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    Tahar Rahim Tortured for Real in True-Story Movie 'The Mauritanian' With Jodie Foster

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    The Judas of ‘Mary Magdalene’ talks about his upcoming movie, recalling the torture scenes and the jittery at the prospect of working with Jodie Foster.

    Feb 21, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Tahar Rahim was initially “a bit intimidated” at the prospect of working with Jodie Foster.
    “The Serpent” actor stars opposite the veteran actress in “The Mauritanian” – in which he plays Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was wrongly held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp without charge or trial for 14 years – and was initially nervous about sharing the screen with her, but she quickly put him at ease.
    “I felt a bit intimidated when we first met, but she relaxes you,” he told the Daily Mail newspaper’s Baz Bamingboye. “I used to compare acting to a tennis match but, with her, it’s more of a dance. You try it once or twice. You follow, then she follows and, in the middle of that, something happens.”
    The movie is based on a true story and the actor felt it was vital he was tortured for real in some of the scenes.

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    “My job is to make it authentic,” he explained. “If I don’t taste it, I’m going to fake it – and if I fake it, I can’t believe in it. And neither can the audience. I had bruises for weeks after the shoot.”
    “My ankles and arms were bruised. More the ankles, because they were shackled all day long. I played it for real. The water torture, too.”
    Tahar met the real Salahi on Skype, and later in person, and was amazed at how relaxed he was until they talked about his experiences of being tortured.
    “He was smiling and cracking jokes,” he recalled. “I kept wondering how this was possible, after everything he’d been through? But, at some point in the conversation, when the talk came to the tough questions of torture, his face would change, as if he was going back there…”

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    Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron Join Paul Feig's 'School for Good and Evil'

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    The former ‘Scandal’ star and the ‘Bombshell’ actress have been added to the cast ensemble of the upcoming fantasy movie which is based on Soman Chainani’s novel.

    Feb 21, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron are heading back to the classroom to join director Paul Feig’s adaptation of “The School for Good and Evil”.
    “Andi Mack” actress Sofia Wylie and Broadway star Sophia Anne Caruso will lead the cast of the fantasy film, based on the book of the same name by Soman Chainani, and now Washington has been cast as Professor Dovey and Theron will play Lady Lesso.
    Feig shared the movie news on Twitter on Friday (19Feb21), announcing, “I know what school I’m applying to! So thrilled to welcome Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington to the School for Good and Evil! Everyone, prepare to get schooled!”
    “The School for Good and Evil”, released in 2013, is the first book in a series for Chainani, who will also serve as an executive producer on the Netflix film.

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    In another news, young “Ant-Man” star Abby Ryder Fortson has landed the coveted lead in the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s famous novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”.
    Fortson, 12, is best known for playing the daughter of Paul Rudd’s character Scott Lang and his superhero alter ego Ant-Man in the Marvel blockbusters, and now she will take on the role of Margaret Simon, who questions everything about adolescence and puberty.
    Rachel McAdams has also joined the cast as Margaret’s mother, Barbara.
    “The Edge of Seventeen” director Kelly Fremon Craig will take charge of the movie from her own script, with production scheduled to begin in April (21), reports Entertainment Weekly.
    Author Blume, who had turned down requests for the film rights to her popular book for decades, will serve as a co-producer.

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    Michael Caine to Reunite With Glenda Jackson on 'The Great Escaper'

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    ‘An Ideal Husband’ director Oliver Parker, who will helm this biographical drama from a script by William Ivory, calls the casting of the two iconic actors a ‘cherry on the cake.’

    Feb 20, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Acclaimed British actors Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson are reuniting onscreen to star in biographical drama “The Great Escaper”.
    The movie centers on World War II veteran Bernard Jordan, played by Caine, who breaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, France in 2014. In order to commemorate their fallen comrades, he then staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy.
    “It was the story we all tell ourselves to make war and old age bearable,” a plot description reads. ”The bitter-sweet script explores the reality with wit and a very big heart. Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Irene (Jackson). The story celebrates their love without sentimentality and with an eye to the lessons we might all learn from the Greatest Generation.”

