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      ‘Hope’ Review: In Sickness and in Health

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      In this raw Norwegian drama, a cancer diagnosis forces a longstanding couple to face the fissures in their relationship.For audiences seeking escapism, this may not be the best time to tout a movie about terminal illness. Yet it might help to know that “Hope,” a largely autobiographical drama from the Norwegian writer and director Maria Sodahl, is neither miserabilist nor sappily sentimental. Instead, it’s an almost brutally honest observation of a calcified relationship forced to adjust to a terrifying new reality.Anja (Andrea Braein Hovig) and Tomas (Stellan Skarsgard) have a comfortable Oslo home, six children between them and a two-decade domestic partnership. A talented choreographer, Anja has neglected her career while Tomas, a theater director, has worked and traveled tirelessly. By the time Anja learns that the lung cancer she endured the previous year has metastasized to her brain and is likely incurable, the two have drifted so far apart that the survival of the relationship is as uncertain as her prognosis.“We couldn’t even stick together when times were good,” she reminds Tomas, bitterly. The diagnosis has freed her to speak the unspeakable, her candor leaving Tomas stricken and too often lost for words. But Skarsgard, filling his heavy features with pain and bewilderment, gives the character’s impassivity an unusual eloquence. And as nervy medical appointments alternate with bustling family celebrations (the movie unfolds over Christmas and New Year), the couple’s emotional distance remains a heartbreaking constant.Self-centered without being at all self-serving, Anja’s story has the perfect medium in Hovig, whose huge eyes and mobile mouth draw us in. Raw, melancholy and unquestionably mature, “Hope” understands that some wounds may never be healed. Even so, it takes a brave movie to hold that stance until its very last second.HopeNot rated. In Norwegian, with subtitles. Running time: 2 hours 10 minutes. In theaters. Please consult the guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before watching movies inside theaters. More

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      Justin Lin Teases Possible 'Jurassic World' and 'Fast and Furious' Crossover

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      The ‘F9’ director declares he will ‘never say never’ to the idea of merging the two successful franchises, while ‘Fast and Furious’ star Michelle Rodriguez says she’s ‘all in’ for the potential crossover.

      Apr 15, 2021

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      A big studio will surely benefit from having more than one hit film franchise. Just look at Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros., which have been reaping from the box office success of “Godzilla vs. Kong” based on two of their giant monster properties. Now, Universal Pictures may be the next studio to follow suit by merging its “Jurassic World” and “The Fast & Furious” film franchise.

      Teasing the potential crossover was “F9” director Justin Lin, who appeared at a press conference along with the cast to talk about the upcoming movie. When a journalist threw a question about a possible “Jurassic World” crossover, the filmmaker replied, “Well, I’ll never say never to anything. And the fact that part of our philosophy is not to ever be boxed in or labeled … that’s all I will say.”

      Michelle Rodriguez sounded even more eager for it. “I love it, dude! I’m all in!” she weighed on the potential crossover. The Letty Ortiz depicter claimed that they had been tossing the idea behind the scenes, saying, “We were talking about this yesterday. It’s so funny, but I was talking about this yesterday.”

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      Of why a crossover could be in the future of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, she explained, “Because once you reach a certain pinnacle, there’s nowhere to go but to cross-brand and merge. It’s what big corporations do with each other when they get too big, you know what I mean? You just have to brand and merge with each other.”

      She went on noting how it would be made easier since both properties belong to the same studio, “But the only thing standing in the way is lawyers, and studios. Because usually the brands that you’re trying to merge belong to different studios or whatever. But if it’s under the same umbrella? I don’t know. I’m just saying it works.”

      While the “Fast & Furious” has never merged with another franchise, it has spawned a spin-off, “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (2019), which stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham. As for “Jurassic World”, the franchise started with “Jurassic Park” in 1993, before Chris Pratt takes the lead of the revived franchise in the 2015 film. A third film in the new trilogy, “Jurassic World: Dominion”, has wrapped production and is set for a June 2022 release.

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      Maria Bakalova Plans to Get Herself New Puppy If She Wins an Oscar

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      The Bulgarian actress who makes her big break playing Tutar Sagdiyev in ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ is vying for the Best Supporting Actress honor at the 93rd annual Academy Awards.

      Apr 15, 2021

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      “Borat” sequel star Maria Bakalova will celebrate a potential Oscar win with a new puppy. The Bulgarian actress is a favorite to pick up the Best Supporting Actress honor at the Academy Awards later this month (March 2021), and if she triumphs, she plans to celebrate with a new pet.

      “Hopefully I’m going to be able to celebrate with [co-star] Sacha Baron Cohen, because I miss him…,” she tells “Good Morning America”. “I hope I’m going to see him at the Oscars and maybe the very next day I’m gonna get a puppy, because I love dogs.”

      But first, Maria has to get to her seat at the ceremony, adding, “I hope I’m not gonna fall on the red carpet… My stylist loves high heels, so we’ll see what will happen.”

