Tag: Annie
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Bernadette Peters: ‘Sondheim’s music is about the big, important things’
The American film and stage actor, renowned for her roles in the composer’s musicals, on making her West End debut in a celebration of his musicBernadette Peters is an American singer and actor. Born in 1948 in Queens, New York, where her father worked as a delivery driver, she has appeared in numerous TV shows…
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‘Arcane’ Season 2: Everything We Know So Far About the Netflix Show
The hit animated series Arcane took the world by surprise. The spin-off show, based on the popular Riot PC game League of Legends, had the potential to be as big a flop as the film Warcraft (based on the also popular game World of Warcraft). However, unlike Warcraft, with its Rotten Tomatoes rating of 28%,…
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Tim Curry’s Role in ‘Clue’ Was So Demanding, It Sent Him to the Nurse
It doesn’t get much more iconic than Tim Curry. A staple in feature films since his breakthrough from stage to screen in 1975’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Curry has since gone on to give us nightmares as Pennywise the Clown in It, sing-alongs in Annie, adventures filled with pillage and plunder in Muppet Treasure…
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Charades Boards Animated Feature ‘Flow’ from ‘Away’ Director Ahead of Annecy’s Wip Showcase (Exclusive)
Charades has acquired “Flow,” a 3D animated feature directed by Gints Zilbalodis, the Annie-nominated filmmaker of “Away”.Produced by Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio and Take Five, “Flow” will be presented in the Work-in-Progress section in Annecy.Zilbalodis penned the feature with Matiss Kaza at Dream Well Studio and Ron Dyens (“Barking Island”) at Sacrebleu Productions who…
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Takes Top Honors at the 50th Annie Awards: Full Winners List
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” has picked up another award on its march to the Oscars, nabbing the feature prize at the 50th Annie Awards, presented by Asifa-Hollywood, on Saturday evening.In addition to being named the top film by the animation industry, “Pinocchio” led the winners’ list with five trophies overall, including the award for best…
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Lucy Liu Didn’t Even Realize ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Co-Star Cameron Diaz Had Retired for Eight Years
Cameron Diaz may be officially un-retired with a new Netflix film in the works, but her former “Charlie’s Angels” co-star Lucy Liu had no idea she had even left Hollywood. Diaz announced her retirement in 2018 with her last film role to date being 2014’s “Annie.” The “Holiday” alum formerly appeared alongside Liu in 2000’s…
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Cameron Diaz Comes Out Of Retirement For Jamie Foxx Netflix Comedy Back In Action
Cameron Diaz retired from acting back in 2018, but her fans are about to get some exciting news. Diaz is back in the game, joining her “Annie” and “Any Given Sunday” co-star Jamie Foxx in the upcoming Netflix action-comedy “Back in Action,” according to Variety. Not only is she back, but she got tips on…
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The 14 Best Documentaries Of 2021, Ranked
I did not expect The Beatles to trend on social media amongst “Annie!,” “Sports,” and “America’s Favorite Thanksgiving Foods” in 2021, and yet there the lads were in the third week of November, receiving deafening Twitter buzz for a clip of Paul McCartney writing the iconic “Get Back” in Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” in ~45 magical…
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‘Soul’ and ‘Wolfwalkers’ Take Top Honors at Annie Awards
Pixar’s “Soul” continued its awards season dominance on Friday by winning seven Annie Awards, including feature. The jazzy look at the before-life also won for music, writing (Pete Docter. Mike Jones and Kemp Powers), character animation (Michal Makarewicz), FX, storyboarding (Trevor Jimenez) and editorial.“Wolfwalkers,” from Irish studio Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Prods. for Apple and…
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Sony Pictures Renews Deal With ‘Peter Rabbit’ Producer Will Gluck
Sony Pictures has renewed its first-look deal with “Peter Rabbit” producer Will Gluck through his Olive Bridge production company.Gluck’s history at Sony includes directing the Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends With Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the 2014 musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide) and “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). Gluck is in…