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I consider myself something like a student, autodidact or otherwise, of cinema and––even still, must confess––had not ever grasped the concept of Argentine noir. Credit to Criterion Channel, who’ll expand my horizons with February’s program (concisely titled “Argentine Noir”) that includes one known title––Pierre Chenal’s Native Son, an Argentine film from a French director adapting an American novel about the African-American experience in Chicago––and five I look forward to discovering. Retrospective-wise, their wide-reaching Claudette Colbert program could double as a lesson in Old Hollywood, between Capra, Stahl, DeMille, Lubitsch, Sirk, and Sturges. February, of course, brings Black History Month and Valentine’s Day: the former engenders a series featuring films such as Nothing but a Man, Portrait of Jason, and Losing Ground; the latter brings “New York Love Stories,” from Carol to Crossing Delancey to, curiously, Annie Hall, which likely would not have...

Mk2 Films has taken on international sales rights for Frenchdrama Enzodirected by Robin Campillo, who stepped in todirect the feature after his friend and the film’s co-writer Laurent Cantet died unexpectedly in April of last year.

Anatomy Of A Fall producer Marie-Ange Luciani of Les Films de Pierre produces the film shot in and set in La Ciotat in the south of France. It follows a 16-year-old boy who defies his bourgeois family’s expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship where he meets a charismatic Ukrainian colleague who shakes up his world. Newcomers Eloy Pohu and Maksym Slivinskyi star...

Last week, Jyoti Amge, the world’s shortest woman at 2’1″, appeared on This Morning Show in the U.K. to celebrate the 20th annual World Record Day. Jyoti has held the record since 2011, when she turned 18, and she says it has always been a dream come true.

In her interview with Cat Deely and Dermot O’Leary, Jyoti candidly discussed her challenges and accomplishments. Her translator, Amol Pangul, shared that “the best part of her life was being the Guinness World Record holder, which gave her confidence.”

Because of the Guinness record, she grew her acting career, starring in the fourth season of American Horror Story: Freak Show, where she appeared as Ma Petite.

Despite her many accomplishments, Jyoti still faces everyday struggles, such as needing help from friends or family whenever she leaves the house and navigating the challenge of dressing like an adult while only fitting into toddler sizes.

Indian actress Jyoti Kisange Amge gained fame for portraying Ma Petite in the fourth season of American Horror Story, though this isn't her only achievement. Among the many colorful characters in the 4th season of AHS, Ma Petite was impossible to miss. Unlike many of the other carnival performers, Jyoti Amge's Ma Petite required no prosthetic effects. Her stage act in Freak Show's traveling carnival focused on her size, and many viewers were instantly intrigued at whom the actor playing Ma Petite was, since she was clearly the same height as her character and an adult, rather than child, performer.

Ma Pettie was played by actress Jyoti Amge who, according to the Limca Book of Records and the Guinness Book of Records, is the world's smallest living woman. She was declared so on her 18th birthday in December of 2011, standing at a height of 2 feet and 0.6 inches (62.8 centimeters). Reportedly,...

Since its premiere in 2020, Ted Lasso has seemingly taken the television world by storm with its unique blend of feel-good comedy and talented cast. It is helmed by Jason Sudeikis (who plays the titular character).

Ted Lasso cast members Kola Bokinni, Jeremy Swift, Sam Richardson, Hannah Waddingham, James Lance, Cristo Fernández, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Toheeb Jimoh, Sarah Niles, and Phil Dunster attend the Los Angeles FYC Special Screening of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on July 18, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California (Credit: Faye’s Vision / Cover Images)

Ted Lasso Cast Heights Navigation Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) – The Peak Performer Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard) – Standing Strong Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca Welton) – Majestically Tall Juno Temple (Keeley Jones) – Petite Powerhouse Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent) – Almost 6ft of Grit Nick Mohammed (Nathan Shelley) – The Compact Contender Jeremy Swift (Leslie Higgins) – Humor at a Height Toheeb Jimoh (Sam Obisanya) – Rising High...

Jaya Bachchan, renowned for her work in Indian cinema and politics, is celebrating her 76th birthday on Tuesday. Born as Jaya Bhaduri in a Bengali family, Jaya’s father, Tarun Kumar Bhaduri, was a well-known journalist and a poet.

After completing her education, Jaya attended the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii), Pune, where she honed her acting skills.

She made her acting debut as a teenager in 1963 with the Bengali film ‘Mahanagar’ directed by Satyajit Ray. The film starred Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role.

