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New York Post
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Aubrey Plaza makes her first red carpet appearance since the death of husband Jeff Baena
On Aubrey Plaza's to do list? The 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The actress, 40, graced the red carpet at the French festivities on Friday for the premiere of her upcoming film 'Honey Don't!,' alongside costars Margaret Qualley and Charlie Day. Plaza wore a nude, floor-length dress with colored beads over a white bodysuit. The carpet, meanwhile, comes five months after her husband Jeff Baena died by suicide at age 47 in January. 9 Aubrey Plaza attends the 'Honey Don't!' red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images 9 Aubrey Plaza at the Cannes Film Festival. WireImage The 'My Old Ass' star has stayed largely out of the spotlight since the screenwriter's passing, first making an appearance on 'Saturday Night Live's' 50th anniversary special in February. 9 Charlie Day, from left, Aubrey Plaza, Margaret Qualley, director Ethan Coen, Writer Tricia Cooke, Talia Ryder, Jacnier and Lera Abova pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Honey Don't!' Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP During the taping, Plaza made a brief cameo to introduce singers Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard before they performed Sinéad O'Connor's 'Nothing Compares 2 U.' At the late night sketch show, Plaza coyly honored her late partner by donning a tie-dye shirt. The garment had a special meaning for the couple – who tied the knot in 2021 after almost 10 years together. During an appearance on 'The Drew Barrymore Show' that same year, the 'Agatha All Along' alum explained that the duo opted to wear non-traditional outfits to their wedding. 9 'Honey Don't!' red carpet. Getty Images 'Jeff got really into tie-dyeing during the quarantine,' Plaza told host Drew Barrymore. 'So, I decided that Jeff and I were going to wear tie-dye pajamas that he had made for us.' 'The marriage was just like a joke that honestly went too far,' she teased at the time. 'We got married on a whim. Literally decided at around 5 p.m. and got married at 8:30.' Despite their nuptials, Baena and Plaza – who started dating in 2011 – kept their relationship private. Fans first learned about their union after the star referred to the director as 'my darling husband' on Instagram. 9 Aubrey Plaza. 'So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to Italia to cause some more trouble,' Plaza captioned her May 2021 post. However, at the time of Baena's death, he and Plaza were separated. According to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner obtained by People it was confirmed Plaza and Baena had separated in September 2024. 9 Aubrey Plaza attends the 'Honey Don't!' red carpet. Getty Images The report also detailed that the late writer had texted his then-wife on the day he died. In the report, it was noted that Baena made 'concerning remarks' to Plaza in October that 'prompted her to call a friend to perform a welfare check on her husband.' Following the welfare check, Baena began therapy, according to the report. It added that he was 'experiencing recent marital difficulties' with Plaza before passing away. Three days after Baena's death, both his and the 'Parks and Rec' star's family shared a heartfelt statement. 9 Aubrey Plaza in Cannes, France. Getty Images 'This is an unimaginable tragedy,' the statement obtained by The Post read. 'We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.' The filmmaker was found dead by an assistant at his home in the Los Angeles area. Baena was best known for directing films such as the 2014 horror comedy 'Life After Beth' and the hit 2017 comedy-drama 'The Little Hours.' 9 Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena. @plazadeaubrey/Instagram Throughout his career, he had garnered more than a dozen directing and film credits to his name and worked closely with Plaza, who starred in many of his projects. After news of Baena's death broke, many friends took to social media to share their condolences. 'Jeff Baena was a sweet, Jewish boy from Miami,' Adam Pally wrote on Instagram. 'He was a collaborator, a mentor, the scrappiest basketball player with the ugliest jump shot you ever saw.' 9 Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena at Sundance. Mark Davis The 'Happy Endings' star added he was a 'talented director with impeccable taste and vision.' 'As a director, Jeff strove for truth. Nothing could sound, look or feel inauthentic, and that is a direct representation of who Jeff was. Authentic.'
