It's raining awards for Cillian Murphy for his outstanding performance in 'Oppenheimer'. After winning big at BAFTA and Oscars 2024, Cillian has now bagged Best Actor award at the 21st Irish Film and TV Academy Awards, Variety reported. During his acceptance speech, he said, "God, I'm still so brutal at this...But being in this room is so special -- being at home, with people that I love and admire amongst my fellow nominees and some of my favorite people...It feels lovely being home with so many friends and colleagues." The awards ceremony, held at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre and hosted by Baz Ashmawy, celebrated excellence in Irish cinema and television honouring established talents and emerging stars alike. In Christopher Nolan's film, he portrayed the role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the US physicist who masterminded the atomic bomb. Speaking of his upcoming projects, he is all set to reprise his role of Tommy Shelby in 'Peaky Blinders' film. Conversing with Birmingham World at the premiere of his new BBC drama 'The Town', 'Peaky Blinders' creator Steven Knight recently confirmed that Cillian Murphy will be reprising his beloved role in the upcoming film version of the British crime drama, as per Variety. "He definitely is returning for it. We're shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth," Knight confirmed.'Peaky Blinders' originally premiered on BBC Two overseas (its final two seasons moved to BBC One), but after the show arrived on Netflix its popularity exploded. The series finale aired in April 2022. He will also star in and produce 'Blood Runs Coal', an adaptation of the non-fiction book. Universal has acquired the rights to the book. The project is based on the 2020 book Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
22 April,2024 07:27 AM IST | Los Angeles | ANIWith all eyes (or ears, should we say?) on Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department—which set Spotify history by garnering over 300 million streams in a single day—we’re certain all other singles have taken a backseat. But if you’re willing to take a break from binge-listening Tay Tay’s music, Brit singer Jay Sean’s song, Heartless, can offer a desi relief. Heartless sees Sean’s signature melodic style take centre-stage in an English act that’s punctuated with Ikki’s Punjabi verses. The song is being looked at as a window into what fans can expect in the Ride it hitmaker’s upcoming album. Sean, who entertained fans of English music with several collections, including his successful mixtape, Mistress, has been recently crafting music that could well be seen as a nod to his Indian roots. This collaboration comes after Sean joined hands with Guru Randhawa for Surma surma, and long-time collaborator Rishi Rich for Nakhre. Both the numbers had elements of Indian languages interspersed with Sean’s English renditions. Heartless makes for a seamless listen, and a fitting opening track to Sean’s album. It’s instantly reminiscent of Sean’s hit, You make my love go, and harks back to the melodic tunes that first brought him into the limelight. Today in music April 22,2007: Beyonce and Shakira bagged the top spot on the UK singles chart with Beautiful liar. The track won the Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration award at the MTV Video Music Awards
22 April,2024 05:30 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentActors Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles are ecstatic after working with Taylor Swift on her new music video, reported People. The 'Dead Poets Society' actors talked of their "honour" in acting with Swift, 34, in her video for "Fortnight"--the first single from her new album The Tortured Poets Society--in separate Instagram postings as they each revealed their experiences on set with the singer. Sharing a black-and-white photo of the trio from the music video, Hawke, 53, wrote alongside the picture in a message, "Todd" & "Knox" from DEAD POETS SOCIETY are now PhDs in THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. It's quite an honor." He continued, "Thank you @taylorswift for the opportunity to be in the music video for your song FORTNIGHT feat. @postmalone. Carpe diem!" View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ethan Hawke (@ethanhawke) Charles, 52, went on to share his admiration for Swift also, writing in a post, "I've admired Taylor for a long time, but meeting her in person took my fandom to a whole new level." "Genuine, kind, approachable, and just an all around stellar human being -- Not to mention a kick ass director to boot! #TSTTPD," he added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Charles (@mrjoshcharles) The official video for "Fortnight" dropped on April 19 along with Swift's albumThe Tortured Poets Society. Hawke and Charles depict scientists working in a lab around Swift, who is strapped on an upright table, similar to the classic scene from Frankenstein. The pair make their cameos after a love moment featuring Swift and Post Malone, who also appears on the track. Malone, 28, later enters the lab as another scientist, who releases and saves Swift. Following the release of the music video, Swift paid tribute to the actors in a post as she shared several photos from the production on Instagram. "... For me, this video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this record and the stories I tell in it," the singer wrote in the caption. "@postmalone blew me away on set as our tortured tragic hero and I'm so grateful to him for everything he put into this collaboration." "I'm still laughing from getting to work with the coolest guys on earth, @ethanhawke and @mrjoshcharles (tortured poets, meet your colleagues from down the hall, the dead poets)," reported People. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 April,2024 06:35 AM IST | Washington | ANIYe, formerly known as Kanye finds himself embroiled in controversy once again after an altercation at the famed Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood.West, The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, involving Ye and an alleged assailant who had purportedly assaulted Bianca Censori, Ye's wife. According to a statement, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter from Ye's chief of staff, the assailant allegedly subjected Censori to unwanted physical contact, prompting Ye to intervene. The statement described the assailant's actions as a "sexual assault," stating that he "put his hands under her dress, directly on her body, he grabbed her waist, he spun her around and then he blew her kisses." Video footage shared by Fox News showed detectives outside the hotel following the incident, confirming the police response to the scene. Ye is reportedly under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) after being named by the alleged victim as the assailant. TMZ reported that LAPD planned to speak with Ye and Censori regarding the incident. The couple had been photographed at Disneyland earlier on Tuesday and were later seen driving separately around Los Angeles on Wednesday. In California, simple assault is classified as a misdemeanour, punishable by up to six months in jail and fines of up to USD 1,000. This incident marks the latest in a series of altercations involving Ye. In January 2022, he punched a man who had been following him, and in 2023, he was captured on video attacking a celebrity photographer. In both instances, he did not face charges. The investigation into the altercation at Chateau Marmont is ongoing, with legal consequences potentially looming for Ye. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 April,2024 06:28 AM IST | Washington | ANIOscar and Golden Globe-winning actress Goldie Hawn recently celebrated her daughter Kate Hudson’s 45th birthday and shared some sweet memories. The 'Private Benjamin' actress took to Instagram to share a sweet throwback image alongside Hudson, reports 'People' magazine. In the photo, the mother and daughter are seen embracing, clad in matching white tank tops and blue jeans. "Happy birthday, my darling daughter @katehudson," Hawn, 78, wrote in the caption. "Among all the things you have already accomplished in your life -- amazing mother, great dancer, Academy Award-nominated actress, and now a fantastic singer -- let us not forget you were the fastest runner in high school and all of Los Angeles." "So keep on running sweetheart. You’re a racehorse. I love you," Hawn concluded. Hudson expressed her gratitude to her mom in the comment section, saying, "Haha! Mama you're the best! Being fast is still my favourite accomplishment. Catch me if you can!! Love you so much." As per 'People', in addition to the fun tribute from her mom, Hudson received numerous birthday wishes via Instagram, including messages from Reese Witherspoon, Ike Barinholtz, and Sara Foster. Hawn shares daughter Kate and son Oliver with her second ex-husband, Bill Hudson. She and her longtime partner Kurt Russell are also parents to Wyatt Russell. Hudson has three children; she welcomed her first child, Ryder, with her ex-husband Chris Robinson in 2004. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 April,2024 06:13 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANSMandisa, the renowned gospel singer, who won a Grammy award in 2014 for her album "Overcomer" in the category of best contemporary Christian music has passed away. The gospel singer was a contestant on the fifth season of American Idol back in 2006, landing in ninth place. After that, she made a name for herself in Christian music, achieving significant success. Her albums, like "What If We Were Real" in 2011, "Freedom" in 2009, and "True Beauty" in 2007, even got nominated for Grammys. During her time as a judge on American Idol in 2006, Paula Abdul described Mandisa as a "true beacon of light," according to a statement given to People magazine. Danny Gokey, another former Idol contestant, expressed being "devastated" in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Mandisa's publicist confirmed to the PA news agency, "At this time, we do not know the cause of death or any further details," they added. "We ask for your prayers for her family and close-knit circle of friends during this incredibly difficult time." 'American Idol' star and Grammy winner Mandisa dies at age 47, take a look at the tributes: First heard this song on 1Gospel in 2014 when I was so depressed & overwhelmed with life.This song became a companion cos it gave me hope again, it is my go-to till date.Thank you Mandisa for availing yourself to be use by God to save souls #RIPMandisa pic.twitter.com/ufmKR9LCrG — Kange Terver (@Trinityter) April 20, 2024 #Mandisa #MandisaRemembered if you watch any vid today let it be this one! pic.twitter.com/75YO0nzoRB — PJay❤️Ess❤️ (@gungirlnyc) April 20, 2024 In loving memory of my friend, @mandisaoffical …Life is short. Never waste the opportunity to share the love of Jesus. You never know when it will be their last.#TellSomebody #LifeIsShort #ShareLove #ShareJesus #NoRegrets #Mandisa #DannyGokey pic.twitter.com/FXRUdMWPH5 — Danny Gokey (@dannygokey) April 19, 2024 Rest In Peace to Mandisa may your soul rest in Peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️ pic.twitter.com/7s1loanSXj — The Instigator (@Am_Blujay) April 20, 2024 I am so incredibly saddened to hear about the loss of my friend Mandisa. I will always cherish the memories of times we spent together hosting award shows, going on tour, and most of all helping her tell her story in the songwriting room. The first song she released after… pic.twitter.com/Xk04rdwxme — Matthew West (@matthew_west) April 19, 2024 Mandisa opened up about her struggles with depression and grief in her memoir released in 2022 titled "Out of the Dark: My Journey Through The Shadows To Find God's Joy." In a statement on her Instagram page shared: "Mandisa was a voice of encouragement and truth to people facing life's challenges all around the world."
