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Actress/pop singer Sabrina Carpenter poses for the March 2025 issue of “Vogue” magazine, photographed by Steven Meisel:

Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the TV crime series "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit". followed by a recurring role on the series "The Goodwin Games”.

She then starred in the Disney Channel comedy series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017). In 2016, Carpenter appeared in the TV movie, "Adventures in Babysitting".

Carpenter also co-starred in the features "Horns" (2013), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022).

She also starred in the Netflix features "Tall Girl" (2019), its sequel "Tall Girl 2" and "Work It" (2020).

In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released.

She released her debut album, "Eyes Wide Open" in 2015, plus three additional studio albums, "Evolution" (2016), "Singular: Act I" (2018) and "Singular: Act II...

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Sabrina Carpenter has been stuck in all of our heads this year! With tons of hit songs dropping since spring, she’s been inescapable!

Sabrina has dominated the airwaves with tunes like “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” Plus, her Short N’ Sweet tour was one of the hottest tickets of the summer.

While the tour may be done, Sabrina is still keeping in the conversation. She recently released the very funny musical holiday special A Nonsense Christmas on Netflix.

Sabrina Carpenter accepts the Song of the Year award for “Espresso” on stage during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at Ubs Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)

Besides her music making her a star, Sabrina has also been a hot topic for celebrity news. Most recently, her rumored split from Irish actor Barry Keoghan has made tons of headlines.

Actress/pop singer Sabrina Carpenter poses for the March 2025 issue of “Vogue” magazine, photographed by Steven Meisel:

Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the TV crime series "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit". followed by a recurring role on the series "The Goodwin Games”.

She then starred in the Disney Channel comedy series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017). In 2016, Carpenter appeared in the TV movie, "Adventures in Babysitting".

Carpenter also co-starred in the features "Horns" (2013), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022).

She also starred in the Netflix features "Tall Girl" (2019), its sequel "Tall Girl 2" and "Work It" (2020).

In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released.

She released her debut album, "Eyes Wide Open" in 2015, plus three additional studio albums, "Evolution" (2016), "Singular: Act I" (2018) and "Singular: Act II...

2024 was a groundbreaking year for pop music sensation, Sabrina Carpenter, with the August 2024 release of her award-winning album, Short n' Sweet. Sabrina has taken the world by storm in a short time, and it seems Hirohiko Araki, the mangaka of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, has also taken notice of Sabrina's exceptional talent.

Certainly no stranger to pop culture icons, Araki frequently incorporates his love for certain musical artists into his work as a way to show appreciation. Recently, he has announced that he is a huge fan of Sabrina Carpenter, exciting fans of both the pop star and the action anime with this collision of worlds.

Hirohiko Araki, Author of JoJo's, Professed His Love of Sabrina Carpenter’s Music 2024 Was a Successful Year for Sabrina Carpenter, and She Has Even Caught Araki’s Attention The JOJOLands Chapter 21:"I know I'm a little late to the party, but I'm currently obsessed with Sabrina Carpenter.

Actress/pop singer Sabrina Carpenter poses for the new Versace “Medusa Biggie” eyewear campaign, photographed by Rosie Marks:

Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the TV crime series "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit". followed by a recurring role on the series "The Goodwin Games”.

She then starred in the Disney Channel comedy series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017). In 2016, Carpenter appeared in the TV movie, "Adventures in Babysitting".

Carpenter also co-starred in the features "Horns" (2013), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022).

She also starred in the Netflix features "Tall Girl" (2019), its sequel "Tall Girl 2" and "Work It" (2020).

In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released.

She released her debut album, "Eyes Wide Open" in 2015, plus three additional studio albums, "Evolution" (2016), "Singular: Act I" (2018) and "Singular: Act...

Netflix’s Christmas special A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter has a variety of performers and special guests accompanying Sabrina Carpenter in a fun musical experience to awaken the holiday spirit. 2024 was a massive year for Sabrina Carpenter, as her sixth album, Short n’ Sweet, was released. Short n’ Sweet was a huge success, topping music charts and spawning hit singles “Espresso” and “Please Please Please”. Carpenter also embarked on her first arena tour, the Short n’ Sweet Tour, which took her to different cities in the United States and Europe, and she topped Spotify’s Wrapped charts with “Espresso.”

To further close 2024 with a bang, Sabrina Carpenter starred and produced the Netflix musical special A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter. Carpenter hosts this special event that brings together brief holiday-themed sketches and musical performances. For all this, Carpenter is accompanied by different actors and performers, bringing together different talents...

Controversies have always been a part and parcel of the music industry, many-a-times lyrics of a song have offended people or a group. But Sabrina Carpenter’s music video accomplished a feat that no other artist could, stripping a Priest of his position.

