Category: Movie News
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Halle Berry Delivers Moving Speech During Celebration of Black Cinema: ‘Stop Letting Awards Measure Our Worth’
The Critics Choice Association held its fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema and Television during an in-person ceremony on Monday evening at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, which will be the new home to the Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 9. Hosted by Emmy winner Niecy Nash, some of the honorees included Jennifer Hudson from…
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Dolph Lundgren: post your questions for the actor and director
As he releases his latest film as a director, what do you want to ask the man who played the ultimate Euro-iceman in 80s action flicks?Here’s some things you might not know about Dolph Lundgren: he’s got a master’s in chemical engineering, Jerry Springer played the US president in his directorial debut The Defender, and…
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‘White on White’ Review: The Camera Lens Is an Instrument of Violence in a Haunting Colonialist Reflection
Traveling photographer Pedro is a drawn, taciturn type, who prefers to let his camera do the talking. Whether he’s shooting a coy bride or a gang of white huntsmen posing with their Indigenous human kill, his mien is impassive, his brow furrowed, seeking composed perfection in the most rattling of images. “White on White” likewise…
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‘Zero to Hero’ Review: Biopic of Hong Kong Paralympics Champion So Wa-wai Has Just Enough Grit to Offset Its High Sugar Content.
Hong Kong’s Oscar submission is an entertaining feel-good biography of So Wa-wai, the national sporting hero who won 12 medals in five Paralympic Games from 1996 to 2012. Focused on the powerful bond between the disabled runner and his fiercely dedicated mother, “Hero” injects just enough gritty drama about the champion’s financial and emotional battles…
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Dad Has A Cameo Role In Licorice Pizza
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film “Licorice Pizza” is getting all kinds of Oscar buzz right now. It’s a coming-of-age story set in the 1970s and it’s got a fantastic cast. Here’s the info for you if you haven’t seen it yet: “Licorice Pizza” is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and…
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‘Dune,’ ‘The Power of the Dog,’ and ‘The Last Duel’ Find Strength in Home Audiences
After a single week as undisputed Premium VOD champion, “
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Every Bob Fosse Movie Ranked Worst To Best
There’s something equally inspiring and infuriating about great artists who find success across multiple mediums. We’ve seen this in 2021 with actor and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda’s critically acclaimed directorial debut “tick, tick… Boom!,” and we saw it decades earlier with the films of Bob Fosse. Known primarily as a choreographer with a provocative and specific…
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Dave Bautista Will Knock At The Cabin For M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan might be full of surprises, but this is one we can definitely get behind. Fresh off of his role as the off-putting and menacing Rabban “The Beast” Harkonnen in “Dune,” Dave Bautista is in talks to hop into Shyamalan’s twisty, turny world. That’s right, one of your favorite wrestling-turned-acting boys is getting spooky. Who knows…
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‘Shang-Chi’ Sequel in the Works with Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is staying in the Marvel fold, with the filmmaker signing an overall deal with Marvel Studios and Hulu’s Onyx Collective. The deal allows him to produce projects for television for both.Cretton is also developing a sequel to Shang-Chi, the well-regarded superhero movie that…