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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox is a true crime biographical drama miniseries created by K.J. Steinberg. Based on the life of Amanda Knox, the Hulu series revolves around the wrongful murder accusation and Amanda’s quest to prove her innocence. The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox stars Grace Van Patten, Sharon Horgan, John Hoogenakker, Francesco Acquaroli, Giuseppe De Domenico, and Roberta Mattei. So, if you loved the true crime story, intense drama, and compelling characters in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Both Disney Plus and Hulu are two of the greatest streaming platforms of all time, and soon they will be joining hands in a merger. According to the latest reports, the Mouse House is pressing ahead to completely integrate the other streamer into Disney+ for all subscribers, planning to launch a unified streaming app for both by 2026 (via Business Insider).

While this would have Hulu replacing the Star tile on the Disney+ app, the standalone app will completely shut down after the full merger, per reports from @CultureCrave on X. But until that comes to pass, the real intriguing part is: Which shows will be hopping onto the Mouse House streamer after the complete merger? While it’s not known for sure yet, here are the top 10 Hulu shows that are expected to switch lanes with their merger. Dive in!

Top 10 Hulu Shows Expected to Come to Disney Plus Soon...

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2025 is quietly shaping up to be the Year of the Skarsgård. Coming off the science fiction blockbuster hit "Dune: Part Two" from last year, patriarch Stellan Skarsgård has once again helped elevate genre content with a stunning dramatic turn in the "Star Wars" prequel series "Andor" on Disney+. Meanwhile, Bill Skarsgård has returned to the world of Stephen King and Pennywise the Clown, reprising the role that made him a household name in the HBO series "It: Welcome to Derry." But perhaps most significant of all is the latest endeavor of Alexander Skarsgård, an arguably underrated member of the acting dynasty currently leading "Murderbot," one of the buzziest shows of Apple TV+ triumphant 2025 run.

It's possible Alexander doesn't get as much attention because his most high-profile swing at a blockbuster turned out to be a major box office bomb. There...

The American Film Institute (AFI) is calling in the top TV writers and showrunners to mentor its impressive recent grads of the AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Fellows program. IndieWire can announce that the 2025 Writers’ Room Ready incubator will include teams from “Hacks,” “Mad Men,” “Mayor of Kingstown,” and “The Girl from Plainville,” plus mega-producer Coco Francini, who recently founded the Proof of Concept Accelerator program with producing partner Cate Blanchett.

The AFI Writers’ Room Ready pairs established, leading creatives with AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Fellows to work on original television pilot scripts. “Hacks” writers Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, as well as icon Matthew Weiner are among the mentors. Regina Corrado (“Mayor of Kingstown”) and Liz Hannah (“The Girl from Plainville”), who is also part of the AFI Class of 2009, round out the list. The selected recent 2024 AFI graduates who will benefit from these mentors are Arden Earnest, Eric Schabla,...

This evening saw the cream of the crop of thespian artists as well as filmmakers assemble at London’s Royal Festival Hall for this year’s BAFTA awards hosted by David Tennant.

This year’s nominations saw 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’

14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).

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Winners are highlighted in bold.

Best Film

Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Winner – Conclave...

The 2025 BAFTAs are here!

The annual celebration of film is taking place Sunday (February 16) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Doctor Who actor David Tennant is hosting for the second year in a row.

This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second place, with 11 nominations this year.

Just Jared will be live updating with all the winners throughout the event, so stay tuned!

Keep reading to find out more…

See the full list of nominees and winners…

Best Film

“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave” - Winner!

“Emilia Pérez”

Outstanding British Film

“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge

“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland

“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan - Winner!

“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa,...

“Conclave” won Best Film at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards, leading the pack with four BAFTAs overall. The British equivalent of the Oscars took place February 16 from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London, honoring the best in film for its 78th annual edition.

Edward Berger’s “Conclave” led all films with 12 BAFTA nominations, and it won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay for Peter Straughan, and Best Editing. It’s an upset after “Anora” swept all three of the DGAs, PGAs, and WGAs. The last film to win those three prizes, but not Best Picture at the Oscars was “Brokeback Mountain,” but then again, it did win the BAFTA for Best Film.

“Anora” did have a strong showing though, with Mikey Madison pulling off an upset and winning Leading Actress over Demi Moore for “The Substance.” “Anora” also won Best Casting, though Madison lost...

The Stay in LA campaign, a call to keep more production in the city, has hit 20,000 signatures with high-profile stars including Andy Garcia and Marisa Tomei joining the call alongside filmmakers including Jonathan Nolan and Paul Feig.