The Feather music video made headlines due to its provocative scenes which were shockingly filmed in a Church. However, the priest who allowed it to happen had to face severe consequences leading to disciplinary action. Now new reports state the man in question has also been part of an ongoing investigation for mismanagement which cost him his position in the Church.

Please Please Please don’t take away my position Sabrina Carpenter in Feather Mv | Credits: @sabrinacarpenter on YouTube

Sabrina Carpenter is known for her daring and bold lyrics, coupled with her insanely creative music videos. The former Disney Channel star rose to fame owing to her...

Sabrina Carpenter has become an icon very quickly in the world of music and pop culture. Although many have accused the singer of being an ‘industry plant’, she has been working towards her career in music since she was a Disney star. The singer has come a long way since Eyes Wide Open was released in 2015, having sold out stadiums and dominating the charts.

Sabrina Carpenter | Credit: Instagram (@sabrinacarpenter)

Recently, the artist announced artists who will be a part of her very own Netflix Christmas special, titled A Nonsense Christmas. There were several musical guests announced in the trailer for this special. However, one specific name could be opening old wounds for Carpenter.

Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Join Forces

Sabrina Carpenter recently posted the trailer to A Nonsense Christmas, and fans cannot help but be excited about the special. While several elements have them looking forward, there was one...

While Tom Cruise is known for his action films, he has also experimented with his stardom. He has worked with acclaimed directors like Paul Thomas Anderson, Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and more. Cruise was also legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s final leading man.

Kubrick’s final film Eyes Wide Shut was touted as an erotic thriller when it was first announced but the final film seemed to be a more surreal look into the world of secret societies, cults, and the elite. While the film polarized viewers, Cruise later defended the film saying that the expectations of the audience clouded their judgment.

Tom Cruise Defended Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut | Credits: Warner Bros.

Tom Cruise played the role of Dr. Bill Harford in Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. The film also starred his then-wife Nicole Kidman and was reportedly the longest shoot ever,...

Sabrina Carpenter has long been a consistent presence in the entertainment industry for years, but it’s only recently that she’s gaining the widespread recognition she deserves. From her early days in acting to her seamless transition into musical theater, singing, and songwriting, Carpenter’s career has flourished across multiple platforms. Her remarkable talents and evolving artistry have firmly established her as a dynamic force in the industry. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world – The Hollywood Insider fully focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, against gossip and scandal, by combining entertainment, education, and philanthropy. The Actor: Act I Sabrina Carpenter made her acting debut at just 12 years old...

Stanley Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, seemed to have owed a lot to the marriage of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, the two leads of a film that revolved around the themes of infidelity and unfaithfulness.

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) [Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures]

While there has been a lot of discourse around the film’s completion and the changes that it made to the source material, Nicole Kidman revealed to the Hollywood Reporter how Kubrick was quite concerned with how the relationship looked on screen.

Stanley Kubrick was ‘mining’ Tom Cruise’s marriage to Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 Eyes Wide Shut | Warner Bros.

Nicole Kidman, in a conversation with the Los Angeles Times, revealed how Stanley Kubrick handled dealing with their marriage and depicting them as a couple with designs for an affair out of wedlock. Kubrick was very attentive to the...

All 36 minutes and 12 seconds of Short n’ Sweet are officially here. On Friday, Sabrina Carpenter released her sixth album after months of anticipation that followed her viral hits “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.“

“I feel a thread running through this album of not just self-discovery, but also getting through the heartache and heartbreak that can often … Man, it can really break you for a long time,” she told Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 Thursday. “And I get the feeling, even with the humor and with a healthy dose of judgement in some of these songs,...

Actress/singer Sabrina Carpenter poses for the new Summer 2024 issue of “Rolling Stone” magazine, photographed by Thea Traff:

Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". followed by a recurring role on the series "The Goodwin Games".

She then starred in the Disney Channel comedy series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017).

In 2016, Carpenter appeared in the TV movie, "Adventures in Babysitting".

Carpenter also co-starred in the features "Horns" (2013), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022).

She also starred in the Netflix features "Tall Girl" (2019), its sequel "Tall Girl 2" and "Work It" (2020).

In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released. She released a debut album, "Eyes Wide Open" in 2015, plus three additional studio albums, "Evolution" (2016), "Singular: Act I" (2018) and "Singular: Act II...

Actress/singer Sabrina Carpenter aka 'Harper Kreyman' in the feature "Tall Girl", poses for "Marie Claire" (Mexico) magazine:

Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". followed by a recurring role on the series "The Goodwin Games".

She then starred in the Disney Channel comedy series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017).

In 2016, Carpenter appeared in the TV movie, "Adventures in Babysitting".

Carpenter also co-starred in the features "Horns" (2013), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022).

She also starred in the Netflix features "Tall Girl" (2019), its sequel "Tall Girl 2" and "Work It" (2020).

In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released.

