At long last, Eddie Murphy is reprising his role as street-smart cop Axel Foley in the fourth instalment of the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, which is set to hit Netflix this summer. But, it isn’t easy being a middle aged action star. It’s been nearly thirty years since we last saw Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, and in a recent interview with People Magazine he admitted that the shoot was a “rough one”.“I did Axel Foley when I was in my 20s. I am not in my 20s anymore,” he said. At any rate, Murphy won’t be the only aged actor from the original to show up, with many of the classic Beverly Hills Cop cast members are set to join him in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley. Here’s everything we know about Beverly Hills Cop 4!
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Who’s making it?
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- 5/28/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Before his Black Panther fame, Chadwick Boseman was a rising actor, proving his mettle as an actor in many of his incredible films. The actor has confidently played three real-life people with great conviction over the years in Get On Up, Marshall, and 42. The latter became his breakthrough film which got Hollywood to get up and take notice.
Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in 42 | Warner Bros
The actor played famed baseball player Jackie Robinson in the latter. The film was directed by Brian Helgeland and his casting director brought in several actors for the role including Boseman. The actor was the second one to go for a read through and he impressed Helgeland big time. He was blown away by the actor’s aura of a great movie star.
Brian Helgeland Instantly Knew Chadwick Boseman Was the One for 42
For Brian Helgeland, Chadwick Boseman was the best candidate to...
Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in 42 | Warner Bros
The actor played famed baseball player Jackie Robinson in the latter. The film was directed by Brian Helgeland and his casting director brought in several actors for the role including Boseman. The actor was the second one to go for a read through and he impressed Helgeland big time. He was blown away by the actor’s aura of a great movie star.
Brian Helgeland Instantly Knew Chadwick Boseman Was the One for 42
For Brian Helgeland, Chadwick Boseman was the best candidate to...
- 5/25/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Netflix has released the official trailer and poster for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which will begin streaming globally on July 3, 2024. The film is rated R for language throughout, violence, and brief drug use.
In the action-comedy, Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.
Mark Molloy directed the new installment, which was based on a screenplay by Will Beall, Tom Gormican, and Kevin Etten. The movie is based on the characters created by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
The Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F cast includes Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot, and Kevin Bacon.
In the action-comedy, Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.
Mark Molloy directed the new installment, which was based on a screenplay by Will Beall, Tom Gormican, and Kevin Etten. The movie is based on the characters created by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
The Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F cast includes Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot, and Kevin Bacon.
- 5/23/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Directors Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe will each receive a 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
Wolfe is a five-time Tony-Award winning director, helming shows including Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, and has worked as a writer, a producer and artistic director of The Public Theater from 1993 to 2005. O’Brien is a three-time Tony Award-winning director for Hairspray, Henry IV and The Coast of Utopia, among many other credits on Broadway, including last season’s Shucked, All My Sons, Carousel, The Front Page, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Porgy and Bess. He led the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego from 1981 to 2007 and has also directed projects in London and Off-Broadway.
In addition to his work in the theater, which includes writing the score to and directing the musical Jelly’s Last Jam and directing...
Wolfe is a five-time Tony-Award winning director, helming shows including Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, and has worked as a writer, a producer and artistic director of The Public Theater from 1993 to 2005. O’Brien is a three-time Tony Award-winning director for Hairspray, Henry IV and The Coast of Utopia, among many other credits on Broadway, including last season’s Shucked, All My Sons, Carousel, The Front Page, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Porgy and Bess. He led the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego from 1981 to 2007 and has also directed projects in London and Off-Broadway.
In addition to his work in the theater, which includes writing the score to and directing the musical Jelly’s Last Jam and directing...
- 5/9/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A jam-packed weekend of last-gasp Oscar campaigning — the film Academy’s final round of voting opened on Feb. 22 and will close on Feb. 27 — kicked off on Saturday night with the 30th SAG Awards, the first major awards show ever to be streamed on Netflix. But do Saturday night’s results actually provide reliable clues about what will happen two weeks from Sunday night at the 96th Oscars?
I would argue that they probably do.
SAG Award winners are determined by the roughly 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA, the world’s largest union of actors, whereas Oscar winners are determined by the roughly 9,500 voting members of the film Academy, 86 percent of whom are not actors, which would suggest that any overlap is purely coincidental.
But it is quite a statement that SAG-AFTRA members voted best actor in a film — which has long looked to be neck-and-neck between Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer over Paul Giamatti...
I would argue that they probably do.
SAG Award winners are determined by the roughly 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA, the world’s largest union of actors, whereas Oscar winners are determined by the roughly 9,500 voting members of the film Academy, 86 percent of whom are not actors, which would suggest that any overlap is purely coincidental.
But it is quite a statement that SAG-AFTRA members voted best actor in a film — which has long looked to be neck-and-neck between Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer over Paul Giamatti...
- 2/25/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Colman Domingo is best known for his work as Victor Strand in Fear the Walking Dead. However, Domingo achieved critical acclaim for his performance as Bayard Rustin in the biographical drama film Rustin. For the role, Domingo also received his first Best Actor Academy Award nomination.
Colman Domingo in Zola.
In a recent interview, Domingo spoke about his long tenure in Hollywood and how he is only just being recognized for his work. Domingo, who became the first African-Latino man to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, also shed light upon why it took so long for him to come to the forefront and showcase the full range of his talent. Here is how Colman Domingo reflected on his career in an interview ahead of the Oscars.
SUGGESTED5 Great Colman Domingo Movies To Watch Before He Appears as Joe Jackson in the Michael Jackson Biopic Oscar-Nominee Colman Domingo...
Colman Domingo in Zola.
In a recent interview, Domingo spoke about his long tenure in Hollywood and how he is only just being recognized for his work. Domingo, who became the first African-Latino man to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, also shed light upon why it took so long for him to come to the forefront and showcase the full range of his talent. Here is how Colman Domingo reflected on his career in an interview ahead of the Oscars.
SUGGESTED5 Great Colman Domingo Movies To Watch Before He Appears as Joe Jackson in the Michael Jackson Biopic Oscar-Nominee Colman Domingo...
- 2/22/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Colman Domingo, who this week earned a lead actor Oscar nomination, has been cast as Michael Jackson’s father Joe Jackson in the upcoming biopic Michael.
The film has begun production and Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International have scheduled an April 18 2025 global release.
Domingo will portray the hard-driving and focused patriarch of the Jackson family, who was known to have subjected his musical children to physically and emotionally demanding rehearsals.
The late Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson plays the lead under the direction of Antoine Fuqua, based on a screenplay by John Logan. Graham King/Gk Films is producing.
The film has begun production and Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International have scheduled an April 18 2025 global release.
Domingo will portray the hard-driving and focused patriarch of the Jackson family, who was known to have subjected his musical children to physically and emotionally demanding rehearsals.
The late Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson plays the lead under the direction of Antoine Fuqua, based on a screenplay by John Logan. Graham King/Gk Films is producing.
