‘The Witches’: Anne Hathaway Casts An Exasperating Spell In Robert Zemeckis’ Dull Film [Review]

Leonard Cohen is the latest artist whose song rights have been bought, after his estate reached a deal with the Hipgnosis Songs Fund for an undisclosed sum.According to Rolling Stone, the deal includes all 278 songs that Cohen wrote, including his most popular songs ‘Hallelujah’, ‘Suzanne’, ‘So Long, Marianne’, ‘First We Take Manhattan’ and more.The investment company obtained the “songwriter’s share” of 127 songs from Cohen’s Stranger Music catalogue, which covers the period of the inception of late musician’s career through to the year 2000; derivative works pushes the total to 211 songs.Hipgnosis also acquired the ownership of 100 per cent of the copyrights, “publisher’s share” and “songwriter’s share” of royalties of the latter part of his catalogue, spanning from 2001 to his death in 2016.“To now be the custodians and managers of Leonard Cohen’s incomparable songs is a wonderful yet very serious responsibility that we approach with excitement and fully understand the importance of,” Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis said in a statement.“Leonard wrote words and songs that have changed our lives, none more so obvious than ‘Hallelujah’ but there are so many more that we look forward to reminding the world of on a daily basis.

The Power Of The Dog, calling it “very odd”.Cumberbatch was referencing criticism of the film from Sam Elliott, who recently referred to the film as a “piece of shit”.Speaking as part of BAFTA’s Film Sessions on Friday (March 4), Cumberbatch discussed why it’s necessary to portray characters like Phil Burbank, who he plays in the movie, in order to “look under the hood” of these type of characters and “see what their struggle is and why that’s there in the first place”.Going on to reference Elliott’s criticism directly, he added (via Digital Spy): “I’m trying very hard not to say anything about a very odd reaction that happened the other day on a radio podcast over here.He added that he didn’t want to “stir over the ashes” of the comment, as “I haven’t heard it so it’s unfair for me to comment in detail on it,” but that “someone really took offence to the West being portrayed in this way.”Cumberbatch then went back to his character in the film: “These people still exist in our world. Whether it’s on our doorstep or whether it’s down the road or whether it’s someone we meet in a bar or pub or on the sports field, there is aggression and anger and frustration and an inability to control or know who you are in that moment that causes damage to that person and, as we know, damage to those around them.“There’s no harm in looking at a character to get to the root causes of that.

Charli XCX finally made her Saturday Night Live debut last night (March 5) – watch her performances of ‘Beg For You‘ and ‘Baby‘ below.The singer was originally set to appear with Caroline Polachek and Christine And The Queens on the long-running show last December, but her appearance was cancelled at the last minute due to COVID restrictions leading to “limited crew,” leaving her “devastated and heartbroken”.On last night’s episode, hosted by Oscar Isaac, Charli performed versions of two songs from her forthcoming album ‘Crash’, which is set to come out later this month (March 18).Watch the pair of performances below:After the recent release of ‘Baby’, Charli responded to critics of her new single, saying in a series of tweets that she’s unaffected by negative comments and is “living my best life”.One fan called her “mother”, to which she said: “If u wanna throw around midlife crisis fucking throw it at me. I’m getting older, I’m getting hotter, my tits are stunning, I’m in great shape, I’m dancing, I’m progressing and I’m living my best life – and that the tea.”The fan in question had written: “These charli singles so far….

Sting has shared a powerful performance of his 1985 track ‘Russians’ in support of the Ukraine – you can watch it below.Originally released during the Cold War period, the song expressed a hope that both the US and Soviet Union would find some kind of common humanity before destroying the world through nuclear warfare.Now, with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the song has once again, sadly, found relevance, and Sting has posted a video of himself performing it in aid of Help Ukraine, an initiative that sends medicine and humanitarian aid to a warehouse on the Ukrainian border in Poland.“I’ve only rarely sung this song in the many years since it was written, because I never thought it would be relevant again,” he says at the beginning of the performance. “But, in the light of one man’s bloody and woefully misguided decision to invade a peaceful, unthreatening neighbour, the song is, once again, a plea for our common humanity.“For the brave Ukrainians fighting against this brutal tyranny and also the many Russians who are protesting this outrage despite the threat of arrest and imprisonment – We, all of us, love our children.

Harry Potter star, who played Lavender Brown, is pregnant with her fourth child, and has become increasingly unwell after testing positive for Covid a couple of weeks ago.The actress took to Instagram to share a picture of her legs from a hospital bed.She penned in view of her 209,000 followers: "Triage, once again……"Anyone else had covid in the 3rd trimester & had it hit them like a tonne of bricks for weeks?"She added: "Also - has anyone taken the anti-nausea drug and it made them feel worse?"A post shared by JeSsIe CaVE (@jessiecave)Many social media users took to the comments to wish the actress a speedy recovery and share their concern.Devonmurrayofficial said: "Jessie, I’m so sorry you’re going through this now.

EastEnders favourites have often changed their appearance after leaving the soap and moving on to other avenues in their careers, but some notable stars have had complete transformations. From the abusive Trevor Morgan, played by Alex Ferns, to Danny Dyer's evil Aunt Babe, played by Annette Badland some actors are unrecognisable from their days working on Albert Square. Fans will also remember Bradley Branning actor Charlie Clements became a fan-favourite on the BBC soap, but soon after his character's dramatic death the star opted to leave fame behind altogether.