She released a debut album, "Eyes Wide Open" in 2015, plus three additional studio albums, "Evolution" (2016), "Singular: Act I" (2018) and "Singular: Act II...

2024 has been an unusual year for music breakouts. While we’ve seen a number of new artists hit the charts for the first or second time, a lot of them could potentially veer into one-hit wonder territory — where they as artists aren’t as prominent as the songs they managed to hit it big with. Looking ahead to the upcoming Grammys, this is quite an issue in the Best New Artist category, where the academy often snubs perceived one-hit wonders in favor of acts who have already demonstrated some staying power. There’s one artist, though, who has moved the public conversation this year with her breakthrough — if she’s eligible for the award.

Sabrina Carpenter has been bubbling up for a while, but she finally had a real hit in 2023 with “Nonsense.” It wasn’t really a smash, though, only peaking at number-56 on the Billboard Hot 100. Still, the...

Actress/singer Sabrina Carpenter poses for the new Marc Jacobs pre-Fall 2024 ad campaign, photographed by Carin Backoff:

Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". followed by a recurring role on the series "The Goodwin Games".

She then starred in the Disney Channel comedy series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017).

In 2016, Carpenter appeared in the TV movie, "Adventures in Babysitting".

Carpenter also co-starred in the features "Horns" (2013), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022).

She also starred in the Netflix features "Tall Girl" (2019), its sequel "Tall Girl 2" and "Work It" (2020).

In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released.

She released a debut album, "Eyes Wide Open" in 2015, plus three additional studio albums, "Evolution" (2016), "Singular: Act I" (2018) and "Singular: Act II" (2019).

Carpenter released a fifth studio album,...

Kittie have officially announced their first album in 13 years. The new LP, titled Fire, will arrive June 21st via Sumerian Records.

In advance of its release, the Canadian metal band has unveiled the new song “Vultures,” which follows previous singles “Eyes Wide Open” (a Heavy Song of the Week honoree in February) and “We Are Shadows.”

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Regarding the new album, Kittie singer-guitarist Morgan Lander stated, “10 years ago, if someone would have told us that we would be releasing new Kittie music in 2024, we’d have dismissed them right away. It feels like something deeper than fate that’s brought us together again, allowing us to create something fearless and magical for you. We’ve worked incredibly hard over the past year, and surrounded ourselves with the ultimate dream team to make this album a reality. We cannot wait for you to lose yourselves in the passion and strength of Fire.

“Saturday Night Live” has set Maya Rudolph to host its May 11 episode alongside Vampire Weekend as musical guest, while the May 18 episode will by headlined by Jake Gyllenhaal with performances from Sabrina Carpenter.

Rudolph was an “SNL” cast member for seven seasons from 2000 to 2007 and returns to the late-night sketch show for her third time as host, having previously hosted in 2012 with musical guest Sleigh Bells and in 2021 alongside Jack Harlow. Currently, she stars in and executive produces the Apple TV+ comedy “Loot.” Besides “SNL,” her prominent credits include “Bridesmaids,” “Sisters,” “The Good Place” and “Big Mouth.”

Vampire Weekend is currently touring its fifth album, “Only God Was Above Us.” May 11 will mark the band’s fourth appearance on “SNL.” Their previous albums include “Vampire Weekend,” “Contra,” “Modern Vampires of the City” and “Father of the Bride.”

Gyllenhaal will host the “SNL” Season 49 finale as a third-time host, having previously...

Kittie have announced a brief Summer 2024 North American headlining tour.

The dates will follow most of the Canadian band’s previously announced spring festival appearances, which include slots at Sick New World, Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple, and Festival d’Été de Québec.

The headlining run kicks off July 12th in Toronto and hits New York City (July 19th), Atlanta (August 2nd), Dallas (August 4th), and Chicago (August 23rd). Kittie will then play the Havoc Festival in Jackson, Michigan, on August 24th.

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A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select shows begins Thursday (April 25th) at noon Et using the code Riff. General ticket sales start Friday (April 26th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

“We are absolutely thrilled to be...

Reunited Canadian metal outfit Kittie have dropped the new song “We Are Shadows,” their second single since returning from hiatus.

The band took our Heavy Song of the Week honors for the previous single, “Eyes Wide Open,” and “We Are Shadows” follows in the same vein of groovy thrash metal. The rhythms and staccato riffs are airtight and unrelenting, and frontwoman Morgan Lander takes a more melodic route vocally on this track, calling back to Kittie’s ***-metal heyday.

“‘We Are Shadows’ is about the uncertainty of a future that we can no longer control,” Lander explained in a press release. “We have come to a critical place in life and in our world, and much like an eclipse overtaking the sun, we are losing the light.”

She continued: “The image of shadows slowly fading in the evening darkness, and the analogy of ‘us’ as shadows in the night really...

