Before heading off to mainland China to direct those patriotic but commercially successful films like “Operation Mekong” (2016), “Operation Red Sea” (2018), “The Battle of Changjin” (2021), Dante Lam's last Hong Kong film starring Nick Cheung was “The Demon Within” (2014). Now, back to his roots and home turf almost a decade later and this time co-directing with Calvin Tong, he delivers us the extremely violent Category III, adults only “Bursting Point”, again with Cheung in the lead.
Veteran chief inspector Bond Sir of the anti-narcotic branch is desperate to apprehend the boss of a local drug traffickers' gang Yang (Shaun Tam). Bond then plants a young cop Jiang Ming (William Chan) as a mole into their organization. After several unsuccessful confrontations with high casualties on both sides, the police manage to retain Yang's brother but he later dies in custody which further angers Yang. Furthermore, Ming seems to have blown his undercover...
Veteran chief inspector Bond Sir of the anti-narcotic branch is desperate to apprehend the boss of a local drug traffickers' gang Yang (Shaun Tam). Bond then plants a young cop Jiang Ming (William Chan) as a mole into their organization. After several unsuccessful confrontations with high casualties on both sides, the police manage to retain Yang's brother but he later dies in custody which further angers Yang. Furthermore, Ming seems to have blown his undercover...
- 5/25/2024
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Eugene Lee Yang is leaving The Try Guys.
But, in an 18-minute announcement video called Love, Eugene, he’s quick to clarify: There’s no beef between him and fellow Try Guys Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld.
Instead, he’s departing, first, because the vast number of projects he’s developing—including a directorial debut with Killer Films, a graphic novel with Vault Comics, and a queer YA fantasy duology with Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends—are taking up all his time, with fans noticing that absence more and more over the past couple of years.
“I’m the busiest I’ve ever been in my entire life, and I’m so, so thankful to be committing my blood, sweat, and tears into projects that mean the world to me—projects that have been in rigorous development for many years,” he says. “Now, as you know, once they required my undivided attention,...
But, in an 18-minute announcement video called Love, Eugene, he’s quick to clarify: There’s no beef between him and fellow Try Guys Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld.
Instead, he’s departing, first, because the vast number of projects he’s developing—including a directorial debut with Killer Films, a graphic novel with Vault Comics, and a queer YA fantasy duology with Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends—are taking up all his time, with fans noticing that absence more and more over the past couple of years.
“I’m the busiest I’ve ever been in my entire life, and I’m so, so thankful to be committing my blood, sweat, and tears into projects that mean the world to me—projects that have been in rigorous development for many years,” he says. “Now, as you know, once they required my undivided attention,...
- 5/23/2024
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
The Try Guys have made careers on YouTube by, well, trying new things.
That has included unique experiences, eating entire menus, social experiments, baking and cooking competitions, and other formats that have helped deliver more than 8 million YouTube subscribers, and millions more on other social platforms.
Now, the group is trying arguably their biggest thing yet: A new business model.
On Wednesday, The Try Guys (Zach Kornfeld, Keith Habersberger and Eugene Lee Yang) are launching their own branded subscription streaming service, 2nd Try, in a shift away from YouTube as their core source of monetizing the content they produce.
“Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen both the joys and the limits of algorithmic media making,” Kornfeld tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview. “It obviously has its benefits, it has given us a career! But increasingly we find that our tastes and more importantly, our audience’s taste is...
That has included unique experiences, eating entire menus, social experiments, baking and cooking competitions, and other formats that have helped deliver more than 8 million YouTube subscribers, and millions more on other social platforms.
Now, the group is trying arguably their biggest thing yet: A new business model.
On Wednesday, The Try Guys (Zach Kornfeld, Keith Habersberger and Eugene Lee Yang) are launching their own branded subscription streaming service, 2nd Try, in a shift away from YouTube as their core source of monetizing the content they produce.
“Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen both the joys and the limits of algorithmic media making,” Kornfeld tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview. “It obviously has its benefits, it has given us a career! But increasingly we find that our tastes and more importantly, our audience’s taste is...
- 5/22/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Try Guys have something to tell people, but don’t worry, they know what you’re thinking.
The last time the former BuzzFeed employees turned YouTube moguls Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld were in the news, it was for an internet-roiling scandal. What started with one of their co-hosts Ned Fulmer beginning a relationship with his subordinate ended with him leaving the group, weeks of online speculation, and capped off with a 5-minute long SNL parody. But almost two years since the drama rocked the YouTuber fandoms (and introduced...
The last time the former BuzzFeed employees turned YouTube moguls Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld were in the news, it was for an internet-roiling scandal. What started with one of their co-hosts Ned Fulmer beginning a relationship with his subordinate ended with him leaving the group, weeks of online speculation, and capped off with a 5-minute long SNL parody. But almost two years since the drama rocked the YouTuber fandoms (and introduced...
- 5/22/2024
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
“Saturday Night Live” ended its 49th season on May 18, and now all eyes are set for the fall of 2024, when the monumental 50th season will begin. “I get awestruck at that idea and that concept,” reveals Bowen Yang, who just wrapped up his fifth year as a cast member. “It’s all tied back to [showrunner and creator] Lorne Michaels and all of the producers who’ve been on that journey with him and us, and who’ve supported people and launched their careers. It’s really, for lack of a better word, crazy to think about.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Yang is a three-time Emmy Award nominee for “SNL,” first for writing in 2019 and then for acting in 2021 and ’22. Winning an award this year would be “another pipe dream,” he tell us. “This is a really hackneyed thing I’ll say: it was just an honor to be nominated. And...
Yang is a three-time Emmy Award nominee for “SNL,” first for writing in 2019 and then for acting in 2021 and ’22. Winning an award this year would be “another pipe dream,” he tell us. “This is a really hackneyed thing I’ll say: it was just an honor to be nominated. And...
- 5/22/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
For her third round of hosting duties on “Saturday Night Live,” “Mother” Maya Rudolph did not disappoint. Having been a cast member from 2000 to 2007, Rudolph is well acquainted with that 30 Rock stage, and has played a litany of memorable characters. In honor of Mother’s Day, current “SNL” cast-mates Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang joined Rudolph onstage to honor her legacy and declare her a true “Moth-errr”.
“You’re a 30 Rock legend,” Sherman said. “You’ve had your foot on our necks since Y2K.”
Rudolph was disbelieving of this praise at first, but Yang quickly interjected to second Sherman’s claim.
“You were the first to slay the house down boots queen!” he exclaimed to Rudolph.
“You have achieved extra-terrestrial mother status!” said Sherman.
“Me? Mother?” questioned Rudolph. “You’re right.”
Cue a pumpin’ beat and Kenan Thompson in a Law Roach-inspired wig, holding a tiny purse in one...
“You’re a 30 Rock legend,” Sherman said. “You’ve had your foot on our necks since Y2K.”
Rudolph was disbelieving of this praise at first, but Yang quickly interjected to second Sherman’s claim.
“You were the first to slay the house down boots queen!” he exclaimed to Rudolph.
“You have achieved extra-terrestrial mother status!” said Sherman.
“Me? Mother?” questioned Rudolph. “You’re right.”
Cue a pumpin’ beat and Kenan Thompson in a Law Roach-inspired wig, holding a tiny purse in one...
- 5/12/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Maya Rudolph returned to Saturday Night Live as host for the Mother’s Day show.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Rudolph said as she took the stage of Studio 8H. “It is so good to be back and for the Mother’s Day episode.”
