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    Oscars 2021: Chloe Zhao and 'Ma Rainey's' Makeup and Hairstyling Team Score Historic Wins

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    The ‘Nomadland’ helmer is the first Asian woman to win the Best Director prize, while Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson become the first black women to win the Oscar for makeup and hairstyling.

    Apr 26, 2021

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    Histories have been made at the 93rd annual Academy Awards which is currently underway. Chloe Zhao, who was nominated alongside Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”), David Fincher (“Mank”), Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”), won the Oscar for Best Director for “Nomadland”.

    Zhao is the second only woman to win the Oscar in the category after Kathryn Bigelow won the prize in 2009 for “The Hurt Locker”. She is also the first Asian woman in the Oscar history to win the Best Director prize.

    In her speech, she talked about the inherent good in people. “I have always found goodness in the people I met, everywhere I went in the world,” she said. “So this is for anyone who had the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves, and to hold on to the goodness in each other no matter how difficult it is to do that. And this is for you, you inspire me to keep going. Thank you inspire me to keep going. Thank you.”

    Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson landed another historic win as they have become the first black women to win the Oscar for makeup and hairstyling for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”. Neal delivered a powerful message in her speech. “I can picture black and Latino and Indigenous trans women, and I know that one day it won’t be unusual or groundbreaking, it will just be normal,” she said.

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    Bringing the second win for “Ma Rainey’s” that night, Ann Roth scored the Oscar for Best Costume Design. At 89 years old, she has become the oldest woman to ever win an Oscar, but she wasn’t present in person to accept the award.

    “Sound of Metal” aptly took home the Oscar for Achievement in Sound, thanks to the works of Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortes and Phillip Bladh. The award was presented by Riz Ahmed, who starred in the movie.

    Live-Action Short Film award went to “Two Distant Strangers”, directed by Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe. Free highlighted police violence on black people in his speech, urging people not to be indifferent to others’ pain. “So I ask you not to be indifferent, don’t be indifferent to our pain,” he said.

    At another portion of the night, the Motion Picture Television Fund’s CEO Bob Beacher accepted Jean Hersholt Humanitarian award on behalf of the MPTF for an outstanding contribution to humanitarian causes.

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    'Black Bear' Director Apologetic for Putting Aubrey Plaza Through 'Emotional Torture' on Set

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    Lawrence Michael Levine felt like he pushed his cast members too hard during the filming of his passion project, a dark comedy movie starring Aubrey Plaza.

    Apr 26, 2021

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    Writer/director Lawrence Michael Levine worried he was putting Aubrey Plaza “through some emotional torture” for his labour of love movie, “Black Bear”.

    In the dark comedy, the “Parks and Recreation” star is filmmaker Allison, whose stay at a secluded lake house doesn’t quite go according to plan – and Levine is thrilled with his leading lady’s “riveting” performance, even though he worried about pushing her too hard.

    He told HeyUGuys, “Really, one of the biggest thrills of my life – and I imagine other dramatic writers as well – is seeing their work performed at the highest level.”

    “So, it’s actually a thrill. It was fun and exciting. It was a little hard because at times I felt like I was putting people – and (Plaza) in particular – through some emotional torture, which was kind of odd.”

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    “But you just need to remind yourself, you’re making a movie and that’s the job she signed up for. It’s your job to help her get where she needs to be, and her performance comes off. But it was exciting, it was riveting…”

    Other challenges included the limited shoot time allotted for the movie, which also stars “Catch-22” standout Christopher Abbott and “True Detective” ‘s Sarah Gadon, and the nighttime setting required for many of the scenes.

    Levine explained, “I was so busy during the shoot and so anxious – it was a really difficult shoot, we didn’t have a lot of time.”

    “The original schedule was 18 (days), and then just from b**ching and moaning, I got another two.”

    “I think it ended up being 20 days, and they were not long days either because everything’s at night… We had eight hours of darkness and that’s all the time we had to shoot.”

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    Oscars 2021: Emerald Fennell and Daniel Kaluuya Among Early Winners

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    The ‘Promising Young Woman’ director/screenwriter picks up Best Original Screenplay while the ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ actor takes home Best Supporting Actor.

    Apr 26, 2021

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    The 93rd annual Academy Awards officially kicked off following an intimate red carpet and a pre-show which showcased the Best Original Song nominees.

    The first winner of the night was “Promising Young Woman”. Emerald Fennell won Best Original Screenplay for her script, beating the scribes from “Judas and the Black Messiah”, “Minari”, “Sound of Metal”, and “The Trial of the Chicago 7”.

    The second prize went to “The Father” screenwriters for Best Adapted Screenplay. The big screen adaptation of 2012 play called “Le Pere” beat “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”, “Nomadland”, “One Night in Miami…”, and “The White Tiger”.