- 1/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic has cast Colman Domingo to play Joe Jackson, the controversial patriarch of the celebrated musical family.
Domingo, coming off a critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated performance in Rustin, joins Michael, the biopic in production from Lionsgate and slated for a global release on April 18, 2025. Joe Jackson, the father of Michael, Janet and their eight siblings and the architect of the Jackson 5, died in 2018, aged 89. Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson will play the pop singer.
“Not only am I fortunate to have a rich, complex and flawed character to portray in Joe Jackson, but I also have a front row seat for Jaafar’s incredible transformation. After seeing him in rehearsal, my mind was blown,” Domingo said in a statement. “There is something divine about the way that Jaafar is channeling his late uncle. His talent and embodiment of Michael’s essence is simply on another level.
Domingo, coming off a critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated performance in Rustin, joins Michael, the biopic in production from Lionsgate and slated for a global release on April 18, 2025. Joe Jackson, the father of Michael, Janet and their eight siblings and the architect of the Jackson 5, died in 2018, aged 89. Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson will play the pop singer.
“Not only am I fortunate to have a rich, complex and flawed character to portray in Joe Jackson, but I also have a front row seat for Jaafar’s incredible transformation. After seeing him in rehearsal, my mind was blown,” Domingo said in a statement. “There is something divine about the way that Jaafar is channeling his late uncle. His talent and embodiment of Michael’s essence is simply on another level.
- 1/25/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The powerful true story of Bayard Rustin, the openly gay Black Civil Rights leader who dedicated his life to a quest for racial equality, is finally getting the spotlight. Colman Domingo plays the driving force behind the 1963 March on Washington in a new film from DGA Award and three-time Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom). The performance marks the Emmy winner’s first leading role in a feature film.
You can take a look at the trailer for Rustin — and Domingo’s transformation — above. From the back rooms of power to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the film tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement from a never-before-seen perspective.
For director George C. Wolfe, the project was an opportunity to spotlight Rustin as an example to aspire to. “He is a role model for what it means to be an American, what it...
You can take a look at the trailer for Rustin — and Domingo’s transformation — above. From the back rooms of power to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the film tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement from a never-before-seen perspective.
For director George C. Wolfe, the project was an opportunity to spotlight Rustin as an example to aspire to. “He is a role model for what it means to be an American, what it...
- 1/23/2024
- by John DiLillo
- Tudum - Netflix
“Oppenheimer” composer Ludwig Göransson and editor Jennifer Lame, “Killers of the Flower Moon” cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, and Billie Eilish and Finneas are among the recipients of Variety’s Artisans Awards.
The honorees will be feted at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Feb. 11 at the Arlington Theatre.
Now in its tenth year, Variety‘s partnership with the Santa Barbara Film Festival celebrates the artisans who have showcased the most innovative work of the year in their craft.
“With writers and actors on strike for the better half of 2023, it was artisans who held the entertainment industry up. They showed their vitality to the filmmaking process and championed their respective films,” said Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay. “At Variety, we cherish the craft and are passionate about hearing their stories. This year, there was an embarrassment of riches in the world-building of films, and it’s wonderful to partner with Roger Durling,...
The honorees will be feted at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Feb. 11 at the Arlington Theatre.
Now in its tenth year, Variety‘s partnership with the Santa Barbara Film Festival celebrates the artisans who have showcased the most innovative work of the year in their craft.
“With writers and actors on strike for the better half of 2023, it was artisans who held the entertainment industry up. They showed their vitality to the filmmaking process and championed their respective films,” said Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay. “At Variety, we cherish the craft and are passionate about hearing their stories. This year, there was an embarrassment of riches in the world-building of films, and it’s wonderful to partner with Roger Durling,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #375: Rustin & Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom writer...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #375: Rustin & Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom writer...
- 1/15/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
After spending 30-plus years honing his craft for stage and screen, Colman Domingo is more than ready for his close-up. Considering the actor’s versatile resume, which includes memorable performances in Selma, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fear the Walking Dead, or his Emmy-winning role on Euphoria and a handful of Tony nominations, it’s bewildering that his recent portrayal of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, in Netflix’s Rustin, marks his first leading role and Golden Globe nomination. Also, this year, Domingo features in another highly acclaimed film, The Color Purple, where he plays the dastardly Mister.
Here, the actor reflects on his career and playing Black icons.
Deadline: With five films under your belt this year alone, it feels like the year of Colman Domingo. But you’ve been creative in front of and behind the camera as a writer, director, actor and producer for over three decades.
Here, the actor reflects on his career and playing Black icons.
Deadline: With five films under your belt this year alone, it feels like the year of Colman Domingo. But you’ve been creative in front of and behind the camera as a writer, director, actor and producer for over three decades.
- 1/13/2024
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
“It goes without saying: congratulations on your work.” So said Film Independent President, at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Award nominee brunch on January 6. Held for the second consecutive year at Santa Monica’s beachfront Casa Del Mar hotel, the purpose of the annual gathering was twofold: to celebrate our current cohort of Spirit Award nominees, and to hand out the three Emerging Filmmaker Awards, each carrying with it a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant for its recipient. Welsh added, “The excellence you’ve brought this year has enlivened and inspired us at a critical time.”
The awards portion of the Saturday gathering–grand ballroom windows giving way to a spectacular beach view–was hosted by two of Hollywood’s buzziest performers and past Spirit Award nominees, Colman Domingo and Lily Gladstone. “It really feels incredible to be here and see all of you,” said Domingo, enthusiastically.
The sentiment was shared by Brenda Robinson,...
The awards portion of the Saturday gathering–grand ballroom windows giving way to a spectacular beach view–was hosted by two of Hollywood’s buzziest performers and past Spirit Award nominees, Colman Domingo and Lily Gladstone. “It really feels incredible to be here and see all of you,” said Domingo, enthusiastically.
The sentiment was shared by Brenda Robinson,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) has revealed the nominees for its annual Muahs Awards, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 leading the feature competition with four nominations and Maestro close behind with three noms.
Disney/Marvel’s Guardians 3 earned noms in the categories for contemporary makeup, period and/or character makeup, period hairstyling and/or character hairstyling and special makeup effects. Bradley Cooper’s Netflix Leonard Bernstein drama Maestro collected noms for period and/or character makeup, period hairstyling and/or character hair styling and special makeup effects.
The Muahs Guild’s feature nominees vary quite bit from this season’s Oscar shortlist for the category. In fact, Guardians 3 was already snubbed in the makeup and hairstyling Oscar race, failing to make the shortlist of 10 films that advanced to the upcoming branch bake-off.
The films shortlisted for the makeup and hairstyling Oscar are Maestro; Poor Things,...
Disney/Marvel’s Guardians 3 earned noms in the categories for contemporary makeup, period and/or character makeup, period hairstyling and/or character hairstyling and special makeup effects. Bradley Cooper’s Netflix Leonard Bernstein drama Maestro collected noms for period and/or character makeup, period hairstyling and/or character hair styling and special makeup effects.