This comes after a week of awards season events where the likes of Hacks co-creator Paul W. Downs and DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter stumped for the campaign at high-profile shindigs.

As Hacks, which shoots in locations including Altadena, won best comedy series at the Critics Choice Awards, Downs said that “we need to ask to shoot our shows in LA” and the “people in the room have the power to make it happen”, while Linka Glatter, who lost her home in the wildfires, urged directors to “insist that your projects are shot where they are set”.

Other stars joining the campaign include Natasha Rothwell, Chelsea Peretti, Maya Erskine, Jay Duplass, Camilla Luddington,...

This afternoon, Will Sharpe and Mia McKenna-Bruce announced the list of lucky nominees for 2025’s Ee BAFTA Awards.

This year nominations see 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’

14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories have received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).

The Ee BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will once again be held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London, and broadcast on Sunday 16 February 2025 on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK.

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The nominations for the 2025 BAFTAs are here!

This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second with 11 nominations this year.

This year’s ceremony is set to take place on Sunday (February 16) live from London, England with Doctor Who‘s David Tennant returning to host.

Just Jared will be live updating throughout the event, so stay tuned!

Keep reading to find out more…

Scroll down for the full list of nominees…

Best Film

“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Emilia Pérez”

Outstanding British Film

“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge

“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland

“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan

“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa, Peter Craig

“Hard Truths” — Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe

“Kneecap” — Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney,...

The 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards nominations are in, with 42 films receiving nods on Wednesday morning. Leading the crop of nominees are “Conclave” with 12, “Emilia Pérez” with 11, and “The Brutalist” with nine. “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two,” and “Wicked” all received seven nominations, even though “Wicked” was shut out from the Best Film category. Ireland’s Oscar entry “Kneecap,” which is on the Academy shortlist, made a strong showing with six nominations. Same with “A Complete Unknown.” “Nosferatu” and “The Substance,” meanwhile, both earned five nominations.

Shut-outs and also-rans included “Challengers,” which received zero nominations; Denzel Washington from the Best Supporting Actor category for his work in “Gladiator II”; Nicole Kidman, out for her work in “Babygirl”; and Daniel Craig, the English actor snubbed for his work in “Queer.” “Sing Sing” did well with three nominations including for Best Actor Colman Domingo and Best Supporting Actor Clarence Maclin. Selena Gomez is in for “Emilia Pérez,...

“Conclave” leads the pack of 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominees with 12 nods, one more than “Emilia Pérez,” which had appeared on the most BAFTA longlists (15) when they were announced on Jan. 3.

Mia McKenna-Bruce and Will Sharpe announced the 2025 nominees live on Wednesday in London.

The British academy nominated “Conclave” for best film, outstanding British film, best director (for Edward Berger), lead actor (Ralph Fiennes), supporting actress (Isabella Rossellini), and adapted screenplay (Peter Straughan). “Emilia Pérez” picked up nods for best film, director (Jacques Audiard), lead actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), supporting actress (Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña) and adapted screenplay (Audiard).

“The Brutalist,” meanwhile, received nine nominations, including best film, director (Brady Corbet) and actor (Adrien Brody), followed by seven each for “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Wicked.” Of those three, only “Anora” made the cut for best film and director (Sean Baker). Coralie Fargeat landed the last spot in the director category,...

The 2025 BAFTA Film nominations were revealed in London this morning with Papal thriller Conclave and crime-musical Emilia Pérez leading the way with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively. Scroll down for the full list of nominees.

The Los Angeles wildfires have meant that most major U.S. awards ceremonies have postponed their nominations or extended voting periods, but BAFTA has ploughed on. The ceremony is set for February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London

This morning’s nominations went largely to script, with movies The Brutalist, Anora, Wicked and A Complete Unknown also scoring well among nominees. British and Irish dramedy Kneecap also found favor with six nominations.

Best Film nominees comprise Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave and Emilia Pérez. This year’s awards race has been described as an open one. Each of the five nominated BAFTA Best Film contenders does feel in with a shout of victory. But...

In making the film Lee, about World War II correspondent Lee Miller, Kate Winslet chose to champion a woman who simply refused to become what society dictated. Against all odds, shucking off her reputation as a fashion model, at a time when women were not allowed to work with the British Army, Miller determinedly made her way into a career as a war correspondent, venturing into dangerous territory alongside troops, capturing Nazi atrocities. However, the extent of her work was largely undiscovered until, upon her death, her son Antony Penrose stumbled on her archives in the family attic. For Winslet, who would produce and star as Miller, this was a story of an unsung hero; a woman who was so much more than the oft-used description ‘muse’ to the artist Man Ray. So strongly did Winslet feel that at times during production, she dug into her own pockets to keep it going.

