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The past week presented a remarkable challenge to some of America’s longest-standing norms (and constitutional amendments). A green card-holder who’s married to an American citizen was disappeared in plain sight, the President of the United States turned the White House lawn into a car dealership as part of a naked bid to spare the world’s richest man from the consequences of the economy they’re both determined to crash at our expense, and — most unexpected of all, if also most welcome — Marvel actually released something bold and creatively provocative for the first time since Chloé Zhao...

Emma Watson rose to prominence at a very young age after she portrayed the fan-favorite character of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series. She not only garnered attention but also experience, after which she starred in movies including The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Bling Ring, Noah, Beauty and the Beast, Little Women, and more. The actress is often called a role model, but she has not been keen on the term, as she explained that the term puts the fear of God into her.

Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1 | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

The actress is regarded as one of the most influential personalities in the entertainment industry, and her Harry Potter character has left a significant impact on pop culture. In an interview, Emma Watson opens up about one particular scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1, which she found challenging.

When Emma Watson Denied Fifty Shades (Photo Credit – Facebook/JioCinema)

Emma Watson has always been known for her intelligent, boundary-pushing roles—as the brainy Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series or as the feminist icon in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. After conquering the wizarding world, she transitioned seamlessly into projects like The Bling Ring and Little Women, constantly evolving her career with thought-provoking and inspiring performances.

But despite her broad range, Emma Watson has never been one to shy away from setting the record straight regarding controversial roles. One of the most iconic moments was when she publicly trashed the idea of playing the lead in the notorious Fifty Shades of Grey. Turns out, even for Emma, there are some lines she’s just not willing to cross.

Emma Watson Slams Playing 50 Shades Lead

Emma Watson, known for her iconic role as Hermione Granger, wasn’t about...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Museum of Modern Art

A major highlight of any filmgoing year, To Save and Project returns.

IFC Center

A Donald Sutherland retrospective includes Klute, Fellini’s Casanova, Don’t Look Now, and Mash; Crash, Battle Royale, and The Lost Boys show late.

Anthology Film Archives

Blackout 1973 features films by Sembène, Bill Gunn, Mambéty and more; Essential Cinema runs the gamut from Laurel and Hardy to Jonas Mekas’ Walden.

Roxy Cinema

Emma Roberts has curated Thirteen on 35mm and Mysterious Skin; Amadeus shows on Saturday and Sunday.

Film Forum

AI: From Metropolis to Ex Machina continues, featuring Terminator 2, Blade Runner, Videodrome, and Ghost in the Shell; Wall-e screens on Sunday.

Museum of the Moving Image

See It Big! Let It Snow brings The Gold Rush on 35mm, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, The Shining, and more.

Metrograph

Trash Humpers, The Bling Ring,...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Roxy Cinema

The New World shows on 35mm this Sunday.

Film Forum

AI: From Metropolis to Ex Machina begins, featuring Alien, 2001, Metropolis, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and more; The Umbrellas of Cherbourg‘s 4K restoration continues.

Museum of the Moving Image

See It Big! Let It Snow brings The Thing on 35mm, The Shining, and more; Adam Elliot’s claymation work is given a retrospective.

Museum of Modern Art

A dual celebration of Marcello and Chiara Mastroianni continues, this weekend bringing films by Oliveira, Honoré and Antonioni.

Metrograph

Sunset Boulevard, The Bling Ring, Jeanne Dielman, and Stolen Kisses play on 35mm; Delphine Seyrig: Rebel Muse, Amongst Humans, Raise Ravens, Ursula x Metrograph, The Many Lives of Laura Dern, and 15 Minutes begin.

IFC Center

Crash plays daily; 2001, Blood Simple, Eraserhead, and Suspiria show late.

The post NYC Weekend Watch: The New World,...

Christoph Schlingensief's The German Chainsaw Massacre has arrived on streaming for the very first time after languishing for decades as an infamous but obscure film. The imaginatively disgusting film frantically allegorizes the reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall as a kind of grindhouse horror. Instead of fighting off a deranged group of redneck cannibals (as in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), The German Chainsaw Massacre follows an East German fugitive who, fleeing to the West after stabbing her husband, falls into the hands of a tribe of incestuous cannibals inhabiting a dilapidated factory. The streaming release announcement notes:

"Called 'one of the greatest artists who ever lived' by Austrian novelist and playwright Elfriede Jelinek, Schlingensief — who died in 2010 at age 49 — was a multi-hyphenate whirling dervish of chaotic creative energy and relentless provocation, the inheritor of the mantle of German cinema’s foremost enfant terrible left...

