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What to stream this weekend: 'Bridgerton,' Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'American Fiction'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: 'Bridgerton,' Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'American Fiction'This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include new music from Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik, the Oscar-winning “American Fiction” lands on Prime Video and “Bridgerton” returns to Netflix.
'Past Lives,' 'American Fiction' and 'The Holdovers' are big winners at Independent Spirit Awards
Read full article: 'Past Lives,' 'American Fiction' and 'The Holdovers' are big winners at Independent Spirit AwardsCeline Song’s quiet romance “Past Lives” won two of the biggest awards at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday afternoon.
A quiet weekend at the box office, with ‘The Beekeeper' on top and some Oscar boosts
Read full article: A quiet weekend at the box office, with ‘The Beekeeper' on top and some Oscar boostsHoldovers and Oscar hopefuls dominated the North American box office charts this weekend in the absence of any new wide releases.
'Past Lives,' 'May December' and 'American Fiction' lead Spirit Award nominations
Read full article: 'Past Lives,' 'May December' and 'American Fiction' lead Spirit Award nominationsCeline Song’s “Past Lives,” Todd Haynes’ “May December” and Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” got a leading five nominations, including best feature, from the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
The strike has dimmed the spotlight on the fall's best performances. Here's 13 you shouldn't miss
Read full article: The strike has dimmed the spotlight on the fall's best performances. Here's 13 you shouldn't missOne of the many impacts of Hollywood's lengthy actors strike has been that most performers haven't been able to promote their work.
'American Fiction' wins People's Choice award at Toronto Film Festival
Read full article: 'American Fiction' wins People's Choice award at Toronto Film FestivalCord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in the Oscar race.
Cord Jefferson's insightful satire of race and media, 'American Fiction,' lights up TIFF
Read full article: Cord Jefferson's insightful satire of race and media, 'American Fiction,' lights up TIFFFew films have broken out like Cord Jefferson's “American Fiction” has at the Toronto International Film Festival."
Wes Anderson on his new '50s-set film 'Asteroid City,' AI and all those TikTok videos
Read full article: Wes Anderson on his new '50s-set film 'Asteroid City,' AI and all those TikTok videos“Asteroid City" is among Anderson’s most charmingly chock-full creations, a much-layered, ’50s-set fusion of science fiction, midcentury theater and about a hundred other influences ranging from Looney Tunes to “Bad Day at Black Rock.”.
New this week: 'Law & Order,' Madea and Tears for Fears
Read full article: New this week: 'Law & Order,' Madea and Tears for FearsThis week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Tears for Fears, that familiar “cha-CHUNG” sound effect signals the return to TV of NBC’s “Law & Order” and Tyler Perry’s gun-totting grandmother Madea in a fresh Netflix film.
New this week: 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' Kanye and 'From'
Read full article: New this week: 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' Kanye and 'From'This week’s new entertainment releases include a musical reunion of Leon Bridges and Khruangbin, the first take of a multi-part documentary on Kanye West and the return of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for its pandemic-delayed fourth season.
Stars stunned by 'mismanaged set' in fatal prop-gun shooting
Read full article: Stars stunned by 'mismanaged set' in fatal prop-gun shootingHollywood professionals say they’re baffled by the circumstances of the New Mexico movie-set shooting that left a cinematographer dead, adding that production crews have stepped up safety measures.
Assistant director of Baldwin film fired after 2019 mishap
Read full article: Assistant director of Baldwin film fired after 2019 mishapThe assistant director of the movie that Alec Baldwin was making when he fatally shot a cinematographer was fired from a job in 2019 after a gun went off on a set and slightly wounded a member of the film crew.
Gothams give virtual start to Oscar season, 'Nomadland' wins
Read full article: Gothams give virtual start to Oscar season, 'Nomadland' winsThe film won best feature at the Gotham Awards on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Opening the show, Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute, predicted that there would be “glitches and gremlins” throughout the event. All of the films nominated for best feature were directed by women, including lead-nominee getter “First Cow,” by Kelly Reichardt. Zhao, whose “The Rider” won best feature at the Gothams two years ago, thanked the festivals that, like the Gothams, carried on despite the trying circumstances. Nicole Behaire won best actress for “Miss Juneteenth.” “Oh, my God,” she mouthed while still on mute.
Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian
Read full article: Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarianClooney was honored Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, by co-stars and colleagues at the annual film benefit for the Museum of Modern Art, held virtually. MoMA’s annual film benefit raises funds to bring great works of film to the museum’s collection. Also giving virtual tributes Monday evening were actors Felicity Jones, Tiffany Boone, Kyle Chandler and Demian Bichir, who appear in “A Midnight Sky,” which Clooney stars in and directs. The benefit featured clips from some of Clooney’s many films: “Michael Clayton,” “Syriana,” "The Descendants,” “Gravity,” and “Good Night, and Good Luck,” among others. In earlier comments to The Associated Press, Clooney said “Good Night, and Good Luck” was probably his proudest professional accomplishment.