Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s romance dates back to the summer of 2023. And eagle-eyed fans paid close attention to the couple over the past year. Kelce and Swift appear on the fast track to engagement, but a source says Kelce might not be ready to get down on one knee. Here’s what’s going on.
Travis Kelce allegedly isn’t ready for an engagement to Taylor Swift, a source says
Fans of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift assume the couple will be together forever. Before dating Kelce, Swift had a multi-year romance with actor Joe Alwyn. But her dynamic with Kelce is different. While Alwyn liked to stay out of the spotlight, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end loves hanging out with Swift in public.
So, what does this mean for their relationship moving forward? Kelce and Swift seem like the perfect match. But a source told Us...
Travis Kelce allegedly isn’t ready for an engagement to Taylor Swift, a source says
Fans of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift assume the couple will be together forever. Before dating Kelce, Swift had a multi-year romance with actor Joe Alwyn. But her dynamic with Kelce is different. While Alwyn liked to stay out of the spotlight, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end loves hanging out with Swift in public.
So, what does this mean for their relationship moving forward? Kelce and Swift seem like the perfect match. But a source told Us...
- 5/22/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Surreal.” That’s the best way Margaret Qualley can sum up her experience at the Cannes Film Festival this year, as one of the only actors to star in not one, but two films premiering in competition — Yorgos Lanthimos’ bizarre black comedy “Kinds of Kindness” and Coralie Fargeat’s feminist body horror thriller “The Substance.”
This is Qualley’s third time at Cannes. For her first, in 2012, she walked the red carpet with her mother, Andie MacDowell; the second was in 2022, where she starred opposite Joe Alwyn in Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon,” making her Cannes debut as an actor.
“I’m the luckiest person,” Qualley told Variety about her various experiences at the festival. “First time was a baby. I was deer in the headlights. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with myself or my life or how to do it.”
On that second trip, as...
This is Qualley’s third time at Cannes. For her first, in 2012, she walked the red carpet with her mother, Andie MacDowell; the second was in 2022, where she starred opposite Joe Alwyn in Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon,” making her Cannes debut as an actor.
“I’m the luckiest person,” Qualley told Variety about her various experiences at the festival. “First time was a baby. I was deer in the headlights. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with myself or my life or how to do it.”
On that second trip, as...
- 5/22/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The X-Men are one step closer to joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe with their own movie.
Screenwriter Michael Lesslie (“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”) is in talks with Marvel Studios to write the first “X-Men” movie since the mutant superhero franchise was acquired by Disney in its purchase of 21st Century Fox in 2019.
As with every Marvel Studios film, Kevin Feige will produce, but nothing else about the film has been set, including director or cast. Marvel has been slowly seeding the MCU with mutants over the past two years, including brief mentions in 2022’s “Ms. Marvel” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and appearances of the X-Men’s namesake and leader, Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), in an alternative universe in 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” and of Beast (Kelsey Grammer) in the post-credits sequence of 2023’s “The Marvels.”
Most recently, Marvel Studios...
Screenwriter Michael Lesslie (“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”) is in talks with Marvel Studios to write the first “X-Men” movie since the mutant superhero franchise was acquired by Disney in its purchase of 21st Century Fox in 2019.
As with every Marvel Studios film, Kevin Feige will produce, but nothing else about the film has been set, including director or cast. Marvel has been slowly seeding the MCU with mutants over the past two years, including brief mentions in 2022’s “Ms. Marvel” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and appearances of the X-Men’s namesake and leader, Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), in an alternative universe in 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” and of Beast (Kelsey Grammer) in the post-credits sequence of 2023’s “The Marvels.”
Most recently, Marvel Studios...
- 5/21/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Alwyn admits there is little "rhyme or reason" behind his film choices.The 33-year-old actor has a part in Yorgos Lanthimos' absurdist new movie 'Kinds of Kindness' and explained that he pursues projects that allow him to work with "interesting people" rather than big franchise roles.Speaking to IndieWire at the Cannes Film Festival, Joe said: "I think I've just tried to chase down people so far that I really just admire as directors and a handful of those have happened to be (behind) not always independent films, but not big studio Marvel or anything."I think anything could be brilliant. It's just about the group of people that make it... There's not a ton of rhyme or reason in terms of what I'm going after. I'm just trying to find interesting people to work with."The 'Conversations with Friends' star continued: "And even in a supporting capacity, like 'Kinds of Kindness',...
- 5/21/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Joe Alwyn has been the center of much media attention in the last few years. That may be news if you’ve been living in a hermetically sealed bunker. But outside that particular and unsolicited spotlight, the dandyish 33-year-old British actor has carved his name out in films from idiosyncratic auteurs. There was Joanna Hogg’s “The Souvenir Part II” as a grieving and queer-flirting film editor; Claire Denis’ sensuous 2022 Cannes Grand Prix winner “Stars at Noon” as a Brit adrift in Nicaragua having lots of sex with Margaret Qualley’s character; and most recently “Kinds of Kindness,” whose director Yorgos Lanthimos he previously starred for as a lusty baron in “The Favourite.”
Alwyn is back this year at Cannes in three roles in “Kinds of Kindness,” co-written with Lanthimos by his friend and “Alps” and “The Lobster” collaborator Efthimis Flippou. Which means we are very much in the mode of old-school Lanthimos,...
Alwyn is back this year at Cannes in three roles in “Kinds of Kindness,” co-written with Lanthimos by his friend and “Alps” and “The Lobster” collaborator Efthimis Flippou. Which means we are very much in the mode of old-school Lanthimos,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Entering what some may call her absurdist era, Emma Stone continues to captivate audiences, fresh off her peculiar yet heartwarming Poor Things performance that earned her a second Oscar. Now, she returns with another head-turning film titled Kinds of Kindness, which recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Emma Stone in a still from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness | Distribution: Searchlight Pictures
Labeling the film as anything less than utterly insane would fall short. Co-star Jesse Palmer’s response upon delving into the script echoed that of the audience who witnessed it unfold at Cannes. He confessed that experiencing the wide range of emotions stirred by the movie left him feeling as though his entire body was on fire.
Emma Stone’s Absurdist Film Kinds of Kindness Script Set Jesse Plemons’ Body on Fire
Kinds of Kindness is a bizarre, twisted, and dark comedy that weaves together three interconnected stories.
Emma Stone in a still from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness | Distribution: Searchlight Pictures
Labeling the film as anything less than utterly insane would fall short. Co-star Jesse Palmer’s response upon delving into the script echoed that of the audience who witnessed it unfold at Cannes. He confessed that experiencing the wide range of emotions stirred by the movie left him feeling as though his entire body was on fire.
Emma Stone’s Absurdist Film Kinds of Kindness Script Set Jesse Plemons’ Body on Fire
Kinds of Kindness is a bizarre, twisted, and dark comedy that weaves together three interconnected stories.
- 5/19/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Focus Features has bought international rights to “Hamlet,” Aneil Karia’s London-set modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s famed play starring Oscar winner Riz Ahmed.
Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn (“Kinds of Kindness”) also star in the film, which wrapped production at the end of last year and was acquired by Focus Features some time ago. WME Independent and CAA are co-repping North American rights, while WME handled international sales.
