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Los Angeles Times
34 minutes ago
- Los Angeles Times
The director behind Glambot explains why the red carpet mainstay still matters
Jackie Chan wielding panda bear plushies at the 89th Academy Awards. Brad Pitt serving duck face at the 92nd. Anya Taylor-Joy's otherworldly hair flip just last year. These are some of the most iconic Glambot videos shot by director Cole Walliser, who has been operating E!'s high-speed red carpet camera, a staple of awards season, since 2016. It was a much different entertainment landscape then, before #MeToo and #AskHerMore, the latter of which Walliser says he's inoculated from by virtue of the slo-mo clips the Glambot generates. 'For better or worse, it doesn't allow me to ask more!' he chuckles from his Venice Beach office six weeks out from this year's Emmys, which will be Walliser's 10th, though he admits he's ignorant of the nominees. 'I try to stay tuned out to who's nominated and who's coming because I don't want to get nervous,' he tells The Envelope. Walliser, whose résumé includes music videos for Pink, Katy Perry and Tinashe and commercials for CoverGirl cosmetics, saw early on with Glambot that celebrity culture was poised to break out beyond red carpet telecasts and tabloid magazines: 'If I look forward five years, what's the climate going to be?' he recalls thinking. 'It was very clear that it was going to be more on socials. So I thought, 'If I start now I can be [ahead] of the curve.'' Nor is he concerned about the growing presence of influencers in the awards space, whether in the form of now-regular campaign stops like 'Hot Ones' and 'Chicken Shop Date' to the red carpet itself. After all, Glambot is the ultimate short-form content, coming in at one second apiece, and helped pave the way for such successors. 'Part of what people gravitate to with the Glambot is the candid [nature of it],' Walliser says. 'There's a barrier that is broken down that people seem to enjoy.' It took him a few years to arrive at the synergy between slow-motion clips and behind-the-scenes content that gives the Glambot a second life on social media during the six months outside of the awards season churn. 'It happened organically,' Walliser says, when he asked his assistant to be prepared to take a photo of him and Chan, whom Walliser grew up watching in Vancouver, if the opportunity arose. Ultimately, 'it didn't feel right, so I didn't ask for a picture.' But unknown to Walliser, his assistant had been surreptitiously filming footage of Walliser directing Chan. He asked her to do it a few more times with other big celebrities. 'Seeing how it works in real time was kind of interesting, so I cut it together and put it [online]. 'It wasn't until the 2020 awards season that I really dialed into what the behind-the-scenes content would be,' he continues. 'Then the pandemic hit, so I was at home editing my footage and putting it on socials, and that's when it exploded.' Now the rise of TikTok and influencers has changed celebrities' relationship with social media and the entertainment ecosystem at large. The Glambot remains, but it jostles for red carpet real estate alongside streamers and indeed celebs themselves, revealing their looks on Instagram or filming 'Get Ready With Me' videos for fashion glossies like 'Vogue' and 'Elle.' Does Walliser think the Glambot will go the way of 'E! News'? 'Until celebrities are doing their at-home Glambots as good as I am on the red carpet, there's still job security!' he says with a laugh. Still, the collaboration function on Instagram has been a godsend. 'There was a switch when [celebrities] started going, 'How do I get this? I want to post it.'' Walliser's employer's flagship pop culture program was canceled last month after 32 years on the air, which he calls an 'entertainment tragedy.' But whether exemplified by media companies' pivot to video, then back to print, then back to video again, or broadcasting conglomerates' mergers and spin-offs, Walliser believes the show, or at least the service it performs, could make a comeback. 'I think at some point we're going to revalue these information curators that we trust and love because there's too much content to do it on our own,' he says. In the meantime, Walliser exudes serenity as he warms up for the Emmys before the hectic triple whammy of the Golden Globes, the Grammys and the Academy Awards in the new year: 'I don't have a life until after the Oscars.' Until then, he'll be hoping to capture the bold-faced names who've so far eluded the Glambot, including Rihanna, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper and Beyoncé. There's always a chance — Bey's Christmas Day NFL halftime performance is nominated for four Emmys. Although Walliser doesn't know that.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Guy Pearce Pays Tribute to ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' Co-Star Terence Stamp: ‘You Were a True Inspiration, Both in and Out of Heels'
