Marianne Faithfull remembered, ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’ set Super Bowl trailers, and more of today’s top stories
Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 30, 2025
Marianne Faithfull, Grammy-nominated singer, actress, and muse of Mick Jagger, dies at 78
Marianne Faithfull, the British performer who traveled a bumpy road from fresh-voiced pop star (as well as muse and girlfriend of Rolling Stones‘ frontman Mick Jagger) in the 1960s to homeless heroin addict and ultimately a musical comeback in the late 1970s, died on Thursday in London. She was 78. No cause of death was cited.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter, and actress Marianne Faithfull,” read a statement from her publicist. “Marianne passed away peacefully in London today in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed.”
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Faithfull emerged in the Swinging ’60s, plucked from obscurity by the Stones manager at 16 and in 1964 recorded “As Tears Go By,” becoming an overnight sensation with the Jagger-Keith Richards tune that the Stones themselves recorded the following year. She became Jagger’s partner and a tabloid sensation — inspiring hit songs including “Wild Horses” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Following their split, Faithfull fell into drug addiction. She would subsequently suffer a miscarriage, a suicide attempt, a serious heroin habit, and several stints in rehab. Her comeback was sparked by the highly successful New Wave album Broken English in 1979 that was nominated for a Grammy.
Faithfull’s acting career included starring roles in such films as 1968’s The Girl on a Motorcycle. Later in life, she suffered multiple health problems including bulimia, breast cancer, and emphysema brought on by decades of smoking.
Super Bowl trailers: Jurassic World Rebirth, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Hollywood is infiltrating the 2025 Super Bowl to tease some of the year’s most anticipated blockbusters. The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9, and movie trailers set to utilize the publicity include Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth and Paramount’s Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. Notably missing is Jon M. Chu‘s Wicked: For Good, leaving fans to further anticipate the next chapter of Elphaba and Glinda’s journey.
Other films expected to make their mark on Super Bowl Sunday include M3gan 2.0, Smurfs, Novocaine, and the live-action remake of the DreamWorks animation hit How to Train Your Dragon.
Jurassic World Rebirth stars Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey five years post-Jurassic World Dominion. They lead an expedition to isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough. Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning is Tom Cruise‘s last hurrah as the fearless IMF agent. Christopher McQuarrie directs the eighth installment of the franchise.
Photo credit: Rich Polk/Penske Media
Santa Barbara International Film Festival to present Demi Moore retrospective
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced a retrospective for Demi Moore, a celebration of the esteemed actress’s distinguished career. The retrospective begins on Friday, Feb. 7th at 5:40 p.m. PT with a screening of Adrian Lyne’s Indecent Proposal. ??An exclusive in-person conversation with the Oscar nominee will follow the 2:00 p.m. free screening of Coralie Fargeat’s Best Picture nominee The Substance on Sunday, Feb. 9. On Monday, Feb. 10th, the festival will host a free screening of Jerry Zucker’s Ghost at 11:00 a.m. PT.
Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
2025 Writers Guild Awards: Joel Kim Booster to host, first slate of presenters announced
The Writers Guild has announced the 2025 WGA Awards will be hosted by comedian, writer, and actor Joel Kim Booster. “Being a member of the WGA is one of my proudest accomplishments, bar none,” said Booster. “After the tough couple of years our union has faced, I’m honored to get to host a celebration of all the incredible work our members have produced.”
Booster wrote, produced, and starred in 2022’s Fire Island, earning him two Emmy nominations, a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay and won best feature at the GLAAD Awards. He starred opposite Maya Rudolph in two seasons of the Apple TV+ comedy Loot, in addition to guest roles in Shrill, Search Party, Big Mouth, and more. His first comedy special, Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, exploring his experiences and observations as a gay Asian-American man, debuted on Netflix in 2022, was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, and was named one of the best comedy specials of 2022 by Variety.
Presenters at the 2025 WGA Awards will include Jordan Firstman (English Teacher, Ms. Marvel), Edwin Lee Gibson (The Bear, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Don Jon, Mr. Corman), Adele Lim (Joy Ride, Crazy Rich Asians), Justine Lupe(Succession, Nobody Wants This), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet), Joe Manganiello (True Blood, One Tree Hill), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul, Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Kiernan Shipka (The Last Showgirl, Mad Men), Lisa Ann Walter (Abbott Elementary, The Parent Trap), Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 9-1-1, Juror #2), and more to come.
75th Berlin Film Festival jury unveiled
The competition jury for the 2025 Berlin Film Festival has been announced, headed by American director, screenwriter, and producer Todd Haynes (May December, Carol). Joining Haynes on the international panel are director Nabil Ayouch (Morocco/France), costume designer Bina Daigeler (Germany), actor Fan Bingbing (People’s Republic of China), director Rodrigo Moreno (Argentina), film critic and author Amy Nicholson (USA) and director, actor and screenwriter Maria Schrader (Germany).
This year’s lineup of 19 exciting films includes Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, starring Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley, which follows the final days of Lorenz Hart, half of the Rodgers & Hart songwriting team. Other notable titles in this year’s competition include Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco’s Dreams with Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández and Rupert Friend, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz‘s feature debut Hot Milk starring Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw and Vicky Krieps, and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Mary Bronstein’s film starring Rose Byrne, A$AP Rocky and Conan O’Brien.
See the full lineup here. The 75th Berlin International Film Festival runs from Feb. 13 through Feb. 23.
Dark Winds releases Season 3 trailer
“Sometimes to stop a monster, you have to become one,” teases AMC in its release of the new trailer for the third season of Dark Winds (watch below). The acclaimed psychological thriller stars Zahn McClarnon, a Gold Derby Award nominee for Reservation Dogs, as a veteran tribal police lieutenant. Season 3 premieres March 9 on AMC and AMC+ with new episodes airing weekly on Sundays. The spooky show also features Kiowa Gordon (The Red Road), Jessica Matten (Rez Ball), and Deanna Allison (Accused).
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