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Big Freedia is fusing gospel with bounce. On Friday, the New Orleans musician released her single “Take My Hand,” off her upcoming gospel project.

“Tell the congregation/This is Freedia nation/Ain’t no room for hatin,” she sings on the track, which samples the voice of gospel preacher Dr. Cj Johnson. “Over here, we’re celebrating.”

Freedia debuted the song while performing at Stubb’s at SXSW earlier this month, where she called her upcoming project a “gospel revival” as she hit the stage backed by a gospel choir.

Places of political turmoil are often defined by just that – conflict, trauma and the big geopolitical issues. It’s very easy to forget about the humanity that resides within the everyday lives of people wanting to live their lives and finding hope in the most unexpected of places. Acclaimed Indian writer/director/producer Onir tackles this head on with We Are Faheem & Karun, his beautifully sensitive portrayal of life in Gurez, a remote village on the Kashmiri border. A security man from India, Karun, is posted there and unexpectedly, through a series of interactions at the checkpoint he falls for Faheem, a young Kashmiri local and against all odds, their relationship blossoms. Inspired by a true story of a gay army man, the Ministry of Defence in India initially refused to give Onir the permission to shoot, stating the film was derogatory to the army…three years later it’s...

When you think of The Lord of the Rings movies, you probably remember the big players, Frodo, Aragorn, Legolas dramatically flipping onto a horse, and, of course, Gollum arguing with himself. However, with a story as massive as Middle-earth, not everyone got the spotlight. Some characters showed up, did something kind of important, and then vanished into the background like they were never there.

Peter Jackson’s trilogy had over 11 hours of runtime, but even with all that time, some characters got the short end of the stick. Maybe they were meant to be more important but got their roles trimmed down, or maybe they were just there to move the plot along before being completely forgotten. You might remember a cool fight scene, a cryptic line, or a side character looking vaguely familiar, but can you name them? Probably not.

Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring...

Matthew Modine has signed on to appear in the next installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise.

He will reportedly play a general in the film, which is set to enter production next month in Australia for a March 26, 2027 release via Warner Bros.

Modine joins the previously announced Dan Stevens, who will reprise his role as kaiju expert Trapper from last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Kaitlyn Dever (No One Will Save You), Jack O’Connell (Eden Lake), and Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods)

The followup to Godzilla x Kong — the highest grossing Godzilla film of all time — will feature several new human characters alongside the iconic Titans as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat.

Insiders say that while Godzilla and Kong will still be fronting the film, Legendary is looking to build on its human characters. Director Grant Sputore (I Am Mother) is aiming to combine...

“I Am What I Am” is the third feature film for Shinya Tamada, a director with lots of experience in theatre and television dramas, and it is also the third film – after “The Nighthawk’s First Love” (Yuka Yasukawa, 2021) and “Grown-ups” (Takuya Kato, 2022) – of the project “(Not) Heroine Movies”, initiated by Nagoya Broadcasting Network with the intent of subverting the stereotypical female roles in films. In this case the cliché to subvert is the classic romantic dramedy.

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The film’s opening introduces us immediately to the complicated universe of protagonist Kasumi (Toko Miura) and all things that bother her. It’s a night out with co-workers of a call center and the two guys cannot stop talking and asking the girls about romantic attraction, taste in boys and so on. Kasumi appears very reluctant and embarrassed, to...

Jessica Williams had a hilarious moment with her Shrinking co-star Harrison Ford at the 2025 SAG Awards when he unintentionally stole the spotlight during her speech.

The event, hosted by Kristen Bell and streamed live on Netflix, kicked off with its traditional “I Am an Actor” introduction, where stars share stories about their journeys in Hollywood. Williams started her speech by saying, “Los Angeles is known as the city of dreams, and sure enough, all my dreams have come true here.”

However, just as she continued, Ford was caught on camera casually eating a chip. Realizing he was being filmed, he awkwardly tried to hide it, causing the audience to burst into laughter.

Seeing the moment unfold, Williams turned to Ford and jokingly shouted, “I told him to turn away! Don’t look!” before finishing her speech. She wrapped up with, “But more than just a dream factory, this city has always been my home.

Just like the kaiju themselves, Legendary's Monsterverse continues to grow, and the next film in the franchise just landed one of 2025's hottest stars. The next movie in the series, a sequel to 2024'sGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire, is currently slated for release in 2027. Not much is known about the film so far, aside from a few casting details. Kaitlyn Dever (who also stars in Season 2 of The Last of Us) is set to star in the new film, with Dan Stevens also reprising his role as Traper Beasley from the last entry in the franchise.