How Did Kirsten Dunst Get Robbed In 2007? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Actress Kirsten Dunst had her own heist drama before the infamous Bling Ring started making headlines. Flashback to August 9, 2007—Dunst’s Soho Grand Hotel penthouse was allegedly raided by two men who walked away with her iPod, a $13,000 purse, and other valuables. Yep, her How to Lose Friends and Alienate People shoot that day took an unexpected turn.

According to reports, the suspects waited for Dunst to leave with British actor Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) and her assistant, Liat Baruch. Security cameras later caught the men leaving the scene, but not without a catch: one of the alleged robbers, Jarrod Beinerman, was arrested shortly after. His defense? He claimed they left the penthouse empty-handed. “[He] went there to check out what was going on,” said his attorney, James Kirschner. Sure, Jan.

Adding a sprinkle of mid-2000s drama, Beinerman...

While the Harry Potter franchise spawned numerous blockbuster careers, one period drama from 2019 is still the best thing that any of its young stars have done since. The Harry Potter movies brought their stars into fame at a young age, making Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson household names before the actors had even entered their teens. The best movies that Harry Potter cast members have made since the series ended are proof that they had talent to spare, but not all of their ambitious projects have paid off in the 13 years since 2011.

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Radcliffe has used his considerable star power to elevate numerous ambitious, offbeat projects. The star appeared in the critically acclaimed Swiss Army Man,...

We might be adults or quite old now, but when it comes to Harry Potter movies, the child in us is always ready to say Wingardium Leviosa or Expelliarmus! Growing up, we all wished to be at Hogwarts to fight the dark goblins and have the magic wand. That’s the amount of craze that the Harry Potter movies hold. They created a world of magic and mystery that captivated all of us all these years.

The movie series based on Jk Rowling’s novels starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint as the iconic characters of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. It goes way back to when the first-ever Harry Potter movie was released in November 2001 and ran across eight films over 10 years.

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Harmony Korines second Edglrd production, Baby Invasion, is a step forward from Aggro Dr1ft in that at least you can decipher the visuals. The film is described as a first-person shooter that blends virtual universes and our reality, but Im starting to think Korine doesnt play video games. Baby Invasion continues EDGLRDs mission of creating anti-movies that Korine dubs blinx, and in that regard, hes skyrocketing toward success. Its an 80-minute music video that wants to be The Bling Ring meets Grand Theft Auto meets Hardcore Henry. Still, even thats an unfair comparison because Korine wants nothing to do with conventional cinema. He thinks hes cracked the code on what comes next and golly, do I hope hes miserably wrong.

Harry Potter brought a world full of magic and wizards, where anything seemed possible. The first movie, titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was released way back in 2001. And even after several decades and eight movies later, the franchise is still loved by millions. Based on the novels of acclaimed author J.K. Rowling, the project also brought forth three new faces out in the open.

A still from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

They were Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, who played Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley to the best of their capabilities. While they were quite young back then, currently all of them are full-blown actors with several movies under their belt.

Not only these three but also other Harry Potter alumni are doing some amazing work in the industry. Let’s dive deeper into what the cast has...

Director Francis Ford Coppola names his favorite of Sofia Coppola's films. Sofia Coppola is the daughter of auteur director Francis Ford Coppola, who is best known for his work on films such as Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and The Godfather trilogy. Born in 1971, Sofia Coppola began directing feature films in 1999, when she made her feature debut with The Virgin Suicides. Since then, Coppola has been the mastermind behind several well-regarded films, including Lost in Translation, The Beguiled, The Bling Ring, and most recently, the Priscilla Presley drama Priscilla, which was released last year.

Speaking with Konbini, Francis Ford Coppola reveals what his favorite Sofia Coppola film is. The filmmaker began by praising his director daughter's work in general, saying that "most of her films are great." He then settled upon one of her films in particular, a movie called Somewhere. He said that Somewhere is "in some ways [his] favorite,...

Paramount Animation and Hasbro Entertainment’s Transformers One, the first animated Transformers movie in close to 40 years, looks to liven up the mid-September box office with a domestic start in the low-$30Ms with potential for upside.

Transformers One will keep the domestic box office at its excellent clip. Through the last weekend of April, the domestic B.O. stood at $2.07 billion, 20% behind 2023. Since then, through last weekend, the domestic box office has made an additional $4 billion for a running Ytd cume of $6.08 billion, now 12% behind last year.

