Tag: Hamilton
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‘West Side Story’ Shares First Look of Ariana DeBose as Anita
20th Century Fox released a first look image Saturday of actress Ariana DeBose in the role of Anita for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming “West Side Story.”DeBose first rose to fame as a contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance,” before landing roles in Broadway shows such as Motown the Musical,” “Pippin,” “Hamilton” and “Summer: The…
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Film Review: ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’
No matter how many times you hear the story of Bethany Hamilton, the U.S. professional surfing champion whose left arm got bitten off by a tiger shark when she was 13, it exerts an emotional power that can’t be denied. At this point, however, the story is so familiar that it has taken on the…
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Netflix Lands Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Tick, Tick… Boom’ (Exclusive)
Following a heated bidding war, Netflix has walked away with the rights to “Tick, Tick… Boom,” a musical adaptation to be directed by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.Sources say Andrew Garfield is the top choice to star, though no deal is done.“Dear Evan Hansen” writer Stephen Levinson adapting the script based on the original stage show…
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Anthony Ramos: ‘Americans now feel what people in the hood have felt for years’
The star of Hamilton and A Star Is Born on growing up in Brooklyn, accidentally becoming an actor and working with Lin-Manuel MirandaAnthony Ramos is rapping down the phone: “I’m past patiently waiting / I’m passionately smashing every expectation / Every action’s an act of creation … Um … I can’t remember … Sorry. I’ve…
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Mary Poppins Returns review – not totally expialidocious but still a joy
It was always going to be hard to watch for a diehard Poppins fan, but this sequel to the 1964 classic retains the magicFor decades, I’ve been insisting that Mary Poppins is one of the 10 greatest movies ever made. Despite having watched it 100 times or more, each viewing of Disney’s 1964 masterpiece still…
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Awkwafina, Moon So-ri, ‘Bethany Hamilton’ Take Hawaii Festival Prizes
Breakout acting star Awkwafina was on hand Saturday in Honolulu to receive the Halekulani Maverick Award from the Hawaii International Film Festival. The actress, writer and rapper this year starred in “Ocean’s 8” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” Japanese actor, Takumi Saito was also given a maverick award after his feature directing debut “Blank 13.”Leading Korean…
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‘Terminator’ Reboot to Face ‘Charlie’s Angels’ in November 2019
Paramount has moved the sixth “Terminator” movie back two weeks to Nov. 1, 2019. It will open against Sony’s revamped “Charlie’s Angels.”The two films are filling the slot left vacant by on Monday after Warner Bros.’ pushed “Wonder Woman 1984” back to June 6, 2020. Sony moved “Charlie’s Angels” into the slot later that day.Earlier…
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Back to One Podcast: Taran Killam
The hilarious Taran Killam lets us peek under the hood of his comedic craft in this half hour. He stars in the new ABC series Single Parents (premiering September 26th) and the comedy Night School (opening September 28th) opposite Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish. He’s probably best known for his six years on Saturday Night…
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Drake & Altitude Jointly Acquire Reinaldo Marcus Green’s ‘Monsters And Men’ For UK Distribution
In an unusual but intriguing partnership, UK distributor Altitude is teaming up with singer DrakeDrake/] to jointly acquire UK distribution rights to Reinaldo Marcus Green’s Sundance and Toronto drama Monsters And Men.Details on Drake’s commitment here are thin but Altitude said it hoped the film is “the first of many projects” on which it collaborates…
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Daily Podcast: Mission: Impossible, Ant-Man, Coen Bros, Mib, Hamilton, Enter the Dragon and Buffy The Vampire Slayer
On the July 25, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista we’ll discuss the latest news, including Mission: Impossible – Fallout budget, Ant-Man and the Wasp cut cameo, the formula for box office success, The Coen Brothers convert a tv series…