Friends sitcom is one of those rare gems that did not get lost in the sea of online streaming where new shows come and go every day. Even after decades of its end, fans have continued to cherish the storyline of a closely-knit group navigating life in the big city of dreams. Fans of the show often relive their favorite moments that bring them joy and laughter.
Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc in a still from Friends
However, it may come as a surprise to many that the show’s producers deeply regret creating a particular episode that caused Lisa Kudrow to go through an uncomfortable shooting process. Can you imagine the actress who played the most eccentric character Phoebe Buffay feeling uneasy? Well, it did happen and it turned out to be quite challenging for the beloved star.
Lisa Kudrow hated shooting this episode on Friends
In 2019, the executive producers of Friends Kevin Bright,...
Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc in a still from Friends
However, it may come as a surprise to many that the show’s producers deeply regret creating a particular episode that caused Lisa Kudrow to go through an uncomfortable shooting process. Can you imagine the actress who played the most eccentric character Phoebe Buffay feeling uneasy? Well, it did happen and it turned out to be quite challenging for the beloved star.
Lisa Kudrow hated shooting this episode on Friends
In 2019, the executive producers of Friends Kevin Bright,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Shikha Arya
- FandomWire
Ben Stiller is assuring “Severance” fans that Season 2 is still on its way, more than two years since the Apple TV+ series rolled out its acclaimed first season.
Stiller responded to show super-fan Sza on Twitter, after the singer-songwriter called out the series director and executive producer.
“Was trying to be polite but I really need a new season of ‘Severance’ right the fuck now,” Grammy winner Sza tweeted (via Complex).
Stiller replied, “Ok ok got it,” to which Sza clarified, “Omg please accept my humble apology lmao whenever ur ready is fine. Just dying of thirst it’s the best show ever! Ur a madman. Thank U mr stiller king sir!”
In later tweets, Sza even apologized and quote tweeted a fan who said she should understand how it feels now whenever someone asks her when she’s going to drop her next album.
“No this really taught me something…...
Stiller responded to show super-fan Sza on Twitter, after the singer-songwriter called out the series director and executive producer.
“Was trying to be polite but I really need a new season of ‘Severance’ right the fuck now,” Grammy winner Sza tweeted (via Complex).
Stiller replied, “Ok ok got it,” to which Sza clarified, “Omg please accept my humble apology lmao whenever ur ready is fine. Just dying of thirst it’s the best show ever! Ur a madman. Thank U mr stiller king sir!”
In later tweets, Sza even apologized and quote tweeted a fan who said she should understand how it feels now whenever someone asks her when she’s going to drop her next album.
“No this really taught me something…...
- 5/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
It took Richard Shepard years to get out of “movie jail” after he made “The Linguini Incident,” the nearly-forgotten 1991 crime comedy starring David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. But now the film is getting a second chance, with a series of screenings and an upcoming Blu-ray release.
Just about everything went wrong with the production that could go wrong, Shepard recalls. “I made this movie when I was 25 — and I was no genius at 25,” admits the director, who went on to helm features including “The Perfection” as well as TV series like Lena Dunham’s HBO comedy “Girls.”
Unlike Dunham, who was “in complete control of her artistic self” at that age, “I was not,” says Shepard.
But when his original co-producer, Sarah Jackson, suggested he try to rerelease a director’s cut of the scrappy indie caper about two restaurant employees who decide to rob their bosses, Shepard jumped at...
Just about everything went wrong with the production that could go wrong, Shepard recalls. “I made this movie when I was 25 — and I was no genius at 25,” admits the director, who went on to helm features including “The Perfection” as well as TV series like Lena Dunham’s HBO comedy “Girls.”
Unlike Dunham, who was “in complete control of her artistic self” at that age, “I was not,” says Shepard.
But when his original co-producer, Sarah Jackson, suggested he try to rerelease a director’s cut of the scrappy indie caper about two restaurant employees who decide to rob their bosses, Shepard jumped at...
- 4/23/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Here’s some more intriguing casting for Luc Besson’s big-budget reimagining of the Dracula story, Dracula – A Love Tale.
Zoë Bleu (Gonzo Girl), daughter of actress Rosanna Arquette, is joining as Elisabeta/Mina, while rising Italian actress Matilda De Angelis, who plays the lead in Agbo and Amazon’s upcoming Citadel: Diana, will play Mina’s friend Maria. These are the roles played by Winona Ryder and Sadie Frost, respectively, in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 version (though Mina’s friend in that film and the book is called Lucy).
As we revealed in February, Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri) is playing Dracula and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) is understood to be playing the role of a priest.
Lucy and Leon filmmaker and Taken creator Besson is in pre-production on the movie, which will shoot next month in France. Additional casting is underway.
Zoë Bleu (Gonzo Girl), daughter of actress Rosanna Arquette, is joining as Elisabeta/Mina, while rising Italian actress Matilda De Angelis, who plays the lead in Agbo and Amazon’s upcoming Citadel: Diana, will play Mina’s friend Maria. These are the roles played by Winona Ryder and Sadie Frost, respectively, in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 version (though Mina’s friend in that film and the book is called Lucy).
As we revealed in February, Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri) is playing Dracula and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) is understood to be playing the role of a priest.
Lucy and Leon filmmaker and Taken creator Besson is in pre-production on the movie, which will shoot next month in France. Additional casting is underway.
- 4/5/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Arquette’s mother died of breast cancer, after which the actress began to raise awareness of the disease. She has run in the annual Race for the Cure, and was the spokesperson for Lee National Denim Day in 1999.
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Patricia Arquette has supported the following charities:
Alliance for Women in Media FoundationEracism FoundationGive LoveGiveLoveLibby Ross FoundationThe Art of ElysiumThe Heart Truth Read more about Patricia Arquette's charity work and events. Related articles Children's Charity Celebrates Tenth AnniversaryCelebs Design Bags For Mother's DayMischa Barton Knits Hat For Ethiopian ChildStars To Flock To Purple Inauguration BallStars To Shine In Charity Heaven
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- 3/26/2024
- Look to the Stars
Often hailed as one of the greatest filmmakers of this generation, David Lynch is a visionary director showcasing his bizarre and interesting vision in the world of cinema. His distinctive style features psychological depth and a spooky atmosphere that have captivated audiences for decades. These unique features are evident in Lynch’s 1997 erotic thriller, Lost Highway featuring Patricia Arquette.
David Lynch. Credits: Wikimedia Commons
The film was a David Lynch masterclass, where he effortlessly filled the audience with a sense of dread and uneasiness with every scene of the film. However, the actress had an eerie experience on the set of the film, where she had to do a n*de scene, but the men on Lynch’s crew were saying insensitive things about her, which all came to a halt when the director unleashed his fury on the crew.
David Lynch Was Fuming At His Crew For Their Demeaning Comments
With identity,...
David Lynch. Credits: Wikimedia Commons
The film was a David Lynch masterclass, where he effortlessly filled the audience with a sense of dread and uneasiness with every scene of the film. However, the actress had an eerie experience on the set of the film, where she had to do a n*de scene, but the men on Lynch’s crew were saying insensitive things about her, which all came to a halt when the director unleashed his fury on the crew.
David Lynch Was Fuming At His Crew For Their Demeaning Comments
With identity,...
- 3/24/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Grindstone Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to the crime drama Mob Cops, we’ve learned. A release date will be set in the future.
The pic directed by Danny A. Abeckaser and written by Kosta Kondilopoulos, is based on true events in mobster crime lore: When the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. The saga takes place across the 1980s, ’90s, and the year 2005.
