Sophia Loren transformed from glam star to great actor in Vittorio De Sica’s Two Women
You could say the reason glamorous stars de-glam themselves is because nobody takes them seriously. It’s only when Sophia Loren plays Cesira in Two Women that we sit up and say, “Oh wow, what a performance!”
Emergence of the female action star allows women to reclaim their bodies, powers, and roles
With films like Atomic Blonde, The Old Guard, Wonder Woman, Black Widow, there's a crucial emergence of action woman, highlighting women who take up space, swagger and sometimes wildly crash
Exploring Comic-Con at Home, and thoughts on fandom, democratisation, and virtual communion
A virtual Comic-Con showed even in times when entertainment industries and conventions are threatened, fandom will continue to thrive and drive the culture.
Warrior Nun, The Old Guard and the (much-needed) evolution of the 'strong woman' trope in Hollywood
Warrior Nun represents a new direction for Hollywood’s female superheroes, alongside Gina Price-Bythewood’s The Old Guard, Captain Marvel and Salim Akil’s CW show Black Lightning.
Charlize Theron reveals she had to undergo longer physical training than her male co-stars for The Italian Job
Charlize Theron starred with Mark Wahlberg, Jason Statham, Edward Norton and Donald Sutherland in The Italian Job.
The pleasure of watching Charlize Theron pack a punch: How The Old Guard actor emerged a bonafide action star
Watching Charlize Theron fight has become one of the singular pleasures of contemporary cinema, like watching Judy Garland sing or Charlie Chaplin pantomime.
With The Old Guard, Gina Prince-Bythewood sets a great example for women directors breaking into the action genre
The Old Guard director Gina Prince-Bythewood revealed Skydance approached her after Patty Jenkins delivered a blockbuster in Wonder Woman.
The Old Guard director Gina Prince-Bythewood talks about becoming first Black woman to make a comic book movie
Gina Prince-Bythewood discusses getting a free hand from Netflix for directing a hugely mounted action film like The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron.
The Friday List: From a workshop on writing personal histories to solving a murder mystery, your weekly calendar of virtual events
Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.
The Old Guard movie review: Charlize Theron's Netflix film about ageless warriors gets old real fast
The Old Guard fails to capture the appeal the comic had for readers to the uninitiated viewers.
Charlize Theron recounts growing up in Apartheid South Africa, hopes her Black daughters are represented in Hollywood
Charlize Theron says she carries a 'tremendous amount of guilt' for being a part of a system that benefited her as a white person in South Africa.
George Miller's upcoming Mad Max film to be a Furiosa prequel, will not feature Charlize Theron, confirms director
George Miller said that he had initially considered de-aging Charlize Theron for the Mad Max film but abandoned the idea later
Charlize Theron's Netflix film The Old Guard to premiere on 10 July; actress unveils first look images
Besides Charlize Theron, The Old Guard also features Kiki Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Charlize Theron launches Together For Her initiative to fight domestic violence escalated by pandemic
Charlize Theron's organisation announced that in the wake of the coronavirus, it would donate $500,000 to domestic violence shelters and programs fighting gender-based violence
Bombshell's narratives depicts a confused feminism, Hollywood's lukewarm attempt to represent #MeToo movement
Bombshell has been described as the “first” #MeToo film, and the “definitive” film about the #MeToo movement – and there is much to admire about a group of women who take on a workplace riddled with sexual harassment, and win. Yet the film appears to view the women’s political ideologies and their fight against sexism as separate issues.
Oscars 2020: A critical deconstruction of the acting category — who was nominated, and who should have been
You usually know what to expect in a given year of Oscars: ten of this year’s twenty acting nominations are for playing real life people; ten are also for play artists or performers of some sort; fifteen are for acting in heavily costumed period dramas.
Oscars 2020: Cynthia Erivo says it's saddening to be only woman of colour nominated for best actress
For the best actress Oscar trophy, Cynthia Erivo will go up against Scarlett Johansson, Renee Zellweger, Charlize Theron, and Saoirse Ronan.
Fast & Furious 9 trailer charts rivalry between brothers, played by Vin Diesel, John Cena; film to release on 22 May
In the trailer of Fast & Furious 9, Jakob, a 'master thief and an assassin,' is tasked by cyber-terrorist Cipher to murder his brother Dominic.
Fast & Furious 9 teaser: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez return for a new instalment of action entertainer
Charlize Theron, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Nathalie Emmanuel and Helen Mirren will reprise their roles in Fast & Furious 9
Oscars 2020 nominations: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Laura Dern, Joaquin Phoenix are top contenders
The Oscar nominations will be announced by John Cho and Issa Rae on 13 January.