The Muahs Guild’s feature nominees vary quite bit from this season’s Oscar shortlist for the category. In fact, Guardians 3 was already snubbed in the makeup and hairstyling Oscar race, failing to make the shortlist of 10 films that advanced to the upcoming branch bake-off.
The films shortlisted for the makeup and hairstyling Oscar are Maestro; Poor Things,...
- 1/2/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sandra Reaves-Phillips, the actress and singer who appeared in the films ’Round Midnight and Lean on Me and portrayed six legendary divas in a one-woman, tour de force stage show, has died. She was 79.
Reaves-Phillips died Friday at her home in Queens, family spokesperson Sandra Lanman told The Hollywood Reporter. She had been in failing health since falling off a stage during a performance of Raisin in St. Louis in 2004 and enduring serious auto accidents in 2014 and ’15 in New York.
The South Carolina native worked opposite Maurice Hines in his 2006 Broadway musical Hot Feet, and she portrayed Mama Younger and Bertha Mae Little, respectively, in Raisin on Broadway and national and European tours and in a 1999 off-Broadway production of Rollin’ on the T.O.B.A.
Reaves-Phillips was featured with saxophonist Dexter Gordon in Bertrand Tavernier’s ’Round Midnight (1986) in the role of Buttercup, and in the Morgan Freeman-starring...
Reaves-Phillips died Friday at her home in Queens, family spokesperson Sandra Lanman told The Hollywood Reporter. She had been in failing health since falling off a stage during a performance of Raisin in St. Louis in 2004 and enduring serious auto accidents in 2014 and ’15 in New York.
The South Carolina native worked opposite Maurice Hines in his 2006 Broadway musical Hot Feet, and she portrayed Mama Younger and Bertha Mae Little, respectively, in Raisin on Broadway and national and European tours and in a 1999 off-Broadway production of Rollin’ on the T.O.B.A.
Reaves-Phillips was featured with saxophonist Dexter Gordon in Bertrand Tavernier’s ’Round Midnight (1986) in the role of Buttercup, and in the Morgan Freeman-starring...
- 12/31/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Natalie Portman is making something of a comeback with her lead role in Todd Haynes‘ “May December,” which was released in US theaters on November 17. The Netflix movie will drop on the streaming service on December 1 but head to the big screen now to catch Portman’s best role in some time. She is Elizabeth, an actress heads to the home of a couple played by Julianne Moore (Gracie) and Charles Melton (Joe) to do research about them for a movie based on their past. Their dark past?
The older Gracie had an affair with Joe when he was just 13 and eventually had his baby when she was in prison. Portman delivers a multi-faceted performance here as an actress who acts like a star, a journalist, a seducer, and, most impressively, as Gracie herself. Portman’s transformation into Moore’s Gracie is special. Critics have described Portman’s performance as one of her very best.
The older Gracie had an affair with Joe when he was just 13 and eventually had his baby when she was in prison. Portman delivers a multi-faceted performance here as an actress who acts like a star, a journalist, a seducer, and, most impressively, as Gracie herself. Portman’s transformation into Moore’s Gracie is special. Critics have described Portman’s performance as one of her very best.
- 11/27/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
After three decades as a jobbing character actor in films such as Selma and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Domingo is finally taking on a starring role, but his charismatic presence was always apparent
‘The stars aligned,” says Colman Domingo, “that’s why I’m wearing stars on my boots.” He is laughing as he shows me his spotless white Chelsea boots, each with three blue stars up the back. Domingo has an explosive, contagious, almost filthy laugh that often bursts out of his otherwise mellow, succulent baritone. In voice, in dress and in person he is immensely charming.
Quite a few stars have aligned into a Domingo-shaped constellation lately. He has breakout roles in two movies and the actors’ strike has ended just in time for him to talk about them. One is The Color Purple – a lavish adaptation of the musical of Alice Walker’s seminal novel (the...
‘The stars aligned,” says Colman Domingo, “that’s why I’m wearing stars on my boots.” He is laughing as he shows me his spotless white Chelsea boots, each with three blue stars up the back. Domingo has an explosive, contagious, almost filthy laugh that often bursts out of his otherwise mellow, succulent baritone. In voice, in dress and in person he is immensely charming.
Quite a few stars have aligned into a Domingo-shaped constellation lately. He has breakout roles in two movies and the actors’ strike has ended just in time for him to talk about them. One is The Color Purple – a lavish adaptation of the musical of Alice Walker’s seminal novel (the...
- 11/24/2023
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Bayard Rustin is a name that should be known better. A tireless civil rights activist who Barack Obama posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he was one of the key organizers of the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which climaxed in Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Rustin’s brilliance was in his organizational skills and amazing ability to unite groups for a common goal. Yet, he never received the acclaim of his peers and was notably open about being a homosexual in an era where that was beyond taboo.
Now, Rustin has finally gotten a big-screen Hollywood biopic, with Netflix releasing a full trailer for their star-studded biopic, which premiered at TIFF in September. Colman Domingo plays the title role and is already generating serious Oscar buzz, even if – due to the ongoing strikes – he’s not able to campaign for...
Now, Rustin has finally gotten a big-screen Hollywood biopic, with Netflix releasing a full trailer for their star-studded biopic, which premiered at TIFF in September. Colman Domingo plays the title role and is already generating serious Oscar buzz, even if – due to the ongoing strikes – he’s not able to campaign for...
- 10/19/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Plot: The true story of civil rights icon Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo), who never got his due as one of the key figures behind the 1964 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Review: Bayard Rustin is a name that, until recently, wasn’t uttered with the same reverence afforded to his fellow giants of the civil rights movement. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama, who’s also one of the producers of this reverent biopic, which aims to make Rustin’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement more widely known.
Indeed, Rustin was an outlier in the party. As an openly gay man, he was the subject of rumours and innuendoes, making his role in the movement more behind the scenes, although his powers of persuasion and genius at organization proved invaluable. Gregory C. Wolfe’s film should be required viewing for anyone interested in that period,...
Review: Bayard Rustin is a name that, until recently, wasn’t uttered with the same reverence afforded to his fellow giants of the civil rights movement. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama, who’s also one of the producers of this reverent biopic, which aims to make Rustin’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement more widely known.
Indeed, Rustin was an outlier in the party. As an openly gay man, he was the subject of rumours and innuendoes, making his role in the movement more behind the scenes, although his powers of persuasion and genius at organization proved invaluable. Gregory C. Wolfe’s film should be required viewing for anyone interested in that period,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Chris Evans as Brenner, Andy Garcia as Neel and Emily Blunt as Liza in ‘Pain Hustlers’ (Photo Cr. Brian Douglas / Netflix © 2023)
Netflix’s fall slate of films includes a new entry in the Spy Kids franchise, a rom-com with a meet-cute on an airplane, and a psychological thriller starring Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor. Emily Blunt and Chris Evans headline Pain Hustlers, Sylvester Stallone’s life and career is examined in Sly, and Michael Fassbender plays an assassin in David Fincher’s The Killer.