In addition to producing through 2B Films, Abeckaser also stars with David Arquette, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Luke, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Leila Ben Khalifa, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Graham Sibley, Julian Brass, Lynn Adriana Freedman, and Jeffrey Vincent.
Also producing are Kyle Stefanski and Gusatvo Nascimento of Wild7Films. Pic’s EPs...
The pic directed by Danny A. Abeckaser and written by Kosta Kondilopoulos, is based on true events in mobster crime lore: When the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. The saga takes place across the 1980s, ’90s, and the year 2005.
In addition to producing through 2B Films, Abeckaser also stars with David Arquette, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Luke, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Leila Ben Khalifa, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Graham Sibley, Julian Brass, Lynn Adriana Freedman, and Jeffrey Vincent.
Also producing are Kyle Stefanski and Gusatvo Nascimento of Wild7Films. Pic’s EPs...
- 3/22/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Patricia Arquette didn’t lose sleep over her nude scenes from David Lynch’s 1997 psychological erotic thriller “Lost Highway.”
Arquette, who played two separate roles — 1) an adulterer cheating on her jazz-musician husband (Bill Pullman), and 2) a temptress seducing a mechanic (Balthazar Getty) — said during Series Mania (via Variety) that she found a strip scene in the film “terrifying.” Arquette credited Lynch for scolding crew members who made “gross” comments ahead of filming her nude sequences.
“I was so extremely modest: I would take a bath in the dark,” Arquette said. “The scene when my character had to strip was terrifying to me. Some of the guys were saying crude things and I told David, ‘I am not comfortable – they are saying gross things.’ He said, ‘You read the script.'”
As Arquette recalled, Lynch immediately switched to, “Wait, who said what?”
“When I came back, all these men were looking at their feet,...
Arquette, who played two separate roles — 1) an adulterer cheating on her jazz-musician husband (Bill Pullman), and 2) a temptress seducing a mechanic (Balthazar Getty) — said during Series Mania (via Variety) that she found a strip scene in the film “terrifying.” Arquette credited Lynch for scolding crew members who made “gross” comments ahead of filming her nude sequences.
“I was so extremely modest: I would take a bath in the dark,” Arquette said. “The scene when my character had to strip was terrifying to me. Some of the guys were saying crude things and I told David, ‘I am not comfortable – they are saying gross things.’ He said, ‘You read the script.'”
As Arquette recalled, Lynch immediately switched to, “Wait, who said what?”
“When I came back, all these men were looking at their feet,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The long wait is over: Patricia Arquette finally explained David Lynch’s “Lost Highway.” Kind of.
“I would ask David: ‘Am I playing two characters, am I playing a ghost?’ He would say: ‘What do you think, Patrish?’ It’s a woman looked at through the distorted view of a psychotic misogynist,” she said at Series Mania.
“He hates women, he doesn’t quite trust her, even though she is his wife. He kills her but can’t remember it, then he recreates himself as this virile young man and meets her again. And now, she actually wants to fuck him and she is in love with him. But even in this version, she is a dirty whore.”
“In this man’s mind, a woman is always the monster. No matter what. I thought about Jezebel and Salomé for this part, all these bad girls of the Bible.”
More explicit scenes in the cult classic,...
“I would ask David: ‘Am I playing two characters, am I playing a ghost?’ He would say: ‘What do you think, Patrish?’ It’s a woman looked at through the distorted view of a psychotic misogynist,” she said at Series Mania.
“He hates women, he doesn’t quite trust her, even though she is his wife. He kills her but can’t remember it, then he recreates himself as this virile young man and meets her again. And now, she actually wants to fuck him and she is in love with him. But even in this version, she is a dirty whore.”
“In this man’s mind, a woman is always the monster. No matter what. I thought about Jezebel and Salomé for this part, all these bad girls of the Bible.”
More explicit scenes in the cult classic,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette chaired a career masterclass this afternoon at Series Mania in Lille, France, where she served as this year’s guest of honor.
Topics up for discussion during the session ranged from Arquette’s childhood growing up on a “hippie” commune with her parents in rural Virginia alongside her career as an actress, working with filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Richard Linklater, and David Lynch.
“He gives you a lot of freedom,” Arquette said of Lynch, whom she worked with on his 1997 surrealist feature Lost Highway.
Lynch’s Lost Highway, like many of his films of the 90s, is a project focused on gender, sexuality, and sensuality. In the pic — which also stars Bill Pullman — Arquette’s character is involved in a prolonged nude scene. Arquette said that at the time, she had been “really uncomfortable with nudity.” However, she pushed on with the scene to challenge herself as an artist,...
Topics up for discussion during the session ranged from Arquette’s childhood growing up on a “hippie” commune with her parents in rural Virginia alongside her career as an actress, working with filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Richard Linklater, and David Lynch.
“He gives you a lot of freedom,” Arquette said of Lynch, whom she worked with on his 1997 surrealist feature Lost Highway.
Lynch’s Lost Highway, like many of his films of the 90s, is a project focused on gender, sexuality, and sensuality. In the pic — which also stars Bill Pullman — Arquette’s character is involved in a prolonged nude scene. Arquette said that at the time, she had been “really uncomfortable with nudity.” However, she pushed on with the scene to challenge herself as an artist,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Most times, the Oscars broadcast goes off without a hitch. But other times, things happen that leave people talking about it for years — or even decades — to come. While surprises have been happening since before the Oscars were even broadcast — much less before the boom of social media — The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at the biggest viral moments from the last 10 years. Hollywood won’t forget about the streaker or Jennifer Lawrence tripping up the stairs, but those moments happened before 2014.
Adele Dazeem (2014)
John Travolta was set to introduce Idina Menzel before she took the stage to sing “Let It Go” from the Oscar-winning film Frozen. Somehow, he botched her entire name and introduced her as the “wickedly talented, one and only, Adele Dazeem.” Not only did it spark countless memes, but the singer-actress later said it was one of the best things that happened for her career.
Ellen...
Adele Dazeem (2014)
John Travolta was set to introduce Idina Menzel before she took the stage to sing “Let It Go” from the Oscar-winning film Frozen. Somehow, he botched her entire name and introduced her as the “wickedly talented, one and only, Adele Dazeem.” Not only did it spark countless memes, but the singer-actress later said it was one of the best things that happened for her career.
Ellen...
- 3/7/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Patricia Arquette has been unveiled as this years Series Mania guest of honor and will deliver a masterclass.
The Oscar-winning Boyhood star will look back on her career during the Lille fest, which kicks off in just over two weeks.
Arquette is a decorated American actress who has won a multitude of awards including for Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, in which she played Mason’s mum Olivia. Other major past credits include True Romance, Stigmata and Medium.
More recently, Arquette has turned to TV and portrays Harmony Cobel in Apple TV+ hit drama Severance. She also starred in Apple dramedy High Desert, which she developed with Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford, and Jennifer Hoppe, 3 Arts Entertainment, Ben Stiller and Red Hour.
She recently made her directing debut with Gonzo Girl, a feature film based on the best-selling novel by Cheryl Della Pietra, which starred Willem Dafoe, Camila Morrone and Ray Nicholson.
The Oscar-winning Boyhood star will look back on her career during the Lille fest, which kicks off in just over two weeks.
Arquette is a decorated American actress who has won a multitude of awards including for Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, in which she played Mason’s mum Olivia. Other major past credits include True Romance, Stigmata and Medium.
More recently, Arquette has turned to TV and portrays Harmony Cobel in Apple TV+ hit drama Severance. She also starred in Apple dramedy High Desert, which she developed with Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford, and Jennifer Hoppe, 3 Arts Entertainment, Ben Stiller and Red Hour.
