous Method, has been aboard since the project was first revealed last summer.

French icon Cassel will play Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, who builds a novel device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud. This burial tool installed at his own state-of-the-art – though controversial cemetery allows him and his clients to watch their specific departed loved one decompose in real time. Karsh’s revolutionary business is on the verge of breaking into the international mainstream when several graves within his cemetery are vandalized and nearly destroyed, including that of his wife.

An online film enthusiast has pointed out a surprising link between two history-making Best Actress Oscar-winners.

Michelle Yeoh won her first Academy Award at Sunday night’s ceremony (12 March) for her performance in Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once – the evening’s top-scoring film.

In a historic moment, Yeoh’s success made her the first-ever Asian Best Actress winner.

You can find the full list of 2023 Oscars winners here.

Following Halle Berry’s Best Actress win in 2002 for Monster’s Ball, Yeoh is the second woman of colour to take home the trophy.

As well as sharing this feat, Yeoh and Berry also have another career feat in common – they’ve both been “Bond girls” in Pierce Brosnan Bond films.

Self-described “Oscars enthusiast” Brian Rowe tweeted images of the actors in character in the action franchise films, as well as them with their statuettes.

Your move, Denise Richards pic.twitter.

Guy Pearce has opened up about a “crash-and-burn” breakdown he suffered in 2001, and how a surprise phone call from Nick Cave helped him get his life back on track.

After his break-out role in Aussie soap Neighbours, which he starred in from 1986, Pearce was constantly in work throughout the Nineties, with roles in LA Confidential and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, to name a couple, before he made his most famous movie, 2000’s amnesia thriller Memento.

In a new interview inThe Times Magazine, Pearce discussed how, in 2001, he had a breakdown.

“A big crash and burn,” he said. “It was a confluence of things. The pressure I started to feel about working in America and the whole making hay while the sun shines philosophy. And of course, as an actor, you never usually work back-to-back unless, of course, you’re in a soap.

“All the time you have off between jobs,...

Now the clocks have gone back, it’s high time to stay cosy at home while watching Netflix.

Every month, a wide selection of titles are removed from the service without much warning.

This is why certain movies and TV shows suddently disappear from your watchlist.

So , to avoid surprise, here is a list of everything being removed in November (including its first ever original series).

Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.

1 November

Aagey Se Right

Aamir

Abcd 2

Abcd: Any Body Can Dance

Argo

Arjun: The Warrior Prince

Bad Boys

Bandle

Barfi!

Beethoven’s 2nd

Beethoven’s Christmas

Blended

Chance Pe Dance

Chip Chup Ke

Christmas Land

Chup Chup Ke

Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance

Dead Man Down

Death Becomes Her

Deck the Halls

Dennis and Gnasher Unleashed (TV)

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

Dhoondte Reh Jaoge

Do Dooni Chaar...

Now the clocks have gone back, it’s high time to stay cosy at home while watching Netflix.

Every month, a wide selection of titles are removed from the service without much warning.

This is why certain movies and TV shows suddently disappear from your watchlist.

So , to avoid surprise, here is a list of everything being removed in November (including its first ever original series).

Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.

1 November

Aagey Se Right

Aamir

Abcd 2

Abcd: Any Body Can Dance

Argo

Arjun: The Warrior Prince

Bad Boys

Bandle

Barfi!

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Viola Davis and Rian Johnson are among those being honored at the 12th annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards.

The awards will be held on Nov. 5 at Avalon Hollywood on Vine and writer, actor and comedian Fortune Feimster will host the ceremony, which pays tribute to the brilliant behind-the-camera talent of the year’s most acclaimed films.

Honorees and presenters are selected from films released during the year and/or that qualified and presented at the Cannes, Toronto or Venice film festivals.

Films and creatives to be awarded this year include writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz for “She Said,” presented by Carey Mulligan; “The Woman King ” producers Cathy Schulman, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon will receive their honors from the film’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood and actor Thuso Mbedu; Taylor Russell will present the award to director Luca Guadagnino for “Bones and All;” set decorator Karen O’Hara for “The Fabelmans,” presented by...

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The Hamilton watches team is finalizing the honorees and presenters program for the upcoming 12th Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards presented by Los Angeles Confidential magazine.

Set for Nov. 5 at the Avalon Hollywood and hosted by comedian Fortune Feimster, the ceremony will honor creatives and talent from such films as The Woman King, The Fabelmans, Top Gun: Maverick, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, She Said and Women Talking, among others.

The roster of honorees and presenters includes She Said writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz who will be feted by the film’s star Carey Mulligan; The Woman King producers Cathy Schulman, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon will be singled out for their work by the film’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu; Bones and All helmer Luca Guadagnino will be given an award by star Taylor Russell; The Fabelmans set decorator Karen O’Hara...

Film noir enjoyed a revival in the ‘90s, with a wave of films that looked to the cinema and books of the '30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s for inspiration. These included period pieces such as the Coen Brothers’ Miller’s Crossing and modern takes like Basic Instinct, which gave classic noir settings and characters an explicit twist. 1997’s LA Confidential is arguably the most successful of them all. Both a commercial and critical hit, it’s true to its period setting and style, whilst feeling fresher than many of the noir exercises from the decade. This is largely due to the excellent source novel by James Ellroy, although LA Confidential is far from a faithful adaptation. Rather, it plays fast and loose with Ellroy’s novel to great effect, managing to distill its themes into one of the most enjoyable thrillers of the decade.

“Stranger Things” and “Succession” were among the top winners at the 9th annual Location Managers Guild International (Lmgi) awards on Saturday evening.

The awards ceremony and reception took place at the Los Angeles Center Studios before an audience of 400 attendees, including Lmgi members, industry executives and press.

