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San Francisco Chronicle
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
This is the best moving ending of the decade
Dear Mick: For me, the end of a movie is what makes it memorable or forgettable. Some powerful endings that come to mind for me are 'Chinatown' and 'Body Heat,' neo-noirs that were allowed to have authentic endings as opposed to the moralistic ones required under the Production Code. What are your picks? Catherine Bator, San Francisco Dear Catherine: The best ending of a movie in the last decade is the ending of ' Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.' (Spoilers ahead, if you haven't seen the film.) Writer-director Quentin Tarantino teases you for over two hours, making you dread that you're about to witness the Manson murders. Then he diverts from the true history and has the Manson family killed by two fictional characters, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. The audience is exhilarated, but Tarantino doesn't stop there. Tarantino lets the energy settle back down. He has Sharon Tate invite the DiCaprio character to her house, and he makes the pace relaxed enough that we go back to remembering that this is just a movie, and that in real life Tate and her friends were murdered in the most horrific ways imaginable. So we experience a complicated mix of emotions, in which we're happy for the people in the movie, but sad about the real world — and sad that we have to live in that real world, even as we appreciate that movies can make it a little better. In this, Tarantino celebrates cinema in a brand-new way, and touches on an essential sadness in the disconnect between art and life. Hi Mick: You wouldn't include Stanley Kubrick as one of the greatest of American directors? 'Dr. Strangelove,' 'Lolita,' 'The Shining,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' '2001: A Space Odyssey.' Steve Ventrello, Napa Hi Steve: He might very well be great, but to make my Mount Rushmore, I'd have to love his work, and I just don't. He's too cold for me. Dear Mick: Your obsession with Gene Hackman's personality is starting to sound a bit peculiar. Is his friendliness, or lack of, really relevant to his work as an actor? If being a nice guy were a qualification for creative achievement, there would be many fewer actors, painters, musicians, etc. Thomas Wood, Nicasio Dear Thomas: I think the two of us need to track down this peculiar fellow who is obsessed with Gene Hackman's personality, who thinks his friendliness or lack thereof is relevant to his work as an actor, and who thinks that being a nice guy is a qualification for creative achievement. Then we can both disagree with him! In the meantime, you haven't found that peculiar fellow, and I have no idea why you're sending me his mail. For the record, I didn't give any thought to Gene Hackman or his personality since I wrote his obituary 10 years ago (we write them in advance); don't think his friendliness to strangers in art galleries is of any importance; and I'm the guy who's ready to welcome back Kevin Spacey — though Bill Cosby is a bridge too far. Dear Mick LaSalle: I read your piece in the Chronicle and wonder why ' The Penguin Lessons ' didn't come to mind as a good movie about animal-human friendship. Suzanne Cross, San Francisco But thank you for bringing up penguins, because I'd totally forgotten about ' My Penguin Friend ' (2024), which is a wonderful, fact-based movie about an old fisherman (Jean Reno) and his friendship with a penguin who comes to visit him every year. That made my top 10 list in 2024. Dear Mick LaSalle: ' The deft Lepard '? Ouch! Larry Schorr, San Francisco Dear Larry Schorr: You're referring to my praise of Nick Lepard, who wrote the movie ' Dangerous Animals.' I thought of it this way: Since the guy did a deft job, why, just because his name is Lepard, should I hesitate pouring some sugar on him? If I held back, I'd be f-f-f-fooling, or, even worse, I'd be bringing on the heartbreak.