Jaya then transitioned to Hindi cinema and quickly gained prominence with her versatile performances in films like Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s directorial ‘Guddi’, and ‘Anamika’.

The 1971 movie ‘Guddi’ featured Jaya as a petite schoolgirl who is obsessed with actor Dharmendra. The film had created the girl-next-door image for her.

Movies like ‘Uphaar’, ‘Piya Ka Ghar’, ‘Parichay’ and ‘Bawarchi’ made her a superstar.

In 1973, she married Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan,...

With his work spanning decades of TV and film, and a warm presence that’s equally radiant across screens big and small, John Corbett has made an illustrious career from being “that guy” in “that rom-com.”

The 62-year-old actor is perhaps best known for his role as Aidan Shaw: Carrie’s second choice on the ’90s smash hit “Sex and the City” and the second-most controversial character in its contemporary Max spinoff, “And Just Like That…”

Corbett is equally celebrated for his breakout film performance as the leading man in indie darling “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” Nia Vardalos’ treasured love story from 2002 tells the tale of a sheltered woman and her enormous, meddlesome family introducing Corbett’s dashing fiance character, the magnanimous school teacher Ian Miller, to countless kooky relatives, the Greek Orthodox Church, and the healing power of Windex.

Those two star-making moments for Corbett re-collided this...

Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌ ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌commentary‌‌‌ ‌‌‌for‌‌‌ ‌‌‌these‌‌‌ ‌‌‌‌‌movies‌,‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌many‌‌‌ ‌‌‌more‌,‌‌ ‌‌‌at‌‌‌ ‌‌‌Trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌From‌‌‌ ‌‌‌Hell.‌‌‌ This week we pour up some wine pairings for a few films directed by William Friedkin.

The Night They Raided Minsky’s, from 1968, is listed as Friedkin’s fictional description of the 1925 invention of the striptease. Well, burly-kew may not have seen the footlights until that time frame, but I’ll bet that the striptease was actually invented shortly after they came up with clothing.

The burlesque shows staged by the Minsky brothers were roundly criticized by decent folk, while famous poets, pundits and publishers whiled away the hours of Prohibition with live nude girls – well, nearly nude – up on the stage. The Minskys were routinely raided by the cops, and the whole burlesque business was shut down in the mid-1930s amid public outcry whipped up by...

There is what you might call a “spoiler” in the title of Céline Sciamma’s new movie, a key to unlocking her look at childhood that’s hiding in plain sight. The French filmmaker’s follow-up to Portrait of a Lady on Fire begins not with love, but with death: An eight-year-old named Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) has just lost her elderly grandmother. Her mom (Nina Meurisse) is packing up everything in the house she grew up in, located on the edge of a forest. Dad (Stéphane Varupenne) is helping out the best he can.

Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌ ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌commentary‌‌‌ ‌‌‌for‌‌‌ ‌‌‌these‌‌‌ ‌‌‌‌‌movies‌,‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌many‌‌‌ ‌‌‌more‌,‌‌ ‌‌‌at‌‌‌ ‌‌‌Trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌From‌‌‌ ‌‌‌Hell.‌‌‌ This week, we salute the recently departed actor Sidney Poitier.

I opened the door to my home and heard my wife crying. Out loud. As she is not one who finds herself openly weeping all that often, I was concerned. With tears streaming down her face she said, “Sidney Poitier died.” She did not know him personally, had never met him, but, for her, it was as if a close relative had been struck down. Browsing through social media posts, it is apparent that many feel that way. My wife has met a number of celebrities during her time in Los Angeles, but never Poitier. That will always live within her on the minus side of her life’s ledger.

A Raisin in the Sun appeared in 1961, two...

BAFTA has unveiled the longlists across all categories for its 2022 Film Awards. Scroll down to see them in full.

These lists have been compiled via Round One of BAFTA’s voting. Round Two, which determines the nominations, opens on January 14 and closes on January 27.

The Rising Star Award nominations will be announced on February 1. The full nominations will then be unveiled February 3. Round Three, to determine the winners, runs February 9 – March 8. The 2022 BAFTA Film Awards take place March 13, with a physical ceremony planned.

The below field paints a wide picture of the films participating in the current awards campaign, and gives a moment in the sun to a handful of titles that may not make the final cut for nominations.

While drawing conclusions from the below lists in regards to the likely winners is largely a guessing game, a few notable takeaways include: Spider-Man: No Way Home is entirely absent...