Rudolph said that for her, it was “extra special” as she is a four-time mom, joking, “I have four beautiful kids… that I know of.”
Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman popped up to congratulate her on Mother’s Day.
“But Maya, you’re not just a mom, you’re mo-ther,” Yang noted.
Sherman added, “You’re a 30 Rock legend. You’ve had your foot on our neck since Y2K.”
Kenan Thompson, in character, then introduced Rudolph as the Mother of the House of Rockefeller.
Rudolph then appeared on stage surrounded by a group of dancers and singing, “I’m your mother!”
The...
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Rudolph said as she took the stage of Studio 8H. “It is so good to be back and for the Mother’s Day episode.”
Rudolph said that for her, it was “extra special” as she is a four-time mom, joking, “I have four beautiful kids… that I know of.”
Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman popped up to congratulate her on Mother’s Day.
“But Maya, you’re not just a mom, you’re mo-ther,” Yang noted.
Sherman added, “You’re a 30 Rock legend. You’ve had your foot on our neck since Y2K.”
Kenan Thompson, in character, then introduced Rudolph as the Mother of the House of Rockefeller.
Rudolph then appeared on stage surrounded by a group of dancers and singing, “I’m your mother!”
The...
- 5/12/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Night Live skipped its traditional cold open and instead went with brief bits featuring cast members and their moms, in honor of Mother’s Day.
“As you know, it is Mother’s Day in about 29 minutes,” said Kenan Thompson.
“So still plenty of time to buy a gift,” said his mother, Ann.
“I told you mom, my children are my gift to you,” he responded.
“So me babysitting them is my gift. How generous,” she said, with a bit of sarcasm.
Then, Thompson explained that “with so many upsetting stories in the world right now, we thought we would take a break from a regular cold open and hear some heartwarming stories from our moms instead.”
Then his mom responded, “Really? That is too bad. I was excited to see who was going to play Stormy Daniels.”
The opener was a different kind of cold open— funny and heartwarming at the same time,...
“As you know, it is Mother’s Day in about 29 minutes,” said Kenan Thompson.
“So still plenty of time to buy a gift,” said his mother, Ann.
“I told you mom, my children are my gift to you,” he responded.
“So me babysitting them is my gift. How generous,” she said, with a bit of sarcasm.
Then, Thompson explained that “with so many upsetting stories in the world right now, we thought we would take a break from a regular cold open and hear some heartwarming stories from our moms instead.”
Then his mom responded, “Really? That is too bad. I was excited to see who was going to play Stormy Daniels.”
The opener was a different kind of cold open— funny and heartwarming at the same time,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday launched a global outreach campaign called Academy100 intended to expand its scope and connection with a worldwide base.
Academy President Janet Yang and CEO Bill Kramer launched the Academy100 initiative, that entails a $500 million fundraising drive, at a Rome event hosted by the Eternal City’s storied Cinecittà Studios.
The fundraising drive has already raised $100 million from partners inlcuding Rolex, which has long supported the Academy.
“The future of the Academy is global, and Academy100 will deepen our worldwide reach and impact,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer. “The Academy will soon enter its second century, and we want to ensure that we continue to be the preeminent leader of our international film community,” he added.
“Like all healthy organizations, the Academy needs a sustainable and diverse base of support, and we are deeply grateful to Rolex and all of our...
Academy President Janet Yang and CEO Bill Kramer launched the Academy100 initiative, that entails a $500 million fundraising drive, at a Rome event hosted by the Eternal City’s storied Cinecittà Studios.
The fundraising drive has already raised $100 million from partners inlcuding Rolex, which has long supported the Academy.
“The future of the Academy is global, and Academy100 will deepen our worldwide reach and impact,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer. “The Academy will soon enter its second century, and we want to ensure that we continue to be the preeminent leader of our international film community,” he added.
“Like all healthy organizations, the Academy needs a sustainable and diverse base of support, and we are deeply grateful to Rolex and all of our...
- 5/10/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) has launched a fundraising initiative called Academy100 to raise $500m to spend on educational and talent programmes around the world.
Ampas held a press conference in Rome today, co-hosted with Cinecitta Studios, to announce the initiative to broaden its international reach, which has been launched ahead of its 100th anniversary in 2028. It said $100m has already been raised from private sponsors and investors such as Rolex and the Dorchester Collection hotel group.
The money will be spent on activities Ampas already organises in the US, but will involve locations around the world.
Ampas held a press conference in Rome today, co-hosted with Cinecitta Studios, to announce the initiative to broaden its international reach, which has been launched ahead of its 100th anniversary in 2028. It said $100m has already been raised from private sponsors and investors such as Rolex and the Dorchester Collection hotel group.
The money will be spent on activities Ampas already organises in the US, but will involve locations around the world.
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
NBCUniversal inked a deal with iHeartMedia making it the exclusive audio partner for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Under the agreement, iHeart will provide 24-7 play-by-play audio channels for select NBCU linear coverage of the Olympic Games. In addition, iHeartMedia will create an original iHeartPodcast for the Olympics hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers (of the popular “Las Culturistas” podcast) and produce Olympic-themed episodes for some of its top educational podcasts, including “Stuff You Missed in History Class” and “Ridiculous History,” as well as promote tune-in for NBCU’s coverage across TV and Peacock.
The play-by-play Olympics channels carried by iHeartMedia will feature NBCU’s coverage of “the most exciting moments of the Games,” with a special focus on Team USA. The audio programming is expected to include Team USA men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, and track and field.
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Under the agreement, iHeart will provide 24-7 play-by-play audio channels for select NBCU linear coverage of the Olympic Games. In addition, iHeartMedia will create an original iHeartPodcast for the Olympics hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers (of the popular “Las Culturistas” podcast) and produce Olympic-themed episodes for some of its top educational podcasts, including “Stuff You Missed in History Class” and “Ridiculous History,” as well as promote tune-in for NBCU’s coverage across TV and Peacock.
The play-by-play Olympics channels carried by iHeartMedia will feature NBCU’s coverage of “the most exciting moments of the Games,” with a special focus on Team USA. The audio programming is expected to include Team USA men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, and track and field.
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- 5/8/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Psych.
It’s easy to forget sometimes that Psych is a show that often involves murder. The procedural comedy-drama is well known for its running gags, irreverent humor, and the absurd scenarios that faux psychic Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez) and his best friend/crime-solving partner Gus (Dulé Hill) often found themselves in, all of which can overshadow the seriousness of the crimes they’re trying to solve. However, the series proves it’s worthy of the drama genre descriptor more often than we realize when it allows itself to go to darker places than we expect.
The most obvious example of this in the series is the Yin/Yang arc. Shawn and Gus go up against these serial killers several times throughout the series, and often find themselves and those they care about directly in harms’ way. Like many serial killers, Yin (Peter Weller...
It’s easy to forget sometimes that Psych is a show that often involves murder. The procedural comedy-drama is well known for its running gags, irreverent humor, and the absurd scenarios that faux psychic Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez) and his best friend/crime-solving partner Gus (Dulé Hill) often found themselves in, all of which can overshadow the seriousness of the crimes they’re trying to solve. However, the series proves it’s worthy of the drama genre descriptor more often than we realize when it allows itself to go to darker places than we expect.
The most obvious example of this in the series is the Yin/Yang arc. Shawn and Gus go up against these serial killers several times throughout the series, and often find themselves and those they care about directly in harms’ way. Like many serial killers, Yin (Peter Weller...
