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Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer get married on Easter
Actress Kristen Stewart and screenwriter Dylan Meyer tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony on Easter Sunday. The couple celebrated their union with a close-knit gathering of friends and family after reportedly obtaining their marriage license the previous Tuesday. Kristen and Dylan went public with their relationship on Instagram in October 2019 and got engaged in 2021. Stewart revealed in an interview on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show that Dylan, the daughter of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nicholas Meyer, was the one who popped the question first. Kristen and Dylan's proposal story "It's not a given that I would be the one, you know what I mean? Like, with two girls, you never know who’s going to fulfill what weird f****** gender role thing, and we don't do that or think about it in those terms," Kristen explained. "So I was like, 'Wait, well, I’m not the one for sure.' And then she just grabbed that bowl and made it happen. It was f***** so cute," she added, saying Dylan “knocked it out of the park” with the proposal. In early 2022, Stewart shared her thoughts on wedding planning with Stephen Colbert, saying she wanted either a big celebration or a spontaneous ceremony. "We might just go do it this weekend, I don't know, and then, like, just hang out with everyone afterwards," she said. "I'm not a good planner. I can't make plans for dinner." More about Kristen and Dylan Dylan Meyer occasionally shares loving posts about Kristen. On Kristen's birthday last year, she posted a picture of her sitting on a bed with a cat and wrote, Happy birthday to this dash of hot sauce, my favorite person here on planet Earth. You’re like finding five bucks in your pocket, like the drum solo in Phil Collins’s In the Air Tonight, like a friendly cat on the street. I don’t know how I got so lucky but I like really really love you and am wishing you a meteor shower of good stuff in the year to come. Get it, babe." Kristen and Dylan's romance began in 2019, and they were first spotted kissing in August of that year. Since then, their relationship has been marked by mutual love and admiration. While Kristen stays away from social media, Dylan often shares glimpses of their love story through heartfelt posts and candid photos.
21 April,2025 09:37 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Being a drag queen in music comes with a list of nos
Queen Priyanka: ‘Being a drag queen in music comes with a list of nos’
Listen to any of Queen Priyanka’s songs and you know it’s more than just a track; it’s a fearless celebration of one’s identity. That’s why the music sensation—who burst on the scene as the first winner of Canada’s Drag Race—was an apt choice to headline the 10th anniversary of Kitty Su, which has long been a platform for the LGBTQIA+ culture, diversity and inclusivity in India. What was it like performing in India? “Bringing my music, art, and my heart to the Indian stage has been a full-circle fantasy,” she says. In conversation with mid-day after her performance at The Lalit Mumbai, Queen Priyanka reflects on how she built her way in the world of music. Edited excerpts from the interview: What were the most defining career decisions as you became a mainstream musician?Winning Canada’s Drag Race was when the world learned my name. But it was my debut EP, Taste Test that set the tone. Songs like Come through and Snatch were a declaration of who I am. Then I took my drag and decided it would be a full-blown career in music. It was a conscious decision to produce work that would translate into the mainstream; music that could sit next to any pop star on the radio. No apologies, no boxes. What are some of the challenges you needed to overcome to find this success?Being a drag queen in music comes with a whole list of “nos”—having people telling you to pick a lane, to tone it down, to not be too much. [You have to] say no to all of that. The greatest challenge was overcoming the fear that I wouldn’t be taken seriously as a pop star because of my queerness or the art form that I represent. But I quickly realised that the only person who has to take me seriously is me. After that, the world caught up. Indian artistes are increasingly being stifled in terms of subjects they wish to discuss. What is your suggestion to those hoping to celebrate their identities like you did?Drag is nothing but a force to go against the current. It rebels. To my brothers and sisters in India, your truth is your superpower. It is tough when the world asks you to hide, shrink or conform. But I took every part of me that made people uncomfortable and turned it into a crown. Celebrate your identity, loud and proud, and find your chosen family that will lift you. Today in music April 21, 2016: American musician Prince passed away due to an accidental drug overdose. The When doves cry hitmaker was 57.