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Steve McQueen and his installation "Year 3" at Tate Britain. Steve McQueen will be unveiling a new installation, “Sunshine State,” at the International film festival Rotterdam as part of its Art Directions section, which is dedicated to "daring films, installations, exhibitions and live performance." This is McQueen's first major commission since "Year 3," which was exhibited at Tate Britain in 2019. Martin Scorsese has set his eyes on his next project with Apple: a biopic about the Grateful Dead, starring Jonah Hill as frontman Jerry Garcia. As Variety points out, Scorsese did executive produce a 2017 documentary series about the band entitled Long Strange Trip. For that series, he described the Grateful Dead as "more than just a band." Hill and Scorsese previously worked together on Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and a Coca-Cola ad for last year's Super Bowl.

Previously confirmed titles include ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’.

Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast are among the world premieres on the programme for the 48th Telluride Film Festival (September 2-6).

The festival has confirmed a line-up of 80 films across features, shorts and retrospectives. Francis Ford Coppola, who said this week he is willing to invest up to $100m of his own money to get passion project Megalopolis made, will be among filmmakers attending in person. Coppola has a new cut of The Outsiders and The Rain People playing in Special Screenings.

Barry Jenkins...

BenedictionThe lineup has been unveiled for the 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, which will take place over 10 days (September 9-18) both in-person and physically in Toronto, and digitally across Canada. Wavelengths - FEATURESFutura (Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, Alice Rohrwacher)The Girl and the Spider (Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher)Neptune Frost (Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman)A Night of Knowing Nothing (Payal Kapadia)Ste. Anne (Rhayne Vermette)The Tsugua Diaries (Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes)Wavelengths - SHORTSThe Capacity for Adequate Anger (Vika Kirchenbauer)Dear Chantal (Querida Chantal) (Nicolás Pereda)earthearthearth (Daïchi Saïto)Inner Outer Space (Laida Lertxundi)Polycephaly in D (Michael Robinson)“The red filter is withdrawn.” (Minjung Kim)Train Again (Peter Tscherkassky)Midnight Madness After Blue (Dirty Paradise) (Bertrand Mandico)Dashcam (Rob Savage)Saloum (Jean Luc Herbulot)Titane (Julia Ducournau)You Are Not My Mother (Kate Dolan)Zalava (Arsalan Amiri)TIFF DOCSAttica (Stanley Nelson)Beba (Rebeca Huntt)Becoming Cousteau...

Taking place September 9-18, Toronto International Film Festival will feature a mix of in-person as well as digital screenings. On the heels of an initial lineup announcement that included Terence Davies’ Benediction, Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and more, they’ve now unveiled more of their slate.

Featuring 2021 festival highlights from Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Mia Hansen-Løve, Céline Sciamma, and Joachim Trier, the lineup also includes Michael Showalter’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Michael Pearce’s Riz Ahmed-led Encounter (pictured above), Phillip Noyce’s Lakewood, Mélanie Laurent’s The Mad Women’s Ball, Zhang Yimou’s One Second, Fabrice du Welz’s Inexorable, and more.

See the lineup below.

Gala Presentations 2021

*previously announced

*Belfast Kenneth Branagh | United Kingdom

World Premiere

Clifford the Big Red Dog Walt Becker | USA/United Kingdom/Canada

World Premiere

.Opening Night Film.

Dear Evan Hansen Stephen Chbosky | USA

World Premiere

The Electrical...

Toronto Film Festival organizers declared two weeks ago they will be welcoming back in-person audiences for a fest that will run from September 9-18. This after Canada made an exemption to allow for the National Hockey League playoffs to happen in country, and more recently that the Toronto Blue Jays will resume playing in the ballpark on Blue Jay Way by the end of the month. The fest also allowed fans to wet their beaks with a few films that were set.

On Tuesday morning, Tff unveiled its first big batch of premieres and galas. Co-heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey have set Dear Evan Hansen at the Opening Night Gala Presentation, with the Stephen Chbosky-directed adaptation of the Broadway hit to premiere September 9 at Roy Thomson Hall.

The festival will close with the Zhang Yimou-directed One Second. That film was originally due to play in 2019 Berlinale, but was...

