“Millennials have less in common with each other than any generation before them. They’re wildly different.”

Salma Hayek Talks Body Image In Hollywood And Feeling Great At 48

The Huffington Post  |  By Cavan Sieczkowski

Posted: 02/19/2015 

Salma Hayek is a woman after our own hearts.

“I never exercised my whole life, but now I do yoga,” Hayek told Net-a-Porter’s The Edit. “I was always borderline chubby, because I like my food and, frankly, I like my wine. I have to say, I’m pushing 50 but I feel great. I looked worse in my youth! I’m in good shape right now.”

Hayek, 48, appears on the cover of the digital magazine’s latest issue with a gorgeous black-and-white spread. The actress has been in the business for 30 years and has five films out in 2015, including “Septembers of Shiraz” and “The Tale of Tales.”

Still, she’s surprised to find suitable roles available.

“If you think about it, I’m limited by the way I talk and by the way I look. I’m 48 years old,” she said. “Amazing, talented people [stop finding work] at 32, 33 sometimes! Not so much in London, but in the U.S. it’s crazy. Also, for those who have never seen me in person, I’m quite short. I have an overly … wavy body. I’m not like the girl next door who is easy to cast. I don’t fit into any of the stereotypes of a woman that should continue to work. I don’t know what it is, but I don’t think it has anything to do with planning. It has something to do with karma, maybe. I believe in karma.”

Although she has denied the “feminist” label in the past, Hayek did acknowledge the plight of inequality for women, who are “constantly scrutinized” both professionally and personally.

“We have to be more demanding in the workplace,” she said. “We need to be more assertive in that department, and stand our ground in our own homes, and teach our children to give us a break and be more appreciative.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A surge of energy is pulsing across Brazil, building into a wave of celebration that crests today, the official last day of the annual Carnaval celebration. In Rio de Janeiro, the city is vibrating with the tchka-tchka beats of samba. In Salvador, Bahia, the region’s African influence drives a deep-thumping rhythm

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Trailer

The first trailer for Sam Taylor-Johnson‘s drama starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson. The film, based on the best-selling novel by EL James, is set to hit theaters on Feb. 13, 2015. 

 

 

Beyoncé and Ellie Goulding Score in Stylish Bomber Jackets

 

Inspired by the Northern Lights, DJ Yasi Remixes Young Thug, Beyoncé, and Nicki Minaj

“The Interview” Has Made Six Times More Online Than At The Box Office

With just $5 million in theaters added to its $31 million in VOD sales, the film’s profitability still remains very much an open question.

Box Office 2014: Moviegoing Hits Two-Decade Low

Rockin’ New Year’s Eve Concerts: Taylor Swift and 6 More Memorable Moments

 How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Evgeny Lushpin

Millennials might return home for Xmas…..

 

Bonnie Hammer Tops Women in Entertainment Power 100 List, Reveals Bold New Strategy

The NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group’s chairman — and legendary visionary — takes THR inside her new plan to shake up Hollywood’s biggest cable properties as she asks her group, “What the f— are we going to do?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Star Wars Rebels’ is stacked with talented actors 

Blue is the Warmest Color’ (2013) Movie Review

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Once you get beyond the talking points there’s a lot more to see

BY: BRAD BREVET
PUBLISHED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 2013 AT 10:00 AM

NOTE: This review was originally published on September 6, 2013 after I saw Blue is the Warmest Color at the Toronto Film Festival. I am reprinting it today as it hits limited theaters this weekend.

It’s hard to tell if Blue is the Warmest Color (La vie d’Adèle) is going to gain more attention for its Palme d’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival, the outstanding performances from its two lead actors or for its explicit (and questionably necessary) sex scenes. Either way, once you get beyond the talking points there’s a lot more to see and it’s a film that won’t be soon forgotten.

Running only a minute shy of three hours, the narrative, adapted from a graphic novel by Julie Maroh, follows the story of Adele (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a young high school junior as she begins exploring her sexuality. Sex with men leaves her feeling empty and unfulfilled as her mind wanders and she dreams of a blue-haired girl she only saw briefly on the street, a chance encounter that caused something to stir inside her and she’s compelled to learn more

Exarchopoulos’ performance is the kind “break-out” was made to define. Her performance here as Adele is as mysterious, intriguing, intoxicating and emotionally draining as they come. She finds herself torn between what she knows of the world and how she feels, and director and co-writer Abdellatif Kechiche (The Secret of the Grain) explores every avenue of her self-discovery.