21 April,2025 08:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
'All we can do is our best': Lady Gaga on Coachella mic malfunction
Singer Lady Gaga struggled with mic issues during Coachella weekend 2 set. The singer's head mic started glitching and cut off during "Abracadabra," the second song of her headlining set on Friday night, as per Variety. However, before descending towards center stage, Gaga slyly exchanged the broken equipment for a regular handheld mic. She continued through her choreography without missing a beat -- holding the mic in one hand and a cane in the other. It took less than a few minutes for Gaga to emerge with a new head mic that went without issue for the remainder of the night. Gaga also apologised to audience over he mic malfunction. "I'm sorry my mic was broken for a second... at least you know sing live." She continued, "I guess all we can do is our best and I'm certainly giving you my best tonight." Coachella 2025 will conclude on Sunday. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
20 April,2025 10:42 AM IST | Los Angeles | ANI
Colin Farrell reveals reason for putting son in care
Hollywood star Colin Farrell has revealed the heartbreaking decision to put his son James into long term care as he shared his fears for the future. The actor, who previously shared how his son James had been misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy, revealed the heartbreaking medical error before doctors eventually confirmed that James has Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects the nervous system and causes physical and learning disabilities. Opening up on the decision, the actor shared his fears for the future if they didn’t put support in place for his 21-year-old son. “It’s tricky, some parents will say ‘I want to take care of my child myself’ and I respect that. But my horror would be, ‘What if I have a heart attack tomorrow, and, God forbid, James’ mother, Kim [Bordenave], has a car crash and she’s taken too’—then James is on his own? Then he’s a ward of the state and he goes where? We’d have no say in it,” said Farrell. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
20 April,2025 07:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Dressed in a black bodycon, Victoria Beckham celebrates 51st birthday on a yacht
Victoria Beckham thanked her family and friends for making her 51st birthday special. The fashion designer took to her Instagram handle and dropped a couple of pictures of her birthday celebration. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) The first pic showed Victoria posing with her birthday cake while on a yacht. She looked her stylish self in a short black bodycon dress with a matching cap. Next was an image of her on the yacht with her son Romeo Beckham, daughter Harper Beckham, and hubby David Beckham. Victoria was also seen enjoying some quality time with the soccer star. The post also had other snippets of her posing with her loved ones. "Thank you for making my birthday so special...My family and my friends, I love you all so much xxxxx @davidbeckham," Victoria wrote on her Insta. David also used social media to wish the most amazing wife on her special day. He dropped some throwback photos, including some romantic images from when the couple first started dating. These lovestruck photos featured the two locking lips in the pool and hugging each other. David also shared some adorable old snaps from the former Spice Girls’ childhood. In a more recent still, Victoria was seen posing with her kids. The former footballer also penned a birthday wish for his better half that read, "Happy Birthday to the most amazing Wife , Mummy & Best Friend that we could all wish for Have the most perfect day because you deserve to and we love you so much." Their son Cruz wrote in the comment section, “I love you so much mum x from day 1 you have showed us unconditional love and haven’t stopped since,” along with a red heart emoji. Another son Romeo left four heart emoticons in the comments. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
19 April,2025 03:16 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Henry Cavill's 'Highlander' changes studios, lands at Amazon MGM Studios
The 'Highlander' reboot, with Henry Cavill starring and Chad Stahelski directing, is moving studios. The project is still moving forward, but it will be headed to Amazon MGM Studios' United Artists(an American film production and distribution company owned by Amazon MGM Studios), which is in final negotiations to acquire the package from Lionsgate. The film will be released in theaters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 'Highlander' is a 1986 fantasy action-adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy from a screenplay by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, and Larry Ferguson. It stars Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, and Sean Connery. As the tagline "there can only be one" suggests, these warriors are pitted in battle against one another. With each immortal they kill, they become stronger, until only one will remain. The film spawned four sequels and three television series, as per the outlet. Under the deal, UA's Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt will produce. Neal H. Moritz will also produce with Stahelski's banner, 87Eleven Entertainment. Michael Fench, who worked on Stahelski's John Wick: Chapter 4, will pen the script. Cavill has been attached to the project since 2021, while Stahelski has been attached since 2016. The filmmaker talked about the project, saying, "It's just a tough nut to crack because the Highlander property is so involved and the mythology is so deep. But to try and make it our own, and be somewhat true to the original, yet do it in a way that makes it ours, is a little tricky. We don't want to do a remake. We don't want to do a reinvention. We want to do something fresh that utilises the mythology of what everyone loves from the first movie." Cavill is already in business with Amazon, starring in its upcoming Voltron movie, and is developing Warhammer 40,000 as a franchise, as per The Hollywood Reporter. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
19 April,2025 03:09 PM IST | Washington | ANI
Hailee Steinfeld on 'Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse'
Actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld is set to reprise her role in the animated film 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' and shared her take on the process. The film is set to be released on June 4, 2027, and Steinfeld informed Josh Horowitz in an interview that she has recorded some stuff, reported Deadline. "We're well into that thing," she said. Although Steinfeld was worried about what she could or could not say about the Marvel flick, she said, "You've gotta trust the process." "If there's one thing I've learned with that -- it's that," she added. "You put it in their hands and you're gonna end up with something masterful. So just gotta go with it." Steinfeld gives her voice to Gwen Stacy in the animated films, which started with 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The Oscar-nominated actress reprised the role in 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and will once again voice the character in 2027's Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, reported Deadline. If the audience has to wait long to see her reprise her superhero live-action role, Steinfeld responded, "I sure hope not." Steinfeld was noticeably absent from the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement, although Marvel teased that additional names would be revealed later. When questioned why she did not see her name on the director's chair like previous Marvel stars, Steinfeld did her best to avoid spoilers and sidestep the topic entirely. Some of the names confirmed for Avengers: Doomsday include Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Vanessa Kirby (Susan Storm), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), and Florence Pugh (Yelena), reported Deadline. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
19 April,2025 02:41 PM IST | Washington | ANI
Sinners movie review: A vampire movie that gets you hot and bothered
Film: SinnersCast: Miles Caton, Saul Williams, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Michael B JordanDirector/Writer: Ryan CooglerRating: 3.5/5Runtime: 137 min Writer/director Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ is a well crafted vampire movie. It has a rich story powered by a charismatic dual performance by Michael B. Jordan. It’s a gothic genre tale nuanced by ancestral inheritance. It is ambitious in its scope and the gritty period narrative is daringly different. Coogler’s attempt to translate big ideas into a movie that is appealing to all, comes good. It’s the 1930s in Mississippi. Sammie (Miles Caton), the son of a preacher, has the power to see between the past and future. One morning, covered in blood and wounds, Sammie stumbles into his father’s church, broken guitar in hand. Obviously, there’s some horror story waiting to be told. But at that point the narrative rewinds to the previous day. Smoke and Stack, twin brothers (both played by Michael B Jordan) return to their Southern home town from Chicago, where they have made money working for Al Capone. Their intention is to open up their own music joint with their cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) as one of the main draws. They buy a venue from the local bigot, open up for a show but the first night is not without problems. Mary (Hailee Steinfield) one of the twins ex-lovers turns up unannounced and Remmick (Jack O’Connell) a country singer with a penchant for Irish songs, and a meagre repertoire, fails to hold the crowd. As the night progresses the drama turns into a vampire movie with the twins and several others fighting for survival. ‘Sinners’ is melancholic, running with themes of racism, spirituality, immortality and sexuality. The social commentary gets blurred when the blood begins to flow. The bloodletting is savage and often ghastly. Coogler’s assured direction and handling of set pieces is noteworthy. Jordan, Jack O’ Connell, Delroy Lindo and Miles Canton in his debut role give off a confident vibe. Coogler, along with cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, editor Michael P. Shawver, composer Ludwig Göransson makes ‘Sinners’ a sensory experience. ‘Sinners’ is a departure from Coogler’s earlier works. It is different and holds its own in a sea of vampire movies. Ryan Coogler has crafted a cinematic experience that goes beyond the ordinary and the Imax scale renders it even more worthy.
