Paul Schrader Talks “Infectious” Cancel Culture As Three New Clips From ‘The Card Counter’ Debut

Avril Lavigne gave fans a reason to be excited as she began a countdown to a big moment in her career with her latest social media posts.MORE: Avril Lavigne stuns in daring neon-green outfitThe singer took to her Instagram Stories from her lush Malibu mansion to begin the countdown to the release of her new album Love Sux. She excitedly remarked that the album would be out in a mere ten days and then began to play a snippet from a yet unreleased song.WATCH: Avril Lavigne provides special preview of new albumAvril sang along to the pop-punk track, which consistently used the refrain "you make me nauseous," sticking her tongue out and flashing her bright orange nail job as well.The album is the pop-punk superstar's seventh full-length record and her first since released exactly three year ago in 2019's Head Above Water.MORE: Avril Lavigne poses in fishnets for major new photos you have to seeReleasing on 25 February, 2022, Avril opened up in a recent interview with Nylon about the different direction the record took, saying: "This is the first one that’s just rock all the way through.A post shared by Avril Lavigne (@avrillavigne)Avril's seventh album is slated to come out on 25 February"There was a point in music where the label was like, 'Radio don't want to hear guitars anymore.' Live drums went away.

Cynthia Nixon is not backing down when it comes to her support of the HBO Max reboot . The first season of the series has now aired in its entirety, with Nixon's character, Miranda Hobbes, receiving the majority of the online criticism for her decision to divorce her husband, Steve Brady (David Eigenberg), and to start a romance with non-binary comedian Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez). And though she stands by her character's actions, Nixon does have one regret in regard to the series. “If I could do anything differently, I would have made sure we said to people in letters 10 feet tall: This is not Sex and the City.

Linda Evangelista isn't hiding anymore. Nearly five months after the 56-year-old supermodel filed a lawsuit claiming she was «brutally disfigured» by a fat-freezing procedure, she's no longer covering up.«I loved being up on the catwalk. Now I dread running into someone I know,» Evangelista tells.

Mark Wahlberg dropped the ball on Valentine’s Day! The actor shared that things didn’t go exactly as planned after he and his wife, Rhea Durham, decided not to celebrate the holiday. Wahlberg, who has been married to Durham since 2009, said that he normally has a sweet gesture for his love.  “I’ll send flowers from each child leading up to Valentine’s Day.

police.The young boy reportedly climbed up to the beginning of the slides and entered one of them which has an immediate right angle that obstructs the view of the rest of the slide.Only one of the four entrances to the slides was reportedly closed off, and Davi entered one of the slides that was missing parts of its tubes.Davi reportedly fell from a height of 45 feet before hitting a wooden and metal structure that supports the ride. He then rolled into a pool that was 28 inches deep.He was reportedly rescued alive but later died in hospital.The eight-year-old escaped parental supervision when he moved away from his father and his one-year-old brother to use the bathroom.He reportedly knew the waterpark well, having already visited it several times.His distraught family members have claimed the park operator was negligent and they are calling for justice.For more shocking stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters hereDavi Lucas was buried in his family's hometown of Conselheiro Lafaiete in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais on Monday.His grieving mother Jaqueline Rosa was paid tribute to him in local media as saying: "My son was a marvellous child, full of plans, a super studious boy.

Jack Smethurst has passed away at the age of 89.The actor is best remembered for playing the leading role of bigoted working class fool Eddie Booth in the 1970s comedy series Love Thy Neighbour.The star died peacefully at home surrounded by his family this week.As well as starring in Love Thy Neighbour, Jack also appeared in For The Love Of Ada, Carry On Sergeant, The Rag Trade; Dinnerladies, Here's Harry, Watch Your Stern and Doctor At Large.However, the level of popularity that he received from the infamous sitcom Love Thy Neighbour lead him to appear as himself in the feature film adaptation of fellow hit ITV comedy Man About The House.Jack was born in Manchester on 9th April 1932 and raised in Collyhurst.Before he pursued a career in televsion, the actor completed national service with the RAF.

Anthony Joshua's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk could be staged on top of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, 321m above the ground. The hotel has a helipad on top of it and has hosted events there before, with Joshua even enjoying a sparring session there in 2017.

