Step aside Luigi, 2025 is now officially the Year of Eevee. That’s the rather bold claim made today on the official Pokémon Center website. What does it mean? Well, the TCG is about to launch a new special set of cards called Prismatic Evolutions, all themed around the lil’ brown pup and its octet of evolved forms,…
Step aside Luigi, 2025 is now officially the Year of Eevee. That’s the rather bold claim made today on the official Pokémon Center UK website, and likely to come to the U.S. version later today. What does it mean? Well, the TCG is about to launch a new special set of cards called Prismatic Evolutions, all themed…
It’s been 20 years since Jamie Foxx was last nominated for a Golden Globe, sticking three nominations in at the 62nd ceremony and a win for Ray. But with a nod for his new standup special What Had Happened Was, Jamie Foxx returned to the stage and the red carpet, stopping to share more insights into the mysterious “medical complication” that halted his career.
Even though Jamie Foxx opened up greatly about his health issue— which he suffered while making Back in Action in 2023 — in the Netflix special, he had no problems continuing to do so on the Golden Globes red carpet, telling Variety that his family helped guided him through the moment. “I say this all the time. When you dream about what you want to be, you don’t dream tragedy, you dream the good things. You dream the greatest life in the world. But when tragedy happens, you need somebody there that really loves you. And so my daughter Anelise, my daughter Corinne, stepped up…There was a lot of pressure on her but she delivered and she made sure I was good…and then I’m here.”
Foxx added that he was pleasantly surprised that his fame had no role in the hospital, remembering one of his nurses telling him, “‘You’re a 5%er.’ I said, ‘What does that mean?’ ‘Less than 5% of people who have what you have walk out of here.’” With that, Jamie Foxx’s nurses and doctors set out to work on getting him better just as they would any patient.
As with the Golden Globes, Jamie Foxx not only received a supporting nomination for Collateral and a win for Ray, but he duplicated that with the Screen Actors Guild, BAFTAs and the Academy Awards, marking the most recent time that an actor won while being nominated twice in the same year.
While Jamie Foxx wouldn’t win the Golden Globe for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television (Ali Wong’s Single Lady took home the award), to see him in apparently good health and spirits is inspiring.
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The filmmaking duo of Sam Zuchero and Andy Zuchero have made their feature writing and directing debut with the post-apocalyptic romance Love Me, which had its premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and is expected to receive a theatrical release on January 31, courtesy of Bleecker Street. With that release date swiftly approaching, a trailer has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Love Me takes place in a world where humans have been wiped out… but you don’t need humans to have a love story. Here’s the synopsis: In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love. In this groundbreaking first feature from directors Sam and Andy Zuchero, Love Me explores contemporary topics surrounding technology and identity, though at its heart is a simple, emotionally resonant tale of transformation. Thrillingly utilizing filmmaking techniques from live-action, practical animatronics, classic animation and game engines, and anchored in enthralling performances by Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun, Love Me culminates in the longest-spanning love story ever told.
Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding) plays the buoy, with Steven Yeun (Minari) taking on the role of the satellite. Before filming began, Yeun was nervous about how he was going to approach the material. As he told Entertainment Weekly, “It’s actually a love story between a satellite and a buoy; it’s hard to explain. I hope I don’t botch it, because it’s a really revolutionarily written script.”
Love Me was produced by Luca Borghese, Julie Goldstein, Ben Howe, Shivani Rawat, and Kevin Rowe. Daniel Bekerman, Christine D’Souza Gelb, and Connor Flanagan served as executive producers.
Reactions from the Sundance premiere were mixed, as you can see on Rotten Tomatoes, where the film currently has a Tomatometer of 47%.
What did you think of the trailer for Love Me? Does this post-apocalyptic love story look like something you would be interested in checking out when it gets a theatrical release? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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The Golden Globes would showcase some juicy controversy in the past when comedian Ricky Gervais held nothing back as the host of the Hollywood event and roasted the stars to a non-merciful degree. Gervais had turned down the chance to return and this past event was hosted by fellow comedian Nikki Glaser. However, Gervais still jumped at the chance to get some jabs out there as he posted a hypothetical opening monologue on social media, “Hello, and welcome to the 82nd Golden Globe awards. What a year it’s been. Hundreds of entertainers jumped at the chance to go to The Vatican to meet The Pope. Many from Hollywood. Obviously they weren’t content with only being part of the 2nd biggest pedo ring in the world…“
Even without Gervais, the awards event isn’t immune to some awkward moments. The Hollywood Reporter is questioning whether Vin Diesel’s shout-out to Dwayne Johnson at last night’s show was done aggressively in jest as the two have famously traded words with each other after working on the Fast & Furious films, which ultimately led to Johnson leaving the series to star in a spin-off. Diesel took the stage to present the Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award when he saw Johnson seated somewhere in front of the stage and quickly said with a grin, “Hey Dwayne.” The camera cut to Johnson, who was smiling and stayed still as a statue without any kind of response.
