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Overview:

Born:

April 15, 1990 · Paris, France

Birth name:

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson

Nickname:

Height:

5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Mini Bio:

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years, she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing and acting. By the age of ten, she had performed and taken the lead in various Stagecoach productions and school plays.

In 1999, casting began for Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2001), the film adaptation of British author J.K. Rowling's bestselling novel. Casting agents found Emma through her Oxford theatre teacher. After eight consistent auditions, producer David Heyman told Emma and fellow applicants, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, that they had been cast for the roles of the three leads, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. The release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) was Emma's cinematic screen debut. The film broke records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings and was the highest-grossing film of 2001. Critics praised the film and the performances of the three leading young actors. The highly distributed British newspaper, 'The Daily Telegraph', called her performance "admirable". Later, Emma was nominated for five awards for her performance in the film, winning the Young Artist Award for Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film.

After the release of the first film of the highly successful franchise, Emma became one of the most well-known actresses in the world. She continued to play the role of Hermione Granger for nearly ten years, in all of the following Harry Potter films: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Emma acquired two Critics' Choice Award nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for her work in Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. The completion of the seventh and eight movies saw Emma receive nominations in 2011 for a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award, and for Best Actress at the Jameson Empire Awards. The Harry Potter franchise won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in February 2011.

2011 saw Emma in Simon Curtis's My Week with Marilyn (2011), alongside a stellar cast of Oscar nominees including Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier, in addition to Eddie Redmayne, Dame Judi Dench, Dougray Scott, Zoe Wanamaker, Toby Jones and Dominic Cooper. Chronicling a week in Marilyn Monroe's life, the film featured Emma in the supporting role of Lucy, a costume assistant to Colin Clark (Redmayne). The film was released by The Weinstein Company and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical. In 2012 Emma was seen in Stephen Chbosky's adaptation of his coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), starring opposite Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller. This independent drama centered around Charlie (Lerman), an introverted freshman who is taken under the wings of two seniors (Watson and Miller) who welcome him to the real world. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and received rave reviews. The film won the People's Choice Award for Favourite Dramatic Movie and Emma also picked up the People's Choice Award for Favourite Dramatic Movie Actress. Emma was awarded a second time for this role with the Best Supporting Actress Award at the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards where the film also won the Best Ensemble Performance Award.

In summer 2013, Emma starred in Sofia Coppola's American satirical black comedy crime film, The Bling Ring (2013), opposite Katie Chang and Israel Broussard. The film took inspiration from real events and followed a group of teenagers who, obsessed with fashion and fame, burgled the homes of celebrities in Los Angeles. The film opened the Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Emma also appeared in a cameo role as herself in Seth Rogen's apocalypse comedy This Is The End (2013). The film tells the story about what happens to some of Hollywood's best loved celebrities when the apocalypse strikes during a party at James Franco's house.

2014, Emma was seen in Darren Aronofsky's Noah (2014), opposite Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Douglas Booth, Logan Lerman, and Anthony Hopkins. The film told the epic, biblical tale of Noah and the ark. Emma plays the role of Ila, a young woman who develops a close relationship with Noah's son, Shem (Booth). Noah made an outstanding $300m since its release in March. In 2015, Emma starred in Regression (2015), written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar. Also headlined by Oscar-nominated Ethan Hawke, and set in Minnesota in 1990, Regression tells the story of Detective Bruce Kenner (Hawke), who investigates the case of young Angela, played by Emma, who accuses her father of sexual abuse.

In 2012, Emma was honored with the Calvin Klein Emerging Star Award at the ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards. In 2013, Emma was awarded the Trailblazer Award at the MTV Movie Awards in April and was honored with the GQ Woman of the Year Award at the GQ Awards in September. Further to her acting career, Emma is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN, promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Emma graduated from Brown University in May 2014.

2017, Emma starred in the live-action Disney fantasy Beauty and the Beast (2017), one of the biggest movies of all time in the U.S., and the dramatic thriller The Circle (2017).