In this latest interpretation of “Hamlet,” Ahmed plays the titular lead, a man who is haunted by his father’s ghost and moves from elite London to the city’s underground, from Hindu temples to homeless tent cities. He embarks on a violent journey to avenge his father’s murder, ultimately questioning his own role in the family’s corruption.
The film was penned by Michael Lesslie (“Macbeth”). Ahmed produced “Hamlet” on behalf of his production company Left-Handed Films with Allie Moore.
Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn (“Kinds of Kindness”) also star in the film, which wrapped production at the end of last year and was acquired by Focus Features some time ago. WME Independent and CAA are co-repping North American rights, while WME handled international sales.
In this latest interpretation of “Hamlet,” Ahmed plays the titular lead, a man who is haunted by his father’s ghost and moves from elite London to the city’s underground, from Hindu temples to homeless tent cities. He embarks on a violent journey to avenge his father’s murder, ultimately questioning his own role in the family’s corruption.
The film was penned by Michael Lesslie (“Macbeth”). Ahmed produced “Hamlet” on behalf of his production company Left-Handed Films with Allie Moore.
- 5/19/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is still going full steam, with deals and screenings galore. We’ve got the first responses to some highly anticipated projects including the new films from Emma Stone and Nicolas Cage, a filmmaker weighing in on the Harvey Weinstein conviction reversal and a studio going all in on a single filmmaker.
“Kinds of Kindness” Confounds
Yorgos Lanthimos, just a few months since his bizarre, female-empowerment madcap science fiction movie “Poor Things” scooped up four Oscars (including Best Actress for Emma Stone), debuted his new film, “Kinds of Kindness.”
The movie reunites the filmmaker with his frequent writing partner, Efthimis Filippo, and his muse, Emma Stone. The movie is not a straightforward narrative but an anthology film comprised of three loosely connected storylines, where the actors play different characters in each segment. (This is Searchlight’s big summer movie; it’s going up against the new “Quiet Place” prequel.
“Kinds of Kindness” Confounds
Yorgos Lanthimos, just a few months since his bizarre, female-empowerment madcap science fiction movie “Poor Things” scooped up four Oscars (including Best Actress for Emma Stone), debuted his new film, “Kinds of Kindness.”
The movie reunites the filmmaker with his frequent writing partner, Efthimis Filippo, and his muse, Emma Stone. The movie is not a straightforward narrative but an anthology film comprised of three loosely connected storylines, where the actors play different characters in each segment. (This is Searchlight’s big summer movie; it’s going up against the new “Quiet Place” prequel.
- 5/18/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Fresh off his brief but scene-stealing performance in “Civil War,” Jesse Plemons is reteaming with six-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos for his next film, now titled “Bugonia,” which has landed at Focus Features for North America. Plemons is also one of the many ensemble talents in Lanthimos’ “Kinds Of Kindness,” which just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and co-stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer (read our review).
Continue reading Jesse Plemons Joins Emma Stone In Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ For Focus Features at The Playlist.
Continue reading Jesse Plemons Joins Emma Stone In Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ For Focus Features at The Playlist.
- 5/18/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
The maverick director and his trusted cast on making Kinds of Kindness, the ‘bonkers’ film causing a stir on the Croisette
Joe Alwyn, the British star of one of the most disturbing films to compete at the Cannes festival this year, has given his verdict on making the “bonkers” Kinds of Kindness, which features scenes of group sex, cannibalism and violence and in which Alwyn has to perform a drug rape on the character played by Oscar-winner Emma Stone. “You have to try not to unpack it all too much, or you get it stuck in your head,” he said on Saturday.
The 33-year-old, until now best known as a former partner of Taylor Swift, has been thrust into the glaring lights of Cannes this weekend, but has also had to survive entering the odd imagination of Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos. Alwyn said the best way to prepare himself...
Joe Alwyn, the British star of one of the most disturbing films to compete at the Cannes festival this year, has given his verdict on making the “bonkers” Kinds of Kindness, which features scenes of group sex, cannibalism and violence and in which Alwyn has to perform a drug rape on the character played by Oscar-winner Emma Stone. “You have to try not to unpack it all too much, or you get it stuck in your head,” he said on Saturday.
The 33-year-old, until now best known as a former partner of Taylor Swift, has been thrust into the glaring lights of Cannes this weekend, but has also had to survive entering the odd imagination of Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos. Alwyn said the best way to prepare himself...
- 5/18/2024
- by Vanessa Thorpe in Cannes
- The Guardian - Film News
Tom Rothman, the Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman and CEO, wined and dined a select few at a splendidly swish soirée Friday at Mamo Michelangelo in Antibes, hosted by Charles Finch as part of his annual Filmmakers Dinner honoring 100 years of Columbia Pictures, and there was something he said about why movies matter that has stuck with me.
Hours earlier, Rothman had introduced a gloriously restored print of Charles Vidor’s 1946 movie Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth as the eponymous nightclub temptress and Glenn Ford as the hardboiled gambler from her past.
They hate each other, but as we all know, that’s often a prelude on the road to love both in real and reel life.
Related: Cannes Film Festival 2024 Photos
Vidor also uses the vocabulary of dance to signal Gilda’s emotional temperature.
The great choreographer Jack Cole, who later coached Marilyn Monroe on her moves in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,...
Hours earlier, Rothman had introduced a gloriously restored print of Charles Vidor’s 1946 movie Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth as the eponymous nightclub temptress and Glenn Ford as the hardboiled gambler from her past.
They hate each other, but as we all know, that’s often a prelude on the road to love both in real and reel life.
Related: Cannes Film Festival 2024 Photos
Vidor also uses the vocabulary of dance to signal Gilda’s emotional temperature.
The great choreographer Jack Cole, who later coached Marilyn Monroe on her moves in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Cannes – They may have already collaborated on three feature films and a short, but get one thing straight. Emma Stone isn’t Yorgos Lanthimos‘ muse. It’s the other way around. As the two-time Best Actress winner noted with a sly wink during the “Kinds of Kindness” press conference, “He’s my muse.”
Read More: Cannes Film Festival 2022: The 22 Films Everyone Will Be Buzzing About
Stone was joined by co-stars Jesse Plemmons, Willem Dafoe, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley, and Mamoudou Athie to discuss “Kinds” with the global press, but the subject kept coming back to Lanthimos.
Continue reading Emma Stone On Yorgos Lanthimos: “He’s My Muse” [Cannes] at The Playlist.
Read More: Cannes Film Festival 2022: The 22 Films Everyone Will Be Buzzing About
Stone was joined by co-stars Jesse Plemmons, Willem Dafoe, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley, and Mamoudou Athie to discuss “Kinds” with the global press, but the subject kept coming back to Lanthimos.
Continue reading Emma Stone On Yorgos Lanthimos: “He’s My Muse” [Cannes] at The Playlist.
- 5/18/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Those lucky enough to have discovered Yorgos Lanthimos right as he was establishing himself as a world-cinema weirdo — we’d carbon-date the initial who-the-fuck-is-this-guy?! moment as mid-2009, when his breakthrough film Dogtooth was worming its way through the festival circuit — remember what a shock it was to encounter the Greek filmmaker’s work. It was absurd, abstract, capable of spanning the humor gamut from deadpan to super-dark. Not even the gradual inclusion of name-brand actors like Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and Nicole Kidman could dull the bewilderment (try explaining the...
