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      Willem Dafoe's Violent Acting During 'Tommaso' Filming Shocked Italian Neighbors

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      Cristina Chiriac, the wife of director Abel Ferrara and the actor’s partner in the film, reveals that they had difficulty convincing people not to call the police when they shot the aggressive scene.
      Jun 9, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe’s neighbours in Rome, Italy were so convinced a real-life drama was playing out before them as the old friends shot new movie “Tommaso”, they had to convince people not to call the police.
      Filmmaker Ferrara shot the film – his sixth with Dafoe – in his home in Rome and one scene called on his leading man to be violent and aggressive towards the director’s real wife and child.
      And the “Platoon” star’s acting was a little too realistic.
      “It was very real and very rough,” Ferrara’s wife Cristina Chiriac, who plays Dafoe’s partner in the film, says. “The neighbours would come out to their windows and stare like, ‘What happened!’.
      “We live in a building with five floors and a girl from the third floor saw this happening but she didn’t understand we were filming with the camera. She thought Willem was really hurting me! She said (through the door), ‘Did he do something to you? I’m going to call the police.’ We told her we were filming but she was absolutely convinced that Willem was going to hurt us and something happened.”
      And the director’s young daughter, Anna, had a real problem with all the shouting and the drama.
      “She usually does two takes but she didn’t want to do the second one in this scene where Willem loses his temper and screams, and throws a lamp,” Abel explains.
      Chiriac adds, “The scene with Anna and Willem, we did one take and she freaked out a little bit because she usually sees Willem as nice and gentle and then when he screamed out of the blue she said, ‘No, I don’t like it. Why is he screaming?’ We would tell her it’s not reality, it’s for the camera and he’s not mean, he’s a good man! It’s not cool to push something like that.”

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      Bryce Dallas Howard Points Out 'The Help' Weakness as Educational Movie on Racial Equality

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      While grateful for the friendship that came from the 2011 film, the Hillary Walters Holbrook depicter would rather her followers to watch such movies as ‘Malcolm X’, ‘Selma’ and ‘Just Mercy’.
      Jun 9, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Bryce Dallas Howard has urged fans not to watch “The Help” to educate themselves on racial equality – instead offering a selection of movies with more appropriate messages to take away.
      Since the death of George Floyd at the hands of white police officers, and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests taking place around the world, the actress’ 2011 movie “The Help” has become the most-watched film on Netflix.
      Based on the controversial book of the same name by Kathryn Stockett, the film is set during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963, and tells the story of young journalist Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, played by Emma Stone, who decides to write a book about the racism encountered by black maids at that time.
      Bryce stars in the movie as Hillary “Hilly” Walters Holbrook, and took to Instagram to tell her followers that while she remains proud of the friendships she forged on set, there are other films more appropriate to watch right now.
      “I’ve heard that #TheHelp is the most viewed film on @netflix right now! I’m so grateful for the exquisite friendships that came from that film — our bond is something I treasure deeply and will last a lifetime,” she wrote. “This being said, The Help is a fictional story told through the perspective of a white character and was created by predominantly white storytellers. We can all go further.”
      “Stories are a gateway to radical empathy and the greatest ones are catalysts for action. If you are seeking ways to learn about the Civil Rights Movement, lynchings, segregation, Jim Crow, and all the ways in which those have an impact on us today, here are a handful of powerful, essential, masterful films and shows that center Black lives, stories, creators, and / or performers.”

      Among the films Bryce suggested watching were “Malcolm X”, “Selma” and “Just Mercy”.
      Bryce’s Instagram post comes after Viola Davis, who starred as Aibileen in the film, told The New York Times back in 2018 that appearing in the Oscar-winning film is one of her career regrets.
      “I just felt that at the end of the day that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard,” she explained. “I know Aibileen. I know Minny (Octavia Spencer). They’re my grandma. They’re my mom. And I know that if you do a movie where the whole premise is, I want to know what it feels like to work for white people and to bring up children in 1963, I want to hear how you really feel about it. I never heard that in the course of the movie.”

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      Bella Thorne's New Movie Will Debut at Outdoor Theaters

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      The new film ‘Infamous’ starring the former child star is set to open at drive-in theaters across the United States once the lockdown restrictions are lifted.
      Jun 8, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actress Bella Thorne’s new action-crime thriller is heading to drive-in theatres across the U.S. as indoor movie venues remain shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic.
      “Infamous”, written and directed by Joshua Caldwell, will open in more than 30 outdoor cinemas on June 12, 2020 when it will also launch on video-on-demand services.
      Film fans desperate to get out of the house have been flocking to drive-ins recently to continue practising social distancing while enjoying the theatre experience after many stay-at-home orders, initially introduced in March, were eased.

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      'Fantastic Four' Director Was Blocked From Casting Black Actress in 2015 Remake

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      Josh Trank claims he wanted a black Sue Storm and black Franklin Storm in the 2015 superhero reboot but faced ‘a lot of pretty heavy pushback’ from the top heads.
      Jun 8, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Josh Trank wishes he’d fought harder to cast a black actress for the role of Sue Storm in his 2015 movie “The Fantastic Four”.
      While speaking with website Geeks of Color, the filmmaker opened up about his career regrets and admitted there were “a lot of controversial conversations that were had behind the scenes” during the making of the flick.
      “I was mostly interested in a black Sue Storm, a black Johnny Storm, and a black Franklin Storm,” he shared. “But also, when you’re dealing with a studio on a massive movie like that, everybody wants to keep an open mind to, like, who the big stars are going to be.”
      However, when it came to casting the part, Josh says he “found a lot of pretty heavy pushback on casting a Black woman in that role… when I look back on that, I should have just walked when that realisation sort of hit me, and I feel embarrassed about that, that I didn’t just out of principle.”
      He added, “I’m somebody who always talks about standing up for what I believe in, even if it means burning my career out. I feel bad that I didn’t take it to the mat with that issue. I feel like I failed in that regard.”
      Kate Mara starred as Sue in the film opposite Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, and her future husband Jamie Bell.