Family:

Jacqueline Luesby(Parent)

Chris Watson(Parent)

Relatives:

Freda Emma Watson (Duerre)(Grandparent)

Toby Watson(Half Sibling)

Lucy Watson(Half Sibling)

Nina Watson(Half Sibling)

Alex Watson(Sibling)

Trivia:

Has kept a painstakingly detailed log of her everyday life since her film career took off, as many as 30 journals in total.

Favorite Harry Potter book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Best friends with Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint after practically growing up with them on the Harry Potter set. She calls them her 'brothers'.

Was offered the titled lead in Cinderella (2015) but turned it down.

At the age of fifteen became the youngest person to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine.

Paris at the time of Emma's birth. Emma lived in France until the age of five, when her family returned to the United Kingdom.

Was named the 'Highest Grossing Actress of the Decade' by the Guiness Book of World Records. Her film work in the past decade has grossed over 5.4 billion dollars worldwide (2009).

She achieved eight A* and two A passes in her GCSEs (exams British school pupils take in their last compulsory year of secondary school).

Prefers to sign autographs for fans rather than taking pictures with them.

Auditioned eight times (at age 9) for the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, playing opposite five prospective sets of Harry's before landing the part.

Was offered the role of Mia in La La Land (2016) but turned it down to play Belle in Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast (2017). The role then went to Emma Stone, who won an Academy award for her performance. Ironically, she replaced Stone for the role of Meg March in Greta Gerwig's Little Women (2019) after Stone was unable to take the part due to her scheduling conflicts in promoting The Favourite (2018).

Both of her parents are lawyers.

Emma's favorite movies include Notting Hill (1999), Love Actually (2003), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), About Time (2013), Giant (1956), Breathless (2008), Amélie (2001), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), The Fountain (2006), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Gladiator (2000), Braveheart (1995), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Philomena (2013), Blue Jasmine (2013), Rush (2013), 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Great Beauty (2013), The Woodmans (2010), Closer (2004), Pretty Woman (1990), Chicago (2002), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Dirty Dancing (1987), Grease (1978), Shrek (2001), Ice Age (2002), and Finding Nemo (2003). school and local teams), skiing, painting, cooking, singing, and dancing (has twice competed with her school in Rock Challenge 2006 and 2007).

Entering Brown University, Rhode Island, U.S.A. after completion of the Harry Potter Movies (July 21, 2009).to study literature.

Emma's favorite actors are Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe.

Her parents divorced in 1995; each parent has since remarried. On her father's side, she has a younger half-brother, Toby, born 2003, and half-sisters (identical twins) Lucy and Nina, born in 2004. Lucy and Nina played the younger version of her character Pauline in Ballet Shoes (2007). She also has two stepbrothers through her mother's remarriage.

Has said that she'd like to work with directors Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro.

Is a certified yoga and meditation instructor.

Is a fan of The Golden Compass (2007) and the rest of the fantasy trilogy 'His Dark Materials' by Philip Pullman.

Emma's favorite actresses are Julia Roberts, Renée Zellweger, Sandra Bullock, Rebel Wilson, Goldie Hawn, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Natalie Portman and Meryl Streep.

Is the former roommate and current best friend of America's Next Top Model (2003) Cycle 18 winner, Sophie Sumner.

Attended The Dragon School, a renowned preparatory school in Oxford, between September 1995 and July 2001. She then went on to attend Headington School, a private all-girls school, between September 2001 and July 2006.

She enrolled in a Shakespeare course at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts during the summer of 2008.

May 25, 2014) Graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.

Emma's favorite television shows include Friends (1994), Sex and the City (1998), Girls (2012), Gossip Girl (2007), America's Next Top Model (2003), Mad Men (2007), House of Cards (2013), Pride and Prejudice (1995) and The Crown (2016).

Has two cats, one is named Bubbles and the other is named Domino.

Emma Watson has stated that, since her audition at age 9 through the completion of 8 Harry Potter features by age 22, the hectic, educational experience consumed over half her life.

She was named after her paternal grandmother, born Freda Emma Duerre who, after marriage, became Freda Emma Duerre Watson.

Was in a relationship with Will Adamowicz from 2012-2013. The couple met while studying at Oxford University in 2011.

