Rachel Weisz

From 007 to Macbeth: Daniel Craig plots return to Broadway

By MARK KENNEDYSeptember 29, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off his turn as James Bond, Daniel Craig has his next project lined up and its also got plenty of blood being spilled.

Craig will return to Broadway in 2022 as Macbeth in a revival of Williams Shakespeare's tragedy, with Ruth Negga making her Broadway debut playing Lady Macbeth.

New this week: ‘Black Widow,’ Jakob Dylan and ‘Gossip Girl’

By The Associated PressJuly 5, 2021 GMT

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

MOVIES

— It’s not free, but Marvel’s long-awaited “Black Widow” standalone comes to Disney+ on Friday for a $29.99 rental (it’s debuting simultaneously in theaters nationwide).

Blu-ray reviews: ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Widows’

Joseph Szadkowski The Washington TimesMarch 22, 2019 GMT

Here's a look at a pair of recently released movies on Blu-ray featuring strong female lead performances.

The Favourite (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, rated R, 119 minutes, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, $34.99) Director Yorgos Lanthimos' lavish period piece that took viewers back to 18th century England and the latter days of an ill Queen Anne's reign makes its debut on the Blu-ray format.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2019 GMT

The Nominees: Amy Adams, "Vice"; Marina de Tavira, "Roma"; Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"; Emma Stone, "The Favourite"; Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite"

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Will Win: Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Emma Stone was slapped ‘for real’ in The Favourite

By CelebretainmentJanuary 15, 2019 GMT

Emma Stone got a real slap in 'The Favourite'.

The 30-year-old actress admitted she and co-star Rachel Weisz had to actually slap each other while filming the black comedy, which is set in the early 18th century and follows two love rivals in the bid to win the heart of Queen Anne, played by Olivia Colman.

List of nominees for 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

December 12, 2018 GMT

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A list of the nominees for the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, announced Wednesday in West Hollywood, California:...

New York Film Festival opens ‘The Favourite’

By JAKE COYLESeptember 28, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — For a festival that prides itself on remaining outside of the fray, the 56th New York Film Festival kicked off with a royal feast of savagery and scheming...