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Jennifer Hudson Is One Award Away From A Rare Egot
R-e-s-p-e-c-t: you’ve got to give it to Egot winners. Jennifer Hudson, currently starring in the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” has got the Ego part down. She even has an Ego ring to prove it.Egot stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. It’s a rare bunch of artists, Renaissance women and men, who hold the distinction […]
Continue readingH.E.R. to Make Acting Debut in ‘The Color Purple’ Movie Musical (Exclusive)
H.E.R. — the Oscar-winning singer-songwriter behind hits like “Best Part” and “Focus” — is in final negotiations to make her feature film acting debut in The Color Purple movie musical.Warner Bros. is behind the feature adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, itself an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel by Alice Walker, on which […]
Continue readingH.E.R. Lands First Major Acting Role, Will Star in Blitz Bazawule’s ‘The Color Purple’
H.E.R. has signed on for her first major acting role, landing the part of Squeak in Blitz Bazawule’s forthcoming adaptation of “The Color Purple” for Warner Bros.H.E.R. is already an Oscar winner, earning the best original song trophy in April for her song “Fight For You,” from Warner Bros.’ “Judas and the Black Messiah.” The […]
Continue readingCynthia Erivo, Shaka King and More Discuss Black Identity in Film
Leading Black filmmakers, producers and writers opened up about what inspired them to enter cinema and the importance of capturing the Black diasporic experience on screen during a virtual panel co-hosted by the American Cinematheque and the African American Film Critics Association.In celebration of Black History Month, the “Black Identity Through Cinema” panel featured Cynthia […]
Continue readingWarner Bros. Sets ‘Mad Max’ Prequel ‘Furiosa’ for 2023 Along with ‘Coyote vs Acme’ and ‘The Color Purple’ Musical
Warner Bros. Pictures will shake up the theatrical distribution model next year by releasing every single one of their movies simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. However, for those expecting the studio to keep that model going in years to come, they seem to have rebuked that speculation by setting 2023 global theatrical release […]
Continue readingWarner Bros. to Release ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Prequel and ‘The Color Purple’ Musical in Theaters in 2023
Warner Bros. has announced release dates for three of its upcoming films: George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel, titled “Furiosa”; an adaptation of the musical “The Color Purple”; and the family film “Coyote vs. Acme.” All three films will debut in theaters in 2023.“Furiosa,” starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role, has been set […]
Continue readingHere’s What’s Coming to Hulu in July 2020
Hulu has announced its lineup of new titles arriving in July 2020. The big new original on the schedule is the hilarious Andy Samberg/Cristin Milioti comedy Palm Springs. You should avoid the trailer for this one and just trust us (we saw the film at Sundance) that you should watch this film when it hits […]
Continue readingSteven Spielberg Pays Tribute To ‘E.T.’ Cinematographer Allen Daviau, Who Died Of Covid-19
When someone who works in the industry dies, we usually focus on the actors, writers, and directors — after all, so does the Academy’s In Memoriam segment. One role we generally don’t focus on so much are the cinematographers, and we just lost one of the greats. Allen Daviau, the 5-time Academy Award nominee cinematographer […]
Continue readingCynthia Erivo Becomes The Queen Of Soul In First Teaser For ‘Genius: Aretha’
After earningan Oscar nomination for playing Harriet Tubman, and right in time for theawards ceremony tomorrow night, we’re now getting our first look at CynthiaErivo playing none other than Aretha Franklin in season three of the NationalGeographic anthology biopic, “Genius.”Read More: ‘McQueen’ Director Brought On To Helm Marianne Faithfull Biopic Starring Lucy BoyntonErivo has provenherself […]
Continue readingFilm News Roundup: Fathom-tcm Big Screen Classics Include ‘Psycho,’ ‘King Kong’
In today’s film news roundup, the Big Screen Classics series lineup is unveiled, surfing documentary “And Two If by Sea” finds a home and Austin Studios gets a director.EventsFathom Events and Turner Classic Movies have unveiled the fourth annual TCM Big Screen Classics series, highlighted by the 60th anniversary release of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.”“Psycho” will […]
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