Took AS levels in English, Geography, Art, and History of Art in May 2007, and has now dropped History of Art to pursue the three A levels.

When she made a promotional appearance on a Dutch TV talk show for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), the interview ended with her joining the Dutch illusion act Magic Unlimited, who sawed her in half.

Has the same birthday as her Beauty and the Beast co-stars: Luke Evans and her Harry Potter collaborator Emma Thompson.

Is taking legal action after private photos of her trying on various outfits were stolen and posted online.

Was ranked #3 on Empire Magazine's '100 Sexiest Movie Stars' list.

She and her Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint were named #9 on Entertainment Weekly's Best Entertainers of the Year in 2005.

Ranked as having one of the most beautiful famous faces by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #2 in 2010, #12 in 2009, #27 in 2008, #30 in 2007, and #54 in 2006.

In 2008, BoyDestiny wrote and sang the song "You Got Me Going", also known as The Emma Watson Song.

Sixth highest paid actress of 2017 with $14 million.

Passed her driving test in the U.S. in 2008 and drives a Toyota Prius.

Was named the face of the 2009 Fall/Winter Burberry Campaign.

Radio One's movie critic James King named "Ron Weasley" and "Hermione Granger", played by Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, as number 4 in his Top 5 Movie Couples list on The Colin and Edith Show (2006).

Emma's style icons include Jean Seberg, Mia Farrow, Kate Bosworth, Diane Kruger, Jane Birkin, Edie Sedgwick, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Sofia Coppola, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Françoise Hardy, Charlotte Rampling and Michelle Obama.

She served on a jury to select the 2004 teen-aged film-makers' First Light Film Awards. The ceremony was held in London's Leicester Square. Other jurors included Pierce Brosnan, Kenneth Branagh, and Samantha Morton.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $4 million.

Has worked closely with the organic and fair trade pioneer People Tree.

Announced that she would be collaborating with People Tree, a Fair Trade Fashion Company, as a creative advisor for the new Spring/Summer collection.

Emma's favorite filmmakers are Richard Curtis, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Sofia Coppola, Darren Aronofsky, Danny Boyle, David Fincher, Lynne Ramsay, Ang Lee, and Tom Hooper.

Emma Watson has combined/hyperactive type ADHD, for which she has been medicated ever since she was 5.

Has spoken in the United Nations Organization in favour of Women's Rights, including abortion.

Was ranked #8 in Portrait Magazine's 'Top 30 Under 30' (2009). 'Harry Potter' cast mates Evanna Lynch, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton and Daniel Radcliffe also made the list on the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 14th and 18th place respectively.

Was ranked #15 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.

Ranked #4 by Portrait Magazine for favorite celebrities by fans' vote. Her Harry Potter co-star Bonnie Wright Had also Ranked #5.

Includes Justin Timberlake and Alanis Morissette among her favorite singers.

She was the front-runner for the role of Yelena Belova in Black Widow (2021), but it was given to Florence Pugh.

Was ranked #3 on Moviefone's '25 Hottest Actors Under 25'.

(April 24, 2011) Her publicist, Vanessa Davies, said that Emma will transfer from Brown University to another school in the Fall of 2011.

Was ranked #3 on 'Yahoo! List of the 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007'.

Was ranked #69 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 women of 2011 list.

Once accidentally mistook Jimmy Fallon for Jimmy Kimmel.

Was born at 6:00pm (GMT + 1 hour) on a Sunday.

Voted #17 on Ask Men's top 99 'most desirable' women of 2012.

Ranked #94 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Was Entertainment Weekly's "Entertainer of the Month" for the month of July (2009).

She was ranked #8 on Portrait Magazine's 'Top 30 Under 30' list.

Ranked #29 on Askmen's list of the Top 99 Most Desirable women for 2013.

She was ranked #3 on Teen Vogue's list of the Best Dressed celebrities of 2009.

Ranked #15 in the 2011 FHM Australia of "100 Sexiest Women".

Was ranked #97 on Forbes List of The Celebrity 100.