- 5/6/2024
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
What splits the fine line between desire and expectations? Is it a thing you can see? Is it a thing you can film?
Film at Lincoln Center’s new retrospective supposes that if any of those questions have answers, they might reside in the cinema of Edward Yang. Moving from “A Rational Mind”––the title of their 2011 retrospective of Yang’s work––to “Desire/Expectations” reframes those questions to be more diffuse, less singular. A rational mind could answer in the affirmative or negative; a slash indicates that desire and expectations may occupy the same terrain simultaneously.
“A rational mind” is also, perhaps, an accusation a Yang character could lob at another, especially in A Confucian Confusion (1994), a workplace farce that subjects a “culture company” in 1990s Taipei to the contradictions of Confucian teachings. In turn (or simultaneously), the film interrogates Confucian-influenced, consumer-friendly spaces––like 1990s Taipei––to rethink old-world molds of tradition and expectation.
Film at Lincoln Center’s new retrospective supposes that if any of those questions have answers, they might reside in the cinema of Edward Yang. Moving from “A Rational Mind”––the title of their 2011 retrospective of Yang’s work––to “Desire/Expectations” reframes those questions to be more diffuse, less singular. A rational mind could answer in the affirmative or negative; a slash indicates that desire and expectations may occupy the same terrain simultaneously.
“A rational mind” is also, perhaps, an accusation a Yang character could lob at another, especially in A Confucian Confusion (1994), a workplace farce that subjects a “culture company” in 1990s Taipei to the contradictions of Confucian teachings. In turn (or simultaneously), the film interrogates Confucian-influenced, consumer-friendly spaces––like 1990s Taipei––to rethink old-world molds of tradition and expectation.
- 12/29/2023
- by Frank Falisi
- The Film Stage
Film at Lincoln Center is unveiling an Edward Yang retrospective to honor the late filmmaker into the New Year.
Titled “Desire/Expectations: The Films of Edward Yang,” the curated series includes screenings of Yang’s “Yi Yi,” “A Brighter Summer Day,” “Taipei Story,” and the world premiere of a new 4K restoration of “Mahjong.” The Film at Lincoln Center series additionally debuts a new restoration of “A Confucian Confusion.”
IndieWire now reveals that the series, which kicks off December 22, will extend its run through January 9 with new additional screenings, including “Mahjong” in 4K. Also, Yang’s widow, pianist Kaili Peng, who composed the score for “Yi Yi” and is heard playing the piano throughout the film, will introduce the 6:30 p.m. screening of that film on December 22 at 6:30 p.m. That screening will follow a special opening reception at the Furman Gallery at 5:00 p.m.
“Desire/Expectations...
Titled “Desire/Expectations: The Films of Edward Yang,” the curated series includes screenings of Yang’s “Yi Yi,” “A Brighter Summer Day,” “Taipei Story,” and the world premiere of a new 4K restoration of “Mahjong.” The Film at Lincoln Center series additionally debuts a new restoration of “A Confucian Confusion.”
IndieWire now reveals that the series, which kicks off December 22, will extend its run through January 9 with new additional screenings, including “Mahjong” in 4K. Also, Yang’s widow, pianist Kaili Peng, who composed the score for “Yi Yi” and is heard playing the piano throughout the film, will introduce the 6:30 p.m. screening of that film on December 22 at 6:30 p.m. That screening will follow a special opening reception at the Furman Gallery at 5:00 p.m.
“Desire/Expectations...
- 12/18/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
George Santos Talks Donald Trump, Hermès and Political Future in Interview With Ziwe: “I’ll Be Back”
George Santos may have been expelled from the U.S. Congress, but he’s not going anywhere, the disgraced politician told comedian and interviewer Ziwe on Monday.
“I’ll be back. I’m 35. They’re all in their 50s. I’ll outlive them, each and every one of them,” the disgraced Republican politician told Ziwe during a sit-down interview on her YouTube channel about his political future. Santos added he’ll remain in the media spotlight, whatever his future, “because people want the content.”
When asked about possibly going away to prison, given criminal charges he faces, Santos shot back: “That’s a below the belt.” He faces trial next year in New York after being indicted on 23 counts of stealing from his campaign and lying to Congress. Santos pleaded not guilty, but is reportedly in talks on a possible plea deal.
He was expelled Dec. 1 as a U.S.
“I’ll be back. I’m 35. They’re all in their 50s. I’ll outlive them, each and every one of them,” the disgraced Republican politician told Ziwe during a sit-down interview on her YouTube channel about his political future. Santos added he’ll remain in the media spotlight, whatever his future, “because people want the content.”
When asked about possibly going away to prison, given criminal charges he faces, Santos shot back: “That’s a below the belt.” He faces trial next year in New York after being indicted on 23 counts of stealing from his campaign and lying to Congress. Santos pleaded not guilty, but is reportedly in talks on a possible plea deal.
He was expelled Dec. 1 as a U.S.
- 12/18/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kate McKinnon returned to Studio 8H to host "Saturday Night Live" for the first time this weekend. Though it might feel like a long time since McKinnon left the late night sketch comedy series, she only just departed in 2022 at the end of season 47, along with Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Pete Davidson. But how did McKinnon fare hosting "SNL" without Bryant, her frequent partner in comedy?
Honestly, a pairing of the two comedians was missed in the Christmas episode of "SNL," but executive producer Lorne Michaels tried to make up for the lack of Bryant's guest appearance with the return of two other alums: Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig. Not only did the two appear in the monologue to sing an "SNL" rendition of "I'll Be Home for Christmas," but they popped up in two of the better sketches of the evening. However, we shouldn't sleep on musical guest and former host Billie Eilish,...
Honestly, a pairing of the two comedians was missed in the Christmas episode of "SNL," but executive producer Lorne Michaels tried to make up for the lack of Bryant's guest appearance with the return of two other alums: Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig. Not only did the two appear in the monologue to sing an "SNL" rendition of "I'll Be Home for Christmas," but they popped up in two of the better sketches of the evening. However, we shouldn't sleep on musical guest and former host Billie Eilish,...
- 12/17/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
With credit surely partly due to the “Timothée Chalamet effect,” menswear hit new levels of creativity and expressiveness this year. “There’s a sense of zero fucks given,” says stylist Michael Fisher (who last year made tailored skirts a red carpet staple on client Oscar Isaac).
The risk-taking and loosening up of silhouettes, say stylist duo Wayman + Micah comes down to the fact that “the men in Hollywood just want to have just as much fun with looks, not to mention the trends of androgyny and unisexual dressing in our culture having an influence on acceptability.”
Flaunting Sheer
Instead of an obvious no-shirt approach, many male stars embraced sultry layering by pairing suits and sweaters with sheer shirts.
“You’re still getting body but not overt body,” says stylist Fisher, whose client Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) wore a gossamer Ami Paris tank with cardigan in November.
The risk-taking and loosening up of silhouettes, say stylist duo Wayman + Micah comes down to the fact that “the men in Hollywood just want to have just as much fun with looks, not to mention the trends of androgyny and unisexual dressing in our culture having an influence on acceptability.”
Flaunting Sheer
Instead of an obvious no-shirt approach, many male stars embraced sultry layering by pairing suits and sweaters with sheer shirts.
“You’re still getting body but not overt body,” says stylist Fisher, whose client Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) wore a gossamer Ami Paris tank with cardigan in November.