20 April,2024 06:12 PM IST | Los Angeles | mid-day online correspondentMartin Scorsese is reportedly planning to revive his previously stalled Frank Sinatra biopic with frequent collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio as the legendary American actor-singer. This news comes about 14 years after the Oscar-winning director, 81, first tried to get a film about Sinatra’s life in 2009, with backing from Universal Studios and DiCaprio in the frame. Scorsese and DiCaprio have been working together since 2002, with their last collaboration, Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) earning 10 nominations at the 96th Academy Awards. Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra Interestingly, Jennifer Lawrence is also rumoured to be attached to the film, portraying Sinatra’s second wife, Ava Gardner. Both DiCaprio and Lawrence have previously worked together on Netflix’s 2021 sci-fi comedy Don’t Look Up. An international publication reported that Scorsese plans to shoot two films back-to-back, the first about Jesus and the second about Sinatra. However, the iconic actor-singer’s daughter, Tina Sinatra, who controls her father’s estate, has not given yer nod to the filmmaker. Nonetheless, that has not stopped the 81-year-old director from attaching huge names to the production. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
20 April,2024 06:41 AM IST | Mumbai | AgenciesDirector Zack Snyder appeared on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast to promote the second installment of his Rebel Moon films for Netflix. During the conversation, host Josh Horowitz inquired if it was true that the studio wanted Tom Hanks or Adam Driver to play the villain in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', as per The Hollywood Reporter. "I think I did talk to Adam on the phone, yeah," he said of the rumoured castings. "Leonardo DiCaprio, I talked to him about it." While Snyder ultimately went with Jesse Eisenberg as Lex, starring opposite Henry Cavill's Superman and Ben Affleck's Batman, he revealed the 'Titanic' star "had a lot of great ideas, actually, just in the meeting. "I think, in the end, he was like, 'Eh, I don't know.' But he was really smart about the material and really smart about the character," the director shared. "In a lot of ways, I think he was the one that mentioned to me this idea about Superman fighting the Justice League at some point." Snyder explored DiCaprio's idea that Superman could fight his allies in both his 2017 film Justice League, as well as 2021's Zack Snyder's 'Justice League', which was the filmmaker's extended version that came in at four hours and two minutes. 'Batman v Superman' wasn't the first time the Killers of the 'Flower Moon' star was in the conversation to play someone in a superhero film. David S. Goyer, who co-wrote Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, previously told Horowitz that DiCaprio was also in talks to play a part in those films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
20 April,2024 06:28 AM IST | Washington | ANIThe British Film and Television Association has locked in its dates for next year's film awards ceremony. It will be held on Sunday, February 16, 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The date means the BAFTA will come exactly two weeks before the 2025 Oscars, set for March 2. Once again, the British awards will be held in the midst of the Berlin Film Festival, which runs from February 13 to February 23, meaning that many British executives will be booking flights back from the German city on the first festival weekend. BAFTA has yet to finalise the location of the 2025 awards ceremony. This year's event took place three weeks before the Oscars at the Royal Festival Hall in London. By retaining its pre-Oscar date, the BAFTAs want to maintain their status as the most prominent international celebration and a reliable predictor of Academy Award winners. The 77th BAFTA Awards accurately predicted the Oppenheimer Oscar sweep, as well as snubs for Martin Scorsese's The Killers of the Flower Moon and Greta Gerwig's Barbie. Killers was left out of the winners' circle at both the BAFTAs and the Oscars, while Barbie only won one Oscar, for best original song, for "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell. Some 7,800 professional members of the British Film and Television Association vote on the BAFTAs over three rounds, first nominating films for the longlist, then for nominations and finally the winners. BAFTA will be announcing its full timeline and eligibility details for the 78th BAFTA Awards in the coming weeks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
