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The logline for Amanda Kramer’s latest film, “By Design,” sounds both like the setup and the punchline for a winking joke. When a woman becomes envious and enamored with a striking wooden chair, she suddenly finds herself becoming said chair. Or rather, she ends up swapping bodies with it, forced to live thereafter as the inanimate object she was once so enthralled by. Outlandish and absurd in equal measure, Kramer’s Sundance dramedy is so obviously operating on its own quirky wavelength that when it eventually runs out of steam, you’re left wishing the “Please Baby Please” filmmaker could’ve pulled off this high-wire act.

When Camille (Juliette Lewis) arrives at a chair store with two chatty friends who barely register her presence, let alone her wants and desires, she’s hardly impressed with what she sees. The space is more of an art gallery than a furniture showroom.

While the Sundance Film Festival mulls a big move for 2027, the 2025 program, its 41st edition, kicked off January 23 in Utah, and you can look below for all of Deadline’s reviews from the fest.

Sundance founder Robert Redford promised that audiences “can expect a 2025 program that showcases varied and vibrant filmmaking globally.” Running through February 2, the lineup includes more than 85 features and six episodic projects set to screen in Park City, Salt Lake City and online.

Below is a compilation of our reviews from the fest. Click on the movie’s title to read our full take.

Atropia ‘Atropia’

Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition

Director-screenwriter: Hailey Gates

Cast: Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny, Tim Heidecker, Jane Levy

Deadline’s takeaway: Ripe with aughts nostalgia around the Og iPod, frosted lip gloss and Guy Fieri’s favorite flame-printed shirts, Atropia is ultimately a clever meditation on the atmosphere of war...

Antonio Banderas had that kind of charm that made even Madonna shoot her shot — publicly. The pop icon was absolutely smitten, and she wasn’t exactly subtle about it. The only problem? Melanie Griffith wasn’t having any of it. Banderas’ wife at the time made sure to keep stuff in check and let’s just say things got so awkward that she ended up being banned from Madonna’s set.

Antonio Banderas in a still from Uncharted (2022) | Credits: Sony Pictures Television

When you’ve got the Madonna openly crushing on your man, you know he’s got some serious magnetism. Too bad for her — Banderas was already off the market, and Griffith made sure it stayed that way.

Madonna wanted Antonio Banderas, but Melanie Griffith got banned from the Evita set Madonna in Evita | Credits: Hollywood Pictures

Back in the ‘90s, Antonio Banderas was caught in a wild love...

Offering a twist on the body-swap genre, Amanda Kramer’s Sundance Next entry By Design feels, at first glance, more suited to the stage or gallery than cinema. It’s a story about luxury, envy, and longing with a dry tone that requires patience but doesn’t quite deliver a rewarding experience beyond the metaphor it continues returning to: resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. For the characters there is a certain fear of missing out and becoming simply another piece of furniture. When the narrator (Melanie Griffith) can no longer adequately provide the right expository information, the film switches to dance.

Juliette Lewis stars as Camile, a broke woman who lunches with pals Lisa (Samantha Mathis) and Irene (Robin Tunney) before going shopping at an exclusive furniture store that sells one-off chairs. Camile finds herself fixated on a chair that may or...

Since her female-led Lord of the Flies riff Ladyworld premiered at Fantasia Fest in 2018, director Amanda Kramer’s films have gotten progressively weirder and more abstract. Her subsequent films Please, Baby, Please and Give Me Pity! were both experimental musicals shot and performed in a vintage style. Please, Baby, Please — the more ambitious of the two — boasted the return of Demi Moore, bringing her into the arthouse and paving the way for her career resurgence as the star of The Substance.

By Design also makes a point to bring back actresses Hollywood has been ignoring for years — Robin Tunney, Samantha Mathis, Melanie Griffith and, of course, Academy Award nominee Juliette Lewis. And in Kramer’s dreamland they don’t have to play tired moms or put-upon teachers; they can simply live a stylish life, quipping and conversing with each other onscreen.

The film tells the story of Camille (Lewis) a single,...

If you want to know the true meaning of love, find someone that looks at you the way Mamoudou Athie looks at a chair in Amanda Kramer’s surreal, stylish and militantly absurd comedy-drama By Design. Both specific in its intent and mischievously opaque in its execution, this willfully strange art project can switch from flip to serious in the blink of an eye, using a terrific cast to weave a trance-like state of oddness that somehow sustains to the finishing line. In Sundance terms, it fills a slot left open by Miranda July, America’s poet laureate of urban dysfunction, presumed missing in action since 2020’s Kajillionaire.

