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New York Times
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
The Latest Stop on the New York Liberty's Victory Tour? The Met Gala.
In a design studio high above West 38th Street in Manhattan on Saturday, the W.N.B.A. star Breanna Stewart positioned a felt jockey cap on top of her wavy brown hair. There were no basketballs, or horses, in sight. 'I don't even know who I am right now,' she said. Sabrina Ionescu, her teammate on the New York Liberty, was across the room trying on a cropped tuxedo jacket with dramatic tails. 'You look like an inspector — the guy from 'The Pink Panther,'' she told Ms. Stewart, who curled her hand into the shape of a monocle and held it up to her eye. Both erupted with laughter. The athletes were visiting the designer Sergio Hudson to finalize their looks for the Met Gala, which they attended on Monday with their New York Liberty teammate Jonquel Jones and the franchise's owner, Clara Wu Tsai. The gala is a stop on their victory tour after claiming the team's first ever W.N.B.A. championship in October. They wore coordinating black-and-white ensembles by Mr. Hudson, a designer with a flair for power suiting who dressed both Michelle Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris for Inauguration Day in 2021. At the Liberty players' recent fitting, Earth, Wind & Fire played on a portable speaker as Mr. Hudson tweaked hemlines and surveyed footwear options. After helping Ms. Jones slide on a sharp-shouldered, crocodile-print leather jacket, he watched like a proud parent as she shimmied to the music, clearly pleased with her attire. 'I'm really excited for the girls to walk into their fullness and their fashion-drama-diva moments,' Mr. Hudson said, 'and for the world to see these champions.' His designs were informed by FaceTime conversations with each player about the silhouettes they felt best wearing. Ms. Jones said she saw this year's Costume Institute exhibition, which focuses on Black dandyism, as a natural way to show off her inclination toward men's wear. 'When I'm dressed up, I push the envelope of what femininity is — and what masculinity is, too,' said Ms. Jones, a center who was named the most valuable player of the W.N.B.A. finals. Although Ms. Jones is drawn to fashion — one of her first big purchases as a rookie was three leather jackets — she said it could be difficult to find pieces that work on her 6-foot-6 frame. There were no such issues with the bespoke suit by Mr. Hudson, which included her initials, J.J., embroidered on the sleeve. Once he and Ms. Jones were satisfied with the fit, she changed back into her orange Crocs and headed for the elevator. While Anna Wintour often recruits athletes to attend the Met Gala, only two W.N.B.A. players have attended in recent years: Brittney Griner and Angel Reese, who is on this year's host committee. The Liberty players hope to flourish in the growing overlap between the fashion world and the W.N.B.A. 'This moment expands who gets to be seen and celebrated in fashion,' Ms. Wu Tsai said in an emailed statement. Ms. Ionescu, a guard and the first women's basketball player to sell a unisex shoe with Nike, attended her first Paris Fashion Week this year. At the Met Gala, she wore her cropped tuxedo jacket over a white bustier and a fitted evening skirt. 'We're always in uniform on the court, so I'm really excited to tell a little bit of the duality of myself as an individual,' she said. (She also hopes to talk to Serena Williams.) Ms. Stewart, a forward, wore a cream suit that Mr. Hudson said was inspired by the androgynous, 1970s-rocker style of Mick and Bianca Jagger. At an earlier fitting, its sequined blouse had seemed at risk of bunching up under Ms. Stewart's jacket. 'He literally just cut the sleeves off,' Ms. Stewart said, wide-eyed in recollection of the designer's willingness to hack up his own creation. 'I wanted her to be comfortable!' Mr. Hudson said. Courtney Mays, a stylist for Ms. Stewart who was also a creative consultant for the Liberty's Met Gala looks, buzzed around the room on Saturday, depositing Jimmy Choo heels here and silver cuff links there. She said the gala's closely watched carpet was an opportunity to show that 'to be a woman in sport can look so many different ways — and that is, in fact, dandy.'