Ranked #23 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

She was ranked #6 on MSN's list of 'Best Dressed Stars of 2009'.

Was ranked #28 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list.

Ranked #29 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

Was ranked #26 on Empire Magazine's '100 Sexiest Movie Stars' (2007).

Named #1 on 'Sexiest Movie Stars" Poll on Empire Magazine voted by over 50 000 people around the world.

She was considered to voice Coraline Jones in "Coraline", which later went to Dakota Fanning.

Salaries

Beauty and the Beast (2017) - $15,000,000

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) - $15,000,000

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) - $15,000,000

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - $4,000,000

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - $125,000

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - $125,000

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - $125,000

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theofficialpresidentofmars · 19 days

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finally got around to watching Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet (1996) all in one sitting (it’s four hours long) and I quite liked it.

My biggest gripe is that Hamlet didn’t die in Horatio’s arms, but aside from that there were very many good things about it that I did enjoy. The set and costume design was fantastic, the entire thing was over the top and dramatised to a very fun extent, and the dedication to keeping all the extremely long monologues and soliloquies uncut was admirable.

My favourite scenes were probably Act 3 Scenes 1 & 2, I liked the beginning and end symbolism with the statue and name plaque, I liked how Fortinbras (and Hamlet’s fencing ability) were frequently foreshadowed, and overall it was just very cool. Would recommend if you’re watching for a bit of fun and don’t mind that it’s a long one.

#hamlet #shakespeare #hamletposting #hamlet 1996

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blackcatfilmprod · 2 months

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Hi Guys, I hope to explore the Fairy Tales Exhibition at Gallery of Modern Art in South Brisbane for my next Hollywood OR Bust Tour Location Vlog. Their featuring film costumes and props from Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête 1946, Jacques Demy’s Donkey Skin 1970, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth 1986, Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are 2009, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland 2010, Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror 2012, Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella 2015 and more. So I hope I might see you there.

#Labyrinth 1986 #Mirror Mirror 2015 #Cinderella 2015 #Alice in Wonderland 2010 #Jim Henson #Tim Burton #Costumes #Props #Movies #Stories #Storytelling #Where the Wild Things Are 2099 #South Brisbane #Gallery of Modern Art #Fairy Tales #George Lucas

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sloshed-cinema · 1 year

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

If Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig collaborate on a Benoit Blanc mystery every two or three years in perpetuity, I would be perfectly fine with that arrangement. Whether Knives Out originated the current wave of whodunnit flicks, I cannot be sure, but Johnson is certainly better at capturing the spirit of the genre while putting his stamp on it than anything produced by Kenneth Branagh or the likes. With the Netflix deal, production here gets a notable bump, but Johnson manages to work with the scale and avoid the having film collapse into bloat and Grey Man style blandness. But I guess that’s what you get with an assured captain at the helm.

As with the original, the heart of both the film’s narrative and its charm is in the ensemble cast. The group here are relatively smaller than the Drysdale clan, so the film is able to lend each character more of a backstory and relationship to the central billionaire tech mogul. The result is a twisting web of mutual hatred and dependency, Miles Bron’s hangers-on swallowing a bitter pill in exchange for the payout of money and influence. But that’s a precarious situation to put oneself into, especially on a private island. Every cast member shines, helmed by Daniel Craig’s return as Benoit Blanc and an alternately cool and frustrated Janelle Monáe. Dave Bautista makes the most of his appearance and his speedo as a Red Pill type YouTuber Duke Cody, and Kate Hudson gets to swing for the fences as airheaded influencer Birdie Jay. Kathryn Hahn is perfectly calibrated in her role as an upward-climbing politician. Edward Norton brings the group together just in time for his house of cards to collapse, revealing his essential idiocy.

Perhaps the film’s biggest weakness aside from a first act which is slow to get off the ground is its “in the moment”-ness. This was an issue in the first, with some of the characters seeming a bit like “hello fellow kids” inside jokes about Zoomers in the name of screenplay expediency. Here, there are a few too many cameos and name-drops which just felt like a bit of an excuse to get more names in for a bit of an “oh I recognized that person” thrill moment. That said, Stephen Sondheim and Angela Lansbury were fun nods to their association with murder mysteries, and poignant inclusions in light of their passing. And Hugh Grant was perfectly acceptable as Benoit’s “roommate.” I’d be fine if they trimmed some of the other scenes in favor of the pair engaging in, ah, “roommate activities.”