New York Post
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh, 19, is spitting image of dad Brad Pitt in new photos after debuting new name
Shiloh Jolie effortlessly resembled her famous father during a recent outing in Los Angeles this week. The daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was spotted outside her dance studio on Wednesday, looking strikingly like the Oscar-winning actor. The 19-year-old appeared to be on the phone during her casual outing, for which she wore a blue sweatshirt and dark sweatpants. Advertisement 6 Shiloh Jolie effortlessly resembled her famous father during a recent outing in Los Angeles this week. SL, Terma / BACKGRID She topped off her low-key look with a messy updo. Her outing comes just days after she debuted her new name during a rare public appearance in Los Angeles last week. Advertisement Shiloh attended the launch of designer Isabel Marant's capsule collection with Net-A-Porter, where she unveiled her new moniker after famously dropping the 'Pitt' last name in 2024. Shiloh, who served as the choreographer of one of the dance numbers during the glitzy invite-only event, was listed as 'Shi Jolie' on the credits, The Post confirmed. 6 The daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was spotted outside her dance studio on Wednesday, looking strikingly like the Oscar-winning actor. SL, Terma / BACKGRID Her new name shortens her legal name and serves as a clear nod to her famous mom. Advertisement The teen made headlines after legally requesting to drop 'Pitt' on her 18th birthday last May. A judge had granted the request in August 2024, making Shiloh legally known as Shiloh Nouvel Jolie. It's believed that she did not seek any help from her mom throughout the process. 6 Brad Pitt attends the 'Red Heat' Beverly Hills Premiere on June 14, 1988. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Advertisement 6 It was revealed last week that the 19-year-old had switched up her name. WireImage 'Shiloh hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself, so Angie doesn't know and can't speak for it,' a source told Entertainment Tonight at the time. Shiloh made 'an independent and significant decision following painful events' in dropping her father's last name, her attorney Peter Levine told Page Six in July 2024. The 'Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood' actor, 61, and Jolie, 49, welcomed Shiloh in May 2006, and her twin siblings Knox and Vivienne in July 2008. 6 Angelina Jolie with daughters Zahara and Shiloh at Rome Film Festival in 2021. Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Pitt officially adopted Jolie's adopted children Maddox, 23, and Zahara in 2005, and Pax, 21, in 2006. Pitt was said to have been 'aware and upset' over his daughter's decision. 'He's never felt more joy than when she was born,' a source told People in 2024. 'He always wanted a daughter.' Advertisement Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Never miss a story. Check out more newsletters 'The reminders that he's lost his children is, of course, not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. It's very sad.' Last month, the 'World War Z' actor broke his silence on finalizing his divorce from Jolie. 6 The exes finalized their bitter divorce in December 2024. Getty Images for AFI Advertisement 'No, I don't think it was that major of a thing,' the 'F1' star told GQ. 'Just something coming to fruition. Legally.' Pitt also acknowledged that his 'personal life is always in the news,' telling the outlet, 'It's been in the news for 30 years, bro. Or some version of my personal life, let's put it that way.'
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Rumer still takes baths with sisters
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Rumer Willis shed some light on her uniquely close bond with her mother and sisters, admitting that some might view a few of their rituals as unconventional. During a Tuesday appearance on the "What in the Winkler?!" podcast, the 36-year-old actress told host Zoe Winkler that her daughter, Louetta, who turns 2 this month, still sleeps in her bed. "I co-sleep with Louetta and have not spent a night away from her since she was born," Rumer said. "I hope Lou will still sleep in bed with me when she's my age," she added. "I still sleep in bed with my mom and I don't think it's weird." Bruce Willis' Daughter Tallulah Gives Update On His 'Painful' Dementia Battle The "Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood" actress revealed that she and her sisters Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 31, have also carried on one of their childhood practices after becoming adults. Read On The Fox News App "We all still take baths together, my sisters and I," Rumer said. "And that's just the kind of house that I grew up in." "People might think that that's crazy and weird, but I don't," she quickly added. Rumer further explained her point of view, saying, "I always think about it as, imagine if you took a baby gorilla or a dog when it was two weeks old or three months old, and had it sleep in a different room than [its] mom." "Everyone would look at you like you were crazy," she continued. But yet we're like, 'Oh no, that kid can sleep through the night. It's got to fend for themselves, got to learn how to self-soothe.' They can't even feed themselves!" "By the way, we as adults don't even know how to self-soothe," she added. "People drink wine, people do drugs, people eat an entire tub of ice cream." Rumer shares Louetta with her former boyfriend, Derek Richard Thomas, and the two have continued to amicably co-parent their daughter since their split last August. Like What You're Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News Moore and Bruce divorced in 2000 after 13 years of marriage. Following his split from the actress, Bruce married model Emma Heming Willis in 2009 at their home in Turks and Caicos, and they tied the knot again six days later in Beverly Hills. The couple welcomed daughter Mabel in 2012 and daughter Evelyn in 2014. Despite their divorce, Moore and Bruce remained close friends and co-parents. The blended family has celebrated holidays and vacationed together. Moore, Emma and their daughters with Bruce have also put on a united front regarding the actor's dementia battle. In March 2022, the family announced that Willis would be "stepping away" from his acting career due to an aphasia diagnosis. They later revealed that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. During a February appearance on the British talk show "Loose Women," Rumer praised Moore and Bruce for setting a "beautiful" example as co-parents. "I think the thing that I'm most grateful for is that even when they split up, they created such a beautiful foundation of prioritizing my sisters and I, that I never felt like I had to choose or like, they never played against each other," she remarked on the talk show. "We were a family, and we still are very much a family no matter what. And not only did I feel like that has set me up in my life to have such a beautiful foundation of my own family, but now, as I'm working through co-parenting as well, I feel deep gratitude for the example they've set." Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter During an "Ask Me Anything (AMA) Uncensored" session shared to her Instagram stories last August, Rumer confirmed that she is open to having more children. "Definitely because having siblings is one of the best parts of my entire life," she wrote. "Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn are my best friends and favorite people and I want that for Lou. So open to whatever that looks like in the future."Original article source: Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Rumer still takes baths with sisters