After Blue (Paradis sale)The lineup for the 2021 festival has been revealed, including new films by Bertrand Mandico, Axelle Ropert, Abel Ferrara and others, alongside retrospectives and tributes, and much more.Piazza GRANDEBeckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino)Free Guy (Shawn Levy)Heat (Michael Mann)Hinterland (Stefan Ruzowitzky)Ida Red (John Swab)Monte Verità (Stefan Jäger)National Lampoon's Animal House (John Landis)Respect (Liesl Tommy)Rose (Aurélie Saada)Sinkhole (Kim Ji-hoon)The Alleys (Bassel Ghandour)The Terminator (James Cameron)Vortex (Gaspar Noé)Yaya e Lennie — The Walking Liberty (Alessandro Rak)Tomorrow My Love (Gitanjali Rao)Lynx (Laurent Geslin)Zeros and OnesCONCORSO INTERNAZIONALEAfter Blue (Paradis sale) (Bertrand Mandico)Al Naher (The River) (Ghassan Salhab)Espíritu sagrado (The Sacred Spirit) (Chema García Ibarra)Gerda (Natalya Kudryashova)I giganti (The Giants) (Bonifacio Angius)Jiao ma teng hui (A New Old Play) (Jiongjiong Qiu)Juju StoriesLa Place d'une autre (Secret Name) (Aurélia Georges)Leynilögga (Cop Secret...

Above: What Do You See When You Look at the Sky?Awards: Golden Bear for Radu Jude's Bad Luck Banging or Loony PornTOP Picksdaniel KASMAN1. What Do You See When You Look at the Sky?2. Petite maman3. Limbo4. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn5. The Girl and the Spider6. Azor7. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy8. Mr. Bachmann and His Class9. Fabian - Going to the Dogs10. Just a MovementELA BITTENCOURT1. Fury is a Feeling Too2. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn3. What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?4. We5. Tzarevna Scaling6. The Girl and the Spider7. Taste8. Ski9. Manual for an Occupation: The First 54 Years10. Tie: Mr. Bachmann and His Class | As I WantCOVERAGEDANIEL KASMANFrom Where They Stood (Christopher Cognet, France)Fabian - Going to the Dogs (Dominik Graf, Germany)The Girl and the Spider (Ramon and Silvan Zürcher, Germany)What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? (Alexandre Koberidze,...

The ReFrame coalition has awarded 26 feature films released in 2019 with its ReFrame Stamp, which recognizes the top 100-grossing gender-balanced narrative and animated features. The list, which grew from 20 total films that earned the stamp a year ago, includes Booksmart, Captain Marvel, Harriet, Hustlers and Oscar Best Picture nominee Little Women.

This reflects gains for women in the important roles of director, department heads, and women of color leads and co-leads. With an aim to increase the number of women of all backgrounds working in film, TV, and media, the ReFrame Stamp, which is showcased in end credits and appears on IMDb, serves as a mark of distinction for projects that have demonstrated success in gender-balanced hiring. Additional points are awarded to content that has women of color in key positions.

This year’s list included 12 women directors (12 percent) in the top 100 films at the box office compared to 4 in 2018, with...

The winners of the 51st NAACP Image Awards were announced last night during a live broadcast on Bet, from the Pasadena Civic Center Auditorium in California. The live special was hosted by “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson, who also doubled as a nominee.

The big winners of the night were “Just Mercy” in the motion picture categories, and “Black-ish” in the television categories. “Just Mercy” took home four trophies, including the top award of the night for Outstanding Motion Picture, as well as Outstanding Actor for Michael B. Jordan, and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Jamie Foxx.

Meanwhile, “Black-ish” topped all television winners for the second year in a row, with six awards, including Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Anderson, Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Tracee Ellis Ross, and Outstanding Comedy Series.

Additional winning highlights included Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed limited series “When They See Us,” which...

The 51st NAACP Image Awards were handed out tonight and were aired live on Bet with trailblazing musician Lizzo bringing the “Juice” and taking the top honors for Entertainer of the Year and black-ish and When They See Us dominating the TV side and Just Mercy and Dolemite Is My Name taking trophies in the film categories.

Black-ish swept the TV awards with repeat wins for Outstanding Comedy Series and lead acting accolades for Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross. On top of that, Dion Cole and Marsai Martin walked away with wins for their supporting roles on the ABC sitcom.

In addition to her TV awards, Martin was named Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture for her role in Little.

Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed limited series When They See Us took home the award for Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or...

Lizzo was named Entertainer of the Year at the 51st NAACP Image Awards on Saturday. The singer-rapper edged out Angela Bassett, Billy Porter, Regina King and Tyler Perry for the night’s top prize.

