January 27, 2021
What Made Johnny Depp Uncomfortable While Kissing Keira Knightley In Pirates Of The Caribbean? (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
If we talk about Hollywood’s most iconic characters ever then Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow from Pirates Of The Caribbean holds a special place in the list. People totally loved his performance in the highly successful series and also his chemistry with Keira Knightley who played Elizabeth Swann.
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Johnny Depp’s kiss scenes with Keira Knightley were one of the highlights of the film series. But do you know the senior actor wasn’t comfortable kissing her onscreen? Well, not we but he himself opened up about the same.
Disney is finally updating its problematic Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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The Jungle Cruise at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World will be getting an update.Kari Rene Hall/LA Times via Getty Images
A ride that has long been criticized as racist and problematic is finally getting a much-needed update. Today, Disney announced that Jungle Cruise, a boat ride that depicts rivers around the world and what many have called colonialist caricatures of “natives” around them, will be getting an update to remove those problematic depictions.
“As Imagineers, it is our responsibility to ensure experiences we create and stories we share reflect the voices and perspectives of the world around us,” Carmen Smith, executive of development and inclusion strategies at Walt Disney Imagineering, said today on the Disney Parks Blog. “With Jungle Cruise, we’re bringing to life more of what people love the humor and wit of our incredible skippe
I d just rather not stand in front of men naked : Keira Knightley not interested in filming sex scenes for men
Keira Knightley called her no-nudity decision partly a result of having two children. Reuters
Updated: Jan 26, 2021, 10:10 AM IST
Actor Keira Knightley is no longer interested in doing sex scenes just to appeal to men, she said, calling her no-nudity decision partly a result of having two children.
But if a female director was behind the camera, that might be a different matter, the
Pirates of the Caribbean star said in a podcast. I feel very uncomfortable now trying to portray the male gaze. Saying that, there are times where I go, Yeah, I completely see where this sex would be really good in this film and you basically just need somebody to look hot , Knightley said in a conversation with director Lulu Wang in a Chanel Connects podcast.
In a one-on-one, ground-breaking French filmmaker Claire Denis throws light on the creative credo that drives her cinema, the impact
Pather Panchali had on her as a child, the casting of Victor Banerjee in her most recent film and the experience of watching a Bollywood movie being shot in a Mumbai studio.
Mank, David Fincher s black-and-white ode to
Citizen Kane, comfortably led this year s Oscars nominations with 10 nods including for best picture and best director
Commentary: Danny Tyree - No such thing as a stranger
Danny Tyree
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Reminiscing with one of my mother’s photo albums, I encountered a snapshot of a long-deceased neighbor (a dear, sweet man) who is still summed up by the phrase “He never met a stranger.”
I’m sure all of you know someone like that (or are someone like that): the one-person welcoming committee who is drawn like a moth to the flame and wants every casual acquaintance to feel like they’re loved, appreciated and the survivor of an interrogation by Jack Bauer on “24.”
Alas, thanks to social distancing, political minefields (“No, I’m not through with the sports section and you look like one of those tree-huggers who doesn’t even want trees turned into paper in the first place, so you’ll get my Semi-Weekly Clarion when you pry it from my cold, lifeless fingers, you hypocrite!”) and ubiquitous handheld devices, such people are a dying breed.