She recently made her directing debut with Gonzo Girl, a feature film based on the best-selling novel by Cheryl Della Pietra, which starred Willem Dafoe, Camila Morrone and Ray Nicholson.
- 3/1/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The public television series Pov has acquired Who I Am Not, the award-winning documentary executive produced by Patricia Arquette that explores “what it means to be intersex in a binary world.”
The film directed by Tünde Skovrán will make its broadcast debut this summer as part of Pov’s 37th season on PBS. Pov, produced by American Documentary, is the longest-running show on American television devoted to independent documentary films. [Watch the Who I Am Not trailer below]
Intersex people constitute an estimated 1.7 percent of the population, according to the Intersex Campaign for Equality, which the organization notes “makes being intersex about as common as having red hair (1%-2%).” Yet, intersex people have been largely invisible in most cultures. Who I Am Not combats that invisibility by foregrounding the experience of two intersex people in South Africa, a beauty queen and a male-presenting activist.
‘Who I Am Not’
The documentary “reveals...
The film directed by Tünde Skovrán will make its broadcast debut this summer as part of Pov’s 37th season on PBS. Pov, produced by American Documentary, is the longest-running show on American television devoted to independent documentary films. [Watch the Who I Am Not trailer below]
Intersex people constitute an estimated 1.7 percent of the population, according to the Intersex Campaign for Equality, which the organization notes “makes being intersex about as common as having red hair (1%-2%).” Yet, intersex people have been largely invisible in most cultures. Who I Am Not combats that invisibility by foregrounding the experience of two intersex people in South Africa, a beauty queen and a male-presenting activist.
‘Who I Am Not’
The documentary “reveals...
- 2/15/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Director Danny A. Abeckaser (Mob Town) has set the cast for his newest film, the indie Mob Cops, in which he’ll also star. Joining him in prominent roles are David Arquette (Scream franchise), Kevin Connolly (Entourage), Leila Ben Khalifa and Jeremy Luke (The Featherweight).
Based on true events, the film is set in motion when the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, and he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. Kosta Kondilopoulos wrote the script. Kyle Stefanski and Gustavo Nascimento are producing the pic currently shooting in Los Angeles, with Julian Brass serving as executive producer.
Nathaniel Buzolic, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Mike Young, Julian Brass, Graham Sibley, Lynn Adriana Freedman and Jeffrey Vincent Parise round out the cast.
Based on true events, the film is set in motion when the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, and he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. Kosta Kondilopoulos wrote the script. Kyle Stefanski and Gustavo Nascimento are producing the pic currently shooting in Los Angeles, with Julian Brass serving as executive producer.
Nathaniel Buzolic, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Mike Young, Julian Brass, Graham Sibley, Lynn Adriana Freedman and Jeffrey Vincent Parise round out the cast.
- 2/7/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Photograph by Courtesy of Brownie Harris/Hulu Five years ago, The Act was released on Hulu to wide acclaim, and Patricia Arquette even won a Primetime Emmy Award for her supporting role on the eight-part miniseries. Fast forward to today, and the show has emerged as one of Hulu’s hottest shows currently streaming, thanks to its subject, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, being back in the headlines after her release from prison. The Act told Blanchard’s story, about how she was convinced by her mother than she was sick — a clear case of Munchausen Syndrome — and then got involved in a plot to kill her mother when she learned about all of the lies. When the series premiered, Arquette and Chloe Sevigny about Munchausen Syndrome and what they learned about it while making The Act. (Click on the media bar below to hear Patricia Arquette & Chloe Sevigny) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.
- 2/3/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Severance is “Back to work.” Director and executive producer Ben Stiller took to Instagram this morning to confirm that the Apple TV+ drama series had returned to production after a months-long delay due to the Hollywood strikes.
Stiller’s Instagram post, captioned “Back to work,” features a black-and-white photo of star Adam Scott running through what appears to be a hallway at Lumon Industries.
Severance had paused production on Season 2 in May when the WGA went on strike, which was then followed by the SAG-AFTRA walkout. With both strikes long resolved, production is now back on course.
From creator and writer Dan Erickson and Stiller, Severance stars Scott as Mark Scout, who leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself...
Stiller’s Instagram post, captioned “Back to work,” features a black-and-white photo of star Adam Scott running through what appears to be a hallway at Lumon Industries.
Severance had paused production on Season 2 in May when the WGA went on strike, which was then followed by the SAG-AFTRA walkout. With both strikes long resolved, production is now back on course.
From creator and writer Dan Erickson and Stiller, Severance stars Scott as Mark Scout, who leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself...
- 1/29/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome back to Lumon.
“Severance” Season 2 has returned to production, which was delayed for months due to the Hollywood strikes.
Season 2 of the popular Apple TV+ thriller stopped shooting in May 2023 when the Writers Guild of America first went on strike against the studios represented by the AMPTP. The writers strike ended on Sept. 26, but by that point, SAG-AFTRA was 74 days into a strike of its own. Now that SAG-AFTRA has also reached a deal with the studios, everyone in Hollywood is cleared to go back to work, and “Severance” is back on track.
Back to work. #Severance https://t.co/3uh8ZEXJJL
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) January 29, 2024
On Monday, Apple TV+ released a black-and-white photo of star Adam Scott running through an illuminated hallway, which seems like the Lumon offices. Executive producer Ben Stiller commented, “Back to work.”
“Severance” follows Mark Scout (Scott), the leader of a team at Lumon Industries,...
“Severance” Season 2 has returned to production, which was delayed for months due to the Hollywood strikes.
Season 2 of the popular Apple TV+ thriller stopped shooting in May 2023 when the Writers Guild of America first went on strike against the studios represented by the AMPTP. The writers strike ended on Sept. 26, but by that point, SAG-AFTRA was 74 days into a strike of its own. Now that SAG-AFTRA has also reached a deal with the studios, everyone in Hollywood is cleared to go back to work, and “Severance” is back on track.
Back to work. #Severance https://t.co/3uh8ZEXJJL
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) January 29, 2024
On Monday, Apple TV+ released a black-and-white photo of star Adam Scott running through an illuminated hallway, which seems like the Lumon offices. Executive producer Ben Stiller commented, “Back to work.”
“Severance” follows Mark Scout (Scott), the leader of a team at Lumon Industries,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Actor Willem Dafoe is a Hollywood gem who has achieved success in both blockbuster films (Spider-man movies) and critically-acclaimed films, so, surprisingly, the actor is just receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Pedro Pascal, Patricia Arquette, Mark Ruffalo, Wim Wenders and Guillermo del Toro. Watch the ceremony and Pascal and Arquette sing about their friend's achievements and personal connection. ...
- 1/9/2024
- by luperhaas@cinemovie.tv (Lupe R Haas)
- CineMovie
The late 1990s and early 2000s were a weird era for films. There is definitely an influence from Y2K, and it seemed like there was an attitude that anything goes from some and a tightening of the belt from others. The world was in an odd place, and this influenced everything in culture like music, television, and films. 2002 gave us a wide variety of horror, like Queen of the Damned, Fear Dot Com, Cabin Fever, Bubba Ho-Tep, Dog Soldiers, and Bloody Mallory. This was the end of an era and the start of another for David Arquette it seemed. A time when he tested the “leading man” waters. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite go as planned as box office bomb after box office bomb came. Films like Ravenous, Ready to Rumble, 3000 Miles to Graceland, See Spot Run, and The Grey Zone all featured Arquette in some form but...
- 1/9/2024
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is addressing the series based on her life.