Warner Bros.’ legal drama “Just Mercy,” meanwhile, nearly swept the top film awards, taking home best motion picture, ensemble, best actor (Michael B. Jordan) and supporting actor (Jamie Foxx). Lupita N’yongo was named best actress for Jordan Peele’s home invasion thriller “Us.”

Rihanna, accepting the President’s Award for her philanthropy work, called for unity during her remarks onstage.

“We can only fix this world together – we can’t do it divided,” she said to thunderous applause.

On Friday night, in a pre-telecast ceremony, some of the other winners were announced. Own’s “Greenleaf” nabbed the best drama series prize while ABC’s “black-ish” was named best comedy.

Beyonce, who led all 2020 NAACP nominees with 8 nods in total,...

Blue Ivy Carter is an NAACP Image Award winner at just 8 years old.

The 51st annual NAACP Image awards held their non-televised dinner on Friday night ahead of the main ceremony on Saturday. Beyoncé dominated the music categories, picking up six wins, including outstanding female artist, album for “Homecoming: The Live Experience, soundtrack/compilation for “The Lion King: The Gift” and outstanding duo/group for her “Brown Skin Girl” collaboration with Saint Jhn, Wizkid and daughter Blue Ivy (the track features vocals from the youngster).

“When They See Us” and “Black-ish” were the top winners in the television categories with Marsai Martin sweeping the actress wins. Martin and “Black-ish” co-star Deon Cole accepted the outstanding supporting actress and actor in a comedy series trophies, respectively. The ABC series won a total of five awards including outstanding comedy series, actor in a comedy series (Anthony Anderson) and performance by a youth in a series,...

This is the official announcement that TV Guide is obsessed with the cast of The CW's Walker, Texas Ranger reboot. Not only does the show star Jared Padalecki in the title role, but The 100's Lindsey Morgan will be his partner, and now TV Guide has learned that Pretty Little Liars alum Keegan Allen is

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Florida has a rich history with the film industry. Some of the award-winning classics like Creature From The Black Lagoon were filmed in the Sunshine State. Great movies aren't just made in Florida, they're set in Florida too.

Iconic landmarks and buildings from the citrus capital have graced the silver screen for years. Here's a list of some of the best films made in the home of Disney World, alligators and beautiful weather. Some are funny, some are dark, but they all take place in the home of the everglades.

Related: Say Hello To My Little Friend: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Scarface...

Hulu has announced everything coming to and leaving their service in March 2020, aka the beginnings of FX on Hulu! The pairing between the two media companies begins in earnest this month, and you can tell with the glut of incoming original programming from FX to Hulu, including the series premiere of Breeders, season premiere of Better Things, and the first full-on partnership between the two, Devs (a fever dream we reviewed here). Hulu will also debut original titles like Hillary, a documentary about Mrs. Clinton, Into the Dark: Crawlers, a St. Patrick's Day-themed horror flick, Little …...

A few weeks ago over at Broadway Sessions we were joined by an incredible lineup of artists for our Black History Month Celebration It was an amazing night full of beautiful moments from everyone involved. Performers included Nikki James Tony Award-Winner, Olivia Donalson Aladdin, Arica Jackson Head Over Heels, Laurissa 'Lala' Romain South Pacific, Kathryn Allison Wicked, Brennyn Lark Les Miserables, Antoine Smith Mj The Musical, Brynn Williams Spongebob, Carmen Ruby Floyd Hello Dolly, Joy Woods Little Shop Of Horrors, Olutayo Bosede Moulin Rouge, Crystal Joy Motown, Salome Smith Little Shop Of Horrors, L. Steven Taylor The Lion King, Imari Hardon Avenue Q, Anthony Chatmon Be More Chill, Ayana George Mj The Musical, Anastacia McClesky Waitress, Christiani Pitts King Kong, Jay McKenzie Beautiful.

It's really happening: Marvel's upcoming epic Eternals is going to feature the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first same-sex kiss and feature an openly gay couple. After more than a decade's worth of movies in the McU focusing on heterosexual romance, Eternals is taking a step in the right direction in giving queer characters the spotlight. In an interview with NewNowNext, Eternals supporting cast member Haaz Sleiman opened up about his character's relationship with Phastos, played by Brian Tyree Henry. Phastos is an Eternal with skills in invention and machine-building and, …...