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    “An Ideal Husband”‘s Oliver Parker will direct the project from a script by William Ivory, with principal photography scheduled to begin in June 2021.
    In a statement, Parker said, “No one can resist a script that makes people both laugh and cry – I loved Billy [William]’s writing and the story itself, so inspirational and so moving, seemed to speak to our times and our need for heroes on a human scale, whether people like Bernard Jordan or our doctors and nurses.”
    “And now to have Michael and Glenda – two iconic actors – agree to honor this story with their brilliance, it’s the cherry on the cake!”
    The film won’t be the first time the Oscar winners have worked together – they previously played husband and wife in “The Romantic Englishwoman” back in 1975.

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    Courtney Love Blames #MeToo Moments for Her Short-Lived Acting Career

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    Looking back at the time she got nominated for a Golden Globe, the Hole frontwoman claims that ‘no one would believe’ her when she tried to go public with her allegations of sexual misconducts.

    Feb 20, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Rocker Courtney Love quit acting after enduring “a bunch of #MeToo” moments.
    The singer dabbled in acting throughout the 1980s and ’90s, but claims she has since turned her back on Hollywood after a number of sexual misconduct experiences.
    Courtney didn’t share any details about the incidents, but claimed “no one” would believe her when she tried to go public with the allegations.
    Alongside an old snap of herself at the Golden Globe Awards, where she was nominated for her role in the 1996 film “The People vs. Larry Flint”, she explained, “For a few years, because of (the film’s director) Milos Forman, I was a professional actress and a movie star. It was fun as hell. I was nominated for best actress, for a Golden Globe .. One day I might talk about it.”
    “I love acting… I stopped being capable of it after a bunch of #metoos . No one would believe me, and it wouldn’t stop. So I left, and it left. And I’m good with it.”

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    “Maybe, in my next life I’ll be stronger & able to endure it..,” she continued. “I tip my hat to those who can (sic).”

    However, the Hole frontwoman, who is currently based in the U.K., admits she does reminisce about her days onscreen.
    She added, “I love it here in England. But I sure do miss acting sometimes. To the tune of a great director. One of the greatest experiences, as a woman you can have, I think.”
    “All the glamour that comes after that is fun, flamboyant, gorgeous! But the trust one can achieve with a great director? It’s one of the most profound things I’ve ever known (sic).”
    Although Courtney claims to have walked away from acting, she most recently appeared in the 2018 film “JT LeRoy”, and she will also feature in the upcoming James Franco-directed drama, “The Long Home”.

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    Tom Ford on Wearing the Same Ripped Jeans and Allowing Himself to ‘Be Unproductive’