Saturday Night Takeaway fans were left baffled on Saturday night as Ant and Dec apologised to viewers for “rude words” on their hit ITV show. The popular hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 46, apologised to the viewers of their family show for naughty language used.

Shane Warne died at the age of 52 after a suspected heart attack while in Thailand.The sports star's long-time manager James Erskine has now provided a heartbreaking update on how his family are doing after such a devastating loss.Shane was married to Simone Callahan from 1995 to 2005, with the couple having three children together.They welcomed Jackson, 23, Brooke, 24, and Summer, 20, before their split.James told the Nine Network's Today morning show in Australia: "The three children are in complete shock."I spoke to them yesterday and... Jackson just said, 'We expect him to walk in the door.This is like a bad dream'."He continued: "Keith, Shane's father, is a pretty strong individual, but like everybody, he's just shattered, they can't believe what's happened."Shane's son Jackson recently spoke to Men's Health about the strong relationship he shared with his father.He said: "I can always remember just smiling."So, I think he did a great job.

Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain will be reuniting on screen soon! The award-winning actresses will be starring in the upcoming movie Mothers’ Instinct, according to Deadline. They previously worked together on the 2014 Christopher Nolan movie Interstellar.

Folks could argue that there are no finer actresses in the world than Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway. And thanks to the upcoming film, “Mothers’ Instinct,” we are going to get the chance to watch these two act opposite each other as friends-turned-enemies.

She's starring in a new adaptation of a cult classic film.And Anne Hathaway revealed on Live with Kelly and Ryan that she was pregnant with her son Jack while filming The Witches.The 37-year-old actress admitted that taking on the role of the Grand High Witch was made even more difficult as the wardrobe department worked around her changing figure. Hard at work: Anne Hathaway revealed on Live with Kelly and Ryan that she was pregnant with her son Jack while filming The Witches'Now I have a beautiful almost-11-month-old boy, but I was pregnant when Imade The Witches, so technically he's all over that performance,' she said.

movie is set to be released this week, making it the perfect spooky flick to watch at home this Halloween. The terrifying film, based on the best-selling 1983 Roald Dahl book, will be available in the UK from today.

Roald Dahl's 1983 children's novel The Witches, the sinister tale of a coven of toeless conjurers who despise youngsters (to them, kids smell like dog poo) and plot to turn them into mice, twice has been made into a movie. The latest, from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch, will stream Oct.

Anne Hathaway threw her very own premiere party for The Witches and her red gown is a thing of beauty.On Thursday, October 22, the 37-year-old actress posted a picture to Instagram promoting her new HBO film. “No premiere, no problem,” she wrote in the accompanying caption.

The macabre humor of Roald Dahl survived even a sweetened ending that irked the famed British children’s author in Nicolas Roeg's delectable 1990 film of The Witches, thanks in large part to the glorious villainy of Anjelica Huston. Anne Hathaway fills the shoes of the Grand High Witch with her own flamboyant wickedness — and more elaborate CG tricks — in Robert Zemeckis' mostly captivating remake, which sticks closer to the source material even while shifting the story from 1980s England to late '60s Alabama.

She's making the most of an unusual situation after the entertainment industry was turned upside down due to the ongoing global pandemic.But Anne Hathaway didn't let COVID-19 stop her from dressing to the nines for the release of The Witches on HBO Max Thursday afternoon.The 37-year-old actress joked 'no premiere, no problem' as she struck a pose wearing a gorgeous red Ralph & Russo dress while overlooking Harrods in London.

Anne Hathaway has some big shoes to fill in her HBO Max feature adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches.But the Academy Award winner has been preparing for the role much longer than her fans might think.She revealed Wednesday that she was born to play a witch, as she posted a sweet childhood throwback of herself in a black witches hat, worn over a curly rainbow wig. Baby witch: Anne Hathawayrevealed Wednesday that she was born to play a witch, as she posted a sweet childhood throwback of herself in a black witches hat, worn over a curly rainbow wigThe 37-year-old posted it with an image of herself as the Grand High Witch, writing: 'How it started, how it’s going.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVScandal and Whiskey Cavalier alum — and amateur furniture maker — Scott Foley has been tapped as co-host and lead judge on Ellen’s Next Great Designer, HBO Max’s furniture design competition series starring and executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres.In Ellen’s Next Great Designer, design aficionado DeGeneres will give eight forward-thinking furniture designers the chance to push their creativity to the limit. DeGeneres will be on hand each episode to weigh in on each challenge and provide humorous, colorful commentary.Appearing alongside her will be co-host Foley, who also will lead a three-person judging panel on the competition series.

Anne Hathaway shares a glimpse of her transforming into “The Witches” character.

Anne Hathaway posted a behind-the-scenes video teasing her villainous role in the upcoming HBO Max film The Witches.The 37-year-old can be seen in the process of having her prosthetic monstrous face applied to play the Grand High Witch.In Roald Dahl's original book the witches are able to disguise themselves with human faces in public but peel them off in private to reveal their true form.

Anne Hathaway shared a year-old behind-the-scenes selfie from her make-up trailer on the Surrey, England set of Roald Dahl's The Witches, which starts streaming this Thursday on HBO Max.The 37-year-old Oscar winner - who boasts 29.2M Instagram/Facebook followers - captioned her Sunday snap as The Grand High Witch: 'Resting witch face.'Anne's vampy look and Heath Ledger Joker-style smile scars were courtesy of her very own personal hair and make-up artist, Paula Price.