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Jessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas Cage
Read full article: Jessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas CageJust before Jessica Henwick was cast in āGame of Thronesā and āStar Wars: The Force Awakens,ā the then-aspiring actor had already left Los Angeles for her hometown in England.
Janelle MonƔe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'
Read full article: Janelle MonĆ”e, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'As much as Janelle MonĆ”e has been a natural, full-body entertainer and a red-carpet head-turner, it has sometimes seemed since her two 2016 big-screen debuts in āHidden Figuresā and āMoonlightā that Hollywood hasnāt known quite how to fully harness the wide-ranging talents of such a self-propelled, mold-breaking Black female artist.
New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'
Read full article: New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'This weekās new entertainment releases include Mariah Carey in concert on CBS singing Christmas songs, a free stream of the beloved 1965 animated special āA Charlie Brown Christmasā and megahit "Top Gun: Maverickā lands on Paramount+ on Thursday.
New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'
Read full article: New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'This weekās new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series āCriminal Minds: Evolution,ā a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendaleās male strip clubs.
In a first, Netflix's 'Glass Onion' to play in major chains
Read full article: In a first, Netflix's 'Glass Onion' to play in major chainsFor the first time, the major U_S_ theater chains will play a Netflix release after exhibitors and the streaming service reached a deal for a nationwide sneak-peak run of Rian Johnsonās āGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.ā.
Steven Spielberg's 'Fabelmans' wins Toronto audience award
Read full article: Steven Spielberg's 'Fabelmans' wins Toronto audience awardSteven Spielbergās autobiographical coming-of-age drama āThe Fabelmansā won the Toronto International Film Festivalās top prize, the Peopleās Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner.
Rian Johnson unpeels 'Glass Onion,' his 'Knives Out' sequel
Read full article: Rian Johnson unpeels 'Glass Onion,' his 'Knives Out' sequelThree years after premiering āKnives Outā at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson has returned to the scene of the crime to debut his whodunit's much-anticipated sequel, āGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery."
Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'
Read full article: Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'Steven Spielberg premiered his much-anticipated āThe Fabelmansā to thunderous applause at the Toronto International Film Festival, debuting his most autobiographical film and one the 75-year-old filmmaker said heās been building toward his whole life.
'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to debut at TIFF
Read full article: 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to debut at TIFFāGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,ā writer-director Rian Johnsonās follow-up to his whodunit hit āKnives Out,ā will premiere at this yearās Toronto International Film Festival.
New this week: 'Jungle Cruise' and music from Prince, Eilish
Read full article: New this week: 'Jungle Cruise' and music from Prince, EilishThis weekās new entertainment releases include new music from producer and multiinstrumentalist Jack Antonoff and Billie Eilish, whose upcoming āHappier Than Everā is the second studio album from the 19-year-old superstar.
Netflix lands 'Knives Out' sequels in high-priced deal
Read full article: Netflix lands 'Knives Out' sequels in high-priced dealFILE - Daniel Craig attends the "Knives Out" photo call on Nov. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. Netflix said Wednesday, March 31, 2021, it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson's acclaimed 2019 whodunit, "Knives Out." Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig returning as inspector Benoit Blanc. It also lands Netflix something it has dearly sought: the kind of major film franchises that traditional studios have long depended on. Made for $40 million, āKnives Outā grossed $311.4 million in worldwide ticket sales and landed Johnson an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay.
Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about
Read full article: Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing aboutFILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Itās one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didnāt like the film that made him a legend. Please.āBorn in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.
āSoul,ā āMa Raineyāsā among AFIās top 10 films of the year
Read full article: āSoul,ā āMa Raineyāsā among AFIās top 10 films of the yearThis image released by Netflix shows, from second left, Norm Lewis, Clarke Peters Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Delroy Lindo in a scene from "Da 5 Bloods," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixarās jazz themed āSoulā and two of Chadwick Bosemanās final films: the August Wilson adaptation āMa Raineyās Black Bottomā and Spike Leeās Vietnam drama āDa 5 Bloods,ā both of which are Netflix films. AFI also selected Warner Bros.ā Black Panther Party film āJudas and the Black Messiahā which will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1. The AFI also named its top 10 television shows, including Netflixās āThe Queenās Gambit,ā the Disney+ phenomenon āThe Mandalorianā and Apple TV+ās āTed Lasso.āThe selection jury included filmmakers Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang. The group also included a special citation for āHamilton.āIn lieu of the annual luncheon celebrating the honorees, AFI will hold a virtual benediction on Feb. 26 streaming on YouTube and the AFI website.