‘Lady in the Lake’ Ending Explained: Who Killed Cleo Johnson?
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‘Lady in the Lake’ Ending Explained: Who Killed Cleo Johnson?

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Lady in the Lake is the story of one woman’s quest to solve two murders — and another woman’s journey to becoming one of the victims. It’s also the story of the different kinds of external prejudice and internal strife experienced by two minority communities in Baltimore, Black people and…

Natalie Portman Talks Mentorship and Memes at the Cannes Film Festival

Natalie Portman Talks Mentorship and Memes at the Cannes Film Festival

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Work can be stressful for everyone—even Natalie Portman. Never mind that the actress and producer is a certified badass who has fought sexism and space invaders, earned a STEM degree from Harvard, and—perhaps toughest of all—danced for hours in pointe shoes while wearing some very bold eyeliner. All that said,…

Opera ‘Carmen’ will be remade as a film — inside the dance-fueled changes
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Opera ‘Carmen’ will be remade as a film — inside the dance-fueled changes

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Bizet’s “Carmen.” The 19th century’s political unrest, social class, power struggle, murder, scandal, gender, race, now fits our 2lst century. Result? Rejiggering the opera as a film. Director’s Benjamin Millepied — choreographer, plus husband of Oscar winner Natalie Portman who played a ballerina in “Black Swan.” Tall, handsome, French, his sneakers were spotless. “My…

Thor: Love and Thunder: Natalie Portman Says ‘Whole Sequences, Planets, and Characters’ Cut

Thor: Love and Thunder: Natalie Portman Says ‘Whole Sequences, Planets, and Characters’ Cut

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Natalie Portman has revealed that Thor: Love and Thunder — the new Marvel movie out now — leaves out “whole sequences, planets, and characters”. This includes some emotional scenes between Chris Hemsworth’s titular superhero and his astrophysicist former girlfriend Jane Foster, played by Portman. In a new interview, the actress…