Advance ticket sales are solid from Thursday through Saturday, ahead of last year’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem ($28M 3-day) and Trolls Band Together ($30M).

Josh Cooley directed what has been described for months as one of Paramount’s highest-testing animated movies. The $75M production tells the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, who were buddies before becoming sworn enemies.

Emma Watson just doesn’t jump into a role unless she fully gets to understand and transform into a character. Watson has been on a hiatus from films for a long time but fans are still ready to go watch her back on screen anytime. The Harry Potter star famously turned down Emma Stone’s Oscar-winning role of Mia in La La Land.

Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in Beauty and The Beast | Credits: Walt Disney Pictures

Watson revealed that she couldn’t accept the offer for the film as she was already committed to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Watson just had a lot to do to prepare for her role as Belle and committing to Damien Chazelle’s musical was never an option for her.

Emma Watson’s Hermione-Level Preparations Stopped Her From Taking An Oscar-winning Role Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in a still from La La Land...

Mika Gustafson’s feature has some obvious influences in The Virgin Suicides or American Honey but wears them lightly in this fresh and beautifully cut debut

Like an unusually designed coat featuring quirky details and an interesting fabric choice from a young designer’s first collection, Swedish writer-director Mika Gustafson’s feature debut has raw edges and some sloppy stitching in places, but the whole is fresh, directional and beautifully cut. Sure, it’s not hard to spot the influences that consciously or not infuse the work, from Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides and The Bling Ring (with their lolling sisters and girl-gang antics respectively), to Andrea Arnold’s studies of lost or neglected adolescents and the tender social realism of Hirokazu Kore-eda. In fact, Paradise Is Burning overlaps significantly with the plot of Nobody Knows, both being stories about underage siblings abandoned by their parents and surviving as...

The Bling Ring captures the superficial materialism and celebrity culture of the 2010s. Sofia Coppola uses sharp satire to explore the allure of fame and hollow material desires. Emma Watson's performance as Nicki Moore adds layers to a cast of mostly one-dimensional characters.

Looking back on Sofia Coppolas satirical crime film The Bling Ring more than ten years later reveals how much the world of celebrity has changed. While young peoples need for external validation means this story of fame-obsessed teenagers robbing celebrities' houses will always be relevant, it also points to a bygone era of consumerism and tabloid culture where Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan were practically Hollywood royalty. With the power of hindsight, The Bling Ring is a unique time capsule of the 2010s that unfortunately fails to explore its subject with the level of depth needed to be truly compelling.

The Bling Ring (2013)

Director Sofia CoppolaRelease Date June 14, 2013Studio(s) A24,...

The notion of powerful Hollywood family dynasties and nepo babies is more controversial now than it has ever been before. Still, Sofia Coppola has proved time and time again that she is a talented storyteller in her own right, despite whatever advantages came from being the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola. After breaking out big with her debut feature, The Virgin Suicides, Coppola won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, a beautiful twist on the first encounter premise that has continued to inspire debates over its ambiguous ending two decades later. Although her films continued to receive acclaim for their transporting visual style and rich characterization, The Bling Ring was seen as the first misfire of Coppolas career when it made its debut in the summer of 2013.

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When cinematographer Bradford Young was fresh out of Howard University, he would have done anything to get near the set of his idol Harris Savides. He eventually found a way to shoot behind-the-scenes footage for the French director Fabian Barron, who hired Savides to shoot an Armani fragrance commercial in Hawaii. When Young got to the forest set, with shafts of light streaming through the trees, he became confused when he flipped on his Dv camera to capture the scene.

“The model came on set, and I was like, ‘How’s he going to light her face?,’” recalled Young, who couldn’t believe what happened next: Savides walked on to set with a flashlight in hand and shined it at the model. “He was completely secure with this little flashlight on this million-dollar set.

From comedy to drama to biopics and every genre in between, Elizabeth Banks always understands the assignment.

The actress had plenty to play with in IFC Films‘ Skincare, which premieres Friday in theaters. It’s a true crime-inspired character study about a woman’s struggle to stay relevant in Hollywood and the dangerous lengths she’ll go to defend what she’s built — a role to which Banks “felt very connected.”

“I related to this sense of vulnerability, of feeling like the technology is going so fast that you can’t keep up with it, that there’s always gonna be a new fresh, useful way of doing things,” Banks tells Deadline. “And this woman just doesn’t know how to do it. And I feel like as someone who’s middle-aged and works in Hollywood, I already feel like I don’t know what the next big thing is gonna be,...