Perth Now
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Force is strong in Gosling, new Star Wars maker says
Ryan Gosling will bring a "uniquely cool ethos" to the Star Wars franchise, according to Shawn Levy. The actor recently joined the cast of the much-anticipated Star Wars: Starfighter and Levy, the movie's director, is confident Ryan will bring a unique vibe to the iconic film franchise. "If you can have Ryan Gosling in anything you make, do that, because that's going to make the thing so much better and cooler," Ryan told People. The director of The Pink Panther, Date Night and The Internship says he cannot wait to pair the Hollywood star "and his kind of uniquely cool ethos with Star Wars". Levy confirmed Ryan had joined the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter during a Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo earlier in April. "I had heard at one point that my movie was going to star Ryan Gosling and, believe me, that would be a dream come true for me. So today, I just wanted to tell you here in this room that that rumour is 100 per cent true," he told the audience at the event. The filmmaker also teased some plots details about the upcoming movie. "(It's) not a prequel, not a sequel, just gives us the Star Wars DNA that we love but with an adventure that's all new. A world we haven't seen on-screen." Meanwhile, Hayden Christensen is convinced that Ryan will do a great job with his Star Wars movie. The 44-year-old actor previously played Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in the Star Wars film franchise, and Hayden has backed Ryan to excel in his new role, describing the movie star as "awesome". "I don't think he needs any advice. He's awesome," Hayden told Entertainment Tonight of Ryan. The actor recently had dinner with Ryan and he's already "excited" to see his Star Wars film. Hayden, who appeared in the Star Wars' prequel trilogy films, said: "I got to have dinner with him last night, and I know he's really excited to now be in the Star Wars family, and I'm excited for his film."
Perth Now
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Ryan Gosling 'will bring a uniquely cool ethos' to Star Wars: Starfighter
Ryan Gosling will bring a "uniquely cool ethos" to the 'Star Wars' franchise, according to Shawn Levy. The 44-year-old actor recently joined the cast of the much-anticipated 'Star Wars: Starfighter', and Shawn - the movie's director - is confident that Ryan will bring a unique vibe to the iconic film franchise. Speaking to People, Shawn explained: "If you can have Ryan Gosling in anything you make, do that, because that's going to make the thing so much better and cooler." Shawn, 56, can't wait to pair the Hollywood star "and his kind of uniquely cool ethos with 'Star Wars'". The filmmaker - whose directing credits include movies such as 'The Pink Panther', 'Date Night' and 'The Internship' - said: "I haven't seen that pairing, and that gets me really excited." Shawn actually confirmed that Ryan had joined the cast of 'Star Wars: Starfighter' during a Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo earlier this month. The director admitted at the time that working with Ryan represented a "dream come true". Shawn told the audience at the event: "I had heard at one point that my movie was going to star Ryan Gosling and, believe me, that would be a dream come true for me. So today, I just wanted to tell you here in this room that that rumour is 100 percent true." The movie-maker also teased some plots details about the upcoming movie. Shawn shared: "[It's] not a prequel, not a sequel, just gives us the 'Star Wars' DNA that we love but with an adventure that's all new. [It's] a world we haven't seen on-screen." Shawn is ultimately determined to tell a "new and original" story with his 'Star Wars' project. He explained: "[There are] so many opportunities to tell a 'Star Wars' story that has all the heart and action and fun of 'Star Wars', but to do it in ways that are new and original." Meanwhile, Hayden Christensen is convinced that Ryan will do a great job with his 'Star Wars' movie. The 44-year-old actor previously played Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in the 'Star Wars' film franchise, and Hayden has backed Ryan to excel in his new role, describing the movie star as "awesome". Hayden told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I don't think he needs any advice. He's awesome." The actor recently had dinner with Ryan and he's already "excited" to see his 'Star Wars' film. Hayden - who appeared in the 'Star Wars' prequel trilogy films - said: "I got to have dinner with him last night, and I know he's really excited to now be in the 'Star Wars' family, and I'm excited for his film."
CBS News
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
The art of the heist plays out on the silver screen in Denver
We all love it when a plan comes together, or maybe it's fun to watch it all fall a part. That is the draw of Denver Film's Thick as Thieves film series throughout the month of March. The series covers a wide range of the films about people looking for a big score and how those plans play out. There are classics like "The Pink Panther," "Rififi," and "The Thomas Crown Affair," and more modern fair like "Inception" and "Set It Off." "If you've ever just kind of wanted to dip your toes into all the heist films, this is a great place to start," said Keith Garcia, Artistic Director of the Sie FilmCenter for Denver Film. This monthlong tribute to art of the heist kicks off with the ultimate series of theft thrillers. "I can think of no better way to kick off a whole month of heist movies than to look at the Ocean's series. We have two double features on Saturday, March 1. You can turn it into a quadruple feature if you've got the time. A double feature of 'Ocean's 11' and '12' and a double feature of "Ocean's 13' and '8,'" Garcia explained. Planned capers are not only fun to watch, but they also make for intricate storytelling. "It was time for some fun this month, so we just wanted to focus on a subgenre that is really fun, really interesting. Nothing more exciting than a heist film to pull you out are they going to get away with it? Are they not? We have plenty of options that go in all directions," Garcia said. There are 17 films carefully curated for the Thick as Thieves series. It starts on March 1, 2025 and runs throughout the month at the Sie FilmCenter in Denver.