Back in 2019, Hulu released their limited series The Act starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette, which chronicled the alleged abuse that Gypsy (King) endured from her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard (Arquette), who was murdered by Gypsy’s then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy).
Following her release from prison, Gypsy revealed in a new interview if she plans on watching The Act.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I haven’t had a desire to look at it, I’ve lived it,” Gypsy told E! News in an interview, which was published on Jan. 5.
“I think that was for everyone else and not for the person that actually lived it,” Gypsy continued. “So, I won’t be watching it.”
Since her release from prison, Gypsy has gained millions of followers on social media and she recently shared how she’s...
Back in 2019, Hulu released their limited series The Act starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette, which chronicled the alleged abuse that Gypsy (King) endured from her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard (Arquette), who was murdered by Gypsy’s then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy).
Following her release from prison, Gypsy revealed in a new interview if she plans on watching The Act.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I haven’t had a desire to look at it, I’ve lived it,” Gypsy told E! News in an interview, which was published on Jan. 5.
“I think that was for everyone else and not for the person that actually lived it,” Gypsy continued. “So, I won’t be watching it.”
Since her release from prison, Gypsy has gained millions of followers on social media and she recently shared how she’s...
- 1/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her abusive mother, Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, was released from prison Thursday, Dec. 28, ABC News reports.
Blanchard was approved for early release on parole back in September, having served seven years of a 10-year sentence. She reportedly left the Chillicothe Correctional Center at 3:30 a.m.
In pleading guilty to second-degree murder, Blanchard admitted that she arranged for her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill Dee Dee in 2015 after enduring years of abuse. Godejohn was...
Blanchard was approved for early release on parole back in September, having served seven years of a 10-year sentence. She reportedly left the Chillicothe Correctional Center at 3:30 a.m.
In pleading guilty to second-degree murder, Blanchard admitted that she arranged for her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill Dee Dee in 2015 after enduring years of abuse. Godejohn was...
- 12/28/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Images of the 2023 National Film Registry selections
Home Alone, Love & Basketball, Apollo 13, 12 Years a Slave, and The Nightmare Before Christmas are among the 25 films chosen to be preserved by the Library of Congress National Film Registry. 2023’s selection also includes Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Lady and the Tramp, Desperately Seeking Susan, and Fame.
“Films are an integral piece of America’s cultural heritage, reflecting stories of our nation for more than 125 years. We are proud to add 25 diverse films to the National Film Registry as we preserve our history through film,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “We’re grateful to the film community for collaborating with the Library of Congress in our goal to preserve the heritage of cinema for generations to come.”
The new additions date back to 1921 and bring the total number of films included in the registry to 875. According to the Library of Congress,...
Home Alone, Love & Basketball, Apollo 13, 12 Years a Slave, and The Nightmare Before Christmas are among the 25 films chosen to be preserved by the Library of Congress National Film Registry. 2023’s selection also includes Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Lady and the Tramp, Desperately Seeking Susan, and Fame.
“Films are an integral piece of America’s cultural heritage, reflecting stories of our nation for more than 125 years. We are proud to add 25 diverse films to the National Film Registry as we preserve our history through film,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “We’re grateful to the film community for collaborating with the Library of Congress in our goal to preserve the heritage of cinema for generations to come.”
The new additions date back to 1921 and bring the total number of films included in the registry to 875. According to the Library of Congress,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Stigmata | 90s Supernatural Horror out now in the UK as a special 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition
Capelight Pictures & Altitude Film Distribution have released the captivating 90s supernatural horror, Stigmata, which is available now in the UK on a special 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Rupert Wainwright, the 1999 occult thriller features an outstanding cast of Oscar® winner Patricia Arquette, Golden Globe winner Gabriel Byrne and Oscar® Nominee Jonathan Pryce with an tremendously dark score from The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan. A lost soul has just received the wounds of Christ… and a shocking message that will alter history. Frankie Paige (Arquette) has absolutely no faith in God. All of that changes when she suddenly begins to suffer the Stigmata – the living wounds of the crucified Christ. Frankie’s miraculous bleeding comes to the attention of the Vatican’s top investigator, Father Kiernan (Byrne). But when Cardinal Houseman (Pryce), discovers that Frankie is actually channeling an extraordinary and provocative message that could destroy the Church,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
In the upcoming episode of “Barmageddon,” titled “David Arquette vs. Colbie Caillat,” viewers are in for a spirited showdown as singer Colbie Caillat and actor David Arquette go head-to-head in a unique challenge – Keg Kurling. Scheduled to air on Monday, November 27, 2023, at 11:00 Pm on USA, this episode promises a night of fun, competition, and double-fisted action.
As the two celebrities navigate the Keg Kurling arena, audiences can anticipate a lively and entertaining battle between Caillat and Arquette. The unconventional and exciting nature of the challenge adds a refreshing twist to the show, ensuring that viewers will be treated to not only a competition of skill but also a showcase of the contestants’ personalities.
So, tune in for a thrilling episode of “Barmageddon” as David Arquette and Colbie Caillat bring their A-game to the Keg Kurling arena, promising laughter and excitement for all.
Release Date & Time: 11:00 Pm Monday 27 November...
As the two celebrities navigate the Keg Kurling arena, audiences can anticipate a lively and entertaining battle between Caillat and Arquette. The unconventional and exciting nature of the challenge adds a refreshing twist to the show, ensuring that viewers will be treated to not only a competition of skill but also a showcase of the contestants’ personalities.
So, tune in for a thrilling episode of “Barmageddon” as David Arquette and Colbie Caillat bring their A-game to the Keg Kurling arena, promising laughter and excitement for all.
Release Date & Time: 11:00 Pm Monday 27 November...
- 11/20/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s Vista Theatre in Los Feliz is opening its doors back up and will celebrate its return with the screening of ‘True Romance’. The filmmaker bought the theater in 2021 and after a “carefully planned 3-year renovation” of the location, Quentinwill be hosting the special screening this November 11.
“The Vista Theater is one of the last remaining single-screen movie theaters that has stood the test of time,” reads the description of the sold-out event that Quentinwill be hosting, reports Deadline.
“Don’t miss history in the making and be the first to step inside for a special 35mm screening of ‘True Romance’.”
The renovation “includes state-of-the-art 35mm and 70mm film projection with powerful new audio, a cool new retro ambiance, and endless eye candy.”
On November 17, a screening of Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving in 35mm will take over and on November 22, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon in 70mm will be screened.
“The Vista Theater is one of the last remaining single-screen movie theaters that has stood the test of time,” reads the description of the sold-out event that Quentinwill be hosting, reports Deadline.
“Don’t miss history in the making and be the first to step inside for a special 35mm screening of ‘True Romance’.”
The renovation “includes state-of-the-art 35mm and 70mm film projection with powerful new audio, a cool new retro ambiance, and endless eye candy.”
On November 17, a screening of Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving in 35mm will take over and on November 22, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon in 70mm will be screened.
- 11/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s Vista Theatre in Los Feliz is opening its doors back up and will celebrate its return with the screening of ‘True Romance’. The filmmaker bought the theater in 2021 and after a “carefully planned 3-year renovation” of the location, Quentinwill be hosting the special screening this November 11.
“The Vista Theater is one of the last remaining single-screen movie theaters that has stood the test of time,” reads the description of the sold-out event that Quentinwill be hosting, reports Deadline.
“Don’t miss history in the making and be the first to step inside for a special 35mm screening of ‘True Romance’.”
The renovation “includes state-of-the-art 35mm and 70mm film projection with powerful new audio, a cool new retro ambiance, and endless eye candy.”