Forbes
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Are You Stuck? Maybe You Need Advice From Your Younger Self
Close up view of wood core. What advice would you give your younger self? The assumption underlying this question is that older = wiser. If our older selves could only have advised our youthful selves, just imagine what pain and heartache we might have been spared, what bad choices we could have avoided! 'I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger,' sings Ronnie Wood in the Faces song 'Ooh La La.' Oh, yeah. Maybe you would counsel your younger self to study harder or to worry less about what other people think. If I had the chance, I might tell young Hanna not to quit piano lessons (you'll regret it later!) and I would definitely tell her to go to the Galapagos with her boyfriend (now husband ) instead of working. I'm still kicking myself about that one. Our older, wiser selves could also provide much-needed perspective in times of difficulty, reassuring us that we will get through the hard time and emerge stronger. (This is the premise of the 'it gets better' project aimed at LGBTQ kids.) But what if the reverse is also true? What if our younger selves also have wisdom to offer us? I got to thinking about this on a walk with a client who is a successful engineering leader in a tech company and has reached a plateau in his career. He's not driven to attain a higher title or salary, nor by prestige or power. I asked him to recall what motivated him when he was younger in his career. One motivation was proving himself, but that is no longer a driver for him. But his other source of youthful energy was building things. 'I haven't built anything in a while,' he said. So he plans to build something—get back to writing code—and see what sparks. I wonder: what other drives, values, beliefs and assumptions have we left behind or forgotten that could help us live and work better now? What advice might your younger self give you? Here are some pearls of wisdom that might come from youth: As these examples demonstrate, childhood's developmental milestones can remind adults of what life has to offer, even as we also navigate our own ongoing adult development. Jennifer Garvey Berger, author of 'Changing on the Job,' proposes that adult development is not about linear progression through stages where we leave it all behind, but instead an expansion of our ability to make sense of the world and relate to ourselves, with each progressive stage building like rings of a tree. Sometimes, perhaps, we need to be reminded of the wisdom of our earlier stages. The beautiful and quirky coming-of-age movie from 2024, 'My Old Ass' explores the idea that Elliott, an 18-year-old girl could, by virtue of a mushroom trip, establish contact with her 39-year-old self. Her older self, played by the brilliant Aubrey Plaza, advises her to be nicer to her mother and spend more time with her brothers before going off to college—good advice that she follows. But she also warns young Elliott to stay away from a boy named Chad, hoping to save her(self) pain. [Spoiler Alert] Wisdom can flow in both directions. So what about you? What earlier version of yourself do you need to hear from now?
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Best mullet? Best use of Taylor Swift? AP hands out its own movie awards ahead of the Oscars
Hollywood's never-ending awards season can make it easy to get a little lost in the run-of-the-mill 'best' categories. Actor. Actress. Director. Picture. A great movie can be reduced to a single performance; those that are left out seem to simply vanish for a while. But more often than not, it's the little things that make us love the movies we love — the lines we quote, the props we delight in, the character quirks we remember, the songs we actually add to our playlists. In that spirit, ahead of Sunday's Oscars, AP Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr make selections for their own awards — some more offbeat than others. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Most trusty steed: Aaron Pierre's bike, 'Rebel Ridge' Jeremy Saulnier's lean thriller is like an Western fable: An innocent guy who doesn't want any trouble rides into town and becomes ensnared by corrupt lawmen. Protagonists before him might have come on a horse, but Terry Richmond (Pierre) gets around by bike. Pierre oozes movie-star cool, even while pedaling furiously. (A second award to 'Rebel Ridge,' too, for best scene involving Wikipedia.) — J.C. Best stuffy: Chris Hemsworth's teddy bear, 'Furiosa' Hemsworth may play a maniac warlord named Dementus who rides a Roman chariot across the wasteland of George Miller's 'Furiosa,' but he's also a big softy who carries his childhood stuffy. Strapped to Dementus is a teddy bear, an artifact of a childhood that, like Furiosa's, is marked by grief. — J.C. Best tearjerker: 'My Old Ass' Megan Park's 'My Old Ass' sneaks up on you. Oh, you think, it's just some funny high-concept movie about a teenage girl who starts talking to her almost 40-year-old self after a mushroom trip. Sure, it is that, but it's also a profound meditation on time, family and the impossibility of really, truly appreciating things in the moment. It's done with such a light, entertaining touch that by the time the waterworks really start, you almost don't know what hit you. — L.B. Best action hero: June Squibb, 'Thelma' All I need to say is: Mobility scooter chase scene. Plus, the now-95-year-old did her own stunts. — J.C. Best part of a so-so movie: Kumail Nanjiani, 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Awards to go to movies that people think are, you know, really good. But great performances can happen in not-so-good movies. 