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Variety
National Board of Review Names ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Best Picture, Spike Lee Becomes Second Black Director Winner
The National Board of Review have announced their annual awards where Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” won best film, director and ensemble. Down below is the full list of winners. Best Film: “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix) Best Director: Spike Lee, “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix) Best Actor: Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) Best Actress: […]
Entertainment Weekly
Ma Rainey , Nomadland score big Film Independent Spirit Award nominations
Minari, Miss Juneteenth, Promising Young Woman also land major nods.
Yahoo Movies
'101 Dalmatians' at 60: Why Cruella de Vil is still everyone's favorite Disney villain
She may not be the title character, but there’s no question that Cruella de Vil is a bigger star than any of the 100+ canines who populate the Walt Disney animated favorite "101 Dalmatians." Sixty years after the original cartoon feature debuted in theaters on Jan. 25, 1961, the fur-loving heiress has classed up animated sequels, live-action adaptations and all kinds of spinoffs.
Variety
AFI Awards: Top Films and TV Shows Include ‘Minari,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Ted Lasso’
The American Film Institute has announced the AFI Awards recipients for 2020, the top 10 films and TV shows “deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image.” There were no big surprises among the 10 best film selections. Netflix garnered four of the 10 slots […]
The Wrap
John Boyega and Robert De Niro to Star in Netflix Crime Film ‘The Formula’
John Boyega and Robert De Niro will star together in a crime thriller called “The Formula” at Netflix, and Gerard McMurray, the director of “The First Purge” and Netflix’s “Burning Sands,” will direct. McMurray will write, direct and produce the film based on an original idea but that’s reminiscent of “Drive” about a Formula One racing prodigy who becomes a getaway driver in order to care for and rescue his family. De Niro will also produce “The Formula” along with Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh. Rosenthal and Welsh have an overall deal with Netflix, and “The Formula” came together under that arrangement. Jason Michael Berman is executive producing the film, and Ephraim Walker, working under McMurray’s banner Buppie Productions, is co-producing, as is Sam Shaw. Also Read: Steve McQueen on How John Boyega's 'Star Wars' Experience Shaped His 'Small Axe' Role Boyega, who broke out in the latest “Star Wars” trilogy, most recently starred in one of the five installments of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology, “Red, White and Blue.” He is currently at work on “They Cloned Tyrone” opposite Jamie Foxx. De Niro recently joined the cast of David O. Russell’s untitled next film at New Regency, and he’s attached to Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” He’ll also be seen in the thriller “Wash Me in the River” with John Malkovich and James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” with Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Oscar Isaac and Donald Sutherland. “The Formula” will be McMurray’s third feature and his follow-up to “The First Purge,” which grossed nearly $70 million domestically for Universal in 2018. He first directed “Burning Sands” for Netflix back in 2017. Boyega is represented by Identity Agency Group, De Niro is represented by CAA. McMurray is represented by WME and Artists First. Deadline first reported the news. Read original story John Boyega and Robert De Niro to Star in Netflix Crime Film ‘The Formula’ At TheWrap
Variety
‘Harry Potter’ TV Series in Early Development at HBO Max
UPDATED: A “Harry Potter” series is in very early development at HBO Max, Variety has learned from sources. Rumors that a show set within the wizarding world have persisted for some time. Now it seems those plans are moving ahead. Though no writers or talent are currently attached to the project, sources say conversations have […]
Yahoo Entertainment
The It List: New special explores Lucille Ball's death and the fight over her estate, Chip and Joanna Gaines make their long-awaited return in 'Fixer Upper: Welcome Home' and the best in pop culture the week of Jan. 25, 2021
Here are our pop culture picks for Jan. 25-31, including the best deals we could find for each.