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }At HomeBake: Maximalist BrowniesListen: To Pink SweatsGrow: RosesUnwind: With Ambience VideosAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyTom Ford on Wearing the Same Ripped Jeans and Allowing Himself to ‘Be Unproductive’As New York Fashion Week ends, the designer and film director explains why his show was postponed and how he has been affected by the pandemic.Tom Ford on the runway at his show in Los Angeles last year.Credit…Calla Kessler/The New York TimesFeb. 20, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ETUntil last week, Tom Ford — designer, film director and chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America — had never done an Instagram Live interview. In fact, he said, he exists on Instagram under a secret name, known only to close friends, to protect his privacy and see what people are doing. (His corporate account is run by an employee.) But he agreed to talk to The New York Times for a special fashion week series, speaking from his empty atelier in Los Angeles. This interview has been edited and condensed.Vanessa Friedman New York Fashion Week just ended, even if many people may not have realized it began! You were supposed to close out the collections, but the digital reveal was postponed a week. What happened?Tom Ford We had a Covid outbreak in our L.A. atelier. Two people. They’re OK, but we all had to quarantine. The collection’s not finished, even though we were supposed to post all of our lookbook images today. Hopefully we’ll do it next week. I won’t complain. Everyone’s in the same situation, but it’s been hard.VF Wait, the collection is not finished? Do you always design so close to the wire?TF Often, five or six days before a show, I just cut everything up and move it all around. You work until the last minute because if you think of a good idea, and it’s two days before a show, you can’t not use it. You can’t say, “Oh, I’ll save that until next season” because you won’t want it next season.VF So you think we going to get dressed up again?TF Of course. I’ve been wearing these same dirty jeans with holes in them and this same dirty jean shirt for, it seems like, months. As soon as we can go out again, we’ll want to dress up. It’s only natural.VF What about shows? Is that whole circus coming back?TF There is something about seeing a show live: the electricity in the room, something that can’t be captured on film. It used to be about presenting your clothes to press and to buyers. Now it’s about an Instagrammable moment. You need a lot of people Instagramming, Instagramming, Instagramming because it’s a way to get images of your clothes out into the world. For that, live shows that happen on a schedule where everyone comes into town are effective. It’s like the Oscars in L.A.Looks from Mr. Ford’s spring 2021 collection.Credit…via Tom FordVF Speaking of the Oscars, how does your career as a film director relate to your work as a designer?TF Being a fashion designer is dictatorial. It’s: “This is what all men should look like, this is what all women should look like. This is how you should do your hair. This is what you should wear.” But film, as a director, is the closest thing to being God.VF You’re God?TF You’re not God of the world, but you are God of that film. You decide what people say, what they do, where they go, whether they die, whether they live. You create something, and it’s very permanent. Fashion is not, sadly, as permanent.You know, you can look at a beautiful dress from a different period, and you can admire it and say “Wow,” and you can look at the pictures, but you will never have the feeling that person at the dinner party felt when this woman walked into the room, or that man walked into the room, and what you saw for the first time was new and fresh and beautiful, and it just took your breath away.Whereas in film, forever and ever and ever, if it’s well-made and it ages well, you’ll start crying when you’re supposed to cry. You’ll laugh when you’re supposed to laugh. It’s a very permanent thing, and I find that incredibly appealing.VF You say fashion is not permanent, and over the summer people talked a lot about seizing the moment for change. But now there’s talk among big brands about going right back to the old system once things open up.TF We probably will because the system is driven by the consumer. Last season I did not do pre-collections, and the CFDA in combination with the British Fashion Council, issued a letter that we really wanted to return to two collections a year. But you lose business if you don’t have pre-collections. We have trained the consumer to think there’s something new every few months.On the other hand, we have found that we don’t need to travel as much as we thought.VF Less travel would also help with fashion’s environmental footprint, which is pretty dire.TF Personally, I don’t do fur anymore. I became vegan a few years ago. I remember watching a talk show with Adrian Grenier, who was talking about straws and plastic, and I thought, “Plastic straws, how’s that going to change the world?” I did a little research — it actually does change the world. I switched to metal straws. What I design is not meant to be thrown away.VF Aside from sustainability, the other pressing issue facing fashion is the question of social justice. Do you believe the industry will change?TF One of the very first things I did at the CFDA was to change the board to make sure it was more balanced racially, and balanced in terms of men and women. The CFDA is starting an in-house — I can’t legally call it a talent agency — but that is what it is. Fashion has taken so much from Black culture throughout history, so we owe a lot to the Black community.I like to think of myself as colorblind, but I recognize, of course, that I’m not. I live in this world. I know I will never understand what it feels like to be a Black man or woman in our culture today, but we have to keep having the conversation.VF What about another film?TF I have two things I’m working on: an adaptation and an original screenplay. To be honest, I thought that during Covid I would have time to work on these. I’m so lucky, I have everything in the world, but I think everyone has felt a certain depression. It’s been a very turbulent year. And I have a child at home who hasn’t been to school in a year. So, unfortunately, I have not felt as creative as I thought I was going to feel.VF What do you do in that situation?TF I go to bed. Maybe I drink some coffee and lie in the bathtub and probably watch way too much CNN and MSNBC and just make myself even more agitated. I try to get some sleep, which I never get. I just lie in bed and stare at the ceiling.AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More

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    The Flash Movie Casts 'The Young and the Restless' Star as First Latina Supergirl

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    Sasha Calle breaks down in tears when director Andy Muschietti informs her through a video call that she’s landed the role of the Girl of Steel in the upcoming DCEU film starring Ezra Miller.

    Feb 20, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The Flash movie has found its Supergirl in “The Young and the Restless” star Sasha Calle. Director Andy Muschietti confirmed the news by sharing on his Instagram account of a video of his video call with the actress, during which he informed her that she landed the part.
    In the approximately two-minute video, Muschietti jokingly asked Calle if she could physically fly. When the 25-year-old star admitted she can’t fly, but she would love to, the director showed her a Supergirl costume that she would need to make her dream come true.
    “You’re Supergirl,” the “IT” helmer casually told Calle, who couldn’t help breaking down in tears as she learned of her casting for the upcoming DCEU film. Not able to hide her excitement, she asked for a moment to “freak out” in the middle of their video chat.