“Succession,” which shot part of its third season on location in Italy, took home the award for outstanding locations in a contemporary television series, while “Stranger Things” won for period television series.

Last season’s awards contenders “No Time to Die” and “House of Gucci” also took home awards.

The Ridley Scott film, which was shot on location in Italy, won for outstanding locations in a period film. The James Bond entry, which was filmed in London, Norway and Jamaica, picked up the award for outstanding locations in a contemporary film.

The Lmgi Awards spotlight international features, television and commercials in which the...

Welcome back to the Supporting Actress Smackdown. 

In this monthly series we pick an Oscar vintage to explore through the lens of actressing at the edges. This episode takes us back 25 years to the landmark year of 1997 when Titanic and "Matt & Ben" were all rage.

The Nominees  

Aside from an encore showing for comedic genius Joan Cusack, a surprise nominee in 1988 for Working Girl, the Academy went with all first-timers for 1997's Supporting Actress roster. Not that the actresses were "new" to the scene. There were two "comeback" narratives: Kim Basinger had been a leading lady for over a decade before LA Confidential but she'd taken a three year break from the movies (amidst multiple financial and legal troubles). Meanwhile Gloria Stuart who began in the early days of sound cinema was being celebrated in a way she hadn't been since 1932. The "breakthrough" nominations, were also two-fold. One went to Minnie Driver.

We're revisiting the 1997 film year in the lead up to the next Supporting Actress Smackdown.  Here's Ben Miller on L.A Confidential

For my money, Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential is a bonafide masterpiece. Despite nine Oscar nominations and a Best Supporting Actress victory for Kim Basinger, the ample group of fine male actors missed any sort of accolades. It doesn't mean some of them didn't deserve it.

Here are my picks for the 10 best male performances from that film...

June didn't work out exactly as we planned but we delivered most of what we promised (sorry Eleanor Parker -- we'll try to make up for it in July) and it sure ended on a high note with Baz Luhrmann's Elvis.

Here are a dozen of the highlights in case you missed 'em...

• Halfway Mark the best performances and films of the year thus far

• Almost There Emily Blunt - she's a perennial at "almost" snagging an Oscar nod so Cláudio talked The Devil Wears Prada

• Judy Garland @ 100 we covered nine movies from ending with her final film I Could Go On Singing

• Best Shot Fire Island this one was fun to really look at... and not just for thirst reasons

• Ranking International Feature Oscar winners - Juan Carlos has seen them all

• Emma Thompson in Good Luck To You Leo Grande - what a performance!

• Jurassic World Dominion...

“Belfast” star Jamie Dornan and “Spencer’s” Kristen Stewart are among the star-studded list of presenters and awardees for the 11th Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards.

Dornan will present the cinematographer award to “Belfast’s” Haris Zambarloukos, with Stewart honoring “Spencer” director Pablo Larraín at the 11th annual award ceremony on Nov. 13 at the Avalon theatre in Hollywood. Hosted by “Insecure’s” Yvonne Orji and presented by Hamilton watches and Los Angeles Confidential magazine, the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards pays tribute to the brilliant behind-the-camera talent of the year’s most acclaimed films, with honorees and presenters selected from projects released during the year or presented at Cannes, Toronto, Venice, and AFI and other prestigious film festivals.

The lineup of films and creatives to be honored include: “Spencer” director Pablo Larraín, presented by Kristen Stewart; “Belfast” cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos, presented by Jamie Dornan; breakthrough director Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Lost Daughter...

The USC Scripter Award, now in its 33rd year, honors films adapted from novels, short stories, comic books, journalism, and other screenplays with both the source material and the adapted screenplay feted. This year’s nominees include three of our five leading contenders for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars — “Nomadland,” “One Night in Miami,” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom — as well as seventh-ranked “First Cow” and the telefilm “Bad Education.”

The biggest snubs were “The Father” by Christopher Hampton, which ranks fourth by our odds, and “News of the World” by Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies, which ranks fifth.

The Scripter has forecast 14 of the eventual Oscar winners for Best Adapted Screenplay. Eight of those were in the past decade: “Call Me By Your Name” (2017) “Moonlight” (2016), “The Big Short” (2015), “The Imitation Game” (2014), “12 Years a Slave” (2013), “Argo” (2012), “The Descendants” (2011), and “The Social Network” (2010).

The other repeat winners were “Slumdog Millionaire...

“Minyan,” an acclaimed tale of sexual and spiritual identity directed by Eric Steel, has sold to Strand Releasing in North America.

The film, starring stage breakout Samuel H. Levine of Broadway and the West End’s “The Inheritance,” played in the official selection at last year’s Berlin International Film Festival and went on to win Outfest’s grand jury prize for U.S. narrative feature.

In Judaism, a minyan refers to the minimum amount of celebrants required for certain religious traditions. Set in 1980s Brighton Beach, the film follows a young Russian Jewish immigrant who is caught up in the tight constraints of his community. He develops a close friendship with his grandfather’s new neighbors — two elderly closeted gay men who open his imagination to the possibilities of love and the realities of loss. In the East Village, he finds a world teeming with the energy of youth,...

The Full Monty’s SAG Awards upset for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the 1998 ceremony — beating a murderers’ row that included Good Will Hunting, Titanic, Boogie Nights and L.A. Confidential — capped an unlikely journey from low-budget British comedy to one of the most beloved properties of the 1990s.

1997’s Monty launched a Broadway musical and a hit play that ran in London’s West End from 2014 until the novel coronavirus pandemic forced its theater to shutter last year. It all began when Italian producer Uberto Pasolini approached screenwriter Simon Beaufoy with an idea. “...