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Alien news desk characters7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() The world's leading industry extravaganza has entered its second and final week, and the competition for the main prize, the Palme D'Or, is heating up. It does, however, bring yet another complex female character to Cannes, which has served up plenty of films exploring the dark side of women and making their stories the focus. Variety reported that the show needed major re-writes and re-shoots and switched director midway through, bringing in ‘Euphoria’ creator Sam Levinson. ‘The Idol’ had already been plagued by rumours of onset turmoil and graphic sex scenes before its release. ![]() ![]() Variety slammed its "tawdry cliches" and said the show "plays like a sordid male fantasy" with any effort to depict female sexuality in a revolutionary way going "too far".ĭeadline said it was "hard to know what to say" about the show, adding one would need to see where it was going to make judgements about the male gaze. The series received a modest five-minute ovation, and while Depp's performance was praised, most critics were put off by the excessive kink - which included some graphic dirty talk. "I kinda like that about him," says Depp's character. "When you're famous, everyone lies to you," Depp says, between two raunchy masturbation scenes and dozens of shots of her breasts.įeeling a loss of control over her art, Tesfaye's character starts to lure her in, despite her best friend and assistant warning her he is "so rapey". It is the latest concoction from the king of quirkiness, Wes Anderson, whose tale of a remote Western town being visited by an alien has a celeb-packed cast that also includes Steve Carell and Edward Norton.īut the festival was still digesting its late-night screening of the first two episodes of ‘The Idol’, HBO's new series starring Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp.Ī pop star struggling to get back on track after a public breakdown, surrounded by heartless handlers, she meets the manipulative leader of a modern-day cult, played by musician Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye.Ī leaked revenge porn shot of Depp with semen on her face is seen as a pathway to more fame, with a mention of reality star Kim Kardashian, and there is a significant nod to Britney Spears and the toxic fame that engulfed 90s female pop stars. Hollywood megastars have swarmed the French Riviera film festival since it kicked off a week ago, and Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks are set to attend the premiere of ‘Asteroid City’ on Tuesday. Cannes festivalgoers got a peek at the first episodes of new HBO series ‘The Idol’, which shocked critics on Tuesday with its overtly sexual scenes. ![]()
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