On November 17, a screening of Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving in 35mm will take over and on November 22, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon in 70mm will be screened.
“The Vista Theater is one of the last remaining single-screen movie theaters that has stood the test of time,” reads the description of the sold-out event that Quentinwill be hosting, reports Deadline.
“Don’t miss history in the making and be the first to step inside for a special 35mm screening of ‘True Romance’.”
The renovation “includes state-of-the-art 35mm and 70mm film projection with powerful new audio, a cool new retro ambiance, and endless eye candy.”
On November 17, a screening of Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving in 35mm will take over and on November 22, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon in 70mm will be screened.
- 11/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Quentin Tarantino’s Vista Theatre in Los Feliz is opening its doors back up and will celebrate its return with a screening of True Romance.
The filmmaker bought the theater in 2021 and after a “carefully planned 3-year renovation” of the location, Tarantino will be hosting the special screening this Saturday, Nov. 11.
“The Vista Theater is one of the last remaining single-screen movie theaters that has stood the test of time,” reads the description of the sold-out event that Tarantino will be hosting. “Don’t miss history in the making and be the first to step inside for a special 35mm screening of True Romance.”
The renovation “includes state-of-the-art 35mm and 70mm film projection with powerful new audio, a cool new retro ambiance, and endless eye candy.”
On Nov. 17, a screening of Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving in 35mm will take over and on Nov. 22, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon in 70mm will be screened.
The filmmaker bought the theater in 2021 and after a “carefully planned 3-year renovation” of the location, Tarantino will be hosting the special screening this Saturday, Nov. 11.
“The Vista Theater is one of the last remaining single-screen movie theaters that has stood the test of time,” reads the description of the sold-out event that Tarantino will be hosting. “Don’t miss history in the making and be the first to step inside for a special 35mm screening of True Romance.”
The renovation “includes state-of-the-art 35mm and 70mm film projection with powerful new audio, a cool new retro ambiance, and endless eye candy.”
On Nov. 17, a screening of Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving in 35mm will take over and on Nov. 22, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon in 70mm will be screened.
- 11/7/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor Patricia Arquette was already very familiar with Sopranos star James Gandolfini after working with him on True Romance. So when she bumped into Gandolfini by chance, she had no reservations about calling him out for a past Golden Globes debacle.
Patricia Arquette was upset James Gandolfini left her hanging at the Golden Globes Patricia Arquette | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Presenting awards at the Golden Globes could be a stressful opportunity. Although their presentation might only last a few minutes, it sometimes requires extensive preparations to make sure few errors are made. When Arquette and Gandolfini were tapped to share the stage together, they already went through the proper steps for a smooth show.
“Some years ago, we were supposed to present together at the Golden Globes, so we did the rehearsal, and they give you all these presents and all that,” Arquette once told The Daily Beast.
Gandolfini was also...
Patricia Arquette was upset James Gandolfini left her hanging at the Golden Globes Patricia Arquette | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Presenting awards at the Golden Globes could be a stressful opportunity. Although their presentation might only last a few minutes, it sometimes requires extensive preparations to make sure few errors are made. When Arquette and Gandolfini were tapped to share the stage together, they already went through the proper steps for a smooth show.
“Some years ago, we were supposed to present together at the Golden Globes, so we did the rehearsal, and they give you all these presents and all that,” Arquette once told The Daily Beast.
Gandolfini was also...
- 10/8/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Actor Patricia Arquette won her first Oscar for starring in Before filmmaker Richard Linklater’s 2015 feature Boyhood. But the film itself didn’t win Hollywood’s biggest accolade, which disappointed the star.
Patricia Arquette’s ‘Boyhood’ lost to ‘Birdman’ at the Oscars Patricia Arquette | Darren Eagles/Getty Images
Boyhood was one of director Richard Linklater’s most intriguing projects. The film was shot over the span of 12 years, starring Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke as a divorced couple raising two children. Boyhood was recognized by the Academy for its experimental filmmaking. The ceremony nominated it for several categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress, which Arquette won.
Even after winning the award, the Pretty Smart star still couldn’t believe her Oscar experience.
”It was surreal. I felt like I had been shot up with some weird drug that changed time,” she once said according to Contact Music.
Patricia Arquette’s ‘Boyhood’ lost to ‘Birdman’ at the Oscars Patricia Arquette | Darren Eagles/Getty Images
Boyhood was one of director Richard Linklater’s most intriguing projects. The film was shot over the span of 12 years, starring Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke as a divorced couple raising two children. Boyhood was recognized by the Academy for its experimental filmmaking. The ceremony nominated it for several categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress, which Arquette won.
Even after winning the award, the Pretty Smart star still couldn’t believe her Oscar experience.
”It was surreal. I felt like I had been shot up with some weird drug that changed time,” she once said according to Contact Music.
- 10/8/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The beginning of "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" is arguably one of the most relatable opening horror sequences for any disenfranchised youth filled with teenage angst. Introducing our traumatized hero, Kristen (Patricia Arquette), the credits play as Angelo Badalamenti's score transitions into Dokken's "Into the Fire" as Kristen mainlines coffee grinds to stay awake. She's building a papier-maché house of the boarded up structure she sees in her nightmares. Immediately, you empathize with her. She looks like a friend in need (who could also use another pack of cigarettes).
Arquette was the perfect casting choice to be a Nancy for a different generation. As a result, "Dream Warriors" director Chuck Russell had to make an "Elm Street" movie for a different set of teens who would respond to something bigger, badder, and more ambitious than Wes Craven's original and "Freddy's Revenge." The practical effects...
Arquette was the perfect casting choice to be a Nancy for a different generation. As a result, "Dream Warriors" director Chuck Russell had to make an "Elm Street" movie for a different set of teens who would respond to something bigger, badder, and more ambitious than Wes Craven's original and "Freddy's Revenge." The practical effects...
- 10/7/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Johnny Depp teamed up with Emmy winner Patricia Arquette for the 1994 feature Ed Wood. There came a point during filming where Depp’s co-star was being targeted by someone on set. So, Depp decided to step in.
Johnny Depp helped Patricia Arquette with a volatile co-worker in ‘Ed Wood’ Patricia Arquette | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Arquette played Depp’s husband in the 1994 movie Ed Wood. The feature was Tim Burton’s biographical film about an eccentric director’s relationship with Hollywood. Although it may have been the first time Arquette and Depp worked together, it wasn’t the first time they met. In an interview with The Daily Beast, Arquette revealed she’d known Depp since they were kids. However, nothing romantic ever sparked between them.
“We were never romantically involved, and I’d known Johnny since I was 17—auditioning for parts, and trying to come up together. The first time...
Johnny Depp helped Patricia Arquette with a volatile co-worker in ‘Ed Wood’ Patricia Arquette | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Arquette played Depp’s husband in the 1994 movie Ed Wood. The feature was Tim Burton’s biographical film about an eccentric director’s relationship with Hollywood. Although it may have been the first time Arquette and Depp worked together, it wasn’t the first time they met. In an interview with The Daily Beast, Arquette revealed she’d known Depp since they were kids. However, nothing romantic ever sparked between them.
“We were never romantically involved, and I’d known Johnny since I was 17—auditioning for parts, and trying to come up together. The first time...
- 10/4/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Perhaps deciding that the relationship tribulations of white, coastal-American men of medium-to-high class-privilege levels — which were well-served on the big screen in previous decades — have been rather overlooked of late, writer-director Noah Pritzker goes back to the well of male midlife neurosis for his sophomore feature and dredges up not quite enough to fill up one amiable indie dramedy. Powered largely by the affability of Griffin Dunne playing a reluctant pending-divorcé whose aging father has recently left his aging mother and whose adult son is having woman troubles of his own, “Ex-Husbands” which world-premieres at the San Sebastian Film Festival, is likable enough in intention, but flounders en route to its destination. Not unlike its befuddled protagonists, who can’t seem to translate meaning well into doing well.
