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New photos show Jane Fonda attending the Vienna Opera Ball with Austrian tycoon Richard Lugner, after she revealed he was paying her to be on his arm for the evening. Fonda wore an ivory, long sleeved dress to accompany Lugner, who wore a top hat and white scarf with his tuxedo.

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.Attending the premiere of her rom-com She Came to Me at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, the wore a sheer mesh Valentino gown with leather bowties over a nude bodysuit. She paired the daring dress with a set of opera gloves and black pumps, which was exactly how the look was , minus the mesh turtleneck detail and tulle hat. Instead, Hathaway wore her hair up in an Audrey Hepburn-esque updo with her face-framing bottleneck bangs kept loose and a particularly glowy makeup look. Anne Hathaway attends the "She Came to Me" premiere and Opening Ceremony red carpet during the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2023.Anne Hathaway attends the "She Came to Me" premiere during the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2023.Hathaway was joined on the red carpet by jury president Kristen Stewart, who dressed in an intricate floral Chanel gown with a whimsical bow-tie-inspired choker. Kristen Stewart attends the "She Came to Me" premiere during the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2023.She Came to Me stars Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) as a celebrity composer who sought a way out of writer's block by marrying his therapist (Anne Hathaway).

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic No genre of the last few decades can get on my nerves like the indie quirkfest. You know: those movies that keep poking you in the ribs to giggle at their cutely addled characters with their adorable eccentricities — I’m talking woe-is-us hipster comedies like “Pieces of April,” “Lars and the Real Girl” and the pop-crossover “Citizen Kane” of the genre, “Little Miss Sunshine.” The trouble with these movies is that even as they pretend to be lifesize, they’re too conscious about packaging their prefab weirdness; they’re edgy sitcoms minus the laugh tracks. But Rebecca Miller’s “She Came to Me,” which opened the Berlin Film Festival today, demonstrates how the indie quirkfest can be resonant and real, with characters who have soul instead of a chewy center.

You would need a heart of stone to leave Rebecca Miller’s She Came to Me without wanting to pick up sticks and live on a tugboat, preferably one steered by Marisa Tomei. Tomei’s tugboat captain Katrina, with her softly weathered face, earthy humor and somewhat sociopathic “love” addiction, is a simply fabulous romcom heroine, if She Came to Me can be described as a romcom. And in Peter Dinklage, at his most darkly glowering as the perpetually panic-stricken, creatively blocked composer Katrina targets with her romantic zeal, she has her perfect foil. Props to Berlin Film Festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian for nailing She Comes to Me: light but pungent, it is a perfect opener.  

Showing them how it is done. Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa have built a strong friendship after working together on-air over the years.

Ben Folds has announced that he will release new album ‘What Matters Most’ this summer, and will also be in the UK and Ireland for live shows in the autumn.“There’s a lifetime of craft and experience all focused into this one record”, he says. “Sonically, lyrically, emotionally, I don’t think it’s an album I could have made at any other point in my career”.“I come from the vinyl era, and this perhaps more than any record I’ve made is a true album”, he adds.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International If you ask Rebecca Miller, it’s getting harder and harder to make movies about people in a room talking. That particular brand of intimate, personal storytelling, the kind the director of “Maggie’s Plan” and “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” is known for, is a challenging prospect for financiers weighing up a Darwinian landscape for cinemagoing. It’s why Miller’s latest, “She Came to Me,” which opens the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, feels like a triumph for the American director, who marks her return to narrative features after an eight-year hiatus. “Making a movie like this is actually meaningful for independent cinema — it’s meaningful that we got it made,” said Miller. “Every time that happens, it’s a real victory, because it is very difficult … it’s hard to get personal films made.”

Bella Thorne is celebrating Valentine’s Day with her man!

Jane Fonda confessed she agreed to a date with 90-year-old Richard Lugner, and he’s paying her to accompany him to the Vienna Opera Ball on Thursday. Being one of the highlights of the social calendar in Austria, the award-winning Hollywood actress admitted she accepted the Austrian building tycoon’s invitation because Lugner offered to "pay me quite a bit of money." She said at a Wednesday news conference with her date that she needed the money to pay her bills and to support her grandchildren. "I support a lot of people," Fonda said.

A new trailer for the film Love Again stars Priyanka Chopra, Sam Heughan, and Celine Dion in her big-screen debut.In the upcoming movie, Priyanka and Sam's characters make an unexpected romantic match with a push from the Canadian-born songstress, 54.The feature comes from writer-director James C. Strouse and stars Chopra, 40, as Mira and Heughan, 42, as Rob.The two connect after Mira sends longing messages to her late fiancé's old phone number, which turns out to be Rob's current number.And there is also a cameo from Priyanka's husband Nick Jonas.  A new trailer for the film Love Again stars Priyanka Chopra, Sam Heughan, and Celine Dion in her big-screen debut Coming soon: Coming May 12, the picture is a fresh take on the original German movie SMS für Dich (Text for You) An official synopsis from Sony Pictures Releasing notes that the leading lady sent the texts 'not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone.''A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts,' it reads. 'When he's assigned to write a profile of megastar Céline Dion, he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person… and win her heart.'The trailer begins with Mira sitting in a one-on-one meeting with a colleague and feeling bleak about life.Chatting about their jobs as producers of children's books, she says to her counterpart, 'Maybe it's better to prepare them — life will inevitably crush their hopes and dreams.'The viewer is then clued in on the fact that Mira is grieving the death of her boyfriend.A friend asks her, 'How are you holding up?' and Chopra Jonas responds, 'You know.

