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"Stranger Things" to "All the Light"

The versatile director discusses his Netflix WWII drama, his wide-ranging career and working with Taylor Swift

Salon

‘World’s largest movie screen’ revealed by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky

The enormous, wraparound display inside The Sphere in Las Vegas is the size of four football fields

Evening Standard

Requiem For A Dream: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Darren Aronofsky Movie

Here is how Darren Aronofsky and company created one of the most unsettling and unforgettable movies of the 21st century.

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7 top new movies to watch on Netflix, Disney Plus, Peacock, Paramount Plus and more this week (July 31- Aug. 7)

This week, with Mario and Guardians Vol. 3 hitting streaming services, you can choose between the Mushroom Kingdom and the galaxy (as well as other places) without even paying a rental fee.

Tom’s Guide

Jennifer Lawrence addresses Liam Hemsworth affair rumours after Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’ music video

Fans questioned the resemblance between a dress worn by Cyrus in her ‘Flowers’ music video and one worn by the ‘Hunger Games’ star on the red carpet

The Independent UK

Jennifer Lawrence addresses rumour Liam Hemsworth cheated on Miley Cyrus with her: ‘Not true’

The ‘Hunger Games’ star rubbished the speculation

The Independent UK

After Oscar Win, Brendan Fraser Is Being ‘Picky’ About His Next Movie

Brendan Fraser opened up about being "picky" with his next movie following his first Oscar win.

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Brendan Fraser fans celebrate comeback saying ‘no one is more deserving’ as he picks up Oscar for best actor

The Whale star took home the best actor award for his role in Darren Aronofsky’s drama

Manchester Evening News

Brendan Fraser makes emotional speech after winning Best Actor Oscar for Hollywood comeback film

Brendan's Academy Award triumph came despite competition from Austin Butler, Colin Farrell and Bill Nighy

Chronicle Live

Oscars 2023: from Brendan Fraser to Ke Huy Quan, Hollywood loves a comeback story

All four acting categories were won by veteran performers who have never been nominated – as Michelle Yeoh put it: ‘Don’t let anyone tell you you are past your prime’

The Guardian - AU

Was this the 'Year of the Comeback' at the Oscars?

LOS ANGELES — This year's acting prizes were marked by a recognition of veteran performers, some in what can only be called comebacks. Others may have never gone away, but they have never before received the acclaim and prestige of an Academy Award.

Los Angeles Times

Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar, capping a ‘Whale’ of a comeback

LOS ANGELES — Brendan Fraser, whose career has featured both meteoric success and semi-obscurity, celebrated perhaps his finest hour Sunday, winning the Oscar for lead actor for his performance in “The Whale.”

Los Angeles Times

Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar for The Whale

Actor wins prize for performance as a reclusive, morbidly obese teacher in the drama directed by Darren Aronofsky

The Guardian - UK

The Whale is not a masterpiece – it’s a joyless, harmful fantasy of fat squalor

The Oscar nomination for The Whale must mean it’s great, right? Wrong! It is a shallow and stigmatising reflection of thin people’s assumptions about fat bodies

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Evening Standard

SAG Awards 2023: Brendan Fraser gets emotional as he wins Best Actor for The Whale

The actor, 54, picked up the award at Sunday’s ceremony held Los Angeles’ Fairmont Century Plaza

Evening Standard

SAG Awards 2023: Full winners list as Everything Everywhere wins top prizes

Brendan Fraser’s much-discussed performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale earns him the best actor award

The Guardian - US

From cradle to compost: the disruptors who want to make death greener

Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting

ABC News

The Whale director Darren Aronofsky reveals why he cast Brendan Fraser and responds to accusations of fatphobia

Director Darren Aronofsky spent years searching for someone to play the English teacher with severe obesity at the centre of his film. But the film has been accused of fatphobia.

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Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'Putting an actor in a fat suit to play an obese character on screen is ableist hogwash'

Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, says actor Brendan Fraser's interviews about his role in a fat suit, beg the question: why are we still using fat suits like this?

Evening Standard

Darren Aronofsky: “The Whale allows people to have a good cry”

The director talks to us about his new drama starring Brendan Fraser, The Whale, and why audiences have been flocking to theatres to shed some group tears

The Guardian - UK

The Whale review – Brendan Fraser is remarkable in knotty drama of self-destruction

The Oscar-nominated star plays a chronically obese man in Darren Aronofsky’s clammy, uncomfortable but ultimately redeeming movie

The Independent UK

Why are Hollywood fat suits back in fashion?

Brendan Fraser has been Oscar-nominated for playing an over-eating teacher in ‘The Whale’, described as ‘one of the most fatphobic films of all time’. Eloise Hendy explores how plus-size prosthetics, once derided as dated, have ended up back in the Hollywood toolkit

ABC News

The Whale is being lauded as Brendan Fraser's comeback, but even his Oscar-nominated performance can't evade its flaws

The Mummy star is an Oscars frontrunner for his role as a morbidly obese teacher in The Whale, but not even his affecting performance can quite transcend this flawed film.

Daily Mirror

Sarah Michelle Gellar tears up as she shares sweet text Brendan Fraser sent after award win

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star sat down with Good Morning Britain entertainment presenter Richard Arnold to discuss her new series Paramount+ series Wolf Pack

Financial Times

Darren Aronofsky on his obesity drama The Whale: ‘When actors start, they all want to cry’

The director talks frankly about making films that don’t spare the feelings of performers or audiences

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