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Writer-director Nastasya Popov finely threads a needle in her debut feature “Idiotka,” dipping into the chaotic life of Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov), an aspiring fashion designer with a barely functioning sewing machine in the tight-knit Russian district of West Hollywood. Margarita seems as much a work in progress as the eternally under-construction house she lives in. She’s been making ends meet by attaching tags taken off well-known designer labels onto her own work, then pawning them off online. But the clothes themselves show plenty of personality under the false advertising; accordingly, Popov delivers a boisterous tale of a woman coming into her own, told with real humor and heart.

Like one of Margarita’s dresses, there is at least some repurposed fabric in “Idiotka.” Margarita struggles both with asserting herself in a brutal industry and with stepping out of the shadow of her feisty family, but the comedy is all...

Writer-director Nastasya Popov’s feature debut is a hilariously heartfelt reminder that immigrants make America (and cinema) great.

In the earnest comedy-drama Idiotka, Anna Baryshnikov plays Margarita Levlansky, a budding fashion designer living with her grandmother, father and brother in a tiny apartment in West Hollywood, “not the fancy part, the Russian part.”

With her family five months behind on rent, Margarita lands a spot on Slay, Serve, Survive, a new fashion competition series whose producer Nicol (Camila Mendes) takes a shine to her adversity and potential screen presence. But the role requires her to open her life up to the world, baring all her family’s struggle for a shot at the American Dream.

The clever comedy-drama spotlights post-Soviet life in L.A.’s gay capital for Jews who “weren’t considered real Russians or Ukrainians.” It’s a particularly relevant piece of representation amid the ongoing strife with Russia,...

“I would describe my aesthetic as Old World trash and treasure,” says Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov), a few minutes into Idiotka. “She’s milking a cow at five, but she needs to be at the ballet at 5:10. Loves a bargain bin.”

As a description of a style, it’s nonsense. As an illustration of an imagined wearer, it’s word salad. And yet there’s something compelling about its quirkiness — which, in its way, makes it a perfect encapsulation of Idiotka. The feature debut by writer-director Nastasya Popov is certainly messy, a mélange of contrasting tones and contradictory ideas. But darned if it isn’t bursting with enough personality to charm you all the same.

For the first act or so, Idiotka presents itself as a sendup of a certain soulless type of content. Margarita’s explaining her look in that very first scene because she’s filming a submission...

Netflix viewers are urging science fiction fans to watch one of the streamer’s most underrated shows. The series, which boasts a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, is titled Pantheon, and tackles issues such as death, the overreach of technology, and what it means to be human. The animated series has tragically flown under the radar since it began back in 2022, but now, fans of the sci-fi drama are pushing to raise the profile of Pantheon, taking to social media to persuade streamers to add the series to their lists.

X/Twitter user @JasonKPargin started the push, saying, “Go watch Pantheon, the best show on streaming that nobody knows about.” Fellow user and fan @Jimbo_Zen was glad to see the show getting some attention, adding, “Yes! Glad some people are beginning to become aware of this show.”

Those who have seen the series had nothing but glowing reactions...

Camila Mendes is at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival!

The 30-year-old actress joined co-stars Anna Baryshnikov and Julia Fox at the premiere of their new movie Idiotka on Wednesday (March 12) held at Zach Theatre in Austin, Texas.

Fellow cast members in attendance included Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner, Mark Ivanir, Galina Jovovich, and Nerses Stamos along with director and screenwriter Nastasya Popov.

Idiotka, “which is set in the vibrant, eccentric world of West Hollywood’s Russian enclave, unspools against the high-stakes drama of a ‘Project Runway’-style reality show,” according to Deadline.

The movie marks Nastasya‘s directorial debut.

Camila recently dyed her hair red for an exciting new superhero movie!

Idiotka will hit Prime Video later this year.

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One of the predominant worries of our age is the desire to live authentically. There’s a profusion of technological developments and variables — now extending to artificial intelligence — that both help and hamstring us from achieving this, with much neurosis and self-consciousness brought on if we can’t. The 2010s and the ongoing Trump era have also intensified the clamor for identity politics, where a sometimes fragile sense of empowerment is gained by asserting difference in the face of mass American conformity.