Negative reviews can be tough, especially when you put your heart and soul into your art — but we can probably all agree this German ballet director took out his frustrations in a pretty s**tty way!

Broadway continued filling seats last week as the annual deep-discount Broadway Week promotion (actually three weeks) came to a close. Total receipts for the 21 productions tallied to $23,064,393, with attendance of 192,323 at 95% of capacity.

Julia MacCary editor Tom Luddy, who co-founded and served as artistic director for the Telluride Film Festival and produced films including “The Secret Garden” and “Barfly,” died Feb. 13 in Berkeley, Calif., after battling a long illness. He was 79. Luddy co-founded Telluride in 1974 along with Bill Pence, Stella Pence and James Card. Luddy served as co-director, then as artistic director and adviser through 2022. Beginning in a small opera house, the festival evolved into one of the largest and most respected globally over the past five decades. “The world has lost a rare ingredient that we’ll all be searching for, for some time,” said Telluride Film Festival executive director Julie Huntsinger in a statement. “I would sometimes find myself feeling sad for those who didn’t get to know Tom Luddy properly. He had a sphinx-like quality that took a little time to get around, for some. But once you knew him, you were welcomed into a kingdom of art, history, intelligence, humor, and joie de vivre that you knew you couldn’t be without. He made life richer. Magical. He called Telluride a labor of love for a very long time. We’re so much better off because of him and that labor. We at the Festival owe it to him to carry on his legacy; his commitment to and love for cinema, above all.”  

Ryan Gosling gets sprayed down, while looking all beat up and burnt on the set of his upcoming movie, The Fall Guy.

Danniella Westbrook is looking sensational with a new hairstyle as the EastEnders star flew out to Ireland to get a new set of gorgeous extensions. Danniella, 49, who starred as Sam Mitchell in the hit soap opera, shared a snap of her new blonde locks on her Instagram page after landing in Ireland for her stunning hair transformation. She shared: "@milanohairandbeauty Thank you for letting me fly to Ireland and have my hair done.

A shocking loss. Days of Our Lives alum Cody Longo has died at age 34, Us Weekly can confirm.  

A photograph of an empty stage and a 'ghost light' has sparked bitter-sweet memories for many, as Falkirk Town Hall closed its doors for the last time.

Mortimer, Be Quiet is the musical outlet of artist James Knott, who combines theatre, video and audio in their work.Their debut album, ‘Dandelion’, was released in 2018 – the indie pop soundtrack to rock opera ‘Apocalypse In Your Bedroom’ – and they have now announced that an as-yet-untitled second LP is set to follow this spring.Out now is new single ‘After Dark’, of which Knott says: “Written during the pandemic, and while confronted with enduring chronic leg pain, I mythologised myself as a wounded astronaut narrating a plea to not surrender to apocalyptic thinking amidst an uncertain future”.“This song – and the album that will follow – marks the first time I’ve collaborated with other musicians”, they go on. “In this instance, local flute wizard Anh Phung’s duelling solos enliven the frantic samba breakdown before the final movement of the song.

Looks like Bill Gates is officially off the market!

She married French billionaire businessman François-Henri Pinault back in 2009 on Valentine's Day.But Salma Hayek has now revealed that she didn't actually have a say in the nuptials, which were sprung upon her by family, friends and her partner.The actress, 57, recalled having 'no choice' in the matter as she was brought to a courthouse, describing it as an 'intervention'.Putting it down to nerves, she recalled having a phobia of marriage - leading her nearest and dearest to take matters into their own hands. Taking to the February cover of Glamour Magazine, the Magic Mike's Last Dance actress shared the story of her wedding after over 13 years of marriage. 'It was like an intervention': Salma Hayek recalls having 'no choice' but to marry husband François-Henri Pinault in surprise 2009 courthouse wedding Spouses: Salma and François-Henri tied the knot in a low-key civil ceremony on February 14 2009 with only family in attendance, before rolling out the lavish celebrations two-months later for an A-list wedding bash (pictured in 2010) Salma and François-Henri tied the knot in a low-key civil ceremony on February 14 2009 with only family in attendance, before rolling out the lavish celebrations two-months later for an A-list wedding bash.But speaking on the initial day, the beauty told Glamour: 'I didn’t even know I was getting married that day.