The moment only lasted a second, but would speak volumes to people who thought that little exchange held enough tension to suggest that the beef between the two burly men was back on. Many wondered if Diesel’s acknowledgment was a subtle jab. A post on social media would respond by speculating, “VinDiesel saying hey to The Rock, is the kind of drama the #GoldenGlobes needed.” Another commenter posted, “That hey, Dwayne from Vin Diesel was SOOOOOO LOADED!!!!! This is the type of petty I live for!!! #GoldenGlobes”
Diesel also seems to be feeling pressure with what to do with the next Fast & Furious as the patriarch producer of the franchise. He’s said in an Instagram post, “I got universal in one ear saying we need FastX2 by March 2026! I have Comcast in the other ear saying we need two movies to be the Finale!” He, then continued, “Then the writer on Fast Five sent me this image and said we need to see DOM and HOBBS resolve their differences. I just want to get back to real street racing, practical stunts… and a reunion of that beautiful brotherhood. Happy Thanksgiving…” A post-credits scene in Fast X featured Johnson returning to the franchise and time will tell if their reunion will hold up.
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The Golden Globes would showcase some juicy controversy in the past when comedian Ricky Gervais held nothing back as the host of the Hollywood event and roasted the stars to a non-merciful degree. Gervais had turned down the chance to return and this past event was hosted by fellow comedian Nikki Glaser. However, Gervais still jumped at the chance to get some jabs out there as he posted a hypothetical opening monologue on social media, “Hello, and welcome to the 82nd Golden Globe awards. What a year it’s been. Hundreds of entertainers jumped at the chance to go to The Vatican to meet The Pope. Many from Hollywood. Obviously they weren’t content with only being part of the 2nd biggest pedo ring in the world…“
Even without Gervais, the awards event isn’t immune to some awkward moments. The Hollywood Reporter is questioning whether Vin Diesel’s shout-out to Dwayne Johnson at last night’s show was done aggressively in jest as the two have famously traded words with each other after working on the Fast & Furious films, which ultimately led to Johnson leaving the series to star in a spin-off. Diesel took the stage to present the Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award when he saw Johnson seated somewhere in front of the stage and quickly said with a grin, “Hey Dwayne.” The camera cut to Johnson, who was smiling and stayed still as a statue without any kind of response.
The moment only lasted a second, but would speak volumes to people who thought that little exchange held enough tension to suggest that the beef between the two burly men was back on. Many wondered if Diesel’s acknowledgment was a subtle jab. A post on social media would respond by speculating, “VinDiesel saying hey to The Rock, is the kind of drama the #GoldenGlobes needed.” Another commenter posted, “That hey, Dwayne from Vin Diesel was SOOOOOO LOADED!!!!! This is the type of petty I live for!!! #GoldenGlobes”
Diesel also seems to be feeling pressure with what to do with the next Fast & Furious as the patriarch producer of the franchise. He’s said in an Instagram post, “I got universal in one ear saying we need FastX2 by March 2026! I have Comcast in the other ear saying we need two movies to be the Finale!” He, then continued, “Then the writer on Fast Five sent me this image and said we need to see DOM and HOBBS resolve their differences. I just want to get back to real street racing, practical stunts… and a reunion of that beautiful brotherhood. Happy Thanksgiving…” A post-credits scene in Fast X featured Johnson returning to the franchise and time will tell if their reunion will hold up.
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Every generation gets the cancer romance it deserves. In We Live in Time, terminal illness gives an extra sense of urgency to an echt-millennial story about the push-pull of professional ambition and family obligation – the desire to make the most of the time you have. Almut (Florence Pugh) is a chef who starts the film by whipping up a “Douglas fir parfait” and ends it tweezing microgreens onto a deconstructed seafood tower; in between, she earns a Michelin star for her “modern European takes on classic alpine dishes.”