- 12/16/2023
- by Fawnia Soo Hoo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jennifer Fox, the Oscar-nominated film producer (Michael Clayton), will produce the next Governors Awards ceremony for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy president Janet Yang announced Wednesday. It will be Fox’s fifth time overseeing the event, following the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th editions.
The 14th Governors Awards will take place on Jan. 9 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. Honorary Awards will be presented to Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks and film editor Carol Littleton, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to the Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter.
“Producing the Academy’s Governors Awards for the fifth time and helping kick off another Oscar season is an absolute honor,” Fox said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to a memorable night paying tribute to this year’s exceptional honorees.”
Yang stated, “We are delighted to welcome Jennifer back as our producer for the Governors Awards.
The 14th Governors Awards will take place on Jan. 9 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. Honorary Awards will be presented to Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks and film editor Carol Littleton, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to the Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter.
“Producing the Academy’s Governors Awards for the fifth time and helping kick off another Oscar season is an absolute honor,” Fox said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to a memorable night paying tribute to this year’s exceptional honorees.”
Yang stated, “We are delighted to welcome Jennifer back as our producer for the Governors Awards.
- 12/13/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Charli D’Amelio will pass Dancing With the Stars’ Mirrorball trophy to another worthy winner on Tuesday — and for the first time ever, there are five finalists who could potentially take it from her.
During its recent semifinals episode, Dancing opted not to send anyone home, leaving five contestants — Xochitl Gomez, Alyson Hannigan, Charity Lawson, Ariana Madix and Jason Mraz — in the running on finale night, instead of the usual four. But before that confetti shower rains down on Tuesday night, we want your thoughts on who will (and should) emerge victorious from Season 32.
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During its recent semifinals episode, Dancing opted not to send anyone home, leaving five contestants — Xochitl Gomez, Alyson Hannigan, Charity Lawson, Ariana Madix and Jason Mraz — in the running on finale night, instead of the usual four. But before that confetti shower rains down on Tuesday night, we want your thoughts on who will (and should) emerge victorious from Season 32.
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- 12/3/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
When you’ve got a singer the caliber of Emma Stone to host Saturday Night Live — she played Sally Bowles in a Broadway production of Cabaret and won an Oscar for her work in the musical La La Land for crying out loud! — you’re obviously going to put her in a musical number.
Also, if at all possible, it will be butt-ass naked.
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Also, if at all possible, it will be butt-ass naked.
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- 12/3/2023
- by Robert Clarke-Chan
- TVLine.com
This week’s Saturday Night Live cold open gave a musical send-off to expelled congressman George Santos.
Before Bowen Yang’s Santos made his way over to a piano to perform a parody of “Candle in the Wind,” he took questions from the media regarding his removal from the U.S. House of Representatives.
“This entire country has been bullying me just because I am a proud gay thief,” Yang’s Santos initially says. “But what else is new? America hates to see a Latina queen winning since the day I was elected. It’s been a witch hunt but if I’m guilty of anything, it’s for loving too much/fraud.”
When one of the reporters asked him how he felt about being the sixth House member in history to be expelled by his colleagues, Yang’s Santos responded, “You want me to say that I lost? That I’m humiliated?...
Before Bowen Yang’s Santos made his way over to a piano to perform a parody of “Candle in the Wind,” he took questions from the media regarding his removal from the U.S. House of Representatives.
“This entire country has been bullying me just because I am a proud gay thief,” Yang’s Santos initially says. “But what else is new? America hates to see a Latina queen winning since the day I was elected. It’s been a witch hunt but if I’m guilty of anything, it’s for loving too much/fraud.”
When one of the reporters asked him how he felt about being the sixth House member in history to be expelled by his colleagues, Yang’s Santos responded, “You want me to say that I lost? That I’m humiliated?...
- 12/3/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Much of America breathed a sigh of relief as former U.S. Representative George Santos was expelled from Congress this week. As the list of alleged crimes grew to the point that not even a slim GOP majority was worth keeping him around for, there’s only one person who lost more than Santos himself: Bowen Yang. Because Saturday Night Live‘s cold open this week might be the last time Yang gets to play the cartoonishly dishonest congressperson.
The sketch opens with Wolf Blitzer as played by Sarah Sherman, who gets some sharp digs in at Elon Musk before throwing to a press conference.
The sketch opens with Wolf Blitzer as played by Sarah Sherman, who gets some sharp digs in at Elon Musk before throwing to a press conference.
- 12/3/2023
- by Robert Clarke-Chan
- TVLine.com
Saturday Night Live kicked off with Bowen Yang reprising his role as George Santos in what could be one of the last instances of the former congressman being the subject of such a high-profile lampoon given his expulsion from the House of Representatives Friday.
Santos’ removal — the sixth such expulsion in the chamber’s history — came amid his indictment for nearly two dozen crimes including identity theft and wire and credit card fraud. A damning House ethics report earlier this month also alleged, among many other misdeeds, spending of campaign funds for personal use,...
Santos’ removal — the sixth such expulsion in the chamber’s history — came amid his indictment for nearly two dozen crimes including identity theft and wire and credit card fraud. A damning House ethics report earlier this month also alleged, among many other misdeeds, spending of campaign funds for personal use,...
- 12/3/2023
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
The latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” opened with Bowen Yang’s George Santos holding one last press conference before launching into a new rendition of Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind,” complete with comparisons to an “evil Forrest Gump.”
The “SNL” cold open began with Sarah Sherman appearing as Wolf Blitzer to sustained applause from the audience before throwing to Yang’s Santos at an impromptu press conference that he himself called.
“This entire country has been bullying me just because I’m a proud, gay thief,” Yang said in a nod to Santos’ ouster from the House of Representatives this week following an investigation by the House Ethics Committee.
When asked why he was holding this press conference, Yang’s Santos replied, “Well America needs closure. One of their favorite sons, me, has been cut down in the prime of his life at 17-years-old.”
George Santos addresses...
The “SNL” cold open began with Sarah Sherman appearing as Wolf Blitzer to sustained applause from the audience before throwing to Yang’s Santos at an impromptu press conference that he himself called.
“This entire country has been bullying me just because I’m a proud, gay thief,” Yang said in a nod to Santos’ ouster from the House of Representatives this week following an investigation by the House Ethics Committee.
When asked why he was holding this press conference, Yang’s Santos replied, “Well America needs closure. One of their favorite sons, me, has been cut down in the prime of his life at 17-years-old.”
George Santos addresses...
- 12/3/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Saturday Night Live went with the big political news of the week for its cold open, giving a musical send-off to now expelled fabulist congressman George Santos.
Bowen Yang plays Santos as a victimized con man, singing a new rendition of Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind.”
Goodbye, Congress queen, they’ll never know anything about me at all because I lied about everything in my life. Then I took a tragic fall. They crawled out of the woodwork. They whispered, ‘He used my donations for Botox, and I said, it was filler, slut!‘
Santos was ousted Friday in a bipartisan vote of the House of Representatives, following the release of a devastating Ethics Committee report that accused him of stealing campaign funds for personal expenses, including spa treatments and OnlyFans.
The sketch opened with a takeoff on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, with the anchor...
Bowen Yang plays Santos as a victimized con man, singing a new rendition of Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind.”
Goodbye, Congress queen, they’ll never know anything about me at all because I lied about everything in my life. Then I took a tragic fall. They crawled out of the woodwork. They whispered, ‘He used my donations for Botox, and I said, it was filler, slut!‘
Santos was ousted Friday in a bipartisan vote of the House of Representatives, following the release of a devastating Ethics Committee report that accused him of stealing campaign funds for personal expenses, including spa treatments and OnlyFans.