We meet Peter Pearce (Dunne), a New York dentist, in the Walter Reade Theater in New York’s Lincoln Center — like...
We meet Peter Pearce (Dunne), a New York dentist, in the Walter Reade Theater in New York’s Lincoln Center — like...
- 9/28/2023
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
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The "Nightmare on Elm Street" film series was a hotbed for emerging talent. Many of the directors in the franchise would go on to prolific or interesting careers. Chuck Russell, director of "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" would go on to make Hollywood blockbusters like "The Mask," "Eraser," and "The Scorpion King." Renny Harlin, who directed "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" would likewise enter the Hollywood mainstream with films like "Predator 2," "Die Hard 2," "Cliffhanger," and "Cutthroat Island." Jack Sholder, Stephen Hopkins, and Rachael Talalay also emerged from the series' directors pool.
One can also find a few rising actors at the start of their careers throughout the Freddy Krueger movies. Famously, a young Johnny Depp starred in Wes Craven's 1984 original, and, for "Dream Warriors," Patricia Arquette made her cinematic debut.
The "Nightmare on Elm Street" film series was a hotbed for emerging talent. Many of the directors in the franchise would go on to prolific or interesting careers. Chuck Russell, director of "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" would go on to make Hollywood blockbusters like "The Mask," "Eraser," and "The Scorpion King." Renny Harlin, who directed "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" would likewise enter the Hollywood mainstream with films like "Predator 2," "Die Hard 2," "Cliffhanger," and "Cutthroat Island." Jack Sholder, Stephen Hopkins, and Rachael Talalay also emerged from the series' directors pool.
One can also find a few rising actors at the start of their careers throughout the Freddy Krueger movies. Famously, a young Johnny Depp starred in Wes Craven's 1984 original, and, for "Dream Warriors," Patricia Arquette made her cinematic debut.
- 9/25/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The 48th Toronto International Film Festival, from which I just returned, technically runs through Sunday, but by this point, virtually every film in the lineup has screened at least once. So, I thought I’d seize this opportunity to share some impressions of this year’s fest and the awards hopefuls that played there and also offer some informed speculation about which film could pick up some wind behind its award season sails on Sunday when the fest announces the winner of its TIFF Audience Award.
What was the vibe at this year’s fest?
Given the ongoing strikes of actors and writers, red carpets and pre-screening introductions were far less star-studded than in other years. My concern was that this — and the fact that very few of the award season’s most highly anticipated films had elected to premiere at TIFF — could really depress attendance. That, in turn, might...
What was the vibe at this year’s fest?
Given the ongoing strikes of actors and writers, red carpets and pre-screening introductions were far less star-studded than in other years. My concern was that this — and the fact that very few of the award season’s most highly anticipated films had elected to premiere at TIFF — could really depress attendance. That, in turn, might...
- 9/16/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s been a Toronto Film Festival like few others. The writers and actors strikes meant that many A-listers opted not to touch down in Canada this year, depriving the gathering of film lovers of the star-studded red carpets and Q&As that make Toronto so memorable. Even if this year’s festival was starved for glamour, it was still a good opportunity to get a clearer picture of the awards race — and to check the pulse of Hollywood at a tumultuous time for the industry.
1. ) Venice and Telluride Stole Some Thunder
Toronto, which has the misfortune of appearing last on the calendar, is in danger of being seriously overshadowed by the other late summer and early fall festivals. Between them, Venice and Telluride played host to “Ferrari,” “Poor Things,” “The Bikeriders” and “Priscilla” — which emerged as likely Oscar contenders. But these films opted to skip Toronto, preventing it from...
1. ) Venice and Telluride Stole Some Thunder
Toronto, which has the misfortune of appearing last on the calendar, is in danger of being seriously overshadowed by the other late summer and early fall festivals. Between them, Venice and Telluride played host to “Ferrari,” “Poor Things,” “The Bikeriders” and “Priscilla” — which emerged as likely Oscar contenders. But these films opted to skip Toronto, preventing it from...
- 9/13/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
At the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards hosted at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto presenters Barry Jenkins and Chaz Ebert went off-script to emphasize how much it meant to hand the Ebert Director Award to Spike Lee.
The Oscar-winning “Moonlight” director went first, sharing how he was one of two Black men in his film program at a predominantly white college. While his peer would say he wanted to be the next Spike Lee, he said, “‘I want to be the first Barry Jenkins,’ and I would qualify that by saying I think that’s the way Spike would want it.” In town serving as one of the judges for the festival’s Platform programming block, Jenkins continued, “So Spike I just wanted to say you’ve carried so much weight for so many of us for so damn long that I’m on this jury and I’m tired as hell.
The Oscar-winning “Moonlight” director went first, sharing how he was one of two Black men in his film program at a predominantly white college. While his peer would say he wanted to be the next Spike Lee, he said, “‘I want to be the first Barry Jenkins,’ and I would qualify that by saying I think that’s the way Spike would want it.” In town serving as one of the judges for the festival’s Platform programming block, Jenkins continued, “So Spike I just wanted to say you’ve carried so much weight for so many of us for so damn long that I’m on this jury and I’m tired as hell.
- 9/11/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Toronto — When the crowd settles in, the lights go down and the movie starts, this year’s Toronto International Film Festival is more or less business as usual.
The rest of the time, not so much.
This is a TIFF with fewer stars, fewer studio movies and more films up for sale but fewer buyers willing to commit during the writers’ and actors’ strikes. That’s a distinctly different beast from the TIFF that would normally host a parade of movie stars on an array of red carpets every day, particularly during the opening weekend that concludes on Sunday.
And yet, this year’s festival has had a familiar assortment of potential awards movies, crowd-pleasers, bold indies, star vehicles, international projects and weirdo midnight romps. And in the theaters when those movies play, the number of movie stars in the seats can be beside the point for at least a couple of hours.
The rest of the time, not so much.
This is a TIFF with fewer stars, fewer studio movies and more films up for sale but fewer buyers willing to commit during the writers’ and actors’ strikes. That’s a distinctly different beast from the TIFF that would normally host a parade of movie stars on an array of red carpets every day, particularly during the opening weekend that concludes on Sunday.
And yet, this year’s festival has had a familiar assortment of potential awards movies, crowd-pleasers, bold indies, star vehicles, international projects and weirdo midnight romps. And in the theaters when those movies play, the number of movie stars in the seats can be beside the point for at least a couple of hours.
- 9/11/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Spike Lee blasted critics who suggested that “Do The Right Thing” would spark riots when it opened in 1989, while honoring one of the reviewers who came to the film’s defense. The remarks came as Lee received the Ebert Director Award, named for the late film critic Roger Ebert, at the Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Awards on Sunday.
“Your husband got behind me when those mother f–kers in the press were saying that ‘Do the Right Thing’ was going to incite Black people to riot,” Lee said, as he accepted his prize from Chaz Ebert, the late critic’s wife. “That this film should not be shown in the United States.”
Lee cited David Denby and Joe Klein as two of the most prominent critical voices against the film, which has gone to be considered one of the greatest films ever made. The pair wrote, Lee recalled, that...
“Your husband got behind me when those mother f–kers in the press were saying that ‘Do the Right Thing’ was going to incite Black people to riot,” Lee said, as he accepted his prize from Chaz Ebert, the late critic’s wife. “That this film should not be shown in the United States.”
