Meryl Streep

Frances McDormand wins actress drama Globe for 'Three Billboards'

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Frances McDormand won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama Sunday for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," in which she plays a mother determined to find answers over her daughter's murder. McDormand, whose film also won the best drama movie, triumphed in a field that included Meryl Streep in journalism thriller "The Post" and Sally Hawkins in fantasyRead more

Cate Blanchett to head Cannes festival jury

Hollywood - Muslimchronicle

Cate Blanchett will be the next president of the Cannes Film Festival jury. The two-time Academy Award winner said in a statement obtained by CNN that she was "humbled" to take on the role. "This festival plays a pivotal role in bringing the world together to celebrate story; that strange and vital endeavor that all peoples share, understand and crave," BlanchettRead more

'The Post': a Hollywood ode to journalism

Washington - Muslimchronicle

At a time when the media is being accused of peddling "fake news," Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks are bringing Hollywood star power to a movie celebrating journalism and the virtues of a free press. "The Post," which comes out in theaters in the United States on Friday, recounts the nail-biting behind-the-scenes story of the 1971 publication by The Washington Post ofRead more

Meryl Streep recalls violent past

London - Muslimchronicle

Meryl Streep has revealed she was once so violently beaten she was forced to “play dead” and “waited until the blows stopped”. The Oscar-winning actress said in a speech she has twice experienced violent assaults, adding that the ordeals were so profound it changed her “on a cellular level”. Recounting the two experiences, the 68-year-old said the second incident involved someone elseRead more

Hollywood kingmaker with feet of clay

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Meryl Streep famously called him "God," but Harvey Weinstein fell emphatically to Earth Saturday as he was booted out of the Academy amid a torrent of accusations of harassment, sexual assault and rape. The Oscar-winning movie mogul, one of Hollywood's most influential powerbrokers who was able to make or break careers, was expelled by an overwhelming majority in an emergencyRead more

Hollywood kingmaker with feet of clay

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Hollywood kingmaker with feet of clay

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Meryl Streep famously called him "God" but Harvey Weinstein has emphatically fallen to Earth amid lurid accusations of sexual harassment that threaten to end his glittering career. The Oscar-winning movie mogul, one of Hollywood's most influential powerbrokers who was able to make or break careers, was forced out of his own company on Sunday as the scandal mushroomed. The WeinsteinRead more

Paris gets Bella and Gigi Hadid-mania

Paris - ArabToday

It was designer Elie Saab's first collection since his coup of dressing Meryl Streep for the Oscars following the actress' high-profile spat with Chanel. The deep blue embellishments of Streep's lauded Oscars gown were picked up again in Saturday's fall-winter Paris show, inspired by the magical, romantic ballet Giselle. Dark romanticism wafted in the air with decorative gowns made fromRead more

Trump policies play supporting role in 2017 Oscars

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Donald Trump's name was rarely mentioned during Sunday's Academy Awards, but the U.S. president's policies were a running subtext throughout the evening. Host Jimmy Kimmel fired the first shot in his opening monologue. "I want to say thank you to President Trump. Remember last year when it seemed like the Oscars were racist?" Kimmel quipped. Again and again, he mockedRead more

Meryl Streep accuses Karl Lagerfeld of spoiling her Oscars

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Meryl Streep accused designer Karl Lagerfeld of spoiling her night at the Academy Awards ceremony by falsely accusing her of being paid to wear a gown on the Oscars red carpet. Streep was responding to a claim earlier this week by Lagerfeld that the "Sophie's Choice" actress had decided against wearing a Chanel gown at Sunday's Oscar ceremony because sheRead more