The sketch opened with a takeoff on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, with the anchor...
- 12/3/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Bowen Yang channels George Santos channeling Elton John in this week’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open, performing a parody of “Candle in the Wind.”
“It seems to me like I’ve lived my life like a scandal in the wind / Never knowing who to cling to when the law closed in,” Yang sings as the disgraced congressman. In the next verse, he belts out, “It seems to me like I’ve lived my life like an evil Forrest Gump / I’m the guy who lied even too much for Donald Trump.”
At one point, Yang pulls a “fake baby” out of the piano, mirroring a viral video in which Santos carries an undisclosed baby around the halls of Congress.
At the beginning of the sketch, Yang’s Santos fields questions from the media about his expulsion from Congress.
“This entire country has been bullying me just because I’m a proud,...
“It seems to me like I’ve lived my life like a scandal in the wind / Never knowing who to cling to when the law closed in,” Yang sings as the disgraced congressman. In the next verse, he belts out, “It seems to me like I’ve lived my life like an evil Forrest Gump / I’m the guy who lied even too much for Donald Trump.”
At one point, Yang pulls a “fake baby” out of the piano, mirroring a viral video in which Santos carries an undisclosed baby around the halls of Congress.
At the beginning of the sketch, Yang’s Santos fields questions from the media about his expulsion from Congress.
“This entire country has been bullying me just because I’m a proud,...
- 12/3/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
A holy grail of restorations is premiering soon. As part of Film at Lincoln Center’s Desire/Expectations: The Films of Edward Yang the 4K restoration of the late, legendary director’s 1996 feature Mahjong will world-premiere.
Along with all of his features, the series also includes the anthology film In Our Time, which he contributed to, as well as The Winter of 1905, directed by Yu Wei-cheng and scripted by Yang, and nine minutes from Yang’s unfinished animated martial arts film The Wind (2002–2005), whose production was halted after his death.
Also featuring the recently restored A Confucian Confusion, a proper run of Yi Yi, A Brighter Summer Day, Taipei Story, That Day, on the Beach, and Terrorizers, see the lineup and schedule below, with tickets on sale Thursday, November 30 at noon and an Flc Members pre-sale starting Wednesday, November 29 at noon.
The Winter of 1905
Yu Wei-cheng, 1982, Taiwan, 90m
Mandarin with...
Along with all of his features, the series also includes the anthology film In Our Time, which he contributed to, as well as The Winter of 1905, directed by Yu Wei-cheng and scripted by Yang, and nine minutes from Yang’s unfinished animated martial arts film The Wind (2002–2005), whose production was halted after his death.
Also featuring the recently restored A Confucian Confusion, a proper run of Yi Yi, A Brighter Summer Day, Taipei Story, That Day, on the Beach, and Terrorizers, see the lineup and schedule below, with tickets on sale Thursday, November 30 at noon and an Flc Members pre-sale starting Wednesday, November 29 at noon.
The Winter of 1905
Yu Wei-cheng, 1982, Taiwan, 90m
Mandarin with...
- 11/28/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Chinese films “Trending Topic” and “The Invisible Guest” will be given theatrical releases in Malaysia and Singapore in the coming month.
This step follows agreements between Chinese streamer iQiyi and Malaysian cinema chain Gsc and Singaporean distributor Clover Films. Terms, structures and value of the deals were not disclosed.
“By partnering with Gsc Movies and Clover Films for theatrical distribution, we can seamlessly bring Chinese-language films to audiences in Singapore and Malaysia through effective resource integration. This collaboration not only enables us to cater to the local audience’s appetite for Chinese-language films but also ensures timely access to new releases,” said Yang Xianghua, iQiyi’s president of movie & overseas business group.
“China movie productions have made significant advancements, setting new standards in terms of production scale and storytelling. Gsc Movies is thrilled to collaborate with iQIYI in bringing high-quality content onto the silver screens for moviegoers in Malaysia,” said Esther Hau,...
This step follows agreements between Chinese streamer iQiyi and Malaysian cinema chain Gsc and Singaporean distributor Clover Films. Terms, structures and value of the deals were not disclosed.
“By partnering with Gsc Movies and Clover Films for theatrical distribution, we can seamlessly bring Chinese-language films to audiences in Singapore and Malaysia through effective resource integration. This collaboration not only enables us to cater to the local audience’s appetite for Chinese-language films but also ensures timely access to new releases,” said Yang Xianghua, iQiyi’s president of movie & overseas business group.
“China movie productions have made significant advancements, setting new standards in terms of production scale and storytelling. Gsc Movies is thrilled to collaborate with iQIYI in bringing high-quality content onto the silver screens for moviegoers in Malaysia,” said Esther Hau,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Seth Meyers has revealed that a potential movie about Bill Hader’s fan-favorite Saturday Night Live persona Stefon never got made.
During a recent appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast, he told hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers that “there was a moment in time where the idea of a ‘Stefon’ script was being discussed.”
He added, “This was not a scene that was written, but I did have a pitch for myself and Stefon, because I knew it was going to be Stefon and James Franco, or whatever, whoever. It wasn’t going to be me and Stefon.”
Stefon, known as one of Hader’s most memorable characters, first appeared on the sketch comedy show in 2008. He later became the show’s bizarre New York City correspondent on “Weekend Update” in 2010, which Meyers anchored at the time.
The comedian went on to detail the vision he had for the movie: “I said,...
During a recent appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast, he told hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers that “there was a moment in time where the idea of a ‘Stefon’ script was being discussed.”
He added, “This was not a scene that was written, but I did have a pitch for myself and Stefon, because I knew it was going to be Stefon and James Franco, or whatever, whoever. It wasn’t going to be me and Stefon.”
Stefon, known as one of Hader’s most memorable characters, first appeared on the sketch comedy show in 2008. He later became the show’s bizarre New York City correspondent on “Weekend Update” in 2010, which Meyers anchored at the time.
The comedian went on to detail the vision he had for the movie: “I said,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When looking at how “Nimona” would handle the romantic storyline between Ballister (Riz Ahmed) and Ambrosius (Eugene Lee Yang), director Nick Bruno decided to go further into it than is done in the graphic novel. “The thing that we got most about the graphic novel was that theme that there’s people who are othered, who are pushed to the shadows and this movie helps celebrate those who should be in the light in their own kingdom,” he tells Gold Derby during our recent Meet the Experts: Film Animation panel (watch the exclusive video interview above).
Bruno and his team championed the story until Annapurna and Netflix helped rescue it in 2022. “We were there to help support and raise those stories and hopefully create a film that the little kid versions of those people really could have used. And so we were unapologetically saying, ‘No. We’re going to continue to tell this story.
Bruno and his team championed the story until Annapurna and Netflix helped rescue it in 2022. “We were there to help support and raise those stories and hopefully create a film that the little kid versions of those people really could have used. And so we were unapologetically saying, ‘No. We’re going to continue to tell this story.
- 11/20/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
President Joe Biden faced tough competition for media attention when giant panda Tian Tian joined his press conference during Saturday Night Live’s cold open for this weekend’s Jason Momoa-hosted episode.