Per Deadline, Jack O'Connell has now also joined the cast of the next Monsterverse movie. O'Connell is arguably one of the most underappreciated actors working today, having delivered phenomenal performances in UK dramas like Skins and This Is England, as well as the Netflix original western, Godless. His biggest role to date...

The highly prolific Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude has, in the past year alone, directed two fictional features, co-directed a feature-length documentary, and released a one-hour experimental film made entirely of webcam footage shot at Andy Warhol’s grave.

Unlike his more famous fellow countryman, the Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu, whose intricately crafted dramas come out every four or five years, Jude likes to make movies quick and dirty, as if his productions had a hard time keeping up with all the ideas racing through his head. His last two features — Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World and Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn — were both ripped-from-the-headlines satires that felt fast, fresh and utterly contemporary, like they were shot on the fly.

The same could be said for his latest morality tale, Kontinental ’25, which has more of a universal bent yet makes references...

Tharun Moorthy Mohanlal Meeting (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Tharun Moorthy is no stranger to film directing, having already helmed critically acclaimed hits like Operation Java and Saudi Vellakka. Despite his experience, he struggled for nearly eight months to secure a meeting with Mohanlal to narrate Thudarum’s script.

However, the project didn’t come to a halt. Producer M. Renjith, writer K.R. Sunil, Tharun Moorthy, and his team continued discussions and preparations. Meanwhile, Mohanlal was deeply engaged in the production of Malaikottai Vaaliban and planning the schedule for Empuraan, leaving them uncertain about when they would finally get their chance to meet him.

‘We were eagerly anticipating his call.’ Tharun Moorthy revealed in an interview with the YouTube channel I Am with Dhanya Varma.

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Movies really do seem like magic sometimes. They bring fantasy worlds to life, there are people who look like Ana de Armas, and they occasionally accomplish feats of cinematography that seem to defy physics. But like everything else in movies, including Ana de Armas, it’s just the result of clever trickery.

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In 2023, a scene from an episode of Dawson’s Creek of James van der Beek throwing a basketball in Joshua Jackson’s face went viral after a Twitter user realized the ball appears to bounce from Jackson’s face into the camera and away into the distance. How did they do it? How could they get the angle just right and not damage the camera? Was it CGI? Two shots cut together? According to Jackson, it was sheer luck. It was also a painted beach ball, so that’s how the camera held up. As Jackson further pointed out,...

Prince Harry is well known for his charitable work worldwide, and one of his favorites has announced exciting news.

The Invictus Games Foundation holds a series of games every other year, with this year’s offerings in Canada at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 in February.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, spent their Valentine’s getaway there last year hyping up this year’s event.

Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games Foundation, which held its first games in London in 2014 and has been going strong each year.

Last fall, the Invictus Games Foundation announced some big-name stars for the opening ceremony, including Nelly Furtado, Noah Kahan, and Roxanne Brunea.

The foundation has announced that a “global superstar” will attend the 2025 Invictus Games opening ceremony in Vancouver, Whistler.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin to headline at the Invictus Games

The Invictus Games help wounded and sick warriors worldwide regain a...

In a new exciting bit of news, a report from Deadline has revealed that Dan Stevens is currently in talks to reprise his role as Monarch veterinarian Trapper in the next Monsterverse film. Stevens first played Trapper in the 2024 film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, in a supporting role alongside Rebecca Hall (as Monarch scientist Ilene Andres) and Brian Tyree Henry. Despite Stevens' limited screen time, Trapper stood out as one of the more entertaining human characters in the movie, stealing some of the most fun scenes in the film and nailing his interactions with the larger-than-life monsters, known as titans.

Besides the potential return of Stevens' character, the Godzilla x Kong sequel also recently cast Kaitlyn Dever in the film, though the full nature of her role remains to be seen. Whatever the case, things seem to be moving forward fairly quickly for the sequel, with Grant Sputore...

The follow-up to last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will be directed by franchise newcomer Grant Sputore (I Am Mother), but at least one familiar face will be part of the cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Stevens is in talks to reprise his role as the Kaiju expert named Trapper from Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong.

Dan Stevens perfectly summed up his Monsterverse character last year: “[My character is] a specialist in these creatures… If you’ve got a sick titan, Trap is your guy.”

Kaitlyn Dever (No One Will Save You) is also in negotiations to come face-to-face with Godzilla and Kong in the next installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise.

The follow-up to last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — the highest grossing Godzilla film of all time — is said to feature several new human characters alongside the iconic Titans as they face...

Love it or hate it, Rotten Tomatoes is now more important than ever when it comes to whether film and TV fans decide to check out the latest releases at home or in theaters, and it's not uncommon for studios to tout scores as proudly as star ratings.

