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South China Morning Post
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Who dresses Zendaya, Sebastian Stan, Jill Biden? Stylists on the pressure ahead of Oscars
Once, stylist Bailey Moon was dressing a female client for a major event. Moments before she left her hotel, a piece of tile, used as embellishment, fell off. Advertisement Having handled hundreds of situations like this in his career, Bailey leapt into action with some hot glue. The problem was that, while he succeeded in reattaching it to the dress, he had also accidentally glued himself to the garment, too. And thus he found himself in the sleek town car with the actress, on the way to her engagement, desperately trying to get himself unstuck. Suffice it to say, he managed to disengage from his client's garment before she hit the step and repeat, but he did not relish the moments of mild panic. Sebastian Stan, who plays Donald Trump in The Apprentice, at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards in California. He is often dressed by stylist Michael Fisher. Photo: JB Lacroix/FilmMagic 'My thing is to not have this chaotic atmosphere,' says Moon, who dresses actors like Cristin Milioti , Diane Lane, and the married couple Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector. Advertisement He also works outside the entertainment industry, most notably with Dr Jill Biden – the former first lady of the United States – and other members of the Biden family.
Khaleej Times
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Jesse Eisenberg calls Emma Stone his 'fairy godmother' after Film Independent Spirit Awards 2025 win
Jesse Eisenberg called actress Emma Stone his "fairy godmother" during his acceptance speech for best screenplay at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards, said The Hollywood Reporter. The Social Network actor won the best screenplay award for his film The Real Pain, which starred him and Kieran Kulkin in the lead roles. Emma Stone jointly produced it. At Santa Monica in California on Saturday, the actor said: "I met Emma when we were in Zombieland together in 2009 and since then — I write little magazine articles and little things on McSweeney's, and she's the only person, I'm including my mom here, who would take little screenshots of it over the last 15 years and send me things like, 'This is such a funny line!'" "She was, definitely still [is], the most famous person I know, and yet also the most dedicated to encouraging me as a writer. I think about her not as my producer, but like a fairy godmother, that I am riding the coattails of her goodwill. And I think it's so important that somebody like her, who is so unbelievably successful in all these mainstream movies, people like me and Julio [Torres], and Jane [Schoenbrun], to try to produce art movies with all the goodwill that she's amassed so brightly and observably over the last couple of years. Thanks, Emma." Stone produced the film alongside Eisenberg, Jennifer Semler, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, and Ewa Puszczynska. Eisenberg mentioned Torres and Schoenbrun because Stone produced their projects Fantasma and Problemista, and ' I Saw The TV Glow', respectively, which were also nominated at the Spirit Awards. A Real Pain was also nominated in the best supporting actor category for Kieran Culkin, who plays Eisenberg's cousin in the film. The film was nominated in the best screenplay category alongside Heretic, My Old Ass, A Different Man, and I Saw the TV Glow. Eisenberg is also nominated for best original screenplay at the upcoming 97th Academy Awards.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spirit Awards: Justin Simien Shares Plan for 'Stopping the White Nationalist Coup Taking Over This Country'
Continuing the recent trend of awards shows becoming political again amid Donald Trump's second term, the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards featured a number of political comments from winners on Saturday. Arguably the most pointed remarks aimed at the current administration, which, among other things, has tried to roll back federal diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, came from writer-director Justin Simien. More from The Hollywood Reporter Most Memorable Spirit Awards Moments, From 'Anora' Winning Big to Natasha Rothwell's Emotional Speech Sean Baker Reflects on Current State of Indie Films at Spirit Awards: "The System Has to Change, Because This Is Simply Unsustainable" Spirit Awards: Kieran Culkin Wins for 'A Real Pain' as He Misses Another Awards Show Seemingly surprised to have won for his nonscripted series Hollywood Black, Simien used his time onstage to address what he sees as a 'white nationalist coup taking over this country.' And he suggested that Hollywood Black, an MGM+ docuseries that chronicles Black people's experience in the entertainment industry, might be part of how to fight back. 'If you're serious about stopping the white nationalist coup taking over this country, how about amplifying Black history,' he said. 'Because Black people, we've been in a fascist country this whole time. Maybe start with Hollywood Black.' Simien previously won the best first screenplay Spirit Award for his 2014 feature Dear White People, which was also nominated for best first feature. Earlier in the show, How to Die Alone creator and star Natasha Rothwell, accepting for best ensemble in a new scripted series, expressed her support for the 'trans community under attack right now,' in the wake of Trump's anti-trans executive orders. 'Know that you are not alone,' she said, addressing trans individuals. 'I see you. We all see you. We stand with you. And trans actress Nava Mau, who won for her work in Baby Reindeer, spoke about the importance of labor and solidarity. 'I hope that we can all take into account labor as we move into this next chapter,' she said. 'We don't know what is going to happen, but we do know our power. We do know that we get to decide who we work with; we get to decide what we work on. Even if it doesn't feel that way, we do have all of the power. Because we are the people, and our labor is everything. So please, please, let's stick together. We can do this. We're going to get through it. Thank you so much.' The 40th annual Spirit Awards, hosted by Aidy Bryant, took place at the beach in Santa Monica and streamed live on IMDb and Film Independent's YouTube channels. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2024: Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Olivia Rodrigo and More
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spirit Awards: Jesse Eisenberg Calls ‘A Real Pain' Producer Emma Stone His 'Fairy Godmother'
During his acceptance speech for best screenplay at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards, A Real Pain writer and director Jesse Eisenberg called Emma Stone, a producer on the film, his 'fairy godmother.' 'I met Emma when we were in Zombieland together 2009 and since then — I write little magazine articles and little things on McSweeney's, and she's the only person, I'm including my mom here, who would take little screenshots of it over the last 15 years and send me things like, 'This is such a funny line!'' Eisenberg said onstage, while Stone was in the audience. 'She was, definitely still [is], the most famous person I know, and yet also the most dedicated to encouraging me as a writer. I think about her not as my producer, but like a fairy godmother, that I am riding the coattails of her goodwill. … Thanks, Emma.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Aidy Bryant "Clears the Air" on Whether She "Really Went for It" Kissing Kieran Culkin on 'SNL' During Spirit Awards Monologue 'Nickel Boys,' Jennifer Hudson Top NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors Aidy Bryant Says the 'Anora' Hunks Might Be This Year's Charles Melton Stone produced the film alongside Eisenberg, Jennifer Semler, Ali Herting, Dave McCary and Ewa Puszczynska. A Real Pain was also nominated in the best supporting actor category for Kieran Culkin, who plays Eisenberg's cousin in the film. The film was nominated in the best screenplay category alongside Heretic, My Old Ass, A Different Man and I Saw the TV Glow. Eisenberg is also nominated for best original screenplay at the upcoming 97th Academy Awards. Stone was nominated for other awards at the Spirit Awards as well: She served as a producer on I Saw the TV Glow, nominated in the best feature category, and best new scripted series Fantasmas and best first feature Problemista. The awards are being handed out Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica. See the red carpet arrivals and the list of winners. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The Best Anti-Fascist Films of All Time Dinosaurs, Zombies and More 'Wicked': The Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 From 'A Complete Unknown' to 'Selena' to 'Ray': 33 Notable Music Biopics
