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Trent Reznor, Jeff Toyne, David Fleming and Nainita Desai were among the top recipients at ASCAP’s 2025 Screen Music Awards held in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.

The four were the Composer’s Choice Award recipients at the performance rights organization’s annual Screen Music awards, with Reznor taking home the Composers’ Choice award for film score of the year for his work on Challengers. Toyne took home both TV score and TV theme of the year for Palm Royale. Fleming won documentary score of the year for Jim Henson Idea Man while Desai rounded out the Composers’ Choice section with video game score of the year for Tales of Kenzera: Zau.

The Composers’ Choice Awards are chosen by ASCAP’s body of songwriters and composers. The full list of winners is available on ASCAP’s website. Elsewhere for this year’s awards, Andrea Datzman won for top box office...

When you want your funny bone tickled, a few actors come to mind who have delivered brilliant comedies time and time again, but if you are talking about the big three of modern comedy, then Will Ferrell is definitely one of the guys up there. He is known for his ability to bring a bumbling, flamboyant, and unusual personality to the characters he plays; the Step Brothers star has made a career filled with laugh-out-loud moments that fans continue to cherish to date.

When you think about Will Ferrell’s movies, it is likely that his legendary comedies like Anchorman, Elf, and Step Brothers come to mind. While these movies establish his status as a comedic genius, his filmography is far more diverse than people realize.

A still from Anchorman with Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy | Credits: Dreamworks Pictures

Over the years, he has starred in several films that have flown under the radar,...

“Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” is returning to theaters for its 20th anniversary, starting April 25. For the re-release event, graphic artist Matt Ferguson has created a new poster to celebrate the film.

The film will run in U.S. theaters and select international territories for one week, including new formats like 4Dx. “Revenge of the Sith” is the third film in the “Star Wars” prequel franchise and takes place after the Clone Wars begin. Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) gets pulled to the dark side of the Force to become Darth Vader as Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Yoda (Frank Oz) are forced to go into hiding.

The cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Christopher Lee, Jimmy Smits, Peter Mayhew, Ahmed Best, Oliver Ford Davies, Temuera Morrison, Anthony Daniels, Silas Carson and Kenny Baker.

Thursday, Feb. 27 ‘The Assessment’ Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen, Himesh Patel and Alicia Vikander...

Awards season is officially upon us. As the 2025 Oscars approaches, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its shortlists for nominees in several categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.

Of the 89 songs eligible in the category, 15 are moving forward as the race narrows for Best Original Song. Challengers composers — and our composers of the year — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross appear on the shortlists for both score and original song (“Compress/Repress”).

Already a multi-nominated actress at the Oscars, Saoirse Ronan has the potential to earn her first nomination in the music category for her performance in Blitz. Other interesting names on the list include Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop trio who star as themselves in the film of the same name.

Two songs appear from Emilia Pérez, while other notable figures include Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Tell Me It’s You from” Mufasa: The Lion King...

Awards season is officially upon us. As the 2025 Oscars approaches, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its shortlists for nominees in several categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.

Of the 89 songs eligible in the category, 15 are moving forward as the race narrows for Best Original Song. Challengers composers — and our composers of the year — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross appear on the shortlists for both score and original song (“Compress/Repress”).

Already a multi-nominated actress at the Oscars, Saoirse Ronan has the potential to earn her first nomination in the music category for her performance in Blitz. Other interesting names on the list include Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop trio who star as themselves in the film of the same name.

Two songs appear from Emilia Pérez, while other notable figures include Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Tell Me It’s You from” Mufasa: The Lion King...

The road Young Woman and the Sea has taken to the screen reads not unlike the hero’s journey it seeks to portray.The film about American swimmer Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, took nearly ten years to complete with various talent attached, numerous studios involved and financial roadblocks to overcome, until in the summer of 2022, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil director Joachim Rønning and Star Wars’ actor Daisy Ridley were finally able to bring Trudy’s story across the finish line. Seeing the finished film, says producer Jerry Bruckheimer, made it all worth the effort. “This is the highest testing movie I’ve ever made, and I’ve made some pretty big hits,” says Bruckheimer. “It really captured an audience in the right way.”

Deadline: This film was a long time coming. What was it about this story that spoke...

Colin Farrell, the charismatic Irish actor, has gained widespread acclaim for his diverse performances in films like In Bruges, The Lobster, and more recently, his portrayal of Oswald “The Penguin” Cobblepot in The Batman. With a career spanning over two decades, Farrell has continued to surprise and captivate audiences with his talent, versatility, and off-screen personality. While many fans are familiar with his on-screen work, there are still many surprising facets of his life that often fly under the radar.

Here are seven unexpected facts about the Dublin native that you may not know, revealing a more personal side of the The Penguin star.