Guy Pearce is paying tribute to Terence Stamp. In a post on X, Pearce called his 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' co-star a 'true inspiration.' Stamp died on Sunday at 87 years old. More from Variety Terence Stamp, General Zod in 'Superman' Films, Dies at 87 'Inside' Review: Guy Pearce and Cosmo Jarvis Are Inmates in an Offbeat Aussie Prison Drama Mark Ruffalo, Guy Pearce, Melissa Barrera and Ralph Fiennes Among 350+ Figures to Sign Letter About Killing of Palestinian Protagonist of Cannes-Bound Doc: 'We Are Ashamed' of Industry 'Passivity' (EXCLUSIVE) 'Fairwell dear Tel,' Pearce wrote. 'You were a true inspiration, both in & out of heels. We'll always have Kings Canyon, Kings road & F'ing ABBA. Wishing you well on your way 'Ralph'! xxxx.' Stephan Elliot's 1994 road film, starring Hugo Weaving, Pearce and Stamp, followed two drag performers and a transgender woman as they drove across the desert to tour their cabaret show. The film was a stark divergence from Stamp's previous work. Roger Ebert said at the time of the film's release, 'At the beginning of the film we're distracted by the unexpected sight of Terence Stamp in drag, but Stamp is able to bring a convincing humanity to the character.' Following his death, Stamp's family issued the following statement to Reuters: 'He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come.' The English-born Stamp got his break playing the titular sailor in the 1962 film 'Billy Budd.' The role earned him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. More recently, Stamp appeared in 'The Art of the Steal' in 2013 and Tim Burton's 2014 film 'Big Eyes.' He also made a brief cameo in Edgar Wright's 2021 thriller 'Last Night in Soho.' Stamp was most widely known for playing General Zod in the original 'Superman' films. He first appeared as the evil Kryptonian briefly in 1977's 'Superman' before he was brought back for the 1980 sequel as the headlining villain. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in August 2025 What's Coming to Netflix in August 2025
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Yahoo
Conan O'Brien says late-night TV will 'disappear' after Colbert cancellation
Conan O'Brien isn't optimistic about the future of late-night TV as we know it. During a speech at the Television Academy Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 16, the comedian predicted the current late-night television format will go away, but stressed that the comics who host those shows still have a bright future in the industry. "Late-night television, as we have known it since around 1950, is going to disappear," O'Brien said. "But those voices are not going anywhere. People like Stephen Colbert are too talented, and too essential, to go away. It's not going to happen. He's not going anywhere. Stephen is going to evolve and shine brighter than ever in a new format that he controls completely." Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox O'Brien's comments came about a month after CBS announced its shock cancellation of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," which the network described as "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." The move sparked speculation that Colbert's fellow late-night hosts could also be on the chopping block, though no other network has followed CBS' lead since then. After the "Late Show" cancellation, some suggested Colbert could move into podcasting, pointing to O'Brien as a successful example of that pivot. After almost three decades hosting various late-night shows, O'Brien left the format in 2021 with the end of TBS' "Conan" but has stayed active as host of his podcast "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend." He also stars in the HBO Max travel show "Conan O'Brien Must Go" and hosted the Academy Awards in 2025, with plans to return in the role in 2026. Stephen Colbert is out at CBS. Is all of late-night TV officially doomed? While being inducted into the Hall of Fame, O'Brien joked in his speech, "For those of you under 40, late-night television was a service designed to distract college students until science could perfect the internet and online pornography." Joking aside, the former "Late Night" host shared a positive message in the face of changes in the television landscape. "We're having this event now in a time when there's a lot of fear about the future of television, and rightfully so," he said. "The life we've all known for almost 80 years is undergoing seismic change. But, this might just be my nature, I choose not to mourn what is lost because I think, in the most essential way, what we have is not changing at all." He added, "Streaming changes the pipeline, but the connection, the talent, the ideas that come into our homes? I think it's as potent as ever." 'I would worry about myself': Seth Meyers reveals concern about his show being canceled "Late Night" host Seth Meyers recently shared his concerns about the future of late-night TV in an interview on the "Armchair Expert" podcast, which was recorded before the Colbert cancellation. "I shifted from fearing that I wouldn't be good enough, and now, my fear is weirdly more outside of my control, which is at some point, the ecosystem might not support it," Meyers said. "I guess that's better than thinking it's your fault, but it is weird to not feel any control over it." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Conan O'Brien expects end of late-night TV after Colbert canceled