So, the faux-inspirational outcome is that we must embrace our truth, and “Slay, Serve, and Survive,” to reference the in-film reality show contest in Nastasya Popov’s SXSW premiere “Idiotka.” Premiering in the non-competitive Narrative Spotlight section, Popov’s upbeat and genial comedy capably interrogates these ideas, with its tale of a young, aspiring LA fashion designer (from a Russian emigré background not unlike the director’s own...

Following her executive production work on Prime Video’s Música, in which she also starred along the film’s writer and director Rudy Mancuso, as well as her EP role on the streamer’s romantic comedy Upgraded, in which she starred alongside Archie Renaux and Marisa Tomei, Camila Mendes’ latest double-duty project takes place in the world of fashion. Idiotka is an acquisition title out of the 2025 SXSW Film Festival, where it will premiere Wednesday.

“This project came through a mutual friend that I shared with our producing partner, Tess Cohen, a friend that I knew from high school. It’s very random, but awesome. It gripped me,” Mendes told Deadline of the film ahead of its premiere Wednesday. “I called my producing partner right away, Rachel Matthews, and I was like, we gotta do this. She’s like, ‘Babe, I’m with you. I just read the first two pages and I’m in.

Award-winning actor Robert De Niro has starred in a long series of critically acclaimed projects. Although his latest title hasn't impressed the critics, it proves interest in anything he does is still high.

De Niro has starred in many films in his career, but his new role in Zero Day comes with a lot of changes. While the actor is no stranger to TV roles - he starred in Star+'s limited series Nada in 2023 - Zero Day was his first time starring in and executive producing a TV series. Following its Feb. 20 debut, Tudum reports that the new political series Zero Day debuted at number two on the global streaming charts between Feb. 17 and 23.

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Emilia Perez has been an incredibly successful film, drawing immensely high praise at awards season. This success has been plagued by multiple controversies associated with the film, but Zoe Saldana chose it ignore that part of the movie's success story during her acceptance speech for her latest award win.

At the SAG Awards on Sunday, Saldana won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She overcame fellow nominees Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl), Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson), and Ariana Grande (Wicked). During her speech, Saldana addressed how much she appreciated SAG-AFTRA. She did not mention any of her co-stars during her speech like she had at the BAFTAs.

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This post contains spoilers from Netflix's Zero Day episode 1 from this point forward.

Watching a political thriller series in the year 2025 is admittedly a little scary, and there are a quite a bit of them currently on the airwaves. (Anyone else completely hooked on Hulu's Paradise and looking forward to season 2?) Well, another one has entered the chat thanks to Netflix's new limited series Zero Day starring Robert De Niro.

The Oscar winner plays former United States President George Mullen, and in the opening seconds of the series, we're thrust right into chaos as Mullen searches his study through notebooks and other items on his desk. He picks up a broken frame with a picture dated in April 1975. Lights are whirring, people are pounding on the door to break in, but he frantically attempts to unlock his safe.

Before we can make sense of what's going on, the...

Robert De Niro and Angela Bassett are stepping out for the premiere of their new Netflix limited series!

The award-winning stars posed for photos together at the world premiere of Zero Day on Tuesday (February 18) held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.

Fellow cast members in attendance included Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Matthew Modine, Joan Allen, Bill Camp, Eden Lee, Mozhan Navabi, Dan Stevens, Mark Ivanir, Clark Gregg, and McKinley Belcher III.

Here’s a synopsis: Robert De Niro stars as respected former U.S. President George Mullen, who, as head of the Zero Day Commission, is charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that has caused chaos around the country and thousands of fatalities. As disinformation runs rampant and the personal ambition of power brokers in technology, Wall Street, and government collide, Mullen’s unwavering search for the truth forces him to confront his...

Netflix has finally decided to address theEmilia Pérezcontroversy that lowered its chances of winning big at the Academy Awards. While the director and performers in the film have shared their views about the social media debacle of co-star Karla Sofía Gascón, the streamer had stayed silent throughout the scandal. However, Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria has now addressed the situation, and apparently, some changes will be made for future casting processes.

Emilia Pérez is a musical crime film starring Gascón alongside Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir and Édgar Ramírez. It's written and directed by Jacques Audiard from the novel Écoute by Boris Razon. The movie won the Jury Prize and the Best Actress (for its female cast) awards at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Gascón's performance quickly made her a potential frontrunner for the award season.

When the nominations were announced, the film, as well as Gascón,...