1. Colin Farrell Almost Became a Boyband Member Colin Farrell’s The Penguin. (Credit: HBO).

While Colin Farrell is now known for his serious acting chops, few know that he once tried out for a very different type of role: as a member of the Irish boyband Boyzone.

“This is a story for the daughters of the world,” declares director Joachim Ronning about honoring the legacy of the young woman at the center of the inspirational story at the heart of ‘Young Woman and the Sea.’ For our recent webchat he adds, “if there’s anything that I am drawn to, it’s true stories and especially true stories that I haven’t heard before. So when I heard this story about Trudy Ederle, I was baffled that I hadn’t heard it before, because it was such a worldwide event when it happened a hundred years ago, and then she’s been forgotten in time. I’m so thrilled that we have been given this opportunity to retell her story for the world. And also I just want to add that I have teenage daughters of my own, and I am always looking for stories for them,...

Colin Farrell has been active in the industry for the past two and a half decades, but his best roles appear to have come late in his career. The Irish actor’s only Academy Award nomination came for the role in The Banshees of Inisherin. In the same year as the tragicomedy, he also starred in Matt Reeves’ The Batman as the Penguin, a role that got a spin-off movie of its own.

Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin | Credits: Searchlight Pictures

The Penguin, which premiered on September 19, has received critical acclaim, proving that Farrell has put the days of dreading his Alexander role behind him. His personal life has been more colorful in the 2000s than his career, as he was romantically linked to several A-list stars and models. Did he settle down with any of them?

Was Colin Farrell Married to Jamie Dornan’s Wife? Amelia Warner...

Is Colin Farrell married?

Colin Farrell is an accomplished actor. As anyone watching Sunday night’s Emmy Awards can attest, he is also one of the handsomest actors on the planet.

He’s had some complex relationships — a few got downright messy — over the years.

But is he married at the moment? Asking for a friend, of course.

Colin Farrell speaks onstage during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024. (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Is Colin Farrell married?

In 2000, Colin Farrell met Amelia Warner, a singer and a fellow actor. Their relationship was fairly brief — from July of 2001 through November of that same year.

There was speculation, however, that the two had covertly married. No one has ever been able to prove this claim, however.

Both actors were fairly young at the time. Farrell himself has acknowledged that the couple were “too fast, too young,...

Saltburn composer Anthony Willis leads the pack in the second wave of nominations for the World Soundtrack Awards (Wsa) 2024.

As well as his previously announced nomination in film composer of the year, Willis is also up for the discovery and the public choice award.

The winners will be announced on October 16 at the Wsa ceremony and concert, held during Belgium’s Film Fest Ghent.

In discovery, Willis battles it out alongside Jerskin Fendrix for Poor Things; Carlos Rafael Rivera for Ezra; Caroline Shaw for Julie Keeps Quiet; and Diego Baldenweg for In The Land Of Saints And Sinners.

Willis and...

Keira Knightley has been captivating her audience ever since she played a small role in the Star Wars franchise. She went on to find her breakthrough role in Bend It Like Beckham and soon became the actress on top of everyone’s favorites list. Keira Knightley’s most recent performance was in Matt Ruskin’s Boston Strangler where she starred as Loretta McLaughlin, the reporter who broke the news about the serial killer murdering thirteen women in the 1960s.

Keira Knightley in Bend it Like Beckham (2002) | Kintop Pictures

As for her personal life, the actress is married to musician James Righton with whom she tied the knot back in 2013. Just like any other good husband, James Righton is happy with his wife’s success and does not feel undermined by her popularity. However, the same couldn’t be said for Keira Knightley’s ex, Jamie Dornan.

Did Keira Knightley’s Success Overwhelm Jamie Dornan?...

Andrew Garfield and Tom Hiddleston were in the star-studded gallery near each other as they watched the Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz successfully defended his title completing a 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) victory on Sunday. He held on to the game till the end, despite the veteran almost making a comeback in the third set.

Carlos Alcaraz at the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards | Barcex, licensed under Cc By-sa 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Alcaraz won his fourth major title, lifting four Slam trophies at just 21. He accomplished the feat at a younger age than Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. He is only the second player in the Open Era to win his first four major men’s singles finals.

Andrew Garfield, Tom Hiddleston, and Pierce Brosnan Watch As Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Novak Djokovic Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony Pictures (left), Tom Hiddleston in Thor: Ragnarok...

Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan worked alongside each other on the spy thriller Heart of Stone, and one of the things that made them closer was their similarities. Apart from sharing the same Zodiac sign, Taurus, they are also parents to three girls.

Gal Gadot in Heart of Stone / Netflix

The Wonder Woman star is married to entrepreneur Jaron Varsano while the Fifty Shades of Grey actor is with musician Amelia Warner. Heart of Stone was their first movie together, and they instantly hit it off on the set.