    Next, “Another Round” from Denmark took home the title of Best International Feature Film. It won the prize following a stiff competition with “Better Days” (Hong Kong), “Collective” (Romania), “The Man Who Sold His Skin” (Tunisia), and “Quo Vadis, Aida?” (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

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    Afterwards, Daniel Kaluuya was announced as the winner of Best Supporting Actor for his onscreen performance in “Judas and the Black Messiah”. In his acceptance speech, he gave his co-star and fellow nominee LaKeith Stanfield a shout-out.

    He additionally paid tribute to Fred Hampton, the slain victim he portrayed in the true-story movie, “What a man. What a man. How blessed we are we lived in a lifetime where he existed.”

    Meanwhile, Regina King, whose directorial debut “One Night in Miami” received three nominations, started the star-studded event with a nod to Derek Chauvin verdict over George Floyd’s death. “I have to be honest, if things had gone differently this past week in Minneapolis, I might have traded my heels for marching boots,” she said.

    The event was maskless but the guests were seated in socially distanced booths. The “Watchmen” actress assured audience that everyone was tested and many were vaccinated, but some guests were still uncomfortable and preferred to keep their masks. Those covering their faces included Zendaya Coleman and Frances McDormand.

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    Tom Jones Unsure If He's Ready to Tell All About His Life in Biopic

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    The ‘It’s Not Unusual’ hitmaker reveals there have been talks about a possible biopic but he admits he’s reluctant to tell all about his life and career on the big screen.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    Tom Jones is in talks for a biopic – but isn’t ready to “tell-all” just yet.

    The music legend, who has released his 41st studio album, “Surrounded by Time”, on Friday (23Apr21) – has been in discussions regarding a movie about his life like Elton John’s “Rocketman” and the Freddie Mercury film “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

    However, the “Sex Bomb” star is not sure he is willing to share every detail about his life and career with the world on the big screen just yet.

    He tells Alan Carr’s “Life’s a Beach” podcast, he said, “Well there’s been talk of it, yes. But then I’d have to tell-all.”

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    “So I don’t think I’m ready to tell-all yet. Y’know what I mean, it’s one of those things. We’re thinking about it.”

    Although Tom didn’t divulge who he’d like to play him in a biopic, he is adamant on it being an actor, like Taron Egerton in “Rocketman”, as opposed to an actor-singer.

    “Well I think it would be better to get an actor because there are actor-singers who have come forward. But I think the best thing to do is get a really good actor like Elton John did.”

    “You’ve got to get an actor to play the part, then the music – you get somebody to do,” he shared. “I’ll either do (the music) myself or somebody who can do a soundalike. There are Tom Jones soundalikes out there.”

    “Y’know younger fellas. But the acting is the important part.”

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    'The Conjuring 3' Described as the 'Biggest' and 'Darkest' Movie in Franchise

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    Michael Chaves who takes over the helming duty from James Wan claims the upcoming ‘Devil Made Me Do It’ installment is the scariest ‘Conjuring’ movie in the horror franchise.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    Michael Chaves has described “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” as the “biggest” movie in the franchise yet.

    The “Curse of La Llorona” director has taken over from James Wan to helm the latest instalment of the horror series, which stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, and believes it is “darker” than previous movies.

    Michael said, “In a lot of ways, this is the biggest Conjuring movie. I showed the final cut to Vera and her husband and they agreed, and they were like, ‘This is the darkest Conjuring movie.’ ”

    “It digs into some really dark material. This is definitely a case where there’s real consequence, there’s real victims.”

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    The plot is inspired by real-life cases investigated by Ed and Lorrain Warren, with the latest movie based on a man who claimed that the reason he killed his landlord was because he was possessed by demons with Chaves noting the similarities between the case and the 1995 crime thriller “m=Se7en]”, which follows a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as the basis for his murders.

    Michael told IGN, “One of the things that James and I connected on while making The Curse of La Llorona was sharing a lot of the same favourite movies, and one of them is Se7en.”

    “We both love that movie, and so when he came to me with this script, he basically was like, ‘It’s Se7en, but in the Conjuring universe.’ And he knew that was like catnip for me.”

    The filmmaker continued, “This is really taking the Warrens into uncharted places. Being a fan of the franchise, I was honestly really nervous at first breaking with a lot of things that are tradition, but I think that what we’ve done is really woven the language and the things that you do want from a Conjuring film – the scares, the Warrens, their relationship – and (pushed them) to the limits in this really fresh and exciting new direction.”

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    Bobby Brown: 'The Masked Singer' Helps Me Cope With the Loss of My Children

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    The New Edition singer finds competing on the televised singing contest ‘theraputic’ following the tragic deaths of his daughter Bobbi Kristina and son Bobby Jr.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    Bobby Brown found starring on “The Masked Singer” “theraputic” after suffering the loss of two of his children in recent years.

    The New Edition star was revealed to be The Crab on Wednesday’s (21Apr21) installment of the celebrity singing contest and he admitted the show gave him some much-needed “fun” at a time when the world is battling coronavirus and he is still coming to terms with the loss of two of his children, Bobbi Kristina Brown, who died in July 2015 aged 22 and 28-year-old Bobby Jr., who passed away last November.

