Andrew Dosunmu’s Where Is Kyra? and Miguel Arteta’s Beatriz at Dinner appear to have very little in common other than the fact that they both feature a star actress getting her biggest and best role in years: Michelle Pfeiffer in the former, Salma Hayek in the latter.
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Hayek says her new film speaks to America’s divisions
Actress Salma Hayek speaks to reporters at the premiere of the film “Beatriz at Dinner” at the Eccles Theatre during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Park City, Utah. PARK CITY, Utah – Salma Hayek says “Beatriz at Dinner,” her new politically charged film, “speaks to the division of perspective in America.”
Dee Rees’ American odyssey ‘Mudbound’ captivates Sundance
Mary J. Blige poses for a portrait to promote the film, “Mudbound”, at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Park City, Utah. . Actress Carey Mulligan poses for a portrait to promote the film, “Mudbound”, at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Park City, Utah.
Carrie Fisher’s Ashes Placed in Giant Prozac Pill Urn
… funeral service, with the Star Wars actress’ ashes placed in a giant Prozac pill urn. Fisher, a longtime mental health advocate , openly discussed her battles with depression and bipolar disorder during her lifetime. More than just a movie star or a …
The long, strange odyssey of bringing Oscar fave ‘Toni Erdmann’ to the screen
But the upstart German filmmaker Maren Ade employed an especially unconventional technique in greeting the stars of her new picture “Toni Erdmann” for the Romanian portion of production. Ade showed up at the down-on-its-heels Bucharest airport as an over-the-top character – tricked out as a goofball mogul, pouring Champagne wearing bathroom slippers in the back of a white stretch limo.
Natalie Portman Thrills in Pablo Larra n’s Impeccable Biopic
She didn’t push for policy, didn’t relinquish her pillbox hat to walk among the needy, didn’t travel to foreign countries as an ambassador and certainly didn’t advise her husband on matters of war.