- 5/18/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Emma Stone tackled several questions on feminism while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival press conference for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds Of Kindness.
“I mean I am feminist, whether that’s activism or not it just makes sense to me,” the actor said regarding how her feminism influences the films she chooses. “These stories are just stories that feel interesting to me as an actor.
“I don’t know that I’m really the type of actor that’s like ’I need to do this film because it has this particular message’. I just find the characters interesting. The world is interesting,...
“I mean I am feminist, whether that’s activism or not it just makes sense to me,” the actor said regarding how her feminism influences the films she chooses. “These stories are just stories that feel interesting to me as an actor.
“I don’t know that I’m really the type of actor that’s like ’I need to do this film because it has this particular message’. I just find the characters interesting. The world is interesting,...
- 5/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds Of Kindness has landed top of Screen International’s Cannes jury grid with an average score of 2.4.
The triptych drama is the first film so far to receive a four (excellent), both from Le Meduza’s Anton Dolin and Screen’s own critic. Others were less convinced with Mathieu Macharet (France’s Le Monde) and Stephanie Zacharek (US Time) both giving it just one (poor).
Click on the jury grid above for the most up-to-date version.
Lanthimos has proved divisive on the jury grid before, in 2017 with The Killing Of A Sacred Deer which scored a 1.9 overall...
The triptych drama is the first film so far to receive a four (excellent), both from Le Meduza’s Anton Dolin and Screen’s own critic. Others were less convinced with Mathieu Macharet (France’s Le Monde) and Stephanie Zacharek (US Time) both giving it just one (poor).
Click on the jury grid above for the most up-to-date version.
Lanthimos has proved divisive on the jury grid before, in 2017 with The Killing Of A Sacred Deer which scored a 1.9 overall...
- 5/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most important cinematic events of the year. Not only is it a popular market for future and unreleased movies, but it is also the place where many films have their premiere and where the audiences can see them for the first time. After the premieres of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Megalopolis, another upcoming hit also had its premiere yesterday and it seems that the critics are absolutely amazed with the movie! We have already written about Yorgos Lantihmos’ upcoming film, Kinds of Kindness, and we can confirm that the early reviews point to the Greek director having another major hit for us!
In case you have forgotten, Kinds of Kindness is based on an original script co-written by Efthimis Filippou and Lanthimos himself. Lanthimos described the film as “a contemporary film, set in the US – three different stories, with four...
In case you have forgotten, Kinds of Kindness is based on an original script co-written by Efthimis Filippou and Lanthimos himself. Lanthimos described the film as “a contemporary film, set in the US – three different stories, with four...
- 5/18/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
At this point, any actor signing on for a Yorgos Lanthimos film knows they wont be resting on their laurels. Literally. One of his trademarks is a kind of heightened physicality — whether its Rachel Weisz and Joe Alwyn twerking in “The Favourite,” Emma Stone “furious jumping” in “Poor Things” or Nicole Kidman lending a man a hand, so to speak, in a parking lot in “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”
This kind of movement, be it awkward, sexy or just bizarre, came up on Saturday during the Cannes Film Festival press conference for Lanthimos’ latest, “Kinds of Kindness.” Reunited with Stone, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley, and newcomers Jesse Plemons, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer and Hong Chau, the new project sees the acting troupe engage in group sex, hardcore breakdancing, reckless driving and some light cannibalism. Another day on a Lanthimos set.
“I certainly don’t mistreat the body,...
This kind of movement, be it awkward, sexy or just bizarre, came up on Saturday during the Cannes Film Festival press conference for Lanthimos’ latest, “Kinds of Kindness.” Reunited with Stone, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley, and newcomers Jesse Plemons, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer and Hong Chau, the new project sees the acting troupe engage in group sex, hardcore breakdancing, reckless driving and some light cannibalism. Another day on a Lanthimos set.
“I certainly don’t mistreat the body,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Matt Donnelly and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Just eight months after filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone unveiled Poor Things at Venice, the duo are back on the festival circuit with Kinds of Kindness. The frequent collaborators faced the press at Cannes, where they tried to define the alchemy between their relationship, which netted Stone an Oscar for Poor Things and also includes The Favourite. Stone brushed off the suggestion that she was Lanthimos’ muse, responding, ““He’s my muse.”
“I feel like I can do anything with him, because we’ve worked together so many times,” said Stone. “I trust him beyond the trust I’ve had with any director, and I’ve been lucky to work with great directors.”
As is common at Cannes, female stars are asked to share their thoughts on the #MeToo movement or being a woman in the industry. In this case, Stone was asked about how her work with...
“I feel like I can do anything with him, because we’ve worked together so many times,” said Stone. “I trust him beyond the trust I’ve had with any director, and I’ve been lucky to work with great directors.”
As is common at Cannes, female stars are asked to share their thoughts on the #MeToo movement or being a woman in the industry. In this case, Stone was asked about how her work with...
- 5/18/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mamoudou Athie can practically taste the lobster rolls from the Carlton hotel. He smiles wistfully as he taps into that sense memory of his first trip to the Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, Athie voiced the lead role in Disney-Pixar’s “Elemental,” which closed the fest. And he’s returning this week as part of the first-rate ensemble of Yorgos Lanthimos’ offbeat movie “Kinds of Kindness.”
Discussion of the crustacean-filled dish might seem irrelevant, but it’s perhaps not incidental. Athie begins our conversation by revealing that his first encounter with Lanthimos’ unique sensibilities was 2015’s “The Lobster.” The Mauritanian American actor, who was studying at Yale School of Drama at the time, was captivated by the originality of the material and the conviction the filmmaker brought to his craft.
“I love something that feels fresh and innovative and risky,” Athie says, sitting down with Variety in late April and eagerly...
Discussion of the crustacean-filled dish might seem irrelevant, but it’s perhaps not incidental. Athie begins our conversation by revealing that his first encounter with Lanthimos’ unique sensibilities was 2015’s “The Lobster.” The Mauritanian American actor, who was studying at Yale School of Drama at the time, was captivated by the originality of the material and the conviction the filmmaker brought to his craft.
“I love something that feels fresh and innovative and risky,” Athie says, sitting down with Variety in late April and eagerly...
- 5/17/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Following four Oscar wins just a few months ago for his Emma Stone-starrer Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos unveiled his latest feature at Cannes’ Grand Theatre Lumiere this evening. His three-hour absurdist anthology Kinds of Kindness, also starring Stone as well as Willem Dafoe and Jesse Plemons, reaped a six-minute ovation.
The Searchlight Pictures title also stars Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer.
The anthology movie is described as a “triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.”
In her review for Deadline, Stephanie Bunbury called it “puzzling, brilliant and, in all honesty, not easy to like.”
The...
The Searchlight Pictures title also stars Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer.
The anthology movie is described as a “triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.”
In her review for Deadline, Stephanie Bunbury called it “puzzling, brilliant and, in all honesty, not easy to like.”
The...
- 5/17/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness,” starring Emma Stone, freaked out Cannes Film Festival on Friday night with an anthology of stories about sex cults, cannibalism and general debauchery.