Almost three decades after the release of Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are still close and have supported each other throughout their careers. At the screening of Winslet's new film, Lee, DiCaprio had nothing but praise for his former co-star.

On Nov. 19, DiCaprio was there to support his Titanic co-star and introduced the film with several words of support, as chronicled by Variety. The two also posed on the red carpet at the Harmony Gold Theater in Los Angeles. Winslet's latest film, Lee, a biographical war drama, opened in theaters earlier this fall.

Leonardo DiCaprio introducing Kate Winslet during 'Lee' screening in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/K7H58zNSzS Leonardo DiCaprio Fan (@dicapriofans) November 20, 2024

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Exclusive: In an expansion of its Lab program, the Black List has named the projects and writers for its inaugural Projects Lab. The six writers are developing feature projects they intend to direct. The Lab program, now in its eleventh year, provides creative mentorship and professional support to promising screenwriters during a weeklong workshop in Ojai, CA.

This year’s writers are Dylan James Amick (The Estranged), Steve Anthopoulos (My Summer in the Human Resistance), Meghan Lennox (Gay For Amy), Alex Murawski (Walking In Iowa), Gabriella Mykal (Fuzzy), and Alexandra Qin (Thirstygirl). The Black List selected these writers from over 1,700 script submissions on blcklst.com.

During the Lab, each writer will develop their screenplay through peer workshops and one-on-one sessions with working professional screenwriting mentors, including Hannah Fidell (A Teacher), Liz Hannah (The Girl From Plainville), Maryam Keshavarz (The Persian Version), Sarah Adina Smith (Birds of Paradise), Axelle Carolyn (The...

Exclusive: Emmy-nominated writer-producer-director Liz Hannah is getting into business with Sony Pictures Television. Hannah has signed a multi-year overall deal with the studio, under which she will create, develop, and produce scripted drama and comedy series for cable and streaming under her shingle Happy Friday Productions. Will DeCamp serves as Vice President of development for Happy Friday.

Hannah recently served as executive producer, co-showrunner and director on Hulu’s The Girl From Plainville, receiving a Hollywood Critics Association award nomination for Best Directing for her episode titled “Talking is Healing.” The Critics Choice Award-winning series also was nominated for numerous awards, including the Emmy for Best Limited Series. She is also a WGA Award nominee for her work on David Fincher’s Mindhunter, for which she was a writer and producer.

“Liz is an exceptional storyteller and shares our vision of making characters the focal point of the stories we tell,...

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As winter approaches we are all in need of something spicy to watch to make our temperature rise and if you are a fan of romantic comedies, then we have the perfect recommendations for you. From critically acclaimed movies like Rye Lane to iconic romantic comedy movies like Knocked Up, Hulu has everything you need. So, here are the 8 best R-rated romantic comedy movies available on Hulu right now.

If you want to watch more R-rated romantic comedy movies here are some more recommendations for you available on Netflix and Max (formerly known as HBO Max).

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Punch-Drunk Love is an absurdist romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The 2002 film follows Barry Egan, the owner of a bathroom supply business, who suffers from violent outbursts despite being shy and timid.

Variety will publish its annual 10 Screenwriters to Watch list on Oct. 11 and recognize the honorees at this year’s Santa Fe International Film Festival. This year marks Variety’s inaugural partnership with Sfiff to present its annual Screenwriters to Watch list.

As Variety continues to celebrate up-and-coming scribes, the 10 selected will be spotlighted in a panel conversation at the festival Oct. 18, moderated by Variety senior focus editor Todd Gilchrist. Tickets are now available here.

“Variety is thrilled to partner with the Santa Fe International Film Festival in celebrating our 2024 screenwriters to watch,” Gilchrist said. “The individuals on this year’s list each come from different backgrounds with unique experiences and unique points of view, and they have already begun making waves with their undeniable creativity. We are proud to honor them in Santa Fe as the rest of the entertainment industry gets a look at who they are and what they can do.

Exclusive: Boo Killebrew, who has worked on shows including FX’s Mrs. America and Apple’s Lessons In Chemistry, is developing a TV series based on Alexandra Andrews’ debut novel Who Is Maud Dixon?

This comes after Annapurna and Brillstein Creative Partners, the production arm of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, acquired the rights to the book in a competitive deal.

The book is a thriller set in part in Morocco and was compared by the New York Times to The Talented Mr. Ripley, when it was published in 2021.