Gal Gadot Reveals Jamie Dornan Canceled Their Play Date

In an interview with People, actress Gal Gadot said that she and costar Jamie Dornan “kind of hit it right from the get-go.” The latter claimed their connection just instantly happened; the twist was that their children had quite a difficult time becoming friends.

The duo arranged a play date where they...

There was a time when Disney made ideal family movies that weren’t animated, or live action reboots of animated films. In fact, there was a time when Walt Disney would take on original live action true stories designed for the whole family to enjoy.

Now, thanks to the efforts of director Joachim Ronning and mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s clout and dedication, the studio has an echo of its past with Young Woman And The Sea, the true biopic and inspiring saga of Trudy Ederle.

In 1926, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel from France to England. Ederle’s remarkable achievement has nearly been forgotten and overlooked in the 100 years since it happened. But thanks to Glenn Stout’s 2009 book, Young Woman And The Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered The English Channel And Inspired The World, and A-List screenwriter Jeff Nathanson who discovered the book while rummaging through a bookstore one day and was convinced it would be a great film, the movie’s long journey to the screen is a successful one.

It still took years even for Bruckheimer to convince Disney to make it, and it is getting only a limited theatrical release before streaming. But hopefully, the inevitable word of mouth for this crowd-pleaser will make it more than limited. This is a big screen film that deserves to be seen with an audience, and not lost in the streaming larder. It also proves that they do make ’em like they used to, at least occasionally.

Basically following the linear story of Trudy (Olive Abercrombie plays the young Trudy), we see her early family life, and then her desire to make a difference for girls. The place she could do that was in the pool, an effort supported by her mother (Jeanette Hain), who knew from a previous ocean tragedy that learning to swim was important for her kids. That not only went for Trudy (Daisy Ridley), but also her older sister Meg (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), who would go on to become her sister’s biggest supporter, even on the boat that accompanied Trudy as she took on the English Channel.

Before that happened in 1926, Trudy would triumph and win a gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics. But taking on this task thought only possible for the male-dominated society of the time was something she became determined to do. It is no spoiler to say that indeed, on her second try, she did it even when it appeared she might be dead towards the end of the journey when she got lost in the darkness and separated from those keeping track of her. And in so doing this unheard-of feat, Trudy, who was partially deaf due to a childhood illness, beat previous male records by nearly two hours at 14 hours and 31 minutes (it held for 35 years), and this New York native got the largest victory parade ever in the history of the city. Ever.

But the crux of the story is seeing the perseverance it took to achieve this milestone, a belief that you never give up. Ridley simply embodies that spirit of this young woman (who eventually went deaf and died in 2003 at age 98) and delivers a memorable performance, including complete authenticity in her quest. Cobham-Hervey is excellent as well, and the parents are nicely played by Kim Bodnia as Henry, a dedicated German-born butcher and father who feared for his daughter, but then became a #1 fan, and especially by Hain, superb as the wise and determined mother, Gertrude, with a mind of her own and the will to do what is best for her family.

Stephen Graham is excellent and a lot of fun as the most unlikely of coaches, a man who, in 1911, became the second person to swim the Channel, and now is key to helping Trudy make history.

As you might expect with a Bruckheimer production, it looks magnificent, with excellent cinematography both above and below the waves (Oscar Faura was the Dp), production design from Nora Takacs Ekberg, and a sweeping score by Amelia Warner. Pulling all this off with so many water scenes could not have been easy, but Ronning, well-versed in water from Kon-Tiki and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (which he did for Bruckheimer) was clearly the right choice for the job. It looks sensational.

Producers are Bruckheimer, Nathanson, and Chad Oman.

Title: Young Woman And The Sea

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios

Release Date: May 31, 2024

Director: Joachim Ronning

Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson

Cast: Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Jeanette Hain, Christopher Eccleston, Glenn Fleshler, Sian Clifford, Olive Abercrombie

Rating: PG

Running Time: 2 Hours and 9 Minutes...

Gertrude Ederle loved the water. “To me, the sea is like a person — like a child I’ve known a long time,” she once said. “ I never feel alone when I’m out there.”

That comfort combined with a dogged sense of determination led the young German American swimmer (played here by Daisy Ridley) to defy odds and sexist naysayers. In 1926, Ederle swam the English Channel in 14 hours and 31 minutes, beating the previous world record, which was held by a man. Her accomplishment helped change perceptions about women in competitive sports. When Ederle returned to New York, the city feted her with a parade on a scale never seen before (or since). They cheered her homecoming and dubbed her the Queen of the Waves.

Like all trailblazers, Ederle’s story began with obstacles and hostility, many of which director Joachim Rønning accords appropriate levels of respect in Young Woman and the Sea.