Exclusive: We can tell you first that the Camila Mendes is returning to SXSW with her latest production and co-headlined feature Idiotka which stars Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding). The movie, which is set in the vibrant, eccentric world of West Hollywood’s Russian enclave, unspools against the high-stakes drama of a ‘Project Runway’-style reality show. Idiotka, which reps the directorial debut of Nastasya Popov, is making its debut in the Narrative Spotlight section.

Mendes was at SXSW last year with her Prime Video movie, Musica, which she executive produced and starred in.

L to R top: Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Julia Fox, Bottom L to R: Saweetie, Mark Ivanir, Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner.

Popov crafted the story for Idiotka alongside her creative partner Tess Cohen. Owen Thiele (Theater Camp), Benito Skinner (Overcompensating), Mark Ivanir (Emilia Pérez), recording artist Saweetie, and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) also star. The ensemble...

No, there is no imperial conspiracy against the Third World. Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light lost the Critics Choice award to Emilia Perez for the very simple reason that it was a lesser film.

Dare I say that? For months now, we have been spotlighting Ms Kapadia’s film as though it was the best thing to happen to cinema since Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali. Sorry, that was an overreaction. I have seen Ray’s Pather Panchali innumerable times, and each time, I came away with a new thrill.

I saw All We Imagine as Light a second time and could barely sit through it. While the salient characters’ profound forlornness is palpable—the nurses need some serious healing—the second overture in the Maharashtrian village lacks space, elegance, and even coherence.

French auteur Jacques Audiard’s new work Emilia Perez is a beast hard to tame.

Netflix has finally revealed when the second season of an underrated sci-fi drama series will land on the streamer. Titled Pantheon, the adult animation series boasts a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. The first series was made available on Netflix last November, and fans of the series won’t have to wait too much longer to delve back into this mind-bending tale of consciousness and mortality, as Pantheon Season 2 is now due to land on the streaming platform in February.

Created by Craig Silverstein, and based on a series of short stories by Ken Liu, Pantheon Season 2 features an all-star cast that includes Katie Chang (The Bling Ring), Paul Dano (The Batman), Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), Daniel Dae Kim (Lost), Rosemarie DeWitt (Smile 2), Chris Diamantopoulos (Red Notice), Ron Livingston (Office Space), and Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black). According to What's on Netflix, the second season...

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Netflix ha compartido el tráiler de su miniserie original Día cero, creada por Eric Newman y Noah Oppenheim.

Día cero sigue a un querido y respetado ex Presidente de los Estados Unidos (De Niro) mientras dirige la investigación de un ciberataque a escala nacional al mismo tiempo que lucha contra sus propios demonios personales y plantea una pregunta que todos nos hacemos: ¿cómo encontrar la verdad en un mundo en crisis, azotado por fuerzas que parecen estar fuera de nuestro control? Y en una época en la que tanto las teorías de la conspiración como el engaño están a la orden del día, ¿en qué medida esas fuerzas son producto de nuestras propias acciones o incluso de nuestra propia imaginación?

La miniserie está protagonizada por Robert De Niro (Los asesinos de la luna), Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness...

Emilia Pérez Streaming Details (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Emilia Pérez has topped the 2025 Oscar nominations list with 13 nods. The critically acclaimed Spanish-language film already has several other accolades, including trophies at the Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globes.

Starring Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, the film follows a Mexican lawyer tasked with helping a cartel leader leave the crime world and transition into a woman. If you are eager to watch the film, you are in for a treat, as Emilia Pérez is available to stream in India.

How to watch Emilia Pérez in India?

In India, Emilia Pérez can be streamed on Mubi. The streaming platform is known for its collection of art films and critically acclaimed international movies. You will need an active subscription to watch the Oscar-nominated film.

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The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have finally been announced after a short delay due to the recent fires in Los Angeles, and the controversial Netflix musical Emilia Pérez has made history by setting a record for the most nominations for a non-English language film with 13 nods. The French production of the Spanish-language musical crime thriller racked up all kinds of accolades on the festival circuit before it was released on Netflix back in Nov. 2024, and after having taken home four Golden Globe Awards earlier this month, its Oscar chances are now better than ever.

Despite the controversy surrounding the film in the LGBTQ+ and Latine communities, and over the recent revelation that AI was used in the production, Emilia Pérez earned nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), Best Director (Jacques Audiard), Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña) Adapted Screenplay, Music (Original Score), Makeup and Hairstyling, Cinematography,...