It follows Florence Darrow, who has always felt she was destined for greatness, but after a disastrous affair with her married boss, she starts to doubt herself. All that changes when she sets off for Morocco with her new boss, the celebrated but reclusive author Maud Dixon. Amid the colorful streets of Marrakesh and the wind-swept beaches of the coast, Florence begins to...

Kate Winslet in Lee

In Lee, cinematographer and director Ellen Kuras explores a short yet significant chapter in the life of American model, photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller. Beginning in the 1930s sunlit France, Kuras and screenwriters Liz Hannah, Marion Hume and John Collee, focus on Miller's (Kate Winslet) experiences as a correspondent in Europe during World War II. She would capture some of the strongest images of the conflict, including the horrors of the concentration camps, and she would even pose for a photo in Hitler's private bathtub.

As a cinematographer, Kuras has shot Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Be Kind Rewind, Alan Rickman's directorial feature A Little Chaos and Sam Mendes' Away We Go, as well as the Fran Lebowitz documentary Public Speaking for Martin Scorsese, and the miniseries Pretend It's A City, featuring Lebowitz and Scorsese. Her work as a director includes the.

Lee is a passion project from Kate Winslet that tells the story of former model and photographer Lee Miller. Lee focuses on Miller's time in Europe during World War Two, documenting the realities of warfare for Vogue magazine. The movie introduces various aspects of Miller's past, her personal life, and her overall influence on the world around her, but leaves a lot out. Lee lived multiple lives during her time on Earth, the details of which are almost too astonishing to be true.

From her upbringing in the United States to her international exploits, Miller's spirit and strength paved the way for countless artists and journalists. She was the inspiration for designers, writers, and photographers for years to come as well, but to understand just how much of a force Miller truly was, here's more about her life and her legacy.

Lee Miller Stumbled Into a Modeling Job and...

Everybody knows Andy Samberg as a comedy superstar. But Kate Winslet, Sambergs costar in Lee, seems to have proclaimed the Emmy-nominated SNL and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star a serious dramatic actor. Winslet, an Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy winner, stars as acclaimed American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller, in the new film. Samberg plays David Scherman, who became one of Millers contemporaries at Vogue magazine. The man who shot the famous photograph of Miller in Adolf Hitlers bathtub in his Munich flat.

Yet another gripping scene in Hitlers apartment finds Samberg reacting to the unimaginable Nazi terror and Holocaust surrounding him and his colleague. Suddenly, we see Winslet embrace Samberg as he sobs in his costar's embrace. In a recent interview with MovieWeb, we asked the actor, whose family is Jewish, what was going through his mind when filming that scene.

Lee (2024)

Release Date September 27, 2024Director Ellen KurasCast Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg,...

For years filmmakers have tried to tell Lee Miller’s story. Famous first as a model for artists like Man Ray, then as a fashion photographer, Miller became a war correspondent during World War II. She captured some of the most iconic images of her time, from views of Hitler’s life to the horrors of concentration camps. For her feature debut as a director, Ellen Kuras was determined not to fall into standard biopic conventions. Starting from a book of Miller’s photographs, she collaborated with star and producer Kate Winslet and writers Marian Hume, Liz Hannah, and John Collee to find […]

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For years filmmakers have tried to tell Lee Miller’s story. Famous first as a model for artists like Man Ray, then as a fashion photographer, Miller became a war correspondent during World War II. She captured some of the most iconic images of her time, from views of Hitler’s life to the horrors of concentration camps. For her feature debut as a director, Ellen Kuras was determined not to fall into standard biopic conventions. Starting from a book of Miller’s photographs, she collaborated with star and producer Kate Winslet and writers Marian Hume, Liz Hannah, and John Collee to find […]

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Kate Winslet has been stoking the creative fires of Lee for some time. Long before the new biopic about acclaimed American war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller was fully realized, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress contacted Tony Penrose, Lee Miller and Roland Penroses son. She wanted to know why nobody had made a film about his famous mother. Penrose informed her that many people had tried and that there was an entire box of screenplays in the attic of potential movies that never went anywhere. Penrose reportedly told Winslet that the writers just didnt quite get her, referencing his mother.

Winslet did. And by the time director Ellen Kuras became involved, it was clear that the film would be in good hands. Kuras is an award-winning cinematographer, who impressed with her work on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Summer of Sam, and The Betrayal. She exhibits creative veracity here,...

Kate Winslet has had a long career, taking on diverse roles that have often been memorable. Shes always been outstanding, and thats no different in Lee, in which she plays the titular Lee Miller, a model-turned-war photographer. Director Ellen Kuras film, which Liz Hannah, John Collee, and Marion Hume penned, doesnt live up to Winslets performance. I felt detached from Lees life for much of the film. Characters come and go including Marion Cotillard in a small, barely there role as Lees friend Solange but they arent developed enough and are often paper-thin cutouts of real people.