The streaming service’s lineup also includes a film that’s generating Oscar buzz following its premiere at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023. Colman Domingo stars as gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin in Rustin, directed by DGA award winner George C. Wolfe. Rustin will open in select theaters on November 3, 2023 before streaming on Netflix on November 17, 2023.
September 2023 New Films:
Scouts Honor: The Secret Files...
Netflix’s fall slate of films includes a new entry in the Spy Kids franchise, a rom-com with a meet-cute on an airplane, and a psychological thriller starring Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor. Emily Blunt and Chris Evans headline Pain Hustlers, Sylvester Stallone’s life and career is examined in Sly, and Michael Fassbender plays an assassin in David Fincher’s The Killer.
The streaming service’s lineup also includes a film that’s generating Oscar buzz following its premiere at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023. Colman Domingo stars as gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin in Rustin, directed by DGA award winner George C. Wolfe. Rustin will open in select theaters on November 3, 2023 before streaming on Netflix on November 17, 2023.
September 2023 New Films:
Scouts Honor: The Secret Files...
- 9/4/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
New prison-based drama about theatre troupe to premiere in Toronto.
Toronto International Film festival (TIFF) will present Colman Domingo with the TIFF Tribute Performer Award on September 10.
The award “recognizes an overall body of exceptional work” and is one of seven being handed out at the fifth annual TIFF Tribute Awards gala at Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
In light of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, now in its 46th day, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey has told Screen that following conversations with SAG-AFTRA, actor tributees will be allowed discuss the body of their work on stage but not latest films by struck companies.
Toronto International Film festival (TIFF) will present Colman Domingo with the TIFF Tribute Performer Award on September 10.
The award “recognizes an overall body of exceptional work” and is one of seven being handed out at the fifth annual TIFF Tribute Awards gala at Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
In light of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, now in its 46th day, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey has told Screen that following conversations with SAG-AFTRA, actor tributees will be allowed discuss the body of their work on stage but not latest films by struck companies.
- 8/28/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Netflix released the teaser trailer and poster for Rustin on the 60th anniversary of the historic March on Washington. Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead) stars as gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, the man who organized the march and whose place in history has been largely overlooked since the 1963 march.
“We are committed to the cause of altering the trajectory of this country towards freedom. They either believe in freedom and justice for all – or they do not,” states Domingo as Rustin in the first teaser for the awards-season release.
Joining SAG award nominee Colman Domingo (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) are Emmy winner Chris Rock as Roy Wilkins, Emmy winner Glynn Turman as A. Philip Randolph, Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King Jr., Gus Halper, Emmy nominee Cch Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, and Lilli Kay. The talented ensemble also includes Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Powell,...
“We are committed to the cause of altering the trajectory of this country towards freedom. They either believe in freedom and justice for all – or they do not,” states Domingo as Rustin in the first teaser for the awards-season release.
Joining SAG award nominee Colman Domingo (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) are Emmy winner Chris Rock as Roy Wilkins, Emmy winner Glynn Turman as A. Philip Randolph, Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King Jr., Gus Halper, Emmy nominee Cch Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, and Lilli Kay. The talented ensemble also includes Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Powell,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Since hip-hop's inception, the culture has been a male-dominated space. Women have had to fight for their right to exist alongside their male peers, exercise autonomy over their bodies, and rap without restrictions. It's no secret that the culture of hip-hop is inherently fueled by misogyny and patriarchy; female rappers have been ostracized, while their male counterparts stand to gain. But in recent years, an influx of women rappers have emerged, ushering in a resurgence of sexually explicit lyrics that have jolted mainstream music, social media, and even politics. Yes, women in music have always talked about their sexual prowess; women rappers are simply continuing a long and strong tradition of Black women loudly reclaiming their own sexuality, most notably under the umbrella of "pussy rap."
For hip-hop's 50th anniversary, it's important to honor those who gave rise to and continued to iterate on the subgenre - one of the...
For hip-hop's 50th anniversary, it's important to honor those who gave rise to and continued to iterate on the subgenre - one of the...
- 8/2/2023
- by Mikeisha Vaughn
- Popsugar.com
For fully half of Bob Dylan’s career, his primary focus has been the road. Since the late Eighties, he’s done plus-or-minus a hundred shows a year, pandemic excepted. Along the way, he’s been remaking his catalog, twisting the classics into drastic new shapes. He’d always done that, of course, from turning his folk songs into electric rock in the mid-Sixties, on down to his infamous speed-snarl through “Masters of War” at the Grammy Awards in 1991. That sense of constant evolution also seems to have played a...
- 6/1/2023
- by Michaelangelo Matos
- Rollingstone.com
Four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Erykah Badu (What Men Want) has been set to make a cameo appearance with musical performances in Netflix‘s film The Piano Lesson, based on the play by August Wilson.
Leading the pic, as previously announced, are John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson, who starred in a Broadway revival of the play at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, which has just recently landed Tony noms for Best Revival of a Play and Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Jackson).
Part of Wilson’s famed 10-play “American Century Cycle,” also encompassing such titles as Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson is set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression. The film centers on the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor.
Leading the pic, as previously announced, are John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson, who starred in a Broadway revival of the play at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, which has just recently landed Tony noms for Best Revival of a Play and Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Jackson).
Part of Wilson’s famed 10-play “American Century Cycle,” also encompassing such titles as Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson is set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression. The film centers on the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor.
- 5/30/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss and husband/entrepreneur Todd Tucker have joined the producing for the Broadway-bound revival of The Wiz, Deadline has learned.
In a statement, Burruss and Tucker said, “We are thrilled to be part of The Wiz. The songs, choreography, costumes, everything about The Wiz is epic.
“We have always said we want to help open the doors of theatre to all people,” they continued. “Theatre has the power to influence and inspire people to create change through art, and that is what we all need now. Art can heal and art can change you. It has changed us. So, come on and ease on down the road with us.”
The Wiz will be the latest Broadway production credit for Burruss and Tucker, following the recent Tony-nominated revival of The Piano Lesson and last season’s Thoughts of a Colored Man. Burruss also has...
In a statement, Burruss and Tucker said, “We are thrilled to be part of The Wiz. The songs, choreography, costumes, everything about The Wiz is epic.
“We have always said we want to help open the doors of theatre to all people,” they continued. “Theatre has the power to influence and inspire people to create change through art, and that is what we all need now. Art can heal and art can change you. It has changed us. So, come on and ease on down the road with us.”
The Wiz will be the latest Broadway production credit for Burruss and Tucker, following the recent Tony-nominated revival of The Piano Lesson and last season’s Thoughts of a Colored Man. Burruss also has...