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Netflix series Zero Day. The title makes history as the first TV series to feature veteran actor Robert De Niro in a starring role.

Zero Day is set to hit Netflix on Feb. 20, but the new trailer will give subscribers an early sneak peek. The limited series is set in the aftermath of a devastating cyberattack on the United States, leading to mass casualties along with a slew of other major problems. De Niro plays a former U.S. president who looks into the nationwide cyberattack while continuing to struggle with his own personal demons. The trailer for the series can be viewed below.

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Emilia Pérez had quite a contentious win at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. The French-made, primarily Spanish language musical beat fan favorites like Anora, Wicked, and The Substance for Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy, despite containing what many have deemed controversial material. Emilia Pérez, essentially, follows the story of Emilia Pérez, a former cartel kingpin in Mexico who undergoes gender-affirming surgery and leaves her crime-ridden past behind with the help of a corrupt lawyer, all told through an absurdist musical style.

The film stars Karla Sofía Gascón in the titular role, as well as a supporting cast of the likes of Zoe Saldaña ( who took home the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress), Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz. With such forces and wins behind it, why has Emilia Pérez been so polarizing?Here's a breakdown.

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Netflix's controversial crime movie, which has a 48% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, has become a streaming hit after winning four Golden Globes. Now that the calendar has turned, 2024 was another mixed year for Netflix movies. The streaming service regularly produces original films – such as Trigger Warning, Atlas, A Family Affair, and The Union – that are panned by critics but still watched by subscribers. However, Netflix did manage to produce a few standout movies in 2024 that garnered critical acclaim and have been contenders this awards season, including at the Golden Globes.

Netflix's black-comedy crime movie, Richard Linklater's Hit Man, featured a charismatic performance from Glen Powell, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Pablo Larraín's latest biopic, Netflix's Maria, starred Angelina Jolie as the eponymous opera singer, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

The controversial Netflix crime musical Emilia Perez emerged as one of the big winners at this year’s Golden Globes, becoming the second most-nominated movie in Golden Globe history and taking home not just the award for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language but also Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. And some movie fans are not happy. But it’s not the subject of the movie, which follows a Mexican cartel leader who leaves the criminal world behind after transitioning into a woman, that has fans in shock. This is not some nonsense anti-woke issue. No, instead many movie fans are simply baffled why such a “trash” and “dogsh*t” movie has received so much awards attention.

Taking to X/Twitter, user @smhrbst took issue with director Jacques Audiard and his approach to telling this Mexico-set musical about the trans experience. “I think what bothers me most about Emilia Pérez...

The 82nd Golden Globes is now in the books, and two nominees, in particular, have a lot to celebrate — Emilia Pérez and Shōgun. Both the film and television series led the night with four Golden Globes wins each.

Emilia Pérez came into the Awards show with a whopping 10 nominations, so its success shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, and Shōgun was the second-most-nominated television series behind The Bear. However, Shōgun won each of its four nominations — Best Television Series - Drama, Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Drama, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama, and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television. Notably, both the acclaimed film and television series are already on streaming platforms.

As a Netflix original film, Emilia Pérez has been streaming on the platform since November 13, 2024, following its...

The 82nd Golden Globes is now in the books, and two nominees, in particular, have a lot to celebrate — Emilia Pérez and Shōgun. Both the film and television series led the night with four Golden Globes wins each.

Emilia Pérez came into the Awards show with a whopping 10 nominations, so its success shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, and Shōgun was the second-most-nominated television series behind The Bear. However, Shōgun won each of its four nominations — Best Television Series - Drama, Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Drama, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama, and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television. Notably, both the acclaimed film and television series are already on streaming platforms.

As a Netflix original film, Emilia Pérez has been streaming on the platform since November 13, 2024, following its...

Netflix’s Emilia Pérez could be about to sweep awards season. The main trio of actresses that drive the story are nominated in the early rounds of red carpets and awards ceremonies, namely the Golden Globes — with ten noms — as well as the BAFTAs — where it leads the longlist with Conclave.

After entering the conversation in May 2024, the Spanish musical crime comedy arrived on Netflix last November. For all the details about the work that stars Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and more, read below:

What is Emilia Pérez about?

