Oscars voters have always loved seeing actors whose startling physical transformations come after countless hours in the makeup chair.After Renée Zellweger (“Judy”), Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) and Charlize Theron (“Monster”) won Oscars for their impressively-altered looks, Jessica Chastain could be on a similar path for her role as the media-loving televangelist Tammy Faye […]
Continue readingWith her Oscar nomination for Best Actress with “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Viola Davis has officially become the most nominated Black actress in the history of the Academy Awards. Davis now boasts four career Oscar nominations: Best Supporting Actress for “Doubt,” Best Supporting Actress for “Fences,” Best Actress for “The Help,” and Best Actress for […]
Continue readingFather’s Day is next week, and Apple TV+ will be shining a light on six different fathers around the world with a new documentary called Dads, marking the feature directorial debut of Bryce Dallas Howard. The first trailer for the film has arrived, and in addition to the stories of various fathers around the world, […]
Continue readingAmid nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism, the 2011 drama “The Help” quickly became one of the most-watched movies on Netflix. But the film — based on Kathryn Stockett’s novel — also drew criticism for its white savior narrative. So one of its stars, Bryce Dallas Howard, recommended other movies to watch about […]
Continue readingWhen Netflix announced plans to help further show what people were watching with its Top 10 lists, people were initially very happy. Finally, instead of Netflix telling subscribers what’s “popular” and “trending,” we can see what is actually being watched. Well, unfortunately, that also means we get to see when bad films and TV series […]
Continue readingGugu Mbatha-Raw will star in the humanitarian drama “Seacole,” based on the life of pioneering Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole, Variety has learned exclusively.Charlie Stratton will direct from a screenplay he’s written with Oscar-nominated Dianne Houston (“Tuesday Morning Ride”) and Marnie Dickens. The project is to be co-produced and financed by Epic Match Media and UMedia. […]
Continue readingAllison Janney and Laura Dern are starring as sisters in director Tate Taylor’s dark comedy “Breaking News in Yuba County.”Taylor, whose credits include “The Help” and “The Girl on the Train,” will direct from the 2017 Black List script by Amanda Idoko. He’s also producing along with Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker via their Nine […]
Continue readingSuccess hasn’t come easy for the Oscar-winning star. She talks to Benjamin Lee about the limited roles black actors are offered, why The Help was a missed opportunity, and how she learned to take the lead – in life and on screenIn the opening scene of Widows, the new thriller from artist-turned-director Steve McQueen, Viola […]
Continue readingThe star on industry prejudice, female friendship and why ageing is so appealingBook Club is a film that’s not really about a book club, it’s about four women, friends of very long standing, with no real need of a conceit to bring them together. “It’s deeply unusual,” says Mary Steenburgen, “to see four female leads, […]
Continue readingLook forward to another “crazy rich” weekend as the Labor Day holiday will push Crazy Rich Asians near (if not over) $120 million domestically. Meanwhile, Sony is expanding the reach of their cyber-thriller Searching after its limited debut last weekend while Lionsgate releases Kin and MGM’s Operation Finale continues its roll-out following its Wednesday opening. […]
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