19 April,2025 02:26 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
Fight or Flight movie review: Mid-air mayhem palmed off as stylistic voyeurism
Film: Fight or FlightCast: Josh Hartnett, Katee Sackhoff, Marko Zaror, Julian Kostov, Charithra Chandran, JuJu Chan, Sanjeev Kohli, Rebecka JohnstonDirector: James MadiganRating: 2/5Runtime: 97 min James Madigan’s feature-length directorial debut, “Fight or Flight,” is basically “Bullet train” in mid-air. It’s a challenging yarn, an actioner, set in an airplane, with assassins coming out of every nook and corner. There’s growing chaos inside a Bangkok flight bound for San Francisco with all kinds of killers and targets going beserk. It’s hard to decipher the good guys from the bad because by the end there are so many dead bodies strewn across the aisle that you lose count. A Visual effects expert, Director Madigan tries to lend some dark comedy to the ultra-violent film but it’s to no avail. The characters seem jumbled up and the gory excess doesn’t feel palatable. Screenwriters Brooks McLaren and D.J. Catrona fail to create a realistic template for all the action - instead they go in for excess and the resultant, while not exactly entertaining, is stylistically interesting. The Ghost, a “blackhat terrorist” by the C.I.A., needs to be captured. Agent Hunter (Julian Kostov) picks up on The Ghost’s presence in Bangkok, and informs his superior, Brunt (Katee Sackhoff). She, in turn, assigns Lucas (Josh Hartnett), a former Secret Service agent stuck in Bangkok, the thankless task. Offered a chance to reclaim all that’s been lost, Lucas reluctantly accepts the mission and boards the flight to San Francisco. On the plane, Lucas meets flight attendants Isha (Charithra Chandran) and Royce (Danny Ashok), and learns the brutal truth that almost everyone on board is after the same target, creating a free-for-all battle of mercenaries in mid-air. The first act is fairly believable and is set up spiffily. Lucas agrees to find The Ghost, and looks forward to the vindication he was waiting two years for. But the rest of “Fight or Flight” which takes place in the air, is far-fetched and clearly hallucinatory. Everyone appears to have a weapon in store and skillsets that seem almost unbelievable. Madigan stages close-quarters combat, expanding on the antagonism as Lucas is pitted against unknowns who crop up at every stage. There’s hardly any respite as the violence escalates and the task of ferreting out The Ghost gets even more perilous. “Fight or Flight” remains violent for most of its runtime, keeping bloody confrontations and body count incrementing steadily. Director James Madigan tries to stage the action with a rapid pace and a sense of visual style. But the outrageous hardcore action is not a great fit for the lighthearted anarchic tone. The writing tries to verbally throw in some backstory to complicate matters but it hardly registers in the mayhem that ensues. The Ghost’s motivations and the presence of a super-computer get lost in the melee. Madigan concludes the picture with an orgy of ultra-violence, furiously delivered, but it doesn’t make much sense. The frequent bursts of physical aggression and wild comedy, fail to sustain as credible entertainment. The weak plot, and rote characters, fail to entertain or engage.
