Luca Guadagnino’s new film After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield features themes and character conflicts that speak to the #MeToo movement. So what was the Italian filmmaker trying to say by using opening credits inspired by the films of Woody Allen? That’s one of the questions Guadagnino fielded during the film’s official press conference at …
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In the opening credits of “After the Hunt,” a #MeToo-themed thriller, director Luca Guadagnino chose to evoke the aesthetic of Woody Allen’s films, formatting the actor’s names in alphabetical order on one card. When asked at the movie’s official Venice Film Festival press conference why he paid tribute to Allen, who has been accused of sexual assault by his adopted …
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All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA. A study suggests that this organism likely lived on Earth only 400 million years after its formation. Further analysis also shows that this life form likely sported an early immune system, which means it was probably fighting off viruses. Life on Earth had to …
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Follow the excitement of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships from August 15 to 17 on Twitch or YouTube for passwords that will let you receive a special Pokémon in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, supercool Pokémon cards in Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, and a 2025 Worlds in-game sticker in Pokémon UNITE. That’s not all—tune in to the …
Read More »It’s not a surprise that France’s Léon Marchand is one of the best swimmers in the world. Marchand won four gold medals at the 2024 Olympics, destroying the competition and announcing himself as a dominant force in the sport. He took that a step further Wednesday. Marchand set a new standard in the 200m individual medley Wednesday, not only beating …
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Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro is officially set to star in Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” for Amazon MGM Studios. Barbaro — whose casting had been rumored, but whose deal is now closed — joins previously reported stars Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, Jason Schwartzman, Cooper Hoffman and Cooper Koch. Ike Barinholtz remains in talks to join the cast. Plot details for “Artificial,” described as a …
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Venice Film Festival has unveiled a monster lineup for its 2025 edition, including world premieres of new features from Jim Jarmusch, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Noah Baumbach. The festival is set to open with Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, before a slate that includes Jarmusch’s comedy-drama Father Mother Sister Brother, starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, and Tom Waits; Lanthimos’ sci-fi Bugonia, with …
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EXCLUSIVE: Monsters breakout Cooper Koch has closed a deal to join Anora breakout Yura Borisov and Andrew Garfield in Artificial, Luca Guadagnino’s new AI-themed feature for Amazon MGM Studios. No word on the role Koch is playing, and official plot details for the film are being kept under wraps, although it’s described as a comedic drama set in the world …
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Andrew Garfield has officially signed on for Luca Guadagnino‘s upcoming feature “Artificial” at Amazon MGM. Garfield joins “Anora” breakout and recent Oscar nominee Yura Borisov in the feature, which is described as a “comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.” Simon Rich (“An American Pickle”) wrote the script and will produce alongside Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey …
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