Actress/singer Sabrina Carpenter aka 'Harper Kreyman' in the feature "Tall Girl", poses for the Skims Intimates Spring 2024 campaign:

Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". followed by a recurring role on the series "The Goodwin Games".

She then starred in the Disney Channel comedy series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017).

In 2016, Carpenter appeared in the TV movie, "Adventures in Babysitting".

Carpenter also co-starred in the features "Horns" (2013), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022).

She also starred in the Netflix features "Tall Girl" (2019), its sequel "Tall Girl 2" and "Work It" (2020).

In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released.

She released a debut album, "Eyes Wide Open" in 2015, plus three additional studio albums, "Evolution" (2016), "Singular: Act I" (2018) and "Singular: Act...

Kittie have unveiled “Eyes Wide Open,” the first new song from the Canadian metal band in 13 years.

Last week, Kittie founder Morgan Lander announced the band’s new non-alcoholic beer collaboration with Australia’s We Are Pigs. Little did we know, Kittie also had a single drop looming — the first new music from the band since 2011’s I’ve Failed You.

After premiering on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal station on Tuesday (February 13th), “Eyes Wide Open” is now available on streaming platforms and as a music video (watch below). The Nick Raskulinecz-produced track is a crushing return to form. Tight groove-metal riffs backing Lander’s domineering howls, recalling Vulgar Display-era Pantera with its combination of riffage and attitude.

“Our first new material in 13 years, ‘Eyes Wide Open’ is a vision quest for truth,” commented Lander in a press release. “It is a torch lit in the darkness of ignorance...

I can't think of two people who would be more inherently at odds when it comes to filmmaking than Stanley Kubrick and Marlon Brando. Kubrick was a notorious perfectionist, a micro-manager who would do countless amounts of takes for every scene until he got exactly what he wanted. Brando was one of the most wild card actors out there, someone who was brilliant when he cared but often difficult to work with if he didn't. Both men had incredibly strong personalities, and I cannot imagine them sitting across from each other having a meaningful conversation of any kind, let alone developing a film to work on together.

Well, that is exactly what they were doing in the late 1950s. With Kubrick coming off his exquisite 1957 World War I film "Paths of Glory," Brando brought him on to direct an adaptation of the Western novel "The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones" by Charles Neider,...

Actress/singer Sabrina Carpenter aka 'Harper Kreyman' in the feature "Tall Girl", poses for the February 2023 issue of "Marie Claire" (Mexico) magazine:

Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". followed by a recurring role on the series "The Goodwin Games".

She then starred in the Disney Channel comedy series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017).

In 2016, Carpenter appeared in the TV movie, "Adventures in Babysitting".

Carpenter also co-starred in the features "Horns" (2013), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022).

She also starred in the Netflix features "Tall Girl" (2019), its sequel "Tall Girl 2" and "Work It" (2020).

In 2014, her debut music single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and EP of the same name were released.

She released a debut album, "Eyes Wide Open" in 2015, plus three additional studio albums, "Evolution" (2016), "Singular: Act I" (2018) and...

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Once, it's time to celebrate! Twice's third full-length album, Formula of Love: O+T=<3, will be here in just a few weeks! The K-pop group first teased the release at the end of their Oct. 1 "The Feels" music video with a poster that read "2021 Nov - 3rd Full Album." Formula of Love: O+T=<3 will mark Twice's first studio album since Eyes Wide Open, which dropped in October 2020, and their first overall comeback since the arrival of their 10th EP, Taste of Love, in June. The group gave fans a preview of the new album with their first English single, "The Feels." The track proved to be a massive hit, garnering 91 million views since its Oct. 1 release. Once are gearing up to make sure Twice's next comeback is even bigger, so keep reading to learn all the details about Formula of Love: O...

Editor’s Note: We wanted to take a moment to acknowledge some of the terrible events in the news recently. Our guest, Bilge Ebiri, is a staffer at New York Magazine, and the editors there have assembled a great resource via The Strategist entitled 61 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities. Please take a look and donate if you can. Be kind to each other, always.

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.

Today we’re trying something new – again!. This is the second episode of what we are calling The Final Frame. Here we will dissect the final film of a great, well-respected filmmaker, wrapped in the context of said filmmaker’s entire career. Our subject today: the insurmountable Stanley Kubrick. His final film: Eyes Wide Shut,...

Twice are leaving behind their "cute and lovely" image with their latest album, Eyes wide open, which was released on Oct. 26. The group - Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu - view the album as a continuation of their More & More EP, which had them expanding upon a preexisting story vs. starting over completely from scratch. "Creating this album was a new and exciting experience for us," Momo told Popsugar. And they hope that their fans, known as Once, are just as excited listening to their music as they were creating it.