- 5/25/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is turning August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Piano Lesson, into a new film starring an all-star cast. John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson star in the upcoming drama, with Ray Fisher (Justice League), Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), and Corey Hawkins (The Tragedy of Macbeth). Washington’s brother, Malcolm Washington, will make his screenwriting and directorial debut on the project.
The story takes place in 1936 Pittsburgh, after the Great Depression. The Piano Lesson revolves around the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, adorned with carvings by an enslaved ancestor. Throughout the tale, a brother and sister argue about what to do with the piano. One wants to sell the priceless instrument, while the other wants to keep the artifact in the family.
Virgil Williams (Mudbound) and Washington adapted the screenplay, with Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth, and Katia Washington executive producing.
The story takes place in 1936 Pittsburgh, after the Great Depression. The Piano Lesson revolves around the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, adorned with carvings by an enslaved ancestor. Throughout the tale, a brother and sister argue about what to do with the piano. One wants to sell the priceless instrument, while the other wants to keep the artifact in the family.
Virgil Williams (Mudbound) and Washington adapted the screenplay, with Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth, and Katia Washington executive producing.
- 4/13/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play The Piano Lesson is set for a film adaptation for Netflix, with Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington starring after they wrapped a successful Broadway revival co-starring Danielle Brooks.
The film will also follow Netflix’s adaptation of another August Wilson play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which starred Viola Davis, who also appeared alongside John David Washington’s father, Denzel Washington, in a movie adaptation of another Wilson play, Fences. Denzel Washington and Davis also starred in the 2020 Netflix documentary Giving Voice, which explored the legacy of Wilson as a playwright.
Denzel’s son Malcolm Washington will direct the film adaptation of The Piano Lesson, based on a screenplay he penned with Virgil Williams. Denzel Washington will produce the film along with Todd Black.
The Piano Lesson screen adaptation follows Latanya Richardson Jackson directing her husband, Samuel L. Jackson, on Broadway...
The film will also follow Netflix’s adaptation of another August Wilson play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which starred Viola Davis, who also appeared alongside John David Washington’s father, Denzel Washington, in a movie adaptation of another Wilson play, Fences. Denzel Washington and Davis also starred in the 2020 Netflix documentary Giving Voice, which explored the legacy of Wilson as a playwright.
Denzel’s son Malcolm Washington will direct the film adaptation of The Piano Lesson, based on a screenplay he penned with Virgil Williams. Denzel Washington will produce the film along with Todd Black.
The Piano Lesson screen adaptation follows Latanya Richardson Jackson directing her husband, Samuel L. Jackson, on Broadway...
- 4/13/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) is set to star opposite Honorary Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) in The Piano Lesson — a Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson’s classic play, which will mark the feature directorial and screenwriting debut of his brother, Malcolm Washington. Pic’s starry ensemble will also include Ray Fisher (Rebel Moon), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Michael Potts (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Corey Hawkins (The Tragedy of Macbeth).
Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor.
Virgil Williams (Mudbound) and Washington adapted the screenplay for the film, to be exec produced by Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth and Katia Washington, which will mark the latest in a series of stage-to-screen adaptations of Wilson’s...
Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor.
Virgil Williams (Mudbound) and Washington adapted the screenplay for the film, to be exec produced by Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth and Katia Washington, which will mark the latest in a series of stage-to-screen adaptations of Wilson’s...
- 4/13/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max‘s It prequel series has added four new cast members, including Dexter alum James Remar and Perry Mason actor Chris Chalk. As reported by Variety, Remar and Chalk will be joined by Taylour Paige (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Jovan Adepo (Watchmen) for the upcoming series, which is currently titled Welcome to Derry. Character details are not yet known as the series is keeping things under wraps, but we do know that the show is set in the world of Stephen King‘s It universe and is based on his It novel. It is expected to expand the vision established by director Andy Muschietti in the feature films It and It Chapter Two. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The series was ordered at HBO Max in February and is developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, with the latter...
- 4/6/2023
- TV Insider
Don’t call it a comeback. Call it a reintroduction.
After 13 years of an uphill struggle, Mo’Nique’s emphatic return to Hollywood promises to be a new chapter for the comedian as she rebuilds her career — and reassesses her relationships.
After an astonishing 2010 Oscar win for best supporting actress in “Precious,” the comedian quickly found herself embroiled in a public back-and-forth with her collaborators Lee Daniels and Oprah Winfrey after Mo’Nique claimed the producers behind the critically acclaimed film were purposefully pushing her out of Hollywood. The high-profile spat was prompted by Mo’Nique’s refusal to promote the 2009 film, or even to campaign for a supporting actress Oscar.
Her roles for the next decade would be sparse. In 2015, she co-starred as Ma Rainey in Queen Latifah’s made-for-hbo film “Bessie.” She followed up that performance with a role in the Will Packer-produced holiday flick “Almost Christmas” in...
After 13 years of an uphill struggle, Mo’Nique’s emphatic return to Hollywood promises to be a new chapter for the comedian as she rebuilds her career — and reassesses her relationships.
After an astonishing 2010 Oscar win for best supporting actress in “Precious,” the comedian quickly found herself embroiled in a public back-and-forth with her collaborators Lee Daniels and Oprah Winfrey after Mo’Nique claimed the producers behind the critically acclaimed film were purposefully pushing her out of Hollywood. The high-profile spat was prompted by Mo’Nique’s refusal to promote the 2009 film, or even to campaign for a supporting actress Oscar.
Her roles for the next decade would be sparse. In 2015, she co-starred as Ma Rainey in Queen Latifah’s made-for-hbo film “Bessie.” She followed up that performance with a role in the Will Packer-produced holiday flick “Almost Christmas” in...
- 2/9/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
With just six feature film credits under her belt, Danielle Deadwyler has already hit a major career milestone by earning her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. This recognition comes for her harrowing work as Mamie Till-Mobley in “Till,” which, after a long development period, finally exists as an emotionally impactful account of one of the darkest pieces of American history. Although her competition is stiff, the sheer power of her performance in her regrettably timely film may be more than enough to secure her victory.
Along with Ana de Armas (“Blonde”), Deadwyler is one of two total SAG Awards newcomers in this year’s Best Film Actress lineup. Also new to the category is Michelle Yeoh, who, after being recognized as a “Crazy Rich Asians” ensemble member in 2019, has now received solo and cast bids for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Rounding out the group are SAG Awards heavy-hitters...
Along with Ana de Armas (“Blonde”), Deadwyler is one of two total SAG Awards newcomers in this year’s Best Film Actress lineup. Also new to the category is Michelle Yeoh, who, after being recognized as a “Crazy Rich Asians” ensemble member in 2019, has now received solo and cast bids for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Rounding out the group are SAG Awards heavy-hitters...
- 2/7/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Although Marilyn Monroe never got the chance to achieve Screen Actors Guild Awards recognition, her legacy has been honored by the organization in the form of multiple Best Actress notices for women who have embodied her on the big screen. 11 years after Michelle Williams was nominated for playing Monroe in “My Week with Marilyn,” Ana de Armas has earned a spot in the current lead female lineup for her take on the classic movie star in “Blonde.” Since SAG voters have feted several portrayals of iconic actors before, she stands a good chance of going all the way.