Variety
Palm Springs Film Awards to Honor Chloé Zhao as Director of the Year
The Palm Springs International Film Awards will honor Chloé Zhao with the Director of the Year award for her film “Nomadland.” She is the first-ever female director to receive this accolade in the 32 years the festival has been running. The festival and film awards gala will not take place as an in-person event, but […]
Yahoo Movies UK
'The King's Man' and 'A Quiet Place 2' the latest movies to be delayed
Kingsman franchise movie The King's Man and Netflix sci-fi thriller sequel A Quiet Place Part II are the latest movies to be shoved back in the schedules.
Deadline
Spike Lee Compares Trump To Hitler During New York Film Critics Awards Acceptance Speech
On Sunday, iconic filmmaker Spike Lee was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle with a special award for his short New York New York, which was filmed during the pandemic. After fellow filmmaker Martin Scorsese presented him with the award, Lee did not mince words during his acceptance speech which was pre-recorded on January […]
The Wrap
Walter Bernstein, Blacklisted Screenwriter of ‘The Front,’ Dies at 101
Walter Bernstein, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “The Front” who had spent years on the blacklist in Hollywood, has died. He was 101. Bernstein died on Friday night, according to former WGA West President Howard Rodman. In the 1950s, Bernstein was blacklisted from Hollywood after he was suspected to be a communist working in the entertainment industry. “There was a little booklet called ‘Red Channels,’ which was a collection of about 150 names of people in the entertainment business, with a listing of their so-called ‘communist’ or ‘communist front’ associations, and if you were named you were automatically blacklisted,” Bernstein told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2005. “There were about eight designations for me — all true, all things I’d done. I’d written for communist magazines, I’d supported Russian war relief, I’d supported the loyalists in Spain.” Also Read: Larry King, Legendary TV Host, Dies at 87 As a result, Bernstein said he needed to rely on multiple “fronts” to get work in Hollywood — an experience that would later inspire Bernstein to write “The Front,” which starred Woody Allen as the friend of a blacklisted TV screenwriter who becomes a “front” for the screenwriter, signing his name onto scripts in exchange for money. Still, Bernstein would spend nearly a decade on the blacklist before he wrote “The Front.” His comeback, so to speak, wouldn’t happen until 1959, when he was credited as a screenwriter on “That Kind of Woman,” a film starring Sophia Loren and directed by Sidney Lumet. Bernstein would then go on to write — and be credited for writing — films like “Paris Blues,” “Fail-Safe” and “The Molly Maguires.” In his tribute to Bernstein, Rodman described the screenwriter as a “fighter for social justice.” “Without exaggeration: we shall not know his like again,” Rodman wrote. “Walter, at his core, was a fighter for social justice. From the time he was young, until his very last weeks. May his life be an example for all of us.” Bernstein is survived by his wife Gloria and his four children. Read original story Walter Bernstein, Blacklisted Screenwriter of ‘The Front,’ Dies at 101 At TheWrap
Indiewire
Neil Patrick Harris Says It’s ‘Sexy’ for Straight Actors to Play Gay Roles
Neil Patrick Harris is now starring in Russell T. Davies' AIDS drama "It's a Sin" on Channel 4.
Yahoo Movies
How 'The Office' alum Rainn Wilson had to overcome claustrophobia to film new movie in the bottom of a well
Rainn Wilson talks about being stuck in a hole for his new thriller "Don't Tell a Soul."
TheGrio
Lil Kim reveals the only actress who can play her in a biopic
Over the years, Lil Kim hasn’t minced words about how displeased she was when Naturi Naughton played her in Notorious, a biopic film about The Notorious B.I.G. Now the rapper is opening up about who she believes is the only person qualified for the job.
