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James Gray's 'Paper Tiger' received mixed reviews, with actors Miles Teller and Adam Driver portraying characters ensnared by the Russian mob. The film premiered at Cannes, where it garnered a 7-minute standing ovation despite Scarlett Johansson not being present to share in the accolades.
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Variety
“Paper Tiger” director James Gray tried to call Scarlett Johansson on his cellphone so she could share in the 7-minute standing ovation at the Cannes premiere of “Paper Tiger” on Saturday. But the star didn’t pick up his FaceTime. Johansson couldn’t be on hand at the South of France beca
2026-05-16 21:50 UTC
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James Gray’s new film, Paper Tiger, opens with the following quote from father of ancient Greek tragedy, Aeschylus (Agamemnon): Let there be wealth without tears; enough for the wise man who will ask no further. That is the ominous warning we are about to enter a world with characters who may
2026-05-16 21:53 UTC
Variety
You can feel James Gray wanting to will something like a Lumet version of Greek tragedy into the tale of these brothers, and of Irwin’s blind loyalty to Gary’s huckster-psycho moves. But even the scene-to-scene skill of Gray’s direction can’t stop the movie from turning into a mixture of the grandio
2026-05-16 21:54 UTC
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Louis Theroux proved he is not as thin-skinned as some of his Inside the Manosphere subjects by sending himself up on Saturday Night Live UK. The celebrated British documentary maker featured in a sketch roasting his presenting style, with a flock of Therouxs gathering in a cheap hotel room. Alongsi
2026-05-16 21:54 UTC