The Curse
Critic’s Notebook: Emmy Vacuum Enables Voters to Right Some Wrongs — but Perpetuate Others
'Reservation Dogs,' 'Shōgun,' 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' and 'Palm Royale' led big nomination mornings for FX, Amazon and Apple TV+, as category confusion continued to reign.
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Emmy Nominations: Emma Stone’s ‘The Curse’ and Nicole Kidman’s ‘Expats’ Snubbed as ‘Reservation Dogs’ and ‘Slow Horses’ Surprise
With several Emmys stalwarts not eligible for nominations this year, it was expected that there would be a number of surprises among the 2024 Emmy nominations. But while some series and stars broke through, other anticipated nominees from new shows didn’t fare as well as they’d hoped. Despite a big awards push, Showtime’s The Curse […]
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‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘The Curse,’ ‘Shogun’ Among Inaugural Gotham TV Awards Nominees
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced its nominees in seven categories for the inaugural Gotham TV Awards. Baby Reindeer, Ripley, The Curse, Shōgun, Bodkin, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Black Twitter: A People’s History are among the nominees, with Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder (The Curse), Andrew Scott (Ripley), Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale), […]
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Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder Reteam with A24 for Ben Mezrich’s Carlsen-Niemann Chess Scandal Story (Exclusive)
A24, operating on its new mandate to act aggressively in the pursuit of projects, just outplayed the Hollywood studios and streamers in order to pick up Checkmate, a hot feature package centered on a book proposal by Ben Mezrich, the author whose books were adapted into films such The Social Network and Dumb Money. If […]
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Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone Take a Ride on the Wild Side as TV’s Cringiest Couple
The Curse began with an actual curse, or at least the threat of one. When Nathan Fielder first moved from Canada to L.A. in 2009, a woman approached him on the street asking for a handout. He told her he had no money. She replied, “I curse you.” That anecdote, described by Fielder to pal […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Masters of the Air’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Mean Girls, Masters of the Air, True Detective, Echo and The Curse. The Book of Clarence premiere Director Jeymes Samuel and producer Jay-Z joined stars LaKeith Stanfield, James McAvoy, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, Caleb McLaughlin […]
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‘The Curse’ Co-Creator Benny Safdie on How a Visit to the OB-GYN Spawned the Idea for the Home Improvement Series
Hurt people hurt people. Cursed people take hurt to a whole new level. Such pain is on full display in The Curse, the Showtime drama series from creators and stars Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, with Oscar winner Emma Stone rounding out the core trio. The Curse centers on Fielder and Stone as Asher and […]
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When to Stream ‘The Curse,’ A24’s Dark Satire Series Starring Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder
The stars play a married couple who aspire to be HGTV reality stars while trying to conceive a child — all while an alleged curse threatens their relationship.
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‘The Curse’ Review: Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder Play Married HGTV Stars in Showtime’s Exhilarating, Exhausting Cringe Comedy
Benny Safdie is co-creator of the dark satire, which follows the stars and creator of a home-renovation series.
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