Los Angeles Times
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Review: ‘A Thousand Blows' review: Steven Knight's boxing drama is anything but subtle
Fictionally speaking, of all criminal pursuits, thievery is the most romantic because it requires a significant degree of cleverness, of subtlety and skill and, by practical necessity, isn't violent. Thieves do their work without being noticed. It's not just a case of 'nobody gets hurt'; nobody has to be told that nobody gets hurt because the job is long finished before the theft even registers. Aladdin, Arsène Lupin, A.J. Raffles, Cary Grant in 'To Catch a Thief,' David Niven in 'The Pink Panther.' Catwoman. Generally speaking, it's a good look. Boxing, whose appeal will forever remain, not mysterious, but foreign to some of us, has also been a favorite subject for storytelling, especially in the movies, going back to numerous Depression-era fight films and forward to 'Raging Bull' and last year's 'La Máquina,' and on and on — often tales of personal advancement from poor beginnings, with criminal elements of a less savory sort frequently complicating matters. In 'A Thousand Blows,' premiering Friday on Hulu, 'Peaky Blinders' creator Steven Knight has taken these two elements and mashed them together like a breath mint and a candy mint. A semihistorical melodrama of Victorian East London, with some characters drawn (and redrawn) from life, it's set on the one hand around bare-knuckle backroom boxing and on the interlaced other among the historical Forty Elephants, 'the biggest, fastest, most independent gang of female thieves in the whole of London,' according to its 'queen,' Mary Carr (Erin Doherty, 'The Crown'). It's half 'Rocky,' half 'Ocean's 11,' to overstate the case, with a sort of love triangle laid on top. Straw hats on their heads, Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby, 'Small Axe') and his friend Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall) have come to London from Jamaica, where Hezekiah believes he has a job as a lion tamer at the Zoological Gardens. (He will discover something quite different.) Fresh off the boat — literally, it's there in the background — and in search of cheap lodgings, they head east per a friendly policeman's direction, to where 'the sun don't shine and the birds don't sing' and the major players in our story reside within blocks of one another. One pole of the action is the Green Dolphin Hotel, where Hezekiah and Alec finally find a place to land, and where Hezekiah's ability to speak Chinese, a legacy from a Chinese grandmother, endears him to the proprietor, Mr. Lao (Jason Tobin, quiet and wonderful); some Elephants are around as well. The other pole is the Blue Coat Boy tavern — also frequented by the Elephants — owned by Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham, 'Boardwalk Empire' and a million other things), a temperamental bruiser who dominates the local fight scene to the point that it's just a matter of other fighters queuing up to be knocked out by him, and his younger, smarter brother, Treacle (James Nelson-Joyce). The fights, which take place in the back of the bar, and are packed and seemingly illegal, are where our three principals first convene. (Big, affable bartender William 'Punch' Lewis, played by Daniel Mays, is also the ring announcer.) Hezekiah, hoping to earn money as his and Alec's runs out, signs up to take on Sugar — and would have beaten him too, if he hadn't been tripped from outside the ring. That Sugar knows this, makes him determined to beat Hezekiah 'fair and square.' And that he senses Mary's interest in him, makes that determination more fierce. He will beat him, he tells Hezekiah, and 'I will not stop until you're dead.' 'Why would you want me dead?' 'It's like looking in a mirror; there can't be two of us.' Where Sugar is content just to rule his corner of East London — well, he's probably never actually content — Alec, who acts as Hezekiah's trainer, sees big things for his friend and himself. And Mary, for her part, is too ambitious to settle for mere pickpocketing and shoplifting and the occasional smash-and-grab; she's got a big, classic, complicated heist percolating in her head that will involve more than just the Elephants. As regards Mary, in film terms, Hezekiah has the clear advantage as a potential suitor; he's fantastically good-looking, a head higher than Sugar, wears a suit like the next 19th century James Bond, is well spoken and has a natural ability not only to mix among toffs and swells but to stand up to their patronizing and racist remarks. (He's bold. Maybe too bold?) Graham is stuck in brute mode for the earlier episodes — a brief glimpse of him drawing a fight poster is a relief — but the writers eventually let him breathe a little, and the actor does some delicate work. He's like the monster in a monster movie, unable to tame the beast inside, looking longingly at a normal, happy human life. 'You're sad,' says his 6-year-old niece, hitting a nail on the head. A raft of superb performances aside, 'A Thousand Blows' is not particularly subtle, nor does that even seem the idea. Its worthwhile sociopolitical points and allegiances — it stands with women, immigrants and the poor, for natural dignity against mere manners — are writ large; its emotional entanglements are operatic, its heist narrative the stuff of pulp fiction, the boxing story the stuff of beat-them-to-a-pulp fiction. It's loud and intentionally clamorous. (One could argue that this place and time was in fact loud and clamorous, but one could also say that they didn't have TVs then.) It can be obvious at times, but it knows its business and drives on, all the way to next season's coming attractions.