The story follows Saldaña’s Rita, a lawyer who is overqualified but also overlooked at her large law firm, which aims more just to get criminals out of trouble than to actually serve them justice. Rita gets an unexpected opportunity to exit this situation when Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón), the leader of a notorious cartel, hires her to help him withdraw...

Netflix found a lot of success with the acclaimed movie Emilia Pérez, and its latest accolade is some pretty high praise from revered filmmaker James Cameron.

In an interview for the Ringer Movies podcast, the Titanic, Terminator 2, and Aliens director shared his thoughts on Emilia Pérez. Though Cameron must be very busy, given his continued work on multiple Avatar sequels, he still made time to give Emilia Pérez repeated viewings. The director also praised the movie for its originality, describing it as a one-of-a-kind film that just was not like any other that he'd ever seen before.

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"What I saw that blew me away was Emilia Pérez. I have seen it three times now," Cameron said while discussing recent movies with veteran producer Gale Anne Hurd.

Murieron 3402 personas en el Día Cero. © Netflix

Netflix ha compartido el primer tráiler de su miniserie original Día cero, creada por Eric Newman y Noah Oppenheim.

Día cero sigue a un querido y respetado ex Presidente de los Estados Unidos (De Niro) mientras dirige la investigación de un ciberataque a escala nacional al mismo tiempo que lucha contra sus propios demonios personales y plantea una pregunta que todos nos hacemos: ¿cómo encontrar la verdad en un mundo en crisis, azotado por fuerzas que parecen estar fuera de nuestro control? Y en una época en la que tanto las teorías de la conspiración como el engaño están a la orden del día, ¿en qué medida esas fuerzas son producto de nuestras propias acciones o incluso de nuestra propia imaginación?

La miniserie está protagonizada por Robert De Niro (Los asesinos de la luna), Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness...

Robert De Niro is known as one of the most legendary movie actors to ever grace the big screen, but he continues to make his presence known on television. The Irishman star returns to Netflix next year in a brand-new limited series that will see De Niro portray a former President of the United States amidst a devastating cyberattack that shakes the core of the nation. The upcoming limited series tackles the aftermath of a plausible event in a world that feels strikingly close to ours, with a conspiracy that reshapes the very fabric of national security.

The official trailer for Zero Day positions De Niro as the man in charge of overseeing a widespread, invasive search for the perpetrators of the fictional attack. Thousands of people died as a result of the event, from crashed planes to other technology-based disasters. Meanwhile, the series will cover what discovering the truth...

Robert De Niro navigates a sinister web of competing political and industrial forces in the new teaser for Zero Day, the upcoming limited series premiering Feb. 20, 2025, on Netflix.

De Niro stars as George Mullen, a respected former U.S. President, who’s brought back into the federal government for one more job — investigating a catastrophic cyber attack that killed thousands and wrought chaos across the country. As head of the so-called Zero Day Commission, Mullen is tasked with finding the perpetrators before they carry out a second attack, all while...

2024 has been an excellent year for movies of all genres - there have been some great blockbuster films that finally brought audiences back to the theaters, and plenty of more subtle indie hits that are now gathering steady acclaim for the 2025 Oscars and awards season. But throughout all of this, 2024’s catalog has been filled with moving stories that have stirred audiences’ emotions and made us cry. Several of these films have even been among the highest-grossing movies of 2024.

There’s no clear recipe for how to make the audience cry, but rather it comes from authentic, human stories that project an important message through their characters. This isn’t easily done, and in many ways, making the audience cry is a clear indicator that any drama has achieved its goal fairly well. It proves that there’s some compassion and universality in the story, which is all that anybody could hope for.

Selena Gomez, former star of Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place and current star of Only Murders in the Building, has been nominated for two Golden Globes. One was for her performance in the latter show, while the second was for her work in Netflix's Emilia Perez.

The Netflix musical crime-drama follows a cartel leader who undergoes a gender transition to retire from their life of crime and begin life anew. The film has received numerous nominations and has been well-received by audiences and critics - though there has been some criticism directed towards Gomez and her use of Spanish in the film.

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Criticism of Selena Gomez’ performance has come from the Spanish language podcast Hablando de Cine.

Belinda, a Mexican and Spanish popstar who appeared on Disney Channel’s The Cheetah Girls 2, stands up for Selena Gomez after Eugenio Derbez criticized her work on Emilia Pérez.