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      Diana Ross' Daughter Reluctant to Sing in New Movie for Fears of Being Compared to Legendary Mom

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      Tracee Ellis Ross reveals she was initially afraid of showing off her vocals in ‘The High Note’ because she’s afraid of being compared to her Motown star mother.
      Jun 7, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Diana Ross was reduced to tears after hearing daughter Tracee Ellis Ross’ songs from her forthcoming movie “The High Note”.
      The 47-year-old “Black-ish” star is set to appear as singer Grace Davis in the new movie and, speaking to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, she opened up on the “I’m Coming Out” hitmaker’s reaction to her vocal recordings.
      While Diana hadn’t seen the movie at the time of the conversation, Tracee recalled, “I picked her up and we sat in my car. We were holding hands and crying as the songs played. It was a special moment.”
      While the star was met with approval from Diana, she confessed she “thought it was unfair I was being asked to sing” over fears she’d be compared to her Motown legend mum.
      However, she reflected she found it easy to distance herself from the “Chain Reaction” star in the studio – because Diana always kept her music and family life separate.
      “My mom recorded while we were sleeping, so she could be available when we were awake,” she said. “So, I didn’t get to sit and sleep in a recording studio.”
      “I knew where the mic was, but I didn’t know what the controls were for. For Christ’s sake, doesn’t someone just press the red button?!” she joked
      Tracee performs six numbers in the movie, also starring Dakota Johnson, which is available digitally now.

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      'Star Wars' Composer John Williams Lauded at Princess of Asturias Awards

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      Along with fellow composer Ennio Morricone, the ‘Star Wars’ composer receives the arts prize at the prestigious event for his extensive works in movie industry.
      Jun 7, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Revered composers John Williams and Ennio Morricone have been feted as part of Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Awards in recognition of their work in film.
      The musicians were chosen to receive the arts prize for having “enriched hundreds of films with their talent.”
      In a statement released on Friday, June 5, 2020, the jury members in charge of deciding the winners explained the two “demonstrate complete mastery of composition as well as narrative, building emotion, tension and lyricism at the service of cinematographic images.”
      American composer Williams is known for his work in the “Star Wars” franchise as well as Steven Spielberg movies “Jaws”, “Jurassic Park”, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, and the “Indiana Jones” series while some of Italian maestro Morricone’s most recognised scores feature in director Sergio Leone’s films “The Good”, “The Bad & The Ugly”, and “Once Upon a Time in the West”.

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      Whoopi Goldberg Lends Voice to Short Animated Film About Climate Crisis

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      Speaking of ‘The Gigantic Change’, co-director George Lewin recalls being left in shock when the Hollywood legend agreed to take part in the three-minute movie.
      Jun 6, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Whoopi Goldberg has partnered with Extinction Rebellion activists on a new short film aimed at helping to combat the climate crisis.
      The Hollywood legend lent her voice to “The Gigantic Change”, a three-minute animated movie about the perils of climate change, in honour of World Environment Day on Friday, June 05.
      George Lewin, who co-directed the short with Nicola Jane Francis, was shocked when Whoopi, a former UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and one of only 15 people in history to join the EGOT club by winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award, agreed to take part in the film.
      “Her (Goldberg’s) iconic voice (would) bring a perfect sense of gravitas to the performance,” director Lewin explained to Variety. “Plus she is outspoken on environmental issues and had the potential to inspire many of her followers to take action. So we sent the script to her agent, and she came back quickly saying ‘I’m in.’ We couldn’t believe it.”
      Whoopi voices a grandmother from the future who reads a story about how humans cleaned up the planet to rescue humans and other species from the devastating effects of the climate crisis.
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      The movie can be viewed at TheGiganticChange.com.

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      Sam Mendes Says U.K. Theater Industry Is in 'Grave Danger' Following Pandemic

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      The ‘Skyfall’ director urges the British government to put together a ‘rescue package’ to save the the theater industry in the United Kingdom from disappearing altogether.
      Jun 6, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Director Sam Mendes has implored British government officials to put together a “rescue package” to save the U.K. theatre industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
      The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the live events sector to a standstill since March 2020 and without productions to put on, many venues and companies are facing the prospect of going out of business – unless authorities step in and lend their support.
      In a Financial Times op-ed, published on Friday, June 5, 2020, Mendes, who has found success in film and on the stage, declares the coronavirus crisis “the biggest challenge to Britain’s cultural life since the outbreak of the Second World War,” explaining theatre and live entertainment are in “grave danger” of disappearing altogether.
      He notes how streaming services have surged in popularity during the lockdown period, with many of the cast and crewmembers featured in streaming content getting their start in the theatre world, which he describes as “an ecosystem that supports us all.”
      “It would be deeply ironic if the streaming services – Netflix, Amazon Prime et al – should be making lockdown millions from our finest acting, producing, writing and directing talent, while the very arts culture that nurtured that talent pool is allowed to die,” he shares as he calls on streaming company bosses to “use a fraction of their Covid-19 windfall” to benefit those in the performing arts.
      Mendes goes on to outline his proposal for saving the industry, including a tax relief programme, calling for a government fund to help struggling freelancers and self-employed artists, and suggesting politicians in charge view theatre as potential financial investment. “This is not a request for a handout, or for long-term life support,” he maintained. “It is an offer for the government to become partners in a successful business.”
      London’s West End is expected to remain shuttered until at least August 2, 2020 amid continued coronavirus concerns.

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