Turner Classic Movies welcomes Ben Mankiewicz in 2018Photo: Ziembra Country (Getty Images) Of course, last year Merger of Warner Bros. Discovery means the new media giant immediately became more known for canceling movies and shows than releasing them, but that’s apparently everything in the past. Given that Classic Turner Movies is a subsidiary of Warner … Read more
Andrea RiseboroughPhoto: Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage (Getty Images) The Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences issued a statement this afternoon, revealing that it was “conduct a review of campaign procedures around this year’s nominees, to ensure that no guidelines have been violated and to advise us if any changes to the guidelines may be necessary in … Read more
Left: Rick Astley (Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images), right: Yung Gravy (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Pizza Hut) We can now add “legal proceedings against the ascendants SoundCloud rapper Yung Gravy” on the list of things Rick Astley won’t be giving up anytime soon, right next to “you,and also (according to a few minutes of research … Read more
Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone in CasinoScreenshot: Music videos/Youtube An unfortunate side effect of being a woman in the world is the current clashes with misogynistic men who infantilize, dehumanize and generally look down on women as they roam the world. basic instinct Sharon Stone is not a stranger to this experience and says … Read more
Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy in you people Photo: Tyler Adams/Netflix you people is a perfect movie for Netflix because it’s best to watch it for the first half hour and then turn it off, which Netflix will count as a view anyway. Everyone wins except those who hang on until the end, hoping the … Read more
Clockwork top left: The beauty and the Beast, The little Mermaid, Frozen, The Lion King Official music video “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” (Screen capture: Elton John/YouTube); The jungle Book (All other screenshots: Disney/YouTube)Chart: The audiovisual club Music has always played a central role in the films of waltz disney. “Steamboat Willie,” the short … Read more
Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Panorama Bad news for Belle And fans Sebastian tonight, as announced by Scottish indie pop band that he’s cancel a planned North American tour. Specifically, band leader Stuart Murdoch broke the news on social media earlier this week.the announcement coming just weeks after the dates for the North American tour … Read more
(Clockwise from bottom left:) Going to college in Mariachi, Flora And Son, my animal (Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival)Chart: The audiovisual club With most of the big firsts behind him, the 2023 Sundance Film Festival shifts to a lower gear before its last day on January 29. Those with snow boots still on the ground … Read more
Alejandro InarrituPhoto: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association When it comes to criticizing the superhero genre, Alejandro Inarritu can be considered a disciple of the old school. It was, after all, Iñárritu – long ago before his 2014 Oscar birdmanitself a movie with some pretty caustic thoughts on the superhero as a symbol … Read more
Andrea RiseboroughPhoto: Jason Mendez (Getty Images) Next Andrea Riseboroughit’s shocking Oscar nomination for his performance in To Leslie, which originally grossed $27,000 on its quiet theatrical release last fall, the film will return to theaters now that there’s renewed interest in the project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it will be re-released in “approximately six” … Read more