Marvel Studios Animation has proven to be a big part of the Multiverse Saga with What If...? kicking things off in 2021. Since then, we've had a spin-off of a hit movie, a new take on the McU's Spider-Man, and a revival of one of the most beloved animated TV shows ever.

To mark the release of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, we're taking a look at how each of these shows compares based on their respective Rotten Tomatoes scores. There are no "Rotten" titles but where each of these sits is bound to be a point of contention.

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Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are expecting a child together, even if they’re not together.

And it doesn’t sound like they’ll be together for the delivery.

Late last year, we reported on Megan Fox’s pregnancy. That news came before their breakup, however.

With a less-than-amicable split, she and Mgk will have a lot to figure out. The clock is ticking.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly attend the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, which was broadcast live on Fox on May 27, 2021. (Photo Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) Soon, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly will have a baby

Megan is reportedly due in March. While childbirth can vary by weeks from projected due dates, that means that she’s in her final months — if that — of pregnancy.

But TMZ reports that she and Machine...

The next entry in the MonsterVerse continues the franchise tradition of getting talented actors who one wouldn't think of joining a big kaiju franchise where a giant gorilla punches a giant lizard. While the main draw of the MonsterVerse films has been Godzilla, Kong, and other titans, the franchise has also included an incredible lineup of talent, including Bryan Cranston, Brie Larson, and Samuel L. Jackson. For the upcoming follow-up to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, The Last of Us season 2 star Kaitlyn Dever is joining the franchise.

Deadline reports that Dever is in talks to play the lead in the untitled sequel to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. She is best known for her role in 2019's Booksmart and has starred in movies like Rosaline, No One Will Save You, and Ticket to Paradise. She will next be seen in The Last of Us Season 2, playing Abby Mills,...

On the surface, Girish Ad’s I Am Kathalan (2024) is every jilted incel Stem bro’s wet dream. A computer engineer taking revenge on his ex-girlfriend by hacking into her father’s company’s server? Dream so good that it could be the premise of a biopic of Elon Musk. Not that the world needs one. Girish Ad, to his credit, does not allow “I Am Kathalan” to be too ‘enamored’ by such dreams. The film, under the guise of a techno-thriller, is more about human frailties, with the fallacies of the youth and the ignorance of the old taking centerstage. Having said that, it must be noted that the ‘technological’ aspect of the film is deftly done with specific attention to details when it comes to ‘hacking.’ It does not involve the tried-and-tested method of showing a black screen with the word ‘downloading’ written on it with a progression bar.

Mondays are slowly getting back to normal. It will still be a week before most of the shows are back, but tonight, Monday, Jan. 20, sees some great offerings on the broadcast networks.

This is the night that 911: Lone Star fans have been waiting for. The series is back, although it will only be for three weeks. The series comes to an end in early February, and none of us are ready for it.

911: Lone Star, The Traitors, and more

Let’s start with the return of the Fox lineup. 911: Lone Star kicks off the night, and we start our countdown to the end. Things aren’t looking great for Judd, as he is clearly lying in an AA meeting. The last three episodes are also set to bring us a world-ending event with a meteor about to hit Austin, Texas. The 126 will need to protect themselves and...

One of the many reasons Xo, Kitty is all the rage is because K-culture fans get to live their Korean fantasies through Kitty Song Covey’s story. This includes, but isn’t limited to, being surrounded by beautiful Korean people, experiencing the culture, and living your life to a K-pop soundtrack. You know I needed something to get into the topic of today’s discussion! Anyway, while a lot of the music on the show is quite random, some of it is very strategically placed specifically with context to the show. Of course, that one Enhypen song is the most obvious choice for this season, almost like it was specifically written to shine in this moment. But, leaving that aside, I thought this would be a great opportunity to inspect something that doesn’t need inspecting and try to put reason to something that’s perfectly wholesome by itself, just because I can.

Warning: This article contains Major Spoilers for Xo, Kitty season 2!

Netflix’s Xo, Kitty season 2 includes a fantastic soundtrack that blends together K-pop and American pop music, blending the cultures that Kitty has experienced. In 2023, Netflix released the first season of their To All the Boys spinoff starring Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song-Covey. Continuing the story of season 1, Xo, Kitty deep friendships, teen romances, and family drama take center stage in season 2 as she returns to the Korean Independent School of Seoul.

While Xo, Kitty’s Korean setting was important to the first season, it becomes even more integral to the second season. Kitty learns about her secret family who lives in Korea, and she tries to bring them together. At the same time, the whole school is preparing for a talent showcase where most of the students will sing K-pop. With such a heavy focus on the Korean aspect of Xo,...