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      The actress is very excited about attending her first Oscars after watching the prizegiving in the middle of the night over the past decade, “I have been watching it on my small TV at home in Bulgaria and it’s been around 2.30, 3.30, 4.30am usually, Bulgarian time, in the past six/seven years [sic], and now that I know I might be part of it in person and see all these talented people… my mind is going to explode.”

      Maria portrayed Tutar Sagdiyev in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”. In previous interview about her Oscars nomination, the 24-year-old said, “I’m really honored people recognize comedy and all the hard work and heart we invested in the movie. Behind all of the jokes, there are important messages that Sacha and all the creators of the movie put there.”

      “It is a comedy, but it takes a lot of discipline. A lot of people think when you are doing funny scenes, you are probably having the best time of your life because it’s fun. But it’s about the timing,” she continued telling Variety. “With our movie, we literally never had a second take. It was now or never. You’re either going to go with the flow or we won’t have it again.”

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      Gal Gadot Names Princess Diana as Inspiration for Her Wonder Woman

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      The Israeli actress, who has portrayed the DC superheroine since 2016, reveals she based her character on the late Princess of Wales after watching a documentary.

      Apr 15, 2021

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      Gal Gadot has revealed a surprising inspiration behind her Wonder Woman. While it’s widely known that the character was created by William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter for DC Comics, for her portrayal of the superheroine in the DCEU, the actress based it on Princess Diana.

      The Israeli beauty made the revelation during a virtual awards season chat for Vanity Fair on Tuesday, April 13. Pointing out compassion and caring for others as the same qualities of both the fictional character and the real-life figure, the 35-year-old said she got the idea after watching a documentary about the late British royal.

      “I remember watching a documentary about Princess Diana and there was a part where they said she was full of compassion and always cared for the people,” she said during the Vanity Fair Cocktail Hour Live! event, “and that was like, ‘Ding, ding, ding,’ that should be the Wonder Woman we have.”

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      Gadot also explained in the interview that she wanted her character to be both inspiring and relatable. “… How can you connect to a goddess that’s super strong and has it all and [is] super perfect?” she said of Wonder Woman. “I wanted to show her vulnerabilities and heart.”

      Gadot first portrayed Wonder Woman, whose real name is coincidentally Diana Prince, in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”. She went on to star in the solo film “Wonder Woman” and the ensemble pic “Justice League”, both of which were released in 2017. She most recently reprised the character for the sequel “Wonder Woman 1984” (2020) and “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”, an alternate cut of the 2017 movie.

      Princess Diana, who is the mother to Prince William and Prince Harry, died in August 1997 at age 36 after being involved in a car crash in a Paris tunnel. Often dubbed the “People’s Princess,” the Princess of Wales left a legacy that still has a deep impact on the royal family and British society to this day.

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      'Moulin Rouge!' Star Quits Musical as Protest Following Abuse Allegations Against Scott Rudin

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      Karen Olivo refuses to return to the Tony-nominated musical when Broadway re-opens as she urges the industry to take a stand against the Hollywood producer following abuse claims.

      Apr 15, 2021

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      Tony-nominated “Moulin Rouge!” star Karen Olivo has announced she won’t be returning to the hit musical when Broadway theatres re-open as a protest over workplace harassment.

      She is making a stand against the industry silence over the abuse claims against film and theatre producer Scott Rudin.

      “Social justice is more important than being the sparkling diamond,” she said in an Instagram video. “Building a better industry for my students is more important than me putting money in my pockets.”

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      “For all of ya’ll who don’t hear me, the silence about Scott Rudin – unacceptable (sic). Unacceptable. That’s the easy one, ya’ll (sic). That’s a monster. That should be a no-brainer… What is your integrity saying you should do? You going to protect your pocket book and let people go to the emergency room, so you can go to your next concert?”

      Last week (ends09Apr21), an expose in The Hollywood Reporter detailed allegations of Rudin’s volatile and sometimes violent behaviour. Four employees told the outlet Rudin created a toxic workplace environment, in which he repeatedly berated and verbally abused assistants.

      On top of that, top Hollywood producer and four-time Oscar nominee Megan Ellison, who worked with Rudin on the Coen Brothers’ 2010 Oscar nominated western “True Grit”, added her own scathing comments regarding her former colleague as she shared the damning article about him on her Twitter page.

      “This piece barely scratches the surface of Scott Rudin’s abusive, racist, and sexist behavior”, she wrote. “Similarly to Harvey (Weinstein), too many are afraid to speak out. I support and applaud those who did. There’s good reason to be afraid because he’s vindictive and has no qualms about lying.”

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      'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and 'Promising Young Woman' Win Big at 2021 CDGA Awards

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      The drama starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman and the movie fronted by Carey Mulligan lead the winners at this year’s Costume Designers Guild Awards.

