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Keke Palmer comedy โOne of Them Daysโ and โMufasaโ in close race for No. 1
Read full article: Keke Palmer comedy โOne of Them Daysโ and โMufasaโ in close race for No. 1The Keke Palmer buddy comedy โOne of Them Daysโ has opened in first place on the North American box office charts on a particularly slow Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
'Sonic 3' bests 'Mufasa: The Lion King' at the box office
Read full article: 'Sonic 3' bests 'Mufasa: The Lion King' at the box officeIn the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Picturesโ โSonic the Hedgehog 3โ sped past the Walt Disney Co.โs โMufasa: The Lion Kingโ to take the top spot at the box office.
Barry Jenkins on why he made 'Mufasa' and how it changed him as a filmmaker
Read full article: Barry Jenkins on why he made 'Mufasa' and how it changed him as a filmmakerOver the four years heโs spent working on โMufasa: The Lion King,โ Barry Jenkins estimates that heโs been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times.
The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and more
Read full article: The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and moreThe Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its lineup of 87 feature films set to debut in January.
How 'Mufasa' rose with Aaron Pierre and Blue Ivy's voices along with new Lin-Manuel Miranda music
Read full article: How 'Mufasa' rose with Aaron Pierre and Blue Ivy's voices along with new Lin-Manuel Miranda musicWhen Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following in the late James Earl Jonesโ legendary footsteps was enough to rattle any actor.
Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more
Read full article: Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, moreThe Angelina Jolie-directed war film โWithout Blood,โ a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leighโs contemporary tragicomedy โHard Truthsโ will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall.
Movie Review: A serene debut from Raven Jackson in โAll Dirt Roads Taste of Saltโ
Read full article: Movie Review: A serene debut from Raven Jackson in โAll Dirt Roads Taste of SaltโNature provides much of the soundtrack to โAll Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,โ the debut feature from writer-director Raven Jackson.
Raoul Peck's 'Silver Dollar Road' chronicles a Black family's battle to hold onto their land
Read full article: Raoul Peck's 'Silver Dollar Road' chronicles a Black family's battle to hold onto their landRaoul Peck's โSilver Dollar Roadโ chronicles the story of the Reels family in North Carolina.
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'The Crown,' 'Mandalorian' top Emmy nominations with 24 each
Read full article: 'The Crown,' 'Mandalorian' top Emmy nominations with 24 eachโThe Crownโ tied with โThe Mandalorianโ for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday, 24 each, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up โWandaVision.โ.
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'Never Rarely' tops Spirit Awards, 'Da 5 Bloods' leads NBRs
Read full article: 'Never Rarely' tops Spirit Awards, 'Da 5 Bloods' leads NBRsThe film was nominated for seven Independent Film Spirit Awards including one for best feature. The 36th annual Spirit Awards, like most awards shows during the pandemic, are adjusting to the difficult circumstances. Eliza Hittman's โNever Rarely Sometimes Always,โ a Pennsylvania's teen's odyssey in getting an abortion, racked up nominations for best feature film, best director and best female lead for Sidney Flanigan. Chloe Zhoe's โNomadland,โ starring Frances McDormand, scored five nods, including best feature, best director and best female lead for McDormand. None of the nominees for best feature film were directed by a white male.
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In 'Ma Rainey,' channeling the blues of August Wilson
Read full article: In 'Ma Rainey,' channeling the blues of August WilsonFollowing โFencesโ and โMa Rainey,โ he intends to continue adapting Wilsonโs famed American Century Cycle, a 10-play series spanning each decade of the 20th century. All of Wilson's plays hum with the sorrowful beauty of the blues but โMa Rainey" is soaked through. On a sweaty, summer day, a band has gathered at a white-owned recording studio to cut a new record with Ma Rainey (Davis), the pioneering โMother of the Blues,โ and an unapologetically liberated woman from the South. Itโs Cutler and Slow Drag and Ma Rainey talking," says Wolfe. For Davis, Ma isn't a character she wants to let go of, or stop admiring.
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Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' follow-up
Read full article: Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' follow-upNEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. will make a follow-up to the 2019 live-action โThe Lion King,โ with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning โMoonlightโ and the James Baldwin adaptation โIf Beale Street Could Talk,โ set to direct. The new โLion Kingโ grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide, so a sequel was perhaps always likely. Less expected was a โLion Kingโ with Jenkins directing. The film, Disney said, will explore the mythology of โThe Lion King,โ including Mufasa's origin story. Disney didn't announce any further plot details or casting on the new โLion Kingโ project, which was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
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From Dash to Coppola, highlights from TCM's Women Make Film
Read full article: From Dash to Coppola, highlights from TCM's Women Make FilmFILE - Julie Dash attends the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Jan. 3, 2017, in New York. Dash's work will be featured in Turner Classic Movies' four-month Women Make Film series, airing every Tuesday night through December. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle pick some programming highlights from Turner Classic Movies' four-month Women Make Film series, airing every Tuesday night through December. In her 1976 film (airing Sept. 15 on TCM), Kopple intimately documents a grueling, 13-month coal miner's strike in a small Kentucky town. They just thought I was a funny little girl who carried a tape recorder and a camera. The film won Kopple her first Oscar.
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Shock, grief, and gratitude after death of Chadwick Boseman
Read full article: Shock, grief, and gratitude after death of Chadwick BosemanGod bless Chadwick Boseman. Denzel Washington, via a statement. During the premiere party for Black Panther, Chadwick reminded me of something. My friend and fellow Bison Chadwick Boseman was brilliant, kind, learned, and humble. We are devastated by the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman. From Black Panther to Da 5 Bloods, Chadwick Boseman brought strength and light to the screen, every time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, via Twitter.
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Expert: Uncommon to be diagnosed with colon cancer so young
Read full article: Expert: Uncommon to be diagnosed with colon cancer so youngActor Chadwick Boseman, known for playing real-life Black icons and ruling Wakanda as the Marvel character Black Panther, died at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Jacksonville oncologist Dr. Scot Ackerman said Saturday on The Morning Show that its unusual for someone to be diagnosed with colon cancer at such a young age. God bless Chadwick Boseman. Denzel Washington, via a statement. During the premiere party for Black Panther, Chadwick reminded me of something. You will be missed. Bosemans Black Panther co-star Sterling K. Brown.