Like July, Kramer is concerned not so much with human beings as the space between them, opening on three women—Camille (Juliette Lewis), Lisa (Samantha Mathis) and Irene (Robin Tunney)—as they meet for their weekly lunch. Like an adult version of the Heathers of Heathers,...

Amanda Kramer made quite a splash with her last narrative film, Please Baby Please, and her latest movie, By Design, is an even more ambitious swing that landed it a spot in the Next competition at the Sundance Film Festival. By Design will hook viewers with its wacky concept, only to put them off with its dry tone, but its thematic richness will lend itself to intriguing analysis.

By Design Review

By Design tells the story of a woman who envies a chair so much that she endeavors to swap bodies with it. Although it may be billed as a “twist on the body swap genre,” don’t come into By Design expecting something akin to a quirkier version of Freaky Friday. It’s actually something much more intellectual and weird than you’d imagine it to be, even if you are a fan of Kramer’s past work.

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In the simple yet sly opening shot of “By Design,” the latest film from writer-director Amanda Kramer, we begin not with a person, but a chair. Punctuated by inane chatter of the more human variety as we gradually fade into the scene, we see a wide assembly of distinct pieces of furniture meticulously arranged. It’s as if we’re glimpsing a painting or cartoon in a magazine, each piece holding their own spotlight. However, the one in the center is not just any chair. It’s a beautiful one, shot with increasing reverence so we can see every detail of its curved construction.

“My goodness, that chair is gorgeous,” we hear via playful, often poetic, narration by Melanie Griffith before we cut to a sad little meal being shared by Camille, played by a fantastic and committed Juliette Lewis, plus her two friends. The voiceover shifts into being biting...

“Who appreciates Camille as much as they do a chair? She’s never been able to just sit there silently and still be loved?”

Those words, spoken by an invisible narrator (Melanie Griffith) at the beginning of “By Design” synthesize the premise of Amanda Kramer’s latest work, a gore-free piece of body horror that seeks to explore female objectification in the most literal possible terms. Using abstract dance and painful silences to illustrate the contrasting experiences of a woman and an inanimate chair who switch bodies, the film unfolds like a thoughtful nightmare told through the distinct gaze that made Kramer’s films like “Please Baby Please” and “Ladyworld” unforgettable. The film often feels as impossible to definitively grasp as the coveted furniture that it follows — but whether that’s a feature or a bug lies in the eye of the beholder.

When we meet Camille (Juliette Lewis), she...

On the eve of Sundance Film Festival (January 23-Februrary 2) many filmmakers and executives had already descended upon Park City for the 2025 edition. As attendees sample the blend of work from established talents and the promise of discoveries, amid the customary mingling and business side of things there will be real stories of heartbreak.

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The devastating LA County wildfires are likely to have impacted many from the Los Angeles region who make the journey to the Utah mountains. The writer-director team of Meera Menon and husband Paul Gleason behind Midnight zombie selection Didn’t Die...

Erika Jayne, known for her glamorous persona on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, made a foray into Broadway in 2020. A dream come true for the former wife of disgraced lawyer Tom Girardi quickly became a disappointment as the coronavirus pandemic rendered a total shutdown of the Broadway theatre district weeks after Jayne’s Chicago stint began. Now, she’s back on stage and Bravolebrities have a lot to say about it.

‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ cast Sutton Stracke, Teddi Mellencamp, Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, and Dorit Kemsley surprise Erika Jayne onstage after ‘Chicago’ on Broadway on January 14, 2020 | Bruce Glikas/WireImage

In January 2020, Jayne debuted as Roxie Hart, the charismatic and cunning housewife-turned-murderess in Chicago. One of Broadway’s most desired roles, the character of Roxie requires a mix of singing, dancing, and acting. At this point, Jayne had released several singles in an attempt to bolster her music career,...

The next entry in our series of writers recommending their favourite comfort films is a tribute to Jonathan Demme’s zesty gangster comedy

There’s no more perfect song to open a movie than Rosemary Clooney’s Mambo Italiano in Jonathan Demme’s Married to the Mob. It’s a delightful nonsense song that mimics Cuban mambo music while spilling out lyrics that are about as authentically Italian as a suburban Olive Garden. It’s Demme’s way of announcing that his gangster comedy will be a zesty, multicultural puttanesca that may evoke The Godfather and other genre standards, but mostly indulges in the cartoon kitsch of Long Island goombahs. The film that follows isn’t quite a parody, a spoof or a satire. It’s merely an unmitigated joy from start to finish.

There are so many fun touches around the edges of Married to the Mob – the colorful production design,...