SNL kicked off its latest installment with a sketch poking fun at Biden’s recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping that included discussion of China’s plan to send more pandas to the U.S. as three are currently making their way back to the Asian nation after having resided in Washington’s National Zoo. Castmember Bowen Yang played one of those pandas, Tian Tian, and he successfully upstaged Mikey Day’s Biden.
“This meeting was a total win,” Day said as Biden. “Sure, we made agreements about communications, fentanyl, climate change — but most importantly, we got the thing America really needs right now: more pandas.”
Yang gave insight into Tian Tian’s daily routine: “I just want to eat bamboo,...
SNL kicked off its latest installment with a sketch poking fun at Biden’s recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping that included discussion of China’s plan to send more pandas to the U.S. as three are currently making their way back to the Asian nation after having resided in Washington’s National Zoo. Castmember Bowen Yang played one of those pandas, Tian Tian, and he successfully upstaged Mikey Day’s Biden.
“This meeting was a total win,” Day said as Biden. “Sure, we made agreements about communications, fentanyl, climate change — but most importantly, we got the thing America really needs right now: more pandas.”
Yang gave insight into Tian Tian’s daily routine: “I just want to eat bamboo,...
- 11/19/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bowen Yang played U.S. Representative George Santos, who found himself at the center of an investigation into his campaign donation spending, during the “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update.
Santos was found by a House Ethics Committee report to have spent tens of thousands of campaign dollars on designer clothes and shoes, Botox, OnlyFans, personal trips and casino roulette tables. More than $40,000 from his campaign’s bank account was found to have not been reported to the Federal Election Commision and used for personal expenses.
As Santos, Yang joined Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost to discuss the illegal spending. “George, this is serious. They’re calling for your expulsion,” Jost said. “Well then, girl, ‘expul’ me!” Yang’s Santos replied.
“Isn’t Congress kind of like OnlyFans anyway? People paying you to do nasty things on a sad, bad livestream?” he said, attempting to defend himself.
Much like the real Santos,...
Santos was found by a House Ethics Committee report to have spent tens of thousands of campaign dollars on designer clothes and shoes, Botox, OnlyFans, personal trips and casino roulette tables. More than $40,000 from his campaign’s bank account was found to have not been reported to the Federal Election Commision and used for personal expenses.
As Santos, Yang joined Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost to discuss the illegal spending. “George, this is serious. They’re calling for your expulsion,” Jost said. “Well then, girl, ‘expul’ me!” Yang’s Santos replied.
“Isn’t Congress kind of like OnlyFans anyway? People paying you to do nasty things on a sad, bad livestream?” he said, attempting to defend himself.
Much like the real Santos,...
- 11/19/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Saturday Night Live opened with President Joe Biden (Mikey Day) welcoming “Chinese dignitary” Tian Tian (Bowen Yang), one of the three pandas that were transported from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. to China earlier this month.
“I’m honored to be here, but am I the only one that was surprised that the presidents of the two biggest economies in the world met, and everyone’s just like, ‘What’s up with the pandas?'” Yang said behind the presidential seal. “I mean, I get it. I’m hot,...
“I’m honored to be here, but am I the only one that was surprised that the presidents of the two biggest economies in the world met, and everyone’s just like, ‘What’s up with the pandas?'” Yang said behind the presidential seal. “I mean, I get it. I’m hot,...
- 11/19/2023
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Bowen Yang starred as Tian Tian, a giant panda from China who interrupted an awkward Joe Biden press conference, in the “Saturday Night Live” cold open.
As Mikey Day’s Biden was getting grilled at a press conference about his recent meeting with China’s president Xi Jinping, response to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the border crisis, Tian Tian jumped in to save the day. In a friendly gesture toward U.S.-Chinese relations, Jinping had suggested this week that giant pandas may return to California zoos.
Yang’s Tian Tian first wanted to clear up the “giant” part of his panda species, clarifying that he likes to be called “slim thick.” He also said that he’s going to miss the free marijuana — and only that — of his time in the U.S. before he goes back to China. Jealous of the panda’s spotlight, Day’s Biden attempted to field a question,...
As Mikey Day’s Biden was getting grilled at a press conference about his recent meeting with China’s president Xi Jinping, response to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the border crisis, Tian Tian jumped in to save the day. In a friendly gesture toward U.S.-Chinese relations, Jinping had suggested this week that giant pandas may return to California zoos.
Yang’s Tian Tian first wanted to clear up the “giant” part of his panda species, clarifying that he likes to be called “slim thick.” He also said that he’s going to miss the free marijuana — and only that — of his time in the U.S. before he goes back to China. Jealous of the panda’s spotlight, Day’s Biden attempted to field a question,...
- 11/19/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
The cold open on the latest “SNL” surprisingly had President Joe Biden’s back. Not only making the point repeatedly that the American media is focused on trivial matters at the expense of reporting on the substance of election issues, but also letting Tian Tian the Panda run interference for super awkward press questions.
Of course, the fact that Tian Tian was played by Bowen Yang was a major asset to the sketch, which of course also featured Mikey Day as Biden.
Watch some of it below now:
Tian Tian the Panda joins President Biden for a press conference pic.twitter.com/vWfl5y5kbO
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) November 19, 2023
The sketch was inspired by the meeting Biden had this with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and started with Day’s Biden holding a White House press conference, where he declared that the “President Xi meeting was a total win.
Of course, the fact that Tian Tian was played by Bowen Yang was a major asset to the sketch, which of course also featured Mikey Day as Biden.
Watch some of it below now:
Tian Tian the Panda joins President Biden for a press conference pic.twitter.com/vWfl5y5kbO
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) November 19, 2023
The sketch was inspired by the meeting Biden had this with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and started with Day’s Biden holding a White House press conference, where he declared that the “President Xi meeting was a total win.
- 11/19/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Plot: The adventure of Ben, Martin, and John, three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers, who fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers, and a hypocritical cult leader in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure, only to discover that finding the treasure is the easiest part of their journey.
Review: After achieving success with YouTube sketches during the Covid-19 pandemic, the trio known as Please Don’t Destroy joined Saturday Night Live in 2021 to produce digital shorts in the wake of The Lonely Island’s departure. After just two full seasons under their belt, Please Don’t Destroy has been given a feature film platform for their comedy. Following in the footsteps of countless movies from SNL veterans over the last forty years, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is premiering on Peacock, the perfect platform for this strange odyssey of ideas forced together into the semblance of a movie.
Review: After achieving success with YouTube sketches during the Covid-19 pandemic, the trio known as Please Don’t Destroy joined Saturday Night Live in 2021 to produce digital shorts in the wake of The Lonely Island’s departure. After just two full seasons under their belt, Please Don’t Destroy has been given a feature film platform for their comedy. Following in the footsteps of countless movies from SNL veterans over the last forty years, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is premiering on Peacock, the perfect platform for this strange odyssey of ideas forced together into the semblance of a movie.
- 11/17/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is set to return as host of the 96th Oscars, the Academy announced. For this year’s ceremony, Kimmel will also be joined by his wife and Jimmy Kimmel Live! co-head writer, Molly McNearney, who earned an Emmy nomination for her work as a writer and executive producer of the 2023 event, reports People magazine.
“I always dreamt of hosting the Oscars exactly four times,” Kimmel said in a release. Molly McNearney returns as an executive producer for next year’s broadcast. “We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. Kramer and Yang continued: “We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible...
“I always dreamt of hosting the Oscars exactly four times,” Kimmel said in a release. Molly McNearney returns as an executive producer for next year’s broadcast. “We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. Kramer and Yang continued: “We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible...
