Amy Adams in a cute mint green fringed bandeau bikini while kicking back poolside at the Wet Republic Day Club at the MGM Grand Resort and Casino. Displaying her long, lean limbs and a rather impressive tan, the Hollywood screen star seemed to be in her element as she lounged around with her friends. In 2014, Adams was named one of 100 most influential people by Time magazine.That year, she starred in Tim Burton#39;s Big Eyes, playing artist Margaret Keane, alongside Christoph Waltz, and won t
Just when you thought you’d heard it all, Texas mother Stephanie Redus, 29, was arrested after attempting to put her three-year-old son on Craigslist. For adoption. Redus, 29, told authorities that she placed the ad because she struggles with depression and anxiety. She is currently pregnant. The ad stated: “Hi, I’m trying to adopt out my three-year-old son. I’m not in a good place in my life and don’t feel like I can care for him properly, but don’t know where to start.” “If you or know anyone who is interested in caring for him please let me know. I’m a single mom and can’t do this. Thanks, Desperate.” The May 1 posting has since been taken down by Craigslist, but not before police got word of it and questioned Redus after locating her through the ad. “The defendant stated that she did make the post but never intended to give … [the] child up for adoption,” an officer told the Houston Chronicle . “The defendant responded that she is currently pregnant and has not been able to take her medication to combat her depression and anxiety.” Redus told authorities that “the posting was to help with her anxiety,” and a neighbor who lives near Redus said he felt the boy seemed well cared for. “You’d see them out here playing,” John Kirby told KTRK. “The little boy, he goes around riding a little electric police car he’s got. Nothing unusual.” The child is now with Child Protective Services. Redus is charged with advertising for placement of a child and is scheduled to appear in court May 21.
Well, that didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after being crowned American Idol winner , Candice Glover has announced that she’ll be releasing her debut album. It will be titled “Music Speaks,” go on sale July 16, is available now for pre-order off iTunes and will include the coronation song ” I Am Beautiful .” Meanwhile, Glover will soon be off on the American Idol Live! 2013 tour. The 40-date tour begins June 29 and will make stops in cities such as New York, Los Angeles Chicago, Miami and Nashville. Congratulations against to the American Idol Season 12 champion!
A scary situation just went down in Cannes: While Christoph Waltz was giving an interview to a French news program called Le Grand Journal , shots were fired in the background and the anchors, Oscar winner and audience members all fled for cover. Sources confirm to TMZ that the man behind the shooting has been apprehend and may have been using blanks. No one was injured, but you can watch understandable panic ensure in the following video: Christoph Waltz Interview Interrupted by Gunfire
To quote Patton Oswalt from his great KFC Famous Bowls routine, “America has spoken,” and for Oscar pundits bemoaning Lincoln ’s loss to Argo , this Oscars truly was a “failure pile in a sadness bowl”: A reported 40.3 million people tuned in to the Oscars telecast, making it the most-watched entertainment show in three years, Entertainment Weekly reports. (Suck it, Golden Globes .) Host Seth McFarlane achieved what Anne Hathaway and James Franco could not: He helped put young adult asses in the seats. Ratings for the key 18-49 demographic were up a reported 11 percent. It does help that most of the movies nominated for Best Picture were those that the general public went to see, but McFarlane was undoubtedly a draw. So, kudos. But more tradition-bound Oscar aficionados may wonder if we perhaps lost something along the way: Bob Hope: “Welcome to the Oscars, or as we call it at my house, Passover” Johnny Carson: “I see a lot of new faces here, especially on the old faces.” Seth McFarlane: “We saw your boobs” (which, by the way, could be the new official theme song for the website, Mr. Skin). Monday morning quarterbacking the Oscar telecast is a tradition in itself. If the producers couldn’t wrangle all the men who would be Bond onstage, why not gather the Bond women? A 17-minute opening? That’s like 119 in TV minutes, especially when you’re making jokes about The Flying Nun . At the Oscars. But this is not about Seth McFarlane (try telling him that). This is about the Oscar pundits who have been on this long strange trip since the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals. It has been their job to track the ebb and flow of the races (and ours to chart their ever-fluid forecasts). They’ve walked a fine line between journalistic objectivity to impassioned advocacy. We reached out to Entertainment Weekly ’s Anthony Breznican before the Oscar nominations were announced to ask about what he conceived to be the role of the Oscar pundit: “It would be arrogant to think that one reporter could dramatically change what the Academy thinks or to make a recommendation that everyone follows. I think the job really is in two parts: You have to reflect the mindset of the people who are casting the ballots because readers want to know what’s likely to get an Oscar nomination. You have to do your diligence and try to talk to as many voters as possible. How much of this is the job is the question. You can spend too much time in that echo chamber. There were a lot of worthy performances and so while you’re out there trying to reflect the feelings of the Hollywood voters, I think it’s important to occasionally [put out there], ‘Everyone’s talking about these films, but here’s one they’re not talking about that I feel is worthwhile.’ If all you do is reflect, you’re not really performing your duty, which is to highlight good work.” Oscar-race forecasting, impacted by forces objective (precursor awards) and subjective ( Emmanuelle Riva is 85 years-old!) can be a mercurial process, stymieing even Nate Silver , the graph-happy breakout prognosticator from the last presidential election, who got Best Director and Best Supporting Actor wrong (he went with Steven Spielberg and Tommy Lee Jones). The pundits’ respective acumens were put to the supreme test in a year.in which Academy members marked their ballots before the PGA, DGA and WGA nominations were announced. So how did they do? Slate.com has compiled an extensive (but not exhaustive) “Oscar Predictions Dartboard” that ranks the pundits, according to the accuracy of their picks. According to that site, the king of the prognosticators is Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil with a 91 percent success rate. His pick of Wreck-It Ralph for Best Animated Feature was the only choice that tripped him up in the categories that were analyzed. On the other hand, he correctly called the evening’s biggest surprise, Christoph Waltz’s Best Supporting Actor win over Tommy Lee Jones and Robert De Niro . His fellow Derby pundit Paul Sheehan also picked Waltz, which helped him rack up an 82 percent success rate and finish second, in a seven-way tie with EW ‘s Breznican, Huffington Post’s Michael Hogan and Indiewire’s Anne Thompson, all of whom did not pick the Django Unchained star. The pundits at In Contention, Gurus o’ Gold and Gold Derby, near unanimously charted Lincoln’s , slow, inexorable fade from frontrunner to also-ran behind Argo . Some, most notably Awards Daily’s Sasha Stone, were not happy about that, but they duly noted the sea change. Some races were fait acompli . “Anne Hathaway: Start writing your acceptance speech,” Yahoo!’s Thelma Adams wrote in November following the film’s world premiere in November. Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director presented more of a challenge, as the pundits tried to make sense and sensibility of the zero-hour groundswells for Riva, De Niro and eventual Oscar-winner Ang Lee . And now, it’s over. Ten more months until next year’s Oscar race begins in earnest. December 20. Mark your calendars. That’s the release date for Anchorman 2 . [ Slate ] Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Happy Academy Awards day, movie fans! With the 2013 Oscars airing tonight on ABC – and viewers anxious to either praise or tear apart host Seth MacFarlane – THG is here with our annual bold predictions for the ceremony. Who WILL win? Who SHOULD win? Read our take below and sound off with your own… BEST PICTURE Will Win: Argo . Should Win: Silver Linings Playbook . Many consider it too simple of a movie to win, but the performances are incredible and it’s simply entertainment at its finest. BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln . Should win: Ang Lee, Life of Pi . Have you read that book? It’s uncanny this was turned into a coherent, enjoyable film. BEST ACTOR Will win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln . Should win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln . The clear favorite for a very good reason. BEST ACTRESS Will win: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty . Should win: Naomi Watts, The Impossible . A memorable performance in a truly harrowing tale, which is based on a very real, scary story. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Will win: Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook . Should win: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained . Come on. Who doesn’t adore this guy?!? BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Will win: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables . Should win: Helen Hunt, The Sessions . Yes, Hathaway sang on song, really, really well. But give us Hunt’s more featured, layered performance in what we hope will be the evening’s biggest upset.
After all the tiptoeing and carefully constructed speechifying that has accompanied the Oscar race so far, it’s fun to see Jennifer Lawrence, Naomi Watts , Christoph Waltz , Anne Hathaway and Amy Adams engaging in the comedy equivalent of a WWE wrestling match with Zach Galifianakis on a special “Oscar edition” of his Funny or Die talk show, Between Two Ferns . Galifianakis does a pretty wonderful job here of using absurdity to send up the many absurd and inane elements of awards season. Hearing him describe the episode as “A special Oscar insight to Oscar nominees and all of their Oscar buzzness around them” made me laugh and wince at the same time. And if there is a part two to this, I hope that Joaquin (The Oscars are “bullshit”) Phoenix is one of the guests. What a conversation they could have — even if it’s brief. In the meantime, pay attention to the details: Lawrence’s surly “you shouldn’t eat any more pudding” remark to her host is a thing of beauty, as is Waltz’s comment to the woman who comes to collect him after Galifianakis plays him off with a Staples “Easy” button. Hathaway’s flirty drunk act is also entertaining, as is the onscreen text that identifies her as “Anne Halfway,” the star of a “French movie.” And Adams’ line about farting on her tits is almost as good as her hand-job scene in The Master. [ Funny or Die ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