You can rely on standard-issue Hollywood biopics to sand down the more complex edges of their central figures in favor of presenting clear, streamlined narrative and character arcs. Sports biopics tend to go one step further, rendering their protagonists as implacable forces of self-determination who allow nothing to get in the way of their ultimate triumph.

Some sports biopics avoid becoming simplistic odes to the value of hard work by either exploring the psychological turmoil that can fuel such tenacity, as in Raging Bull, or the physical and emotional costs of ceaselessly pushing oneself to succeed, as in The Iron Claw. But most are like The Young Woman and the Sea, trivializing the adversity that their subject faced by surrounding them with one-note foes that are easily defeated (and easier to root against) and barriers that are shattered as easily as swinging a sledgehammer at a thin glass ceiling.

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Jamie Dornan and his wife hid to escape the negative reviews of Fifty Shades of Grey. Despite the "ridicule," the Fifty Shades trilogy was a financial success, earning over $1.3 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Dornan's portrayal of Christian Grey was brilliantly realistic and authentic, creating a pathos that other actors may not have been able to achieve for the character.

Jamie Dornan is not "fifty shades of fu—ed up," as Christian Grey so eloquently put it. That was merely a character appearing in a wildly successful film series. No, Dornan is an exceptional actor who claims that he and his wife, Amelia Warner, actually "hid" to escape those awful Fifty Shades of Grey reviews back in the day. Dornan said during his appearance on BBC Sounds’ Desert Island Discs podcast:

“I think I hid. You know, I'm coming off the back of career-altering reviews for The Fall and BAFTA nominations,...

Jamie Dornan, known for his infamous role as Christian Grey in 50 Shades of Grey, was hospitalized with “heart attack symptoms,” after a toxic run-in with poisonous caterpillars during a trip to Portugal.

Dornan’s friend, Gordon Smart, who was also on the trip, was hospitalized for the same symptoms.

At first, the friends thought their symptoms were classic signs of one too many the night before.

After their conditions grew worse, they rushed themselves to the hospital. Doctors told them that their symptoms were caused by processionary caterpillars. These types of caterpillars have long hairs surrounding their body that cling to human skin very easily and spread their toxic proteins.

Dornan’s specific symptoms included “tingling in his left hand and tickling in his left arm” and made him believe it was “the sign of the start of a heart attack,” Smart told the podcast The Good, The Bad,...

Jamie Dornan is revealing a scary fan experience.

The 41-year-old Fifty Shades of Grey star revealed that the fame from his hit trilogy led to an an unwanted encounter.

In a conversation with The Independent, he explained what happened involving a fan.

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“I’ve been involved in situations where it’s impacted my family. I had a situation… a stalker-type situation before Covid. That was f-ing scary. Someone turned up at my house when my kids were there. It was not something…The more I can block that out, the better it is for me and the family,” he said.

He also addressed ongoing conspiracy theories that he and co-star Dakota Johnson have a secret relationship and family. He has been married to Amelia Warner since 2013, with whom he shares three children.

“I tried to put walls up around [the fans], to really try and not let that in.

Jamie Dornan is opening up about how he handles pressure from fans and reveals a “scary” experience he had with a stalker.

After starring in the wildly popular Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, based on E.L. James’ novels, the actor found himself at the center of the fandom, including fan-created conspiracies about him and his co-star Dakota Johnson.

Dornan recently told The Independent that he “tried to put walls up around [the fans], to really try and not let that in.”

“I’m pretty good at just blocking any of the noise associated with whatever fandom is – not letting it affect me, or more importantly my family,” added The Tourist actor, who has three daughters with his wife Amelia Warner.

But Dornan revealed that he has also been in some frightening situations that have impacted his family.

“I had a situation… a stalker-type situation before Covid,” he recalled. “That was fucking scary.

Jamie Dornan has revealed that he had an unsettling experience with a stalker.

The Irish actor told The Independent that a Fifty Shades Of Grey fan turned up at his front door in an incident that took place before the pandemic.

“I had a situation… a stalker-type situation before Covid. That was f***ing scary. Someone turned up at my house when my kids were there,” he said.

Dornan discussed the experience after being asked about Fifty Shades fan conspiracies, which include a theory about him and Dakota Johnson being a real-life couple with a secret brood of children.

In reality, Dornan is married to Amelia Warner, a composer and former actress. They have three daughters together.

“I tried to put walls up around [the fans], to really try and not let that in,” Dornan told The Independent. “I’m pretty good at just blocking any of the noise associated with whatever...

Jamie Dornan is helping support his friend Matthew Heineman!

The 41-year-old actor and his wife Amelia Warner coupled up at a dinner he hosted in honor of Matthew‘s new project American Symphony on Tuesday (November 14) in London, England.

