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This is why Eva Mendes is proud of Ryan Gosling for making 'Oscars' do THIS
Eva Mendes has all the praises for her husband and actor Ryan Gosling for his support in getting stunts recognised by the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced it had established a stunt design Oscar, which would start in 2028. David Leitch, director of 'The Fall Guy' starring Gosling and Emily Blunt, played a big role in pushing for the new category, in addition to stunt coordinator and designer Chris O'Hara, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Taking to Instagram, Mendes wrote, "My man is the..... best! Unfortunately, success is almost only measured by box office. So I'm extra proud of my man for turning his entire Fall Guy press tour into a campaign to get stunts recognized by the Oscars. And now after almost 100 years of stunt design not being acknowledged by the Academy, it's officially a category!! This is a HUGE success! And an achievement that will last. Congratulations to the incredible stunt community!!" View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eva Mendes (@evamendes) She also posted pictures of Gosling and Leitch standing next to Seth Phillip, the creator behind the dude with sign social media account, holding a sign that read, "Give stunts an Oscar," as per the outlet. The ace star concluded the post by appreciating Blunt, saying, "BTW, this is the last time I post a pic of my man and the total babe that is Emily Blunt. No mas!" Mendes and Gosling have been linked since 2011, after meeting on the set of their movie 'The Place Beyond the Pines'. Although the couple has never married, they share two children, Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 7. Last year, she praised Gosling's "I'm Just Ken" performance at the 2024 Oscars and his Cuban wife sketch on Saturday Night Live, as per The Hollywood Reporter. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 April,2025 11:26 AM IST | Washington | ANI
'I don't know if it's toxic or not': Adam Scott on what annoys his wife Naomi
Actor Adam Scott, who is best known for his role as Ben Wyatt in the sitcom 'Parks and Recreation,' opened up on his favourite household chore that annoys his wife, Naomi Scott. "You know, something that is a habit of mine, and I don't know if it's toxic or not. My wife has started losing patience with me is that I love doing laundry," he said on the red carpet of Severance's For Your Consideration event, reported People. "I love it and I'll do it at all times of the day. Like if I can't get to sleep, I'll look for laundry to do and I'll do it. I love putting it in and measuring the soap and waiting and then putting it in," said Scott, adding, "I love it. So is that toxic?" Scott added he hasn't always been this way. "It's not something I've always loved," he shared. "I kind of discovered, in turning into a grown up, that I love the process of doing laundry. [My family] find it annoying, honestly." The Big Little Lies star met his wife, producer Naomi Scott in 1998 and the pair tied the knot in 2005. They've since welcomed two kids together -- son Graham and daughter Frankie -- and formed the production company together, Gettin' Rad Productions, as per the outlet. The actor also opened up about 'Severance' season 2. "I feel great," he said, reflecting on the season finale's reception. "It is nice to be able to talk about it because we've been sitting on all these big crazy secrets for years, but it's also great to see the reaction because you really just never know how people are gonna react until it's out there in the world." The sci-fi thriller series stars Scott as "Mark S.," an employee of the powerful and mysterious company Lumon who splits his personality in half in order to forget who he is outside of work -- and vice versa -- as a way to cope with the death of his wife, reported People. "Mark finds himself at the center of an unravelling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work... and of himself," as per the official synopsis. "We were freaked out that people wouldn't like it or that they just wouldn't think it's as good as season 1, or you'd never know," he said of season 2, adding, "And so we were scared that people wouldn't watch as much in the numbers that they did season 1, so it's great to see it out in the world and people reacting well to it," reported People. 'Severance' streams on Apple TV+. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 April,2025 11:15 AM IST | Washington | ANI
'Fear of that happening to my kids': Christina Ricci on her days as child actor
