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Joaquin Phoenix Says ‘Joker’ Weight Loss Was a ‘Bit More Difficult’ for Sequel Because of Dance Component: It Was ‘Safe’ but ‘I Probably Shouldn’t Do This Again’

Joaquin Phoenix spoke about revisiting his controversial “Joker” diet for the film’s sequel during a Venice Film Festival press conference on Wednesday, saying that it was “a bit more difficult” because of “Folie à Deux’s” dance component. Phoenix made headlines back in 2020 when he revealed he lost 52 pounds preparing for his role as […]

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Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Elton John, Andrew Garfield, Saoirse Ronan Titles Among BFI London Film Festival Full Lineup

The 68th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its star-studded 2024 lineup, featuring Angelina Jolie, Elton John, Daniel Craig, Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield, Saoirse Ronan, and more in a program boasting 39 world premieres and 12 international premieres among its 253 feature, short, series and immersive works. The festival’s headline gala screenings will showcase a […]

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Playtime Sells Yeo Siew Hua’s Venice Competition Title ‘Stranger Eyes’ Across Key European Markets Ahead of World Premiere

“Stranger Eyes,” Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua‘s feature on modern surveillance culture, has been sold by Playtime to a raft of territories ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The film, which is in contention for the Golden Lion at Venice, revolves around a young couple who is grappling with the mysterious disappearance […]

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Thai-Vietnam Horror Film ‘The Bride’ Picked up by Skyline Media

Thai director Lee Thongkam is shooting “The Bride,” a horror film that marks a rare co-production between Thai and Vietnamese companies. “The Bride” follows a young Vietnamese woman (portrayed by Rima Thanh Vy) engaged to her rich Thai boyfriend (played by “J.J.” Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram), who visit her fiance’s wealthy rural hometown in Thailand. The journey […]

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‘Hard Truths’ Trailer: Marianne Jean-Baptiste Can’t Stop Her Angry Tirades in Mike Leigh’s New Film

The first trailer for Mike Leigh’s latest feature “Hard Truths” had been unveiled, showing its lead star Marianne Jean-Baptiste embarking on an angry rampage against supermarket check out clerks, unsuspecting members of the public and her family. “People, can’t stand ’em,” she exclaims in the trailer, released ahead of the film’s world premiere in Toronto […]

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