'Frozen Empire' is a lightly enjoyable, slightly kid-oriented extension of 'Ghostbusters,' but every time Nanjiani is on screen, as the reluctant heir to the role of 'Firemaster,' the movie is hysterical. — J.C. Best song: 'Brighter Days' and 'Harper and Will Go West' (tie) The original song category at the Oscars is deeply broken. Or maybe I'm just wildly out of sync with that branch, but there were two great, memorable songs from wonderful films and neither was even shortlisted. One, Kristen Wiig's charming 'Harper and Will Go West' was technically in the end credits of 'Will & Harper,' but the wait for said song was a key thread throughout. The other, Nicholas Britell's 'Brighter Days' provided a profound moment of mourning and catharsis in 'Blitz.' They're both songs that I've added to playlists — unlike any of the nominated ones. — L.B. Best use of Taylor Swift: 'The Fall Guy' I've probably already seen David Leitch's stuntman extravaganza half a dozen times, partially because my kids like it, too, and partially because Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are absurdly winning in it. There's just not much better than Gosling cry-singing to 'All Too Well.' — J.C. Best scene-stealer: Adam Pearson, 'A Different Man' Sebastian Stan has gotten most of the awards love for Aaron Schimberg's twisty dark comedy, but it's Pearson who lifts 'A Different Man' to another level. In a movie full of artifice and identity shifts, he's the real deal. — J.C. Best prop: The glass of milk, 'Babygirl' I don't make the rules, Harris Dickinson's Samuel does. — L.B. Most beavers: 'Hundreds of Beavers' It would be hard to find a movie more predicated on mascot costumes and hats. Director Mike Cheslik didn't have much more than a handful of beaver costumes when he went into rural wintry Wisconsin to make this slapstick, microbudget, almost-instant cult classic. But cheap visual effects can do wonders, even when it comes to multiplying semiaquatic rodents (or guys in beaver mascot costumes). — J.C. Most understood assignment: Aubrey Plaza, 'Megalopolis' There's a lot going on in Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited epic, and, understandably, I'm not sure everyone knew what they were in for. Some characters talk in verse. A Russian satellite is said to be falling to Earth. Adam Driver can stop time. Any actor could be forgiven for losing their bearings. But Plaza, playing a character named, um, Wow Platinum, is supremely spot on no matter how scattershot everything around her is. — J.C. Best mullet: Kristen Stewart, 'Love Lies Bleeding' Rose Glass' 'Love Lies Bleeding,' that sweaty, pulpy, violent, romantic ride, is a cult classic in the making thanks in no small part to Stewart's fearless performance as Lou, a gym manager in rural New Mexico in 1989 who falls for a drifter bodybuilder. And at least 35% of that great performance is in Lou's greasy mullet. — L.B. Best ensemble: 'His Three Daughters' Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen make up a very dysfunctional family but one stirring ensemble in Azazel Jacobs' tender family drama. They are a perfect trio, with the added charm of Jay O. Sanders as their ailing Jets-fan father. And us Jets fans take any win we can. — J.C. Most memorable moviegoing e xperience: 'Sing Sing' at Sing Sing Easily the most unforgettable and moving time at the movies for me in 2024 was seeing 'Sing Sing' at its namesake New York correctional facility, in a crowd half-filled with incarcerated men and with much of the movie's cast returning to where they began acting. It was a reminder that, through acting and art, you can win a lot more than an Oscar. — J.C. ___ For more coverage of the Oscars, visit
The Independent
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Best mullet? Best use of Taylor Swift? AP hands out its own movie awards ahead of the Oscars
Hollywood's never-ending awards season can make it easy to get a little lost in the run-of-the-mill 'best' categories. Actor. Actress. Director. Picture. A great movie can be reduced to a single performance; those that are left out seem to simply vanish for a while. But more often than not, it's the little things that make us love the movies we love — the lines we quote, the props we delight in, the character quirks we remember, the songs we actually add to our playlists. In that spirit, ahead of Sunday's Oscars, AP Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr make selections for their own awards — some more offbeat than others. Most trusty steed: Aaron Pierre's bike, 'Rebel Ridge' Jeremy Saulnier's lean thriller is like an Western fable: An innocent guy who doesn't want any trouble rides into town and becomes ensnared by corrupt lawmen. Protagonists before him might have come on a horse, but Terry Richmond (Pierre) gets around by bike. Pierre oozes movie-star cool, even while pedaling furiously. (A second award to 'Rebel Ridge,' too, for best scene involving Wikipedia.) — J.C. Best stuffy: Chris Hemsworth's teddy bear, 'Furiosa' Hemsworth