For whatever reason, Hollywood doesn't produce movies like "Legally Blonde" anymore. Brightly colored, fun, and undeniably optimistic, this Reese Witherspoon comedy succinctly captures the zeitgeist of the early 2000s, and it now serves as a time capsule to a more innocent time when it felt possible for a fashion merchandising student to usurp the Harvard snobs and become a full-fledged lawyer. Truly, director Robert Luketic's upbeat tone, to say nothing of Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith's snappy script, is a key reason for the film's enduring success -- it's the perfect underdog tale, featuring a likable character worth rooting for and an uplifting message about staying true to yourself and persevering in the face of adversity.

"Legally Blonde" earned solid reviews from critics, earned a pair of Golden Globe nominations, including one for Witherspoon, made a killing at the box office, led to two sequels (and counting), and even spawned a musical.

Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl offers a plum role for Pamela Anderson. In the film, the former Baywatch star plays Shelly, an aging dancer in a Las Vegas revue who must confront her uncertain future when it’s announced that the show will close. It’s a struggle that’s all too familiar to Shelly’s best friend, Annette (Jamie Lee Curtis), a showgirl turned cocktail waitress who’s also very much struggled to cash in professionally and financially.

Shelly and Annette’s friendship forms the emotional heart of this story that’s concerned with how women are valued for their looks and how women of a certain age aren’t valued for their experience. Through it all, Anderson and Curtis invest their characters with a lived-in humanity that’s wistful and moving, as well as clearly informed by their own experiences in Hollywood.

As naïve as she appears...

Hugh Dancy has been working as a screen actor for over 20 years, and ranking his movies from worst to best, including his turn in Downton Abbey, reveals a filmography varied in genres and styles. Since his breakout role in the 2000 TV movie David Copperfield, Dancy has amassed significant fame for such roles as Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal and Prince Charmont in the feature film Ella Enchanted. Beyond these headliners, however, Dancy has accrued dozens of other successful roles.

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, in 1975, Dancy was sent to theater class for misconduct at the age of 13 and discovered a passion for acting that would later take him far in the business. In 2009, he married actress Claire Danes after meeting her on the set of the movie Evening in 2006, and he has since also worked with her on the series Homeland. Though he currently works in television in the Law & Order franchise,...

One of our favorite times of the month is when the Criterion Collection drops their releases for the months ahead and the batch its announced for March certainly doesn’t disappoint. Ranging from dark rom-coms to monster movies, Criterion is adding some proper deep cuts, as well as 4K restorations of two films that are already part of the collection.

The first film given the Criterion treatment is Alan Rudolph’s “Choose Me,” starring Keith Carradine and Lesley Ann Warren. Set in Los Angeles during the 1980s, the film follows a number of lovers violently weaving in and out of each other’s live, mostly crossing paths at a dive bar. A protégé of Robert Altman, Rudolph’s films, such as “Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle” and “Breakfast of Champions,” often carry a balance of absurdity and bite. Next up is the 1989 addition to the Godzilla cannon, “Godzilla vs. Biollante” from Kazuki Omori.

Tom Wolfe's social satire "The Bonfire of the Vanities" was published in 1987 and was constructed as a wry, readable send-up of New York's high society at the time. Its story follows a callow yuppie named Sherman McCoy who, while out on a drive with his mistress Maria, accidentally head into the Bronx. A series of small misunderstandings results in Maria taking the wheel and accidentally running over a Black teenager, Henry Lamb, then fleeing the scene. The accident is covered by a burned-out tabloid reporter named Peter Fallow, whose reporting leads to McCoy's arrest. The bulk of the narrative then focuses on McCoy's trial. No one is wholly good in "Bonfire," and most of the characters are largely bad.

The book was infamously adapted into a feature film by Brian De Palma in 1990, and, boy howdy, is it bad. Every character is miscast, with Tom Hanks playing Sherman...

Elle toasted a starry lineup of leading ladies at its annual Women in Hollywood event Tuesday, recognizing Danielle Deadwyler, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, Julianne Moore, Saoirse Ronan, Zoe Saldaña and Tilda Swinton for their creative and cultural contributions.

The night also brought out a number of A-list presenters, with Cameron Diaz presenting to the Emilia Pérez trio of Gomez, Saldaña and Gascón; John David Washington to Deadwyler; and Willem Dafoe to Madison. Rita Wilson, Rosie O’Donnell and Melanie Griffith also teamed up to present to Moore, marking a reunion of their 1995 film Now and Then.

Taking the stage inside the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Moore recalled how “Now and Then was more than just a film to me, it was an adventure; it was a sweet story about friendship, resilience and navigating the ups and downs of life together. And here we are,...