She and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) meet cute when she Meet Joe Blacks him with her car as he wanders out into traffic to pick up a piece of chocolate orange; she’s a magnetic chef on the rise and he’s a newly-divorced sadsack, and it’s difficult to see what she sees in him aside from a screenwriterly contrivance. She feeds him well, he eats it up; she offers excitement and pleasure, and he keeps her regular (he works for Weetabix), donning readers and assiduously taking notes at all her doctor’s appointments.
The film unfolds over three timelines, delineated by Almut’s three distinct hairstyles. Across their courtship, they argue over whether they should continue their relationship given their asymmetric feelings about having children – he wants them, but she’s not sure, until her first ovarian cancer diagnosis scares her into fertility; the twee score by Bryce Dessner of The National swells when the pregnancy test finally returns a positive result. On the day their daughter is born, director John Crowley pushes epic set-pieces: pulling the Mini out of a tight parking space to drive to the hospital; Tobias feeding Almut jaffa cakes in the bath between contractions; and an epic birth in a petrol station loo, with Pugh on all fours, screaming and sweating in a suitably virtuoso performance – onscreen and off, Pugh navigates her fame with a constant aura of Main Character Energy, which fits the driven Almut and gives the film an appealingly substantial melodramatic scope.
Ticking clocks are the major motif here: a thirtysomething career woman’s biological clock and the minutes between contractions; the kitchen timers counting down the minutes to service, and seconds left in the competition to which Almut stakes her legacy; the life expectancy of a cancer patient no longer responding to chemo, and how many more achievements, or memories, she can hope to pack in.
The time-hopping chronology is an elaborate structural conceit in conversation with the film’s theme, but it feels rather manipulative – a way for the narrative to withhold reveals and build to three climaxes, and to hopscotch from highlight to highlight whenever things threaten to become too prosaic.
Both actors are the wrong age for their characters but both are outside aging in a moisturised movie-star kind of way, so the film seems to just float between highlights like a Greatest Hits album with a chronological track listing. This is simply a generic and brutally efficient tearjerker – like its title, it aspires to archetypal grandeur and lands somewhere blander.
ANTICIPATION.
Garfield and Pugh in a romantic weepie is enough to make us bite.
3
ENJOYMENT.
It’s brutally efficient in its aims – for better and for worse.
3
IN RETROSPECT.
Aggressively middlebrow in its creative choices, and thus rather forgettable at the end of it all.
3
Directed by
John Crowley
Starring
Florence Pugh,
Andrew Garfield
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When it was announced that Hans Zimmer’s score for Dune: Part Two was ineligible for the Best Original Score Oscar, there was a bit of an outcry from fans of both Zimmer and the sequel. Add director Denis Villeneuve to that list, as he is none too pleased about the Academy’s decision to deem it out of contention.
Even though Hans Zimmer won his second Oscar for 2021’s Dune, Villeneuve thinks he should have been eligible for Part Two. Speaking at a recent screening of the film (via Slash Film), Villeneuve told the audience, “I am absolutely against the decision of the Academy to exclude Hans, frankly, because I feel like his score is one of the best scores of the year…I don’t use the word genius often, but Hans is one…I’m not here to complain. The soundtrack is really a continuity of Part One.”
As for why Hans Zimmer can’t be considered for the Oscar yet again for the second Dune, it comes down to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s imposed rules. As per the Academy’s “special rules” in the music categories: “In cases such as sequels and franchises from any media, the score must consist of more than 80% newly composed music which does not contain any pre-existing themes borrowed from previous scores in the franchise.” Hey, there’s always Dune: Messiah!
Interestingly, this year’s shortlist for the category still included a handful of franchise movies, including Gladiator II, as apparently composer Harry Gregson-Williams deviated enough from Hans Zimmer’s Oscar-nominated score for the original for it to be eligible. The nominees will be announced on Friday, January 17th.
Dune: Part Two stands as one of the highest-grossing movies of 2024, pulling in $707 million worldwide, due at least in part to Warner Bros.’ decision to put it on HBO Max the day before its wide theatrical release. But as we know, that doesn’t necessarily equate to Oscar glory, as it’s not expected that Part Two will touch the first’s 10 nominations, nor will it take home six.
How do you feel about Hans Zimmer not being eligible for his score for Dune: Part Two? Do you agree with the rule? Give us your take below.
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Shawn Michaels had Bret Hart. Stone Cold had The Rock. John Cena had… the fans. Well, he has them for one more year.
Shawn Michaels had Bret Hart. Stone Cold had The Rock. John Cena had… the fans. Well, he has them for one more year.