may play a maniac warlord named Dementus who rides a Roman chariot across the wasteland of George Miller's 'Furiosa,' but he's also a big softy who carries his childhood stuffy. Strapped to Dementus is a teddy bear, an artifact of a childhood that, like Furiosa's, is marked by grief. — J.C. Best tearjerker: 'My Old Ass' Megan Park's 'My Old Ass' sneaks up on you. Oh, you think, it's just some funny high-concept movie about a teenage girl who starts talking to her almost 40-year-old self after a mushroom trip. Sure, it is that, but it's also a profound meditation on time, family and the impossibility of really, truly appreciating things in the moment. It's done with such a light, entertaining touch that by the time the waterworks really start, you almost don't know what hit you. — L.B. Best action hero: June Squibb, 'Thelma' All I need to say is: Mobility scooter chase scene. Plus, the now-95-year-old did her own stunts. — J.C. Best part of a so-so movie: Kumail Nanjiani, 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Awards to go to movies that people think are, you know, really good. But great performances can happen in not-so-good movies. 'Frozen Empire' is a lightly enjoyable, slightly kid-oriented extension of 'Ghostbusters,' but every time Nanjiani is on screen, as the reluctant heir to the role of 'Firemaster,' the movie is hysterical. — J.C. Best song: 'Brighter Days' and 'Harper and Will Go West' (tie) The original song category at the Oscars is deeply broken. Or maybe I'm just wildly out of sync with that branch, but there were two great, memorable songs from wonderful films and neither was even shortlisted. One, Kristen Wiig's charming 'Harper and Will Go West' was technically in the end credits of 'Will & Harper,' but the wait for said song was a key thread throughout. The other, Nicholas Britell's 'Brighter Days' provided a profound moment of mourning and catharsis in 'Blitz.' They're both songs that I've added to playlists — unlike any of the nominated ones. — L.B. Best use of Taylor Swift: 'The Fall Guy' I've probably already seen David Leitch's stuntman extravaganza half a dozen times, partially because my kids like it, too, and partially because Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are absurdly winning in it. There's just not much better than Gosling cry-singing to 'All Too Well.' — J.C. Best scene-stealer: Adam Pearson, 'A Different Man' Sebastian Stan has gotten most of the awards love for Aaron Schimberg's twisty dark comedy, but it's Pearson who lifts 'A Different Man' to another level. In a movie full of artifice and identity shifts, he's the real deal. — J.C. Best prop: The glass of milk, 'Babygirl' I don't make the rules, Harris Dickinson's Samuel does. — L.B. Most beavers: 'Hundreds of Beavers' It would be hard to find a movie more predicated on mascot costumes and hats. Director Mike Cheslik didn't have much more than a handful of beaver costumes when he went into rural wintry Wisconsin to make this slapstick, microbudget, almost-instant cult classic. But cheap visual effects can do wonders, even when it comes to multiplying semiaquatic rodents (or guys in beaver mascot costumes). — J.C. Most understood assignment: Aubrey Plaza, 'Megalopolis' There's a lot going on in Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited epic, and, understandably, I'm not sure everyone knew what they were in for. Some characters talk in verse. A Russian satellite is said to be falling to Earth. Adam Driver can stop time. Any actor could be forgiven for losing their bearings. But Plaza, playing a character named, um, Wow Platinum, is supremely spot on no matter how scattershot everything around her is. — J.C. Best mullet: Kristen Stewart, 'Love Lies Bleeding' Rose Glass' 'Love Lies Bleeding,' that sweaty, pulpy, violent, romantic ride, is a cult classic in the making thanks in no small part to Stewart's fearless performance as Lou, a gym manager in rural New Mexico in 1989 who falls for a drifter bodybuilder. And at least 35% of that great performance is in Lou's greasy mullet. — L.B. Best ensemble: 'His Three Daughters' Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen make up a very dysfunctional family but one stirring ensemble in Azazel Jacobs' tender family drama. They are a perfect trio, with the added charm of Jay O. Sanders as their ailing Jets-fan father. And us Jets fans take any win we can. — J.C. Most memorable moviegoing e xperience: 'Sing Sing' at Sing Sing Easily the most unforgettable and moving time at the movies for me in 2024 was seeing 'Sing Sing' at its namesake New York correctional facility, in a crowd half-filled with incarcerated men and with much of the movie's cast returning to where they began acting. It was a reminder that, through acting and art, you can win a lot more than an Oscar. — J.C. ___
Associated Press
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Best mullet? Best use of Taylor Swift? AP hands out its own movie awards ahead of the Oscars