Lee (2024)

Director Ellen KurasRelease Date September 27, 2024Studio(s) 55 Films, Vogue Studios, Pasaca Entertainment, Hantz Motion Pictures, Ms Partecipations S.A., Vogue Films (Gb), Hopscotch Films, Sky Original Productions, Brouhaha Entertainment, Juggle Productions, RocketScienceWriters Marion Hume, John Collee, Liz HannahCast Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Josh O'Connor, Alexander SkarsgardRating RRuntime 116 MinutesGenres Drama, History, War...

Plot: The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Review: Operating from the belief that Kate Winslet cannot deliver a bad performance, I went into Lee expecting the acclaimed actress to be excellent. As a surprise to no one, Winslet is astoundingly good in a passion project she has shepherded for almost a decade. At one point, Winslet financed cast salaries out of her own pocket as well as acted with a brutal back injury sustained during filming. While those trials have added to the aura exuded by Lee Miller over the course of the film, Lee is nevertheless a formulaic biopic kept afloat by a stellar cast that includes Alexander Skarsgard, Andy Samberg, Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, and more. The story still packs an emotional punch with striking historical context from World War II...

What’s the secret sauce to truly embodying a character on screen? Is it a dash of authenticity and a pinch of body positivity? Kate Winslet, our beloved Academy Award-winning chameleon, has tossed caution to the wind as she prepares to portray the legendary photojournalist Lee Miller in the upcoming biopic Lee, directed by Ellen Kuras.

Kate Winslet in Lee | Credit: Sky Original

Winslet didn’t just step into Miller’s shoes; she practically did a waltz in them. But as she geared up for her performance, she encountered some less-than-stellar advice on set. A crew member suggested she suck in her stomach to conceal her “belly rolls” during a topless scene.

Lee: What We Can Learn From Kate Winslet’s Proud Message

In Tinseltown, where the quest for perfection often leads to a treadmill marathon and a strict salad-only diet, Kate Winslet, 48, is flipping the script. With her upcoming...

Kate Winslet has been a driving force in Hollywood for over three decades, but the 48-year-old Oscar winner is only now entering a phase in her career where she is being brave according to some people. This includes speaking out about comments made by crew members about her body during a topless scene in her new movie Lee. However, Winslet has previously said the whole idea of being called brave because of this is nothing more than another sign of how gender plays a huge part in how actors are viewed in the industry.

Lee DramaWarBiography Release Date September 13, 2024Director Ellen KurasCast Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Noemie Merlant, Josh O'Connor, Alexander SkarsgardRuntime 1h 56mMain Genre DramaWriters Liz Hannah, John ColleeStudio(s) Sky Cinema Original Films, Brouhaha EntertainmentDistributor(s) Sky Cinema, StudioCanal Expand

Speaking at the History Channels History Talks event on Saturday, Winslet continued to share her views on the subject,...

Winslet will, naturally, be stepping into the shoes of Vogue's WWII correspondent, but she'll be far from alone. Rounding out the cast is Inception's Marion Cotillard, Oblivion's Andrea Riseborough, Challengers' Josh O'Connor, The Northman's Alexander Skarsgrd, Portrait of a Lady on Fire's Nomie Merlant, and none other than Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg. Before one wonders whether Samberg will be out of his league with such thespians, it's important to remember that, one, he's a ridiculously talented guy, and, two, it's not his first dramatic role, even if it's his first straightforward drama.

Samberg also had a lead role in the comedy-drama Celeste and Jesse Forever, a supporting role in fellow genre-blender Brigsby Bear, and co-led the brilliant Palm Springs. He also branched out a bit by playing a quasi-villainous variation of himself in Jake Johnson's fantastic directorial debut, Self Reliance, streaming exclusively on Hulu.

This might be cinema’s most specific No Strings Attached/Friends With Benefits situation yet. This year is giving us two whole movies about tough-as-nails female war photographers who just happen to be named Lee—Civil War and now Kate Winslet’s Lee, which premieres September 27 in theaters.But while...

Kate Winslet leads a terrific supporting cast in the upcoming biopic of the feted photojournalist, Lee Miller. Here’s the full trailer for Lee.

Kate Winslet’s next project is Lee, a biopic of war photographer Lee Miller. The film is set to release in September and boasts a phenomenal supporting cast that includes Andy Samberg as Life Magazine photographer David E Scherman, Alexander Skarsgård as English surrealist painter, Roland Penrose, Marion Cotillard as Solange D’Ayen, the fashion director of French Vogue and close friend of Miller’s, Josh O’Connor as Tony, a young journalist, and Andrea Riseborough as British Vogue editor Audrey Withers.