Issa Rae co-stars in two romantic movies with leading men of color this year: “The Photograph,” a drama with Lakeith Stanfield, and the upcoming rom-com “The Lovebirds” with Kumail Nanjiani. Rae said the former — written and directed by Stella Meghie — echoes the nostalgia of one of her favorite films centered on black love, “Love & Basketball.” The latter features a coupling she hasn’t seen since Denzel Washington romanced Sarita Choudhury in 1991’s “Mississippi Masala.”

“Every time there’s an interracial romance, it feels like it centers on whiteness, and it doesn’t have to,” Rae told Variety. She added, with her signature deadpan, “Just so you know, there are people who don’t procreate with just white people.”

The star and creator of the HBO comedy “Insecure” is certainly keeping busy. In addition to starring in movies, like “The Hate U Give” and “Little,” she executive produces shows like “A Black Lady Sketch Show,...

Natalie Portman has fired back at activist Rose McGowan, who blasted her for faux activism stemming from the gesture of wearing a cape at the Academy Awards featuring the names of snubbed female directors.

McGowan said in a Facebook post Tuesday that Portman’s gesture was hollow and asked her to “stop pretending you’re some kind of champion for anything other than yourself.” McGowan said Portman has “worked with two female directors in your very long career- one of them was you.”

Portman’s Oscars outfit featured a cape embroidered with the names of Greta Gerwig (Little Women”), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Mati Diop (Atlantics), Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim), Alma Har’el (Honey Boy) and Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire).

“Some thoughts on Natalie Portman and her Oscar ‘protest,’” McGowan’s Facebook post said. “The...

Indie-movie-lovers, rejoice, because Wes Anderson's new film The French Dispatch premieres in theaters this Summer. With an all-star cast, including Timothée Chalamet (The King), Saoirse Ronan (Little Women), Elisabeth Moss (Us), and Tilda Swinton (Uncut Gems), we are positive that Anderson's latest film will be phenomenal.

Set to premiere on July 24, The French Dispatch will be Anderson's first film set in Paris, where the writer-director currently lives. The premise is shrouded in mystery, but IndieWire reports that the official synopsis is a "love letter to journalists set at an outpost of an American newspaper in 20th Century Paris." When speaking to French publication Charente Libre in April 2019, Anderson said that "the story is not easy to explain," adding, "[It's about an] American journalist based in France [who] creates his magazine. It is more a portrait of this man, of this journalist who fights to write what he wants to write. It's not a...

Renée Zellweger scored her second Oscar on Sunday night — and the victory felt a little sweeter this time around.

The actress, 50, was honored with the Best Actress award at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards for her performance as the international icon Judy Garland in the biopic Judy. Zellweger previously won for Best Supporting Actress in 2004 for her role in Cold Mountain.

Speaking to People backstage, Zellweger admitted that she felt “more present” for her current win, appreciating the achievement in a “different way.”

“I think I was so busy that I wasn’t actually in the moment,” she said of her 2004 win.

It was a big night in Hollywood as the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were announced from the heart of Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre. There were plenty of surprises in store leading up to the big reveal for Best Picture of 2020. Joker and 1917 were the front runners, with Parasite a long shot favorite, but in the end Bong Joon Ho's Parasite swept up at this year's Oscars with Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film.

This year's Oscars offered plenty of unexpected twists and turns, though most of the awards played out just as many suspected and predicted they would.

The Academy Awards went without a host for the second time, following last year's first hostless Oscars in over thirty years. There were some big presenters on hand to handle the show, and present the night's coveted award to each of the winners.

It was a big night for Renée Zellweger at the 2020 Academy Awards.

On Sunday, the actress won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film Judy — triumphing over fellow nominees Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Saorise Ronan (Little Women), Charlize Theron (Bombshell), and Cynthia Erivo (Harriet).

Taking the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, Zellweger, 50, gave an emotional acceptance speech, thanking her parents, father Emil Erich Zellweger and mother Kjellfrid Irene Zellweger.

“[Thank you to] my immigrant folks who came here with nothing but each other and the American Dream,” she said, holding up the Oscar and adding, “How ’bout this?...

Laura Dern has capped off her awards season sweep!

On Sunday, the actress, 52, won Best Supporting Actress at the 2020 Academy Awards for her work as a divorce attorney in Marriage Story. The win, which is Laura’s first-ever Oscar, comes after two previous nods, most recently in 2014 for Wild.

Accepting the award on stage, Laura credited her children — daughter Jaya, son Ellery, and stepchildren Charles “Cj” and Harris — for serving as “the love stories in my life” before going on to recognize her “acting heroes” and parents, Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd.