- 11/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is set to return as host of the 96th Oscars, the Academy announced. For this year’s ceremony, Kimmel will also be joined by his wife and Jimmy Kimmel Live! co-head writer, Molly McNearney, who earned an Emmy nomination for her work as a writer and executive producer of the 2023 event, reports People magazine.
“I always dreamt of hosting the Oscars exactly four times,” Kimmel said in a release. Molly McNearney returns as an executive producer for next year’s broadcast. “We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. Kramer and Yang continued: “We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible...
“I always dreamt of hosting the Oscars exactly four times,” Kimmel said in a release. Molly McNearney returns as an executive producer for next year’s broadcast. “We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. Kramer and Yang continued: “We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible...
- 11/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Fourth time must still be the charm.
Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel will be returning to host the 96th Oscars telecast airing live on ABC on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
Once again joining him is his spouse Molly McNearney, one of the head writers and executive producers of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” She will serve as an executive producer of the 2024 Academy Awards, joining the previously announced team led by Katy Mullan and showrunner Raj Kapoor.
“We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang in a joint statement attached to the announcement. “We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible creativity and partnership and for going on this ride with us again.
Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel will be returning to host the 96th Oscars telecast airing live on ABC on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
Once again joining him is his spouse Molly McNearney, one of the head writers and executive producers of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” She will serve as an executive producer of the 2024 Academy Awards, joining the previously announced team led by Katy Mullan and showrunner Raj Kapoor.
“We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang in a joint statement attached to the announcement. “We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible creativity and partnership and for going on this ride with us again.
- 11/15/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Hailed as one of the biggest epics of the wuxia genre, “A Touch of Zen” is a true masterpiece of the category that stands apart particularly due to its technical prowess and high symbolism. The script is based on a short story titled “The Magnanimous Girl” by Pu Songling that was published in 1679.
A Touch of Zen is screening at Five Flavours
Gu is a talented painter and scholar who still lives with his mother, who worries about him being unambitious, unmarried and his decline to apply for a civil servant position. Eventually, a young girl named Yang and her mother settle in an abandoned house nearby, which everybody considers haunted. Gu's mother however, does not seem at all bothered by the fact and she proceeds in an effort to arrange a marriage between Gu and Yang. The girl declines but she and Gu strike a peculiar friendship, after she...
A Touch of Zen is screening at Five Flavours
Gu is a talented painter and scholar who still lives with his mother, who worries about him being unambitious, unmarried and his decline to apply for a civil servant position. Eventually, a young girl named Yang and her mother settle in an abandoned house nearby, which everybody considers haunted. Gu's mother however, does not seem at all bothered by the fact and she proceeds in an effort to arrange a marriage between Gu and Yang. The girl declines but she and Gu strike a peculiar friendship, after she...
- 11/15/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Timothée Chalamet embraced his inner-twink while hosting the Nov. 11 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” in a sketch in which the Oscar-nominated actor played openly gay Australian pop star Troye Sivan.
The sketch involved a woman (played by cast member Sarah Sherman) complaining to her doctor (played by cast member Bowen Yang) that she’s been seeing a mysterious figure in her sleep every night. When the doctor uses a new therapy to conjure the image while the woman is awake, Chalamet appears in a white tank-top, baggy blue pants and wavy blond hair.
He then breaks into a version of the choreography from Sivan’s recent hit “Got Me Started,” in which the singer at one point flashes his red briefs to the camera while — there’s no other way to report this — wiggling his butt.
“What are you? Are you a demon?!” the woman asks her vision.
“Not quite,...
The sketch involved a woman (played by cast member Sarah Sherman) complaining to her doctor (played by cast member Bowen Yang) that she’s been seeing a mysterious figure in her sleep every night. When the doctor uses a new therapy to conjure the image while the woman is awake, Chalamet appears in a white tank-top, baggy blue pants and wavy blond hair.
He then breaks into a version of the choreography from Sivan’s recent hit “Got Me Started,” in which the singer at one point flashes his red briefs to the camera while — there’s no other way to report this — wiggling his butt.
“What are you? Are you a demon?!” the woman asks her vision.
“Not quite,...
- 11/12/2023
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
During his second stint as host of Saturday Night Live, Timothée Chalamet portrayed a wide range of musicians, from Willy Wonka during his singing monologue to the godawful SoundCloud rapper Smoke Chedda Tha A$$ Getta during a “Rap Roundtable” sketch. And then, seemingly out of nowhere, he popped up in a tank top as pop star and The Idol actor Troye Sivan.
The sketch opens with Bowen Yang’s doctor interviewing his patient, played by Sarah Sherman, about why she can’t sleep at night and suffers from sleep paralysis.
The sketch opens with Bowen Yang’s doctor interviewing his patient, played by Sarah Sherman, about why she can’t sleep at night and suffers from sleep paralysis.
- 11/12/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
A woman plagued with strange visions of a dancing Troye Sivan gave host Timothée Chalamet a chance to show off his smooth moves and “tiny red undies” on Saturday Night Live tonight.
The skit opened with Bowen Yang trying to treat a distressed Sarah Sherman in a sleep study. Sherman talked about seeing “some sort of figure with me in the room,” which Yang describes as sleep paralysis. Yang then triggers a special computer that can induce her hallucinations while she’s awake.
That’s when Sherman sees a guy, “like a gay guy.” Chalamet appear as Troye Sivan and starts to dance and drop his Pj pants to show off his booty.
When Sherman asks if he’s a demon, Chalet responds, “I’m an Australian You Tube twink turned indie pop star, and model turned HBO actor Troye Sivan being played by an American actor who can’t do an Australian accent.
The skit opened with Bowen Yang trying to treat a distressed Sarah Sherman in a sleep study. Sherman talked about seeing “some sort of figure with me in the room,” which Yang describes as sleep paralysis. Yang then triggers a special computer that can induce her hallucinations while she’s awake.
That’s when Sherman sees a guy, “like a gay guy.” Chalamet appear as Troye Sivan and starts to dance and drop his Pj pants to show off his booty.
When Sherman asks if he’s a demon, Chalet responds, “I’m an Australian You Tube twink turned indie pop star, and model turned HBO actor Troye Sivan being played by an American actor who can’t do an Australian accent.
- 11/12/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Writers and actors walking the red carpet at the Academy Women’s Luncheon, presented by Chanel, in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning were able to talk about their projects for the first time in months following news that SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers to end their historic strike just the night before.
“We stood strong and fought the fight for 118 days,” actress and comedian Sherry Cola told The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m just thrilled that me and my fellow performers can now celebrate our projects and keep doing the work that we love doing. I’m very grateful to be a part of this industry right now and to keep representing and telling these stories.”
Screenwriter and director Patty Jenkins was on a conference call with her agent when she heard the news. “We were going over materials that we hadn’t been able to finish,...
“We stood strong and fought the fight for 118 days,” actress and comedian Sherry Cola told The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m just thrilled that me and my fellow performers can now celebrate our projects and keep doing the work that we love doing. I’m very grateful to be a part of this industry right now and to keep representing and telling these stories.”
Screenwriter and director Patty Jenkins was on a conference call with her agent when she heard the news. “We were going over materials that we hadn’t been able to finish,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Justice League and the Huntsmen are back in Justice League x Rwby: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two, to conclude the underwhelming story from April’s part one. Other than commercial considerations, there is no real reason for the two teams to be paired together; no real character and dramatic opportunities are present, which may be why the story doesn’t really work.