Matthew directed Jamie in the 2018 movie A Private War and they clearly remained close after working together.

American Symphony is a new documentary that follows a year in the life of musician Jon Batiste and the film will debut on Netflix on November 29.

Also in attendance at the dinner, though not pictured here, were actress Alice Eve and The Marvels director Nia DaCosta.

In an interview over the summer, Jamie revealed why he was once jealous of his longtime pal Robert Pattinson, who he says he has “known forever.”...

The awards took place at the closing night of Film Fest Gent.

Volker Bertelmann has won the film composer of the year at the 23rd World Soundtrack Awards (Wsa), which took place tonight (October 21), at the closing night of Film Fest Gent.

Bertelmann was nominated for his scores for War Sailor, All Quiet On The Western Front and Memory Of Water. Other nominees in this category included Carter Burwell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Catherine Called Birdy and To Catch A Killer and Hildur Guðnadóttir for Women Talking and Tár.

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Nicholas Britell took...

Even if you're a fan of Jamie Dornan, there's plenty of mystery around his private life, which he tends to keep, well, private. The Fifty Shades actor has been married to composer Amelia Warner since 2013, three years after they started dating.

Dornan revealed on "Eamonn Mallie: Face to Face With" that he knew he would end up marrying Warner after they first met. "I didn't tell her that," the star of "The Tourist" said. "That would have been a bit too strong, I think, as an opener. It was definitely an epiphany moment. I feel like you'll have a few of those in your life."

The couple went on to welcome three girls, though he rarely posts about them on social media. On International Women's Day in 2022, the actor posted a photo of his wife and children all holding hands. "I'm nothing but a pile of dust without this crew,...

Nominees in the categories of discovery of the year, public choice award and the new game music award have been revealed.

Film Fest Gent and The World Soundtrack Academy has unveiled the second and final wave of nominations for the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards, which will take place on October 21 at the Film Fest Gent in Belgium, with Golda, Avatar: The Way Of Water and The Menu among the additional titles represented.

Nominations for discovery of the year, public choice award, Wsa game music award, best original score for a Belgian production and the Sabam Award for best original composition by...

Jamie Dornan’s daughters love dressing up as Wonder Woman.

The actor shares Dulcie, 9, Elva, 7, and Alberta, 4, with wife Amelia Warner and the actor recently spoke about their love of Gal Gadot’s superhero character.

Dornan — who stars in “Heart of Stone” alongside Gadot — chatted to Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman about the flick, with her asking who in his family had the best reaction to him working with Gadot.

He shared, “My kids are a wee bit young, for that, you know, although we have a Wonder Woman costume that’s been passed down through all three kids and when they fit various sizes, they fit into it. And even there’s one who wouldn’t sort of give up on it and will still wear it, even though it’s way too tight, that sort of thing.

“We’ve lost one of the wrist things now so it...

Jamie Dornan is a Northern Irish actor, model, and musician. He is known for his roles in the films Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), The Fall (2013–2016), and A Private War (2018). He has also starred in the television series Once Upon a Time (2013–2017) and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021).

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Dornan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on May 1, 1982. He began his career as a model in 2001, appearing in campaigns for Calvin Klein, Dior Homme, and Hugo Boss. He made his film debut in 2006 with a small role in the Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette.

In 2013, Dornan starred as the serial killer Paul Spector in the BBC Two series The Fall. His performance was critically acclaimed, and he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.

In 2015, Dornan starred as Christian Grey in the film adaptation of E.L. James’ best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey.

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In Mr. Malcolm’s List, the nature of love is as diverse as the groundbreaking period rom-com’s casting.

The Regency-era film, adapted from Suzanne Allain’s book of the same name and directed by Emma Holly Jones in her feature debut, follows the romantic rollercoasters of four distinctly different people navigating the courting season: the handsome but guarded Jeremy Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù), the humble and intelligent Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto), the clever but insecure Julia Thistlewaite (Zawe Ashton) and the confident and charming Henry Ossory (Theo James).

Mixed up in a plan to humiliate Jeremy, the season’s most eligible bachelor, after his rejection of Julia makes her a public joke, Selina finds herself torn between her friend and her heart, while army captain Henry discovers that he may be romantically pursuing the wrong woman.

There’s a love square for the...

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For the team behind Bleecker Street’s enchanting Mr. Macolm’s List, determination and dedication were key to making a film that’s not only this summer’s sweetest romance, but in many ways, felt like an impossible feat.

During the New York premiere at the DGA Theatre, director Emma Holly Jones, screen and book writer Suzzane Allain and leading actors Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Freida Pinto spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the film’s long and rocky journey to screen, what makes its leading actors so special and the women who helped bring the inclusive regency rom-com to screen.