This summer, A24 wants theatergoers to relive their own teenage dreams – or nightmares, depending on the films selected in their upcoming series.

A24 and AMC Theaters announced the film series “A24 Presents: A Teenage Dream Series,” which includes four beloved A24 films that deal with tweens, teens, and everything in between. The series begins August 7 with Bo Burnham’s directorial debut “Eighth Grade.” A new film will screen each Wednesday through August 28.

The angst and back-to-school dread that comes with the August Summer Scaries is embodied by the slew of selected films that each embody different genres, including (of course) horror.

Jonah Hill’s first feature “Mid90s,” which he wrote and directed, screens August 14, followed by Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring” based on the true story of L.A. teens looting celebrities’ homes on August 21. The recent viral horror film “Talk to Me” rounds out the series August 28. The...

Few people nowadays probably can’t say that they have a favorite film company because of how much the industry has changed. The film genre has become oversaturated with superhero films, leading most people to start a conversation by asking, “Marvel or DC?” We don’t talk about what other companies are putting out or even acknowledge the future films that are coming out. Also, the way Walt Disney Studios has bought other companies makes it challenging for the common audience to step out and watch anything else. However, one company has been talked about a lot recently due to the films they’re distributing or making, and it's the A24 company. 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...

Monroe's horror performances are riveting and diverse, showcasing her ability to stand out in the genre beyond traditional tropes. In "Villains," Monroe breaks from her usual final girl roles to play a crime-committing character, displaying versatility in horror films. "Longlegs" highlights Monroe's commanding presence, carrying the film with a constant sense of unease and detachment in her detective role.

After her first role in the 2012 drama At Any Price, Maika Monroe has been acting steadily and has become known for her memorable and riveting horror characters. Before her breakout part in It Follows in 2014, she appeared in The Bling Ring in a minor capacity as Beach Girl and Mandy Chambers in the 2013 adaptation of the Joyce Maynard novel Labor Day written and directed by Jason Reitman. While Monroe has explored other genres, from science-fiction like The 5th Wave to the crime film Brothers by Blood, her horror performances stand out the most.

Emma Watson is one of the most widely known celebrities now, and a majority of this credit goes to the breathtaking work she did in the Harry Potter franchise for over a decade. If anything, that one particular film series gave her such immaculate success that even after 13+ years since she last embodied Hermoine Granger, fans can’t associate anyone better with the character than her.

Emma Watson as Hermione Granger. | Credit: Everett.

But while this one role cemented her career and position in Hollywood, the currently-$85-million-worth Watson wasn’t okay with transforming into a multi-millionaire at such a young age. As she confessed herself, the life-changing money she received from the Harry Potter saga was so much that she couldn’t grasp even the idea of being so rich and the owner of such a fortune!

The Fortune Earned From Harry Potter Made Emma Watson Feel “Sick”

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Here is a list of upcoming A24 horror films and their release dates: MaXXXine - July 5, 2024 The Front Room - September 6, 2024

There are at least nine upcoming A24 horror movies that are set to release or begin production in the foreseeable future. A24 has solidified itself as the leader and standard of trending independent cinema and also one of the most reliable producers and distributors of original horror content. Some of the best A24 horror movies that have already been released include Ari Aster's modern masterpieces Midsommar (2019) and Hereditary (2018), Robert Eggers' outstanding horror films The Lighthouse (2019) and The Witch (2016), and Yorgos Lanthimos' complex and unsettling The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017).

A24 first started venturing into the horror genre with the 2014 films Enemy, directed by Denis Villeneuve, and Under the Skin, directed by Jonathan Glazer. While neither of the films are true horror movies, with Enemy being more of...

Jennifer Lawrence is pretty much one of the most tremendous leading actresses in all of Hollywood, leaving everyone baffled by not only her excellent onscreen performances but also her offscreen quirky antics. Throughout her 17-year-long career, she has effortlessly made her way to the top through the same and even holds three Academy Award nominations and one win.

Jennifer Lawrence. | Credit: The Tonight Show.

Moreover, she is continuing to go strong and seems to be on the way to finally matching the same record that stands as her rival turned best friend Emma Watson’s biggest achievement as an actress: Having worked with two of the greatest production companies of all time, A24 and Apple Original Film. This is because her next project is being produced by the same companies!

Jennifer Lawrence Could Match Emma Watson’s Record Through Her Next Project

According to exclusive reports from The Hollywood Reporter,...