Cameron Diaz made a rare public appearance Tuesday in Los Angeles to help honor “Emilia Pérez” stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón at Elle magazine’s Women in Hollywood event.

“It’s really quite incredible to be in this room right now because it reminds me so much of what I love about making movies – the intimacy and the connection,” Diaz said. She praised “Emilia Pérez” as “a powerful exploration of identity, resilience and the courage it takes to break free from the constraints of societal norms, of patriarchal constraints.

“It is also a deeply human story about love and a journey to find one’s authentic self,” Diaz continued. “What these three actresses have accomplished with this film…it is truly remarkable. Together, they have created something unforgettable.”

On the carpet, Gomez told me that the attention she and the film have been getting “has been beautiful and overwhelming,...

The stars are stepping out for Elle‘s big event!

Selena Gomez joined Demi Moore, Niecy Nash, Eva Longoria, and tons of other stars at the 2024 Elle Women in Hollywood event on Tuesday (November 19) held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.

The annual event honors ”the women who are influencing Hollywood today from the best red carpet appearances, the women behind the camera, to Elle‘s very own cover stars,” according to the magazine.

Following the event, we compiled photos of the stars in attendance so that you can see what everyone wore!

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to see the stars in attendance…

Alix Earle

Annie Gonzalez

Ariana Greenblatt

Aurora Perrineau

Carey Mulligan

Charlotte Lawrence

Christian Serratos

Colman Domingo

Danielle Deadwyler

Fyi: Danielle is wearing Prada.

Demi Moore

Fyi: Demi is wearing Ralph Lauren.

Dylan Mulvaney

Eva Longoria

Fyi: Eva is wearing Ralph Lauren.

A-listers are often remembered for their most famous roles in equally renowned films, but their careers include plenty of films, some of which can often be forgotten because of when they were released or the genre they more closely matched. However, despite being easily forgotten, said films can still be extremely satisfying to watch and revisit years after their release.

From period dramas to rom-coms, to dramas, this list spans multiple genres and decades. While some films may only include a couple of A-list actors, others have so many that its easy to question why they were forgotten in the first place, especially considering how intense, full of twists and generally great the films are.

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Working Girl (1988) Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford & More

Starring Sigourney Weaver,...

Legendary filmmaker John Waters will be honored with The Coolidge Award at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Ma this Thursday, November 21.

Waters will discuss his life and career with Emmy award-winning GBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen. The conversation will include a tribute clip reel and will be followed by the award presentation.

Earlier in the day, the Pope of Trash will introduce and participate in a Q&a following a 35mm screening of Cecil B. Demented, his 2000 black comedy starring Melanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff.

Launched in 2004, The Coolidge Award recognizes a film artist whose work advances the spirit of original and challenging cinema. Past recipients include Meryl Streep, Jonathan Demme, Michael Douglas, Julianne Moore, and Werner Herzog, among others.

The Coolidge’s John Waters celebration continues with screenings of 1974’s Female Trouble on November 22, 1977’s Desperate Living on November 29, 2004’s A Dirty Shame on December 2, and 1998’s...

Emilio Estevez made his big screen debut at the age of 11 in the film "Badlands," Terrence Malick's mood drama starring Emilio's father Ramón Estévez, who was better known by his screen name Martin Sheen. When Emilio was 14, he flew with his father to the Philippines for another film shoot. Sheen was playing the lead role in Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now," and the young Emilio was hired to appear as an extra. Sadly, his scenes were cut, but Estevez was inspired by his experience to write a play called "Echoes of an Era," and perform in the lead role. He was officially an actor like his father. 

After graduating high school, Estevez eschewed college and entered show business. What followed was a decades-long and prolific career that brought him into the center of the Hollywood mainstream. In the 1980s, Estevez was part of a generation of rising actors...

In the history of crime dramas, Breaking Bad can definitely be in the top ten with its antagonist Walter White leading the way with his gruesome crimes. Brought to life by the talented Vince Gilligan, it stars actor Bryan Cranston as the lead and presents the story of how a high school teacher turned into a meth kingpin.

Bob Odenkirk and Lavell Crawford in Better Call Saul (2015) | Credits: AMC

Gilligan and Cranston got a lot of acclaim for their work on the project, but one controversy erupted by Lavell Crawford brought a lot of negative publicity for the show. Crawford went on a full-on homophobic rant, that the creator might have not dreamed of in a million years.

Lavell Crawford Stirred Up a Huge Controversy With His Homophobic Remarks

The Breaking Bad fans might know Lavell Crawford as Saul Goldman’s bodyguard turned criminal enforcer, Huell Babineaux. He also reprised...