Allain, who wrote the script as well as the original story — and who is currently writing two follow-ups — credited Jones with shepherding the film through its seven-year journey to getting made. “She was so determined and without her determination, I really don’t...

Mr. Malcolm’s List Trailer — Emma Holly Jones‘ Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022) movie trailer has been released by Bleeker Street. The Mr. Malcolm’s List trailer stars Zawe Ashton, Sope Dirisu, Freida Pinto, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Park, and Theo James. Crew Emma Holly Jones wrote the screenplay for Mr. Malcolm’s List. Amelia Warner created the music for [...]

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Jamie Dornan joined his Belfast co-stars in attendance for the Academy Awards ceremony. For this year’s red carpet walk, Dornan thought a lot about the type of attire he wanted to appear in for Hollywood’s biggest night. “For the Oscars, we wanted Jamie to have a look that matched his elegant-and-relaxed style with expert tailoring […]

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It looks like Andrew Garfield stepped in as Zendaya's Spider-Man at the 2022 Oscars. The two Spider-Man alums posed for a quick photo together on the red carpet on Sunday. Garfield - who was nominated for best actor in a leading role for "Tick, Tick... Boom!" - made a surprise appearance in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" alongside Zendaya and her boyfriend, Tom Holland, so their reunion was a sweet treat for Marvel fans.

Garfield talked about his epic comeback in an interview with Deadline in January, where he revealed that he had one condition for joining the franchise again. "Well, I was just waiting to see if Tobey [Maguire] was going to do it, and if Tobey was going to do it, then I was like, 'Well, I have no choice,' you know? I follow Tobey to the ends of the Earth. I'm a lemming for Tobey," he said. He...

Andrew Garfield and Jamie Dornan had an adorable reunion on the red carpet at the 2022 Oscars. Garfield - who's nominated in the best actor category for his role in "Tick, Tick... Boom!" - photobombed Dornan (who stars in best picture nominee "Belfast") while he was taking photos with his wife, Amelia Warner. Dornan and Warner laughed at Garfield's hijinks, and then the old friends embraced each other.

Back in January, Dornan talked about the longtime rumor that he lived with Garfield, Eddie Redmayne, and Robert Pattinson back when they were all struggling actors in Los Angeles in the late 2000s. He confessed that he and Redmayne were direct roommates, but Garfield, Pattinson, and "Daredevil" star Charlie Cox were around all the time.

"I mean, there's loads of us who actually ended up going on to do pretty well for ourselves. But at the time we, we weren't. We were pretty,...

With today’s release of Ludovico Einaudi’s “Cinema,” Universal Music Group confirms its status as one of the world’s most soundtrack-friendly music companies.

Music by Einaudi, the Italian composer and pianist, was featured in recent Oscar winners “Nomadland” and”The Father.” “Cinema” collects 28 pieces featured in those films and such earlier projects as “The Water Diviner,” “The Intouchables” and the miniseries “Doctor Zhivago.”

Each of the last seven Academy Award winners for original score was released or distributed by a Umg label or composed by a Umg artist, according to a spokesperson. Umg artists Jon Batiste and Hildur Guðnadóttir were the composers of “Soul” and “Joker,” respectively. “Grand Budapest Hotel” was on Abkco, “The Hateful Eight” and “The Shape of Water” on Decca, and “La La Land” and the “Black Panther” song album on Interscope.

Similarly, the last seven Grammy-winning scores, and the last seven BAFTA winners, were also Umg-affiliated.

As voting opens for the Oscar shortlists on Feb. 1, the picture is slowly coming into focus: Academy composers and songwriters are faced with one of the most diverse batches of scores they’ve ever heard.

The approximately 350 members of the Academy music branch are sifting through dozens of films to try and single out 15 scores and 15 songs worthy of placement on its shortlists, which will be revealed Feb. 9. These preliminary choices will be narrowed down to five final nominees in each category, to be announced March 15.

Best Original Score

It’s a surprisingly competitive year, making predictions even more difficult. But the music branch likes to reward familiar names, so look for such past winners as Alexandre Desplat (“Grand Budapest Hotel”) for his alternately melancholy and hopeful score for “The Midnight Sky”; Ludwig Göransson (“Black Panther”) for his propulsive, synth-orchestra hybrid for the intense spy thriller “Tenet”; and Howard Shore...

Nominees for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards are being unveiled Friday, with a packed slate of songs and scores in film, TV and videogame categories. Names in contention range from Alexandre Desplat, James Newton Howard and Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross as returning veterans in the score divisions to stars like Taylor Swift, H.E.R., Brandi Carlile, Travis Scott, Haim and Janelle Monae as nominated songwriters for feature film themes.

Kenny Loggins has been tagged for the HMMAs; Career Achievement in Music honor, which has previously gone to figures including Diane Warren, Smokey Robinson and composer John Debney.