In a social media post, Belinda noted that she usually refrains from commenting on other people’s lives, but after watching Derbez’s criticism, she felt compelled to defend Gomez.

“I think it’s unfortunate that people express themselves with such coldness of the work and effort of a talented and admirable woman like Selena Gomez,” Belinda wrote on her Instagram Stories.

She continued, “We need to be more empathetic with the comments we make, which can hurt people’s feelings. I wish social media was used for constructive criticism instead of destructive criticism.”

Belinda said that Gomez might not read her message but congratulated her for “everything you have achieved in your career,” adding, “We are billions of people who love everything you do.

Following a response from Selena Gomez, Eugenio Derbez is walking back his criticism of her performance in Emilia Pérez with a heartfelt apology.

The 2x Emmy nominee, who previously deemed Gomez “indefensible,” ate his words after she commented on the clip that she “did the best I could with the time I was given.”

“I truly apologize for my careless comments—they are indefensible and go against everything I stand for,” he shared on TikTok. “As Latinos, we should always support one another. There’s no excuse. I was wrong, and I deeply admire your career and your kind heart.

“Emilia Pérez deserves to be celebrated, not diminished by my thoughtless remarks. I’m walking away from this with an important lesson learned. While I understand if you cannot accept my apology, please know it comes from the heart. With all my love and admiration, Eugenio Derbez.”

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Updated with Eugenio Derbez’s apology: Selena Gomez is defending herself from Eugenio Derbez’s criticism of her work on Emilia Pérez.

Derbez was a guest on the Hablando de Cine podcast, where he said that Gomez’s acting was “indefensible.”

Gomez plays the role of Jessi del Monte in the Jacques Audiard musical noir film. The Wizards of Waverly Place alum is not fluent in Spanish, but in the film, she speaks Spanish, something that Derbez didn’t think was right.

“Selena is indefensible,” Derbez said. “I [watched the film] with people, and every time she had a scene, we looked at each other to say to each other, ‘Wow, what is this?'”

The podcast host Gaby Meza recognized that Gomez is “a very talented actress” and has nominations for her work on Only Murders in the Building “but Spanish is not her main language, not her secondary or fifth language.

Karla Sofía Gascón is not happy with the dub for Emilia Pérez and has taken to social media to share her thoughts.

The Rebelde TV series alum urged her fans to watch a subtitled version of the film she stars in and opt out of watching the dubbed version.

“Please watch movies in the original version, at least the ones in which I appear,” the trans actress posted on X, the micro-blogging platform formerly known as Twitter.

In her statement, Gascón said, “Please, watch movies in their original version with subtitles, it’s not the same. It’s inevitable; the dubbing changes the acting. I love dubbing, but doing it myself, not watching dubbed movies.”

“They have given me an older woman’s voice imitating Mrs. Doubtfire,” Gascón continued. “It’s rare that they can find a voice that is similar to mine. In general, I feel that they are close with Manitas,...

“Zero Day” will be DeNiro’s first-ever TV series role, and it’s fitting that the larger-than-life actor is coming to the world’s largest streamer.

In an era where conspiracy theories and misinformation run rampant, it’s growing harder and harder to know how to find the truth. That’s the theme at the heart of “Zero Day,” the new TV series starring Robert DeNiro which is coming to Netflix. Time is running out before the show’s premiere, so we are breaking down all the information that we have about the show so far so that you are as prepared as possible before diving into the thriller series.

Everything you need to know about “Zero Day”

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If you can believe it, there's still something Robert De Niro hasn't accomplished in his long and successful acting career: Television! The Academy Award winner hasn't ever played a series regular role in a television series until, well, now. De Niro plays the leading role in Netflix's upcoming political thriller limited series Zero Day, which officially has a release date.

Netflix revealed that Zero Day premieres on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, and it's sure to become of the biggest Netflix original series of the year. In the series, De Niro plays a former United States president, who's leading the Zero Day Commission's inquest into a deadly cyber attack on the country, all while grappling with the skeletons hiding in his own closet.

Check out the limited series' official synopsis via Netflix's press release:

Zero Day is a limited series starring Robert De Niro as respected former U.S. President George Mullen,...

Robert De Niro as George Mullen in ‘Zero Day’ episode 1 (Photo Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024)

Netflix has set a February 20, 2025 premiere day for the much-anticipated limited series Zero Day starring two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro. The series, which just released its first official photos, marks De Niro’s first lead role in a television series.