    He told Entertainment Tonight, “It was something that was different. Something out of the box, you know? Something I could just go out and have fun with.”

    “Especially during these times, I think we need a little bit of laughter and a little bit of fun happening around the world.”

    “It was so much fun. I recommend it for any entertainer out there to experience this at least once in their lifetime.”

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    In his clues on the show, Bobby talked about the trauma and tragedy he’s experienced through his life but he found being on the stage as The Crab cathartic.

    He said, “It keeps me going, you know? I’m a performer. I love performing on stage. I can’t wait to get back at it. This was definitely therapeutic for me.”

    The 52-year-old singer and wife Alicia Etheredge have watched every episode of the show with their young children, Cassius, 11, Bodhi, five, and four-year-old Hendrix, and despite his efforts to put them off the scent, they knew he was the star behind the crustacean costume.

    He said, “I couldn’t tell them at all so I had to tell a little fib to my kids but they guessed it from right off the bat because we sing so much around the house and my kids know my tones so they guessed right off the bat that it was me.”

    “I kept having to say, ‘No, it’s not daddy! How could it be daddy? Daddy’s right here with you. I can’t be there and here at the same time.'”

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    Jack Nicholson's 'The Shining' Axe Put on Auction Block

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    The fake axe which was once used by Nicholson’s character Jack Torrance in the 1980 psychological horror movie is going to the highest bidder in an upcoming auction.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    A fake axe used by Jack Nicholson in “The Shining” is up for sale for £45,000 (£62,000).

    Movie fans have the chance to get their hands on the iconic horror prop – which the legendary actor’s character Jack Torrance slams into a door while shouting, “Here’s Johnny” after chasing his wife Wendy (Shelly Duvall) because Bristol-based dealer Paul Fraser Collectibles are selling the 35-inch item, which is surprisingly made from foam.

    A listing on the dealer’s website reads, “This prop stunt axe was substituted for the original wooden axe as a safety measure and for ease of use during filming.”

    “It would have been used in long shots and when two or more characters were on screen.”

    The fake axe has been painted to resemble wood grain for the handle and silver tape in place of a metal striking surface, and has a lot of marks and chips on it.

    The listing noted, “Displays a pleasing amount of on-set use, including some paint loss to the handle, and slight wrinkling of the silver tape.”

    According to the sellers, the prop is one of many axes made for use in the film, but few are still in existence now.

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    They wrote, “Warner Bros. created several axes for filming The Shining.”

    “Just one original wooden axe is thought to remain in existence. It sold for £172,000 ($211,000) in 2019.”

    “Only a tiny number of foam versions are believed to still exist. A similar example to ours sold for $57,600 in 2019.”

    “A red jacket worn onscreen by Jack Nicholson in the film auctioned for £73,200 ($90,000) in 2017.”

    “This is a rare opportunity to own one of the most iconic props in movie history.”

    The lucky buyer will receive the axe in a frame, which has been packed to also include an authenticated signed photo of Jack, which was taken during the making of the 1980 movie.

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    Richard Lewis 'So Grateful' to Be Invited Back to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' After Surgeries

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    The 73-year-old comedian thanks Larry David for inviting him back to the HBO hit comedy series after being well enough following recovery from surgeries.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    Actor Richard Lewis is “so grateful” to return to hit comedy series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” after recovering enough from a series of surgeries to film an appearance.

    The veteran star has portrayed a semi-autobiographical version of himself on Larry David’s show since its inception in 2000 but, in January (21), Lewis claimed he was not well enough to reprise the role for the upcoming season 11.

    Sharing the news with fans on Twitter at the time, he wrote, “What a ride, LD! I love you, buddy. Tragically, these past 18 months I’ve endured a back and two shoulder surgeries and not able to be in #CurbYourEnthusiasm for season 11. I’ll be watching… @HBO.”

    However, the 73 year old has since been able to make a brief return to the franchise, thanks to an invite from David.

    Posting a photo of himself from the set of the TV hit, Lewis wrote, “Great news for me! Although I’m still recovering from three surgeries and missing Season 11 of Curb, LD called me and asked if there was any chance if I felt strong enough to do one episode!”

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    “I am and here I’m on the set to shoot it. I’m so grateful.”

    And returning to work, even just for the one episode instead of his originally planned six, has given Lewis a big confidence boost.

    “It was maybe the best I’ve ever been in the 11 seasons,” he told Variety of his performance after day one. “And I know this because I made Larry crack up at least 15 or 20 times during this one scene.”

    Lewis added, “When I walked in and they applauded, I felt like a million bucks. Larry doesn’t like to hug, and he hugged me and told me how happy he was after we shot our scene.”

    “My adrenaline was pumping so much, I just went crazy,” he confessed. “We went to places that I don’t think we’ve ever been before…”

    “I’m just very flattered and grateful that people really love this show.”

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