The Eternal City’s glitterati celebrated Sofia Coppola on Wednesday at an American Academy in Rome gala in the 17th century Villa Aurelia on Janiculum Hill.

The Oscar-winning director of “Lost in Translation,” “Marie Antoinette,” “Bling Ring” and, most recently, “Priscilla” was honored with a McKim Medal that “marks the profound relationship between Italy and the United States and recognizes the works of individuals who have contributed to the intense artistic and humanistic dialogue between the two nations,” as a statement put it.

Coppola’s ties to Rome comprise directing a 2016 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata at the Italian capital’s Teatro dell’Opera featuring costumes by Valentino and the fact that “Priscilla” — which got a seven-minute standing ovation at its 2023 Venice Film Festival premiere — is produced by Rome-based producer Lorenzo Mieli.

Mieli was in attendance along with a mix of prominent film, fashion, arts, academia and business...

Fred Roos, the casting director turned producer who jump-started the career of Jack Nicholson and collaborated often with Francis Ford Coppola, sharing a best picture Oscar with the filmmaker for The Godfather Part II, has died. He was 89.

Roos died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, a publicist announced.

It’s part of Hollywood lore that before Harrison Ford became a famous actor, he was laboring as a carpenter to make ends meet. What some might not know is that it was at Roos’ house where Ford was woodworking when the casting director befriended him, eventually pushing him for roles in George Lucas’ American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977) and Coppola’s The Conversation (1974).

And it was Roos who convinced Lucas — who had been leaning toward Amy Irving — that Carrie Fisher should portray Princess Leia in Star Wars. (Roos did not have an official role on that film.)

Roos, however,...

Fred Roos, casting director for landmark films such as “American Graffiti” and who went on to have a close relationship with Francis Ford Coppola, including producing best picture winner “Godfather Part II” and “Apocalypse Now,” died Saturday in Beverly Hills. He was 89.

Roos was both casting director and executive producer on Coppola’s most recent film “Megalopolis” which premiered last week at the Cannes Film Festival. Last year, Coppola posted a photo of Roos with Adam Driver on Instagram and thanked him for his work on the long-gestating epic.

Roos was instrumental in helping stars including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Carrie Fisher and Richard Dreyfuss get their early notable roles.

His long collaboration with Coppola as producer or co-producer included “The Conversation,” “One From the Heart,” “The Outsiders,” “Rumble Fish,” “The Cotton Club,” “The Godfather Part III,” “Tetro,” “Youth Without Youth” and “Tucker: The Man and His Dream.”

Roos was not credited,...

Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning The Godfather Part II producer and longtime executive producer for Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola, died Saturday in Beverly Hills at 89, four days shy of his 90th birthday.

The news about Roos, who won his Godfather Part II Oscar and later was nominated for Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, comes as Francis Ford Coppola is here at the Cannes Film Festival, 45 years after winning the Palme d’Or for Apocalypse Now. Coppola is in town with his $120 million passion project Megalopolis, which had its world premiere last week. Roos is billed as producer on Megalopolis.

The news also comes after Coppola’s wife of 61 years, Eleanor, died April 12. Roos was an executive producer on Hearts of Darkness, her famed documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now that won them both an Emmy in 1992.

Roos was Francis Coppola’s co-producer on The Conversation, The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now,...

The Hilton family’s legacy is deeply rooted in the iconic hotel chain that graces every corner of the country with a history that reaches back generations.

Hilton Family Wealth Overview 1. Richard and Kathy Hilton – $350 Million Net Worth 2. Paris Hilton – $300 Million Net Worth What Is Carter Reum’s Net Worth? 3. Nicky Hilton Rothschild – $100 Million Net Worth 4. Kyle Richards – $100 Million Net Worth 5. Barron Nicholas Hilton II – $5 Million Net Worth 6. Kim Richards – $400 Thousand Net Worth 7. Conrad Hughes Hilton III – Unknown Net Worth

In 1919, Conrad Nicholson Hilton laid the foundation that left an indelible mark on the hospitality industry. Although he passed away in 1979, his descendants have admirably carried on his extraordinary legacy.

Among the key figures is Barron Hilton, the uber-rich grandfather of famous socialites Paris and Nicky, who played a pivotal role as chairman and CEO of Hilton Hotels. He orchestrated a massive deal in 2007, selling the chain to the Blackstone Group for an astonishing $26 billion.

