Month: May 2021

UPDATED, 5:25 PM: The byzantine bankruptcy of The Weinstein Company and its acquired assets had a least one element settled Friday with an appeals court ruling that looks to leave some of Hollywood’s biggest stars a little light, to say the least. Affirming lower court rulings, a three-judge panel on the 3rd Circuit Court of
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Barry Jenkins rejected green screen, instead insisting on real-life trains, tunnels and tracks for his Amazon Prime slavery drama. The result is a rich set design that heightens the show’s emotional impact. By Danielle Cohen May 21, 2021 Marcus Gladney Jr. in The Underground Railroad, 2021. Kyle Kaplan/Amazon Studios Towards the beginning of Colson Whitehead’s The
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An unhappy Cruz responded on Twitter after Brian Williams called him ‘Kremlin Cruz’ for retweeting a video that included Russian military propaganda compared to a U.S. Army ad, and Twitter was having none of it. Brian Williams had some harsh criticism for Senator Ted Cruz on the May 21 episode of The 11th Hour on MSNBC. “By
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EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo have signed on to write MGM’s adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s The Antisocial Network, which tells one of the biggest news stories of the year, about a ragtag group of amateur investors, gamers and Internet trolls who brought Wall Street to its knees. MGM landed the rights to Mezrich’s
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American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang with First Second. Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang with First Second. Today’s Featured Deals $1.99 Keeper of the Bride by Tess Gerritsen Get This Deal $1.99 The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag Get This
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The filmmaker says erasing scandal-plagued comic Chris D’Elia was an easy choice, but costly and complicated. Notaro made it all worthwhile. By Anthony Breznican May 21, 2021 Every time you see Tig Notaro in Zack Snyder’s new zombiepalooza smash-and-grab heist movie Army of the Dead, the character you’re watching was originally played by now scandal-plagued
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Dwayne Johnson is set to voice DC canine Krypto the Superdog in Warner Bros’ upcoming animated feature DC League of Super-Pets. Johnson’s production company Seven Bucks has also signed on to produce. The superhero action adventure from writer-director Jared Stern, which we hear Warner Bros. brass are really impressed by, hits theaters on May 20,
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Lady Gaga bravely opened up about experiencing sexual assault when she was 19 by a music producer. The singer revealed details of the traumatic event during an appearance on Prince Harry and Oprah‘s new Apple TV+ mental health docuseries, The Me You Can’t See. In the documentary, Gaga says: “I was 19 years old, and
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This time, though, there was recourse.  CMT removed his appearances from their platforms, with a spokesperson telling E! News, “We do not tolerate or condone words and actions that are in direct opposition to our core values that celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion.” iHeartMedia followed suit, with Wendy Goldberg, iHeart Media’s Executive Vice President and Chief
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Part Welsh, part Canadian, Cathy Ace has made her name synonymous with modern cosy crime fiction – winning awards and adding to her series year in, year out. Her latest is soon to arrive and The Corpse with the Iron Will is first up in this week’s new books report. But what if you don’t
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