"I would say that Heize and Dua Lipa created this music not only for us, but for the whole world where everyone is going through this hard time together." - Mina

Part of this experience involved working with Dua Lipa and Heize on the song "Behind The Mask." "[It's] a song that somehow connects with the situation right now,...

Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features keyboardist and guitarist David Sancious.

If the entire musical career of David Sancious had been confined to 1972 to 1974, he still would be a...

Lavie is best known for her first feature, Tribeca prize winner Zero Motivation.

On the eve of the Efm, London-based WestEnd Films has snapped up worldwide rights to Honeymood, a romantic comedy from Talya Lavie. the director of Zero Motivation.

Honeymood is a romantic comedy set over the course of one night in Jerusalem. A bride and groom arrive at a lavish hotel suite after their wedding. Instead of relaxing and enjoying a romantic night, they get into a fight that soon develops into a dazed, urban odyssey, confronting them with past loves, repressed doubts, and the lives they have left behind.

Singer-songwriter and actress Sabrina Carpenter takes a moment to breathe in the serene new video for her song, “Exhale.”

The simple but affecting clip finds Carpenter singing the sparse and meditative ballad in a wide open field surrounded by mountains and hills. The clip even closes with a poignant moment where Carpenter croons the tune a cappella.

Carpenter released “Exhale” earlier this month and the track will appear on her upcoming album, Singular: Act II, which is expected to arrive later this summer. Carpenter said of “Exhale,” “I have been...

French pay-tv group Canal Plus has acquired rights to Tom Salama and Daphna Levin’s critically acclaimed Israeli drama “Miguel,” which world premiered at the inaugural Canneseries festival in April.

Sold by Add Content, “Miguel” won the special performance prize for best ensemble cast at Canneseries. It was written by Salama and Levin (“In Treatment”) and produced by David Mandil’s Movie Plus Productions for Israeli broadcaster Hot.

The drama tells the story of Tom, a gay man who is determined to fulfill his dream of adopting a child. The series follows Tom as he lands in Guatemala and adopts Miguel, a 5-year-old orphan who stubbornly refuses to embrace his new life. Sixteen years later, when Miguel travels to Guatemala to search for his biological mother, Tom does everything he can to prevent Miguel from finding out a secret he has been hiding from him all this time.

The cast...

The 2017 Locarno Film Festival recently wrapped its 70th edition, where several aspiring film critics participated in the latest edition of the Locarno Critics Academy, an international workshop to educate promising writers in the craft and discipline of contemporary film criticism. This year’s participants will contribute essays on highlights from the festival. Here’s an overview of their backgrounds and interests.

Name: Jaime Grijalba Gómez

Age: 27

Twitter handle: @jaimegrijalba

Home: Santiago de Chile, Chile.

Cinematic area of expertise: Chilean cinema, film festivals, horror cinema

Best movie you’ve seen in 2017: El mar la mar

Favorite book (or piece of writing) about film: Bresson’s “Notes on the Cinematographer”

I’m taking part in the Locarno Critics Academy because… I want to think that criticism today still has a role that goes beyond those interested in film or in making them. It has a role in society, and I want to find it.

Alec Bojalad Jan 1, 2019

Gather your closest lover and fire up the best romantic movies on Amazon Prime.

Editor's Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to stay up to date with the best romance movies on Amazon Prime.

Updated for January 2019. You can see a complete list of Amazon new releases here.

Some movies brave enough to tread where only pop songs and poems go, and try to capture all the drama, contradictions and happy, bubbly feelings that come along with romance and love. It's high-time that we honor them and defend them against their unearned sappy reputations with the best romantic movies on Amazon Prime.

We've scoured Amazon Prime to find the best romantic movies available for your viewing pleasure. Here are the best romantic movies on Amazon Prime. Ok, some of them are perfectly sappy. 

The Cake Eaters

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Krzysztof Kieślowski's magnum opus for Polish Television is a transcendent 'cycle' of moral tales, each based on one of the Ten Commandments. But sometimes it's difficult to get the connection -- these brilliant mini-movies are pretty tricky. Dekalog Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 837 1988 / Color / 1:33 flat full frame; 1:70 widescreen / 583 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date September 27, 2016 / 99.95 Starring Aleksander Bardini, Janusz Gajos, Krystyna Janda, Bugoslaw Linda, Daniel Olbrychski many others. Cinematography Witold Adamek, Jacek Blawut, Slavomir Idziak, Andrzej Jaroszewicz, Edward Klosinski, Dariusz Kuc, Krzysztof Pakulski, Piotr Sobocinski, Wieslaw Zdort Film Editor Ewa Smal Original Music Zbigniew Preisner Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Plesiewicz Produced by Ryszard Chutkowski Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Back in the early 1990s I believe my first access to Polish director Krzystof Kieślowski was a laserdisc of his film The Double Life of Veronique. I also remember a big reaction in 1996 when...