Hollywood's never-ending awards season can make it easy to get a little lost in the run-of-the-mill 'best' categories. Actor. Actress. Director. Picture. A great movie can be reduced to a single performance; those that are left out seem to simply vanish for a while. But more often than not, it's the little things that make us love the movies we love — the lines we quote, the props we delight in, the character quirks we remember, the songs we actually add to our playlists. In that spirit, ahead of Sunday's Oscars, AP Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr make selections for their own awards — some more offbeat than others. Most trusty steed: Aaron Pierre's bike, 'Rebel Ridge' Jeremy Saulnier's lean thriller is like an Western fable: An innocent guy who doesn't want any trouble rides into town and becomes ensnared by corrupt lawmen. Protagonists before him might have come on a horse, but Terry Richmond (Pierre) gets around by bike. Pierre oozes movie-star cool, even while pedaling furiously. (A second award to 'Rebel Ridge,' too, for best scene involving Wikipedia.) — J.C. Best stuffy: Chris Hemsworth's teddy bear, 'Furiosa' George Miller's 'Furiosa,' but he's also a big softy who carries his childhood stuffy. Strapped to Dementus is a teddy bear, an artifact of a childhood that, like Furiosa's, is marked by grief. — J.C. Best tearjerker: 'My Old Ass' Megan Park's 'My Old Ass' sneaks up on you. Oh, you think, it's just some funny high-concept movie about a teenage girl who starts talking to her almost 40-year-old self after a mushroom trip. Sure, it is that, but it's also a profound meditation on time, family and the impossibility of really, truly appreciating things in the moment. It's done with such a light, entertaining touch that by the time the waterworks really start, you almost don't know what hit you. — L.B. Best action hero: June Squibb, 'Thelma' All I need to say is: Mobility scooter chase scene. Plus, the now-95-year-old did her own stunts. — J.C. Best part of a so-so movie: Kumail Nanjiani, 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Awards to go to movies that people think are, you know, really good. But great performances can happen in not-so-good movies. 'Frozen Empire' is a lightly enjoyable, slightly kid-oriented extension of 'Ghostbusters,' but every time Nanjiani is on screen, as the reluctant heir to the role of 'Firemaster,' the movie is hysterical. — J.C. Best song: 'Brighter Days' and 'Harper and Will Go West' (tie) The original song category at the Oscars is deeply broken. Or maybe I'm just wildly out of sync with that branch, but there were two great, memorable songs from wonderful films and neither was even shortlisted. One, Kristen Wiig's charming 'Harper and Will Go West' was technically in the end credits of 'Will & Harper,' but the wait for said song was a key thread throughout. The other, Nicholas Britell's 'Brighter Days' provided a profound moment of mourning and catharsis in 'Blitz.' They're both songs that I've added to playlists — unlike any of the nominated ones. — L.B. Best use of Taylor Swift: 'The Fall Guy' I've probably already seen David Leitch's stuntman extravaganza half a dozen times, partially because my kids like it, too, and partially because Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are absurdly winning in it. There's just not much better than Gosling cry-singing to 'All Too Well.' — J.C. Best scene-stealer: Adam Pearson, 'A Different Man' Sebastian Stan has gotten most of the awards love for Aaron Schimberg's twisty dark comedy, but it's Pearson who lifts 'A Different Man' to another level. In a movie full of artifice and identity shifts, he's the real deal. — J.C. Best prop: The glass of milk, 'Babygirl' I don't make the rules, Harris Dickinson's Samuel does. — L.B. Most beavers: 'Hundreds of Beavers' It would be hard to find a movie more predicated on mascot costumes and hats. Director Mike Cheslik didn't have much more than a handful of beaver costumes when he went into rural wintry Wisconsin to make this slapstick, microbudget, almost-instant cult classic. But cheap visual effects can do wonders, even when it comes to multiplying semiaquatic rodents (or guys in beaver mascot costumes). — J.C. Most understood assignment: Aubrey Plaza, 'Megalopolis' There's a lot going on in Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited epic, and, understandably, I'm not sure everyone knew what they were in for. Some characters talk in verse. A Russian satellite is said to be falling to Earth. Adam Driver can stop time. Any actor could be forgiven for losing their bearings. But Plaza, playing a character named, um, Wow Platinum, is supremely spot on no matter how scattershot everything around her is. — J.C. Best mullet: Kristen Stewart, 'Love Lies Bleeding' Rose Glass' 'Love Lies Bleeding,' that sweaty, pulpy, violent, romantic ride, is a cult classic in the making thanks in no small part to Stewart's fearless performance as Lou, a gym manager in rural New Mexico in 1989 who falls for a drifter bodybuilder. And at least 35% of that great performance is in Lou's greasy mullet. — L.B. Best ensemble: 'His Three Daughters' Carrie Coon, Azazel Jacobs' tender family drama. They are a perfect trio, with the added charm of Jay O. Sanders as their ailing Jets-fan father. And us Jets fans take any win we can. — J.C. Most memorable moviegoing e xperience: 'Sing Sing' at Sing Sing Easily the most unforgettable and moving time at the movies for me in 2024 was seeing 'Sing Sing' at its namesake New York correctional facility, in a crowd half-filled with incarcerated men and with much of the movie's cast returning to where they began acting. It was a reminder that, through acting and art, you can win a lot more than an Oscar. — J.C. ___