Lee cited David Denby and Joe Klein as two of the most prominent critical voices against the film, which has gone to be considered one of the greatest films ever made. The pair wrote, Lee recalled, that...
- 9/11/2023
- by Brent Lang and Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Patricia Arquette, Lulu Wang, Finn Wolfhard, Barry Jenkins, Camila Morrone, Willem Dafoe and Colman Domingo mixed and mingled at Variety and Chanel’s annual female filmmaker dinner during the Toronto Film Festival.
At the glamorous event, held on Saturday night at Soho House and hosted by Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh, VIP attendees nibbled on tuna tartare, striploin steak and heirloom tomato salad as they toasted the recipients of Chanel’s Women Writers’ Network. The year-round program is designed to advance the careers of women and non-binary alumni of the TIFF Writers’ Studio.
Click for the photo gallery from Chanel and Variety’s female filmmakers dinner.
“Welcome to the most exclusive event of the Toronto Film Festival,” Setoodeh said. “This is one of our favorite events to host.” He added that Chanel and Variety had partnered since 2018 in celebrating female filmmakers at TIFF.
Inside the room, Arquette and Dafoe posed for...
At the glamorous event, held on Saturday night at Soho House and hosted by Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh, VIP attendees nibbled on tuna tartare, striploin steak and heirloom tomato salad as they toasted the recipients of Chanel’s Women Writers’ Network. The year-round program is designed to advance the careers of women and non-binary alumni of the TIFF Writers’ Studio.
Click for the photo gallery from Chanel and Variety’s female filmmakers dinner.
“Welcome to the most exclusive event of the Toronto Film Festival,” Setoodeh said. “This is one of our favorite events to host.” He added that Chanel and Variety had partnered since 2018 in celebrating female filmmakers at TIFF.
Inside the room, Arquette and Dafoe posed for...
- 9/10/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA’s presence at TIFF continued into Saturday with a special picket outside Amazon offices here in Toronto with Canada’s commercial actors union Actra, who’ve been in a 501 day contract lockout with the country’s advertising agencies org.
Patricia Arquette, whose feature directorial debut Gonzo Girl, played on Friday night at the fest, showed up to show her support alongside SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, who praised the Oscar winner for having a project under a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement.
Arquette described the current standoff between actors and studios:
“What we got is a low-functioning dynamic, which is ‘I’m gonna get mine, and I don’t care what happens to you’ and have to shift to a high functioning dynamic which is ‘This is what I’d like, but I don’t want it, if it really hurts you.'”
“And this is really hurting people,...
Patricia Arquette, whose feature directorial debut Gonzo Girl, played on Friday night at the fest, showed up to show her support alongside SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, who praised the Oscar winner for having a project under a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement.
Arquette described the current standoff between actors and studios:
“What we got is a low-functioning dynamic, which is ‘I’m gonna get mine, and I don’t care what happens to you’ and have to shift to a high functioning dynamic which is ‘This is what I’d like, but I don’t want it, if it really hurts you.'”
“And this is really hurting people,...
- 9/9/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland says fate of US work stoppage lies in hands of Hollywood companies.
Representatives from SAG-AFTRA and Canadian actors union Acrta were joined by Patricia Arquette in a protest outside the Toronto headquarters of Amazon and Apple on Saturday morning.
Arquette, who is in Toronto to promote her feature directorial debut Gonzo Girl, which she was cleared to promote through a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement a week before TIFF kicked off, addressed the crowd in support of the work stoppage alongside the union’s executive national director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
The SAG-AFTRA executive said the fate of the...
Representatives from SAG-AFTRA and Canadian actors union Acrta were joined by Patricia Arquette in a protest outside the Toronto headquarters of Amazon and Apple on Saturday morning.
Arquette, who is in Toronto to promote her feature directorial debut Gonzo Girl, which she was cleared to promote through a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement a week before TIFF kicked off, addressed the crowd in support of the work stoppage alongside the union’s executive national director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
The SAG-AFTRA executive said the fate of the...
- 9/9/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“It’s like asking a woman when she’s crowning, ‘Do you want to give birth, again?’ ” explains Patricia Arquette of being asked about future directing ambitions while still waiting to screen her debut. “You’re like, ‘Not now!’ ”
Arquette’s feature, Gonzo Girl, is an adaptation of the book by Cheryl Della Pietra, who drew on her time as Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant in the 1990s for a fictionalized story about an aspiring writer who is tasked with extracting the latest novel from a drug-addled iconoclast. The script first came to the Oscar-winning actress, who had begun talking to her agents about nascent directorial aspirations, as an offer to star. In reading it, she saw the chance to explore themes, according to Arquette, that included — but were not limited to — “celebrity distortion, co-dependence, addiction, unhealed wounds, art, joy, life, sexuality.”
Arquette was also drawn to the ’90s time period,...
Arquette’s feature, Gonzo Girl, is an adaptation of the book by Cheryl Della Pietra, who drew on her time as Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant in the 1990s for a fictionalized story about an aspiring writer who is tasked with extracting the latest novel from a drug-addled iconoclast. The script first came to the Oscar-winning actress, who had begun talking to her agents about nascent directorial aspirations, as an offer to star. In reading it, she saw the chance to explore themes, according to Arquette, that included — but were not limited to — “celebrity distortion, co-dependence, addiction, unhealed wounds, art, joy, life, sexuality.”
Arquette was also drawn to the ’90s time period,...
- 9/9/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Willem Dafoe had nothing but praise for Patricia Arquette when speaking about her directorial debut, “Gonzo Girl”.
Dafoe — who stars as Walker Reade in the flick — chatted to Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman at the movie’s TIFF premiere.
As the host asked about Arquette, Dafoe gushed, “She really took care of us. She’s great with actors.
“It was a film that wasn’t easy to make, not a big budget movie. A lot of actors with very important roles coming for very short periods of time. Good material but difficult to adapt. She did beautifully.”
“It was a film that wasn’t easy to make, not a big budget movie.”
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As Hoffman commented on Dafoe’s alleged “crazy experimental rehearsals,” the star laughed and said,...
Dafoe — who stars as Walker Reade in the flick — chatted to Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman at the movie’s TIFF premiere.
As the host asked about Arquette, Dafoe gushed, “She really took care of us. She’s great with actors.
“It was a film that wasn’t easy to make, not a big budget movie. A lot of actors with very important roles coming for very short periods of time. Good material but difficult to adapt. She did beautifully.”
“It was a film that wasn’t easy to make, not a big budget movie.”
Read More: Patricia Arquette Reveals Her Daughter Bought Her A Stuffed Animal Because She Was ‘Having A Rough Patch’ Ahead Of ‘Gonzo Girl’ TIFF Premiere
As Hoffman commented on Dafoe’s alleged “crazy experimental rehearsals,” the star laughed and said,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
When Patricia Arquette decided to make her feature film directing debut with “Gonzo Girl,” she made a promise to her cast.
“I told them that I would always edit everything for the acting — even if the camera work wasn’t the best in that take or some thing didn’t match from a continuity perspective,” she says a week before the movie’s big premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. “I don’t think someone has ever edited my performance directly for the acting, so I wanted to do this greedy, delicious thing for my ensemble. I wanted to create a space for great acting.”
It helps, of course, that the star of “Gonzo Girl” is none other than Willem Dafoe, a four-time Oscar nominee, as well as rising talents such as Camila Morrone of “Daisy Jones & the Six.” And that kind of creative freedom, and not big salaries,...