Tom Hanks has had nothing short of one of the most storied and incredible acting careers of all time, with some particularly career-defining films of his coming out in the 1990s. He is an actor capable of playing any role in a multitude of genres, from serious dramas to laugh-out-loud romantic comedies; his range and ability are seemingly never-ending. Hanks has a natural, universal appeal with his youthful good looks and effortless charisma that has helped him cement his status as one of the best acting talents to ever grace the screen.

Whether portraying the naive yet brilliant titular character in Forrest Gump or the commanding Captain Miller in Saving Private Ryan, he has an incredible way of bringing authenticity to every role. A career spanning many decades with multiple Academy Award wins, his work in the 1990s would be enough on its own to have a memorable body of work.

The 1980s era is famous for its trashy movies, but some are nothing but fun. Some of the best movies of all time are a product of the 80s, a time which is known for being cheesy, over-the-top, and full of enthusiasm. The world of film changes with every passing year, but the 1980s produced some of the most notable titles in cinematic history.

Trashy films are generally considered projects with certain defining features, such as confusing storylines, poor special effects, cringeworthy acting, or bad jokes. While some controversial 80s movies are labeled as such because their message is lost in translation, others are referred to as trashy because of the lack of effort or poor reception. Regardless of their execution, these trashy 80s movies are still fantastic and enjoyable to watch.

Body Double (1984) A Story About Strange Coincidences & Badly Timed Arrivals

Body Double

Body Double is a thriller film directed by Brian De Palma,...

Dakota Johnson is stepping out for the day.

The 35-year-old Madame Web actress made her way into her hotel after running a few errands on Monday afternoon (October 14) in New York City.

For her outing, Dakota bundled up in a brown fur coat paired with light-washed jeans, black boots, sunglasses, and a black New York Mets hat.

A few weeks ago, Dakota joined Jessica Chastain, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Nicola Coughlan, and tons of other stars were in Milan for the Gucci Fashion Show.

In a recent interview, Dakota revealed how mom Melanie Griffith totally embarrassed her when the Fifty Shades actress first met former President Barack Obama!

If you missed it, Dakota‘s rep clarified rumors that she and fiancé Chris Martin had split up.

Angelina Jolie: a name that rings like a clarion call in the world of action-adventure cinema! If Hollywood had a Hall of Fame for butt-kicking heroines, she’d be the first inductee, no questions asked. From her iconic role as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider to Mr. & Mrs. Smith, the mother of six has gracefully danced through the action genre like a ballerina in combat boots.

Angelina Jolie in Original Sin (2001) | Credit: MGM Distribution Co.

But let’s not forget that the actress, 49, is more than just a fierce femme fatale; she’s tempted audiences in films like Changeling, and Original Sin. Nonetheless, it’s the latter that landed her in a bit of a pickle. Well, it all started when she made some comments regarding his co-star Antonio Banderas’ ex-wife that didn’t sit too well with the public.

Angelina Jolie and the Sizzling Scandal of Original Sin

Ah,...

Dakota Johnson met former president Barack Obama during his presidency while she was with her mother. As most moms do though, she managed to embarrass Dakota, even in front of the President.

The 34-year-old actress remembers her mother introducing her to the former president around the time that The Social Network came out.

Dakota recalls her mother’s conversation with the former commander-in-chief, “”He was talking to her and she goes, ‘Oh, Mr. President, this is my daughter. She just did a movie. She’s an actress, too.’”

Keep reading to find out more…

Seeing as Dakota’s mother is Academy Award-nominated actress, Melanie Griffith, it was no surprise that she was excited about her daughter following in her footsteps. The surprising part came as she continued to dive into Dakota’s role in David Fincher’s critically acclaimed film.

“‘She was in The Social Network, she’s in her underwear.

Since the 1980s, Demi Moore has inspired audiences with her emotional and powerful performances, but within her impressive filmography, there are some movies that stand out as her absolute best. Moore's career began on television when she earned a recurring role in the soap opera, General Hospital. From there, Moore gained enough attention that she was able to transition into movies. In the 1980s, she was part of the iconic group of young actors, the Brat Pack, boosting her to international fame. Since then, Moore has explored various genres and acted alongside some of Hollywood's best.

Like most established 1980s actors, Moore has an extensive and exciting resume. However, her best movies are those that stick out among the pack. These are films that were the most critically and financially successful. More than that, they are the projects that have defined Moore's career and have remained in the public consciousness for years after their release.

Kate Hudson graced the red carpet with her mom Goldie Hawn and stepdad Kurt Russell for a special occasion.