Initially she’s unsure of her feelings as much as she is afraid of them. Unwilling to reveal her secrets, even to her closest of friends, who happens to be gay, she finally begins to loosen up once the blue-haired girl, again, enters her life. Her name is Emma (Léa Seydoux) and she’s an artist and a couple years older than Adele, and not only has she captured Adele’s attention, but she too is intrigued by this mysterious young girl.

Over the coming scenes they grow close while Kechiche, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ghalia Lacroix, isn’t concerned with detailing just how long they’ve been together, but rather chooses to focus on events in their relationship and their lives. Before you know it Adele has turned 18, she’s out of high school and eventually teachingand she and Emma now live together. This style of storytelling allows the audience to focus on the relationship and the relationship alone as opposed to being concerned with the passage of time and other details that have no real bearing on the story. For those that need such details, the screenplay includes enough dialogue to give you a clear idea of just how much time has passed as the story moves briskly through the lives of these two lovers.

That word, “lovers”, is one you’ll want to be acquainted with before settling in. All facets of Adele and Emma’s relationship are on display, including a trio of explicit sex scenes one could easily argue are hardly necessary in their extended form. Sex on film is often choreographed in such a way that a breast can only briefly be seen and the act is more of a suggestion rather than entirely on display. Here there is nothing left to the imagination as the pages of a the Kama Sutra come to life and the slapping of flesh and breathless moans of the two girls reverberates through the cinema to the point I can’t find reason for the scenes to exist in their current form outside of attempting to shock.

I could understand if these scenes had some sort of arc of their own where you first see them merely as sex scenes, and then slowly begin to feel a little uncomfortable only to finally come around and see the two characters have lost themselves in one another. Admittedly there is a small amount of that there, but ultimately it comes across as unnecessary.

Explicit sex aside, the rest of the film is a revelatory window into the life of this young girl who continually keeps you guessing, leaving the audience just as unsure of what’s around the next corner as she is. Exarchopoulos gives a rare performance where less is more in so many different and subtle ways. Her control of body language and ability to say so much with just a glance or even ask questions with only her eyes allows us to see the world as she does and question it. As an audience member you experience joy, frustration, jealousy and sadness right alongside her and this is largely attributable to Exarchopoulos and Seydoux’s performances.

The film doesn’t utilize much in the way of a score, opting to let music within a scene fill the speakers rather than layering on additional atmosphere. Instead every audible sound within a scene is heightened, particularly scenes involving food as every sip and swallow seems to be amplified. This is just another way Kechiche explores the many of life’s pleasures from food to sex to art and several scenes in which literature is deeply analyzed.

Where Blue is the Warmest Color largely succeeds is in treating Adele’sjourney not as a lesbian, but as just another person, looking for love and a happy life. Certainly her sexuality comes with a social price, a level of confusion and even moments where ignorance finds her the victim of hate. Adele’s inability to admit to everyone she knows her true sexuality also opens up additional realities. The knee-jerk reaction is to define her as a lesbian but the film is quick to prove that would merely be a label and in this case possibly a wrong one. The film finds moral grounds in asking if it’s natural human instinct to love, can it really be wrong to find love and passion with anyone or anything? How can you condemn something you haven’t tried simply on the basis of looks, texture or a lack of understanding?

The question of morality bubbles at the surface of every corner of Blue is the Warmest Color along with the exploration of first love and life’s great passions. Ultimately Adele’s future is left open to interpretation as to what it may hold. There’s a suggestion passion comes with a price and it can’t be forced as much as it merely ought to be left up to chance and trying new things. Whether that means stumbling into the right bar or taking a left instead of a right, a lot of life is left out of our control and we must simply embrace each twist and turn as it comes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scorsese’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Will Open on Christmas Day

BY: BRAD BREVET
PUBLISHED: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND 2013

After a long period of speculation it looks like Paramount has finally settled on a Christmas Day release for Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Wolf of Wall Street. After turning in a cut of the film that was said to be a little over three hours, Scorsese took to the editing room to trim some of the running time before he heads off to head the Marrakech Intl. Film Festival beginning November 29.

Originally slated for a November 15 release, the adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s tell-all autobiography stars DiCaprio as Belfort, a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 20 months in prison for refusing to cooperate in a massive 1990s securities fraud case that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including mob infiltration. Joining DiCaprio in the film is the aforementioned McConaughey along withJonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Margot Robbie, Jon Favreau, Rob Reiner, Jean Dujardin, PJ Byrne and Kenneth Choi.

