Joe Alwyn
Review: On ‘Tortured Poets,’ Taylor Swift Continues to Spill Her Own Tea (and the Flavor Is Mostly English Breakfast)
If the song title “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” doesn’t say it all, wait until you hear the lyrics. “Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?/Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?/Were you writing a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?/In 50 years will all this be declassified?,” Taylor […]
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‘Kinds of Kindness’ Trailer Sees Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe Reunite in Yorgos Lanthimos Film
Poor Things stars Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe reunite with Yorgos Lanthimos for the first look at Kinds of Kindness. A teaser for the “triptych fable,” previously titled AND, gave fans a first look at the film, which in its official synopsis follows “a man without a choice who tries to take control of his […]
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Taylor Swift’s Publicist Slams Deuxmoi Over Posts Claiming Swift and Ex Joe Alwyn Were Married
Taylor Swift’s publicist Tree Paine is speaking out against Deuxmoi, the anonymous Instagram account that has gained a following in recent years for its celebrity gossip posts, often running anonymous messages from sources. The site posted to its Instagram story earlier Thursday a strongly worded post that insisted Taylor Swift had gotten married, seemingly to […]
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Joe Alwyn Joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘And’ (Exclusive)
Joe Alwyn has joined Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos’ next movie, And. Alwyn, who had a breakout role in Ang Lee’s literary adaptation Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, also starred in Lanthimos’ The Favourite alongside Stone. “We are so excited to be collaborating with Joe once again after our extraordinary journey together on The Favourite. He […]
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Lena Dunham on Cutting Her Own ‘Catherine Called Birdy’ Cameo and Celebrating Film at Amazon’s “Medieval Rave” Event
In honor of its newest release Catherine Called Birdy, Amazon Prime Video transformed the top of The Grove parking lot in Los Angeles into a medieval-themed festival on Friday night, where writer-director Lena Dunham also made an appearance to take in the sights. “This is my dream — I don’t go out very much but […]
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TIFF: Lena Dunham on Adapting the YA Classic ‘Catherine Called Birdy’ and Casting Andrew Scott as “Hot Medieval Dad”
Lena Dunham admits that she isn’t the first to attempt an adaptation of Karen Cushman’s beloved young adult novel Catherine Called Birdy. “If you could look up Catherine Called Birdy, some teenagers have like made their own movie versions of it on YouTube,” says Dunham. And while she may not have been the first, Dunham […]
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‘Conversations With Friends’ EP Lenny Abrahamson on the Value of Slow TV and the Future of Adaptations
[This story contains spoilers from Hulu’s Conversations With Friends.] When Conversations With Friends debuted on Hulu two weeks ago, it did so into a flurry of true crime shows and high-drama reality series. This Emmys season, in which the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s debut novel is hoping to compete, is currently dominated by frontrunners like Squid Game, Ozark and The Dropout. […]
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Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn in Claire Denis’ ‘Stars at Noon’: Film Review | Cannes 2022
Denis Johnson’s novel about an American woman stranded in Central America during the 1984 Nicaraguan Revolution gets a contemporary update in this romantic thriller, also featuring Benny Safdie.
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Joe Alwyn, Alison Oliver on Creating “Separation” Between ‘Conversations With Friends’ and ‘Normal People’
When it came to taking on the Hulu adaption of Conversations With Friends — the second of Sally Rooney’s novels to make the jump to TV after the success of Normal People — stars Joe Alwyn and Alison Oliver were ready for the comparisons. And the expectations, after Normal People launched Paul Mescal and Daisy […]
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Inside ‘Conversations With Friends’: Cast and Creative Team on Making Sally Rooney Magic Again
There’s a chapter, about three-quarters of the way into Sally Rooney’s debut novel Conversations With Friends, that features the most millennial of conflicts: a bone-chilling, dressing-down email from an acquaintance. Melissa, a successful and enviable writer-photographer, has learned that Frances, the college student (and aspiring poet) she’s taken under her wing, is having an affair […]
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Hulu’s ‘Conversations With Friends’: TV Review
College students Frances (Alison Oliver) and Bobbi (Sasha Lane) get tangled up with an older married couple, Melissa (Jemima Kirke) and Nick (Joe Alwyn), in an adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel.
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Hulu Releases Extended ‘Conversations With Friends’ Trailer, Sets Premiere Date (Exclusive)
Hulu’s next big Sally Rooney project is officially on its way. Hulu on Monday released an extended trailer for Conversations With Friends, the adaptation of the best-selling author’s 2017 debut novel. The series will premiere May 15. The 12-episode series comes from much of the same small-screen creative team as its Rooneyverse predecessor Normal People. […]
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