As in the first, costume and production design are absolutely on point. Everything everyone wears, especially Janelle Monáe, is both iconic and very indicative of their character. Kate Hudson’s ludicrous fishnet “COVID facemask” when the group all gather on the pier is a perfect piece of costume-based characterization. The vapidness of Bron becomes apparent through his crass displays of excess in interior design, famous paintings (likely originals) hanging up everywhere with no sense of taste or thought in their exhibition. Johnson nods to Hitchcock both in the cheeky tone of his work, blending the macabre and the humorous, but also in his use of closeups and montage. Especially apparent is the scene when Helen discovers the hiding place of the napkin with the original business plans that Bron stole. Monáe’s face is bathed with colored light, evocative of Vertigo, and objects loom large in the frame as they do in the likes of Notorious. Then again, sometimes he’s just cheeky—the film lingers intentionally on a statue’s large ass after everyone else has left frame because it probably made Johnson giggle like a schoolboy.

THE RULES

SIP

Someone says ‘disruptor’.

Birdie screams.

Cameo or name-drop moment.

Someone flips the bird.

BIG DRINK

Jump in the timeline.

The Joseph Gordon Levitt DONGGGG noise happens.

Someone references COVID-19.

A gunshot is heard.

#drinking games #glass onion #knives out #rian johnson #daniel craig #janelle monae #kate hudson #dave bautista #edward norton #kathryn hahn #leslie odom jr #hugh grant #angela lansbury #stephen sondheim #comedy #crime #mystery #whodunnit

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devoted-to-colin-farrell · 1 year

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Behind the scenes of Artemis Fowl.

Colin Farrell with one of my favourite actors and directors - Kenneth Branagh.

Trivia - Colin Farrell's suit is Dolce & Gabbana. When the costume department met with him to pin the suit for adjustments, they were shocked the suit didn't need any alterations.

Well D&G have been dressing him for over 10 years 😀

#artemis fowl #best actor #movie #ireland #colin farrell #kenneth branagh #d&g #dolceandgabbana #trivia

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denimbex1986 · 9 months

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'The Barbenheimer (a hybrid of Barbie and Oppenheimer movie titles) phenomenon has dominated pop culture for months, and it's only ramping up further as both films finally approach their July 21 premiere date.

While fans have been going wild with memes, merchandise and continuous social media commentary about the upcoming Box Office clash, the cast of the movies have been loving the blockbuster battle between their films.

In fact, most of the casts from both project have shared plenty of praise for their release day rivals - though Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan has hinted that he won't be watching the other movie at all amid his feud with Warner Bros.

Greta Gerwig's Barbie sees Margot Robbie star as the eponymous Barbie doll alongside her boyfriend Ken, played by Ryan Gosling.

The cast is a who's who of Hollywood powerhouses, with Will Ferrell playing the CEO of Mattel, and Helen Mirren as the film's narrator.

In comparison to the bright and playful Barbie movie, Nolan's Oppenheimer sees Cillian Murphy star as titular nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who created the atomic bomb during World War II.

Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Josh Hartnett, and Sir Kenneth Branagh (who worked with Nolan on both Dunkirk and Tenet) are just some of the big names who also star in the movie.

When Greta was asked by The Hollywood Reporter to share her thoughts on the Barbie vs. Oppenheimer rivalry, she replied: 'It’s all love — double up, double up twice.

'I think you’ve got to see what the experience is, Barbie then Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer then Barbie. I think you’ve got to take all of the journeys.'

Issa Rae, who plays President Barbie, admitted to the publication: 'I think the Barbie and Oppenheimer rivalry is hilarious; I love that there’s solidarity though where people tried to pit us against one another but now it’s turned into a double-feature situation. Obviously you should see Oppenheimer first and then cleanse your palate with Barbie.'