The switch to a December 25 release, however, pits Wolf of Wall Streetopposite a massive crop of Christmas Day films including 47 Ronin,August: Osage County, Believe, Grudge Match, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the limited releases of Labor Day and The Invisible Woman. There is no telling just yet if Wolf too will get a limited release and expand later in January, but it is expected Paramount’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit starring Chris Pine will move from Christmas Day toJanuary 17, though that hasn’t yet been made official.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12 Years A Slave” Is The Must-See Movie Of The Year, And Should Win All The Oscars

Director Steve McQueen, star Chiwetel Ejiofor, and screenwriter John Ridley deliver a film for the ages.posted on September 7, 2013 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International woman of mystery: Liz Hurley dons leather and an Aston Martin in new shoot

LIZ Hurley is just thrilled with her latest role – as a femme fatale playing opposite a meerkat spy in a TV commercial.

By: Ollie Gillman

Published: Mon, August 19, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

‘Red 2’ (2013) Movie Review

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A satisfying comedic actioner that delivers beyond expectations

BY: BRAD BREVET
PUBLISHED: THURSDAY, JULY 18TH 2013 AT 11:30 AM

I had little interest in seeing Red 2 as I walked into the theater. The 2010 film was middling at best. In my review I described it as “one of those films you don’t mind watching just as much as you don’t seek it out.” The same could be said of Red 2 and yet, it’s a far better film that drops the need to focus energy on the fact the characters aren’t your stereotypical, young CIA agents and international assassins. Instead it tells a story that just so happens to feature such characters.

At just under two hours I walked in worried I’d want to leave 15 minutes in. Fact of the matter is, the film goes by smoothly, largely benefiting because it gets back to action that’s tangible rather than merely a dull exercise in CG overload (aka the official motto of Summer Movie Season 2013).

All summer long we’ve watched as buildings and cities have been laid to waste by human-controlled robots, superhuman aliens, men in robot suits, zombies, monsters from another dimension and nuclear strikes from space, not to mention the post-apocalyptic aftermath of a dystopic future. The factRed 2 is an actioner of a more traditional vein gives it a timely bump in perception, where under any other circumstances it may not have appealed to me as much. “Timing is everything,” isn’t a phrase without merit.

Beyond the action quotient, I’m was also alarmed to find the screenplay was written by the same siblings that penned the first film, Jon and Erich Hoeber. The first film depended on aging humor and cornball punchlines and was extraordinarily weak on story. The sequel, however, still plays up the goofy one-liners, but here they don’t come across as desperate, instead landing nicely within the context of the narrative, which is just as much a romantic comedy as it is a story following the lead characters as they attempt to clear their name while stopping a nuclear strike. Yes, I’m sure that sounds less than appealing to a lot of you, but I’m telling you, it actually works.

The film wastes zero time establishing its characters, and I can’t tell if it’s because the Hoebers trust we know these people or understand we can get to know them more along the way, but either way, it’s a good decision and something I hope even more screenwriters learn to understand. A character isn’t defined by how much information you give me upfront, it’s about the small things we learn along the way. The first time you meet someone you don’t ask for their life story do you?

This isn’t to say Red 2 is rife with deep character exploration throughout, but when it comes to action films of this sort, there is only so much information we need to know and unlike movies such as White House Down, the main characters don’t need to be saddled with a young daughter for us to take an interest in their story.

Of course, I say this while at the same time much of Red 2 focuses on the relationship betweenBruce Willis as Frank Moses and his girlfriend, Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker), with Sarah taking a massive interest in Frank’s past life as a CIA operative with violent tendencies. It doesn’t help she’s received some encouragement from the colorful Marvin, played by John Malkovichwith just as much energy and eclectic enthusiasm as in the first film.

The difference, however, is that unlike the young girl in White House Down, Sarah’s actions are looked at as comedic, not as a constant, mind-numbing attempt at tension and drama. Jealous of Frank’s relationship with a past fling she leans to Malkovich and says, “Can’t we just kill her?” loud enough for everyone to hear. She’s got attitude and a sense of adventure and I liked her for it to the point even if she were to become the stereotypical damsel in distress, I trusted the film wouldn’t play that card for the duration, and it doesn’t.

The first film centered on this band of Retired and Extremely Dangerous (R.E.D.) operatives — which also includes Helen Mirren as Victoria, an MI6 agent still working in the field — as they were being tracked for what they knew. This time around they’ve been charged with information they are complete unfamiliar with and must get to the bottom of the mystery and at the same time clear their names, the process of which will take them from the States to London, Paris and Moscow.

Willis and Parker bicker like the new couple they are. He wants to protect her while she only wants to get in on the action. Malkovich, like the first movie, is as paranoid as ever and consistently one step ahead as the U.S. Government, led by Neal McDonough, believes Willis and his gang are after a Cold War nuclear device referred to as Nightshade. McDonough’s character proceeds in an act first, ask questions later fashion and the global adventure begins.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins and David Thewlis are added to the mix, adding their own flair to the proceedings and director Dean Parisot (Fun with Dick and Jane, “Justified”) keeps things moving as each scene leaves very little fat to slow things down.

