Berlin Film Festival defends US actors avoiding political questions: ‘Their right of free speech’

Berlin Film Festival defends US actors avoiding political questions: ‘Their right of free speech’

The Berlin Film Festival head defended actors and filmmakers who choose to avoid politics in press interviews in a lengthy statement Saturday night. Director Tricia Tuttle made the comments after actors like Neil Patrick Harris and Michelle Yeoh declined to comment on US political matters while attending the festival. Festival jury head and German filmmaker … Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson look pretty in pink at Santa Barbara film fest

Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson look pretty in pink at Santa Barbara film fest

Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson lit up the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, strolling hand in hand on the red carpet in matching blush-pink dresses. Hudson, crowned the festival’s Artist of the Year for her Oscar-moniated performance in “Song Sung Blue,” radiated confidence in a breathtaking gown shimmering with pearl linings and bronze … Read more

Angelina Jolie gets emotional over late mother’s cancer battle at TIFF

Angelina Jolie gets emotional over late mother’s cancer battle at TIFF

Angelina Jolie is remembering her late mother, Marcheline Bertrand. The Oscar winner, 50, got emotional talking about her mom’s 2007 cancer death at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. During a Q&A for Jolie’s new movie, “Couture,” an audience member who recently lost a friend to cancer asked the actress and her co-stars what their … Read more

Jude Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in new movie at Venice Film Festival

Jude Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in new movie at Venice Film Festival

Jude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin for Olivier Assayas’ “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which had its world premiere Sunday at the Venice Film Festival. Law said earlier he didn’t enter the project naively, and that he also does not fear repercussions for his portrayal. “I felt safe in the hands of Olivier,” Law said. “This is a story … Read more

George Clooney abruptly drops out of Venice Film Festival events due to health issues

George Clooney abruptly drops out of Venice Film Festival events due to health issues

George Clooney has fallen ill during the Venice Film Festival. The actor, 64, missed two events at the annual Italian festival on Wednesday and one on Thursday due to health issues. “George has been diagnosed with a sinus infection and is under doctors orders to cut back on his activities today,” the rep told The … Read more

Venice Film Festival kicks off with Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’

Venice Film Festival kicks off with Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’

The Venice Film Festival is kicking off with the world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” on Wednesday. The 82nd edition of the glamorous international film festival is playing host to many Hollywood stars, including George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Dwayne Johnson, and famed auteurs, from Guillermo del Toro to Kathryn Bigelow, who all have films debuting over the … Read more

Get tickets for NYC ‘Casino’ screening with Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro

Get tickets for NYC ‘Casino’ screening with Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. We’ll roll the dice on this one. On Thursday, June 5, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro are presenting a 30th anniversary … Read more

Jacob Elordi debuts shocking new look, and fans have mixed reviews: ‘I refuse to believe that it’s him’

Jacob Elordi debuts shocking new look, and fans have mixed reviews: ‘I refuse to believe that it’s him’

Shagadellic. Jacob Elordi showed off a shocking new look as he walked the red carpet at the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco on Friday. The “Saltburn” star, 27, debuted a full beard and a shaggy ’70s style hairdo that contrasted sharply with his usual visage. Elordi’s dark brown hair was pushed back and parted … Read more

Denzel Washington on Broadway, Madonna’s guitars on auction, more NYC events

Denzel Washington on Broadway, Madonna’s guitars on auction, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? Toteme’s second NYC outpost, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal share … Read more

Jennifer Lopez felt compelled to play domestic violence victim in ‘Unstoppable’: ‘We had similar struggles’

Jennifer Lopez felt compelled to play domestic violence victim in ‘Unstoppable’: ‘We had similar struggles’

Jennifer Lopez revealed to audiences at the Toronto International Film Festival the moving reason she was drawn to her new movie, “Unstoppable.” The star, 55, got personal during an audience Q&A on Friday following the premiere of the inspiring sports drama based on the true story of Anthony Robles, the NCAA champion wrestler born with … Read more

‘Maestro’ makeup artist addresses backlash to Bradley Cooper’s fake nose

‘Maestro’ makeup artist addresses backlash to Bradley Cooper’s fake nose

He composed a sincere apology. Oscar-winning makeup artist Kazu Hiro apologized Saturday after the prosthetic nose he created for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro,” caused a crescendo of online backlash — with several users calling the nose a prime example of “Jewface,” reports Deadline. “I wasn’t expecting it to happen,” Hiro, 54, told press at … Read more

Excitement rises as ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ arrives in Venice

Excitement rises as ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ arrives in Venice

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is buzzing with anticipation for Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” which is having its world premiere Monday night on the Lido. By 8 a.m. Monday, dozens of Harry Styles fans were camping out in front of the theater where the premiere would be held that evening and … Read more

Brendan Fraser breaks down in tears, ‘The Whale’ receives standing ovation

Brendan Fraser breaks down in tears, ‘The Whale’ receives standing ovation

Brendan Fraser reveled in the spotlight once again at the Venice Film Festival and was praised for his role in the upcoming Darren Aronofsky movie, “The Whale.” The 53-year-old actor kept his best composure while walking the red carpet of the famed festival, only to break down in tears once inside the cinema as theatergoers gave … Read more

‘Triangle of Sadness’ actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

‘Triangle of Sadness’ actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,” which won this year’s top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32. Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said Tuesday. … Read more