She then explained why she insists on watching Nolan's film first as she continued: Why would I want to depress my weekend… it’s about an atomic bomb, people are gonna die.

'I want to end my weekend, I want to have mimosas and drinks and cocktails after Barbie, I don’t want to sulk. That’s just my plan, I don’t know about anybody else. As long as you’re seeing Barbie I don’t care.'

As for Barbie herself, Margot Robbie, made her show of support when attending a fan event Sydney, Australia.

In a video posted by username @mjcookie on Twitter, the actress was asked to sign a customized t-shirt featured a photo of Robbie in her Barbie costume and a cowboy hat enmeshed with a black and white photo of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer.

'Ok I have to sign it on this side and I hope you meet Cillian Murphy and he can sign the other side,' she quipped.

Meanwhile, at the London premiere, the actress revealed that she was tempted to make her own Barbenheimer shirt and getting Cillian Murphy to sign it.

The response to Barbenheimer from Nolan has been significantly different. When asked if he has seen the rival film, his answer was a curt 'No'.

And it isn't likely that the director will be watching the movie anytime soon due to his recent clash with Warner Bros.

After releasing many of his hit films with the movie studio, a dispute over the release of his 2020 flick, Tenet, saw him part ways with the company.

According to Insider, sources believe that Nolan was upset that Warner Bros. scheduled Barbie for release on the same weekend as Oppenheimer.

He was allegedly unimpressed due to the fact mid-July has been known in the movie business as Nolan's weekend for years.

However the director has publicly claimed that the competition is 'terrific.'

'Summer, in a healthy marketplace, is always crowded, and we've been doing this a long time,' Nolan told IGN.

'I think for those of us who care about movies, we've been really waiting to have a crowded marketplace again, and now it's here and that's terrific.'

Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy also sees the double booking as a positive thing.

'I think it's great. I mean, I'll be going to see Barbie, 100 per cent. I can't wait to see it,' he told IGN.

'I think it's just great for the industry and for audiences that we have two amazing films by amazing filmmakers coming out the same day. You could spend a whole day in the cinema, what's better than that?'

When a picture of Gerwig and Margot posing with tickets for Oppenheimer was shared online, Murphy returned the favor and posted an edited snap of 'him and Nolan' with tickets to the Barbie movie.

His co-star Matt Damon shared a similar sentiment while talking to Vanity Fair as he stated: 'People are allowed to go see two movies in a weekend. Oppenheimer is one of them!"

When the publication then brought up the fact that Damon has four daughters that might be more interested in seeing the famous Mattel doll brought to life, he replied: 'I'll have to ask them that. If that's the case, they'll see two movies that weekend!'

Elsewhere, one movie superstar who doesn't even star in the movie has also shown his love for summer blockbuster battle.

During the Australian premiere of Mission Impossible, Tom Cruise revealed his plans to see both films on their opening weekend.

Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald: 'I want to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer. I’ll see them opening weekend. Friday I’ll see Oppenheimer first and then Barbie on Saturday/

'I grew up seeing movies on the big screen. That’s how I make them, and I like that experience. It's immersive, and to have that as a community and an industry, it’s important. I still go the movies.'

Both Oppenheimer and Barbie will be released in the U.S. on July 21, and the world's largest cinema chain AMC Theatres has reported that more than 20,000 people have bought tickets to see both movies on the same day.'

#Barbenheimer #Oppenheimer #Barbie #Greta Gerwig #Christopher Nolan #Ryan Gosling #Margot Robbie #Cillian Murphy #Helen Mirren #Issa Rae #Tom Cruise #Warner Bros #Universal #Florence Pugh #Rami Malek #Josh Hartnett #Sir Kenneth Barangh #Matt Damon

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fairykukla · 6 months

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I got the Blu Ray edition of one of my favorites over the weekend, and I'm enjoying it now.

This image does it no justice.

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this version from the early 90s. It is one of my favorite films.

And it has my all time favorite instrumental soundtrack. Patrick Doyle created a masterpiece with this one. I bought the soundtrack recording on CD years ago. I know every note and it enhanced every frame of this film.