Lanthimos’ follow-up to “Poor Things” earned a 4.5-minute standing ovation, with the director and his cast — including Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau and Joe Alwyn — leaving while the applause was still going. “Kinds of Kindness” tells three distinctive stories with cast members playing different roles in each. There were a few walkouts during the Cannes premiere, most of them coming after the film’s gorier, second chapter. Lanthimos abruptly left the screening and didn’t speak to audience members once the clapping stopped.
The film, like many of Lanthimos’ avant-garde offerings, overflows with outré plot twists as well as some outrageous moments — like Chau licking sweat off her followers as part of a cult ritual, a man who becomes...
Lanthimos’ follow-up to “Poor Things” earned a 4.5-minute standing ovation, with the director and his cast — including Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau and Joe Alwyn — leaving while the applause was still going. “Kinds of Kindness” tells three distinctive stories with cast members playing different roles in each. There were a few walkouts during the Cannes premiere, most of them coming after the film’s gorier, second chapter. Lanthimos abruptly left the screening and didn’t speak to audience members once the clapping stopped.
The film, like many of Lanthimos’ avant-garde offerings, overflows with outré plot twists as well as some outrageous moments — like Chau licking sweat off her followers as part of a cult ritual, a man who becomes...
- 5/17/2024
- by Ellise Shafer and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Yorgos Lanthimos revealed his particular brand of niceness as the Cannes Film Festival presented the world premiere of his twisted Kinds of Kindness on Friday night.
The film, which reunites The Favourite and Poor Things director Lanthimos and star Emma Stone, was greeted with a 4-minute ovation inside the packed Grand Lumiere Theatre. As far as Cannes ovations go, that’s on the short end of the spectrum (Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis clocked in at 10 minutes Thursday night, while at Venice last year, Lanthimos’ Poor Things received minutes of cheers). Still, basking in the applause were Lanthimos and Stone, fellow Poor Things alums Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley, plus Jesse Plemons, Mamoudou Athie, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn and Hunter Schafer. Others in attendance including Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao and Ukrainian 20 days in Mariupol documentarian Mstyslav Chernov.
Searchlight will release the $15 million film, a three-part anthology...
The film, which reunites The Favourite and Poor Things director Lanthimos and star Emma Stone, was greeted with a 4-minute ovation inside the packed Grand Lumiere Theatre. As far as Cannes ovations go, that’s on the short end of the spectrum (Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis clocked in at 10 minutes Thursday night, while at Venice last year, Lanthimos’ Poor Things received minutes of cheers). Still, basking in the applause were Lanthimos and Stone, fellow Poor Things alums Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley, plus Jesse Plemons, Mamoudou Athie, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn and Hunter Schafer. Others in attendance including Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao and Ukrainian 20 days in Mariupol documentarian Mstyslav Chernov.
Searchlight will release the $15 million film, a three-part anthology...
- 5/17/2024
- by Scott Feinberg and Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The latest Yorgos Lanthimos / Emma Stone team-up, a film called Kinds of Kindness (previously known as And), is set to reach theatres on June 21st – but first, it’s having its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, which is now underway. The first reviews of Kinds of Kindness are now arriving online, and they’re describing this 165 minute “triptych fable” as dark, bizarre, insidious, intriguing, brilliant, bonkers, disturbing, puzzling, funny, surreal, creepy, mind-bending, twisted, and innovative. We have rounded up some of them below led by one from our own Eric Walkuski!
Our man @ericwalkuski just caught #KindsofKindness: Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinds of Kindness defies easy description; it's a trilogy of morbid tales that will beguile some, repel others. Uneven as a whole, the film still has enough shock value and absurd dark humor to keep you on your…
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) May 17, 2024
Vulture‘s Bilge Ebiri says, Lanthimos can “reclaim his...
Our man @ericwalkuski just caught #KindsofKindness: Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinds of Kindness defies easy description; it's a trilogy of morbid tales that will beguile some, repel others. Uneven as a whole, the film still has enough shock value and absurd dark humor to keep you on your…
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) May 17, 2024
Vulture‘s Bilge Ebiri says, Lanthimos can “reclaim his...
- 5/17/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone further expands her cinematic universe alongside auteur Yorgos Lanthimos with their latest collaboration “Kinds of Kindness.”
Yet while “Poor Things” was an Academy Award-winning feature, the Cannes premiere for “Kinds of Kindness” seemed to puzzle critics and fans alike. The feature, which was originally titled “And”, is Lanthimos’ eighth film and co-stars Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, Hunter Schafer, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau, and Mamoudou Athie.
Lanthimos previously described the contemporary anthology film as being “three different stories, with four or five actors who play one part in each story, so they all play three different parts,” which, according to the director, was “almost like making three films” in one.
Lanthimos reunited with frequent screenwriter collaborator Efthimis Filippou to pen the script for “Kinds of Kindness.” The duo previously co-wrote Lanthimos’ “Dogtooth,” “The Lobster,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” and “Alps.”
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Yet while “Poor Things” was an Academy Award-winning feature, the Cannes premiere for “Kinds of Kindness” seemed to puzzle critics and fans alike. The feature, which was originally titled “And”, is Lanthimos’ eighth film and co-stars Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, Hunter Schafer, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau, and Mamoudou Athie.
Lanthimos previously described the contemporary anthology film as being “three different stories, with four or five actors who play one part in each story, so they all play three different parts,” which, according to the director, was “almost like making three films” in one.
Lanthimos reunited with frequent screenwriter collaborator Efthimis Filippou to pen the script for “Kinds of Kindness.” The duo previously co-wrote Lanthimos’ “Dogtooth,” “The Lobster,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” and “Alps.”
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- 5/17/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Robert is a New Orleans businessman so devoted to his boss that he allows him to control every detail of his schedule down to the minute, from what time he goes to bed at night to what time he makes love to his wife in the morning. Daniel is a police officer who becomes suspicious of his wife after she returns to him from being lost at sea; convinced that she’s been replaced by an impostor, he asks the supposed doppelgänger to commit increasingly demented acts of self-harm as a test of her love. Andrew is a loyal cultist whose leaders instruct him to scour the bayou area in search of a prophesied girl with the power to heal the dead.
On paper, these characters may not seem to have much in common. In Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness,” however, the echoes that reverberate between them eventually grow so...
On paper, these characters may not seem to have much in common. In Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness,” however, the echoes that reverberate between them eventually grow so...
- 5/17/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Director Yorgos Lanthimos presents the world premiere of Kinds of Kindness reuniting with past collaborators Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Margaret Qualley from Poor Things.
Lanthimos was joined on the carpet by cast members Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, Joe Alwyn, and Hunter Schafer on Friday, May 17 at the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
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Other guests who attended the gala included Lily Gladstone, Eva Green, Pierfrancesco Favino, Kristen Dunst, Demi Moore, Mike Faist, Sophie Wilde, Victoria Justice, Tess Barthélemy, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Rutherford, Eva Longoria and Bebe Vio.
Related: ‘Kinds Of Kindness’ Review: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Latest Is Puzzling, Brilliant, Funny … And Not Easy To Like – Cannes Film Festival
Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife...
Lanthimos was joined on the carpet by cast members Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, Joe Alwyn, and Hunter Schafer on Friday, May 17 at the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
Related: Cannes 2024 in Photos: Parties, Premieres, Pressers & More
Other guests who attended the gala included Lily Gladstone, Eva Green, Pierfrancesco Favino, Kristen Dunst, Demi Moore, Mike Faist, Sophie Wilde, Victoria Justice, Tess Barthélemy, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Rutherford, Eva Longoria and Bebe Vio.