If you saw Alex Garland’s Civil War earlier this summer then you’ll know from the references to Lee MIller just how highly the photojournalist is regarded. From the trailer alone, it looks like Winslet is bringing all of her experience to bear on...

2024 has been some year for the importance of photojournalists being writ large both on screen and in the news. Earlier this year, Alex Garland's Civil War envisioned its cautionary tale of an imagined new American Civil War literally through the lens of war photographers Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) and Jessie Cullen (Cailee Spaeny). Just this past weekend, a turning point in the States' Presidential race was captured in an extraordinary image of a bloody-eared Donald Trump. Now, in Cinematographer Ellen Kuras' feature directorial debut Lee, Oscar winner Kate Winslet is set to tell the story of a decade in the life of iconic American war photographer and WWII correspondent Lee Miller. Check out the trailer for the Sky Original movie below:

Produced by Winslet and written by Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, and John Collee, Lee is something of a passion project for the Titanic actor, who personally paid the...

Cinematographer Ellen Kuras makes her stunning debut with Lee, a powerful depiction of war journalism and one woman’s fight to fulfill her duty as someone hoping to make a difference while telling the stories of heroes and villains in a world overrun with hatred and desperation. Roadside Attractions and Vertical unveiled today’s Lee trailer, previewing Kruas’s powerful film starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller, a woman whose groundbreaking work in the field gave a voice to the voiceless.

Here’s the official synopsis for Lee:

Lee, the directorial feature from award-winning Cinematographer Ellen Kuras, portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller (Kate Winslet). Miller’s singular talent and unbridled tenacity resulted in some of the 20th century’s most indelible images of war, including an iconic photo of Miller herself, posing defiantly in Hitler’s private bathtub.

Miller had...

Kate Winslet is embodying the iconic American war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller for an eponymous biopic.

Winslet leads “Lee,” the directorial feature debut from award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras. The film centers on a decade in the life of Lee Miller, who was formerly a model and muse for male artists before traveling to Europe to report from the frontline during WWII. Lee infamously posed in Hitler’s private bathtub while abroad and used her Rolleiflex camera to “give a voice to the voiceless,” the film teases.

Its logline reads: What she captured on film in Dachau and throughout Europe was shocking and horrific. Her photographs of the war, its victims and its consequences remain among the most significant and historically important of the Second World War. She changed war photography forever, but Lee Miller paid an enormous personal price for what she witnessed and the stories she fought to tell.

Kate Winslet stars in biopic Lee, about celebrated war photographer Lee Miller, arriving this autumn. Here’s the first trailer:

Kate Winslet has announced her next project – Lee, a biopic of war photographer Lee Miller.

The cast also includes Andy Samberg as Life Magazine photographer David E Scherman, Alexander Skarsgård as English Surrealist painter, Roland Penrose, Marion Cotillard as Solange D’Ayen, the fashion director of French Vogue and close friend of Miller’s, Josh O’Connor as Tony, a young journalist and Andrea Riseborough as British Vogue editor Audrey Withers.

It is the feature directorial debut of cinematographer Ellen Kuras. The screenplay was written by Liz Hannah, Marion Hume and John Collee, from a story by Hume, Collee and Lem Dobbs. It is adapted from the biography The Lives of Lee Miller by Antony Penrose.

The synopsis reads as follows:

Lee portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer,...

Kate Winslet stars as esteemed World War II photographer Lee Miller in the first trailer for the movie Lee.

Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment are set to release Ellen Kuras’ drama film in theaters Sept. 27. Winslet stars as Miller, who started her path as a model before documenting World War II as a photographer for Vogue. Josh O’Connor, Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Noémie Merlant and Alexander Skarsgård round out the cast.

“Do you want the world to know about you?” O’Connor asks an aged Winslet in the trailer. She replies, “You think I went to war so people would know my name?”

Later in the footage, Winslet says, “Even when I wanted to look away, I knew I couldn’t.”

Kuras makes her feature directorial debut after helming episodes of such television projects as Extrapolations and serving as cinematographer for films including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Kate Winslet went all in for her portrayal of war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller.

As the lead star and producer of the eponymous biopic “Lee,” Winslet dedicated herself to embodying Miller’s tenacity both onscreen and off. Oscar winner Winslet personally paid the crew’s salaries for two weeks during the indie film shoot, with the feature being helmed by former collaborator and famed cinematographer Ellen Kuras.