It hasn’t been long since Sabrina Carpenter released her first album, Eyes Wide Open. In fact, it’s only been about a year and a half, but a lot has changed since then. The Girl Meets World actress quickly fine tuned her sound into something much more accessible overnight, and with her new material, she’s solidifying her place in the pop world with ease.

With her newly released song, “Thumbs,” Carpenter has a swagger to her music that was absent from Eyes Wide Open. While the first record took more of a pop rock approach, her new music is taking a page out of the catchy pop-r&B book, similarly to what Bridgit Mendler and Hailee Steinfeld have done with their new material, too. “Thumbs” is taken off Carpenter’s upcoming album, EVOLution, out this Friday, and it’s one of the best offerings we’ve got to hear from it yet.

In the eighth episode of Guilt, "Eyes Wide Open," Grace has some gaps in her memory from the night of Molly's ***, so Stan brings in a psychiatrist to help her recover that missing time. Meanwhile, unaware that Prince Theo has been blackmailing Bruno to cover his tracks, Natalie goes to Bruno for help in proving that Theo killed Molly. The walls are closing in on Theo now that both his fiancee and Patrick have figured out his connection to Molly.

Episode 8 of Freeform's Guilt, Natalie desperately tries to get anyone she can to help corroborate the story that Neville told her about what he saw the night of Molly's ***. Given that he's locked up in a psych ward, this proves a little more difficult than she had hoped, but she's got to trust her gut. Watch what happens when she brings the news to Stan in BuddyTV's exclusive clip from the upcoming episode, "Eyes Wide Open.".

Netflix is running riot on the original programming field of late. Through the revival of once-popular shows to the ground-hit-running success of new shows such as House of Cards and Orange is the New Black the streamers are here to stay. Eyes wide open then for the first look at their next big thing. Starring […]

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My quick take on 2001: A Space Odyssey is that, after carefully rewatching the film and reading a fair amount about it over this past week or so, I arrived at the conclusion that it’s my favorite movie of all that have ever been made. I have said the same thing in the past, but that was many years ago, long before I had become familiar with so many classics of world cinema and Hollywood’s past that preceded my birth. My deep immersion over the past decade into a self-directed study of film history led me to temporarily suspend judgment on so momentous a question as what I consider to be “the greatest film ever made,” but now I’m pretty comfortable with saying that it’s this one, without any doubt on my part. That’s subjectively speaking,...

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The other week, Gold touched down in Florida to play a set at Edc Orlando, and we caught up with him for an exclusive interview before he went on stage. Though he only had a bit of time to spare, the producer touched on working with Kate Elsworth, why he loves Edc so much,...

Some of my favorite movies are about Paris! How I loved “Funny Face” which made me love everything Audrey Hepburn did. How I loved “American in Paris” and Gene Kelly forever after. And the classic French films of Paris, from René Clair’s “The Rooftops of Paris”, “Modigliani of Montparnasse”, “Elevator to the Scaffold” to “Amelie”…oh la la!

Now a new Paris classic is in the making! If only they would change title to reflect the love of Paris transforming a couple of sad victims of their scandalously delicious parents’ love affair into lovers. Kevin Kline, a luminous Kirsten Scott Thomas and a decrepit but spirited Dame Maggie Smith star in a film, to be released September 10, which I only hope will come out with a different title.

Now entitled, “My Old Lady” (what’s that supposed to mean?) Dame Maggie Smith as Mathilde belongs to no one. A free spirit who had a dalliance with no less than …., at 92 she cannot be evicted from the apartment Kevin Kline comes to Paris to sell, an apartment hidden behind walls in Paris we wish we could penetrate and which Kevin Kline, in the character of Mathias Gold, cannot see, so intent is he on selling to procure some filthy lucre. I kept waiting for Kevin to embody his Academy Award winning hilarity in “A Fish Called Wanda”, but he played it straight, an unhappy, intellectual with great talent on the piano, three unpublished novels, three divorces and not a cent in his pocket. Angry, self-righteous Mathias Gold discovers that real-estate and relationships send him into a turmoil that he never imagined.

Adapted for the screen and directed by Israel Horowitz from his 2002 of-Broadway production, “My Old Lady” the property was further developed into a screenplay with Kevin Kline himself who dropped by the playwright’s Greenwich Village residence for intermittent readings as the film script branched out from its theatrical roots.

Dame Maggie Smith read the script and was the first actor to officially sign on to the film version. Israel Horovitz traveled to London to meet with her and she accepted the part amid 25 competing scripts offered to her at the time. Horovitz recalls Smith joking during the meeting that it was the only script in the stack that didn’t end with her character dying. Adds Horovitz: “To my knowledge, it’s the first time Dame Maggie’s done a movie in which she doesn’t wear a wig.”