Related: ‘Kinds Of Kindness’ Review: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Latest Is Puzzling, Brilliant, Funny … And Not Easy To Like – Cannes Film Festival
Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife...
- 5/17/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
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Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France has begun. One of the biggest film festivals in the world is a metropolis for the latest films and what is coming next in Cinema. While not every film buff has the opportunity to attend, there is still plenty to look out for this Cannes Film Festival season. Here is everything we know before the curtain rises. 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. Judges Cannes features a large jury of different judges from all around the world...
Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France has begun. One of the biggest film festivals in the world is a metropolis for the latest films and what is coming next in Cinema. While not every film buff has the opportunity to attend, there is still plenty to look out for this Cannes Film Festival season. Here is everything we know before the curtain rises. 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. Judges Cannes features a large jury of different judges from all around the world...
- 5/16/2024
- by Abigail Johnson
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Element Pictures is coming off the back of yet another buzzy awards season with its absurdist comedy Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, notching 11 Oscar nominations and coming home with four wins, including Best Actress for Emma Stone. But just when it feels like the company’s trajectory can’t get higher, the Irish-Anglo production, distribution and exhibition banner is hitting the Croisette this year with no less than three films in the Cannes official selection. Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness, which reunites him with his long-term writing partner Efthimis Fillipou and Poor Things stars Stone and Willem Dafoe, will compete for the Palme d’Or, while French actor Ariane Labed’s directorial debut September Says and I Am Not a Witch director Rungano Nyoni’s sophomore feature On Becoming A Guinea Fowl are both screening in the Un Certain Regard section.
It’s especially significant to Element co-founders and...
It’s especially significant to Element co-founders and...
- 5/9/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift‘s romance with Travis Kelce seems to be her most serious relationship yet. Fans expect wedding bells to ring for the couple shortly. Before Swift dated Kelce, she was briefly entangled with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy. According to a source, Healy “cruelly ghosted” Swift and lied to her about what he wanted for the future during their relationship.
Matty Healy allegedly told Taylor Swift ‘lies’ about the ‘future’ and ‘cruelly ghosted’ her
Matty Healy appeared to be a rebound for Taylor Swift, as she briefly dated him after leaving Joe Alwyn. Rumors regarding Healy and Swift swirled in May 2023. But they appeared to split fewer than two months later. It’s unclear exactly what happened between the musician couple. However, the split relieved many fans, as Healy has been involved in several controversial situations in the past.
Fans forgot about Healy and Swift until Swift’s album, The Tortured Poets Department.
Matty Healy allegedly told Taylor Swift ‘lies’ about the ‘future’ and ‘cruelly ghosted’ her
Matty Healy appeared to be a rebound for Taylor Swift, as she briefly dated him after leaving Joe Alwyn. Rumors regarding Healy and Swift swirled in May 2023. But they appeared to split fewer than two months later. It’s unclear exactly what happened between the musician couple. However, the split relieved many fans, as Healy has been involved in several controversial situations in the past.
Fans forgot about Healy and Swift until Swift’s album, The Tortured Poets Department.
- 5/8/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Taylor Swift’s feud with Kim Kardashian could destroy her relationship with Travis Kelce. The singer reignited their feud with two new tracks on her album, The Tortured Poets Department. A celebrity psychic warned that this is a “pivotal” time for the pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. Keep on reading to learn more.
Taylor Swift’s – Star Rises
Taylor Swift is one to beat. She released a double album called Ttpd: The Anthology. The new album includes 31 tracks that address the end of her six-year relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn. She also talks about her fling with Matty Healy, many of whom believe she’s still hung up on.
Also, Swift brings up her feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. She mentions her new boyfriend, Travis Kelce. Swift is at the top of her game right now. She’s currently on her sold-out Eras Tour.
Taylor Swift’s – Star Rises
Taylor Swift is one to beat. She released a double album called Ttpd: The Anthology. The new album includes 31 tracks that address the end of her six-year relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn. She also talks about her fling with Matty Healy, many of whom believe she’s still hung up on.
Also, Swift brings up her feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. She mentions her new boyfriend, Travis Kelce. Swift is at the top of her game right now. She’s currently on her sold-out Eras Tour.
- 5/8/2024
- by Chanel D. Adams
- Celebrating The Soaps
Ryan Gosling’s recently released film, The Fall Guy, has put Taylor Swift’s music in the 2024 movie and people are confused. With the film based on stuntmen and women who risk their lives every day for 2 minutes of action on-screen, a Taylor Swift song seems out of the blue.
But the music supervisor and producer Kelly McCormick (who’s a Swiftie) talked about the song’s importance in the film and how it plays out. Having Gosling as the sacrificial stuntman in the film who loses all, a Swift song from her album Red seems perfect.
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy (2024).
How Ryan Gosling Cried To Taylor Swift’s Song In The Fall Guy!
Being a story about stuntmen and women, the action sequences are obviously terrific. The promotion of the film had real stuntmen breaking through a glass door while Ryan Gosling walked before them.
But the music supervisor and producer Kelly McCormick (who’s a Swiftie) talked about the song’s importance in the film and how it plays out. Having Gosling as the sacrificial stuntman in the film who loses all, a Swift song from her album Red seems perfect.
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy (2024).
How Ryan Gosling Cried To Taylor Swift’s Song In The Fall Guy!
Being a story about stuntmen and women, the action sequences are obviously terrific. The promotion of the film had real stuntmen breaking through a glass door while Ryan Gosling walked before them.
- 5/5/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
According to The Insider, actress Jennifer Aniston is producing a remake of the comedy film, 9 to 5. The Friends actress is working with her producer partner, Kristin Hahn, and has been hired by 20th Century Studios through their Echo Films company to do so.
There’s not much more information on the film at this time, including who will be cast in the movie, the director, as well as plot details. In addition to Hahn and Aniston, Diablo Cody is the only other name currently linked to the project, and as per reports, is working on the latest script draft.
“9 To 5” Was Legendary For It’s Time
The original 9 to 5 centered around three women who worked in a corporate office, reporting to the same boss.
The movie starred Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda as the three female employees answering to their egotistical, sexist, lying, bigot boss, played by actor Dabney Coleman.
There’s not much more information on the film at this time, including who will be cast in the movie, the director, as well as plot details. In addition to Hahn and Aniston, Diablo Cody is the only other name currently linked to the project, and as per reports, is working on the latest script draft.
“9 To 5” Was Legendary For It’s Time
The original 9 to 5 centered around three women who worked in a corporate office, reporting to the same boss.
The movie starred Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda as the three female employees answering to their egotistical, sexist, lying, bigot boss, played by actor Dabney Coleman.
- 5/1/2024
- by Dorathy Gass
- Celebrating The Soaps
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are basically a package deal at this point. But, it wasn’t that long ago that Taylor Swift was dating Joe Alwyn.
He obviously didn’t photograph as well as Kelce or come with as much fanfare, but Taylor and Joe were together for six years before the celeb couple officially split.
