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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Shiloh Jolie stuns with bold choreography at star-studded Hollywood Soiree for Isabel Marant
Shiloh Jolie In a glamorous evening that merged fashion, music and dance, Shiloh Jolie, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, made waves at a stylish dinner party in Los Angeles hosted in honour of French designer Isabel Marant's new capsule collection with Net-A-Porter. Appearing under the name 'Shi,' the star kid showcased her behind-the-scenes creative flair by choreographing an intimate and expressive dance number for performers Keoni Rose and Tako Suzuki. The performance accompanied a live rendition of singer-songwriter Luella's latest single 'Naïve,' adding a sultry and artistic edge to the exclusive celebration. A secretive creative reveal in silver lake According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shiloh made a brief appearance during the cocktail reception before slipping away to prep with her dancers, signalling her focus on the craft rather than the cameras. The night was peppered with familiar faces from fashion and entertainment. Guests included Allison Brie and January Jones of Mad Men, Rachel Bilson, Lily Rabe, Madeline Brewer, Dree Hemingway and Salem Mitchell. Also making a striking appearance was Milla Jovovich, co-hosting alongside her daughter Anderson, who is following in her footsteps as a model. While the event honoured fashion and creativity, it was Shiloh's quiet yet powerful contribution from behind the scenes that gave the evening its heart. Reintroducing herself as 'Shi,' she reminded everyone that the next generation of Hollywood is here—not just to be seen but to shape culture from the ground up. Shiloh Jolie was in the news when she filed papers to legally drop 'Pitt' from her surname, choosing to go by 'Shiloh Jolie.' On turning 18, the star kid filed the necessary paperwork and went about the process to drop her estranged father's surname amidst her parents' high-profile divorce and custody battles. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
The Age
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
All US television is Trumpy now, even when it's not
In the original SATC era we wanted to join the wealthy and aspirational foursome for a drink, but now the zeitgeist has turned. The television shows that feel most relevant to the moment, and which are the most engaging, are all about the suffering and the immorality of the super-rich. It feels more comfortable, now, to reassure ourselves that while billionaires and tech-bro oligarchs appear to be running the world, they're living lives of miserable inauthenticity. It started with Succession, a brilliant and darkly funny exposition of the ways in which inherited wealth can corrupt family relationships. The creator of Succession, Jesse Armstrong, has just released a movie, Mountainhead, about a foursome of tech billionaires who hole up in a mountain mansion in Utah as the world seems to be ending. More recently we have Your Friends & Neighbours, starring Mad Men's Jon Hamm, a square-jawed hero of all-American good looks but with just enough despair in his face to hint at inner spiritual desolation. Hamm plays Coop, a one-percenter hedge fund manager enraged by his divorce (his wife left him for his good friend), who loses his job after a low-level sexual indiscretion at work. In order to maintain his lifestyle (which includes $4500 skin treatments for his daughter and $30,000 tables at charity galas), he resorts to stealing from his friends and neighbours. These people, who live in a fictional, highly manicured wealth conclave outside New York City, are so obscenely rich that they have $200,000 watches and rolls of cash lying around in drawers. Hamm does what he has to do – he becomes a cat burglar with a cynical philosophy. Loading Coop is just a man trying to get by, and if that doesn't involve selling his Maserati, or getting a new (albeit less well paid) job, then it is a testament to the show's good writing that we are still with him, even when we question his attachment to a lifestyle he purports to disdain. Another new American show, Sirens, stars Julianne Moore as the beautiful philanthropist wife of a billionaire hedge-fund manager, who is summering in her uber-mansion (it has a turret) on an unnamed east-coast big-money island similar to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard. She has a creepy, co-dependent relationship with her young personal assistant, who comes from poverty and dysfunction but who is loved in a way her wealthy boss never will be. Of course, these shows have a buck each way – they seek to satirise the super-rich and expose the underlying emptiness of their lives, while allowing us the vicarious experience of living in their luxury for an hour or so. The Hollywood Reporter calls it 'affluence porn'. We get access to the calfskin-lined interior of the private jet. We get to enjoy the week-long wedding festivities in Tuscany and gawp at the marvellous outfits, all while judging the protagonists for their materialism. In AJLT the materialism is not there to be judged; it is an integral part of the fun. Perhaps AJLT feels off because the writing is bad, and the plot lines so tired that dogs must be enlisted to prop up the action. Or maybe it is because in the second Trump administration the US political environment has become so oppressive and so inescapable that no story feels true unless it references it, however obliquely.
Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
All US television is Trumpy now, even when it's not
In the original SATC era we wanted to join the wealthy and aspirational foursome for a drink, but now the zeitgeist has turned. The television shows that feel most relevant to the moment, and which are the most engaging, are all about the suffering and the immorality of the super-rich. It feels more comfortable, now, to reassure ourselves that while billionaires and tech-bro oligarchs appear to be running the world, they're living lives of miserable inauthenticity. It started with Succession, a brilliant and darkly funny exposition of the ways in which inherited wealth can corrupt family relationships. The creator of Succession, Jesse Armstrong, has just released a movie, Mountainhead, about a foursome of tech billionaires who hole up in a mountain mansion in Utah as the world seems to be ending. More recently we have Your Friends & Neighbours, starring Mad Men's Jon Hamm, a square-jawed hero of all-American good looks but with just enough despair in his face to hint at inner spiritual desolation. Hamm plays Coop, a one-percenter hedge fund manager enraged by his divorce (his wife left him for his good friend), who loses his job after a low-level sexual indiscretion at work. In order to maintain his lifestyle (which includes $4500 skin treatments for his daughter and $30,000 tables at charity galas), he resorts to stealing from his friends and neighbours. These people, who live in a fictional, highly manicured wealth conclave outside New York City, are so obscenely rich that they have $200,000 watches and rolls of cash lying around in drawers. Hamm does what he has to do – he becomes a cat burglar with a cynical philosophy. Loading Coop is just a man trying to get by, and if that doesn't involve selling his Maserati, or getting a new (albeit less well paid) job, then it is a testament to the show's good writing that we are still with him, even when we question his attachment to a lifestyle he purports to disdain. Another new American show, Sirens, stars Julianne Moore as the beautiful philanthropist wife of a billionaire hedge-fund manager, who is summering in her uber-mansion (it has a turret) on an unnamed east-coast big-money island similar to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard. She has a creepy, co-dependent relationship with her young personal assistant, who comes from poverty and dysfunction but who is loved in a way her wealthy boss never will be. Of course, these shows have a buck each way – they seek to satirise the super-rich and expose the underlying emptiness of their lives, while allowing us the vicarious experience of living in their luxury for an hour or so. The Hollywood Reporter calls it 'affluence porn'. We get access to the calfskin-lined interior of the private jet. We get to enjoy the week-long wedding festivities in Tuscany and gawp at the marvellous outfits, all while judging the protagonists for their materialism. In AJLT the materialism is not there to be judged; it is an integral part of the fun. Perhaps AJLT feels off because the writing is bad, and the plot lines so tired that dogs must be enlisted to prop up the action. Or maybe it is because in the second Trump administration the US political environment has become so oppressive and so inescapable that no story feels true unless it references it, however obliquely.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sydney Sweeney selling soap made from own bathwater
(NewsNation) — Ever wonder what it's like to bathe with heartthrob Sydney Sweeney? Well, now some will get their chance. Sweeney has announced she's selling her own soap, 'Sydney's Bathwater Bliss,' made from her bathwater. The soap is 'a perfect combination of the two best places on the planet: The outdoors and Sydney Sweeney's bathtub,' according to the Dr. Squatch website. John Wilkes Booth takes center stage in 'Mad Men' creator's new play This is the second collaboration between Sweeney and Dr. Squatch. The two worked together in 2024, when Sweeney appeared in the company's body wash promotion. Only 5,000 bars of the soap will be made, and Dr. Squatch will award 100 bars to lucky bathers in a giveaway on its Instagram and website between May 29 and June 5. The product launches June 6. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
John Wilkes Booth takes center stage in ‘Mad Men' creator's new play
(NewsNation) — 'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner's directorial play debut puts one of America's most notorious killers in the spotlight. 'John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only,' brought to life with the help of producer Ken-Matt Martin, centers on the man who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln. Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist takes plea deal in fatal crash: report 'We learn a lot from studying our villains,' Weiner told NewsNation. 'And the thing that really got to me is how much we live in the shadow of his act.' Examining infamous figures 'tells us more about who we are as a country than it does just looking at our heroes,' Martin said. Booth, a Baltimore native, was 26 at the time of Lincoln's assassination. When asked about the parallels between Booth and Luigi Mangione — who is accused of killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — Martin and Weiner emphasized the importance of interrogating violence's place in American history. Mangione is also from Maryland and was 26 years old when Thompson was killed. 'The thing that I think is at the core of why it's important for us to be producing and looking at, it's not to glorify, but it's actually to better understand and contextualize why people do the things that they do,' Martin said. Chrisleys set to make TV comeback after Trump pardons Weiner echoed that sentiment. 'America is proud of its anti-authority nature,' he said.' But the reality is most of the changes that have happened in this country eventually come into the hands of violence. It is part of, unfortunately, the way this country was born, and it's part of our mythology.' 'This is a challenging thought to open your mind to,' Weiner continued. 'The idea that there is something particular to America that produces people like this, and that we live in their destruction, and that we need to understand them so that we can move beyond this.' The play will run from May 15 to June 15 at Baltimore Center Stage. It is recommended for audiences 14 and older. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