20 April,2024 06:25 AM IST | London | ANIWhile the Swifties didn't receive 'Reputation (Taylor's Version),' Taylor Swift dropped a musical masterpiece this morning with her new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department.' Allegedly centred around her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, whom she dated for six years, the album features numerous heart-wrenching songs. One song in particular, "ThanK, aIMee," grabbed Swifties' attention, mainly because the capital letters spell out "KIM." Fans decode Taylor Swift's 'ThanK, aIMee' After dropping the first 16 songs of her album, Swift surprised everyone by announcing an expansion called The Tortured Poets Department with 15 more tracks. "ThanK, aIMee" is the 24th song, and fans think it's aimed at Kim. They noticed the lyrics are pretty harsh and seem to directly target the Skims founder. In one of the verses, the singer croons, "There's a bronze spray-tanned statue of you and a plaque underneath it / That threatens to push me down the stairs, at our school," a song about a mean schoolgirl. Moreover, Taylor Swift alludes to North West's infamous tiktok where she was seen lipsyncing to one of Taylor's songs. In the newly released song, she said, "And one day, your kid comes home singin' A song that only us two is gonna know is about you." Taylor Swift on her feud with Kim Kardashian Previously, in an interview with Time Magazine, Taylor Swift touched on the infamous drama with Kanye West and his then wife Kim Kardashian, where she edited a phone call where it looked like Taylor Swift consented to Kanye West's use of her name in relation to a beyond inappropriate line. Speaking on this, she said, “You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar,” she says. “That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before. I moved to a foreign country. I didn’t leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard.” (Kardashian wrote, in a 2020 social media post, that the situation “forced me to defend him.”)
19 April,2024 04:37 PM IST | Los AngelesActor and singer Zendaya shared what advice she got from 'Dune' co-star Timothee Chalamet before working with director Luca Guadagnino in 'Challengers', who was seen in 'Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name' in 2017, as per The Hollywood Reporter. "He said wonderful things," Zendaya said at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Challengers'. "Luca is brilliant and I've wanted to work with Luca for a very long time and this just seemed like the absolute perfect thing. When we first met about the script he had such a keen, deep understanding of the characters from the beginning and a clearer idea of the kind of movie he wanted to create. And the script was brilliant, [writer] Justin Kuritzkes is so talented and I'm so happy for him. So it all made sense." As per The Hollywood Reporter, Zendaya, also a producer on the film, stars as a former tennis prodigy now coaching her champion husband (played by Mike Faist), who is currently on a losing streak. To rebuild his confidence, she enters him in a Challenger tournament, where he faces off against his former best friend and her ex-boyfriend (Josh O'Connor). Ahead of the L.A. screening, Zendaya expressed her gratitude for those in the crowd and said, "I always think that nobody's going to be at these things and then I'm so surprised when people are actually here." She added, "We hope you enjoy it and just have fun. Dance if you want to, because it will make you want to do that. And again, don't judge the characters too hard." Guadagnino, who noted that the night marked his career's first major L.A. premiere, also mentioned the dancing aspect in his pre-screening presentation, since the film's score--by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross--is significant. "I wanted to put a song at the end of the credits and [Reznor and Ros] are very good because they don't say anything, and then at the right moment they say, 'What about a new song?' OK!" the filmmaker teased. "I was on a plane leaving Los Angeles for Italy and I was thinking about somebody and started to write these lyrics, little thing, and forwarded them to Trent and said, 'If you think this is a good lyric for the song, maybe it's in the movie. Anyway, the miracles of cinema and Hollywood,'" according to The Hollywood Reporter. 'Challengers' hits theatres on April 26. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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