Gorgeous, infamous and woefully misrepresented, Ava Gardner is one of numerous Old Hollywood actresses who is being reevaluated by audiences today. She’s also seeing her story told onstage in “Ava: The Secret Conversations,” playing at the Geffen Playhouse through May 14.
Actress Elizabeth McGovern, of “Downton Abbey” fame, and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel adapt Peter Evans’ book of the same name for the production, which charts the last years of Gardner’s life.
McGovern pulls double duty as leading lady and writer of the play’s script. She came to Gardner’s work through Evans’ book, primarily. “The starting point was the seduction of this idea of a biographer attempting to get a life story out of a recalcitrant or ambivalent subject and all the things that brings up about the nature of biography, about the nature of how we look at our own lives and what they add up to at the very end,...
Actress Elizabeth McGovern, of “Downton Abbey” fame, and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel adapt Peter Evans’ book of the same name for the production, which charts the last years of Gardner’s life.
McGovern pulls double duty as leading lady and writer of the play’s script. She came to Gardner’s work through Evans’ book, primarily. “The starting point was the seduction of this idea of a biographer attempting to get a life story out of a recalcitrant or ambivalent subject and all the things that brings up about the nature of biography, about the nature of how we look at our own lives and what they add up to at the very end,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
Since it was announced that Netflix would be adapting The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, a best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid for the small screen, fans have been hoping that Jessica Chastain will be cast as Celia St. James. Chastain, on her part, is enthusiastically onboard with the dream casting.
What is ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ about? Jessica Chastain arrives at ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ I Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Gc Images
Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2017 novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has quickly become a fan favorite for its compelling narrative and unique premise. The historical novel, which spent 54 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller Paperback list, is about Old Hollywood starlet Evelyn Hugo, who sits down for a tell-all interview with struggling journalist Monique Grant. The actor reveals stunning details about her life and those around her as she opens up about...
What is ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ about? Jessica Chastain arrives at ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ I Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Gc Images
Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2017 novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has quickly become a fan favorite for its compelling narrative and unique premise. The historical novel, which spent 54 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller Paperback list, is about Old Hollywood starlet Evelyn Hugo, who sits down for a tell-all interview with struggling journalist Monique Grant. The actor reveals stunning details about her life and those around her as she opens up about...
- 2/9/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood, many actresses came and went. Those we remember are the ones who were able to make a clear and distinct mark on cinema, and a lot of that has to do with their found niche. Marilyn Monroe had brilliant comedic timing and could grab the camera's attention, even in small roles. Bette Davis, while deemed difficult to work with, was known as a most serious actress. The list of notable actresses goes on and on.
The one Golden Age actress that remains quite baffling is Ava Gardner. While included on the American Film Institute's Top 100 Stars list, the performances Gardner had put out over the course of her career were arguably weaker compared to her contemporaries at the time. She did make a name for playing seductive beauties earlier on in her career in films like "The Killers" and "The Barefoot Contessa," but, upon review,...
The one Golden Age actress that remains quite baffling is Ava Gardner. While included on the American Film Institute's Top 100 Stars list, the performances Gardner had put out over the course of her career were arguably weaker compared to her contemporaries at the time. She did make a name for playing seductive beauties earlier on in her career in films like "The Killers" and "The Barefoot Contessa," but, upon review,...
- 10/30/2022
- by Sarah Musnicky
- Slash Film
A relative of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims has spoken out against Netflix’s new thriller, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, for “retraumatising” their family.
The show – based on serial killer Dahmer’s real crimes – stars Mare of Easttown actor Evan Peters as the man also known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal” and the “Milwaukee Monster”, who committed the murders and dismemberments of 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Since its arrival on the platform on 22 September, some have found the show’s gruesome scenes nauseating, with many angered viewers believing it romanticises and glorifies the tragic murders.
One courtroom scene has gone viral using a side-by-side comparison to the actual 1992 trial. In it, Rita Isbell (portrayed by DaShawn Barnes), the older sister of 19-year-old victim Errol Lindsey, is seen yelling in agony during her trial statement.
Lindsey was strangled to death after Dahmer’s alleged experiment to keep him in a permanent zombie-like state,...
The show – based on serial killer Dahmer’s real crimes – stars Mare of Easttown actor Evan Peters as the man also known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal” and the “Milwaukee Monster”, who committed the murders and dismemberments of 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Since its arrival on the platform on 22 September, some have found the show’s gruesome scenes nauseating, with many angered viewers believing it romanticises and glorifies the tragic murders.
One courtroom scene has gone viral using a side-by-side comparison to the actual 1992 trial. In it, Rita Isbell (portrayed by DaShawn Barnes), the older sister of 19-year-old victim Errol Lindsey, is seen yelling in agony during her trial statement.
Lindsey was strangled to death after Dahmer’s alleged experiment to keep him in a permanent zombie-like state,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
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