Some of the cast is surprising but they're all amazing in this:

Robert DeNiro, in a rare opportunity to *not* play "Robert DeNiro", gets two roles in this one; if you don't watch carefully you will miss the 1st one.

John Cleese, Elizabeth Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce, Ian Holm, and Aiden Quin are all in this.

It follows the book remarkably closely, including direct excerpts, particularly the lines of The Creation. Well, it follows the book very closely for about 3/4 of the film. Then it veera sharply and runs completely off the rails, and I don't care; I like the wild ending. It does nothing to harm the purpose of the narrative.

The aesthetic is (chef's kiss) Delicious! Great costume work, the mad science is also somewhat reasonably in-period, Victor's process for creating life is a fantastical Rube Goldberg machine including electric eels and accupuncture-inspired tech.

Strap in, snuggle with someone you love and give this a whirl! It never gets the love it deserves.

#2023 #halloween marathon #halloween movie marathon #mary shelly's frankenstein #frankenstein #spooky movie marathon

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cantsayidont · 4 months

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In a fit of I know not what, I also watched the following:

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: Kenneth Branagh is an unlikely choice to play Agatha Christie's eccentric Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and neither his performance nor his direction brings much life to this glossy but slapdash adaptation of one of Christie's most famous books. As with the 1974 film version with Albert Finney, the star-studded cast is both a major selling point and a central weakness: Many of the big names act like they've wandered in from completely different movies, preventing the film from ever feeling of a piece. (The casting of Johnny Depp, even as the film's most detestable character, also sits ill, as does a disagreeable opening sequence set in prewar Jerusalem.) Moreover, the prominence of the stars eventually underscores the absurdity of the story's ludicrous denouement. For all its popularity, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is really one of Christie's weaker mysteries, particularly now that the real-world Lindbergh kidnapping that obviously inspired the novel has faded from the popular consciousness. As a story, EXPRESS is best served by adaptations less burdened by stunt casting, like the 1992 BBC Radio 4 dramatization, with John Moffat as Poirot. If you're mostly interested in costume porn, stick with the 1974 film, which isn't a great movie either, but has superior costume design and fine cinematography to help keep you awake through its many lulls.

DEATH ON THE NILE: Perfectly dreadful big-budget adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel gets off to a bad start with a stupid framing sequence claiming that Poirot is a heroic (and heterosexual!) WW1 veteran who grew his famous mustache to cover battle scars, and gets worse from there. The main plot remains faithful enough to the original novel to make its variances all the more distracting (without changing the fact that anyone familiar with the book or the earlier adaptations already knows the solution to the mystery!), its slick production values are badly undermined by terrible CGI inserts, and many of the stars are miscast or just plain awful (with Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, and Russell Brand particularly bad). Either the overstuffed 1978 feature version with Peter Ustinov or the 2004 David Suchet TV movie is a much better use of your time.

A HAUNTING IN VENICE: The third time's not the charm in this lavishly produced but unsatisfying reinvention of Christie's 1969 HALLOWE'EN PARTY, relocated from late-sixties England to postwar Vienna. Hercule Poirot's old friend, mystery novelist and Christie self-insert Ariadne Oliver (Tina Fey, fingernails-on-chalkboard bad), lures the great detective out of retirement to attend a Halloween party in the supposedly haunted palazzo of former diva Rowena Drake (Kelly Reilly), where noted spiritualist Joyce Reynolds (Michelle Yeoh) plans to hold a seance to contact the spirit of Drake's daughter, who recently committed suicide. The mystery itself is okay (and is so far removed from the original story as to be barely recognizable), but the gothic horror trappings seem misplaced (more Conan Doyle than Christie), Michelle Yeoh is completely wasted, some of the supporting cast is distractingly awful (like Kyle Allen as the dead girl's former fiancée), and Branagh remains wholly unconvincing as Poirot. Significantly better than its two predecessors, but that's no great achievement unless you just want to stare at the scenery, and any time you start thinking it's really not so bad, Tina Fey wanders back in to set your nerves on edge.