“Lee” charts a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller (Kate Winslet) including her work during WWII. The film shows how Miller lived her life at full-throttle in pursuit of truth, for which she paid a huge personal price, forcing her to confront a traumatic and deeply buried secret from her childhood.

Kuras directs from a script by Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, and John Collee. Winslet produces alongside Kate Solomon, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, Marie Savare,...

The Writers Guild of America West announced on Tuesday that American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson has been named recipient of the 2024 Paul Selvin Award for the Amazon MGM Studios film, for which he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay earlier this month.

Additionally, American Fiction — based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett — is nominated for the WGA Award for best adapted screenplay.

The comedy, which stars Oscar nominee Jeffrey Wright as a frustrated novelist who writes a satirical book under a pen name that exposes the publishing industry’s limited view of Black life, has garnered numerous awards in addition to the Oscar, including the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a BAFTA award for best adapted screenplay and Film Independent Spirit Awards for best actor (Wright) and adapted screenplay. The film was also named as one of the year’s best by the...

Exclusive: The Black List and Wif have announced the participants of the 2024 Episodic Lab, which focuses on preparing women writers and writers of underrepresented genders for a career in television writing.

“Coming out of an incredibly challenging year for our industry, the Black List and Wif are dedicated to ensuring talented writers of all genders still have the opportunities they need to be discovered, supported, and most importantly hired in the world of television,” said Megan Halpern, Senior Vice President at the Black List.

Maikiko James, Senior Program Director at Wif, added, “We’re thrilled about this year’s class of Episodic writers and the stories they have to share and we’re excited for them to join the rich community we’ve cultivated over the last eight years of this Lab.”

Mentors for this year include Glen Mazzara (The Dark Towter), Liz Hannah (The Girl From Plainville), Andy Siara...

Kate Winslet plays war photographer Lee Miller in Ellen Kuras’ biopic which is in UK cinemas in September. More on the project below.

Sky has picked up the rights to distribute Ellen Kuras’ Lee, a biopic of war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller. Kate Winslet portrays Lee in the film, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023.

The stacked cast also includes Andy Samberg as Life Magazine photographer David E. Scherman, Alexander Skarsgård as English Surrealist painter, photographer, poet and biographer Roland Penrose, Marion Cotillard as Solange D’Ayen, the fashion director of French Vogue and close friend of Miller’s, Josh O’Connor as Tony, a young journalist and Andrea Riseborough as British Vogue Editor Audrey Withers.

Kuras is directing from a script by Liz Hannah, John Collee and Marion Hume. Winslet is also on board as a producer. In fact, Winslet personally paid the...

Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Lee,” a biopic about American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller that stars Oscar winner Kate Winslet.

“Lee” is the feature directorial debut of Oscar-nominated cinematographer Ellen Kuras, who previously worked with Winslet on “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” The film’s ensemble includes “The Crown” breakout Josh O’Connor, Oscar-nominated “To Leslie” star Andrea Riseborough, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” Andy Samberg, “Big Little Lies” star Alexander Skarsgård, and Oscar-winning “La Vie en Rose” star Marion Cotillard. Roadside Attractions and Vertical will release the film theatrically on Sept. 20.

“Lee” debuted at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, but it took time for a sale to be hammered out. The film follows Miller’s personal and professional life as she becomes a top photographer during the tumult of World War II. “Lee” is written by Liz Hannah, Marion Hume and John Collee.

Roadside Attractions and Vertical have co-acquired U.S. rights To the WWII drama Lee, marking the feature directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). which stars Academy Award winner Kate Winslet (The Regime) as famed American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller.

The film, written by Liz Hannah (The Post) and Marion Hume & John Collee, is slated to hit theaters September 20th, opening against Sony and Apple’s thriller Wolfs starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, and Uni animation The Wild Robot.

World premiering at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, Lee begins in the late 1930s, as Hitler amasses power in Germany. Miller (Winslet) leaves her world and her artistic circle of friends behind in France and travels to London, having fallen wildly in love with the art dealer Roland Penrose (Alexander Skarsgård). The two embark on a passionate relationship, and then war breaks out in Europe.

Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Lee,” the war biopic starring Kate Winslet as influential WWII photographer Lee Miller.

“Lee” is the narrative feature directorial debut of cinematographer Ellen Kuras (she was previously nominated for an Oscar for co-directing “The Betrayal”), who worked with Winslet on “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” The film earned buzz for Winslet’s performance following its premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, sparking some hope of an Oscar or awards campaign for Winslet, but the film took some time to find a domestic distributor in a market slowed by the strikes.

Roadside Attractions and Vertical will release “Lee” theatrically on September 20.