Annually, Rotten Tomatoes hands out Golden Tomatoes to the best-reviewed movies and TV series from the past year.

Previous winners include Oppenheimer, The Last of Us, Top Gun: Maverick, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and House of the Dragon, but Dune: Part Two has reigned supreme this time.

Shōgun largely dominated the TV side, though there were noteworthy wins for both The Penguin and X-Men '97. Unfortunately, neither Deadpool & Wolverine nor Agatha All Along have received any love, even in the newly created "Fan Favorite Movies" category.

The winners and nominees are determined by an adjusted score formula, which is a weighted ranking that compensates for the variation in the number of reviews when comparing movies or TV shows within a specified time frame.

Critics have always had something of a complicated relationship with comic book adaptations, particularly in recent years. However, between this and other televised award shows, it's clear...

Spoiler Alert: This post contains music from all eight episodes of Xo, Kitty Season 2!

Just as last season of Xo, Kitty brought out all the K-drama tunes, Season 2 cranked the needle drops up a notch.

Dae (Minyeong Choi) and some of his classmates take up a singing class as part of Mr. Moon’s (Philippe Lee) new program at Kiss. Episode 7 in particular contains a stretch of bangers from some of the biggest current music artists at the Cherry Blossom Ball.

Find all the songs in ‘Xo, Kitty’ Season 2 below:

Episode 1 – K.I.S.S. Me Again

“I Am” – Ive “I Do” – G(I)-Dle “Mr. Moon” – Composed by Jina and Shirly “Curling Field” by Tamiz (feat. Juicelove) “Off the Record” – Ive “We Got So Much” – Le Serrafim “Bibi Vengenace” – Bibi

Episode 2 – Never Been Kissed

“Fireworks” – Aimers “Not While I’m Around” (from Sweeny Todd) sung by Dae (Minyeong Choi) “Super Shy” (NewJeans...

One of Netflix's best teen shows is finally back! No, we're not talking about Ginny and Georgia, although that would be an exciting return too. It’s Xo, Kitty, back with even more romance, drama, and everything fans love in its second season!

Kitty had quite a drama-filled semester at Kiss last season, and while she wants to avoid any more complications this semester, she finds her efforts thwarted by new and unexpected obstacles. It seems like her romantic and personal life is only getting more tangled as she navigates new relationships and unforeseen challenges in season 2. And she's not the only one. Her friends are also facing their own dilemmas.

As the drama intensifies, the soundtrack for Xo, Kitty season 2 is the perfect companion to the whirlwind of emotions on screen. Whether it’s a heartwarming scene or a tension-filled scene, the carefully selected tracks heighten every moment,...

If there's one element that never fails to make fantasy stories like Netflix's Damsel more exciting, it's dragons. These intimidating creatures are guaranteed to increase the tension with their majestic wings and their ability to breathe fire. Netflix tapped into the subgenre with Millie Bobby Brown's Damsel, where the talented actress plays Princess Elodie, a young woman forced to fight off a dragon she was offered up to as a sacrifice.

While Elodie's journey is more action-laced, there are many dragon tales filled with romance, drama, and horror. Regardless of the true focus of these fantasy stories, they tend to orbit around the imposing figure of the dragon. The fantasy genre's versatility often leads to all sorts of stories set in unique worlds. Netflix's Damsel left burning questions answered, and with that in mind, viewers might find themselves craving more exciting dragon stories.

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The Cinema Audio Society (Cas) has nominated the sound teams behind A Complete Unknown, Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Gladiator II and Wicked in its live-action feature category for the 2025 Cas Awards celebrating excellence in sound mixing.

All five films have been Oscar shortlisted in the sound category, which since 2021 has encompassed both sound editing and mixing. The five additional shortlisted films are Alien: Romulus, Blitz, Emilia Pérez, Joker: Folie à Deux and The Wild Robot. Traditionally, the winner of the Cas award in the live-action feature category has mirrored the Academy Award winner for sound. However, last year, Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn took home the Oscar for The Zone of Interest while Cas awarded Oppenheimer.

In the animated motion picture category, Cas nominated Inside Out 2, Moana 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Wild Robot and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Elton John: Never Too Late,...

Sounds like we have the nominees for the 2025 Cinema Audio Society Awards, which celebrate excellence in sound mixing for film and television. See the list below.

Vying for the marquee Motion Pictures: Live Action statuette are the sound-mixing teams behind four the 10 top-grossing non-toon films of 2024 — Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Gladiator II and Wicked — along with the young Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.

The pics up for the Motion Pictures: Animated prize are the smash sequels Inside Out 2 and Moana 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Wild Robot and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

The Motion Pictures – Documentary nominees are three music-focused films — Elton John: Never Too Late, I Am: Celine Dion and Music by John Williams — Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story and The Blue Angels.