De Armas, Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”), and Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) make up a first-time nominee majority in this year’s Best Film Actress SAG Award lineup, although Yeoh is a past ensemble contender for “Crazy Rich Asians” (2019). The other two lead female slots are filled by Cate Blanchett (“Tar...
De Armas, Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”), and Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) make up a first-time nominee majority in this year’s Best Film Actress SAG Award lineup, although Yeoh is a past ensemble contender for “Crazy Rich Asians” (2019). The other two lead female slots are filled by Cate Blanchett (“Tar...
- 2/7/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
On Saturday afternoon, the Grammys’ special awards ceremony returned in person for the first time since 2019.
Held at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, the ceremony honored Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick, The Supremes and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart with the Recording Academy’s 2023 lifetime achievement awards.
In his acceptance speech, 10-time Grammy winner McFerrin performed a live and impromptu a capella song with his children onstage. Additionally, Nirvana’s Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear accepted the band’s award.
“They said Kurt was witty or maybe he was a smart ass,” said Novoselic, thanking the late Kurt Cobain in his acceptance speech. “He said teenage angst has paid off well, and it has.”
While holding back tears, Rodgers delivered an emotional speech thanking the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, The B-52s, Michael Jackson,...
Held at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, the ceremony honored Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick, The Supremes and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart with the Recording Academy’s 2023 lifetime achievement awards.
In his acceptance speech, 10-time Grammy winner McFerrin performed a live and impromptu a capella song with his children onstage. Additionally, Nirvana’s Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear accepted the band’s award.
“They said Kurt was witty or maybe he was a smart ass,” said Novoselic, thanking the late Kurt Cobain in his acceptance speech. “He said teenage angst has paid off well, and it has.”
While holding back tears, Rodgers delivered an emotional speech thanking the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, The B-52s, Michael Jackson,...
- 2/6/2023
- by Sydney Odman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Recording Academy’s Special Merit Award ceremony arrived the Saturday afternoon ahead of the 65th annual Grammy Awards. Members of Nirvana, the Supremes, and Heart, along with Woodstock photographer Henry Diltz, Auto-Tune inventor Dr. Andy Hildebrand and more, received honors at the intimate gathering inside Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to artists who “have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording,” according to the Academy.
As the two-hour event rolled into the evening, with tear-shedding speeches and surprise a capella numbers,...
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to artists who “have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording,” according to the Academy.
As the two-hour event rolled into the evening, with tear-shedding speeches and surprise a capella numbers,...
- 2/5/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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After relocating to Las Vegas in 2022, music’s biggest night is returning to Los Angeles. Trevor Noah for the third consecutive year will host the 65th Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live today on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena.
The former Daily Show host and Grammy-nominated comedian told The Hollywood Reporter that this year’s show is “going to be the most star-studded room the Grammys has been for many, many years.”
The best new artist nominees are Anitta, Omar Apollo, DOMi & Jd Beck, Muni Long, Samar Joy, Latto, Måneskin, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle and Wet Leg. Beyoncé is nominated for nine golden gramophones, and she’s expected to become the artist with the most Grammys at today’s show. (The pop superstar currently has...
After relocating to Las Vegas in 2022, music’s biggest night is returning to Los Angeles. Trevor Noah for the third consecutive year will host the 65th Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live today on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena.
The former Daily Show host and Grammy-nominated comedian told The Hollywood Reporter that this year’s show is “going to be the most star-studded room the Grammys has been for many, many years.”
The best new artist nominees are Anitta, Omar Apollo, DOMi & Jd Beck, Muni Long, Samar Joy, Latto, Måneskin, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle and Wet Leg. Beyoncé is nominated for nine golden gramophones, and she’s expected to become the artist with the most Grammys at today’s show. (The pop superstar currently has...
- 2/5/2023
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
M.M Keeravaani, “Rrr” composer and “Naatu Naatu” songwriter; Catherine Martin, costume designer, production designer and producer on “Elvis”; Claudio Miranda, cinematographer of “Top Gun: Maverick”; and Florencia Martin, production designer for “Babylon” are among the recipients of Variety’s Artisans Awards.
The honorees will be feted at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Feb. 13 at the Arlington Theatre.
Now in its ninth year, Variety‘s partnership with the Santa Barbara Film Festival celebrates the artisans who have showcased the most innovative work of the year in their craft.
Said Roger Durling, the festival’s executive director, “From big-budget productions to independent cinema, artisans have shown us this past year the strength and vitality of the collaborative process in filmmaking, and we at Sbiff cherish our partnership with Variety and the opportunity to spotlight the accomplishments of these singular artists.”
Jazz Tangcay, Variety‘s senior artisans editor, will moderate a...
The honorees will be feted at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Feb. 13 at the Arlington Theatre.
Now in its ninth year, Variety‘s partnership with the Santa Barbara Film Festival celebrates the artisans who have showcased the most innovative work of the year in their craft.
Said Roger Durling, the festival’s executive director, “From big-budget productions to independent cinema, artisans have shown us this past year the strength and vitality of the collaborative process in filmmaking, and we at Sbiff cherish our partnership with Variety and the opportunity to spotlight the accomplishments of these singular artists.”
Jazz Tangcay, Variety‘s senior artisans editor, will moderate a...
- 1/26/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical feature The Fabelmans earned seven Oscar nominations this morning, including one for Spielberg’s longtime collaborator, composer John Williams, and one for veteran actor Judd Hirsch, who plays Boris, a fictionalized version of Spielberg’s great uncle in the movie.
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At 90 years 350 days, Williams became the oldest person to be nominated for an Oscar (excluding honorary awards). He also topped his own record as the most nominated living person with 53 Oscar noms.
At 87 years and 315 days, Hirsch became the second oldest acting nominee behind Christopher Plummer who was 88 years and 41 days at the time of his nomination and ahead...
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At 90 years 350 days, Williams became the oldest person to be nominated for an Oscar (excluding honorary awards). He also topped his own record as the most nominated living person with 53 Oscar noms.
At 87 years and 315 days, Hirsch became the second oldest acting nominee behind Christopher Plummer who was 88 years and 41 days at the time of his nomination and ahead...
- 1/24/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Lisa Cortés' music documentary "Little Richard: I Am Everything" is described on the Sundance website as an "eye-opening" look at the "Black, queer origins of rock 'n' roll." This is partially true: I learned a lot about the early life of Richard Wayne Penniman — known by his stage name Little Richard — that I did not know before, and much of it was very interesting. Often dubbed the "architect of rock and roll," the musician, songwriter, and occasion minister led a fascinating life that oscillated between extremes. He comes across as an exceptionally talented and passionate man with deep, inner turmoil.
I only wish the documentary spent more time celebrating his music.
In some ways, it's easier to study a pop culture icons like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, or Kurt Cobain — they have clear arcs in the industry and tragic ends, giving a clear, definitive ending to their story. Then there...
I only wish the documentary spent more time celebrating his music.
In some ways, it's easier to study a pop culture icons like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, or Kurt Cobain — they have clear arcs in the industry and tragic ends, giving a clear, definitive ending to their story. Then there...
- 1/23/2023
- by Sarah Milner
- Slash Film
The Recording Academy will host a Special Merit Award ceremony in February ahead of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards to honor the recipients of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. The Supremes, Nirvana, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick, Ma Rainey, Bobby McFerrin, and Heart members Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson have been announced as the show’s 2023 honorees.
“The Academy is proud to celebrate this diverse slate of influential music people spanning numerous genres and crafts as our 2023 Special Merit Awards honorees,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, shared in a statement.
“The Academy is proud to celebrate this diverse slate of influential music people spanning numerous genres and crafts as our 2023 Special Merit Awards honorees,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, shared in a statement.
- 1/5/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The Recording Academy announced its 2023 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients today, with Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick “The Ruler,” The Supremes, and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart making the cut.
The Lifetime awards were among the honors announced by the academy today for presentation at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Feb. 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, a day before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Awards, today’s announcement includes recipients of the Trustees Award, Technical Grammy Award, and Best Song For Social Change Award.
Other honors announced today are the Trustees Award recipients, which this year includes music photographer Henry Diltz, Jazz pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and Stax Records founder Jim Stewart.
Receiving the awards posthumously are Kurt Cobain of Nirvana; the original Supremes line-up’s Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard; Rainey; Marsalis; and Stewart.
The Lifetime awards were among the honors announced by the academy today for presentation at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Feb. 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, a day before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Awards, today’s announcement includes recipients of the Trustees Award, Technical Grammy Award, and Best Song For Social Change Award.
Other honors announced today are the Trustees Award recipients, which this year includes music photographer Henry Diltz, Jazz pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and Stax Records founder Jim Stewart.
Receiving the awards posthumously are Kurt Cobain of Nirvana; the original Supremes line-up’s Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard; Rainey; Marsalis; and Stewart.
- 1/5/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Recording Academy will present several iconic acts with Lifetime Achievement Awards this year, including The Supremes, Nirvana, Ma Rainey and Slick Rick.
The academy announced Thursday that Nile Rodgers, Bobby McFerrin and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson will also receive the coveted honor at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony, which is returning for the first time since 2020.
The event will take place Feb. 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, a day before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. The academy will also give out other awards at the event: Stax Records founder Jim Stewart, jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, and music photographer Henry Diltz are the Trustees Award recipients. Auto-Tune creator Andy Hildebrand and the Audio Engineering Society (Aes) are the Technical Grammy Award honorees.
The Best Song for Social Change honoree will be announced at a later date.
Kurt Cobain, The Supremes’ Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard,...
The academy announced Thursday that Nile Rodgers, Bobby McFerrin and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson will also receive the coveted honor at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony, which is returning for the first time since 2020.
The event will take place Feb. 4 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, a day before the 65th annual Grammy Awards. The academy will also give out other awards at the event: Stax Records founder Jim Stewart, jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, and music photographer Henry Diltz are the Trustees Award recipients. Auto-Tune creator Andy Hildebrand and the Audio Engineering Society (Aes) are the Technical Grammy Award honorees.
The Best Song for Social Change honoree will be announced at a later date.
Kurt Cobain, The Supremes’ Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Theatre is the quintessential art of reinterpretation. Every time a play is revived it is “remade”. With something so joyously provisional, why would you want to be definitive? And so with that in mind, let’s be clear that what follows is not some Olympian effort to decree “the best plays of all time”. Instead, it is a selection of pieces we find continually rewarding.
Inevitably, such a list reflects the work that’s staged, celebrated, and studied in the UK; it draws on a western canon. There are more men than women, more white writers than people of colour, although limiting ourselves to a single work by any author – dead white male or not – should help to widen the scope a little; yes, that means only one play by Shakespeare. We hope you will check out these plays – ideally in performance but, if you can’t find one, by reading the text.
Inevitably, such a list reflects the work that’s staged, celebrated, and studied in the UK; it draws on a western canon. There are more men than women, more white writers than people of colour, although limiting ourselves to a single work by any author – dead white male or not – should help to widen the scope a little; yes, that means only one play by Shakespeare. We hope you will check out these plays – ideally in performance but, if you can’t find one, by reading the text.
- 10/26/2022
- by Paul Taylor and Holly Williams
- The Independent - Film
Exclusive: CAA has signed three-time Tony Award-nominated director and choreographer Camille A. Brown in all areas.
Brown made her Broadway directorial debut last season with the revival of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf. With the production, Brown became the first Black woman in 67 years to direct and choreograph a Broadway show.
For Colored Girls received seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Direction of a Play and Best Choreography. She was nominated in 2019 for her choreography of Choir Boy.
Brown has also been nominated for the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Chita Rivera, and Lucille Lortel Awards for her work in theater.
She made her feature film debut as the choreographer of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom for Netflix, directed by George C. Wolfe. She also choreographed NBC’s Emmy Award-winning Jesus Christ Superstar Live.
Brown is Artistic Director of Camille A.
Brown made her Broadway directorial debut last season with the revival of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf. With the production, Brown became the first Black woman in 67 years to direct and choreograph a Broadway show.
For Colored Girls received seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Direction of a Play and Best Choreography. She was nominated in 2019 for her choreography of Choir Boy.
Brown has also been nominated for the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Chita Rivera, and Lucille Lortel Awards for her work in theater.
She made her feature film debut as the choreographer of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom for Netflix, directed by George C. Wolfe. She also choreographed NBC’s Emmy Award-winning Jesus Christ Superstar Live.
Brown is Artistic Director of Camille A.
- 9/30/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Check your tailpipe for bananas and prepare for a reunion with unlikely friends because Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is getting the band back together! Judge Reinhold (Detective Billy Rosewood), John Ashton (Sgt. Taggart), Paul Reiser (Jeffrey), and Bronson Pinchot (Serge) will reunite with Eddie Murphy for the upcoming film, Netflix announced on Wednesday. While the plot remains more hidden than why they closed the log flume at Wonderworld, the idea of so many franchise alums returning is fantastic news. Previously announced cast members include Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley falls under a one-time licensing deal between Netflix and Paramount to produce the project, starring Eddie Murphy. Filming is set to commence over 58 days, with a portion of the shoot in San Bernadino.
After an extensive search for a director, Mark Molloy will direct the Beverly Hills Cop sequel. Molloy’s previous work includes shooting...
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley falls under a one-time licensing deal between Netflix and Paramount to produce the project, starring Eddie Murphy. Filming is set to commence over 58 days, with a portion of the shoot in San Bernadino.
After an extensive search for a director, Mark Molloy will direct the Beverly Hills Cop sequel. Molloy’s previous work includes shooting...
- 9/21/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
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When Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar’s fifth studio album, was released on May 13, one of the album’s standout tracks quickly became “We Cry Together,” as much for its raw subject matter as its slightly irregular format. (The song sounds more like a radio play or rap battle than it does a traditional hip-hop offering.) Taylour Paige (Zola, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) assumes the role of Lamar’s star-crossed lover — his trigger and his muse — and today the hyperreal song has come to life further with the worldwide debut of a six-minute short film of the same name.
The short film based on the album’s eighth track, in which a quarreling couple communicates both everything and nothing, was produced by Lamar’s creative collective pgLang and shot with live audio and no cuts in a single take — a...
When Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar’s fifth studio album, was released on May 13, one of the album’s standout tracks quickly became “We Cry Together,” as much for its raw subject matter as its slightly irregular format. (The song sounds more like a radio play or rap battle than it does a traditional hip-hop offering.) Taylour Paige (Zola, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) assumes the role of Lamar’s star-crossed lover — his trigger and his muse — and today the hyperreal song has come to life further with the worldwide debut of a six-minute short film of the same name.
The short film based on the album’s eighth track, in which a quarreling couple communicates both everything and nothing, was produced by Lamar’s creative collective pgLang and shot with live audio and no cuts in a single take — a...
- 9/1/2022
- by Evan Nicole Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Beverly Hills Cop sequel casts Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige to star alongside Eddie Murphy
Stock up on ammo for the Annihilator 2000 and grab some bananas for your tailpipe because Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige are joining Eddie Murphy for the long-awaited Beverly Hills Cop sequel. Additionally, Netflix unveiled the film’s new title, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.
After an extensive search for a director, Mark Molloy will direct the Beverly Hills Cop sequel. Molloy’s previous work includes shooting a series of shorts and promos for Apple, Nissan, and the website domain registrar Go Daddy. Murphy will produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman for Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Will Beall, who wrote the screenplay for DC‘s Aquaman, will pen the script.
The Beverly Hills Cop sequel will focus on Muphy’s Axel Foley, a Detroit cop with a reputation for flaunting rules if it means bringing criminals to justice. Throughout the franchise, Axel solved a mysterious murder in Beverly Hills, uncovered...
After an extensive search for a director, Mark Molloy will direct the Beverly Hills Cop sequel. Molloy’s previous work includes shooting a series of shorts and promos for Apple, Nissan, and the website domain registrar Go Daddy. Murphy will produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman for Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Will Beall, who wrote the screenplay for DC‘s Aquaman, will pen the script.
The Beverly Hills Cop sequel will focus on Muphy’s Axel Foley, a Detroit cop with a reputation for flaunting rules if it means bringing criminals to justice. Throughout the franchise, Axel solved a mysterious murder in Beverly Hills, uncovered...
- 8/29/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Sonita Henry (Krypton) are joining the cast of Black Cake, Hulu’s drama from Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films, and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.
Turman will play Charles Mitch, a successful lawyer in Newport Beach, Calif. whose top priority is to honor the final wishes of his dear friend and client Eleanor Bennett after she loses her battle to cancer. As Charles works with Eleanor’s family to complete her requests, he is persistent to keep the family together while simultaneously working through his own private grief. Turman is a series regular.
Henry will recur as Mabel Martin, a well renowned food expert, who enjoys a successful and quiet life with her son and her beloved parents. When her world is upended by a shattering revelation, she’ll be forced to question everything she has believed about her family,...
Turman will play Charles Mitch, a successful lawyer in Newport Beach, Calif. whose top priority is to honor the final wishes of his dear friend and client Eleanor Bennett after she loses her battle to cancer. As Charles works with Eleanor’s family to complete her requests, he is persistent to keep the family together while simultaneously working through his own private grief. Turman is a series regular.
Henry will recur as Mabel Martin, a well renowned food expert, who enjoys a successful and quiet life with her son and her beloved parents. When her world is upended by a shattering revelation, she’ll be forced to question everything she has believed about her family,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Piano Lesson has a new Broadway home: The much anticipated production, which begins performances this fall and will star Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks under the direction of Latanya Richardson Jackson, will play at the the Ethel Barrymore Theatre rather than the previously announced St. James Theatre.
The Piano Lesson will begin previews at the Barrymore, which has about 400 fewer seats than the St. James, on Monday, Sept. 19, for a 17-week run. The production begins rehearsals at the Barrymore on Aug. 15.
The switch comes amid speculation that the St. James’ current inhabitant, the hit revival of Into The Woods, will extend its engagement beyond its current limited summer run. Producers for Into The Woods have not announced an extension.
In an exclusive interview with Deadline, Richardson Jackson said she welcomes the venue-shift, noting that the Barrymore – which is where she gave her Tony-nominated performance...
The Piano Lesson will begin previews at the Barrymore, which has about 400 fewer seats than the St. James, on Monday, Sept. 19, for a 17-week run. The production begins rehearsals at the Barrymore on Aug. 15.
The switch comes amid speculation that the St. James’ current inhabitant, the hit revival of Into The Woods, will extend its engagement beyond its current limited summer run. Producers for Into The Woods have not announced an extension.
In an exclusive interview with Deadline, Richardson Jackson said she welcomes the venue-shift, noting that the Barrymore – which is where she gave her Tony-nominated performance...
- 7/26/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actor and comedian Mo’Nique is planning a fresh new comedy special for Netflix.
Mo’Nique made the announcement in a video message posted to the streamer’s Twitter account on Tuesday, saying, “I’m excited to say that I’ll be shooting my first Netflix special, in addition to reuniting with my friend, director Lee Daniels on the Netflix film ‘The Deliverance.'”
“You won’t want to miss either of them, so stay tuned,” the Grammy-nominee continued. “Thank you all and I love y’all to life!”
The yet-to-be-titled special is set to film later this year in Atlanta, with additional details to be announced in the coming months.
News that Mo’Nique is bringing her comedy stylings to Netflix marks a happy (albeit surprising) resolution to a years-long standoff between the star and the streamer. Last month, Mo’Nique, whose legal name is Monique Hicks,...
Mo’Nique made the announcement in a video message posted to the streamer’s Twitter account on Tuesday, saying, “I’m excited to say that I’ll be shooting my first Netflix special, in addition to reuniting with my friend, director Lee Daniels on the Netflix film ‘The Deliverance.'”
“You won’t want to miss either of them, so stay tuned,” the Grammy-nominee continued. “Thank you all and I love y’all to life!”
The yet-to-be-titled special is set to film later this year in Atlanta, with additional details to be announced in the coming months.
News that Mo’Nique is bringing her comedy stylings to Netflix marks a happy (albeit surprising) resolution to a years-long standoff between the star and the streamer. Last month, Mo’Nique, whose legal name is Monique Hicks,...
- 7/19/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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