The 45-year-old actress wore a dazzling silver dress while posing with her parents at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Goldie Hawn Foundation and MindUP Gala, which was hosted at Ron Burkle’s Greenacres on Saturday night (September 27) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The event marked the first time in years that the trio posed for red carpet pics together, and they all looked fabulous. Kate‘s brother Oliver Hudson was also present and posed for pics with his mom.

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Other attendees included the likes of Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, Fergie, Martin Short, Brooks Nader, Max Greenfield, Ike Barinholtz, Tracy Anderson and Rachel Zoe. We’ve got photos of everyone in the gallery!

Kate and Kurt went viral a few years ago over a sweet message...

Dakota Johnson may be Hollywood royalty, but she's a successful actress in her own right, and has earned herself an impressive net worth. She first broke out with her role as Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, which brought her international fame. Since then, she has continued to showcase her versatility by starring in films ranging from indie dramas like The Lost Daughter to psychological horror in Suspiria. While her 2024 film Madame Web was a critical and box office dud, this won't stall her burgeoning career.

Born in Austin, Texas, Dakota Johnson comes from a prominent Hollywood family. She is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, and her grandmother is the legendary Tippi Hedren. Raised on film sets, Johnson made her acting debut at the age of 10 with a bit part in 1999's Crazy in Alabama, starring her mother and directed by her then-stepfather,...

One of the best things to happen in Hollywood in recent years is that Michael Keaton’s career got a major second wind (but don’t call it a comeback) after a somewhat lower-key period. While the extent of Keaton’s career downturn pre-Birdman has indeed been overblown (let’s not forget he was still a big enough star to play the villain in the RoboCop reboot months before Birdman came out), it can’t be denied that Alejandro González Iñárritu’s movie gave him a major boost. Since then, he’s appeared In some amazing films, including Spotlight, The Founder, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. He has also done great TV work, such as the exceptional limited series Dopesick.

However, Keaton’s pre- and post-Beetlejuice/Batman career tends to be overlooked when discussing his filmography, which is a shame as he was already a...

Is it true that Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson have indeed ended their seven year romance? A rep is here with an answer.

Rep Addresses The Viral Chris Martin And Dakota Johnson Breakup Rumors

It’s strange waking up to stories that Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson are no longer a couple. Even stranger still when you consider that just a few months back, it was speculated that the couple had quietly gotten engaged for sometime now. So what went wrong with the universe?

Well, according to a rep, nothing went wrong and the couple are still “happily together.” In fact, the insider blasted the breakup rumors as simply “not true.” Phew, the universe is starting to make sense again.

The couple first linked up in 2017 after meeting through a mutual friend. Sometime later, the “Madame Web” star was seen having a great time at one of his shows and...

Stella Banderas is getting married!

The 27-year-old daughter of former couple Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas is engaged to her childhood sweetheart Alex Gruszynski.

Keep reading to find out more…

Stella took to Instagram to share a photo of her ring and added, “I get to hang out with my favorite person on earth forever!!!!!!!!

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Emily in Paris, Alien: Romulus, Bad Monkey and The Union.

D23

Disney held its signature D23 fan event in Anaheim over the weekend, showcasing its upcoming TV and film projects and theme park updates, as well as honoring 14 Disney Legends, including Harrison Ford, Jamie Lee Curtis, Miley Cyrus, Angela Bassett and James Cameron.

Agatha All Along and Mufasa: The Lion King stars Kathryn Hahn, Sasheer Zamata, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner and Aubrey Plaza The Mandalorian & Grogu duo Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni Harrison Ford Jamie Lee Curtis, Mickey Mouse, Jodie Foster and Lindsay Lohan Alien: Romulus premiere

Director Fede Álvarez and producer Ridley Scott joined cast members Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu at the L.A. premiere of the latest Alien film on Monday.

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Thanksgiving Steelbook 4K from Sony

Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving carves into Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital on October 15 via Sony. The slasher is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision, approved by director Eli Roth, and Dolby Atmos.

Jeff Rendell penned the script, based on the faux-trailer from 2007’s Grindhouse. Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Nell Verlaque, Rick Hoffman, and Gina Gershon star.

Special features include: two new making-of featurettes; commentary by Roth and Rendell; deleted and extended scenes; outtakes; Behind the Screams; Gore Galore; and Massachusetts Movies: Eli & Jeff’s Early Films; a letter to the fans from Roth.