Related: Motion Picture Sound Editors Reveal 2025 Mpse Golden Reel Awards Nominations

The 61st Cas Awards will be...

The Cinema Audio Society has announced its nominees in seven categories for the 61st Annual Cas Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing 2024. Sound mixing is meant to make a film’s environment, be it the most muted mumblecore world or the wildest, loudest fantasy, seem completely natural. Mixing requires specialized skill and artistry in the craft of sound, and Cas members review hundreds of projects to ensure the nominees truly reflect excellence in sound mixing in Motion Picture and Television entertainment.

The nominees they have chosen are, unsurprisingly, some of the most complex and musical film worlds of 2024, ones where the overall vibe is as important to get across as the story information and emotional resonance carried through dialogue, sound effects, songs, and score. “Dune: Part Two,” “Wicked,” and “Deadpool & Wolverine” are among the feature nominees, while “The Wild Robot,” “Moana 2,” and “Inside Out 2” rank among the animated nominees.

Emilia Pérez and Conclave led the British Academy of Film and Television Arts longlist selections on Friday, the first step toward securing BAFTA Awards nominations when the list of official 2025 award contenders is revealed on Jan. 15.

Netflix’s top contender Emilia Pérez landed on 15 longlists — tying a record set by Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front two years ago and Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie last year. Among its mentions were Best Film, Best Film Not in English Language, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jacques Audiard, and four longlist nods for its quartet of actresses — with Karla Sofia Gascon hitting the lead actress longlist and co-stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz all appearing on the supporting actress longlist. The four actresses shared the Best Actress honors at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where Emilia Pérez made its debut.

Conclave was second with 14 longlist mentions,...

The anime adaptation of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is officially on the way, set to premiere in April 2025. Announced at Jump Festa on December 21, 2024, this spinoff takes us to a time before the main series, introducing a darker, grittier side of the My Hero Academia world.

While familiar faces like All Might make appearances, they take a backseat to a unique lineup of characters. Among them is Knuckleduster, a vigilante with a no-nonsense attitude and no Quirk to rely on.

Knuckleduster’s real name is Iwao Oguro, and he’s nothing like the polished pro heroes we’re used to. Middle-aged and Quirkless, he’s carved out a niche in this world by fighting crime with martial arts, brass knuckles, and sheer grit.

This has drawn comparisons to Batman, and the series leans into that vibe. Hideyuki Furuhashi, the author of Vigilantes, has openly said Knuckleduster is to All Might what Batman is to Superman.

Awards season is officially up and running, with the announcement of the official Oscars shortlist for the 2025 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed 10 of their award show's categories today, with international feature film Emilia Pérez garnering the most appearances on the shortlists below.

Featuring in six of the below 10 categories (which we first saw reported on over at Deadline), the Jacques Audiard-directed film looks like it will be a serious contender when the 97th iteration of the awards ceremony airs on March 2, 2025 on ABC and Hulu. The show will be hosted by beloved comedian Conan O'Brien, in what will surely be a lively and entertaining showcase of the best the cinematic community around the world has to offer. Update your Oscars Predictions lists accordingly.

What Films Are On the 2025 Academy Awards Shortlist for the Oscar So Far?

It's an interesting and eclectic mix of films on the list,...

Will & Harper, the Netflix documentary about comedic actor Will Ferrell and his friendship with SNL pal Harper Steele who came out as trans, earned a spot on the coveted Oscar documentary feature shortlist today.

It wasn’t the only shortlist honor for the film directed by Josh Greenbaum. The tune from the closing credits – “Will and Harper Go West,” written by SNL alum Kristen Wiig and Sean Douglas and performed by Wiig – got shortlisted for Best Original Song (Douglas is the son of actor Michael Keaton).

But another high-profile documentary in the running for the shortlist didn’t make the cut: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, about the late actor who was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident. That film, directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, recently won Best Documentary Feature at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, and last week earned a nomination for the Producers Guild of America Award.

Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for its Contenders Film: Documentary, spotlighting eight nonfiction films in the awards-season spotlight. The virtual showcase took place Sunday.

This year’s feature documentaries included a healthy cross-section of titles taking on topics ranging from politics and social justice to war, family, art and music, with creatives and their subjects joining for panel conversations about their projects.

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Movies in this year’s lineup include Abramorama’s America’s Burning, with executive producer Michael Douglas joining the conversation; Amazon MGM Studios’ I Am: Celine Dion and Frida; Boat Rocker and Anonymous Content’s War Game; DailyWire+’s Am I Racist?, the year’s highest-grossing doc; National Geographic Documentary Films’ Sugarcane, Nexico’s The Last Journey, also Sweden’s official Oscar submission for Best International Feature; and Together Films’ Mediha.