Pregnant Jess Wright looked absolutely glowing as she headed to an event with her mother, Carol.The mother to be, who is expecting her first child with her husband William Lee-Kemp, looked sensational as she dressed her blossoming bump in a chic black fitted midi-dress.The former The Only Way Is Essex star added to her glamorous maternity style with a cream-coloured white coat that was effortlessly draped on her shoulders. Sporting sleek brunette locks and a glamorous coat of bronzed make-up, the stylish 33 year old couldn't wipe the smile from her face as she strutted along in nude-coloured high heels.

The Queen was forced to step in and overturn a long-standing rule so that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge could change their Prince Louis' name. The young prince is the third child of Prince William and Kate Middleton and was born on April 23, 2018, with the proud parents naming him Louis Arthur Charles.

on this link here.Khan, meanwhile, was being fast-tracked with his Olympic stardom catapulting him into the mainstream. It would be easy to see why Brook felt a little bitter.But, in fact, the Sheffield man was once an admirer of Khan; not that he will admit it now.When he was a junior and before those sparring sessions, he had been impressed by the younger fighter who had created noise in the north of England.Both men dispute how the sparring went in Sheffield.

TV personality Stephen Bear has been arrested for breaching his bail conditions and discussing his ongoing revenge porn case on social media. Stephen, 32, is currently facing trial after being accused of secretly filming himself have sex with a woman in August 2020, and later distributing the footage online without her consent. The former Ex on The Beach star was first granted bail in July 2021 after the case was moved to Crown Court.

Actor Oscar Isaac has been known to make character studies alongside large studio movies throughout his career; before “Star Wars,” he was making things like Zack Snyder‘s “Sucker Punch,” “X-Men: Apocalypse,” and Ridley Scott‘s “Robin Hood.” READ MORE: Oscar Isaac On Returning To Superheroes In ‘Moon Knight’ After ‘X-Men: Apocalypse‘: “We’re Making Something That’s Quite Different” However, while speaking to the press in Venice via Deadline, Isaac noted that he needed a break from green screen/blockbuster work to focus on something more character-focused, which led to making Paul Schrader‘s dramatic gambling pic “The Card Counter” that will be playing at the festival (our review here).

Tiffany Haddish and Oscar Issac are looking incredible at the 2021 Venice Film Festival!

“I don’t really feel like it’s going anywhere,” a character in Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter laments at one point, and for a good long time one is inclined to feel this way about the film itself. Like the titular low-end professional gambler, Schrader here plays the long game, winning as often as not by studying patterns, conservatively abiding by carefully calculated odds and not acting on impulse. But just when you’ve about given up on the film and its mostly forlorn characters, the writer-director shows his wining hand, the clouds part, the sun shines bright and redemption — creative and moral — is to be had.

What if you’ve paid your debt to society, but the spiritual weight of what you truly owe for your past actions can never be repaid in full? Following the terrific comeback reception to “First Reformed” and the spartan, Bresson-ian transcendental style employed within, feeling good about his chances, filmmaker Paul Schrader doubles down on austere slow cinema again in “The Card Counter,” a movie about the moral balance a man can accrue.

Manori Ravindran International EditorPaul Schrader says his movie “The Card Counter,” in which Oscar Isaac plays a former Abu Ghraib interrogator who did jail time for his actions, is “not about redoing history” but rather focusing on one soldier’s memory — a cinematic theme he predicts will recur as U.S.

Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and director Paul Schrader discussed the story behind Venice Film Festival revenge-thriller The Card Counter this morning at a press conference on the Lido.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJoel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver will star in “Master Gardener,” a new crime thriller from Paul Schrader, a master of the genre.Schrader is on a bit of a hot streak after scoring an Oscar nod for his screenplay for “First Reformed.” Astoundingly that marked his first nomination despite penning some of the greatest movies ever made. His new drama, “The Card Counter,” debuts at the Venice Film Festival.

We haven’t even had the world premiere of his latest film, “The Card Counter,” but it appears that Paul Schrader is ready to move onto his newest project, titled “Master Gardener.” According to Deadline, Paul Schrader is putting together the cast for his new film, “Master Gardener,” and has enlisted talented folks such as Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver to appear.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSince 1976’s “Taxi Driver,” filmmaker Paul Schrader says he has been looking for certain problems that he could place within a metaphor. In that case, he says, “It was a young man’s sense of loneliness, and the yellow taxi car was the metaphor.

EXCLUSIVE: One day before Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter premieres at the Venice Film Festival, I can reveal that the filmmaker’s next project is already gathering pace.