Austin Butler's streak of poorly reviewed films ended following "The Dead Don't Die." Butler's recent projects like "Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood" and "Dune: Part Two" have been critically acclaimed. His upcoming movie "The Bikeriders" is expected to continue his streak of starring in "Certified Fresh" films.

Austin Butler appeared in the zombie flick The Dead Don't Die in 2019, interestingly ending a downward trend regarding the actor's Rotten Tomatoes scores. Jim Jarmusch directed and wrote the absurdist zombie comedy, which revolves around the citizens of a small rural town the (boring) aptly named Centerville trying to survive a sudden zombie outbreak. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2019, before it was domestically released in theaters on June 14 of the same year. The Dead Don't Die ultimately grossed around $15 million at the box office during its theatrical run.

The Dead Don't Die features an ensemble cast of several noteworthy actors,...

Daniel Redcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint emerged as the iconic faces of the fantasy adventure franchise when they assumed the roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley on-screen. Even years later, it’s difficult to envision the wizarding saga without these beloved actors.

A still from the Harry Potter franchise | Credit: Warner Bros.

However, there came a time when the studio almost went ahead with recasting fan-favorite Watson, after she almost left the franchise while struggling with the overwhelming fame that accompanied her role in the film series.

Emma Watson Almost Left Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

During the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special, filmmaker David Yates, who directed the fifth installment, Order of the Phoenix, in the franchise, recalled how Emma Watson once contemplated leaving the series.

Emma Watson as Hermione Granger | Credit: Warner Bros.

The actress shared that she...

Kim Kardashian is the billionaire that keeps on growing. After what feels like a lifetime of being a reality TV star and a fashion and beauty mogul, Kim has decided to take the cinematic world by storm.

Doesn’t it seem just like yesterday when she was taking acting classes and lessons to star in American Horror Story? Now she’s partnering with streaming giant Netflix for a new show called “Calabasas.” Sounds exciting?

Kim Kardashian Teams Up With “American Horror Story” Co-star Emma Roberts For Exciting New Project

Per a report released by Deadline, Kim Kardashian has partnered up with her “American Horror Story” co-star Emma Roberts to executive produce a film for Netflix. Netflix won the rights to the project after a competitive bidding war.

The project will be a screen adaptation of Via Bleidner‘s book “If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now,” and...

Sofia Coppola creatively forged her own path in filmmaking, avoiding comparisons to her father's work. Coppola's unique storytelling style led to awards for Best Director at both Venice and Cannes Film Festivals. Collaborating with top actors, she directs deeply personal stories on a minimalist budget with critical acclaim.

Sofia Coppola comes from filmmaking royalty, the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. However, this made industry expectations very high when she decided not to be an actress but set her sights on becoming a film director. However, she escaped the claims of nepotism by creating her own path in the film industry. She chose not to make movies comparable to her father's and instead created deeply personal stories on a low budget.

This turned out to be a perfect decision for the director. Sofia Coppola was the first American woman to be awarded the Golden Lion,...

"Noah" continued Emma Watson's poor Rotten Tomatoes streak since it has a 41 percent Audience Score on the website. The 2014 epic biblical drama received mixed reviews; critics praised it, but audiences disagreed. Watson redeemed herself in 2019 with "Little Women," earning critical acclaim and fantastic Rotten Tomatoes scores.

Noah was surely one of the downsides of Emma Watson's career, especially because it continued a poor Rotten Tomatoes streak for the actress that wouldn't be broken until 2019. The 2014 epic biblical drama film was directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Aronofsky and Ari Handel, and the movie chronicled the biblical story of Noah's Ark from the Book of Genesis and the Book of Enoch. Watson starred as Ila in the cast of Noah. Ila was an orphan whom Noah and Naameh, played by Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly, took in and raised as their own in the movie.

Following its premiere on...

Audrina Patridge is recalling the terrifying moment she locked herself in her closet after being targeted by the infamous Bling Ring burglars.

During a recent appearance on the Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen podcast, The Hills star and The O.C. alum realized they were both among the celebrities that were targeted by a group of five Los Angeles teenagers and 20-somethings, dubbed the “Bling Ring,” who went on a crime spree from 2008 to 2009.

“They took trash bags of stuff,” Patridge said. “They knew I was at an Oscars party, and they knew that because I tweeted it, but then I had cameras and my cameras are the ones that caught their [Nick Prugo and Rachel Lee] faces and I posted it on my website, and said if anyone knows of these people let me know.”

The reality star added that she got “nothing” back that was stolen,...