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Synopsis

Brian De Palma invites you to witness a seduction… a mystery… a murder. It’s Body Double — a spine-tingling look at voyeurism and sexuality from the modern master of suspense. Jake Scully (Craig Wasson), an unemployed actor, is asked to house-sit at a luxurious hillside apartment. As a bonus, the home offers Jake a telescopic peek into the bedroom of Gloria Revelle (Deborah Shelton), who performs an arousing striptease. When Jake discovers another man is also spying on Gloria, he begins an obsessive surveillance of her. Soon a grisly murder leads him into the world of X-rated film where he meets adult film star Holly Body (Melanie Griffith), who is a key to the crime. De Palma has created a gripping adult thriller of eroticism and horror!

Disc Details And Bonus Materials

4K Ultra HD Disc

Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision

English Dolby Atmos + English 5.1 + English...

Synopsis

Brian De Palma invites you to witness a seduction… a mystery… a murder. It’s Body Double — a spine-tingling look at voyeurism and sexuality from the modern master of suspense. Jake Scully (Craig Wasson), an unemployed actor, is asked to house-sit at a luxurious hillside apartment. As a bonus, the home offers Jake a telescopic peek into the bedroom of Gloria Revelle (Deborah Shelton), who performs an arousing striptease. When Jake discovers another man is also spying on Gloria, he begins an obsessive surveillance of her. Soon a grisly murder leads him into the world of X-rated film where he meets adult film star Holly Body (Melanie Griffith), who is a key to the crime. De Palma has created a gripping adult thriller of eroticism and horror!

Disc Details And Bonus Materials

4K Ultra HD Disc

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The highly anticipated third film in Ti West‘s X trilogy, MaXXXine is finally here, and the fans of the franchise are loving it. With a setting of the 80s when the real-life Night Stalker murders took place, the final film in the X trilogy follows the story of Maxine Minx as she finally gets her big break into the film industry, but when a mysterious serial killer begins to kill the starlets of Hollywood, Maxine’s future in the City of Angels comes into danger. MaXXXine stars Mia Goth in the lead role with Elizabeth Debicki, Halsey, Lily Collins, Sophie Thatcher, Moses Sumney, Kevin Bacon, Michelle Monaghan, Giancarlo Esposito, Chloe Farnworth, and Bobby Cannavale starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the glitz, glamour, murder, and mystery in MaXXXine, here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Lake George is a standout entry in the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. The film stars Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon and features a blend of deep characterization, intimate pathos, high-stakes action, and physical comedy. The performances of Shea Whigham and Max Casella have garnered attention from critics and audiences, and the film is inspired by classic films like The Late Show and Something Wild.

Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon embark on an unorthodox road trip where nothing is as it seems in Lake George, a standout entry from 2024's Tribeca Film Festival. Whigham stars as Don, a man fresh out of prison and completely out of options. In desperation, he turns to the mob boss who got him in trouble in the first place (Glenn Flesher), who offers him a job: kill his runaway mistress, Phyllis, (Carrie Coon) and get a bunch of money. However, when Don and Phyllis finally meet,...

It is pure alchemy when a show like The Bear not only entices viewers with its mouthwatering storyline but also seasons its cast with a sprinkle of stardom. Certainly, in its unrelenting quest to serve up a stellar second season, Christopher Storer’s series introduced one of Hollywood’s finest, Jamie Lee Curtis.

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Taking on the mantle of Donna Berzatto, she donned the role of the mother of Jeremy Allen White’s Carmy. Meanwhile, the shadow of what-ifs loomed as Michelle Pfeiffer, once in the running for the role, bypassed the opportunity, leaving fans to ruminate over her menu of roles not taken that already included flicks like The Silence of the Lambs and Pretty Woman.

As 2024 Emmy experts make their predictions, there is a growing chorus of support for Curtis’ The Bear role, which is increasing the likelihood that an Emmy will be awarded.

There are shades of Legally Blonde and Private Benjamin in Amazon’s lesser, low-rent comedy about a Florida bartender with dreams of being an astronaut

There’s a well-tested, and mostly well-liked, formula being recycled in Amazon’s lightweight Fourth of July comedy Space Cadet. It’s the mildly rousing story of an underestimated blonde excelling in a more serious field, something Goldie Hawn aced in Private Benjamin and Protocol before Melanie Griffith took over with Working Girl and Born Yesterday, followed by Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. It’s an easy, against-all-odds rise for us to get behind and a career-defining every-scene showcase for an actor who may have also found herself unfairly undervalued by the industry.

There’s something for both actor and character to prove, and when it’s done right, we should be able to taste the same hunger, cheering for an inevitable victory. But in...

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My World Of Flops is Nathan Rabin’s survey of books, television shows, musical releases, or other forms of entertainment that were financial flops, critical failures, or lack a substantial cult following.