Produced by the writer-director’s own daughter, the well-known-in-our-circles- from-her-days-at-New Line (and later at Revolution Studios), who began her career as a publicist of Dino De Laurentiis on the film “Blue Velvet” which I happened to foster as the acquisitions executive at Lorimar when we acquired it: Rachael Horovitz (“Moneyball”, HBO’s “Grey Gardens”) and Gary Foster (“The Soloist”, “Sleepless in Seattle”), got the script to Kristin Scott Thomas who immediately signed on to play Mathilde’s confrontational daughter Chloé. The main casting was complete.

Chloé takes the story away from the developing and deepening relationship between Mattias and Mathilde and makes it her own…thus the misplaced title of the movie. It is no longer Mattias and “his old lady” Mathilde’s story but the threesome’s, and what a great story it is.

Complex and compelling, the story of two people who have been destroyed by the same love affair understand each other’s problems better than any fourth party could ever understand, and we, as the fourth party, are given access to their journey towards love…in Paris. Only in Paris could these events unfold with such panache.

The other supporting actors are those veteran French actors you have seen and loved in other Parisian settings. Dominique Pinon as the helpful real-estate agent Lefebre who explains the complex codes of the “viager” system” appears like an old friend to those of us who saw and loved Jean-Jacques Beineix’s “Diva”, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “Amelie” and “A Very Long Engagement”, “City of Lost Children” and Jeunet’s and Marc Caro’s 1991 film “ Delicatessen”. Noémi Lvovsky, the writer-director-actress who plays Mme. Girard’s physician, actor-director Stéphane Friess (“Welcome to the Sticks”) and the rapacious property developer Francois Roy who wants to buy Mathias’ apartment and turn it into a sleek hotel – as his father tried to do a generation earlier (how French!) -- round out a great supporting cast.

But without Paris, this familiar and yet totally unfamiliar Paris, the film would never have played out with such love. As a Paris habituée of many years, I kept searching for signs to tell me where this apartment was located. Was it a hotel particulière of the Marais?

Here is a little known secret of Paris: It was shot in la Manufature, located in les Gobelins in Paris’s 13th Arrondisement, operated and maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. A vast complex comprising several main buildings and a slew of apartments (now used to house government functionaries), la Manufacture is the historical site of tapestry manufacturing for French royalty dating from the 17th century to the present day. Because there is no longer a huge demand for artisan tapestries in France, la Manufacture doubles as an ersatz soundstage for film and television productions, in this case standing in for the more central and tourist trod Marais, where Mme. Girard and Chloé reside. The Girard’s sprawling residence, overlooking a verdant garden came to life. Israel Horovitz and his crew jumped at the opportunity to film there.

He says, “Almost the entire movie was shot inside the compound. At one point in its history, la Manufacture was its own city within the city, with a thousand people living there. We could park our trucks inside the gated compound and shoot in a way we never could in the busy Marais. Finding the apartment we used, with its creaky floors and general disrepair, was really what made the movie possible. It was like having our own little studio.” The film shot in Paris for 24 days in autumn 2013.

At 75, Horovitz -- a veteran playwright who wrote “The Strawberry Statement” which won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival and who collaborated with István Szabó on the 1999 historical drama “Sunshine” about a Jewish family living in Hungary during the turbulent first half of the 20th century –decided to direct this, his first, film as he wrote the screenplay.

How was it working for your father? One might ask Rachael. Her answer: “He was the most prepared director I’ve ever worked with.” She praises Horovitz pére for his professionalism, sense of humor and grace under pressure, each one a boon for the intimate, familial-themed “My Old Lady”. “There is real humanity in this film thanks to those factors, “ she concludes. “Working with a family member is always a pleasure because there is the shorthand of communication you have with very few others.”

Producer Gary Foster also praises Israel Horovitz for his human touch, including his considerable grasp of human nature and conflict. “This movie is at its core about family and how people deal with the many challenges of their lives, “Foster states. “Everyone has harbored secrets at some point. ‘My Old Lady’ examines how people with secrets reveal themselves emotionally in order to locate truth. What’s special about Israel’s craft is how organic and truthful it feels. So much of this movie depends on the actors working with dialogue-rich scenes set inside cramped rooms with little action and no special effects – you have to buy into the dimensionality of these characters. Israel is at his best writing and directing scenes that feel real, al though you were a fly on the wall amid the revealing of this family’s secrets. He’s not afraid of being overly sentimental and open with emotions, and I think that’s hugely valuable.”

I completely agree. This is a marvelous movie, filled with marvels of France and family.