Curb Your Enthusiasm returns to Max this month in what’s being called the show’s final season (for now). If you’re not ready for the Larry David-centric comedy series to end, you can binge all eleven of the show’s previous seasons on Max right now before hitting the new episodes.

Tokyo Vice will also be back in February for season 2. Stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito are joined by Kubozuka and Miki Maya this time around, as Jake Adelstein feels the danger closing in on him. Max also welcomes you to the premiere of the highly acclaimed (and highly depraved) Dicks: The Musical this month, as a couple of self-obsessed businessmen discover they’re identical twins and decided to bring their divorced parents back together.

Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…

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A few TV shows will premiere new seasons on Max in February 2024, including the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Season 2 of Tokyo Vice. Although having new episodes to binge seems enough of a reason for subscribers to keep up their high spirits, several worthwhile films are joining the streaming platform this month. From The Bling Ring to Godzilla, here is a carefully curated list of titles to add to your watch list.

February may be the shortest month, but Max is staying true to its name with a jam-packed schedule of additions all month long!

In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!

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“The Chew” host and “Top Chef” fan favorite Carla Hall hits the...

The Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg-produced World War II series Masters of the Air has something that its predecessors did not: a bona fide movie star in the lead role. Thanks to his award-winning role as the King himself in 2022’s Elvis, Austin Butler has burst onto the scene as a major acting force. And he brings that gravitas with him to portray Gale “Buck” Cleven in the nine-episode Apple TV+ series about WWII bomber pilots.

Cleven is the perfect role for the brooding Butler – a quiet, confident figure that the rest of his crew looks up to. Cleven also serves as the culmination of years of work for the actor just as much as the Elvis Presley gig did. As a teen, Butler made the Disney and Nickelodeon TV show circuit via a mix of one-off and recurring roles on Zoey 101, Hannah Montana, iCarly, Wizards of Waverly Place,...

Curb Your Enthusiasm begins its 12th and final season and Tokyo Vice returns for season two as part of Max’s February 2024 lineup. The streaming service has also set a February 18th launch date for season 11 of the award-winning, critically acclaimed series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Chef and bestselling author Carla Hall’s Chasing Flavor makes its debut on February 1st, and one of the best seasons of True Detective, True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, wraps up its too-short season on February 25th. The popular animated series Clone High releases new season two episodes beginning on February 1st.

‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO) Series & Films Arriving On Max In January 2024

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Bad Education (2004)

Batman vs. Robin (2015)

Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

The Bling Ring (2013)

Brooklyn (2015)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Citizen Kane (1941)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Dying of the Light (2014)

Everest...

The true crime genre has been popular in the movie industry, with many successful films inspired by real criminal events. Movies like Zodiac, Monster, and The Wolf of Wall Street have received high acclaim for their accurate depictions of famous crimes. These films explore the full-scale investigations, psychological aspects of the crimes, and the impact they had on society.

In today's society, the true crime genre has become one of the most popular in the movie industry. In Hollywood, many movies have been inspired by real famous criminal events that have taken place throughout history. Sometimes, it is the most disturbing or interesting criminal event that inspires filmmakers to delve into the story and create a movie about the events.

True-crime movies range from looking at infamous murder cases to examining fraud scams depicted by convicted criminals. They have been successful in their accurate analysis of the crimes that took...

Actress Emma Watson poses for the Prada “Re-Nylon 2024” handbag collection, photographed by Willy Vanderperre:

Watson rose to prominence playing 'Hermione Granger' in the "Harry Potter" film series starting at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. She starred in all eight "Harry Potter", earning her several awards and millions of dollars.

She made her modeling debut for "Burberry's" autumn/winter campaign in 2009.

Her other film credits include "Ballet Shoes" (2007), "The Tale of Despereaux" (2008), "My Week with Marilyn"(2011) and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (2012).

In 2013, she appeared in "This Is the End" (2013), "The Bling Ring" (2013) and "Noah" (2014).

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Take a look at actress Emma Watson in the January 2024 edition of "Vogue" (UK) magazine, wearing Balenciaga, Vivienne Westwood and Saint Laurent, photographed by Charlotte Wales:

Watson rose to prominence playing 'Hermione Granger' in the "Harry Potter" film series starting at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. She starred in all eight "Harry Potter", earning her several awards and millions of dollars.

She made her modeling debut for "Burberry's" autumn/winter campaign in 2009.

Her other film credits include "Ballet Shoes" (2007), "The Tale of Despereaux" (2008), "My Week with Marilyn"(2011) and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (2012).

