La Guerra Civil Review Eva Longoria Bast N S Boxing Documentary

The directorial debut from “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria Bastón, “La Guerra Civil” is an often entertaining collage of archival footage and contemporary interviews that spins a tale of two renowned rivals: the Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez and the Mexican-American boxer Oscar De La Hoya. Though somewhat straightforward in premise and repetitive in message, the film is more than a simple story of sports glory: With an honest perspective and energetic style, it offers a shrewd look at how two athletes came to represent divergent national and social identities....

February 22, 2023 · 6 min · 1102 words · Laura Foster

Lena Headey Says Game Of Thrones Waterboarding Scene Was Tough Day

“I adore Hannah, she’s one of my favorite humans,” Headey said, noting the scene was filmed that way as to be “authentic” despite creating a “really, really tough day” on set. Headey continued, “People have different limits. People will go to different places. And some people will be like, ‘I don’t want to fucking put myself in that position.’ I totally respect whatever your boundaries are, but Hannah was a trooper....

February 22, 2023 · 2 min · 333 words · Ryan Martin

Louie Anderson On Baskets Made The Fx Tv Show A Selfless Treasure

Where to Watch ‘Baskets’: Hulu (The series originally aired on FX.) The “Baskets” pilot is a marvelous thing. In 27 minutes, it manages to tell the story of a whole family, even when its main character spends a decent chunk of it half a world away, studying to be a clown in the most fervent and inefficient way possible. But even as “Baskets” shows the many ups and downs in the life of Chip Baskets (Zach Galifianakis), he’s far from the only one in the title family who gets a memorable introduction....

February 22, 2023 · 4 min · 792 words · Mary Singh

Matthew Mcconaughey Knows True Detective Helped Him Win The Oscar

In a new interview with GQ magazine this week to promote his memoir “Greenlights,” McConaughey said the first season run of “True Detective” was probably the most helpful campaign tool during the Oscar race for “Dallas Buyers Club.” McConaughey not only earned some of the best reviews of his career for “True Detective,” but his portrayal of Rustin “Rust” Cohle became perhaps the biggest thing on television in the first half of 2014....

February 22, 2023 · 3 min · 492 words · Michael Hooper

Michael Mann Leonardo Dicaprio To Star In James Dean Biopic

Director Michael Mann revealed he scrapped a “brilliant screenplay” about late “Rebel Without a Cause” actor Dean due to his dream lead, DiCaprio, looking too young for the part. “That was so weird about James Dean,” Mann told Deadline. “It’s, ‘Who the hell could play James Dean?’ And I found a chap who could play James Dean, but he was too young. It was Leo. We did a screen test that’s quite amazing....

February 22, 2023 · 2 min · 373 words · Oscar Myers

Mira Sorvino Woody Allen Tainted My Career

Sorvino explained during Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast that she “should have denounced” the director over the sexual abuse allegations that Allen molested his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow. “I didn’t look deep enough to actually educate myself to really make an educated opinion at the time. It’s not an excuse,” Sorvino said, explaining that she grew up “idolizing” Allen as an artist. “It’s so hard to talk about it now because I now have a very different opinion of Woody than I did now....

February 22, 2023 · 3 min · 514 words · Heather Banks

Moon Knight Super Bowl Trailer Shows Oscar Isaac As Marvel Hero

The Super Bowl spot reveals Isaac in the comic book character’s grey suit, and shows some of his moments of mental instability before receiving his superpowers. Isaac’s character of Marc Spector, who becomes Moon Knight, is notable for having dissociative identity disorder. His multiple distinct identities are treated as unique characters in the show. Moon Knight is known to brutally lash out at people, and often has difficulty controlling his powers....

February 22, 2023 · 2 min · 269 words · Sherry Wang
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