Christina Ricci talked about her early days as a child star and how she knew she wanted a life as an actress on the recent episode of the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast. "I was in second grade, and they brought in sheets of lines and stuff into music class, and they said, 'We're putting on a Christmas pageant, and here's the pageant we're doing, and read these lines,' " she said, reported People. "The second I saw them and started reading them and participating, I remember sitting there by myself and being like, 'Oh, I know how to do this. And nobody else here does.' And I just was like, 'Oh, that's so crazy. I know exactly what he wants, and this kid over here can't do it.' In that moment, I felt like I had found my thing," she added. "I just had a shorthand into understanding what was needed to do that work as a kid," she shared. Ricci was discovered by a local critic in that Christmas play, and she went on to make her film debut in 1990's Mermaids alongside Cher and Winona Ryder. Then, in 1991, she played Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family. Her other child roles included parts in Casper, Now and Then and Sleepy Hollow, according to People. Conan O'Brien said that he thinks it is seen kids often knows their "super power early," however, Ricci shared, "You do see people who are lost and just have no idea what their special thing is, and that's very sad. As a parent, I have a real fear of that happening to my kids." She's mom to son Freddie, 10, and daughter Cleopatra, 3, as per the outlet. "I just mean you have to think about all the pitfalls," she said, adding, "And I guess also having been someone who that happened for very early, I would love for them to have that because it's such a relief, and I really have seen how lucky I was to find it so early." O'Brien asked if she was comfortable with her kids going into show business, "I go back and forth," Ricci said. "My son has shown a lot of interest in it. I think he'd be very good at it." But she noted that logistically, because she works full time, she wouldn't be able to go to set with him. "Also, it's risky," she added. "Who knows if he's going to handle it that well," she added, reported People. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 April,2025 11:13 AM IST | Washington | ANI
Emmy-winning 'Upstairs, Downstairs' actress Jean Marsh has died at 90
Jean Marsh, the Emmy-winning actress and co-creator of the acclaimed 1970s British drama 'Upstairs, Downstairs,' has died at the age of 90, reported Deadline. The cause of her death was due to complications from dementia, according to her close friend Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who shared the news with the New York Times, as quoted by Deadline. The actress reportedly passed away in London on Sunday. Marsh was popularly known for her role as Mrs. Rose Buck, the household's parlormaid, in the British drama 'Upstairs, Downstairs'. In 1975, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in the show. According to Deadline, the British series ran from 1971 through 1975, encompassing 68 episodes. It was later revived in 2010 for two seasons for BBC One, tracing the family after the events of the mothership under a new king and featuring Marsh reprising her role. Marsh's other notable credits include Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy, The Eagle Has Landed, sitcom 9 to 5, 1985's Return to Oz, Willow, and an uncredited role in Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra. She also co-created another series, 1991's The House of Eliott, about two aspiring fashion designers in 1920s London. According to Deadline, in 2011, the actress suffered a stroke and heart attack shortly after the Upstairs, Downstairs revival began filming. Despite her ailing health condition, the actress retained a positive outlook towards life In 2012, she was awarded the Order of the British Empire. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 April,2025 11:04 AM IST | Washington | ANI
'Boston Public' star Nicky Katt dies at 54
Actor Nicky Katt, who is known for playing Harry Senate in the TV series 'Boston Public' and also worked in films such as 'Dazed and Confused', 'The Limey', 'Sin City', and 'Insomnia', has passed away at 54. His death was reported by his friends and by attorney John Sloss, reported Variety. He started his career as a child actor and his other film credits included 'A Time to Kill', 'Boiler Room', 'The Way of the Gun', and 'Secondhand Lions'. Katt was often seen playing the role of a villain. Katt's other roles include Tim in SubUrbia (1996), Stacy the hitman in The Limey (1999), Adolf Hitler in Full Frontal (2002), Fred Duggar in Insomnia (2002),Stuka in Sin City (2005), and Nate Petite in Snow Angels (2008). Katt was also seen in in Christopher McQuarrie's directorial debut, the 2000 Western action film "The Way of the Gun," as a bodyguard who gets injured in a shootout, as per the outlet. Born in South Dakota, Katt started out as a child actor on TV and with small roles in 'Gremlins' and 'The 'Burbs', reported Variety. On television, he appeared on shows including a recurring role on the 'Herbie, the Love Bug' series, 'V', 'Quincy M.E', 'Father Murphy' and 'Law and Order'. His last credited appearance was on the series "Casual" in 2018. He also provided the voice of Atton Rand for the "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords" video game, according to Variety. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 April,2025 10:30 AM IST | Washington | ANI