In addition to the Oscar-winning Douglas, among the...

On Monday December 9 2024, PBS broadcasts Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum!

I Am Gwen Ifill; I Am Matthew Henson Season 2 Episode 18 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum,” titled “I Am Gwen Ifill; I Am Matthew Henson,” promises to be an exciting adventure for young viewers. This episode will air on PBS and brings important lessons about curiosity and teamwork through the stories of two remarkable figures.

In this episode, Gwen Ifill takes center stage as she teaches Yadina the value of asking questions. Gwen Ifill was a respected journalist known for her insightful interviews and ability to seek the truth. Yadina will learn that asking questions is not just a way to gain information, but also a way to connect with others and understand the world better. This lesson encourages children to be curious and to explore their surroundings through inquiry.

Meanwhile, Matthew Henson,...

In I Am: Celine Dion, the French-Canadian singer allowed director Irene Taylor and cinematographer Nick Midwig to film her struggles with stiff person syndrome. Dion received the diagnosis in 2022 and later had to cancel her world tour due to muscle spasms and rigidity. One such spasm occurred while Taylor and Midwig were rolling, and it appears in the film.

“We both stood back and assessed, like, ‘Are we in the way?’” Midwick said during Deadline’s awards-season event Contenders Documentary. “No. ‘Are we inhibiting her from any medical attention that she could get?’ No. Was there anything that we could do to assist in aiding her in any way? No, we’re not trained medical professionals.”

Midwig added that the episode took 40 minutes in real life. It is edited down to a few minutes in the film but still conveys what has become a regular occurrence in Dion’s life.

Production is officially underway on Sony’s I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel, announced via the film’s official social media account this morning. With it comes the reminder that the new film is set to release this summer.

The slasher franchise will return to theaters on July 18, 2025.

Plot details haven’t been revealed as of yet, but the original film follows four young friends who are separated by a tragic accident but reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.

Freddie Prinze Jr. is confirmed to reprise his role from the original movies. If you need more proof, his wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar, jokingly teased a Scooby-Doo reunion on Instagram when sharing a behind-the-scenes photo from the I Know What You Did Last Summer set. Don’t expect that as confirmation that she’ll reprise the role of Helen Shivers,...

17 years ago, when working on the scripts for The Empire Strikes Back, George Lucas explained his views on the dark side - but these comments raise a lot more questions than answers after the prequel trilogy. We always like to pretend that George Lucas had Star Wars all figured out from the start, but the reality is very different. He worked with scriptwriter Leigh Brackett, for example, on The Empire Strikes Back - and the first draft had no mention of the famous "I am your father" scene.

Taking to Twitter, Star Wars historian Paul Duncan has shared some of the earliest notes Lucas shared with Brackett - dating all the way back to November 1977. In these notes, Lucas explains some of the core ideas he wants to develop, and he even presents his own thoughts on the dark side. As fascinating as they are, they raise a lot of unanswered questions,...

Hollywood has seen plenty of relationships with big age gaps, but when it comes to older women dating younger men, people suddenly tend to have different and negative reactions. At least that is what Sienna Miller herself felt when she initially got together with her boyfriend Oli Green, who is 15 years her junior.

Sienna Miller in Mississippi Grind (2015) | Credit: A24

Known for her captivating performance in The Edge of Love and American Sniper, the actress has never shied away from being transparent about her personal life. Having first met Green in 2021, Miller has been candid about their relationship and has never shied away from hitting back against haters for their ‘double standards.’

However, in a recent interview, the actress opened up about their differences and was initially annoyed that her boyfriend was so much younger than her. Jere is all you need to know about Sienna Miller and her love story with Oli Green.

On Wednesday November 27 2024, Pix broadcasts The Steve Wilkos Show!

Teens: I Am Not Being Abused Season 18 Episode 48 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Steve Wilkos Show,” titled “Teens: I Am Not Being Abused,” promises to tackle serious and sensitive issues. This episode will air on Pix and features two main stories that delve into troubling accusations.

In the first segment, Kara and her teenage daughter take the stage to address shocking rumors. They face allegations that Kara sold her daughter to men for sexual acts. The mother and daughter duo firmly deny these claims, insisting that they are false and damaging. Viewers will see Kara defend her reputation and her relationship with her daughter as they confront these serious accusations head-on.

The second part of the episode introduces Melissa, who is dealing with a difficult situation involving her underage nephew. She reveals that police recently questioned him about whether she had sexually abused him.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pulled back the curtain on the films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature categories for the 97th Academy Awards next year.

