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Da'vine Joy Randolph Included 'Subliminal Love Letter' To Her Grandmother In The Holdovers

Da'Vine Joy Randolph wore her grandmother's glasses in 'The Holdovers'.The 37-year-old star won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of grieving mother Mary Lamb in Alexander Payne's comedy-drama film and explained...

Da’Vine Joy Randolph Pleads For ‘Contributions’ So She Can Get Oscars Tickets For Family!

Da’Vine Joy Randolph has pleaded for contributions so she can get five extra tickets for the Oscars so her family can attend the ceremony.The 37-year-old ‘Holdovers’ actress is up for a best supporting actress for...

Da’Vine Joy Randolph Focused On Portraying ‘Complexities Of Average Woman’ In ‘The Holdovers’

Da’Vine Joy Randolph became fixated on portraying the “complexities” of an “average woman” in ‘The Holdovers’.The 37-year-old actress – nominated for best supporting actress at Sunday’s (18.02.24) BAFTA awards in London’s Royal Festival Hall for...

Paul Giamatti Dedicates Golden Globes Win To Teachers

Paul Giamatti dedicated his Golden Globe award to teachers.The 56-year-old actor portrays a bad-tempered history master at a boarding school in 'The Holdovers' and after paying tribute to the cast and crew, including director Alexander...

Alexander Payne Blasts 'Damn Long' Movies

Alexander Payne has criticised "damn long" modern movies.The Oscar-winning director took aim at films that have overly long runtimes amid debate about the 206-minute length of Martin Scorsese's new picture 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.Speaking...

Rose Mcgowan Vows To 'Destroy' Alexander Payne: 'F*** Him And His Lies'

Rose McGowan has vowed to ''destroy'' Alexander Payne after he denied her sexual misconduct allegations.The 46-year-old actress - who previously accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct - recently accused the 'Sideways' and 'The Descendants' filmmaker...

Alexander Payne: Rose Mcgowan's Allegations Are 'Simply Untrue'

Alexander Payne says Rose McGowan's allegations against him are ''simply untrue''.The 46-year-old actress - who previously accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct - recently accused the 'Sideways' and 'The Descendants' filmmaker of sexual misconduct, as...

Rose Mcgowan Accuses Alexander Payne Of Sexual Misconduct

Rose McGowan has accused director Alexander Payne of sexual misconduct.The actress - who previously accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct - has alleged that the 'Sideways' and 'The Descendants' filmmaker ''played a soft-core porn movie''...

Alexander Payne Thinks Downsizing Might Be Too Timely

The 74th Venice Film Festival kicked off on the Lido this week with the world premiere of Alexander Payne's new film Downsizing, which stars Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig as a couple who decides to...

Filmmaker Alexander Payne To Be Honoured At Munich Film Festival

The Oscar winner will be the guest of honour at Germany's top film event next month (Jun15), when a collection of his features, shorts, and TV films will be screened for attendees....

Matt Damon To Star In Alexander Payne's Epic Masterpiece, 'Downsizing'

Downsizing remains one of the great unmade movies in Hollywood. Alexander Payne, the acclaimed director behind Sideways, About Schmidt and The Descendants, has been working on the movie for over 10 years, describing it as...

Oscars 2014: 5 Reasons Why Alfonso Cuaron Will Win Best Director For 'Gravity'

As we edge closer and closer to The Oscars on March 2, prices on the eventual winners are fluctuating less. Some favorites have settled: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club, Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine...

Bruce Dern And Forte Snagged 'Nebraska' Roles, Ahead Of De Niro, Cranston

After taking it easy with the breezy yet assured The Descendants, Alexander Payne appears to have gotten back his social bite with Nebraska, his road-movie with a difference starring Bruce Dern and Will Forte.Bruce Dern...

Lesbian Love Story Beats Coen Brothers To Palme D'or At Cannes

An intimate lesbian love story by Abdellatif Kechiche won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the prestigious Palme d'Or on Sunday. La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2 (Blue is the Warmest...

'The Past' Emerges As Early Favourite For Palme D'or At Cannes Film Festival

Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi, who made his name in the industry with the incredible A Seperation, is potentially sitting on the Palme d'Or after his Paris-set tale 'The Past' drew boisterous applause and strong reviews...

Dark Rooms, Bans And Bolshy Women: How The Cannes Jury Choose The Palme D'or Winner

What it's like to sit on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival and have the power to present the director of the very best movie with the prestigious Palme d'Or? This year, Steven Spielberg,...

'The Great Gatsby' Opening Cannes Doesn't Seem Like Such A Good Idea Anymore

The 2013 Cannes Film Festival will open on Wednesday (May 15, 2013) with Baz Luhrmann's 3-D version of The Great Gatsby, a throwback to the roaring twenties adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic book of...

Cannes Line-up For 2013 Hints At Possible Oscars Race [Analysis]

The line-up for the Cannes Film Festival 2013 has been announced and with it, a clearer picture of the possible contenders for the Oscars in February 2014. In a hugely American-heavy shortlist, Cannes will welcome...

George Clooney Changes Mind About Having Kids?

George Clooney has reportedly changed his mind about having children, following his high profile relationship with the wrestler-turned-model Stacy Keibler. Clooney, 50, has always maintained he is happy to do without children, whilst also suggesting...

Angelina Furious At Right-leg Jibes On Oscars Night 2012

Angelina Jolie was reportedly furious that Jim Rash and his Descendants co-writers decided to mock her onstage at this year's Oscars ceremony (February 26, 2012). The Changeling actress' choice of Versace Atelier dress, with its...

Oscars 2012: Alexander Payne Clears Up Confusion Over Descendants Script

Last night, Alexander Payne won an Oscar for his work writing the adapted screenplay for The Descendants. The script was based on the book by Kaui Hart Hemmings and Payne told reporters backstage that he...

Oscars 2012: Angelina's Right Leg Steals The Show

Angelina Jolie's appearance at last night's Oscars ceremony has quickly become one of the most talked about moments of this year's awards. Not to be outdone by the alleged unveiling of a small part of...

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Planning Film Collaboration

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to star in a movie together.The couple met on the set of 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' in 2005 and Angelina believes the time has come to join forces...

'The Artist' Cleans Up At The Oscars

Silent movie 'The Artist' cleaned up at last night's (27.02.12) Oscars, winning five awards.The black and white film - which tells the tale of an old-Hollywood love story - was named Best Picture, while its...

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Planning Film Collaboration

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to star in a movie together.The couple met on the set of 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' in 2005 and Angelina believes the time has come to join forces...

Oscar Voter Joan Collins Chooses 'The Artist' For Best Picture?

The 84th Annual Academy Awards is just three days away, and anticipation is building in Hollywood after the deadline for Oscar voters to provide this year's selections finally passed. The biggest night on the film's...

The Descendants Lands Coveted Scripter Award

Director Alexander Payne is celebrating after his hit George Clooney film The Descendants was honoured with the coveted Scripter Award on Saturday (18Feb12).Each year the accolade is handed out to the author and screenwriter of...

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