Lee Miller captured some of the most indelible images of war in the 20th century, including an iconic photo of Miller herself inside Hitler’s private bathtub. The film begins in the late 1930s and...

Greta Gerwig could be in line for a hattrick of Oscar nominations this year for Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay for her marvelous work on Warner Bros.’s “Barbie.” The multi-hyphenate co-wrote the movie with her partner, Noah Baumbach, while she brought to life the world of Barbie as a visionary helmer of one of the biggest films of the year. She has reaped three Oscar bids to date for two of her previous pictures. Let’s take a closer look at those races.

Her first bids came in 2018 for “Lady Bird,” which tells the story of a 17-year-old girl who comes of age in Sacramento, California, in 2002. Saoirse Ronan stars in the lead role while Timothée Chalamet, Lucas Hedges, and Laurie Metcalf also featured. “Lady Bird” was a critical darling, which meant that Gerwig enjoyed a good time at the Critics Choice Awards, securing nominations for both Original Screenplay and Director.

Exclusive: Brittany Kahan Ward and Graciella Sanchez are leaving Echo Lake Entertainment after a decade as partners to join Tfc Management where they also will be partners.

The high-profile arrival of Ward and Sanchez — who launched and built Echo Lake’s talent management division, with Sanchez also serving as the Co-President — marks an expansion into on-camera talent representation for Tfc, founded in 2020 by UTA and WME partners Ben Jacobson and David Stone with initial focus on literary clients, including creators, showrunners, novelists, producers, and filmmakers.

Ward and Sanchez’s formidable roster of clients include Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Liz Hannah, Jd Pardo, Shira Haas, Ivana Milicevic, Marguerite Moreau, Phoebe Tonkin, Greg Smith, Alisha Wainwright, Momona Tamada, Golden Brooks, Colton Ryan, Marlo Kelly, Jordan Gavaris, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Jamila Gray, Maria Dragus, Lina El-Arabi, Tarryn Wyngaard and Floria Sigismondi. The majority of them are expected to follow them to Tfc.

During their stint at Echo Lake,...

From the moment Elizabeth “Lee” Miller (Kate Winslet), an American model turned photographer, meets future husband Roland Penrose (Alexander Skarsgård) at a gathering with her intellectual friends, she gets confrontational. In a matter of a few sentences, Lee dismantles his efforts to be perceived as less bourgeoise than he is. Roland retaliates with a matching appraisal of her fierce facade. But instead of souring their interest in one another, the polite bickering ignites a long-lasting romance.

That early scene in the mostly conventional biopic “Lee,” from cinematographer-turned-director Ellen Kuras, establishes Lee’s abrasively magnetic personality, and offers a ferocious first glance at the imposing dramatic range Winslet summons to portray her.

Based on Antony Penrose’s book “The Lives of Lee Miller,” Kuras’ film uses an interview with a young writer (Josh O’Connor) as its conspicuous framing device. “What do I get in return?” asks an elderly Lee of the...

Exclusive: We understand that A24 has taken the rights to Paris Hilton’s memoir for a TV series adaptation. The deal, we hear, is said to be in the six figures.

Hilton’s entertainment company 11:11 Media, Dakota and Elle Fanning’s Lewellen Pictures, and David Bernad’s Middle Child Pictures are producing. No writers have been set yet on the project.

11:11 Media’s Slivington Manor will produce with A24. EPs are Hilton, Bruce Gersh, the Fannings, Brittany Kahan Ward for Lewellen Pictures, and Bernad.

While details are under wraps, Paris The Memoir, published earlier this year from HarperCollins is HIlton’s personal tell-all, battling with Adhd, her rise in pop culture, her branding. In the book’s description, Hiilton writes: “I wrote this book in an effort to understand my place in a watershed moment: the technology renaissance, the age of influencers. I also wrote this book so...

If there were an award for the most cinematic cigarette-sucking on film, “Lee” would be a shoo-in. Over the course of the nearly two-hour biopic, Kate Winslet, who stars as the war photographer Lee Miller, is consistently depicted amid a cloud of smoke, satisfying her oral fixation. Sometimes she puffs urgently, seeking to ease her jittery anxiety. In other scenes, she takes her time, her dramatic drags and pregnant pauses signaling that this lady has seen some things, kept some secrets, and survived it all.

Directed by the legendary cinematographer Ellen Kuras, “Lee” is one of the most conventional biopic exercises this year. The film is framed by a long conversation in 1977 between an elderly Lee (Winslet in makeup) and a young journalist, Antony (Josh O’Connor), seeking to chronicle Lee’s life. The pair chat in a moodily lit living room, Antony hunched over piles of Lee’s old photographs as the photographer,...