Why Branagh and screenwriter Michael Green are so determined to make Hercule Poirot into a bad pastiche of Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey is a bigger mystery than the plots of any of these movies, but I wish they'd cut it out — or at least turn their attention in some other direction. At that, Branagh would probably make a decent Peter Wimsey: He's the right age and temperament, and Lord Peter (who IS a haunted, more-or-less hetero WW1 veteran) seems much more in line with Branagh's predilections than Poirot.

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Loki Season 2 Episode 3 Review: A Major Problem

★★★☆☆

[Article contains spoilers]

There's a big TVA reunion afoot in the third episode of Loki season two.

A headache-inducing episode of Loki gets underway in the 1800s this week, as Ravonna Renslayer finally pops up on the Sacred Timeline with Miss Minutes in tow. He Who Remains’ promise in the season one finale – that if Sylvie killed him he’d just end up right back on top – seems to hinge on a plan to kickstart a kind of causal loop, where a past variant receives a copy of OB’s TVA guidebook and is inspired to create all manner of technological inventions, including a rough version of the temporal loom.

There are positives and negatives to this trip back in time. It’s great to have Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Tara Strong back as the ruthless Renslayer and Miss Minutes respectively. The pair are dynamite together here, and I’m still fully able to suspend my disbelief and buy into the talking animated clock on screen as a real presence. Miss Minutes’ old timey black and white look is an incredible visual flourish.

The Balder the Brave chatter between Loki and Mobius is also a really fun Easter egg for fans who have been charting the character’s failure to launch in the MCU since Kenneth Branagh’s first Thor movie, and it looks like Daniel Craig will never get to throw on Balder’s costume now. Loki’s “I don’t know her” attitude got a real good laugh out of me regardless.

The 1893 World’s Fair is a fascinating setting for the introduction of Victor Timely (Jonathan Majors). As Mobius alludes, so many key historical events were happening around this time, including many of the horrific crimes committed by serial killer H. H. Holmes. A lot of visual effects work has clearly been put in to recreate the vibes of the era, but depending on which shot we’re dealing with it’s hit and miss. The Ferris Wheel sequence is perhaps the most engaging of them all, as Sylvie and Loki call back to the season one finale, battling it out for Timely’s soul while he’s thrown around the passenger car.

Timely himself is the real problem. Setting aside his troubling legal problems for a moment, Majors’ performance as Victor is just awful, though I fear this is another “your mileage may vary” situation. I admittedly really enjoyed the acting choices Majors made as both He Who Remains and Kang the Conqueror, but his execution here took me right out. It’s just way too pantomime, making Oscar Isaac’s turn as Steven Grant in Moon Knight seem almost reserved in comparison. It actually reminds me of Kiefer Sutherland in Dark City a bit. I love that movie, but I can understand why people hated his performance in it. For what it’s worth, my colleagues at Den of Geek didn’t have a problem with Majors’ Doctor Who guest star-esque Timely at all. This one may just be divisive!

Much more entertaining is Miss Minutes’ continuing transition from helpful AI to unhinged cartoon bunny boiler. Miss Minutes’ romantic (and clearly erotic) obsession with her maker is sincerely touching and troubling; her love for He Who Remains/Victor teetering into pure rage at moments. Strong is able to fully flex her notable voice talents in these scenes. It’s a real rollercoaster to hear her despairing monologue descend into fury and panic. I applaud this arc for Miss Minutes, personally. Sci-fi writers will often create fictional AI that gets mad and kills us, but hardly any of them are brave enough to ask “what if it was also really horny?”

Along with Strong’s nightmarish performance, Di Martino gets more to do as Sylvie in episode three, and the character’s inner conflict over killing Timely is palpable. It’s interesting that she decides not to slay him again, and that the punishment she dishes out to her violent pruner Ravonna is non-lethal. Sylvie always seems destined to wrestle with whether or not to play God, which is clearly a work-in-progress when you’re a God!

As the episode comes to a close, we leave Victor joining our TVA good guys and Ravonna and Miss Minutes stranded at the end of time, with Miss Minutes about to drop one hell of a truth bomb on Ravonna. I guess we’ll have to wait and see how angry she gets about it next week.

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