Tag: Bruised
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15 Movies That Might Sell Big at TIFF 2022
The Toronto International Film Festival isn’t as well-known for dealmaking as Sundance, and the clamor around Oscar-friendly titles tends to dominate, but buyers attending the festival always have a lot of possibilities to dig through. Many of the roughly 200 feature films screening the the biggest fall festival arrive without distribution.In the past, TIFF has…
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People’s Choice Awards 2021: Red Carpet Arrivals
Many of the biggest names in film, television and music turned out for the fan-voted 2021 People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. on Tuesday evening.Hosted by “Saturday Night Live” mainstay Kenan Thompson, the People’s Choice Awards honor the year’s top productions across entertainment and pop culture. Cardi B will present this…
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‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’ Star Robin de Jesús on Latinos in Hollywood and Working with Lin-Manuel Miranda
Tony Award nominee Robin de Jesús found a way to channel the proper inspirations to maximize his performance as a former theatre actor turned accountant Michael in Netflix’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!” He’s fighting for his art to be seen, as well as the under-seen voices in the Latino and LGBTQ communities, and he’s looking…
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Halle Berry Wants To Direct A Catwoman Remake
In an interview with Jake Hamilton, renowned actor Halle Berry stated that she would love to direct “Catwoman.” For context, Berry was discussing her directorial debut “Bruised” with Hamilton and how her own portrayal of Catwoman back in 2004 was a complete flop. We’re talking 9% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 3.1…
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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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Can Halle Berry Be the First Woman to Direct Herself to an Acting Nomination for ‘Bruised’?
Halle Berry, the sole Black woman to win the best actress Oscar in 93 years, has unveiled her directorial debut film “Bruised” at the AFI Film Festival, showcasing a commitment and skill that only the very best actors in the world can harness.Written by debut screenwriter Michelle Rosenfarb, “Bruised” tells the story of Jackie Justice,…
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‘Bruised’ Review: Halle Berry Pummels Her Way Through a Mountain of Clichés
Halle Berry fought to get “Bruised” made. The movie, a labor of love (if not necessarily of originality) about an ex-Mma fighter who goes from scrubbing toilets to standing proud for her estranged young son, is all about proving oneself to the world, and so it’s fitting that Berry spent several years whipping the project…
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‘Bruised’ Trailer: Halle Berry Directs Herself as a Disgraced Mma Fighter
Academy Award winner Halle Berry makes her directorial debut with “Bruised,” an upcoming Netflix drama in which she also stars as a washed-up Mma fighter searching for redemption. The movie previously screened as a work in progress at the Toronto International Film Festival, but will finally hit the streaming platform on November 24. Watch the…
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Sundance: How Zendaya, Halle Berry, Andra Day, Robin Wright, and Sia Broke Barriers
At Sundance’s third annual Women Breaking Barriers panel, singer-turned-actress Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”), pop-star-turned-director Sia (“Music”), actress-turned-producer Zendaya (“Malcolm & Marie”), and two actress-directors who star in their own movies, Robin Wright (“Land”) and Halle Berry (“Bruised”), admitted that jumping those hurdles wasn’t always easy, even when making a transition from…
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Halle Berry Recalls Fights With Bryan Singer on ‘X-Men’ Movies
Halle Berry played Storm in four “X-Men” movies, starting with the 2000 action film that launched the comic-book franchise for 20th Century Fox, but she didn’t always get along with the franchise’s director, Bryan Singer.In a cover story interview with Variety, Berry — who is unveiling “Bruised,” her feature directorial debut, at the Toronto Film…