Tag: I May Destroy You
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‘Outer Banks’ Season 4: Returning Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know
During 2020, which was such a difficult period in our lives, film and television played a pivotal role in keeping most of our boredom at bay and allowing us to escape into another world. Whether it was Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, the first season of Ted Lasso, or perhaps the unforgettable whirlwind of…
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‘Black Mirror’ Season 6: Here’s Why This Episode Is Presented by Red Mirror
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Black Mirror Season 6.Season 6 of Charlie Brooker’s critically-acclaimed Netflix anthology show Black Mirror has finally landed on the streaming platform. Sinister streaming, alternate history epics, and twisted true crime dominated the batch of new episodes, not to mention easter eggs and references to previous seasons. The biggest…
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Ncuti Gatwa, Asif Kapadia, Terri White to Judge BMW, BFI U.K. Filmmaking Competition – Global Bulletin
CompetitionActor Ncuti Gatwa, filmmaker Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and journalist-turned-screenwriter Terri White, who’s memoir “Coming Undone” is being adapted for Netflix, will serve as judges on the BMW Filmmaking Challenge. The competition is the result of a partnership between BMW and the BFI that aims to support aspiring U.K. filmmakers and uncover fresh perspectives in the…
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‘You’ve got to bask in the sun of life’: actor Sarah Niles on her newfound acclaim
After roles in Catastrophe and I May Destroy you, Sarah Niles is relishing her Emmy nomination for Ted Lasso. She talks about giggling on set and why British shows need to be braverIt might be the medical breakthrough the world has been waiting for. Based on a sample size of one, it appears that an…
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‘The Underground Railroad’ Shut Out at the Emmys, as TV Academy Snubs Barry Jenkins’ Masterpiece
“The Underground Railroad” has been shut out of the 2021 Emmy Awards. After receiving seven nominations, including recognition for showrunner Barry Jenkins (Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series) and the series overall (Outstanding Limited Series), the Amazon Prime Video original lost all seven categories over two weekends of Emmy presentations.Competition was fierce, among limited series…
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Star-Studded Searchlight Murder Mystery ‘See How They Run’ Reveals Full Cast, First Look Image
No longer “Untitled Murder Mystery,” a starry upcoming film from Searchlight Pictures has an official title and a complete cast.“See How They Run” — starring the previously-announced Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Adrien Brody and Ruth Wilson — is set for a wide theatrical release in 2022.Joining the five actors is a who’s who…
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‘I May Destroy You’ Star Weruche Opia on ‘Grey Area’ of Consent and Her Fast Friendship with Michaela Coel
Though HBO’s “I May Destroy You” premiered more than a year ago, Michaela Coel’s existential sexual-assault odyssey remains of the Emmy race’s most provocative entries. Vying in the Limited Series categories, the show is inspired by Coel’s own assault while writing her 2015 British comedy series “Chewing Gum.” While her character Arabella’s journey is the…
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‘I May Destroy You’ Costume Designer Freaked When Michaela Coel Walked Into Ocean in Her Signature Look
It’s one of the most important moments in the entire series, and a turning point episode for “I May Destroy You.” In Episode 8, Arabella (played by series creator Michaela Coel), after learning the police have hit a dead-end in identifying her rapist, feels the intense need to return to Italy — the place she…
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Michaela Coel and Andra Day to Be Honored at Outfest Fusion Qtbipoc Film Festival
NAACP Image Award winner Michaela Coel and Academy Award nominee Andra Day will be honored at the five-day 2021 Outfest Fusion Qtbipoc Film Festival next week.Coel, known best for creating and starring in “Chewing Gum” and “I May Destroy You,” will be acknowledged with the Fusion Achievement Award; Day, the star of Lee Daniels’ biopic…
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Jane Fonda Says Golden Globes ‘Should Have Recognized’ ‘I May Destroy You’
When it came time for the Golden Globes nominations earlier this year, Michaela Coel’s groundbreaking HBO series “I May Destroy You” infamously received zero recognition. That news, in part, inspired a reckoning in Hollywood about the makeup of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hosts the annual awards and now must find ways to make…