Category: Movie News
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‘Summer of Soul’ Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards
The Critics Choice Association has selected “Summer of Soul” as the best documentary feature of the year. The film had a veritable sweep at the sixth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, winning in each of its six nominated categories.Along with best documentary feature, “Summer of Soul” also took home the prize for best first documentary…
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The Daily Stream: The Bad News Bears Is Simultaneously Vulgar And Sweet
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “The Bad News Bears” (1976)Where You Can Stream It: Amazon PrimeThe Pitch: Foul-mouthed kids? Check. Enormous amounts of heart? Check. Walther Matthau as a sloppy…
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‘Bruised’ Review: Halle Berry Shows Directing Flair with Intense, if Familiar, Sports Drama
The sports film, in general, is fairly formulaic irrespective of gender. It’s one of the more reliable genres, able to entertain even if the beats are standard operating procedure. When it comes to sports films featuring women, there are slight distinctions, namely in what the sport is and what role men play within it. For…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: The Best and Worst of Jonathan Majors’ Hosting Debut
Continuing this season of new hosts and comedic experimentation, this week’s “Saturday Night Live” saw “The Harder They Fall” star Jonathan Majors take on first-time hosting duty. And not just any first-time hosting duty, as he had to do so with Taylor Swift as the heavily-buzzed-about music guest.Host: Jonathan MajorsOne thing to really appreciate about…
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The Eternals Fought Clifford The Big Red Dog And Won (At The Box Office)
Not since “Avengers: Endgame” has there been a battle of such epic proportions: the ancient godlike beings known as the Eternals facing off against the mighty kaiju Clifford the Big Red Dog. Though the adorable, over-sized labrador retriever put up a worthy fight at the box office this weekend, he couldn’t quite overcome the might…
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‘Being the Ricardos’ First Reactions: Nicole Kidman Captures the Spirit of Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s Latest
First reactions to “Being the Ricardos,” Aaron Sorkin’s biopic of comedy legends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, are coming in following the movie’s first screening in Los Angeles. The idea of Sorkin, with his divisive trademark style, tackling the material and the casting of Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as the “I Love Lucy” stars…
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Samuel Theis’ ‘Softie’ Takes Top Prize at Thessaloniki Film Festival
Samuel Theis’ “Softie” won the top prize at the 62nd Thessaloniki Film Festival, which wrapped Sunday night with a ceremony in Greece’s second city.The film, which premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week section, was awarded the Golden Alexander and a €10,000 cash prize by a jury comprised of writer-director Nanouk Leopold, sound designer Roland Vajs and…
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Mahershala Ali Celebrates First Film Lead Role and Producing Debut at AFI Fest Premiere of ‘Swan Song’
Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali celebrated a major milestone on Friday night with the AFI Fest debut of “Swan Song,” which marks his first film project in a leading role and first narrative feature as a producer.“It was an emotional day, for me, I gotta say,” Ali told Variety on the red carpet outside the…
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Nicole Kidman Recalls How ‘Frightening’ It Was to Play Lucille Ball in ‘Being the Ricardos’: ‘I Had Massive Trepidation’
Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” took over Westwood Village on Saturday night as both press and SAG-AFTRA members lined the streets around the Bruin Theater, keen to get their eyes on Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz.Kidman received a standing ovation as she joined Bardem, Sorkin, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale…
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Frozen Star Josh Gad Is The Voice Of Muncher In Ghostbusters: Afterlife
The voice (such as it is) of Muncher in “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is none other than actor Josh Gad, who is best known for voicing the lovable snowman Olaf in the “Frozen” movies. The casting was confirmed by Gad himself on Twitter, who said, “Happy to be a part of the #Ghostbusters family.”Muncher is the spiritual…