Joining De Niro are Angela Bassett, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, and Matthew Modine. Guest stars include Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Gaby Hoffmann, Clark Gregg, and McKinley Belcher III.

“Zero Day is about the aftermath of a devastating cyberattack that kills thousands of people and threatens to push a nation already on the precipice over the edge,” explains co-creator and executive producer Eric Newman. Co-creator and executive producer Noah Oppenheim added, “The show also looks at the cost of power for those who are asked to take on these enormous challenges...

Robert De Niro is a former U.S. president in the first-look images from Netflix's new political thriller series, Zero Day. Created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael Schmidt, Netflix's upcoming political thriller series follows a former U.S. President tasked with heading the titular commission charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyberattack. Robert De Niro stars alongside an impressive ensemble cast that includes Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Angela Bassett, Matthew Modine, Clark Gregg, Gaby Hoffmann, Mark Ivanir, and Mozhan Navabi.

Now, a total of nine first-look images from Zero Day have been revealed via Vanity Fair. The images reveal the first look at Robert De Niro as former U.S. President George Mullen, among other characters, including Angela Bassett as the sitting President Mitchell. Check out the slideshow of images below:

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This November, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment from the highly anticipated second season of Arcane to a thrilling conspiracy thriller series titled The Madness. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films that are coming to Netflix in November 2024 with an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (November 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 81% Credit – 20th Century Studios

Mr. Peabody & Sherman is an animated sci-fi comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff from a screenplay by Craig Wright. Based on the characters from Peabody’s Improbable History by Jay Ward, the 2014 film follows Sherman, a young boy who misuses his scientist father Mr. Peabody’s time machine, and causes the world to go haywire.

Emilia Prez has divided audiences upon its release to Netflix. Directed by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Prez is a crime comedy musical about a lawyer in Mexico who gets offered the opportunity to help a notorious cartel boss make a gender transition to become the woman she has always been. The film features a leading cast including Zoe Saldaa, Selena Gomez, Karla Sofia Gascon, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, Edgar Ramirez, and Eduardo Aladro. The film received a limited release in theaters and was put on Netflix today, November 13.

Following this release to Netflix, Emilia Prez has evoked a mixed response from viewers. On the one hand, some people were emotionally moved by the film and thought it was among the best movies of this year. On the contrary, its detractors called the film everything from "boring" to "batshit insane." One clip in particular, which includes a musical number wherein Saldaa's character...

A drug cartel overlord getting gender-affirming surgery to begin their new life? That’s only the beginning of the plot of “Emilia Pérez,” the epic Netflix movie that’s already generating Oscar buzz. The movie follows the story of a former cartel boss who wants to live their real truth, and how her desire to live as she pleases while staying close to the family she loves informs her biggest life decisions. We’ll let you know everything you need to know about the movie, and how to watch it with a Subscription to Netflix.

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The movie takes place mostly in Mexico and starts with hard-working lawyer Rita Mora Castro receiving a call from drug kingpin Juan “Manitas” Del Monte. He...

Jacques Audiard is one of the beloved global filmmakers working today. From Oscar-nominated “A Prophet” to Palme d’Or-winning “Dheepan,” he has earned the kind of reputation that will make cinephiles excited for any of his projects. His latest film, “Emilia Perez” (2024) is a striking addition to his filmography that explores grave real-life issues through a musical. Thanks to its dazzling set pieces and compelling acting performances, it has been making splashes since its Cannes premiere. Considered to be a frontrunner at the upcoming 97th Academy Awards, it is now streaming on Netflix. Find its gut-wrenching ending explained here.

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Emilia Pérez (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

Set in Mexico, “Emilia Pérez” is a musical drama film on Netflix that revolves around three women, who find themselves in an interconnected web of love and crime. Driven by the pursuit of their authentic selves, they take actions that upend their lives.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Emilia Prez.

Music plays such a crucial and creative role in Netflix's crime musical Emilia Prez. As much of the story is told through various styles of genres of music performed by the cast of Emilia Prez, the original songs become an essential part and driving force of the overall narrative. Directed by French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, the genre-blending film delivers innovative music numbers and choreography infused with a gut-wrenching story about unfulfilled desire and regret. Many of the original songs on Emilia Prez's soundtrack were written and performed by the French singer Camille.