      Apr 15, 2021

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      “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Promising Young Woman” added to their 2021 trophy haul on Tuesday night (13Apr21) with wins at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

      “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” designer Ann Roth – an Oscar winner for “The English Patient” – picked up the Period Film prize while the Contemporary honour went to “Promising Young Woman” ‘s Nancy Steiner and Bina Daigeler scored the Sci-Fi/Fantasy trophy for “Mulan”.

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      Among the TV categories, there were wins for Shay Cunliffe (“Westworld”), Debra Hansen (“Schitt’s Creek”), Gabriele Binder (“The Queen’s Gambit”), and Paul Tazewell (“Hamilton”) while Shonda Rhimes and her production partner Betsy Beers were feted with the guild’s Distinguished Collaborator Award at the virtual prizegiving, hosted by actress Lana Condor.

      The full list of winners at the 2021 CDGAs is:

      Excellence in Period Film: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Ann Roth
      Excellence in Contemporary Film: “Promising Young Woman” – Nancy Steiner
      Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: “Mulan” – Bina Daigeler
      Excellence in Short Form Design: “Apple: Shot on iPhone by Damien Chazelle – Vertical Cinema ‘The Stunt Double’ short film” – April Napier
      Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television: “Hamilton” – Paul Tazewell
      Excellence in Period Television: “The Queen’s Gambit”: “End Game” – Gabriele Binder
      Excellence in Contemporary Television: “Schitt’s Creek”: “Happy Ending” – Debra Hanson
      Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television: “Westworld”: “Parce Domine” – Shay Cunliffe

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      Ryan Reynolds Forced Out of Sabbatical in First 'Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' Teaser Trailer

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      Still trying to recover from the madness in the first movie, Reynolds’ Michael Bryce is reunited with Samuel L. Jackson’s Darius Kincaid when the latter is kidnapped by mafia.

      Apr 14, 2021

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      Ryan Reynolds is back as the bodyguard in “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard”. Courtesy of Lionsgate Movies, the first teaser trailer of the movie has landed online, showing Reynolds’ Michael Bryce who is dragged out of his psychiatrist-ordered sabbatical.

      Set four years after events in 2017’s “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”, the sequel follows Michael as he’s still trying to recover from those events in the first movie. Under his psychiatrist’s order, he takes a break from bodyguarding and tries to find peace with a tropical getaway.

      Just when he starts to find the meaning of life without bodyguarding, his vacation is cut short when Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek) seeks his help to save her husband Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson), who is kidnapped by mafia.

      The teaser previews the hilarious banters between Michael and Darius as well as Michael’s cowardly manners to face the bad guys as he persistently refuses to use guns or commit murders.

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      According to the official synopsis, in “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard”, “the world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius’s even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid.”

      “As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman (Antonio Banderas). Joining in the fun and deadly mayhem is [c=Morgan Freeman} as…well, you’ll have to see.”

      “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” has Patrick Hughes back at the helm, with the script written by Tom O’Connor, Brandon Murphy and Phillip Murphy. The action comedy film was initially scheduled for August 28, 2020 release, but was pushed back to August 20 of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The release date has since been moved up to June 16.

      “This is the kind of summer action film that delivers even more comedy and more thrilling action than the first film – and it’s perfect for fans new to the franchise as well,” said Ron Schwartz, Lionsgate’s president of worldwide distribution, in a statement. ” ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ is what summer moviegoing is all about – great, crowd-pleasing entertainment.”

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      ‘Our Towns’ Review: Across America, Signs of Life

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      In this companion piece to the book of the same title, James and Deborah Fallows search for revitalization in American cities that had fallen on hard times.The documentary “Our Towns” serves as a companion piece to the 2018 book of the same title, in which the authors, James and Deborah Fallows, chronicled their travels across the country in a single-engine airplane as they spent time in places they felt the national news media narrative had missed. One ground rule, James says in the film, was to “never ask about national politics, because that conversation goes nowhere.”The movie, directed by Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan, confounds easy distinctions between urban and rural settings and red and blue states. Even what counts as progress isn’t straightforward. (In this telling, Sioux Falls, S.D., owes some of its revitalization to the state’s elimination of a ceiling on credit card interest rates.) The film trails the Fallowses as they return to some of the cities from their book, gauging civic health through libraries, local newspapers, growing art scenes and proliferating breweries.There are regional variations. Students in Columbus, Miss., grapple with the legacy of slavery all around them while adults look to a future there less marred by racism. Members of the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe discuss their efforts to keep the Dakota language alive. A teenager in Eastport, Maine, who works in the summer as a lobsterman plans ahead for a time when climate change will move the lobster business away.Deborah says that of the pair, James (the former Jimmy Carter speechwriter and longtime journalist for The Atlantic) is the historian, and she is attuned to what’s happening in the moment. They complement each other well. Still, as enjoyable as their writing can be, the filmmaking around them — aerial shots, time lapse photography, cuts to the couple looking engrossed — is less inspired than their project.Our TownsNot rated. Running time: 1 hour 37 minutes. Watch on HBO platforms. More