The Jewish side of this film is never touched on, but I must touch on it here because in these days of turmoil over the Jewish state and the state of the Jews living in the Diaspora, those in France are also in fearful flux. But this shows a France at its splendid best today and I think it is because of the love the filmmakers have for the story, the craft and the country. Producer David C. Barrot produced “ Eyes Wide Open” the 2009 Cannes’ Un Certain Regard film that dared open the subject of homosexuality in Jerusalem’s Orthodox community. I cannot speak of the provenance of Daniel Battsek the Executive Producer who between 1985 and 1991, was managing director of Palace Pictures where he was involved in all aspects of marketing, distribution and acquisitions in the U.K. and Ireland. He began his industry career at The Hoyts Film Corporation in Sydney where he quickly rose through the ranks to general manager in Victoria State overseeing distribution.

Battsek was first introduced to Disney in 1991, when he was asked to start up a U.K. Company as part of the worldwide distribution network for Buena Vista International. In 1992, he officially joined The Walt Disney Studios. Battsek was quickly promoted to vice president/managing director where he handled all aspects of theatrical film distribution in the U.K. He was later promoted to vice president, managing director and European acquisitions director of Bvi (U.K.) Limited. His responsibilities also included involvement in the acquisition of distribution rights across numerous territories for such films as “Muriel's Wedding”, “Shine”, “Central Station”, “Kolya”, and “ Ice Storm”. In 1998, he was promoted to senior vice president, Bvi (U.K.) Limited where he oversaw approximately 35 films per year from the Disney, Touchstone and Miramax labels. With his expanding role, Battsek began acquiring and developing British film projects for worldwide distribution. He created the Bvi U.K. Comedy Label which produced four films, likeHigh Heels and Low Lifes,Hope Springs,Calendar Girls, and Kinky Boots.

On 24 July 2005, he was named President of Miramax Films, after Harvey and Bob Weinstein left the company, due to creative and financial differences with Disney exec, Michael Eisner. Since he took control of the company, Miramax released such films asThe Queen,No Country for Old Men or Doubt, refocusing on producing films of high quality but low budget and was instrumental in acquiring, green-lighting or distributing such renowned and award winning films as “Tsotsi” winner of Best Foreign Language Oscar, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”, “There will be Blood” among others. On 20 January 2010, Battsek became President of National Geographic Films where he brought in the Oscar-nominated “Restrepo”. He is now President of Cohen Media Group where he plays a key role.

Nor can I speak authoritatively of Producer, Nitsa Benchetrit, and Executive Producers, Raphaël Benoliel, Russ Krasnoff, but I have my suspicions. Certainly the Executive Producer, President and CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation, one of the country’s most important commercial real estate owners/ developers s well as an influential patron, innovator and visionary of culture and the arts, Charles S. Cohen (also founder of The Cohen Media Group in 2008, on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Moca) in Los Angeles, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, The Lighthouse International Theater, The Public Theater, the Stella Adler Studio and the Film Society of Lincoln Center) is living up to his name.

Even Kevin Kline suddenly seems to land inside this charmed circle of Diaspora Jews whose development and dedication to the finest

arts of the 21 st century must be praised and seen as a flowering of culture today.

While this is in no way a film which may ever be shown in the Jewish film festival circuit, it should be remarked that it is, in its way, a Jewish film because of the credentials of the filmmakers, because of the loving treatment of the neurotic family members and because it shows the natural habituation of people allowed to live in freedom in a society which values life.

I bring all this up in light of the reevaluation occurring today in the worlds of gender and religions and I want to go on record as pointing out that this film is an example of the flowering of culture; this is part of the culmination of centuries of developing a humane, forgiving and civilized way of life.

I say this as I contemplate the state of the world today to remind myself that art, not war, is my choice for my life and I believe the film is an affirmation of life above all.

Chapeau, Hats Off to the team that brought this film to life. Just change the title if you want to attract more people!

Check out the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan stunning in her Roberto Cavalli gown on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival! We hear the actress confirmed not only Sanjay Gupta’s film but also a Mani Ratnam project but more on that later!

For now take a look at Aishwarya looking even more beautiful than ever, if that is even possible. Husband Abhishek certainly thinks so, he tweeted, “Almost 52hrs without sleep! Eyes shutting… and the Mrs. Shows up looking like this!! Ok.. Eyes wide open now!”

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Slash-happy Wolverine cuts out the thrills, but Easy Money is a satisfying slice of Scandi-drama

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Hugh Jackman's clearly has though. Shedding the gusto (and only some of the body hair) of his Jean Valjean earlier this year, the Australian is on indifferently chesty form in his sixth outing as burly mutant fighter Logan. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) attempted to tell his back story, but proved so unpopular that a second go was deemed necessary.

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There is so much great content published every week here at Sound On Sight, that even we have trouble keeping up. So, every Sunday, we will drop a list of the best articles delivered by our hard working, and extremely talented staff.

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Sound on Sight 400th Anniversary Recording: ‘Goodfellas’, Video Games Vs. Film and the Life and Death of Videostores

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