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Dakota Johnson is arguably one of Hollywood’s most intelligent actors. She has a reputation for not suffering fools easily. The actress, who never fails to articulate the absurdity of a situation in public, once slammed social media users dragged into the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

Over the recent years, Dakota Johnson has endeared herself as one of the few celebrities who have dished out unfiltered ripostes.

The actress’ dry sense of humour and quick wit were on full display during her recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where she handled a wardrobe function with grace befitting a movie star often saddled with untimely crises.

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FIfty Shades of Grey helped launch its two leads to bigger stardom. Dakota Johnson starred as Anastasia Steele opposite Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey. The supporting cast of the movie includes singer Rita Ora and Pride and Prejudice star Jennifer Ehle.

The cast of Fifty Shades of Grey includes several familiar faces in addition to the two leads it helped launch to bigger stardom. The movie was based on the first novel in the Fifty Shades trilogy by author E.L. James, which itself was originally written as Twilight fanfiction, published as Master of the Unvierse under the pseudonym Snowqueen Icedragon. The movie, which was released in 2015, was directed by Back to Black's Sam Taylor-Johnson from a script by the Venom trilogy screenwriter Kelly Marcel.

Over the course of its theatrical run, the movie earned $569.7 million against a budget of $40 million. This was more than enough to earn two more...

With prominent supporting roles in classics like “A League of Their Own” and “Dick Tracy,” as well as the lead in the screen adaptation of the musical “Evita,” Madonna’s film career is well-established, but might never have happened without her star turn in the 1985 cult comedy “Desperately Seeking Susan.” A modern farce set in the scuzzy beauty of ‘80s New York City, the film follows a straight-laced housewife and a bohemian drifter who become intertwined in a criminal plot involving a pair of stolen earrings. While the film is led by actress Roseanna Arquette, it quickly became known as the “Madonna movie,” with her character’s fashion sense — which mirrored Madonna’s own — and her free-spirit energy coming to define the popular culture of the era.

“Everyone’s concern was to find the right actor for the role of Susan,” wrote the film’s director, Susan Seidelman, in her memoir,...

Am I Ok? starring Dakota Johnson premieres on Max June 6, a relatable LGBTQ+ coming-of-age film with positive reviews. The film is based on screenwriter Lauren Pomerantz's real-life story, directed by fellow LGBTQ+ women Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allyne. The talented cast, including Sonoyo Mizuno and Jermaine Fowler, deliver grounded performances in a film to watch this Pride Month.

The 2022 film Am I Ok? is finally coming to streaming, making its debut on Max on June 6 with a talented group of actors led by Dakota Johnson. Am I Ok? was one of two Dakota Johnson movies that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festivalshe also starred in Cha Cha Real Smooth, which found a streaming home much quicker. Am I Ok? received generally positive reviews, with Johnson praised for her relatable performance as the main character Lucy, a woman who comes to realize shes a lesbian in her 30s.

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Pacific Heights has mixed aspects of status culture, domestic and psychological thriller, giving us an intense, melodramatic, and juicy entry into one of the best subgenres. Add to that a surprisingly energetic directing style, alongside Michael Keaton going full psycho, and you get a decent early 90s Thriller. Today on Revisited, we head back to the 90s and dig into Lance Vlcek’s second entry into his Domestic Thriller Trilogy.

The film stars Michael Keaton, Matthew Modine, Melanie Griffith, Mako Mako, and Laurie Metcalf. It has the following synopsis: Unmarried yuppies Patty (Melanie Griffith) and Drake (Matthew Modine) move into an expensive dream home in a high-end neighborhood in San Francisco. As they renovate the house, they look for a tenant for the first floor of their house. Carter Hayes (Michael Keaton) seems like a great fit at first, but it transpires that he is a con artist who plans...

In 1988, Bruce Willis committed a most grievous offense against entertainment journalists: he proved them wrong. Really wrong. Laughably wrong.

The newly minted star of ABC's "Moonlighting" drew the ire of just about everyone in Hollywood when 20th Century Fox paid him a whopping $5 million to star in the action film "Die Hard." This rankled rival studio executives, who only shelled out that kind of cash for long-established leading men like Warren Beatty and Robert Redford. While Willis might've been a minor media sensation due to "Moonlighting," with his surprise Billboard smash "The Return of Bruno" and his omnipresent Bartles and Jaymes wine cooler commercials, he had yet to prove himself worthy of a $5 million big-screen payday.

Before "Die Hard," Willis had scored a solid theatrical hit with Blake Edwards' dismally unfunny "Blind Date." This was the extent of his motion picture oeuvre when Fox declared him a massive marquee name.