Fox News
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Rumer still takes baths with sisters
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Rumer Willis shed some light on her uniquely close bond with her mother and sisters, admitting that some might view a few of their rituals as unconventional. During a Tuesday appearance on the "What in the Winkler?!" podcast, the 36-year-old actress told host Zoe Winkler that her daughter, Louetta, who turns 2 this month, still sleeps in her bed. "I co-sleep with Louetta and have not spent a night away from her since she was born," Rumer said. "I hope Lou will still sleep in bed with me when she's my age," she added. "I still sleep in bed with my mom and I don't think it's weird." The "Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood" actress revealed that she and her sisters Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 31, have also carried on one of their childhood practices after becoming adults. "We all still take baths together, my sisters and I," Rumer said. "And that's just the kind of house that I grew up in." "People might think that that's crazy and weird, but I don't," she quickly added. Rumer further explained her point of view, saying, "I always think about it as, imagine if you took a baby gorilla or a dog when it was two weeks old or three months old, and had it sleep in a different room than [its] mom." "Everyone would look at you like you were crazy," she continued. But yet we're like, 'Oh no, that kid can sleep through the night. It's got to fend for themselves, got to learn how to self-soothe.' They can't even feed themselves!" "By the way, we as adults don't even know how to self-soothe," she added. "People drink wine, people do drugs, people eat an entire tub of ice cream." Rumer shares Louetta with her former boyfriend, Derek Richard Thomas, and the two have continued to amicably co-parent their daughter since their split last August. Moore and Bruce divorced in 2000 after 13 years of marriage. Following his split from the actress, Bruce married model Emma Heming Willis in 2009 at their home in Turks and Caicos, and they tied the knot again six days later in Beverly Hills. The couple welcomed daughter Mabel in 2012 and daughter Evelyn in 2014. Despite their divorce, Moore and Bruce remained close friends and co-parents. The blended family has celebrated holidays and vacationed together. Moore, Emma and their daughters with Bruce have also put on a united front regarding the actor's dementia battle. In March 2022, the family announced that Willis would be "stepping away" from his acting career due to an aphasia diagnosis. They later revealed that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. During a February appearance on the British talk show "Loose Women," Rumer praised Moore and Bruce for setting a "beautiful" example as co-parents. "I think the thing that I'm most grateful for is that even when they split up, they created such a beautiful foundation of prioritizing my sisters and I, that I never felt like I had to choose or like, they never played against each other," she remarked on the talk show. "We were a family, and we still are very much a family no matter what. And not only did I feel like that has set me up in my life to have such a beautiful foundation of my own family, but now, as I'm working through co-parenting as well, I feel deep gratitude for the example they've set." During an "Ask Me Anything (AMA) Uncensored" session shared to her Instagram stories last August, Rumer confirmed that she is open to having more children. "Definitely because having siblings is one of the best parts of my entire life," she wrote. "Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn are my best friends and favorite people and I want that for Lou. So open to whatever that looks like in the future."
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brad Pitt to Star in Sequel to Acclaimed Quentin Tarantino Film—But There's a Catch
Quentin Tarantino is getting the band back together… sort of. Six years after the release of Tarantino's critically acclaimed Hollywood period drama Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Variety has confirmed that the movie is getting a sequel. But the details of how it's all coming together are rather the specifics are being kept pretty quiet at this time, what we do know is that Brad Pitt will reprise his part as stuntman Cliff Booth—a role that won him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2020. We also know that Tarantino will pen the script. But this is where things get interesting… Rather than direct the film himself, Tarantino has handed off helming duties to three-time Oscar nominee David Fincher. Clearly, the project is in good hands, particularly considering that Pitt and Fincher have been close collaborators for 30 years. Fincher and Pitt first worked together on 1995's Se7en, which they followed up with Fincher's adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club in 1999. Nearly a decade later, the director and actor reunited for 2008's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the movie that earned Pitt his first Best Actor Oscar nod. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood grossed just under $380 million worldwide on a $90 million budget, making it Tarantino's second-highest-grossing movie after Django Unchained, which earned just north of $425 million. Even with those impressive box office stats, the follow-up movie is going straight to Netflix, where Fincher has a first-look deal. The movie could be a version of The Movie Critic, the project Tarantino initially announced would be his final project, then decided against making. Plans were already underway for Pitt to star and play some version of his role as Cliff Booth, who is a noted film buff in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. No mention of any other cast members joining the sequel have been mentioned, but it's still early.