After all the tiptoeing and carefully constructed speechifying that has accompanied the Oscar race so far, it’s fun to see Jennifer Lawrence, Naomi Watts , Christoph Waltz , Anne Hathaway and Amy Adams engaging in the comedy equivalent of a WWE wrestling match with Zach Galifianakis on a special “Oscar edition” of his Funny or Die talk show, Between Two Ferns . Galifianakis does a pretty wonderful job here of using absurdity to send up the many absurd and inane elements of awards season. Hearing him describe the episode as “A special Oscar insight to Oscar nominees and all of their Oscar buzzness around them” made me laugh and wince at the same time. And if there is a part two to this, I hope that Joaquin (The Oscars are “bullshit”) Phoenix is one of the guests. What a conversation they could have — even if it’s brief. In the meantime, pay attention to the details: Lawrence’s surly “you shouldn’t eat any more pudding” remark to her host is a thing of beauty, as is Waltz’s comment to the woman who comes to collect him after Galifianakis plays him off with a Staples “Easy” button. Hathaway’s flirty drunk act is also entertaining, as is the onscreen text that identifies her as “Anne Halfway,” the star of a “French movie.” And Adams’ line about farting on her tits is almost as good as her hand-job scene in The Master. [ Funny or Die ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Here’s a novel way to keep from getting worked up about your main Oscar rival: forget his name entirely. For Time magazine’s Great Performances video feature on this year’s Oscar nominees, Les Miserables co-stars and Oscar nominees Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman spend some time lauding their competition. Hathaway even praises the computer-generated tiger in Life of Pi . But watch what happens around the 2:09 when Jackman slyly raises the topic of Lincoln . If you need any further proof that Wolverine a) can act and b) possesses a wit that’s as well-developed as his pecs, keep a close eye on his poker face as he claims not to remember the name of Daniel Day-Lewis , who, according to conventional wisdom, will emerge the victor when the Best Actor Oscar is handed out on Feb. 24. ” Lincoln is the movie, but the lead guy who I always forget…,” Jackman says to Hathaway without any hint that he’s having a bit of fun. In fact, it’s Hathaway who can’t keep a straight face as she jogs Jackman’s memory and he refers to Day-Lewis as simply “Lewis” — in case, I guess, any Academy voters will be deciding how to cast their Best Actor vote after watching this video. Jackman does admit that the actor whose name he can’t seem to remember is “awesome” in Lincoln though, and he also waxes enthusiastic about Joaquin Phoenix’s performance in The Master. You can also access video interviews with Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, Sally Field, John Goodman, John Hawkes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Quvenzhané Wallis, Christoph Waltz and Naomi Watts at the Great Performances link above. In the meantime, here’s a compilation clip. Oh yeah, and take a close look at the photo of Hathaway resting on Jackman’s buff torso with her thumb in her mouth. Saucy. Featured Photo Photo by Paola Kudacki for Time [ Time] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino defended the heavy dosage of violence in Django Unchained , his latest film starring Jamie Foxx , Christoph Waltz , Leonardo DiCaprio , Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson . As with many of his past offerings, Tarantino’s Oscar hopeful includes a graphic depictions of blood and gunshot victims. Tarantino was asked about the violence over the weekend in New York in the wake of the tragedy in a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 dead, most of them children. At a Saturday press event, Tarantino said that real-life violence is the fault of perpetrators and didn’t appear to accept a correlation between incidents like the weekend’s massacre in Newtown, CT and violence on the big screen. “I think you know there’s violence in the world, tragedies happen, blame the playmakers,” he said according to BBC, adding, “It’s a Western. Give me a break.” Django Unchained received five Golden Globe nominations last week and is a strong contender for Oscar nominations next month. Still, Django star Jamie Foxx did say he believes the big screen can influence people’s actions. “We cannot turn our back and say that violence in films or anything that we do doesn’t have a sort of influence. It does,” he said. In the spaghetti-western style feature, Foxx pays a freed slave who sets out to rescue his wife from a ruthless plantation owner, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Representing more divide among the Django crew that is perhaps a microcosm of society generally, Christoph Waltz said he didn’t believe films provoke violence, adding that the film contained violence because it was in fact part of American history. “The media’s responsibility is greater than the story teller is because… Django is violent, but it’s not inspiring violence,” said Waltz. Kerry Washington offered up that violence in film can serve as an important learning vehicle, educating audiences about historical atrocities such as slavery. “I do think that it’s important when we have the opportunity to talk about violence and not just kind of have it as entertainment, but connect it to the wrongs, the injustices, the social ills,” said Washington. Meanwhile, Paramount decided to move premiere events in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh for Tom Cruise’s new action pic Jack Reacher “out of honor and respect for the families of the victims whose lives were senselessly taken.” The feature opens with sniper shooting several people. And Sunday night, new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad were dropped, with Fox network opting for repeats of the shows in order to avoid showing any potentially sensitive content. A scheduled repeat of The Cleveland Show was also swapped out. Twenty six children and six adults died at Sandy Hook school in Newton, CT. The gunman is identified as Adam Lanza, 20. He killed his mother before heading to the school Friday. [ Source: BBC ]