19 April,2025 02:19 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
Warfare movie review: Brutal visceral real-time experience of war
Film: WarfareCast: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Noah Centineo, Taylor John SmithDirector: Ray Mendoza, Alex GarlandRating: 4/5Runtime: 95 min. This film is a real-time account of a 2006 mission in Ramadi, Iraq, where a U.S. sniper unit negotiates Al Qaeda insurgency. The drama featuring Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor, Charles Melton, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis and Kit Connor and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, plunges the audience into a hellish combat zone which gets on your nerves right from the beginning. The opening scene is one of levity. We see a low-res video of a statuesque blonde in a skimpy leotard leading a group through a workout routine and the platoon of Navy SEALS clustered around the screen, loudly whooping, shouting and cheering her on. But that’s as far as the levity goes. The rest of the 90 odd minutes is a severe jolt to the senses. Co-written and directed by Alex Garland with Ray Mendoza, a former Navy SEAL who served in Iraq and was part of the hair-raising mission, the movie takes the high road to making it real and brutal. There’s no romanticization of war. What there is, instead, is raw and hurtful. Chaos escalates with minimal visibility and the platoon is expected to perform their duties with courage, decisiveness and determination. These men have to look out for each other amidst the most challenging and trying circumstances. There’s not much room for character development but you come to care about these guys nevertheless. The dialogue is terse, communication is strictly need based, there are no backstories - yet this blunt depiction of the brutality of war never allows us to forget the human faces behind it. The deaths, injury, trauma experienced in brutal frontline combat, as seen in this film, is profoundly affecting. The platoon forcefully enter a strategically positioned house and set up their sniper unit.The terrified family is made to huddle against a wall and instructed to remain quiet while the soldiers set up positions for surveillance in order to ensure the area is clear for ground forces to pass through the following day. Once they discover their proximity to an insurgent house the tension escalates leading up to a sustained unrelenting attack .Grenade attacks, a barrage of machine-gun fire and IED blasts draw the audience into a catch 22 situation where extraction attempts are thwarted and air support stymied by Al Qaeda snipers positioned on the roofs. Glenn Freemantle’s sound design is highly effective. DP David Thompson’s mostly handheld cameras and Fin Oates’ editing combine beautifully to convey urgency in the life-and-death situation. Production designer Mark Digby does extremely well to recreate the urban neighborhood that becomes a heap of rubble in the aftermath. Though the experience of individual traumas is quite harrowing, there’s not a single showy performance to behold. This is a tightly woven ensemble act that is more powerful because of it. There’s nothing heroic about ‘Warfare,’ it’s a brutalising experience that leaves you shaken. The directors work in sync together to present an authentic unfiltered experience that stays with you way after the movie is done.
19 April,2025 02:12 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
Paddington in Peru movie review: A fun-filled jungle adventure
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Julie Walters, Samuel Joslin, Madeleine HarrisRating: 3/5Director: Dougal WilsonRuntime: 106 min. The sweet, furry hero of “Paddington in Peru” who carries marmalade sandwiches under his red stained bucket hat, is in for a third adventure, this time with music video director Dougal Wilson helming it in his feature debut. The first two films in this series, “Paddington” and “Paddington 2,” were directed by Paul King. As in King’s earlier two entries, the template for Paddington’s adventures remain largely unchanged - just a few added individualistic tweaks manage to lend this experience a rather pleasing personality. The animation remains supple and Ben Whishaw’s vocal work is competent enough to see to the rest. The script was written by Mark Burton, Jon Foster, James Lamont, based on a screen story by Paul King, Simon Farnaby, Mark Burton, and the book ‘Paddington Bear’ by Michael Bond. Paddington goes to Peru, to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton) who was living at a Home for Retired Bears but now she is nowhere to be seen. Paddington’s adoptive family The Browns namely Henry (Hugh Bonneville), Mary( Emily Mortimer), Judy ( Madeleine Harris), and Jonathan (Samuel Joslin) accompany him in this adventure. When they arrive at the Home for Retired Bears headed by The Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman looking like Julie Andrews in ‘The Sound of Music’), they discover that Aunt Lucy has disappeared leaving behind her glasses and bracelet. A chance discovery of a map in Lucy’s room leads them to Rumi Rock, and thereafter to El Dorado or so they hope.The mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru and a thrilling adventure ensues. This setup is a sort of homage to classic movies, with the jungle as a backdrop - most notably John Huston’s “The African Queen,” and “Paddington in Peru” has its own version of the series of rides down perilous rapids. The sweaty, goofy boat captain, Hunter Cabot (Antonio Banderas) who travels the Amazon with his plucky teenage daughter Gina (Carla Tous) looks suspiciously like a version of Allnut from the former. This movie is all-out fun and cute. It’s a slapstick comedy oozing sentiment, and has free-wheeling performances from most of its cast. Judy, Jonathan, and Gina may not have much to do but make their presence felt nevertheless. Bonneville’s running gag involving Henry’s fear of a specific breed of giant tropical spider, lends levity to the proceedings. Colman and Banderas make it a joy ride altogether.
18 April,2025 05:17 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas