Month: January 2020

Monday morning’s Oscar nominations rebooted the #OscarsSoWhite conversation, reigniting discussion about representation after women were shut out of the directing category and only one person of color — Cynthia Erivo — was nominated in the acting categories. At the premiere of Amazon Original’s “Troop Zero” at The Grove in Los Angeles on Monday evening, the
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Maïmouna Doucouré’s “Cuties,” which plays in Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition and will then screen in the Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section, has been picked up by Netflix worldwide, excluding France. The film’s producer Zangro gave an exclusive interview to Variety about the film, and his next project. “Cuties” is about the hyper-sexualization of
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Netflix has bought world rights, excluding France, to Maimouna Doucouré’s debut feature “Cuties,” which has its world premiere in Sundance’s 2020 World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and will then screen in the Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section. The pic, playing under the Netflix brand, will be translated into more than 40 languages, and screened in the streamer’s
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Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” series has officially announced its main cast. Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur and Nazanin Boniadi are among the series stars. Also joining the cast is Tom Budge, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers. “After undertaking an
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Amazon is officially moving head with its “Jack Reacher” series. The streamer has officially greenlit the project, which is based on Lee Childs’ book series about the title character. Hailing from producers Amazon Studios, Skydance Television and Paramount Television Studios, “Jack Reacher” will be exec produced by Nick Santora, who will serve as writer and
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The Tracy Oliver comedy series in the works at Amazon has found its main cast members. Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Jerrie Johnson and Shoniqua Shandai have all been cast in the half-hour comedy series which hails from the “Girls Trip” scribe, Universal Television, and Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions. Additionally, Amazon has announced that “Girls
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The CW has ordered both “Superman and Lois,” starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch, and its “Walker, Texas Ranger” reboot with Jared Padalecki to series. Both projects are still in the script stage, with their first episodes set to be shot this spring in advance of the network’s upfront presentation in May. “Superman and Lois” will follow
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January 14, 2020 12:11PM PT As the show prepares to close its sixth and final season in February, Starz has announced Clifford “Method Man” Smith will be joining the “Power” prequel, “Power Book 2: Ghost,” starring opposite Mary J. Blige. The network also released a first look image of the rapper’s character in the upcoming
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U.S.-Iran tensions have put Iranian director Massoud Bakhshi whose daring drama “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness,” is set to premiere at Sundance, in a tough spot. The film’s production and sales companies issued a joint statement on Tuesday announcing that Bakhshi will not personally be attending Sundance due to the current U.S.-Iran crisis. But they also denied
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Harvey Weinstein once waltzed into every room in Hollywood as the king of the movie business. Now, he’s shuffling into New York City criminal court with a walker, facing life in prison for five sex crimes charges, including rape. Looking back at Hollywood history, has there ever been a case quite like this? Weinstein’s trial stands on
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Need a refresher on what Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett have been up to since their last action-packed, explosion-filled case in 2003? Here’s everything you need to know before you go see ‘Bad Boys for Life’, in theaters January 17! Watch More: ► Bad Boys For Life Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqqfFjFsHr3h4z5F8avGYY1z ► Exclusive Interviews: http://bit.ly/2D4tzw4 ► Set
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Max Mumby/IndigoGetty Images If rock-and-roll can heal the world, then so can fashion, and Alessandro Michele might have just proved it. His latest menswear collection was a swatch-buckling adventure of ditsy floral prints, pastel wool embroidery, and dresses-over-pants worn indiscriminately (but very discerningly) by models across the gender spectrum. There were men in tights, and
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When it came to recognizing this year’s achievements in filmmaking, the Academy Awards nominated movies the public has actually seen. Five out of the nine best picture contenders have already surpassed $100 million at the global box office: “Joker,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Ford v Ferrari,” “Little Women” and “Parasite.” A sixth, Sam
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Demi Lovato will perform on the Grammy Awards, the singer announced on Instagram this morning, continuing a new tactic that sees artists announcing their spots on the big show themselves, with confirmation from the Academy coming later. The practice started last week when Billie Eilish tweeted in the wee hours of Wednesday that she would
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