Black Reel Awards: Colman Domingo to Accept Inaugural Chadwick Boseman...
Colman Domingo and Shonda Rhimes are among the special honorees for the 2024 Black Reel Awards and set to accept prizes named for the late Chadwick Boseman and Diahann Caroll, respectively. The annual...
View Article‘Poor Things’ Costume Exhibition Opens in Downtown LA – Film News in Brief
The “Poor Things” costume exhibition had its opening reception Nov. 30 at the ASU FIDM Museum in Downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by costume designer Arianne Phillips, the event drew notable artisans such...
View ArticleNetflix Didn’t See Much ‘Interruption’ in Launch of Original Shows and Movies...
Ted Sarandos is happy the twin Hollywood strikes are over — but the Netflix co-CEO claimed the streamer didn’t see significant “interruption” in its ability to launch original series and films. “We are...
View ArticleNetflix Serial Killer Comedy Scrapped After Adam McKay Leaves for Another...
Adam McKay won’t move forward with “Average Height, Average Build,” a comedy about a serial killer that was set to star Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams and Robert Downey Jr. Netflix was supposed to produce...
View ArticleSlamdance Film Festival Announces 2024 Lineup
The 30th Slamdance Film Festival has announced its complete 2024 lineup, including 32 features, 75 shorts and five episodic titles. Slamdance will take place in-person at Yarrow Hotel in Park City and...
View ArticleQueen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, Rene Fleming, Barry Gibb and Billy Crystal...
WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center Honors was a decidedly tuneful affair, with musical talents representing four of its five recipients – vocalists and/or songwriters Dionne Warwick, Renee Fleming, Queen...
View ArticleJulia Michaels Wrote the Theme Song for ‘Wish’ Before the Script Even Existed
Disney Animation Studios’ chief creative officer Jennifer Lee had not yet written the script for “Wish” when Grammy nominated songwriter Julia Michaels wrote the demo for “This Wish” in 2020. But that...
View Article‘Kangaroo’ Set as First Feature for Cultivator Films, StudioCanal Australian...
France-based multinational Studiocanal has launched Cultivator Films to facilitate local co-productions in Australia and will kick off with book-to-film adaptation “Kangaroo.” “Kangaroo” is scripted by...
View Article‘Wonka’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Makes a Winning Willy Wonka in a Fun...
in "Wonka," the fun, rousing, impeccably staged, jaw-droppingly old-fashioned musical prequel to the legendary Roald Dahl tale, Timothée Chalamet plays the title character as the beaming soul of...
View Article‘Barbie’ Co-Writer Noah Baumbach Thought ‘Men Could Take’ the Film’s...
“Barbie” screenwriters Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach joined one another for a “60 Minutes” interview in which they were asked about the surprising “anti-man” backlash to their blockbuster comedy....
View Article‘Maestro’: Why Bradley Cooper Opted Not to Have an Original Score
The greatest film score of 2023 isn’t eligible for an Academy Award. That’s because Leonard Bernstein composed it between 1944 and 1977, multiple pieces that collectively form the musical backdrop of...
View ArticleJonathan Majors’ Ex-Girlfriend Tearfully Testifies in Domestic Assault Trial:...
Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend told jurors on Tuesday that the “Creed III” actor struck her in the head during an altercation in March. Grace Jabbari, 30, broke down in tears several times while...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Says ‘I Wouldn’t Be an Actress Today’ and Plans to Leave Los...
Angelina Jolie told the Wall Street Journal Magazine that she probably would not become an actor if she was just starting out in the industry in 2023. She’d consider acting on the stage, perhaps, but...
View ArticleGael García Bernal on Becoming Lucha Libre Star Cassandro, Kissing Bad Bunny...
Gael García Bernal is nursing a slight cold. He thinks he may have caught a bug during a flight to Los Angeles. But he theorizes it could have also come from the Academy Museum Gala, held in the...
View ArticleA3 Implosion: Talent Agency Chairman Adam Bold Accused of Breach of Contract,...
Adam Bold, the self-made millionaire and majority owner of talent representation firm A3 Artists Agency, has been hit with a lawsuit from his partners accusing him of sexual misconduct and running the...
View ArticleCharles Melton on Channeling Heath Ledger’s ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Performance...
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Netflix’s “May December” In Netflix’s “May December,” one of the most memorable scenes features Joe Yoo (played by Charles Melton) arriving at the hotel...
View ArticleRani Massalha’s ‘The Return of the Prodigal Son,’ About a Coptic Pig Farmer...
The third edition of the Red Sea Souk, the market arm of the Red Sea Film Festival, awarded its top prize of $100,000 to “The Return of the Prodigal Son” by Rani Massalha. Another eight feature...
View ArticleNatalie Portman Says King Charles Asked Her at ‘Phantom Menace’ Premiere if...
Natalie Portman appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” to promote her buzzy Netflix drama “May December” and once again told “Star Wars” fans that she is more than open to reprising her role of Padmé...
View ArticleRiley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg Film ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ to Be Released by...
Directing duo David and Nathan Zellner’s latest film “Sasquatch Sunset,” starring Riley Keough (“Daisy Jones and the Six”) and Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”), is slated for a theatrical release...
View ArticleU.S. Ambassador in Saudi Arabia on the Country’s ‘Extraordinary Explosion in...
International producers can count on help from the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia to take advantage of an “extraordinary explosion” in culture and film, U.S Ambassador Michael Ratney told Variety during...
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