The list includes 31 toon features, 169 docs and international pics from 85 countries. Preliminary voting for the 97th Oscars runs December 9-13, and all three shortlists will be revealed December 17. The Oscars will be handed out Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

Here are the animated, documentary and international features eligible for the 2024 Oscars:

Best Animated Feature

Art College 1994

Captain Avispa

Chicken for Linda!

The Colors Within

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

Despicable Me 4

Flow

The Garfield Movie

Ghost Cat Anzu

The Glassworker

The Imaginary

Inside Out 2

Kensuke’s Kingdom

Kung Fu Panda 4

Living Large

Look Back

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Mars Express

Memoir of a Snail...

A total of 31 animated features, 169 documentary features and 85 international features are eligible for Oscar nominations this season, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed on Thursday.

In the animated feature category, high-profile studio films like Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 and Universal/DreamWorks’s The Wild Robot and acclaimed indies like Memoir of a Snail are joined in the running by longer shots like The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, a film jettisoned by Warner Bros. that wound up with the distributor Ketchup Entertainment.

The documentary feature race, meanwhile, includes titles that have dominated at the doc community’s precursor awards, including Nat Geo’s Sugarcane, Netflix’s Daughters and MTV’s Black Box Diaries; two that count Malala Yousafzai as an executive producer, Apple’s Bread & Roses and The Last of the Sea Women, and two that count Jennifer Lawrence as an EP,...

The CW today announced its 2025 midseason premiere dates, which include new and returning scripted and unscripted series.

Season 7 of the hit series All American, starring Michael Evans Behling, Greta Onieogou, and Bre-z, kicks off with a special sneak peek on Wednesday, January 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et/Pt) before premiering in its regular timeslot on Monday, February 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et/Pt). Last season, All American was the most-watched CW series across all platforms.

All American

The breakout procedural Wild Cards—The CW’s #1 new scripted series of 2024—starring Vanessa Morgan and Giacomo Gianniotti returns for a second season on Wednesday, February 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et/Pt) with Max and Ellis tackling new cases while exploring the complexities of their partnership and connection.

The new comedic drama series Good Cop/Bad Cop premieres Wednesday, February 19 (9:00-10:00 p.m. Et/Pt). Leighton Meester and Luke Cook...

“All American” is leading the charge when it comes to The CW’s midseason premieres this winter. The football drama will be joined by new series such as “Good Cop/Bad Cop” and returning staples like “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.”

Additionally, this winter will see the premiere of the NASCAR Xfinity Series on its new network home. The 2025 season will begin on the legendary Daytona International Speedway Feb. 15. All 33 races will air live on The CW during the 2025 season.

The CW’s winter season will begin in earnest on Jan. 23, which will see the returns of the crime-focused reality series “Police 24/7” as well as Season 2 of “Crime Nation.” After that Thursday, The CW will celebrate magic, debuting Season 11 of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” and Season 11 of “Masters of Illusion” on Jan. 24.

On the scripted side of things, Season 7 of “All American” will return with a special sneak peek on Jan.

AARP The Magazine has announced the nominees for the annual Movies for Grownups Awards. The best picture contenders are “A Complete Unknown,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Gladiator II” and “September 5.”

The best actress race includes Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”), Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”), Demi Moore (“The Substance”), and June Squibb (“Thelma”). The best actor category has Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”), Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”), and Jude Law (“The Order”).

Best director nominees include Pedro Almodóvar (“The Room Next Door”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Edward Berger (“Conclave”), James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”), and Ridley Scott (“Gladiator II”).

“Passionate for sophisticated, high-quality content, older audiences have the ability to propel film and TV content into mainstream popularity,” says AARP film and TV critic Tim Appelo. “With this year’s Movies for Grownups nominations, AARP spotlights the talents and work that resonate with this powerful demographic.

“Got a lotta talk in my brain right now/Sorry, gotta do it, gotta let you down,” Shawn Mendes sings on the pointedly titled “Who I Am,” the acoustic opening track from his fifth studio album. The meditative Shawn comes two years after Mendes canceled his 2022 world tour due to mental health issues, and the singer’s new music is emblematic of a newfound self-reflection. The result is his most candid work to date.

With nothing but time on his hands to take stock of his life, Mendes sounds at peace with not knowing life’s big questions. “I stepped off the stage with nothing left/All the lights were fuckin’ with my head,” he sings on lead single “Why Why Why.” “But here I am, singing songs again.”

On “The Mountain,” Mendes evokes John Lennon’s “Imagine” as he looks both inward and outward in an attempt to reconnect with his higher self.

