Luca Guadagnino’s sizzling, sharply scripted drama, co-starring Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, is such fun it’s almost indecentNobody harnesses horniness quite like Luca Guadagnino. With his lavish, luxurious portrait of forbidden lust, the Tilda Swinton-starring I Am Love, Guadagnino embraced one of cinema’s most cliched symbolic sensual devices, filling the frame with come-hither shots of delectable food. But somehow, in his hands, this hackneyed metaphor feels fresh, and the film is a...
The actress - who plays a tennis pro in the upcoming film - sported a pleated white tennis skirt and sporty black top as she emerged in New York City on Wednesday.
With Luca Guadagnino's latest feature, sexual tensions take place on the tennis court.
Challengers is the most exciting tennis match you will ever see. Luca Guadagnino's new movie is a lustful, exhilarating watch driven by star-making performances from Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist, epic slow-motion scenes and a banger of a soundtrack. It's a sweaty, wicked three-way thriller exploring the intersection between power, sex, desire and starving ambition. It's about tennis being like sex and sex being like tennis, in an endless loop dominated by the need for living with...
The French monks who invented tennis nine centuries ago must be blushing that Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” exposes their sport (jeu de paume, or “game of the palm”) as one reeking of sexual frustration. The eroticism starts with the racquet. Firm on one end, yielding on the other, its very parts — the shaft, throat, head, rim, butt — are named with a wink-wink. There’s a moment in “Challengers” when a player places his fuzzy ball in the throat of his racquet and you know exactly what he...
The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted the order that Wunmi, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, be served notice of the pending DNA test application by substituted means. This was contained in a statement signed by a member of the legal team to the Aloba family, Monisola Odumosu, Read More
The Ripon Planning Commission gave the nod on the major site request Monday for Ripon Christian High to construct on-campus six tennis.
On camera or off, Zendaya stays in character. From her wet-look Balmain gown at the 2021 Venice Film Festival to her recent jaw-dropping futuristic Mugler bodysuit at the “Dune: Part Two” world premiere, the young star has built quite a reputation for bold, method fashions. The 27-year-old actor, who will co-chair the Met Gala in May, has graduated from a Disney Channel heroine to a blockbuster star and budding fashion icon over her nearly 15 years in the spotlight. Much of this transformation...
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that presented the grim reality of the post-Roe v. Wade world the justices have created. Without a constitutional right to abortion, states are forcing women into grave yet preventable health crises by denying them emergency abortion care. And yet, it appeared that less than […]
The terrific new film Challengers is about being intense about tennis, sex, and competition. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film stars Zendaya as Tashi, a tennis coach and object of desire to two men. She's married to Art (Mike Faist), who is facing his old friend Patrick (Josh O'Connor) at a Challengers event. This reopens all the trio's old wounds, and they excavate all of their relationships with each other.
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Reebok’s latest foray into the fashion world has landed, unveiling their Spring/Summer 2024 ” Sport Classic ” collection. Embracing a vintage-inspired aesthetic with a modern twist, this dual-gender assortment aims to capture the essence of sporting culture both on and off the courts. The collection, launched today, draws inspiration from the current ‘tennis core’ trend. […] The post Reebok Unveils SS24 ‘Sport Classic’ Collection: A Vintage-Inspired Ode to Courts and Community first appeared on...