Emilia Prez is a loose adaptation of the 2018 novel coute by Boris Razon. The story follows Saldaa's Rita Moro Castro, a defense lawyer in Mexico City looking to make a difference, who encounters an unusual but lucrative opportunity from cartel kingpin Manitas Del Monte as he aims to fulfill his lifetime...

One of the buzziest films this awards season, Emilia Prez is set to drop on Netflix on November 13. Directed by Jacques Audiard, it is a French-made musical crime film following the titular Emilia (played by Karla Sofa Gascn), a cartel kingpin who hires a lawyer (Zoe Saldaa) to help her transition to being the woman she has always wanted to be and start a new life.

It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival early in 2024, winning Best Actress for its ensemble cast, including Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz. Emilia Prez was also up for the Palme d'Or (which ultimately went to Sean Baker's Anora) and took home a directing jury prize for Audiard. Notably, Gascn also became the first openly trans actor to win an acting award at the Cannes Festival.

If the film's reception overseas was not enough of an indicator of its critical success so far, Emilia...

This review was originally published on September 13, 2024, as a part of our Toronto International Film Festival coverage.

Emilia Prez is a film that defies classification. It is, all at once, a narco crime saga, a melodrama, and a pop opera tackling themes of identity, redemption, and evolution. It's wrapped in over-the-top musical theatrics, too, with the movie beginning with Zoe Saldaa's under-appreciated lawyer Rita performing a song about a murder case in the neon-lit streets of Mexico. From there, it gets even bolder.

Emilia Perez

Director Jacques AudiardRelease Date November 13, 2024Studio(s) The Veterans, Pimienta Films, Lpi Media, Page 114, Saint Laurent, Path, Why Not Productions, France 2 CinmaWriters La Mysius, Jacques Audiard, Thomas BidegainCast Karla Lazo, Pascal Toussirot, Line Ph, Stphane Ly-Cuong, Chun-Ting Lin, Agathe Bokja, Eric Geynes, James Gerard, Emiliano Edmundo Hasan Jalil, Eduardo Aladro, Karla Sofa Gascn, Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldana, Edgar Ramirez, Mark Ivanir, Selena GomezRuntime 130 MinutesGenres Drama,...

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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of many of Netflix’s Christmas romantic comedy films including Hot Frosty and also new brilliant movies like Spellbound and The Piano Lesson. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 movies coming to Netflix in November 2024.

Rob Peace (November 11)

Rob Peace is a biographical drama film written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Based on the 2014 biography The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs, the 2024 film follows Rob Peace, a Yale University graduate who begins to deal drugs while maintaining his lifestyle after his father was arrested for crimes he may not have committed. Rob Peace stars Jay Will, Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, Camila Cabello,...

Zoe Saldaña confirmed she is open to making a sequel to Crossroads — but only if the rest of the cast returns. Speaking to Variety, Saldaña said she would potentially reprise her role as Kit in the 2002 road-trip drama if was alongside co-star Britney Spears.

“Why not?” Saldaña said. “But I feel like it would only work if Britney comes back and plays her character again. And Taryn Manning does as well, and Anson Mount. And that we write realistic sort of scenarios for them. That would be beautiful.”

She added,...

Zoe Saldaña has worked with several of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors over the years, including James Cameron and J.J. Abrams, but one in particular “restored her faith” in the industry: Steven Spielberg.

Saldaña featured in Spielberg’s 2004 comedy-drama “The Terminal” alongside Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones, which came right after her first big-budget role in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Saldaña has been open about her experience on the set of “Pirates” not being the best, and during a Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival on Saturday, she said it almost caused her to “tip overboard.”

“I knew with that experience the kind of people that I wanted to work with,” Saldaña said of “Pirates.” “The crew and the cast, they’re 99% of the time super marvelous. But if the studio and the producers and the director, they’re not leading with kindness and awareness and consideration,...

“Emilia Pérez” is a new live-action, musical comedy feature, written and directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Édgar Ramírez and Mark Ivanir, streaming November 13, 2024 on Netflix:

“…’Rita’ (Saldaña) is an overqualified and undervalued lawyer at a large firm that is more interested in getting criminals off the hook than bringing them to justice.

“One day, she is given an unexpected way out, when cartel leader ‘Manitas’ (Gascón) hires her to help him withdraw from his business and make good on a plan he has been secretly preparing for years…”

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