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‘Barbie’: Emerald Fennell, Kingsley Ben-Adir & Even More Join The Greta Gerwig-Directed Film

April 15, 2022 4:00 pm

Directors Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan are both seemingly attempting to cram as many actors as humanly possible into their respective films. The former is behind a live-action "Barbie" movie that sees Au...

Kingsley Ben-Adir To Play Reggae Legend Bob Marley In Biopic From ‘King Richard’ Director Reinaldo Marcus Green

Christopher Marc

February 12, 2022 12:24 pm

News

While the adult drama has largely migrated to television, there is one sub-genre that has received a new lease of life on late thanks to a trifecta of success: the rock biopic, which, in very recent years, has...

Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’: Marvel Taps Thomas Bezucha & Ali Selim To Direct Their Skrull Event Series

Christopher Marc

May 14, 2021 6:32 pm

News, Television

Marvel Studios is taking big risks with their new wave of Disney+ shows. Unlike the ABC, Hulu, and Netflix Marvel series (that now have been effectively rendered non-canon), their new shows will be direct...

‘Secret Invasion’: Marvel Disney Plus Series Adds ‘One Night in Miami’ Star Kingsley Ben-Adir

‘Secret Invasion’: Kingsley Ben-Adir To Play A Villain In Marvel Studios’ New Series

Charles Barfield

March 15, 2021 12:21 pm

News, Television

Fresh off his breakout role in “One Night in Miami…” (but he also was great in “The OA”), Kingsley Ben-Adir is doing what all rising actors do nowadays—joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Except, it appears...

‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Feature & Audience Award At 30th Gotham Awards

Gregory Ellwood

January 11, 2021 10:15 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

The newly rebranded Gotham Film and Media Institute announced the winners of the 30th Annual Gotham Awards on Monday night and it was a bit of a bumpy zoom ride. While some presenters were on hand at the award...

‘One Night In Miami’ Trailer: Black Icons Meet In Regina King’s Directorial Debut

Charles Barfield

November 18, 2020 12:14 pm

News, Trailers

One of the biggest surprises coming out of this year’s (pared down) festival season is Regina King’s period drama, “One Night in Miami.” Based on the play of the same name, King surprised festival-goers with a...

Oscars 2021: Best Actor Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 11:23 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Is 2021 the year another legendary actor adds a second or third Academy Award to their trophy case? Or will a first-timer make their case? In either scenario, the Oscars won't necessarily be rewarded with star...

‘Soulmates’ Trailer: Sara Snook & Charlie Heaton Use Science To Find Their True Loves In AMC’s Anthology Series

Charles Barfield

September 10, 2020 2:14 pm

News, Television, Trailers

What if you could take a simple test and skip the drama-filled rollercoaster that is dubbed “dating?” Would you embrace the test that tells you, without a doubt, who your soulmate is? And how would that change...

Regina King's One Night In Miami, TIFF 2020, TIFF, Amazon Studios

‘One Night In Miami’ Clip: Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown & Sam Cooke Find Themselves In The Same Hotel Room

Valerie Thompson

September 8, 2020 3:27 pm

News

Director Regina King’s “One Night In Miami” comes to the Venice Film Festival as an out of competition entry. This timely project features four important figures—Muhammed Ali (then Cassius Clay), Malcolm X, Sa...

Four Legends Spend ‘One Night In Miami’ In Regina King’s Flawed But Promising Debut [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 7, 2020 4:05 pm

Features, News, Reviews

An audacious what-if scenario lies at the heart of Regina King's poised, well-crafted but conceptually conflicted directorial debut, "One Night in Miami," a high-minded drama that plays as an all-star real-lif...

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