In 2013, she appeared in "This Is the End" (2013), "The Bling Ring" (2013) and "Noah" (2014).

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Sofia Coppola may come from film royalty, but she’s an artist all her own.

The daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola began her career as an infant — appearing as the newborn baby of Connie (Talia Shire) in the baptism scene of “The Godfather.” From there, she had a supporting role in his films “Peggy Sue Got Married” and the third “Godfather” film, filling in for the latter after original star Winona Ryder dropped out. Moving over to directing as an adult, she stunned critics with her 1999 debut feature “The Virgin Suicides,” an adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ book about five mysterious sisters and their troubled home lives.

“The Virgin Suicides” was one of the most acclaimed indie films of the ‘90s, and established the visual style (a soft color palette and dreamy cinematography) as well as the thematic content that would define Coppola’s career, while teaming her up...

Sofia Coppola is an Oscar-winning director with a career that spans decades in Hollywood behind titles like Priscilla, The Bling Ring, Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicides, to name a few.

Despite so many memorable titles in her history demonstrating that she is a recognizable director, Coppola still sees a disparity between genders in Hollywood.

In a recent interview, Coppola reflected on the struggle to get paid close to what her male counterparts bank when directing a film.

“I just see all these men getting hundreds of millions of dollars and then I’m fighting for a tiny fraction of that,” Coppola told the BBC. “I think it’s just left over from the way the culture of that business is.”

She continued, “I’m always fighting to get it and I’m just happy to get to make my movies independently and find people that believe in them.

Out with the old, in with the new! As Netflix begins cleaning house for both a new month and a new, several of its biggest titles will sadly have to say goodbye. January 2024 will be your last month to watch several modern classics, including Jordan Peele’s culture-changing horror debut “Get Out,” the Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-starred “La La Land,” and “Poor Things” director Yorgos Lanthimos’ Greek tragedy retelling “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”

Now’s your last chance to watch everything before they’re gone— get started with The Streamable’s Top 5 picks for everything leaving Netflix in January and see everything that will be removed from the platform throughout the month below!

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Ron Stallworth’s memoir about infiltrating the local Ku Klux Klan chapter after being...

Take a look at actress Emma Watson in the January 2024 edition of "Vogue" (UK) magazine, photographed by Charlotte Wales:

Watson rose to prominence playing 'Hermione Granger' in the "Harry Potter" film series starting at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. She starred in all eight "Harry Potter", earning her several awards and millions of dollars.

She made her modeling debut for "Burberry's" autumn/winter campaign in 2009.

Her other film credits include "Ballet Shoes" (2007), "The Tale of Despereaux" (2008), "My Week with Marilyn"(2011) and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (2012).

In 2013, she appeared in "This Is the End" (2013), "The Bling Ring" (2013) and "Noah" (2014).

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Sofia Coppola fans can finally get a little closer to the inside of the famed director’s mind — or, more literally, a peek at the self-proclaimed mess she creates while in the process of filmmaking.

One of the best art books released this year was “Sofia Coppola Archive: 1999-2023,” which offers a visual account of Coppola’s entire career, personal archives and ephemera. The book brims with photos of miscellaneous items that now boast nostalgic value — from a poster of the Sundance premiere of “Virgin Suicides” to a marked-up copy of the Vanity Fair article that inspired “The Bling Ring.” It also includes an extensive first look at her latest biopic on Priscilla Presley, “Priscilla.”

Aside from the “Sofia Coppola Archive,” there are dozens of coffee table books for...

Netflix has announced the list of television shows and movies that will be removed from the streaming service in January 2024.

With the mark of a new year, Netflix will now be removing 23 different titles, ranging from reality TV shows to Oscar nominated movies.

Some of the titles impacted include Timothee Chalamet‘s Call Me By Your Name, Jordan Peele‘s Get Out, Tom Holland‘s Uncharted, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling‘s La La Land, and more.

Luckily, there’s time to stream these titles before they expire, as there’s a few weeks left in December still!

Keep reading to find out more…

Everything Leaving Netflix in January 2024

Leaving 1/5/23

BlacKkKlansman

Get Out

Love Island USA: Season 2

Ma

Leaving 1/12/23

Spy Kids

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Spy Kids 3: Game Over

Leaving 1/14/23

The Doll

The Doll 2

Uncharted

Leaving 1/19/23

The Real World: Season 28

Leaving 1/22/23

The Killing of a Sacred Deer...