The Wrap
Disney Pushes ‘The King’s Man’ Back to August, Pulls ‘Bob’s Burgers’ From Theatrical Slate
Disney has pushed the release date of “The King’s Man” back from March 12 to Aug. 20, and pulled “Bob’s Burgers” from the theatrical slate, the studio announced on Friday. Additionally, “Ron’s Gone Wrong” has been pushed from April 23 to Oct. 22. The moves come as more studios shuffle releases from the first and second quarters of the year. Yesterday, MGM announced it was moving the next James Bond film, “No Time to Die,” from April 2 to Oct. 8. The film was originally scheduled for release in April 2020 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was then postponed to November, but in October, the film was delayed once again to April 2. Also Read: Sony Pushes Marvel Movie 'Morbius,' Tom Holland's 'Uncharted' to 2022 Hopes in Hollywood for box office recovery this spring have started to dim. Despite efforts by newly inaugurated President Joe Biden to accelerate production and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, experts have warned that it will take all of the spring and possibly much of the summer for the vaccine to be administered to older and vulnerable populations. It is increasingly unlikely that movie theaters will be able to reopen nationwide by April and possibly by May, when blockbusters like “Black Widow” and “F9” are currently set to be released. Read original story Disney Pushes ‘The King’s Man’ Back to August, Pulls ‘Bob’s Burgers’ From Theatrical Slate At TheWrap
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Jason Segel explains why he hasn't made a comedy since 2014's 'Sex Tape,' talks emotional new drama 'Our Friend'
Segel explains why his 2014 film with Cameron Diaz "didn't feel good" and how that set him on a more dramatic path, leading to his new release, "Our Friend."
Yahoo TV
'WandaVision': What you need to know about the bonkers ending of the Marvel show's third episode
We finally see what's outside Wanda's warped-reality bubble following a tragic callback to "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
Variety
Mira Furlan, ‘Babylon 5’ and ‘Lost’ Actress, Dies at 65
Mira Furlan, best known for her roles as Delenn on “Babylon 5” and Danielle Rousseau on “Lost,” died on Wednesday. She was 65. Her Twitter account announced the news on Thursday, and “Babylon 5” creator J. Michael Straczynski posted a tribute to the actress later that night. pic.twitter.com/uVlatjUocZ — Mira Furlan (@FurlanMira) January 22, 2021 […]
Variety
Sony Delays Camila Cabello’s ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ ‘Uncharted’ and ‘Morbius’
Sony has shifted release dates for numerous titles, including “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” Camila Cabello’s “Cinderella,” “Uncharted” with Tom Holland and “Morbius” starring Jared Leto. “Cinderella” will release in theaters on July 16 instead of Feb. 5. That delay bumps the video game adaptation “Uncharted,” which was originally set for mid-July, to Feb. 11, 2022. Meanwhile, “Peter […]
Variety
‘No Time to Die’ Delays Release Date Again
James Bond’s latest adventure has hit another speed bump. “No Time to Die,” the upcoming installment in the British spy series, has been postponed yet again. The movie will now release in theaters on Oct. 8. It was originally scheduled to open on April 2. It’s hardly a surprise that the Bond film has been […]
The Independent
New Britney Spears docuseries to examine long-contested conservatorship: ‘How we treated her was disgusting’
Premiering on 5 February on FX and FX on Hulu, ‘Framing Britney Spears’ will ‘offer a new assessment of the movement rallying against her court-mandated conservatorship’
Yahoo Celebrity
New dad Josh Hartnett explains why he dropped off the radar in Hollywood
Hartnett and partner Tamsin Egerton welcomed a baby boy in late 2019.
People
George Clooney Recalls the Day He Was Drunk on Set of One Fine Day : 'I Smelled Like a Distillery'
George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer reunited and talked about the 1996 film One Fine Day
Variety
Tom Hanks Sci-Fi Movie ‘Bios’ Gets New Release Date
“Bios,” an upcoming sci-fi movie starring Tom Hanks and a pup named Goodyear, has been delayed. The movie, from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, was initially scheduled for April 16, 2021. It has been pushed back by four months and will now open on Aug. 13. “Bios” is taking the place of an untitled Blumhouse […]
Yahoo Life
From 'Sex and the City' to 'Forrest Gump,' here are the most hilarious settings for memes of Bernie Sanders in his mittens
In the now-iconic image, Sanders sits at the U.S. Capitol in a folding chair, wearing a blue surgical mask, a brown parka and his now-famous wool mittens. Memes made by placing him in various pop-cultures scenes keep coming.

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