2021 Film Festival Gallery: Spike Lee’s Cannes Gaffe, Julia Ducournau’s Historic Triumph & ‘Belfast’ Tops TIFF

Setting boundaries. Minka Kelly revealed that, like costar Sydney Sweeney, she pushed back against a nude scene on HBO’s Euphoria.

British music entrepreneur and YouTube star Jamal Edwards has died at the young age of 31.

Sam Waterston had some hesitation in returning for the new revival of Law & Order.

Demi Burnett is speaking out after a psychological evaluation revealed that she’s autistic.

In an interview with IGN, Sommers and McKenna said the most challenging scene to write in “No Way Home” was the moment when the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Peter Parker, played by Tom Holland, met his cinematic predecessors portrayed by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. Of course, as MCU fans know by now, that meeting comes right after the biggest gut punch of Peter’s life when Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) died in his arms. While Maguire and Garfield made their big entrance in a previous scene, Sommers and McKenna knew this scene was critical because it would be the first time audiences have seen these Parkers in years, and would tell them about the characters’ state of mind.

And to think it all started with a Pitchfork Review. After British animated piglet/musician extraordinaire Peppa Pig’s debut album edged out Kanye West‘s astronomically-hyped epic Donda as their preferred album, 6.5 to 6.0, fans gleefully memed the decision. In the reviews (written by Peyton Thomas and Dylan Green, respectively) Pitchfork called Peppa’s album “charming,” while noting Kanye’s album was “barely finished” and came with “a lot of baggage.”

On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 58 new deaths from Covid-19, along with 2,780 new positive cases.

Natasha Bure is stepping into her mom, Candace Cameron Bure‘s shoes for an all new Aurora Teagarden movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

Ariana Grande is going to be playing Glinda in the movie version of Wicked and she took the time to see the musical again on Broadway this weekend!

MUSIC mogul and entrepreneur Jamal Edwards has died at the age of 31. Tributes have poured in for the music industry pioneer, DJ, and founder of SBTV - who helped launch Ed Sheeran and Jessie J to global fame.

DANCING ON ICE viewers accused the show of being a fix after guest judge Arlene Phillips gave pal Brendan Cole a high score. Brendan's routine on the musical week special saw him partner with Brendyn Hatfield while regular partner Vanessa Bauer recovers from covid. Brendan and Brendyn performed on the ice rink to Beggin' from Jersey Boys.

RYAN Thomas and Lucy Mecklenburgh have revealed the gender of their second baby. The loved-up couple have announced that their baby - due in spring - will be a girl.

CORONATION Street star Alexandra Mardell has thrown a huge bash as she prepares to leave the soap. Alexandra, 28, who plays barmaid Emma Brooker, will remain on screen until April but is thought to have already filmed her final scenes.

DANCING On Ice judge Oti Mabuse steals last night’s show in a plunging lemon- coloured gown — as Bez got squeezed out of the competition. Viewers compared Oti, 31, to a Disney princess but there was no fairytale ending for the Happy Mondays star.

Chrissy Teigen is confirming the news she first noted earlier this weekend: she is undergoing in vitro fertilization treatments again with the hopes of potentially one day expanding her family.

Daniel Radcliffe is gearing up to play "Weird Al" Yankovic in a new Roku Channel biopic about the life and career of the man behind the Grammy-winning parodies.In new photos from the set of  taken earlier this month in Los Angeles, the 32-year-old star, dressed in a camouflage short-sleeved button-up with a pair of plain black jeans and checkered Vans slip on shoes, is hardly recognizable in Yankovic's infamous curly 'do and mustache combo, as he's seen making his way through the film's set with an iced coffee in hand. According to a tongue-in-cheek release for the upcoming biopic, the film «holds nothing back, exploring every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.»The movie also promises to bring «audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic's life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.»Yankovic, who serves as a writer for the biopic, said he was «thrilled» to have Radcliffe portray him in the story about his life.«I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film,» Yankovic gushed. «I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.»«When my last movie UHF came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major motion picture every 33 years, like clockwork.

Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” has just been given an A-list makeover.

Happy 54th birthday to Molly Ringwald!

Maude Apatow and Angus Cloud play fan-favorite characters Lexi and Fex on Euphoria and it seems they’re just as close in real-life as their characters are on the show!

Helen Mirren takes pride in having dual citizenship in Great Britain and in America.

J. Kim Murphy Jamal Edwards, a major figure in the British music industry known for founding the music platform SBTV, which helped popularize grime and launch several major musicians, died Sunday. He was 31 years old.Edwards’ death was reported by the BBC on Sunday evening after the publication confirmed with Edwards’ company.

A 911 call for help from the home of HBO’s The White Lotus star Alexandra Daddario resulted in the arrest of a Colorado man carrying a handgun.

Bethenny Frankel is opening up about a scary medical emergency she just recently went through.

Nathan Chen is bringing home his first Olympic gold medal, as well as a Team Silver medal, after winning the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

James Gunn and longtime girlfriend Jennifer Holland are engaged!

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThanks to glamorous Paris-set shows like “Lupin” and “Emily in Paris” topping Netflix charts — and daring French female directors Julia Ducournau (“Titane”) and Audrey Diwan (“Happening”) winning top prizes at the Cannes and Venice film festivals — France drew more eyeballs worldwide in 2021 than it has in years. A groundbreaking agreement with global streamers to invest up to €300 million ($333 million) in French content looks to continue that trend.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThanks to glamorous Paris-set shows like “Lupin” and “Emily in Paris” topping Netflix charts — and daring French female directors Julia Ducournau (“Titane”) and Audrey Diwan (“Happening”) winning top prizes at the Cannes and Venice film festivals — France drew more eyeballs worldwide in 2021 than it has in years. A groundbreaking agreement with global streamers to invest up to €300 million ($333 million) in French content looks to continue that trend.

Over the past year, The Playlist has covered hundreds of prestige films and TV series. We’ve even gone ahead and broke them down and ranked them in our various Best of 2021 lists.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today unveiled its shortlist of 15 films that will advance to the next stage of voting in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars. Notable among omissions is Julia Ducournau’s Titane, the entry from France which won the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or — becoming only the second movie directed by a woman to scoop that prize.