Loggins will perform on the livestreamed awards show, which has been set for 7 p.m. Pt on Jan. 27, to be webcast on the Hmma site in lieu of the traditional live ceremony (which last year took place at Avalon in Hollywood). He’ll be joined in the performance ranks by Andra Day, Rita Wilson,...

For the sake of his children, Jamie Dornan should probably stick to acting. The 50 Shades of Grey star took to Instagram on Thursday, Dec. 24 to share a video of him attempting to get in the holiday spirit by singing Bing Crosby's "White Christmas." However, as soon as Dornan began to belt out the words, additional voices could be heard off-camera. And they were not impressed! "Shhh, Daddy! Shush!" Dornan and his wife Amelia Warner's three daughters—Alberta, 1, Elva, 4, and Dulcie, 7—yelled in unison. "Shush, Daddy! Shush!" The 38-year-old actor topped off the hilarious post with an equally funny caption: "Kids absolutely Loving...

Oh boy. I have so many questions for John Patrick Shanley. One of which is simply, why? Why was this the story you wanted to tell. Remember, Shanley has previously given us a classic romantic comedy in Moonstruck, penning that screenplay, as well as writing and directing a stirring drama in Doubt. He’s a talented man, no doubt. His return to rom coms, however, in Wild Mountain Thyme, makes his other directorial outing, Joe Versus the Volcano, seem perfectly normal by comparison. This is the weirdest film of the year, almost defying any real definition or verdict. It kind of has to be seen in order to be believed. Make of that what you will. The movie is a romantic comedy, though describing this one is going to be tough. In short, it’s a tale of Irish star-crossed lovers. Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) is a feisty snd opinionated...

A new generation of film composers is shaking up the status quo. They’re free-thinking, experimental, come from diverse backgrounds … and they’re not all men (although some of them are).

They like to start early, often compose before they’ve seen a frame of film, and aren’t afraid to try offbeat ideas, frequently in response to filmmakers’ demands to do “something different.”

For Amazon Prime’s “Radioactive,” Russian-born, Paris-based composers Evgueni and Sacha Galperine underscored the story of 19th century scientist Marie Curie (Rosamund Pike) with a startling sound of analog synthesizers and early 20th century electronic instruments like the theremin and Ondes Martenot.

Director Marjane Satrapi didn’t want the old-fashioned “biopic classical music with full orchestra,” says Evgueni. “She wanted something new and modern.” The discoverer of radium was “ahead of her time, not only as a scientist but also as a woman. She was like...

Variety is pleased to announce that Mary J. Blige and Marcus Mumford will be keynote speakers at its Music for Screens Week, airing Nov. 30-Dec. 3.

Expanded for the first time over four days in this all-digital installment, Variety’s Music for Screens Summit 2020 will celebrate excellence in musical artistry and storytelling for film, TV, digital media, brands and more.

Blige will speak about her original song “See What You’ve Done” for the documentary “Belly of the Beast,” which looks at women who have been abused in the criminal justice system. Mumford, of the band Mumford and Sons, will speak to his experiences scoring his first TV series, Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso,” a comedy about an American football coach hired to lead an English football club.

Music for Screens Week will also feature a State of Scoring composers panel presented by ASCAP, including Amanda Jones; Germaine Franco; Amelia Warner...

Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan have a very Irish romance in the brand new trailer for “Wild Mountain Thyme,” released on Tuesday.

Set in Ireland, the movie centers on Anthony (Dornan), who works in the fields under the constant belittling of his father (Christopher Walken), who has threatened to leave the family farm to Anthony’s American cousin Adam (Jon Hamm). A shy and worn-down Anthony doesn’t notice that Rosemary (Blunt), a childhood friend, has been attracted to him for years, despite feeling resentment for having been shamed by Anthony earlier. Caught between their families’ land dispute, sparks fly between the couple. Meanwhile, Rosemary’s mother, Aoife (Dearbhla Molloy), strives to unite the families before it is too late.

“Wild Mountain Thyme” is directed by John Patrick Shanley, and the film is adapted from his Broadway play “Outside Mullingar” from 2014. The original play starred Brian F. O’Byrne, Dearbhla Molloy,...

In a year that presents the opportunity for new and diverse voices in the awards race, another one has been added to the mix for best original score. Variety has learned exclusively that neo-classical composer Amelia Warner will helm the music for John Patrick Shanley’s “Wild Mountain Thyme” starring Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan.

Best known for her work on Haifaa al-Mansour’s “Mary Shelley” in 2018, Warner has dabbled both in music and acting. With roles in “Quills,” “Aeon Flux” and “Winter Passing,” this film marks just her third film composition. Warner was named the breakthrough composer of the year at the 2019 International Film Music Critics Awards.