“I told them that I would always edit everything for the acting — even if the camera work wasn’t the best in that take or some thing didn’t match from a continuity perspective,” she says a week before the movie’s big premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. “I don’t think someone has ever edited my performance directly for the acting, so I wanted to do this greedy, delicious thing for my ensemble. I wanted to create a space for great acting.”
It helps, of course, that the star of “Gonzo Girl” is none other than Willem Dafoe, a four-time Oscar nominee, as well as rising talents such as Camila Morrone of “Daisy Jones & the Six.” And that kind of creative freedom, and not big salaries,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Patricia Arquette had a very special date for the TIFF 2023 premiere of her directorial debut, “Gonzo Girl”.
Arquette chatted to Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman on the red carpet, gushing over how kind her daughter Harlow Jane — who accompanied her mom to the premiere — had been on her big day.
Arquette said of the 20-year-old, who she called her “superpower”, “She bought me a stuffed animal today, okay? That’s how sweet she is.
“I was having a little rough patch this morning. She brought me that stuffed animal, it changed the game.”
“I was having a little rough patch this morning. She brought me that stuffed animal, it changed the game.”
Harlow Jane confirmed she’d got her mom “a stuffed alpaca.”
Patricia Arquette and Harlow Jane at the “Gonzo Girl” screening at the 48th Annual Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall on September 7, 2023 in Toronto,...
Arquette chatted to Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman on the red carpet, gushing over how kind her daughter Harlow Jane — who accompanied her mom to the premiere — had been on her big day.
Arquette said of the 20-year-old, who she called her “superpower”, “She bought me a stuffed animal today, okay? That’s how sweet she is.
“I was having a little rough patch this morning. She brought me that stuffed animal, it changed the game.”
“I was having a little rough patch this morning. She brought me that stuffed animal, it changed the game.”
Harlow Jane confirmed she’d got her mom “a stuffed alpaca.”
Patricia Arquette and Harlow Jane at the “Gonzo Girl” screening at the 48th Annual Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall on September 7, 2023 in Toronto,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Patricia Arquette used ‘Gonzo Girl’ to explore the “nebulous nature of addiction and co-dependency”.The actress made her directorial debut taking charge of the new film which is based on the book of the same name by Cheryl Della Pietra and is inspired by the story of the author’s time spent working as assistant to writer Hunter S. Thompson - and Arquette has insisted she wanted to use the movie to bring a fresh perspective to his life story.Speaking at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada, she said the movie questions “What is the commodity of beauty?” She added: “[It was] a look at the nebulous nature of addiction and co-dependency and how your move through your boundaries.”The director went on to say: “I thought it was interesting to be an artist and trapped in your own celebrity. The world wants to keep you in that box and doesn...
- 9/8/2023
- by Louise Mary Randell
- Bang Showbiz
For a writer whose specialty was his mad rush of words — careening, excessive, gloriously offensive and thoroughly “gonzo,” to use a word he may well have coined — Hunter S. Thompson has long been an irresistible image to put on screen. He was played by Johnny Depp in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” Bill Murray in “Where the Buffalo Roam” and a few others, and now it’s Willem Dafoe’s turn in Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut, “Gonzo Girl.”
Rather, it’s Dafoe’s turn to play somebody like Hunter S. Thompson. In the movie, which had its world premiere on Thursday night as one of the opening-night attractions of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Dafoe is “Walker Reade,” a wild-eyed journalist and author who lives in Woody Creek, Colorado and loves guns, drugs, alcohol and messing with people — not necessarily in that order. The fact that all of...
Rather, it’s Dafoe’s turn to play somebody like Hunter S. Thompson. In the movie, which had its world premiere on Thursday night as one of the opening-night attractions of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Dafoe is “Walker Reade,” a wild-eyed journalist and author who lives in Woody Creek, Colorado and loves guns, drugs, alcohol and messing with people — not necessarily in that order. The fact that all of...
- 9/8/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
If you were looking for stars at opening night of the Toronto Film Festival at a time when there aren’t that many available, they were at the world premiere of Gonzo Girl, with four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe and director-star Patricia Arquette receiving a standing ovation Thursday at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
Arquette was drawn to Cheryl Della Pietra’s novel about author’s tortured yet creative time as Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant because she was a die-hard fan of the gonzo journalist. But it was more than that.
Arquette was also fascinated with the ’90s backdrop, and the notion of one being lost in the celebrity. Also, themes of “what is the commodity of beauty? (It was) a look at the nebulous nature of addiction and co-dependency and how your move through your boundaries,” she said in introducing the film.
“This is theme of my life. Tada!
Arquette was drawn to Cheryl Della Pietra’s novel about author’s tortured yet creative time as Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant because she was a die-hard fan of the gonzo journalist. But it was more than that.
Arquette was also fascinated with the ’90s backdrop, and the notion of one being lost in the celebrity. Also, themes of “what is the commodity of beauty? (It was) a look at the nebulous nature of addiction and co-dependency and how your move through your boundaries,” she said in introducing the film.
“This is theme of my life. Tada!
- 9/8/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Natalie Sitek
- Deadline Film + TV
It is never a normal “opening night” when it comes to the Toronto Film Festival, which is offering numerous films including the much anticipated Hayao Miyizaki film The Boy and the Heron, which is the key opening-night gala. But there are others including two exceptional directorial debuts from celebrated veteran stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Patricia Arquette making it all a very memorable kickoff for TIFF on many fronts.
In fact this is a festival this year featuring numerous premieres of films either marking the first time an actor has gone behind the camera as Thomas and Arquette have done, respectively, with Special Presentation North Star, and the Discovery Section opener Gonzo Girl, or taking their latest shot as a director. In the coming days we will also have Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour; Viggo Mortensen’s sophomore feature The Dead Don’t Hurt; Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat; Chris Pine...
In fact this is a festival this year featuring numerous premieres of films either marking the first time an actor has gone behind the camera as Thomas and Arquette have done, respectively, with Special Presentation North Star, and the Discovery Section opener Gonzo Girl, or taking their latest shot as a director. In the coming days we will also have Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour; Viggo Mortensen’s sophomore feature The Dead Don’t Hurt; Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat; Chris Pine...
- 9/8/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar–winning actor and women’s rights activist Patricia Arquette will receive the TIFF Groundbreaker Award during the 48th edition of the Toronto Film Festival.
The honor will come during the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 10 and is inspired by TIFF’s Share Her Journey initiative to spotlight women creators. Oscar–winning actor Michelle Yeoh received the tribute last year. “Being one of Hollywood’s most audacious talents, Patricia consistently challenges conventions and elevates the discourse on salary equity for women through her influential platform,” TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said Wednesday.
Arquette is known for roles in Tony Scott’s True Romance, Tim Burton’s Ed Wood, David Lynch’s Lost Highway and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, for which she won the best supporting actress Oscar. She also earned one Emmy for Medium and two Golden Globes for Boyhood and Escape at Dannemora.
Arquette has also campaigned over the years for equal pay for women,...
The honor will come during the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 10 and is inspired by TIFF’s Share Her Journey initiative to spotlight women creators. Oscar–winning actor Michelle Yeoh received the tribute last year. “Being one of Hollywood’s most audacious talents, Patricia consistently challenges conventions and elevates the discourse on salary equity for women through her influential platform,” TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said Wednesday.
Arquette is known for roles in Tony Scott’s True Romance, Tim Burton’s Ed Wood, David Lynch’s Lost Highway and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, for which she won the best supporting actress Oscar. She also earned one Emmy for Medium and two Golden Globes for Boyhood and Escape at Dannemora.
Arquette has also campaigned over the years for equal pay for women,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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