In April 2015, Caitlyn Jenner told Diane Sawyer that she identified as a woman, a month after she was officially divorced from Kris Jenner. "Yes for all intents and purposes, I am a woman," she told the journalist on ABC's 20/20. Two years later, the Olympian-turned-reality TV star had a falling out with Kris after releasing her bombshell memoir, The Secrets of My Life.

Since then, Caitlyn has also had a rocky relationship with her children with Kris, including her four stepchildren from the latter's marriage to the late Robert Kardashian. The I Am Cait star has a closer relationship with her two sons from her previous marriage, despite them publicly criticizing her parenting in the past. Here's a closer look at Caitlyn's complicated relationship with every Kardashian.

Caitlyn Jenner And Kris Jenner Never Talk Anymore

via Instagram/@caitlynjenner

In October 2023, Caitlyn told This Morning (via Daily Mail) it was "sad...

As TLC fans who keep up with Shauna Rae know, her life is not easy, as her condition makes it so that she is stuck in the body of a child despite her age. Recently, she shared what would have been a happy update with her boyfriend. Instead, fans went after her for it. So, what did they say?

Shauna Rae Can Never Avoid Controversy

As TLC is known to do, they regularly put controversial figures and controversial storylines on the network to add to the drama and keep viewers tuning in. This was exactly the case when they cast Shauna Rae in her own TLC series, I Am Shauna Rae.

As viewers who keep up with Shauna Rae know, the 25-year-old has a condition called Pituitary Dwarfism. This condition is characterized by a significantly younger-looking appearance, despite already being in her 20s. At just under four feet and weighing in at around 50 pounds,...

Will Smith and Margot Robbie's 2015 comedy-drama Focus has a lot of star power in its main leads, but it also boasts a surprisingly notable cast of characters. Focus was rather divisive when it came out; it holds a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 56% and an audience score of 53%. It seemed that no one could agree whether Focus was an entertaining heist film filled with betrayals and twists or if it was an incoherent and overly convoluted movie. Now, however, Focus has gained popularity on Netflix, and it's likely due - at least in part - to the movie's stellar cast.

Margot Robbie and Will Smith's collaboration on Focus was one of the film's main selling points, but it wasn't the only time the actors have worked together. 2016's Suicide Squad reunited Robbie and Smith after Focus, and it gave viewers another taste of their great on-screen chemistry. Interestingly, however,...

On Monday November 4 2024, TBS broadcasts Invincible Fight Girl!

I Am Season 1 Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Invincible Fight Girl,” titled “I Am,” promises to take viewers on an inspiring journey away from the usual wrestling scenes. This time, the spotlight shines on Andy, a junior accountant living on Accountant Isle. Andy’s life may seem ordinary, but deep down, he harbors a dream of becoming a great wrestler.

As the episode unfolds, Andy’s passion for wrestling becomes clear. Despite being surrounded by spreadsheets and numbers, he finds motivation in the stories of famous wrestlers. With each passing day, Andy trains secretly, practicing moves and building his strength. The contrast between his daily life as an accountant and his wrestling aspirations creates a compelling narrative that many can relate to.

“I Am” explores themes of ambition, determination, and the courage to pursue one’s dreams. Andy’s journey...

Shah Rukh Khan, The Brightest Of The Superstars, Turns 59 (Photo Credit – YouTube)

The biggest superstar of the country Shah Rukh Khan celebrates his 59th today! The man who has made all of us feel special. The man, who is a testimony to the fact that love is magical and the man who makes everyone feel the most special person in this entire Universe, says everyone who meets him.

Though I am not a star-struck person, I have never imagined myself standing outside Mannat to wish Shah Rukh Khan in person. But that does not make me any less of a ‘Jabra Fan’. In fact, I have way too many reasons to love him, so many that you would get tired of counting them. But before that I have one reason to hate him. He made me believe in the non-existential fairy tale love stories. The love stories that speak utter...

Adele found herself brought to tears while sharing a tender moment with Celion Dion during the “Rolling In The Deep” singer’s Las Vegas Residency on Saturday night.

In videos shared online, Adele pauses during a performance of “When We Were Young” to approach Dion seated in a box at the Colosseum at Ceasers Palace, where the British pop star has been in residence for nearly two years.

Both singers teared up as the hugged, and shared a few words not heard by the rest of the crowd. Dion then kissed Adele’s hand before the singer resumed her performance onstage.

In an Instagram post on Monday, Adele paid tribute to Dion and wrote about how much it meant to have her idol come to see her concert.

“I have been performing in Celine Dion’s room at the Colosseum for almost 2 years now. 4 weeks to go! It was the...