Like several Stone roles, Crazy, Stupid, Love. This is another supporting role, but she brings her no-nonsense, brash-but-so-fun persona to the next level as one of the few survivors of the zombie holocaust, foraging throughout the bombed-out landscape with Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin and Woody Harrelson. And Bill Murray, of course. This is a minor part, but she makes it a major one: She grabs the funky, off-kilter Zombieland and ramps it up into something soulful and warm.
It was exciting to watch a star being born — while the best you can say about the ill-advised sequel is that, even though she was by then way too famous to be doing something like this, she still seemed to give it her goofy all. Impressively, she knows when to step aside and cede to her co-stars, giving Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, and Jessica Chastain the room they need to lead the movie … before reeling it back in to keep the movie centered.
The film is a feminist parable that can sometimes be too rah-rah — favoring sentiment over nuance — but Stone supplies the heart, showing us a woman fighting for equality but also wrestling with her sexuality, getting involved with a beautiful hairdresser Andrea Riseborough but keeping the relationship under wraps for fear of angering fans and promoters.
In future years, Battle of the Sexes may be the movie we point to where Stone pivoted away from her more adorable roles to something a little more grown-up and weary. As a rule, we tend not to get hung up on so-called category fraud when it comes to which actor gets positioned as the lead for Oscar consideration. His friend Harry inherits his father's company Oscorp, as well as a genetic disease that eventually turns him into the Green Goblin, while the mysterious Electro emerges to threaten the city.
Dylan Harper and Jamie Rellis are friends who do not want to become a couple. They believe that a casual physical relationship will not affect their friendship. However, with time, their genuine feelings for each other complicates matters for them. In , Mobster Mickey Cohen rules the California criminal underworld and has even police and politicians in his pocket.
A philosophy professor, who suffers from existential crisis, finds a purpose in his life when one day he overhears a woman complaining that she may lose her children because of a corrupt judge and decides to murder him, reasoning that he will never be caught because he is not connected to the case. But justice has its own way of catching up. He is emotionally dependent on his imaginary superhero friend Captain Excellent. His life takes an interesting turn after he develops a friendship with a teen girl named Abby.
Magic in the Moonlight is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of an acclaimed magician Stanley Crawford. He despises claims by phony spiritualists, who claim to perform real magic. After he is asked to expose a young medium named Sophie, he meets her, but he is left surprised by evidence that her powers might be real.
Dave Skylark and Aaron Rapaport's talk show Skylark Tonight is successful but not considered a serious news show. So when the two land an opportunity to interview the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are all enthusiastic and happy.
When his new album fails to create any waves, his flourishing career takes a nosedive. Desperate to save his career, egotistical Conner tries everything from selling out to appearing on innumerable talk-shows; anything other than reuniting with his former boy-band. But his career is at stake. In the s, a drummer gets abandoned by his band just before they achieve stardom.
Two decades later, he finds another chance to achieve stardom when he is asked by his teenage nephew to perform with their high school rock band. Connor Mead, a famous photographer is a playboy never settling down and having simultaneous relationships with multiple women. Shelley Darlingsonm, an aspiring Playboy Playmate living in the Playboy Mansion, suddenly finds herself dismissed. Nowhere else to go, she winds up playing house mother to seven socially awkward Zetas, who is in danger of losing their Zeta Alpha Zeta sorority unless they can attract more pledges and to do that they must reinvent themselves.
Aloha is a romantic comedy drama film which revolves around a celebrated military contractor who returns to the site of his greatest career achievements. However, he reconnects with his ex-girlfriend and also falls for the hard-charging Air Force watch-dog assigned to him.
Battle of the Sexes is an American biographical sports comedy film, which revolves around a true story of a tennis match between two tennis champions i. Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, which took place in the year An unsuccessful screenwriter, pitches in shockingly outrageous story ideas to a studio executive in this anthology comprising fourteen interlinked short films.
It is directed by twelve different directors and stars famous Hollywood names. The animated classic revolves around the prehistoric family the Croods. Stone has starred in some — pardon the pun — stone-cold classics over the years. And certainly her performances in all three were acclaimed. Likewise, Stone does underrated comedic and dramatic work, respectively, in Zombieland and Battle of the Sexes.
However, her role as Olive Penderghast in Easy A still stands as her best. The role proved to be Emma's most challenging to date and earned the star her first Academy Award nomination as well as a second SAG Award.
A rare misstep for Emma Stone came in the romantic comedy "Aloha" in The movie, which co-starred Bradley Cooper and Rachel McAdams and was directed by "Jerry Maguire" mastermind Cameron Crowe, looked to be surefire hit upon arrival, but it ended up as a disappointment.
The actress played Allison Ng, a wide-eyed Air Force pilot who is taken under the wing of Bradley's experienced officer. Despite all the talented names attached to the project — Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray and John Krasinski also co-starred — the film didn't win over critics or make much of a dent at the box office. Emma's casting also came under fire when the film was called out for for "whitewashing" a character written as a woman who's half Asian. Emma later said she regretted letting herself be miscast.
What Jill doesn't know about her new lover is that he's also a serial killer… until she slowly starts putting the pieces together, looking for a way out before she becomes the next victim. Despite premiering at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, the drama got a mixed reaction from critics and a fairly muted response from theatergoers. It also ended up being one of the final films the director made before he was called out amid the MeToo movement in Emma Stone's lull remained brief as she hit new creative heights with the musical "La La Land.
The romance follows the ups and downs of the pair's relationship as they figure out how to navigate their respective careers while creating a life together through song. Emma got a chance to showcase her singing and dancing abilities while also pushing new boundaries with her dramatic skills. Emma was met with glowing reviews for her work and went on to win her first Golden Globe and first Academy Award.
The film also marked another reunion for Emma and Ryan, proving their chemistry could take on any genre. Dropping the musical numbers for tennis rackets, Emma Stone did a full from "La La Land" for her first post-Oscar role. Emma played real-life tennis champion Billie Jean King in the biographical sports film "Battle of the Sexes" in The drama documents the famed match between Billie and rival champ Bobby Riggs played by Steve Carell , which found the female player scoring the win at the end.
The role marked the first time Emma had played a real-life person, and she scored with her transformation. The film received rave reviews, with numerous critics declaring it the actress's best performance to date.
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