'I was totally nervous': Schwarzenegger on his s*x scene in 'The White Lotus'
Patrick Schwarzenegger's fiancee Abby Champion was left stunned after watching the provocative intimacy scene in 'The White Lotus', where Schwarzenegger's character Saxon participates in a sexual intercourse with his brother Lochlan, played by Sam Nivola, and Chloe, played by Charlotte Le Bon. Schwarzenegger had been sworn to secrecy about the show's plot twists, but Abby couldn't resist asking about the smaller details. "My fiancee was nagging me nonstop when I booked the role," Patrick said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, adding, "She was like 'You gotta tell me who dies.' And I'm like, 'I'm not telling you who dies,'" as per E! News. After Schwarzenegger eventually revealed that he does hook up with someone in the season, Abby was shocked to discover that it was with his on-screen brother. "She was like, 'You got with your brother?!'" Patrick recalled, adding, "She was like, 'You should've told me that earlier. We would've had no fights,'" as quoted by E! News. Sam Nivola, who played Lochlan, shared that filming the sex scene was nerve-racking, especially since it was his first time filming such a scene. "I was totally nervous. I'm a very anxious person, so I'm always nervous, especially on a big job like that," he told Variety in an earlier interview. Casting director Meredith Tucker revealed that some actors were hesitant to take on the role due to the show's explicit content. He said, "For that stuff with the brothers, we had to tell people beforehand... I think maybe one kid for Sam's role dropped out, but some of these kids were barely 18, so I could understand." This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
13 April,2025 10:55 AM IST | Washington | ANI
Emmanuelle movie review: A pointless erotic saga
Film: EmmanuelleCast: Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts, Will Sharpe, Jamie Campbell Bower, Chacha Huang, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Carole Franck, Isabella WeiDirector: Audrey DiwanRating: 1.5/5Runtime: 117 The original Emmanuelle (1974) was a crossover hit adapted from a book ‘The tome by Emmanuelle Arsan’ directed by Just Jaeckin starring Sylvia Kristel, and contributed in some measure to “sexual revolution” of that time.The current ‘Emmanuelle’ is just a revisionist erotic drama that is campy, pretentious, slow and meaningless. Director Audrey Diwan‘s follow-up to acclaimed, Venice Golden Lion-winning ‘Happening’ is unlikely to have any kind of cultural impact - all it does is get the protagonist to go from one lover to another in a failed attempt to put female agency in the driver’s seat. All this with a flat tone and a fatal absence of humor. Diwan and co-screenwriter Rebecca Zlotowski’s screenplay uses the original for inspiration. Kristel’s Emmanuelle was a model whose life revolved around her Bangkok-based diplomat husband and his desires, the new revisionist so-called feminist version of Emmanuelle (Noémie Merlant) is a quality control inspector for a large luxury hotel chain, a career woman of sorts. Ah, but you wouldn’t think so after the dalliances she gets up to.There’s very little occupation involved here. The plot involves Emmanuelle having a threesome with another couple, following a dark stranger(Kei Shinohara) and fooling around with local escort Zelda (Chacha Huang). As far as her job is concerned, Emmanuelle has to find an excuse for the corporation to fire expensive hotel manager Margot (Naomi Watts), even though she performs her duties impeccably, Then there’s a security chief (Anthony Wong) who scrutinizes everyone’s tiniest move through CCTV. The film’s main objective is for Emmanuelle to take control sexually. So there’s no real story here. And her trip to Hong Kong, ostensibly, to visit a fine establishment, Rosefield Palace, that has lost its international ranking leading management to suspect something must be wrong with the hotel manager Margot Parson, is just window dressing. “Emmanuelle” has nothing much to reveal about concepts of sex and womanhood and it’s erotica, aimed at the voyeur, is far too tame to attract interest. Pretty, sensual camerawork and a pulsing soundtrack, by Evgueni and Sacha Galperine, attempts to cast a spell, but its in vain. There’s nothing here that will make you think or entertain.
12 April,2025 04:00 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
Drop movie review: A refreshingly smart tech-aided thriller
Film: DropCast: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett BeaneDirector: Christopher LandonRating: 3/5Runtime: 100 Christopher Landon’s “Drop” is a thriller that unfolds in a couple of locations with few characters. Violet (Fahy), is introduced in a scene where the father of her son Toby (Jacob Robinson) ends up dead. We don’t know whether Violet killed him or not. Thereafter, in fact many years later, Violet returns to the dating scene and goes to dinner with Henry (Sklenar), who she’s been texting. He’s booked a table at a fancy Chicago restaurant named Palate, but he’s running a little late, so she waits for him at the bar. Violet has time to kill so she chats up with other people at the restaurant, -the hostess, bartender, piano player, and a fellow on a blind date. Then Violet starts getting a series of drops to her phone using an app called “DigiDrop.” They’re coming from someone no more than 50 feet away—starts off as playful but then the messages get dark quickly. Apparently, a masked man is at Violet’s home, ready to murder Toby and Violet’s sister, Jen (Violett Beane). Violet has to do everything the mysterious dropper says, or her sister and son will be murdered. Though the storyline is far-fetched the director doesn’t give you much time to think about the probability of such a thing happening - if at all? The movie is a thrill ride as it knows what it wants to do and doesn’t waste time doing it. It is a film built around new technology which it uses smartly to pitch forward a scary scenario that seems plausible while you are absorbed in the visual perception of it. Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar have the personality and charm to keep you engrossed in their date from hell. The camera lingers on lovingly as they struggle their way through a nightmare date night. The set-up is such that Violet can’t tell anyone. The first half of the film consists of Violet trying to find help but unable to do so because the cameras are all pervasive. Violet’s history of being a domestic abuse victim is also played up for some effect. Produced by Blumhouse Productions, the tone is moody with the opening credits sequence indicating a ticking clock. We understand the seriousness of the threat when we see the image of a masked gunman in Violet’s home and a very explicit threat to Henry’s life if she doesn’t do everything she’s asked. Her charming date patiently bears with all the disruptions because he has a history too. Jillian Jacobs & Chris Roach’s script smartly avoids the regular tropes. This is a tale of a survivor forced once again to do whatever it takes to save herself and her son. This is a thriller that uses technology, displaying the text of each message onscreen for the audience to be in on what's being conveyed. But Violet is the only one privy to the messages, and she has to think fast and follow the impossible instructions given to her. There’s something very selfish about the way these films are structured. Everyone else becomes expendable. But then for a thriller to work the focus mustn't shift from the main character and that’s exactly what this film adheres to. The director and scriptwriters leave no time for us to ponder on a plot that doesn’t bear too much close scrutiny. This film is a high-concept thriller with a simple premise that gets the audience involved from the very start. Drop may be over-the-top but its also entertaining, managing to make you suspend your disbelief during its brief runtime. It takes considerable leaps in logic to construct its premise but is efficient in pointing out the inescapability of the situation. The plot may not make all that much sense, but the audience is too hooked on Violet’s predicament to bother about that.
12 April,2025 03:52 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
The Amateur movie review: Rami Malek, Michael starrer is a woebegone thriller
Cast: Rami Malek, Michael Stuhlbarg, Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan, Jon Bernthal, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson, Evan MiltonDirector: James HawesRating: 2/5Runtime: 123 min. “The Amateur” has an ordinary man doing extraordinary things. It’s a spy thriller but the character in the center of it all, Charles (played by Rami Malek) doesn’t have the personality to make it believable. The narrative here merely goes through the motions of trying to make things believable but the story is so outlandish that its hard to suspend your disbelief even for a short while. He works for the CIA but as a lowly decoder(akin to a desk job), is nerdy and has little time for fun and games. Then his life gets turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. The grief stricken guy wants revenge but his top bosses are not obliging, so he has to find a way to do the deed himself. It’s a far-fetched cock and bull story that we’ve seen umpteen times and in a far more believable fashion. This one fails to work up any conviction or steam as it chalks up its kills en route to achieving Charles goals. Rami Malek looks far too puny and ineffective as a CIA data analyst turned assassin Charles Heller, whose wife Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan) is taken hostage and murdered while on a trip to London. Even though the narrative tries hard to convince us about the legitimacy of his sudden new found abilities it’s an impossible ask. Heller knows about behind the scenes shenanigans regarding international incidents and has recently discovered that a U.S.-led drone attack was changed into a suicide bombing to sell it to the world. He uses this knowledge to blackmail his superiors, the CIA Deputy Director (Holt McCallany) and the top-boss played by Julianne Nicholson. He demands to be trained as a CIA field operative, is assigned Robert Henderson (Laurence Fishburne) as his mentor and then heads overseas in his quest for vigilante justice. But the CIA realizes he’s gone rogue and chases him themselves. How he outsmarts them thereafter and wreaks his revenge, forms the crux of this story. Rachel Brosnahan,Caitriona Balfe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jon Bernthal are wasted in forgettable roles. The worst thing is we just don’t identify with Malek’s Heller. How he gets the money and the skills to criss-cross the world and wreak havoc, the way he does, is up in the air. The narrative throws up questions that we don’t find answers to. Will an ordinary man really go far out to avenge his wife’s murder ? Could you suddenly become skilled to be able to take lives? This spy thriller is neither stylish nor does it have any substance that thrills. There’s tension skimming along the surface but it doesn’t sustain for long. The plot is hare brained, there’s no strong foundation for the action that takes place and there’s no real action set-piece to take your mind off the deficiencies thereof. Shallow characters and ludicrous plotting hamper the enjoyment here.
11 April,2025 03:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
Dog Man movie review: Right on target for kids
Film: Dog ManCast: Peter Hastings, Pete Davidson, Lucas Hopkins Calderon, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Stephen Root, Poppy Liu, Ricky GervaisDirector: Peter HastingsRating: 3/5Runtime: 89 min. Downright silly and toonish, this animation adventure is targeted at the kids and it works. Delicate humor, fancifully random and outrageously unbelievable, this film could be a fun outing even for the morose and humorless. The silly humor is a joy to behold and there’s no two ways about that. “Dog Man,” based on Dav Pilkey’s popular series of graphic novels for kids, has comedy, action, and a strong dose of heart. Peter Hastings, a past expert at unrestrained silliness, directed and co-wrote the screenplay which is outrageously fanciful and harebrained. When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Officer Knight and his trusty canine sidekick Greg were fighting crime and saving lives until a bomb went off, critically injuring them both. In the operating room, a nurse (Maggie Wheeler) presents the life saving solution of attaching the dog’s head to the man’s body. In the goofy world of this story this idea doesn’t seem implausible at all. Obviously, with the head of a dog and body of a man, Dog Man performs both his animalistic and human duties - sworn to protect and serve, fetch, sit, roll over and lick those he adores. Dog Man, after resuming his duties, in an effort to impress his Chief, must stop the pretty evil plots of feline super villain Petey the Cat. Dog Man tries to enter the house via the dog door and is unable to resist chasing and retrieving a ball. The police chief (Lil Rel Howery), who has a crush on the local television news reporter Sarah(Isla Fisher), is jealous of the attention Dog Man receives but the need to stop Petey (Pete Davidson), “the world’s most evilest cat,” supersedes everything. The Chief reluctantly assigns the task of capturing Petey to Dog Man. Thereafter there’s a surfeit of montage with Dog Man capturing Petey and Petey escaping, time and again. The tone is sprightly and engaging and the visual style is bright, lively and appealing. The facial expressions match the toonish nature of this telling. The humor is both child and adult friendly. There is goofy, slapstick engagement for kids and references to movies for adults. The animation is consistently delightful. The visual gags and wildly imaginative elements keep you entertained. Voice talents like Isla Fisher, Stephen Root, Laraine Newman, Cheri Oteri, Melissa Villaseñor, and Kate Micucci lend energy and verve to the by play. This is a fun ride, well worth the price of a pricey ticket.
11 April,2025 02:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
"What am I doing here?": Orlando Bloom shooting for the 'The Lord of the Rings'
Actor Orlando Bloom recalled shooting for the trilogy of epic fantasy adventure films, 'The Lord of the Rings', directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by English author JRR Tolkien. "For me, as a young actor, I remember sitting there coming out of drama school with all of these legends," said Bloom during a 'Lord of the Rings' panel at Awesome Con in Washington, D.C., adding, "And thinking, 'What am I doing here? How did this happen? This is unbelievable'," reported People. "It was a feeling of excitement," he added while talking about filming the first of the movies, which was released in 2001. "I mean, I was 20. We'd read the books and had a sort of understanding of what this could possibly be, but not really knowing anything because it was my first movie experience. I was just like an open vessel, and it's about that sort of anticipation, that excitement, that sort of sense of possibility, that feeling that your whole life is beginning and you're beginning this remarkable journey. If I could bottle that feeling and give it to you all... I think we also never could've known -- I don't think any of us really knew what we were stepping into." Bloom, who played elf Legolas in the films, was joined by costars Liv Tyler, Sean Astin and Jonathan Rhys-Davies at the panel. Tyler shared that "the whole experience was so exciting and terrifying just to be a part of the whole world, the vastness of the material. I felt so much responsibility and I still do. I get nervous when I talk about it. There was just so much that we had to learn," as per the outlet. Talking about her character, Arwen, she said, "is a beautiful character who's a little bit mysterious because there's not as much of her in the books. So we were sort of figuring out how to communicate into the films and create her story, which took a few turns over the years. I guess I'm still sort of in awe and inspired by her today," she said. "We were so young. It was hard to fully understand everything as it was happening," reported People. 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy ultimately grossed a historic 2.9 billion dollars worldwide. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
11 April,2025 11:27 AM IST | Washington | ANI