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    “Been doing a lot of flashbacks lately but today is about a Flash forward,” Muschietti captioned the video posted on Friday, February 19. He additionally told Deadline about picking Calle among more than 425 other hopefuls, “I saw more than four hundred auditions. The talent pool was truly amazing and it was very hard to make a decision, but we finally found an actress who was destined to play this role.”
    According to the site, Muschietti, DC Films boss Walter Hamada and the producers were blown away by the actress’ toughness and vulnerability that she brought to the role. The actresses, who auditioned for the role, were reportedly not told what part they were reading for, until very late in the process. Calle also did a chemistry read with the Flash depicter, Ezra Miller, with all the processes done via Zoom due to COVID-19.
    Calle is best known for her role as Lola Rosales on daytime soap opera “The Young and the Restless”. She was nominated last year in the Outstanding Young Performer in a Drama series category at the Daytime Emmy Awards. She also starred on the YouTube miniseries “Socially Awkward” in addition to several short films.
    The Boston, MA-born Colombian actress, hereby, is the first Latina Supergirl ever in DC. The character was first brought to life by Helen Slater in the 1984 Warner Bros. movie, while Melissa Benoist famously portrays the Girl of Steel on The CW’s series “Supergirl”.
    The upcoming stand-alone Flash movie is reportedly set to begin production soon as it is currently scheduled for a November 4, 2022 release in the United States. Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck are rumored to reprise their own version of Batman as the movie is said to introduce viewers to the idea of the multiverse.

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    Cameron Diaz Has No Plan to Return to Acting While Daughter Is Still Young

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    The ‘Bad Teacher’ actress won’t be taking up acting gig any time soon as she is reluctant to spend long hours away from her little daughter with Benji Madden.

    Feb 20, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Cameron Diaz “couldn’t imagine” returning to her acting career whilst her daughter is still young.
    The actress hasn’t appeared in a feature film since she played the role of Miss Hannigan in 2014’s “Annie”, but has said she isn’t interested in relaunching her Hollywood career any time soon, as she doesn’t want to spend “16 hours of (her) day” away from her 13-month-old daughter, Raddix.
    Asked whether she plans on making an acting comeback during an interview on SiriusXM’s “Quarantined with Bruce”, she replied, “I’m never going to say never about anything in life. I’m just not that person. So will I ever make a movie again? I’m not looking to. But will I? I don’t know. I have no idea.”
    “I couldn’t imagine, being a mom now, where I’m at as a mother with my child at her first year, to have to be on a movie set that takes 14 hours, 16 hours of my day away from my child. I just couldn’t. I wouldn’t have been the mom that I am now had I chosen to do that at any other time in my life.”

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    Aside from being a mother, Cameron – who has Raddix with her husband Benji Madden – is also focusing on her organic wine brand, Avaline, but finds her family life to be “the most fulfilling part” of her life so far.
    “Avaline is the only sort of day-to-day work that I’m doing other than being a wife and a mother, which has been the most … rewarding,” she smiled.
    “It really has been the most fulfilling part of my life so far. It’s just like so important… I probably somehow waited for this, so that I could do all that other stuff. So I didn’t have any distractions, you know what I mean?”
    Cameron and Benji welcomed their daughter in late December 2019, and announced her birth in January last year (20).
    In a statement shared on Instagram at the time, they wrote, “She has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family. While we are overjoyed to share this news, we also feel a strong instinct to protect our little one’s privacy. So we won’t be posting pictures or sharing any more details, other than the fact that she is really really cute!! Some would even say RAD. (sic)”

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    ‘Flora & Ulysses’ Review: A Hero Tale That Lets the Fur Fly

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }What to WatchBest Movies on NetflixBest of Disney PlusBest of Amazon PrimeBest Netflix DocumentariesNew on NetflixAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyCritic’s Pick‘Flora & Ulysses’ Review: A Hero Tale That Lets the Fur FlyA 10-year-old cynic, a bushy-tailed superhero and a cast stacked with beloved comic actors make this lovable Disney film something to see.Matilda Lawler as Flora in “Flora and Ulysses.”Credit…DisneyPublished More