Joe Alwyn’s name has been in the news a lot since Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift stepped out together and went on their romantic Superbowl tour. It’s believed that a lot of Taylor’s new songs were inspired by her relationship with Joe Alwyn. So, it makes sense that her fans are dissecting the lyrics and reanalyzing Joe and Taylor’s relationship.
Joe Alwyn – Moved On
Taylor Swift’s ex has always been very lowkey, he may not be frolicking around Coachella with anyone on his arm, but his pals say...
He obviously didn’t photograph as well as Kelce or come with as much fanfare, but Taylor and Joe were together for six years before the celeb couple officially split.
Joe Alwyn’s name has been in the news a lot since Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift stepped out together and went on their romantic Superbowl tour. It’s believed that a lot of Taylor’s new songs were inspired by her relationship with Joe Alwyn. So, it makes sense that her fans are dissecting the lyrics and reanalyzing Joe and Taylor’s relationship.
Joe Alwyn – Moved On
Taylor Swift’s ex has always been very lowkey, he may not be frolicking around Coachella with anyone on his arm, but his pals say...
- 5/1/2024
- by Amanda Austin
- Celebrating The Soaps
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are doing better than ever, and they celebrated each other’s huge wins in 2024. While Kelce’s football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, won the Super Bowl Lviii, Swift released her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, which instantly topped the chart. Here’s what Kelse awarded Swift to celebrate the release.
Travis Kelce sent Taylor Swift $27,000 in gifts following ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ release
Travis Kelce isn’t shy about showering Taylor Swift with gifts. After the release of The Tortured Poets Department on April 19, 2024, Kelce wanted to show Swift how much he supported her new work. He gave her $27,000 worth of gifts.
So, what did Kelce give his girlfriend? A source told The Sun that Swift received an 18k rose gold bangle bracelet worth $5,600 and hoop earrings from jeweler De Beers worth $4,800. He also bought Swift a black calfskin Chanel dress worth $9,100.
Jewels aside,...
Travis Kelce sent Taylor Swift $27,000 in gifts following ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ release
Travis Kelce isn’t shy about showering Taylor Swift with gifts. After the release of The Tortured Poets Department on April 19, 2024, Kelce wanted to show Swift how much he supported her new work. He gave her $27,000 worth of gifts.
So, what did Kelce give his girlfriend? A source told The Sun that Swift received an 18k rose gold bangle bracelet worth $5,600 and hoop earrings from jeweler De Beers worth $4,800. He also bought Swift a black calfskin Chanel dress worth $9,100.
Jewels aside,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Front: I Saw The TV Glow (A24); Back: Unfrosted (John P. Johnson/Netflix)Graphic: The A.V. Club
Films releases have been, let’s say, uneven in 2024: we’re finally seeing premieres for movies delayed by Covid, the writers’ strike, and the actors’ strike, in addition to whatever else the...
Films releases have been, let’s say, uneven in 2024: we’re finally seeing premieres for movies delayed by Covid, the writers’ strike, and the actors’ strike, in addition to whatever else the...
- 4/29/2024
- by Jen Lennon, Jacob Oller, Saloni Gajjar, Mary Kate Carr, Emma Keates, Matt Schimkowitz, Cindy White, and Drew Gillis
- avclub.com
Taylor Swift has been basking in the success of her latest album The Tortured Poets Department. The pop star has been having a dream run as one of the biggest singer-songwriters in the world as she continues her Eras Tour. Her concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour also became the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
Swift seems to also be moving ahead in the relationship department as her beau Travis Kelce reportedly called her his ‘significant other’ at an event. The couple, who have been together since September 2023, reportedly attended the Mahomes Foundation’s Gala auction. Swift reportedly auctioned four tickets for her Eras Tour.
Travis Kelce Calls Taylor Swift His ‘Significant Other’ Taylor Swift in the music video for Fortnight
Taylor Swift has always had millions of eyes on her relationship status and her love life has always been publicized. The pop star also speaks cryptically about...
Swift seems to also be moving ahead in the relationship department as her beau Travis Kelce reportedly called her his ‘significant other’ at an event. The couple, who have been together since September 2023, reportedly attended the Mahomes Foundation’s Gala auction. Swift reportedly auctioned four tickets for her Eras Tour.
Travis Kelce Calls Taylor Swift His ‘Significant Other’ Taylor Swift in the music video for Fortnight
Taylor Swift has always had millions of eyes on her relationship status and her love life has always been publicized. The pop star also speaks cryptically about...
- 4/28/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
An insider provided an update on where Taylor Swift stands with Joe Alwyn after the release of her new album The Tortured Poets Department.
The 34-year-old pop star and 33-year-old actor dated for six years before separating in April 2023. There was speculation that a good deal of Taylor‘s new album would address their split.
While that was not necessarily the case, she appeared to reference their time together a few times across the lengthy tracklist.
Did Taylor touch base with Joe about the project? A source weighed in.
Keep reading to find out more…
By the sounds of it, Joe did not get a heads up before the album arrived.
“Taylor and Joe are not in touch at this point, but they try to be respectful of one another,” the insider spilled to Et.
They continued, noting that Taylor is “happier than ever in her relationship” with Travis Kelce.
The 34-year-old pop star and 33-year-old actor dated for six years before separating in April 2023. There was speculation that a good deal of Taylor‘s new album would address their split.
While that was not necessarily the case, she appeared to reference their time together a few times across the lengthy tracklist.
Did Taylor touch base with Joe about the project? A source weighed in.
Keep reading to find out more…
By the sounds of it, Joe did not get a heads up before the album arrived.
“Taylor and Joe are not in touch at this point, but they try to be respectful of one another,” the insider spilled to Et.
They continued, noting that Taylor is “happier than ever in her relationship” with Travis Kelce.
- 4/28/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Taylor Swift has broken yet another record with her latest album The Tortured Poets Department.
Since the album was released a week ago, it has topped the UK’s music chart with the biggest first-week sales in seven years.
The BBC reports that the 31-track double album shifted 270,000 UK chart units in seven days, beating Swift’s previous best of 204,000 for her 2022 album Midnights.
Swift now matches Madonna as the female artist with the most ever UK number one albums. Both have 12 to their name, as does Bruce Springsteen. Only The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams and Elvis Presley have more.
Swift has broken other records with this album. By the end of launch day, it had become Spotify’s most streamed album ever in a single day, and five days later had been streamed a billion times,...
Since the album was released a week ago, it has topped the UK’s music chart with the biggest first-week sales in seven years.
The BBC reports that the 31-track double album shifted 270,000 UK chart units in seven days, beating Swift’s previous best of 204,000 for her 2022 album Midnights.
Swift now matches Madonna as the female artist with the most ever UK number one albums. Both have 12 to their name, as does Bruce Springsteen. Only The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams and Elvis Presley have more.
Swift has broken other records with this album. By the end of launch day, it had become Spotify’s most streamed album ever in a single day, and five days later had been streamed a billion times,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift is singing about her broken heart on the new album The Tortured Poets Department, including how she’s not letting her sadness bring her down.
The song “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” is an upbeat track that seemingly shows how Taylor was able to continue her life after a breakup without letting anything stop her.
Taylor sings in the chorus, “I’m so depressed, I act like it’s my birthday every day / I’m so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague / I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it’s an art / You know you’re good when you can even do it with a broken heart.”
So what’s the song really about?