“I would like to say a special thank...

The Photograph – In Theaters February 14

On Valentine’s Day, Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield connect in a romance where a woman must learn from the secrets in her mother’s past if she is to move forward and allow herself to love and be loved.

When famed photographer Christina Eames unexpectedly dies, she leaves her estranged daughter Mae Morton (Rae) hurt, angry and full of questions. When a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box is found, Mae finds herself on a journey delving into her mother’s early life and ignites a powerful, unexpected romance with a rising-star journalist, Michael Block (Stanfield).

From writer-director Stella Meghie from her original screenplay comes a sweeping love story about forgiveness and finding the courage to seek the truth, no matter where it may lead you.

The Photograph is produced by Will Packer, blockbuster producer of Girls Trip, the Ride Along franchise, and...

Out now from Knopf Books for Young Readers, Kazoo's Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World highlights courageous women who changed the world as we know it. The new collection features awesome artwork and insightful writing from some of the most talented artists working today, including Emil Ferris (My Favorite Thing is Monsters), who contributed a biography on the groundbreaking author Mary Shelley to the collection. As a special treat for Daily Dead readers, we've been provided with preview pages from Ferris' contribution, offering a look into the difficult past that shaped Shelley into one of the most influential authors of all time.

Here's what Kazoo Editor-in-Chief Erin Bried had to say about Ferris' contribution to Noisemakers:

"Noisemakers is a collection of biographic comics about women who’ve made history by raising their voices. I wanted to include Mary Shelley in the collection, because she used her voice...

Little Women movie review is here. The coming of age period drama written and directed by Greta Gerwig is said to be the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott.

Nominated in six categories at the 92nd Academy Awards that includes best picture, best actress (Ronan), best supporting actress (Pugh), and best-adapted screenplay, The movie stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timoth?e Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper, and Meryl Streep. Does it fulfills the expectations and stays true with the hype?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Little Women.

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Every generation deserves Little Women and Greta Gerwig?s retelling of this 1868 classic by Louisa May Alcott may be non-linear but it?s preciously seamless.

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Amazon Studios has picked up worldwide rights to “Sylvie’s Love,” a period romance starring Tessa Thompson, according to an individual with knowledge of the deal.

The film, which Amazon acquired the worldwide rights to for a high seven-figure price tag, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Written and directed by Eugene Ashe, “Sylvie’s Love” is a lush love story set in the cool jazz era of New York City that spans several years in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Thompson gives a powerful performance in the film as Ashe, melds music into his romance for a rich period piece. “Sylvie’s Love” played in competition in the U.S. Dramatic section.

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The film follows Sylvie (Thompson) who meets aspiring saxophonist Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha) when he takes a job at her father’s record store in Harlem. After...

Exclusive: Mike Cabellon has been cast as a series regular opposite Ted Danson, Holly Hunter and Bobby Moynihan in NBC’s untitled L.A. Mayor comedy series, from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock and Universal Television.

Written by Fey and Carlock, the untitled project stars Danson as a wealthy businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons. Once he wins he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his staff, and connect with his teenage daughter, all while humanely controlling the coyote population.

Cabellon will play Tommy, the mayor’s chief strategist.

Carlock, Fey, Jeff Richmond and David Miner will executive produce. The series is produced by Universal Television, Little Stranger, Bevel Gears and 3 Arts Entertainment. Little Stranger president Eric Gurian will oversee for the company.

Cabellon, a Los Angeles-based Filipino-American actor,...

The coronavirus crisis is continuing to have a major effect on Hollywood as several major titles have scrapped release plans in China. Second only to the U.S., China has become one of the most important movie markets in the world, with studios relying heavily on box office dollars from the country to help turn movies into hits. In some cases, China can even rescue movies that may otherwise have turned into total flops. Unfortunately, a few big movies are going to have to sacrifice box office dollars in the Middle Kingdom in the interest of safety.

According to a new report, Dolittle, 1917, Jojo Rabbit and LIttle Women have all sidelined release plans in China. All four movies were set to be released in the country at various points this month. Interestingly, last year's Hellboy remake, which went on to become one of the year's biggest bombs, was also finally...

Last spring, ahead of Universal’s release of the Tina Gordon-directed comedy Little, star Issa Rae hatched a big plan to drum up support: She challenged Insecure pal Yvonne Orji to buy out a screening. Orji accepted and fulfilled the request, then kept it going by asking someone else who asked someone else who asked someone else who eventually asked Cynthia Erivo.

