Emma Thompson on Getting a “Stalking” Call From Donald Trump and Why ‘Harry Potter’ Is “Not Really an Important Part of My Creative Endeavor”

Emma Thompson on Getting a “Stalking” Call From Donald Trump and Why ‘Harry Potter’ Is “Not Really an Important Part of My Creative Endeavor”

Emma Thompson discussed her career, including getting a call from Donald Trump, her days doing stand-up comedy, including jokes about herpes and Margaret Thatcher, Sense and Sensibility, and the Monica Lewinsky scandal playing out during the Primary Colors shoot in Locarno, Switzerland on Saturday. She appeared in front of a huge and hugely excited crowd…

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Emma Thompson on Pulling “Every Single Muscle” Playing “a Real Heroine” in Action-Thriller ‘The Dead of Winter’ — and What “Really Scared” Her

Emma Thompson on Pulling “Every Single Muscle” Playing “a Real Heroine” in Action-Thriller ‘The Dead of Winter’ — and What “Really Scared” Her

Emma Thompson has gone from snowy landscapes to sunny pastures. The star plays a widowed fisherwoman who travels alone through snowbound northern Minnesota and interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl, portrayed by Laurel Marsden (Ms. Marvel), in her latest film, The Dead of Winter, directed by Brian Kirk (21 Bridges, The Day of the…

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Willem Dafoe on Playing a Billionaire in ‘The Birthday Party’ and Not Being Afraid to Get Naked

Willem Dafoe on Playing a Billionaire in ‘The Birthday Party’ and Not Being Afraid to Get Naked

Willem Dafoe stars as a Greek billionaire in Miguel Ángel Jiménez‘s The Birthday Party, which celebrates its world premiere at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on Thursday evening.  His megalomaniacal shipping magnate may remind people of Aristotle Onassis, but Dafoe didn’t model his character after anyone specific, the star shared mid-day Thursday ahead…

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Venice Film Festival Hacked, Attendee Data Compromised

Venice Film Festival Hacked, Attendee Data Compromised

The Venice Film Festival has confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack that compromised the personal data of accredited participants for this year’s event, including members of the press. In a notification sent to those affected, including journalists at The Hollywood Reporter, festival organizers said the attack occurred on July 7 when unknown individuals…

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