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You People: Everything We Know so Far About the Eddie Murphy Comedy
Kenya Barris has established himself as a multi-talented figure in the film and television industry. Perhaps best known as the creator of the Emmy Award-winning Black-ish (2014-2022) and the show’s two spin-offs Grown-ish (2018-) and Mixed-ish (2019-2021), nearly all of Barris’ stories eloquently and thoughtfully commentate on the black experience in America, typically to humorous […]
Continue readingBeverly Hills Cop 4 Is Officially Happening With Eddie Murphy Joined By Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Taylour Paige
A year after Eddie Murphy revived one of his classic roles in “Coming 2 America,” the actor is officially set to bring the world of “Beverly Hills Cop” back from the dead. “Beverly Hills Cop 4” has been in development for several years, but there finally seems to be some momentum on the project, as […]
Continue readingThe Coming To America TV Show That Never Saw The Light Of Day
“Coming To America” is a quintessential example of a “lightning in a bottle” film, thanks to the combination of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall’s comedic talents and its unusual conceit. In the original movie, Prince Akeem (Murphy) leaves his home nation of Zamunda and heads to New York in order to find true love, with […]
Continue readingArtisan Guild Winners and Nominees Offer Guidepost to Oscar Night
As Oscar voting opens, the guild awards could prove a guide — or bellwether — to who will take home trophies March 27.Last week’s Costume Designers Guild handed out prizes to “Cruella” (period film), “Dune” (fantasy/sci-fi) and “Coming 2 America” (contemporary).The CDG has matched Oscar 11 times since 1999 (when the guild first handed out […]
Continue readingCostume Designers Guild Awards: ‘Dune,’ ‘Coming 2 America’ and ‘Cruella’ Among Winners
“Dune”, “Coming 2 America” and “Cruella” were the film winners at the 2022 Costume Designers Guild Awards on Wednesday night.Back in person after the pandemic, the awards recognized excellence in film, TV and short-form costume design and were hosted by Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson.Costume Designers Guild president Salvador Perez discussed the role the awards […]
Continue readingCostume Designers Guild Awards Wins Give ‘Cruella’ and ‘Dune’ Oscars Momemtum
“Cruella” (Disney),” “Dune” (Warner Bros.), and “Coming 2 America” (Amazon Prime) were the big film winners Wednesday night at the 24th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. “Cruella” designer and two-time Oscar winner Jenny Beavan won for period; Denis Villeneuve’s epic “Dune” took sci-fi honors for costume designers Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan; and Oscar winner […]
Continue reading‘Coming 2 America’ Dominates 2022 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Awards
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild held its ninth annual awards ceremony Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.“Coming 2 America” dominated the night, taking home the awards for best contemporary make-up and hairstyling, in a surprise win, beating out Oscar frontrunners like “Dune,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and “House of Gucci” for […]
Continue reading2022 Muahs Awards Surprise Makeup, Hairstyling Winners: ‘Cruella’ and ‘Being the Ricardos’
“Cruella” (Disney) and “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon) were the surprise period winners for makeup and hairstyling, respectively, at the 9th annual Muahs Guild Awards Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. They beat out such strong Oscar contenders as “Dune” (Warner Bros.), “House of Gucci” (MGM/UA), and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight/Disney).Additionally, “Coming 2 […]
Continue reading‘Coming 2 America’ Wins Big At 2022 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards
Oscar voting is less than a month away and one category that has pundits scratching their heads is Makeup and Hairstyling. Two of those nominees, “Cruella” and “Coming 2 America,” should get voters attention as they each did quite well at the 2022 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylist Guild Awards on Saturday night. In fact, […]
Continue readingOscars 2022: Best Makeup and Hairstyling Predictions
This season, the makeup and hair race is led by “Dune’s” complex prosthetic work on the nightmarish Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård), which is up against Jared Leto’s unrecognizable transformation as the disrespected Paolo in “House of Gucci.” The shortlist also includes transformations of Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” […]
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