Keep reading to find out more…
Fans think that Taylor is referring to her breakup with Joe Alwyn and how she continued with her...
The song “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” is an upbeat track that seemingly shows how Taylor was able to continue her life after a breakup without letting anything stop her.
Taylor sings in the chorus, “I’m so depressed, I act like it’s my birthday every day / I’m so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague / I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it’s an art / You know you’re good when you can even do it with a broken heart.”
So what’s the song really about?
Keep reading to find out more…
Fans think that Taylor is referring to her breakup with Joe Alwyn and how she continued with her...
- 4/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“loml” is one of the songs on Taylor Swift‘s latest album The Tortured Poets Department and the title is an acronym for “love of my life.”
The 34-year-old singer gives fans a devastating look at her former relationship in this track and fans think that she’s alluding to her Joe Alwyn breakup.
“If you know it in one glimpse, it’s legendary / You and I go from one kiss to getting married / Still alivе, killing time at the cemеtery / Never quite buried / In your suit and tie, in the nick of time / You low-down boy, you stand-up guy / You Holy Ghost, you told me I’m the love of your life / You said I’m the love of your life / About a million times,” Taylor sings in the chorus.
While Taylor sings about her ex telling her she’s the love of his life, by the end of the song,...
The 34-year-old singer gives fans a devastating look at her former relationship in this track and fans think that she’s alluding to her Joe Alwyn breakup.
“If you know it in one glimpse, it’s legendary / You and I go from one kiss to getting married / Still alivе, killing time at the cemеtery / Never quite buried / In your suit and tie, in the nick of time / You low-down boy, you stand-up guy / You Holy Ghost, you told me I’m the love of your life / You said I’m the love of your life / About a million times,” Taylor sings in the chorus.
While Taylor sings about her ex telling her she’s the love of his life, by the end of the song,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The fifth track on all of Taylor Swift‘s albums are some of the most buzzed-about songs of her career as fans know they’re always the most devastating ones.
“So Long, London” is the fifth track on her latest album The Tortured Poets Department and most fans probably can figure out the inspiration from the title.
Taylor previously was in a six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn and they spent lots of time together in London thanks to his English background.
“And you say I abandoned the ship / But I was going down with it / My white-knuckle dying grip / Holding tight to your quiet resentment,” Taylor sings in the bridge.
Keep reading to find out more…
Taylor seems to be saying goodbye to the life she had in London when she was with Joe.
“I’m just mad as hell ’cause I loved this place,” she sings at the end of the third verse.
“So Long, London” is the fifth track on her latest album The Tortured Poets Department and most fans probably can figure out the inspiration from the title.
Taylor previously was in a six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn and they spent lots of time together in London thanks to his English background.
“And you say I abandoned the ship / But I was going down with it / My white-knuckle dying grip / Holding tight to your quiet resentment,” Taylor sings in the bridge.
Keep reading to find out more…
Taylor seems to be saying goodbye to the life she had in London when she was with Joe.
“I’m just mad as hell ’cause I loved this place,” she sings at the end of the third verse.
- 4/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Joe Alwyn may just be Taylor Swift‘s most private relationship to date. Even when they broke up fans were hopelessly blind trying to piece together what went wrong in what appeared to be, by all accounts, a very happy and healthy relationship for the global superstar.
In fact, Joe Alwyn was also Taylor’s longest relationship. So when news surfaced that they’d broken up as she embarked on her Eras tour, fans naturally opposed this, calling said source or sources liars.
At the time, many swifties stood their ground, insisting that absolutely nothing has gone wrong with their favorite couple. But alas, it has.
And while Taylor’s romance with The Chief’s quarterback Travis Kelce is blossoming beautifully, fans can’t help but wonder what went wrong between her and Joe. We may never know, but Joe’s reportedly happy he’s removed himself from that narrative.
In fact, Joe Alwyn was also Taylor’s longest relationship. So when news surfaced that they’d broken up as she embarked on her Eras tour, fans naturally opposed this, calling said source or sources liars.
At the time, many swifties stood their ground, insisting that absolutely nothing has gone wrong with their favorite couple. But alas, it has.
And while Taylor’s romance with The Chief’s quarterback Travis Kelce is blossoming beautifully, fans can’t help but wonder what went wrong between her and Joe. We may never know, but Joe’s reportedly happy he’s removed himself from that narrative.
- 4/24/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
Ever since The Tortured Poets Department was released last week, Taylor Swift‘s fans have been trying to decode the meanings behind the songs.
Well, one song in particular, “The Black Dog,” has gotten some attention.
“And so I watch as you walk – into some bar called The Black Dog – and pierce new holes in my heart,” Taylor sings on the album. Well, there is a pub in London, England called The Black Dog and fans believe the song could be a reference that exact location, and possibly somewhere Joe Alwyn frequents.
Keep reading to find out more…
The owner of the pub, Lily Bottomley, was tracked down and asked if Joe visits The Black Dog.
Lily didn’t outright confirm it, but she did hint that Joe might be a guest at the pub on occasion. She shared with Sky News, “I don’t want to give too much away.
Well, one song in particular, “The Black Dog,” has gotten some attention.
“And so I watch as you walk – into some bar called The Black Dog – and pierce new holes in my heart,” Taylor sings on the album. Well, there is a pub in London, England called The Black Dog and fans believe the song could be a reference that exact location, and possibly somewhere Joe Alwyn frequents.
Keep reading to find out more…
The owner of the pub, Lily Bottomley, was tracked down and asked if Joe visits The Black Dog.
Lily didn’t outright confirm it, but she did hint that Joe might be a guest at the pub on occasion. She shared with Sky News, “I don’t want to give too much away.
- 4/24/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been dating since September 2023, and fans hope to see their relationship progress even more as time passes. Swift and Kelce looked extremely close at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in April 2024. Could an engagement be on the horizon? Here’s what bookmakers predicted.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have a 75% chance of announcing an engagement before the end of 2024, bookmakers predict
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven’t spoken to the public about a possible engagement and future wedding, but fans look forward to the possibility. Swift and Kelce grew their relationship privately before showing off their romance to the public. Now, they seem closer than ever.
According to Olbg, bookmakers predict that Swift and Kelce will announce an engagement by Sept. 5, 2024. The NFL season kicks off on this day. The bookmakers believe that there’s a 75% chance that Swift and Kelce will...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have a 75% chance of announcing an engagement before the end of 2024, bookmakers predict
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven’t spoken to the public about a possible engagement and future wedding, but fans look forward to the possibility. Swift and Kelce grew their relationship privately before showing off their romance to the public. Now, they seem closer than ever.
According to Olbg, bookmakers predict that Swift and Kelce will announce an engagement by Sept. 5, 2024. The NFL season kicks off on this day. The bookmakers believe that there’s a 75% chance that Swift and Kelce will...
- 4/23/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Taylor Swift recently dropped the music video for her unlikely collaboration with Post Malone, and listeners can’t get enough of it. On paper, these two don’t exactly mesh, yet somehow, they found a way to blend their styles in the new song, called Fortnight. What else do we know about their friendship outside of the studio?
Taylor Swift Just Dropped A New Album
Taylor Swift just dropped her eleventh studio album, called The Tortured Poets Department. Swift is one of the biggest artists and one of the most recognized names on the planet. With her dropping a new record, this is always big news, offering fans plenty to dig into.