So, when people started plunking down plastic to reserve entire theaters for Harriet when it came out Nov. 1, Erivo knew the significance of the gesture because she’d extended it herself. “I love the idea of supporting others in ...

Last spring, ahead of Universal’s release of the Tina Gordon-directed comedy Little, star Issa Rae hatched a big plan to drum up support: She challenged Insecure pal Yvonne Orji to buy out a screening. Orji accepted and fulfilled the request, then kept it going by asking someone else who asked someone else who asked someone else who eventually asked Cynthia Erivo.

So, when people started plunking down plastic to reserve entire theaters for Harriet when it came out Nov. 1, Erivo knew the significance of the gesture because she’d extended it herself. “I love the idea of supporting others in ...

As a kid growing up in the 1980s there were certain films that were in permanent rotation around the house. Top Gun was one. Space Balls another. For some damn reason my parents let me watch Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer on a consistent basis too. While I wasn't much for musicals, one particular film did grab my sister Kassidy and I's attention - Frank Oz's Little Shop…...

By this point in awards season, top-billed creators and performers behind Oscar-nominated films have received more than their share of press and advertising coverage. Others involved in the lauded films, particularly those on support staff, tend to go less celebrated.

"Assistants Behind the Oscars," a new featurette released by Young Entertainment Activists on Friday morning, spotlights one of these less-applauded groups. In the wake of #PayUpHollywood, a movement that began in October 2019 to improve pay and work conditions for Hollywood assistants, which Yea has supported, the video gathers assistants from Joker, Marriage Story, Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman and Little ...

By this point in awards season, top-billed creators and performers behind Oscar-nominated films have received more than their share of press and advertising coverage. Others involved in the lauded films, particularly those on support staff, tend to go less celebrated.

"Assistants Behind the Oscars," a new featurette released by Young Entertainment Activists on Friday morning, spotlights one of these less-applauded groups. In the wake of #PayUpHollywood, a movement that began in October 2019 to improve pay and work conditions for Hollywood assistants, which Yea has supported, the video gathers assistants from Joker, Marriage Story, Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman and Little ...

Saturday night was the award season's version of the presidential election season's upcoming Super Tuesday: A storm of results came in all at once, offering — or at least appearing to offer — a bit of clarity about the overall race.

The biggest deal, by far, was the 72nd Directors Guild of America Awards, where the prize for outstanding directorial achievement in motion pictures was won by 1917's Sam Mendes. This all must feel a bit like deja vu for the British helmer: Indeed, it was exactly 20 years ago that he won the DGA Award for his ...

The story of Aretha Franklin is coming to the small screen this spring. National Geographic just announced season three of Genius will premiere in May.

The new season of the anthology drama "will chart how gospel prodigy Little Re became the iconic Aretha Franklin, the indisputable Queen of Soul." The cast includes Cynthia Erivo and Courtney B. Vance.

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When the Oscar nominations were announced earlier this month, two documentaries about Syria made it through: Feras Fayyad’s The Cave, about a courageous woman doctor running a subterranean hospital outside Damascus, and For Sama, directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts, the story of Al-Kateab’s effort to raise her baby daughter in Aleppo as the city was systematically destroyed.

“Before the revolution there’s no Syrian film that made it to the [Oscars’] final five,” Al-Kateab notes. “And for the Academy people to [nominate] these two films, it was for us the best thing that could ever happen.”

Watts adds, “When we were making the film, we were told so often that people didn’t care about Syria anymore, that everyone was exhausted by it. And so to see at this level people engaging and supporting two films about Syria, it gives you hope that actually people do care about...

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Marsai Martin is constantly slaying the Instagram game, and her recent dance video is further proof. On Jan. 18, the 15-year-old Little star took to the platform to share an impressive clip of her dancing to 6ix9ine and Bobby Shmurda's 2018 hit "Stoopid." Rocking a green turtleneck with jeans and a wide-brim hat, the actress hit every beat while giving us a shimmy, a shake, and a reason to get off the couch and dance along. "I'm a tik toker I just don't know it yet," she captioned the post, referring to TikTok, the popular video-sharing app.

Some of Marsai's famous friends were quick to praise her moves in the comments sections. "Hit it," her Black-ish castmate Yara Shahidi wrote, followed by heart-eye and lightning emoji. Meanwhile, When They See Us star Asante Blackk seemed to be amazed,...