While the awards season could present a record-breaking number of women nominated in categories like best picture and director, the race for best original score is very limited for female composers. Warner hopes to break through the male-heavy list of contenders that...

Many parents, including celebrities, couldn’t wait for the release of Trolls World Tour — and not just because they were running out of activities to keep their kids entertained while social distancing.

As the animated sequel made its at-home debut on Friday, stars and their kids expressed their excitement with many gathering around their screens to watch as a family.

“Thank you @dreamworks for making our quarantine so much more fun today.. I seriously lovedddd #trollsworldtour,” Jenna Dewan shared on Instagram Friday along with a video of her daughter Everly, whom she shares with ex-husband Channing Tatum, dancing as the movie played on their television.

Congratulations are in order for Jamie Dornan and Amelia Warner! On March 31, Amelia confirmed on Instagram that she and the 36-year-old Fifty Shades of Grey actor welcomed a baby girl. Although her birth date and name still remain unclear, the 36-year-old actress seems ecstatic now being a mother to her newborn and two other daughters, 5-year-old Dulcie and 3-year-old Elva.

Amelia revealed the exciting news the same day the UK celebrates Mother's Day. She posted an adorable photo of three pairs of shoes with the caption, "So proud of these three glorious girls, it's an honour being their mummy..feeling incredibly lucky today #happymothersday." News that Amelia and Jamie - who have been married for over five years - were expecting again first surfaced back in October. We wish Amelia and Jamie's growing family all the best!

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So proud of these three glorious girls, it's an honour being their mummy.

Jamie Dornan is now a father of three daughters! The 36-year-old Fifty Shades of Grey star's wife Amelia Warner has given birth to the couple's third child, a baby girl. Their new addition joins daughters Dulcie Dornan, 5, and Elva Dornan, 3. Warner confirmed the news on Sunday, which is Mother's Day in the U.K. She posted on her Instagram page a photo of three pairs of child's shoes and wrote, "So proud of these three glorious girls, it's an honour being their mummy..feeling incredibly lucky today #happymothersday." "Part of me feels like [I need] to put a cork in it after this," Dornan had said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last year, two weeks after...

“The Wife.” “Eighth Grade.” “Rbg.” “Sicario: Day of the Soldado.” “Mary Shelley.”

Those are just a few of the 2018 films scored by women, but when the shortlist for best original score was announced last month, all of the 15 scores whittled down by music branch members for the first round of Oscar consideration were composed by men.

“It shows that women are not getting the top films,” says Laura Karpman, a composer (“Paris Can Wait”) and governor of the music branch. “And that there is a continued invisibility.”

Karpman pushed hard for the shortlist — this is the first year since 1979 that the music branch has had one, joining a third of the other branches in the practice — explicitly in the hope that it would widen the field. She feels that if there had been a shortlist last year, Michael Abels (“Get Out”) and Tamar-kali (“Mudbound”) would certainly have been on it.

The movie scores of 2018 have been as eclectic as the movies themselves, with any list of the year’s best forced to hop between the pep of “Paddington 2,” the swoons of “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the bloody tumult of “Mandy,” and the regal triumph of “Black Panther.” Yes, for the first time in forever, the score for a Marvel movie was worthy of being discussed alongside work from the likes of Jonny Greenwood and Justin Hurwitz. In fact, there was too much great work this year to celebrate all of it, especially in under-the-radar films like “Mary Shelley” (Amelia Warner), “Nostalgia” (Laurent Eyquem), and “Madeline’s Madeline” (Caroline Shaw). And while attention is too seldom paid to the original music in foreign films, the likes of “Burning” (Mowg) and “Capernaum” (Khaled Mouzanar) boasted indelibly evocative scores, as well.

2018 also featured a number of memorable soundtracks full of original...

Understandably, Jamie Dornan has babies on the brain. The star of A Private War appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday, two weeks after he announced that he's expecting Baby No. 3 with wife Amelia Warner. "I wouldn't think of you as a guy who would just be knocking out kids like that," host Jimmy Kimmel, himself a father of four, told his guest. "Not that I think you couldn't do it; I definitely know for sure that you can." "Do you think it's a good idea?" Dornan asked. If it were up to the actor, he'd continue making babies with Warner for years to come. "Part of me feels like [I need] to put a cork in it after this. But then alternatively, I feel like we make...

Congrats are in order for Jamie Dornan and Amelia Warner! The 36-year-old 50 Shades of Grey actor and his wife are expanding their family for a third time, People reports. The couple tied the knot back in 2013 and are already parents to two daughters, Elva and Dulcie.

After a romantic Italian vacation at the end of Summer, Jamie recently stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres show to play a hilarious pregnancy-themed game for charity. A little foreshadowing, maybe? We're so excited for Jamie, Amelia, and their growing family!