As soon as the record dropped, Taylor Swift fans went hunting for Easter eggs on the record. Swift has been known to draw a good chunk of songwriting inspiration from her failed relationships in the past. So, not surprisingly,...
Taylor Swift Just Dropped A New Album
Taylor Swift just dropped her eleventh studio album, called The Tortured Poets Department. Swift is one of the biggest artists and one of the most recognized names on the planet. With her dropping a new record, this is always big news, offering fans plenty to dig into.
As soon as the record dropped, Taylor Swift fans went hunting for Easter eggs on the record. Swift has been known to draw a good chunk of songwriting inspiration from her failed relationships in the past. So, not surprisingly,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Evan Morgan
- TV Shows Ace
Taylor Swift revealed that she’s still hung up on Matty Healy. The singer had a fling with The 1975 frontman after her split from actor Joe Alwyn. The two exchanged “I love yous” at their respective concerts. It was a whirlwind romance for the singer and she’s upset that Swifties ruined it for her. Keep on reading to learn more.
Taylor Swift’s – New Album Comes Out
On Friday, April 19, Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department dropped. The project addresses the demise of her relationship with Joe Alwyn. She also sings about her new relationship with Travis Kelce.
On Thursday, the lead single from the album dropped featuring Post Malone. Swift shared a clip from the music video just hours later. The music video will premiere on Friday at 8:00 p.m. Et. The single titled “Fortnight” will address the end of her six-year relationship with the British actor.
Taylor Swift’s – New Album Comes Out
On Friday, April 19, Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department dropped. The project addresses the demise of her relationship with Joe Alwyn. She also sings about her new relationship with Travis Kelce.
On Thursday, the lead single from the album dropped featuring Post Malone. Swift shared a clip from the music video just hours later. The music video will premiere on Friday at 8:00 p.m. Et. The single titled “Fortnight” will address the end of her six-year relationship with the British actor.
- 4/21/2024
- by Chanel D. Adams
- Celebrating The Soaps
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department Sets A New Record In Terms Of Album Sells(Photo Credit –Instagram)
Taylor Swift recently released her 11th Studio Album, The Tortured Poets Department, on Friday, April 19. It has already surpassed Swift’s most significant sales, as per recent records. After creating Spotify history, the album has made a record in terms of sales. The album has 31 songs, and it crossed a million units in the week. It was her own album. Scroll below for more.
The songstress announced the album in February during the Grammys. She surprised the fans by dropping the album on Friday. She doubled the excitement by dropping another set of songs that day and revealing it was a secret double album. The anticipated album has a total of 31 songs. Needless to say, as soon as the songstress dropped the album, people started guessing who the lyrics were aimed at.
Taylor Swift recently released her 11th Studio Album, The Tortured Poets Department, on Friday, April 19. It has already surpassed Swift’s most significant sales, as per recent records. After creating Spotify history, the album has made a record in terms of sales. The album has 31 songs, and it crossed a million units in the week. It was her own album. Scroll below for more.
The songstress announced the album in February during the Grammys. She surprised the fans by dropping the album on Friday. She doubled the excitement by dropping another set of songs that day and revealing it was a secret double album. The anticipated album has a total of 31 songs. Needless to say, as soon as the songstress dropped the album, people started guessing who the lyrics were aimed at.
- 4/21/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Taylor Swift, the iconic singer-songwriter, dropped her 11th studio album on 19th April called The Tortured Poets Department. With millions of Swifties going crazy all over the world, speculations and rumors have already started about the album’s songs and, more importantly, its lyrics.
With Swift often dissing her ex-boyfriends in her songs, people wondered who the shots were taken at this time. Surprisingly, these digs were not at her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, but allegedly, another boyfriend whose wife is also a Swiftie!
Taylor Swift in a still from The Eras Tour (2023) Taylor Swift Has Reportedly Forgiven Joe Alwyn!
With the release of The Tortured Poets Department and Post Malone opening the album with Swift, millions of fans rushed to their streaming sites and listened to the album. Breaking multiple records within hours of its release, the album has mostly received positive reviews.
Taylor Swift and Post Malone in a...
With Swift often dissing her ex-boyfriends in her songs, people wondered who the shots were taken at this time. Surprisingly, these digs were not at her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, but allegedly, another boyfriend whose wife is also a Swiftie!
Taylor Swift in a still from The Eras Tour (2023) Taylor Swift Has Reportedly Forgiven Joe Alwyn!
With the release of The Tortured Poets Department and Post Malone opening the album with Swift, millions of fans rushed to their streaming sites and listened to the album. Breaking multiple records within hours of its release, the album has mostly received positive reviews.
Taylor Swift and Post Malone in a...
- 4/21/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Matty Healy’s Aunt Gives Insight To His Feelings About Taylor Swift’s New Album(Photo Credit –Instagram/Wikimedia)
Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, dropped on Friday, and it is all that the internet could talk about. While fans are speculating which songs are about whom, Taylor’s alleged ex, Matty Healy’s aunt, has shared his reaction and an update on Healy’s personal life. Scroll below to get all the deets.
Last year, after Taylor broke up with Joe Alwyn after being together for six years. She was briefly linked with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, but it vanished into thin air soon. Swift moved on from him and found her love in the athlete, Travis Kelce. The couple is swooning the internet with their PDAs and date nights. Meanwhile, at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February this year, Taylor announced the album after...
Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, dropped on Friday, and it is all that the internet could talk about. While fans are speculating which songs are about whom, Taylor’s alleged ex, Matty Healy’s aunt, has shared his reaction and an update on Healy’s personal life. Scroll below to get all the deets.
Last year, after Taylor broke up with Joe Alwyn after being together for six years. She was briefly linked with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, but it vanished into thin air soon. Swift moved on from him and found her love in the athlete, Travis Kelce. The couple is swooning the internet with their PDAs and date nights. Meanwhile, at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February this year, Taylor announced the album after...
- 4/21/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
'So High School' Lyrics: Taylor Swift's Hidden Message Seemingly Confirms Song Is About Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift has a new song called “So High School” on her album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology and fans think it’s about Travis Kelce.
The 34-year-old singer basically confirmed the fan theories through a hidden message in the lyric video for the song.
The song is about the giddy feelings that come with new love and feeling like you’re back in high school.
“I feel so high school every time I look at you / I wanna find you in a crowd just to hide from you,” Taylor sings to begin the song.
Keep reading to find out more…
One lyric that seemingly references Travis is when she sings, “Are you gonna marry, kiss or kill me? / It’s just a game, but really / I’m bettin’ on all three for us two.”
If you didn’t know, many years before Taylor and Travis met, he played a game of “marry,...
The 34-year-old singer basically confirmed the fan theories through a hidden message in the lyric video for the song.
The song is about the giddy feelings that come with new love and feeling like you’re back in high school.
“I feel so high school every time I look at you / I wanna find you in a crowd just to hide from you,” Taylor sings to begin the song.
Keep reading to find out more…
One lyric that seemingly references Travis is when she sings, “Are you gonna marry, kiss or kill me? / It’s just a game, but really / I’m bettin’ on all three for us two.”
If you didn’t know, many years before Taylor and Travis met, he played a game of “marry,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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