Conclave's Ralph Fiennes avoids getting existential about his career: 'You can disappear up your own a--hole'

Courtesy of Focus Features “I love the sense of internal conflict at the beginning…. “and I think he longs for a quieter life.” In the process, gossip comes to light, and indiscretions ruin the hopes of some. But Cardinal Lawrence, who was seriously considering leaving his post, doesn’t want the job…right? Ralph Fiennes in ‘Conclave’.Courtesy of Focus Features “He’s a man of spiritual integrity, and I thought that the screenplay portrayed that really well....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Michael Mccarthy

Conclaveending explained: Who becomes pope (and how the film resonates as a real-life conclave looms)

Edward Berger’s Oscar-winning film is especially relevant in light of Pope Francis' death. A new conclave is now imminent. It also receivedeight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Ralph Fiennes in ‘Conclave’.Credit:Focus Features/Courtesy Everett So, let’s talk about that final reveal. Read on as we explainConclave’sending and who wins the papacy. What isConclaveabout? Sergio Castellitto stars as the conservative Cardinal Tedesco in ‘Conclave’.Courtesy of Focus Features...

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Sharon Smith

Conclavestar Isabella Rossellini wishes ailing Pope Francis 'a quick recovery' on SAG Awards stage

And I do mean weight, because those costumes must’ve weighed about 500 pounds. That’s not even counting the jewelry, which, I’m forced to confess, I stole!" See the full list of 2025 SAG Awards winners Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini at 2025 SAG Awards; Pope Francis.Credit:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Antonio Masiello/Getty Isabella Rossellini in ‘Conclave’.Courtesy of Focus Features

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Michael Kramer

Conclavewriter Peter Straughan responds to Megyn Kelly blasting movie as 'anti-Catholic': 'I stand by it'

Hours later,Conclaveand Straughan were honored when the film was awarded Best Screenplay at the Globes. That’s always been a difficult balance and it has to constantly go through this." I stand by it, as an admittedly lapsed Catholic." Peter Straughan; Ralph Fiennes in ‘Conclave’; and Megyn Kelly.Credit:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Courtesy of Focus Features; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Want more movie news? Courtesy of Focus Features “It wasn’t sentimental. It showed fallibility; it showed doubt; it showed the humanness,” Fiennes observed....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Daniel Russell

Confessions of a Shopaholicauthor Sophie Kinsella reveals battle with brain cancer since 2022

The novelist was diagnosed with glioblastoma at the end of 2022. The author has undergone “successful surgery and subsequent radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which is still ongoing.” In 2009,Confessionswas adapted into a film starringIsla Fisheras the novel’s heroine Becky Bloomwood. Sophie Kinsella.Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Kinsella continued Becky’s adventures in eight further books, in addition to 11 standalone novels.

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Cole Shaw

Congressman Joaquin Castro nominates 27 Latino movies for inclusion in National Film Registry

The media and entertainment industry is the narrative-creating and image-defining institution in America." Nominated titles must be at least 10 years old to qualify. “So this is an effort to help do better.” U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro.Vivien Killilea/Getty Check out Castro’s full list of nominations below. Want more movie news? Michelle Rodriguez in ‘Girlfight’.Courtesy Everett

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 55 words · Andrew Carrillo

Connie Chiume, South African TV star andBlack Pantheractress, dies at 72

Chiume began her career as a teacher under apartheid and broke barriers to become an actress of international demand. A powerhouse of the South African film and television industry has died. Her familyannounced the news on social mediaand asked “for privacy during this difficult period.” Connie Chiume at the ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ premiere.VALERIE MACON/AFP/GETTY First, it represented a global embrace of her inimitable talents. Want more movie news?

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Shane Lewis

Connie Chung interrupts Whoopi Goldberg on 'The View,' jokes about Maury Povich giving her a big ring: 'He thinks I'm Jewish'

Trailblazing broadcast journalistConnie Chungmade a headline-worthy entrance of her own on Wednesday’s episode ofThe View. Goldberg continued with her segue, while Chung comically interrupted her twice. Chung then called Povich her “baby daddy” before the interview continued. Whoopi Goldberg and Connie Chung on ‘The View’.ABC (2) “It’s Maury bling. It’s good, right?” Chung, who converted to Judaism before marrying Povich in 1984, quipped. “He thinks I’m Jewish,” she added. Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to a representative for Chung for clarification on the comment....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Michael Jenkins

Connie Nielsen breaks down her emotional return to the Colosseum in 'insane'Gladiator II

Gladiator IIstarConnie Nielsensays the upcoming film “looksinsane” or so she’s heard. “I’m not great at that,” she admits, sheepishly. Nielsen credits directorRidley Scott, who previously directed her in the five-time Oscar-winning originalGladiator, with that experience. Pedro Pascal and Connie Nielsen in ‘Gladiator II’.Aidan Monaghan/Paramount The long-awaited sequel picks up 16 years after the events of the first film. Her plan could only work for so long, though. “And so Lucilla was very unusual at the time in the Roman Empire....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Anthony Nicholson

Conrad Ricamora and theHTGAWMcast once crashed a wedding and sang Radiohead

“It was not appropriate,” laughs Ricamora. Imagine the cast ofHow to Get Away With Murdershowing up at your wedding. That killer surprise happened to one lucky couple but it perhaps didn’t go the way one might expect. Jack Falahee and Conrad Ricamora in ‘How to Get Away With Murder’.ABC ABC “This was around the time where we were the Keating Five,” Falahee remembers. “We took a staycation somewhere just outside of L....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Maria Williams

ControversialEmilia Pérezstar Karla Sofía Gascón to play 'God and the devil' character in new movie

EW has reached out to representatives for Gascon and Gallo for comment. Paradoxically, there is no other way to enforce rules than to have rules and enforce them." Athreaded postcontinued, “Obviously, I will never defend Islam or any religion. Karla Sofía Gascón in ‘Emilia Pérez’.Credit:Shanna Besson/PAGE 114 Human beings are imbeciles by nature and religions are proof of that. All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Brandon Adams

Coralie Fargeat pullsThe Substancefrom Camerimage festival over fest director's 'highly misogynistic' op-ed

Cinematographer Benjamin Kracun will also be forgoing the festival. Fargeat also noted thatThe Substancecinematographer Benjamin Kracun had “decided not to attend” the gathering. “We shouldn’t tolerate them anymore. Demi Moore in ‘The Substance’.Christine Tamalet/Courtesy of TIFF A representative for Camerimage didn’t immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly’s request for comment. Camerimage, meanwhile, was founded in Torun, Poland, in 1993 and celebrates cinematography.

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · Robin Barrett

Cord Jefferson writes where it hurts with Jeffrey Wright-ledAmerican Fiction

The same year, Albert was as exposed as the person behind the persona. Funny enough, Percival Everetts prescient novel,Erasure, also came out in 2001. Only, the book, and the author, take on a life of their own. Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K. Brown in ‘American Fiction’.Credit:Courtesy of Orion Pictures Sometimes, fact is just as strange as fiction. Were talking a six-figure book deal, a prestigious award, and a movie adaptation....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Amy Cohen