We force the Jl heroes to be transformed into teen versions of themselves and brought to the Huntsmen’s world, working across Remnant’s four kingdoms of Vale, Mistral, Atlas, and Vacuo to fight the good fight. Superman, Wonder Woman (Laura Bailey), Batman (Troy Barker), and The Flash (David Dastmalchian) are teamed with Ruby (Lindsay Jones), Weiss (Kara Eberle), Blake (Arryn Zech), and Yang (Barbara Dunkelman) to fight the Grimms and save the world. As part two opens, we continue with the cliffhanger, the revelation that...
We force the Jl heroes to be transformed into teen versions of themselves and brought to the Huntsmen’s world, working across Remnant’s four kingdoms of Vale, Mistral, Atlas, and Vacuo to fight the good fight. Superman, Wonder Woman (Laura Bailey), Batman (Troy Barker), and The Flash (David Dastmalchian) are teamed with Ruby (Lindsay Jones), Weiss (Kara Eberle), Blake (Arryn Zech), and Yang (Barbara Dunkelman) to fight the Grimms and save the world. As part two opens, we continue with the cliffhanger, the revelation that...
- 11/8/2023
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival, June 9 to 18, has unveiled the titles in contention for awards in its four main feature-length sections: main competition, Asian New Talent, Animation film and documentary. These are eligible for the festival’s prestigious Golden Goblet Awards, winners of which will be announced at the Shanghai Grand Theater on the evening of June 17.
While Siff remains the only mainland China festival to be accredited as a so-called A-list event by the International Federation of Film Producers (Fiapf), its selections are largely separate and distinct from those at other major international festivals.
While the lineup includes nine mainland Chinese titles, two from Hong Kong and five from Iran, there are, for instance, no films that hail from the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Korea.
Feature Film Competition
“All Ears” Dir. Liu Jiayin (China)
“Dust To Dust” Dir. Jonathan Li (China)
“Good Autumn, Mommy” Dir.
While Siff remains the only mainland China festival to be accredited as a so-called A-list event by the International Federation of Film Producers (Fiapf), its selections are largely separate and distinct from those at other major international festivals.
While the lineup includes nine mainland Chinese titles, two from Hong Kong and five from Iran, there are, for instance, no films that hail from the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Korea.
Feature Film Competition
“All Ears” Dir. Liu Jiayin (China)
“Dust To Dust” Dir. Jonathan Li (China)
“Good Autumn, Mommy” Dir.
- 5/29/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Kuala Lumpur, May 28 (Ians) India’s world No.9 shuttler H S Prannoy clinched his maiden Bwf World Tour title after beating Weng Hong Yang of the People’s Republic of China 21-19, 13-21, 21-18 at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament, here on Sunday.
With the win, Prannoy secured his first men’s singles title in more than six years, marking a significant achievement in his career. He had previously clinched the title at the 2017 US Open, which was a part of the Bwf Grand Prix, the precursor to the current Bwf World Tour.
Playing his first final of the year Prannoy and Yang went toe-to-toe early on in the first game. As the game progressed, both shuttlers battled to gain the upper hand. With the scores tied at 16-16, the Indian raised his game and went one game up in the match.
Prannoy, however, failed to carry the momentum...
With the win, Prannoy secured his first men’s singles title in more than six years, marking a significant achievement in his career. He had previously clinched the title at the 2017 US Open, which was a part of the Bwf Grand Prix, the precursor to the current Bwf World Tour.
Playing his first final of the year Prannoy and Yang went toe-to-toe early on in the first game. As the game progressed, both shuttlers battled to gain the upper hand. With the scores tied at 16-16, the Indian raised his game and went one game up in the match.
Prannoy, however, failed to carry the momentum...
- 5/28/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The recent deluge of top-tier genre fare emerging from Thailand has been a joyous sight to behold for horror fanatics as the country has positioned itself quite nicely in the past years as a major player in the market. From the found-footage supernatural nightmare in The Medium, ghost movies in Inhuman Kiss, Cracked, and Ghost Lab to the giant monster throwback Leio, the country's output has allowed them to rise significantly in the crowded Asian scene with plenty looking for Japan, South Korea, and to a lesser extent Indonesia and China for their film output. Now, fresh on the heels of his recent hit The Maid, Lee Thongkham teams up with Aqing Xu for a new monster movie called The Lake which is now available through Epic Pictures.
Living in a remote Thai village, Lin (Suchar Manayang) is distraught when her younger sister May (Wilawan Chatborirak) discovers a giant lizard...
Living in a remote Thai village, Lin (Suchar Manayang) is distraught when her younger sister May (Wilawan Chatborirak) discovers a giant lizard...
- 5/26/2023
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Bowen Yang has a story about “Succession” star Jeremy Strong and his notorious Method acting efforts that he revealed for the first time on Wednesday’s episode of his “Las Culturistas” podcast with Matt Rogers.
According to Yang, the most recent season of “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” shot at the same studio as the fourth and final season of “Succession,” and “the ‘Nora From Queens’ production office was pretty close to the ‘Succession’ stages and their production office.” One day, according to Yang, Strong walked into the “Nora From Queens” office and asked where the bathroom was.
“As we famously know, Jeremy Strong is a Method actor, and at one point, Jeremy walks into the ‘Nora from Queens’ production office and says, ‘Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?’” Yang recalled in conversation with Rogers and guest Jon Lovett. “And then someone in the office was like,...
According to Yang, the most recent season of “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” shot at the same studio as the fourth and final season of “Succession,” and “the ‘Nora From Queens’ production office was pretty close to the ‘Succession’ stages and their production office.” One day, according to Yang, Strong walked into the “Nora From Queens” office and asked where the bathroom was.
“As we famously know, Jeremy Strong is a Method actor, and at one point, Jeremy walks into the ‘Nora from Queens’ production office and says, ‘Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?’” Yang recalled in conversation with Rogers and guest Jon Lovett. “And then someone in the office was like,...
- 5/25/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Jeremy Strong stays in character all the way to the bathroom.
The “Succession” actor allegedly was so invested in a line asking for directions to the toilet that he used his questionable Method acting techniques on another set.
“Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” star Bowen Yang revealed during his podcast “Las Culturistas” that Strong visited the production office to ask where the restroom was. A “Succession” Pa later clarified that Strong was practicing for a scene.
“The most recent season of ‘Nora From Queens’ shot at the same studio as this season of ‘Succession,'” Yang said. “The ‘Nora From Queens’ production office was pretty close to the ‘Succession’ stages and their production office, and as we famously know, Jeremy Strong is a Method actor. At one point, Jeremy walks into the ‘Nora From Queens’ production office and says, ‘Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?’ and then...
The “Succession” actor allegedly was so invested in a line asking for directions to the toilet that he used his questionable Method acting techniques on another set.
“Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” star Bowen Yang revealed during his podcast “Las Culturistas” that Strong visited the production office to ask where the restroom was. A “Succession” Pa later clarified that Strong was practicing for a scene.
“The most recent season of ‘Nora From Queens’ shot at the same studio as this season of ‘Succession,'” Yang said. “The ‘Nora From Queens’ production office was pretty close to the ‘Succession’ stages and their production office, and as we famously know, Jeremy Strong is a Method actor. At one point, Jeremy walks into the ‘Nora From Queens’ production office and says, ‘Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?’ and then...
- 5/25/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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