The youthful addition to the film is Byung-hun Lee (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) and yet even he has just turned 43-years-old even if he looks only 30 at most. His addition, however, is vital as his martial arts talents bring a close-combat aspect to the story, breaking the monotony of continuous gun fire and car chases. For what it’s worth, Red 2 runs the gamut of action beats, never settling on just one option as any scene could feature a variety of alternatives including gun shots, car chases, poison, roundhouse kicks or nuclear explosions.

As surprising as it may seem, Red 2 worked for me in more ways than one. The comedy was light but satisfying, the action wasn’t over-bearing and for the most part engaging and it’s hard to beat the cast, all of which own their roles and give themselves over to the material.

I’m not above admitting my impression of Red 2 may have a lot to do with the lackluster actioners this summer has offered. It might be because I finally saw a movie that dealt with action on a human level rather than the spectacle of watching a building tumble and the assumption people probably got out of the skyscraper before it crashed to the street below. Movies don’t exist in a vacuum and in the case of Red 2 I’d say it benefits largely from the cinematic world around it. Whether I’ll find just as much enjoyment out of it a few years from now I’m unsure, but at this moment in time it delivered beyond expectations. Something I haven’t been able to say about a summer movie all year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  Alec Baldwin’s Epic Twitter Meltdown

Leave my poor Gatsby alone

Okay, so it’s not the most original position. But someone has to say what we’ve all (hopefully) been thinking: Namely, that there’s nothing to be gained from transforming “The Great Gatsby,” one of the world’s best-loved novels and a paragon of powerful prose, into what will likely prove to be a mediocre movie at best. After all, it’s a well known and near universally accepted axiom that the film is never as good as the book — especially when the book is “The Great Gatsby.”

True, arguments against film adaptations of books rely largely on sentimental appeals to bibliophilic sensibilities. Book lovers the world over aver that there’s no stand-in for the feel of yellowing pages beneath eager fingers, for the trails of marginalia that we leave as pathways to our former thoughts throughout the chapters of our most beloved texts. The weight of a book in the book lover’s hand is a singular and invaluable pleasure, a secret between a text and its reader not unlike the secret of a private romantic embrace. 

Anyone who’s ever clutched a newly finished book to their chest, in awe of its contents, in awe of language’s ability to transcend its own limitations, if only for the span of a few precious sentences, feels intuitively that this new “Gatsby” movie — which looks to be little more than an elaborate advertisement for various “luxury” brands — is shaping up to be pure sacrilege.

 

 

 

 

GALA 2013 GOES PUNK: Check out all the dazzling works of art on the red carpet as the fashion ‘Oscars’ transforms into a sexy evening of glam & chaos

Anything goes in the name of fashion! The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Gala brought Hollywood’s biggest stars to New York City as they celebrated this year’s theme, “PUNK: Chaos to Couture.” From standout hits to wacky misses, check out all the red carpet looks …

Jay-Z received a write-up by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “He’s an artist-entrepreneur who stands at the center of culture and commerce in 21st Century America,”

 

 

Time magazine has released its 10th annual list of the Time 100 most influential people of the year, and not surprisingly, a number of celebrities have been bestowed the honor.

The magazine doesn’t rank its picks but divvies up the 100 into five categories: titans, icons, pioneers, leaders and artists. Time includes President Obama, the newly ordained Pope Francis and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un but also pays tribute to people like 29-year-old Instagram creator Kevin Systrom (who gets a shout out from Ryan Seacrest) and Egypt’s Jon Stewart-esque talk show host Bassem Youssef (whose essay is written by Stewart). The list also includes 35 women.

“This year we are trying something new: seven cover portraits of Time 100 honorees who reflect the breadth and depth of our list, each one profiled inside — as is our tradition — by an equally luminary voice,” managing editor Rick Stengel writes. “We commissioned the renowned photographer Mark Seliger to create the covers

 

 

 

 

Sharon Osbourne is set to make a sensational return to British screens this summer for the 10th series of The X Factor, according to reports.

The sharp tongued music manager will allegedly net £2 million in a deal that will see her returning as a judge on the singing competition, becoming the show’s highest-earning judge ever in the process.

The deal will see the 60-year-old returning to the show for the first time as a full-time judge after leaving after the fourth series in 2007.

 Sharon created a lot of drama when she first acted as a judge on The X Factor – Louis may want to buy a waterproof suit when she returns